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Driving forward using a rearview mirror at Fairview Elementary
Students picks favorite objects from museum In March/April of this year, the staff of Fairview Museum and Fairview Elementary collaborated to bring students to the museum to learn about and connect with their local community. Each student was given the opportunity to choose a favorite exhibited object or image from the museum collection that appealed to them personally. Museum and school educators then collected
photographs of and statements about the chosen objects from each student. The new exhibition showcases the photographs side by side with each child’s matching statement. As part of this ongoing community project, family members of Fairview Elementary students and other adults living in Fairview and Sanpete County are invited to attend the museum and consider their own thoughts, impressions, and knowledge about the presented images in the show. If safety guidelines permit, a
closing social will be held just prior to the removal of the exhibit. All participants, families, and community members are invited to attend and participate in an exchange of stories and memories. The closing social will be held on Friday, May 14th at 6:30pm. Special thanks go out to all the Museum Staff, Fairview Elementary Teachers, and especially Principal Allynne Mower. Funding to cover print costs has been provided through a grant from the BYU Art Department.
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Sanpete County hosts several museums. The largest, by far, is the Fairview Museum of History and Art that is housed in two buildings and has several outdoor exhibits. It features a full scale replica of a nearly fully intact Columbian mammoth that was unearthed on the nearby Wasatch Plateau in 1988 while doing excavation work on Huntington Reservoir.
Financial literacy a focus in April Permits
generate $3.1M for wildlife projects SALT LAKE CITY — Several large wildlife conservation and habitat projects have been funded after more than $3.1 million was committed to projects during the annual conservation permit project funding meeting held on April 1. The Utah Conservation Permit Program was launched in 1980 in an effort to increase funding for conservation projects throughout Utah. Each year, the Utah Wildlife Board designates a small percentage of limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime hunting permits as “conservation and expo permits.”
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April is National Financial Literacy Month, established in 2003 to teach Americans the importance of creating and maintaining healthy financial habits that lead to fiscal resiliency.
Pandemic increases financial challenges of many Americans April is National Financial Literacy Month, established in 2003 to teach Americans the importance of creating and maintaining healthy financial habits that lead to fiscal resiliency. According to Amanda Christensen, Utah State University Extension associate professor, the average score on a national financial literacy test is a dismal 65 out of 100. While Utah fares better than the national average, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought financial challenges for many. Millions have lost jobs, businesses and savings through
no fault of their own. Many still struggle with basic expenses. There are also those who have been able to maintain consistent work and have managed satisfactorily through the pandemic. “Financial wellness can affect other aspects of our wellness,” she said. “The time we take to learn smart money principles and improve our financial well-being is time well spent.” The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, combined with a review of research and consultation with leading experts, found that financial well-being includes four elements: having control over day-to-day and month-to-month finances; having the capacity to absorb a financial shock; being on track to meet your financial goals; and
having the financial freedom to make the choices that allow you to enjoy life. Christensen said to think of financial well-being as the feeling of having financial security and financial freedom of choice, both in the present and when considering the future. “Financial success and happiness take planning,” she said. “Evaluate your financial situation relative to your career choice, define your financial goals, develop a plan of action to achieve your goals, and implement a spending plan to monitor and control your progress. Then review your financial wellness periodically and make any necessary changes.” To celebrate Financial Literacy Month, free webinars will be
held on Mondays in April with content addressing common financial “spring cleaning” topics including: loan consolidation pros and cons, April 12; how to look for red flags/errors in your credit report, April 19; and how to budget for emergencies and other variable expenses, April 26. Christensen will provide financial tips and tricks on her blog, utahmoneymoms.com, and will share information about her favorite fun financial reads on Instagram and Facebook. Also available is the self-paced, video-based PowerPay Money Master Online Course that teaches real-life money smarts regarding personal financial vision. For further financial information, visit finance.usu.edu/efw.
Conservation projects
The conservation projects that are funded by these special permits are proposed to Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative, a Utah Department of Natural Resources partnership-based program launched in 2006 to improve high-priority watersheds throughout the state. Proposals for the projects are due around the first week of January each year, and anyone can submit a proposal. After reviewing all the proposals, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and WRI committees decide which habitat and conservation projects are of the highest priority and then give the conservation groups an opportunity to review all the projects. Those groups then decide during the annual meeting which projects to fund. “These funds and projects help improve wildlife habitat and watershed health throughout the state, leading to healthier and more abundant wildlife populations and Please see WILDLIFE, Page A2
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