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Show T V SS0CIATI0N UTAH PRESS 467 EAST THUD SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111 Serving East Juab County A Nice Place to Live! May 28, 1981 From Wednesday night Juab School District board notes Members of the East Juab Ambulance crew move Bill Motes from the crash site. TNPhoto Local teenager injured in Saturday smashup Five teenagers were hurt in a wreck up Salt Creek Canyon early .'Saturday morning, May 23. The Motes pickup attempted to pass the Worwood pickup, said -- According to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Scott Duncan, who investigated the accident, two pickup trucks were involved n the accident. Both were westbound on State Road 132 about four miles east of Nephi. .The first truck, a 1976 Ford, was driven by William J. Motes, 18, of Nephi. He had no passengers. The second truck, a 1978 GMC, was driven by Lynn J. Worwood, 19, of Nephi. Passengers in the truck were Val Jones, 18, Nephi; Scott Jarrett, 18, Salt Lake City; and Larry Larsen, 18, Manti. , Trooper Duncan. It went out of control, went off the left side of the road, and then came back on the road, clipping the front end of the Worwood pickup. Both trucks then went off the road and rolled about three times. Motes had lacerations and a bad cut on his leg. He was taken to the Juab County Hospital and then transferred' to Mountain View Hospital in Payson. He was in good condition at press time Wednesday. The driver and passengers in the other truck all received minor injuries. Both the trucks were totaled, said Trooper Duncan. Near Yuba Lake i i A delegation of parents visited the Juab School District Board of Education meeting May 20 to voice their opposition to a school district policy. Diana Kendall and Helen White told board members that overfield trips may not be night, proper activities, and asked that parents be more involved in planning for activities. The board said that it has a report of the trip to Mesa scheduled for its June board meeting, and asked the staff to make guidelines for field trips. Board members also reviewed the dress code policy for students co-e- d Jean Hanson Tuesday, and charg- ed with criminal mischief, a felony. Judge Hanson set their bail at $20,000 each. According to Sheriff David H. noon. , Carter, the trio allegedly started up and drove around six large scrapers at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The machines belong to W.W. Timothy Joe Fry, 20, and Benjamin McDaniel, 19, both of Independence, Miss.; and Bradley Lewis Jones, 20, of Ames, Iowa were arraigned before Judge Loa JHS ProVita will spon- sor marching clinic Juab High School's ProVita a Club will hold their Junior Pro-Vit- marching clinics beginning June 1. ..Interested persons who have hot already signed up may call 9 or NaJudy Jensen at The at Nielson dine will and six weeks, course lasts cost $1 per week. Classes for various age groups will be taught in Nephi near the Juab High School tennis courts Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. A consolidated class for all age groups will be taught at the Mona Park on Wednesdays. - ; Proceeds from the clinic will aid the ProVita Club to purchase new uniforms. 623-159- 623-050- 4. , Here is the schedule of the Nephi . classes: Mondays, preschoolers, 9 a.m., kindergarten, 10 a.m.; Tuesdays, grades 9 1-- 3, a.m., grades 4-- 10 6, a.m.; 9 a.m. Wednesdays, grades The consolidated class meets in Mona at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Class participants will march in the Ute Stampede parade. 7-- livestock show Monday annual The Kiwanis-sponsore- d ' spring livestock show will be held next Monday at the Juab County fairgrounds. The show is open to all and FFA members enrolled in livestock projects. The Kiwanis Club sponsors the show to give an opportunity for those participating to gain experience and confidence before entering other shows of the 4-- - says Russell Bender, pool manager. Regular pool hours will be from to 9 p.m. each day but Sunday. Registration for swimming :lasses will be conducted this Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to d 1 p.m. on a basis. The following swimming classes will be offered: beginners, advanced beginners, intermediate, advanced intermediate, swimand junior mers, mother-baby- , lifesaving. e, first-serve- Clyde Construction Company of Springville, and were being used on the construction of near Yuba Lake. Five were started up, driven around, and bogged down in the mud near the construction site. A sixth machine was driven into the median strip of the highway and flipped over. Sheriff Carter reports that the machines were still running when they were abandoned their wheels still spinning. Equipment maintenance personnel were still assessing the damage to the equipment at press time, but preliminary estimates' ranged as high as $30,000. 1-- Nephi City Council approved a resolution at its May 20 Sheriff Carter told The s that the chief damage was to the scraper that was turned upside down. Because its Times-New- - engine was upside down and left running, it could not get the oil it needed and may have been severely damaged. The engines in the machines are valued at $25,000 each. A man who was working in the The men are now in the Juab County Jail. County Demos will hold convention Juab Countys Democratic party will hold a convention next Elder Edwin Allen II, son of Shirlene Allen of Levan, will speak in the sacrament meeting of the Levan LDS Ward this Sunday, May 31. The meeting will begin at 10:50 a.m. Elder Allen will leave soon for an LDS mission headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. He will enter the missionary training center June 11. Wednesday, June 3, in Nephi. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the courtroom of the Juab County Courthouse. Those attending will elect a new county chairman and delegates to go to the state convention, scheduled to be held June 27 in Salt Lake City. All interested Democrats should attend this meeting, says Sharia Williams, county the tentative superintendent budget for 1981-8- 2. By law, the City council authorizes UMPA funding documents The in Holden. I,-- first-com- swine will be held at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m., courtesy of Allens Food Farm, Ted Chase, and the Nephi Kiwanis Club. pickup seen there. He drove to Scipio and phoned the Fillmore police, who reported the incident to the highway patrol. The truck and its passengers were stopped Nephis municipal swimming pool will open for the season June will be helping with the various events and activities that take place. Dwain Bracken is the Spring Show chairman. Animals will be received and registration will be taken from 2 to 3 p.m.; a fitting and showing demonstration for cattle, sheep ' and swine will begin at 3 p.m., as a fitting and showing t will demonstration for horses. season. A horse judging contest will f Members of the Kiwanis Club begin at 3:30 p.m.; a livestock judging contest will begin at 4 p.m.; and a demonstration of ' judging, fitting, and showmanship of horses will begin at 4 p.m. A livestock fitting and showing contest for sheep, cattle and area saw the shenanigans at the site and got a description a Nephi swimming pool to open Monday Verde Kiwanis plan spring Vandals damage scrapers Two Missouri men and an Iowa man allegedly damaged six large earthmoving machines parked near Yuba Lake Saturday after- and patrons in the district. The revisions were recommended by a committee of parents, students, and district administrators. The policy changes include a restriction on the wearing of hats in the districts buildings. A request for early entrance into kindergarten was considered by the board. The board denied the request and its policy that a student must be five years of age on or before Aug. 31 in order to enroll in kindergarten. The board noted two other conditions for entrance: a birth certificate and a completed medical examiantion form. Board members received a petition from the teachers at the Nephi Elementary School requesting that it study and devise plans to further modify the open classroom design of the school. The petition stated that noise and visual disruptions detracted from the teaching and learning atmosphere at the school. Board members said that further modifications of the school may involve changes in heating", fighting and" circulation, and that they would need more technical assistance. It agreed to pursue this study, although funds may be a factor in modifications. The board reviewed with the meeting authorizing the Utah Municipal Power Agency to prepare the documents necessary to borrow funds and to proceed in its effort to obtain control of five different power projects. The Utah Municipal Power Agency is an association of eight central and south central Utah communities combining their in-- , fluence and efforts to obtain control of electric power plants in operation, and to build other plants necessary to make member cities energy independent. The resolution clearly states that the city is not obligated to borrow any funds or to spend any money in behalf of the UMPA at this time. However, Councilman Paul McPherson explained that eventually - about $26 million would be borrowed by UMPA to finance environmental impact studies and other prelimianry work for the power projects. UMPA cities would, even then, not be obliged to pay on the loan, but only to guarantee the note as UMPA expects that when the plants are actually built and bond elections held, the $26 million would be included in the bond and paid for from plant profits. The cities, according to the plan, would only have to pay if a power plant project were scrapped. Nephis liability in such case would be 4.81 percent of the total. Wilson dies , Nephi City Councilman Ernest I. Wilson died Wednesday night. No funeral plans had been formulated at press time. Interested persons should watch the state newspapers for details. A complete obituary will be carried in next weeks edition of The Times-New-s. Council members passed the resolution unanimously, but appeared concerned at the cost required to complete the mandatory studies. McPherson insisted, however, that the time to prepare for Nephis future power supply is now, and that if the city waits until later, it will cost even more. tentative budget has to be on file in the district office by June 1. The budget reflects a 9 percent increase in all funds for maintenance and operation of schools. A 10 percent decrease in funds for capital improvements is noted due to tax limitations, factoring of assessments, and reductions of valuations. A public hearing prior to the adoption of the budget was set for June 24 at 7:30 p.m. In other action, the board: Received graduation plans for Juab High School. Alerted members to a regional meeting of Utah school boards at Gunnison June 1. Approved the use of a school bus for the Central Utah Water Conservancy District tour sponsored by the Nephi Kiwanis Club June 19 and 20. The bus wifi transport participants to Orem and back. Reviewed the expenditures for the month and approved payments. Approved the purchase of a lot adjoining the northwest corner of the high school-middlschool site. The purchase was made from Thalia Mickelson. e First Ward Cubs sponsor family photograph sale The Nephi First Ward Cub Scout pack is sponsoring a family picture taking session June 13 in Nephi. The pictures will be taken by Majestic Studios, a national company, for $7.95 each. The price includes a frame. The photos are guaranteed by Good Housekeeping Magazine. For further information, interested persons should contact Russell Morgan, First Ward Cub-maste- at 623-137- r, 3. Attending Girls State this year from Juab High School will be, left to right, Linda Greenhalgh, Marla White, Ann Ealey, Melanie Trauntvein, and Lenna McKenzie. TNPhoto Five Juab students to attend Girls State The Ladies Auxiliary of the Nephi American Legion post will send five Juab High School jun- iors to Girls State this year. Attending the event at the College of Southern Utah June will be Ann Ealey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ealey; Linda Greenhalgh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Clark Greenhalgh; Lenna McKenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie; Mel-an- v A 'TVa- "nf Mr. 7-1- 3 i L and Mrs. Leonard H. Trauntvein; and Marla White, daugfc er of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph White. Sponsors of the girls are Jessie Wilkey, First Security Bank, the Ute Stampede Committee, and NRP Hose Products. Girls State is designed to give the girls leadership training and to help them understand how the government works, Auxiliary officer say. j |