Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - October 12, 1983, Winslow, Arizona South Third East St. Lake Class Postage Paid at Arizona 86047 USPS 247-160 1894 Volume 90 Number 35 October 12, 1983 Copy 25 Will Lottery Funds 9-15,1983 Free Democracy's First Turn Down Request To Conduct City Administrator Vance Whipple appeared before the Navajo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon seeking to negotiate a contract between the City of Winslow and Navajo agreement sought by the city Would have the county conduct the city primary on Feb. 6, 1984, and the on Mar. 12, 1984. told the board and Whipple that with the special county election coming up on Dec. 13, there was no way that her department could prepare and conduct the Winslow On Page 6 In This Barger Editor and Free Democracy's First is the theme for National Newspaper now being observed throughout our The role of the press in helping keep our people informed is a vital we are inclined to take our free press for We just assume that this is the way it is But it The kind of free press we have is a mark of only a very few countries in the world And most of them have an Anglo-Saxon might think that such a week is just a self-serving time for It really It is a time when we in the news business ask our readers to pause to reflect on what a free press means to who are in the newspaper Held know what it It's our way of day in and day But we also know that freedom of the press does not belong to it belongs to you and every citizen of our reporters and we are not entitled to any information or to attend any meeting that is not available to We do not have any special Our rights are the same rights you enjoy in this free there are efforts to close meetings or otherwise make information difficult to you can be sure that all of us as citizens are the Freedom is not may not agree with what we In I would be surprised to find a reader who liked everything we But it is still our responsibility to publish the information as we find good or this our readers are able to learn what is going can make their own You can be reasonably sure that your personal freedom will remain just so long as we have a free press in the there are efforts to curtail the free flow of you can be certain we are headed down the path of Let us all work prevent this in any way we * * the embattled Secretary of the has been taking his licks And he soon will no longer be a part of the president's following his all of Secretary Watt has his He probably shoots from the hip too He probably speaks in an without realizing how his words may be understood by all his no one says he is not honest in his nor in his choice of words may not always set too well with but no one can say he does not speak his mind and tell it as it is. He is not equivocal in what he for one I rather admire this quality of I do not necessarily agree with what Secretary Watt has nor in the way he has said but I do admire his And I imagine a lot of other people wish him Mike last week's City Council Finance Director Dan Parrott informed the council that the City of Winslow had not received any funds from the Arizona State Lottery Commission since said that thus far this fiscal year the had received approximately The city had already spent that money and it has already committed for an additional had called the Lottery Commission and was told that payments were being withheld pending lawsuits against the lottery There are two lawsuits both involve the aborted daily number commission also told Parrott that the city should not expect any payment from the to be used for local until at least 1984. city has budgeted to be received from lottery proceeds for this fiscal also spoke with Kathy Connelly of the Arizona League of regarding this She informed Parrott that to be conservative the city should not expect to receive any lottery funds for the entire fiscal city said that spending from this budgeted item would have to cease and he was to have worked out a method of reallocating funds from other areas of the budget to pay for some of the projects budgeted under local telephone call to the Lottery by The Winslow Mail revealed that there had been some sort of Scott Blake of the commission said that no funds were being withheld pending the outcome of reason for the stoppage in lottery was that at the end of last fiscal year the commission transferred funds from the lottery commission to the state's general according to been rectified and Blake said that in either the last week of October or the first week in November the cities will be receiving their next distribution of the lottery The checks will be for two months and will bring the Lottery Commission current on Blake added that the commission intended to remain on schedule Representative John Wettaw contacted the Lottery Commission and reported back that the commission would issue the next installment of funds by Nov. 15 and that it hoped to get current by Jan. 15. Wettaw reiterated what Blake had said in explaining the lack of was a cash flow In State Health Julia in the State's indigent health care the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment is continuing at a steady rate and Navajo County Public Welfare Director Charles wonders how long the work overload will last week's regular the Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved a request by Tomlinson for full-time temporary help for sue months to aid his department in keeping up with the constant flow of verification and review of county ACCESS presented the board with several flow charts showing his department's budget has increased an average of 3.8 percent since 1975, as well as grown at an average rate of 15.4 percent for the same time In he presented a chart on productivity and manhours needed to determine eligibility of ACCESS patients and the Hopi Tribal Council voted on Tuesday not to reduce any of the powers of Tribal Chairman Ivan It had been rumored for some time that factions within the tribe had sought to limit Sidney's other action the council did vote to restrict travel by the chairman and vice In the future either person must seek the permission of the