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Show After a Wet Start, Winter Turns Cold and Dry hich is less than half of the normal inches This brought the total snow fall since October of 1983 to 430 w By Natalie May field Tribune Staff Writer Vfter record breaking precipitation in November and December. January in I'tah was cold, dry and foggy, with average temperatures and average precipitation below normal The 50 inch precipitation at the Salt Lake International Airport for the month was only 37 percent of normal for January, making it the 7th driest January on record, according to the National Weather Service However, there were only six days during the month when no precipitation was reported. Sixteen of the remaining 25 days reported only a trace, resulting in the low total Alta Ski Resort reported only 42 inches of snow during January, 90 inches The normal for the entire year is 480 inches The December snowfall at Alta was also the heaviest amount of snow fall recorded m the United States since January 1972 when 277 inches fell at Paradise-MouRainer, Wash nt Drier than normal weather in January also slowed the rise of the Great Salt Lake Measurements taken Wednesday by the U S. Geological Survey put the elevation of the lake at the Sal-taMarina at 4.206 3 feet above mean sea level That means the lake s of a foot during rose only January, less than half of the December rise of more than eight-tenth- s ir four-tenth- of a foot National Weather Service predicts the Great Salt Lake will rise to an elevation between 4 208 and 4,209 by late spring or early summer The level of Utah Lake changed very little during January, measuring 3 36 feet above compromise on W ednesday This is 1 33 feet higher than one year age at this time Not only was January dry, but it w as also cold the coldest month in Utah for five years The 6 degrees below zero recorded at the Salt Lake International Airport on Jan 17 marked the coldest temperature since Jan 31. 1979, according to the weather service A new observing station set up by Utah State University at the top of Logan Canyon called Middle-sinks- , recorded the coldest temperature The 05 deever reached in the state grees below zero on Jan 18 Much of the rest of the state reported subzero degree readings, and parts of the Great Salt Lake that have never frozen before did so in January The arctic air also brought along a phenomewith it freezing rain non rarely seen in Utah The cold arctic air trapped in the v alley s w as often stark in contrast compared to the sunny, mild days found in the soared mountains Temperatures into the 40s many times at mountain resorts, while the valleys were stuck with fog, low clouds and cold temperatures Bill Alder head meteorologist with the National Weather Service said he was "sticking Ins neck out to make some predictions "Basically snow pack is running 150 to 130 percent of normal It is muc h ahead of w hat it normally is but this month has been a sort of a Mr Aide- - aid blessing month But with half of the winter months still to come, we will probably still end up with much more precipitation than we want mt about Mr Alder compared January and the expected dry and cold February to March or April "If it was those months now. we would probably be OK But we still have a lorg way to go- jlult ribnnr Local News Features He said he expects the first part of February to remain dry with the same sort of pattern that has dominated January He said he expects March peratures to be slightly above mal temnor- TVTodaj, Page B-- 6 Thursdaj Morning. Februarj Section 2, 1984 B Page f l Wage Ladder Bill I For Teachers 1 May Have a Flaw Parker By Douglas L (Jar, benu Crash; collision at about 1400 Beck St. Wednesday a.m. seriously injured one driver. Salt Lake City Police spokesmen said accident occurred when a north- - A two-vehic- at le 10:45 ! I -- Hurt Tubune Vott Pt,oto b tftort ScttoHer v bound semi turned onto Beck in front of a station wagon, Steven Lowe, the driver of the station wagon, was taken to LDS Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition. Building of Radiation Facility Worries Sandy Citizens Special to The Tribune SANDY Some Sandy residents are concerned that they haven t been told the whole story about Dese eret Medical's plans to build a w and radiation sterilization facility here, including the fact that Cobalt-6- 0 will be used as the sterilization agent. Ralph Tolman councilman for the area, said he was informed just art-hous- Utahs Image On Fraud Undeserved A set unt.es attorney told the new Governors Securities Fraud Task Force Wednesday I tab's reputation as the "sewer-- ' of the securities field is undeserved Norman S Johnson, once a Securities and Exchange Commission law-- y er. told the fledgling study group he believes Utah is neither worse nor better than any other area for securities frauds. He said the group should consider as one of its goals an attempt to counter Utah s unfortunate reputa-tio- a He said the group should work toward better enforcement of laws already on the books, which he termed "adequate to protect the people The group held an