Show 8 A THE RICHFIELD REAPER Wednesday March Presently she is a member of the advisory board for the Central Utah Youth Home treasurer of the Health Foundation Board for Sevier Valley Hospital cochairwoman for the Central Utah Women's Conference member of the North Sevier School Community Council a certified intermediate EMT for the Sevier County Ambulance and secretary of the North Sevier EMT squad 16 1991 CANDIDATES ty (Continued From Page sen (R) incumbent Richfield treasurer John L Meacham (R) incumbent Richfield sheriff and Kent Nielsen (incumbent) Aurora justice court judge Eleven more candidates had filed as of Tuesday morning in Piute County since last Wednesday They include Martin Jensen (D) Circles tile Commissioner A Brent Goufredson Marysvalc incumbent justice court judge Don Lay 1-- A) (CCJ) and Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) He also serves on the Law Enforcement Strategic Planning Committee Last year he represented law enforcement and south central Utah on the Utah Association of Counties Revision Committee and still for that serves of a organization on Law Enforcement Courts and Corrections Sheriff Meacham points out the need for Marysvalc incumbent school Bboard Precinct Two Ricky Dal- representauves on these committees from local government and rural areas One "It would be nice if we lived in a small secluded area and were not affected by state issues but that situation docs not exist" he said "One ton Junction schcx)l board Precinct Two Richard Sylvester Marysvalc incumbent school board Precinct Also Sharon Whittaker Cir- cles ille school board Precinct Three Bill Grassell Marysvalc school board Precinct Two Neal Whittaker Circles ille school board Precinct Three Arthur Goufredson Cireleville school board Precinct 3 Kim Butterfield (R) Kingston Commissioner A Nuel Anderson (D) Kingstonm Commissioner A in Piute County were Van Wiley (R) Antimony and Roger Donohoc (R) Cireleville Commissioner A Paul Morgan (R) Cireleville Commis- Previously sioner B filing Lenna Rominc (D) (incumbent) Cireleville assessor Shane Milieu (R) (incumbent) Kingston recorder treasurer Cordell Pearson (R) Cireleville and Robert Nalwalkcr sheriff Valccn (D) Junction Brown (D) (incumbent) Circles ille clerkauditor Helen Jenkins and Darrin Jensen both Cireleville school board Precinct Three Filing this week in Wayne County in addition to previously announced candidates were Don E Taylor (R) Bickncll Commissioner B Carl Hunt (R) Hanksvillc Commissioner A George Lowen Morrill (incumbent) Loa school board Precinct Four Dennis Ekker (incumbent) Hanksvillc school board Precinct Five Loma Blackburn (R) (incumbent) Loa Roy Brown Loa incumbent justice court judge and LaMiya Morrill Hanksvillc school board Precinct Five Previously filing in Wayne County were Meeks Morrell (R) (incumbent) Bickncll Commissioner B DeVon K Nelson (R) Fremont and Stanley E Alvcy (R) (incumbent) Hanksvillc Commissioner A Carolyn L Moosman (D) (incumbent) Torrey assessor Sandra Rees (R) (incumbent) Lyman clerkauditor Lccon BrinkcrholT (R) (incumbent) Bickncll and Don Torgerson (R) Torrey sheriff and Gary Hallows Loa school board Precinct Four She is also a volunteer dance instructor for Sevier Schools church groups senior citizens and community organizations "If elected I would relinquish all my current involvement so I can devote all my time and energy to e commissioner" being a Mason said "I feel this is a very important position that requires to- example of that problem is currently addressed as the Jail Reim- bursement law Traditionally and by law local government has been responsible for the housing of convicted misdemeanants and the state for convicted felons In 1983 the Utah Legislation passed a law allow ing state courts to sentence convicted felons to county jails for terms of up to one year At that time the suite paid the counties for the housing of those felons In 1989 the law was changed over that the state stopped their pamcnts "This year the cost of the counties of Utah for the housing of those felons is six million dollars Last year we were able to get the legislature to pass the Jail Reimbursement Law that called for an initial payment of $250000 For the fiscal year of July 1994 to June 1995 that increases to $2700000 and increasing by 20 percent each year for the next three years until all that cost should at that time be paid by the state We were working to make sure the process is not reversed "Each year the Utah Legislature full-tim- tal He started his career in law enforcement with the Richfield City Police Department in 1960 In 1963 he joined the Utah Highway Patrol retiring from that organization in October 1983 In September of 1986 he was appointed as Sevier County Sheriff to fill the unexpired term of Bill Weaver In November of that year he was elected to that office and in 1990 w as for a second term Sheriff Meacham is currently term as president serving a two-yeof the Utah Sheriffs Association and one year ago was appointed by Governor Mike Leavitt to serve a four-yea- r term on the Council for ar Criminal and Juvenile Justice As justice court judge Nielsen has served five years as the justice court judges' regional training director and was the first regional director in the state to be formally recognized for his accomplishments Charles II Watkin H Watkin was bom in Watkin holds a masters degree in public administration He recently retired from the Air Force w here he was involved in various aspects of money management including ac- counting equipment and supply purchases and travel expenditures "I am confident my experience as an Air Force administrative officer qualifies me for the job of Sevier County Treasurer" he said "I feel I am reluming home after serving my country 20 years I am excited to have the opportunity to serve the citizens of Sevier County" Joe Springer He has served five years on the Utah State Board of justice court judges and as the chair for that committee He has also been