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Show 'J&Tlwtirrt Residents say they don't want Poverty Residents of southern Sevier County are showing their alarm at the proposal of an asbestos dump in their area. More than 400 attended a recent public meeting to say a vehement no to the proposition made by the Great Basin Environmental Safety Corp., of Delta, to make a 200 acre site, just 7 miles from Monroe, a permanent repository for asbestos. Monroe City officials called the meeting to allow residents to vent their feelings, and interrogate Great Basin personnel about the project. The majority of views expressed fear of having such a dump in their neighborhood. Dan Perry, a partner in Great Basis, tried to assure the crowd that asbestos is not labeled as hazardous waste, however the crowd continued to question him as to why all the necessary precautions were being required if it was not dangerous. County Attorney R. Don Brown pledged that before a permit would be given to the group, they must file an application with the Sevier County Planing Commission who would study the request and then make its recommendations to the A public County Commission. hearing on the proposed recommendations would be held at that time. Brown also said that if the Commission wanted to overrule the recommendations of the Planning Committee, they would first have to overrule the committees recommendation. Many in the group were concerned about Environmental Protection Agency requirements, is it really going to be safe to have such a dump in the vicinity, Some were aware of a news article referring to the millions of dollars Company (one of the worlds largest manufacturers of asbestos) has paid -and yet will be forced to pay to people who have been affected by asbestos. Some express fear of earthquakes, as a fault is located nearby the proposed dump site. Delta turned down a request for Johns-Manvil- le Promoting tourism benefits the businesses of our area such as motels, -- P.T.S.A. Birthday Calendars on sale North Sevier High School's P.T.S.A. is now taking listings for its 1991 Birthday calendar. The cost for the calendar and birthday listings is $5. Cost for the calendar only is $3. If you have not been contacted, call Karren Glover, Sue or Shauna Barney, 529-710Nielsen, 1; 8; 529-721- m tf mi itfMt pmgrtynwn Salina Mayor, Nyals Andreason the site because Delta has a hazardous toxic material dump site - not a toxic material site, and did not want to combine the two areas. A Richfield cancer specialist, Dr. Robert Liechti, pointed out the danger of asbestos and its effects on lung tissue when inhaled. Perry assured the group that only asbestos would be dumped at the site. He also tried to assure the them that there had been no effort to sneak the plan into the area. A public hearing on the matter had been called, however it had been very poorly attended. Perry also guaranteed that the operation would be under the surveillance of governmental regulations and inspections at all times. As to the material getting into the water system, Perry said that all would be double bagged in heavy plastic, and that half of the bag would be filled with water. He added that there are more tqxic materials being dumped in ordinary dumps all the time, however the public is unaware of it. A few attending said they were worried about the damage the heavy trucks would do to the road system. Peny said there would only be about 8 trucks a week bringing in materials to the site. Terry Hyde, another partner in Great Basin said that the companys first concern was safety, and that all proper procedures had been -and were being taken as the company continues to try for the dump site. He assured all attending that if the site was approved, all regulations and safety measures would be followed at the site on Poverty Flat. 529-777- irff'tfrfnf Mayor's Corner asbestos dump Flat iTfir-- 6. restaurants, service stations, stores and markets. In 1965 the Panoramaland Travel Region was formed to promote tourism in the South central area of Utah. Businesses are realizing gains either directly or indirectly through the return to our city by way of sales tax. The recent action of our city council to establish ATV trails through our city connecting routes to the south, east and north of us is a good step in this direction. The businesses of our area should have available for the public the travel of brochures and information put out by Panoramaland. We are now in the preiod of fall The city council has cleanup. approved the fall burning to begin October 1 . Each citizen can help to make our city more attractive to tourists and a nicer place to live by cleaning up our lots and places of