Show tr t 2 ( mMi ( Millard kriMiiri frdjrrn Comments Ken an nr ro Be Utah Press 2 I annual winter cor ver non ustkend 7h ork hops were trtxl and teem other publisher and swaping 'one aUay make me fill rene ed f o bad a change fo talk with a man who owned the paper in Wheatland Wyo a' the time of their e compower plant con ruction pared a few things and he aked how husme wa now we were in the ro call if a but ) phase ff refu f (old him if had been real clow and eome merchant even complained that were worv than before IPP but thin f wa f a hard tint e figuring how that could he Me said he gof the ame comstories after their po wer plant pleted so he checked the uin tar retrir Is with the city idea thought i so that is what I dd (relay frtta ( ity very aiurteoudy me browse drug out the record- and f he following what I friend and keep m mind they work fin a f cal year of to June 10 fuly rh an (rtd im - vm - 9x0 101 19'2 1)79- 9'6 101 - 19x2 I9x! - 104 101 - 9x6 - homm i (if A 79 122) 107 lb? 0 10 10 WO? 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The iport of if at least 10 00 ' r LETTERS t Fillmore Area H' k' I 'ff EDITOR Mere my renewal for the ChroniI really enjoy reading your cle Proyrts really got interested in weekly paper your paper when first came to Delta to nut my son ( hief Roger Voung and hi family about 4 year ago Since that time have been back about 3 time to viit and find you have a very friendly town Keep up the good work on your paper a er joy reading if every week Agne A Young Madison Wl 1989 fJenni flinkamp Consumer Information Writer ttah Stale University difficult fo define exactly what ''consumer gidanoii” is hut there are a few issue befote the Utah legislature that deserve your attention MB Hk3 The Truth in Advertising Act getting a lot of new coverage and sometime called the "Smith’ Bill" he ause of it' amneetton fo Smith' food King advertised price Published price aim companions panvnt are nothing new especially in the supermarket business fvery supermarket chain would like to say that it has rhe lowest price Thi hdl tries to get into the sticky business of trying to define the dif fererice between "everyday” price and di'counr price listed m price comThe hill arose from tom parison plaint m the business aimmurnty that were vtmerime riggprice corrpamon ed to favor one More over another Again this is nothing new MB 135 This is one of my favorites because it involve regulating the annoying practice of telephone solicitation The way things are now even having an unlisted number doesn't protect you because many solicitor just dial random numbers This bill would re by f ait Mtlard Babe Burh firls' - 12 tegrffation girl krb 23 A' ( oifi'y mcefitg to approve dt!4'er applications 10 a m AV S offi e I illntiife lh (ryv krb Ma bM hmmti (MM Fublither - mm Ml M Editor I PvtlM Editorial lowi ge yon lei) M larga Advertising b4f It Vsi Sate arawtsi be 1 tea bat— mw KM Overt ) Sate Cexf t Otfea MaAet 4f Mawager Circulation Ooerll Ctrcialio Cwaas0w'fro4wtio Jwbe KkarJ baa Cg (aAwtMW Commercial we tJO Cevntf Printing Pwim Mtugtww I Aavawse 00 ftI yea aMwiIw ger Owt ITS 00 per yea Cawwty I I 00 y Owl of C wwy moiM WjV Coy SO U II) 00 Cwty bOST MAS ro I i fll Tf Aw Se4 A4dit change la Oetu Ulati )f taw tt i— a Cjm tww t tusww a- - tMxae la' tw uw a£sa laastae nwivMwo ccwwamt to son i wiiitwi v Mai l ' ft m Western mission Key 2nd Ward Mini 27 Mea'h USPS mmn a 0 ?0 f lime a m A 4 V) Public p m Irb 27 Marrb 3 k'gii’ra'iofi for Spring Chronicle Progress Rmmm Mron 10 4tj Imrnunia'ion Milled Count The 2 I Wer taa t wtson WWM Seavin Sic-WhfteSage Becrea'iiinal Cyffe 10 a m to 1 p m Marrb I BheW Breiuref hoitstcrol Sctcen hmc Bublic Meal'h Appt H'g ?0 only JA 112 0 II Vt a m A P m (V for holesterol) (treat Basin Historical Society Museum Building Meeong 7 p rr 32 West 100 North Martb 2 Bexl ’r e si u r t ( ho lest ct o Screening Chrnc Ielfa Public Meal'h App only 04 3012 p m March 4 Slicheie Steven and John I a lor wedding Molderi reception I IS ( haftl 7 0pm 10 March I ate for Spitig Socc'rf Wtuie Saye Pecteatioiial (y’fice 10 lfa t am 5pm March 10 Pegufar AV ( oun'y ( ommittec rrieermg lor af ptoval of A( P applicaMilUtd ( nun’ AV S tions lam ciffice t iliirore March II Annual farm Bureau Banquet b Vu'h I lementaty Sfrtaker p rri Vnator lake (uarn March 13 DafliWI Days Vx American ( an cr West Sf Hard Ltuf Sociely' (all 