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Show 2A The Summit County Bee Coalville, 84017 Friday, November 14, 1986 LIT . . As MTOMAL PAGE E v . . , I See It Letters to the Editor Top of the News The Summit County Bee (UPSf 4820) h published weekly for S10.00 per year in Summit County and SIS. 00 per year by Wave PubKthing Inc., (75 Wed 100 South, Heber City, UT 84032. POSTMASTER: Send addreH change to: The Summit County Bee, Coalville, Utah 84017. Readers Views V Dedicated to Serving Summit County RICHARD M. AND SUSAN F. BUYS Shirley B. Phelps, EditorCoalville Office Manager 336-550- Monday-Tuesda- 9-- 4 y Sharia Banz, North Summit Area Reporter, 336-201- 3 Bessie Russell, Kamas Office Manager 783-438- y 9-- dejong. South Summit Reporter, Randy Afton Monday-Tuesda- 4 783-226- Russell, South Summit Reporter, POSTAL IDENTIFICATION NO. 525640 J. 783-240- 4 0 i a column for the pubCc to voice their opinion. Letter to the ErStor mud be fubmitted prior to Tuesday noon, and mud bear the ffenature, ful name and ad- drew. Name mud be printed on letter! but may be withheld for lecairity reasons. Writer be ate Kmited one letter in two weeks. Please no endorsement letters. Preference given to short, typewritten (double spaced) letters, permitting use of writer's name. All letters' subject to condensation. Mai to: EDITOR, Boa 7, CoaMIe, UTAH 84017. Letter to the Editor, To the Citizens of Summit County: During the past election, Recently an advertisement for a treasure hunt appeared in a newspaper. Just the word "treasure" brings untold visions of wonderful things to my mind. I remember treasure hunts years ago. We would divide in to groups, each with a list of things to find and bring in and if we were first with the most, we would be the winners. The list always had impossible things to be found like green toilet tissue which wasn't even available at the stores, a penny with a date that would even make a coin collector envious, a fresh peach was always on the list during December and a newspaper clipping from two weeks ago. The list was so impossible, we usually just went for the easy stuff like a wilted carrot which we made sure was limp and wilted before we got back, a red pencil wasn't too unusual, and a comb with no teeth was pulled from someone's pocket and quickly made toothless. One treasure we would all love to find is a lost pirate chest. A chest full of gold coins and precious jewels can give anyone itchy fingers and a yearning to go to far away places and see the world. Or we dream of a mansion and an expensive car, naturally maids and chauffeur. wi had my wish of magical thing I could pull from a treasure chest-- . I would probably material things as high uoi p' If 1 priority items. As I have reached and passed the middle years of my life, I have changed where I ' placed my values. My treasures would be perfect bodies for the lame and handi- capped and good health for everyone; a perfect mind for the mentally ill; all the rights and freedoms we enjoy for all people in every nation. Doing away with lust, greed and abuse for our fellowman; a peaceful and tranquil, personality worldwide and harmony in every home. Then just to give us a slice of material things, a fun job for everyone with a paycheck big enough to pay all the bills with a nice percentage left over to have some fun. I'm sure even with these treasures" there would be unhappiness and discontent just as there is now. With a little hope and faith, we may all find our treasure chests already being opened for us, just waiting for the right time to come into our lives. day. Have you voted yet? Have you heard this somewhere before? You probably have if you are old enough to vote. This was an assignment that statements have been attributed to me which I did not make or inferences were drawn that were not intended by me. I have worked with Trooper Frank Marcellin as a fellow Peace Officer for over 12 years. I have the highest respect for Frank Marcellin as a Peace Officer and as a person. Louis A. Stevens . Editor Summit County Bee - like to thank Doug Simpson for his Letter to the I would Editor. He explained the problems with Kamas much better than I could have. Charles Hebden Kamas, Utah To All Kamas City Taxpayers. As your City Council members and Mayor we are always looking for more effective ways to save taxpayer monies. In .so doing we found that our street lighting was outdated. This brought us to have Utah Power evaluate our system. The results was installation of more economic lights that are more luminous. Since the lights are more luminous. Jack Mitchell, Alan Scates and Randy Taylor studied the lighting on Main Street and asked Utah Power to disconnect four lights on a temporary basis. They then kept close watch to see if safety had been sacrificed. It was found the streets are better lit with the new lights and four disconnected, than they were with the old system. This will be a savings of $130.00 per month of hard earned taxpayers money. We the City Council feel this action will put more dollars to work in other places where tax dollars are needed. We thank you for your support in our action. We, the City Council are offended when the Mayor is unjustly blamed for decisions made by the whole council. . ' i, IS CHRISTMAS REALLY SPECIAL TO YOUY Some of you have been asked to contribute to our Christmas paper this year. But there maybe other who have not been asked but would like to. We have not overlooked anyone intentionally. If you would like to contribute, we are looking for articles that would start I remember the Christmas or Christmases. . . We would like, about two typed pages, it may be a little less but no more. You may wish to tell about your Christmas traditions, family events, humorous or theme. serious, or anything else that would be on the Christmas The articles must be in to the Bee office, either Coalville or Kamas, r We must reserve the right to edit, reject and accept any articles nolater than November 1986- 21 - sub- mitted to the paper. FREE SCREENING FOR children from Free speech and hearing screening for It will be No charge. necessary. No three to five years. appointment from three to five oclock, December 2, 1986 at the South Summit school. For more information call Gail Salowey, pre-scho- ol Elementary 654-203- 3. SOUTH SUMMIT DISTRICT. BLOOD PRESSURE . I The Blood Pressure Clinic for the South Summit District will be a.m. at the South Summit held on November 24 from 9:00-10:3- 0 Senior Citizens Center. Appointments are not required. For additional information please call the Summit City County 280 East Center Street, Kamas, Health Department at 783-437- 4, Utah IMMUNIZATION CLINIC SOUTH SUMMIT DISTRICT The Immunization Clinic for the South Summit District will be 10:00 a.m. at the Summit held on November 18th from 9:00 CityCounty Health Department, Appointments are not required. 