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Show Junc 2X. 19 Commissioner - The Ivurcka Reporter - Page Three gets special weed award At the recent Utah Knapweed Tour held on June 19th in Eurc-kJuab County Commissioner Gordon Young, was presented with a plaque from the Knapweed Task Force. Commissioner Young has been very involved in Knapweed control. For the past several years, he has served on the Utah Knapweed Task Force. The task force has been successful in receiving several grants in helping to control Knapweed in the state, lie has worked with the different congressional people in soliciting their help with the project. Presenting the plaque to Commissioner Young was Pat Fossce, from the Fillmore BLM office and Chairperson of the Knapweed Task Force. a. There is an unseemly expo- Juab County Commissioner Gordon Young receives an award sure of the mind, as well as of from Pat Fossce of the Fillmore BLM office for his service to the (he body. Knapweed Task Force. Fossee is the chairperson of the Knapweed Task Force. Young has been very involved in the task force A good marriage is that in especially in working with congressional people to solicit their which each appoints the olher help. guardian of his solitude. School board holds regular meeting Superintendent Rowse introduced to the Board, three new teachers who have been hired by Tintic School District, for the upcoming school year., at the June meeting of the Board of Education. They are: Leslie Horton, who has been hired to teach at West Desert Elementary; Shannon Greer, Fifth grade teacher at Eureka Elementary; and Erin Tanner, who will teach at West Desert High. The Board welcomed the new teachers into the District. Board members voted unanimously to adopt the revised 1995-9- 6 Budget as well as the 1996-9- 7 Budget. Board member Ronald Bray reported that he had spoken with Fred former Superintendent, 11. C. Openshaw, and he had complimented the Tintic District on the positive changes which have taken place during this school year. Clco Judge, board member, who serves on the Board of Directors for the Finance Co-oreported that she will be attendmeeting at ing a Finance Co-o- p Little America in Salt Lake City. Mary Lou Draper was concerned about how warm the school cafeteria is during the summer with the summer school lunch program. She recommended clucking on the cost and possibility of having an air conditioner installed. Superintendent said she would look into the matter and make a proposal. p, Board President, Ronald Nelson said he had noticed some very positive changes around the new elementary school and was pleased with the new asphalt at the District Office. In her Report. Supt. Rowse: Reported on establishing an early retirement incentive within the District. She recommended looking at specific early retirement policies already in place in other districts, along with getting teacher input from within the Tintic District, before an agreement is made and a policy is put in place. Reported that an agreement has been made with White Pine School District, for the current 1995-9- 6 school year attendance of White Pine students at West Desert High School. She presented the first draft of a contract between White Pine Nevada and Tintic School District for the 1996-9- 7 school year, which (he Board adopted. Reported that she is on the Small Necessarily Existent School Committee", and there has been some discrepancy small and medium some among sized districts, regarding the These ladies have been identifier! as Frances Huish, Helen Keeslcy, Agnes Sullivan and unknown on the right. If anyone item on the list was to install wall knows who unknown is please let us know. Also what was the panels to improve the acoustical occasion? sound in the West Desert gymnasium. In a vote of the Board, the al for early graduation. The from sixth grade to eighth grade. bid from Ashton. Inc. for instal- Board voted in favor of granting and noting that teacher, Cathy Alder. lation of (he panels, was accept- approval to Travis on his request. Hill and Principal. After presenting a letter felt that Rosanna possessed both ed. Gave a Centennial Schools from Rosanna Covington asking the academic and physical skills move to benefit by moving ahead report showing that three schools that she be approved to in the District have received the Centennial School Grant award. They are Eureka Elementary School. Callao School and West Desert High School. Summaries of the Centennial School Grants for each school were given to Tht RtycliiMq program is now opi Nid Board members. The grants are a of work culmination efforts great For iIif SUMMFR. by teachers and staff members, and arc three year grants. PIfASF bltiNfj Reported that there will be youit NFWSpApfRS, no more out of district students pUsiic: & aIuivhnuivi io iIif accepted into the Driver's Ed program at Tintic. She also reKoIhnson utsidi-NCai ported on the Tintic High School Scholarship Foundation, which will be established by the sale of a John Hafcn painting, which was a gift from the graduating class of 1926. She presented the Board with a rough draft of the scholarship foundation noting that a copy had been sent to Blake FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: Ostler to be set up formally by his law firm before acting on the bid from Springvillc Art Museum. The Board moved to accept ZAch Mich Baum ARROW the bid from Springvillc Art Museum and create the foundation. The motion carried. formula by which the necessarily existent small school money is allocated. She stated that she would continue to keep the Board updated on the matter. Presented to the Board a list Presented a letter from of summer 19 projects to be approved for completion. One Travis Haynes requesting approv- PLEASE RECYCLE! Bmy 40 t N. SpniNq Pickup is now Sp 476878 Street AVAiUbU! tilt 41 16921 |