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Show w.I P.A. i I r 1 t 4 ) ! I DUX. wALi L.....J BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID OGDEN, UTAH 84401 PERMIT NO. 278 Vol. 3 No. 33 1 - CIiY, to Eta lomoto 000 0 North Ogden, Utah l Thursday, September 14, 1978 City officials attend meetings, convention in SLC BY KRIS EW ERT Council of Government. Beacon Writer Several Plain City council members and Plain City Mayor Lower attended a three day convention for city officials held Sept. 7, 8, and 9 at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City. An abundant array of workshops covering various significant aspects of city and county government were held throughout the three day convention. One very important issue still not decided, is the hot sale tax issue Proponants of the issue want all sales tax to return to the point of origin. Opponents claim it is unfair, as all citizens from small, outlying cities and towns, shop in the larger, more commercially equipped cities. This issue is yet to be discussed Sept. 14 at the Weber County Commission chambers by the Weber Area Plain City is actually taking steps to more fully serve the desires of the majority of its citizens. A survey has been prepared by a citizens committee. headed by Ed and Zelda Pitcher, covering citizens desires The questions have been informative and carefully prepared, so as not to be misleading and allow an honest appraisal of citizens preference Each month, a survey will be sent out in the sewer building to be completed, signed (to insure only one survey per family) and returned to the city office for tabulation. It is hoped that this effort will give the city council sufficient insight into more fully serving the basic desires and needs of the Plain City Council meets Department heads were switched plans were discussed at the North Ogden City Council meeting Tuesday evening. Because Don Colvin has recently been put in a position where he has conflicting meetings, the Mayor asked Lee Erickson to switch departments with Colvin. Lee Erickson will now be over Planning, Zoning and Subdivision while Don Colvin will head the Water, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer department. Three minor changes in the Master Street Plan passed unanimously. Stubs showing the Monroe tie-i- n at 2100 N. and a planned street at 2300 N. and Washington were officially placed on the Master Street map. The street at 2300 N. will become a major access to the hospital which is planned for North Ogden. A group of citizens turned out to question a proposal for making 450 E. and 575 E. streets into one way streets between 2850 N. and 3300 N. streets. Mayor Eldon McColley explained that the proposal had been made to the council by another group of citizens, who had requested that a study be made and the idea tested. Mayor McColley said the proposal had and road Sessions wins imjjjywvjrg wng.'wis,iwiwmf mptwtsj overJensen c I 4 ? In a close race to the end, Commissioner Ron Sessions garnered an extra 182 votes over his opponent Commissioner Keith Jensen to be declared the winner in the democratic primary Tuesday night for the two-yecounty commission seat. Approximately 15 per cent of the countys registered voters cast ballots in Tuesdays elections, which was predicted by county officials to be a I I 4 I light turnout. Commissioner Sessions will now face Republican Robert W. Bowen and Independent candidate Robert Eldard of Roy in the November general election. Leading the entire evening was Roberts L. Carver, with the final vote tally of 5,227 votes cast in his favor to Grant L. Andersons 3,711. Carver, a democrat, will now face republican former county commissioner Boyd Storey in the general election. For the State School Board position, a contest, the two top s will now face one another in the November election. These were Jesse Anderson with 3,612 votes and Caseel D. Burke receiving 1,956 ballots cast in his favor. Anderson, the incumbent board member will fact Burke in his bid for Mary Barker of Ogden received 1,677 votes for the third place in the state school board race, with Sam Gordon of Brigham City receiving 1,507 for the last place. Commissioner Sessions received 4,854 votes in the final unofficial tally of the votes cast in Tuesdays election, n vote-getter- t to Jensens 4,672. Not many votes separated the two commissioners, who have been battling it out for the last few momhs to wm meir parlys nomination. With 84 out of the 220 voting districts reporting and counted, at 13 per cent of the voters casting ballots, Sessions had a slight edge of 73 votes. This was projected onto an overhead screen located in the third floor of the Ben Lomond Hotel in Ogden at approximately 9:20 p.m. Tuesday night. Then, with 143 districts counted. Sessions lead increased to 118 votes. Final tallies were given at the hotel around 11 p.m. with Sessions taking the race with a slim margin of 182 votes. These were the only county-wid- e contests, but four other democratic primaries were decided for seats in the Utah House of Representatives for districts in Ogden. Jen Patterson was declared the winner in the Third Legislative district with 548 votes cast to Manuel Fernandezs 271. In the Fourth District, John Arrington, an Ogden City Councilman, handily beat his opponent Kerry J. Kearl by nearly 200 votes, receiving 514 votes to Kearl's At the School for the Blind MANY STUDENTS enjoyed a field trip to the State Fair, including the elementary students from the School for the Blind. Teacher Debbie Doe (left) shows Bobby McKnight a dairy goat, assisted by its owner, Betty Parish. election. I Weber High graduates vie in beauty contest Friday Three Weber High School graduates be participating in the Miss Weber County Scholarship Pageant to will held Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium at Weber State College. Diana Nixdorf, 