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Show -- ltuh Pro3a Association P.0. Box 1327 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 Number Seventeen Coalville. Utah 81017 Friday, April 28, 1978 Volume Bond wins SUMMT approval REPORT in Francis The Francis Water Bond Election passed overwhelmingly T uesday , with a vote of 85 for and seven against. Town Clerk Irma Prescott said that the Francis Town Council was "extremely pleased" with the high turnout of almost 75 of the 125 registered voters. Coalville sewer bond COALVILLE A critical Coalville sewer bond election will be held Tuesday, May 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Coalville City Hall, Mayor Alton Ball announced Tuesday. Describing the 1965 sewer system as obsolete and inadequate, according to State Health Department and Environmental Protection Agency standards," Ball urged registered voters to pass the $300,000 bonds necessary to supply Coalvilles share to upgrade the system. The $300,000 is 25 of the total anticipated cost of the project. EPA will supply the other A majority vote is required to get the necessary authorization to issue bonds. Ball estimates that residents sewer bills may increase approximately $5 to 56 per month, if the bonds pass. We have no choice this is a number 1 priority, Ball said. The EPA and the State Health Department are insisting we get the system up to standard. Continued on p.8. 75. Peoa town meeting PEOA County officials and over 70 Peoa residents met in a lively town meeting last Friday night to discuss issues of common concern, such as town incorporation, sidewalk funding, and the town park. Under the direction of County Commissioners Dale Leavitt and Bill Wallin, the group met in the Oakley Town Park Building. County Assessor Leo Frazier and County Attorney Bob Adkins also attended. Many townspeople expressed their desires to work together in solving common problems. After spirited discussion it was decided by a vote of 49 to 13 to elect a town committee, which will meet periodically to consider civic business. Jim Milliner was elected chairman. Four committee members were selected: Tom Snyder, Sara Donaldson, Greg White and Sterl Williams. During the meeting Commissioner Leavitt explained that an application had been made by the commissioners In Peoas behalf, for state sidewalk funds to increase safety along some state roads. Bob Adkins discussed the recent zoning meeting reguarding land in the West Hills. He also detailed the steps to be taken if a town wished to incorporate, with special emphasis on services, roads, and mill levies. The town park was the topic of lively discussion. The financing of the current backstop and picnic shelter was reviewed. In addition, some residents were concerned about speeding and traffic safety, and suggested ways to encourage drivers to stow down as they go through Peoa. County hopefuls file As of April 26, 14 candidates, Including eight incumbents, had filed for 1978 Summit County elections. R. Wendell Woolstenhulme and Gerold Young, both of Oakley, filed for the two-yecommission post, in addition to incumbent Dale J. Leavitt. Incumbent Bill Wallin is the only commission candidate filing so far for the four-yecommission term. filing indude Demont W. Lott, Kamas, for County Clerk; Donna W. Frost, Coalville, Treasurer; Robert L. McGregor, Kamas, Justice of the Peace; and John Bigelow, Kamas, Fire Protection Commissioner. Incumbents who have filed include Leo Frazier, County Assessor; Robert Adkins, County Attorney; Reed Warner, Justice of the Peace for Coalville; Harold Butler, South Summit Fire Protection Commissioner; Juanita Stembridge, South Summit School Board; and Harvey Pace, North Summit School Board. ar ar Bee office in Kamas KAMAS The Summit County Bee has opened a new branch office in Kamas. Located at 60 North Main Street (sharing the Lakeview Realty Office), it will be open on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 2 a.m. The phone number is Kamas resident Bessie Russell win be the Bee office manager. She wiU take classified ads, news items and subscriptions and will also be the town correspondent for Woodland, Kamas, Marion, Oakley, and Peoa. After office hours she can be called at town-newitems Laile Mitchell will continue Mae Olsen, who has been the correspondent for many of the Kamas Valley towns, has resigned. The Summit County Bee would like to thank her for her many years of dedicated service. The deadline for classified ads is Monday noon, to have them printed the same week in the Park Record, Wasatch Wave, and Summit County Bee. Charges are $1.50 for the first 12 words, and 10 cents for each additional word. News items must be turned in by Tuesday noon. Please submit them in typed or neatly printed form, whh pictures whenever possible. Black and white pictures print better than colored, but colored can be used. Ads or news items can also continue to be submitted to Joan Lewis, or to Karen ), manager of the Coalville Summit Bee office ). Bee editor Summit Landward, County 783-438- 7. 