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Show Volume Eighty Nine Tooele, Utah Thursday, April 19, 1984 Cost: - Twenty-fiv- e Cents Number In Rush Valley Motes Phone Block Faces Decision Rush Valley residents who purser-vid- e, companies. "Our problem is a perfect exam- Inc., a Salt Lake long distance phone company who has sold several dozen subscriptions in Rush Valley, for the past month has not provided its customers with service because of an independent telephone companys actions. Beehive Telephone Company, who installed an elaborate telecommunications system in Rush Valley last fall, has "blocked a specific function of its equipment in Rush Valley so that Compute-A-Cal- l subscribers cannot use a computerized number for long distance discount service. According to Art Brothers, president of Beehive, his companys actions were only in was using because Compute-A-CaBeehives Exchange Area Service (EAS) line. This line can only be used for local calls between Grants-villCity-base- d "self-defens- nars to help answer parents questions on educational issues. A Tooele seminar will be held on April 26 at 7 p.m. at the high school. On May 2, a seminar will be held at the Grantsville Middle School at 7:30 p.m. The theme for the seminars is "Lets Talk Kids, and all parents in the district are invited to sellers and independent phone International, l The Tooele Education Association is sponsoring two semi- p Monday. Compute-A-Cal- Sponsor Seminars systems because of this. Mr. Brothers said last January's break-uof Bell Telephone is responsible for the blocking because the FCC did not address the problem of remuneration between re- chased subscriptions from a discount telephone will soon learn if they made an following a Public Service Commissions decision due long-distan- TEA To pendents have also blocked their by David Bern ple of this, emphasized Mr. sold Brothers. "Compute-A-Cal- l subscriptions to Rush Valley residents, with long distance calls going through our EAS. With this approach, Beehive does not receive any revenue from a company making a profit off of our equipment." But wanting remuneration for long distance calls was not the singular reason for blocking the system, said Mr. Brothers. The Public Service Commission stipulates in its codes that Beehives EAS cannot be used for long distance communication. Mr. Brothers said if he had not blocked his system, his company would likely face complaints from the service commission. Mr. Brothers added that Rush Valley residents who paid a $35 fee e ll Tooele and Rush Valley. "What was happening is our EAS was constantly being jammed with we kept on long distance calls getting complaints that callers from Grantsville and Tooele couldnt get through, said Mr. Brothers. "Similar situations have been.. happening all over the state between resellers Gong distance companies) and independent phone companies, he added. "Other inde- - The project to revamp Tooeles main street is in full swing with road crews laying new culverts just south of the Union Pacific viaduct A UDOT spokesman says depending on weather, the project faces a mid-Jul- y completion date. The project Includes leveling, new sidewalk, curb and gutter in some sections, along with a fresh layer of asphalt. County Offices Filings Close Tooele Countys two incumbents commissioners will face opponents on the November ballot and there will be a Republican primary election to determine who faces the incumbent assessor. Filings for the state and county elected office closed Monday. Harvey LeFevre, who was narrowly defeated by Reed Russell for for Compute-A-Call- s service should try to get some of that money back. Another solution is if Compute-A-Cagives its subscribers an 800 number for long- e, . ll ... distance calls. "If Compute-A-Cal- gives its l Rush Valley subscribers an 800 - number, then everything will be OK, said Mr. Brothers. "Revenue return to phone companies' is worked into that system. "But, that means it will be more (Continued on page twelve) the county commission race in 1982, has hied on the Democratic ticket for the seat. He faces County Commission Chairman Charles Stromberg, a four-ye- ar two-ye- ar O I. -- j , i rTL ' & . posed for a seat in the state legislature. Glenn Caldwell, who was appointed as the county auditor when that position was created earlier this year, will also be unopposed. Although the school board filing deadline is not until June 27, Dennis Putnam has filed in district one; Jesse Ekenstam and Gene White jiave filed for district two; and Joe D. England filed for district Republican. Lee V. Bracken, a Republican, who is facing for the first time, will be opposed by Democrat Edwin St. Clair in the four-yea- r county commission race. Anne R. Dunyon, who was appointed as county assessor in 1982 at the passing away of F. D. Porter, has hied for the seat on the Democratic ticket. Three Republicans will meet in August primary race to determine who wil face Mrs. Dunyon. They are: M. Jack Turner, Richard Warner and Mark Bleazard. Beverly J. White will run unop- - three. The only justice of the peace to file for election in Tooele County is