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Show r jr i T I 1 1NT H B ASIN STANDARD. October 8. 2002- - Page H SIXTH GRADE READERS Mrs. VanTas sells sixth graders at Roosevelt Middle School read a lot of text earning a total of 41 5 reading points. They were recognized as the sixth grade class of the month for September. Roosevelt Middle School rccognicd its individual readers for the month for READERS RECOGNIZED Dallin September. They are Nicole Knight. Katelynn Richens, Much Hales, Adam Kirk. Carlisa Soutltam. and Ariell Br uherson. Allred, Ben Jensen. Caleb Willard, Rieley Winterton, Alyssa Cranney. Tyler Eldredge, Julie Gillispie. (Not in this Older in the picture ) Ben Willard was the top reader in the school. 179.1 reading points. Katelynn Richens was second with 173.7 points. FOURTH GRADE READERS Mrs. Eldredges and Mrs Gilbert's classes read many hours to garner 771 reading points and earn Roosevelt Middle School's fourth grade classes of the month honors for September. 4 FIFTH GRADE READERS Mrs. Wakefield's class read and read and read fur a total of for month the of class September. fifth are Roosevelt Middle Schools grade World Run Day fd activities around 1 the globe THE CREAM OFTHE CROP Roosevelt Junior High 8,h grade St udents of the Month for September are pictured left to right: Mindy Av ila. Brian Hales, Shane Lamb, and Delia Arthur. 0 jfti v West Uintah County Conferences ParentTeacher conferences for West Jr. High and Todd and Lapoint Elementariea will be held the week of Oct. 8. Lapoint will hold conference Oct. 9 from p.m. and Oct 10 from 6 p.m. Todd Elementary will hold conference Oct. 8 and 9 from 7 p.m. West Jr. High conferences will be Oct. 9 and 10 from 3:30-- p.m. 1:30-7:3- 0 4-- 3-- 7 Severely disabled veterans get health care priority from VA 8 reading points. They k, Bomethingmuch more dramatic the horizon: An International Day of Charity activated by the runningcommunityworldwide. Its hard to believe that in over 2000 years of being civilized weve yet to have an international day devoted to charity ....nortorunningfor that mat ter! This years run is dedicated to all local dimities thatcant afTorda mar ketingprogram or an annual running event, only because their funds are depleted for programs that define their mission. Many charities earmark each and every dollar received to aid special programs. Meanwhile, runners, as most cardiologists will tell you, have big hearts. The stage is now set for a bigrun worldwide, but the major story hopes to be donations made to charities right here on our own doorstep. Take one major step to help create a great day in town. e registration for the event is at wwwactTve.com The scope of this project really is worldwide! Now in its fourth year, the event has reached international appeal since arrangements are now for registration websites to accommodate hundreds of cities in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Translation specialists are also beginning to speakEpread the event to ing countries as well. loom-ingov- great shape were in, he says tongue-in-cheewere certainly not planning to sit around for a Y3K event! Well begin our own...and make it significant. In breaking stride from the traditional model, World Run Day appears to have uncovered A worldwide runningevent to benefit local charity in hundreds of locations across the globe takes place Sunday, November 10th. The event, World Fitness & CharRun ity Challenge, has runners virtually connected from and as they run their own distances and make donations to their own local charities. With hundreds of USA cities represented, runners can register for this unprecedented charity event at wwwjictive.com and receive a free event Whether you are an elite runner, a casual jogger, or just someone finally ready to embark upon a running program, you can be part of this purpose-fil- l running event. Create your own course for the day and make a donation to one of your local charities. Afterwards, post your results on www.runday.com with other runners worldwide. Its an event that really makes you feel good inside and out, states World Run Day spokesperson Bill McDermott. 1 er On-lin- bul dty-to-ci- ty f. SOILTESTING discussed the nsty Oprandy. Ashiey National soil of in nui everyday lives with the 3"' grade students in importance Gloria Jones class at M tori Elementary. They examined soil layers in a soil pit, tested soil tor sand and silt and clay, and constructed a soil profile complete with parent materials ihcd ruckj. subsoil and topsoil using different cereals. Pictured withOprandy aie.Jetson Allred and Asia Evans. non-Engli- After coordinating the annual event since 1999, the emphasis on the I will work to honor our commit2002 edition is to create a The Department of Veterans Afevent with cities switched fairs is establishing priority access to ment to veterans, he added. But in concert with event day. Weall health care for severely disabled vet- when it comes to celebrated the millennium event two erans under new regulations recently health care, we must give the priority d to veterans with severe announced. years ago and it was a fabulous day, disabilities." McDermott recounts. Despite the It is unacceptable to keep veterd medical ans with problems waiting for care, said Secretary ofVeterans Affairs Anthony J. PrincipL These veterans are the very reason we exist, and everything we do should focus first on their needs. The new regulation is being implemented in two phases. Under the first phase, which is being implemented immediately, VA will provide priority access to health care for veterans d disabilities with rated 50 percent or greater. This new priority includes hospitalization and outpatient care for both millen-nium-li- service-connecte- service-connecte- nu shots service-connecte- service-connecte- d and treatment. VA will continue to treat immediately any veteran needing emergency care. In the second phase, which will be implemented next year, VA will prod vide priority access to other veterans for their service-connectconditions. The number ofveterans using VA' health care system has risen dramatically in recent years, increasing from 2.9 million in 1995 to a projected 4.4 million in 2002.An additional 600,000 veterans are projected to enroll in VA health care in 2003. Unable to absorb this increase, VA has more than 280,000 veterans on waiting lists to receive medical care. Although VA operates more than 1,300 sites of care, including 163 hospitals and more than 800 outpatient clinks, the increase in veterans seeking care outstrips VAs capacity to 9, service-connecte- ed treat them. "VA provides the finest health care inthe country.butifaveteran cannot see a doctor in a timely manner, then we have failed that veteran, said PrincipL k Tuesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Uintah Basin Home Care Services 26 West 200 North, Roosevelt 722-24- 18 COUNTY COMMISSIONER i- VOTE NOVEMBER 5, 2002 |