04 343? Of M 1071 to March It St John hovco ( a'hohe ( hurch sfmvmg a ( raft Baaar M I Bud ( etter ”live yoir feu The Ins and (Jut of foot (arc" Deba f trr Med ( erter b V) p rn Dr Da id Jaamillo Apn) I May 20 Soc'or Vavn W hte Sayc Pet 5 or to stop and identify quire sohciror themselves after V) seconds and give you the option to go on or hang up Pervially I usually don’t even wait 30 seconds The bill also has provisions to form a directory of those who do not wish to he called similar to the directories used to get yourself off some junk mail list SB 14 Thi toughen fair housing laws by outlining discriminatory practices especially prevalent in rentals ft stipulates housing cannot be denied on the basis of race color religion marital or family Mat us There are unfortunately stipulated exceptions to the rule which weaken the bill’ power MB 3A: This toughen the regulations on vicitariom for charitable contribuolicitor to tions If would require carry a card of registration with the stare The card must also be prominently delayed on table where solicitation raking place MB 13: Thi require detailed itemized statement for all hospital bills MB IS: This slightly changes the Law” on defective L'rah "Lemon au'omobfles Currently all suits are handled by the state Attorney General' office This bill would allow consumer to file private suit against (he auto manufacturer in School by JIM CAMPBELL Uuh Ed icatlon Asocl&tlon Pmsldert Sixty years ago practice for parents in the living room and read book n was a common to gaflier the family during the evenings to their Young Reader” T o vme parent s observing the occa sion n means reading aloud to their lit tic children A New Jersey educator designed a practice designed to help lit tic children become eager reader It work hi way The youngest reader in the family choose a partner--brother isfer or parent That part net agree to read to the child each day for at least II minute arid the reading material selected by both partners The idea is to enjoy the experience of reading Hearing vimething interesting funny or exciting from the pages of a book often convinces the listener that hey there must be something to this reading stuff Kids are great imitators So the younger listeners may want to switch roles They want to do the reading and when they develop the habit of reading regularly they're on the road to becoming "experts” It' virtually impossible to overstate the value of reading skills Reading is the foundation for a huge percentage of the learning a pcrvxn experiences The capable reader is likely to do well in biology history writing and many other subjects So join your partner grab a book and have a good year! Media Man! shows up for work ffditoe’ note: last week our hero attended a meeting of (be North Billiard County Roach Abatement District Instead of attending in hi usual costume of lequined cape goggle and T re helmet he went disguised as a normal reporter Donned in hi hest duds he hoped to avoid r and IRS agent bile that would help keep order at the meeting It would also allow him to nap H In peace through The following report wa gleaned Media Man!’ from notebook Management lake no responsibility for it whatsoever) I car Mom Nothing ever happer at these meeting anyway to I Mime paper to write you a letter f igured I might as well use the It’ll also make me look busy Ma! Let me tell you what our typesetter did last week wait a sec is about to start May as well meeting take a couple of notes Board with spuruch or front tooth: 'It gives me a great deal of pleasure to occasionally imagine that I know what I'm doing” (Check wuh secretary for name ) ist of things to do laundry sc button on shirt clean cat box Iron - - VlX Air conditioningxhcater never work at these meetings Check Mur phy’s Law Can't this guy get to the pxsint7 Hey buddy get thee to a summary - Money making idea contacts that make it look like your eyes are open Rroblem snoring t About (! pscoplc here tncludirg board Q how do you tell who is (he Wiatd of () and who ate the M jrichkins? Job asset: no heavy hfirg I labdities lot of shoveling s he said “I don’t see a dang thing wrong with it” Karen Burraston an employee at the of support alley read two statements from Deha schools One letter was addresied "to whom by Scott it may concern” sgned of Delta Norfh Basett Principal f lementary and dated f eb 13 Bread the about in part: “I