George V. Cook for the Lake Point precinct. Anchor Store Key To Retail Center t i r ss-t- o g-- S . in Tooele constructing a mini-maCounty. Boyd Applegate, president of Hartford Leasing Corporation, says that his company will put a retail center in Tooele if a major grocer guarantees its participation. "The only thing blocking the project is landing an anchor store, said Mr. Applegate. "If we can get that, well go ahead and put the project up in Tooele." Mr. Applegate added that several major grocers have shown interest in the project, because there is a lot of untapped potential in Tooele. "We know there is a lot of money leaving Tooele and going to Salt Lake City, said Mr. Applegate. "We feel there is great potential for a real good retail center in Tooele." According to Mr. Applegate, the retail center will consist of a major mote) Is being constructed in the Lake Point area by the Fred Hale Construction Co. of Grantsville. The motel Is owned by Joe D. England, Tooele, and Is expected to lure tourists and truckers. 20-un- lt Motel Construction Begins Lake Point may not be among the top 10 tourist areas in the state but construction has begun on a motel project to encourage tourists and truckers to spend the night in the Lake Point area. The motel is on the east side of Highway 36 and adjacent to the Texaco service station. Motel management hopes to lure truckers from the Salt Lake 76 Auto Truck Plaza which is in the vicinity. 20-un- it ' "Ive been studying the area for one year, taking a traffic count and studying the amount of trucks that stop in the area and felt a motel would be feasible, said Joe D. England who owns the new business. He expects both tourists and truckers to patronize his new motel. Construction began two months ago and the structure should be completed in June. Hale Construction Company of Grantsville is the contractor and is using six workers structure. to complete the k Along with the 20 units the motel wil include living quarters for a manager. all-bric- Mr. England said he has not decided on a name for his new business enterprise. participating in one of the seminars. Parents may select from among several topics at the seminar, including teacher evaluation, cultural awareness in the classroom and childs selfesteem. Other topics include: how parents can help at home, teacherstudent rights, assertive discipline, career ladders and merit pay. THS Senior Is Merit Scholar A Tooele High School senior has been selected as National Merit Scholarship winner and will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the college of his choice. Luke Call, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anson V. Call of Tooele, was one of 14 Utah high school seniors to receive the scholarship. Paul Skyles, district director of secondary education, said that Tooele School District has national merit scholarship winners nearly every year. "The competition for that scholarship is very stiff because of the high number of college-bounstudents who enter," Mr. Skyles said. "We are very proud of Luke and also the other winners that we have had throughout the years. quickly. Even though most of the project still rests on the drawing board, the land site for the project has already ll Lake Point Motel participate. "The intent is to share with parents information about educational changes and how their role is effected, said TEA President Sandra Shepherd. She said that parents who attend will gain a new perspective on the effect of current education change its local impact. The TEA president urges parents to become actively engaged in the future of their children by grocery store and six to eight smaller retail spaces. He added that if a store anchor can be acquired, the other smaller spaces should fill A retail center for Tooele will become a reality if a major grocer agrees to be an anchor store, says a leasing corporation interested in A d been chosen with negotiations underway. "The best site available is located immediately south of 10th North, said Mr. Applegate. "Were currently working on a land price with the county commission and weve pretty much agreed on a price with an option to buy." Mr. Applegate stressed that if a grocer anchor cannot be acquired, his company will not attempt to install the project. But, if that hurdle can be crossed, a late-fal- l opening date could be a reality. "Usually the paperwork for a project like this takes longer than the actual construction," said Mr. Applegate. Sorry Folks, Its Winter Again Local weather forecaster Steve Hatch says a major Pacific storm has moved into northern Utah, loaded with plenty of cold air and snow. By tonight, very cold air aloft will increase snowfall with a thunderstorm or two likely. Friday offers no respite from the storm, with periods of intense snowfall predicted. Two feet of new snow may hit the moun- New Magazine Debuts In Transcript A weekly feature magazine will be supplemented to the Tooele Transcript beginning with todays issue of the Transcript. tabloid magazine will offer The readers a variety of artiTranscript-Bulleticles, columns, features and photography that will enhance the quality of