Show 0 PRESS UTAH 467 VOLUME 83 NUMBER 16 GUNNISON UTAH THURSDAY APRIL E 300 ASS'N S r ttu PRICE 19 1984 25 MicheEe Jensen Wins Mkhdle Jensen was crowned Miss Gunnison Valley 1984 at the 17th annual Miss Gunnison Valley Pageant held last Saturday April 14 Miss Jensen is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenyon Jensen Gunnison She was sponsored by the Lions Qub Michelle a performed routine on the balance gymnastic beam for the talent portion in the competition Michelle received a red trophy roses full tuition scholarship to Sevier Valley Technical College full tuition scholarship to Southern Utah State College and $300 scholarship to Snow College First attendant to Michelle is Stacy Swartz Stacy is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bryan Swartz and was sponsored the Gunnison by Legion Auxiliary She performed a numorouB reading for her talent number Second attendant is Shelle Keisel She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Centerfield Kenley Keisel Shelle was sponsored by Centerfield City She performed a gymnastic dance routine for her talent competition Easter Egg Hunt Set Jaycees are sponsoring their annual Easter Egg Hunt Sat April 21 at the Gunnison City Park The hunt will begin at 9 am All children of elementary school age and are invited to paryounger Gunnison ticipate Valley in the event The children should meet south end of the park at the Chairman of the event is Danny Allen Anyone needing further should all Mr Allen Information at full Both attendants received tuition scholarships to Sevier Valley to Technical College Southern Utah State College and to Snow College $100 scholarship of Mrs daughter was selected by the Miss contestants as Doreen Jeffs Earlene Hansen other Congeniality wish to thank the for their businesses following support of the cash awards: Tom DVM Peterson Anderson Dr and Appliance Refrigeration Von S Pratt Edwards Decorating Co Gunnison Telephone Center Dyreng Farms Snappy Service Anderson Tax Service Dee’s Body and Fender South Sanpete Pack Inn Dr Jan Drive Lund's Richfield Ansco Inc Christensen Auto Parts Allen Olsen State Farm Roller Hermansen Insurance Gunnison Mall Mills Mayfield HardRasmussen’s Valley Bank Store K&J's Department ware The JayCeettes Jensen Valley Clearners the Right Sound ImGunnison Valley Valley Builders Drug Happy Service Westenskows plement their jurisdictions The President specifically cited the wort being done by the National Sheriffs Association Victim Witness This nationwide program Program provides to the Utah State Sheriffs’ Association and its member sheriffs within the state training and materials that will enable them to enhance justice system services to innocent victims and witnesses Company Hie following provided gift cerDawn’s Mae tificates: Beauty Ethel Venna’s Hair Care Salon Duffin Avon and Lila Lee Apparel Special thank you’s go to Nora Lee’s Floral for the queen’s roses Studio Salina for the Nordfelt's Bennett’s contestant’s port aits Ivan for stage props Landscape Peterson and Lynette’s Catering for stage props A special thanks to Kenneth Bown McKay Jensen and their dedicated help with the lighting The JayCee-te- s wish to acknowledge the support of the Gunnison City in providing sponsorship fee for die Miss Utah Pageant This June Marie Mogle will represent our valley in the Miss Utah pageant Jay Greenburg Jeff Perry for This year’s royalty will represent our valley on the Gunnison city float and will enter the Miss Sanpete Contest in August Newton Donaldson Sanpete Cohas been electunty Commissioner ed President of the Utah Association of Counties at its annual convention April 4 through 6th met The 285 member organization to elect officers and discuss issues to county government important statewide Property taxes and Project BOLD In were the major issues addressed a formal resolution the Association on the Presidents Commenting of Sheriff Anderson proclamation Sanpete County said "lam pleased at the national recognition given to sheriffs all over this country by the We in this county and President state look forward to close collaboration with our State Association to and the National Association foster changes in the ways in which our justice system treats innocent There is victims and witnesses much we can do in order to help those who have been victimized by crime” For more information contact ShCounty eriff Kennard V Anderson Manti Utah 84642 Courthouse called upon the State Tax Comto correct the shift of mission property taxes to homeowners and cease favored treatment of utilities railroads oil and gas properties and mines As the major proponent of the property tax equity in Utah UAC says that dramatic shifts in the tax burden in the last property pageant sponsored by the Gunnison Jayceetles Miss Jensen will enter Miss Utah competition next year several years has occurred because the Tax Commission practices which favor these state assessed properties at the expense of and small businessmen In other action they refused to take sides on Project BOLD leaving individual counties to voice their On April 10th the Region 12 Drama Meet took place in Cedar City Some fine actors and actresses from Gunnison High School took 3rd place in Region 12 Speech and Drama Those who went in competition individual events are: In Mike Sorensen: "The Prisoner of 2nd Avenue" David Caldwell “Last of the Red Hot Lovers’’ and Karsten Sorenson: “A Raisin in the Sun” Monica In Humorous Reading: McArthur: "Old Mother Hubbard” LizSuzanne Warren: “Giggling zie” and Julie Despain: “My Dog Sex” In Dramatic Readings: Jeff Piep: “The Valiant” and Renon Warner In Pantomimes: Loren Wadstein and Chet Norris: “Safe Cracking” and Doreen “The Mitchell Punker” Arts Month In Scenes from Plays: Georiga White and Stephanie Anderson: “A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking” Stacy Swartz and Kenneth Bown did “Home Free” Kasey Hatch and Monica Hyatt performed “The and Gingerbread Lady” Carolyn Reid and Andrea “The Matchmaker” We had competition Sorenson 19 people qualify for State are: Mike They Karsten Sorenson on the issues now in Congress The Utah Association of Counties is the only statewide organization It representing county government presents a unified voice in pursuing issues important to county governments and their citizens as voiced by elected county officials Brings Dancers Julie Despain Monica McArthur Loren Wadstein Renon Warner White Morris Georgia Chet Stacy Swartz Stephanie Anderson Kenneth Bown Kasey Hatch and Monica Hyatt These students will travel to Weber State College in Ogden on April 27th and 28th On April 3rd six students went to Competition and Region 12 did very well They took 1st place Local property taxes probably will rise