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Show The Garfield County Insider Page 6 HELP WANTED NOTICE Garfield County is accepting applications for a part-time employee at the Escalante Senior Center. Applications are available at the Escalante Senior Center , 89 North 100 West, Escalante or the County Courthouse, Panguitch. Applications will be accepted at the Senior Center or Courthouse until 5 p.m.,Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Garfield County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications. Garfield County is an equal opportunity employer. Team Coach: Duties include working directly with students 13 – 17 years old. Must be a positive role model, interacting with students during evening and weekend recreational activities. All shifts available. Qualifications: Must be 21 years old, have a high school diploma, current driver’s license and able to pass a background check. Wage DOE. Interested individuals may send cover letter and resume to Lee Ann Fielding at 435-676-8482 or fax 435-676-8488 lfielding@silveradoboysranch.com Business Administrator Location:Garfield County School District Salary: To be negotiated based upon experience and education. Closing Date: The District reserves the right to hire the most qualified candidate any time after Friday, May 15, 2009, 3:00 p.m. Responsibilities: The Business Administrator is responsible for the coordination and management of all fiscal resources of the school district. He/She also serves as an advisor to the Superintendent and School Board on all fiscal issues. The Business Administrator has supervisory responsibilities based on the needs of the District under the supervision of the Superintendent. Qualifications: Candidates holding a masters degree in business administration, accounting, finance or other related fields will be given preference. The successful candidate should have experience in the following areas: 1. Budget development and budget management 2. Purchasing 3. Payroll and Employee Benefits Programs 4. Proficiency in using word processing, spread sheeting, and data base management 5. Preference will be given to candidates with previous school finance experience The District is seeking candidates with the following personal and professional characteristics: 1. Strong work ethic 2. Solid interpersonal skills for working with district office staff, administrators, educators and community members 3. Honesty with a commitment toward open communication 4. Highly skilled in both written and verbal communication 5. Commitment toward professional growth and development Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume`, and at least three current letters of recommendation, and references to the Garfield School District Office at 145 East Center Street (PO Box 398) Panguitch, Utah 84759. Contact may also be made by phone (435) 676-8821, Fax: (435) 676-8266 4-H Assistant Utah State University Extension and Garfield County are now accepting applications for a Part-time (5-10 hours/ week) 4-H Assistant serving Garfield County. Applicants must live in Garfield County. Responsibilities include: recruiting and training volunteer 4-H leaders, enrolling 4-H members into club units, and developing local 4-H events and activities. 4-H experience is preferred. (For a full description of qualifications, please see Garfield County Clerk’s Office). Applications can be obtained from the Garfield County Clerk’s Office, 55 S. Main, Panguitch and are due May 8, 2009 by noon. For more information contact the Utah State University Extension office at (435) 6761113. Utah State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. REAL ESTATE 578 S. Oak Street $185,000 * Spacious custom home built in 2004 on .4 acres with city water and sewer * New carpet, flooring, paint throughout, plus central air added in 2006 * 1900 s/f Single Level with 3 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & great bonus room & office! * Large Master Bedroom with his/her closets, tray ceiling & large master bathroom * Large fully fenced yard including patio, sandbox, playground & garden plot * Kitchen appliances included in price! Call to come see! 676-2887 Lot For Sale 584 N. 250 E. .89 Acres Sewer Hook-ups paid $25,000 o.b.o Call 676-2887 HOW WILL YOU SPEND YOUR RECOVERY PAYMENT? By Mickie Douglas ~ Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Salt Lake City, UT Do you receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits? If so, you’re likely receiving a special, onetime recovery payment this month. The recovery payment is $250. More than 50 million beneficiaries will receive more than $13 billion in recovery payments in May. Let’s go over the basic facts so you understand how the payment is being made. • The payment is automatic; no action is required on your part; • The payment is a direct result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in February 2009; • Your one-time economic recovery payment will arrive separately from your Social Security or SSI benefit; it will not be included with your monthly benefit payment; and • There are no requests to make, no applications to complete and no fees to pay. To assist in processing the payments as efficiently as possible, please do not contact Social Security — unless you have not received your payment by June 