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Show r.t 3,1 f THE Inside the Bee Summit County Cooks Meet Your Neighbor Top of the News Happenings Senior Citizens News School News Town News Health Notes Home and Safety Tips Summit County Dedicated to Serving Summit County i CpaMIe, t41 UT 84017 - Friday, December 6, 1985 - Volume 46 Number Forty-Nin- e New Insurance North Summit Salary Boosted Agent in Kamos The Farmers Insurance Group has a new agent in Kamas. Walter Ludlow has been an agent for Farmers for three years now and has had an office in Park City. Since Walter has business in Kamas, he decided to set up a Kamas office in the Main St. Mall in downtown Kamas. He will be in the Bleu Ave. Building (old green hall). Mr. Ludlow has access to a large computer system for the national company. So as far as service goes, no one can touch Walter. To get access to this computer there is an in state toll free number that goes directly to the computer and can answer any questions anyone may have. This number, however, is not for those wanting to apply , for insurance. Appointments can be made with Mr. Ludlow from 1 . Farmers Insurance Co., Walter Ludlow -- p.rn. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Three years ago, the Farmers Insurance Co. was the Uth largest in the nation. Now, the company is fourth largest, second largest in fire insurance. Because of the size, price is not a variable for the Farmers Group, because they are' competative with other companies. The real factor in insurance is service. I plan on being here a long commented Ludlow. time, I Though it isn't feasible for Walter to be in his new Kamas office all the time, the toll free 800 number is available all the time. Again that number- - is Teacher salary schedules in the No. Summit School District were boosted bv an average of $1,327 or 7.56 this year. This was reported by Utah Foundation. the private research organization. in its regular annual analysis of teacher salary changes in Utah. In addition to this overall increase in the salary schedules, most teachers in the district also received a normal experience increment that averaged $752. Thus, the total increase for most teachers .in the No. Summit School District amounted to $2,079 nr 11.85. Teachers who arc at the top step in the salary scale, of course, will benefit only, from the change in the salary schedule. According to the Foundation report, the beginning salary for a classroom teacher in the No. Summit School District amounted to $15,492 this year. The salary schedules provide regular increases for experience and for added academic training. As a result, experienced teachers with a master's degree receive a maximum salary of $25,419 in 1985-8nr about 64 more than a beginning teacher, with only a bachelors degree. It would take 1 2 years to reach this maximum salary level. Foundation analysts point out that the above amounts arc taken from the published district salary schedules and are based on approximately 184 working days nr about nine months of service. The Legislature also appropriated more than $30 million to fund a career-ladde- r programs in the various local districts. This could funds for provide additional teacher salaries in Utah. A teacher with a bachelor's degree who began teaching five years ago in the No. Summit 6. . .1. if ; w: . Building Gets Facelift the help of a lot of volunteers, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers building in Coalville is having some badly needed remodeling taken care of. The cement blocks that make up the outside walls have, over the years, deteriorated to a point of letting moisture into the walls causing plaster to crumble and fall. Also, water has leaked through the walls from the rain guttering. The building has been very hard to heat because of either no insulation at all or very poor quality. With The Daughters have worried about the conditions in the building and the relics for quite The relics are some time. priceless and irreplaceable should they be damaged. By sponsoring different things at the Summit County Fair and making quilts to be sold or raffled, the money was finally D-D- ay acquired to buy the materials. The Coalville Lions offered to help and Mr. Kelly Wilde was asked to be the one to spearhead the remodeling, which he graciously accepted. Kelly has spent many hours and also Frank Tooele, insulating, rewiring, putting up sheet rock and paneling. Many others have helped also and have pledged their support until three walls will be completed along with a few other projects. There are some very interesting facts about this historic e building along with some names. On the 10th of November, 1931, a Summit County Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized with Viola Morris Knudsen chosen as the County Captain. She at once became active in organizing the individual County camps. The Coalville DUP Camp was organized in November of unfor-getabl- on Trafficway s Set for Friday the 13th The Utah Highway Patrol announces that Friday, the 13th of December, 1985, will be an unlucky day for drunk drivers." Additional enforcement of at least 50 extra troopers will be made on that day. Strong enforcement emphasis will continue during the holiday season. This activity will kick off the Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Week December 15 . 