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Show Top Scholars Named at Annual Awards Program awards and three six students from Utah high schools received awards at the annual Sterling Scholars of Thirty central-souther- runner-u- Wayne with two each, and Piute and Tintic with one each. p places. n Delta High School had two first Bruce Lindsay, popular Salt Lake City television newcaster, hosted the program, which is sponsored by school districts and high schools in a region of central and southern Utah. place winners, while North Central Utah awards program Wednesday evening in the Manti High School auditorium, with 12 winning first places in the various categories. Sanpete, Wayne, Millard and Manti each received honors with one winner in the top bracket. runner-u-p South Sevier Richfield High School students 12 first place won six of the three; Delta, Gunnison First place awards were given to the following students: ty honors went to High School with six; Manti with four; Juab with Other several of the 13 schools involved with category awards inthe terspersed throughout evening. During the evening a program was presented by students of and VOLUME 59, NUMBER 16 English and Leanne Thompson, Literature, Richfield High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson. SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, APRIL Speech and Drama, Brian Science, Tod Harris, Richfield High School, son of Mr. and Mrs,. Richard G. Harris. Mathematics, Brian Monson, Richfield High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Monson. Harrison, Richfield High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Harrison. Social Science, Jeradleen Crawford, Richfield, High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Crawford. Art and Art Crafts, Mitchel Christensen, North Sanpete High School, son of Mr. and Mrs., (Continued on Page 2) Wursten, Richfield High School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wursten. Foreign Language, Michele 16, 1981 School Building Construction Is Going Great Construction on the new North Sevier High School is on schedule, and going great, according to Principal Tim Smith. manufacturer to authorize the sale of bleachers for one side of the main he said. Thats about 400 floor, 600 seats. The contractor, Valley Builders, has initial delay caught up a three-mont- h and currently plans on a Jan. 1, 1982 completion date. Workmen are pouring concrete and working inside the building, Smith noted, saying he . . . couldnt see bad weather slowing construction. Admitting having only the one section would be crowded, Smith noted that . . . something is better than nothing. Presently, the bleacher construction fund has about $12,000, the principal said. Right now, Im trying to get the -- He has not received an answer from the firm as yet. I appreciate those persons who have supported this project, he said, acknowledging that response to the drive to raise funds from the community to provide bleacher seating for the new school's gymnasium had been . . . less than I had hoped. " Sevier GOP Names New Officers terior partitions and concrete foundations are being erected and poured for the building, targeted for completion Jan. 1, 1982. Construction on the new North Sevier High School is proceeding right on initial delay. In- schedule, with contractors having made up for a three-mont- h School Board Approves Monroe School Farm , Garden The Sevier District Board of Education Thursday approved the final architectural drawings for the South Sevier Middle School to be built in Monroe, and the project will be bid May planned for the building, which he noted will prevent many of the roofing problems other districts are en- countering. Silver said the building will also have about half the lighting fixtures in the The board also approved a motion to halls that would normally be needed. sell a .61 acre site to the LDS Church for He said this measure will help to save energy. a seminary building. Silver of Silver, Allsop and Naylor, architects of Salt Lake City, told the board of several money saving that has generated some Section In This Issue controversy at Richfield High School is that Sherrie Jorgensen, one of two music teachers at RHS, will not have a e teaching job at the school next year. A meeting was held in the RHS auditorium April 1 and a citizen-studecommittee formed. full-tim- 14. Roy One cut The site the district plans to sell to the LDS Church for a seminary building is a .61 acre lot on the southwest corner of features incorporated into the a 29 acre plot of ground owned by the buildings design, as well as several district in Monroe. The remaining design features that will eliminate acreage will be used for the middle problems with a leaky roof and school. The board also plans to sell the church a half share of water, flooding. property will be sold for a price of The building will be elevated by $5,000. feet to The board also talked about cuts that making it higher than the ground around it to avoid the chance of may need to be made to bring the flooding, he said. Also, a pitched roof is budget in line. . Everything you need to know about farming and gardening is contained in this weeks special Farm and Garden Supplement in The Salina Sun. nt Supt. Bell said he met with representatives of this committee. He told the board that he had told the representatives that although the school has a good music program, the district may not be able to fund the program like it in the past because of a lean budget. This tabloid section is flower gardening, and tips on how to raise abundant crops no matter what you plant. In addition, there are advertisements from your friends who also have the right tools, equipment, seeds, fertilizers and other needs to help you in your farming and gardening this year. Bell said cuts in the music program are on a list of several items die board is looking at for cuts. He said the board the items will need to prioritize before decisions are made on the music program cuts. Several board members said, though, that they resented methods being used committee in by the citizen-studehying to gain student and community support in order to pressure the board. One method in particular which drew fire was that of music teachers using their students in order to pressure the board. 