4. More information is available at www.socialsecurity. gov and will be updated as needed. If anyone contacts you asking for your personal information or for a fee to help you get your payment, it’s probably a scam. If you’re unsure about the identity of someone claiming to be a Social Security employee, hang up and call 1-800772-1213 (TTY 1-800-3250778) to verify the call. You may report suspicious activity involving Social Security programs and operations to the Social Security Fraud Hotline website at www.socialsecurity.gov/ oig/hotline or call 1-800269-0271 (TTY 1-866-5012101). So, how do you plan to use your extra $250 this month? Visitors to Social Security’s website have been telling us their plans. Here is some of what they’ve shared: • “My car needs to have all four tires replaced.” • “Get my kids spring and summer clothes.” • “I will take a trip to see my grandchildren.” • “Pay for a class at college.” • “Replace air conditioner.” To learn more about Social Security and the recovery payments, or to share your plans for your recovery payment, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/payment. To learn more about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, visit www.recovery.gov. May 14, 2009 tHe lAuGhiNg pOiNt!! Law Leave of Absence Clerk As a law student, I landed a summer job as a law clerk in a prestigious law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. My duties included investigating personal injury claims arising from automobile accidents. One day an elderly woman called in from Indian Hill, NC, a small rural town south east of Charlotte. On her way to work, an 18-wheeler plowed into the back of her car. The impact crumpled the back end of her car up past her door, pinning her inside. Going through my litany of questions, trying to sound as lawyerly and professional as I could, I asked, “Ma’m, did you give the police a statement?” “Yes” she answered. “What statement did you give them mam?” I asked. “I tolls ‘em, ‘git me outta’ here!!’ Diagnosis A newspaper writer, after working for 7 long years, was finally granted two months of leave, during which time he would be fully paid. However, he turned down his boss’ kind offer. The boss asked him why. The newspaper writer said there are 2 reasons. “The first,” he said “is that I thought by taking such a long leave it might affect the newspaper’s circulation.” The boss asked him what is the other reason. “The other reason,” replied the writer, “is that it might *NOT* affect the newspaper’s circulation.” The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test. Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?” A young man in the rear raised his hand and answered, “A basketball coach?” My Grandpa, The Blacksmith! My grandfather worked in a blacksmith shop when he was a boy, and he used to tell me, when I was a little boy myself, how he had toughened himself up so he could stand the rigors of blacksmithing. One story was how he had developed his arm and shoulder muscles. He said he would stand outside behind the house and, with a 5 pound potato sack in each hand, extend his arms straight out from his sides and hold them there as long as he could. After awhile he tried 10 pound potato sacks, then 50 pound potato sacks and finally he got to where he could lift a 100 pound potato sack in each hand and hold his arms straight out for more than a full minute! Next, he started putting potatoes in the sacks. It Makes Sense...By Veda Hale I received from my friend Bernice Henrie Miller a warning that dogs are drawn to eating a mulch that has in it coco bean husks. It seems a good idea to use waste like husks in mulches for or gardens and flower beds, but I suppose no one thought that animals, like pet dogs, could also be chocolate lovers and be attracted to the smell of the coco bean still in the husks. According to Snoops, it is true that dogs can die from eating the stuff. So, for the well been of our beloved pets, it is well to read the ingredients on a bag of mulch to see if it has this particular kind of husk in it. Apparently there is no warning on the packaging. Spring causes us to look around the house and often despair because of the clutter. Another good idea came my way this week. That is to get a clutter box for each member of the family. It could be an attractive wicker basket with a washable liner, and you could personalize each with the name of the family member whose “stuff” would be put there, hopefully, by the person themselves, or by the designated de-clutterer, usually mother. School papers, mail, keys, books, pills, purses, etc., whatever gets laid on cupboards or counters, couches or chairs. These baskets need to be put in a convenient place to be useful. Under a hall results of puzzle from MAy 7th bench is a good place, or even up the stairs, one per stair. Also, it is time for a cleanliness check around the house. Our kitchen counters can so often be a place where germs collect unchecked. Remember the old, cheep stand-by hydrogen peroxide as a cleaner and sanitizer. Though the flu scare might pass, it doesn’t hurt to prepare a bit. Who knows where the nasty little germs might hide when brought in from the great outside world by little hands and big hands. Send suggestions to Veda Hale P.O. box 956 Panguitch Utah or email vedahale@hotmail.com |