the newspaper. The new magazine received its name through a contest sponsored by the newspaper. Over 125 names for the magazine were entered with Ray and Wendy Garbett of Tooele submitting the winning entry of "Reflections". The contest winners were handed two tickets to a Utah Jazz game and also a free night's lodging at Salt Lake Citys Sheraton Hotel. Dave Anderson, veteran advertising layout specialist and political cartoonist for the Transcript designed the mast head of e n Reflections. Included in the magazine will be a historical serial, human Interest stories and photography, crossword puzzles, reviews, comic strips, home and garden tips, video news, medical and legal advice columns, Ann Landers and complete network and cable television listings. In fact it is the television listing which serves as the nucleus of Reflections. It has been six years since the Transcript began publishing a weekly television listing with the Thursday issue of the newspaper. In July of 1980 Tooele homes were able to connect their idiot boxes to numerous cable stations whose signals were transmitted via satellite. The various cable packages includsports station, ing movie channels, s religious programming, from Atlanta and Chicago and all day news. The Transcript weekly TV listing included all cable programming which made the insert even more useful to our subscribers. Well, the time has come for a change. It is a big change and we feel that Reflections will strengthen and enhance our newspaper by turning the weekly TV listings into a quality 24-ho- "super-station- community magazine. Reflections is going to hang around the household for the entire week. Not only will it rest on top of the television seven day a week, we expect that it will be tossed at the foot of Dad's easy chair and near the kitchen table where it will be handy for everyone in the family. Reflections will provide something for everyone. If you have youngsters in grade school you can bet dollars to doughnuts that on Thursday evenings they will grab Reflections and quickly flip to the comic section. The magazine will offer challenging and thought-provokin- g Forty-si- x crossword puzzles, tains from this storm, with several inches accumulating the valley floor. However, Saturday afternoon appears to be the light at the end grounds of movie and television personalities, you'll be a devoted reader of Cheryl Lavins "Fast Track" column. Tooele County residents will get first hand advice on home beautification, gardening and home economics as you read informative articles by Wade Bitner and Halcyon Robins of the Tooele County extension office. cryptograms and even an opportunity to devise your own crossword with diagramless. Readers of Lee Nelson's serialized "The Storm Testament" will be itching for the following week's segment as Dan Storm flees n Missouri law and mobs to face fiercer destiny in the Rocky Mountains. If you are confused by all the happenings of the electronic world, there's a Californian of the tunnel, with gradual clearing by late afternoon. Sunday should be mostly sunny, with fair skies returning by Monday. Mr. Hatch says expect cold temperatures during the storminess, with the mercury not passing the low to mid 20s at night. Transcript subscribers felt a void when Margaret Van Noy retired from writing her who has a lot of the answers to your Friday's high will be in the weekly "Profiles" two years ago. Well, Maggie is back and she will be writing our lead feature stories every other week. You have probably seen the byline of in a number of magaRichard Barnum-Reec- questions. He is Joe Saltzman, chairman of Broadcasting in the University of California School of Journalism. His syndicated column "New column on Video" is an the complexities of video in its many forms. He reviews movies, games, and films that appear on video. Local attorney and public defender Alan J. Jeppescn's column "Legally Speaking will address legal topics that are of interest to our readers, while- Dr. G. Timothys Johnson's column "House Calls" will offer practical preventive advice as well as other helpful medical tips. lower 40's, warming to lower 60s by Sunday. By Monday, warmer temperatures are expected, with a high in the upper e 60's. But, adds Mr. Hatch, do not get your hopes up for continuous good weather, because another storm wil reach Utah by Tuesday night with more cold air and moisture. zines and newspapers. Now Utah's leading free lance reporter will be writing feature stories for Reflections as he travels throughout the valley seeking out local human interest stories. With Margaret Van Noy and Richard we have two of the top feature writers in the state on board and you'll agree after absorbing just a few of their stories. But Reflections is more than all of that. It is your magazine. We will consider publishing your written work in the weekly magazine and, of course, we are always open for your suggestions on how we can improve - Barnum-Reec- You may not always agree with her, but you will be reading Ann Landers weekly as her advice column becomes an anchor in Reflections. 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