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Show I o Soiiift CeitkaR Uloh Supplement To: Gunnison Valley News - The Salina Sun Garfield County News The Richfield Reaper NUMBER VOLUME 2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 6 ' 1981 'Market Basket' Food Survey Committee Chairmen Shows Wide Variety of Prices District Names BLM Minerals, land-us- e planning, wilderness, and off-roa- vehicle d were designations chairperson. The following four established: were (1) discussed at the January Wilderness, Planning and 27th meeting of the Environmental Impact Land Statement of Bureau Review Managements Multiple (Slack, chairman; JefUse Advisory Council for fery, Betenson) ; (2) the Richfield District. Resources Council members (Mortensen, chairman; Glen Mueller); (3) Renewable were present Willardson (Trans- Resources (Worthington, le Carl Thurgood, BLM chief of Planning Section, introduced several issues identified by both BLM and public interests which will be considered during the preparation of the management framework plan. The council was requested by BLM to further review and evaluate the planning issues. ), chairman; portation Jeffery, Following a presenStewart Wesley Cherry Slack); (4) Wildlife and tation by (Wildlife), Tom Jeffery, Recreation (Cherry, Jacobson, Fillmore BLM Rights-of-Way- (Renewable chairman; Nieves, outdoor J. Eugene Hansen, Bliss). planner, Worthington, Nephi. Chuck Horsburgh, BLM adopted Fremont, Resources), (Renewable Resources), minerals specialist, Earl Slack (En- briefed the council on the Preservironmental Bureaus policy and vation), Robert Nieves, programs for minerals Salt Lake City (General management and and Evan development. His Public), Hansen, Monroe presentation included a (Recreation). Mark discussion of the Surface Betenson, Circleville, Management ReguCom lations for Public Piute County missioner, who has been Lands, which became nominated to replace effective January 1, 1981. The status of BLMs Max Williams, former Com- - Wilderness Review Juab County missioner, on the council Program was presented was also in attendance. by Herb Hunt, BLM Council members wilderness coordinator. absent were Karen Bliss, The council discussed (General Ephraim, Vernal Public), Mor- tensen, Salt Lake City, (Non-- " Renewable Resources), and Frederick Monticello Renewable Mueller, (Non- - Resources). The council elected Glen Willardson as chairperson permanent and Earl Slack as the vice YCC recreation the a council recom- mendation in agreement with BLMs proposed d interim vehicle designations for the Deep Creek Mountains. The proposal involves closing 30,700 acres to vehicle use, and limiting vehicle use on the remaining 64,969 acres to existing ways and trails. The council commended BLM the Richfield District for developing off-roa- proposed designations which would adequately protect the resources while allowing for vehicle the wilderness study use in areas where unphase, which will be necessary damage would implemented in the not result. Henry Mountain more familiar with the Resource Area in Wayne resources and areas and Garfield counties this within the district upon which they will advise year. The council also and recompresent reviewed other resource mendations. Field trips issues and problems will be coordinated related to the Henry between the committees Mountain Planning Area. and BLM personnel. According to Donald L. Pendleton, BLM district manager, the public is invited to attend the council meetings and present statements if desire. Three they resources. Young men members of the general and women from all public attended the 27th ethnic groups work meeting one and together on conservation statement was offered for projects for per the concouncils week and participate in sideration. environmental awareClaire Moseley, ness activities for assistant public lands each week. coordinator for Atlantic Camp duration will Richfield Company at vary from 6 to 8 weeks. Denver, Colo., presented Residential and an energy and mineral YCC Camps evaluation system for the are located at various advisory councils locations throughout the review. The purpose of state. Enrollees receive the system is to inminimum hourly wage corporate minerals data based on a work and information provided week. and by affected mining Lodging Applications Now Available Application forms and information for the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer work now are program available through high school counselors and Forest Service Offices. Applications must be received by March 15, 1981. Selections are made on a random basis. The YCC program is designed to provide gainful summer employment for youths 8 year old, help participating youth develop 15-1- In recent years, inflation has taken a bite out of almost everyones wallet. Everytime we visit a gas station, the price of gasoline seems to have risen a cent, two cents, a nickel, sometimes even 10 or 15 cents. But gasoline isnt the only item on the rise. Food prices have also risen to keep pace with rocketing inflation levels. The Utah State Extension Service has released figures to the Spotlight, compiled by extension agents in an eight county area on grocery prices. This survey was conducted in Sevier, Wayne, Sanpete, Garfield, Piute, Millard, Cache and Salt Lake Counties and was spearheaded by Margret Oler, extension home economist for USU Extension Services in Sevier County. agents were instructed to seemed to have higher prices, generally, she found the