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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, May 6, 1982 e, Page J Counties may acquire services of Col. Clair E. Frischknecht emergency management personnel retires as chief of staff More responsive Planners will be coming down in the future, said Mr. Ross, the State hopes to near future to work out a system for the the enforce to develop a program of relocated individuals who of the processing transport regulations regarding hazardous materials within and through might be routed to Sanpete from high risk areas of nuclear attack such as Hill the State. Air Force Base, the Provo-OreThe Office of Emergency Management keeps local radiological detection . complex, Salt Lake County, and Tooele, Ross said. systems operative: Sanpete County's detection equipment is stored in the Other activities of the state office basement of the courthouse and is include training programs, a State checked periodically by the state office assistance program with flood control to see that it is in good working order. ' insurance, and an earthquake continWhere are shelters? gency plan for areas along the Wasatch Two options for the event of nuclear fault. a attack have been developed: Ross acknowledged that in rural areas community shelter plan, and a such as Sanpete, there is a problem with areas. relocation program for high-risCommissioner Newt Donaldson asked volunteers who hold more than one Mr. Ross whether the county had public position of responsibility in the event of fallout shelters, and was informed that a crisis:for example, firemen who are the Sanpete County courthouse had also EMTs, police officers who are been designated as one of the shelter engaged in other activities, etc. Ross sites. suggested using a member of the I dont think anybody knows where Sanpete County Jeep Posse on a they are, the commissioner opined. coordinating team for emergencies, Mr. Ross said he would forward the saying, The jeep posses are invaluable in a time of crisis. countv maps of the shelter locations. support emergency communications systems on a matching basis. Up to $18,000 is also available on a matching funds basis to provide new items for localities, such as sirens, radios, etc. The county Civil Defense director must sign the application to the state, Mr. Ross said. Sanpete Countys civil defense director is Wallace Buchanan, Manti. The Office of Emergency Management provides personnel to maintain a current Natural Disaster Plan and a team to help counties determine what is needed to keep their own plans current. Hazardous materials The new state division also supervises a hazard mitigation program which is currently collecting data on the manufacture, storage and transport of hazardous materials in the state of Utah. A response team has been formed to handle the increasing number of highway accidents involving hazardous coordinmaterials. The State ator for this program is Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Dick Chatterton. In the to the public need," is the way Paul Ross described the new programs of the Utah state office of Emergency Management, formerly Civil Defense. The changes in the emergency preparedness program at a state level have in turn made it easier for local county and city governments to formulate disaster plans of their own, with the assistance of the state office. One of the programs the Office of Emergency Management has developed is Emergency Management Assistance, whereby counties may obtain matching funds through the state from the federal government to retain the services of a part or county emergency Under this management director. program, the county pays half the directors salary, benefits and travel expense, and the rest comes from the State. Matching funds The Office of Emergency Management also has funds to maintain and full-tim- e r be-ba- -- k by Pat Mellor ; 1977. . golf course sprinkler system took a surprising turn when the firm which installed the system, Onesco Engineering, consulted its files from more than 10 years ago, when the system was installed, and found that the firm was not only in possession of the blueprints but also an unpaid final bill of $500 for the installation of the system. As soon as the bill is paid, we will forward the the company told the blueprints, county. "Legally were beyond the statute of limitations," county attorney Paul Frischknecht said. They cant hold us to it. But they can keep the blueprints we need, Commissioner Newt Donaldson observed. "If we could find a set of blueprints we wouldnt need to pay it. Ive checked into it, it seems to be a legitimate bill, and I think we had better pay it, Commissioner Ned Madsen' responded, and ultimately the commission voted unanimously to pay the bill and get the blueprints. Reopen part of road? Abe Vance, who is building a home pn the road wjiiph passes the old poor farm! east of Fairview, asked the commission to reassume county responsibility for the road so that he could obtain a mortgage on his home, which he could not obtain if the road leading to his home were private. The commission told Mr. Vance the road had been closed by the petition of landowners with property fronting the Col. Clair E. Frischknecht violin concert Kelly