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Show tfmumfiiiiTfifiii C planned.foii4t See Story on page 1 f D masm IfTiffWtyTWitffffriiLii wwBitMWiiiiria--rrTi- wmQrriXyfff1 Grdundbreakl ShouldlSeyledCo VPffTO gfflixggpsiHE See Story on page Volume 70 Number 26 1 See Story on page 1 Wednesday, June 30, 1993 Price 50 Cents ceremonies for Salina EquestrianCivic Center today Ground-breakin- g A long awaited event will be taking place today, Wednesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at the site of the Salina EquestrianCivic Center. Contractors Elsworth and Peck already have their heavy equipment on site, and will get into full swing on the project this week. Danna Shaw, president of the Salina City Municipal Building Authority, says that the ceremony will involve the contractors, Suarise Engineering, Val Kof-fecounty and city officials as well as the board, all of whom have work so hard to bring this project to fruition. The Board includes Danna Shaw, president; Greg Noyes, vice president; Betty Cowley, SecretaryTreas-urer- , with members, Brent Robins, Redge Hansen, Julie Durfee, and Kim Robinson. According to the contract, the arena and center should be finished and ready for use by October 25, d; 1993. Despite its equestrian title, the arena will have There are large multi purpose rooms that can be used for meetings, banquets, wedding receptions, etc. A large kitchen is also planned, along with dressing rooms and restrooms. The arena will be 135 x 300 feet. Chutes will be located along one end and outside holding pens on the other end. Concrete tiered seating for about 1500 people will be in place, with storage space under the seating area. Funding for the facility came from a PCIB Grant of $500,000; a PCIB Loan of $500,000 and $200,000 from local participation. Yearly costs to pay off the loans involved will be $60,000, and will come from the following: $40,000 from the city business license fees, and $20,000 from Sevier Countys Food Tax. Additional funding will come from sponsors and advertisers and those using the facility. Its been a long hard struggle, said Ms. Shaw. It will be great to finally see construction get underway and the facility begin to become a reality. a host of other uses. The people will future of CUP in Its been a long wait for Sevier County to even see to light at the end of the tunnel in the Central begin Utah Project (CUP). The county joined the CUP 33 years ago, and nearly $2 million in tax dollars have gone g from county pockets into the project The goal of the project for Sevier County was to provide additional water to the area. The Sevier County Commission has recently been discussing the option of pulling out of the CUP. If this action is to be taken, it must be done before the bonding takes place on October 1st of this year. After much discussion, the commissioners have decided to see how the county voters feel about the issue. A special election will be called and voters will vote to stay with - or abandon the Central Utah Project. slow-movin- Salina 4th of July activities The 4th of July will soon be here, and a lot of activities are planned for the celebration. As the actual 4th of July falls on a Sunday, the events in the S alina area will be celebrated as follows this year: Friday, July 2 Patriotic program in front of NSMS beginning at 6:30 p.m. Youth Dance, 8 p.m. - Salina Stake Center Parklot ing Saturday, July 3 A special variety program will be presented at the North Sevier High School Auditorium, Saturday afternoon, July 3, at 2 p.m. The FREE program will feature Ron Lamb, as the Bosshardt Family Band; Aden Johnson, soloist; guest The Whistler and other guest entertainers. Everyone is invited to attend the special Independence weekend program. Salina Rodeo at 8 p.m. Street Dance follows Rodeo Monday - July 5 Races and games at NSMS park begin ?t 10:00 Parade (route same as last year), 6 p.m. Rodeo - 8 p.m. Fireworks following Rodeo Leonard Scott is sentenced to at least 3 years in jail help decide the ( Sevier County Public meetings will be held before the election so that both sides of the issue can be explained to the public. We want to make sure that everyone understands what they are voting for (or against), said Commissioner Gene Mendenhall. He noted however, that the commission will still have the final say in the matter, but will take the vote of the people into consideration when making that decision. Commissioner Jerry Nice, Commission Chairman T. Merlin Ashman, and Mendenhall all indicate they are not happy with the countys involvement with CUP and wonder whether the project would ever be profitable enough to warrant continuing to put $ 170,000 a year into it. Of the 12 counties in Utah that are part of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, three of them pay 89 of the taxes needed to support the CUP. If the county would pull out of the CUP residents would receive a cut in taxes amounting to about $40 per year on the taxes of a $50,000 home. Another concern is that after bonding the county would be liable for some $86 million - or 35 of the total Continued on Page 2 Salina Council approves zoning change R-- 17-3(- im Senior citizens can now picked up by van for lunch A van is now available Tuesday through Friday of each week to pick up Salina, Aurora, and Redmond Senior Citizens at their homes and take them to lunch at the Salina Senior Center. The van will also take the seniors home after the meal is over. Helen Shaw, director of the Center, says there are likely quite a few seniors who would like to come to the lunch, but who justdon't have transportation. "This is an opportunity for them to come for lunch and enjoy the meal and visit with friends. Over ten thousand injuries are suffered each year suffer eye as a result of fireworks. As many as one-thir- d damage. Fireworks-relate- d eye trauma victims are usually in years. Most of the injuries boys the age range of 1 occur at home and involve innocent bystanders. Often the outcome of this injury is permanent visual loss or the loss of the eye. The Eye Injury Registry of Utah and the Utah Ophthalmological Society strongly discourages nonprofessional use of fireworks. They warn Dont Play 3-- lv ? 