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Show r Thursday, December The Salma Sun 28, 1983 fi its 1983-8- budget approved $526.54 cluding $429, general up $1,000 government revenues from 1982-84 in- 3. the Salina American an American flag to the Fishlake District of the Boy Scouts; the state young adults asked Also in May, Legion donated for (but did not get) their own LDS branch; the Sevier District Board of Education said it would not raise the mill levey yet; and 51 seniors received their high school diploma. Bruce Briggs was named the outstanding athlete at NSHS; Alan Curtus was seriously injured in a motorcylce accident and a Salina family announced the turning of the old LDS church in Salina into an activities center. October news saw merchants again finance the Salina Chamber of Commerce Big Buck Contest, Sevier Valley Tech directors protest again the states proposed master plan for vocational education and the school board approved bleachers for North Sevier High School by including the proposition in a package where board members approved requests from South SEvier. None of this was too clear since the board discussed it all in closed session. The board said the bleachers could easily be in by January 1 but promised nothing. Elections were in November. The seven candidates from Salina gave their views at a Salina Chamber of Commerce sponsored luncheon. Elected to the Salina City Council were Nyals Andreason and Ross Marshall. Elected to Redmond City v , Council were Willis B. Hales and Gordon Johnson. Aurora voters elected Royce Mason, Gary Mason and Tet-r- Heath. Also in November two Aurora men dropped a lawsuit against Aurora City regarding the towns water local and no local ordinance; people won in the Big Buck contest and the Aurora Firehouse and City Hall was dedicated. Salina near Butch Cassidy pground. and state officials try to put way 89 back through Thistle. Cam- solved. High- November also saw the Wolves break another year-lon- g losing streak when the basketball team won three games in a row. Salina got its first brownie troop in December and an area art society-T- he Pahvant Society of Artists-g- ot its first showing. The beginning of December saw the jeep posse rescue stranded It Thanksgiving travelers up also saw the county commissioners approve a $2.7 million budget for 1984. Salina City officials meanwhile put partisan politics back in Salina December also brought a kidThe Kim Robinsons' napping. with cabbage patch as from stolen papers-wadoption his high chair one weekend right from under the wet cold nose of the babysitter. The case has yet to be December sad news revealed the of a SUFCo worker in a roof fall at the Companys Salina mine. death Good news, however, revealed the high schools going gung ho for computers and their potential uses for teaching students more effectively not only in the use of computers themselves, but also in the understanding of other fields such as physics, grammar, astronomy and mathematics. doll-comp- lete 0. But the big stories in November centered around the two fatAl vehicular accidents which occurred in the North end of the county. Ore claimed a life near Sigurd and the other killed one on State Street in June brought us the biggest story the statewide flood which in volunteer crews adn brought nationwide television crews to brotherhood watch Utah and sisterhood in action. of 1983 assumptions, models and theories that relate to the middle school Since every middle school teacher is required, technically, to be a reading teacher, Mr. Loosle said this how to course is particularly important for all middle school teachers. Comprehension, study skills and vocabulary are included, along with the basics of assessment and instructional tech -niques. student. Middle school is a transitional period for the adolescent child, and in the spirit of recognizing the uniqueness of this age group, a new word has been coined to describe This third course is called Understanding ABCs of Middle School. It is a discussion of Tuition for teachers currently teaching in middle schools or the junior high is being picked up by Sevier School District, according to Mr. Loosle. All others pay a regular fee. Credits earned are being counted toward lane changes that may mean salary increases for some teachers next year. them-transesce- nce. The Salina Chamber of Commerce announced its first annual Air Show to be exhibited at the Redmonds airport the weekend before July 4 and the school board announced a The $13 million budget for 1983-8town of Redmond celebrated its homecoming in June. An undercover narcotics operation netted 3 in the area and firemen quenched a blaze near the turkey farms. Unveils Because students and teachers have been excused from school a little early to allow teachers to attend these classes, principals have adjusted schedules, where possible, so students are not missing the same cbss every week, Mr. Loosle said. newly-qualifyi- Meanwhile in the North Sevier area alone, Jeri Marshalls brilliant and biting valedictorian speech roused the graduation audience (except for a few) to their feet in a standing ovation. A kidnapping had the jeep posse out searching for someone who was