business. It is unfortunate that we have about three businesses along the approach and Highway 89 that are unsightly and a detriment to the appearance of the City of Salina. Let's clean up our city and help promote the City of Salina as the hub city to Panoramaland. Sevier County residents are honored by state Two Sevier County residents were recently honored at state level for accomplishment in their respective fields. Milton Trejo, Utah Highway Patrol Trooper, won the R. Lynn Pierson Memorial Outstanding Service Award, while Kathleen Shoemig was named adult education Instructor of the Year by the Utah Literacy Coalition and Utah State Office of Education. The Pierson award is given in honor of a Utah Highway Patrolman who was shot to death in the line of duty in Garfield County. It is presented by the UHP to a trooper with at least 20 years of service who exhibits outstanding service to both the patrol and his community. Trejo began his law enforcement career as a Monroe police officer and joined the UHP in 1970. He has earned many other awards during his career. Schoemig is an instructor at Sevier Valley Tech. Students enter her program to train for a vocation, work on basic skills and high school graduation requirements. - 63 East Main - Salina, Utah 84654 - Phone: is published each Wednesday for 0 The Salina Sun, SECD $ 1 2.00 per year in Utah and $ 1 4.50 per year out of the state of Utah by the Salina Sun, 63 East Main, Salina Utah 84654. Second class postage is paid at Salina, Utah 84654. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to the Salina Sun, P.O. Box C, Salina, Utah 84654. Single Copy $.35 Publisher: Kevin Ashby - Editor: Carol Jensen 529-78- 4780-800- 0 4780-800- Correspondents: Aurora: Barbara Scott - Redmond: Tammy JohnsonSalina: Evelyn Kiesel Viewpoint - The Way it Looks From Here Carol S. Jensen All the family had decided to get together for a weekend of camping. The weekend was also the opening of the elk hunt, and finding a camping place was like looking for a piece of string in a can of worms. Son and his new bride were looking forward to camping out - it would be a first for her. She laughingly told us that her familys idea of roughing it was spending an afternoon at the golf course. It was evening when they arrived. Our plans had changed and we wouldnt be able to camp over until the following night, but they still wanted to head for the hills and spend a night in the wild. We bounced and bumped up the washboardy Gooseberry road, and finally found a tiny meadow quite a way from the road, but it would be a perfect spot. Son gave a sign of relief - an avid outdoorsman, he had spent the 10 ' years of his bachelorhood camping, climbing, hiking, through Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, the Uintahs, you name it - hed likely been there. It had been 5 months since his last camping trip - too long he solemnly confided. Suddenly, a gruff bellowing sound came whistling across the meadow. The new bride stepped closer to her protector, who ran to his truck to turn his spotlights on the advancing beast It was a big red bull 1 think bellowing to another bull side kick, or an awfully tough sounding cow - who was answering from behind us. Blinded by the spots, the old fellow skirted the meadow and was soon out of sight. The next morning the other family from the north, and the family from the south joined us and we all headed for camp. The cool mountain air was refreshing as we set up. There were some big cow patties in the area testifying that we were trespassing on a favored spot of the district herd, but they were dry, and we scooped them to the side, amid a lecture that these tilings had been used as fuel by our pioneer ancestors. Son and bride had volunteered to cook for us all on S unday. He had become hooked on dutch oven cooking long ago, and often said that if it hadnt been for his infatuation with the dutch oven he likely would have starved to death long ago. Its the only way I know how to cook, he added. We, of course, heard his story - told to countless Scout camps - about how the dutch oven came to be - and how it got its name. Later that afternoon we decided to play baseball. We had a ball and two gloves, but no bat. It didnt take long for ingenuity to win out, and the long pipe handle from the handyman jack made a great bat. Its been a century since I played ball. In my teens I was pitcher on our church girls softball team. Some of my funest moments came on that team and I can still remember my disgust and indignation when in a championship game I caught an infield ball and raced to first base. If the play was an out - it would end the game - and we were ahead by one point! I