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Show -- Vt fix. v i Volume 66 Number 16 Quilters needed Quilters are needed at the Senior Citizen Center on Monday and Thursday mornings beginning at 9 a.m., according to Joy Heath. Several quilts are now being worked on, and others have been Come and enjoy a ordered. morning of quilting and visiting with friends, and then join us for lunch at the Center, Mrs. Heath added. Farm League, Little League Signups Registration for Salina Little League and Farm League will be held Monday, April 25, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Salina Elementary School. Registration fee is $20. Farm League will include players 7, 8, and 9 years old. Little League will include players 8, 9, and 10 years old. All those wanting to baseball this summer must play register at this time. See you there! Lions need your help As a means of raising funds to help finance the Lions Club sponsored 4th of July parade, the local Lions have set a yard sale to be held Saturday, June 4 th. The Lions are asking the aid of the residents of the area to donate items that may have been collecting dust in your garage or homes, which might be sold at this sale. The Lions through service are trying to provide a great parade and be of assistance to youth activities in Salina. They need the support of the citizens. Please call Harold George, chairman of the project, and let him know what you may have available. If you cannot get Harold, call Nyals Andreason, president of the Salina Lions Club. The Salina City Library Board held their monthly meeting April 12 and the following recommendations were made: On May 2nd Library hours will be changed to summer hours of 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. All windows of the library will be replaced. The library has received grant money and will receive additional grant money to complete the project Another set of World Book encyclopedias will be purchased. Remember that if there are books or materials that are not available in your local library, they can be obtained through the y loan system of the Utah Division of Libraries. Contact your librarian for more information. inter-librar- Karren Glover wins free tickets Karren Glover was the winner of the free tickets to the Miss North Sevier Pageant with her correct identification of the baby pictures of the candidates. The correct listing was as follows: a. Salina Orso: b. Christine Christensen; c. Shaun-te- ll Trapp; d. Amanda Watts; e. f. Rebecca Johnson; g. Kerri Malmgren; h. Shauna Beach; i. Stephanie Christensen; j. Krissy Johnson; k. Nicole Stubbs; 1. Debra Bennett; m. Sheri Squires. April 20, 1988 Price .35 Regional Trials of Utah Summer Games in Richfield this and Salina week underway Richfield and Salina are prepared to make history as they kick off the first ever Utah Summer Games Regional Qualifying Competition on April 22. The South Region, which is hosted by Richfield-Salinrepresents the largest geographic region in the S ummer Games format, taking in everything from Nephi, south. Rich Wilson, executive director of the Games, indicated that as of April 11, there were more than 500 amateur athletes registered for the southern region trials, and he said that he expected the number to continue to grow with another week of registration time. Wilson said the South Region has already exceeded the participa- Schedule of events for the South Region competition is as follows: Action will begin Thursday afternoon with Volleyball games beginning at 4 p.m. in theNS Middle School Gym. There will be no charge for Thursdays games. Friday morning Volleyball action will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until time for the Opening Ceremonies at North Sevier High a, Schools tion of the First Year of the Utah Summer Games, in the represented sports. k Com- Saturday action will see the Changes in meal service for Seniors Open Men and Open Women, as well as Scholastic Womens competition, and will start at 8 a.m. Other Friday action will see Basketball at the two high school gyms and South Sevier Gym, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at all three sites. Softball action will begin at 6 p.m. Friday evening in Richfield at the Rotary and Lions Parks. Games will continue all day Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Swimming events will take place at the Richfield Swimming Pool, with warmups beginning on Friday evening at 6 p.m. Competition will begin Friday evening at 7 p.m. Saturday action will begin at 9 a.m. Ten track members from schools, and ten from North SevicrHigh will participate in a Torch Lighting ceremony Friday Richfield evening. The runners will leave Richfield approximately al4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Each will run about one mile. Mountain Fuel has provided a large torch which will be lit by the runners when they reach the NSHS Track. The Regional Trials w ill then officially be open. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. a Beef Barbecue will be held at the Track site. Ken Payne will barbecue the meat. The dinner will include beans, potato salad, roll, and drink to accompany the barbecued meat. The Barbecue is sponsored by the North Sevier Economic Development Committee. During the Opening Ceremonies, Rich Wilson, Executive Director of the Utah Summer Games, will speak, and officially open the games. Following his address there will be entertainment by dancing groups, doggers,- Drill Team, .and others. At 9 p.m. a fireworks display will be given. KUTV will be covering much of the Games, beginning on Thursday evening, and including the Opening Ceremonies, as well as some of the action during competition. - Track events will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the NSHS Track and Field Complex. First events will include the 5,000 meter run and Field Events. All other running events will begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue until completed. Everyone is invited to attend all of the action during the and any 1st Southern Region Trials for the Utah Summer Games. WILL BEGIN TERM JUNE New Superintendent called to head Sevier School District The Senior Nutrition Program has been forced to make changes in the daily meal program offered to - senior citizens at local senior centers, according to the Six County Commissioners organization. Due to severe funding cuts, the program will be reduced to four days per week. The new days of operation are Tuesday through Fridays for congregate meals only. Home delivered meals will still be available five days per week on a limited basis for those who qualify. The meal for Monday will be a frozen meal, delivered on Fridays with the regular meal. For more information please call the District IV Nutrition office at or call your local Senior Center. 896-922- new Football-Trac- plex. Featured Friday will be the Open Men and Open Womens Volleyball. Tickets will be $2 for adults, and $1 for children. Tickets will entitle the holder to attend any game at either the Middle School or High School Gym. A new superintendent foi Sevier School District, Brent L Rock, of Round Rock, Texas, ha.' been appointed by the Sevier Boarc of Education and will assume dutie: upon the retirement of Supcrinten dent John Carl Tuft who is retiring. The Board made the appoint ment after an extensive search for i new superintendent. Dr. Rock ha: accepted the appointment and wil begin service at the end of the fiscal year in June. The Board is pleased that Dr. Rock as accepted the invitation to become leader of the educational team in Sevier School District. His appointment has the unanimous support of the Board, and Board members are confident he will con 2, Seasons of Joy New hours at Salina Library Jill Marshall; Wednesday, Seasons of Joy, a conference for women, will be held Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gunnison Stake Center. Workshops covering Finding Joy in Adversity; Joy and Zest in the Golden Y ears; and Joys of Self Esteem will be offered, as well as Seasons of Joy by Janice Kapp Perry and daughter, Lynne Christofferson. All women of the area, in or out of Gunnison Stake, are invited to attend the free conference. tinue to build upon the quality of education in Sevier District and move in the same direction as the exexisting educational plan, Ross Marshall, president of plained the Sevier School Board. Dr. Rock has been in education for 20 years, with experience at all grade levels of education from elementary through graduate school. His experience ranges from a classroom teacher to superintendent. He presently serves as superintendent of Round Rock Independent School District in Texas. He is responsible for 22 schools, 17,500 students and 1,800 staff members. His position involves direct responsible for an annual operation, debt service and capital budget of $93,722,000. Dr. Rock said Utah was his home for 24 years. He lived in Sanpete county for five years and in Millard County for two. He said he grew to love the people and the unique challenges that exist in those areas. Students are number one, according to Dr. Rock. He also believes that the public wants strong and fair leadership, and a person who is honest and can provide a sense of vision. Dr. Rock received his Ed. D. and his M.Ed. degrees from Utah State university in 1973 in educational administration and elementary education respectively. He has done graduate work at the Un i versi ty of California. He earned his Ed.S. degree in educational administration and his M.S. degree in physical education, library science and driver cduca6ion. Both were received from the USU in 1971. In 1965 he earned his B.S. from USU in physical education and biology. He rcccivedhis A.S. degree from Snow College in 1960. I feel Dr. Rock is a person who is truly concerned about people. He will continue to support the partnership in education program, and has a commitment to students and to the concept of self renewal. I believe the district will continue to improve through his leadership, said Sevier District Superintendent John Carl TufL Yard cleaning, burning okayed Salina City Council has set the dates of March 8 through April 30 as days for burning for yard cleanup. Burning is to be during daylight hours only. This does not include open container garbage burning, which is prohibited. , Mass meetings to be held Apr.25 The Republican Party Mass Meeting will be held April 25, 1988 at 6:45 p.fn. at Zions Bank Meeting room for district 25. Members will be voting for 1 Chairman; 1 vice chairman (of the opposite sex); 1 secretary; 1 treasurer; At least 3 Committeemen; and nominations will be made for one delegate to attend the State Convention. Tim Jones, County Chairman will address the group. WONT BE LONG: The road is almost clear to Fish Lake, and the ice is beginning to receed from the shoreline. Fishing buffs have been frequenting the lake most of the winter, and during the coldest months some reported great catches. Forest Serv that the ice is not safe now, but that people are having some luck fishing around the edges. Nevertheless, it wont be long until the lake is clear and full of boats and fishermen. ice officials warn y |