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Show and sewer revenue bonds approved $100,000 note A $100,000 tax anticipation note and sewer revenue bonds in the same amount have been approved by the Aurora City Council. Zions First National Bank of Salt Lake City will purchase the bonds and anticipation note. The bonds and note will be used to Finance a new wastewater system. The bonds will carry an interest rate of 5 and will be re deemed by December 31, 1994, while interest on the anticipation note will be 4.55. The councils action was approved through a resolution, a copy of which will be on File at the ofFice of city recorder Kent Freeman until April 3. He reported the legality of the resolution may also be contested until that date. Utah Hunter Ed classes will begin April 8th All would-b- e BUSY DAY AT THE SAUNA SUN Pack 634 of the Salina 4th Ward visited the Salina Sun last These Cub Scouts Wednesday. Those attending were Randy Bumgardner, Devin Jorgensen, Patrick Abrams, Weston Sorensen, Zack May, Cole Rasmussen, Matthew Jensen and Talen Nielsen. Their leader, Debra Abrams is helping them pass off their Computer Arrow Point. from Clinton's proposed BTU energy tax will impact Utah residents A new Utah Division of Energy report outlines how President Clintons proposed BTU energy tax would impact Utah energy users. According to the report, the broad-base- d tax would be levied on energy producers but would be passed on to consumers through the increased cost of motor fuels, heating and cooling bills and manufactured goods and services. In Utah, the average price of unleaded gasoline would see the following changes: average price of unleaded gasoline up 7.8 cents per gallon natural gas up 25.7 cents per decatherm electricity up .2 cents per KWH. home heating oils would rise 9 cents per gallon. by In all, energy expenditures for the average Utah household would ii.crease by about $136 per year. Utahs transportation sector, which relies heavily on oil, would see the largest increase in energy-relate- d firms such costs. Energy-intensiv- e as petroleum refineries, steel mills and cement and chemical companies would be hit harder than other manufacturing firms. The report says the tax would transfer $184 million from Utah energy consumers to the federal government The state of Utah is not advo cating a position either for or against the BTU tax. But we believe policy makers should be aware of its potential impacts on Utah, said Ted Ste- wart, executive director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. While the tax would raise energy prices, consumers could offset some of the increased costs by investing in energy efficiency and using energy more wisely, Stewart added. Clintons proposal would tax the heat content of most energy sources, which is measured in British thermal units, or BTU, die amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. Coal and natural gas would be taxed at the rate of 25.7 cents per million BTU. Oil would be taxed higher at 59.9 cents per million BTU. Hydroelectric power would be taxed at a rate based on an average fossil fuel BTU input required to generate an equivalent amount of electricity. Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal heat, biomass and other renewable energy sources would be exempt from taxation. The tax would be collected at the mine for coal, at the refinery for oil, in the pipeline for natural gas, at the utility for hydroelectric and nuclear power and at the point of - 63 East Main Salina, Utah 84654 Phone: 529-783- 9 0 is published by Post Publications each The Salina Sun, SECD 4780-800-0 in for Sevier $ 1 8.00 out-o- f county in Utah and $15.00 per County; year Wednesday $21 .00 per year out of state 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, 63 East Main, Salina, Utah 84654. Single Copy USPS 4780-800- $.50. Kevin Ashby - Editor: Carol Jensen Publisher: Correspondents: Aurora; Cindy Andreason - Redmond; Tammy Johnson Salina: Evelyn Kiesel -- entry for imported oil. But energy consumers would ultimately pay the tax, the report states. The tax would be phased in over three years beginning July 1, 1994. The U.S. Treasury Department estimates the tax would raise $49 billion during the first four year, another $22.3 billion a year starting in 1997, when it would be fully implemented. U.S. energy consumption would drop by about 2 percent from what it otherwise would have been in the year 2000, U.S. Department of Energy Figures state. The proposed energy tax is among the most controversial elements of Clintons economic plan. Proponents of the tax see it as an effective revenue raiser to reduce the deficit and an incentive for energy conservation to improve the environment Opponents say it'?iuld hit middle income Americans the hardest, raise business costs and threaten economic recovery. It Happens All The Time.... We go sailing along...all seems synchronized and coordinated, then all at once the gears are stripped and turmoil results. When Kevin announced that he was selling the Salina Sun, it was a shock to me. At first I thought it was just a bad dream, and I'd wake would up tomorrow morning and all well. be After the initial shock, came what would happen to uncertainty the SUN! Would I still havef job? - Talk about ulcer growth! Ive been part of the SUN for 10 years, and I'd settled into a comfortable routine thatkeptme in some measure of tranquility even though the newspaper business is a series of ! ! . deadlines. The Boss's family had become more or less an extension of my own over the years, as I watched the children grow from just tots to young men towering above me. We'd all been together long enough that they understood that underneath my stem countenance (sometimes I scare myself!) I'm reand ally quite fragile, and love life as much or more than most laughter people. This is the final week Kevin will be part of the SUN. I hope he and his family do well wherever Richfield Lodge 2420, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will be providing Utah Hunter Education classes in the basement classroom of the Elks Lodge for young hunters planning to hunt this year. This course, required for hunters bom after December 31, 1965, will be taught in four classroom sessions: one each Thursday evening from April 8th through April 29th from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; and one daytime Saturday session on the range on May 1st or May 8th. Students must attend all the classes, attain a grade of at least 70 on a written exam, and score a mini- mum of 50 on their range targets with a .22 rifle to be considered a safe and competent hunter. 