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Show CAC84101 EXP. i199 Serving East Juab County A Nice Place To Live! -- S' 1 12 pages Single Copy Price 500 Wednesday, October 27, 1 993 Volume 91, No. 43 City suggests Saturday for Trick-or-treati- ng would have accommodated on Nephi City Council members determined the city should Sunday to assure safety, "I recommend we celebrate suggest children celebrate Halloween on Saturday Halloween on Saturday night, evening rather than on said Steele. Councilman Richard Sunday, the actual date of man agreed but was concerned City fathers agreed it would the young people might not be be better for children if they able to find out about the would on the change soon enough to make Saturday evening. Many of the their plans. "It might be tough n. trick-or-tre- at local businesses are still open to get everyone notified," he said. It was suggested the elemen-treatary school might be a good way to notify parents. The children could take a flyer home. which can be fun for younger children since many offer a t. In addition, it is easier for the local police chief to sched- - ule extra officers for patrol on Saturday although the officers The two adult pumpkins rear, and family members front are all decked out ready for the ghosts and goblins that will The Nephi City Council has suggested that Saturday is be visiting the Bruce Hall house on 4th East this Saturday. ' ' g in Nephi. the correct day for Trick-Or-Treatin- . According to the Fall 1993 Cost of Living analysis, Nephi's overall cost index was only 86.5 of the national in city elections Residents of Nephi, "Mona and Levan will be asked to step into the voting booth and exercise their voting rights next Tuesday, November 2nd, for the November General Elections. In Nephi, the candidate for the four year term for Mayor is Robert Steele, Republican in cumbent; with are Connie Dubinsky. Clarence Phillipson running as a write-i- and'cHdates are Kevin J. Young Ralph G. Wilson. Candidates for City Council, four year term, are: Roger Waterfall, Robert B. Shepherd, Frank B. Pike, Alan Jay Paystrup, Terry Green, Shawn Bryan, and n candidate for mayor. The candidates for four year terms on the Nephi City Council are Chad Brough, Republican and Milton T. Harmon, Democratic Wallace F. Ballow. In the race for the four year term as Mona Mayor, the can- - In Levan, the candidates for the four year term for Mayor and Mark A. Younker. Running for the four year term for City Council are John L. Sutherland and Craig J. Allred, and for the two year term for City Council are Travis Fowkes. Pay and Darlene Nephi wins Best first time entry in Tidy Town contest By Myrna Trauntvein Correspondent This year is the first year Nephi entered the Salt Lake Tribune's Tidy Town beautification contest and, on the first try, Nephi won an award for the best first-tim- e entry. Ron and Louise Gowers received a plaque for the top private entry from Nephi. "Four individual properties received an award of merit," said Nephi Times-New- s Mayor Robert Steele. Keith and Sherry Rawlinson, Robert and Norma Tolley, Bob and Donna Anderson and Ron and Louise Gowers wfere all honored. "The Nephi Veterans Memorial Rose Garden was honored as an outstanding public park area," said Steele. Clinton and Virginia Craven were especially honored for the hours they have devoted to the rose garden. "As private citizens, the Cravens have donated hundreds of hours of hard work and dedication to the care of the roses and rose beds. Their contribution has been outstanding," said Steele. Philip Baker, who is superintendent of parks and is over the city beautification project, joined Steele in presenting the awards at city council Meeting on Tuesday evening. City schedules fall clean-u- p start next Monday where citizens have been allowed to take large tree limbs and large yard waste, were kept open it would have to be clean-umanned. New federal manof the dates state that such dumping The final clean-u- p e year will be held beginning area must have, a hand. on November 1st. employee "It would cost the city too "Along with the clean-up- , citizens need to be aware of much money to keep it open," the closure of the yard and said Steele. "Everything will waste dump site at the old have to go out to Hall's Canyon junkyard east of Nephi," said now." "We can only burn at the old Randy McKnight, city administrator. dump site in May or October," If the old garbage ground, said McKnight.' Even the fall It's time for residents to get the refuse which has accumulated on yards and in gardens out to the curb for the fall p. full-tim- Emergency plan almost to be published ready Trauntvein ter plan," said Winter. Winter said the