a member of the Justice Court Education Committee Joe H Springer Salina has resided in Salina and Richfield most of his life currently in his second year as a member of the JudiNielsen is cial Council which is a committee comprised of judges of every court level created to make rules and propose legislation which affect the courts in Utah He has received substantial judi- cial training including completing several courses at the National cial College Judi- Nielsen is a Sevier County naHe and his wife Genie Nielsen have four children tive He graduated from Richfield High School and attended Southern Utah University Brigham Young University and graduated from the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles He worked for Berg Mortuary in Provo and Evans and Early Mortuary in Salt Lake City He returned to Richfield in 1959 and was employed by his father at Springer Mortuaries He moved to Salina and became manager of the Salina mortuary In 1981 Bruce Turner joined the firm and it became SpringcrTumcr Funeral Homes Springer married the former Sharon Moss of Bountiful They have four living children and seven grandchildren Leda Jensen is a Richfield native and has resided here all her life She was first elected as Sevier County Treasurer in 1974 after working as a deputy treasurer to Ben Ainsworth and Leon Oleott Springer was a member of the Salina Jaycccs and served as president as well as other offices He received the Distinguished Service Awards and later the Utah Jaycccs Outstanding Young Man Award He served as president of the Salina Chamber of Commerce two different times She is a graduate of Richfield High School and was employed by the late Dr LA Poulson as a dental assistant She has been involved in church and community activities and is active in the Republican Party He served two terms as a member of the Salina City Council He served as commander of the Salina American Legion Post 36 She served a" the Utah Association of Counties lady vice presi- dent "I feel it an honor to serve as your county treasurer and have made many friends in the county through my work I hope to be able to continue to give service in the future" she said Christine M Nielson Mrs Nielson is a graduate of South Sevier High School where she was a member of the student council drill team and participated in speech and debate She attended Utah State University and an honor graduate of Southern Utah University in ele- mentary education She is married to RK Nielson and they have four children three of whom arc SSHS graduates and one is a ninth grade student the courts social and family services public health mental health education representatives New Horizons and invite people from other organizations to meet with us We believe this coordination belter serves the people is more efficient and is less costly" She has served as PTA president member of the advisory council at South Sevier Middle School and room mother on several occasions She is a member and officer of the South Sevier Civic League and served as a member of the Monroe ALBERTSON’S NOTICE OF CORRECTION City Library Board for 10 years Active in her church Mrs Nielson served in many positions in- In The weight of the turkey was not Indicated In the ad We apologize for any Inconvenience this may have caused Mendenhall is married to the former Alhalce Bell of Monroe They have two daughters and a son eases per year He is married to the former Jennie Taylor and they have three chil- Commission of Public our weekly advertisement with effective dates: March 16 thru March 22 1994 the following error inadvertently occurred: The FREE Norbest turkey is an 8 to 101b turkey offered with the purchase of a Wilson 5 lb exact weight extra lean boneless ham at $1999 one-to-o- When he first came onto the bench the county had two courts two judges and four clerks handling about 6000 eases per year Now one county court has one judge and three clerks handling about 10 (XX) Richfield and graduated from Richfield High School in 1967 He is a son of Howard and Grace Watkin long-tim- e Richfield residents Safety Director of the Department of Corrections legislators judges educators and private citizens I was the only one w ho did not reside between Provo and Ogden" forcement agencies fiscounty residents while being said he cally responsible" "I have always fell a commissioner must be available to each person in the county on a basis I w ill continue to make myself available to anyone wishing to discuss a problem or an issue" Kent Nielsen is the current Justice Court Judge for Sevier County Charles "When I attended the first meeting of the Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice a committee that has as members the State Attorney youth corrections and succeed" canal-crossin- ft dren "While I could support term limitations in legislative areas I do not believe the majority of local elected offices should fall in that category However if I am successful in retaining my position this year I have no intention to run for a fourth term I would be 59 years old at the end of this term covering 38 years since I started in law enforcement I hope that the next four years bring about the expansion of several programs that have been initiated We have been able to bring together many organizations that arc critical to us We now meet regularly with representatives from all law en- resources are considered and that the citizens of this school district receive good measure for tax dollars spent It is my greatest desire to to have students leaving our schools prepared to meet life's challenges As such he was instrumental in obtaining federal funds to replace the road from Bowery Haven to Johnson Reservoir in Fishlake National Forest saving the county more than SI million Several other road widening and overlaying projects have been completed and four major bridges in Elsinore Central and Salina areas have been replaced g in addition to eight bridges Mendenhall has handled the arduous task