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Show f v 89th Year r V W'W w w Wednesday, July No. 54 32 2, 1980 Pages 20 Axelgard Year-roun- d Alberta class possible studies By DON VETTER Utah should take a lesson from the experience of Alberta, Canada between inabout and government leaders in dustry fuel developsynthetic planning ment, according to Mayor Walter Axelgard. The Price mayor accompanied Gov. Scott Matheson and 21 other state officials last week during their tour of western Canada. The purpose of the trip was to study Albertas highly developed synthetic fuels industry. The leaders hope to apply the lessons to circumstances in southeastern Utah where 95 percent of the worlds known tar sands deposits are located. The provincial and local governments and the industries form a partnership to attack the problems, Axelgard said, describing what he feels is the key to Albertas success. They sit down across the table from each other and clearly identify what needs to be done, he said. In so doing, they can benefit from the expertise of a wide range of experts in the the province, he explained. Utah has a major handicap that does not exist under the Canadian system, he said. Unlike Alberta, 63 percent of Utah is owned by the federal government. He noted that Alberta receives a vast majority of the royalties from its tar sands development and thereby has a free hand in developing the industry. In Utah, we have to get the federal government involved, Axelgard said. Typical of the spirit of cooperation existing in Alberta is entheir use of the term, vironmental impact assessment rather than environmental impact statement, the mayor said. They sit down together and assess the effect on the environment rather than just making a statement, he said. Canada has been working on synthetic fuel development for 18 years. Axelgard said the personnel in Alberta have offered their assistance to the Utah leaders as they set up their industry and try to cope with the resulting growth. This community is a jump ahead of our adjoining states as a result of this trip, Axelgard said. Matheson, whose party visited two large tar sands projects, said the province initially failed to plan for the dramatic growth which inherently accompanies this kind of project. Although they have faced up to the problem in a most dramatic and successful way in a short term, they simply did not get the planning mechanism into place in time, the governor said. Although the mines are located (Continued on Page 8A) Staff Writer Utah students may be hearing school bells year - round thanks to a projected population growth for the state. Year - around operation is certainly possible for the Carbon Emery counties since this area is -- building more schools than anywhere else in Utah. This was one of several made to Utahs proposals Superintendent of Schools.Dr. Walter Talbot, in a report issued last month on future educational needs in Utah. Some of these proposals were released by Gov. Scott Matheson last week at Utah Legislature Interim Committee meeting. The report was compiled by Russell Merrill from the Education Support Division of the Board of Education. Merrill said in the report he extensively covered four proposals for reducing the impact on increased educational demands. What we looked at was having extended sessions, or even extended years, Merrill said. Also studied in the report was bussing into districts not as impacted and of institutions of higher joint-us- e learning. d In my opinion, the most into would fit program districts needs, he said. However, joint use of higher institutions could probably fill year-roun- Q; answer the question Patriotism Dead?" ones who can s patriotism dead? A:.... Is patriotism dead? measured by the requests which Gov. Scott M. Matheson . . . come into the Congress every year Patriotism in the United States is for flags to be flown over the U.S. neither dead nor dormant as we Capitol Building. enter the last two decades of the Ive checked recently with the 20th century. office which keeps track of these There is no doubt that over the requests and Ive learned an inyears much of the my country teresting fact: if present trends right or wrong expression has continue, more of these requests been replaced by a more skeptical will have been received this year interest in the future and the than in any year since they started maybe even more than coming history of our great nation. The United States is the greatest in the Bicentennial. This shows nation on earth even though we that Americans are beginning to have problems and those problems understand that respect around the world begins with dont have complete solutions. The way I feel about those who at home, and thats another name have lost their patriotic fervor is for patriotism. the way Robert F. Kennedy felt in Chuck Akland 1968 when he said, You have lost State School Office of Public faith in your future because you Involvement at CEU . . . are forgetting how much your past Patriotism as I define it is a has meant. positive feeling towards ones Sen. Orrin G. Hatch. . . county and community. Due to the issues, it may seem It is not dead per se, it is just there is a lack of patriotism. But in dormant. It is evident because of Utah there has never been a lack of the negative feelings residents have towards the decision making patriotism. K. Gunn . . McKay. Rep. processes.... A solution is for Is there a national index of leaders and residents to actively patriotism? If there is, it might be seek to get people together. self-respe- ct Ann Price Pierucci, "Is 169 S. 300 West, the students who are currently enrolled in school. Associate State Superintendent Dr. Lerue Winget said the enrollment will increase some 50 percent in the next few years. Were going to be heavily impacted and what we want to know are the alternatives to just going ahead and building