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Show Page 2. Salina Sun, Wednesday. New Horizons March 9. 1 994 , Planning Fund Raisers Don't Get Rid of Post Office New Horizons Crisis Center is planning several fund raising activi- ties in the next few months. ; What we have tried to do," says Lynda Whitlock , director of the Center, Is set fun, community activities which we hope will draw people from Dear Editor ; Although not a resident of Axtell, I am a resident of a small town and I am very concerned about the proposed closure of the Axtell Post Of--; fice. At a recent meeting, the Postal Service representative, Mr. Bloxham, stated that the United States Postal Service had a desire to come up with a plan that would be beneficial to both the Postal Service and the residents of Axtell. His patronizing attitude was soon revealed when he told them of the plans to make Axtell Post Office a highway drop station. How could this possibly be beneficial to the towns residents? If this plan is adopted, residents will be forced to drive to one of the surrounding towns to mail a letter or a package. By choosing to live in a rural area, we are forced to deal with many inconveniences, but this should not be one. all six of the counties which we serve. The first activity is a Yard Sale to be held this Saturday, March 12 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 245 South Main in Central (just follow the signs). There will be clothes, furni- ture, appliances and much, much more, so we hope everyone will come out and support us. Carol Coates who is spearheading this particular activity added, We also need everyone to look around their homes and donate unwanted but saleable items for this sale. If they cant use it maybe someone else can. Drop off points for donations are: Richfield, New Horizons Crisis Center at 146 North Main; Monroe, Carol Coates home at 53 West 400 South; Central, Jeannine Chisholms home at 245 South Main and in Loa at Axtell has been represented by a postal zip code and a post office for close to 100 years. It is the towns Becky Browns home at 70 West Third North or call Carol at 5274 1 17 0 if you need or Jeannine at Thank You! 896-504- someone to pick up your donation. We need your donations by Friday, March 11, so we can organize them for the sale. The next activity planned by Chris Horizons New Spadafora, Fundraising Coordinator will be a childrens theaterproduction directed by Elayne Pearson. This will be pre-- only government agency, and they : deserve to keep it. this do chosen have to Why they now? Revenue at the Axtell Post Office has increased more in the past year then ever before. It seems to me that the agency is simply making a statement to the citizens of, not only Axtell, but rural areas in general: if you live in rural America, you are insignificant, at least not quite a important as the city dwellers. The citizens of Axtell are important! They deserve to keep their post office. It is the center of the town, an important landmark, and serves an important role to these fine people. Axtell residents, do not give up! Fight for your post office! Write to your government representatives for help. Citizens of the surrounding small towns, show your support. This is not the only closure in the works, you may be next !: Sue St Pierre Redmond v sentedinJune. Also, thanks to Coca Cola for their sponsorship. Later this summer, we are planning a big BBQ and Auction. Well let you know more about these two events as plans are finalized. . All of us at the Crisis Center really appreciate the great support the Communities have already given but, right now the Center is in need of v additional funds to provide support for those in need. Please help us, help them, help themselves. Dear Editor We would like to thank evfor supporting the Firemens eryone Dance. Special thanks to all those who helped and contributed to the dance. Lori Styles, Barretts, Mane Event, Jorgensens Bowling Center, Big A, Moms Cafe, Subway, NAPA, Salina Florist, Unique Beauty Sup- i Just for Her, Salina Drug, Coke, Richfield Pharmacy, Heaths, Redmond Clay and Salt, Casual Closet, Country Auto Salvage, Sunrise Fitness, Sorensens Electric, Classic Cuts, JJ.W.D., Salina Processing, Dons Texaco and Salina Firemens Auxiliary. Sho-tim- e, Salina Fire Department ply, Colbys Hunger Hut, EFA, Barbs Legislative Review Utahs 50th Legislature is ad- journed and is now history. This has been a very busy week. We have had in order to deal with to work non-sto- p hundreds of bills before our deadline Wednesday night at midnight. This has been a very successful legislative session. Public Education .was a major winner this year. The legislature added nearly $127 million to Public Educations budget this year. That is an increase of more than 8 over last years budget. Teacher compensation was increased by 4.5 and an additional $4 million was appropriated in order to reduce class sizes in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade. $4.5 million was allocated to the Educational Technology Initiative, $2.5 million for the Electronic Highway, and $600,000 to begin an administrative network for all the u by Rep. Bradley Johnson schools in the state. Centennial Schools received another $1.7 million so that 100 additional schools can take part in the program. This brings the total for this program to $4.35 million. Nearly $2 million was added the Applied Technologies Centers and programs to provide Applied Technology Education in the state. A new program for school counselors to help students develop Stu- dent Education Plans and Student Education Occupational Plans was funded with $1.5 million . Funding for the education in our state is at an all time high this year. In fact, this is the first time that education has ever received more than $1 billion. Natural Resources, did quite well this year too, with a General Fund increase of 5.5 . Wildlife Resources General Fund appropria- - m n M NEW TRACTORS With Offices in Salina & Beaver Personal banking meets all of your personal financial needs. We hear Customer Appreciation Day a lot of talk these days about personal banking. To some banks, personal banking is just another checking account or an installment loan. At Utah Independent Bank, we believe personal much more. We believe personal banking means being there at any time for friendly financial advice. At Utah Independent Bank, were here to help with all your financial needs, not just checking and loans. As your financial friend, our door is always open. To us, personal is banking a commitment to you as a friend, as well as a customer. banking is Mason Machinery, Inc. Aurora, Utah Friday, March 11. 1994 11 Lunch a.m. -- 2 p.m. tions increased from $240,500 to $1,578,700, a556.4 increase. This should come as very good news to those of us who live in rural Utah. Authorization for a major bond of nearly $76 million was also passed in order to pay for needed facilities this coming year. I am pleased that we have seme valuable projects on this years bond, for which we worked hard. They are funds to expand Palisade Golf Course, construct a student union building at Snow College and a stadium at Southern Utah Univer--; sity. However, I do not believe that our state should be going into deep debt in a year with large surpluses Some of us are working on apian that requires the state to pay for these fa--, cilities out of the budget instead of borrowing the funds. Rural Utah was quite fortunate with some big wins. The biggest may be my Mineral Lease Bill (BH 318) which transfers money taken from the mineral lease fund back to the area impacted in rural Utah. This could result in $6 million a year going to fund projects in rural Utah. This passed the House quite easily and was passed by the Senate on the last day of the session. Here is a list of other bills and resolutions that I introduced: House Bill 62 allows the consolidation of county offices. House Concurrent Resolution 3 calls on the Federal Government to respect our states rights with respect to water as well. House Bill 384 provided that those who wish to purchase cattle must prove that they have the ability to pay for them or be bonded to guarantee payment This bill passed the House but the Senate ran out of time before they could get to it House Concurrent Resolution 2 strongly urges the Federal Government to withdraw its plans for range-lan- d reform and respect our states right to determine the future of our own lands. Like HB 384, this one died on the list of bills to be heard in the Senate when the clock struck midnight This was a major disap- pointment A late bill was requested by some sportsman and the DWR. HB 464 passed the House and was then referred to an interum committee for further study. Even though only three of the six bills I introduced were able to pass the Senate, this has still been a great session for me. It was a lot of fun working on these projects and I am grateful to you for the allowing me to serve you. Thank you for all of your support and input during the f1 Y,lU A t A 9 1- wmantii - |