19, is the daughter of James and Yuvonne Nixdorf, 333 E. 3100 N. She is a 1977 grdaute of Weber High School and has attended Weber State College for one year. At Weber High School she received a was a member of the National Honor Society and also received the Special Group Award pin. She was the District Spelling Bee Champion of the junior class, received a "1 rating at the Regional Solo and Ensembel Festival and a superior W-Pi- rating at the Regional Foreign Language Festival. .'vr full year music scholarship. She enjoys reading, exploring different places, getting to know different people, swimming, walking, bicycling and playing softball. She will perform a flute solo as her talent in the talent competition. Her future plans are to become a model and further her music career. Linda Montgomery of Hunstville, is also a Weber High graduate and at tended Weber State College for one year. She is the daughter of Norman and Joyce Montgomery. At Weber High School she was a member of the National Honor Society, Warriorette secretary, a member of the Chamber Choir and received the At W-pi- Weber State College she is a member of La Dianeda Sorority. She will perform a modem dance routine for the talent portion of the competition. She enjoys sewing, cooking, needlepoint, bicycling, swimming, crochet, playing volleyball, softball, tennis and skiing. Her future plans are to be a homemaker. Tammra Nelson, daughter of Merlon and Connie Simmons, 164 S. 2600 W., is a 1977 graduate of Weber High School and now attends Utah State University. At USU she is a member of the Lamba Delta Sigma Sorority. At Weber High School she was an honor roll student, a member of the National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School students, Girl's Association president, received the and the service pin. Her talent will be a singing selection. She plans to graduate from college and be a high school advisor. W-pi- n DIANA NIXDORF ' LINDA MONTGOMERY v a 316. Marvin Heslop won by a two to one margin over Lou Wyatt with 1,044 votes to 511, in the Fifth Legislative Democratic primary. right-of-wa- Maesvsfo Arrington will replace Rep. Grant L. Peterson, an incumbent who did not receive his party's nomination after one term, as the democratic standard bearer in Novembers been turned over to the Planning Commission and the City Engineer for study. He explained the councils position had originally been to buy through Bates Orchard, North of the Seventh and Ninth Ward chapel, and extend Washington Blvd. across and northward to 450 E. at 3100 N. 450 E. would then be widened to four lanes between 3100 N. and 3300 N. streets, with parking on one side and a sidewalk on the other. This would provide an access to the Lake View Heights Subdivision now being built above 3300 N. Other arteries will be the Monroe extension and a planned Skyline Drive around the base of the mountains on the north and east. Monroe is being extended from Ogden as subdividers develop each section of land. It will eventually be a main artery into Ogden. Questions were also asked conof cerning the improvement Washington Blvd., which one woman described as the worst in Utah. It was reported that the state is planning to begin work on widening Washington from North Street to its North end, probably late this fall, with completion set for next summer. ELLEN SIMS Beacon Editor North Ogden shoppers take heart. Your favorite North Ogden supermarket is reopening Sept. 25 with a BY SUE grand opening celebration the following weekend. The customers in the area have a need for a supermarket and we feel that we can feel that need once again, commented store manager, It will be in good John Allen. operating condition and it is in a good location and we think we can handle the needs of the North Ogden community. Allen said that there had been a lot of response from the people of the area to have Maceys reopen and that there were a lot letters sent to the Salt Lake office requesting the reopeining of the store. Allen was the former assistant manager of the Maceys store in Logan. He will be the manager of the North Ogden store and the assistant manager is Mike Jackson. The North Ogden Maceys will be a conventional supermarket. We will have comparative prices, the floor area will be spacious, the store will be very clean and the emphasis will be on customer service, commented Allen. The supermarket will employ about 50 people from the North Ogden area. We feel that we can have a great impact on the North Ogden community and that we will succeed in serving the needs of the customers, concluded Allen. Constitution class open to stakes and Pleasant View stakes are cok class on the Constitution. sponsoring a special The class is entitled, "The Constitution in the Tradition of the Framers. The course is to help students to understand the Constitution in the tradition of the wise men the Lord raised up to frame it. The instructor is Jerome Horowitz and the classes will be held Sept. 14, Sept. 21, Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12. The time The North Ogden five-wee- will be from 7:30 to 9:30 at the North Ogden Seventh-Nint- h Ward Chapel, 386 Elberta Drive in North Ogden. The class is free and all are invited, especially parents and older children. The first session of the class will contain a discussion of the political principles of the Framers, including the relationship between the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The remaining four ses'.lons will include a clause discussion of the entire Constitution, Bill of Rights and the subsequent Amendments, examining all provisions in the light of the political philosophy of the Framers. President David O. McKay said that "No greater a responsibility rests upon the members of the Church, upon all citizens of this Republic, than to protect the freedom vouched safe by the Constitution of the United States. |