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Show Funding for education totals over $1.7 billion An increase of $1 14 million, Total regular appropriations for public and higher education were increased by $114 million, or 7.2 in 1991-9This sum accounted for about 71 of the total added permanent funding for all state purposes during the year. In addition to this increased permanent funding, education also received nearly $37 million in special one time supplements from surplus state 2. funds. These were some of the facts disclosed by the Utah Foundation in a recent eport. The Foundation study shows that educational spending authorized for the year will total more than $1.7 billion. This included $1,279 million for public education and $43 1 million for higher education. Foreign student says thanks Aurora Youth Council sets July 3 celebration 7.2 Preliminary figures indicate that Sevier School District will receive an estimated $12,264,692 in operating funds during the 1991-9- 2 school year. This sum is equal to $1,755 for each of the 6,990 weighted pupil units in the district. On the average, there are about d more weighted pupil units than there are actual pupils enrolled in the schools. Foundation analysis point out that the 1991-9- 2 school legislation moved toward providing local school authorities with more flexibility in determining how some of the allocated funds arc to be spent this year. Moneys received under a new block grant may be expended by local district for any or all of 1 5 scparatespccial purpose programs. one-thir- The Third annual Aurora Youth Council's July 3rd celebration is all set for this year, with a full slate of activities guaranteed to please everyone from the youngest to the oldest. Starting time is 8 p.m. Hotdogs and hamburgers and other treats will be available, and there will be games, raffles, and other concessions. Following the games and fun, a fireworks show will light up the sky. The Aurora Youth Council holds this event each year to raise funds to attend their Youth Council Conference at the state level in the Spring. The event is sponsored by the Aurora City Council, Youth Council, Aurora Fire Department and Aurora City. Everyone is invited to attend. Deadlines for the Salina Sun are as follows: General news items need to be in our office on Friday, if posislbe. If not, we can take them on Monday morning, but can't guarantee that they will go into that week's issue.Photos & Classified ads can be accepted until Monday Noon.There is $3 charge for First Birthday , and Cards of Thanks are $3.Thcre is no charge for wedding announcements, engagements, Golden Weddings, obituaries, scout news, school news, club news, upcoming civic events, etc. The SUN now has a Fax. Our number is -- 7. Hay testing at Venice Feed, July 2, 9 a.m. The Utah State University Mobile Hay Testing Unit will be in Sevier County July 2. The tester will be set up at Cowley's Venice Feed. Testing will begin shortly after 9 a.m. This is a good chance to get your first crop hay tested so you will have the best information you need for wise feeding, selling or buying. The cost for testing dry forages k j still $10 per sample. If you have questions about proper sampling call your Utah State 2 University Extension Office at is a that ext 275. It important 896-926- lot of hay be properly sampled so that the test results will be truly representative of the lot. If the time is not convenient just bring your samples into the Extension Office before July 2, and we will get the test done for you. Prisoner escapes from minimum security In the early hours of June 20, 1991, a State Prison inmate being housed in the Sevier County Jail, Richfield, escaped by tearing the hinges from a minimum security door while serving as Jail Trustee. Nicholas Banner, age 37, left the jail at about 2:30 am. and caught a southbound Greyhound bus in Richfield. The Sevier County Sheriffs Office found that the escapee had boarded the bus and had each bus stop checked to see if anyone had gotten off. When it was determined that no one had left the bus between Richfield and Mesquite, Las Vegas Metro was notified and Banner was arrested at 8:30 a.m. by the Metro Police Department. Banner is awaiting extradition back to Utah. New Number for Intermountain Region Poison Control Center mm Most Native American languages contain no swear words. Games Ellett, Gold - 300M Run and 1500M Run, Silver 800M Run; April Black-buGold 4 x 400M Relay, Silver Long Jump, Bronze, Discus; Jenny Johnson, Gold 4 x 400M Relay; Silver, 400M Dash; Bronze, 80M hurdles. Melina Chappell, Gold, 4 x 400M Relay. Trap Shooting: Jeff Nielsen, Redmond, Silver; Dave Willden, Gold, Raquel Schade, Bronze, both Salina. Volleyball: Jill Porter, Gold in Open Womens Division; Joni Reynolds, Silver in Co-e- d Open; Sherri Mortenson, Silver in Co-e- d Open, all from Salina. Basketball: Paul Tidwell, Silver, Mens Masters; The following in Womens Open - Andrea Van-de- r Meyden, Bronze; Erin Tanner, Bronze; Jo Jeppson, Bronze; Ma-ryl- n Harmer, Bronze; Shana Russell Bronze; Sue Shurtliff, Bronze; Wendy VanKampen, Bronze; Zan Burmingham, Bronze, all from Ephraim. Funding Viewpoint .