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Show tun ouinern , ...jt Cf300 Vol. 57, No. 22 - Thursday, March 24, 1988 - Kanab, Utah 84741 - Single Copy 25c h Cwik Files For Senate Cedar City resident and former FBI special agent Joseph C. Cwik announced his candidacy last week McKay Campaigns in Kane Opening remarks at the Sl Patricks Day breakfast at no-ho- the Chef s Palace held for Congressional Representative candidate Gunn McKay naturally centered on the Irish. After a couple of lighthearted Irish jokes, Kane County Commis- sioner fpiiiti m st Donald Fyfe declared McKay was not Irish but his lineage, instead, traced back to the clans of bonny Scotland. He then introduced McKay to the people assembled as Never say die, Gunn McKai. McKay addressed his first remarks to the Democrats in the audi-anc- e. He told them that it is important to note that the Democrats have the majority in the United States House of Representatives. He added its the majority who control legislation. Therefore, Utah needs to elect a Democrat to the House in order to wield some of that majority power on behalf of the state. He then briefly sketched his personal history. He told those assembled that he was raised in Huntsville, Utah, the oldest of eight children. He said his father died when he was 16. At 19 he served a LDS mission in England. In 1950, he married and he and his wife, Donna, raised ten children together. After their sixth child, McKay went back to school to earn his university degree. He did not say which college he attended. After graduating, however, he spent five years in Ogden, Utah, teaching. Soon after, McKay won his first public office against Richard Richards for a seat in the Utah 30-so- t M for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Orrin Hatch. In a news release, Cwik said he filed with the Lt. Governors office in Salt Lake City Wednesday, March 16. The old Democrat filed one day after another Democratic candidate, Bryan Moss, filed for the 54-ye- ar See 'Cwik", pg. 3 State Legislature. McKay lastly outlined his years of public service and his accomplishments while in office. When he completed his remarks, McKay opened the meeting to question and answers. Id like to hear from you this morning, he said. What are your problems and concerns. Kanab Mayor Paul Jenkins was the first to query McKay. He said no industry other than tourism and agriculture exists in Kane County. Because of eastern establishments insisting the West be locked up, its impossible to attract industry to southern Utah. Jenkins used the Alton Coal Proj ect as an example. He said unreasonable environmental issues such as integral vistas compromise devel- opment InternaJenkins said BHP-Uta- h tional, an Australian-base- d mining company, is forced to sink so many millions of dollars into the applica- of the coal project that the actual coal mining development becomes unprofitable and, therefore abandonable. How do wc slop this? Jenkins tion stage said. McKay replied that conservation of the states natural resources is essential. However, locking land up from development is not necessarily wise since all wealth is derived from natural resources. Responding to another question, McKay came out strongly in favor See 'McKay" pg. 3 s5T THE END OF WINTER (we hope!) Icicles hang from branches, bushes and fences when water was left on overnight at the Glen Martin home in south Kanab. It makes a winter fantasy land, but should be a vanishing scene now, as temperatures have wanned up considerably. McCormick, Johnson Win Council Seats It cant be called a major upset, but it definitely was an unlikely development in Tuesdays, March Chamber To Elect Eight Bd. Members 15, Fredonia Town Council nonpartisan primary election when council veteran Dixie Judd missed the nomination by three votes. According to Fredonia Town 12-ye- ar Kanab Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors will meet this afternoon at a luncheon at the Chefs Palace to nominate new board members for the 1988 Chamber year. The board elected its new presiand secretary dent, earlier this month. Jerry Lynch was ' unanimously voted to fill the presi-denc- y vacated by KCKK Radio ownermanager Rex K. Jensen.. Jesselyn Swapp was voted and Letitia Dahmen was elected secretary. According to newly elected President Jerry Lynch, once the names of the nominees are produced, the chamber will conduct the election for the board by mail. Also on the ballot will be a request for volunteers interested in heading or working on Chamber committees. Lynch urged all Chamber members to return their completed bal-Se- e no-ho- st County, Hospital Audit Approved vice-preside- nt Kane County Commissioners ripped through a short agenda Mon- day, March 21, approving the county and Kane County Hospital audit reports and one business and one beer license. Kay Kimball, of the Richfield certified public accounting firm of Kimball and Roberts, told the three commissioners that the two audit reports were in very good order, and called the audits clean. The commissioners also approved a business and beer license for the Golden Hills Restaurant in Ml. Carmel . The restaurant is jointly owned by Lois and Deral Lamb and Gam and Rosalie Esplin of Ml Carmel. In other business, Maude Fairbanks of the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies and Joan prevention aide for Southwest Utki Mental Health Alcohol and Drug aprised the commissioners of changes in the alcohol and drug awareness school tuition and scholarships. The matching funds for substance abuse school, scheduled for June 19 to 24 at the U of U in Salt Lake City, were cut in half, according to Fairbanks. Consequently, tuition increased. She explained that although the school can pick up tuition and room costs for the three scholarship students, the $60 board (food) fee must be paid by the student. Each year the commission pays for three county residents to attend the substance abuse school. The awareness program then matches what the county pays for, by offering three additional residents to take the course free of charge. asked the commission for information concerning establishing finan- cial support for the fledgeling fire department Commissioner Vince Underwood explained to Wickland that Commission Aide Zachary Bums was working on a memorandum concerning equitable support to and the establishment of county fire departments. At this time, however, Underwood said he could not promise financial support for the Church Wells Fire department. We have no policy formulated yet he said. Im not sure we can do anything this year. Well just have to see whats in the budget Kanab Library Board Members Joann Goodfellow and Christine Frost presented the three commissioners with library cards as part of their upcoming campaign for National Library Week on April 17 to 23. We want