sprinted to first, the ball clenched tightly in my mitt 1 jumped for the plate, the runner and I reached the base almost at the same time -- - Safe! called the referee. What do you mean safe??? I yelled - My foot is on the bottom -- 1 got here first...! Safe! he bellowed again. d Our coach ran to the scene and tried to calm down my wrath. Play continued, and their team got two runs before the inning ended. My blood still boils when I think of that incident. That referee was wrong!! He needed his glasses fixed!! I got to that base fi...! (Oh, excuse me) back to my tale.... In late afternoon it began to rain. I knew it would, said daughter from the North. Its rained every time Ive ever been camping! Sticky, gummy mud deepened around the trailer, and as we all took shelter, the inside became a muddy oasis. One of the comforts of the trailer was that it actually had a toilet and small shower a first for us. But for some reason neither were working right, and grandson found a way to pool water an inch deep on the bathroom floor. Well, thats " okay, I said, cheerfully....At least weve got plenty of hot water to clean up with...Ha!..water heater didnt work, and neither would there be any heat in Mudville, as the furnace decided to go on strike. Finally everyone was bedded down in their tents, piled high with moon began its journey across the quilts. As I lay in bed, the nearly-fu- ll was The mountain still, except for the occasional sky. cattle moan. I began to think how sleepy cry of a night bird, or a far-o- ff blessed I really am. Not many years ago people had no thought of the comforts of home that I was complaining about. It was all just part of life, and they were happy. How silly to be complaining about the absence of a few luxuries. Most of our family was around us. We were having a great time playing together, remembering stories and happenings from years past. Were all so scattered now, it is seldom that we can all get together, get and add a little to the family bond that hopefully will continue through life and beyond. The rest of the weekend was great. Later, it was good to be home, and I admit that nearly everyone headed for a nice hot shower almost before the engines on our vehicles died. We all said wed have to do it again next year and we're all looking forward to it. Now if we can just get that danged bathroom all working by then ! ... -- - -- red-haire- See us about a demonstration drive in a John Deere 55 Series, 105- - to 200-htractor. Because the best way to understand a tractor is to drive it and compare it Well also fill you in on: p finance charges until March 1, 1991, or financing, or cash discount Customer Protection Plan for your new tractor EXTRA savings on John Deere hay and tillage tools NO special low-rat- e FREE Note: For qualified buyers. Offers may be withdrawn at any time. - rain-wash- GUNNISON IMPLEMENT 62 South Main Gunnison 528-727- 1 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m. Saturday beneficial to all Utahns The Democratic Legislators are proposing an alternative tax exemption on income tax to the poor for sales tax on food. Sounds good, but the poor do not have enough income to file an income tax return. Many low income families do not owe income tax after the personal exemptions either. So this proposal is worthless to the needy poor it is proposing to help. There are several advantages to the ordinary citizens for removing the sales tax on food. 1. Obvious savings on food budget. 2. Families would have more money to spend on other necessities. 3. The economy would improve by putting more money in circulation by the people. 4. Citizen taxpayer burden would be relieved. 5. Physical health and marital happiness would be improved by reducing money stress level. 6. Government entities may learn to be more responsible and accountable with taxpayer funds. 7. All people pay sales tax - so all people would benefit by eliminating tax on food. 8. Sales tax rate would remain the same on everything but food. The government would not be losing everything. 9. 