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i iyn''ii Local Region Spectrum 3A Tuesday, December 31, 1991 Local Briefs Officials pull the plug on KUTV's plans are unable to pick up local signals changes are to give the county an accurate figure to work with when an unfair advantage in the mark etplace by subsidizing the station's advertising efforts. "It's a question of who's paying the bills to allow them an audience in the area," said Jack Lancaster, sales manager of KCCZ TV's St. George office. "I don't believe any TV or radio station in the area has had the luxury of being able to pre-sell themselves before they went on the air." KSGI Radio General Manager Morgan Skinner said the practice of ad inserting is commonly used to target consumers in rural areas throughout the nation, but it's done at the broadcasters' expense. "The county will be setting a very dangerous precidence here by becoming a partner with a prb vate competitor," he said.

"ChanA nel 2 could put a transmitter down here if thev wanted to." Ray Carpenter, president of Tri-Star Media Communications which oversees operation and maintenance of the county translator stations, offered support of KUTV's entrance in the area, but also expressed some concern. "My concern is that (KUTV) could do this and then leave it that way and never build their station down here," he told commissioners. "That's not becoming a partner in the community." Currently, no locally originating braodcast is allowed on the county's translator carrier, which limits their ability to reach all the communities in the county. Residents in the EnterpriseCentral and SpringdaleRockville areas Utah University Student Center's Bryce Canyon Conference Room. According to Dick Carlson, assistant professor of language and literature, the purpose of the orientation is to discuss particulars of the cruise and answer questions.

The educational cruise will visit Bercelona, Spain and many of the Mediterranean ports of call that were frequented by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century. "Anyone who is just thinking about the possibility of participating in the cruise and would like to come see what we are going to do, or ask questions, would be welcome to attend, Carlson said. Carlson noted that several people have already signed up for the cruise, and that anyone planning to participate should consider making a reservation deposit by the end of January. A Caribean cruise scheduled to begin Dec. 28 was completely booked by June, he said.

"All I can say from past experience with the Caribbean cruise is that anyone desiring to reserve a cabin should book their reservations as soon as possible," he said. "There are only two sailings of this particular agenda, so it will fill up fast." Seniors' excercise class planned ST. GEORGE An exercise class for seniors, two days a week, will begin Jan. 2, 1992, at St. George Senior Citizens Center.

The Tuesday class will be chair exercises planned for those who have not exercised on a daily basis. Thursday is low impact aerobics for more active seniors. Classes will be taught by Marci Jensen and will begin at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $1 per class. trom tt.

George and Cedar City. Once KUTV establishes their St. George station, which will carry most of the same programing as the parent station in Salt Lake, the Wasatch Front signal could be dropped from the translator and another distant station added. Commissioners voted unanimously to ban any changes of programing, either commercial or entertainment, from that received from the originating source. If KUTV or any station currently on the county translator system violates that order, that station's re-broadcast could be cut.

On another matter, commissioners backed away from taking action on proposed changes to county employees' fringe benefits for the second time. A full contingent of employees, mostly from the county sheriff's department, bombarded the board with complaints about the changes. Under the proposal, employees' vacation, sick and other paid leave time would be combined as "personal leave," which commissioners say would give workers complete flexibility over how the time is used. However, the number of paid days allowed during the year would be cut to as few as 18. The days an employee could save up for an emergency would be limited to 90.

There is no ceiling on accrued days under the current program. Hirschi said the reasons for the his 1988 campaign promise to limit budget growth to the growth in inflation and population, over $100 million per year could have been available for tax cuts each year while continuing to increase essential service budgets, school budgets and all government budgets by 4.8 percent per year, or about $180 milfion per year. When the governor makes claims he is holding spending tight he is using the old "smoke and mirrors" trick of comparing a recommended budget with an authorized previous budget with an appropriated previous budget with an actual previous budget. However, Cook said, "recommended needs to be compared Utah Arts Council announces grants CEDAR CITY Two Iron County arts efforts will be among some 44 organizations statewide to receive Community Arts Development Grants from the Utah Arts Council, UAC Grants Officer Sherry Wadding-ham announced recently. The targeted organizations, which will be the recipients of more than $47,000 from the UAC, include the Cedar City Arts Council and the Parowan City Iron County Cowboy Days and Poetry Gathering.