the library to become a cultural center, said Goodfellow. She added that the library board has promotional activities planned throughout the month of April. In final business, the commission accepted a bid of $14 per share for the annual lease of its ten water shares in the Kanab Irrigation District from Calvin Johnson. Johnsons bid was the only one received by the commission. vice-preside- nt eight-memb- er Chamber pg. 3 Kal-pako- LeRoy Wickland, of the Church Wells Volunteer Fire Department, C. PAUL McCORMICK Clerk Barbara Kimball, council candidates needed 50 percent of the vote plus one to win a place in the towns general election. Judd, die incumbant for one of the two open council positions, won only 112 of the voles cast in the Tuesday night election. Judd has served the town as mayor for the past six years. Coming out on top with 121 votes was C. Paul McCormick, a man who was able to keep a seat on the School Board of Education for 22 years. Housewife Zelma Johnson placed second in the election winning 1 18 votes. The fourth candidate for a town council seat was Chester Cluff, bringing in 77 votes. Kimball said the race was closely run although only 228 of the towns 571 registered voters cast ballots. She added, since only two of the four candidates earned the nxes-sar- y majority of 1 15 votes or more, the general election for town council was cancelled. McCormick and Johnson were declared the winners. Kimball said McCormick and Johnson take office will theyre sworn In the second election, Fredonia voters chose to finance the completion of the towns new medical clinic but voted down the construction of a new municipal building. Proposition Number One won only 1 10 votes in favor of financing the construction of new municipal buildings and facilities including a town hil and public office buildings and to furnish and equip the same by issuing a $120,000 General Obligation Bond to be paid over not more than 20 years. Proposition Number Two was carried by the Fredonia residents with 117 votes favoring the $100,000 Gcncncral Obligation Bond to provide the funds to complete the construction of the new health clinic and public office building. The bond is to run not more than 20 years at an interest rate not exceeding 12 percent per annum. ZELMA JOHNSON According to a past news release, the bond will raise property taxes in Fredonia approximately 10 milles, or, based on last years tax rates on a $40,000 home, the increase will be about $40 per year over a ten year period. City Will Propose Special Improvement District for Kanab Creek Rancho Area COMPLIMENTARY LIBRARY CARDS were presented to Kane County Commissioners by Kristine Frost and JoAnn Goodfellow, shown here. The ladies presented the cards as part of the upcoming campaign by the Kanab City Library diking the month of April Commissioners with backs to the camera are Don Fyfe and Vince Underwood. Creation of a Special Improvement District to pave all streets in the recently annexed subdivisions known collectively as Kanab Creek Ranchos will be the subject of a special Kanab City Council meeting and informal public information meeting to be held Wednesday, March 30, 1 988 at 7 p.m in the courtroom of the Kane County Courthouse. It is the intention of the city council to propose to property owners the creation of such a district for the purpose of providing chip seal paving, certain general drainage and safety improvements, chip and seal the surface and widen access areas to the Ranchos. The improvements would be funded by an assessment levied against property to be benefited by the improvements based upon linear footage, lot or lot size, general areas benefited by the improvements and other considerations or a combination of those considerations on as uniform and as equitable a basis as can be achieved. At the meeting the city council will receive questions and comments with technical answers supplied by the Project Engineer and financial advisers to the city. Following this informal meeting the city will propose a specific method of providing the improvements, levying the assessments and fixing a method of filing written protests and hearing oral statements for or against the District. That formal protest meeting is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 1988. The Kanab City Council invites all property owners specifically and all other individuals having an interest in the project to be in attendance for recommendations. . Promised Rate Decrease Curtailed Promised power rate decreases for Fredonia consumers may not materialize, according a report from the Utility Board presented at the Fredonia Town Council meeting held Tuesday, March 15. According to the meeting minutes, Utility Board members Don Mackelprang and Dick Lewis advised the council not to lower power rates because of a pending lawsuit between Utah Power and Light and WAPA. How the lawsuit will effect Fredonia power users was not explained in the minutes. Mackelprang and Lewis told the council a reserve cushion should be provided for the towns utility system. They also suggested the substa when in July 5. tion may need replacing in the near future and advised the council to pay off the power bond faster to save interest payments. Mackelprang and Lewis also informed town councilmembers that the Utility Board intends turn off power on all consumers who do not pay overdue bills. The meeting minutes state the Utililty Board and the council are in agreement on all points. In other business, Ed Sullivan approached the council to request the waterline feeding his property on McCormick Lane be enlarged He said the present line is too small. He also brought up a problem with power lines going to the same property. The council discussed the situation, told Sullivan they will study it and come up with a decision as soon. A motion was unanimously passed hiring Mr. (no first name available) Ehlers to daw plans a put out bids for the Senior Citizen Center Improvement project. Kevin Jackson was also hired to water the trees growing along Main Street. Councilman Mark Baron reported the towns fire department requires new equipmenL The council decided to wait on any purchases until the March 29 meeting approves said purchases. Linda Kliescn proposed a summer sport program for the Fredonia Town Park. The council tabled the proposal, telling Kliesen they will study the request and get back to her. In final business, Andy Johnson approached the council to approve an Eagle Scout project He told the council he would like to put a base around the towns flag in the shape of Arizona. The pole, said Johnson, will sit in the spot where Fredonia is located on the map. Johnson said if the town supplies the material, hell provide the labor. The council told him to present a plan for the council to approve and then go ahead with the project. |