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Show Thursday August 5, 1982 The Saline Sun Sunspots S i The Selina Sun SECD478460 73 East Mala . fi ERA Hair Splitting Could Split Party Satina, Utah 84654 Telephone 8 The Satina Sun (SECD 478060) ia pubiiahed each Thursday for $8.00 per year in Utah and $10.00 per year out of Utah, by the Satina Sun, 7$ East Main Street, Salina, Utah 84654. Second class postage paid at Satina, Utah 84654. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Salina Sun, P. O. Box C, Salina, Utah Street 846541 Single Copy :25c Mark G.FoeUenbech, Publisher John C. Speer, Editor Teresa Thompson, Office Manager Editorial I really wish the state Democratic Party leaders would stop splitting hairs. What galls me is that they say I and the offended delegates are lying when we insist that their state platform comes out in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. Theyre mad at me because I wrote an article saying that most of Here is what the offending says in the platform: the North Sevier state delegates to their convention were not happy with the meeting. I said the delegates in question were dissatisfied with the partys stand on the Equal Rights Amendment and that they did not like what they perceived some of the candidates views on abortion and other subjects to be. We support the principle that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on . account of sex, Where I have put an elipsis, the platform adds, . . . . race, religion, national origin, age, income, or language. By John C Speer Salina Sun Editor ... Look for Red Blooded Americans Right Here were willing to give for residents worthy causes. Last week they even gave part of themselves when the Red Cross Bloodmobile parked at the Salina Stake Center. North Sevier residents proved where the red blooded Americans are in this county when more citizens per capita gave blood here, We always knew North Sevier than at any other location in the county. Ninety three people donated blood last week from this area, but that does not tell the whole story. Others came to donate, but for various reasons were not allowed to give. Volunteers greeted the donors as they came in to the cultural hall helping them to feel comfortable. There were volunteers from the EMTs, ambulance crew and the LDS Relief Societies taking blood samples, blood pressure, interviewing," feeding and comforting. We salute the many people who gave of their time and their so that lives might be saved. blood . Equal The party -- - for better or worse - H Each contestant Mr. and daughter Mrs. Rodney Rasmussen, Salina, was crowned the 1982-8- 3 County Queen recently at Richfield Fairgrounds. She will reign over the Sevier County Fair this year and represent her title at parades and of was judged on horsemanship, appearance, personality, and a written test. Miss Rasmussen scor 4-- H rodeos. A new Utah school immunization law requiring vaccinations for all students goes into effect this fall in central Utah The contest was judged by Mr. and Mrs. Bartley Christensen. What is your opinion? This newspaper welcomes opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to southern Utah. While there is no restriction in length, we request good judgment and letters which are to the point. Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of character must be avoided. Letters must be signed, but if the writer requests, his name will be omitted. Deadline for tetters to the editor is Friday, 4 p.m. According summer not the exact middle, near the end, or just towards the beginning, but the peak! You can tell its the height of summer, not by the amount of mercury showing in the thermometer, not the length of the days nor by the length of the nights, but by the summer scents sifting through the air. backyard barbeque? ' Summer scents! Editor, Sun: The Oak Ridge road located in the Gooseberry area on the Fishlake National Forest is a very important road. Some of the purposes this road serves to the people of our area are, namely: Of course, you cant talk about summer scents without saying something about the flowers. Hie rose, the petunias, the pansies, the daisies and daffodils, all carry a . The firewood unique scent that heralds which can be harvested in the peak of summer. from this range, which is e needed for heating the But the of sign the peak of summer is homes of our area. Like the scent of freshly found in a field about 14 The mountain cut grass or hay, or the miles north of Fishlake, lovers also enjoy riding fragrance you smell when near the Mt. Terrel out on this ridge to sightyou walk through a Ranger Station. The see this beautiful country the tomatoes, wildflowers!!! They are in which you can see garden the squash, the com, the magnificent! miles of beautiful area from four different direcspinach. There are the This blanket of flowers aromatic