Richardson will present his graduation violin concert in the Snow College Library on Sunday, May 9, at 7 p.m. Mr. Richardson, who is currently attending classes at the University of Utah, will be accompanied by Kathleen Hansen. right-of-wa- The county attorney's decision of the application of Walter Banning to operate a landfill south of Chester is still awaiting an updated approval letter from the Department of Health, attorney Frischknecht said. The attorney requested the updated letter because Banning's approval was dated 1976. An ordinance regulating the sale or disposition of surplus county property is still on the county attorneys list of things to do, Mr. Frischknecht said, because he had been ill for most of the previous month with pneumonia and had been unable to prepare a draft of the ordinance for the commissions study. The program will in- clude "Hindemith Sonata in C," Mozart Sonata in s Saint-Sean- "Havanaise, Opus and the 1st movement of Brahm's Violin Concerto in D, Opus 77. Mr. Richardson began his violin studies with his grandfather, Verland J. Braithwaite, a resident of Ephraim who also graduated from Snow College. In recent years he has 82, studied Institute f, City. Also performing on the concert will be Hidcki Itotami, a former student of Snow College and instructor of classical guitar. There is no admission charge for attendance at the concert. For further information, contact nis Hansen at The speaker for Friday Forum on May 7 will be Ralph G. Rogers, Jr., managing director of Promised Valley Playhouse. The subject of his talk is to be announced. Mr. Rogers was born in Salt Lake City. He married Joan Mary Williams and they are parents of six children, four sons and two daughters. He graduated from the University of Utah in music education. He is a former music educator with Granite District schools and has performed in stage, 1' SX Speaker: Ralph G. Rogers , Jr. fetaC television and movie productions and has had extensive professional theatrical experience throughout the United States. He has directed and written many productions and written lyrics for many published songs. Mr. Rogers served a mission in Samoa and later served as mission president there also. He has held numerous ward and stake positions. Presently he is regional representative, chairman of and productions church pageants committee and on the board of directors, Dixlimarinn 'ulttirol F ontpf HflUSlii Den- of j tT i ext. 311. ''' . f 7' jfv - ' lieutenant after completing the Army ROTC program at Utah State University in 1953. He began active duty at Fort Lee, Va., April 27, 1953. Frischknecht is a graduate of the Army War College and the Air Force War College and in 1973 was presented the Department of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, issued by then Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird. He also is' the recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Reserve ponents i,. Kelly Richardson will present concert. Com- Achievement Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. In 1974 Frischknecht and his family were recognized by Ogden City as the "Outstanding Family for Community He is first Service. counselor in the Ogden Utah East Stake presidency and has served on high councils of other stakes in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints. He was bishop of the Sixth Ward. Ogden Utah College Stake, for three years. The officer and his wife, the former Jean Miller, (they were both reared in Manti), are parents of a daughter, three sons and A six grandchildren. ? , 41 , daughter, . management. y 283-402- ' '"A v'. tLi,. F -- Utah and Dennis Hansen, Music Department Chairman at Snow College. He is currently studying with William Prcucil, concert master for the Utah Symphony. Mr. Richardson is the son of Darwin and Coralie Richardson of Salt Lake VA -- 12 Noon of the master Symphony f Friday Forum with Oscar former concert Chausow, 5arl5S:w's LDS in Civilian Personnel Office at Hill Air Force Base, was commissioned a second to present property affected could be obtained. In other action: A franchise agreement between the county and Skyline Telecom, has been given the green light by the county attorney provided the franchise is nonexclusive and the county commissions approval is obtained before any pole installation or other work is done on the life position Kelly Richardson road, after numerous acts of vandalism on unattended property in the area. Mr. Vance said he felt he could obtain signatures of landowners to reopen the road a distance of about 1400 feet, as far as the entrance to his driveway and that of another home soon to be constructed on the opposite side of the road. The commission approved the assumption of the 1400 distance by the county if signatures of all the landowners with county who is chief Frischknecht, civilian ut on-lin- e. Col. Clair E. Frischknecht, Ogden, formerly of Manti, retired as chief of staff of the 96th U.S. Army Reserve Command Tuesday evening at Fort Douglas. n Frischknecht, who his military career in 1953, was presented the Legion of Merit in .a. ceremony conducted by W4 Maj. Gen. Larry Morris. He will be succeeded as chief of staff by Col. Jack McLea, deputy chief of staff for personnel and