organizing meeting and Gov Scott M Matheson charged members with the responsibility to ferret out those abusing the system to make examples of them w hile at the same time recommending ways to ensure that legitimate companies are not hampered in their efforts to do business Gov Matheson told the panel their timetable is there is no deadline set for a final report on their work open-ende- d, minutes before he voted to approve would be the facility that Cobalt-6used "I voted for it through ignorance " he said Wednesday. "I don't know anything about radiation and I don't think the rest of the council does either " 0 Mayor Lawrence P. Smith, though said the city s assistant fire chief studied the situation thorough-I- v before the facility was approved We Tribune Political Editor The bill laying the cornerstone of the Utah Legislature's education reform teacher career ladders appears technically flawed and possibly invalid, the House majority leader said Wednesday He minimized the impact, however. pointing out that a special session of the Legislature planned for March could remedy the bill if necessary to implement it July 1. th" start of the fiscal year, as originally intended Rep Robert H Garff. related the nnscue as legislative leaders gathered to assess activity y of the budget session adlast weekend. journed The majority leader blamed the Utah Education Association s leadership for the shortfall' in funds appropriated for education reform About 315 million was appropriated for the merit-styl- e career ladder for teachers plan compensation compared to $41 million sought by the governor and his appointed Education Reform Steering Committee The teacher representatives' ear-lcriticisms of reform proposals followed by lukewarm support dismayed legislators and diffused a unified voice from the education community behind reform goals, he suggested are totally confident, after checking with the University of Utah staff and the experiences of two other cities where this has been done, that there is no problem. Basically. were talking about micro-ave oven stuff here. The residents remain unconvinced and nave .a!icu a S pRl. Thursday press conference to air their views. Ellen Schiess. who lives near the proposed location of 9100 S 150 East, said she is concerned about possible radiation leaks into the area, which includes several residences a fire station and is only a few blocks from Jordan High School "All through the summer and through the fall they fought the reform measures and talked about it vociferously in the media Only after the mass meetings public hearings by the steering committee j did they come on board But by then th die had already been east " Rep Garff said A spokesman for Deseret Medical said Wednesday that the company's evnerts had left for the day but that the company does not ioresee a problem with the facility 'They sooke with diversitv of " Their Rep. Garff said tongue. sense of timing was atrocious, and. as I ve said before they shot themselves in their own foot " DWR Issues Plea to Feed Birds While there hasn t been a rash of calls about dead birds. Mr. Walters said he's regularly receiving calls from people who have found one or two frozen birds near their backyard bird feeders. People w ho maintain feeders have reported them to be absolutely loaded with birds" an indication that other sources of food are in short supply. To encourage backy ard bird feedof" Wildlife ing. the Division is making available a prere- telephone message 530-129- Flash Fire Injures 3 At Car Shop Special to The Tribune WEST JORDAN A flash fire - critically injured three employees and caused about $20,000 damage at Mr. Tune automobile service station. 1604 W 7800 South, Wednesday about 5 40 pm. firefighters here said The employees were identified as Lee Brewer. 36. and Ted Nordahl. 25 A third man's identity was withheld until his wife could be notified They were taken to the Intermountain Burn Unit at the University of Utah The blaze was started by gasoline in one of the three work bays in the service station, but it was not yet determined Wednesday evening how the gasoline was ignited, said West Jordan Fire Lt Gary Jeffs The fire damaged expensive engine tuning equipment and caused seme structural damage to the three-bagarage said West Jordan Fire Sgt Ron Larsen Mr Brewer suffered total. which is the most severe, burn on 31 e percent of his body and burns on his hands and arms, a nursing supervisor said Mr. Nordahl had total burns on 53 percent, third degree burns on 36 percent and second degree on 17 percent of his body. The third man suffered total burns on 2U percent of his body and third degree burns on his hands v third-degre- An elect.on on whether $16 million in bonds should be issued for repairs to Salt Lake City's deteriorating capital structures wont be held until at least late May It will take until then to educate the electorate on w hat it w ill get fur its money. Mayor Ted L W llson said non-gan- explaining the basics of the hobby 9 A pamphlet The number is on bird feeding is also available B-- Wilson Targets Late May for Bond Election If you've