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Show VOLUME 59, NUMBER 32 SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, PRICE 1981 25c Sevier Teachers Accept 6 Boost 4 Teachers in Sevier School District have reached a salary schedule agreement with school officials with contracts expected to be signed and returned by Aug. 10 for the 1981-8- hours will be $12,645 to $19,404; bachelors plus 50 additional hours starts at $13,014 and goes to $19,886; masters degree from $13,627 to $20,758, and masters plus 30 hours, $13,995 to school $21,251. 2 year. Supt. Richard Bell said the Principals will receive the agreement calls for a salary increase, but the amount will be salary increase at all levels, plus a one- less than that based on last year's bonus payment the time salary. last part of November. This is due to a new policy in which Another change is that teachers will work two less days at the end of the principals will work six less days than before, and consequently their base school year than in the past. Previoussalary is less than last year for the addiin to remain were teachers ly, required their respective schools two days after tion of the the close of classes. Under the new conWith these changes, and including the tract, if teachers can have their work increase, high school princompleted and be checked out the day cipals now receive $28,799; junior high school ends, they may terminate at that principals $27,463, and elementary time. school principals, $26,520. The bonus figure will Last year's high school principals vary with each increment step, Bell on an were contract, while and is a said, strictly and high elementary principals junior payment. were on a 10 month three week conIn addition to teachers, principals tract. will also receive a salary Bell said both the board and teachers increase while negotiations are still underway with classified personnel, the were generally pleased with the outcome of negotiations, which have been superintendent said. underway for several weeks. After Under the new schedule, a teacher studied negotiations, both teachers and with a bachelors degree will start at board officials were convinced that $12,277, with a maximum with with the tight money situation, bachelors at $18,900 after 12 years. was really all there was to Bell said. er Bachelors degrees plus 30 credit L. one-perce- nt one-perce- nt one-tim- e Road Resurfacing have already resurfaced parts of Utah Department of Transportation crews resurfaced State Street from to Axtell. UDOT crews through Salina last week. Plans are to resurface CoimCll from the Gooseberry Junction to the IF Orm Spcciul Improvement District The Salina City Council passed a resolution to create a Southeast Special Improvement District in order to make and pay for street and sidewalk secimprovements in a twelve-bloc- k tion of the city during council meeting Aug. 3. The city has received (as previously reported in The Sun) a $150,000 loan from the Farmers Home Administration and a $500,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to finance various projects in that section of the city. The council also approved a notice to contractors and an escrow agreement with Utah Independent Bank and directed the city recorder and mayor to Attorney Warns On Diamond Pyramid Scheme execute and record the necessary documents for the improvement district. compressicii braking by trucks within the city limits. Salina Police Chief Gordon Kiesel will contact the senior citizens organization in Salina for help with school crossing guards for the coming school year, it eas learned. City Recorder Don Bums said he will contact the Utah Department of Transportation to request relocation of traffic signs on North State Street. The council decided that the signs should be placed one block farther north. council, districts The council also passed a motion to adopt a city ordinance prohibiting Five Area Winners Mark First the voting for future elections. Hie motion was passed also, to combine 14 and 25 by Dale Gamer, representing Cable TV, requested a of ownership status for the change company. The company has received a franchise for cable TV in Salina from the city. The new owners will be a limited partnership known as Intermountain Cable Vision Associates. Inter-mounta- Mr. Brown said he has heard of at one meeting at Richfield High School in which the program has been explained and investors solicited. least h Weather areas. However, the buyer is assured that if the program continues, by him getting two more persons to invest in a likewise ' situation, and then those two each getting two more, the original buyer will move up in the ladder of investors and is told he will be paid in the neighborhood of $8,000 for his $2,000 said the present program goes Because there is a piece of tangible something like this: A person pur- - material, in the form of a diamond, chases a diamond for $2,000. The instead of cash, many persons believe diamond is appraised at a value of (Continued on Page 2) Brown Repairs For Streets, Sidewalks Big Week of Blackout Bingo bingo cards. between $700 and $800, which the buyer understands. "I perceive many problems for persons who get involved in such schemes, Brown said. One is that they are probably in violation of state statutes concerning pyramid schemes. The other is, that even if criminal action is not instigated, the possibility is that any one of the losers could sue and request punative damages because of the nature of promises made on a return of the investment. (Grant, Loan, To Help City With Don Naser, dty engineer, will make a study on the flow of Salina Creek and the diversion of water for the pressurized irrigation system, it was learned at council meeting. A more efficient weir has been requested for division of water on the system. Cards are available from any of the participating merchants in the Gunnison Valley and North Sevier County pyramid R. Don Brown, Sevier County Attorney, said that the scheme is plain gambling, and that investors on the bottom of the pyramid are bound to be the losers when the program collapses. Hales Sand and Gravel of Redmond made a bid for the water line installation to the new park. The was denied because it was Blackout Bingo has been good to Kathy Tuft, Centerfield played from request over. $450 several people in the South Sanpete-Nortone card to come up a winner. She Sevier area in the game's first obtained her winning card from Kents Councilman Wesley Cherry reweek. Service in Centerfield. viewed Judge Thad Wasdens court Five winners, playing from a total of report for July where $1,508 in fines Playing from three cards, 23 year-ol- d 15 cards took