items collect the data on a particular and the larger the county (in to be listed at their regular day (in this case, stores were population) the lower the price when the survey was taken in Sevier County. And an item that was on special in one Also, a specified list of items In some areas, a different store was generally not found to to was given each home agent size was used for a particular in another store in be on in the study. This list listed item than the one specified on the special she said. county, the survey sheet. This was done because the item was not According to the survey, available in the size called for Garfield residents are paying in the survey and is noted on the $3.76 more for the 19 items surveyed than are Salt Lake accompanying chart. Millard In the Piute County survey, County residents; $1.70 more; Sevier round steak was not available. residents, $1.29 more; Wayne, So the total market basket for County, $1.15 more; Sanpete, that county does not include more and than Cache, this one item. Salt Lake Because of surveyed on Jan. 22 and 23). prices. 87-cen- ts 36-cen-ts specific brand names and volved a specific list of items, to insure a greater degree of accuracy in the survey than has in- been achieved in similar surveys. Oler said that an attempt was Oler worked with Flora Bardwell, associate dean of the made to survey one large chain College of Family Living at store (such as Safeway, Smiths Food King, Albertsons) and a cut rate store, to give a more accurate County. Bacon was a difficult item to the unavailability of round survey, Oler said, because of steak in Piute County, a difthe variation of prices between ference cannot be figured. brand names. In Millard County, the price of bacon averaged out to $2.41 for a 1 pound package, while in Salt Lake County, the price was $1.43. County than in Salt Lake County. Ground beef prices varied from $1.84 a pound in Part of the difference Piute County to $1.19 a pound in Cache County. Milk prices in the survey varied from $2.27 in Garfield County to $1.75 in Salt Lake difference. County, a Cheddar cheese also had a wide variance in price, from average. However, in many of the smaller counties, this was not possible. So where only one or two major stores existed, USU and leader of all USU were taken and home agents in Utah and prices from existing stores. family averaged Noyes, Marilyn Not surprisingly, the Salt resource management USU Extension for Lake specialist County total market Services. basket was the lowest, at $26.36, a followed close behind by Cache in noted Noyes to USU home the that study is similar agents to one conducted by KSL radio, but more controlled than the KSL studies. memorandum County. Round steak is 70 cents a pound higher in Garfield 52-ce- nt $2.38 in Sanpete County to $1.75 a pound in Cache County, a 63-ce- nt difference. Oler said the survey will be taken on a monthly basis for the next six months. may be accounted for by the Results will be published in brands specified in the survey. said, and then USU Extension Services will decide whether the survey will be continued or Garfield County had the substitution of Western Family Spotlight each month. At the highest total at $30.09, with bacon in the Salt Lake County end of the six month period, the Wayne County following at survey for the Cudahy or Bar S results will be evaluated, Oler $29.51. To control the results The survey showed that in Oler said she found various released to Spotlight, Oler said general, the smaller counties items to be on special, but not. PRICE COMPARISON SURVEY TAKEN JAN. 22 AND 23 BY USU EXTENSION SERVICES 30-ho- an understanding and of the balanced meals are appreciation nations environment and provided for $2.50 per day heritage and accomplish at a resident camp. enare work needed to conserve Minorities the nations natural couraged to apply. claimants and lessees into BLMs wilderness and reports study management framework plan. Free Lunch Cuts Seen For Kids Some families who have been receiving free or reduced-pric- e lunches (and in some areas These hardship provisions included high housing - expenses, disaster and casualty may soon losses, excessive medical expenses and special these benefits. Large breakfasts) find themselves without families will be especially affected, according to H. H. Winawer, coordinator of Child Nutrition, Utah State Office of Education. The U.S. Congress, in an attempt to save the federal government some money, has decreed that school districts will now use a revised income scale. This lowers the income level eligibility families some for (especially large ones) to qualify reduced-pric- e for free meals or at school The new law also eliminates the use of hardship provisions which have allowed some families to qualify for die meals even though their incomes were too high. 1 as follows: INCOME POVERTY GUIDELINES January 1, 1981 September 30, 1981 SCALE A must be notified in MEALS writing at least 10 days Yearly Income before a reduction in One $5,701 to $ 8,350 benefits. School districts Two 7,221 to 10,730 will Three 8,751 to 13, 110 either determine if Four 10,271 to 15,490 families still qualify for Five 11,801 to 17,870 die program based upon Six 13,321 to 20,250 existing applications or Seven 14,851 to 22,620 they may distribute new Eight 16,371 to 25,000 forms to families. Each additional family The new guidelines are member add $2,380. Different size used. Different brand surveyed. Does not include Gunnison, this month only. 4 I V |