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Show K Flood Leads List of Top Stories for 1983 By John C. Speer Sun Editor Without doubt the lead story for 1983 is the The Great Deluge of the area and state. The flood brought both the best (and sometimes, but not too often, the less than best) in all of us this year. The national media (and through them the nation and public) was impressed with the way Utahns handled the flood disaster. Sevier County was hard hit as any area and volunteers flooded (pardon the pun) to the affected areas with sandbags, shovels, Cats and other equipment. Here is a recap of the year mentioning what to us, were the major events of the year: January brought a chase involving local police officers after an Ephraim man resulting in the mans being charged on eight different counts including public intoxication and evading arrest. high-spee- d Meanwhile, the North Sevier Jeep Posse and mounted posse helped find a lion hunter lost near the Beehive near Aurora and the jeep posse itself installed Larry Shaheen as its 1983 commander. The town got a suspended stop sign installed at Main and State Streets in January; the high school lost an aluminum covering from its roof due to high winds; a Colorado woman reported being assaulted near Salina and Royce Mason was elected Auroras new fire chief. firemen were in the midst of Free the Salina renovating and firehouse Departments' Aurorans formed a neighborhood watch program. Salinas fire department elected Rusty Albrecht chief; SUFCo reduced its work force and the Salina Dog Pound was being inall in January. vestigated the last week in January, During Utah Valley doctors became how Deran over mystified Bosshardt could have injured his liver in a wrestling match; Utah bankers were mystified over how Ronald Reagan could not support a repeal of a law which forced banks to withhold income tax from private savings accounts (he eventually did support the repeal); and residents were mystified over a new telephone system in the area which eliminated the operator intercept. In February, the city of Salina found out that its time was up to conform to the state and federal landfill rules which led to the city fathers closing the dump on Tuesdays and Fridays (a move they later reneged on). Meanwhile the Turkey Plant closed its doors after 38 years in business (See April) the P1 King of the Junior Prom and the state road commission approved road improvements greatly beneficial to this area. And finally, the Jeep posse staged a great and successful Radio Days campaign. Also in February, Gary Keller was chosen as Salinas new policeman Now for the bad news in April! after Tom Jensen went to work for the Sheirffs Department; the fifth graders were informed they could be headed for the middle school because of overcrowding at the' elementary and the Salina Sun was small best weekly judged newspaper in the state for 1982. In March, the high school announced its slate of sterling scholar nominees; the Wolf Women took the state 1A basketball champions and the police asked for help on solving the job problem. Former stake president Jerold Johnson and his wife, Billie Lou, were called by the LDS Church to lead an LDS Mission, later learned to be the Perth Australia Mission. The unofficial fifth grade move became official and the senior citizens open house revealed beautiful and exciting new changes ' at their center. Bad news in March included the shotgun blast death of an older VOLUME 61, NUMBER 52 Burglars hit the Holt Meat Packing plant for the second time in a Summer Floods Led resident outside of Gunnison Valley Hospital; dogs attacked (but fortunately did not injure seriously); LaMont Dansie and a blaze claimed a trailer home. 1 983 month; nineteen workers joined the ranks of the unemployed when Barney and Robinson trucking were forced to lay off people because of the closing of the Skyline Mine. NSHS Drama Director Don Flora lost his previously accepted bid for a softwood floor for his stage productions when school board members voted m favor of not who the contractor forcing mistakenly put in a hardwood floor to redo the floor as the contactor had originally agreed. News Events In April, more good news: the Turkey plant announced it would remain open; Jeri Marshall and won Johnson Leslie Sterling the first in several Scholarships years for NSHS: area students were honored at the UP&Ls Alternate Energy Contest and the city clubs supported the towns cleanup efforts. The Drill Team took second in state, the band took first, the DUP donated a special book to the library, Lisa Shaheen and Kelly Nielsen were elected Queen and March good news included Stacie Anderson a Salina eighth grader, winning both the local and the district Spelling Bee competitions and Ellise Hatch winning the 1983 Miss North Sevier Contest. March was also the month that Ray retired from Utah Power and Light after 43 years. In May of this year, the Thistle slide revealed good and bad effects of the general area; Edythe McDonald was honored by the Senior a community group Citizens; banned together to get bleachers for the new high school; the NSHS girls took first at state in track and the Salina City council tentatively (Continued on Page 5) SALINA, UTAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1983 PRICE 103 Teachers Taking Middle School 30 Projects Completes Flood Damage Repair Jobs C The last three of 30 emergency watershed protection projects necessitated by last summers flooding, are nearing completion by the Soil Conservation Service, of a bringing to million dollars in rehabilitation work in Sanpete, Sevier, Piute and Wayne counties. three-quarte- rs The final projects are on the Sevier River near Austin and Lower Monroe Creek . Floodway near Monroe in Sevier County, and on the East Fork Sevier River near Kingston in Piute County. 