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Show I 'V5 f i Editorial The Salina Sun o r It's Guaranteed Something happened recently in Beaver County that is frightening! A Reporter for the Beaver County News, Milford, attended a City Council meeting. During the meeting, the Mayor and others, reportedly asked the Reporter not to make public some of the items that were being discussed. The Reporter said he felt that the information should be presented, and told the Council that he would be including it in the next copy of his newspaper. The Council members then did something that is clearly against our Constitution to do - they voted to expel the Reporter from their meeting. Now, before you say Good for the Council, lets think a minute about the issue at stake. Very few elected officials are thrilled with all of the news reports about whats going on. Sometimes their reasons are good ones. But many times officials get mad when things accurately reported make them look stupid, or because they dont want the people they serve to know whats going on just now. would expect that nearly every reporter has been attending some meeting, somewhere, when an official leans across the table, and in a hush hush tone says, "Lets keep this out of print, for now, anyway". The Reporter then has two options. He can go along with the request, thereby beginning a route that may have no end; or he may go ahead and give the information to the public, thus creating bad feelings and enemies that may last a lifetime. The right to closed meetings is often abused by Councils and Boards who then keep the public in the dark about issues of which they should be aware. The Utah Open Meeting Act ensures that a Reporter cannot be kicked out of a meeting. If he is printing out and out lies about what's going on, or if he makes accusations about people in the group - they still cannot legally eject him from the meeting - nor keep him from printing what he feels is pertinent. It's the job of the Press to cover the news in a clearcut, concise, unbiased way, so that you. the reader, can then decide on which side of the fence you want to perch. There are some countries in the world where only news that is approved by the Government, is allowed to hit the press and be sold on the local newsstands. So far America is not one of them, but if incidents such as the one experienced by the Beaver County News reporter are allowed to continue, we may not be as far away as one miqht I think! Small group of residents tries to stop funding of Gunnison Prison site A small group of Gunnison rcsi- He said that some people arc dents made a last minute attempt to stop afraid of AIDS, thinking tat the homo-th- e construction of a regional prison, as sexuality associated with prisons they circulated a letter signed by 60 might bring the disease to this area. Gunnison area residents, stating that However, prison officials have assured they did not want the facility in this thoscconccmcd that any AIDS patients area. would be isolated and sent to Salt Lake Sixty opponents signed their City for treatment, names to the petition, according to Other medical care, just as other and he prison services, would be pul out on Rep. Ray Nielsen, said he was concerned about the mes- - bid, and only those bids accepted by sage they were giving the Legislators, the state would be used. He said tat lt Signccs of the petition said they perhaps others may want to build that the facility would be detrimenother medical facility to handle prison tal to the economic and social welfare patients, and possibly as the populaof the valley, and especially to Gunnition increases, an additional facility son. will be needed to handle the extra The petition claimed that the load. patient prison would create undue pressure on Sanpete County has committed the limited natural resources, 'he life$80,000 toward the prison, and hopes style and general peace that exists here. to collect one third of that investment It maintained the prison would not back from Sevier County. have to pay taxes, and questioned the Most say that tl.c majority of the value of any spinoff industries which people were in favor of the prison might come into being due to the coming to this area. They say they prisons construction. want the extra jobs that will be created, Thcprimary objection seemed to and the spinoff industries that will be the entire facility would be inside evolve, which will improve the tax the city limits of Gunnison. Some signbase of the area. Many feel that the ccs felt that if it had to be - why not pul prison project and its continuance it far enough away so that it would not years down the road, will give the be lhchouscncxt door. Signatures on young people of the area - who want to the petition were attributed to about ten - the chance to find stable employ ment local families. an-fc- Dr. Wendell McGarry, Sanpete at home. Thp Sniinfl S' 'n Wednesday. March. 219M Letters to the Editor We welcome letters to the Editor. Letters must be signed. letters All letters will be printed with name. Unsigned are as all letters they to We will not be printed. try print is times necessary. at for length submitted but at editting notified If editting is required the writer will be called and if possible. more with their money than we are able T wo weeks ago when the Sevier to do with ours because they will not Board of Education granted North have to install an expensive drainage Sevier High School $10,000 more have to contend system nor will they small. In effect, dollars for the football and track comtoo is with a berm that I plex, I voted against the motion. Richfield will have close to $40,000 would like to explain why I did this. more to work with than we do, as they The reason I was opposed to the do not have to fund the remedies to action was that I fell it was not enough. these two problems as we have had to We need more than $10,000 to finish