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Show yirmywin.,'n'ini i(trryT' 4A Emery County jjw vy u u v forum What? Me arrogant? the editor: To I promise this is the last letter for awhile. I understand from the let- ters in the last issue that some folks feel that I am arrogant, that I dont know what Im talking about and that I am slinging mud for Steve Stream. Well, the first is probable, the second is possible and the third is an outright lie. I believe both candidates for sheriff waged a relatively campaign. There are perhaps some supporters on both sides (like those who invented Linda Bown and Michael Broch, mud-fre- e over-zealo- us Lamars imaginary friends from Salt Lake), but the candi- dates themselves have shown admirable restraint. The bashing I took in last weeks issue does not upset me, but it is puzzling because I am not the candidate and am of no importance. The only sentiments I expressed in the paper were: 1) Stream should not have to take leave of if(i - T I11 absence to campaign and 2) the deputies should put their names to what they write. If that is mudslinging then I am confused. I would like to reassure Joann Shannon that I only ever speak for myself. I do not presume to speak for my wife, my friends nor anyone else. My opinions are my own and I sign everything I write; the editor decides if it is printed. This white-brea- d county of is ours a nearly homogeneous society. My purpose in writing is to stimulate discussion and grease the thought-gearThat three people took the s. time to write letters to express their opinions and bash me about just tickles me pink. I am very grateful that I can say the things I do with relative impunity, and that Ive been allowed so much space in this column over the past nine years. No opinionated, arrogant curmudgeon was ever treated better. Michael Briggs Lawrence iw Legion says thanks the editor; The American Legion who participated in our successful Meet Your Candidates Night, and a special thanks to the city for their help. American Legion Auxiliary, Ferron Auxiliary, Ferron Unit 42, would like to thank all those Historical Society holds Oct . session in river museum The John Wesley Powell (JWP) Museum at Green River was the setting for the October 16 General Membership meeting of the Emery County Historical Society. Severed members from this side of the county enjoyed in making the trip over the lovely Indian summer weather, metny visiting the museum for the first time. 1-- Interested and historic minded citizens of Green River hosted the meeting and made introductions. Joan Ekker, who grew up in another part of the country and now works for Green Riv- er City, injoys roaming through the old Green River cemetery researching names and dates and upgrading the cemetery records. She carried with her her most recent find just an old piece of board with a couple of nails that at first doesnt appear to be anything unusual but the few faintly distinguishable letters and numerals she found after cleaning off the mud make it a very valuable grave marker that she is now trying to piece together with other records. She drew our attention to the direction that the nails were pounded in the board which is also a puzzle that she intends to solve by talking to some of the older folks in the area Joan has done extensive research on that particular cemetery and has pages of information that she has gathered. She also collects all kinds of data on lots of the early residents of Green River and servicemen and women. Ron Taylor, a park ranger at Goblin Valley, was the guest speaker for the evening. Dressed in his mountain man attire, he related the history of the mountain man era and rendezvous. He told of how he had become interested in the mountain men and how he had come to get his nickname Griz. His rendition of Me and My Horse, Jake, in the 1800s was most entertaining, leaving the crowd with a sample of the tall tales that mountain men made up all year just to pull on each other at rendezvous. Ron is the author of Hunting Humor, a book of cartoons on the modem hunter, now available through the Historical Society. Mayor Royd Hatt spoke briefly of the success of the JWP museum and the future plans to add more exhibits to the already splendid tourist attraction and display of history. The society hopes to pull the county together tighter by holding at least one meeting a year in Green River to meet and greet the people there and learn of the interesting things they are doing with the exciting and colorful history of that area. Muriel Smith has written a book and will be a guest speaker in the future. Dr. J. Eldon Dorman of Price will be the guest speaker of the next General Membership meeting to be held on Nov. 14, 1990, at the Emery County Courthouse Commissioners Conference Room upstairs at 7 p.m. Dr. Dorman n in this area not is only for his services as an opthalmologist but as an avid supporter of research, education, and preservation. His lecture, Prehistoric Indian Rock Art of the San Rafael Swell is sponsored by the well-know- Humanities Speakers free Bureau, a public service from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities. The lecture is being offered to create greater support and a more informed community toward the new museum currently under 4. Talk about your By Dr. A. Ernest Weeks Emery School superintendent interestring. - - the Emery County Museum are appreciated and can be mailed to P.O. Box 1088, Castle Dale, UT 84513. Financial support for the Pioneer Museum and the new Science Museum are Contributions to needed. Kent Petersen, museum director, will be on hand to give an update on the museums, their needs and progress. childs strengths and weaknesses. guest editorial a plan to help in school. succeed child your In return, the school will receive valuable information that will help us improve your childs educational program. What can you do to pre5. Develop The Emery School District will conduct parentteacher conferences on Friday, Nov. 9. Secondary schools will hold conferences from 7 p.m. The elementary schools will schedule conferences from 9 a.m. to noon and again from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. accordingto school choice. You will receive notice about the schedule from the schools your children attend. Why a parentteacher 1-- conference? Attending a parentteacher conference will provide an opportunity for parents to: 1. Ask questions. 