20-pa- geared to helping both the farmer and the gardner in obtaining the right fertilizer; preparing the soil right for both vegetable and Jerold Dastrup, Sigurd, was elected chairman of the Sevier County Republican Party Thursday evening during the annual party convention held at Richfield High School. Dastrup replaces Larry Breinholt, Richfield, who served for the past four years. Other officers named were Marge Fuellenbach, Richfield, vice chairwoman; Judy Dastrup, Sigurd, secretary, and Mary Hummel, Richfield, treasurer. They replace Patsy Daniels, richfield, vice chairwoman; Dave Steele, Richfield, secretary, and Ellen Anderson, Salina, Mary treasurer. terms are for two years. Several state officials from the party, as well as representatives from Utahs congressional delegation addressed All delegates of the convention. Rep. Thomas R. Christensen spoke briefly to the group, as well as Wilbur McDougal, national party committeeman; David Hansen, party executive director for Utah; Craig Call, representing Rep. James Hansen Garland Dennett, representing Sen. Orrin Hatch Karen Thorne, representing Sen. Jake Garn Val Oveson, state auditor, and Ed Alder, state ); ); (R-Uta- treasurer. Reduced Water Supply Predicted By Midsummer Water users on natural streamflow will have reduced water supplies by unless a much wetter than normal spring occurs, according to the W ater Supply Outlook. At Gooseberry Ranger Station, there were 37 indies of snow containing 8.9 inches of water, well below last years content (16.8 inches) and the average (12 inches). nt Light Up Your Life During Festival Week Light Up Your Life With the Arts is the theme of the Utah Festival of the - Arts Week, which will be observed next week with special programs and exhibits. An art display will be featured all week at the Salina Public Library, open from 3 until 7 p.m. daily. Paintings, sculpture and drawings from com-- . munity residents as well as school students will be featured. Mis. Ethna Larson, who is in charge of the exhibit, requested that exhibits be brought to the library by FYiday for display. Flora, North and Madolyn Elementary School, are representatives on the District committee which festival. Don School, Sevier High Salina local Sevier School organized the Bills, At the high school, a band program at 7 p.m. Monday in the gymnasium. The junior high band, the clarinet choir, and an instrumental quartet will perform. will be given The Pep Club Revue will be held Tuesday in the gymnasium. All phases of the arts dance, drama, and music - will be included in the performances, according to Flora. - -- present a special assembly at 11:30 a.m. Drama students will Wednesday in the auditorium. Contestants at the region speech contest will perform in scenes from plays, mono acting, pantomime, and dramatic and humorous interpretation. At Salina Elementaiy, a different phase of the arts will be represented each day, Mrs. Bills explained. Included are a dance workshop, where students will be taught' to square dance, a leathercraft session, and a special childrens theatre presentation, The Princess and the Pea," on Thursday. The play is presented by Snow College, which also will include a demonstration on stage makeup for the students. , The board discussed several ways of trimming its budget. Several proposals discussed were a shortened school days, year, reducing cutting programs and increasing the number of students per teacher. The board also discussed problems with low quality coal. A decision was made to advertise for bids for the coal for next year. non-teachi- The board also decided to grant permission to the North Sevier High School FFA chapter to borrow a district car to travel to Oklahoma City, Okla. for the National Land Judging contest, where chapter members will be judging soil samples. The chapter will be required to pay for gasoline and any other expenses incurred. The board also passed a motion to use a hydroseal material on the roof of the new NSHS building. The material will help prevent leakage and provide a cushion to prevent rattling when the wind blows. Board member Ivan Cowley said. Even though precipitation in March Easter Egg Hunt Slated Salina area youngsters up to age 12 are invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Saturday . Kids will hunt for eggs, beginning at a.m., at Salina Elementary School, according to Mel Briggs, who is in charge of the event for the Chamber. 9 Children will hunt for eggs in three age groups: One through four; five through eight, and nine through twelve. was twice the normal amount for the month in some areas, the snowpack for the lower Sevier River basin is only 70 percent of average as of April 1. At Pickle Keg Springs, there were of snow containing 10.9 inches of water. The figures also were below last year (22.9 inches water) and the average (16.1 inches water). 43 inches I Reservoir storage, however, is well above average, with all reservoirs in the Sevier River Basin either full or expected to fill soon. Water users in the area with reservoir storage rights are expected to have a good water year. At the Beaver Dams snow course in Canyon, there were 14 inches of snow containing 3.2 inches of water on March 29. Last year, the area had 16.7 inches of water, and the average is 10.6 inches water. le Mt. Baldy Ranger Station had 59 Salina Creek is forecast at less than inches of snow containing 16.4 indies half (43 percent) of normal, or 5,000 of water, compared to last years 30.8 acre feet, for the April-Jul- y period. indies of water and the average of 21.8 The Sevier River, however, is forecast indies. at 120 percent (60,000 acre feet) at Gunnison. Other streamflow forecasts in the area are Ephraim Creek, 55 percent of Soil moisture under the snow pads is normal; Pleasant Creek, 70 percent of still drier than average, and is normal; Chicken Creek, 45 percent of expected to soak up snow melt, the normal, and Clear Creek, 62 percent of normal. report says. At Farnsworth Lake, there were 56 inches of snow containing 14.2 inches of water when measured March 29. The total compares to 23.5 inches of water last year and an average of 19.5. The area received 9.09 inches of precipitation in March, compared to the average of 4.33 inches for the month. Piute Reservoir is listed with 49,900 acre feet for of average, while Otter Creek Reservoir listed of 37,270 acre feet for average. Sevier Bridge reservoir with acre feet is at for this time of year of 146,800 average |