OCR Text |
Show SUITE 5005 BALT LAKE CITY, E41G! L'T sm Celebrating more than 90 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume Eighty-Nin- EUREKA, UTAH - March 25, 1994 e i 'S Y fS' if : Number 12 Eureka City Council discusses annexation of Fitchville area p V Price $.40 - , mimmAiS. hi Action taken at the March by Debbie Gourley to upgrade meeting of Eureka City Council the Baseball facilities at the City included the following: Council-men.- .. Park. The proposal included construction of a new field, Reviewed a petition concern upgrading the existing field, and annexation of the Fitch- the construction of a snack shack. the ing ville area signed by: Charles With the loss of the field at the Max school, which was used for Blouch, Opal. Blouch, and Coach-Pitc- h Garbett, Leah Garbett, Gerry teams, there Jeri Garbett, Larry Ezell, Ezell, would be no way to schedule and Douglas P. Wright. A plat games and practices for all four map of the area to be annexed teams. They would like the was also studied. After discus- Councils permission for them to sion on the matter, Mayor Kay construct these facilities, with all read Annexation Resolution 94-- 4 work to be done by volunteers in its entirety and the Resolution who are interested in seeing this was adopted in an unanimous happen. All that they ask of the vote of the council. City is help in clearing the land Hired Kyle Bigler as the and any donation of either mateAnimal Control Officer rials or funds to purchase the part-tim- e for the City, noting that there are required materials and if possistill some details that need to be ble, matching whatever funds that worked out concerning any the kids raise. Several fundclasses that need to be attended raisers are being planned to raise g by Bigler, programs, funds for the project. In a favorable vote of the equipment needed, etc. Mayor Kay then administered th Oath of Council, permission was given to Office to Kyle Bigler. proceed with construction of the Discussed use of the City new field. Park over the celebration. It was Heard a request from Larry allow the to Mountain the agreed representing Wahlbcrg, Men to use the Park and its Firebirds Motorcycle Club, to facilities as they have done in the use City property to held a past, and also work with Lee and motorcycle race. They plan on Debbie Gourlcy on the exhibition about 0 riders. They games that they would like to would like to start the race above host at the ballgrounds. the park and that is where their a Heard proposal presented POit Row would be. They would T-B- all ; V'H ft ' ""SV&'V , S. Ac " . ftn.'V tf--' ... ' '1y ' r V1. s' . T-- lw ... ' . -.'V r" "- - Walk for Justice trckkcrs, led by American Indian Movement President Dennis Banks, pause in Eureka recently on one leg of their long walk from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to the White House in Washington, D.C. The protesters are gathering signatures for pcitions seeking executive clemency for Leonard Peltier. Peltier is charged with the 1975 deaths of two FBI agents. AIM members consider Peltier to be political prisoner. Walk for Justice group treks through Eureka On a windy, dusty Wednesday morning (March 16), with drums beating and flags flying, a group of marchers made their way up Eureka s Main Street, after spending the night camping in the front yard of Bishop and Mrs. Ronald Cones, at Tintic Junction. This was the "Walk for Justice," a march from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to the White House in Washington, D.C. Marchers hope to gather more petition signatures in hopes of convincing President Clinton to grant Leonard Peltier, 49, executive clemency, freeing him from his cell at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. Peltier, a LakotaChippewa Indian and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM), was convicted of murdering Jack Colter and Ronald Williams, two FBI agents, at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Reservation in Last Dakota in 1975. federal Court a summer, Appeals for a new bid Peltiers rejected South trial. Marchers believe that Peltier, a member of AIM, was wrongfuly convicted, and is a political prisoner. The Walk for Justice 94 is a spiritual walk led by American Indian Movement The ultimate Dennis Banks. co-found- er purpose of the WFJ is to draw attention to the eighteen year prison ordeal of Leonard Peltier. Millions of people throughout the world, including fifty members of Congress and Amnesty International, feel that Peltier was