juices that flow tions. blooms at the peak of in the kitchen when mom -- 3. From taking this and right now is puts up the preserves, the summer, ride, you also get to the peak. jams, the jellies, pickles enjoy seeing the different the pickles and cans the The entire meadow is animals feeding on this com. ablaze with colors. The range, like the deer, elk, etc. Summer .wouldnt be blues of the lupine, the cattle, -- 4. It is also very of the mules ear yellows the same without the to have this occasional scent of rain and daisies, and the reds important in case of a road of the brush open paint along as it falls on the hot forest fire caused by with the of the bee purple or the sidewalk, flowers and larkspur lightning. Several years refreshing whiff of sage cover the carpet of soft ago, there was a forest and pine after a raingreen grass and shroud fire that had been caused hills. storm in the There's the dainty blossom of the by lightning out on Oak even a certain summer delicate columbine. They Ridge, and without this scent to mud puddles run along the roadside road, it would have been for barefoot waiting and stretch across the very hard and COSTLY to splashers. meadow. Its well worth get to the fire to control How many summer the ride for a peek at it. In the 30 years this evenings has your ap- the peak of summer, road has been there, been whetted and the petite by symphony of there has never been a the drifting smoke of summer scents. -- -I tell-tal- 2. Here Are Deadlines Here are the deadlines for submitting news items and advertisements to The Salina Sun. - All news MONDAY, 10 a.m. items and pictures submitted by the public. MONDAY, noon All advertise- ments, classified or display. TUESDAY, 10 a.m. - Obituaries and thank yous pertaining to obituaries. (All other thank yous are due Monday at 10 a.m.). -- to LeBaron, implementation of the new law will occur in three phases. Beginning this year, seniors, kindergarten entrants, and new school entrants, (regardless of grade), will be required to meet minimum immunization requirements. This indudes four doses of diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT) or tetanus diphtheria (TD), three doses of polio, and one dose of Leave Road Alone some neighbors forest fire. For the erosion problem, there is no problem. If there was a problem, it would come from the offmeasles, mumps, and road travels. The Forest rubella. Service started a proFor the 1983-8- 4 school gram three years ago on the d problem they year, implementation will had. They spent lots of be expanded to indude money and time in putting up signs on the d areas. The only problem was they didnt enforce the law. People just tore down the signs. Not one ranger or manager was out to check on Sevier The North this. Why doesnt the U.S. Forest Service enJaycees are sponsoring a force the law and young mens softball d tournament in support of leave the Oak Ridge road alone!!?? the Muscular Dystrophy Association sLeo R. Crane The games will start at Browns Hole Cattlemen Association Range Rider noon Saturday, August 14 man-cause- Saddles 4-- H w (Continued from Page 1) d off-roa- Club. To receive the chairman said. plaudits of two such diverse groups, you have to be skilled at balancing budgets. said he and six other thus won its endorsement. He said that when the UEA perceived that Beckham had reversed his positions on the major education Nielson was bom and raised in issues while speaking to other groups, Richfield. His parents are Taylor ana they took their endorsement from Zula Nielson. His brother, Ross Beckham and gave it to him. Nielson, was a commercial business teacher at North Sevier High School in Mrs. Ernst told supporters that the 1940s. Nielson had won the Legislator of the Year award from the Utah Taxpayers Nielson has accepted his challenAssociation while he served as speaker gers challenge to debate during the of the Utah House. primary campaign. The debate in this area will be held in Richfield on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Sevier County Courthouse. The debate is being sponsored by Southern Utah Fuel Company, Salina. for 10th - 12th All grades in 1984-8- 5 must meet minimum requirements. records grades. The new immunization law also requires each school to notify parents or guardians that it has no certification of immunization for the child; that it may not admit the child without certification (unless the child qualifies for conditional or provisional enrollment or is exempted on medical, Need Bosshardt Wins Award For News Tip personal, or religious ground); that the child may be immunized and receive certification by a effective Aug. 15. private physician or the public health authorities, and how to contact the public health authorities to learn where and when they perform immunization services. available from family physicians and local health department