2. Learn about the curriculum and the school. 3. Get acquainted with your childs teacher. pare for the conference? Talk to your child beforehand to determine what you should cover in the conference andor what you might expect. 2. Prepare a list of things that will help the teacher better understand your child special health needs, hobbies and interests, feelings about school, relationships with siblings, etc. 3. Prepare a list of things you want to find out from the teachers discipline policies, grading policies, daily schedule, health and safety prog 1. By Sen. Orrin G. Hatch The tempest over the federal budget has subsided, and the American taxpayer must assess the damage to his or her pocketbook. Members of Congress now face some tough questions from their constituents on why they voted as they did. This is as it should be, and I welcome the opportunity to explain the reasons I voted against the final version of the budget reconciliation bill. Raising taxes is not the solution to cutting the deficit. Regardless of what most politicians in Washington are saying, we do not need to raise taxes to balance the budget. Data released last week by the 1. Treasury Department sup- port my point. Between 1980 and 1990, federal tax receipts almost doubled, growing from $517 billion in 1980 to $1,031 billion in 1990. Even without the new tax counting increases in the budget bill, revenues are projected to increase by almost $400 billion over the next five years. Although receipts from taxes doubled during the past 10 years, federal spending has increased even faster. Between 1980 and 1990, federal spending increased 117 Bulletin school, etc. What information will the teacher give you? The teacher will want to share some or all of the following information in regard to your childs educational program: information in the subjects being progress studied, the books and other materials your child is using, special accomplishments and 1. Academic abilities, test results, strengths and weaknesses, etc. information how child gets along with your feels about how heshe others, self, behavior in and out of class, feelings toward school, 2. Social etc. When the conference is over! At the conclusion of the conference, parents should have a better understanding about many aspects of your childs school experiences. You will know about your childs cur- rent performance, special abilities, strengths and weaknesses, social development, and how you can help your child succeed at school. By the way, dont forget to discuss the conference with your child and share pertinent information. Talk about any changes or new plans. Be positive! The better your child feels about himselfherself, the beter heshe will do in school. (This material was adapted Confrom A Parent-Teache- r of the ference, a publication National School Public Relations Association.) Registration for Word Processing II will be at Emery High School tonight, Nov. 6, beginning at 6 p.m. For more information call Kelly Alton at Emery High. Basketball Emery County Junior Basketball League (formerly the Junior Jazz program) will have sigh ups for Castle Dale and Orangeville. Sign ups in Castle Dale are on Nov. 5, 6, 12 and 13 at Castle Dale Elementary from 4 to 5 p.m. for grades first throught eighth. For more information contact Dan or LuAnn White-leather 381-529- 4 after 4 p.m. lors over Primary. PTSA The PTSA Reflections theme for the 1990-9- 1 school year is If I Had a Wish. Information for the contest is available information contact Drew LeRoy at 748-274- 9. Scout training Cub Scout Basic Training will be Nov. 10. Registration from 7:30 to 8 a.m. with the meeting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee is $2.50 and you should bring your own lunch. Those invited are Scout coordinators, Cub masters, den leaders, assistant den leaders, assistant Cub leaders, committee members, Primary 2nd counselors and high counse 111 HiT 'frriiiilfTn on a stagnant economy. The new taxes in the budget package are unfair. While it can be said that no tax is entirely fair in its application, the taxes included in the budget bill are particularly inequitable. For example, the 3. increase in gasoline tax, though only half what was earlier proposed, is grossly unfair. This tax bases each individuals contribution to federal deficit reduction on how much he or she must drive, not on the ability to pay. This tax particulary hurts those in rural areas of the nation, such as in Utah, who must drive long distances to and from work. It unfairly burdens these people with a higher share of deficit reduction than those who drive less. Many of the other taxes included in the deal are equally unfair. Most of these are hidden taxes that are not noticed by many taxpayers but adversely affect them nevertheless. For example, the bill permanently extends the current telephone tax that was due to expire at the end of this year. This hidden tax drains over $13 billion from every citizen who pays a telephone bill. 4. The budget bill contains few real deficit cuts. Despite r1m lift the society and the museum board are urged to attend and bring a guest. The public is cordially invited, and young and old will find this lecture and Dr. Dorman most interesting. at the schools. the talk of huge spending cuts mandated by this package, the federal government in 1991 and later years will spend much more than it did in 1990. The only actual cut in spending will be in defense, which decreases less than $3 billion. The spending cuts are, in reality, nothing more than a reduction of the spend-in- g so-call- growth originally anticipated. 