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Show I Curiosity may kill cats, but it sparks a lively desire to learn in children. Museums stimulate curiosity and satisfy it, too. And Utah has plenty of museums - good places for family visits. You can see a world puppet collection at the Pioneer Craft House, real farm animals at Wheeler Historic Farm, real antique farm equipment and methods at Logans Man and His Bread Museum, and dinosaurs at the Utah Museum of Natural History, or visit the quarry and museum in Vernal where life size models bring dinosaurs back to life. Hansen Planetarium displays meteorites and Apollo 15 moon rocks. Want to step into the days of 1854? Visit the Chase Home in Liberty Park and check out the pioneer furniture and relics, but dont go until it reopens May -- In Provo, the Monte L Bean Life Science Museum at Brigham Young University offers collec tions of birds, mammals, plants, insects, reptiles, fish and shells. The McCurdy Historical Doll Museum is Provo exhibits doll, toy and miniatures collections. Go to the Golden Spike National Historical Site near Brigham City, and you can examine collections of steam locomotives and other transcontinental railroad objects. Ogdens Union Station is also a railroad museum with a vintage car exhibit. In Fillmore the Territorial State House awaits your inspection during summer months. The Donuer-Ree- d Memorial Museum in Grantsville is another summer stopoff. For archeology, geology, fossils and Indian artifacts, look over those that the College of Eastern Utah in Price, or the Museum in Utah school classes Cedar City. Curious? Call first for hours, Information about collections, activities, tours and admission Utahs abnormally large school charges, if any. population has resulted in the state and local tax burden to be well above regional and national averages according to the Utah At North Sevier Middle School Utah Bankers will high in its use of the sales tax and the Income tax and about average in its use of property tax. Utahs cigarette tax of 23 cents per pack is the highest in the Foundation. mountains states. Utah's gasolThe study notes that about 25 ine tax of 19 cents per gallon is percent of Utahs population also well above the mountain was enrolled in public schools. state region avereage of 15.7 This is considerably higher than cents per gallon, and the U.S. the mountain states average of average of 14.5 cents. Utah has the lowest per capita 19. 1 percent and the US averincome in the mountpersonal age of 16.5 percent. state area. During 1986 it ain observe the that Analysts large was 17 percent below the mountschool burden has caused most taxes in Utah to be higher than ain states and 25 percent unother states. Overall, Utahs der the average for the nation as state and local taxes were equal a whole. to $123 per $1,000 of personal A major factor accounting for income, compared with $1 15 in Utahs low ranking in per capita Income of course, is the large the mountain states, and $112 proportion of non earning chilin the nation. Among the three dren. When the personal income major taxes, Utah appears to be figures are related to adult population only, Utah is just 5 percent below the mountain states, , present seminar The responsibility for earning, The class covers many subbudgeting and spending money jects including: starts at a young age. According Government influences on to the Utah bankers Associa- credit, interest rates and money tion, a one week banking course availability; taught by bankers gives stuBasics of checks and dents a hands on banking expe- reconciling awriting account; checking rience in setting financial goals, on saving for the Emphasis planning a budget, writing and future and the type of savings recording checks, reconciling a accounts and interest rates bank statement, and learning available; the dos and donts of credit. Using credit wisely to achieve This week, Mike Shaw, Utah personal financial goals. Independent Bank, will be Alder says more than 190 teaching the course to students bankers from 30 of Utahs 43 at North Sevier Middle School. banks have taught the classes Not only does this course help the past year. our young people understand during Last year the UBA introduced a the role of banks in their per- new component to the program sonal and future business life, it called Money and Banking. It underscores the need for good is a computer program exploring financial planning, Shaw said. eleven areas of banking, includThe students at NSMS are and checking acing savings among .more than 7,000 Utah counts. credit, interest rates students in over 90 schools and financial planning without throughout the state who will an instructor. The tutorial proparticipate in the class this grams are designed for class- year. Each class is taught by a room use. Eighty three high professional banker. The curschools use this program as part riculum is approved and endorsed by the Utah State Office of their curriculum. The Utah Bankers Association of Education. is the state wide trade and pro- Lawrence Alder, execuUve vice organization for Utah's president of the Utah bankers fesslonal 43 state and nationally char- Association, says We assume tered full service FDIC insured this is the first practical experience these students have had banks. Membersf of UBA help sponsor and fully endorse Your with banking, so we try to proBank and You. vide a very realistic program. Computer class at Prices! Bulk Fuel Heating Oil and at North Sevier High beginning Thursday, February 18, 1988 at 7 p.m The course will focus on BASIC programming, but will also explore many of the applicaions of the computer for personal or business use. No prior computer experience is necessary and all who are interested are invited to particiate. The cost of the course is $30. It will run for ten weeks and will iast two hours each Thursday night. The class will be held in the computer lab at North Sevier High. For more information or to preregister, contact Kevin Eppich, at 529-735- percent below the Oil is owned operated by Steve and Camp:' Call CAMP OIL 528-320- 0 529-706- 1 and Jolyn cent is the figure for the mountain states and 34.9 for the U.S. as a whole. The percentage of personal income going for education in Utah is 26 percent higher than the mountain states average and 57 percent greater than the nations average. Welfare expenditures in Utah are slightly higher than the mountain states average but are significantly below the U.S. average. Foundation analysts point out that sometimes a special situation, such as Utah's abnormally high school age populat- ion can distort the picture made by comparative informat- ion. 8. frightening disease 04-329-3311 can answer many of your questions about AIDS and other diseases. For a free copy of the Surgeon Generals report on AIDS, write Congressman Howard Nielsen, Federal BUilding. 