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Show - Em .in A1I0 3SH Out 3 Monyioossy ssaad '. iiios o oo a ib-au- - Hr 8 iWS A 'j fy win HEART OF CASTLE COUNTRY Frn HunVngton Ctoraland Elm "' Oraan IV CFH 0to rrano Moon OrangwrMa Clawson 50 Cents Tuesday, November 12, 1991 Volume 92 Following are the election results from communities in Emery County. The election was held Tuesday, Nov. 5: Emery (Top two fill council positions): Boyd Jacobsen, 77; Donna Homer, 28; John Byars, 39; Carol Riddle (write-in2; Jerry Mangum (write-in)- , 3; Paulette Young (write-in1 ; and Gordon Manchester at ECHS CASTLE DALE The Emery High Drama Department is proud to announce its second production of the school year. On Nov. 21, 22 and 23, the department will present the musical production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The play will be held in the Emery High auditorium at ), ), (write-in- performance. The play involves 40 students who have been practicing since September. However, director Neal Peacock said that there are at least 40 more students who have been helping behind the scenes with lighting, sound, props, set, Smith, 60; and Dennis 287. Also on the ballot was a measure to fund street lighting through a tax passed 210 to 188. Trying on the colorful Joseph coat for the Emery County High School musical production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is senior Spencer Wright who plays the part of Joseph. Checking out the fit is tion for the drama department this year. In October it pre- sented a monster spoof Seven The Wives for Dracula. department is also planning Emery Rebecca Frandsen who created the coat for the musical. The musical will be held at the at 7:30 high school auditorium Nov. each night. Photo by Ryan Burke 21-2- 3, productions in January, directing a play. They also worked together on last years March and May. This is the second time that Mr. Orwin and Mr. Peacock have collaborated in producing and combined schoolcommunity musical Fiddler on the Roof." County Telephone - U.S. West Comparisons Rates & Services Since spokesman Greg Killpack. The update has improved service to the Emery, Ferron and Cleveland areas. Castle Dale and Orangeville, however, have seen updates four times while Emery was p changed out of the telephone exchanges step-by-ste- 10 a.m. in the Hun- tington Senior Citizens Center to gather input on telephone service offered by US WEST to Huntington. Emery Telephone has petitioned the PSC for the rights to serve the Huntington area. According to Mr. Killpack, US WEST had scheduled to update its inside plant facili- - By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor HUNTINGTON Coaches and athletic boosters of Emery High School sports programs met with the board of education Nov. 6 to discuss recent recommendations the board made to the Utah High School Activities Association to look into cutting back on the number of games and consolidating travel. ' Y Board President Wes Curtis said that the board was' misinformed about athletic programs when it made the recommendation and that the board is not out to attack any sacred cows. He praised the athletic programs at the high school, calling them among the best in the state and that the coaches do an outstanding job in making their programs building processes for participants. Board member Phil Nelson added that the board is not against athletics in any way, shape or form, but we are concerned." He said those con- cerns include com-pan- at Castle Dale (Top three fill council positions): Bradley H. Giles, 162; Ross C. Huntington, 207; Wick F. Huntington, 138; George C. Stuck-i- , 104; and Roger B. Warner, 190. Huntington (Top three fill council positions): Richard Childs, 172; Allan Almond, 156; Gayle McDonald (write-in- ), 94. Cleveland (Top two fill council positions): Shen Jensen, 76; Larry Cassutt, 36; Scott Ward, 59. Green River (Top three fill council positions): Clark Riches, 227; Judy Ann Scott, 176; K. Blaine Silliman, 159 Connie Copenhaver, 153 Donna Hatfield, 151; and Steve Rapich, 102. Athletics placed under microscope at board meeting Union Telephone Association, Inc. has completely changed its inside plant equipment y three times, according to 1991, 117. (Top three Orangeville fill council positions): Bart Cox, 124; Thayne Cox, 182; (Results from Elmo were Michael T. Humphrey, 29; unavailable at press Kirk McQuivey, 112; Jody deadline.) Farmers between 1976 and 1981. Mr. Killpack released this information as the Utah Public Service Commission prepares for hearings on Nov. 19, Porter, 80; Theodore Thomas, 101; Allen S. Thorpe, 68; Howard Tuttle, 179; Rue P. Ware, d, increase. That measure prepares hearing ORANGEVILLE 2. Wor-woo- programs, tickets and 1952, Emery County ), Ferron (Top three fill council positions): Gaylan Dugmore, 57; Jay T. Howell, 82; Doug Jensen, 67; Phillip Jensen, 59; Parke Killpack, 176; Garth Larsen, 183; Austin Lund, 4 1; Joe Manzanares, 38; JaNene Parish, 116; Nellie 7:30 p.m. for each Phone service reviewed as PSC - No. 46 Area communities post 1991 results for council posts Annual musical planned costumes. The play was written by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice who also collaborated on Evita, Cats, and Phantom of the Opera. This is the musical story of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. The musical is done with contemporary mus-ic- r Randy Orwin,' musical director, commented that it has everything from rock n roll, to country and western, to calypso. Its a lot of fun. There is comedy, drama, dancing, singing, hairy Ishmalites, about everything you could ask for in a play, Mr. Peacock said. Teople of all ages will love it. The cost will be $4 per adult, $3 per student and $18 per family. The Emery High Drama Department is also giving out discount coupons for elementary students. This is the second produc- - t ties in Huntington in 1996. Since Emery filed its decertification petition with the Public Service Commission, US WEST has revised their update schedule for Hunting-ton- , moving the upgrade to 1993. He said that if US WEST continues to serve the area and upgrades the facilities in 1993, the Huntington subscriber will be facing the problem of outdated telephone equipment in five or 10 years. US WEST does not believe the Huntington area is important enough to keep modernized, Mr. Killpack said. It is Emery Telephones intention, if granted the Huntington area, to begin updating the inside facilities in early 1992 and the outside facilities shortly thereafter. Information supplied by the Emery Telephone company shows that currently 95 pef cent of the companys outside cable is underground and over 60 percent of the interexchange cable is fiber optic, with plans to be at 100 percent by the end of 1992. The public is encouraged to participate in the hearings next week. In addition to the Nov. 19 meeting, the PSC will hold a meeting in February in Salt Lake City where a final decision on the petition is expected. expense, academics and safety. Mr. Curtis said that the boards recommendation in October was in response to a routine questionnaire sent to the district by the UHSAA regarding realignment. He said that after the boards action was taken and the information became public, he received a call from Todd Jeffs, Emery High basketball coach who wanted to discuss the matter with the board president. Mr. Curtis said that he invited Coach Jeffs to the board meeting to make a presentation. Speaking on behalf of the Regarding athletic budgets for the 12 UHSAA-sanctione- d sports at the high school, the district provides total a budget of $4,300. However, three of the 12 sports (football, boys basketball and crosscountry) do not receive any district funding and must rely oh gate receipts or fund raisers. Based on the number of participant positions for the sports, 393, the district spends an average of $10.94 per player per year. Coach Jeffs noted that some of the 393 athletic participants may be a single player who is involved in more than one sport. Regarding travel expenses, Coach Jeffs presented infor- mation showing that the teams travel a total of 15,940 miles a year at a cost of $16,896.40 with an additional $4,463.20 for fuel and driver expense. However, he noted that of this travel cost, $4,000 per year is reimbursed by the state for activity travel. The rest of the cost is covered by a tax which tags the money for travel expense and cannot be used for anything else, he noted. Also, the report indicates that state competitions are not included because those costs are reimbursed by the UHSAA. Costs for motels and meals are paid by the individual sports budgets or the par- ticipants. Different teams travel together where possible, he said. matches and meets allowed by In a review of coaching salaries, the report from Coach Jeffs showed that the district plays for 22 coaching positions. This, his report shows, is less than what it costs to pay the salary of a teacher on the 12th step of the pay ladder. Furthermore, he pointed out that since athletics has been moved to hours, coachesteachers are freed up to teach additional classes which amount to 2.5 teaching positions. An additional part of the the UHSAA. (Continued on Page coaches at Emery High School, Coach Jeffs presented information on the costs of athletic programs, the cost of travel relative to athletics, academic success of student athletes, time spent out of class by athletes and coaches, and the number of games, after-scho- 7A) ol |