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Show tfwiiiiiiaiSr i ) . L. Volume EUREKA, UTAH - December 17, 1993 Eighty-Eig- ht Bright In Ihi hut spirit of Christmas, wt prtstnl simplt wop lo help maha the t it teoson more meaningful lor you, your family and others. Marry (hrislmotl mBrina j g j a homn cooked meal lo an elderly or housebound relative or friend. Help lo spread some cheei by visiting residents of a local hospital, orphanage or nursing home. Donnie your time, rr your favorite charily Telephone an old home for dinner. Adopt a pol ol your local sholler. j mGet creotivel Moke decorations and cords from recycled m Clean out your closet, attic or garage and donate your unwanted clothing, toys and furniture lo a family in need. j Teach a small child about the true meaning of Christmas. ffl p' a song in your heart m -- - go carrolling Visit your House of Worship in the streets. and give thanks for your Wishing You An Enlightened Season! lriw Hiatt family offers holiday show at Peteetneet Playhouse sing-alon- ito i I gs family has been working on the Christmas show. We've had many family home evenings and worked on Saturdays preparing this program, he said. How the Geek Stopped Christ- mas, Ebenoozer Juab County elected officials and the afternoon, commissioners deemployees will not get a raise in cided. Juab County Sheriff Dave Carter pay this year. Juab County Commissioners had requested several new employsharpened their pencils and spent ees who will be needed to man the a morning last week listening to the county jail when it opens next requests of county department November. It will take two people heads as they tried to trim the re- to run the jail on each shift, said quests to fit the projected budget. Carter. The upshot is that there are more Now one person can run the old and some than money requests jail, he said. The dispatcher often items will have to go on a back serves as dispatcher and jailer. That burner and wait for another year. will not be possible when the new Dave Cloward, independent au- public safety building opens. Carter said the minimum amount ditor, and Pit Greenwood, county clerk and auditor, had gathered of new employees he could get by proposals from all the department with would be five. Five people are heads and then commissioners already employed. talked to each department head in Cloward pushed the numbers for the special work session before the commission and agreed the trimming the requests. manpower would be needed. He The final budget hearing will he will need 9.27 employees to cover held on Monday, December 20, in the shifts, said Cloward. That will include 12 days of paid holidays and vacation time. Carter said he would like to hire the employees in the fall so they The 2nd Annual quintessence could be trained and ready to work Christmas Concert will be held when the jail opens. However, commissioners agreed this Sunday, December 19, at 7 p.m. in the Art Shop, 443 S. 200 the budget will not handle that many new employees in the departEast, Springville. will ment. vocal The womens group I wonder if the jail will be open perform music by John Rutter "Donkey Carol", "Candlelight by November, said Gordon Young. Carol", "Deck the Halls", and Commissioners decided to allow "We Wish You a Merry Christ- the hiring of three new employees mas", a French version of "An- during the fall and get those emgles We Have Heard on High", a ployees trained and ready. Some money should come back blues version of "Silent Night", "Go Tell it on the Mountain", into the budget from the jail arranged by John Rutter, a Rus- becuase state prisoners will be paid sian piece called "The Sleigh" for by the state. These are people and the King Singers version of who are sentenced to jail but re "Jingle Bells". The seven women that make up Quintessence are Leslie Wilson and Leslie Walker, 1st sopranos; Jenny Lowe and Susan Rymer, 2nd sopranos; Ann Moyle, 1st alto; Leanna Crockett, 2nd alto; and Leila Pomeroy, accompanist. There will be several The Tintic Board of Education solos performed, plus a piano will hold its regular meeting on duet, "Sleigh Ride" by Ann Monday, December 20 at 7:30 Moyle and Leila Pomeroy. in the district office. The group has been perform- p.m. Items to be discussed will ining together since September of clude a bond resolution; a discus1992. The annual Christmas sion of the danger of pit bulls to concert is performed as a service school children; to the community. Everyone is elementary A report of the West Desert and invited at no charge. Eureka Elementary building plans by Ross Viehweg and Jay Evans; equality in athletic programs and plans for a sign at Tintic High School by Gordon Grimstead; Concert blessings While most families are sharing Christmas carols around their own piano, Sharon and Duane Hiatt, along with many of their 15 children, are sharing carols with everyone. The Hiatt Family Christmas Show is made up of comedy sketches, song parodies, musical and the tramedleys, ditional Christmas story. The show is family entertainment in every sense of the term with a versitile script and production numbers that will touch the hearts of every age, said Duane Hiatt, director of editorial and video production for the BYU Division of Continuing Education. The Peteetneet Playhouse, will present the production Dec. 27 and 28 at 7:30 p. .m. The playhouse was originally a school in Payson but is now used as a cultural center, Duane said. It is located at 600 East Utah Avenue, Payson. Tickets are available at the door for $3. Hiatt said his family was invited perform Paysonia at the play-- : last fall . The production was a lighthearted look at Payson's history. Since that production, the Number 51 Juab County coffers lack money for employee raises Illuminating Ideas To Make Christmas 'i Price $.40 Screege, Raindolf the Rude Nosed Red Deed and The Scrawniest Sleighbell are all numbers that the family has revised for this performance. Some families make money. We make jokes Im afraid, said Duane's son, John. Traditional and historic carols performed as medleys as well as a Biblical account of the Christmas story will also be included in the show. Duane said the cast performing these numbers continues to grow as his children get married. Four grandchildren and four more expected grandchildren will all add to the number of performers in the future, he said. One day we might have our own Tabernacle Choir, he said. A choir may be in the future, but Duane Hiatt also has a lot of musical experience in his past. ceive parole and are allowed to do e in the county jail system. The budget will not allow employee and department head wage increases next year, either, agreed commissioners. In the 1993 budget a wage increase amounting to approximately $60 per month was added. But no new increases can come in 1994. We are very short in 1 994. Vfery, very short, said Ike Lunt, commission chairman. I would have liked to have $30,000 for wage increases. Norm Anderson, county assessor, said he needed another individual in his department to help with the survey work which needed to be done to meet state mandates. He recently completed the work needed for Nephi and Eureka and is contracting the work for Mona and Levan. The new land classifications are needed for a new land valuation book being produced by the state. jail-tim- Would it cost less to contract e out the work than to hire a Commisasked employee, sioner Joseph Bernini. An employee who could do the work needed would probably cost $27,000 annually. Couldnt contract work be done for less, Bernini asked. Try to find the cheapest way to do the work, said Lunt. Employee benefits are expensive. full-tim- Another employee was needed in the Juab County Extension office, as well, said Jeff Banks, extension agent. Sometimes it is difficult to keep the office open, he said. Tintic Board of Education to review building plans Reporter deadline early this week The deadline for this weeks issue of the Eureka Reporter is Monday, Dec. 20. Please have story items to Grace Bernini by 3 p.m. Monday. Tintic High; a report on report cards, their use, and the fact that they cannot be withheld; A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act as per employment, in state and local governments, and public accommodations; reading of a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and the American Center for Law and Justice; Also a report of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges meeting and the progress towards West Desert I ligh accreditaDiscussion of a final agreement tion. with White Pine County School The meeting will also include a District; a recommended study on by the superintendent of grievances by a school employee; report schools and staff evaluations and A request for increased staff at recommendations. |