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Show NEW AMBULANCE PHONE NUMBEK Vol.58 No. Thursday, October 17 Fifteen Cents 11, 1979 Traffic Concern Brings Newest Greenriver Sign Out Of Hiding Westbound motorists now are advised that west of Green River leads to Salina and Las Vegas, thanks to a new designation sign erected by the Utah Department of Transportation District Four crew. The Salina and Richfield Chambers of Commerce, as well as Panorama and Innkeepers Assn officials, have campaigned for signs near Green River which will indicate that and U.S. 50 are westbound routes. A large sign stating U.S. 6, West, Price, Salt Lake City was one of the targets of the joint committee protest The members' - G. Kent Crandall, Salina Chamber president; Evan Hansen, Panoramaland director; Van Madsen, Innkeepers Assn., and Earl - wrote to Davis, Richfield Chamber UDOT on Aug 28 voicing their con- cerns. me. BUCK CONTEST-Hunte- rs are surged to register for the annual Chamber of Commerce Big Buck Con test by Earl Steiger, chairman and Chamber director, and Brad Sheppard, Chamber vice president. Deadline for entering is 6 p.m. Oct. 19. Prizes will be given for both the widest and narrowest spread of horns. Satina Chamber Of Commerce Kicks-off7- 9 Big Buck Contest Deer hunters again have an oppor- tunity to win prizes for the biggest and smallest bucks in the Salina Chamber' of Commerce Big Buck contest. The nimrod bagging the buck with n the widest spread will win a model 7mm magnum Ruger 77R with a Tasco 3x9 widefield scope. Second prize for the widest spread is a Winchester bolt action .30-0model 70A XTR. The hunter entering the buck with the narrowest spread will win a pair of Tasco 7 x 50 field glasses. Deadline for entering is 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Hunters may register for the contest at the following businesses : bolt-actio- 6 Safari, Wasatch, Salma Chevron, Brents Texaco, Andersons Food Electric, Salina Lumber, Salina Conoco, Christensens Dept. Store, Moms Cafe, Stubbs Har- Center, Sorensen Genes Texaco, Whites Stigs Western RanB&G Bar, Heaths Office Supcher, ply, Barretts Food Town, and Burns dware, Western Wear, Saddlery. Judging and measuring of heads will be done at Genes Texaco, 215 W. Main. All judging is final by Salina Chamber of Commerce officials. The contest closes at 6 p.m. Oct. 31. In order to be eligible, hunters must be duly licensed, the racks must be Kids Off As Teachers Begin U E.A. Confab School kids get two days off while their teachers attend the Utah Education Assn, convention Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11 - 12, in the Salt Palace. About 325,000 public school students will not attend classes those days as their teacher, media specialists, counselors and administrators attend sessions to sharpen their professional Singers and instrumentalists in the concert were selected from among young musicians throughout the state. accompanied by the hunters game tag, and the head must be attached to the body for measurement. Any head with a broken skull, making the horns loose, or with broken horns is not eligible. Winners must be available with the head at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, or they will be disqualified. Pictures of winners will be published in the Salina Sun. Immunizations Given Friday An immunization clinic will be held from 9 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Salina American Legion Hall. Children from two months through ages will be vaccinated, as will any elementary or high school students who are lacking needed immunizations. Further information on the clinic, sponsored by the Central Utah Health Department, may be obtained from 6 Maxine Christensen, -- pre-scho- ol 529-350- Among the points they raised was that the sign indicating Price was west is misleading to motorists The letter also pointed out that the only sign indicating westbound destinations was only 8 feet by 4 feet, and states: Salina, Las Vegas, Use 0. The new sign is unnecessary, according to Sterling C. Davis, District Four Director. The 9 by 8 foot sign was erected Sept. 14 about two miles west of Green River facing westbound traffic on I, somewhat reluctantly, agreed with its installation at this time, Davis notes m a letter to Crandall, which also states that the sign was erected . . . as a result of all the complaints which have emanated from the town of Salina. Dates Oct Three more days of Sevier County property tax equalization hearing have been scheduled for Oct. 16, 17, and 18 by the Sevier County Commission Purpose of the hearings are to make an attempt at correcting any inequities which may exist in property tax valuations under the countywide revaluation program. Hearings will be held from 9 a m. to noon and from 2 - 4 p m. at the Sevier County Courthouse on these days. Anyone eligible for Green Belt and who has not yet signed up has until Oct. 18 to do so, according to Stanford Fillmore, Sevier County Assessor. Esther Peterson, President Jimmy Carters special advisor for consumer affairs and former teacher, will speak to students cm the payoffs of education. Frosty Troy, editor of the Oklahoma Observer and an outspoken campaigner for school programs such as special education, will describe the drama of battling for better schools. Educators will be greeted by exhibits and presentations on two levels of the Salt Palace in a growing feature of the UEA Convention the Idea Fair. One More Candidate - - Derek One more candidate has entered the Salina City Council race. Andreason, a local contractor, filed his petition for nomination as an independent candidate with City Recorder Don Bums Tuesday afternoon, just making the 4:30 p m deadline. His petition contained 44 signatures, enough to get his name on the Nov. 6 election ballot. Three councilmen will be elected in - - - November. Previously announced candidates are: One Of The Few Lucky Hunters AT LEAST ONE group