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Show Utah State Press East 3rd So, 467 Salt Lake Aa an XXX.XX City, Utah ftxttH 84111 if it Vol. 58 No. 41 Thursday, March 29, Gooseberry Summer Homes Get Approval Sevier Countys Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night approved the concept plan for a 30-lGooseberry Estates recreational development, subject to an inspection of the property Wednesday afternoon. Of the thirteen persons who par- ticipated in the public hearing March 20, most were against the proposed recreational development, according to Scott Hawley, county zoning administrator. Two of the developers spoke in favor of the proposed development, and two property owners in the area commented neither for nor against, but were concerned with the right of property owners to use their property as they wish. They were counted as for by Hawley. Nine persons spoke out against the proposal, including Robert Jensen, Salina City Councilman and representative of the Salina Creek Irrigation Co. Approximately 20 persons attended the hearing. Concerns were voiced over providing developculinary water for the 37-lment. Wells drilled for the required central water supply could disrupt the flow of the springs in the area which supply irrigation water for Salina Creek users, persons attending the hearing speculated. Stockmen in the area stated their opposition based on the increased number of people who would be in the area, including kids, motorbikes and dogs. One of the questions considered at the hearing was How do you control recreation? Hawley said. Possible problems with a Utah Power and Light Co. transmission line which crosses the property also were brought up. The high voltage line runs almost through the center of the property, which includes a relatively open area near the road, as well as a steeper wooded area. Possible harm to wildlife in the area from the increased population was brought up as well. Hawley emphasized that the planning commission is not bound by testimony presented at the hearing, but uses it as information to help them make a decision. The hearing and resultant decision by the commission is only one preliminary phase in development, he explained. He termed the initial proposal a If approved, any concept plan. development must proceed through the design plan stage, which requires detailed engineering work. Approval from the Sevier County Commissioners also is required, as the planning commission is merely an advisory body. AdMMomi WnM IB (D)prai(ill ApirSl 2(5ti Dn 60-ac- Bids for an addition to the Salina Elementary School will be opened April 26 by the Sevier School District Board of Education. Approval of the proposed plans for the addition, which includes two classrooms, a teacher work room and student restrooms, was given at the March 22 meeting of the board at South Sevier High School. Architect John Rowley presented the plans for the addition, estimated to cost about $90,000. Provision for the latest addition was made in the plans for the original school, constructed in 1960. The n w classrooms are the third phase of the planned additions. The first phase of two classrooms was added in 1977, and the second phase, two more classrooms, was added in 1978. The latest addition will be on the east end of the north wing of the school building. No decision as to which grades will be housed in it has been made as yet, Principal M.D. Robinson said, as this depends on enrollment. Present enrollment at the school is 433 students, he noted, and the most likely use of the new addition would be for the primary grades (first and second) which have the greatest numbers of pupils. 60-ac- re ot son of Ephraim signed over her stock in Utah Independent Bank to Robert B. White, Salina, who now assumes con- - banking facility. White and Mrs. Jacob-th- e sons late husband, Rawiin Jacobson, established the bank in August, 1977. White Assumes Control Of Utah Independent Bank Robert B. White has purchased controlling interest in the Utah Independent Bank in Salina from Gwen A. Jacobson of Ephraim. White and Mrs. Jacobsons husband, the late Rawiin V. Jacobson, were the prime movers in establishing the new bank, which opened in August of 1977. Jacobson died of a heart attack while cutting firewood in November, 1978. At the time of his death, he was president and chairman of the board of directors of the Independent Bank, and held the same positions with the Bank of Ephraim, where he had worked 23 years. White is now the president and chairman of the board of UI Bank, which opened with the pledge to serve the community and maintain the independent status of the bank. This latest development assures an status for Utah Independent Bank as a locally-ownebanking institution, White stated. Both White and Mrs. Jacobson noted that this is a vital and constructive move to the economy of the local area. The growth of Utah Independent Bank since August, 1977 has been very gratifying, the new owner said. This indicates the need in the conimunity for an independent bank. White and his family say they are delighted with Salina and plan to make the town their permanent location. The friendly rural atmosphere of Salina is our kind of life, White noted. We pledge