offices throughout the area. Neal Bosshardt, Redmond, is the winner of this weeks News Tip award for calling the editor about the accident which took the life of a Redmond man last Saturday. are Immunizations six-coun-ty Although the news was tragic, we appreciate the efforts of those who called to inform us of it. An immunization clinic will be held in Salina at The new law was passed by the Utah State Legislature and becomes the American Building the Legion Mr. Bosshardt has won'dinner for at Shaheens Best Western Restaurant or $15 cash. second two Thursday of every month from 9 -- 10 a.m. off-roa- Jaycees Sponsoring MD Softball Games off-ro- well-neede- -- I at the Aurora City Park. For more information Jaycee Judge Thad Wasden For contact North Sevier president, Charles Moore, or Chad Burns, Any team in Sanpete or Sevier Counties is eligible to participate. Justice of the Peace 529-76- 529-738- Stop Dreaming of that Steak for Tonight... And Visit SHAHEENS STEAK HOUSE Where Youll find... PRIME RIB Knowledgeable STEAK & LOBSTER STEAK & CRAB Please note that when a holiday falls on a Monday, the deadlines for that day will be moved to the preceding FYiday at 4 p.m. Nielson That very same year, he received candidates were against the departthe Legislator of the Year award from ment, in favor of tax credits, and for the UEA for being a friend to prudent budget cuts. He said Beckham the Utah STOP ERA echoed the sentiments of the UEA and education, Affects Area Students Wayne LeBaron, District Health officer. are at the peak of ed the highest over all contestants on the written test. She is a member of the Salina Golden Our intelligent Democrats of North Sevier can see it. Why cant their state party leaders? Or can they? Candidate gtree Strategy New Immunization Law schools, according to We Two things push that argument out the door. First, if oneJelieves in a principle, then one must also believe in the means that will bring that principle to life. The only way that equality of rights shall not be abridged by the United States or any state can come to pass is for Congress and the states to pass and ratify a constitutional amendment. Secondly, his argument is almost I believe in the same as saying, the principle of taking another human life without his consent, but I do not believe in murder. Putting the exact wording of the first section of the Equal Rights . constitutional I asked one angry state party leader if he would like me to print that the state Democrats do not endorse the ERA. He said he would not. I said,' Then your party does endorse it? He said it does not. Well, either the platform dqes endorse it or it does not. I say it does. He says it doesnt. But he does not want me to tell anyone that it doesnt, so maybe it does. But he doesnt want me to say the party endorses it either. I say, read the platform. Its all there in black and white. ... Rights Amendment says verbatim: .Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex. story. Sheila Rasmussen, One of the leaders told me over the phone that the party only that supported the principle and not the equality of rights actual Equal Rights Amendment. line Local AAUW Women Sheila Rasmussen Attend Workshop Named 4-- Queen Several members of The workshop hosted dures, integrated prothe Sevier Valley Branch two visitors, Evelyn Stan- gramming, keeping accuof the American Associaton, California, who is rate records and scraption of University Women the Association treabooks, and setting goals the surer, and Barbara for the coming year. (AAUW ) attended annual state division Carey, New Mexico, who Those in attendance in held Sevier Valley were from is the Tooele, Mountain workshop Rocky Anne Smith, branch preJuly 17. The workshop is Regional vice president. The workshop lasted sident; Marian Revitte, held each year to give leadership training and for the entire day and branch legislative chairbegan with a welcome man; Delphine Hunt, help in program planning, membership in- from Tooele Citys ma- state program vice presicrease, record keeping, yor. The women attended dent; and Susan White, and other skills necessary sessions to learn about state technology topic for branch operations. parliamentary proce chairman. Constitution. Here is what Section One of the proposed They also are mad because of the way the story appeared in another newspaper. They have a legitimate gripe concerning the lead to that story. It was my fault, and I have apologized. I will not budge, however, on the original Salina Sun Amendment into the platform, but not actually coming out and calling it the Equal Rights Amendment, is at best and at worse a blatant misrepresentation. has endorsed the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States ;i STEAK & SHRIMP r 'USP' .Ident -- 70 Interchange - Salina & Experienced Keys to a Better Judicial System Paid Political Advertisement |