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Show Vol.58 No. 6 Thursday, July 26, 1979 Fifteen Cents Salina Residents Vote On Irrigation July 31 voters will be asked to ap$1.4 million bond issue on July 31. Purpose of the bond to construct a pressurized system to serve the citys water uses The issue comes to a vote after two and one-hayears of analyzing and planning alternatives to meet Salmas expanding water needs. The pressurized irrigation system offers the most economical method for Salina to meet the anticipated increase in municipal water users from the present number of approximately 850 to a projected 1750 plus users in the year 2000. The irrigation system requires no expensive pumping or treatment as would improvements involving new wells and additional drinking water facilities. Since the irrigation system will work on a gravity flow principle, there will be no additional energy cost passed on to the city. The anticipated cost to the citys water users is currently estimated at a $200 charge for hooking up to the system and a monthly charge of $7 for each hook-u- p Costs are based on the assumption that part of the bonds will be sold to the Utah Water Resources Boards Cities Water Loan Fund and the remainder to the commercial bond market. The sale of $500,000 worth of bonds to the Water Resources Board under its no interest charge loan program will assure that the consumers price will remain close to the estimates currently being used. In addition, the City has been pursuing a grant from the Utah Community Impact Assistance Board to help reduce the cost of the project even further. The City Council has made the commitment that the projects bonds will not be sold until the aid from the state is sufficient to bring the project Salina prove a Tuesday, issue is irrigation lf ter its engine quit Saturday as the pilot was attempting to pull up over g WIPED OUT-- A plane valued at $120,000 was a total loss af crop-dustin- some utility lines near Venice. The pilot landed in an alfalfa field, but the plane overturned before coming to a complete stop. Crop Dusting Plane Makes Crash Landing The pilot escaped injury, but the pilot, was helped from the plane by persons who witnessed the accident, which occurred between 9 and 10 a.m. Saturday just north of Cowleys feed yard in Venice. The biplane is owned by Spanish Fork Flying Service. The pilot had crop dusting plane was totalled Saturday when it overturned while attempting to land in an alfalfa field near Venice. Tom Woodhouse, Spanish Fork, the $120,000 just made one dusting run and was going to pull up and over some utility lines m the area when the engine quit He attempted to land in the alfalfa field, and the plane travelled about 50 yards across the field before overturning and landing on its top. The plane, powered by a 650 horsepower Pratt and Whitney engine, carried 1,600 pounds of liquid chemicals. The pilot had pushed a panic button which releases the entire contents at once. to the citys water users at the estimated cost. However, until the citys voters express their support for the project at the bond election on Tuesday, July 31, not much can be done to gain the necessary commitments from the State. The election is the critical next step in the projects progress. Without the voters commitment on July 31, the project will falter and future improvements to the system will undoubtedly cost far more. The Mayor and Council urge every Salina voter to express his or her opinion at the polls, Tuesday, July 31. Beer Truck Overturns A Coors semi-tracttrailer loaded with beer overturned at 5 a m. Saturday morning about five miles west of Salina on SR 50 The driver, from Denver, drove too close to the right shoulder on a long curve, got off the highway, and couldnt keep the truck upright when pulling back onto the road, according to the Utah Highway Patrolman Bud Larsen, who investigated the accident. ' The truck fell over on its right side, doing an estimated $25,000 damage to the rig and its contents. The trucks cargo was transferred Sunday to another truck, and the wrecked umt righted and towed back to Denver. The driver sustained shoulder injuries in the incident, Larsen reported We had trouble finding a guard for the beer truck, the patrolman commented. We finally settled for a fellow who drank Oly . IPP Environmental Statements Three volumes measuring just under three inches thick comprise the draft environmental statement for the proposed Intermountain Power Project (IPP) electrical generating proposal to construct and operate a 3,000 megawatt coal-fire- d plant in Utah, now is available to the public for review. Copies are available at the Salina Sun