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Show Economic Forecast 70th Year No. 3 Thursday January 20, Public outcry prompts - ' Frontier The Frontier r,. doors, Grill will cpeqlta new Grill The new facility will have a seating capacity of 235, 75 seats more than the old restaurant There will also be an expanded menu at night and permanent childrens bar, Harms ton The Frontier Grill closed Me January 17, to make its move to new building. The restaurant was established at its old location in 1946 by Harms ton's Grandfather. Harmston said toe old restaurant will be torn down, and a new Frontier Motel office and 16 motel units will be built in its place. The addition of 16 units to the motel, will bring the total number df units to 75, Harmston said. The new restaurant has been under construction since August I . . . n. forgotten Approximately 100 residents from Ballard and .surrounding areas, attended Roosevelt, Roosevelt City Council meeting Monday evening. Discussion centered around the desire to enforce an ordinance. The Council made a motion to support the existing ordinance. PUBLIC DISGUST community standards, finds ' that, taken as a whole, it appeals .to prurient interest in sex. Secondly, it must be shown that the material is patently offensive in the description or depiction of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sado' masochistic abuse, or excretion. The attending the meeting. I think we need to lnokathe .a third concern is that Taken whole thing, said Hollis Hullinger, whole- it does not have serious literaryvaitlstic,. yoUticid, or sdenli- - v .former Rocwevdt' Mayor, " 'knd it would be better to work with fic value. The City Attorney pointed out the corporations to solve the that many of the cases are lost on the problem. A question was raised, third section of the ordinance. "We regarding the problem there has been can about guarantee that a case will in Roosevelt with the sale of the cautioned Draney. be appealed, magazines in question. Police Chief Cedi Gufr said that on Were not talking about whether it offends you or I, but whether it a few occasions there have been some offends the State Supreme Court and problems. But not to the point that ; the U.S. Supreme Court they could trace the distribution to Draney informed the residents in minors to any. particular establish-iber of attendance that Provos Attorney has battled many such cases, but has residents expressed their opinions. I think uie presence of this many only won several He said this attorney told him that not one people from the community shows magazine has ever been found that it (the magazines) isnt wanted, said Alva Snow. I think the show of pornographic by the U. S. Supreme Court The question of enforcement people is a banner being waved of the ordinance was still the (against the material in question), said Leon Grover. Richard Hubert question after Draney spoke. The question has been, Does the said, I believe this is a cancer. City have an ordinance and are we, Additional concerns for action were going to enforce it said Shane expressed. Jim Curtis said he feels the City Luck. Were not talking about a repeal of the ordinance, or the should first determine whether the corporations jn question know there development of a new ordinance. Draney informed those present that was an ordinance forbidding the sale the present ordinance is about as of the magazines. He raid they tough as it .can be. Regarding the should first be contacted to deterenforcement of the ordinance, the mine if they will voluntarily comply. Council requestion input from those Others then expressed additional u Monday, January 24, with a new location, next door to where it has been located for the past 85 years. An open' house for the public will be held Sunday, January 23, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The public will be allowed ' to tour the building, including the kitchen, said Gordie Harms ton, ownermanager of ' the . The issue regarding the sale of Adult magazines in Roosevelt has been on the minds of many this past week, and as often happens when emotions run high, some information has been misconstrued. An article appearing on last Friday's issue of the Salt Lake Tribune had, according to managers Tom Collins and Shannon Huffman and Area Sales Representative John Masso, several glaring mistakes. The article reported that during the past three years the Seven Eleven store managed by Collins has received Penthouse and Playboy magazines. Collins has just stuck the magazines in a back room and hy - new grill - managers en confront Southland person, applying contemporary, opens 25 Cents effort anti-pornograp- hy ; Seven-Eleve- 20 Pages 7-Elev- gers woe fired is dependent upon whether one talks with the managers or the district representatives. How- ever, neither Collins or Huffman are j now employed by The question of concern Monday,'! however, was whether the sale of j these Girlie magazines was to be allowed in Roosevelt "The kqr is to define