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Show 4 V, See Story on page Volume 70 Number 27 1 Wednesday, July 7, 1593 Price 50 Cents Saina City sets hearing on tentatively approved budget The Salina City Council has approved a Each category includes salaries, rents, utilities tentative budget for the fiscal year beginning equipment, maintenance, etc. for the named July 1, 1993. Breakdown of the tentative department. Officials say that the expected budget will not budget shows the following expected require a tax increase this year. A public hearing on the tentative budget will be held Monday, July 19 at 6:45 p.m. in the temporary office of Salina City, 585 West Main, to receive comment regarding the opening of the 1993 Budget and making adjustments thereto; and also to hear public comment regarding the adoption of the 1994 Budget. Copies of the proposed 1 993 Amended Budget and the 1994 Tentative Budget are public records and are available for public inspection at the temporary office of Salina City. Robert B. White, Jr., is honored by Utah Bankers Association The Utah Bankers Association (UBA) presented its Distinguished Banker award, the associations highest recognition, to Robert B. White, Jr. at the associations 85th Annual Convention, June 30, 1993. The Distinguished Banker Award is given in honor of a lifetime of outstanding achievement in banking and community service. It was presented to Mr. White by UBA Chairman Ross E. Kendell and UBA President Lartrcnce.VA Alder at the association ?"nal awards banquet. White is Chairman, President and Chief Executive office of Utah Independent Bank, Salina and Beaver, Utah. Over the last 40 years he has been the leading force in opening and running four successful, independent community banks, three of them in Central Utah and one in California. White is a native of Beaver, and studied agricultural economics at Utah State University where he had a Union Pacific Scholarship. His first banking position was as an agricultural specialist with the First National Bank of Wray , Colorado, where he worked with farmers and ranchers on behalf of the bank, drawing on his agricultural economics background to benefit both the bank and bank customers. White was a founding member of the State Bank of Southern Utah in Cedar City, and served for 15 years as Chief Executive Officer. Later, he was founder of American Security Bank, San Bernardino, CA, where he served as President of the bank and served 5 years as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Today, the two branches of Utah Independent Bank employ 19 people and have combined assets of d of their customers are agri$ 19 million. About culture-related, d are business clients, and d are consumers. one-thir- one-thir- one-thir- FOURTH OF JULY ACTIONTHROUGHOUTTHE VALLEY. There were parades, games, treats, swimming, rodeos, dances, patriotic programs and more throughout the holiday weekend. All events were well attended and seemed to be enjoyed by the public. iwim i ii mm mi m imn iiiima rnjFT irnimmiTiffiniiMn-imr-r- iinfTOiiiiitiwrinTiiimniMroUi m CCC Commemoration planned in Salina and at Fish Lake nation- Mr. White served on the UBA board from 1986 He was through 1991, withayearas chairman in 1989-9also a delegate to the American Bankers Association Leadership Conference. He has been president of both the Cedar City Rotary Club and Lions Club, a board member of the Cedar Chamber of Commerce, and was honored by Southern Utah State College as their first Man of the Year for creating the Southern Utah Foundation. The Utah Bankers Association is the statewide trade and professional association for Utahs state and nationally FDIC-insurbanks. chartered, 0. full-servi- ed The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ally known for public works during the Great Depression, still lives in the minds and hearts of those who experienced it. Young men between the ages of 17 and 24 were given meaningful employment, an opportunity to learn a trade and be a part of the nine years of blistering labor which sowed seeds of progress across the nation. They became known as President Roosevelts Tree Army and The Presidents Reserve Army as they were under the supervision of the military and became the backbone of the U.S. Army during the first two years of World War II. Men from the southern states were members of Camp 32, Company 479, based in Salina. For the past fifteen years they have held annual reunions. The reunion will be held this year in Salina on July 9, 1 0, and 1 1. It will also be a homecoming since many of the men married girls from Salina. Under the sponsorship of the US Forest Service and the Utah Historical Society, Company 479 members will dedicate a plaque at the Salina Campsite and a sign at Fish Lake to honor their work. Among events planned are the following: Friday, July 9: Ron and Debbie Van Horn will host an afternoon Tea and tour of the Victorian Inn for the men and their wives. flag and a Saturday, July 10: At 6 a.m. a 48-stCCC flag will be raised and a plaque unveiled and dedicated at the campsite on 6th East and Main Streets, Salina. The ceremony will be held at the site of the flag pole which once stood in front of headquarters building. The public is invited. Saturday, July 10: at Noon, a similar ceremony will be held at the Twin Creeks Ranger Station, Fish Lake, commemorating work done by the CCC men at that location. Roger Roper, who is writing a history of the CCC in Utah, will be the principal speaker. The public is invited to attend. ar Wanted: Contest entries Utah owes its existence to the hardy, dedicated pioneers who carved their homes out of the wilderness and provided the firm foundation for the comfortable lives we live today. The SALINA SUN is going to present a special supplement with the July 21, 1993 issue, entitled Pioneers Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. You are invited to write a story about that special pioneer in your heritage (not over 1000 words) and have it in our office by July 14th. If you have a clear photo, we will use that too. Please type your entry, double spaced, and bring it or mail it to our Salina office, 63 East Main, by July 14. Entriers will be judged by independent judges. The winning entries will be included in the supplement which will go to all our Salina Sun and Gunnison Valley News patrons. We reserve the right to edit your entry if necessary to fit the space available in the supplement. Name the new Equestriancivic Center; win prize GROUNDBREAKING. The day this committee, city and county workers have been waiting for finally arrived last week at the official Groundbreaking of the Salina Equestrian Civic Center. Pictured, from left: Mayor Nyals Andreason, Julie Durfee, committee member; Danna Shaw, president Salina City Municipal Building Authority; Greg Noyes, Commissioner Jerry Nice; Betty Cowley, committee member; Councilwomen l4rren Glover and Nancy Frame. of the vice-preside- How would you like to win a Family Pass for Seven Peaks Resort (up to six people)? All you have to do is submit the winning entry naming the new Equestrian Civic Center being built in Salina. Ground breaking ceremonies were held last week getting the project officially on its way. Entries must be in to Betty Cowley at Salina City Office by July 26, at 5 p.m. The Family Pass is courtesy of the Coca-Col- a Company. |