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Show US CIVIL. SERVANTS CAN" Let Poacher Pay Dear Mi tor; Your front page news item "It Doesn't Pay To Poach" would better be titled "It Really Does Pay To Poach!" . . . judging from the sentence handed by the court to Mr. Roger H. Smith. The sentence was: "one year suspended sentence, 18 months probation, fined $1,000 and ordered to forfeit his rifle. Restitution for replacement cost of the elk is still being investigated." Big deal! Wow! Holy cow! I'm surprised the judge didn't give him a kiss and apologize for the decision to boot! This guy gets no time in jail; he loses less than one month's pay and forfeits a $3(X).(J0 rifle. Mr. Smith probably had to struggle to keep from laughing all the way home. He got nuthin'! Barely a slap on the wrist , . . Justice? What about the cost of the six weak-wimp- y month investigation, the wages paid to those oil icers trying to catch this guy and others like him; how about the cost of the utilities, phone charges, automobile expenses running around trying to pin him down? he taxpayer pays; the Slate pays . . . and it all bods down to what it cost each and every individual, let alone the cost and loss of game animals these bums kill every year! T Let these poachers pay the freight. Let them pay for catching themselves and others who will laugh themselves silly when they see what it cost Mr. Smith for be- ing caught , . , Very little! The court should consider letting Mr. Smith pay all of these charges; after all, it was due to his lawless atuon that caused the investigation. Why didnt the court take his vehicle from him also; after all, he used it to get to and from the scene of the crime . . . and to transport the elk - if he hadn't been caught. If this guy willingly goes out and breaks the law, and if it takes a foreclosure on his home to pay all these expenses . . . then so be it, after all , it was his fault to begin with. So, let him, and others like not the taxpayers; him pay, especially those who honor the law and don't poach. Stick it to 'em . . , then maybe, they will get the message. Sincerely, Howard Gallamere Tulare, California Warning About Auto Collisions The Division of Wildlife Resources urges motorists to slow down when driving through elk and deer winter ranges (almost any foothill or bench area), watch for signs of movements along the sides of roads, always be alerted to those glowing, light-reflectin- eyes of g deer and elk, and realize that deer and elk oftentimes crowd road edges, wanting a taste of used to melt the ice. "Deer signs" are posted by the the salt the Department of Transportation at sights that have been identified as high collision areas. With wildlife, the best defense is not a good careful. In Case of Emergency Call 644-266- 7 merce meetings held, when, what Ah, come on now, lets give time, and does the Chamber have a credit to where credit is due! telephone? The Kane County Travel CounYes, Jackie is busy, going to cil, manager, Jackie Rife, needs one travel shows to promote Kane big "KUDO" for all her hard work County, setting up bus tours, for getting so many bus tours and working ir the office, answering promoting Kane County, and letters about our town and Kane Kanab has benefitted from it three- County, and talking to people from fold during our tourist season. all over the world about our area. Our motels are full, our restauShe does have one part time helper, rants flourish and even our other 20 hours a week, not paid out of businesses see extra revenue. This the Kane County Travel Council is our big time for tourists. Yes, funds. As to her salary, it's not we need something for our lean enough for what she has done to months. help Kanab and area be a real tourist If our businesses didn't roll up haven. the carpet so early in the evenings, Come on people, let's not let during our tourist season, they personalities enter into this. Let's would find the extra business would all work together for the betterment come their way also. People are of Kanab and Kane County! walking up and down the streets Private Citizen, looking for something to do, see or Dorothy Ripper buy. Last year, Jackie Rife contacted me (Dorothy Ripper) to see if we, the Variety Arts, could get some entertainment for the tourists in the evenings. Well, that we did. Every Monday and Wednesday, in that attractive white Gazebo we had live entertainment from our local people. Without that phone call the Gazebo would have been just another pretty resting spot Now, I'm all for the Chamber of Commerce coming in and help really make Kanab the "HUB" of Color Country. But we need both the Kane County Travel Council and the Kanab Chamber of Commerce to work together, not apart. Where are the Chamber of Com- - Injured Workers Association The Injured Workers Association of Utah, a