& . ' the Way It Looks From Here Carol S. Jensen Checklist! Baby powder, hair spray, mousse, black & brown shoe polish, blow dryer, electric razor, vacuum Was I packing my bags for a vacation? No. Were we going to visit the Grandkids? No. We were headed for the upcoming Horse Show, and items werent for us - they were for our horses. the above-name- d Sometimes I think our horses get more attention than I do. Show horses are different from the old cayuse that spends its time in the lower pastures. Show horses wear coats in the winter and netted blankets and hoods in summer. Their stalls are kept clean and the better ones have a fly spray system that comes on every 20 minutes or so to be sure Dobbin isnt bothered by the nasty little things. They eat a special diet and take supplements to keep them in top condition. They exercise daily; theyre groomed daily; and when they travel they often do so in air conditioned comfort. We have Paint horses. They have a lot of white. What's the best way to keep the white places white? Dust with baby powder. Muddy weather is the pits for Paints. But as the weather dries, out comes the trusty vacuum, and Smokey seems to like the feel and sound of the Kirby as it zips around her shoulders and back. When they do get bathed, its likely well use Baby Shampoo. However, bathing them too often takes the natural shine from the coat, so in betweenwe rely on the trusty Kirby. Hair spray and mousse are used by the gallon. Spray for the tail to make it look full and vibrant. Mousse on the mane before its braided or banded, or just to help it stay smooth and sleek. Shoe polish for the hooves some people just use the polish on the colored hooves, but we like all four feet to look the same - so they all get a good slathering of polish. Time then to take the electric razor to the mouth and chin area, around the eyes, bridle path, legs smoooooooth is the byword. . If a horse has a normal looking neck it will likely need sweating so before out comes the plastic lined fabric wrapped around the throat-latc- h the horse is exercised to sweat the area down to the nice, slim preferred size. (Ive often wondered if the same principle would work on people. I might try it one of these days.) Horses exercise on walkers, or treadmills, or in swimming pools.They receive regular wormings and shots to prevent disease. Thats why were seeing more and more horses living into their thirties or more - still in good condition. We bred one of our mares to the last grandson of Three bars when he was 26 years old. He was in good shape and was still anxious to get the -- fly-pro- - job done. When it comes time for grooming, our horses dont even need to be tied. They stand complacently while we brush, comb, trim, dust, plait. If we walk over to the other side of the shed they follow us patiently, signifying that they havent had their full allotment of attention for the day. I guess we all need something to spend our money and time on. and boats are all popular, but for the moment at least, well on horses. ours spend Taking home a trophy or ribbon from a Show, or watching as that newborn foal struggles to his feet makes it all worth while. Next time you see me loading up my grocery cart with beauty aids, remember theyre likely not for me. Ill probably be heading for the barn to pretty up the Paints for the next show of the season. Four-wheele- rs Now that my year here is coming to an end, I want to say thank you for letting me live here. It has been a great experience and I have learned a lot. I appreciate Mr. Shumway opening his school to us exchange students and the community helping us as much as it did. I thank my host family, the Kent Freeman family, to accept me and North Sevier Middle School, $2,001. NSMS matched the $2,001, so a total of $4,002 will be available to the school. Salina Elementary received $248, matched by its own $248, for a total of $496. Pahvant Elementary received $3,000; South Sevier High $1,500; Ashman $2,547; South Sevier Middle School, $1,000; Red Hills Middle School, $287. The funds cannot be spent on salaries or building improvements, but must be used to benefit teaching aides for the District schools. Mr. Gurney said that local schools raised the matching funds necessary by fund raisers; personal donations, concerts, and private individual donations. Tax hike 1 Continued from Page will go from $1,836,628 last year to $1,566,356 this year. Programs with the greatest cuts in the 1991-9- 2 budgets include maintenance and operation of schools and facilities, school food services, student transportation services, and school supportgen-era- l district administration. Several staff positions from 1990-9- 1 will not be filled in 1991-9Although district enrollment is expected to increase, the anticipated funding base will not generate the funds needed to compensate. 