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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1976 Paae Twelve Kennecott Awards Ten High School Seniors Summer Arts Institute Begins Renowned artists will offer personalized instruction in painting, drawing, watercolor art and landscape painting July 5 through August 13 at the Snowbird University of Utah Summer Arts Institute. V. Douglas Snow, professor of art at the U of U, will conduct intermediate and advanced painting workshops. Snow, who was a featured artist in LIFE magazne in 1957, has painted murals for the Salt Lake City Public Library, the U of U Pioneer Memorial Theatre, Snowbirds Iron Blosam Lodge, and various organizations. The drawing workshop will be conducted by F. Anthony Smith, associate professor of art at the U. He is affiliated with the Max Hutchinson Gallery in New York and has exhibited his works in Colorado C., Washington D. San Francisco and Salt Springs, Lake City. Studio instruction and painting Newly named Kennecott scholars are, front, from left, Stacey will be on location in the Snowbird-Alt- a Sefakis, Cyprus High; Marlene Janice Begay, Kearns High; Julie Ann area. Valdez, Kearns High; June Martin, Kearns High. Standing, from left: Raffael, a distinguished Joseph David Kearns Stromness, Rory Gonzales, Bingham High; Lynn High; Jill with the Nancy affiliated artist Pamela Tazzer, Jordan High; Rodney Sorenson, Bodily, Bingham High; Hoffman New York, and in Gallery and Cyprus High, Gary Tekenaka, West High. Wayne Thiebaud, professor of art Ten graduating high school sen- - addition, four alternates were at the University of California at . dependents of Utah Copper lected in event winners are unable Davis, are scheduled guest artists. Division employees, have been to The painting and drawing workaccept, awarded $500 Kennecott Copper The scholars were selected by a shop can be taken for six weeks, o e sc. ars1Ps ?r 5SfPatl0nJ panel of educators named by the July 5 through August 13, or as a 1976-7- 7 academic year at the col- - Utah State Board of Education, k courses, July July or of 0 their choice. In or August lege university se-lor- s, two-wee19-3- 5-1- 6, 2-1- 3. National Association Of Counties Call For Energy Planning The National Association of An increasingly powerCounties this week ful lobbying force resolutions ranging from passed calls for better energy planning and welfare reform to strengthening of juvenile crime control. Representatives from more than 1,500 communities approved a energy conservation resolution calling on the federal government to actively promote utility rate reform. "rate structure should be developed to reward, rather than penalize conservation efforts," the resolution said. Opposition to the resolution was loudest from the Utah delegation. Calling for its defeat. Iron County Commissioner Ivan Matheson argued that farmers will suffer because they use high amounts of electricity for pumping wells. But a Michigan delegate said the resolution is intended to discourage electrical use and search for sources, such as wind power. Another energy resolution calls upon Congress to develop its comprehensive national energy policy. NACo will form a committee which will work specifically to that end in the halls of Congress. In the area of welfare reform, NACo approved a resolution calling for a nationwide program of work long-promis- ed security to replace public assistance for employable persons who are available for the labor force. For the handicapped or those who lack job skills the resolution also calls for inclusion of federal manpower programs. In the area of health, NACo approved a resolution urging support of the national swine flue immunization program. However, NACo also urged that the federal government fully reimburse states and counties for administration of the program. NACo passed a resolution calling for amendments to the existing Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Generally, NACo will urge federal officials to seek advice from local units and juvenile planning agencies in developing new guidelines for the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Among other resolutions passed was a proposal that NACo urge Congress to begin developing Ma more viable national housing program, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Beth Denniston, NACo spokesperson, said the resolutions mean more than just talk. In past years, our lobbying efforts in Congress have steadily increased in effectiveness. We have increased our staff and have experts in all areas to lobby in Congress, she said. We can handle if the Union Pacific railroad people |