graphy, said City Attorney Draney. The Supreme Court and' every State Supreme Court has' battled with the question of what is pornographic." Draney said the decision as to what is pornographic can be decided in Roosevelt, by local residents. He stressed, however, that prosecution of such cases can be very difficult, and sometimes costly for a city. Draney pointed out that the question is a First Ammendment question, and whether people agree with it or not, it remains a protection guaranteed in the Constitution. Nudity by itself will not get a conviction in Utah, said Draney. He said the State Courts do not believe this appeals to prurient interests. Draney explained that such cases must prove three separate things. The first driteria is that the average Seven-Eleve- 'Nuance' today Roosevelt, Utah 1983 Council sympathetic to public concerns Approximately 100 residents from Roosevelt, Ballard, and surrounding areas attended a meeting of the Roosevelt City . Council Monday evening 10 express their opinions regarding the sale of "Girlie, magazines in Roosevelt stores. . The meeting arose from a situation involving Southland Corporation and the managers of their Roosevelt n stores. City Administrator Shane Luck explained that the City was presented with the question' of whether they had an ordinance to control the "Adult publications. The City had received a petition with 262 signatures in addition to 18 individual letters opposing the sale of such material. The public outcry came in support of managers Tom Collins and Shannon Huffman, both of which had refushed to sell the magazines, stating they felt it was not what the community wanted. For various reasons, Collins and Huffman were instructed to sell the material. They refused, stating their support of community sentiment The Question of whether the mans- - - Read . . . . opinions to rid the community of the publications. If we wait a few years, the ma-terial we now have may lode like' puritanical material, said Pastor Mark Royer. After nearly one and hours of discussion, it was decided by thq. City Council to enforce the existing ordinance. The method for doing so, however, was not given at this thine. Acting on Attorney Draneys advice, the City Council will review all alternatives fra: action and will make an announcement of their intentions. The City Council did say that letters would be sent to aU local businesses informing them of the ordinance and the intention to enforce it- This was done in an effort to obtain voluntary cooperation. I think we need to give them the opportunity to voluntarily withdraw, said Gordie Harmstoii, City Councilman, and then go after it if one-ha- lf - they . dont about them-keepi- ng promises he made the members of the City Council that he wouldn't sell the stuff, said the article. According to Collins, the store haB never received the magazines, except for one shipment shortly after the store opened. He explained that before the stores opening, he and the district manager discussed the topic. Tom said the manager asked him what he thought and he told him he thought it would be better not to sell the magazines. At this time the decision was made not to sell the magazines. One shipment of magazines was received, however, and Collins said the District Manager sent them back with instruction to send no more. The article further stated that Collins stated that his refusal to sell the magazines has gone unnoticed by the company (Southland) until now. Collins said this is not true because the District Manager had helped make the decision. Tom said he was told Monday, January 10, that he had until Friday, January 15, to begin selling the magazines in the store. He said he was told that if he chose not to sell them, he would be asked to resign. Collins said he informed his District Manager, Marty Jenkins, that he would not resign. This is where Huffman became involved. She said her store had received its first shipment on January 6. She said on January 13 the District Manager requested of her and Tom to support s position. She Baid she couldnt, namely because it wasn't what the community wanted, and planned to pull the magazines the next day. She said she was fired at this point Shannon said her main complaint throughout the situation has been that District Manager Jenkins has . Seven-Eleven- emphasized Southlands desire to be ' a part of the community. During an interview on KNEU Radio, Jenkins stated, We try to mirror the image of our communities. We do try hard to uphold a very high level of decency. Huffman said this didn't seem to agree with what they were being fold. She said they were told to sell the magazines, while at the same time Roosevelt residents were expressing strong opinions regarding the sale of such Girlie magazines. Jenkins further stated in the interview that Southland felt the did mirror what the magazines community feels is decent He explained this by pointing out that such publications are being sold in Roosevelt so there must be a demand. Several