Tribal Council in advance before any trip is certified ACCESS his Tomlinson said his office has 490 manhours available each excluding to produce 720 hours of The continual workload indicates his office is to fall in both its ACCESS duties and other department responsibilities and department clerks are constantly putting aside their work to help eligibility workers complete as soon as the county has about 690 Tomlinson told the noting it was a figure far from estimate of 4,000 Navajo County Supervisor Continued On Page 6 Teen Center Opening Time To Smile friend is someone who takes you to lunch even though he doesn't have an expense United for Multipurpose Services met last Thursday evening at the new Teen Center to hear reports from the many committees that are continuing plans for a grand The opening festivities are set for 5 p.m. Oct. 15. large number of youth and adults have assisted members in collecting donations of furniture and recreation Local families have donated pool tables and a variety of board Still needed are additional and occasional wishing to help in this effort is invited to call Chief Frank Foley at the Police Jim Sparks at the Community Counseling or Ron Harris at the High School Counseling Arrangements will be made to pick up any items you wish to exciting activities are being planned for the Oct. 15 grand Committees 5 69 44 6 70 49 7 81 49 8 70 53 9 76 50 10 76 49 11 75 47 sunny and with cool daytime A total of inches of precipitation was recorded on Oct. 5, 6 and 7. a number of possibilities suggested at last week's A bicycle race that a fun run course to end at the new teen a dance that evening with live and an open house were among the One thing settled for sure is the plan for lots of opening day an urgent need is for adult volunteers to staff the Hours for the teen center are planned from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and But the doors will be open only when adults are present to supervise participate in youth it may be possible to employ a full time but until then the members hope parents and other interested adults will come forward to share in this should contact Ms. Cora Langston or Ron Harris or present themselves for a time slot on the schedule during the grand opening volunteers will be expected to be present during assigned to supervise activities only as closely as is necessary to maintain a safe and pleasant environment for every young and to be willing to be a Teen Center is located at the old Building on Second across the street from the police Majorette Stacey directs the Winslow School band during the musical presentation of the Mock football by Mike Boord Date For governing board of the Winslow School District approved the changing of the high school graduation date at its meeting last The change will also affect the junior high school induction original graduation date for Winslow High School was May 23, but due to a state requirement of a minimum of 175 days of the graduation had to be changed to May 24. original school calendar called for 177 days of school but earlier this year the school board voted to close schools on Jan. 2, 1984, reducing the school year to 176 The graduation date change was made so that there would be no problem in fulfilling the 175 day the school system should fail to have the students attend the minimum number of days they may have jeopardized state change in the high school graduation date necessitated the change in the junior high school The new date for the induction is May 25, the original date had been set for the previous other the board approved a request from Sister Michael Wilson which allows Sister Michael and Florence George and Marjorie Bain to attend the National Indian Education Convention in San from Oct. 23-26. There will be no cost to the school Donna Watson was granted six weeks of maternity leave beginning Oct. 7. board took no action on a request by Mrs. Loretta McNamee for a half day of professional leave on Oct. 7 to NEA Human and Civil Rights Regional Minority Involvement workshop in The lack of action was in a denial of the It was suggested that Mrs. McNamee take the half day as personal contract with the Arizona School Boards Association was approved to review and update the board policy The manual has not been updated in more than 10 The cost of the project was estimated at to report was made concerning the Christmas parade release and consent forms being required by the Chamber of for participation in Release forms were sent home with the students and only students that have a signed release form will be allowed to participate in the Clubbs reported to the school board that the school system is beginning the process of updating its 16mm film The process is expected to be completed in five years and between and will be Currently the film library contains approximately 1,(XX) report from the state fire marshal revealed no serious fire hazards in any of the Winslow He recommend enclosure of the stairwells in the high nigh To Class High School's enrollment stood at 841 students as of Oct. 1, according to Superintendent Jim These official census figures are used by the Arizona Association to assign schools to athletic This procedure of redesigning conferences is done every two reduced enrollment would require the school to drop back into Class A unless Winslow petitions the AIA to remain in Class AA. The minimum number of students required to qualify for Class AA is 850. Last year the high school's enrollment was 852. decision would have to be made by Nov. 1, according to Carl high school athletic said that Winslow's tend to approve of the move back to Class A added that Round Valley intends to move up into the Class A ranks next Freeman and Weatherton said that there is a possibility that Flagstaff and Coconino High Schools may move up to Class There is even a possibility that Mingus may move up to the higher Blood Bank will be in Winslow on Thursday and Oct. 13 and 14, at the Elks The hours of operation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on The Blood Bank is being sponsored by the Emblem with cookies and orange juice provided by the Winslow Hospital