According to the state arts council, the CCAC will receive $2,000 to fund, among other 1992 efforts, two one-act plays to be presented to school-age audiences throughout the community in February and May; three local poetry readings by Utah writers in February, April and October; sponsorship of a quilt-making folk art exhibit; sponsorship of a medern dance concert in the Southern Utah University Centrum in the spring; and support of the 2nd annual MayfestArtwalk, scheduled for May 7. Slated for April 17-19, 1992, the Iron County Cowboy Days and Poetry Gathering will receive $500 from the UAC. The event will include, according to an arts council release, presentations of cowboy poetry, farrier demonstrations, carriage rides, music, exhibits, sheep shearing and displays on leather work, pottery, quilts, food and horse-related activities. The program will also feature dancing, bake-offs and a wagon trek and parade. CAD grants are awarded each December to first-time applicants andor newly incorporated nonprofit organizations as a means of funding yearly arts projects.

The grants, limited to no more than $3,000, are a combination of state and federal funds. As with all other UAC grants, these funds must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar with money from such sources as ticket sales, foundation and local government grants and individual and business donations. Cruise discussion stated for January CEDAR CITY There will be ah orientation meeting for the 1992 Mediterranean Cruise Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Southern Cook says Governor is breaking promises calculating the cost should an employee quit, retire or be dismissed, to stop abuses of the system and to accomodate a fair wage structure.

Employees said they are "getting the shaft" under the proposal. They claim the benefits are their compensation for "low wages," and without them, "the county won't be able to keep people around." "Anytime people have something, whether it's fair or not, and you try to take it away, they're going to get upset," said Hirschi. "I think the changes are more than fair." Commissioner Gayle Aldred compared the county to a private business, pointing out the benefits an employer can offer depends on the company's cash flow. "You can't just keep adding benefits when your income is limited or you're employees will eventually be out of work," he said. "Washington County has the lowest tax rate in the state," which limits the funds available for employee benefits and services provided to the community.

In a 2-1 vote, the commission tabled the issue for further consideration. Finally, commissioners approved the appointments of Dennis Iverson and Ray Smoot to the Washington County Water Conservancy District Board. Iverson and Smoot will serve for four years on the board, replacing Dale Gubler and Evan Woodbury. with recommended, appropriated needs to be compared to appropriated, authorized needs to be compared to authorized and actual needs to be compared to actual. Only in this manner can one understand the truly explosive budget growth under the current administration.

It is also misleading for the governor to compare his budget growth against a previous 4.2 percent national inflation rate when the Utah inflation rate for the past 12 months is 1.3 percent. Cook recommended embarking on a 5-5 Freeze tax program. If the economy holds steady, 5-5 freeze could be implemented over for to five years. but Skordas told the judge that most victims are more interested in getting their money back than seeing the two men imprisoned. Meanwhile, South Salt Lake police and county prosecutors are continuing an investigation of Paparazzi Modeling, another business Todd and Wilson ran.

Albertsons (Full Circulation) Nissons (Selected Areas) by Scott Summerlll Staff writer ST. GEORGE Washington County Commissioners pulled the plug Monday on KUTV television's plans to use county-owned, taxpayer subsidized translator equipment to build an advertising base in the area. The Salt Lake City-based station, like others from the Wasatch Front and Las Vegas area, is currently being re-broadcast over county-owned equipment estab-lishecf nearly 30 years ago to bring television signals to southern Utah. As a prelude to establishing a local broadcasting station in St. George, KUTV has been approaching local advertisers to buy ad time.