am concerned enpossible closing of PUa I anes comcourage interested partons and become munity members to collectively involved in alternative meaiures that in may keep this recreational facility operation” Burraston alvo read a memo written feb 6 by Lleanor K Dalton Prinupd of De'ta Middle School and to "W homes er This May Concern It read in part' "Closure of the f'laa lanes tr Delta would negatively impact There would be ore our youngsters less opportunity for sk ill and discipline building in a non athletic sport one acceptable individual or team event in which ‘kids' may participate and one less physical activity in which teens and can engage in the city of Dci'a in Mdlard ( ounfy The Delta Mdd’c School strongly advises that every avenue be explored so that Plaa anes may remain open” Ruth Brunson f illmore said she has commuted to bowl in Delta for more than a year “Can any of you tell me what cleaner more healthy sport than she asked "Mow many bowling?” senior citizens can swim? Mow many senior citizens can go roller skating? But there is no age limit on bowling ” Many seniors bowl at Plaa I anes old including one regularly man from f illmore and a man in Delta "That's the only recreation we have in f illmore is coming to Delta to go bowling” Brunson said Doug Ingraham said keeping the bowling alley open was an economic development issue “If this bowling alley closed down” he said "it would add a real roadblock to any future of economic growth to this community Businesses thinking about coming to Delta are going to find a lack of recreation a negative factor in moving to town” Dr Tom Chandler asked for a profit and loss statement on the bowling alley ”1 think it’s confidential inf Morrison said “It was made available to us by Mr Peridray We did did and others I don't review it remember the figures exactly but the on a bowling alley has basically decreasing basis been supporting itself and has been a have the most favorable tax base of any county is this state Other counties do it I don’t see any reason why we have to apologize for standing up and doing it ourselves” The West Millard Recreation District was created as an autonomous gover17 1977 ning body by the county Aug Board Chairman Don Dafoe read a legal opinion which said in part that “recreational services may be provided through facilities or systems quired or constructed for that purpose purchase lease through construction contrail gift or condemnation or any combination of the above” The opiwas written by Waddmgham nion the After an hour of discussion hoard sored six to one to lease the bowling alley moved “that then because Morrison of possible legal problems the motion adopted on February the (h I9?9 t0 at Plaza be Pendray purchase property amended to authorize the purchase of the Plaza I anes bowling alley alley and this lounge for a purchase price of as a separate purchase and separately to attempt to negotiate the purchase of the remainder of the facility meaning these office buildings and the F'laa Twin Theaters for a price of ” The motion passed five to $125 one wirh one abstention The purchase agreement package was split "upon the advice of counsel” Morrison said all Since the emergency meeting have commissioners three tounry received numerous calls many of them about the action But complaints County Attorney Warren Peterson said the county is not assuming control of “West Millard the bowling alley Recreation District makes independent decisions” he said "It is an independent entity The only tie is that the MIUrd County Commission created it and the county can revoke the power of that board to act as a district But it is just as much a separate entity as Delta ( ity and Fillmore City are” The bowling alley actually did close at the end of the business day Saturday feb II but it opened the next morning wirh Rec District Board member Connie Tolbert as acting manager "We actually opened it up before we had finished the deal based on the fact that we were going to do it” W arren Jensen said "It was just a little trust going back and forth there” The lease agreement was officially signed after the emergency meeting Monday night Tolbert - "Mrs T” - is working as "interim manager” at the bowling alley $150) () enterprise” You and Your Child: In those days there was no TV movies were primitive and radio was novelty So American simply entertained themselves during