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Show pp' qqO0' UB4' 46 Ic A 300 AO 3 - GOV- rvn- - un RAAl' SAU fl Volume 66 Number 38 Back to School Night tonight District Six of the American Legion will hold their Fall Conference at Salina Post 36 Hall on September 24. Social hour begins at 1600 hours and will be hosted hy District Six. Dinner at 1900 hours will be followed by the District Meeting. Menu will include chicken Cordon Bleu, baked potatoes, green beans, salad, cake, coffee, punch. Cost for the dinner is $7 per plate. Each Commander is asked to contact the following with the number of those who will attend from their Post: Harmon Oglesby, 529-336or Una Gay Diamond, Cecile Sittre, 6; 529-736- 529-738- 7; 9. American Legion sets Conference North Sevier Middle School will hold its First Back To School' night tonight, September 21, at 7 p.m. A general meeting will be held in the auditorium where teachers will be introduced. Parents will then meet with each teacher in ten minute sessions, and learn of the programs to be presented this year. The PTA will provide and cookies for the event. punch PTSA sets meeting on Tax Initiatives The public is invited to attend a meeting at the North Sevier High School Audito- rium on Wednesday, September 28, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by the P.T.S.A. and will concern the proposed Tax Initiatives that will appear on the November Ballot. Everyone is urged to attend. Deadlines Deadlines for the Salina Sun are Friday for stories and news items; Monday at Noon for ads and photos. There is no charge for announcements of weddings, funeral services, club births, news, church news, personal news items. We do charge for Cards of Thanks, $3; First Birthday, $3; and our classified ads, which are $3 for the first 20 words, and ten cents for each additional word. This is your newspaper. We ask you to call us with your news items and photo or story ideas. Thanks for your help. Price 35 Cents Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1988 Sevier School Board lays plans to dealwithtax initiatives if approved Districts School Sevier Board of Education has taken a close look at what the passage of proposed tax initiatives would mean to the district, and has made some decisions about how to comply with the possible $1.1 million that might be lost from the budget. An 18pagedocumenthasbeen prepared by Superintendent Brent L.Rock, and staff and faculty have received copies to help them understand the implications of the proposed initiatives. District officials have emphasized that school employees may not, on school time, do other than explain or answer questions about the facts the documents presents. If school employees are pro or con on the issue, thats their business, Dr. Rock stated, but guidelines from theStateOfficeofEduca-tio- n forbid them to preach pro or con on school time. We dont intend to use scare tactics, Dr. Rock said, but we want to tell the truth and let the public know exactly what we will do. On previous occasions when budget cuts have taken place, the Board has done everything it could to protect students from being hurt by the effects of such cuts; however Supt. Rock says that this may not be possible this time. According to a best scenario drawn up by the Board, some of the budget "juggling involves adding charges rather than reducing services. First on the list is charging rentals for community use of school buildings. Next is $75 textbook charge for students in grades 9 -- 12. actions those Following would come a 30 cent raise in the price of school lunches - to $ 1 .30 for elementary students, and $1.40 for secondary. According to Karen Pace, School Food Service Director, a price hike historically means a comparable drop in participation, which she estimates would be 30 percent In that case, 30 percent of her 38 school lunch workers would have to be laid off. Next would be the elimination of summer music programs; regular music programs would not be affected. Eliminating upkeep of media materials in the school libraries is the next item, which would mean that damaged books and equipment would not be repaired. Continued on Page 2 UTAH S BIGGEST CROP: Utah has more school age children any other state in the union, and seeing that they get a good education is the top priority of the state's school system. Three tax initiatives wil appear on the November ballot which will fluence the direction the state's education will take in future years, I an Passage of tax initiatives would cut $689,968 from Sevier Co. budget Local tax revenues in Sevier County would be cut by $689,968 if the tax initiatives are approved by voters in November, according to the Utah Foundation. According to the Foundation study, the reduction in Sevier County would impact county government by If ' J V i i M ' ti NO DOUBT NOW: Last nights frost left a blackened trail through the valley, and reminds us that this is the week that Fall officially arrives. It wont be long until were turning that clock back again and winter days will be short. Its a good time to head for the hills and enjoy! B $ 120,7 1 6, local schools by $347,826 cities and towns by $19,408, and special taxing districts by $22,304. In addition, if the initiatives are approved, sate aid for local road purposes in Sevier County would be cut by $179,715 and state aid for local schools would be reduced by an indeterminate amount Based on the best information available at this time, total state and local tax revenues in Utah would be reduced by $329.7 million if all three of the tax initiatives are approved. This includes a reduction of $184.9 million in local property taxes under Initiative A, a reduction of $141.4 million in state tax revenues (sales tax, cigarette tax, income tax, gasoline and diesel fuel taxes under Initiative B, and $3.5 million from income tax credits for families with children in private schools under Initiative C. Foundation analysts point out that Utahs economy appears to be growing after three years of stagnation. As a result, the reductions that would occur if the tax initiatives are approved might be partially offset by this growth in the tax base and in the tax revenues. Supporters also claim that passage of the initiatives might stimulate the economy further. The total reduction in the property tax, on the other hand, might be greater than the amount currently estimated, because actual property values in Utah have declined during recent years and, in somecases.are below those indicated on the property valuation notices. If these discrepancies are corrected, it would result in reduced property tax collections and would create an additional revenue loss. The report indicates that state general fund revenue (which is used to finance higher education, social services, corrections, health, general operations, the judiciary, natural resources, community and economic development, business, labor and agriculture, capital outlay, debt service, etc.) would be reduced by $70.1 million under Initiative B. This is Continued on Page 2 Sevier County lists Primary winners Turnout was low in most areas for this years Primary Election, according to Sevier County Clerk, DeVon Poulson. Results are as follows: Tom Christen, the incumbent, came out ahead of M. John Hales, 1455 to 1110. For the two year Commissioner Race for the Republican candidate, Jay F. Gardner received 1228 votes, while Paul Turner received 1162. Voting for the Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative District No. 3, saw Craig S. Oliver net 125 votes, while Robert W. Stringham received 110. Non Partisan for Sevier County School Precinct No. 4 saw Judy Olroyd receive 23 1 votes; Dale Albrecht Jr., 161; Jerold N. Johnson 175; and Jerry Hansen, 98. Lions Club will sell donated papers The Utah Recycling Corporation of Salt Lake City has agreed to purchase the newspapers the Salina Lions Club has collected for the past year for $32 per ton. Lions Club members will be loading the 28 foot trailer during the evenings of September 20, 21, 22, and 23, beginning at 5 p.m. at the storage warehouse located at Nelsons Sunbeam Coal Yard. On September 14, a detail of nine Lions members worked during the evening on the North Sevier High School track complex. All railroad ties have been sawn off, most of the weeds have been removed, and preparations are underway for forms to add cement Lions Club president Kent Nielsen, has obtained approval from BLM to permit access to bring materials up Gum Peak to whitewash the Nielsen reports that the president of the Senior Class of North Sevier High School has requested first choice to accomplish this proj- S. ect. On November 9, the Richfield Lions are celebrating sixty years since their charter date. They have asked that the members of the Salina Lions Club join with them in this celebration. |