38 other states do not have Sales Tax on Food. 10- .There is still an accumulating tax surplus on the last huge tax increase. The Legislature promised when they made that huge tax increase, that any surplus would be returned to the people. Vote to repeal the Sales Tax on food and force them to keep that promise. s Bob Wright Dear Editor; Do you recall all of the scare tactics put out by each government initia-tives- ? entity to defeat the 1988 tax have tactics The same scare defeat repeal begun again to try to of the Sales Tax on food initiative at the ballot box November 6th. The Government entities have no regard or concern for the burden of the taxpayers. They are only concerned over protecting their own bureaucracy. Because of the huge 1987 tax increase, there has been a huge tax surplus every year since. The Legislature suspended the Spending Limitation Law, in order to spend the accumulated surplus from last year. There is still a projected $50 million surplus this year. Governor Bangerter has threatened to cut funds for the elderly, sick, homeless and handicapped if the people vote to repeal the Sales Tax on food. That is the all time low in scare tactics, but I doubt that the Legislature would go along with him. The Legislature appropriated $50 million for cold fusion research; $50 million to bring the Olympics to Utah. I do not believe that money should be sent to build luge runs or a speed skating oval. There is also about $50 million in a rainy day fund. More than enough to offset a projected loss of Sales Tax revenue. Several years ago the taxpayers of this state were able to take an exemption for State Sales Tax on their income tax returns, but the Legislature took it away. Thirty eight states do not have sales tax on food. Utah ranks as one of the highest taxed states in the nation. I believe we deserve a break. -- . -- USPS Letters to the fcditor p Repeal sales tax would be - - What an asset they are to NSHS Dear Editor. I wonder if the people in our area realize what an asset those Reynolds gals are to our school, and most importantly our children. ' The past few weeks I have been traveling to the girls volleyball games, and the volleyball skills these girls have developed are so impressive. Jill, Jan and Joni have a come a long way with North Seviers Girls Athletic Department The sportsmanship of the team is excellent, and even though they have had a couple of losses, they play as a team very well. Although the volleyball team and their coaches are impressive, the support they have at their games is hot what it should be. It would be nice to see more fans and school staff present I would like to thank Jan, Jill and Joni for their expertise and more importantly the time they put in with those girls. Lets support our Team! Name withheld by request Ceremonyopens final section of 1- -70 in Utah The final section of Utahs Interstate 70 was officially opened at a dedication ceremony featuring Governor Norman H. Bangerter, Emery county officials and officials of the Utah Department of Transportation. The dedication was held at Eagle Canyon bridge, about 62 miles east of Salina. The new construction involved 48 miles of new road to carry westbound traffic. While construction was going on, the eastbound lanes carried traffic in both directions. The job had been divided into five projects: Fremont Junction to Muddy Creek; Muddy Creek to Ghost Rock; Ghost Rock to Rattlesnake Bench; and the Eagle Canyon Bridge. The $78 million project has been underway since July of 1988. More than 7 million cubic yards of dirt had to be moved to make way for the new roadway, and about 1 ,000 tons of steel were used in the construction of the Eagle Canyon Bridge. An autograph of Julius Caesar worth over $2,000,000. Flying J will be built at ex- 1- -70 change near Richfield Crews are laying new sewer and water lines near the first commercial development area at the northern Richfield interchange. ' Larry Rose Construction, of Ordervlle Kane County, will cost $69 ,000 most of which will be paid by private property owners. A second phase will cost $38,000 bringing sewer and water services to four additional pieces of property. Construction has begun on commercal facilities for a Flying J Enterprises truck stop south of and east of the north access road. Afterthoughts Scoutmobile Job Service BRAIN DRAIN: The aerospace industry is facing a brain drain. Of the 30 companies surveyed, say theyre short of scientists and engineers, and 85 expect such problems in the future. : will two-thir- UPCOMING BIG GAME ds SEA- SONS Utahs General Deer Hunt is set for Oct. 20-3Muzzleloader Deer - Nov. 3 -- 1 1 General Elk Oct 3 16 Muzzleloader Elk ends tomorrow, Sept 23. See the Big Game Proclamation for Antelope hunts, and for specific information on any of the above hunts. 0. is serve in this area The Scoutmobile will again be visiting southern Utah's rural communities, after a successful three month trial last spring. The Scoutmobile is reportedly the only one of its kind in the nation. It now has expanded its service to include uniforms, handicrafts and handicraftkits, camping gear, tour permits, and a full range of merit badges and patches. The unit operates four routes each covering several districts. Two or three stops each day are made. To find the schedule for the Scoutmobile for your area call |