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Show "M Monti Legislature faces numerous critical bills by Pat Mellor News Briefs Eleanor Madsen Catherine Daniels Messenger Office pre-file- d 20-da- y January. bills require a approval from the House and Senate before they can be Non-budg- two-thir- considered during the budget session. This year the Rules Committee is proposing that several bills of similar subject matter be permitted consideration by a single two-thirvote on a master enabling resolution, which legislators hope will speed up the legislative process. In numerical order, some of the bills are: HBI Appropriates funding to the Utah National Guard for a veterans cemetery. HB3 Requires political subdivisions to notify State Tax Commission of boundary changes. HB4 Declares divorce decrees final upon entry but permits judges discretion in setting another date. HB5 Requires children under age 5 to be restrained in a seat or by belt device while riding in vehicles, with some exceptions. HB7 Limits public school classroom size to 25 students in grades 1 through 3. HB8 Regulates escrow services. HB9 Extends provisions of the 1983 Uniform Consumer Credit Code. HB10 Requires title insurance bond for escrow. HB11 Requires pawnbrokers to insure goods pledged to them as security for loans. HB12 Grants compensation to victims from the proceeds of criminals who publish or sell rights to their stories. HB13 Clarifies the procedures for recovery of funds for federal Title V and Title XIX medical assistance programs. HB14 Defines liability for child support, establishes judicial and administrative powers to order a responsible parent to provide health services. HB15 Orders employers to withhold and deliver from income the amount of child support owed by delinquent parent. HB16 - Requires judicial review of the administrative orders of the Department of Social Services. HB17 Enforces Department of Social Services orders for the collection on child support obligations. HB18 Sets administrative hearing examiner procedure for determining liability for public assistance pre-file- d Increases the percentage of voters and taxpayers required to establish a county service area. HB20 Provides changes in the notice and limitation for the procurement of construction. HB21 Prohibits the state of Utah and its political subdivisions from recognizing or certifying any labor organization as the exclusive bargaining agent of public employees. HB22 Raises the limit for civil action involving insurance, lt requires Department of Motor Vehicles to be notified of insurance cancellation and extends conditions for submitting claims to binding arbitration. HB23 Sets requirements for proof of insurance. HB24 Offers early retirement incentives for public employees with 25 years of service under the State Retirement System. HB25 Sets contract obligations for students participating in WICHE graduate programs. HB26 Provides a extension on the Associate of Science degree programs at Utah Technical College campuses. HB27 Changes licensing requirements for certified public accountants. HB28 Appropriates $50,000 for providing public information on geologic hazards. HB29 Increases disabled veterans property tax exemption from $3,000 to $12,000 of assessed value. HB30 Authorizes Division of State Lands Forestry to breach the Great Salt Lake Causeway to equalize lake levels. HB31 Repeals an edict for media and ad agencies to file financial statements on state candidates, campaign expenses, and lifts the limit on media campaign expenses for candidates for governor. It. governor, and attorney general. HB32 Changes the State pay plan. HB33 Repeals 65 obsolete or duplicative laws relating to the public no-fau-lt schools. HB34 Prohibits Board of Regents members from serving on local school boards. HB35 Requires cities and counties to adopt zoning ordinances to protect open spaces in their boundaries. HB36 Lengthens the interlocutory waiting period for divorces. HB37 Clarifies procedure for ap- pointment of the legislatures administrative rules review committee. HB38 Provides for compliance with federal auditing rules by state and local governments, allocated audit costs on basis of shares in federal aid. Ephraim city council meeting cancelled The Ephraim City Council meeting scheduled for December 7, 1983, was cancelled due to lack of a quorum present. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 21, 1983. eCOBDS'OTJlAS Ql a II a. PC371) STTAV UJDTTEO HUG. GII(3GLS0E1 Mrs. Helen Tuttle was hostess for members of the Utopia Club for a Christmas dinner and party at her home on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 2:30 p.m. Thirty-tw- o members of the Melroy and Ephia Kjar family met at the home of Lloyd and Kathleen Kjar, Manti, Saturday evening for their annual Yuletide The group enjoyed a buffet luncheon, exchange of gifts and singing of Christmas carols. A tape was made to send to Maurine and Clark Gubler who are in Kuwait on a teaching assignment. Those who attended were Glenn and Barbara Bailey and son John, Ben and Ruth Kjar, Steven and Carol Kjar, John and Lila Erickson, Mt. Pleasant, Lloyd and Dixie Kjar, Layton, Louis and Darlene Kjar, Aurora, Brad and Kathy Rasmussen, Salina, Kim and Kandis Kjar, Manuel and Korinne Fuentes, LaMar and Vergie Kjar, Evan and Donna Kjar, Salt Lake City, Brent and Evelyn Foy, Kanosh, Boyd and Eva Decker and Leslie and Eleanor Madsen. 