280 East Center Street. There is a $2.00 charge. SCHEDULE OF IMMUNIZATIONS 2 months DPT-Poli- o 4 months DTP-Poli- o 6 months DTP Jack Mitchell IS months Measles, Mumps, Rubella o 18 months Booster ' o 6 Booster years (TD every 10 years after 5 DTP) DTP-Poli- JUST THOUGHTS From Bessies Collection . A friend is one who can put a finger on our faults without rubbing it in. AUTOMATIC WASHER Hazel T. Marrott It turns out clothes so fresh and clean, with dials, timers, and clocks. But how much more wonderful if it turned out pairs of matching socks. d You Vote? by Julie Woolstenhulme "Hi, I am representing the FBLA (Future usiness Leaders of America) from South Summit High School. I am calling to remind you that today is election Top of The News Letters Publishers the FBLA members took on to contact all the voters in the community, and remind them to vote. This project was very fun for most of the members. They received many different comments, like: You better believe it, I am a true voter. or "Sorry, I forgot to register. Through the FBLA calling, we hope that more people took the opportunity to vote. 4-- DTP-Poli- For additional information please call the Summit CityCounty Health Department at 280 East Center Street, Kamas, the Mews 783-437- 4, Utah 84036. byt WIDem Utrecht With the Christmas rush nearly over, since it began more than a month ago, I guess I had best begin thinking of the holiday that precedes Christmas but often feels as if it follows the sacred day. Everyone talks about being thankful for this or that. Even the local papers do something to spotlight the thankful citizens around town. I would and should possibly steer clear of this age old pattern and talk of more important trivial matters. But, being one who is not that wise, and because I feel that there are many things to talk about with thankfulness, I will expound about my giving of thanks. I'm really a rather rude and many neat things that come my way because of her selflessness. most of my errors and rudeness are unintentional. Because of this I have often overlooked one of my most prized blessings, my wife. My rudeness and inconsideration often cause me to pass by the many wonderful things she does for me. I many times forget to drop a significant word of praise or thanks as she goes out of her way to help me at home and as I plunk away unskillfully at this beast before me (my typewriter). Instead I seem to notice the few things that annoy me rather than the my super wife. She is just what I need to become the best that I can. She even keeps the ten little inconsiderate person even if I am really grateful that I have Utrechts in line as the occasion demands, with love and fairness. Having traveled in many parts of the world, I have noticed people looking far and wide for that which would be of most value. Our noses seem to obscure the view of the best things in life because they are often .right, under our nose. You dont have to look far to find something to be thankful for. Could it be the little thing near you? Maybe it is your spouse, or your kids, as it is mine. Maybe we don't feel thankful for much, but if we follow the advice of anoted children's author, we will come to appreciate that which is ours. He spent the entire book telling the reader why heshe should be glad that they are not this, that or the other of numerous creatures and things. In the end he pointed out that we should be glad of who we are. I am thankful. Im glad I am . who I am. Maybe someone else near me will be thankful for me as I am thankful for them. In the long run, maybe just maybe, my kids may even tell me thanks. by Jack A. Olson When the facts are assembled, it makes me wonder if the current campaign waged by the Utah Education Association is anything more than a back door approach to an unreasonable teacher pay increase and massive tax hike. For months we have been bombarded by radio, television and newspaper advertising claiming that Utah taxpayers have shortchanged the states education system and that our schools need huge infusions of new money in order to upgrade teacher salaries and to match expenditures of other states. I have searched long and hard and find it difficult to demonstrate that there is a teacher crisis in the Beehive State. And the facts fail to prove that we have been pennypinching with our school teachers. The most current teacher union figures show Utah teachers drawing an annual average salary of $22,341. But conveniently excluded from this figure is a 5 state retirement contribution and career ladder money. Adding these, boosts the average wage to $25,166. The higher salary compares favorably with the $20,969 paid in Idaho, the $22,492 paid in Montana and the $22,526 received in New Mexico. Beehive average teacher salaries are not low compared to other states when considering Utahs high birth rate and the large number of new, fresh out of college, low on the schedule teachers. These are the new teachers which are hired each year to staff the new classrooms. This bottom end of the salary schedule loading, distorts Utahs average teacher salaries, particularly when these salaries are compared with wages in states with little or no student growth. Teachers in states .tend to have more years of service and are therefore on the high end of the salary schedule. Leading the doomsayers list is the threatened teacher shortage due in part, we understand, to an exodus of teachers to higher paying jobs. According to the State School office Utah's annual teacher turnover rate is about 6 a year and has not changed significantly since the middle 1970s. There is no reason for panic. th Since 1979 14,303 teachers have come out of Utahs colleges and universities. During the same period 11,566 new teaching positions have opened and been filled in Utah's school system. In the past six years there has been 2,737 more available teachers than available teaching jobs, and this does not take into account teachers who have left the system and returned. In any case, a 6 attrition is not extraordinary, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the annual turnover rate for all 1,392 teachers, given tl of making $5,000 more another job, 62 of the in private schools who rt and 47 in public schc "I would keep my I jobs." , Given the option oi mote money and tea months instead! of the nine or 10, or pf teAcl months and doing o! Sessional activities for mainder of the year, the said hands down that tk their 0 month nine-to-1- |