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Show ASSOC UTAH PRESS 307 W 200 S SUITE 5005 Celebrating more than 90 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume Ninety EUREKA, UTAH -- SEPTEMBER 22, 1995 Price $.40 Number 38 Juab fire burns 2,000) acres rs Before could arrive at the site, a brush fire had burned an estimated 2000 acres of land in Juab County on Saturday afternoon. The eastern perimeter of the fire lies only 8 miles from Eureka. It is thought that a field caught fire and quickly spread over a wide area in Juab and Tooele Counties. Investigators were uncertain what set the field, filled with sagebrush and juniper, ablaze, but have Smoke filled the skies in the West Untie area thorities could reach the site. Authorities have ruled out lightning. Some 60 firefighters from Salt ruled out lightning as a cause, but are not sure Saturday as a mystery blaze consumed more than Lake City, Richfield, the Federal 2,000 acres of sage brush and scrub before au what started the rapidly moving fire. Bureau of Land Management and other agencies, battled the grass fire into Saturday evening. Kathy Jo Pollock, Interagency Fire .Center spokesperson, late Saturday said the fire was still a long way from being contained. According to Pollock, the fire started about 4 p.m. in a Juab field near Death Creek Grammar performed Redbridge March and County the old On Monday, September 18, attended had School, which closed in 1938, Pachelbel's Canon. Eureka Ele1995, Eureka Elementary the dedication of its new school and he then thanked individuals mentary students sang Wade in four and groups involved with the the Water. Simple Gifts, and The building. Approximately hundred people attended the construction and operation of the Eureka Elementary School Song, which was recently written by new school. ceremony. Vincent Bates, Music Director, Speakers included Ronald F. The Tintic High School band and Linda Stout, teacher. Nelson, Board of Education Juab County Commissioners President, who talked about the the lead to that building process agreed to pay the bill for the over-charfor centrally assessed new building and the problems owned that had to be overcome. by Intermountain property Ross Viehweg, Power Agency, rather than proArchitect, vision a new the about of longing the payment and having spoke comthe to pay accumulated interest. building and then about Juab County will be required promise and changes that had to refund to be made to make it a reality. $50,302,29 to IPA for the years 1988 through 1994. Of Cliff Lawrence, Construction that amount, $31,242.46 will the cost of Manager, discussal come from the general fund; constructing a building that was both pleasing to work in and look $11,950.27 from debt service, and $7,109.56 from property tax. at, as well as well as being functional as a school. Juab School District, Tintic Patricia Hunter Rowse, SuperSchool District, and Central Utah intendent, expressed her gratitude Water will also be requred to for working in a school district make refunds. that built a new school building, Bill Peters, attorney for the and then looked to the future of Association of Counties, Utah our society and how education who represented the counties in plays such an important role in the litigation, recommended that shaping that future. the counties go ahead and pay the Dr. Fred H.C. Openshaw, Past Superintendent, was thankful money. In a letter to commissioners, for 35 years of association and Arthur Prawit, state tax Eckhardt School Tintic the in friendship commission, wrote "These perDistrict. He also said that since he is no longer an employee of centages appear to be rising over time and, consequently, I wish to the school district or the State of call them to your attention. Of Utah, that he intended to use his the 29 counties, 1 1 have percentconstitutional rights and talk about the sacred nature of the ages in excess of 30 percent." dedication the attended procitizens Eureka 400 About "In my opinion," said Prawit, recently ground that this school stands included The School. speakthere is an increase in the number program gram for the new Elementary upon. and Eureka Band School Tintic the of appeals filol by large compaNedre-berentertainment High by ers, Finally, Thomas E. is a the At new the of tours nies and the reductions sought are top facility. Principal, spoke about the Elementary Choir and botwhile the for the new school, larger than in prior years." "You history of Eureka Elementary. He photo of the dedicatory plaque new in the refreshments will note that taxpayers are be gym. recognized individuals who had tom photo shows attendees enjoying fire-fighte- Eureka Elementary dedicates new building: 400 attend Canyon. (However, Eurekans noted the smoke which was rapidly blackening their blue skies, much earlier than 4 p.m. More like 1:30 p.m.) Fanned by moderate winds, the fire jumped Highway 36, prompting firefighters to close the highway. Fire officials reported that there were no homes or other structures endangered by the blaze, but the fire did pose a potential hazard to cattle in the area. Bert Hart, a spokesman for BLM, said that the Death Creek fire was 75 percent contained late Sunday, when winds caused the fire to jump the lines. "It had a slight run in the afternoon, but the crews caught that. Crews were pulled off overnight to rest up, and theyll hit it again in the morning," he said. Juab County Commission agrees to pay IPA bill ge g, coming less shy about requesting sizeable reductions," he said. Trans World Airlines, Citizens Telecom, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, U.S. West New Vector, U.S. West Communications, Union Pacific Railroad, Deseret Generation, Pacific Corp, Utah Railway Co., Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Sout Pacific Railroad, AT&T, MCI Communications, Colorado Interstate Gas, Dalen Resources (O&G) are all disputing centrally assessed property assessments. Commissioners noted that in Juab County, 39.7 percent of the centrally assessed property is being contested. Centrally assessed properties in Beaver (32. 1 percent), Daggett (81.8 percent), Emery (49.7 percent), Juab (39.7 percent), Millard (155.3 percent), Morgan (117.5 percent), Piute (36.7 percent), Rich (33.6 percent), San Juan (32.7 percent), Summit (37.2 percent), and Uintah (57.3 percent). EiC meeting set for Monday Just a reminder that the Eureka Improvement Committee will meet on Monday, September 25, at 7:30, in the Memorial |