do. this project. We have exhausted our These then, are the reasons why resources both human and otherwise I registered a no on this action by the by having to move the berm and retain Board of Education. it so as to make room for the outside Even though I registered a negasixth lane. We also spent over $30,000 tive response to the above mentioned for a drainage system. This was necesmotion, I support it. The Board of sary because of the high water table on Education has spoken, and well have and under the campus area. to do the best we can with what we have. Richfield has also been given Ross Marshall enough money by the Board of EducaPresident, Sevier School Distion to remodel their track and field trict Board of Education complex. They will be able to do much Dear Editor: Whom To it May Concern To Whom It May Concern: Due to the problems relating to a new computer typesetting system at the Salina Sun, stories in the FFA Farm Supplement were not proofed before the edition was published. These were oversights on our part and should not reflect poorly on the work and planning done by the FFA students and their instructor. Kevin Ashby Publisher federal coal lease in the West may come to SUFCo First County Commission Chairman, said he felt the signers had overreacted, cither out of selfishness, or fear. He noted that the signccs were likely the same hard core opponents who had been viciously told off by the majority of Gunnison residents during preliminary public meetings held there. Land Bureau The of Managements Utah State Office has received the first federal coal lease application in the West under the new leasing by application procedure. The application was filed in February by Coastal States Energy for their Southern Utah Fuel Company mine in Sevier County. Vernal Mortenscn, Senior Vice President of Coastals operation, indicates the new lease would insure continued operation and extend the life of one of the most productive coal mines in the West. Tire SUFCo mme has produced more than 2 million tons of coal per year since 1981. The lands for the proposed lease arc located on BLM and Manli and Fishlake National Forest administered lands. Under the new leasing by application procedures that become effective in January 1988, Federal coal lease applications are considered on an individual basis. Before that time coal leasing was considered on a re New gional basis, in the Utah Coal Region. The application will be processed by the BLM with the assistance oftheU.S. Forest Service. This procedure gives the state a more active role in federal coal leasing procedures, according to Max Nielson, Coal Project Manager for the Utah Coal Region. t If Coastals application is approved, the lease will be awarded on a competitive basis. For more information contact Mr. Nielson, Coal Project Manager, BLM 324 South State, SLC, A blood pressure clinic will be held at the Salina Senior Citizen Center on Thursday, March 3, from 1 1 to Noon. A blood pressure clinic will be held in Redmond, Thursday, March 3, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Redmond Senior Center. The Immunialion Clinic will be held in Salina on Wednesday, March 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the American Legion Building. deals from John Deere SALINAS BIGGEST This huge truck wash facility was recently built by Barney Trucking Company of Salina. The facility was needed as the length of their huge coal trucks has increased over the past few years. Preston Anderson, an employee of Barney Trucking, begins the tedious job of getting a dirty coal rig spic and span, and ready for tomorrows run. : , of Sf the r all do Service, Quality & Fair Value Animal clinic Gunnison Valley Animal Clinic si? IISCB4CE hiiiiDET Large & Small Animal Medicine & Surgery 528-790- 0 630 S Main money-savin- g Gunnison FEATURED ON YOUR WHITE & GREEN PHONE BOOK COVER Variable Rate 12 Variable Rate with Cap Announcing Salina's biggest truck wash At 110 feet long and 30 feet w ide, it is biggest rar wash - and only on vehicle at a time can use it. Barney Trucking Co., of Salina, recently finished their new truck wash building. Thi' allows the truck di ivers to get the snow and ice off their rigs in a timely fashion which not only keeps the salt and corrosives off the trucks and trailer but makes them safer, as well. The wash bay is equipped with four regular wash nolcs. It handles 180 degree water that is heated in an adjais capable of cent room. Each running 20 gallons a minute pressure of 180 degree water. That is quite effective in knocking off the ice, salt and dirt, owner, Glen Barney said. Salinas nolc The company also just completed building on to their maintenance and office building. They were somewhat forced Jrto this remodeling plan due to the lenj.'hof their trucks and trailers. They just keep getting longer, and longer, and new laws apply. A few short years ago, the coal haulers had an over all length of 83 feel. This was changed to 85 feet, and more recently changed to the present 92 foot i? Ceiling set at 16 during the life of the contract. No minimum floor. 6 Month waiver 6 month wr.i.r m Interest on utility Interest gn Net. Waterloo Ol doors had to be left open w hen servicing the trucks. Tweniy seven feet was added onto the bays, and this allow ed for the construction of new offices near die front of the building at the same time, Barney reported. I ni.iiH Iaaors Til June ini' Oflrt nu NorthSevier Gun Club plans Shoot The North Sevier Gun Club Round Robin will soon be getting underway. Signup must be completed by March 9. The Shoot will be ncld on the following Sundays: March 13, 20, and 27. The Club will open at 10 a m. for practicing, and the Shoot will officially 1 a.m. get underway at For more information contact Mark David Willdcn, 3; or Lain Quambcrg, Nielsen 529-3- 9 1 529-766- 8; 1 529-788- WTPI GUNNISON IMPLEMENT Gunnison 62 South Mam - - 528-727- 1 1 nr, t j It. I |