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Show S ALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, VOLUME 59, NUMBER 37 SEPTEMBER 10, 1981 Blackouts and Storms Dampen Labor Day Weekend gather firewood over the holiday weekend. In fact, wood gathering and family gatherings were the major events of labor Day for Redmond, according to correspondent Marjorie Mickelsen. Stormy weather, blackouts, wood gathering, and stranded travelers marked this years disappointing Labor Day weekend. Just when you thought you had things working, another line would go lamented Durell Sorenson of out, Utah Power and Light Company about Saturdays power outages. Labor Day in Salina also consisted of gathering wood - at least for the Robin Mickelson family. They went up into the mountains for a load. -- Fve never seen such lightning as that in my life, he said. It was six it fingers worth, and when it hit burned! - But basically, the holiday was one of simply lounging around, watching football on television, and enjoying a day off from labor. He said the lightning downed the Redmond line three times from 6 to 11 p.m. Aurora was out twice for 45 minutes each time Saturday from 5 :30 to 9:30 p.m. He said there were few problems in Salina. Labor Day is not a major holiday in Salina, says correspondent Evelyn Kiesel. In fact, I dont recall anyone really going anywhere unless it was to their A cord Lake cabins. We had some severe lightning hit the Sigurd substation and knock it out for a few minutes, he related. The Glenwood circuit was down about 6 oclock and back on at 6:45 p.m. Then it was back out from 9:30 to 10:30. A quick drive through the town Monday evening revealed no holiday picnicking. It did reveal an corale who spent an unexpected Labor Day weekend behind the Texaco Station with a broken down motor home. out-of-to- Two Richfield stations were knocked out, Sorenson explained. The city was out from 5:30 to 6:45, then back out at 9:15. Parts of the city came back on at 10:15, while the rest came on at 11:45. Duke and Bess Mitchell relax in front of their motor home Monday as they wait for service stations to open to fix their transmission. The Mitchells were on their way Last Friday, Duke and Bess Mitchell left in their motor home from Northern California for what they thought was going to be a leisurely trip to Philadelphia for a family reunion next Portions of Central and Annabella went off from 5:15 to 6:30, he said. They went bade out from 7:30 to 9:30. Sorenson said few problems existed south of Central or north of Salina. from California to Philadelphia for a family reunion. To top things off, it was Bess birthday which she will celebrate next month. ' week. The couple, however, ended up spending a discouraging Labor Day in Salina waiting for service stations to transopen to fix their broken-dow- n mission. Mitchell said the transmission faltered Saturday near Holden, and they managed to limp into Salina. Owners of the Salina Texaco have allowed them to park in the rear of the station. The couple said they were impressed with Salina hospitality. The rainy weather didnt stop Redmond residents from going with visiting relatives into the hills to City Council Raises Tax Levy By Two Mills With two city council meetings in five days, the Salina City Council raised taxes, voted to buy a church building, and listened to complaints about parked trucks and new crossing guards. Gritting their teeth FYiday evening, Salina City Countilmen voted to raise the towns mill levy from 8.35 to 10.35 mills. None of the countilmen wanted to make the motion to raise the levy, although the vote was unanimous in the end. increase over the states 20 percent rollback in valuation. In his motion, Councilman Wesley increase Cherry said the two-mi- ll compensates for the loss of property valuation in Utah. City Attorney Michael Jorgensen added that the increase amounts to a five percent $345,000 budget. Salina Sun Has New Editor as associate editor of the Richfield Reaper. Speer will take on the editing duties of two of the Richfield Printing four Companys newspapers, The Salina Sun and the Gunnison Valley News. Before coming to South-CentrUtah with his wife, Diane and two children, Speer was a staff reporter for The Daily Herald in Provo. al John Speer The Salina Sun has a new editor. John Speer comes to The Sun 3V4 months after being hired just The Speers plan to live in Gunnison and work out of the Salina office. We feel this will help us get to know and appreciate both communities without favoring in a news sense either one, he commented. The countilmen agreed that the levy had to be raised to meet the citys said It runs against my grain, state the to have legislature Cherry, rollback taxes, and then realize that we have to up the mill levy and take it right back. One councilman answered that the city must economize. We have been economizing, But Mayor Leah Conover declared. the state has made it too tough. No one wants to raise taxes, Councilman Reed Lorentzen. said Councilman Redge Hansen argued that the city could get by with only a one percent raise of the levy. He said the city could not hire anyone to take the place of one city worker who was paid $12,000 a year before he resigned. At the citys regular council meeting Tuesday night, J.W. Bumgardner asked the city council to ban truck parking along North State Street near Main because it is hazardous to pedestrians and residents along North State. He said trucks have parked dozens of times across residents driveways. He objected to residents having to provide parking for truck-drivepatronizing downtown businesses. rs things off, Labor Day this was Mrs. Mitchells birthday. year He said he talked with Clem Church, commissioners of Utah Highways for southern Utah, and to Howard Richardson about the problem. He said both men agreed with him that trucks should not be