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Show Price joins statewide effort to reduce litter In suppoit of a btatewide program, the Irice City Coun- cil and the Price Police Department have gone on record to help control litter. Councilwoman Thcressa Frandsen said the city will he concentrating on pickups carrying trash to the dump. She said there has been a real problem with trash being scattered along the route, and the city wants it stopped. Police Chief Aleck Shilaos explained that all open loads must be secuied or covered enroute to the dump. Anyone seen losing trash will be issued a citation, lie said the fine could go as high as $299, but judges usually impose a $25 fine. Governor Norman $500,000 picking up trash along our highways, said Kim Morris, UDOT spokesman. Banger-te- r and the Utah Department of Transportation are spear- Unfortunately, people throw trash out of their windows faster than we can pick it up. We could spend three times that amount oftime and money cleaning roadside trash throughout the state and still not keep up with it. UDOT believes the cam- heading the campaign called, Dont Waste Utah. The campaign, which will run three years, is specifically targeted toward Utahs primold ary litterers: o males. Playing off the Road Warrior" movies series tone, the Dont Waste Utah campaign 18-t- 24-ye- ar paign, which will cost $450,000 over three years, is a smart investment directed at the source of litter. The money is taken from the same maintenance funds allocated for picking up trash. At this point, its much more sensible to consistently urge litterers to keep our even for the will show how trashing our tough guys cool. not is highways to keep Utahns By urging UDOT highways clean, intends to significantly reduce roadside trash. Each year, we spend about roads free from trash than it is to pick u p after them, he said. Through advertising and a heavy publicity schedule, we the mesplan to tell and to sage everyone throughout re-te- ll the state, said Morris. Similarly, Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has just completed a Dont mess camwith Texas" anti-littpaign. With that program, which involved local celebrity participation, visible roadside litter in Texas decreased by 59 percent between 1985 and er 1988. We intend to get similar results that will outlive the Dont Waste Utah campaign itself," Morris said. Motel room rentals down last year Motel room rental volume in Carbon County last year totaled $1,272,753, down from $1,775,905 in 1983 and In other $1,644,289 in words, room rental volume in 1978 Carbon County decreased by 28.3 percent over the past five years and decreased by 22.6 percent over the past 10 years. During 1988, approximately 14.5 percent of Carbon Countys room rental volume was in inr COMMUNITY CALENDAR The Worlds Greatest Son May 17 thru 23, 1989 17 Castle Valley Center graduation, 7 p.m. town meeting, Sally Mauro 17 7 p.m. Elementary, Helper, 19 & 20 AutoRV show, downtown Price (Main Street, 100 E. to 100 W.), sponsored by Zions Bank and dealers. 19 & 20 CEU Ballet Repertory Ensemble presents A in as its annual spring concert, 7:30 p.m., Contrasts, Study Geary Theater. All seats $3. Concert is funded in part by the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. 20 ABATerrace Hills BMX race. Registration, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Races begin at 4 p.m. Fees: class, $7; open, $3. For more information, call Steve at 20 East Carbon High School annual Letterman ban6 quet, p.m., ECUS. & d 20 21 motocross, Carbon County Fairgrounds 20 & 21 QEuarterhorse show, Wellington Mountai8 Carbon County Fairgrounds neers CHS-sponsor- 637-008- . M-- 6. CEMA-sponsore- (637-1848- ). . Happy 16 th Love Mom & Dad 3QE (637-107- 22 tary, Wellington, 7 p.m. 23 CEU student award ceremony. A? K1 the January-Marc- growth in Utahs room rental volume over the past 13 years. According to the study, two other factors that may be quarter, h 20.2 percent in the quarter, 49 2 percent in April-Jun- e the ume during the January-Marc- h period, while five counties had their greatest rental volume in either the second or the skiing industry and the the fourth quarters of the year. emergence of Utah as a conSummit County registered vention center for national 59 percent of its total 1988 and regional conferences. These developments have room rental volume during the January-Marc- h tended to reduce the seasonalquarter, ity factor in the Utah tourist only 6.8 percent in the period, and 6.6 industry. Nearly 36 percent of Utahs room rental volume in percent in the April-Jun- e per1975 was concentrated in the iod. Rich County, on the other quarter and hand, typifies the summer-oriente- d vacation county. only 16.6 percent was in the 71.3 percent of January-Marc- h Approximately By period. 1988, this distribution had its 1988 room rental volume shifted so that 30.1 percent of came in the the volume was in the period, 10.2 percent in the January-Marc- h quarter, and quarter and January-Marc- h 3.2 24.4 percent was in the only percent in the period. period. The fairly quarter, and 16.1 percent in the October-Decembquarter. The information was provided by Utah Foundation, a private research organization, in their latest study of the transient room tax and room rental trends in Utah. Room rentals by hotels, motels, motor lodges, inns and like public accommodations in Utah increased by 57 percent over the past five years and have multiplied nearly five times since 1975. Room rental volume climbed from $47.6 million in 1975 to approximately $100 million in 1980 and to $220.7 million in 1988. The report points out that l oom rental volume rose at an average rate of about 12.5 percent per year over the period. The fastest growth occurred between 1975 and 1980, when room rental volume climbed at an average rate of 16 percent per year. The increase since 1980 has averaged about 10.4 percent per year. IC Foundation analysts point out that a substantial part of this giowth is due to inflation which has resulted in higher room rates. Since 1975, the consumer price index has risen at an average rate of about 6.25 percent per year. July-Septemb- responsible for the strong growth trend in room rental volume are the development of er 13-ye- Thus, inflation als in 21 of Utahs 29 counties. Only three counties registered their heaviest room rental vol- July-Septemb- er July-Septemb- er July-Septemb- July-Septemb- er October-Decemb- even distribution of room rental volume throughout the year ar that Utah has indicates become a tourist four-seaso- n destination. Although there has been a shifting in total tourist volume to the wintei months, most of this shift is accounted for hv the development of winter ski resorts in only three or four counties of the state. A majority of Utah counties continue to rely on the summer months as their prime tourist season. Last year, the July-Septemb- quartei mcorded the highest percentage of total room rent- - probably accounts for about half of the er er The foundation report emphasized that room rental charges account for only a small part of tourist expenditures in Utah. In addition to room rentals, money' is expended by visitors to the state for food, drink, gasoline, recreation and entertainment fees and charges, car rentals, other transportation, along with a variety of other tourist-oriente- d goods and services. According to estimates made by the Utah Travel Council, approximately $2.2 billion currently is being spent by tourists in the state. Of this total, about 75 percent is being visitors, spent by and 25 percent bv residents of the state. out-of-sta- te Two retire Tomato Sauce Contadma Paper Towels Bounty Facial Tissue scotts 200 count Orange or Grapefruit Juice Tisff 6 Cfup& Shavers (unsweetened only) Mix from schools 6.99 8 oz There will be a very small 69 number of people retiring from the Carbon County School District this year, 89 45 0z, 1.49 49 Gravy Dressing Hidden Valley asst Fudge & Dream Bars Shillings brown Supt. Ell Sorenson told members of the Carbon County Board of Education at their last meeting. QEB .99 16oz .1 2.99 Meadow Gold 6 pk. Two people, WESTERN FAMILY Pitted Olives LaVay Reynolds, Twin Pops Meadow Gold 18 Potato Chips Clover Club Orange Juice Tropna Cheese J3 801 EAST MAIN STREET - PRICE iff? Fish Dinner 2-Pi- ece Includes Limit 4 ffffj Includes pieces of fish, chips and onion ring garnish. - 2 orders per coupon. 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