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Show UTAH b Jao j3S0C1.iT I ON I asf Juab County 467 EAST TTIRD SOUTH SdLT LAiiE CITY, UT 84111 Serving A Nice Place to Live! December 16, 1982 Commissioners approve $2.3 million county budget for 1983 The Juab County Commission approved a budget of nearly $2.3 million by a vote following a special budget hearing held Monday, Dec. 14. The approved 1983 budget is nearly $500,000 less than the two-to-on- There's been a lot of white stuff fall on the East Juab County area recently, and state, county, and city road crews have worked hard keeping local highways and streets clear. : ! Icy roads contribute to three traffic accidents Monday , Tuesday Slippery, icy roads in the East Juab County area contributed to at least three traffic accidents Monday and Tuesday. At about 11:40 a.m. Monday, a car driven by Harold K. Scholes, 46, of Tempe, Ariz. wrecked in . Levan. 'The Scholes vehicle, a 1982 Suburban, was headed south on MS. Scholes attempted ' to turn left onto SR28, but foiled to negotiate the turn. The vehicle slid off the road and into a light Conoco sta, post in front of the Levan. in tion . Neither Scholes nor any of the . other occupants of the vehicle Scholes wife. Sherry, 41, and five QMC were inchildren ages 2 to 16 Suburban jured. Damage to the was estimated at $1500. A second accident that day traffic for half an stopped hour. At 12:30 p.m. just inside the west city limits of Levan, a truck hit a Greyhound bus. The truck, a 1982 Dodge owned by the State of Utah, was driven by Kenneth D. Peterson, 29, of West Jordan. There were no other passengers in the truck. The bus was driven by Richard H. Elkins, 44, of Salt Lake City. It had 16 passengers. The truck was westbound on and was attempting to pass another vehicle. It went out of roads control on the and collided with the eastbound bus. The bus went off the right 1-- Ram-charg- er 1-- Deadlines pushed back be :TN will J pub- lished Dec. 22 snow-packe- d ' Because of the Christmas holidays, next weeks edition of The will be issued on Weds Dec. 22. nesday, Times-New- news and advertising must be to the office by Monday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. Submitted items received after that time will be published in the next edition. The office will be closed Friday, Dec. 24. t jf e r Bible Church will hold Christmas program Sunday .The Community Bible Church mil hold its annual Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 19. The event will be held at 860 North Second East in Nephi at 10 aJn. Everyone is welcome to attend, said a church spokesman. The theme of the program is Angels We Have Heard on High. Refreshments will be served following the program. The church is also sponsoring a hay ride and caroling on Christmas Eve. Those wanting more information on church activities should call Darlene 8 Potrude at or Wilma -- The Juab Middle School and Juab High School will present Christmas concerts in Nephi Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 20 and 21. Both are open to the public at no charge. The middle school concert will be held at the Juab High School auditorium at 7 p.m. on Monday. It will feature the seventh and eighth grade choruses, directed by Leanna Ray; and the seventh and eighth grade bands, directed by Kay Bassett. Leanna Rays guitar students At 1:33 at 623-072- a.m. that day, the Nephi Police Department received a call that $20.46 in gas had been stolen from the North store, and Officer Ramon Memmott was dispatched 2. Nephi SUSC classes for Winter quarter are listed Classwork continues winter quarter in Nephi for those interested in obtaining a teaching degree from Southern Utah State College. Education 305, classroom management, will be taught Friday Jan. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 at the Juab Middle School. p.m. June Marie Canty, assistant professor of education at SUSC, is tbe instructor for the three-credit course. A registration and advisement meeting for those interested in the class will be held Jan. 7 from 4 to 6 p.m., immediately before the class becrins. r $ j i An additional eight independent study courses are available to students in the Nephi area: history 101, ancient western civilization; history 441, ancient Greece; history 448, twentieth century Europe; education 202, the teaching process lab; education 310, educational psychology; education cooperative education; education 454, reading practicum; and education 454, learning disabilities practicum. 