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Show r nriu MiMtfrwwrfffr-fr- Letter to the Editor Mayor's corner Story saying 'grilled meat may kill you1 unfounded Nyals Andreason For most of us it is difficult to imagine not having an automobile for transportation. We do not often take the time to be grateful for this privilege. We just take it for granted. Not all of our citizens are this fortunate. We have many widows in our city who do not have a meansof As neighbor to transportation. neighbor we should reach out to these people and be willing to take them for medical appointments -and provide this access service for them. We have those who have physical handicaps that prohibit them from driving and they cannot walk to town to do their shopping. Many of us were delighted to see Virgic Nielson with her new electric cart moving about town. This provided wheels for her to get around, go to the post office, go shopping, etc. Thats great! Now former mayor, Harold Peterson, has a comparable electric cart. He can get beyond watering his beautiful flowers by standing with a hose. We wont have to honk at him when we drive by, we will now watch for him in his cart. We should be delighted in this opportunity for him,. We, as citizens of Salina should watch forthese new sets of wheels and see that everything is done to protect their safety. They have some responsibilities. Upon an inquiry concerning these carts, it is my understanding that they are in the same category as a wheel chair. In fact, they are an electric wheel chair. Therefore, these electric wheel chairs should travel by means of the sidewalks. They are not meant to cruise down the streets or highways for the safety of these persons. It is at the cross walks that they and you and I need to exercise our greatest precaution. Let us see that they have a safe means of crossing at the designated cross walks. Our support of this innovation for some of our citizens will insure them the opportunities of mobility that we enjoy and often take for granted. r -- - itesw? f,, rriiS L.f gpwnw UNEXPECTED FIND: Last week as firemen were trying to contain a fire in a Monroe home, they found bottles full of money. The paper money and coins were dated from the mid 1 850's to the early 1 920's. No one really knows how the money got there. See related story on page nine. Three lost hunters rescued by combined search efforts On October 28, about 12:30 p.m., the Sanpete County Sheriff s Department received a report that Randy Engle, 34, of Salt Lake City, was stranded on Reeder Ridge above Spring City. Sanpete County Sheriffs Department and Search and rescue personnel were dispatched. Engle was rescued at his camp on the ridge at about 1:15 p.m. on October 30th. Assisting in the rescue was a snow cat from AT&T and two of their employees. Engle was returned to Ephraim at 8:45 p.m. Total manhours in- volved in the search was 125. On October 29, a report came in that Scott Zikes, 30, from SaltLake City was stranded on top of Fairview canyon. Zikes had been there since Oct. 27. Sanpete County Sheriffs Department and Search and Rescue Forest Supervisor Toby Martinez reports that Christmas tree permits for personal us are available to those who wish to select ad cut their own Christmas tree on the Fishlake National Forest. Mail orders will not be filled. Permits will be sold for $5 each and must be securely attached to the tree during transportation. Directions and instructions will be given at the office at the time of purchase. There are some areas where spruce and Ponderosa pine may not be cut. These two species can be easily identified Spruce have short and very sharp needles, and pine needles are about three inches long. Fishlake National Forest offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Sundays. District offices are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition offices will be open the following weekends: Richfield Ranger District November 18, permits may be obtained during regular first-com- first-serve- Legislature adds six seats to Education Board Merrill, District 5, will be forced to end her four year term early, as redistricting places her and Ruth Hardy Funk, of District 4, in the same district. Critics argue that adding more members would be expensive. It is estimated to cost an additional $50,000 to $84,000 annually in salary, health and retirement benefits for the new members. Governor Norman Bangerter was in opposition to the plan, however is not expected to veto it. The Legislature voted last Thursday to expand the State Board of Education from nine to 15 members. The board is responsible for setting policy for educating Utahs 450,000 school children. Under the new plan, 1 1 districts will cover the Wasatch Front, and the four remaining districts will span the rural areas of the state. Each district will now represent about 115,000 people. One board member, Frances 63 East Main - Salina, Utah 84654 Phone: 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. Single Copy $.50 Publisher: Kevin Ashby - Editor: Carol Jensen 529-78- 4780-800- 0 0 Correspondents: Aurora:Barbara Scott - Redmond: Tammy JohnsonSalina: Evelyn Kiesel want On October 29, near midnight, we received a report that Ray Miller, 46, of Wales, had not returned home from hunting. He had left his home at 6 a.m. that morning. Sheriffs Department and search and Rescue members responded to the call. Miller was found near Noon on October 30, by