out support to all worthy community projects and plan to be a part of a thriving, growing local economy from now on. Employees of the bank include Mike Shaw, cashier; Craig White, assistant cashier; and Helen Willardson, Viola Larsen and Dalla Mickelsen. Shaw and Mrs. Willardson were part of the original crew that helped open the bank. ' White, a native of Beaver, served in the Army Air Coips during World War II and graduated from Utah State University in 1950. He did graduate work at Colorado State University at Ft. Collins and the University of Wisconsin in Madison. on-goi- d, full-servi- He taught at Northeast Junior College of Colorado at Sterling for three years before joining the First National Bank of Wray, Colo., as an agricultural field man, a position he held for five years. t In 1957, he opened the State Bank of Southern Utah at Cedar City, and was the chief executive officer for 15 years. In 1972, he opened the American Security Bank in San Bernardino, Calif. He was president of that bank for five years before coming to Salina to open in the UI Bank. White is married to the former Elinor Bradshaw, also from Beaver. The couple has five children. The older three are married and living in Utah. One unmarried daughter is finishing school in California and expects to receive her Doctor of Philosophy degree in economics. Their youngest son, Eric, is a junior at North Sevier High School. Son Craig is employed at UI Bank. White has been active in community and church affairs during his entire business career. He served as president of the Southern Utah State College Stake for six years. In San Bernardino, he served as vice chairman of the district Boy Scouts of America. He also was a member of the board of directors of the YMCA and a member of the High Council of the San Bernardino Stake. Lions Club Paper Drive Salina Lions Club members will collect newspapers and other scrap papers beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 31. Residents are asked to bundle or box their paper donations and leave them on the sidewalk in front of their homes. Proceeds from the sale of the paper are used for Lions health projects, including the Mobile Screening Van which visited Salina recently. Spring Range Rides Set Spring range rides conducted in the Salina area by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are scheduled next week and in early May, according to Bud Camp, local conservation officer. Three rides in different areas of Deer Herd Unit 43 are scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 2, 3, 4. Two other rides are scheduled Thursday and Friday, May 10 and 11. Interested sportsmen are invited to join the rides, held annually to check over the condition of the deer range as well as inspect the condition of the deer. Representatives of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management also participate in the series of rides. Anyone desiring to participate is asked to bring horse and equipment, including lunch. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. on the day of the scheduled ride. Areas and dates for the rides are: April 2: Black Mountain Triangle Mountain area. Meet at Soldier Canyon Road (at junction with Salina Canyon frontage road). April 3: Rose Meadows Lost Creek area. Meet at Scorup Meadow crossing up Lost Creek. April 4: Willow Patch Sage Flat area. Meet at Willow Patch (intersection of highways 24 and 119, about 6 miles south of Sigurd). May 10: Rocks Reseeding area. Meet at head (upper) end of Soldier Canyon. May 11: Willow Creek Cedar Mountain area. Meet at Forest boundary on Salina Canyon frontage road. The two areas to be ridden in May were scheduled for that time in order to better determine winter kill in the deer herd, Camp explained. A lot of times winter kill wont show up untO the animals go onto grass, he said. The animals weakened by the winter usuaUy die in late AprU or early May, Camp commented. Both areas to be inspected in May are higher country. Fifteen Cents ' 1979 Provision for future growth at the school may be in the form of a new middle school for sixth, seventh and eighth grades, the principal said. By removing the sixth graders from the elementary and placing them in a new middle school, there would be room for the first five grades and the kindergarten. The school board also listened to recommendations for an addition to the Pahvant Elementary School in Richfield from Rowley, who suggested six new classrooms, an enlarged multipurpose room and kitchen, new media center and new kindergarten area. The proposed addition would provide sufficient space for two sections for each grade. The school board also will assist Supt. Darrell K. White in screening potential architects for the addition being considered at Pahvant. In other school board business, a questionnaire concerning revamping of the Utah High School Activities Assn., sent out by Mark Walquist, president of the Utah School Boards Assn., was considered. Ivan Cowleys motion to answer the . . . questionnaire in support of revamping the UHSAA to more closely conform with the wishes of local boards of education and to . . . continue and reiterate our support of the UHSAA was passed unanimously. Supt. White is serving on a state