between 4 percent and 10 percent on the average this year as a result of a recent Supreme Court decision and legislation enacted by the special session designed to moderate this decision This was the the opinion of Utah Fundation private tax research organization in its analysis of the court decision and the special session legislation approved last month valuations be raised by 46 percent and this meant that local property owners would have faced a substantial increase in their 1984 property tax bills Legislative action taken by the session of 1984 the special however Legislature greatly moderated the effect of this court decision Instead of increasing local valuations 46 by percent assessments will be raised by only 12 percent Moreover the shift in the property tax burden from (state) property to property was reduced from $745 million to $148 million Even though does moderate the new legislation the impact of the Culverts to Relieve High Water Runoff V banpete County Employees and equipment and dug trenches stalled two huge culverts along the side of the Sanpitch River on Farmer’s Freeway These culverts are intended to relieve high water pressure from the anticipated spring runoff I rsr f’ w Gunnison City has submitted a report entitled “Damage Survey Report" in the hopes of receiving funds to armor the banks of the river where dikes have been built r- i n County Helps! Scheduled and Republicans will hold their mass April 25 at 8 meetings Wednesday pm The Republicans will meet at Gunnison the Elementary Democrats mass meeting will be held at Gunnison City Hall It is important for every voter to be present to their chosen political party’s meeting to elect delegates to represent you at the County Con vention in this general election year Gunnison Democrats Sanpete County Road Crews dug trenches and stalled two culverts to divert water overflow from the bridge crossing the Sanpitch River along the Farmer's Freewav I with Jay Greenburg as best actor and Nathan Buckland as honorable mention to our region The t was “An Overpraised Season” The cast was Jay Greenburg — the director McKay Jensen — the father Chris Beck — Bob Nathan Buckland — Larry Velvet Myrup— Betty Doreen Jeffs — the mother They too will be going to Weber State College on April 27th and 28th Property Tax Increases Likely In Sanpete A decision of the State Supreme Court on March 13 1984 ruled that the practice of basing local property assessments on historic 1978 values rather than current values was unconstitutional The ruling would have required that local property r concerns Mass Meetings Drama Students Take Third at Region £ April has been designated as Arts Month focusing on all of the arts and April 22 through 29 has been named Dance week to focus specifically on that segment of the arts the month by Snow launched the BYU famous Interbringing national Folk Dancers who received a standing ovation from the large audience on April 5 Snow’s Theatre will present its own Department production of Sherlock Holmes on April 18 19 20 and 21 and the college will bring the University of Utah Pioneer Memorial Theatre’s traveling play “On Golden Pond” to the campus Auditorium April 27 and 28 of Dance Week In observance is plSnow’s Dance Department eased that Deb Stone performer and teacher will be choreographer In residence April 9 through 20th She will wort with the Dance Elementary Education and Theatre at the college and with departments Mary Witt’s Fourth Grade class at All School Elementary Ephraim classes are open for observation and you may receive more Information by railing the Public Information fit Sryrw Gunnison Royalty Michelle Jensen Miss Stacy Swartz 1st attendant and Shelle Keisel 2nd attendant are Gunnison Miss Congeiality at joined by Doreen Jeffs Newton Donaldson Named President Of Utah Association of Counties Reagan Praises Sanpete Co Law In a White House ceremony held Ronald April 16 1984 President Reagan issued a national proclamation urging officials of all levels of government to support actions to meet the needs of crime victims in rumiture Dr LaMar H Stewart The Wisteria Cafe Kathy's Beauty Salon Gene's Market Goble’s Seed Their report stated “The dike or bank of the Sanpitch requires sufficient work in armoring its sides with rock This dike was built one year ago to protect the city from flood waters of the Sanpitch River The dike cost $100000 and needs stability of the dike The scope of the work is to start improposed on the hauling and armediately moring the sides of the river This protection must be finished within one month The city is asking for $20000" If the city receives the funding Mayor Rodney Anderson stated they will probably contract the work done by a private contractor Mayor Anderson again stresses the point that those people in any proximity to the river would be well advised to invest in flood insurance He also stated that the Utah State of Health is checking Department into the possibility of supplying funding to reinforce the river banks along the sewer ponds in order to avoid sewage becoming mixed with i Court decision the Supreme Foundation indicates that study most local property owners still will be faced with some increase in their property taxes this year While the exact amount of the increase will not be known until the new assessments and tax rates are set in June the study estimates that the increase could range between 4 percent and 10 percent for the state as a whole The amount of the increase will depend on the actions taken by local taxing units when they establish their tax rates for this year The “best case” scenario is based on the assumption that local units will not increase the amount of property tax revenue obtained in 1984 The “worst case” is based on the assumption that all local units would increase the property tax revenue by 6 percent as permitted by law The Foundation analysis indicates that the average property tax on a home with a current market value of $73000 in Sanpete County was about the $519 last year After applying 1984 changes the property tax on this home could rise by 27 percent to under the “best $533 case" assumption or be increased by 89 percent to $565 under the “worst case” For amount assumption individual counties the of the tax increase for local property owners could range from 21 percent in Washington County to 110 percent in Emery County under the “best case” assumption and from 83 percent in Washington County to 178 percent in Emery case ' County under the “worst Foundation analysts point out that while mo6t property tax increases in 1984 are expected to fall within these there could be instances ranges where the increase could be outside these limits in particular taxing districts and among specific |