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Maybe Sevier and Millard county commissioners ought to take county music star Lome Morgan to the next Central Utah Water Conservancy District board meeting and have her sing her hit song "What Part of No Don't You Understand Perhaps that would get the board's attention and make them realize the two counties want no part of the Central Utah Project or the district Voters in both counties overwhelmingly passed referendums last summer authorizing their commissioners to take necessary steps to withdraw from the project which nas evolved to the point of potentially providing the most expensive water in tne history of the nation The two counties then presented withdrawal requests to the CUWCD board In January Sevier County Attorney Don Brown and Millard County Attorney LeRay Jackson worked out with the staff CUWCD a document called "Concepts in Agreement” which would allow the counties to withdraw from CUP and receive a rebate in taxes minus costs of projects which benefitted the respective counties and a fair share of the administrative costs Under the plan 1994 taxes would be returned as soon as possible but no later than March 1 1996 The balance would be made in three payments with the first third returned no later than March 1 1998 the second third no later than March 1 2001 and the final payment no later than March 1 2004 The deferred payments would accrue interest so the counties would not be adversely impacted But just as that agreement appeared to be entering the final stages of implementation the CUWCD board put a "compromise" on the table which would allow the counties to withdraw from CUP but remain in the CUWCD Included in the compromise was a plan to spread taxes paid by the Intermountain Power Project in Millard among the five south Utah counties and to set up individual accounts for each of the counties in which tax rebate deposits would be made The plan was to use the money in the accounts as local matching funds for future projects But the cost to the counties for administering the accounts would be 25 percent Then CUWCD would charge the counties another 25 percent for administration engineering services etc for any future projects Sevier and Millard county officials rejected that idea so the board came up with another good deal Wednesday the two counties were told they could get out of the CUP and the district if they would forego their rights to receive tax rebates authorized in the CUP Completion Act passed by Congress Oct 31 1992 The counties don’t like that idea either The CUWCD board should realize the hard cold facts of the situation Sevier and Millard counties want to withdraw from CUP and CUWCD and they want the tax rebates authorized by the Completion Act A plan acceptable to both counties has been drafted The CUWCD board should implement the plan and avoid potential litigation which will result in the foolish expenditure of even more tax dollars Letters To The Editor Where Are Moral Rights? dents of this great state of Utah and a citizen of these United States I would urge all rcsi- - to contact their congressman and senators and urge them to vote "Fairness in against the Just Desserts ho Thank you to all those helped in the recent dessert party held at the Sevier Valley Applied Tcchnokgy Center The aim anticipation of needs for the planned and approved 1500 scat fund-raisin- g auditorium Every person asked to help present the party responded from every surrounding community The barber shop quartet from Utah Valley presented a splendid program The RHS fiddlers and Barry Erickson extended themselves beyond the extra mile John Oblad and his staff of students prepared and served desserts beyond expectation even adding the elegant touches one might expect in a large city Personnel from the school must be especially thanked fro the time given to move all the equipment needed lo enhance the cafeteria for the large amount of guests expected Serv ing in the background quietly were Ann Muir Miss Sevier County as official hostess of the party and Jordan Williams RHS s student youth assistant to the chair-ladie- The media in our area is included on our appreciation list Thelma Compton Anita Crowe Pam Williams Pam Johnson from Creative Designs in Aurora gave countless Dream Come True A dream can come true! This month a dream of (me of Elsinore's outstanding women has materialized The city cemetery now has at its two entrances four beautiful white brick pillars and an attracd sign tively designed "Elsinore Cemetery" City saying hand-crafte- The dream came to fruition as the DUP the American Legion Auxiliary and community members made cash donations toward the project A garage sale and the sale of nandmade doilies added to the cash mount for bricks cement metal and etc Broadcasting Act" for it is Volunteer labor by Larry Julan-dc- r Harvey Jacobson Ronald Johnson and Ronny Johnson provided the backbone for this project These fine men spent countless hours using their skills and energy to make the two entrances a thing of beauty We deeply appreciate their willingness to serve and to do We offer them our thanks and gratitude for a gift which will long be enjoyed and remembered Yes Gwendolyn Jacobson dream has come true your Elizabeth Staples Elsinore any- thing but fair This law could force many television and radio stations to cancel their Christian and broadcasts or at the very least force pro-fami- hours to decorate each tabic and Twila Owens Joseph set up the art exhibit from the tech art department think I fall into the same category as millions of other people We talk w ith our hands No we don't use sign language At least not in the context of real I sign language But we use our hands to emphasize what we arc vocalizing It just seems that if we are to really make a point our hands have to do some of the talking It's a little bit like the Yellow Pages are a lot with fingers doing the walking We’re all familiar with some of the television pitchmen who can't say anything without throwing their arms around There's Mr Mac What U Your Opinion? TViia newspaper vuloomn opinions from its readers concerning any subject pertinent to southern Utah While there is no restriction in length we request good judgment and letter which are to the point Anything of a libelous nature or defamation of character will not be considered for publication Letters must he signed with the writer's name address and telephone number which must be published along with the letter Deadlines for letter to the editor is Friday at 12 noon