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Show Project would rebuild 29.5 miles on Goose berry 7 Mile roads by 1995 A project for reconstructing 29.5 miles of Utah FH 39, the Sevenmile-Gooseberr- y Road, is being considered by the federal highway administration. Utah FH 39 begins about 7 miles east of Salina, at its junction with Interstate Highway 70, and proceeds southward along Gooseberry Creek and Sevennmile Creek to the intersection of Utah FH 42, Fremont River Road, and Utah FH 31, Fish Lake Road. This intersection is just north of the Johnson Valley Reservoir. The project is programmed for 1 995. Proposed improvements include reconstructing the road to a design speed of 35 to 40 miles per hour on the northern and southern sections Pnce 35 cents Wednesday, March 7, 1990 Volume 68 Number 10 and to a design speed of 25 to 30 mph on the middle section. The proposed typical section is two 1 1 foot paved travel lanes with two paved shoulders. Much of the reconstruction will closely follow the existing road with minor realignment for safety purposes. One of the main purposes of Utah FH 39 is to provide access to the Fishlake National Forest for recreational purposes. Proposed improvements will help utilize the recreation potentials of the forest which are now limited due to poor access. The improved access will also provide the following: A positive economic influence on the recreation sector of Sevier and Wayne -- ot It must be Spring! counties; reduction of dust and erosion impacts on the surrounding area; and better continuity, economy of operation, maintenance, and safety for the transportation network serving the National Forest System and the surrounding communities. An environmental document will be prepared including endangered species, wetlands, social and economic effects, floodplains, and cultural resources. Anyone with questions or comments is asked to call Richard Cushing, Staff Environmental Engineer, or writing to the above address (Attention: Environment, HPD-16- ). A Drug & Alcohol- - free work place goal of School District The Sevier District School Board recently approved a policy to help ensure a drug and alcohol free workplace. The policy notes, in part: The District policy is to adopt, implement, maintain and enforce a drug and alcohol free workplace. The District will provide for a safe Dog Licensing Clinic in Aurora, Saturday Aurora City has set another Animal Clinic for Saturday, March 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Fire Station. A veterinarian will be available to give rabies vaccinations, and a city representataive will be on hand to license dogs. Cost for a license is $7 for a spayed or neutered dog; or $12 for all others. Remember that the deadline for licensing is March 15. Legion to hold joint meeting The Salina American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting tonight, Thursday, March 7, at the Salina Legion Hall. All members are urged to attend. Archaeological Society to meet The Central Utah Archaeological Society will be holding its monthly meeting Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the Sevier Valley Tech Amphitheater. The presentation will be on edible, medicinal and useful plants of Central Utah. Anyone interested is urged to attend. Commodities for Senior Citizens, Mar. 8 Commodities will be delivered for Senior Citizens age 60 years and older on Thursday, March 8, at 1 p.m. at the following locations: Salina Senior Citizen Center, Harold Curtis Home, Aurora; and the Redmond Senior Center. Please be awares of the rules governing distribution. You must meet income guidelines on signature sheets as you sign for the It is commodities. If you would like to have lunch at the Center on this day please calal the Center on March 7, so that enough can be prepared for all. and productive work and educational environment that is free from the effects of possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol. District employees are prohibited for possession, using or distributing illicit drugs or alcohol on the district premises or at any school activity. All employees will be given information about the drugs and alcohol and will be told that their use is wrong and harmful. Employees must notify the Superintendent of any criminal or alcohol statute conviction for a violation on district premises or at any district activity. Immediate action will be taken to correct the violation. Employees will not be searched by supervisors or administrators. However any drugs pr alcohol in seized by the plain sight may administrator. The or supervisor Superintendent or principal may conduct or authorize searches of the employees workstation, locker or other district facilities and cquip-- te s 4 Continued on Page 2 North Sevier High will go to Trimester At the last meeting of the Sevier District School Board it was reported that North Sevier High School will be converting to the Trimester schedule when school reconvenes in the FalL Richfield High School has been using the trimester schedule for the past two years on a trial basis, to 3 see how the program affected both students and teachers. Nearly everyone agrees that the trimester program is very efficient and gives students the opportunity to spend more time in class working with each subject S Variety is one of the first of the downtown businesses to Other local businesses will be getting a new look this begin Spring spruce-up- . Fall if a project of the North Sevier Economic Development receives approval. If approved businesses will be able to get up to 1 00 of the expenses paid for NEW FRONT : V & installing attractive new awnings to upgrade the appearance of Salina's downtown sector. Emergency Number for North Sevier area: 896 - 6433 or Continued on Page 2 586 children are fingerprinted at Salina Elementary Last T uesday , all the children in Salina Elementary School were The service was fingerprinted. combined Salina the provided by City Police, Richfield police, Sevier County Sheriffs Department and the Piute County Sheriffs Depart- ment. A booklet was given to each child which can be used as an identification source should anything ever happen to the child. In the booklet there is room forthechilds description, photojock of hair, height, weight, dental identification chart, medical history chart, footprints, immunization record, record of scars, moles, etc., place for copy of birth certificate, information on friends, parents, home, school, and babysitters. The program was developed as a positive deterrent to the continuing epidemic of child abduction. Parents are urged to keep the book in a safe place with other valuable documents, and to take the book with them when they take vacations or other long trips away from home. The program included all children in the Elementary school this year, (586) and from now on, it will include incoming Kindergarten students. Sixty eight sponsors made the program possible. Those from our area include: Winkel Distributing; Me Donalds; Dave Okerlund In- - Continued on Page 2 at the were School Salina Elementary fingerprinted by AND IT DIDN'T EVEN HURT!! Nearly 600 children combined efforts of the Salina Police Department, Sheriff's Department, and North Sevier Jeep Posse. A booklet space for entering other identification information about each child was also available. The information and fingerprints can be used for emergency identification should it ever become necessary. with |