783-452- 3. s (336-5501- (877-5638- Elementary art show KAMAS The South Summit Elementary School is proud to invite everyone in the valley to their Festival of the Arts and Talent Show, Friday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the elementary school. P.T.A. President Phyllis Page promises it wifi be an evening well worth your time. Gary Moon, a wildlife sculptor from Woodland, will be a special guest. Excellent solo and group acts will perform in the talent show. Both fourth grades will be performing. After the talent show, specialists in many art fields will conduct demonstrations. Brazilian weaving, photography, wildlife sculpturing, and gun pottery, stained glass, basket weaving, leather work, saddlery will shown be and oil by (astels stock making, rug making, painting; rooms. different in artists elementary working visiting Principal Rex Walker said that the school and P.T.A. had arranged the demonstrations to show the elementary students various kinds of art in action, and hopefiilly encourage them to experiment with different art forms. With a good talent show from the students, and talented artiste demonstrating their skilla, April 28 should be a night to remember. Forty V We have been in desperate need of a bigger system for at least two years, said Councilman Warren McNeil. "The system was set up in 1964 for 65 families, and we have 110 now. There have been days we were completely out of water in some areas." 'CiL ' The Town Council has worked on the project for over a year, according to Mayor Clarence Bates. Councilman . a 11 m m li fl CtC ,I,MM VIIrt IwlO a I I I a I CAIIIUII III iXAVe include Warren McNeil, Erik Averett, Austin Atkinson, and Jaren Housel. punting by North Summit High School mm Is one of many chosen by Summit nigh School art teachers for exhibit at the Kimball Art Center In Park City through May 11. Tnw Lur Judd, McNeil estimated that the project will be started in August, and completed this fall. It will be large enough to serve 150 homes, the limit project engineers would approve. According to McNeil, council members feel that Francis growth will exceed project engineer expectations in the next few years. Outstanding high school artists from throughout the county are represented in the show, which is free to the public. Please turn to page 9. Local school boards meet to consider boundary line South Summit and Park City school asking for a boundary change would boards held a joint meeting last rekindle any intent to reorganize. No one wants reorganization, said Wednesday at the Paik City to discuss issues related to the It may be a potential problem, High'-Schoo- l Good-wort- h. and we want to assess it carefully. proposed boundary line change. No decisions were made, but "good, The two Superintendents will also positive steps were taken on both meet together to discuss a possible sides, according to Park City indemnity payment to South Summit for Superintendent Richard Good worth. Superintendent Scott Edrington told the Bee that he "has made no decisions and no committments" at the 'present time. He plans to present his recommendations to the South Summit School Board at its May 11 meeting. The South Summit Board will present their decisions at the next joint board meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m.. May 17, in Kamas. Edrington also said that he plans to make no decisions without having a public meeting in Kamas, where residents can voice their concerns. HF.NEFER Several outstanding Approximately one fourth of Park photographs made by Henefcr resident City's student body live in the South Wayne Fox received high honors at the Summit School District, including 30 recent Intermountain Professional percent .of its elementary students. A Photographers Association 24th annual recent survey of 180 families living. in convention and print competition, held the affected areas showed 66 percent in Salt Lake City. want the line to be changed, which would enable them to be part of the Competing with over 40 Utah and local school district and give them a vote on Park City school matters. The areas Idaho photographers, Fox won a e coveted include