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Show Voters Name Choices in Tuesday Primary Auroras Billy E. Weaver narrowly defeated Richfields Duane Ross by six votes in the Republican primary runoff for the nomination for Sevier County Oldroyd and Independent Gerald Nice in the general election. Sheriff. Voters turned out in small numbers both in the North Sevier area and in Sevier County for the primary election Tuesday evening. The voters choices from Tuesdays contest will face the other nominees in the general election Nov. 2. Third U.S. Congressional District including Sevier County republicans GOP primary voters put Howard Nielson over the top for the nomination for that seat.Sevier County voters gave Nielson 2,616 votes to opponent Raymond E. Beckhams 1,643. Sevier County deputy Sheriff Weaver garnered 2,250 primary votes to The Richfield Police Chiefs 2,244. That tally will result in an automatic recount, the Sevier County clerks office reported. Any difference in voting must exceed the number of districts in the county to avoid an automatic recount, The Sun was told.' Elmo Herring Howard Nielson In the race for North Precinct Judge and Salina Justice of the Peace, incumbent Thad Wasden and challenger Kent Nielsen, both Aurora, will face each other in the November general election. North Sevier voters gave Wasden 508 votes to Nielsen's 338. Third place went to Garth Larsen with 175 votes and fourth place to Marion Peterson with 154. In the race for the Republican r nomination for county commissioner, Elmo Herring was nominated to run for another term two-yea- when he beat Doug Peterson, 2184 2117. For state school board from District Nine, which includes Sevier, Sanpete, (Continued on Page 2) If the recount upholds Weavers nomination, he will face Democrat Stan Billy Weaver i mk, wWMmWiW ' 1 VOLUME 60, NUMBER 37 SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1982 PRICE 25c City Answers Complaints On New Sanitary Landf A letter in answer to complaints from Mrs. Virginia Dickert regarding the new sanitary landfill has been sent to Mrs. Dickert by the Salina City the town and to the city cemetery. e Very little thought and went into this planning project. Council. The road to the landfill is much too steep. At an eight percent grade I do not believe it will be accessible during . . winter months Mrs. Dickert s letter to a state health official prompted the Department of Housing and Urban Development to tell the city to respond within 15 days to her complaints. I have spoken with you before about the sanitary landfill constructed with a HUD grant in Salina, Utah, Mrs. Dickerts letter to Dr. Harold Parker begins. I object to the location of this fill in relation to long-rang- The letter, which was written Aug. 28, complains about the fact that the road was open when the landfill was not, that potential for flooding exists, that no signs were put up, and no fence was up. A letter to Mrs. Dickert, written by City Attorney Michael Jorgensen and He said he has no regrets about leaving. I feel very good about the schools and the way they are operating. Bells request was unanimously accepted by the board. No action has yet been taken to find a replacement. Bell said he is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Venice, and would also like to do some writing. Bell said hes considered the move for some time. I just feel like doing some of the things Id like to do, while theres still time to do them. Bell will be . . . we are responding letter to Dr. Harold starts. to your Parker, the letter The road to the dump as I am sure you are aware has been posted Road Closed throughout the construction of the landfill and is not yet open. To ensure that the road is not used until the sanitary landfill is open, the contractor has erected a barrier across the road to prevent any further unauthorized usage. Will Be In his third year as superintendent, Bell has spent 30 of his 33 years in education in Sevier School District. 1983. answered the complaints five days before the landfill officially opened. Fireside Speech Bell to Retire As Sevier School Chief Superintendent Richard Bell, layed a bombshell on the Sevier School District Thursday when he requested the school board permit him to retire on Jan. 1, signed by Mayor Grant Stubbs, Last in Series Establishing Zion in the Hearts and Homes will be the final fireside speech in a series on personal and family preparedness this Sunday evening. Mary Ellen Edmunds has been delivering the fireside lectures for several months. She is a teacher at the Missionary Training Center in Provo and an expert in LDS welfare services. in October. The fireside will begin at the Salina Stake Center. 6 p.m. at Extensive Renovations to Close Manti Temple Until Oct. 1984 The Manti Temple is undergoing the most extensive renovation in its history, according to Temple President Wilbur Cox, and the complete overhaul probably will not be finished before October of 1984. The temple president gave some of the details of that renovation at a press conference at the temple, where he announced that bids for the renovating assignment would be opened Thursday, Sept. 16, (today). have been cleaned and repaired, and they are just beautiful. Any differences will be improvements in the several functions to save time and eliminate as many bottlenecks as possible. The admission functions and the record keeping will all be done by sophisticated electronic systems. The patron handling will be more convenient because of a relocation of some of the rooms and functions, he announced. ' inadequate. These two systems will be completely changed. The boiler plant will be entirely new and located in the vicinity of the present smokestack on east of the temple. top of the hill The cooling equipment will be located in the old boiler room just east of the temple. The coal handling methods will be vastly improved, he said. - The present vacant space between the temple and the retaining wall at the north and east of the temple will y be used for a addition and a beautiful new entrance on the north end of the building. This addition will' be built of the same stone as the temple and the architecture will be identical with the main structure. two-stor- The