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Show ' ; Ratification Process Eyed ' ; 1 Jackson Cited By ratification will be by mail ballot. The faculty representatives are passing the settlement along without recommendation, a GEA spokesman said. They are also calling for their fellow teachers to teach to the letter of the contract. That action is designed to indicate that while the settlement will likely be accepted, it is not necessarily one teachers are satisfied with. The terms of the agreement reached Thursday call for teachers who are at the top of their lanes and not eligible to receive step increases to receive a $200 bonus, probably in December. That applies to almost 40 percent of the districts 2,9u0 teachers. Other teachers will receive increments for experience averaging about $733, and many have qualmed for extra dollars through additional education. There will be no percentage pay increase for teachers. To arrive at the $200 foi those who do not qualify for increments, the district was forced to withdraw its sick leave and insurance cost containment incentives and place the anticipated money from those programs with the $145,000 ' ' r ' r- t. i , - - , r - , j - ; C'j - S Granite Settlement Reached GRANITE PARK. Schools will open in Granite district on time, pending ratification of a settlement reached Thursday between district and Granite Education Assn, negotiators. The process of ratification by the teachers is under way and once completed, the pact will get the final stamp of approval from the Granite Board of Education. Faculty representatives met Tuesday and grudgingly accepted the terms. An informational meeting for teachers will be held at Taylorsville high Monday at 6 p.m., but actual r j r yri'j T r i ... m i ,'j 1 1 )', r, i i j i By GEA, District generated from the closure of Fortuna elementary. District spokesman Kent Gardner said, however, that cost containment in insurance must still remain a high priority item for the teachers and for the district. The settlement is in line with what most districts throughout the state have been forced to settle for - no percentage increase in salaries. Granite, however, was able to maintain its class size posture and the district has funnelled dollars into textbook and supply accounts that have been depleted over the past two -- years when the state called for budget cuts after salary agreements and budgets were in place. There still remains a possibilty that state shortfalls could bring along another call for cuts in the budget. Undoubtedly the next line of attack for teachers as well as district officials will be at the legislative level. Granite teachers did receive some concessions at the table in the area of personal leave and the district seemed pleased to have the two paid days for the UEA convention removed from the school contract. Other district employes settled for virtually the same as the teachers no real increase in pay. About 1,000 teachers have signed contracts. The contracts remain available for signatures at the district personnel office, but there has been no real push for signatures since the settlement was announced, commented Dr. Blair Brewster, director of personnel. County Obstruction Charges Amaze' Councilman report and asked how long John Blundell had worked there. He denied looking into Blundells personnel record. WEST VALLEY. City Councilman Jay Jackson said he was amazed and flabbergasted by an obstruction of justice charge filed against him last Wednesday by the County Attorneys office. The complaint alleges Fire Department officials that ,rk USPS Volume 29, Number 28 Thursday, July We sold everything within two ed a Green Sheet classified to sell household goods. conopy bed table, desk and hutch. WEST VALLEY. Training sessions are in full gear at the new complete. Alto coffee halfway house here as staff members prepare for the arrival of The Magna lady obviously found - and costs inexpensive - in Utahs most widely circulated weekly newspapers. to place your ad. Dial results quick the first probationers on Monday. Nine or 10 persons placed on probation by the courts (rather than being sentenced to prison terms) are expected to arrive Monday at the halfway house, officiaRAknown as the' Fremont Community Coiree-tion- s Center, director Duane Kaneko said Tuesday. Three of the probationers have been ordered to spend time in the facility for incest convictions. The -- 262-668- 2 spokesman A agenda scheduled for today has been postponed until the boards Aug. 11 meeting. In Centerville Personnel Director Is Found Dead WEST VALLEY. City Personnel Director Barbara Pace was found dead Sunday in her Centerville home in what police there are ruling a murder-suicid- phony. The surroundings were indeed unique. Behind the musicians a d red rock towered ovec, a hundred feet in the air, presenting a backdrop for the or--c h e s t r a 1 sounds that be duplicated in any theatre. Some listeners were seated on folding d chairs. Many more on blankets or sat straddled over rocks. Some even perched, almost bird-likon the grotesquely-shaped formations which have given the Arches National Park its fame. remainder are for thefts or burglaries. All are from Salt Lake, Utah and Wasatch counties, Kaneko said. Corrections officials at the center hope to begin an intensive therapy program next week with those convicted of incest. A private organization, Parents United, will work with the perpetrator and the victim to try to help repair the problems created, Kaneko said. will w'-- k witv, both sides to try to hi ing tltefamuy back together again, he added. For the other probationers, the center will begin a number