most probably not in the area and Bud Camp retired from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources after 25 years. Governor Middle School Certification Budget A budget designed to halt the decay of Utahs education system, bolster critical state services and prepare for expected spring flooding was unveiled by Governor Scott M. Matheson. The governors budget proposal for fiscal year 1984-8- 5 totals $2,421 billion, an 11.8 percent increase over FY 83-8- 4. The governor called upon Utah citizens, the bQsiness community and state legislators to look beyond the states immediate pressing problems to its needs of the next decade and even the next century. The greatest need of all, he said, is the requirement of 25,000 new jobs each year to satisfy the number of new job entrants into Utahs job market. The surest way to generate enough jobs, he said, is to equip Utah citizens with solid educational a workforce backgrounds characteristic that is higly valued by industry. Corrections Asks For $5 Million To Build Prison 4. In July, an air show, rodeo, King and Queen contest, parade and carnival highlighted the Fourth of cost activities. Several July estimates and meetings for flood victims were announced and a mosquito abatement program was asked for and started in the county then held up for a chemical study. Also in July an LDS missionary elder survived a 25 feet fall in the mountains near Monrovian Park but not without serious damage to his,, wrist. The county attorney, got the,,' ball in the landfill controversy when the Utah Health Department turned over the files concerning the citys alleged failure to comply with regulations. Meanwhile the holiday accident toll was announced as five injured. Auugst news saw Chrismtas hit early in Redmond with the towns being bombarded by hail that looked suspiciously like snow. County taxes were suspected of being raised by two mills and Ray Blackham became the first to file for city councilman in Salina. Sad news in August saw the gunshot wounding of an Aurora man in the head and a California woman being charged after the traffic deaths of two Provoans near Salina. Better news saw many North Sevier residents do well at the county fair but sadder news revealed the death of a Salina woman in a Wyoming car accident. news in August (and throughout the year) saw Jeri Marshall and Jason Flora clean up in every Fun Run they competed in. In late August County Attorney Don Brown announced that a decision concerning the Salina landfill would A mudslide at be imminent. caused a minor accident there. Good Believe it or not school, started in 25th to be exact. August September opened on a great note when the North Sevier High School Wolves football team beat the Parowan Rams ending a year-lon- g losing streak. Suzette Gurney was named Homecoming Queen and four cub scouts in one pack received the unFaith in God award precedented in cub scouting. The men faced burglary charges in September after an extensive involving police investigation several law enforcement agencies including the Salina police. The Sevier School district officially entered the computer age with the installation of several micro computers throughout the district. Nyals Andreason became the second person to file for Salina city council and Sevier County officers assisted in a $20 million drug bust in Emery County. Sad news in September was a man and a Salt critically injured on Lake man drown in Fish Lake. Great news saw Safinas Todd Peterson win a prestigious Rotary Foundation scholarhsip and Girl Scouting starts in Salina. Other good news was the county received $1,204,000 in flood relief moneys. .Bad news saw vandals maliciously slash and destroy Main Street trees. State wants The Utah Corrections Legislature Best v of 1983 If the Sun were eligible for the UPA photography award, this year (It is not since the paper won the General Excellence Award in 1983 for best overall newspaper in, its class in the state) we would select this picture as Best of 1983. It depicts three vacationing students cleaning up after a mud fight. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR to Division the appropriate regional prisons to alleviate overcrowding at the Utah State Prison in Draper. It hopes eventually to locate such facilities in each of the states seven judicial districts. Corrections officials add that use of regional centers enhances the possibility of inmate rehabilitation. The Richfield Council City unanimously supported the building of such a facility inside the city limits after a recent public hearing on the issue. The Legislature will decide whether to fund construction of satellite prisons during its y budget session, which begins Jan. 8. of 1984 $26.4 million for construction of five correctional facilities, regional including $5.3 million for a d jail in Richfield. Following are estimated costs of resource other regional four facilities listed ahead of the Sevier County site: Iron County, 48 beds, $4.7 million; Salt Lake County, 72 beds, $5.5 million; Davis County, 72 beds, $5.7 million; and Utah County, $5.2 million. The division wants to construct What is your opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to southern