past year has been spent in preparing some of the most complete and detailed plans ever drawn, he said. Essentially, there were no as is plans ofthe temple, so that these had to be prepared before the improvement plans could be drawn. These plans and specifications are now in the hands of several general contractors and many Their bids will be opened Sept 16 and you will be advised as soon as the successful contractor is announced, he said. The question most temple patrons ask, he said, is Will it be live or will we have the movie? The answer is that we will function he said. just as we always have, The murals in the ordinance rooms There will be many changes in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems systems. The heating-coolin- g will be completely changed. The present heating is by steam and the present cooling is very sparse and Weather The current precipitation since Oct. is 8.19. Last year at this same time, it was 10.69. The average for this time of year is 9.35. 1 The private water system will be renewed. However, the culinary water for drinking, cooking, laundering, etc. will be city water. The present spring water is very hard and does not lend itself to effective softening. City water also will be connected to the automatic fire sprinklers which will be installed throughout the building. The pressure on the temple system is inadequate for this purpose. in Additional parking will be provided a new lot just north of the present (Continued on Page 2) In your letter, you refer to the construction waste area, site B, and indicate that it is a potential flash flood area. It is our information and understanding from engineers and appropriate state agencies that studied the site that there is very minimal danger of a flash flood due to the small drainage area involved. Your letter of Aug. 28 is correct that the fencing is not in place. However, since your letter, the contractor has completed the erection of all necessary fences to control blowing of waste. The letter concludes by saying that all federal, state, and local regulations will be followed in the maintaining and operating of the landfill and that any inspections and suggestions from the appropriate agencies to insure proper would be and safe operation welcome. Locker Blues Mark Wilson demonstrates what Principal LaMont J. Dansie Jr. sees as his Middle Schools most negative aspect: some of the lockers are too tall for some of the sixth grade students! Elementary Kids T aught Caution on Play Grounds Although the first couple of weeks at Salina Elementary School have been reported as excellent by teachers and staff alike, the recent reports of kidnapping and kidnapping rumors have caused school personnel to speak seriously with students about the difference between exercising caution and spreading rumors. According to Principal Mike Robinson, several rumors about strange persons on or near the elementary school grounds were spread among the students and classes last week. He said whenever he tried to check the rumors out, he would trace it bade to seven or eight students before it fizzled out. The Sun interviewed four first grade teachers to find out what rumors were being spread and what the teachers did about them. Mrs. Annalee Albrecht said parents have called her to ask if their children are safe at the school during lunch hour. She also said that some of the kids have come unglued because of some of the rumors. Madolyn Bills said that although she has taught her first graders to be cautious concerning strangers, she also has told them that not everyone who is a stranger is bad. tell If they see someone, they should an adult, but they should not go to pieces, she said. We have talked about this and have seen filmstrips. Kent Jacobsen said most of his students have told him about blade men with cameras taking their pictures outside of the school grounds. He said whenever he asked a child if he had seen the men personally, the answer was always Well, no, but So and So did. Mrs. Judy Forsyth said she also has talked with her students and encouraged them to be careful, but not to allow rumors to be spread. The police have been very good about patrolling around the school I am very she said. grounds, impressed with the job they are doing. Mrs. Bills pointed out that the Salina police have faithfully patrolled the school grounds. She said they sometimes patrol the grounds as many as three times during a lunch hour. Schools Tell First Week s Figures The attendance figures for the first week of dasses in the North Sevier area have been released. The new North Sevier High School reported 227 students registered for classes. That figure is up sue from last years ninth through twelfth enrollment statistics. The North Sevier Middle School reported that 194 students registered for classes. Last year, 208 students were registered in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Salina Elementary School has 50 more students going to school than last year. The school reported an enrollment of 562 students from kindergarten to fifth grade. That gain was the second highest in the Sevier School District for elementary schools as far as towns are concerned. schools indiviTaking elementary dually, Salinas increase was the biggest. Richfields Pahvant and Ashman elementary schools, together, increased by 78. taken Computer projections done in 1978 for the districts master plan show 1982 enrollment slightly under the overall expectation. However, kindergarten is 73 students above the projection, while the next highest, eleventh grade, is only 13 over. Other grades are either considerably under or very close to the computers educated guess. For more accurate comparison, figures have been adjusted for those schools gaining from or losing to the new middle schools. According to Supt. Richard L Bell, the growth this year is somewhat higher than projected, but is very healthy. In particular, Richfield area growth is significant enough to warrant special attention. At the Sept. 9 meeting of the school board, members approved the appointment of a citizens committee to study the matter and make recommendations. Mr. Bell expects the committee to be selected and functioning by the end of October. |