of programs, including one providing assistance in locating jobs, another arranging classes through Granger Community Education program and a life skills program. Tl-e- Before those programs are instituted, however, Kaneko and his staff are trying to iron out the 1,001 bugs that will spring up before Mondays opening. Right now were trying to get the and new employes; all are facility open and all the machinery in place . . . and get the staff to jell together, the center director noted. The staff represents a mixture of experienced corrections oflkiais counselors. Kaneko, who himself has nine years in the corrections system, will administer operations through three supervisors, all of whom are experienced in the field. So, too, are the two secretaries in the facility. ing training exercises under Kanekos supervision. Kaneko said he feels comfortable with the mixture of experienced staff members and newcomers. On the one hand, his staff includes people with a foundation in corrections, familiar with the operation of the system. On the other, the newcomers will inject new ideas; they allow for some new thinking to be integrated into the system, the director remarked. , Mrs. Pace, 43, died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, according to Centerville police. She was apparently killed by her estranged husband, Buddy Pace, 43, Clearfield, who also was found dead at the scene from a single head wound. A revolver was found in the kitchen where the bodies were located, police said. City officials, particularly those who worked closely with Mrs. Pace in the executive branch, expressed shock at word of her death. Shell be sorely missed. Were all quite sad, said City Manager John Newman. He was notified of the shooting shortly after it was discovered by the couples son Sunday afternoon. In response to a family request, city officials are setting up a memorial fund in her name. From that fund, an award will be presented annually to a deserving employe, the manager noted. West Valley will attempt to fill the vacancy as quickly as possible, Newman said. Until then, administrative assistant Karen Left-wic- h will assume many of Mrs. Paces duties. ... A barbed wire SECURITY PRECAUTIONS fence surrounds the living quarter section of the new West Valley halfway house, which formally opens Monday . One of the big projects ahead of Kaneko is stilling the opposition of residents who fought vigorously against the halfway house and a juvenile facility at Decker Lake. Kaneko said he had spoken recently with several area residents who had expressed concern about the centers operations. He acknowledged that there is a likelihood there could be a problem somewhere along the line, but added that for the most part, he feels the center will blend quietly and unobtrusively into the community. Some people are supportive, others are concerned and rightly so. Once we get going, however, I dont think theyll know were here, Kaneko said. His observation may have been based, in part, on. the limited public participation at an open house last Tuesday. After hosting a sizable number of government officials at an open house on Monday, halfway house officials showed the building to less than a half dozen area residents the following day, he noted. An advisory committee made up of local residents, a former resident of the system and an attorney with a background in corrections, will begin meeting next month, Kaneko added. by Jim Cornwell The musicians offered a varied program, ranging from De Fallas Three Cornered Hat a medley from Man to of La Man- cha. In what was the scheduled conclusion, they ran through a rousing rendition of Sousas Washington Post March. But Joining that group are 11 new counselors who have been undergoing training exercises for the past 2V2 months. k The counselors completed a training course at the POST (Police Officers Standards and Training) Academy, then worked for six weeks at existing halfway houses. For the past two weeks, the new counselors Lave been undergofour-wee- e. here's a point We sat under the stars and a sliver of moon the other night, listening to the Utah Sym- LIVING QUARTERS . . . Black lines mark rooms in one wing of the new halfway house which will begin operation on Monday. 262 6682 departments First Probationers To Arrive Monday days Thanks! Paula Fenter, 2790 So. 8850 West, relating what happened when she us DOUBLE All 28, 1983 At Halfway House Sold Everything!' WEST VALLEY. The City Planning Commission meeting scheduled here today (Thursday) has been cancelled due to lack of a quorum. Five of the commissions nine members are out of town, leaving only four available. Five is required for a quorum, a Community Devel- b 656 380 zjuznxzznxzii that couldnt h Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119 Subscrip tion rate$12 G Yery ear POSTMASTER Sfnd address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City UT84107 Planning Commission Lacks Quorum Today; Meeting Is Cancelled smooth-face- fh THE voice OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH ... said. Pages W&fOaVEey (ij office irrmreperlv as councilman to gain access to Blundells personnel files and attempted to convince Mcllrath, in a private conversation, to drop the investigation. Jackson said yesterday (Wednesday) that he was amazed at the Im just flabbergasted charges at some of the things they say I said. He said that he was attempting to determine what kind of arson investigation was being conducted when he discovered information that wasnt complimentary about the investigating officers. He would not elaborate on details, stating that he did not want to hurt his case. He did say that he ran into some serious incidents and that he stepped into a hornets nest involving a number of people in City Hall. As far as charges that he improperly gained access to Blundells personnel file with the Davis County Fire Department, the arson investigators previous employer, Jackson said he requested only a copy of the departments annual fire opment department - 26 although he indicated a reluctance to do so because he felt it would limit hi.