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Show PRESS ASSOC. UTAH a fagaon 467 SALT 300 S E LAKE, UT 84111 No. 12 Vol. 97 Wednesday, March 19,1986 Payson house burns down as firemen standby A house in a northwest Payson neighborhood burned to the ground Saturday morning as firemen from the Payson Fire Department stood and watched. The fire was deliberately set but firemen and police officers at the scene made no attempt to stop the man who set the blaze as neighbors cheered. It was not a case of arson or civil disobedience, but a planned act to remove an old house that had become an eyesore and a trouble spot. Ed and Deanna Hansen, of 350 North 100 West, bought the old Elsworth home located on the corner of 100 West and 400 North recently and decided to tear the house down. It was an eyesore and there have been a lot of problems with renters here over the Mr. Hansen said. years, So we decided to remove the house and maybe put in a storage building, he added. We thought it would be easier just to burn it down. So, we contacted the fire department to see if they would like some live fire practice, Hansen said. They agreed to be on hand to keep the fire under control and put it out after it had burned down. As firemen stood by with two pumper trucks and their brush truck, Hansen started the fire. He had a little trouble getting the old adobe building to bum. It took about 15 gallons of diesel and a little gas to get the blaze going. "It was tougher to get going than I thought it would be. Once the fire got going flames blazed out of two second windows and smoke story billowed skyward. The specfrom tacle drew people throughout the neighborhood. We should have sold tickets Mrs. and hot chocolate, Hansen said. After the fire had burned several hours the walls collapsed and then the firemen put out what was left of the fire. Before they started the hoses neighborhood children roasted marshmallows on the embers. The old Elsworth home was the site of Aunt Marys Ice Cream. I can still remember the delicious ice cream cones that Aunt Mary sold for 5 cents, one of the onlookers said as the old home burned. "She used to cure the ice cream in a small building out back. They had a wagon that sold ice cream throughout Payson. New Miss Payson ft Tony Donahue named to be chosen during Outstanding Citizen The Recognition Committee has named Tony Donahue as the outstanding citizen for the month of February. Tony and his wife Pat have lived in Payson for the past 8 years. They were formerly from Iowa and from there they moved to California in 1956 where Tony worked for the Jewel Co. for 22 years. The Donahues had been vacationing for about &V2 years in Utah when they decided to and move to buy the Drive-IUtah. Tony and Pat are the parents of five sons and three daughters. They also have twenty grandchildren. One son lives in Payson, one daughter lives in Orem, and six of their children live in California. Tony has become very active in Payson. He has served on the n by Michael Chatwin Twelve outstanding Payson High School students have been chosen to represent the school in the Sterling Scholar compe- Economic for Committee Board of The Development, Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Chamber of Commerce, and of a he also was softball team for four years. Tony is presently serving on the Board of Adjustments and is a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Tony and Pat are the former owners and operators of the Burger Basket. Tony is a member of the San Andres Catholic Church of Payson. Tony and Pat have been regular attenders at ithe City Council meetings for the past 4V2 years. Tony has always given his support to the City Council and to the groups and organizations of Payson. He has always been interested in the City and likes to keep up on what is happening in the community. Tony is enthusiastic about the pride the citizens show in the community, and their willingness to volunteer whenever help is needed. Last fall Tony unsuccessfully ran as a candidate for the City Council. Although he was unsuccessful, he has been a great help to the members of the City Council now as in the past. The citizens of Payson appreciate Tony and all of the time and effort that he puts forth in the citys behalf. "I wish that everyone in the community had the opportunity to work with Tony in some way, and had the experience of finding out what a giving and nice man Tony is, said Linda Ludlow of the Recognition Committee. pageant Saturday For an evening of great dont entertainment, miss the Miss Payson Scholarship Pageant Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Payson High School Auditorium. Oven pretty contestants will display their talents in the annual The competition. reigning Miss Payson, Gina Cloward, and her attendants, Jeanie Chambers and Liz Chai, will also perform. Besides the talent numbers youll be tapping your toes to the Blue Grass music of the Glen Overton family. The talented Overtons, including Amy, 13, on violin; Jenny, 15, family or and Mrs. Clint Ercanbrack; Ronette Eggett, homemaking scholar, daughter of Mr. and 'We did not fare well' Nelson discusses legislature We did not fare well with the legislature financially, said Nebo School District J. Superintendent Wayne Nelson after a discussion of the recent decisions made at the State Capital. The final education budget was considerably below the Governors program and will have a significant impact on certain populations. Nelson pointed out that some smaller programs were hit especially hard. Adult education was cut forty-on- e percent, as was career education. In addition, the school building equalization fund is being raided by the legislature. the big picture, the weighted pupil unit measure, which is the basic unit for figuring allocation of funds to local school districts, saw only a two percent increase. That will allow lane change increases zero increase on the only- -a base, Nelson said, in speaking of how the budgeting decision would affect teacher salaries. Mrs. Ronald Eggett; Kammy business education Carter, scholar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Carter; and Rose Powell, music scholar, daugh- For of funding, totalling $4.2 state-widmillion with $150,000 for Nebo District. There was some increase in calls for voted leeway election slight increase in the budget for programs emphasizing productivity passed, and the limit for the weighted pupil unit amount for figuring voted leeway funding was moved up from $17 to $19, an important figure for Nebo as it seeks a voted leeway this May. Powell. On Wednesday, the scholars will go to the region compe tition, with portfolios and interviews deciding who will represent the region. funds for promoting outcome-base- d education, and another $1.3 million was .allocated d for schools. year-roun- A ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nebo board The Nebo School Board adopted a resolution calling for a voted leeway election May 13. On that date, residents of the district, which includes Payson, Santaquin, Salem, Spanish Fork and Springvilie, will decide whether to allow the district to raise their property taxes by two mills. The increase would tax the owner of a $60,000 house approximately $12 more a year. The money generated by the leeway tax would be used for size, decreasing classroom for needed textbooks, supplies and classroom computers, and teachers salaries. e, Nelson noted that the States student population is growing by 13,000 per year, entailing additional costs of $30 million per year to fund. Career ladder funding was kept basically at the same level mandolin; Todd, 14, on banjo; and Chris, 16, on bass, are the children of Glen and Kim Overton. In addition, Tim Morgansen and Robert Hogan will be performing. Richard Hill will be the Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Hill is president of Paysoo Community Theatre. He and his wife Kathy have judged many pageants, the latest one in Idaho Falls, Idaho. on tition. Sterling Scholars for 1985-8are: Leann Wright, general scholar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Wright; Annemarie scholar, english Foster, 6 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Foster; Arlene Bown, speech and drama scholar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Acell Bown; Logan Harris, mathematics scholar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harris; Britany science Christensen, social scholar, daughter of Mr. and Robert Mrs. Christensen; Becky Hales, science scholar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hales; Tresa Blatter, scholar, language foreign daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Layne Blatter; Analee Buchanan, visual arts scholar, daughter of Mrs. Lois Buchanan; Craig Ercanbrack, industrial arts scholar, son of Mr. b Leann Wright Analee few 1 li HUM I n I life I Rose Powell Kammy Carter V Britany Christensen |