2. Cash, drugs, car impounded near Salina The Sevier County Sheriffs Office reports the following action: June 20, 1991, Law officers stopped a vehicle near the Salina Interchange. A consent search was conducted and $36,000 was seized d of marialong with a juana and a 1984 Buick Regal. Driver of the vehicle was Robert A. Hames, Jr., of Toledo, OH, age 19; and a passenger, Gerald L. Tschuor, age 37, Lima, OH. Both men were incarcerated in the Sevier County Jail and are presently out on $1,000 bail each. half-poun- Utah. I will return to Germany June 21, with many memories of you. I have heard that the coming year only two foreign students will attend North Sevier. Her were fun! If you think about having a student, dont think too long get - - one! Give us a chance! Thank you for everything Yvonne Boxberg. Salina Mayor's Corner News and Photo Deadlines 529-772- giving me the chance of living in Dear Community: Nyals Andreason and fiscal responsibility. On July 15, 1991, at 7 p.m. a public hearing will be held for any questions or input by citizens of the city. This tentative budget is not finalized until the middle of August. The council, city attorney and mayor spent many hours and three long sessions in a concerted attempt to estimate the revenues and allocate the tax dollars for the services the city renders for its citizens. We are of the opinion that it is a good budget and does not put additional tax burdens on our citizens. At the regular meeting of the Salina City Council on June 17, a tentative budget for 1991-9- 2 was adopted. Your City Council did not raise the tax rate. The current expenditure budget is just under one-hamillion dollars - $497,030. The new budget did include basic health insurance for all city employees. The new budget did give a minimal raise to most employees based on the position and comparable to that same position in cities of about the same size as Salina. The tentative budget is sent to the Utah State Treasurer's Office to insure meeting legal requriements -- lf Actual costs for ranchers with cattle on public lands are higher than fee Grazing fee bills have ben introduced into Congress by Rep. Mike Synar, who hopes to fees for the cattle and quadruple sheep grazing on federal lands over the next four years. A grazing fee that costs less than $2 per animal per month seems like quite a deal when compared to $14 that some are paying on private lands. But every bargain has its fine print. The problem is, most people dont take time to read it, or understand it when they do, according to Darwin B. Nielsen, Utah State University Extension Economist and ranch management specialist. That appears to be the case with backers of a proposed 3 to increase in federal grazing fees, tie said. The smaller print is being t ignored. Nielsen said one item of fine print is that there is no perfect grazing fee that fits equally for all. Attempting to increase current grazing fees on public lands to a comparable private land rate is like saying all grazing land -- - public or private looks the same, is equally managed, and yields the same amount of forage, he emphasized. This, of course, is not true. Those wanting to boost fees justify the proposed increase by comparing private lease rates against public rates. They take those rates -- - some as high as $14 per animal and unit per month (AUM) 1990 the them against compare federal grazing fee of $1.81 per AUM. It is important to note that the $14 private land fees are generally tied to landlords who provide most services plus the forage required. A lower fee is paid where the tenant must pay the fee plus incur the non-fe- e costs associated with the use of the leased land, he said. Ranching decisions are based on the total cost of grazing both fee and non-fe- e costs, Nielsen emphasized. With this in mind, he added that political decisions on federal land grazing should be based on the total cost of grazing to the permittee and the total cost of grazing on comparable private leased D-O- - - - rangeland. Public grazing is characterized by rather low fees and high non-fe- e costs. If costs such as lost animals, association fees, veterinarian, moving livestock, herding, salting and feeding, travel, water, fence maintenance, horse costs, water maintenance, depreciation and other costs are taken into account, Nielsen said what