Seven-Eleve- n representa- tives have stated that the magazine sales in Roosevelt are not that important because of the small number sold. Both former managers agreed with this statement After Mondays City Council meeting, Zone Manager Jim Baker and District Manager Martin Jenkins were unavailable for comment they were- in Southern Utah inspecting stores. John Masso, Area Sales Representative, was available however, and he said if the City has an ordinance they will not Bell the - magazines. We try to develop each of our stores along community standards,! said Masso. He said it is not that big of a deal with them because the sale of the magazines isnt that great He said they were unaware, as many others - were " that Roosevelt even had an Ordinance. Monday meaning a meeting was held and Collins and Huffman were offered their jobs back. Huffman said she declined the offer because she didnt feel Southland had dealt upfront with the people in this area. She said she felt if they were concerned with modeling their stores after community standards, they wouldnt have wanted to sell the Monday--evenin- g, magazines. Collins also refused to accept his previous position, but for different reasons. He said several employees left the store when he did, and he was informed that they couldnt be rehired. Mr. Masso said he was aware that both had been offered their old positions, but said he had no other information. STANDARD RECEIVES AWARD The Uintah Basin STANDARD received the most prestigious media award offered by the Utah School Boards Association last Thursday in Salt Lake City. The Journalism in Education Award was originated by the Association to honor newspapers who supported local education entities with articles, photos, and specials. It was October of 1981 when the STANDARDS Education section was started. It was the purpose of this section to inform readers of the educational process and opportunities found in the Duchesne County area. As the STANDARD got more involved in writing stories and taking pictures depicting the fon and lighter sides of education, Publisher Kevin Ashby stated, We started seeing an opportunity for teachers to share t.hir ideas with other teachers." From here in depth stories on reading programs, spelling, student motivation, parent involvement, administration involvement, and discipline were written. The Principals column' was thought' up by STANDARD . Editor Mark I bach. At first the same question was asked each of the . . . whys behind certain educational principals and their comments were printed. This last year each of the principals have addressed a different question dealing with education and, much more public comment has been opportunities have enlightened parents and teachers. One principal commented they, have a better working relationship with the parents now than ever the before and complimented STANDARDS educational pages as partly being responsible for received. A teacher called in one day and commented about a recent column and stated that she did not know that her principal felt that way about, that certain subject and .thanked us for running the column,, j The STANDARD has also received other awards for becoming closely related with education. Stories about science, astronomy, wood classes, skiing, and spelling have changed attitudes of many students. Phone calls explaining why a student is performing better because of the publicity he or she received or how a student was almost considered a sypher because their attitudes toward school and peers. These stories were run, these students felt important. They felt more self value and the teachers commented on how they had changed for the good. The education pages are a well read section of the STANDARD. The stories are not limited to on campus situations as they ' have taken reporters on cross country ski trips to rock hunting geology trips. Tne He went on to explain that he felt the public was more informed than ever with the educational system in the area. He stated that the articles the STANDARD reported on Sex is responsiEducaton in the ble? And those dealing with drugs and our teenagers also affect the parents and teachers to a point that problems are admitted and more are desirous of spending more time with their children and teachers. The STANDARD expressed their appreciation to the Duchesne Board of Education for being nominated for the award and to all the schools and their staffs for being so open with them. Mr. Ashby commented that it was fun going into the schools, talking with teachers, and taking pictures of excited happy children. It's really- a highlight to my weeks work, he said. - . . area-wh- o . . V - J SERVICE AWARDI Kent Rust, representing the Duchesne School Board and Utah School Boards Association presented Kevin and Sandra Ashby on behalf of the Uintah Basin Standard, the OUTSTANDING Journalism in Education Award for 1983. The STANDARDS Education pages along with other education features qualified them for the State wide award! ' |