Show ' —r See Related Story Volume 68 Number 10 Wednesday March 7 1 tTia gW on Page 10 Price 35 cents 990 Various issues on agenda at Gunnison Council meeting The Gunnison City Council held their regular scheduled meeting on February 27 at the Gunnison City Hall The following are the unapproved minutes DiJack DeMann Executive rector of the Utah League of Cities and Towns was present He conJensen gratulated Councilwoman on her appointment to the ULCT Board of Directors Mr DeMann emphasized that the MFA is an outstanding vehicle for financing capital projects at the local level Their percentage rates would average 75 to 76 over the life of a bond They offer further incentives with $2000 pcr$l00000 on 5 million or less borrowed He recommended that if a project is that we gather being considered data on other funding and let them If we choose analyze the figures to go with MFA it would be pos sible to have funds approved within days Any project which has a general public purpose would qualify Mr DeMann briefly summarized some of the bills that were addressed in the legislature He requested that Gunnison City document some figures on how much the general fund subsidizes for our streets also Mayor Blackham requested that the League address health care issues in rural areas Library Chairman Donaldson Boyd and librarian Carma were present Mr distributed a financial history of the library from 1986 to He informed the council present that the library board presently recommends no increase in the However Mr library tax rate Donaldson requested that the city help supplement the library on the Gregerson Donaldson bill for cilman thelightingcontract Coun- Buchanan his expressed appreciation for the many hours of work which Mr Donaldson and the library board have put in and he felt that the library is making progress due to their efforts $90000 of the Library lighting bill will be reposted to the City Hall budget Keith Nielson was preset rethe price of dog licensing but once the current rates were clarified he was satisfied Mayor Blackham and the council requested that Treasurer follow through with the program allowing deferred payments for six months until the utility billings are brought current Recorder Jorgensen stated that Salina City has been contacted about garding a private contractor continued on purchasing GUNNISON HIGH SCHOOL HOLD SPELLING BEE: Gunnison High School recently held their spelling bee Winners in this event are pictured from left to right: Mika Inouye Rebecca Titze Robin Gregerson Jared Jorgensen and Ryan Newman These winners will go on to the Disfrict competition page 10 DSA Banquet will be held March 2 Old Folks party 1 is lic schools and is a graduate of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City where he received a B Achelor of Science degree in Business and Finance Senator Garn served in the U S Navy as a pilot and achieved the rank of Lieutenant He is a retired Brigadier General in the Utah Air National Guard and has logged more than 10000 hours of pilot time The Senator is a former insur- The Gunnison Valley Jaycees will be holding their annual Distinguished Service Awards Banquet on Monday March 12 1990 at the Centerfield Church Senator Jake Gam will be the featured occasion speaker for this special the dinner will be and will be availthe Jaycees Tickets for $750 per plate able through Senator Jake Gam was bom in He attended Utah pub Richfield ance executive and served as Mayor Salt Lake City prior to his election to the Senate in 1974 The SEnator was reelected to a second term in 1980 and to a third term in 1986 with 74 percent of the - the two vote in each election largest victories in a statewide race in Utah history In November of 1984 Senator Gam was invited by NASA to fly as a payload specialist on the space shuttle On April 12 1985he flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Flight 51 D during the seven day flight the Senator performed various medical tests Many were done for the first time having been deferred from other mission because of limited crew time or lack of test subjects Discovery Right landed at Cape Canaveral on April 19 1985 after orbiting the earth 109 times This years DSA included members Valene King Curtis Keith and Anderson terson Ron and Sue Shawn and Jan Crane Commmitte and Bruce and Marsha Ardella PeDailey and Commission anxious to save taxpayers money The Sanpete County Commisto save taxpayer anxious money has increased its homework load by several hours It came about Tuesday when the Commission opened bids for and cleaning of the maintenance Nine bids were the courthouse opened and they varied widely in detail and in amount One bid for instance offered to take on the work for $3500 a month Another for $39500 a year Still another for $10 an hour One bidder asked for $1650 a month another $2400 plus benesion fits and so on No two bids in fact approached similarity The upshot of the bidding was decided to that the Commission a warding a contract postpone pending study Each Commissioner agreed to analyze three bids and cone up with their money value They fur ther agreed to follow through on references work experience and other details They will t hen reduce the number of bidders to three or four finalists interview them and award a contract Perhaps “We have other options” Commissioner Chairman Keller Christensen observed One of the options of course' consists in staying with the present program its annual cost is $53000 plus for two full time salaried employees including fringe benefits Why is the Commission considering taking the private contract route to the maintenance and cleaning of the courthouse? Because we think we can save a amount of taxpayer considerable Robert money” Commissioner Bessey explained planned March 17 1990 is the date Gunnison Stake Center is the place 11:00 am is the time and the Gunnison Old Folks Party is the event All Gunnison residents and for- mer residents ages 55 years and older are cordially invited toattend the