Office in Salina, as well as the Richfield District Office of the Bureau of Land Management. Public hearings on the draft will be held Aug. 14 in Loa; Aug. 15 in Delta, and Aug. 16 in Salt Lake City, as well as in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Written requests to testify should be made to Donald L. Pendleton, district BLM manager in Richfield. Written comments on the statement will be accepted until Aug. 30 at the Richfield office. Both testimony and written comments will be incorporated into a final environmental statement. The Intermountain Power Project originally proposed a site at Salt Wash, near Hanksville in Wayne County for plant construction. An plant. The statement, which analyzes the environmental impacts of the IPP Paper Drive Is Saturday Saturday is paper pickup day for the Salina Lions Club. Salina residents are asked to box or bundle newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and tiie like and leave them on the curb in front of their residences. Lions Club members will begin collecting papers at 9 a.m. Saturday. Proceeds from the sale of the papers is used for Lions Club health projects. site near Lynndyl in Millard County was proposed because of possible air quality degredation in Capitol Reef National Park. alternative Through cooperation between Utahs Governor Scott Matheson and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, an Interagency Task Force on Power Plant Siting was established to find possible alternative plant locations. The Task Force, composed of Utah Energy Council members, federal agency representatives, and representatives of local government, recommended the alternative site near Lynndyl. The proposed plant would consist of 750 megawatt electrical generating units. Approximately four about 50,000 acre feet of water would be required annually for plant operation. Approximately 1,350 miles of new tran8,000,000 tons of coal and smission line would deliver power to cont. on page 4 TOURNAMENT WINNERS The Salina Orioles defeated Aurora 20-- il to take first place in the baseball tournament played in Gunnison. They got to the finals by defeating the and the Yankees, Braves, 10-- S1 4-- 3. 5, Pictured, from left, are (back row). Matt Burr, Kevin Serrano, Hal Koozer, Russell Smith, and Brett Stubbs; (front row), Jeff Edwards, Gaylon Springer, Thad Okerlund, and Shaun Williams. Team members not present for the picture are Reese Summerall, Daniel Black, Sammy Bates, Jeff Edmondson, Kelly Shaheen, Michael Hansen, and Mark Anderson. The Aurora Aces took second; Salina Eagles, third. New Motel Plans Ribbon Cutting clvT s Ribbon-cuttin- g ceremonies for the official opening of Salinas newest motel, Scenic Hills Quality Inn, will be held tonight (Thursday, July 26) at 7 oclock. Bob Feller, former pitching great; Salina Mayor Leah Conover, Salina Chamber of Commerce officials and tJ & '0& other y V v vf 7 LITTLE HELP-Ceradwarf has wheelbarrow, but doesnt do much work with it. The charming 'figure is part of flower bed at the home of Mrs. mic , . , . Evan (Beryl) Mickelson, 560 W. Main St. Mrs. Mickelsons home is one of those entered in the Salina Beautification Contest. Prizes for f Most Beautiful, Most Bean Older Home, "Most Improved Iffhr Home, and "Most Improved Older Home will be awarded in the contest. community and county dignitaries have been invited to the opening. The motel, which opened last month, is owned by Ted and Jenny Burr, who are Don Munk, Richfield, who was the general contractor, and Merlin Angle, president of Salina Motel, Inc. John Olsen, western development director for Quality Inns International, also will attend the ribbon cutting. The it motel, located just north of the Salina Interchange of has 39 rooms, including 11 Rooms have king and queen0, sized beds, television, and in dividually-controlle- d electric heat and Feller, selected baseballs greatest d living pitcher at the baseball centennial, was born Nov. 3, 1918, on a farm near Van Meter, Iowa. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians in July, 1935, at the age of 16. In his first start in 1936, he struck out 15 St. Louis Browns and established a new American League record later that season by fanning 17 Philadelphia Athletics. right-hande- He pitched the first of three nohitters on opening day in Chicago in 1940. Two days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, at the peak of his career, he enlisted in the Navy. He was discharged the latter part of 1945. He pitched for the Indians for 20 years (1936-195and was elected into Baseballs Hall of Fame in 1962. He and his wife, Anne, live in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. k BOB FELLER |