ever considered feeding the neighborhood birds, now's the time to start. e Bob Walters, a biologist for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. said public attention has focused on the plight of starv ing deer and elk but the birds are sufiermg as welL The most critical time for the birds is during the next one or two months. corded The teacher career ladder bill Bill 110. authorized public school districts to develop a salary system for teachers based on evaluation of performance and assumption of additional mstruction-relat-Se- e Column 1 Page House tvT4c gathering of hungry birds lunch at a feeder. Department of Wildlife officials A t s F ask area residents to feed birds that are suffering from the extreme winter cold. on Wednesday at his monthly KUER-Fpress conference An earlier possible election date of late March had tentatively been set in December. At the time, the mayor said he wanted to wait until after the state Legislature's budget session to proceed with the bond election Since the legislature didnt lew any new direct taxes on individuals a Salt Lake City resident may be able to withstand another bond issue. the mayor said If passed, the $16 million bond issue would be distributed among street improvements storm drain improvements, a new east side police station and two new west side fire stations and park improvements North Salt Lake Council Members at Odds Over Liberalizing Beer Ordinance Melinda Sowerby Tribune Staff Writer NORTH SALT LAKE Two North Salt Lake City council members are at odds over a proposal to revise the City's beer ordinance to allow two class C licenses and and unlimited number of ciass A and B licenses The proposal was made by Council' oman Shanna Schaefermeyer w ho complained that under the present ordinance beer cannot be sold at gas stations She id there are no rotauraVs in the city that serve al cohol She pointed out that three of the four beer licenses now allowed by law are held by taverns Mrs Schaefermeyer said a more lenient ordinance would draw more By - s-- business into the city There are currently no high quality restaurants m North Salt Lake with beer licenses and there have been some that have applied She also pointed out that a grocery store had considered locating in North Salt Lake, but had decided against it because of the beer ordinance. Draw the Line However, her proposal drew strong criticism from Councilman Richard Strong who said he hated the thought of beer being sold right across from the place h.s chilircr, buy their candy and gum He also was concerned with the unrestricted number proposed for the class K and B licenses 'If we a line in the ordi can t nance, where can we draw the line'1' He argued that the City Council had spent innumerable hours trying to put a local lounge out of business because the lounge violated the law He also said the city has had problems with a convenience store. Mr Strong defied anyone to define what a restaurant is. pointing out that an exclusive restaurant in Woods Cross is defined as a tavern under that citys ordinance He also said one of the local taverns served sandwiches ' 1 don t sit on a City Counc'l wMrh pays the police to track down dr.nk-.tlache said He deprohlen-sscribed North Salt Lake City as hav' ing f.gures second to none in the count-.in the low numbers of alco-4 d " problems and said he feel the council was in the position to encourage more He said if the ordinance is changed there will be more robberies more assaults uian t and more transients We do not need businesses who have to sell alcohol to sun ive ' Beer 3 Minutes Awav The city would be opening a Pandora s box if it changed the ordinance. he said asking the council members to let their consciences be their guide The council will decide the on Tuesday Mrs Schaefermeyer said Mr Strong's remarks were well taken but she pointed out North Sa.t Lake residents w o w ant to buy beer r an three and a half n.nute- - down me road to a corn, erne rce urp p ftnun-t.fu- l and drive hack into North Salt Lake " She -- aid that with beer licenses require patrons to eat a meal with their drini. and she suid the city could jerk the licerse of any business that d.dn t com pi v ws'h go the law I can t see that we re cutting our throats If we lay it on the line to the . and do sometning proprietors more than slap their hands v.hen thev are m violation I t -- ee that we 11 have that much problem she said adding it s time North Salt Lak became a little more and realized that there ae people who dnnK beer and that d-- open-minde- d they 1! go to buy it if they have to Councilman Rod Wood agreeing with Mrs Schaefermeyer. said the hm.t of four licemcs has always bothered him We all know what the state law is" concerning drinking. he said City residents know if they're puked up in Davis County for driving under the influence that the judge w ill be the toughest m the state He also pointed out the gas and food convenience stores do nut allow customers to stay on the premi-elorg enough to drink a six-ac k of beer s Neterda p Chuckle fo,,l and his money have a lot of fun while thev are being parted |