Holiday Ranch, Park Meadows, trophy, three prints distinction of awards, and several Thaynes Canyon, Holiday Village, Prospector Village, Silver Creek, ribbons. Hidden Cove, and Highland Estates. Superintendent Edrington said South FwL.wgs also. electedLtaJbe. Bqard-a- f Summit had two primary concerns Directors of the IPPA by the general regarding a possible change in the membership, becoming one of the boundary: 1) possible reorganization of youngest photographers to serve as a county school districts if the legislature board member. was requested to make a boundary Each photographer was allowed six change; and 2) loss of revenue that has entries. These were judged individually traditionally been paid to South Summit from tax levies. by a panel of five experienced judges Reorganization is a strong fear we from different areas of the United We have States. Over 200 photographers were have, said Edrington. asked them to leave us alone, and fed it entered this year, with many of them is pretty risky to open the matter up being eliminated during the judging. Fox's outdoor portrait of Tiffany again. It was decided at the joint meeting Rowser received the fourth , highest score of the entire competition-- , and was that both Edrington and Goodworth board school state with the highest scoring childrens portrait, would meet e State Superincluding trophy in the giving Wayne a representatives, intendent of Public Instruction Walter Childrens Portrait category. All of his entries were awarded Talbot, and with "key state legislacorner ribbons and chosen to be in the tors. to 4'scuss boundary issues. We win do sufficient research," exhibit. A corner ribbon is given to Edrington said, to see if coming in and those photographs which display true the tax revenue that they would lose. We have always counted on that revenue, said Edrington. It is figured into our budget." Exact tax losses are difficult to figure, but Edrington estimated an approximately four million dollar decrease in assessed valuation. This the South Summit Distort to lose at least per year ' if the " line is changed. Superintendent Edrington suggested that the indemnity payment by Park City should continue until South Summits assessed evaluation increases Continued on p.2. would cause $15-20,0- Fox wins IPPA photo competition first-plac- first-plac- Hencfer resident, Wayne Fox, with awards. professional artistry and quality. examples of professional photography. Three of his photos also were Four of Waynes photographs still awarded a print of distinction ribbon, now be forwarded to the 87th National while two others narrowly missed this print competition and exhibition in Las award. "Prints of distinction are those Vegas, Nevada, which takes place in which are judged to be outstandins June. Legislature declines Singer case of the The Education Utah Legislature voted last Wednesday 5--4 not to become involved in the case involving the Singer family. had Rep. Samuel Taylor, asked that a subcommittee be formed to examine the Singer case and try to arrive at a solution which would satisfy both the Singer family and judiciary officials, namely third district Juvenile Court Judge John Farr Larson, and Assistant Summit County Attorney Terry Christiansen. Rep. Taylor told reporter David Fleisher this week that he still plans to write Terry Christiansen, and Bob Orton, guardian-ad-lite- for the Singer children, to ask them to consider another hearing. Taylor said the main purpose of a new hearing would be to stay the court's orders to have the Singer parents arrested and their of the children placed under the t Division of Family Service. Rep. Taylor also receur. wrote a letter to Utah Attorney Gem ! Robert I Hansen requesting that he intervene in the matter. In response, Hansen formed educational plan his own home-stud- y for the Singers, and sent it to Sheriff Robinson approximately two weeks ago. Robinson said the plan, designed to allow the Singers to teach their children at home, .was exactly the same as the one recommended by the court in Coalville and South Summit school officials. Terry Christiansen said he and Summit County Attorney Bob Adkins spoke with Robert Hansen, and that the Attorney General said he was no longer involved in the Singer matter. The Singer parents will no longer discuss an alternative educational plan for their children and said they simply want to be left alone. John Singer said he has to constantly explain to the many people calling and visiting him .from as far away as Maine and Florida, that the case is in the hands of God and he would not Ceutiuaed au p.2. sx |