plan is upCorrespondent Leon Winter, the Juab dated by law every five years County Dir ctor of Emergency and this plan has been underOperations, said the new draft ' going the revisions for some of the county emergency plan tim.e now. "It will be done by is nearly ready for the printer. December," he said. Next time changes are made, The new version, an update of the 1988 plan, should be he said, it should be less diffready in its final form by the icult "We will be able to make end of the year, he said. "There Please turn to page 3... is and was an emergency shel By Myrna Times-New- s Fall cost of living report shows Nephi has low cost of living to material will need to be hauled to the new landfill, clean-u- p Three General Federation of Women's Clubs presidents were honored for contributing to the care and beauty of the rose gardens: Jeanette Powell, 21st Century Club; And Denise Robinson, Delphic Literary Club; and Janet Stuart, Nautilus Club, were all presented city awards. "These ladies clubs have cared for the roses for many, many years," said Steele. Earl Ingram, Nephi City employee, has maintained the rose garden for several years and was presented an award for his efforts. Baker presented city awards Please turn to page 9... sample sizes utilized in the ACCRA surveys nationwide. Thus, the report compares the costs in Nephi during that week to similar costs in Cedar City, during the same week, as well as tq the national average costs during the 2nd Quarter, 1993 (as published in the ACCRA Cost of Living Index). Data was gathered through the use of personal visits, mailers and telephone questionnaires. There were 59 different pricing categories, in the six major classifications of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health 'care and miscellaneous. The results of the cost comparisons between Nephi and Cedar City, by categories are: Groceries. The 27 grocery average. The "Comparative Analysis of the Cost of Living in Nephi, Utah, and Selected Metropolitan Areas," was prepared by Alan R. Hamlin, Ph.D. Professor of Finance, Southern Utah University. In comparison to other cities, said Hamlin, Nephi's costs are extremely attractive. For example, Cedar City is about 5 more expensive than Nephi, Salt Lake City is 12 more expensive, Las Vegas is 22 higher in prices, and. Los Angeles is 51 more costly. Not only does Nephi continue to be relatively inexpensively, Hamlin stated, its inflation rate is only slightly above the national average. items surveyed include: For the past twelve months, the meats, dairy products, proConsumer Price Index has duce, bakery goods, tobacco, and miscellaneous risen approximately nearly During the same period, Nephi's costs rose 4.7. Should this trend, continue in future years, the overall gap 3. between Nephi and other cities will be reduced somewhat. However, most economists expect the national inflation rate to rise modestly from its present very low levels in coming years. Historical averages are about 4.5 for. the nation as a whole. Primary research (for the Analysis Report) was conducted during the week of October 4 to October 9, 1993, using the same procedures and he said. The city council agreed the old dump yard would need to be cleaned up a final time so it could meet the mandates. "If we don't meet those mandates, the state will be down on us," said Steele. McKnight said the yard refuse, wood and tree limbs which have been hauled to the site during the summer will be burned at the end of October and the ground will be closed to future hauling. "This will be the last month people can use it, said Steele. items. The average price for these goods in Cedar City was $57.41, while in Nephi they cost $55.17. The overall food prices for the average family are .33 higher in Cedar City than in Nephi. Housing. After gathering data from bankers, appraisers, and other informed parties, it was found that the average rental price for an apartment was $265, well below the comparable cost in Cedar City of $388. The average home price was $88,333, Please turn to page 2... C4 M - ' r rv X . City consolidates voting districts In the city elections, Nephi will have just two voting districts instead of four. The city council accepted Mayor Robert Steele's suggestion to combine districts for .the election. Districts three and four will be combined and will vote at the county courthouse. Districts one and two will be combined and will vote at citv hall. up-comi- I the Nephi Girl Picking perfect pumpkins to carve into Halloween Scouts look over the selection in the Boswell Pumpkin Patch. From left are: Krystle Cook. Nicole Babashoff, Annalisa Eyre, Sarah Gibson, Valerie Davis, and Jill DinkeL Jack-O-Lantern- s, |