9 !' v fjskT V A re . 1$ I T A A- - l it If you would like the van to come and pick you up, 1 call the Center at by 9:30 a.m. This will allow us to plan the route of the van for the day and also will give the lunch workers an idea of how many meals to 529-390- prepare. The meals are tasty and nutritious, and it also gives us time to visit with friends and neighbors. "We hope to see a lot of new faces at the Center because of this great new service," said Helen Shaw, director of the North Sevier Senior Center. with Fireworks. The results can be blinding! Sparklers, considered safe by many parents, will children this month, injure hundreds of preschool-ag- e warns Prevent Blindness Utah. Sparklers can sizzle at temperatures of 1800 degrees F. and injure more than 800 preschoolers each year. Many parents think sparklers are safe, but when you consider how hot they get, parents are actually giving childr i miniature fireballs. Test your knowledge about fireworks on the following test presented by the National Society to Prevent Blindness Utah Affiliate: 1. Fireworks injuries only occur during the July False holidays.True 2. Sparklers are safe fireworks and can be given to children. True False 3. Gunpowder is a major ingredient in most types of fireworks.TrueFalse 4. Only people who are careless or unsupervised are injured from fireworks. True False 5. Only people who set off the fireworks risk Continued on Page 2 Improved airport could bring more business to area An Aurora man will spend at least three years in the Utah State Prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing his two stepdaughters for the past 12 years. Leonard Scott, 42, was sentenced to two concursentences on two first degree felony rent counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child following a sentencing hearing in June. Scott will now spend a minimum of three years in prison before he will be eligible for parole. Scott had reached a plea bargaining arrangement in January 1993 after investigators had authorities with list 98 felony charges. He agreed to plead of a compiled first the to felony charges in exchange for degree guilty dismissal of all other charges. Judge Don V. Tibbs, Sixth District Court, had ordered a number of delays in sentencing in order to investigate all sentencing options. The judge ordered Scott to prison rather than allowing him to seek help in treatment setting because, I feel a residential-typ- e there is just too much risk for further damage to the two young ladies." Judge Tibbs, however, imposed the lightest mandatory sentence of three years rather than the six or nine year options because of Scotts cooperation and conduct during the investigation. be Don't let your family become injury statistics from fireworks Salina City Council voted to approve the request of Dr. Barry Sorenson, to amend existing zoning ordinances, titled R-- l Conditional Uses and 2 Conditional uses, to "Professional offices where only include: in which goods or merchandise are and are offered services not commercially created, exchanged or sold." A public hearing had been held on the issue and the majority of those attending had expressed their agreement in allowing such changes for Dr. Sorenson. The Council approved the changes at it's June 21st meeting. Sorenson will now move his office to the new location. 16-3(- PRESENTS 4th CELEBRATION:The Salina Youth Council has been hard at work to see that the Salina area kids have a great day of fun on Monday, July 5th. Games, contests, races, and more are planned. Pictured, from left, front: Marci Eppich, Karli Eppich, McKinzie Miller. 2nd Row: Jodi Williams, Alicia Wilson, Brandy Wilson, Cassy Eppich, Krysta Lindsay, Mayor, Sarah Frame, Dawn Dahlsrud, Sheila Branstiter. Third Row, Rick Nelson, Julie Johnson, Lindsay Roberts, Ryan Burr. YOUTH COUNCIL WHAT BETTER PLACE TO BE ON A HOT DAY? The Salina Swimming Pool is seeing a lot of use on these hot days. There are new training sessions available for ages toddler through adult this year, and the pool can be rented for evening swims. The SalinaGunnison area stands to open the door for future increased usage of the joindy-owne- d airport which lies between the two cities, near Redmond. Amerifast, parent company of United Parcel Service (UPS), has expressed interest in the possibility of using the airport if certain stipulations are met, according to Karren Glover, Salina City Council. Mrs. Glover says that the Council has been discussing improving the runway to some extent, however, to meet Amerifasts demands, the airport runway would have to be improved and lengthened, and the lighting system updated. Mrs. Glover said that if action is taken before July 1 , the turn of the fiscal year, it is likely that the State would pay 90 of the costs involved, leaving Salina and Gunnison to pay only 5 each. Mrs. Glover says the changes could mean an economic boost to this area as other businesses, organizations, and private citizens utilized the airport more often. |