284-48- 4, Further information about the SUSC program can be obtained by calling the SUSC Division of Continuing Education, toll free at extension 7850. (800) 662-189- 7, however. Commissioner Claude Lomax voted against the acceptance of the 1983 budget. I dont agree with the increases in some departments, he said. In addition, he said, he particularly disliked a 6 percent cost of living wage and salaries increase built into the budget on the recommendation of the Six Coun- ty Commissioners Organization. I dont believe, at this particular son. time with so many people unemThe bus recieved about $1200 ployed that we should be making in damages, as did the truck. increases this should be a time At about 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, a of curtailment rather than in1981 International flatbed truck . creases salary increases loaded with drilling mud went out should be based on productivity of control and slid off about a ' not cost of living, he said. mile south of Nephi. . Commissioner R. Roscoe Gar-- ) The truck was driven by David rett said that just because the J. Sparks, 26, of Evanston, Wyo. money was budgeted for that inSparks was not injured, but crease did not mean that it would damage to the truck and its cargo 4 be spent that way. was set at about $1500. inAll three accidents were He said that money for such an vestigated by Trooper Norman increase might have to be cut Anderson of the Utah Highway from the budget if expected counPatrol. ty revenues do not materialize. The commissioners were all concerned that with unemployment in the county soaring, expected county revenues might not meet expectations. . . 1-- I -' will also be featured. The high school Christmas concert will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, also in the JHS auditorium. Two girls choruses, one under the direction of Leanna Ray and the other under the direction of Leslie Z. Giles, will perform. The choir theme is Sing of Love and Peace. Colleen Matheson, a violinist, will be featured, and the Juab High School band, under the direction of Kay Bassett, will perform. Stolen car recovered by Nephi Police Department Provo was to handle A car stolen from recovered in Nephi Tuesday. budget approved last year, the bus passengers, or to Peter- Bands; choruses plan concerts Dec. 20, 27 623-044- Goodwin shoulder of the road, but remained upright. The truck ended up in the middle of the road, blocking traffic, until authorities were able to remove it. There were no injuries, either to e the call. Memmott observed the car a white Cadillac near the south end of town. The car proceeded to First North and Main, and headed east on SR132. After leading Memmott on a merry chase, the car was finally stopped at 1100 North Main. Helping Memmott to stop the car were UHP Trooper Paul Mangelson and Sheriff Dave Carter. A male juvenile who had escaped from the Provo Canyon Boys School the day before was arrested. He was charged with failure to stop at the command of a police officer, posession of a stolen car, and theft. During the booking procedures, evidence led the officer to the discovery of a burglary at Mays Market, 1010 North Main, Nephi. The police say that before the boy had stolen the gas from the store, he had broken into Mays and had taken a case of beer, $10 in coin, and a pair of gloves. The boy was taken to the Utah Juvenile Detention County Center later that morning. He will be referred to juvenile court. The county has lost several thousand dollars in sales taxes alone since Nephi City annexed the commercial strip south of town. In addition, last year Martin Marietta received a tax break problems, Inst and the poor start costs, up year because of on-sit- e condition of the economy. The tax break was given by the State Tax Commission. All this hurts the county budget, the commissioners said. One bright light in the budget process is that the county did not have to budget money for the county hospital. The facility is, at present, self supporting. In some years past, the county hospital has operated in the red, and has required county money. One department that received more than it asked for was the county road department. County auditor Dave Cloward, on hand for the hearing, had budgeted $100,000 for new equipment for the department. Commissioner Garrett said that he thought that the figure was low for the cost of the heavy equipment that the road department needs, so the total was raised to $125,000. Please turn to page 4 Unemployment is 13.9 percent in Juab County Juab Countys seasonally ad- justed unemployment rate in the third quarter of the year was 13.9 percent, according to a newsletter published by the Utah Department of Employment Security. The figure compares with