home $19.20 each. David Anderson was a winner from and $40 in surcharges were assessed. Gunnison. He obtained his winning card Kathryn Edwards, Salina, picked her from Double Kwik in Gunnison. winning card at Branding Iron. She Approximately $96 in prizes will be says she was playing on three separate given away each week for the next 12 cards. weeks in Blackout Bingo, but only Julie Wanlass, Aurora, chose a adults are eligible to play. If noone wins for a certain week, the prize money will winning card from Sorensens Country Store in Aurora. She also used three ' be carried over to the next weeks prizes. cards. Jan Hales, Redmond, picked her winning card at Whiteys in Redmond. She says she has been playing from five current diamond A scheme, which is being circulated in Sevier County is highly questionable as to its legality and does not have the endorsement of. law enforcement officials. More details of a loan and grant section of program for a Salina were made available to the Salina Sun during the week. area in southeast The Salina has now been formed into a special improvement district by the dty. The dty now plans to make sidewalk and street improvements in the area. The forming of a special improvement distrid makes it possible for the dty to make assessments to home-ownein the district for street and sidewalk improvements, Tim Jones, engineer and part owner of Horrocks Engineering of Richfield, a consulting firm, said. Horrocks Engineering is helping the dty administer the project. rs Low income residents in the distrid can apply for grant money to pay their share of the assessments, Jones said. Hiose who do not qualify can borrow The current precipitation to date is the money from a $150,000 Farmers 5.98. Last year to date, 11.61. Average Home Administration loan the dty has to date, 8.25. received. The loan will have a five percent interest rate and will be over a period, Jones said. Residents will be required to pay for the street and sidewalk improvements on a monthly basis, Jones said, and will probably for relocation of the dty landfill; and $30,000 for administrative costs to administer the grant. $200,400 ten-ye- be billed with their monthly utility bill. income residents who qualify grant are those who make or less, he said. Application must be made before Aug. 31 for the grant money. The dty is presently sending out letters notifying residents of their obligations under the improvement program in the distrid and options available, Jones said. Jones said the dty is still seeking applications for the housing rehabilitation portion of the grant. Many of the improvements applied for will begin immediately, he said. Low for the $12,850 Under the housing rehabilitation portion of the grant, a housing inspedion program is being conducted to identify if a home has any problems which might endanger the health or safety of the occupants, such as eledrical or plumbing problems, or any strudural defects which might result in further damage to the home The street and sidewalk project will (such as leaking roof or a settling be put out to bid in September, Jones foundation), according to information said, with constrodion scheduled to supplied to The Sun by dty officials. begin shortly thereafter. The types of repairs from inspedions will then be determined with emphasis Under the $500,000 Housing and on those required to meet state and Urban Development grant, $97,600 has local building codes. been set aside for the street and sidewalk projed; $172,000 has been A priority list has been drawn up by set aside for housing rehabilitation; (Continued on Page 2) Sevier Fair, Junior Livestock Show In Full Swing The Sevier County Fair heads for the home stretch Thursday and the 43rd annual Southern Utah Junior Livestock Show opens in connection with the fair, all at die Sevier County Fairgrounds. The fair began Monday in Richfield and will condude Saturday night with the Sevier Valley Rodeo. The livestock show will run through Saturday morning, dimaxing with the livestock auction at 10 a.m. at which prize animals will go on the block. This years fair is under the general chairmanship of Marven Ogden, Richfield, Utah State University Extension Service Agent for the county," while Robert Lowe, Richfield, is heading up the livestock show. Events on Thursday will include registration and entry of poultry and rabbits at 8 a.m.; registration and receiving of livestock exhibits from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; opening of exhibit buildings to the public at 10 a.m. (they will close at 9 p.m.); official judging of poultry and rabbits will also be at 10 a.m. An orientation meeting for all livestock exhibitors is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. in the stock show portion, while and FFA livestock judging gets the 4-- H underway at 2 p.m. The fair pet show is scheduled at 2 p.m. at the trees area on the north side of the grandstand, followed at 3 p.m. with the and FFA sheep fitting and showmanship contest. 4--H and Other activities include the FFA Swine showmanship at 4 p.m. and beef fitting and showmanship contest at 4:30 p.m. Other activities on Friday will be the judging of market hogs at 8:30 a.m.; opening of exhibit buildings at 10 a.m.; judging of market lambs at 10 a.m.; judging of dairy cattle at 12 noon; judging of market beef at 1:30 p.m. judging of breeding sheep at 2 p.m. 4-- H variety show is slated at 7 p.m. On Friday, which is also designated as Senior Citizens Day, the registration and receiving of dairy animals for the livestock show is set for 8 a.m. A A special Senior Citizens Day program is slated at 2 p.m. in the trees area north of the grandstand. Livestock show activities continue at 3 p.m. with and FFA dairy judging contest and judging of breeding sheep at 6 p.m. 4-- H derby will cap Fridays activities at 8 p.m. at the grandstand arena. Final days events on Saturday begin with the livestock exhibitors award at 7 a.m. At the same time is the Sevier County Fair 10,000 meter run, beginning at the Richfield City Park and ending at the same place. The junior livestock show auction gets underway at 10 a.m. Some $50,000 to $60,000 is expected to be paid young exhibitors for their animals. with the registration for the rodeo, followed by the senior horse show at 1 p.m. 2 Exhibits are to be picked up between and 4 p.m. The county riding clubs and rodeo parade will be held at 6 p.m., beginning at the Richfield City Park on Third North, move south on Main Street to Second SouJi, then east to the fairgrounds. Capping the week-lonprogram will be the Sevier Valley Rodeo at 8 p.m. g The Richfield Lions Club demolition Fair activities will continue at noon i |