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Show f I Volume 66 Number 14 Elegant evening NSHS at Prom North Sevier High Schools Junior Prom will be held Saturday, April 9. THeme this year is Feelings of Forever. Colors are hot pink, black and silver. Music for the event will be provided by London Bridge. Prom pictures will be taken by Mansion House. Everyone is invited to attend this special event. for Summer Games nearing Trials The Regional Trials for the Utah Summer Games for the southern region, will be held in Salina, and the action will begin in just two weeks. Registration will still be accepted for volleyball, basketball, track, swimming and softball, according to the Salina Chamber of Commerce. Additional equipment to be used in the field events was received Monday, and will be in place by Games time. Anyone wishing to help with the games or the installation of the equipment is asked to contact any member of the Chamber, or Mr. Tim Smith, at North Sevier High School. Wednesday, April Price .35 6, 1988 maintenance man; attorney retained City hires The March 21, 1988 meeting of the Salina City Council included the following events: Carolyn Jensen and Dana Shaw representing the Salina Chamber of Commerce, asked the Council for their support during the Utah Summer Games Regional Trials, set to be held in the Richfield-Salin- a area two weekends in April. They asked if the City Crew would sweep and wash the streets, and inquired if they could hang banners from the light poles. They said that the ball diamonds would need to be in top condition. The motion was approved that these items be taken care of. Cyd Griffthes asked if he could use the Salina sewer lagoon for a disposal site for his trucks servicing septic tanks in the area. The matter was tabled until the next meeting so that more study could be done. Mayor Grant Stubbs read a letter from Attorney Lynn Larsen noting that the lawsuit with K & P had been put on hold until K & P takes positive action on the matter. Mayor Stubbs reported that the Sevier School District has turned 13 shares of Salina Creek Irrigation stock over to Salina City. Stubbs noted it was time to review and hire a new maintenance employee. The applications received were reviewed, andMr.Stubbs made the recom mendation to hire Troy Asay, who has been working for the city for two months on a County program. The motion was carried, with the stipulation that he be on a 60 day probation period. He will be paid $1,050 per month, with benefits. Supervisor Scott Holt asked that a crossing guard be hired for two months so that he could use Bob to help get cemetery, park, etc., ready for summer months. His request was granted, and Gordon will arrange for a crossing guard for the two month period. The City asked attorney Mike Jorgensen to go back on retainer for them, instead of being on an hourly basis of pay. Jorgensen said he would accept the offer, and the motion was passed to return him to a retainer of $500 per month. Thirteen business licenses were approved. Councilman Kim Robinson noted that he had talked with Lee Christensen, who had agreed to manage the Salina City Swimming Pool again this summer. Employees for the pool will be hired with Council approval. Judge Thad Wasdcn will be attending a Court Seminar in St. George April 20 - 22. Mayor Stubbs noted that Chief Kiesel would attend a police convention in St. George, March 24, 25, and that he (Stubbs) would attend with him. The Council approved the motion that they attend. It was noted that Kay Lynn Williams salvage yard was not yet zoned into the city, and that this needed to be done. The motion was approved to annex the property into the City. AFTER FIVE YEARS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL Fifth grade classes will return to Elementary The Sevier School Board met March 24, 1988, to determine the future of upcoming 5th grade classes at Salina Elementary or North Sevier Middle School. For the past five years the 5Ji grade classes have been housed at the Middle School due to overcrowding in the Elementary School. However, due to a drop in enrollment at the Elementary, and the enhanced schedule there, the school now has plenty of space to care for the 5th grade class. Next years student load at the Elementary will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 575, according to Kent Christensen, Principal. The Kindergarten classes are getting smaller, to date only 61 are registered for the upcoming year, only half the number of some other recent years. Even with the retaining of the 5th graders, the Elementary should still have an extra room, Christensen said. Principal Boyd Gurney, of North Sevier Middle School, said that he would be sorry to lose the 5th graders, and he had felt that they had been handled well at NSMS. He said they would also be sorry to lose the two teachers who would be leaving to go with the class to the Elementary school. Mr. Christensen said that a survey taken earlier in the year noted that most parents felt that their 5 th graders STATE WINNERS: North Sevier High Schools Chapter was recently honored at the State Convention, and named State B.O.A.C. (Build Our America Community) Program winners. A lot of work and planning had gone into the efforts that won the award, noted Ray Gless, advisor. From left are: Shari Hansen, Dan Wilson, Travis Mickelsen, Rusty Bastian, Wade Allred and Jennifer Crane, Chapter Officers. No. Sevier FFA wins honors North Sevier FFA Chapter was honored recently in Logan, Utah at the annual FFA State Convention. The Chapter, after six years of working on various aspects of community projects, won the State FFA B.O.A.C. award, (Build Our America Community Program). Many hours of planning and work have gone into the project, according to Chairman Wade Allred. The Chapter became committed to this program six A years ago. It involved not only the FF members, but the community as well. It helps teach leadership, citizenship and cooperation among our members, he The said. The B.O.A.C. program does not only deal with FFA members but community members as well. Two people who have been a great help to the proJ ack gram over the past years have been and Jack Smith. and Timothy Learning the FFA have worked together on a number of projects: the city Park, street signs, and clean up programs over the years. Jack has been a very valuable asset not