-- , access to information pertinent to his defense. in- vestigating an arson charge against his son. The arson case stems from a fire May 23 at the Jackson residence, 3244 W. 4400 South. With the charge pending (Jackson has been ordered to appear in Fifth Circuit Court on Aug. 19 to respond to the charge), Jackson is expected to request tonight (Thursday) that he be granted a leave of absence by the City Council. A letter elaborating on that request already has been written, he added. The obstruction of justice charge revolves around arson charges which have been filed against the councilmans son in connection with two fires. JayLynn Frost Jackson, 28, same address, is awaiting trial in Third District Court on second degree felony charges alleging that he set fire to a porch on the rear of the home. He also was arraigned July 8 in West Valley Circuit Court onarson charges stemming from a vehicle fire June 14, 1981. He pleaded innocent betore Judge Paul Grant and is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 8, a court employe . aid The complaint filed against the elder Jackson contends he threatened arson investigator John Blundell and City Fire Chief Darrell Mcllrath and attempted to interfere in the case, hoping to get the charges dropped. alleges had been enthe leave of Jerry Maioney John Newman, Two Sections Jackson, the councilman representing District 2, interfered with City The complaint Jackson said ht couraged to seek absence by Mayor and City Manager they werent permitted to leave on that note encored with Stripes Forever. - so they Stars and Perhaps the audience was just keeping time with the tempo of the march. We prefer to think they, like this writer, were patriotically responding to an almost irresistable urge to somehow accompany the stirring beat. Whatever the reason, we were clapping in unison throughout the tune, except during those piccolo solos. And we made our way back from the Devils Garden ampitheatre in noisy good humor, winding down the twisting national park highway to Moab. Its almost an annual event for the Symphony, newspaper friends Sam and Adrien Taylor of Moab told us. They didnt say, but we know its true, that theyve been prime movers in bringing such cultural events to southeastern Utah. Business and professional people, citizens of the community and generous donors from elsewhere join in funding the event. Theyre helped by the Symphonys willingness to travel and perform at cut rate prices. All in all, it was delightful. And we couldnt help thinking of surprised people who just happened to be touring the Arches. What was their reaction to rounding a corner to see a white-coate- d orchestra, then hearing them skillfully play the sort of music one wouldnt expect in a remote, wilderness? rock-strew- n An equal highlight, though foll far different, was the owing day rather lazily floating the Co- spent down lorado River. Weve done it before on other Utah watercourses, but somehow this was one of the better voyages weve taken. It was embellished by friends on other rubber boats throwing buckets of water on us with considerable accuracy. But there was the satisfaction of retaliating in kind, thoroughly drenching occupants of other rafts. A lifelong water-love- r, we didnt mind getting wet. In fact, it seemed a rather good idea because the sun was bearing down enough to scorch our ears under a hat and sunburn ankles above our sneakers. It was, In fact, toasty enough to melt several slices of cheese exposed on a metal plate at the beach where we lunched. Enroute to and from this summer convention of Utah Press Assn., we sampled the two alter nate routes suggested to motorists since the advent of the Thistle dam. Headed toward Moab, we went south to Salina, then east on across the vastness of the San Rafael Swell. Coming home, we drove to Helper, then crossed to Duchesne after climbing up Huntington Canyon. This route, we concluded, is shorter in distance; the one is quicker. While driving toward Duchesne we were reminded again of Utahs amazing array of scenic subjects. After 28 years in the Beehive state, we were discovering for the first time the mountain splendor of this area along the backspine of the Wasatch range. Little wonder, we mused, that we had trouble several years ago answering the question, "Whats Utah like? Travels as an officer of National Newspaper Assn, took us to all parts of the country, from Florida to Hawaii and Alaska. Almost everywhere that inquiry was put to us. We likened it to the blind men describing the elephant - its all in what part of the beast you touch. Theres Utahs western desert and spectacular Bryce and Zion Parks. Theres Canyonlands and Capitol Reef and the boating playground of Lake Powell. Theres the grandeur of the Wasatch and Uintah ranges and the unique water highway that courses through Flaming Gorge. Theres the calm beauty and blue cleanliness of Bear Lake. And dozens of mountain canyons which offer cool sanctity on a warm summer day. Theres the natural phenomenon that is Great Salt Lake. And the accumulated skeletons of giant lizards which eons ago found a final resting place along Green River. Whats Utah like? Take your choice - youll love it. |