administration. Frischknecht, who was. praised by Morris for his.' "many years of intensely dedicated and productive service," was appointed chief of staff in August i I if.. h No change in apportionment boundaries 20-ac- re i -- on-sce- Donaldson said. All that is needed is this small adjustment to the set. The There will be no change in the antennas are available from most apportionment boundaries for school hardware stores in the county. board members in Sanpete County at Another cable television company has present, Sanpete County commissioners requested a franchise from the Sanpete decided Tuesday in their regular County Commission, the commissioners were informed Tuesday. The commismonthly meeting. Clerk Wayne Beck read the commissioners instructed clerk Wayne Beck to ; sioners a letter from the Attorney write back to the company and inform General advising them that House Bill them that a cable company is already 26 "was not adopted constitutionally installed in Sanpete and that another and that local school-boar- d members in cable company could encounter mid-terneed not seek problems trying to compete with a under the provisions outlined in the bill company already in operation. I think Concerning reapportionment based on theres goipg to be tough sledding for the 1980 census figures. one company, let alone several, a Two areas of Sanpete were affected by commissioner said. The county is the 1980 figures: the North Sanpete forbidden by law, however, to grant School District and an area adjacent to exclusive franchises to cable TV Snow College in Ephraim. Neither area companies. will be redrawn at this time, the Subdividers in violation Persons who sell their property in commissioners decided. The North Sanpete School District reapportionsplits of three or more pieces come ment would require one or more of the under the subdivision ordinances school board seats to include more than whether it is their intention to create a subdivision or not, the commissioners one town, splitting cities and in general inconawkward boundaries said, and violaters are beginning to be creating sistent with the interests of the district's sought out and informed that they are liable for such violations. Landowners residents, commissioners said. The Snow College area included a who split their property under such number of students who registered to circumstances face additional problems, vote in order to establish residency, county attorney Paul Frischknecht county clerk Wayne Beck said, and only noted, because they may be liable for of those students who civil prosecution if they sell land for about 8 registered actually voted in the last building lots which does not meet the election. Since the participation of the development code. The county will not students was . negligible in the actual issue building permits for land which voting process, county attorney Paul has been split three or more times, Frischknecht said he believed it was Frischknecht explained, and the seller "defensible not to reapportion at this may be sued by the buyers if they are not time. We are apportioned as nearly as able to build on the property they have purchased. practical, Frischknecht said. Numerous violations of the developanother commissioner Besides, ment code regarding the splitting of land when of Mt. Pleasant and added, part have come to the county commissales of were City reapportioned part Spring 10 years ago, it was a knock-dowsions attention recently. One was that drag-obattle. We dont want to have one of of landowner Harvey Kelsey, who sold land to other parties from a those again. plot he owned between Chester and Pigeon TV channels operational Television viewers need-- a separate Hollow. Kelsey was informed that the UHF aerial and a second, separate lead-i- n third parcel he had sold would not be wire to successfully receive transgranted a buiding permit, and that he missions for all three channels, 7, 11, would have to meet the standards of the and 20, commissioner Newt Donaldson development code on land he had reminded. The commissioners said they already sold. Kelsey was advised to had received numerous calls from contact the county planning commission residents wanting to know when the and to get on the agenda for the planning commissions next meeting. three channels would come BiUokd since have been operational They A request for blueprints of the county last Monday, (April 26) Commissioner I ' ifcflV Kathie. is married to Tom Lee and they live in Blacksburg, Va., where he is working on a doctorate degree in counseling. Roger Frischknecht is serving a mission inTokoyo, Japan. David is a supervisor in the Translation Department of the LDS Church, and Scott, an Army reservist, is being trained as a physician's assistant during a two-yeduty tour at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Snow College electronics program receives boost from Sperry byPatMellor In 1979 Snow College lost its authority to grant an associate degree in electronics. The program had dwindled down to three students. Part of the lack of interest stemmed from the little junior colleges inability to keep equipment and curriculum current in the fastchanging electronics field. But at the same time that the Board of Regents was regretfully