only to the program, but to the community. Tim Smith has spent countless hours on the last B.O.A.C. project (Sports Complex). He has coordinated school and community support with the FFA. Both Smith and Learning have spent many hours working on the sports complex. They gave their time freely and that is what Mr. Gless tries to teach us in the classroom on Citizenship. You give to your community to make it a better place to live. The Chapter has spent over 1 0 ,000 man hours on this past The B.O.A.C. projects give project. young people a chance to make lasting contributions to their communities. Through their participation in B.O.A.C. activities, students also develop leadership skills, gain practical experience in carrying out their projects, and learn the satisfaction of accomplishing goals which they set for themselves. Those involved with B.O.A.C. learn how the community development process works by being part of it. B.O.A.C. Chapter members get in- volved with government officials, civic leaders, and service groups to identify community needs and develop responsive programs. The B.O.A.C. experience shows young people the importance of working together to get a job done. It encourages cooperation among various local organizations linked by the common goal of community improvement. Often B.O.A.C. activities provide the needed catalyst for major community projects involving many groups in addition to the local FFA Chapter. Through all this, B.O.A.C. serves as a working example of how much communities can accomplish through the volunteer effort of their residents. The North Sevier Chapter will now compete against other state winners and the national winner will be announced at the National FFA Convention in November of 1988. The PTA announces that 'Parent Night' with the Sevier District School Board for the Salina area will be held Tuesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. in the North Sevier High Media Center. ' After a short presentation from the Board, including a demonstration of Outcome BasedEducation, questions will be taken from concerned parents attending. The PTA urges any parents with questions or concerns to attend this important meeting. A should be in the Elementary School. A new principal will be taking over the reins of the Elementary as Mr. Christensen moves to the St. George area. Both schools should come through the change well, both Principal Gurney and Principal Christensen agree. ' EASTER WINNER: Cassie Munk, daughter of Craig and Susan Munk, Redmond, proudly displays the giant Easter Bunny she won in a drawing held at the office of Dr. Ivan Hendrickson, Salina dentist. All patients visiting Dr. Hendrickson during the months of February and March were eligible for the drawing. North Sevier High School's Junior Prom will be held this Saturday, April 9, and Salina Police Chief, Gordon Kiesel, urges parents to take special precautions as Prom and Graduation nights draw closer, to guard against the consequences of student drinking or drugs. Nationally, the ratio of accidents from drunk driving go up on weekends and holidays to one in four, compared to one in ten on weekdays. Students tend to drink on Prom and and accident rates can be expected to rise. graduation nights, In most areas, police units increase their work force on these nights, and the Salina Police Force is no exception, according to Kiesel. The local force will be used extensively to help avoid this type of problem. Changes will be made in Aurora City water system Mayor Larry Cosby and Dan Rasmussen, Water Department Supervisor, recent attended a special meeting of the Rural Water Users Association. Recent amendments to the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act will impact the operation and costs of the city culinary water system, they report. Chlorination will become mandatory within 18 months, and other expensive chemical testing must begin within a few months. Although these changes will give Aurora residents assurance that safe drinking water is being provided to them, the cost of installing the systems and conducting the tests must be borne by the residents. These costs will likely be reflected in higher water billing, but the Council is still working to arrive at the most economical way to institute the needed changes before making any adjustments in the water fees. The new West Park is now completed and available for use by Aurora residents. Park funding was acquired primarily from grant monies through the efforts of the Mayor and City Council. Essenti ally no expense has been borne directly by residents of Aurora. A sizeable donatio was received by one member of the community, and these funds were used in some of the landscaping of the Park. The Mayor and Council hope you enjoy the park, and treat it with the same respect that is given to the other Aurora Park. During the Aurora City Council meeting held March 19, several resolutions were enacted regarding dog control. Dan Rasmussen and Royce Mason were appointed Animal Control Officers, and were granted authority to issue citations for unlicensed dogs and dogs running at large. The Council also approved assessing a $ 1 0 late fee for dogs 1 icenscd after the March 15 deadline. Fines for dots and dogs running at large are as follows: The owner of an unlicensed dog w ill be fined $ 1 00. of which $7 5 may be suspended. A 13 month probation period will be imposed and if the dog is not licensed by March 1 5 of the follow non-licens- ing year, the suspended amount will be payable. The fine for dogs running at large is $100, of which $75 may be suspended. A six month probation period will be imposed. If the dog is cited again within the six month period, the dog owner will be required to pay the suspended amount. A dog owner can be fined for both violations if necessary. of the City ordiSection 4 nances prohibits dogs running at large as follows: A. It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of a dog to permit such dog to run at large. B. It shall be unlawful for an owner of a dog to permit such dog to go upon or be upon the private property of any person without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the possession of such private property. C. The owner of any dog runat ning large shall be deemed in violation of this section regardless of the precautions taken to prevent the es- - Continued on page 2 |