3 cP " The projects got underway last June and have been completed by local contractors or local units of government and were coordinated between federal, state and local agencies by SCS. Local Boys9 Horse Named QH of Year The horse belonging to John and Jeff Hansen has been named the Quarter Horse of the year by the Utah Horseracing association. John, 16 and Jeff, 10, are the sons Ray and Kathleen Hansen, Aurora. of The horse also was named Q.H. Gelding of the year by the UHA based on points earned by two-year-o-ld Stake Plans Stake Youth The Quarter Horse of the Year Award was based on the votes of top trainers and jockeys in the association. The horses name is Swingin Tiny Two. Its trainer is Billy White and Sons, Richfield. The awards were given at the associations December banquet in Fillmore. Weather New Years The Salina from six wins, two second places and one third in races in 1983. New beginning at 8 at the stake center. There will be a dinner beginning at 8:30 p.m. A program will start at 9:30. Music for the dance will be by Exception. Anyone 12 years old or older (including adults) is invited. There is an admission charge. Water year precipitation to date, 2.66; to the same date last year, 2.93; all of last year, 10.54. Other jobs completed, and their total costs include the follwoing: Diversion, $15,745; East Fork channel, $33,474; Feeder Canal, $106,494; Upper Monroe Creek, Sevier River near State $23,827; Gunnison-Fayett$91,015; Diversion, Junction Middle Diversion, Also, Milburn Diversion, $2,601; Moroni City Ditch, $668; Hanksville e, $44,625. Also, Thistle Creek, $6,954; Salina Creek, $6,208; Sevier River neai Circleville, $28,724; Willow Creek $6,572 Work was carried out through administrative offices in Richfield, Manti and Loa. Two roads GOOSEBERRY near Gooseberry Campgrounds located east of Salina about 10 miles have been south of Interstate 70 announced closed temporarily, Fishlake National Forest Friday. In addition to federal, state and local public funds, money came and from private individuals irrigation companies. Oak Ridge Road and an unnamed road used by Utah Power and Light have been closed for public safety reasons, says the Forest Service. The State of Utah and Bureau of Land Management provided rock for streambank and structure protection. has plowed the snow from these roads for one lane traffic, says the road closure order. Public UP&L use conflicts with activities of UP&Ls reconstruction program. The roads are expected to open again in June, 1984. Oak Ridge Road from the junction Road near the campgrounds continuing north to the end of Oak Creek Road covers approximately six miles. of Gooseberry The unnamed road starts with the junction of the ranch service road a few miles south of Interstate 70 and ends on the ridge west of Maple Springs Canyon, or about four miles. If we have a surplus of teachers with middle school certification in the district, he explained, we will have greater flexibility when it comes to staffing all our middle schools. The 103 teachers have been meeting from 6 p.m. each Thursday since Nov. 10 to be in compliance with state guidelines that require middle school certification for teachers in middle schools opening after the fall of 1983. The second session will end Feb. 9, Mr. Loosle said, but the third session dates have not been planned yet. Courses in classroom management, understanding the adolescent, and teaching reading were selected by district officials as the most valuable to prepare teachers for the middle school experience. Southern Utah State College is sending Dr. Mark Webster, Dr. Leslie Jones, and Dr. Quinton Bowler to Richfield weekly to teach the classes. Classroom management deals with techniques to improve the daily functioning of middle school classrooms. Discipline and management of time and space are topics included in this course. (Continued on Page 5) First Time Is Good Experience For NSHS At Academic Decathlon Richfield High Schools academic decathlon team squeaked by South Sevier and decisively beat North Seviers team last week to win the right to represent Sevier School District in the state academic decathlon championships in SL George next February. said district chairman Ron Fterguson of All South Sevier High School. three teams did very well, and were separated by only a relatively few s points. will $4,132; $30,210. tion of It was a good contest, be held p.m. Saturday night Years Eve dance e. Forest Service Closes 2 Gooseberry Roads The projects include the protecirrigation structures, public roads and utilities, private and stream public property and and improvement. protection John and Jeff Hansen Nearly half the teachers in Sevier School District are taking classes from Southern Utah State College each week to. qualify ,for middle school certification, according to assistant superintendent Doug Loo-sl- The project near Austin will cost $90,000 when completed, while the East Fork job is $14,000 and Lower Monroe Creek is $20,000. Annabella Diversion, $126,996; Monroe $14,191; Diversion, Brooklyn Diversion, $1,364; Gunnison, $44,321; Six Mile Diversion, Old $3,350; Cottonwood, $8,408; Field Diversion, $10,284; Petty ville Diversion, $7,475; M and M Diversion, $12,517; Dry Creek, 25 Events included giving impromptu speeches, being interviewed, writing essays, taking tests, and participating in a Super Quiz. This years topic was die Olympic games. Tests were in areas of math. . science, economics, fine arts, social science, and language-literaturStudents were required to read two novels and analyze poems of Robert FYost. This was North Sevier High Schools first year in the contest South Seviers team voluntarily represented the district at last yews competition and placed eigh- th in the state. Each team consists of six memb- ers and three alternates. To qualify for their school team, students took tests and those who qualified were assigned a category of competition according to their individual grade point average. Varsity members have grade poi nt averages up to 2.99, while scholastic members are from 3.0 to 3.74. Honors members of the team have grade point averages from 3.75 to 4.0. Two from each category are on the team. with Debra Reynolds as alternate, honors; Kelly Nielsen, Scott Wilkins and alternate Linda Burr, scholastic; and Mickey Sampson and Denice Roberts, varsity. Points were earned for each event in the decathlon, and the team with the most cumulative points was the winner. Judges in essay writing, impromptu speeches and interviews were 18 outstanding community people, who awarded points on the basis of performance. Each student was assigned a number to maintain impartiality among the judges. Judges from this area included Karren Glover, Julie Shaheen, Diane Speer and Richard White. Los Angeles schools and the California state department erf education originated the academic decathlon idea in 1970, and from there it has continued to spread until 35 states now partitipate, sending a team to national competition each On North Sevier's team were Trade Bennett and Ann Peterson, spring. Prindpal Tim Smith of North Sevier High School said his team felt very good about its first time in the decathlon. He said members did superbly in speech, interviews and other oral evaluations. He said the team needs work on written tests. |