Sgt. Ross Nordcll, west of Ephraim. Miller had a broken leg and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Assisting were four men and their horses, 25 people from Wales, and Rescue 1. Food was donated for all searches by Cross Roads Cafe, Chester; Ray Johnson from Manti, Bruce Tidwell, Ml Pleasant, and Chads Cafe, Ephraim. Total manhours in this search -224. Sheriff Buchanan would like to thank all those who helped in any way. to travel all the time; sensible men want to arrive. METTERNICH -- sa members responded and searched until 4 a.m. The search resumed again at 8 a.m. the following morning. His camp was located about 10 a.m. but Zikes was not there. The American Search Dog teams were dispatched out of Salt lake County Sheriffs office, and the Rocky Mountain Search Dog teams were called from Ogden. Also one bloodhound from the Draper Correctional facility was called. They arrived bout 11:30 a.m. Assisting were eleven men from the Central Utah Correctional Facility, Gunnison; one man from Ml. Pleasant; three men with snowmobiles from Cox Auto, Fairview; two airplanes from the Civil Air Patrol and Orson Cooks plane; five men and their four wheelers. Mr. Zikes was located at 8:42 p.m. and transported off the mountain at 1 0: 1 6 p.m. Total manhours involved in the search 284. Only fools office hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Permits will also be sold Saturday, November 30, December 7, and 14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No permits will be sold on Sundays or Thanksgiving Day. Loa Ranger District Permits will be sold during regular office hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. No permits on weekends or Thanksgiving day. No Christmas tree cutting allowed in the Fish LakeJohnson Valley recreation area, or along the Fremont River. Fillmore Ranger District - Permits will be sold November 18 at Noon in the Delta City Building. Also at the District Rangers Office at Noon November 19. Selling will e bad be on a sis. Permits will be $5 each and limited to one permit per family. Trees are often difficult to fine. Prepare for deep snow and cold weather. Think Safety first and enjoy a happy holiday season. - USPS I i 'ti&i " 0'.: Christmas tree tags are now available Pon-dcro- ) Waterfowl prints signed by Governor Bangerter GovemorNorman Bangerter, in a brief ceremony in his office last week, began signing the first of 75 Govems Edition 1991 Utah Waterfowl Stamp prints. He will also sign 300 specially-numbere- d Waterfowl Stamps to be sold to collectors. The 199 1 print, depicting a pair of tundra swans on a Utah marsh, d was painted by wildlife artists Robert Steiner. Money from sale of waterfowl stamp artwork and stamps goes into an enhancement fund to purchase or rehabilitate Utahs water-foThese wetlands marshes. for millions of ducks, habitat provide world-renowne- geese, shorebirds and other animals. They are also a critical element in the complex Utah ecosystem. The waterfowl stamp, required of all waterfowl hunters over the age of 16, costs $3.30. Money collected from this program, almost $1 .3 million since its beginning in 1987, has been used to rehabilitate thousands of acres of marshlands mostly along the flood ravaged cast shore of the Great Salt Lake. For more information, call 1 or call Tom Aldrich , the Utah Division at of Wildlife Resources, 538-478- 9. Monsters tagged at Fish Lake; rewards are offered for return What has two eyes and a mouth, is orange and greenish - brown, and has spots all over? No, it is not a day old pumpkin,. Its a tagged lake trout from Fish Lake. During October, while everyone else has ben thinking of spooks and goblins, DWR fisheries personnel have been tagging these monsters from the deep. Lake trout (Mackinaw) have long been known for their ability to grow to large sizes and live for long periods of time. Fish Lake offers prime conditions (a cold, deep lake) for this unique fish, and more than one angler has experienced the thrill of snagging a giant on his hook. To ensure the future of Lake Trout at Fish Lake, DWR personnel have placed orange REWARD tags on 1 07 large lake trout over 24 inches long. Forty smaller lake trout - 20 to 24 inches) were also tagged. Anglers are encouraged to return the tags to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Salt Lake City for a $5 reward. Pre stamped envelopes will be available in the Fish Lake area to make return of tags convenient to fishermen. A few fish were also tagged in 1979 and fisheries biologists were pleased to see one of these fish turn up during 1991 tagging efforts. The male fish was 24 inches long and weighted 6.4 pounds when it was tagged 12 years ago. It had grown to a whopping 37 inches long and weighed in at 19 pounds this Octo- On Monday, September 9, 1991, an article appeared in the Daily Spectrum with headlines reading Warning Grilled Meat May Kill You. The first paragraph says the days of enjoying the big juicy grilled steak, grilled on the backyard barbecue may be gone. Research shows it could be hazardous to your health. I took the liberty of writing to the Department of Health and Human Resources, the National Cancer Institute in Bethseda, MD, and sent them the article with the picture of the skull and crossbones steak and imposed on a asked them to comment. Id like to quote now from the letter I received from the Chief of Public Inquiries, Christy Thomsen, Officer of Cancer Communications: Preliminary studies have shown HAAs to increase the rate of certain cancers in laboratory animals. As you will note, however, HAAs have not yet been linked to the development of cancer in humans. Steaks have certainly not been shown to be poisonous, as suggested by the photo from the article you sent. Further studies will be needed to establish the carcinogenic risks of cooked meats to humans. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely yours, Christy Thomsen. Another case of bad journalism, industry, and spewing written cancerous articles to the livestock industry that is probably the biggest supporter of all the businesses that your paper serves. Met Johnson New Harmony Sevier County Arts Council needs your help The Sevier County Arts Council Steering Committee held a meeting Thursday, October 17, in an effort to organize. The attendance was light. During the meeting the success of a community in Idaho was discussed, and a number of significant facts were revealed. A community that desires to grow needs two strong, active avenues of approach, both tied together by mutual effort. The two avenues are. Economic Development and a strong Cultural Arts program. A meeting will be held November 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Richfield City Council Chambers to explain the program, and elect officers who will guide the development of a concerned effort with city and county economic development committees, to provide improved facilities and programs that will raise the economic base of the county. The support of government agencies, local businesses, civic clubs and organizations and interested citizens is needed to make the plan work. All interested are urged at attend the meeting. James T. Knowler Sevier County Arts Alliance take care of meat & potatoes before dessert Let's Dear Editor: Last week two small children saw their pet die. Ten days earlier a family saw their playful puppy die. One year earlier another family saw their adult pet dog die. Two years ago another family saw their childrens puppy die. All these pets lived with families between Third and Fifth East on Third North, Salina. The pets were all killed, accidentally by various types of vehicles on the road. Many residents consider this area thebusiestand possibly mostheav-il- y street in town. The street carries a wide variety of vehicles, from farm machinery, ATVs, to family cars. Residents are worried when the heartache of the loss of a beloved pet will become the heartbreak of the loss of a beloved, irreplaceable child. Used as a shortcut to the city dump, rodeo grounds, riding areas, and ATV trail. First North is another heavily traveled street, with a poor, narrow road sided in some places by deep drainage ditches child-populate- d which have nowhere to drain. Many people must also use the area for walking. At least six handicapped citizens, many who have been advised to walk for their health, live in that area. Residents are wondering when the city will do something about this problem. They wonder when the City will fill an obvious need by laying sidewalks to permit safe passage to school, church, etc., enabling parents to warn their children to stay out of the road, and stay on the sidewalks. Some residents appreciate the effort to make possible access for the few handicapped people at City Hall, but ask how these handicapped can use this access if there arent . proper, sidewalks between their:,!, homes and city hall. Some citizens see the Riding Clubs proposal to seek funds for a covered arena as nice and a desirable improvement, but ask, Is it really necessary at $800,000? Whom will it help? It will bring tourists - but at what cost to us? The Riding Club represents a fine family sport and should be commended for its vision, planning and organization of its presentation to City Council. If residents were asked what improvements they would like to see made, most would likely answer, proper drainage, sidewalks, curbs and gutters. They could point to the rubble of the sixty-yeold sidewalks, where they can be found - as well as inadequate drainage ditches throughout the city, some of which become muddy ponds following rainstorms and snow melt Residents can look only to their elected City Government to protect their interests. Grant-wel- ls do have bottoms; grant money trees do lose their leaves. After asking for a total $ 1 ,000,000 for City Hall modification and Riding Arena, will Salina be denied a place at the well or under the tree to ask for funds to help repair the citys infrastructure? Mayor and Council, lets make sure that everyone has bread, potatoes and meat before we reach for the ice cream and cake. Lets put the needs ahead of the nice. Maurine Crane ar Salina ber. The fish was likely about 6 to 8 years old when it was originally tagged, making it close to 20 years old or more at present. Lake trout are hard to catch, but there are definitely a fair number of big ones in the Lake. The biggest fish tagged was 44 inches long and weighed over 35 pounds. Anglers are encouraged go try their Your support and good hand at catching a trophy fish, and many information provided would be appreciated. Biologists hope to gather data on overall harvest of lake trout, their growth rates, and estimates of total population size. All information will aid biologists in future stocking and angling regulations at Fish Lake. Thanks! wishes have made this campaign a wonderful experience. Nancy Frame |