annual Gunnison Old Folks Party This year’s event will feature the wearing of the green with the them of ‘Irish Eyes are Smiling” ' A full day of activities are planned They included a full course dinner served at 12:30 pm programs games a dance other activities and a light supper served at 5:30 pm Be sure to set aside Saturday March 17th for a fun filled day Please let your out of town friends know of the date Meeting change for City The Gunnison City Council meetings for March have been changed to the following dates to conflicts various accommodate Meetings will be held on Tuesday March 13 and Monday March 26 Farm Bureau Banquet is set The Sanpete County Farm Bureau will be holding their annual banquet on March 21 1990 at 7 pm in the Snow College Cafeteria in Ephraim A poet from Idaho will share her unique style of humor with her cowboy poetry Along with this there will be a short informative The tickets will be $600 program per plate and they can be obtained from Jack Madsen Keller Christensen and Delma Dyreng all of Gunnison and Danny Boore of Ax tell or at the Farm Bureau Insurance office in Manti Parent-teach- er conference will to be held Parents Teachers conferences will be held at the Gunnison Elementary School on March 9 from 8:00 am to 4 pm Appointments will be by request and are pre assigned watch fore these by Wednesday The first parent teacher conference there was a 90 turnout and it is expected that this one will have a 80 attendance rate This is a good chance to discuss information and see the teachers Clean up days are set for March and April Clean up days for March and East side April are as follows: Tuesday March 13 1990 at 9 am and Thursday March 15 1990 for the West Side April cleanup dates are East side Tuesday April 24 1990 at 9 am and West Side Thursday April 26 1990 at 9 am Letten were sent to all residents to ask all of you for your help with A the beautification program second letter was sent to let the non residents know of our efforts this year This second letter was intended for those nonresidents of Gunnison here We but still have property don’t want any of our Gunnison residents to have to live next door to weeds and falling down buildings "Hugs for Hurts" program starts in Gunnison area We need Teddy Bears for our “Hugs For Hurts” program which is a program to supply new stuffed bears for traumatized children The Bears will be placed in the Emergency room at the Gunnison The Bears help Valley Hospital to reduce the fear and stress of have been who children young severely hurt or traumatized The program was started in North It Sanpete by Risa Beebe Davis in that has been very successful area with the help of Businesses and citizens of North Sanpete We need your help and support for this program Please help our children in their time of need All bears or money donated will be left in our area Contact Darcie Johnson at 150 West Hanson Lane or at Please leave your name and address with your Bears Bears can also be left at Vanacs in Gunnison City Crew will provide service to help clean up Gunnison City Crews will be around to gather those debris only no house hold items please The Gunnison dump will be closing in the near future this will be a good time to get some help with your yard We are going to try to do this a little different this year the plan is to have the east side ready for pick up on March 13 and the west side on March 15 Have your yard items in stacks or big boxes or if it is something too big to move let city hall know before the dates mentioned and the city will bring the backhoc This year may be very short on is water the clean up campaign still on the less debris the less chance of fires We need all your support this year because this is the year for the tidy town contest how it’s not always Remember green you look but how Tidv vou Look Dog licenses are deliquent Dog licenses are now delinquent md a 100 percent penalty will be Mr Robert Purper the mposed nimal Control Officer has been to luthorized to go collect dog licenses Dog owners nay also obtain a city dog tag from Jic city offices after obtaining proof Jiat a rabies shot has been administered with in die past two years DUP to hold District meeting South Sanpete President R Ivie invites all members to our District Convention to be held on March 24th 1990 at 10:00 am in the Gunnison Stake Center Guest speakers from the DUP Nadonal board will be here to speak to us and there will be musical numbers and a lovely luncheon to enjoy Books and supplies will be sold before and after the convention Come and enjoy the morning with us Trevor Anderson named to Snow Pack in Sanpete is still substantially low Despite February’s heavy storms the water content in the snow pack on critical Sanpete County mountain watersheds continues substantially below the longterm averages The most recent data covering surveys completed this week by a Soil Conservation Service crew that flew onto the sites by helicopter shows the water content ranging between a high of 83 percent and a low of 53 percent of normal on watersheds that feed in to the Sanpete Valley IN Ephraim Canyon the snow cover at the Meadows high in the is 55 inches deep and canyon contains 141 inches of water That’s on environmental He protection noted that less than 15 percent of the federal budget is directed to natural resources protection “That simply dies not match the priority the public seems to be saying they want devoted to their natural resources” he said NACD organized in 1946 is a ornon governmental dedicated to the conganization wise use and orderly servation development of the nation’s natuThe association ral resources represents nearly 3000 local soil districts and water conservation nationwide Water quality is one of the main topics now The EPA has agreed to let the SCD Boards administer the programs was Trevor Anderson selected to the team during the in Region 9 tournament Grantsville Trevor is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson of Gunnison |