21. This is a national commemoration as well as one officially proclaimed by Governor Norman Bangerter. Citizens are encouraged to do two things for Friday the 13th the Awareness Week' and throughout the 'holiday season. y, friends don't let First, friends drive drunk. Intervene, or better yet, always have a designated driver, someone not using alcohol or drugs to drive home after the party. Second, in or around traffic report any apparently impaired drivers to the highway patrol or local police agency. Any driver who turns too wide, straddles the center line, appears drunk, has near misses, weaves, or shows any erratic driving patterns may well be A total of 250,000 Americans have died in the last 10 years in alcohol-relate- d crashes. Every effort should be made to hold back this epidemic. under-tne-influenc- e. 1921 and the first meeting was held on January 14. 1932. Bardell Evans was chosen as the Captain. In February of 1947, Coalville City gave the DUP Camp permission to build a DUP building on the east side of Main Street. They were given a 99 year lease on the ground for a fee of SI. 00 to make a legal and binding contract. If they failed to keep the building as a meeting place and storage for pioneer relics, the building and ground would revert back to Coalville City. The relics had been stored in the Summit County Courthouse. The building was built in 1948 and dedicated November 27, 1949. The first meeting was held in the new building on April 5. 1948, with 14 members present, before the building was dedicat cd. ' Before the building was available, meetings were held in the Old Rock School House located on Main Street and also in the Coalville Relief Society Building. The building was built under the direction of Frank and Andrew Hobson with others helping. Cost of the building without the steps and drainage tank was $3,923.37. The aim of the DUP organization is primarily an organization for the gathering and publication of pioneer histories, to preserve the relics of the past and their association with our pioneer history so that the memories and incidents of pioneer life may always be remembered. To become a member, one has to be able to establish blood relationship with a family member who came to Utah before the railroad or before 1899. The present membership is dwindling as the stalwart members are getting older and the younger potential members do not take the opportunity to join and carry on the work. The present Captain is Kathleen Blonquist ' and charter members of the camp still living are Clara Copley and Mabel R. Larsen, both of Coalville, Naomi Zumbrunnen Dearden living in Los Angeles and Viola Morris Knudsen living in Orem, Utah. -- School District received a starting salary of $11,585 per year. Over the past five years that same teacher would have received increases totaling $4,917 in salary schedules adjustments plus $2,751 in annual experience increments. In addition, reductions in the required retirement contributions would have added $760 to the teacher's take home As a result, the total pay. increase to the teacher would have amounted to S8.428 or over this 72.7 period. The Foundation report oberves that the average salary paid to classroom teachers in Utah last was $21,307. year (1984-85- ) in the with $22,894 compared eight Mountain States and $23,546 in the United States as a whole. These salary differences, however, are largely offset by the fact that Utah pays more of the employees' share of the retirement costs. a fringe benefit not five-ye- ar generally available in other slates. When a comparison is made of the salary levels for all instructional personnel (teachers, principals. supervisors, guidance personnel, librarians, etc.). Utah is approximately equal to the U.S. and the Mountain States averages according to the Foundation. The analysis shows that the average salary for all instructional personnel during 1984-8was $24,475. compared with $24,457 in the Mountain States and $24,569 for the nation as a whole. Again, inclusion of the special retirement fringe benefit provided by Utah would make the total compensation for all instructional staff members in Utah somewhat higher than Mountain States and U.S. averages. South Summit's Schedule will he printed when the Bee receives 5 it. Candidaes Nominated For Office of Clerk The Summit County Republican Party Central Committee, convened on December 3, 1985, at the Summit County Courthouse for the purpose of nominating three candidates for the office of Summit County Clerk. The nominees will be interviewed on December 11. by the Summit County Board of The County Commissioners. commission will select the clerk. The new County Clerk will serve from January 1, 1986 to December 31. 1986. Reed Pace. Summit County ClcrkAuditor. will remain Co- unty Auditor and will, complete his term in that office. The Central Committee voted to nominate Doug Geary. Dennis Marchant. and Kent Jones. Summit County Rep. Chairman. Preston Marchant presided and Bille Sue. McNeil. Rep. Party conducted the election. Chairman Stan Leavitt and Com. Cliff Blonquist attended the meeting. Vice-Chairm- National FFA Poultry Contest Held team arc: Travis Kcurl. Lance Stephens. Darrell Atkinson, and Kyle Woolscy. The North Summit F.F.A. State Poultry team met recently with the superintendent of the contest, Mr. Les Olsen, State supervisor. Topeka. Kansas. The team was accompanied by their advisor. Lloyd Marchant of Coalville. Utah, the placings of the individual team members went Travis Kcarl - Silver Medal; Darrell Atkinson - Bronze Medal; and Lance Stephens - Silver The team was one of 37 poultry teams participating in the poultry contest at the 58th national F.F.A. convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Members of the 0f VWENTIOH pfc NArir; f Medal. The team received a silver rating with a silver plaque. The national F.F.A. Poultry contest is a special project of the national F.F.A. Foundation. Inc. sponsored by Victor F. Weaver. Inc., New Holland. Pennsylvania and Hubbard Farms. Walpole. New Hampshire. It was a fun time and a great experience. v NATIONAL FFA POULTRY CONTEST ttCWOMD ir VKH4 MO MMU HAM VrUVIt IM. North Soouolt Fool try Coo teat Teuo. mum? i o 4 si |