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Show Cancer Jogger Stops for Rest in Salina on Way to San Fransisco Marred doctors discovered he had lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes, 14 months, ago. Although the cancer is terminal, it is currently in remission. The Bible says, Greater love hath nb man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends. I believe Terry died for fellow cancer victims like me, Marrs said. I am doing this to glorify God, he said. And also to glorify what Terry stood for. He said even though they never met, Fox is his friend. Perhaps the most impressive thing about Don Marrs is his faith in Jesus VOLUME 59, NUMBER 40 party, he will fly back to Salt Lake City where state and begin his run on officials in Utah and Nevada have given him permission to jog. the Christ and his dedication memory of Terry Fox. research made his halfway stop in Salina this past weekend before being flown back to Cincy for a half-wa- y hoopla. Donald Marrs, 44, a cancer victim himself, took over the run of Terry Pox, the Canadian jogger who lost his life to cancer June 28 in Ontario. Mans took the baton in Carlyle, 111. and plans to run to San Francisco. So far, he has collected $1.2 million toward cancer research. to The jogger arrived in Salina I Saturday and stayed two nights at the Scenic Hills Motel. Tuesday, he was drivea to the Salt Lake Airport from where, he was flown to Cincinnati to celebrate the completion of half the run. rawing from Dlinois to California for cancer A Cincinnati mailman says after Marrs Ray and Sue Johnson, managers at Scenic Hills Quality Inn in Salina, allowed Marrs to stay three nights at the motel for free. be very difficult to do what Im doing without the kind people you meet along the way, Marrs said. It would the Cincinnati SEPTEMBER 24, SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, He and his wife, Lee, are parents of three boys. Their youngest is 17 PRICE 1981 25c Don Marrs Car Hits Boy At School Bus Stop 55 SALINA - A Salina boy remains in serious but stable condition in a Provo hospital after he was struck by a car moments after alighting from west of Salina a school bus Friday morning. The general Relief Society pipe-i- n meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Salina Stake Center for all women age 18 and over. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. when the westbound bus, owned by Sevier School District, had stopped alongside U. S. Highway 50 west of Salina to let the boy off near his home. A westbound car driven by Anatoly Litvak, 16, Denver, Colo., passed the bus as the boy stepped from in front of it and was struck. Litvak was issued a citation for illegally passing a school bus while lights were flashing. He was later cited for having no drivers license on his person, and further investigation revealed his drivers license was not valid. The Utah Highway Patrol said the Heading the investigation was UHP victim was identified as Timonthy Steve Brown, assisted by Trooper Shivers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mel Beckstead. Trooper Shivers. five-year-o- ld New Water Sy stein Bills Are Coming Oct. 1 d The rates for the in Salina water system pressurized went into effect July IS, and the first bills will be mailed out Oct. 1. Persons who have sprinkler systems cannot have them hooked up to both the pressurized irrigation system and the culinary water system. Residents will be billed according to the size of the property involved, according to City Treasurer Gwen The monthly user fees for connection to the pressurized irrigation system are based on the continguous lot size under common ownership. h Persons with acre or less will pay $7 a month; those with to one-haacre will be to charged $7.50 a month; one-ha- newly-installe- Noyes. one-four- th ensure against cross connections. a Relief Society acre. one-fourt- City officials remind residents that water systems will be inspected to lf Mrs. Noyes says she expects Salina residents to be prompt in paying their bills, but adds that the city will take action against those who do not pay their bills by Nov. 1. Sets Meeting lf Late fee for delinquent payments is five percent of the total due. of the Relief Society Charity Never Faileth, organization, has been chosen as the theme of the meeting to reflect the fundamental work of the organization, With the new system, rates for culinary water in excess of the minimum were increased five cents per thousand gallons, The and the minimum was dropped 5,000 gallons, from 15,000 to 10,000 gallons, effective July 15. The water rate changes provide for the following charges: i In i Salina: $5 per month for a minimum of 10,000 gallons, and 45 per thousand gallons in excess of I the minimum. ' , Outside Salina: $7.50 per month for , Guard at the Crossing Jessie Haynes is one of two crossing guard in Salina helping elementary school kids cross the street. Haynes ' helps them across North State, while Waldo Parsons guides them through Main Street traffic. 800 Attend Elementary Back to School Night More than 800 parents and children attended Salina Elementarys Bade to School Night last Wednesday, Children introduced their parents to their teachers for this year and toured their new classrooms. Association The Parents-Teacheof exhibits projects coming displayed for the year, including, Octobers Bus Safety program, Novembers fundraiser and study of child abuse; Januarys reflections, meeting on is drugs and alcohol and teacher appreciation week; Februarys and Marchs book sale and Americanism project; Aprils fundraiser and meeting on middle school, and Mays bike safety program. officers for this year are Aurora, president; Mason, JoLynn Janey Sorensen, Salina, vice president; Kay Taylor, Aurora, secretary; Jan Hales, Redmond, treasurer. commissioners are Evalyn Holt, Gay Ivie, Danna Andreason, Jean Bastian, Sherry Forbush, Pam Jorgensen, Heather Mason, Kathy Anderson, Brenda Chidester, and P-T-A P-T-A Raylene Cowley. Deadlines Getting Close But No Ones Declaring Although deadline for filing for public office is drawing near, no one in has Salina including incumbents declared any intention of seeking city - - office. Candidates for public office in Salina area must Hie by Oct 9, according to the Utah League of Cities and Towns. Since Salina, as a town of under 10,000, elected to eliminate its primary elections, candidates must declare their