15-ho- ur The Utah Division of Energy and Utah Power have joined forces to weatherize 300 homes this year as part of a program to help residents use energy more efficiently. WeatherizaThe Low-Incotion Program will weatherize electrically heated homes owned or rented by people living at or below 125 of the federal poverty level. Weatheri-zatio- n measures include cleaning and tuning heating systems, insulating, sealing air leaks and installing compact florescent lights. The programs first home will be weatherized this low-inco- month. by Saturday, April 3. Enrollment is limited by classconsid- room size and range-safet- y eralions. If classes are oversubscribed, priority will be given to students who may hunt this year, and then to those who apply earliest The $4 fee for the course is payable on the first evening of class. Questions regarding Elks r, classes may be addressed to A1 Rick-secke- by calling 527-441- 1. Information on other Utah Hunter Education Class scheduled may be obtained from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at Glenwood 8 Fish Hatchery by phoning hours. during business at city sheds A BMW bike was found near the Salina City Sheds. You may see it at the police department if you think it is yours. How low can you get? Pretty Low to Burn Santa's House! Arson is being suspected as the cause of a fast burning fire which destroyed Ml Pleasants Santa Claus house on March 19. Before firemen could respond to the scene, the small female structure was completely engulfed in flames. Fire Chief Kay Larsen said it appeared an accelerant had been used to torch the structure. The Santa House had been built by the ML Pleasant Chamber of Commerce about 15 years ago for the seasonal visit of Sl Nicholas. Hundreds of area children had received treats from Santa, and posed for pictures with Old Sl Nick. The structure had been moved to the school crossing zone last winter and was being used as a temporary shelter for the crossing guard. 896-521- A parent or guardian must accompany each student on the first night of class and to the range on the selected Saturday. Interested parties should preregister for the course at Grand Western Sporting Goods, Richfield, The oldest military organization in the United States is The Society of the Cincinnati, founded in 1783 and named for iSSftS! the Roman hero Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus. SALINA STAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL The Salina Stake Music Festival drew together winners from the wards throughout the Stake. Pictured are Jeri-lyn- n Jorgensen and her daughter, Diedre, who participated in the Music Festival. Homes with electrical heat to be weatherized These measures should lower energy use between 15 and 20 percent, said Michael Johnson, Utah T7)e Way It Looks From flen&tit da ot youth hunters must take the class 'Found1 bike Division of Energy weatherization program manager. Utah Power will contribute up to $512,000 to the program. The division will add a $12,000 matching grant and cover weatherization costs in excess of $1,350 per home. Last year the project successfully weatherized 66 electrically heated homes. The division has completed a similar pilot project with Mountain Fuel that weatherized 77 low inhomes. come, natural Mountain Fuel will monitor the homes gas bills for three months to determine whether the project was enough to continue. For more information call low-incom- e, gas-heat- ed DWR sets dates for spring trail rides The annual spring range rides sponsored by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, DWR will soon get under way. The purpose of the rides is to count the wildlife in a given area, and assess the winter loss, and herd numbers so that hunting on the herd unit for the upcoming season can be calculated. Anyone interested in going on the rides is welcome, according to Fred Pannunzio, DWR. The schedule is as follows: HERD UNIT 43 cost-effecti- ve toll-fre- e, 1 Here they go. While here, Kevin was pan of many committees, boards, coun-t- o cils, and projects that helped Salina and the North Sevier area grow He will be missed! As we say -- 30- to Kevin, we Publia open new chapter with Post cation Co., and Jim Olsen, the new publisher. I hope I can survive the initial adjustment period and get back to looking forward to a day's work at the SUN knowing what my job entails and then doing it to the best - of my ability. . The Salina Sun is a durable old gal. Bom in the 1800's she was dormant for a few years in the early 1900's, but this year celebrated her 70th year of uninterupted publica-never-endi- hn- - She's been through all this before, and likely will experience it again as time goes on. Later, if we look through back issues to read about today, we'll find it only took a few lines, a small space for a picture and that was it a minor event in the happenings of an era. Meanwhile, it is my hope that SUN will continue to do what the she's done so well in the past -cover news events, be informative -and provide a historical record of happenings in and around the North Sevier area. ...And I hope I can be part of it. - - O 0 ,Vfr V. Miniature Golf Monroe, Utah EABWIPANTS IN STAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL The Braithwaite family members pictured above, were some of the participants in the recent Salina Stake Music Festival. Contestants from all wards in the stake presented musical numbers. OPEN 1:00 PM -- 11:00 PM Closed Sundays 527-488- 4 RECREATION TEE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN ENJOY |