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Show V 1 Page 24 - UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. June 4. 2002 New veterans employment program proposed Tin White House hits asked Congress inaiiihori.i' anew, iumprehen--uvemployment program fur veterans I hut would consolidate the fisleral government's jobseurch efforts for ioriniT servnt: inamlMara within I hi Department ol Veterans AlfatrsfVAj. "The placement oftliuemploytiient rvn-i-program within VA will -I lengthen the foriis mi veterans' nii'ils," said Secretary of Veterans Affair- - Ant hnny J. I'rini tpt. "( Kertla: la-deraile, veterans have h assjs-tonele than adiiiiale J e evu A tiXlA , . s, We Beat ANY joh-sea- GUARANTEED.1 The unemployment rale for veteran-- wa ween 'Jtland HI ! I iier enl in the llr.sl (piarler of 'HfiH,roiiiuirefl to.a. I percent lor all veterans. We waul toilserniiiH-tltivKrauts oiiteniiies iiiiI hi v elements I hat have unproved r-.lie in ul her federal programs," Irinnpi said. "We would also elevate mplovers to become eiptal (uirt tiers in I lie pmgrom. They, nit frail an-- he mi who have llicjiihs. II approved hv f 'ongresn, the new i'Mii'ram. called the "Veterans Kln-iIneiil , Husiiir-.'-- t tpisirl unit valid I raining i VhH T ' Program," would It would cost afsmt i ike eifert in2Jti:! SI 07 iiiilhon tin fir-- year and entail t lie an-lto V of 1!l!t civil servirn n!i- - from the I"p.irlincnl of Isilmr. Ilig.liliglilsufthe pmmi-u- l inelude: a system for slate governors nr pilhlii' or privHleorgnni- .it intis to receive (.'rants tn provide employment programs for veterans; func-- t inns of the Assistant Serretary of l.ahorfor Veterans Employment and Account ln-t OklbpNrfNb.jMvifltPk)WlM unem-j.liivnie- -- n 1 er Training; and TiansferrinKfo VA from I he Libor l tipart nieiil ressm.iihilil for Is it h he I rmisil ion iissistani'epniKramnnd I lie I Inmeless Veterans Reintegration , I Project. YOI NCi Al II If IKS - Students in Mrs.Slaugh and Miss Knight'sclasses held an authors tea lust Thursday. They invited family memhers In listen to the stories they wrote themselves. The young authors work included talcs of di.tgons. snakes, animals, princesses and playground games. t GRADS from KigL' 12 them. The computer program is interactive which hcls with the teaching process. Students can interact with the cnnipiiter during tlic learning process, I laslemsaid. Wehriiiglen lieople into the coniputer lab al a time until they are ready to graduate." St iident aides or tutors were needed and they didn't have to go too far to find I hem. I lasletn approached the administrators at the Duchesne Just ice ('enter and aciptired funding He into hire- three inmate-tutorterviewed niuiif mils candidates and select el the t utors, who arc all college graduates. The miv they receive is 40 cents mi hour, which is t lie normal pay rate in the prison system today, Haslem f'onlimii-- commented. The program began to function in November 200 1. Haslem was pleased with .10 high school graduates and 1 GED completions as of the end of May 2002 (approximately seven months later). Haslem said, It is very gratifying when an inmate tells me thank you and lias a tear in his eye. 1 k i. Subscribe Now! Trf Ci k m (each! 435-722-51- 31 fcV J TT f iiT'JTX'Ie ' nrraTi ,w. tli'.V'kSk'WVswafeinu.. V- mJF - s. WRANGLE RRTS 'v ' 'A if . Z8575R15 f ! i ' ft Y ('( H'N( ll. IIONORF.D BY YOUTH COUNCIL Mayor Dennis letikiiiN .util past City Councilman. Roger Dari, were honored recently at . Youth City Council year-enhuiKitcl. Tl icy aie pictured w ith Heather Neal Roosevelt Youth City Council Mayor, and Roosevelt City ( 'oiiiieilmaii John Gardner, Supervisor of Youth City Council. ('I I d ROOSEVELT YOUTH CITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Newly elected officers of the 2002-200- 3 Youth City Council are pictured top row left to Nicole Yack Mayor right: Brooke Stuart Mayor; Nicole Hales Historian. Bottom row: Btyun Todd and Tyler Hussey Sec. (Not pictured) The new officers look Publicists; Jamie Labrum forward to being of service to the city with many activities being planned. Pro-tem- p; rr III.l.KROl WIEN 111 JEKO'BRIEN FLU LROBRIEN FI ATI .VITA SEMU L()SS1 ATEX DOUBLEAA IN1T.RIOREXTERIOR $9.99 GAL. SEMI-GIjOS- FI LLER O'BRIEN EXTERIOR IATEX SEMI GLOSS $24.99 GAL. JVV ' fcv.. TVf tl .; P1W7II14 controCRtTa' i pifsrwM miMii msmus Rm ri f 1 TfjGOODRlCH wt." s, v. P1UM414 A.;.'l....v...,..;.'M.a Wt Pisaiu nHW1l .. -- PMSMX1S nisuxtf ...: .hi.- - S ... v FULLERO'BRIEN INTERIOR PRO-TEC- IATEXWALLPRIMER LATEX $7.99 GAL. $16.99 GAL. $12.99 GAL. fggoocfricij & GLASS PAD NT in ieriorexterior WHILE THEY LASTI FULLER O'BRIEN FULLER O'BRIEN EXTERIOR LATEX LOW LUSTRE PENETRATING NATURAL WOOD FINISH $15.99 GAL. $21.99 GAL. 64th Anniversary sale May 28th through June 29th 140 east 100 north roosevelt Hours: inon-f- ri Saturday 7am-5:30p- m 8am-12no- 722-39- 26 j ? j j on 'poor |