88 West 100 North, Provo, Utah 84601. supervision and organization. Interviews will be conducted at the Gunnison Senior Center, Gunnison. 38 West Center from 10 am. to Noon on February 18. Applications may be obtained at the Gunnison Senior Center. The Six County Commissioners Organization is hiring a part time Senior Program Adminis- trator for the Gunnison Senior Citizen Program. Skills are needed in personnel compatibility, especially with older adults, written and oral communicaUons, bookkeeping. For more information call Computer, photography, sewing, woodworking ana Spanish classes will be held this spring, sponsored by Sevier School Districts office of adult and community education. A computer class begins Feb. 18 at North Sevier High School, and February 25 at South Sevier. Both will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Equipment for 19 people is available at North Sevier, and 1 2 at South Sevier. Photography, taught by Frank Biagi will also be held. The class is held three hours a night, one night a week, with some Saturday field trips Involved. Beginning sewing will be held on Wednesdays, starting February 24, and advanced sewing will be held on Tuesdays, starti- weekdays You at 6:30 p.m. lucky or WKRP, weekdays at 6 p.m. shop on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. for four weeks, allowing students to complete projects quickly. Both beginning and Intermediate Spanish will be taught by Larry Black, If enough students are found for both. The beginning class scheduled to be held on Wednesday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m., beginning March 16 and ending May 4. The interme diate class will be organized when the class list has fillejl up. Class tuition depends on teacher contact time, but tuition is free to those who have not completed high school. Tuition may be paid on the first night of the class Interested persons should call to put their names on 6 class lists. At least 12 students are needed before any class can 896-440- begin. INCOME TAXES BUSINESS-INDIVIDUA- L ' COMPUTER CONSULTANTS HARDWARE-SOFTWA- RE dog! 529-757- 6 FINANCIAL PLANNING KSTU Ch.13 CablaTranslator Channels: MONTHLY ACCOUNTING Salina Trans. Cable 64 18 QUARTERLY REPORTS PAYROLLS HEATH'S ACCOUNTING KSTU 2. Coombs will teach the class in the South Sevier Middle School Lana Ogden. A woodworking class will begin as soon as the minimum of 12 students can be found. Larry If youve been looking for KSTU and havent found it on Channel 13, youre in luck. Heres a quick and easy way to find Channel 13, even when its not on Channel 13. That way, you wont miss a minute of Cheers, 896-922- Spring classes set for Adult Education ng February 23. Both classes will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Red Hills Middle School homemaking classroom and taught by City Dis- available to everyone. Doors will eligible, and should contact open at 6 p.m. When requesting tickets by Sorenson as soon as posisible. Indicating the instrument they mail, please include a self adplay, so he can send the music. dressed stamped envelope to The band will perform Mnday facilitate the return of your tickMarch 14, at 7 p.m. in Snow ets. hiring administrator AIDS "Most The Regional Centers for ease Control In Atlanta at 1 283-40- About 42.3 Utah's state and local expenditures go for education, while 37.9 per- You Lucky Dog! AIDS . Six Co. Commissioners of our time" Camp country favorites. General admission Uckets will be distributed free to the public number of local students are pon a personal vast or written invited to loin in performing request to Snow lCollege ConE.E. Bagleys national Emblem tinuing Education 151 East March. Center, Ephraim, Utah 84627. 1. Auditions will be held February Telephone numberlis 2 27, according to Gary Sorenson, Admission will be by ticket nly band director at Snow College. until 6:45 p.m., at which time High school students living with a 60 mile radius of Snow are seats not filled will be made U.S. states. Sevier County, By 1991 medical experts say that illness related to AIDS will have killed 179,000 people in the United States. This terrible killer can be stopped. It is vital that all Americans learn how AIDS is transmitted and how to prevent it. Education is the best way to limit the spread of AIDS. If you believe you are at risk for AIDS, of if you would Just like some further information about the disease, there are several places you can sdek help. The federal government has an AIDS hotline, for specific questions about Ten band students from area tenter. Directed high schools will hvae the oppor- College Activity lAllen Beck, the Commander bv tunity to play with the United U.S. Band Navy performs all States Navy Band when it comes to perfrm at Snow Cllege on styles of music, from ceremonial March 14. As a regular part of marches to classical, jazz and the Navy Band concert, a limited average. Utah spends more for educatother percent of There will be a computer class offered School 1 1 ion than most NS High UALITY fuel ugl at Competitive Band students to perform with U.S. Navy Band & MANAGEMENT SERVICES VALD0 D. HEATH Enrolled to Practice Before Internal Revenue Service 550 West Main - Salina. Utah 84654 s- -. |