wrongly convicted for the deaths of the two FBI agents. The Walk is proceeded by a sacred staff, and prayer circles arc held each morning and eveBehavior unbecoming a ning. spiritual walk is forbidden, as arc all drugs and alcohol. The walkers arc encouraged to fast and pray in any manner they choose. Although there have been some differences of opinion within the group, the goals are still clear, and the walkers arc still strong! Before leaving Eureka and proceeding down into Utah County, the walkers pul on an assembly at Tintic High School for faculty, students and townspeople, with the hope of furthering their cause. Trash box available PUBLIC NOTICK: A (rash roll-obox will be available oil March 28th for those who have need of this service, and will he located down by the City's Centennial Shops. Do not dump tires, oil, dirt or concrete slabs. ff ridc-alon- 100-15- Tintic Board of Education to meet Tuesday evening Tintic District Board of Education will meet Tuesday, March 29, 1994, at 7:30 p.in., in the District Board Room. The agenda will be as follows: 1) Approval of Minutes of February 28, 1994; 2) Approval of Claims and Report of Business Official; 3) Communications from Board Members; 4) Utah Health Print - Market Oriented Health Care; 5) District Construction Project. 6) District Tentative Calendar for FY 1995; 7) State Approval of District Government Records Access and Management Policy; 8) Juab County Economic Development Agency Action Plan Tintic School District was not asked to be part of it; 9) Utah Slate Board of Education Principles Governing School Fees. The Report of the Superintendent includes the following: A. Polling Public Opinions in Tintic School District - Our Goals Survey being done; B. Request from David Baglcy to use Callao School on Aug. 5,6,7 & 8 for -- family 50th Wedding Anniversary. C. Curriculum Planning by Staff and Parents in all Schools in the District. D. Legislative Summary of Budget Information from the 1994 E. Legislature; Legislative Bills of Summary Impacting Education in the 1994 Legislature; F. Applications for Schools to be Considered as Necessarily Existent Small Schools. Caucus meetings set for Monday Political party caucus meetings will be held on Monday, March 28, 1994, at 7:00 p.m.. in every precinct throughout the State of Utah. Purpose of the meetings is to elect precinct officers; committee members; a designated number of delegates to each county convention; and to nominate delegates to the State Convention. Posters will be posted in each precinct giving the location of that precinct's caucus meeting. not be using any city streets, but wuld be coming down the tank hill and using part of the road above Bill Rileys. Councilmcn voted in favor of allowing the Firebirds Motorcycle Club to use the property for their race. Discussed a proposal to relocate the City Survey markers on Main Street. Locating the markers would be very helpful to and provide the community accurate information on future The proposed costs surveys. would be around $200 - $300. Councilmen agreed to hire an engineering firm to relocate the Council (see page 3) Candidates file for elections At the end of the filing period, Thursday, March 17, 1994 the following candidates had filed for public offices: Joseph A. Bernini, incumbent, for Commission Seat A on the Democratic ticket. Filed for the same slot is Richard Brough, Republican. J. Morris (Ike) Lunt, incumbent, filed for Commission Scat B as a Republican. Filed for the same slot is Vcrl Wilkcy. as a Democrat. Donald Eyre, Jr., incumbent, filed for county attorney on the Democratic ticket. Opposing him on the Republican ticket is Cornelius Hyzer. Incumbent Norman Anderson, Democrat, filed for the county assessor scat. He is opposed by Tom Fowkcs, Republican. Incumbent, Pat Greenwood, filed for county Democrat, elerkauditor and is unopposed. Craig Sperry, Democrat and the incumbent, filed for county recorder, and is unopposed. Joyce Pay, Republican and incumbent, has filed for the county treasurer position. Unopposed. David Carter, Democrat and incumbent, is unopposed in his bid for Juab County Sheriff. Sharia Williams has filed for retention as Judge of the Ncphi Precinct Justice Court. Filed for Tintic School District 2 arc: Ronald G. Bray, Brian Underwood, Gerry Garbett; for 4 arc: Clco School District Judge and Shari Kay; and for District 5 is L.W. "Bill" Stewart. Filed for Juab School District 4 is Leon Pcxton; and for District 5 arc Jerry M. Stcphcnscn, Julie M. Smalley and Marvin Kcnison. |