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Show I "A I I Wednesday, June Volume 66 Number 23 Swimming Pool now Open The weather is great, and what better place to spend some time cooling off or having fun, than the Salma Swimming Pool? The pool is now open, under the direction of Lee Christensen, Manager. Registration for Swimming Lessons and Advanced life saving classes is now underway. Sessions will begin when the first session is full. Sessions include twelve, lessons, one hour per lesson. Contact the Pool for more information, or to register. Lessons are $15 per session. Schedule for the Pool is as follows: 2 p.m. -- 5 p.m General Swimming 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Adult Swimming 7 p.m. to 10p.m. Rental Rentals are $ 1 5 per hour for less than 50 people. Little Miss North Sevier The Little Miss North Sevier Pageant will be held July 1, at 7 p.m. at North Sevier High School. The Pageant is for girls 6 to 10 years old. Registration fee is $10 per entrant, with deadline June 18, 1988. To register contact Ch-e- ri Squires, Betty 7 after 5:30 p.m.; Mason, or Inalce Jensen, The Pageant is sponsored by the North Sevier High School Cheerleaders. 529-750- 4; 529-706- 529-341- 2. 8, 1988 Price 35 Cents Economy of Central Utah drops in some Central Utahs jobless rate decreased to 12.2 percent in the first quarter of 1988, down from 13.9 percent in the first quarter one year ago, according to the Utah Department of Employment Security. Total nonagricultural jobs shrunk by an estimated 168 jobs from one year ago. The service industry gained the most new jobs; about 130. The construction industry lost the most jobs, about 340. Filings for unemployment compensation were down early 16 percent Districtwide building con- struction was down nearly 50 percent from the first quarter of 1987. Sevier County created the most new jobs in the district with nearly 70 new jobs. The two strongest industries in terms of job growth during the quarter were services and trade. Services gained 53 new jobs: most were in lodging services. In the trade Industry, the two biggest job gainers were eating establishments and miscellaneous retail establishments. In Sevier County, the total non-farjob count grew by 1.1 38 jobs. Services gained or percent, 26 new jobs, and manufacturing, 18. In services, the health service sector accounted for most of the gain. In manufacturing, the gains were made in food products and products manufacturing. Construction activity remains low in thedistrict. Permit authorized construction for the first quarter of 1988 stood at $1.4 million, a loss of 50 percent from one year ago. A drop in both new home construction and new nonresidential construction caused the reduction. m RAILROAD REMOVED: Road crews backed up traffic and worked to remove the railroad tracks at Salina's north end. The job will nearly finalize the project to remove the tracks stone-clay-gla- ss Sevier county reported just two permits for homes, both in the unincorporated county, while Sanpetecountypostedagainof85.2 percent. The turnaround in Sanpete county came in new nonresidential construction, most for new office buildings. NSHS girls attend Girls Seven girls from North Sevier High School will be attending Utah Girls State the week of June 12 -- 17, on the campus of Southern Utah S tate College, Cedar City. G iris State is a week of learning about the fundamentals of our government. All fifty states will be holding their Girls State sessions during the month of June. Salina American Legion Unit 36 Auxiliary is proud to be sending the following girls to Girls State: Jennifer Crane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Crane, Salina Kennalee Glover, daughter of State Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth GLover, Salina. Jennifer Kjar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kjar, Aurora Heather Mason, daughter of Mrs. Heather Mason and the late P" Mason, Aurora Alecia Nielson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Nielson, Salina Rebecca Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Johnson, Aurora Becky Reese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Reese, Salina. The girls will give a report on their experiences at Girls S tate to the Legion Auxiliary at a later date. Rebecca Johnson Reduced tourist room rent payments in Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties resulted in resulted had in 4th quarter room rents brought $1.2 million for a total of over $6.5 million in 1987. Economic events in the Cen- tral District noted the following: Sevier County James Cape and Sons of Racine, Wisconsin, is the apparent low bidder on a $ 14.2 million UDOT construction project. The projto ect, be