5. Budget process reforms included in the bill will make it harder to undo the damage d later. One part of the budget package was a set of rules that will change the way Congress addresses the deficit in future years. These rules are designed to make it little-notice- harder for; Congress to increase the deficit by raising spending or lowering taxes. The clever authors of this provision have created loopholes that will allow spending to grow in certain emergencies , such as we are now experiencing in the Middle East. No such loopholes exist where tax reductions are concerned, however, which will make it very difficult for Congress to undo the damage of this bill later by lowering taxes to get the economy going again. This budget package is a loser. It will increase, not reduce, the deficit. Turkey shoot UMWA Local 2176 will be sponsoring a turkey shoot Nov. 17, 1990. There will be three classes: handguns metal targets; 22 rifle metal targets; rifle high-pow- er paper targets. More information will follow next week. Call Forrest Adison, Mike Scow, or Den0 nis Behling, for information. 381-558- 748-296- 3, 3, Historical meeting J. Eldon Dorman of Price will be the guest speaker of the general membership meeting Nov. 14, 1990, at the Emery County Courthouse upstairs in the commissioners conference room at 7 p.m. The lecture, Prehistoric Indian Rock Art of the San Rafael Swell, is sponsored by the Dr. Humanities Speakers cre- Bureau, and is offered to ate greater support and a more informed community toward the new museum currently under construction in Castle Dale. All members of iff.il I11 'I" I1' A lialVlrt they need. Contact Sharon Baker at First Security Bank in Castle Dale. Selling Tom-W- at The Canyon View Junior High band members are sellmerchandise ing Tom-Wagain this year. If you like these products and have not yet been contacted, call one of the following: Pam Anderson, Bemetta Grange, at Overeaters 381-569- Sign ups for Orangeville are from Nov. 5 through 12 at Food Ranch in Orangeville during store hours. For more iintTii 111 increases board Class registration at percent, growing from $591 billion in 1980 to $1,251 billion in 1990. This increase is why a balanced budget has been so elusive. The answer to the deficit problem is to cut spending not raise taxes. 2. Now is the worst possible time to raise taxes. Our economy is on the verge of a serious recession. The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 10, 1990, that most economists now believe that the economy is already in a recession, and many of them think it will be severe. The budget bill includes nearly $165 billion in higher taxes. These new taxes will lengthen and deepen the recession and contribute to an already growing inflation rate. With recession come job losses. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that each 1 percent rise in unemployment raises the deficit by about $25 billion, and that each 1 percent decline in GNP raises the deficit by about $6 billion. This amount is much higher than the deficit reduction of $43 billion promised by the budget deal. Unemployed workers pay little tax. Unprofitable corporations pay none. In a recession, total revenue to the Treasury plumments. We cannot solve our deficit problems by placing recessionary tax I, ushumin rams, extra curricular programs, special services provided by the school, how to help the child be successful in Senator explains views on budget con-strusti- on in Castle Dale that will house natural history and artifacts of our area. All members of the society and the museum board are urged to attend and bring guests. The public is cordially invited. Young and old will find this lecture and Dr. Dorman most conferences Notes on parent-teache- r Guest editorial To 1 Progress Tuesday, November 6, 1990 iuuwii ju ynnn'Bi'nr Are you a compulsive overeater? Overeaters Anonymous it is a organization dedicated to helping compulsive overeaters. No weekly fees, no weigh ins, no diets, but a support groups that works. Meetings are Tuesdays (none on election night) from p.m. at the Huntington non-prof- 687-915- 9; 653-263- 3; 687-941- 8; son, 653-253- 653-260- 7; 748-281- 3; 748-514- 6. June Jensen, Juanita 8; Wil- Chris Anselmo, Angie Fillmore, or Cindy Fillmore, City Hall. Call Phyllis, 687-994687-926- 8, 1, or Connie, for more Commodities Yearbook supplements Commodities will be distributed to persons in all groups who fit the income guidelines on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the regular distribution locations. High yearbooks for the 1989-9- 0 school year are available at the high school at the office or from Larry Davis. should check at the Senior Citizen Center. Please help Senior citizens The auditors information. Yearbook supplements for those who purchased Emery There is no charge. Kay Wilberg is fighting a serious liver disease and desperately needs our help to pay her medical expenses. Let us as a community challenge our family members and employers to reach deep into their hearts and pockets and give Kay and her family the help Green River residents office has received many calls expressing concern about the property tax abatement program in Emery County. The Property Tax Abatement Program (circuit breaker, veterans exemption, widow of a veteran exemption, blind exemption (Continued on Page 5) t |