Utah. While there is no restriction in length, we request good judgment and letters which are to the point. Anything of a libelous liature OMtefamathm of character will not be considered for publication. Letters must be signed with the writers name and address, which must be published along with the letter. Deadlines for letters to the editor is 4 p.m. on Friday. The budget which I am proposing the Utah Legislature is an important investment in the future of the state of Utah, Matheson said. Even more important than the cost of this budget is the cost of not making this kind of investment. to -- rri pl JsLS Q Doing Our Job Editor: This letter is being written with the concurrence of the 29 elected county assessors of the state of Utah in response to a letter to the editor written by Lorin N. Pace. We want to state that we have a heavy responsibility to assess our local counties real property fairly, equitably, and in compliance with state statutes and laws. We affirm that at no time have purposely or overassessed any We are not reason. for any report only professional, being trained, in certified and experienced we are assessment but property honestly trying to do our best to administer our duties with limited under-assesse- d budgets. Let us add that at times, the laws passed by the Legislature and facotring ordered by the State Tax Commission have caused major inequities in our local assessments. This is why we have questions and objected to new legislation and laws which tend to create further equity problems and why we would support any legislation which would simplify administration and make taxation more equitable. Being elected by our local voters does not mean we play politics assessment with our counties valuations. Rather, by being elected officials, we feel a keen closeness to our electorate, pledging that we do our best to assess all properties fairly. There is no question that if our offices were changed to state appointed positions, the assessors could become puppets in the hands of the State Tax Commission and Legislature. The local taxpayers would truly lose a voice in local taxation issues and would seem to be taxes without representation. We, of course, understand that they are not taxed without representation because their representatives and senators in the Utah State Legislature are since they their representation, did assessors and a the law enacted not. However, the local taxpayers want access to the person who is actually responsible for. putting values on their properties. They want this on a continuing basis and not just at the time of the Board of Equalization or when their taxes are due. We believe they feel closer to a locally elected county assessor than they would to a state employee serving as assessor who may not even be a resident of the county in which he serves and may not even have his office in the county building. It is possible also that an assessor appointed and employed by the state may have problems with his employees who are working for the county. Personnel problems arise under all circumstances but they could be expected to be worse if the assessor were a state employee. We do not need an adversary role built into the relationship between the assessor and the staff. A county assessor should give all possible assistance to the all and possible Legislature cooperation with the State Tax Commission but his first loyalty should be to the people who elected him and he should be their spokesman with the Legisalture and the State Tax Commission. Many of us have had various concerns with the sales Ratio Studies published by the State Tax Commission which have been the basis upon which the factoring program has computed. It has turned out that there have also been fundamental and technical differences between the state and some county assessors. Since we no longer have a state reappraisal program, the Sales Ratio Studies have become very important to assessors and we are anxious that they be improved. should give The Legislature adequate funding to see that this program is as good as it can possibly be. The reappraisal program was very expensive and that is, at least in part, the reason for its abandonment. On the other hand, the Sales Ratio Study is very inexpensive in comparison, even if it should be overfunded two or three times as much as necessary. This is the thing we hang our hats on and it should not be neglected in any respect. , If we are to truly accomplish our uniform and task, goals assessments so we can properly fund the schools and services we have demanded, then it is high time we understood each other and work together to insure open communication and honesty from all parties concerned in the property tax issues. Sincerely trying to do our job! Stanford Fillmore Sevier County Asses' Buy an Apple" or Apple III Business System by years end and get a bonus from your Uncle. The Investment Tax Credit. It allows a small business to write off the cost of He an Apple over the next five years. Then get an additional return on your --Q- investment. The Apple Holiday Bonus. Over $1,000 in certificates good for discounts accessories and software. 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