| Show ns 2r 1104 KN 01 MK KCXhAS HH s4120-"‘N- Jt 1 8T!t !Bi& 75 Vol 83 No f fogf TUITm 4 mjfja 27 July 7 2004 Serving The Communities of Aurora Redmond &£ Salina since 1911 ftf‘- iP' ( miMb ) The Gunnison Valley News and Salina Sun hope you enjoy this combined issue This ought to be the final time the News and Sun are combined following a holiday period Thanks for your support The Gunnison City Council will meet on Wednesday July 7 at 8 pm Among the agenda items is a vote on the proposed OHV Ordinance in Gunnison If yOU i Si pH 4n fei found a brown suitcase along the road between Gunnison and Mayfield the owner is worried sick 6 Please call 08 It disappeared on July 5 I J if I x rr: V f $ v Jt 1 uL: yTin-w- 1 tv ir II1 - '(±r 3j Lf£ Fabulous Fourth in Gunnison and Salina 1 it was the pageantry of flag ceremonies or royalty riding on floats the nearly four days of celebration as for all those who attended Touching moments treat a occurred when heroes and veterans were honored by their community Some tears flowed as colored guards lead magnificent parades down the street Families gathered for food fun and fireworks The Salina Sun and Gunnison Valley News accumulated more than 180 pictures of the weekend’s activities We have published some of them on pages seven and eight We hope to post more on our website wwwgtelconet-new- s Whether e l4T f Ui ! D '£P mM Ephraim Bank Closure catches patrons other banks by surprise Ephraim After 99 years of service area patrons the Bank of Ephraim was declared insolvent by state regulators last Friday June 25 and reopened Monday June 28 as a branch of Far West Bank Provo The bank had tow offices in Ephraim one in Mt Pleasant and another in Hildale All branches opened except the Hildale branch which will remain closed Those accounts will be transferred to the St George office of Far West The beginnings of the bank’s problems were when loans were approved form the Hildale area using leaseholds or buildings that Budget at $2755682 Salina Sets 2004-0- 5 Lora Fielding by are on the land instead of the land could be in the millions itself for collateral In an earlier news report it All the land in Hildale is owned stated that McArthur had deposby the Fundamentalist Church of ited a $20000 check in a branch Saints Jesus Chnst of Of Far West Bank Don Norton In the first quarter of this fiscal president and chief executive ofyear the bank had repoited a net fice of Far West said it was a comprofit of $30000 but had wrote off mon practice between banks to $378000 in bad loans and there cooperate with each other if extra were $24 million in loans in which cash was needed by another bank the bank was not collecting interHe said McArthur maj have est payments cashed the check for the Bank of To further aggravate the situabut he check was not Ephraim tion a longtime bank employee deposited mto Far West Mt Pleasant McArthur was indicted May 19 Randy McArthur who was the bank's cashier and by a federal grand jury and apan accomplice Dean Johnson had peared Tuesday June 19 in US allegedly embezzled money and (Sec Banks on Page 2) At a special city council meeting held June 17 2004 the Salina City budget for fiscal year was adopted 30 a tentative budget to the council at the beginning of May sented The past fiscal year ended June and for the past several Public Hearings have been held and several items heavily discussed but by state regulation the final budget must be approved by June 22 this was done by the city increase quested he is stepping down as director of the department and Gov Olene Walker named Scott nounced Carver as acting director "Mikes has done a remarkable job and has faced many chal- lenges” said Walker “He had good morale without the department during difficult budget puts and has made tremendous strides in rehabilitating mates and developing beneficial programs such as education and vocational training Ije will be missed” quested SI 00000 (or equipment and but was maintenance what their department will need throughout the upcoming year and each put forth their biggest hopes The mayor then held sev- insurance premiums lor city employees Disgruntled employees felt the city should cover this cost but After much the mayor disagreed under budget $8000 $240800 was spent and eral debate workable balanced budget Each responsible party created a "wish list” or best estimate as to work through meetings the numbers council the total increase and persuasion it was decided that the city would cover the to work then pre awaidcd 43350 Last years get ending June 30 2003 anced with the lire protection in Chabnes will leave office Au of the Department of Corrections he received national recognition initiafor his innovative ing and rehabilitation Chabnes is leaving the public safety arena to become the coordinator for Weber State University’s Salt Lake Com- 1975 and came to the Department of Corrections in 1987 as an agent for adult probation and parol He has served in most of the munity College Program Carver will assume responstbih- tions duced corrections wide budgets nation- 8 mate education vocational as acting director Carver started his law enforcement career with the Ogden Police Department tics train- - in department's managerial bal- only $2448800 was budgeted The cemetery was over budget SS00 and the police were under $5000 j ou has e a fax orite road trip ith pictures to share? Rememthem to the Salina IX) During his tenure Chabnes veloped a team that stressed de- bud- Road Trip Fun following a 35 year career gust in the corrections and law enforcement field As executive director tive that reduced recidivism by percent a year during a time of department re$32600 lor equipment and maintenance but supplies only $7000 was approved The streets department re- w maintained em- at the June 17 meeting and fiscal year budget was $2755682 One mam topic which has been heavily discussed was a 14 57t months the mayor council members and department heads have been working hard to create a Department of Corrections Executive Director Steps Down At a management meeting of the Utah Department of Corrections Mike Chabries anWednesday Also only one city a raise ployee received The police posi- ber to submit Sun or Gunnison alley News for our summer Favorite Road Trip feature They should be between 150 and 2(H) can be words long They emailed to new s (s gtelcojH t or turned in at 556 South Main Gunnison or at J JM) I Ltrdware in Salina! |