Equipment currently being installed in Levan will allow the ads to be inserted for local viewing only, which cuts the cost to the advertiser substantially, said Commissioner Scott Hirschi. KUTV's Southern Utah General Sales Manager Keefe Pulley told commissioners the station plans to have a St. George broadcast tower in operation by the end of 1992. Once complete, the station would broadcast on channel 12 under the call letters KUSG. "The reason we've come in early is to set up a client base to raise revenues to build," Pulley said.

Existing broadcasters argue the plan literally puts the county in business with KUTV, giving them Garage fire suspicious say police ST. GEORGE City police are investigating a Saturday morning garage fire at 612 S. 800 East, the cause of which is undetermined and authorities have enlisted the state Fire Marshal's assistance. The 7 a.m. fire caused an estimated $23,250 worth of damage to the garage, which belongs to Art Kent of St.

George. Witness Leon Hall told police he had observed a white pickup truck near his home the morning prior to the fire. A subject was smoking inside the vehicle and had turned the headlights out, a St. George Police Department report stated. According to the report, approximately five minutes later, Hall heard the fire siren go off.

Richard Jensen, who lives in the apartment complex north of the garage, told police he had heard a voice coming from a subject who was in the vicinity before the fire was detected, the police report states. Mildred Riis, Jensen's mother who lives in the same apartment complex, told police she heard voices in back of the complex that morning, and heard one person say, "Get in this car. You want to see me back in jail again? Hurry up before the cops get here." Meanwhile, Fire Department employee Joe Empey pointed out pry marks located on the garage window. Kent told police the pry marks had not been there prior to the fire. History lost? LEHI (AP) A rare bit of Lehi history may be lost unless officials become willing to buy the state's oldest railroad depot.

The depot is owned by Jerry Harris, wno purchased it in 1961 and currently uses it for storage on his land. Harris has said he would be willing to sell the building to Lehi City as part of a planned expansion of the Hutchings Museum, but hasn't heard from the city or its Historic Preservation Committee. Unless the city acts, Harris said he's had several other offers from individuals willing to meet the $10,000 asking price. Harris claims the building, built in 1873, is the oldest depot west of the Mississippi still standing. It has been suggested that the depot be moved to the rear of the Memorial Building.

For insurance plead guilty to deception file charges on additional com- plaints that have continued to surface. Todd and Wilson agreed to pay restitution. Police said the pair made more than $65,000 during the six months of operation. Todd and Wilson could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, Regional Briefs ST. GEORGE Independent gubernatorial candidate Merrill Cook says Gov.

Bangerter's fiscal budget recommendation, like his last three budgets, breaks his 1988 campaign promise. "From fiscal year 1988, the year of the huge tax hikes and the tax protests, to the governor's new recommended budget for fiscal year 1993, the total state budget has grown by over $1 billion representing a 7.8 percent per year increase," said Cook. "Inflation has averaged 3.4 percent per year and population growth 1.4 percent per year for a combined inflation plus population increase of 4. 8 percent per year," added the independent candidate. If the governor had lived up to Auto brokers SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Two auto brokers accused of taking customers' money without making any effort to buy or sell their cars have pleaded guilty to theft by deception and having a pattern of unlawful activity.

Steven R. Todd and Bryant R. Wilson could have made money legitimately with their business, but instead ripped off customers who flocked to Rocky Mountain Auto Brokers, prosecutors said. "All the victims were desperate," said Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney Greg Skordas. "Either they had cars they couldn't afford, or such bad credit they couldn't afford to fund a car properly." Todd and Wilson promised to bring the two groups of people together, usually charging a $695 fee.

"It was a great idea, but they never bothered to do anything. They never hooked them up," Skordas said. Todd 28, and Wilson, 31, each pleaded guilty Monday to one count of second-degree felony pattern of unlawful activity under Utah's racketeering statute and one count of third-degree felony theft by deception. Third District Judge John A. Rokich set sentencing for Jan.