an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent last year, and a district unemployment rate of 9.6 percent this year. The central district of the Utah Department of Employment Security encompasses Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne counties. In the third quarter of 1981, 145 people were out of work in the county. This year, 334 people were without jobs, a change of 130.3 percent. The job category losing the largest percentage of workers was off 12.6 percent. Conmining tract construction was off 7.3 percent from 1981 to 1982. Other categories losing workers were manufacturing, 3.6 percent; and trade, 1.2 percent. Job categories gaining workers were service, 4.7 percent; transportation, communication, and public utilities, 2.8 percent; finance, insurance, and real estate, 2.5 percent; and government, 0.6 percent. Gross taxable sales in Juab County for the second quarter of 1982 (the latest data available) were off 16.4 percent compared with 1981. During the second quarter, sales totaled $6.9 million, compared with $8.26 million in the same period of 1981. Tourist room sales in the county were off 21.6 percent from 1981 to 1982, from $198,500 in 1981 to $155,500 in 1982. In the first half of 1982, new car and truck sales in the county were off 9.8 percent. Building construction from January to September of 1982 was off 34.5 percent in Juab County, from $1.68 million in 1981 to $1.1 million in 1982. Mona proposes to use $285,000 to rebuild culinary water system public hearing to discuss improvements to Monas water system will be held during the month of January, the Mona Town Board decided at their December session. No specific date has yet been scheduled for the hearing, said Mayor Bryce Lynn. The board approved the public hearing after hearing a presentation by Sunrise Engineering of A concerning a new $258,000 system. Alden Robinson, spokesman for the firm, said that his company could also combine a new town culinary system with a pressurized irrigation system at a considerable savings. The board, however, said questions concerning that aspect could be aired at the proposed public meeting, if the citizens desired. Fillmore, Mona 1st 2nd ward choirs plan Christmas program The Mona First and Second LDS Wards will meet together Sunday, Dec. 19, to hear a Christmas cantata jointly presented by their ward choirs. The canata entitled The Savior of the World will begin at 10:50 a.m. The program begins with the There will be no garbage pickup Fri- day , Dec. 24 There will be no garbage pickup in Nephi Friday, Dec. 24, Nephi City has announced. The area of town normally covered on that day from Second East to Fourth East will be serviced on Wednesday, Dec. 22. birth of Jesus, and then examines his teachings, his miracles, his crucifiction, and his resurrection. Central to the program is Christs admonition, If ye love me, keep my commandments. The choirs will be directed by Betty Ellertson and accompanied by Emalie Jones. Solo parts will be taken by Sarah Neilsen, Forrest String-ham-, and Rick Wright. The descant will be sung by Dorothy Neilsen, Debbie Barnes, Cindy Hathcock, and Sarah Neilsen. Readers are Elena Stanley, Kenneth Whiting, Trudy Jones, Wade Ellertson, David Oliver, Norman Jones, Don Yates, John Ellertson, Mildred Robbins, and Marc Vest. A slide presentation will be shown by Calvin The board favored the Sunrise Engineering proposal over other proposals it has heard because it calls for the continued use of the present water holding tank, which has a capacity of approximately 140,000 gallons. The sunrise plan specified that the present tank could serve the west side of town, while a newer tank would serve the east side of town. In the past, the west side of Mona has had good water pressure, while the east side has not.With the addition of a new 250,000-gallotank at a higher east portion of the elevation, Mona would also have good water pressure, the engineering firm says. The plan calls for the two tanks to be linked with appropriate water pressure valves, n Robinson said. The proposal is based on the t towns ability to secure a State the from loan or Water Resource Board, according to Robinson. The engineering company would help secure the low-cos- no-co- st loan. The cost to each homeowner per month would be $9.50, Mayor Lynn said. The board said that this rate would not be excessive, even though it is double present rates. Monas water fees, however, are some of the lowest in the state, the board said. Putting the proposal in motion at this time is ideal for implementation in the spring, Robinson said. It also allows time to petition for funds to assist in the Ne-lv- t e |
