Show Delta Utah (2D 00 in county $2S 08 Mt ef county month 13 00 Advance) Coy Sen 50 Cttrens (65 and otoed 18 00 tn county 20 00 out o County Pool aid concert held in Fillmore A concert performance by Michael Martin Murphy to raise money to help build a swimming pool in Fillmore was scheduled for Tuesday August 22 as this issue went to Hundred of parents often with in tow registered their younguns for school last week chool year begins by Ken Rand Millard District schools are scheduled to open Thursday August 24 for the acedcmic year There are about 4 000 students in the district’s nine schools about the same as last year Superintendent Kenneth Topham said A contract between the Millard Education Association and the district has not been signed yet Negotiations continue said registration went Topham smoothly Staff changes have been minor About 20 new teachers have been hired They attended session an orientation Monday August 21 at Delta South Elemen(Watch for a story about the tary new teachers in an upcoming issue) One administrative change of note was the realignment of school boundaries for Delta North and Delta South West Elcmentaries Hinckley students will now attend DNE rather than DSE as in the past six years Declining enrollment at DNE prompted the change The district will continue the Adult Community and Vocational EducaLast tion programs in the county 10 high school students took year college courses called enrollment classes" for a total of 437 credit hours "It’s not just limited to those with high scholastic aptitude” Topham said “It’s pretty well open for anyone who has an interest in it” Nine local adults got their high school diplomas last year The district’s integrated program is in it’s second year About 50 students were involved last year A like number are expected this year In a "Year-EnProgress Report to Millard County Residents” distributed recently Topham said curriculum and building improvements are two major goals of the district “(Curriculum) includes not only academic requirements but increased emphasis on vocational and job prepa ration” he said said capital improveTopham ments are needed to meet large enrollment increases in middle and high schools expected in the “The Board has established a community committee to determine the Capital Outlay needs fo the district” School Board President Scott Nickle said in the report “Input from this committee will be used to determine any new building construction or remodeling projects as If you needs well as equipment to this want to give suggestions committee please feel free to do so The names of the committee members can be obtained from the District Office” New lockers will be installed at DHS this year With that exception and a new bus garage in Fillmore Topham said he did not think any of the projects being discussed by the committee will reach the construction stage this academic year District students received several honors last year in acedemics and Two district students won sports Sterling Scholar Awards and seven Several other were runners-uacedemic honors were achieved were Several district teachers honored last year M H S was state 2 A footbal chain pions Lady Eagles finished first in basketball in the region second in the state track meet DHS repeated its siring of state 2A wrestling championships last year and added a state to its honvolleyball championship ors Will they repeat? “I think both high schools have some outstanding athletes this year” Topham said “We’re looking for some great things from them this year” said he appreciated Topham community support over the past year “It is hoped that the future will find this same support as we proceed to develop and implement programs that will improve and develop the capabilities of the youth in Millard County" he said The School Board normally meets on the second Wednesday of each month beginning at 9 a m Meetings are open to the public Contact the District Office m advance if time on the agenda is desired press Watch for a follow-ureport next week The performance by the popular singersong writer was to be held at the Millard High School football stadium The concert was sponsored by the Last Millard Recreation District County commissioners are the Rec District Board A ticket sales effort included a booth at the recent Millard County Fair and a effort by Millard High School cheerleaders Thursday August 17 The show was advertised in the Salt Lake Tribune Tickets were being sold at several businesses throughout central Utah The concert in Fillmore was made possible because Murphy had time in the between two performances Mike Halloran region general manager of KNAK is acquainted with Murphy’s road manager who made Halloran aware of the available date Halloran toldBrinkcrhoff of the availability and arrangements were made to get the star to stop in Fillmore to benefit the pool project Murphy was to have received about $6000 for the show The Rcc District had also expected to spend about $4000 for sound system rental and so on At the rate of advertising $1020 per ticket in advance and $1260 at the door about 1 000 tickets would have to be sold to break even Any profits from the concert will USPS Vol 80 No 8 August 24 1989 Delta taxes up by Ken Rand The Delta City Council has voted to raise taxes by 3 percent and the total city budget by 2 percent The vote to raise ibe certified tax