Show Local Post I plans annual Valentine dinner i ': On Saturday February 13 at 7 very dinner will be served in the Gunnison Stake Center Entertainment will follow the pma (:tiice 'dinner This event is sponsored by the Gunnison First and Fifth Ward Priests The cost is $25 a couple and since this is a fund raiser donations will be accepted at the door The oung men prefer tickets be purchased in advance These tickets are available from any priest or their advisors You need not bring your own dishes Table settings and decorations will be This dinner promises to be as good as last year it Fayette Youth Town Council Fund Raiser Singing Valentines for Your Sweetheart The Fayette Youth Town Council will deliver a gift of your choice and serenade your loved one Ca'I any of these individuals for more information: Trent or Alisa Bown Ben or Katie Brown Charlene Mellor or MaryAnn Bartholomew Orders are due by February (Deliveries available in Gunnison Centerfield Atcll Mayfield t and Fayette only) GIFT A ti ' Conference sets schedule The Central Region GIFT Conference will be held Saturday February 13 1999 from 7:30 am to 5 pm at Richfield High School 5 10 West 100 South The theme is 99 ll'm s to Grow in '99 Highlights of this year's program are: Keynote Speaker James Jones is an authority on parenting skills He will share his expertise and help strengthen skills in dealing with others Early Bird Speaker is Lynn Poulson from He will discuss ways to Snow College In workshop sessions "strengthen marriages He he w'ill discuss intimacy in relationships will welcome anonymous questions from participants The Endnote Speaker is Judy Johns Sometimes the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” in a family is stress Judy’s ingenious presentation following the breakout workshops will V' show how humor can lighten the load a little The breakout sessions include talented and t speakers as well with many & knowledgeable ocal persons speaking on a wide variety of issues pertaining Coal tiosaors SUFCO mimejrs amd theix families AircEii was to families by Annie Venter Staff Writer riday January 29 1999 SUFCO Canyon ucl Company held their first awards banquet for winning the 1998 President's Safety Award and to honor numerous records set in 1998 by their employees SUFCO obtained 100000 accident-freman hours on March 10 1998 and again on June 30 1998 On October 21 1998 the mine reached the goal of 250000 man hours mine manager Ken During the banquet May stated “I am confident that we can run a y ear w ithout an accident given the records and the man hours” During the week of January 29 they maintained another 00000 man hours accident-freA daily production record was set of 39546 tons on May 14 1998 along with the 1998 yearly production record of 5719171 tons 1 he old yearly record was 4934998 tons A new record of 1906390 tons per injury was reached The old record was on ly 390528 tons per injury SUFCO experienced three workers' injuries in 1998 Two resulted in lost time and one was doctor treated This is a 400 improN ement over their previous record of 2 injuries in 1984 This gave the mine an accident rate a calculation standard used throughout industry of 25 compared to the national rateof90to 10 This incident rate for a mine the size of SUFCO is remarkable considering the amount of man hours worked which are 486000 man hours As a result they set a record of 159760 man hours per injury The total man shifts reduced from 142 in 1997 to 49 in 1998 “Production records As May commented only come when we do it with safety” Another record set in 1998 was the tipple loadout record of 8 0 truckloads in a period set on September 22 This amounted to 34748 tons of coal which averaged “one truck every 17 minutes” A few members of the senior staff that attended the Safety Awards Banquet include Steven F Leer president and chief executive officer of Arch Coal Kerry Frame business manager and Ted Farmer safety mine inspector Ted Farmer was asked to verify the last reported roof fall in 99 Then Wes Sorensen presented Dahl Dimick with a fun plaque to acknowledge tw'o roof falls in Dahl’s office A group of men from Levan’s remote load out site were acknowledged for their 10 years plus worked without a single accident Safety InspectorTed Farmer spoke ofstatis-tic- s and experiences at SUFCO Farmer stated “SUFCO has the lowest accident rate in District 9” He also mentioned there is an emergency vehicle in Price available to use at SUFCO but is used on a regular basis there Farmer Among the experiences mentioned chuckled w hen Jerry Deaton w as to gu ide him through the mine Deaton studying for an upcoming EMT test hands Farmer the book and told him to ask him questions and he would answer them Farmer talked of when various safety equipment such as ventilation masks hard hats and safety glasses were introduced to mining and how miners fought their required use The last four quarters 70 Federal Safety Violation citations were sued Other mines receive 75 in one day Only three were issued in the last inspection “As a federal agency you have proven that coal can be produced safely and can be done right" Farmer announced “Bv the w ay Jerry and passed the test” Farmer closed Dick Pick announced the safety philosophy All that was put together two years ago: accidents and injuries 2 Management has a for mine safety 3 Work and responsibility environment Training is important to a safe 5 Prevention is a priority and 6 environment Safety is everyone’s responsibility Pick stated “Everyone at SUFCO has taken this serious” Canyon Fuel started a President's Safety Award for the safest mine in Canyon Fuel This award goes to SUFCO The statue has bronze figurines of miners and their little children This is significant of the safety of the mine to always return home It was stated several times the importil ce to keep the workplace safe so the miners can always return home to loved ones Steve Leer said that this company is operatThe ing 43 mines throughout the country focus of 'the banquet was to celebrate the records and the reasons for them Johnson seeks input for 1999 Session by Representative Bradley Johnson As we begin the 999 Utah Legislature we have a new Speaker of the House Representative Marty Stephens In his opening session remarks he reminded us that as caretakers of the public trust wfe have five basic responsibilities to fulfill I would like to share these responsibilities with you: To understand our constitutional duties and to do our best not to overstep these duties 'th How long has it been since we’ve read the National and State constitutions? Do we feel comfortable drawing a line on our authority based on those rights reserved to the people? 