phasing out the program, industry in Utah was crying for trained in the people specifically electronics field. The major electronics companies in the state were concerned about the loss of the program which could provide locally-traine- d people. The advantage to industry was clear: hiring people already within the state would keep hundreds of thousands of dollars at home in Utah which might otherwise be spent relocating and training qualified people from outside , the state. , . An advisory council was formed from representatives of electronics-base- d industries within the state. Sperry and Univac, National Litton representatives and a consultant from the State Board of Vocational Education met and committed themselves to developing a viable program to train personnel within the state to meet the needs of the electronics industry for Semi-Conduct- trained technicians. The dramatic result for Snow College has become a model of industry-pos- t secondary education cooperation. Only of the three years from the phase-ou- t Snow electronics program, today the college can again grant electronics degrees, secure in the knowledge that its program is keeping up with the state of the art and is capable of sending out trained, motivated graduates capable of troubleshooting the most equipment in the field. of Vocational Education, and Snow College met to tour the electronics lab and to recognize the contribution of g Sperry Univac to the program at the college. newly-emergin- Sperry Univac, ' personnel noted, Snow has College made a significant to a school of our size," said Snow development director Karen Bliss. The equipment and parts donated by Sperry literally make the electronics program at Snow, because by agreement, the equipment is kept updated constantly by the company. This enables electronics students to always be dealing with the latest development in the state of the art. a g electronics necessity in the field which has made such training programs difficult to maintain at many Significant contribution to the school, not only in providing technical expertise, but in providing equipment in excess of $80,000 worth of equipment this year alone. "It would be a significant contribution to any school, but it is even more te schools. The revitalized program started in September, 1980, with 17 students. In June, 1981 , 24 students had participated in the electronics program. One student had graduated and nine more were planning on a second year of study. In June of this year, the program will have served 54 students during the year. Nine students will graduate from the electronics program. Students are currently being recruited from high schools, the ranks of uncommitted majors at Snow, and local industries. The Sperry-Univa- c Ephraim plant has 15 employees desiring s courses. But Sperry-Univa- c has done much more than simply encourage its d employees to enroll in courses at the local college. On Friday, representatives of the Utah Board of Regents, the State Board . .rrx I v f. T mV ", a after-hour- work-relate- Wade Marsh, director of Snow College' electronics program, demonstrates use of oscilloscope during tour of lab. Among the contributions made by Sperry are $15,000 in components such as resistors, diodes, capacitors, transistors, etc., and $40,000 worth of terminals: six Uniscope 100 terminals, and two printers. A second equipment loan includes oscilloscopes for eight work stations plus extra scopes to be used in the adjunct high school program. Sperry Univac has also reimbursed tuitions for its own employees. Approximately 25 of its staff have attended classes at Snow College, most in the electronic program. The contribution of Sperry Univac has made it possible for the school once again to provide practical training in a rapidly expanding field. At the present there are 3870 electronic technician jobs in Utah. Projections from Job Service estimate there will be 4530 jobs in that field in Utah by 1986. It is estimated that about 132 new jobs will open in the electronics field in Utah each year for the next five years. Existing training programs are producing about 75 technicians peryear, or 57 of the work force needed. Because education is not, and has not been meeting the training needs, electronics companies are forced to recruit extensively from outside the a situation which will be state mitigated by the growing electronics program at Snow College. In addition to the assistance of Sperry Univac in providing equipment, programs are currently being developed to provide experienced engineers who will conduct seminars using the systems with which they are most familiar, mainly from outside industries; a quarter out in the work force for the students to gain practical experience, and of course a continuing effort to obtain more equipment with which students can work. Sperry Univac is committed to helping in the future, George Groneman, manager of development and training for the firm, said Friday. There is one reason this program has been successful," says Wade Marsh, director of the electronics program at the college. "Through a cooperative effort, we have listened to industry. The industry is crying for people specifically trained in this area. Wc listen to industry, and we respond." I |