committee to study the existing structure and bylaws of the UHSAA. He presented some ideas for restructuring of the association and will report in greater detail at a later meeting of the board. Matters of concern to SSHS were discussed with Principal Nyle and Studentbody President Bruce Shaver. The principal told the board members that the student population at SSHS is still increasing and that classrooms are very crowded. He also indicated there will be a lot of teacher turnover next year, and that an additional staff member may be needed for the coming school year. A joint community-schoo- l program to construct a track and football field and tennis courts was suggested, as the football field now is being used for football, baseball, softball and many other activities. Next meeting of the board will be at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at the District Office in Richfield. County Okays Machinery 4 the Monroe unit. Cost of a new ambulance is about $22,000, the commissioners were told. Fees that have been collected for the usage of the ambulance should come close to paying for a new ambulance, and the commissioners authorized Crane to solicit bids for a new unit. Crane said the EMT Board had suggested the county retain the old Monroe ambulance and keep it at the Sevier Valley Hospital as a standby. The commissioners took the suggestion under advisement and thanked Crane in behalf of all the EMTs in the county for the excellent service they are performing. A request for more travel funds after July 1 for the countys Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program, made at an earlier meeting by Lee Robinson, was denied. Sevier County Commissioners refused a request for additional funds fee senior citizens centers, but approved purchase of a crawler tractor and a new ambulance at the March 19 meeting. A request from Urey Belle Demings for approximately $500 for each of the Senior Citizens Centers in the county, made at a previous meeting, was denied. The commissioners, after discussion, said they felt they had supported the senior citizens when they had set up their budgets for the year. Bids were opened for a crawler tractor for the county road department, and the Wheeler Machinery Co. bid, the lowest, was accepted. It totalled $96,436 for the tractor, and $9,690 for the ripper attachment. Bill Crane of Salina reported that Emergency Medical Technicians board had met and requested the com- Scott Hawley, county zoning administrator, reported on several zoning matters and requested that the fees charged for subdivisions and zone changes be reviewed. After discussion, missioners consider replacing the Monroe ambulance, which has 60,000 miles on it. The Salina ambulance also has 60,000 miles on it, but is newer than the commissioners approved setting the fee for a subdivision at $15 plus $5 per lot where 'no zone change is required, and $50 plus $5 per lot where a zone change is required. Building permits approved include one for Reed Hansen, Salina, for a summer home in the Gooseberry area; another for Ronald Mills for a dairy ll barn near Monroe, and a third for V. Jensen for farm sheds south and west of Richfield. Commissioner Ted Sorensen reported that the Sevier Valley Thoroughbred Assn, requested permission to stage horse races during the County Fair, and the Richfield Third Ward had requested the concessions during the fair. Both requests were approved. March 5 At the commissioners meeting, approval was given to Cove View Golf Course, on behalf of Richfield City, for a beer license. The commissioners also met with Bob Jepson and Jeff Thalman regarding purchase of county property located immediately east of the Richfield Care Center. Ar-ne- Officials Touring To Aid Local Development State and county officials have been touring the county helping local development committees learn how to communicate and identify needs to the governmental agencies for help in development. Present at the meeting held last Tuesday in Salina City Council Chambers were Council members Wesley Cherry and Robert Jensen, representing Salina; Courtney Larsen, Economic Development Direc tor; Peter Cooke, Director of State Industrial Development Division, and Mike McGrath, Rural Development Specialist, who were touring the offices. The local committees must be responsible and provide priorities and recommend needs of development in their respective communities. They explained functions of the State The group visited the area Commissioners, who were holding their monthly meeting in the Piute County Courthouse, and with Gunnison, Richfield, Salina, and Ephraim groups. They plan to work to identify local needs in all rural communities in Utah. ty area. Industrial Development Division as area. They they relate to the can provide services at the local level when a development is desired by local committees and help them identify how the help can come from governmental ty ty 0 and DEVELOPMENT Utah State economic development of-ficials met Tuesday with Salina CityAID-Six-Co- - commissioners to explain how a local development organization could be set up to aid the community. From left are Mike McGrath. Robert Jensen, Wes Cherry . Peter Cooke and Courtney Lar- - sen. |