As a resident I have been told that if my hands were ucd I couldn’t uucr a word who pitches suits Actually I haven't noticed his hands flying in front of his face like they used to Maybe the camera is up closer and his hands don't come up as high Or maybe somebody roped his hands down and he has learned that he can actually do a commercial with his voice only Then there's Jerry Seiner selling cars He generally only uses one hand but he throws one arm down and forward every lime he wants to make a point — which is about every other word someone else Now using these arm gestures isn't all bad Explaining something to somebody can be made a whole lot easier with our arms aid hands We point to something which is certainly an arm gesture and it helps tell the story if there's one n be told -- While he doesn't use his hands Randall Carlyle KTVX's anchor flips his head around at about the same rate as Jerry Seiner throws his arm When it isn't going up and down he is flipping it sideways with nearly every word I suppose all of that arm hand and head maneuvering is called emphasizing We don't feel we've been able to do the job with our voices so we draw pictures with our arms and hands and even our heads as wc see these images in our minds and try to convey them to I like to watch someone talk with his or her hands when I can't hear what they are saying and try to figure out what they're talking about I usually can't But it makes for a laugh just to see the gyrations they go through to get their story told In typing this column on the computer I'm really talking with my hands but in another way But if I should stop and tell someone what this column is about I'm sure my arms and hands would be flying JO T BY JfiN ly Christian broadcasters to dilute their programs so much as to render them ineffective When a scientist docs an experiment he usually bases it on a constant of nature or natural laws Without a constant he can’t perform the experiment with the proper data and results thus he doesn't know quite where he is or where he's going with it The Constitution of the United States is only valid as long as wc the people remain moral and right That is the constant that is required for our freedom in this nation This is not the case anymore and is getting worse daily as we allow crime and immoral acts to grow at an astounding rate The answer is of course to become a moral and right people again to turn back the tide of wrong and fight for the right like our forefathers did to make this the great nation that it once was and can be again if we would stand up against the wrong Wc need more harsh sentencing for criminals including juvenile offenders Wc need more prisons and less wrist slapping commonly known as rehabilitation and pica bargaining Wrong is wrong and there is no philosophizing that can change this fact Now w hethcr or not a person believes in God or a supreme being or even the power of nature one cannot truly deny that sooner or later a nation that becomes immoral and wrong falls for history has It doesn’t matter who you are It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor black or white It doesn’t make any difference whether you’re male or female young or old pretty or down right homely employed or unemployed famous or infamous No matter your stature or your lot in life it's no fun having a cold You’d think someone would have come up with a cure for the common cold by now Granted it isn’t life threatening it isn’t terminal But it can make a person down right miserable and it hits just about everyone! But what do the experts recommend — there’s not a vaccine there’s not a magic shot or taught us this over the centuries Therefore we must fight the good fight until the end of our lives for true freedom is not free It costs much but is the dearest thing we can possess Also urge your senators and representatives to vote against the various gun control bills and amendments that are andor may be attached to other bills such as S 108 S 653 S 892 and HR 1421 HR 1501 HR 1734 HR 3527 etc These measures will not insure this nation freedom but instead will make us prisoners within our towns and neighborhoods within our own slates etc Wc need truly tough against criminals and their y ties not all this that wx have now wishy-wash- laws activi- stuff I exhort you and all our elected officials to truly consider the needs not the wants of this stale and this nation that will help it to heal and be w hat it once was Jerome Brad Halgrcn Orem Utah Inappropriate Meeting - (Editor's Note The following letter was addressed to Toby Martincs Fishlakc National Forest supervisor It is being printed at the request of the writer) Dear Toby: The meeting that you called April 14th for the preliminary hearing on the Gooseberry vs the US Forest Service was extremely inappropriate I think that this was just a ploy to try to pit fishermen against Gooseberry Irrigation Company You have no standing or status in the acquisition of d storage rights andor status change that you seek from the state of Utah It seems to be a personal challenge to you and your staff to acquire and hold water rights in a or pond or lake situation contrary to a stream fishing year-roun- flat-wat- er (Continued On Page 3-- wonder drug to take — no it's vitamin C aspirin chicken soup and let the dang thing take its course Unfortunately that course might take anywhere from a couple of days to several weeks It start out as a simple tickle in the back of the throat or a slight drip from the nose and a general achy feeling all over Before long your throat can feel raw the nose runs like a faucet and you feel like you've been hit with a Mack truck Call it a strain of the flu — it usually is — but it's also a cold Translated it means MISERABLE! And it doesn't play fair My little boy came down with a terrible croupy cough a runny nose and sore throat He was kind enough to give it to Mommy Mommy of course passed it on to Daddy By the time Daddy got it Devin was over it Within a few da'-- s Daddy was over it but Mom ‘was still hacking away I thought I had about licked it this last weekend I was down to only a few tissues a night but Sunday night I was hacking and wheezing all over again and I am going to have to start buying my tissue in bulk tonight I'm writing my column between sneezes and coughs Devin is over his cold Daddy is over his cold Just about everyone I know is on the mend except me It’s just not fair I’ve had the blasted thing for over three weeks! It just keeps going and goI have an ing and going Every Ready Bunny Cold! |