of Elk Hunters ,we know of this year succeeded in the big prize. This Bull Elk was bagging f shot by Tony 1 reeve ot Sauna at the Freece Ranch up Gooseberry Canyon on October 3rd opening morning. Other members of the hunting paity incluutii Chad Shaheen, who also got a shot at the Elk and his brother Tom Shaheen. state highway officials directed them to do so. Salina and Richfield Chambers of Commerce, as well as Panoramaland and Innkeepers Assn, representatives, wrote letters seeking better signing for the route. Utah Foundation Reports Teachers Salary Up 69.8 annual experience increments. Fridays sessions will be devoted to education specialty groups. More .than 40 of them each of them comprised of educators in specialized areas such as math, social studies, will present English and music workshops, lectures, demonstrations and field trips aimed at improving in- All-Sta- and U.S. 50. The 9 x Las Vegas via 8 foot sign was put up last month by Utah Department of Transportation District Four (Price) crews after the past five years, with the remaining $1,032 accounted for by the d All-Sta- te wly of Green River ch organization m their annual survey of teacher salaries in Utah. According to the study, a teacher who began teaching in the Sevier School District in 1974 would have received a starting salary of $7,404 the same teacher This year (1979-80- ), with five years experience would receive a salary of $12,570. Approximately $4,134 of this increase represents raises that have been made in the salary schedules during benefits of education. All-Sta- te WAY-Ne- IS 8. er The Grand Festival Concert, scheduled at Highland High School Friday at 8 p m , will conclude the convention. This contert will feature the Chorus, the Orchestra. Band and the erected directs sign just west westbound motorists to Salina and SALINA-TH- received salary increases totaling This was reported by $5,166, or 69 Utah Foundation, the private resear- ty. Courtney Larsen, Gov Mathesons administrative assistant, a former Salina resident We referred your request to Jim Naegle, our traffic and safety engineer He then got the ball rolling and you now have the requested sign, Hansen wrote Our District Director, Sterling Davis, had the sign installed the very day the request was received by the District That quick action was possible, according to UDOT Commissioner Clem Church from Panguitch, because the sign was already made up and stashed in the District Four warehouse s Classroom teachers who began their teaching careers in the Sevier School District five years ago have struction. Three Honor Roll awards will be who have presented to demonstrated noteworthy contributions to education by UEA Executive Secretary Daryl J. McCar- committee reached him through 16-17-- 18 Terry Herndon, executive director National of the 1.8 Education Association, will address the educators on the costs and teacher-develope- tion of making the sign that big, Davis wrote. Dont lay the blame for the lack of tourists onto the signing by Green River, he continued Traffic counts taken this summer show that a majority of the traffic taking the U S 6 exit toward Salt Lake City has either come from Green River itself or from the direction of Moab. The amount of traffic coming into Utah on is considerably less this year than last, as is the amount of traffic crossing to Salina. Davis also wrote that if he receives any complaints about the sign from the Federal Highway Administration, . . it will come down without any argument from me. I am not convinced that what you want is either necessary or right, his letter states. I am somewhat resentful of Mr. Hansens comments m his letter to Senator Waddingham that we have unfair practices in District Four. I have spent a lot of my own time with your supposed signing problem and have been unable to get highway signing experts to agree that any ad ditional signing for the Salina area is either necessary or warranted Apparently, state UDOT officials thought differently than Davis, as a letter from Ray L. Hansen, assistant to UDOT Director Bill Hurley, indicates Hansen, writing to Crandall on Sept 24, sent a copy of the memorandum from District Four indicating the sign had been erected, along with a copy of the picture showing the sign Hansen said the letter from the joint Equalization Hearing skills. million-memb- You should be advised that the new sign is not as big as the exit ramp signs for U S 6, and we have no inten- Republican: Redge Hansen, Lynn Reynolds and Ted Shepherd Democrats: Kay J Nielsen, and Richard A White None'ot Ine incumbents - Kobeit Jensen, Richard Cnswell and McKay Roberts chose to seek - Inflation, of course, has been an im- portant factor in the salary adjust- ments made during recent years. Between July, 1974, and July, 1979, the cost of living, as measured by the U S. Department of Labor Consumers price index, rose by 47.8 Highest percentage increases in the Provo, state were in Logan, 86 7, 6. Foundation analysts point out that 861,andNebo,84 - . the above copansons are for teachers with a bachelors degree. Additional sums are provided for teachers who have acquired added academic training For example, a teacher in the Sevier School District with a masters degree and five years teaching experience currently receives a salary of $13,887, or $1,317 more than a teacher with only a bachelors degree. The report indicates that teacher salary levels in Utah are roughly equivalent to those of the surrounding states. Estimates prepared Continued from page by the. 2 .. Register Now For Snow Courses Registration for three Snow College classes being given in Richfield is still open, according to Alan Cnckmore, . Students may register for the college credit classes at the first meeting of each: Physics 141, 5 pm. Tuesday, Oct. . 16, at Richfield High School. Music 101. 7 30 p m Tuesday, Oct at Richfield High AlLOiilUUt II W.vCoJj, Oct. 17, at Sevier Valley Tech seminar room. |