2 To protect individual rights and freedoms We hold the future of this great land in our hands Will individual rights continue to be respected and protected or will we allow a gradual erosion of those rights and responsibilities to government? 3 To provide the basic services of government outlined by our federal and state constitutions Before we can provide those basic services we need to recognize what they are so proper limits can be set and our duties can be met 4 We must be careful managers of the peoples’ dollars while providing those basic services We must realize that the government has no money except that which it takes from the working people of Utah It's not our money it's your money in 5 To provide a level field of competition the marketplace For government to favor one business over another through tax incentives or exemptions is a temptation that must be resisted Nowhere does the constitution give us the right to take from one citizen to give to another that which they can and should provide for themselves You have placed your trust in me to be your w ill conrepresentative at the State Capitol tinue to work hard for you and your families and to adhere to these important responsibilido by whether it ties I will judge everything will improve opportunities for our children and families and will continue to be watchful of the intrusion of government into what is and ought to be the private lives and the rights of our citizens would like to brief you on my Finally activities during the first week of the 1999 Legislative Session My bill dealing with falconry regulations HB 175 passed the House and has moved to the Senate This legislation V Gunnison Elementary School Spelling-Be- e winners for 1 999 are (top) Kelly Peterson Denise Fjeldsted McKenzy Lund McKelle George (Middle) Kara Micthel Fisher Jenika Woodmansee Anderson Kylle Piep (Bottom) Melvin Jensen Jeremy Rosenvall Mitch Henline Heidi Bastian (Not pictured) Jessica Bastian Stephanie Boore and Rachel Jensen Denise Fjeldsted (right) placed Frist in the District contest and will participate in the Deseret News Statewide contest in March ’ 1 poor — copy r signed and given to Leer by a N ASC AR driver the desire to win The helmet symbolizes SUFCO is one of the safest mines in the nation Leer’s goal for SUFCO is to win the Cententhen thanked the nial Safety fam ilies for their efforts to send the employees to work each morning and the employees’ efforts to send them home each night Ken May Chad Beach Gary Jensen Gary Learning and Bruce Lindsey were presented with the 1998 President's Safety Award Coin Fred and Annie Veater received the first coin for Fred's help with the mine EMT and mine and Annie’s help with the rescue program mine’s safety poster contest over the past several years Their family was chosen to represent the family on the coin Before the night ended all employees also received an exquisite his and her Arch Coal watch set encased in an Arch Coal President’s Safety Aw ard jew elry box to honor employees and their families for the many accomplishments of 1998 He stated firmly “There is no lump of coal in the world that is worth losing a life for Safety is the core value of this company” As Leer pointed out all the safety posters created by the children whose parents and grandparents are SUFCO employees he stated that it is everyone’s responsibility for safety so each worker may go home safe each night The posters represent family This is the first annual opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments ofCanyon Fuel Company SUFCO Mine is being used to set the tone and example for the entire company Leer announced SUFCO goals for 1999 The company has set out to pay down some acquired debt lower the cost of production and focus on safety as well as have the enthusiasm for both production and safety Steve Leer talked of his interest in the NASCAR racing cars The race car drivers have a passion to wirf He then presented SUFCO a helmet have suggested the Rural Caucus is still strong and activ e Our first meeting of 999 was well attended and the members are very optimistic about what will be accomplished this legislative session I’m looking forAs your representative ward to hearing from you If you are concerned about an issue or a bill please do not hcsiuic to call me at: (floor) 801 With the first week (office) 801 behind us can say the session isofftoagood would require a resident to possess a certification of registration to hold a falcon and engage in the sport of falconry Another bill HB 182 to provide for free have authored fishing licenses for nonprofit organizations for individuals in a veteran’s hospital or nursing home and for residents of youth detention centers is up for 3"1 reading in the House would also like to report that once again have been chosen as Chairman of the bipartisan Rural Caucus made up of both House and Senate members Unlike what some people start Summary of public opinion poll Rep Brad Johnson Rep Tom Hatch Should State government be active in the development of water projects which provide new water sources? NO 20 YES 80 Do you feel that rural highway construction has been neglected during 2 the construction of YES 71 NO 29 Should State government make an pay down state bond indebtedness? 3 effort during NO 5 YES 95 Do you believe that your state tax burden is: 4 A Too High 71 B About Right 28 C Too Low If you feel taxes should be reduced which state 5 to be reduced? A Income Tax 20 B Sales Tax 17 good economic times to tax would you most like Sales Tax on Food 35 Property Tax 21 Other 7 How much BLM wilderness would you support being designated in 6 Utah? A None 60 B 0- - to acres 16 C - to acres 12 D - to acres 6 E More than acres 6 Do you think the Western Presidential Primary which Governor Mike 7 Leavitt is advocating is a good idea for the west? C D E YES 81 NO 19 8 Would you support open space in Utah? YES 42 NO 58 the spending of tax dollars for the preservation of |