the evenings by reading to each other Now the Library of Congress has designated 19!') as “The Year of the ) f illmore A M'or Vet e Mllard ( ounfy fgefta A lessor's offc es 10 V) a in Monday Reflection: furnng Pont Office Voo ( en'er ledfa Irk 0 - Mjtik 3 Baseball and v'Catl leaie Wbe Sage Regynal )’fg lab 22 e Maerh Call consumer legislation a Community Calendar SCHEDULE Monday - 8 pm Chef’s Palace 225 East Main Open Meeting Wednesday - 8 pm Mental ffealth Office 51 North Center Closed Meeting ALANON Wednesday - 8 pm Mental Health Office TO THE Success t AA MEETING ibating years old Dear Editor: rv t Uf4 telhlf frk mumne which I think have a lot let to offer than we do arid they are doing innovative project projects we could do and probable do berrer Often find per pie have great idea around here but no one Iifr a finger to follow through unlet they can tee a buck going directly into their picker and many time not even then if they think tomeone eke will make more lb hat do I think could help? Go od of you to ask I irtf we should use whar we have Stop thinking some big outside company is going to ride up on their white charger for Mercedes) and save the day Ve should learn from past experience how rhaf works We are primarily agriculture here look whaf fgelra Valley farms has done and Stefanoff's truck farm W haf happened ro the Sunflower Idea Mow about a brewery We have a wonderful opportunity wirh the Vocational School Imagine whaf students such as Snow ( attracts would do for the economy W haf about tournaments and raIe-da!at the White Sage f'ark all summer? W hat about making m ore effort for small conventions which appeal to groups? f rerr ember being involved with a group a few years ago who warned to get a h air balloon race from Milford fo Delta perfect terrain right up betI amid ween the mountains just imagine the jillions of people coming (o town for the festivities and all the publicity we would receive and all the people getting motel rooms eating at the cafes shopping at the stores But I remember if getting bogged down when someone gof all fussed frying to fgure out how to sell tickets to spectator among other short sighrrd things Arid whle I'm at tf f'm fired of all the whimpering and making of excuse state wide about whatever Someone recenrly wa giving me a bad time about Millard ( ounfy and I aid "Well I'll tefl you it's a great place hut we keep it p retry quiet because we onour ly want to attract quality people area " And speaking of quality people the UPA folks are still faking about the convention we had here a few years ago ( think they would like to come hack r on the way the sun is Spring g let' do something wild and cray And if things are really as glooming a some people keep rellng me we don't have much rnor t fo (rise and a hell'ava lot to gain J H' ftr - - Xociation over Ml 1M ( Words to look up: surreptitious loquacious ohfuscaoon arrogance - Words that end with gress: egres progress regress Save Leb IS calendar page: "The closer you are to the facts of a situation the more obvious are the errors in all news axveragc of the situation” Note on the door outside meeting: ” This is not a public hearing Our purpose is to ratify in public a decision we made in private last night Go ahead and make your silly speeches if it’ll make you happy but it won’t do any In good” Headline: “Democracy - Action” Reminder: find way to use “went to boxing match and hockey game broke out” in next M M column Wait a sec: how can be in agreement with that guy? I never agree with him simply out of good taste Now he' making sense feel a bit queasy Maybe it was the taco - Note for meeting got Work to do Postcard to interesting follow The district operates the swimming pool and the White Sage Park in Della at a loss Morrison said profit is not a “But we motive in those operations think they are useful facilities that many people in the ammurutj would miss if these facilities were not operated” he said “We did look into of the costs in putting these Mime facilities in and we felt that the purchase price was an equitable one arid one that we could afford” William foster said the purchase the $15 million it price of would tost to bond and build a bowling alley is an opportunity "As a member of the high school faculty” he said “I think to close this down would be a crime This is the best investment we can make with our lax dollars” Morrivm