the he standard school structure, said. They have been doing admirably well at keeping up with this growth, Winget said. Carbon School District Superintendent Dr. George Behunin said the board of education has shown foresight in preventing impaction before it happens. We have been purchasing school sites now, before they cost three to four times as much, he said. Behunin said projected enrollment for the district could increase by as much as 1100 students within the next four years. He added that more schools are being built in Carbon and Emery counties than any other area of the state. We have looked into extended d and school, but I days C'rr. would to the proximity of College of tliink that disrupt tie family too much, Behunin said. Eastern Utah, Merrill said. More than 200 students parBuilding costs Ln the Carbon School District are projected at ticipated in cooperative programs more than $10.5 million now with CEU the last school year, he in through 1984 for each school year. said. The courses offered auto and mechanics In the Emery School District, cosmotology, building costs to alleviate im- welding all saved the district from for these programs, paction are projected at over $12 building sites he added million a year, Merrill added. School The Fourth of July holiday will be a time for many to reflect on where this country came from and where it is going. We are the only The report was based upon data collected from Salt Lake Valley and St. George area schools. According to State Board of Education reports, Utah needs $2 billion in new buildings to house Districts nerds dive year-roun- ... I dont think patriotism is dead anymore. I think the families keep it alive. Kenneth Miller, Box 371, Wellington . . . No, I dont think it is. A lot of people still believe in it. The government is the one thats messed up. Area residents can take in a day Bud Himes, Grand Junction, of celebration at Sunnyside and Colo.... then proceed to Price of a giant, No, I dont think so. I have my fantastic display of fireworks. own feelings, I guess, but I would Stock-ca- r races will precede the still go fight for my country. at the county fireworks Debbie Forsyth, Rt. 1 Box 6C7, fairgrounds In Price, set to begin Helper... about 9: 30 p.m. I think so, the way this worlds The event is being sponsored by going. Kids think the fourth of July Price Kiwanis, Price City, the stuff. and is for lighting sparklers and Christmas like Helper City, Carbon County and Its getting just local residents. the real Easter; people forget meaning. In Sunnyside, the day will begin Launa Kienholz, Price... with a parade down the main I would hope not. What a street to the park at 9 a.m. frightening idea! I have a son to From 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. there raise. Im ready for the fourth. Im will be refreshments, games and ready to celebrate! booths at the Sunnyside Park for Festivity and fireworks slated for 4th of July everyone citizens. from babies to senior There will be $300 in prizes. One highlight will be the annual between the miners of U.S. Steel and the miners of Kaiser. A salmon bake and dinner will follow all the activity from 8 p.m. The cost for the dinner is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Fireworks will follow at about tug-of-w- ar 6-- 9:45 p.m. The celebration is being spon- sored by the Coal Country Jaycees. Rick Brady, Jaycee president, emphasized that everyone in the area is invited to Sunnyside for the celebration. Basic needs given Communities doing much better Southeastern Utah communities are better prepared to deal with growth today than they have been in the past, according to Gary Tomsic, outgoing director of the Southeastern Utah Association of Governments. The communities are led by seasoned veterans who have already been through a growth cycle and know what to expect, said Tomsic. He leaves his post July 15 to become director of the state of Division Community Development. The communities are further aided by the fact that their growth systems are already in place, although they are not at the point where they ought to be, he added. Despite some experience in dealing with rapid population growth between 1974 and 1978, -y r- there will still be many problems, he predicted. They will essentially be the same problems encountered during the first round of growth housing shortages and the need for expanded city services. City governments will find out they are going to have to continue to expand their water systems, the former Price city ad- -' ministrator noted. Tomsic characterized the past few years as a period in which local communities have been catching up to the population influx which surprised them during the mid-1970- s. I think we are a little bit ahead of the game now, he said, pointing out that Emery County has passed a bond issue to finance new water and sewer systems, Price has a new water system and sewage O 0k f- -t Ort lines, and Helper has improved its water system. I think during the next 10 years the cities will be fine tuning their community services rather than doing the gross upgrading which has been going on up to now, he said. Tomsic thinks local governments will now be able to devote some time to such areas as recreation and police protection. We really havent had a lot of time for that thus far, he said. Weve had to worry about getting a drink and flushing the toilet. Nineteen applications have been received for the position Tomsic is vacating, most of them from Utah residents. A screening committee of elected officials narrowed the field down to six applicants and they will be interviewed July 8, he said. On Qi V A Roadside rest stop Heidi Hale of Salt Lake City grabs "40 winks'1 on the comfort of Fourth East Street in Price. She and her friends were bound for Lake ift - i,fi Powell Detore a faulty wheel bearing on their boat trailer required repair. |