amounted to $3.28 in 1966 to graze animals on public lands, cost $12.48 in 1990. Making the same comparison of grazing animals on private lands, he said what cost $4.54 in 1966, amounted to $10.41 in 1990. By adding the current $1.81 government fee for public grazing to the 1990 $12.48 cost, it totals to $14.29 AUM for a rancher to graze his cattle on public lands, he added. Most of the ranchers who now graze livestock on public land have purchased their grazing permits. They stand to lose a substantial capital value that has been incorporated in to the value of the ranch, Nielsen explained. e When costs of $12.48 per AUM are added, Nielsen said non-fe- If approved, the grazing bill would have six different base fees for cattle, and one west-wid- e fee for sheep. The base fees would be adjusted each year by the forage value index (FVI) now being used in the grazing fee formula. If the 1990 FVI is used, Nielsen said grazing fees would vary from a high of $23.09 per AUM in one market, and a low of $12.64 in another. the total cost would vary from $35.57 to $25.12 per AUM. If the FVI uses the base, all market areas but one would come in at the minimum fee of $8.70 AUM. This would bring the total cost to $21.18 per AUM much higher than most, if not all, public land permittee can afford, Nielsen concluded. per AUM mid-198- tax Self-employm- ent changes this year subject to the Medicare portion of the tax is increased to $125,000. The percentage used to compute each portion remains unchanged.4 Because the amount of income subject to the Medicare tax is now larger than that for old age, survivors and disability portion of tax, the tax for each must now be computed separately. See Form 1040-EEstimated Tax for Individuals, or Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax, for more information. Both may be ordered by calling IRS toU free at Beginning in 1991, people will need to figure tax in a new their Internal the to according way, Revenue Service. In 1990, tax, which is composed of a 12.4 tax for old age, survivors and disability insurance and a 2.9 tax for Medical e hospitalization insurance, was paid on the first $51,300 of income, minus any wages subject to social security or railroad retirement tax. As of January 1 , 199 1 , the base amount increased to $53,400. Mnupvpr the amount of income. S, Statement clarifies stand of Scouting on prayer Scouting has been in the limelight lately as dissonant groups continue to try eliminate any reference to God in public places. the Founder of Following are statements by Lord Baden-Powel- l, Scouting, concerning Scouting and its purposes: The Scout, in his promise, undertakes to do his duty to his King and country only in the second place; his first duty is to God. It is with this idea before us and reckoning that God is the one father of us all, that we Scouts count ourselves a brotherhood despite the differences among us of country, creed or class. We realize that in addition to the interests of our particular country, there is a higher mission before us, namely the promotion of the Kingdom of God; that is, the rule of Peace and Goodwill on earth. In the Scouts each form of religion is respected and its active practice encouraged and through the spread of our brotherhood in all countries, we have the opportunity in developing the spirit of mutual good will and understanding. There is no religious side of the movement. The whole of it is based on religion, that is, on the realization and service of God. Let us, therefore, in training our Scouts, keep the higher aims in the forefront, not let ourselves get too absorbed in the steps. Dont let the technical outweigh the moral. Field efficiency, camping, hiking, good turns, jamboree comradeship are all means, not the end. The end is Character - with a purpose. And that purpose, that the next generation may be sane in an insane world, and develop the higher realization of service, active service of love, and duty to God and neighbor. Our objective in the Scout movement is to give such help as we can in bringing about Gods Kingdom on earth by inculcating among youth the spirit and the daily practice in their lives of unselfish goodwill and cooperation. You who are scouters are not only doing a great work for your own and your neighbors children, but you are also helping in a practical fashion to bring to pass Gods Kingdom of peace and good will upon the earth. -- r f That the next generation may be sane in an Insane world ... Lord Father of Scouting Baden-Powef- l, East Main - Salina, Utah 84654 529-783- Phone: 9 is published each Wednesday for The Salina Sun, SECD 4780-800$15.00 per year in Utah and $18.00 in Utah and $21.00 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. 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