intention to run at least 21 days before the municipal election, according to the Utah Code. Counting holidays, Oct 9 is the nearest work day from the Nov. 3 elections. So far, according to Don Burns, city including inrecorder, no one cumbents has declared his intention to run for office. - the three council seats are definitely up for grabs since Council- men W esley Cherry and Reed Two of Lorentzen have said they would not run for Mayor Leah Conover says she has not decided whether to seek another term. The other three coundlmen will until 1983. not be up for Under the new system, political parties can still meet at mass meetings to select any number of candidates they wish. The candidates, however, will not be identified by party on the Nov. 3 ballot Republican and Democrats will meet 6 at 7 30 p.m. ; Republicans at the City Library and Democrats at the Legion Hall. Oct Even if a person desiring to run is not nominated by either party, be or she may still be placed on the ballot simply by declaring candidacy at the city recorders office before Oct 9 2.3-mil- minimum of 10,000 gallons and cents per thousand gallons in excess of the minimum. of an acre owners will three-fourtto one acre, pay $8; $8.50. Persons with over one acre will pay $8.50 plus 50 cents per quarter acre or fraction of a fourth over one three-fourt- motto Presiding over the meeting will be President Spencer W. Kimball, with an address by President Ezra Taft Benson. Speakers will include Presi- dent Barbara B. Smith, talking on Relief Society in Times of Transition; Counselor Shirley W . Thomas, speak-cent- s ing on Relief Society-- A Program for Continual Learning; and Counselor Marian R Boyer with a talk on Relief Society in Welfare Services. The boy was taken to Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield by Sevier County-Salin- a ambulance and later transferred to Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. The patrol said the bus was carrying several kindergarten students who had completed their morning class at Salina Elementary School and were being taken home when the accident occurred. Another bus was sent to the scene to take the students home and to allow UHP officers to continue their investigation while the original bus was still at the scene. J. R. Carter Homecoming Preparations Wins Ribbon Follow NSHS Open House ' ; - .... Back to School Night and Homecoming preparations have North Sevier High School students and staff hopping. NSHS parents will get the chance to interview their childrens teachers and familiarize themselves with class policies at Back to School Night Thursday evening (tonight).. The evening will begin with a short introductory assembly at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. FYom there, parents will follow their students schedule to the various classes for briefings on class outline, procedure, teachers grading system, expectation, homework policies, etc. Parents then will meet with various teachers assigned as advocates for students. Following this session, mom and dad will be free to discuss any challenges or problems with the teacher or staff member of their The homecoming queen and her court will be selected Monday afternoon at a special homecoming assembly. Other assemblies and parades will be scattered throughout the week, culminating with the football game at 8 p.m. Friday. Friday afternoon, North Seviers jayvee team will try to defeat Parowans junior varsity. J.R. Carter, son of Maxine Monroe, Salina, won a first place blue ribbon at the Utah State Fair for his still life charcoal drawing. The School North Sevier High took the grand student also prize at the Sevier County Fair. He then took his drawing of hat and boots to the state fair competition. Earlier Weather Some marching band members will have a full day on their homecoming Friday. The band has been invited to compete in the state band marching band competition in Beaver Friday morning. Some of the band members will have to hurry home to play in the jayvee game that afternoon. School Board To Mull Salina Issues The Sevier School District Board of Education is scheduled to discuss what to do with the old church building in Salina, now that the Salina City Council has refused to deal with the district on the boards current terms. (See related story, this page). , Meeting Thursday (today) at Elementary, the board also is scheduled to discuss North Sevier High Schools financial account. They also will talk about a proposed new policy for use of public school buildings for community, private, adult education, and community education use. Koo-share- Board members will mull the use of EMT personnel in the district, discuss moving the bleachers out of North Sevier High Schools old gymnasium, and talk about disposition of the NSHS bleacher donation fund. Nine Candidates Vye in Primary AURORA-Aur- ora residents will have several persons to choose from when they vote in their primary elections OCt. 6. Larry P. Cosby, Versel J. Mason, and Arvil L Rhinehart are vying for the top two spots on the mayoral ballot this Nov. 3. Voters are to indicate which two they prefer. Aurora politicians trying for the top four spots in the council race are Larry C. Freeman, Jaymes M. Louis D. Kjar, Allen H. Mason, Wendall A. Mason, and James D. Stewart. Helm-stettle- r, choice. After students, teachers, and staff members recuperate from Back to School Night, preparations for Homecoming will begin. last-minu- te Homecoming festivities will begin Monday and go through the varsity football game with Parowan. City Council Rejects Terms The Salina City Council voted to reject the Sevier School Districts terms for selling the old church near North Sevier High School. Councilman Wes Cherry, in moving to reject the offer Monday night, said the city cannot afford the boards terms of $6,000 the first year and $13,500 for four years thereafter. Mayor Leah Conover explained that the school district, according to Supt. Richard Beil, was strapped for finances like Salina City and could not agree to the $6 terms the city proposed. Councilman Cherry noted that whoever gets the church will have to deal with the fact that the ground on which it sits is zoned residential. The city council wants whoever polluted Salina's air last Thursday by burning a huge stack of tires at the city dump to stop. It is illegal to put a torch to anything at the dump where trash is buried not burned. f J i |