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Show Volume Eureka, Utah 84628 Seventy-Fou- r Number 39 September 28, 1979 School hoard Bods studied. teachers hired At the monthly meeting of the Tintic Board of Education, two bids on the site work for the new Tintic High School were studied;, a discussion was held concerning the availability of funds for the construction of sidewalks to the new school and two new teachers were approved to serve in Tintic District. Two bids were received on the site work for the new school. They were Eureka gets The Board voted in favor of allowing extension on Integral Steel a y their contract at the West Desert School, because of the strike at American Air Filter. It was announced that the regional meeting of the Utah School Boards Association will be held in the Board Room of Provo School District Sept. 25th 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. In other business Stanley Ryan has been contracted to do the driver education program. The program will run on Saturdays and Sundays. A recommendation was made by Superintendent Openshaw that the Tintic Historical Society be allowed to use the buses Sept. 30, with the stipulation that they be asked to furnish the gas. This stipulation was made because of the gas allocation and the need to curtail student activities involving travel. The Board voted in favor of allowing the Society to use the buses if they provide the fuel. Drivers will be provided by the district. Two candidates have applied for the position of school district nurse... me a LPN and one a RN. The superintendent will look further into the matter and make a recommendation to the Board at the October meeting. Janet Chambers has been employed to fill the position of part-tim- e custodian left vacant by the resignation of Joan Wahlberg. Superintendent Openshaw reported that Mrs. Flack has given the district $14,000 toward the cost of the vocational home, with the balance to follow in two weeks. Therefore, Bob Brackenbury will begin work on the next project. He of a will be paid on the basis of one-ha- lf contract. teachers beginning A list of activities, funded by the Community Kids Organization, is as follows: Halloween Party-- 6 to 6:30 pm., judging of costumes in the little gym; 6:30 to 7 :30 p.m. preschool goes to lunchroom for treat, elementary to classrooms for parties, spook alley; 7:30-- 8 p.m. elementary to lunchroom for treat; high school movie and dance and Walt Limb The Board Jean approved Construction-1174,50The low bid of Christensen to serve as a student Valley Asphalt was tentatively ac- teacher in the English Department. She cepted, pending the recommendation of is working in cooperation with the the architect. University of Utah, with Christensen Superintendent Openshaw reported serving as her cooperating teacher and that he had met with Mayor Wayne Superintendent Openshaw as the Cook and the engineering firm to iniversity representative. Upon sucdiscuss the availability of funds for cessful completion of this program, she construction of sidewalks to the new will be employed as a teacher in the high school. The city is willing to put the district balance of funds it has into the project, Dennis Heelis will be employed to as well as do the other planning and file work as a special needs teacher, under Valley Asphalt-$94,20- 0 60-da- 0. for a grant. state authorization. new doctor Fire department plans for prevention week Eureka has recently welcomed the arrival of a new physician. Dr. Fred Catrett will be at the Eureka Medical Clinic on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p.m. The Clinic presently has a family nurse practitioner Monday thru Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Dr. Catrett is a physician engaged in family practice, obstetrics and limited surgery. He works in the Nephi Medical Clinic and is a staff member of Juab. County Hospital. He is also a member of the American Academy of Family Practice and American College of Emergency Physicians. He has a Ph. D.. in chemistry from Rice University. He studied medicine, at the Baylor Medical School in Houston. 'He 'com-- 4 pleted his Residency and family practice at the University of Texas Memorial Hospital, Houston, Tex. The Catrett family include Edie Clark Catrett and their two children: Marie, age 3ft; and Jessica, 3ft months. They enjoy skiing, tennis and gardening. The family resides in Nephi. Members of Eureka Volunteer Fire Department met in regular session Monday evening at the Memorial Building with Fire Chief Bill Garbett presiding. The department stressed the need for caution, especially at this time of the year, when burning trash. Several grass fires have been started recently from burning trash. Fire Prevention Week begins Oct. 7 0cfc 13.;plans. r were made .Tor the. ; usual . demon-- , fire and fire drills strations, prevention training, at the schools. In a communication from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an invitation was extended to all firemen and law enforcement officers to attend one of their seminars on arson. The seminars will be held in several cities throughout the state during the months of October and November. Sept. 29 has been designated a work day to begin construction of the new fire station. Chief Garbett requested all availably firemen report to the fire station at 8 a.m., on that day. He emphasized the importance of getting this project completed before cold weather sets in. Since this is a community project, any help from citizens other ; tfiajuir.emen would be appreciated. . Depot day is Sunday Sunday, Sept. 30, is Depot Day! The preparations are steadily going on. This Depot Day is not just another the funds are fund raiser-(aIthou- gh needed to pay on the County loanMts also a celebration. Its a good time for townspeople to stand back and take a proud look at what they've done. With all the support received from so many nice folks, we have saved a historic building, but more importantly, we have a nice addition to our Main Street that can benefit all of us. Come out and join in the celebration...there should be something n of fun for everyone. Here is a the events planned for Sunday: Tours will begin at 9 a.m. and run every two hours, with the last tour leaving the Memorial Building at 3 p.m. There is a charge fra the tour. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and run through the day. Lunch is in the Memorial Building. Tickets can be purchased from any member of the Untie Historical Society, or at the door. ' Take-olunches will be available. The bazaar in the Depot will open at 11 a.m. Donations of items to sell are being gratefully accepted. We are also getting nice support from merchants ill Eureka and Payson. The raffle item is a 50 cal. Hawken muzzle-loadin- g rifle. Drawing is at 6 pirn. The museum will be open all day. No admittance charge. immediately ta run-dow- These ut "We should behave to friends as we would wish friends to behave to us. Aristotle Artist Peter Myer stands before his painting of the Crucifixion. An exhibit by Myer is open at the Springville Museum of Art this month. "If you bow at all, bow low." Chinese Proverb following volleyball game. Students are encouraged not to trick or treat as community members have contributed to make the festivities possible. Claus-Ban- d at 6:30 to 7 Dec. pm. when Santa arrives. Other matters discussed at the meeting included: The State Board of Education has withdrawn authorization from school districts to recognize the work of students in released-tim- e programs as credit courses for high school graduation; Elementary schools can be heated to 72 degrees, but high schools must be reduced to 65 degrees. ' are federal emergency building temperature restrictions. A policy for reclaiming attendance was discussed. The basic plan is that when a student is unavoidably at homfe, if he is required to do make up work and that work is kept on file for two years, the district can claim the attendance for the day missed. Approval was given by the board to send Jay Evans with the state team to evaluate the vocational program at the College of Eastern Utah on November 4 Gordon Grimstead will be released from school for one half day to attend a meeting of the Timpanogos Mental Health Center. In final business of the board, approval of Phase I plans for the new Tintic High School could not be given until the design of the roof is changed to a pitch and further study of the funding is accomplished. 13-1- 2-- 12 1 |