of working with state and federal agencies to obtain approval to build a new county landfill which meets federal Environmental Protection Agency requirements "It's been an honor and a privilege to serve on the Sevier County Commission I strongly believe we have made significant improvements to the services provided to Kent Nielsen presently a district vice chairman fact we believe the cost to local law enforcement agencies will be in the millions We arc currently appealing to the governor to veto that bill When questioned about future plans Sheriff Meacham stated g exciting to take She is active in the Republican bill passed by the legislature showed 'no fiscal note' while in non-existe- nt John Meacham who is currently serving as Sevier County Sheriff was born and raised in Sevier County With the exception of four years when his career with the Utah Highway Patrol took him to Grand County he has resided here his entire life it is Work in the assessors and treasurers officers arc dependant on the accuracy of the recorder's records" she said Even with the increased workload over the years she says the efficiency of her office has been maintained without increasing the staff Commenting on local law enforcement issues Sheriff Meacham said "As it has in many area of our lives there have been great changes in law enforcement in the last 34 John Meacham think Hcnric is a certified recorder achieved the the Utah Association of Counties and the Utah State Recorders program She is a cadastral mapper and works with plat maps and legal descriptions "I enjoy my job very much and would like to continue working with the public as Sevier County Recorder" she stated years People demand and expect more from law enforcement than they did 30 years ago The advent of the drug culture that was virtually then has become a serious problem Abuse eases have grown at an almost unbelievable rate Last month our department investigated five eases of child sexual abuse Spouse abuse and child physical abuse also requires many hours of investigation Although I know it's necessary I don't like to talk constantly on the negative aspects I still believe Sevier County is the best place on earth to live and is home to the best people of all ages that I know" "I intend to represent the people have a listening ear and be an integral part of the problem-solvinprocess I want to be sure that all hand-writte- note' slating the cost to the state if General cerned about our schools I feel that the only w ay we can meet the challenges of society is to have adequately prepared students In order for our schools in Sevier District to become the very best they can be it will take everyone working together" she said commitment "I Party having served as Sevier County vice chairman She is that bill is passed and becomes law but the system docs not allow for local governments costs to be shown on each bill This year one con- part in the working process of each Dorthy Vcc Hcnric was born in project and not just make the deciRichfield and reared in Piute sions and wait for the outcome A County and graduated from Piute positive attitude and open mind are High School She attended Southnecessary for progress" ern Utah University Mrs Mason added "Times arc In 1972 she began working in changing and I think now is a great the Sevier County Recorder's Olficc time for Sevier County to elect its under Leon Oleott and Bessie Cur- first woman commissioner who is tis In 1986 she was elected recorder very enthusiastic with tons of enafter Mrs Curtis retired ergy "I have seen record keeping go "I don't promise to move mounn from and typed to tains but I do expect to make a difcomputers in the 22 years I have ference" been in this office" Hcnric said A handwritten abstract is still kept as a backup for title researching of pieces of legislature for their consideration At the back of each bill is a 'fiscal is faced w ith hundreds include the county road department and the landfill fresh viewpoint to issues facing the board" Nielson said "I am Mrs Mason is manager of Sunrise Fitness Center in Richfield and resides w ith her husband Jerry and three children in Salina A lifetime resident of Sevier County she has been heavily involved in civic and business activi- ties cluding Relief Society counselor Junior Sunday School coordinator Young Women's president Primary president and counselor activities committee chairman as well as Cub Scout den mother and Primary teacher "If elected to the Sevier District School Board I feel 1 can offer a Gene Mendenhall a life-lon- g resident of Sevier County operated Mendenhall's Clothing Store for 45 years before retiring He is a past president of the Richfield Chamber of Commerce the Jaycccs and the Rotary Club He was a commander of the American Legion Prior to being elected a county commissioner Mendenhall served a term as a Richfield City Council member and chaired the city’s Adjustment Board and Zoning Board He is a former Republican Party chairman and slate delegate Active in the LDS Church he has served in the Fifth Ward bishopric and several other positions including stake financial clerk of the Richfield East Stake Mendenhall's oversight respon- sibilities as a county commissioner He worked to organize the emergency medical program in Sevier County and became a licensed EMT instructor teaching students in Sevier County and other areas of central Utah He served as president of the Salina Squad and was elected president of the Utah State Association of Emergency Medical Technicians He retired in 1992 after 32 years of running ambulances He was elected to the board of the Utah Funeral Directors Assn and served as president in 1991 and 1992 He was also on the policy board of the National Funeral Directors Assn He is presently president of SpringcrTumcr Funeral Homes "I think it is very important that common logic is used in government" Springer said "with good business principles as a 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