1 101 W. 100 N. Provo, Utah 801377-470- 0 Elementary school. Ralph Poulsen was taken to the Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant Sunday for obseivation and treatment. Cheryl Rosquist visited the past weekend in Ephraim with her mother, Marion Rosquist, coining from her home in Salt Lake Citv. Marcell Christensen was in Salt Lake City for the Thanksgiving holiday at the home of her daughter and Bonnie and Dale Nielson. Some of the Nielson's seven children and then i.m.ilies were colleges of Utah. This years selection was Jack White and he was present for the occasion. presented a plaque for this honor by President Paul Flickman of the state Ted Cherry entered the Mt. View office in Salt Lake. Many family Hospital at Payson recently for what members from the White and he thought was going to be in one Rosquist families were present to day and out the next surgery to see their parents honored. repair torn cartilage in his knee. He Ann and Dennis Kirkland Mary spent the next five days flat on his and two children came from Roy, back in bed. He is now at home and Cheryl and Ruth Rosquist from Salt improving but is using crutches to Lake City, and Paula and Devon get around. Ted wants his customers Rosquist and friend of Ephraim were to know why the shop has been there to help honor their mother. closed and that he would rather be Garth and Suzanne White from there if it was possible. Scipio, Jane and Mike Sorensen, Marilyn and Jim Allred, and Darrell A special dinner and program was and LuDean White all of Spring City, held at the Snow College Friday Jack and Lynette White of Payson, night, Dec. 10 by the UPEA to honor and Doneal and Claudia White of their employees of the year. Chosen Provo were there to help honor their to receive this honor were Jack father. White and Marian Rosquist. Maxine Shepherd read a tribute and The Christmas tree at the Ephraim presented a plaque to Marian. Don Library is decorated and the outside Erickson read a tribute to Jack, is with holiday greenery. written by Bob Oliver, and Steve Allgarlanded those who bring in their overdue Bennion presented him with his books will receive a Christmas treat plaque. Don Erickson is president of and no fines will be charged for the the local chapter of the Utah Public rest of the month. Many new books Employees Association and Maxine for children and adults are now on is vice president. the shelves, also new records for Ihc nine colleges in Utah send in listening enjoyment. Librarians their selections and each year an invite you to come in and catch the employee is chosen to represent the Christmas spirit. Visitors at the home of Curtis and Melba Armstrong Saturday and Sunday were Dr. and Mrs. William (Marjorie) Stringham and sons, Douglas and Matthew of Bountiful. The visitors attended the presentation of the Messiah Saturday evening and returned to their home Sunday. Last weekend was a busy time for the family of McLoyd and Marge Ericksen. Joe and Susan Stotts came from Provo so that Susan could participate in the presentation of The Messiah, oratorio along with her sister Kay, who sang with the chorus. McLoyd directed the performance. Saturday the family held a birthday celebration for Kiersten Ericksen, daughter of Jim and Bonnie Erickson. John and Lila Ericksen and family came from Mt. See Utahs largest gingerbread house! In celebration of its first Christmas in Provo, the Excelsior Hotel has made one of the worlds largest gingerbread houses in which Santa will greet guests. John Mavros, General Manager, said that Chef Fred Kaskowitz and his staff have built the gingerbread house using 550 pounds gingerbread mix, 400 eggs, pounds of powdered sugar, candy canes, and 6,000 gum drops. "About 500 hours were used to put the house together," Mavros said. This includes the base made from 20 sheets of masonite, 20 pounds of nails, 8 quarts of glue, and 80 carriage bolts for trusses and joints. gineer, and Rory Rauschenbach, Assistant Chef. Off With This Ad Pleasant to help observe Kierstens 5th anniversary. Sunday dinner was also enjoyed by the family before Joe and Susan returned home that evening where Susan will resume her teaching in the Pleasant Grove 11 The Ephraim Second Ward will hold its annual Christmas social Tuesday, Dec. 20th, commencing at 6 p.m. with a dinner. Following the dinner a program will be presented and Santa will be present to greet the children. Everyone is invited to attend and bring his own dishes. gingerbread house were Dick Hancock, the hotels Chief En- "The project was like one of the chef s souffles it just kept getting bigger and bigger. People will have to see it to believe it, Mavros said. The hotel manager observes that it may be the largest gingerbread house ever built in the state of Utah. If the reaction is positive, we may try for a Guiness Book of World Record next Christmas. With this experience behind us, the next one should be much easier. The gingerbread house is the center of attraction in the lobby which is filled with poinsettias and a large tree with real candles. Several choral ensembles from local schools will perform in the lobby area during the next week. I 7 835-424- Page Ben and Ruth Kjar, Lloyd and Kathleen Kjar, Barbara Bailey and Eleanor Madsen were in Salt Lake City last Wednesday to attend funeral services for an aunt, Iva Dean Kjar, who died at her home there Sunday morning Dec. 4, 1983. Services were held at the Fairmont LDS Ward. Interment was at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Aiding in the construction of the X-- 3 283-442- HBI 9 About 60 bills have been with the Utah State Legislature for consideration during the budget session which begins in 10 283-444- Messenger, Thursday, December 15, 1983 x Reduce the cost of personal hanking service... ZIONS BANK. GOLD ACCOUNT Every personal banking service youre likely to need at NO COST or LOW COST, depending on your checking account balance. 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