said the district raises vnne of its capital through fees charged users of facilities the district operates But he said the majority of the district's revenue comes from taxes paid by big industry in the county im luding IPA Cornel and Utah Power and I ight Those large companies lead by IPA account for 91 percent of the county’s tax income T hat means residential taxpayers are paying only seven cents on the dollar into the county treasury Using those figures Morrison said 7 percent of the $275) price tag on the Pendray complex is less that which is about $2 per person in the district “To me that seems like a bargain” he said Morrivm said Peridray told board members he had pul into the bowling alley foster said bowling a lane but alleys cost about that figure was disputed by several people at the meeting who thought it was too high Plaa anes has eight lanes Delta attorney Thorpe Waddmgham said there is now a chance to use 7 percent dollars to maintain the quality of life in the area "And for some reason vime people think that’s a bad deal” he said ”1 simply don't I don't think se should be cowardly and afraid to use it for the benefit of our children Isn't it worth vimethmg to afford our children the opportunity for recreation? Isn’t it about time we try to stop the slide and the malaise that sets in when things fail to try to bootstrap ourselves to present a better image not just to those ouside of our area but more importantly to ourselves? We $20) $)) $250) Bowling alley not only Rec interest Discussion of the bowling at the West alley purchase Millard Recreation District Board of Director’s regular feb 9 was meeting Thursday a item It was not the only matter discussed The actions were aiv) following taken: - The board agreed to retire the outstanding swimming pool debt The district accepted a plan offered by 7ion' Bank which would retire the pool’s $213 000 debt at a cost of $I75ZX) The board approved an agreement with the architectural firm of Markum and Markum to design an addition to the pool The proposed addition will add about square feet to the facility at a cost of about $X0 per square foot The addition will house four racquetball courts storge space weightlifting and activity space It will cost about $600 OX) The board reached an agreement with Millard County t J provide office space for the f xtenston Service in the W hile Sage offices The touniy will provide remodeling relocation of additional resirooms and costs in partial maintenance return for use of the office space 7) “The manager who was here working wnh Mr Pendray left” Tolbert said "She had some really serious health problems and they had to move to a warmer climate” Jessie and Sherman Peterson recently moved to Cedar ( ity T he move was one of the reasons Pendray decided to close the bowling alley The Rec District actually tried to slay out of the bowling business Tolbert said “But Thursday night we voted to fake over the facility” she said “because he was closing Saturday We had told people we aren’t even going to consider it if there are any in ihe private sector who are interested W c arc not here to compete But not until Thursday night when Jim Pendray came to our meeting and said he was closing at that point at 1030 or o’clock at night we made the decision to take it over” Ihe next morning Tolbert was asked to act as interim manager without pay She is assisted by Joyce Jensen assistant manager and Karen There are nine employees at the bowling alley who are now being paid by the district I ventually a manager or a buyer will be sought "I’m willing to stay on until I know that everything is functioning properly” Tolbert said “W'e’re not opposed to it if somebody comes in and says want to buy this place Maybe we can sell it back to the private sector l ike say we’re not here to compete with anyfcxidy We just felt that if this place were to dose the community would be at a loss” Peterson said “Their intention is only to bridge (hat facility to private ownership if that’s possible" Warren Jensen agreed "We would rather see it go into private enterprise” he said “but the main thing was wc wanted the bowling alley for the people here for the young people and for the seniors The thing is up for sale for anybody who wants to buy it Tha avaragr brain comprise two of e person's total body yet requires a quarter of aH oxygen used by the body percent weight |