new organization composed or injured workers and their dependents, and other interested citizens who are concerned with the problems of the handicapped, and workers injured in the workplace, is interested in hearing from individuals who have beat involved in industrial accidents, or acquired occupational diseases m die workplace. Any injured person, or their de- pendent, is encouraged to contact the organization with regard to their problems and concerns about the workers compensation system, including any suggestions they have concerning changes in the system. The Injured Workers Association n nor of Utah is neither union, and makes no restrictions according to race, creed or color, sex, religious persuasion or political affiliation. In addition, it is composed of employees as well as injured employers since non-prof- non-partis- an it, non-unio- It's time again to warn drivers about big gameauto collisions that occur every winter. Snow drifts along the highways tend to give big game the feeling that the best escape route is the clear roadway. THROUGHMV Come On Folks, Let's Work Together Dear Editor job-relat- accidents and diseases cut across employment lines as well. Simply stated, it is an organization of evpeople who eryday, want to improve the problems of hard-workin- g persons injured at work, and those dependent upon them for support. The Injured Workers Association of Utah held its first official meeting of its Board of Trustees on Friday, 13, 1989 in the Governor's Board Room in the State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. Are you out of work because you were hurt, or got sick on the job? Are you waiting for your Workers Compensation benefits? Again? Are you behind on bills, your mortgage, utilities, credit cards, etc? Are you angry with your insurance company or your adjuster? Are you sick and tired of getting the runaround from the Industrial Commission? Are you depressed with Utah's idea of fair workers compensation? And are you ready to do something about it? CALL US. OUR SERVICES ARE FREE. (801) 328-110- Mosdell Mortuary for Garkane Power customers in Southern Utah shivered for nine minutes the morning of January 31st, after workers at Glen Canyon Dam inadvertently disrupted the circuit feeding power to Garkane's 69 KV transmission line. Ron Bowersock from the Montrose, Colorado office of the West-m- i Area Power Administration told Garkane officials that workers from die Bureau who were performing switching procedures accidentally caused a circuit breaker to open in- terrupting service to Garkane Power. Bowersock indicated a wiring error had been discovered which led to a faulty relay circuit. Service to the area, including the municipal systems of Kanab and Fredonia, went down at 9:32 a.m. and was restored at 9:4 1 a.m. , UT 84741 IN I O I I Kcoffec breaks " V twr THEN WHEN V LATER, i vyvwz--PIO GRAB Y I$ BITE A TO EA T, i Pft Vbi- - JUST THINK IT AS ANOTH'R f OF OF YER ONE V CUL. SeRtfCES, I HOW'S THAT? EV'RBOOY NEEPS Garkane Boasts Low Rates Electrification Administration shows that rates across the Nation at Rural Electric Cooperatives increased 1.1 percent in 1987. The REA figures show that while rate increases tend to be small, of the rural nearly electric cooperatives charge higher rates that neighboring municipally-owne- d or investor-owne- d utilities. That disparity results from the higher cost and lower income of rs serving fewer consumers ON h k. kVyA J X K QueStiOIISAnSWerS Asked, Answered, on Kanab Power Continued from pg. 1 serious swings in our power supply wattage? Is the line overloaded? costs $145.00 to install Answer: According to Carl over longer distances. Garkane's rates remain significantly lower than those of surrounding utilities. Al- brecht, Garkane is working on that. They have the only transmission fine but a new one is being built. It is presently operating to capacity. Phone applications are being made for improvements. 9. Question: Using conventional, acceptable accounting methods, is the system making money? Is cash flow positive? The large general service users have been subsidizing the small . Answer: City Manager Keith McAllister said that the electric fund has been operating in the maintenance has been done? Answer: No answer yet. 11. Question: How has a municipal power system helped Kanab residents, especially when rates are higher; the delivery system is deteriorating, no capital improvements are being made, and no insurance maintained for damaged household products? Answer; No answer yet. y, 644-233- 9 SC-Sma- utility bill are 52.6 BAK TAX SERVICE Barbara Kroph Income Tax Preparation 644-244- 8 36 So. 200 V. - Kanab energy customer charge and charge; 36.0 capacity charge. According to engineer Brady the energy charge is less predictable than the capacity charge. The kilowatts are energy, while the