rate f rom 0028 8 to 003659 and to approve the city’s budget occurcd at die council’s Monday A public hearAugust 14 meeting ing on the hike was held before the meeting About 23 percent of the property tax increase was earmarked for use by the Delta City Library in a dedicated fund That’s a certified tax The total revenue rate of 000747 increase w ill also help the city meet other needs generated by inflation “The levy docs not mean the library will get the increase plus what the city has spent in the past cah year” Mayor Ruth Hansen said “All the increase will go to the brary but the library will no longer receive money from the regular city tax This w ill allow the money that has been spent on the library to meet some other obi igauons and expenses the city has” The move puts about $40000 into tlic general city budget to meet those obligations and expenses Hansen said the special fund will make die library ’‘a more autonomous unit and frees up income the city can use to meet its growing The library will expenses” no longer be subject to the whims of mayors or councils who may not be as supportive of the library as recent officials have she said The city faces a riving cost of doing buvincsss Hansen said City employees have gone without a salary increase for four years insurance rates have gone up and rising oil and gas prices affect the c it she said “The city cannot operate in a deficit” Councilman Wes Bloomfield said “If wc don't have this tax increase wc’rc either going to have to fire some people and cut bask or wc cut services It's the only choice we have" The city also is try mg to recover more than $100000 in lost sales tax revenue owed by the hankrupt Dove’s The Happy Service grocery store mauer is in court w uh no resolution expected soon Sull Hansen said the projected tax rate with the increase for ihc next year is slightly below taxes lev icd in 1980 But the state and federal revenue sharing funds available nine years ago no longer ex ist to support lo wer local taxes she said The 989 tax levy w as 20 percent lower than in 3984 The tax hike will make the 1990 bill 10 percent lower than in 1984 “I think gel my money’s worth" Hansen said The mayor said the city gets more revenue from sales lax than from "If you people iri property tax Delta city would support local businesses better than you do we’d get a letter sales tax” she said City property tax levied on a home valued at $50000 will he about $25 help pay forconstrucuon of a swimming pool to be located in Fillmore See CONCERT PAGE 2 Racquetball courts to be built in Delta The West Millard Recreation District Board has accepted a bid for construcuon of racquetball courts near the swimming pool in Delta The decision came at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Rec District Board at the White Sage Park in Delta Friday August 18 Kimtro Construction was low bidder at $592500 Work should begin soon and conunue through the winter Thcbidcalisforthcjoblobc done within 210 days Three courts will be completed “One will be in abeyance” board member Dr Rodger Scoville said ' ‘The room will be there but it won’t be finished” The project also includes a storage room offices and classrooms The fourth court can be opened to meet demand if needed County commissioners opposed the project “The county commission is pretty much of the opinion that what they’re doing in exorbitant and we wish they would reconsider” Mike Styler said Commissioner Stylcr said the lowest bid for the ' racquetball courts ‘exceeds the cost of the swimming pool when it was built new” The pool was built for about $550 000 “The thing that bothers me" he said “is we’ve gone out in a couple years previous and solicited sonic fairly good bidson building racquetball courts Wc felt like we could do it easily for $40000 per court And they’re building three or four of them for $600000" The courts will be built with tax money from this vearand nextyeai’s tax money which is due in November Styler said He said he asked the See RACQUET page 2 Finlinson stands among some of the busses that vill go into action today School bus safety everybody’s job Motorists are being reminded lo be extra cauuous around school busses when schools open throughout Millard County Thursday August 24 Millard School District Supervisor Jack Finlinson said last school year was accident free and he wants lo keep it that way “Safely is our number one priority in school transportation” he said The department has received a Triple A rating from the Department of Public Safety for excellence in bus maintenance Most of the busses arc relatively new Three of busses have been eight replaced Twoof the remaining five have undergone safety upgrading The drivers arc okay loo called them “probably the best trained drivers in the state” There arc about 50 drivers in the district The drivers including substitutes school farmers arc housewives custodians and others divine: buses carry alxiut 22(X) students cacti day over 40 bus routes to and from schools Average daily mileage for busses is 1700 Busses will drive 377000 miles in a school year National T Unfortunately figures Safety Administration die show 10 to 15 schoolchildren each year while nding inside a school bus About 100 die while wailing for busses Ways to help keep Millard school s children out ol those national are outlined by the University of Georgia: See BUS page 2 |