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Show UTAH 467 STATE PRESS AS E 300 SALT LAKE S CITY, UT 84111 a UTAH467 841112015 2793 081393 UTAH PRESS ASSOC 200 S H5005 SALT LAKE CITY U1 8101-121- ? : 307 Volume EUREKA, UTAH - August 13, Eighty-Eig- ht Miss Tintic contestants 2&1 fts- W I f This years pageant contestants are: Heidi Draper, daughter of Michael and Mary Lou Draper; Mary Castleton, daughter of Nick .and Carole Castleton; Crystal Long, daughter of Arthur Long and the late Jenny Lynn Long; Elise Grimstead, daughter of Gordon and Leigh Grimstead; and Stephanie Wahlberg, daughter of Glen and Patricia Wahlberg. The theme of this years pageant is "Lets Go To The Movies". The pageant starts at 6:00 p.m., and will be held at the Tintic High School Auditorium. Admission is $2. SO each or $10.00 per family. Jr" V, rxto . , riifj V . v?- , h X'- v' '? been having Utah. Knightsville, She has spent her life giving of her time and energy in community service, wherever and whenever needed. lone received her education in Eureka schools and is a graduate of Tintic High School. Upon her graduation, she was employed as the librarian at Eureka City Library... a posi tion she held for 25 years... until the library was converted into the Memorial Building. Mrs. Ryan holds the distinction area, jo. vV r' ,A" ' aiwi . M 'a m of being the very first (and only) woman mayor of Eureka Stephanie Wahlhurg Elise Grimstead lone Ryan is 93 Hr LrHiiAH b.-- ?' I,. c,-- i vr-j- i . . fi-- . I P3l3Q6 marsnal Mrs. lone Hutchinson Ryan has been named grand marshal of the 1993 Tintic Silver Festival parade to be held on August 21st. lone is a native Eurekan and g resident of the Tintic life-lon- A RtoujAMG- -. Crystal Long LS?''J ft r t il! III EL; ill I V.? ' Ki :JhUl i , I' V - - ' 1 lone Ryan, grand marshal City.. and also the first city coun cilwoman..a post she held for 12 years. She also served as city recrder for a yr- - . Her years of service to the community include: Member of thc uab County Library Board; work with the bookmobile pro- for the gram; secretary-treasurBand Boosters during the time the T.H.S. Band purchased their last two uniforms; president of the American Red Cross unit for a number of years; past president of the Tintic Historical Society; Miners Union Auxiliary; and American Legion Auxiliary. She is also a Past Noble Grand of Columbia Rebekah Lodge No. 2. For a time, Mrs. Ryan owned and operated a figurine and plastic shop on Main Street and also was employed at the local drug store for several years. Supporting her in her every endeavor wi her loyal husband of 54 years. Louis. The couple celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on June 16, 1993. Eureka residents are proud and honored to have this lovely lady, who has given so freely of her time and talents over many years, represent them as the 1993 grand er marshal. H .. ill I, I, 1, , namedlTax decision may hurt Heidi Draper 'f, t$iv H'iUiiIiiiIIII mm Mary Castleton ift 1. W education system Juab County commissioners into business interests," said learned a decision made by the Eyre. Utah Tax Commission may have Other states are watching the a negative effect on current and outcome with interest, said Eyre. subsequent revenues from cen- Many fear that if the decisions trally assessed properties in the hold it might serve as a precedent which could result in the same county. The decision may have a high- type of valuations for centrally ly negative effect on education, assessed property in other states. Gardner said the Property Tax agreed commissioners after reada new ing a letter sent by Brent L. Division implemented Gardner into the minutes of the policy as a consequence of a Juab County commission meeting prior tax hearing which lowered Monday. Ike Lunt, commission central assessments by one-ha- lf the inflation rate every year. The chairman, read the letter aloud. "Two decisions recently ren- PTD now uses annual average dered by the Utah State Tax stock prices rather than year end Commission relating to the 1990 prices and pegs the prices to June appeals of AT&T Communica- 30 rather than Dec. 31. tions and MCI TelecommunicaBy its decision, the commistions" may lead to the negative sion has informed the PTD that effect, wrote Brent L. Gardner, direct capitalization may not be Executive Director of Utah Asso- used in the valuation of utilities ciation of Counties. In formal and transportation companies hearings held in August and because of the scarcity or lack of March 1992, the Property Tax comparable properties. "Much like the commission's Division, represented by the made decision attorney generals office, regarding annual average two decisions. stock prices, this decision will The Property Tax Division had probably be implemented in 1994, placed a value of $24 billion on causing a substantial reduction in property owned by AT&T and centrally assessed values, as in $7,850 billion on MCI property. the recent AT&T and MCI deciThe petitioners value of the same sions," wrote Gardner. property was $13,495,109,000 for The PTD received numerous AT&T and $3,782,000,000 for appeals this year requesting MCI. The decision reached by reductions in 1993 assessed values the PTD was that AT&T should in excess of $2.3 billion. Adding valued at $14, 90 1,960, 784 and this to the backlog, said Gardner, should MCI be valued at the UAC estimates $139 million $5,506,900,000. is currently in dispute in appeals "If the decisions stand, you can going back to 1988. expect to refund approximately 61 percent of your 1990 AT&T and 43 percent of your MCI property tax revenues," said Gardner. The decision would have an adverse effect on school districts in particular, said Ike Lunt, Juab County Commission Chairman. Gov. Leavitt has indicated he wants to fund education in the state," said Lunt. Nevertheless, while he was stating his dedication to education on the one hand, the money for funding education was being decreased by d Centurion Salt Lake decisions such as the ones made Mines Corp. and Kennecott by the PTD. AT&T has approximately $3 Corp. have entered into a joint million worth of property in Juab agreement to explore and develop a portion of Centurions County, so the effect would not properties in the Tintic be as terrible as it is going to be District of western Utah. in some of the other counties. Mining . . Spenst Hansen, chief executive ;Stdl, agreed commissionera it officer of Centurion, said Kennewould be another economic blow. cott agreed to a minimum of Gov. Mike Leavitt has called 7,500 feet of exploration drilling for an increase to education to begin within the next two Centurion, Kennecott enter joint mining plan City-base- ! cop-pergo- commitment, said Don Eyre Jr., Juab County attorney. Centrally assessed businesses have been paying taxes for years under direct capitalization, he said. "The tax commission has caved ld weeks. Kennecott will be operator and can earn up to 51 percent interest in the properties by spending $5 million in exploration and |