peaks are capacity. The energy charge is transformation and transmission of energy, or "pulling in power." The capacity charge covers some transmission, most equipment and includes distribution and service. In 8 ye rs, when the contract runs out, it will include some power supply. The customer charge, which is SI. 00 to $4.00, is for meter reading, billing and accounting, and some equipment. Brady said "We try to set up building blocks for the rates. There are two kinds of meters: Demand meters, and Energy meters. Dr. Roberts asked why everyone is not given a Demand meter. Brady said that a demand meter 1 rJ general service users few some time. Brady stated that there will be a slight decrease for them to make it more equitable, and a slight increase for the small general service user. Dr. Roberts said he felt that it was unfair for the larger users to pay for the smaller users; that the more power that is used, the less they should be charged for the energy. There are 20 large users compared to 270 small users. The residential user is not paying for the actual cost of transformation and transmission of power. The cost is about $14.00 per customer, but the residential user is charged only $5.00. The balance is being carried by the large general user. Brady said "We are trying to de sign a rate that is more equitable, and develop a rate that is a smooth transition. Board member Bemie Ripper asked about the charges for yard lights that use a 100 watt bulb. There is now a flat rate because it is not metered. A street light uses a 400 watt bulb. Ripper said that we should encourage the use of yard lights for safety reasons. The fifteen-pag- e draft for the Power Board discussion handed out by Engineer Brady answered many questions, but raised more. What started out as a question on "why do we pay more for service than we paid UP& L?" is left hanging. Southern Utah News was told we pay one percent less, by the city but some customers insist they pay more. There is to be another meeting of the Power Board when Engi- -- neer Brady completes his report. We did not get all of the answers that were asked, but Southern Utah News is still working on them. The Power Board meeting was held on January 26, 1989. Power Board members present were: Vance Pugh, Dr. Howard Roberts, Dan Bartlett, Jim Willis, Jerry Coleman, Ted Banks and Neil Haynes, and City Manager Keith McAllister. Engineer Richard Brady presided over the three hour meeting. Engineer Brady gave handouts, and presented a detailed (and sometimes confusing) explanation of capacity, tranmission and transformation costs with charts. He explained ll the difference between General General Services, Services, commercial customer like the small commercial user, and vice versa; R - Residential; ISL (with heating) YL, I, SL and TL. There were so many different types of power users that even the Board members found it difficult to follow, despite the charts and curves presented by Mr. Brady. The cost components in your LC-Lar- CALL TODAY (few com- mercial users) and an energy meter costs $45.00 (few residential). Kanab-Cottonwo- 10: Question: Have any system improvements been made. If so, what are they? What preventative Electric rates at Garkane Power Association have not increased in over 2 years. However, the latest statistical report by the Rurai three-quarte- sovnz&ooy T PICK -- r- black. 9. Postmaster Send Change of Addresses Cards to 40 E Center Kanab, 1 their Garkane Customers Shiver Jan. 31 0049-1659- Friday, 10 a.m. ....Friday, 10 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. 6 M A SPECIAL. t Hv thoughtfulness and assistance at the services for Arel. Your show of love and support makes coping at this difficult lime in our lives a little easier. Cecelia Chamberlain and family And find out how easy it is to sell anything in the Classifieds! News & Pictures Display Advertising Legal Notices Classified Ads Community Calendar . PROJECT,,. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all those who have expressed their sympathy and kindness at the passing of our loved one, Arel Chamberlain. A special thanks goes to the members of the Orderville Ward and SURPRISE YOURSELF Deadlines: ff'f'j Love Appreciated 0. The Southern Utah News (ISSN No. is published ) every Wednesday at 40 E. Center, Kanab, Utah 84741. The News serves Kane County, Utah, and the Arizona Strip. Address communications to 40 E. Center, Kanab, Utah 84741, or telephone Advertising rates available upon request. Second Class postage paid at Kanab, Utah 84741. Newsstand price 30 cents per copy. Yearly subscriptions rates to Kane County addresses and Fredonia and Moccasin, Arizona, Si 3; other $20 (out of U.S. $30). The News reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement or submitted items. 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