27. In exchange for the pleas, prosecutors agreed to dismiss 57 other counts filed against the men. Prosecutors also said they would not Look for the following Inserts in Today's Edition of The Daily Spectrum Lin's Thriftway (Full Circulation) Smith's (Full Circulation) No meeting, quorum absent SPRINGDALE A Spring-dale planning and zoning commission meeting was cancelled about 20 minutes after it was supposed to begin because a quorum was not present. Three of the five commissioners were out of town, one under emergency circumstances. A special town council meeting was scheduled to be this morning and the regular town council-will be Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

teachers around the state say, "No they won't." They feel what will happen is exactly sweat! Please join us December 26, at 4:00 p.m. for the KTVX 4 Kids' Sake Special, "No Sweat!" Tanker cars derail containing acid MAGNA (AP) Three railroad tanker cars containing sulfuric acid derailed at Kennecott Copper, but there were no leaks or injuries, said Alexis Fernandez, Kennecott manager of media relations. The derailment occurred on company property shortly after 4 p.m., she said. Utah 202 was closed while company and Salt Lake County crews worked at the scene. Fernandez said earthen berms were constructed around the derailed cars as a precaution in case any leaks developed.

Flour mill fire worries firefighters SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A small fire in the filter system of flour mill had firefighters worried but they were able to extinguish it quickly. "With flour mills, the dust is as volatile as gasoline," said Salt Lake City Fire Battalion Chief Gordon Nicholl. "Had the dust exploded, it could have blown the top off the building." About a dozen employees of Cereal Food Processors were evacuated when the fire was spotted about 12:43 p.m. Monday. "The fire was contained to the filter system very quickly so we were very lucky," Nicholl said.

Forged license causes suspension SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -The license of a Salt Lake City physician's assistant will be suspended for 30 days because he purportedly gave his employer a -forged license that said he was allowed to perform surgery. The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing also placed William Wong on two years' probation. Wong was licensed from August 1985 until December 1986, when he failed to renew his license. Bangerter, DePauiis say goodbye SALT" LAKE CITY A tribute to outgoing political leaders Sen. Jake Garn, Gov.

Norman Bangerter and Salt Lake City Mayor Palmer DePauiis will be held at the Red Lion Hotel orl Jan. 11. The fund-raising event, sponsored by the Children's Museum of Utah to benefit the museum, said spokesman David A. Miller. The event focuses on the three major political office holders leaving office over the course of 1992.

Gam. Bangerter and DePauiis will be the subject of stories and humorous anecdotes by some of the leading political figures in the state. Ted Wilson will serve as master of ceremonies and speakers include: Congressman Jim Hansen and Wayne Owens, State Sen. Karen Shepherd, State House Minority Leader Frank Pignanelli, Salt Lake County Commissioner Jim Bradley, Olene Walker, Budd Scruggs and other special guests. The $100 a plate dinner at 7 p.m., is preceded by a 6 p.m.

reception. Students urged to excercise SALT LAKE CITY Forty percent of American boys can't do more than one pull-up. Twenty-four percent can't do any! Fifty percent of American girls (ages 6-17) can't do any pull-ups, or run a mile in less than 10 minutes. These statistics may be astonishing, but they are true. On Thursday, December 26, at 4:00 p.m.

join Kimberly Perkins as she hosts, "No Sweat" a KTVX 4 Kids' Sake special on young people and fitness. With the physical fitness statistics of our children being so low, we should be toughening our physical education requirements in our schools. But just the opposite is happening. The State Board of Education is considering a proposal that would do away with physical exercise during school hours. The students would be told to exercise on their own time.

Will they do it? The students say, "Sure, no sweat. We'll exercise." Physical Education CLEARANCE I NOW IN Thank You I I PROGRESS for your Support I I KotUeH tytUtX I fsp 673'3951 23 North 100 East St- Geor9e Tfff call She Hansen 910 S. Bluff St. Get. 628-9067 STATE FARM Slate Fdfm insurance rr INSURANCE.