allowed to park along North State. Bumgardner also asked the council why Barretts Food Town was allowed to have a no truck parking sign and the residents were not. m remember this birthday she all else, above Til said smiling. (Continued on Page 2) Four Days Left In Big Contest With only four more days remaining until the big Salina Sun subscription contest ends, contestants have hit full steam in their efforts to gain top spot and the big prize. At Sun press time Wednesday, Jamie Shaw, Aurora, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Shaw held the lead, followed by Bill Stanton, Salina. However, its still anybodys race and anyone could still take over that lead spot. The contest will officially end Monday, September 14 at 4 p.m. when all the contestants must have their receipts turned in. The receipts must be turned in by 4 p.m. in sealed envelopes. Each envelope will be checked and the final points will be added to the contestants current standings. When all this is complete the winner of the big contest will be announced and he will be presented the prize of a Zenith Video Disc Player, which is currently on display at Curtis TV and Appliance, Salina. Second place winner will receive $150 and third place winner receives $50. Mini Twister Wreaks Havoc, Startles Town AURORA-Swirling debris in its path, a small tornado whipped down Main Street, tearing a large piece of nlvwood from the roof of the Burke Johnson home, pulling flowers from their garden and leaving a dent in a pickup truck parked in their driveway. Workmen putting a new roof on the home were startled by me twister said the Police Chief Gordon Kiesel coming from the southwest end of Barretts sign was put up by the city to town and lay down on the roof, prevent trucks from knocking over Wayne Holt, a workman for American signs and Christmas decorations. Building Corp. said. street, picking up more debris and at one point causing the limbs of a weeping willow tree across the street to stand straight up in the air. The wind also picked up a sack of lime, spinning it, and dropping its contents to the ground below. Holt said the wind continued on for as long as you could see, traveling northeast down Main Street. Workmen had just finished nailing You cant drive everyone out of sheets onto the roof. plywood Roy Dean Hooper was standing on a the whirlwind didnt do town, Jody, said town councilman ladder which was lifted Although up about 10 much Lynn Reynolds. damage to the roof, it did tear feet in the air. He was thrown onto the off one sheet of plywood. Holt said the grass below. wind apparently got under an unYou dont have the right to force finished patio and lifted the plywood us to furnish parking places for the The wind also picked off a large sheet from off the roof. towns businesses, Bumgardner shot piece of plywood from the the top of bade. roof and sent it sailing across the yard, Some people might think we didnt smashing into a blue pickup truck he have it nailed down that well, Councilman Cherry recommended to Mr. Hooper. belonging the council invite Church and Richardsaid, but we had it down solid. Several pieces of plywood stacked on son to a council meeting to discuss the wood a pile in the driveway also were problem. picked up and thrown against support The council announced two public beams holding up the carport. Sales Show (Continued on Page 2) Holt said the workmen stood and watched the whirlwind pass down the Increase Gross taxable sales in the Central District of Utah Employment Security Service (Job Service) were up in all six counties during the past year, ending March 31, 1981, as compared with the same period in 1980. Dick Isbell, manager of the Job Service office in Richfield, said Wayne County, with an increase of showed the greatest increase, while Sevier County with a hike, was the lowest. School Board To Decide If City Gets Old Church Ike Sevier School District Board of offer to sell the old chunk if the Education is scheduled to decide district would accept $6,000 a year for Thursday (today) at Salina Elementary ten years. School whether to sell the old church We would be very foolish not to building in Salina to Salina City. take it (the chunk), said Mayor Leah The district is asking for $10,000 for Conover. She said the old building six years; but the city is offering would make a good meeting place for Salina Jayceettes, senior citizens, and $6,000 for ten years. gathering place for city social functions. The district also will make a final decision on its attendance policy The mayor mentioned that Wayne change, discuss a new health insurCounty had offered to buy the building ance program, ponder the sale of 10 from the district, but intended to turn acres in Salina, and approve the around and lease it to the city. She said instead of only paying $60,000 for districts payroll. the church, the city would have paid $100,000. At a meeting of the Salina City The building is a good buy for us, Council FYiday, the council voted she concluded. I dont see any other unanimously to accept the districts way to go. town. To top When it rains all week, you just dont want to go out, said Beverly Farley of Aurora. It was hard to find people who did anything over the holiday weekend because it was such bad weather. The line supervisor said lightning was the major cause of the blackouts which occurred sporadically from 5 :30 p.m. to midnight from Central to Gunnison. A Memorable Birthday the townspeople were wonderWe are warmth, openness, and friendliness of the All ful, lauded Mrs. Mitchell. very impressed with the nt However, Sevier Countys annual sales of $90,708,800 was nearly double (Continued on Page 2) Weather Changing Owners near Barretts Foodtown might be the the of city soon if the Sevier School District ac- property This old church cepts the Salina City Councils offer to buy the building for $60,000. |