completed by September 1 , 1989, consists of surfacing, building of structures and signing from South Richfield to Sigurd. Richfield Enterprises opened its doors on January 4, 1988, the first sewing plant in Sevier County in after the Marysvale Branch of the DRG railroad was taken out of service. seven years. Currently there are nearly 45 operators and 10 support workers employed. J.T.N. Construction, Richfield, is apparent low bidder for a $274,000 UDOT project to pave interconnecting roads to Richat and South changes Joseph field, and to modify the Belknap interchange. SY Construction, Richfield, completed the water tank construction for Richfields new water storage tank. Cost was $87 1 ,000 for a 43 foot high, 3.68 million gallon tank. Hogan Pass Highway in Sevier and Wayne counties is nearing completion. The last grading contract is underway and the paving contract should be awarded this summer. Series of Roadblocks to be held in County Sheriff John Meacham reports that during the next 90 days, the Sevier County Sheriffs Office will be conducting a series of roadblocks. The aim of these roadblocks is to protect the safety of all citizens. Meacham says that officers will be checking for drivers licenses, automobile registrations, and for other safety related problems. Sanpete County The Spectrum Marketing Group has moved from Texas to Manti. The move will mean jobs for 12 people with possible employment for 20 to 30 more. A major marketing effort is underway to sell the old Sperry plant near Ephraim. The 60,000 square foot electronics assembly plant sits in 7.5 acres. Labor demand, as noted by the number of job openings listed by employers at Job Service offices, amounted to 750 during the first quarter of 1988. Eighty five percent of all openings fell in five occupational categories. Bench work occupations accounted for the most openings with 1 80, an increase of 65 over the previous quarter. Service jobs remained the same with 140 new opportunities. Service jobsremained the same with 140 opportunities. Processing and miscellaneous openings increased to finish with 130 and Clerical jobs 100 respectively. amounted to 95. Labor supply increased from the previous quarter for 2,000. Clerical and structural categories accounted for the largest portion with Continued on Page 2 laws still in effect on Utahs first Free Fishing Day Limits & Saturday, June 11, is Utahs first Free Fishing Day. This means that anyone in Utah who would like to try their hand at fishing, can do so without a fishing license. Rebecca Reese Alecia Nielson Jennifer Kjar Heather Mason Kenalee Glover The Free Fishing applies to all open waters in the state, but Division of Wildlife Resources Officer, Fred Pannunzio, reminds anglers that the same regulations will apply on June 1 1 that , apply on any other day - and he urges fishermen to get a copy of the regulations before they set out on their fishing adventure. If this first Free Fishing Day is successful , and anglers don t abuse the privileges offered, it may become an annual event. Its main purpose is to take thekids fishing, and introduce them to what may become for them an enjoyable lifetime sport. It would be great if our veteran anglers would take some neighborhood kids fishing on Free Fishing Day, Geer said. Many kids arc being raised in an urban environment, or arc being raised in single parent households, and they just havent had the opportunity to lcam about the outdoors and the fun of fishing, Geer noted. sion of Wildlife Resources, said, As a kid, I loved to fish. It was, and still is, my favorite outdoor recreation. So, Get the kids and head for My interest in fishing was the reason I went into the wildlife profession as the fishing holes, Pannunzio said, But get a proclamation and teach I wanted to a fisheries biologist. learn whatever I could about fish so the kids that the laws governing fishI could catch more! ing are for everyone, he concluded. Weve heard that some people think that on Free Fishing Day they can go anywhere they want and catch as many fish as they want. This just isnt so, Pannunzio advised. Utah State Parks offer Free Use Day" June 1 Closed waters will still be off limits to anglers, and all those fishing will be expected to adhere to the same fish limits per person as on any other day, Pannunzio said. In a related story, the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation is offering free day use at all State Parks on Saturday, June 11, 1986. The free use of the states parks is being offered in conjunction with the Utah 1 Division of Wildlife Resources Free Fishing Day. Help celebrate Free State Park Day - and Free Fishing Day - pack up the family, head for your favorite spot, and have a great time. |