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Tl IH DAILY Spectrum 3 A Saturday, February 1, 1992 Local Region Local Briefs Broadcasters, officials combai KUTV advertising. "Most of what we are doing now isthe same thing we have been doing for the past 20 years providing a forum for local people who want to advertise on television," Hatch added. Despite the motive, however, southern Utah's government representatives aren't sure they are ready to provide free electricity and translator space for northern Utah's enterprising commercial efforts. The Iron County Commission agreed last week to draft letters to the Salt Lake City affiliate stations, warning that the broadcasters could be shut off at the translator network if they insert programming into their signals without prior consultation. "I think its past time we let the stations know that this is our translator network," said commissioner Jim Robinson.

"We pay for it and it should be under our control." cations Commission as a low-power television station, making any move by the station at the site completely legal. County governments lease the land on which the translator sits and provide the site with electricity, Hatch added, but KUTV itself owns the equipment used to transmit the broadcast signal from Salt Lake City. "Our plans are to continue to serve all households in southern Utah with the translator network," said Hatch of Golden's claim that Channel 12 would reach only 40 percent of the area population. "We will reverse the direction of our broadcast feed back through the translators, and in the process service all of the southern end of the state." The KUTV president also called Golden's complaints nothing more than "sour grapes," noting that the KCCZ official is bristling at the arrival of additional competition for local currently provided to the three Salt Lake City network affiliates at no cost. In a telephone conversation yesterday with The Daily Spectrum, Hatch agreed that KUTV was in the process of inserting local commercials into the transmission from its Salt Lake City offices, but noted as well that the action is simply a reflection of the station's commercial interest in the southern Utah area.

"Our overall goal is to provide service to the people of Cedar City and St. George via Channel 12," said the station president. "We are looking at this as an, interim step to building an advertising base before we spend the money on the electricity and the equipment to install the station in St. George." According to Hatch, the commercial insertion will occur at a translator located near Levan which has been licensed to KUTV by the Federal Communi by Phil Chldester Staff writer SALT LAKE CITY KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City will build a satellite television station in the St. George area, says station president and general manager Jeffrey Hatch but the road the NBC affiliate is taking to reach that substantial goal has a number of local broadcasters and government officials alike vowing to combat the process every step of the way.

In an appearance before the Iron County Commission last week, Mike Golden of KCCZ-TV in Cedar City reported that KUTV had plans to insert local commercials into its programming feed at a regional translator shared by five southern Utah counties. Such an act -would result in nothing less than a government subsidy of a commercial business, Golden said, since use of the translator network is After 40 years of service, Everett retires I nun I jmUf I iai a. Planning officials hold meeting BRIANHEAD The Brian Head Town Planning Commission will meet in regular session Monday at 5 p.m. at the Brian Head Village Recreation Room. Commission members will also review the zone map and master plan, and will rewrite specific terms for screening in C-2 zones as requested by Brian Head Town Council.

Mtn. Fuel provides free information CEDAR CITY Mountain Fuel Supply Company is providing toll-free information hotlines for residents of 15 communities that will begin receiving natural gas service this year. The communities include: Beaver, Minersville, Milford, Newcastle, Central, Veyo, Holden, Fillmore, Meadow, Kanosh, Scipio, Leamington, Lynndyl, Delta and Enterprise. Residents of these communities can call Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

for information about natural gas, Mountain Fuel or the service expansion project. The toll-free numbers are: Richfield 1-80O-433-5251; Cedar City 1-800-433-1542; St. George 1-800-541-4915. Driving class offered for seniors HURRICANE A "55 Alive" mature driving class is currently being scheduled for February for the Hurricane area. Those wishing to sign up for this class, being sponsored by the AARP (American Associ ation for Retired Persons), should call 673-4123 to register.

Pesticide training course slated ST. GEORGE The Utah Department of Agriculture has scheduled a pesticide ap- plicator training seminar Monday in the room of the Washington County Administration Building, 197 E. -Tabernacle, St. George. These yearly training sessions for certifying or recertifying pesticide applicators are being held around the state, and will run through at least April of this year.

Federal regulations require that only certified operators can buy and apply many of the pesticides on the market, and the certificates must be renewed every three years. Those who were certified in early 1989, and who want to continue to apply restricted-use pesticides, must take the training this winter, along with those who want to be certified for the first time. Milford City holds meeting MILFORD Milford City Council will meet in regular session Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the city offices, 302 South Main Street.

Nick Duerksen of the Five County Associati of Governments will present information about the Clean Lake Program for Minersville. Tax assistance sponsored by VITA ST. GEORGE Free tax assistance is available through VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, sponsored by the Washington County Library. Help will be available on Mondays from 1-8 p.m.; Wednesdays from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 1-5 p.m., at the Washington County library, beginning Monday.

VITA is especially designed to provide free assistance to lower income, elderly and handicapped taxpayers who file a basic form 1040, form 1040A and form 1040EZ federal returns. When visiting the VITA site, be sure to bring this year's tax package, wage and earning statements, interest statements from your bank, dividend statements and, if receiving Social Security, the yellow form SSA 1099 you received from the IRS, a copy of last year's return, if available, and other relevant information about income and expenses. Lecture touches on gardening tips ST. GEORGE Adrian Hinton, Washington County Utah State University culture agent will present: a lecture Feb. 5j' Dixie College, Room "119, Home economics Building at 2 p.m.

He will speak on gardening in Utah's Dixie. This is a part of the "Enriching Life Skills" lecture series prepared by Washington CountyUtah State Cooperative Extension service. Hinton will provide information on preparing the soil, watering and what to plant to obtain quality yield. For further information, contact Mary Ann Page or Adrian Hinton, Washington County Extension office, 634-5706 who retired seen the area change from mostly farmland to secretary of the St. U.a growing residential orea.

(Spectrum Loren Company, has Webb) by Loren Webb Staff writer ST. GEORGE After 40 years of service as secretary of the St. George-Clara Field Canal Company, Schuyler Everett has retired, according to newly appointed secretary Wayne McArthur. Everett became secretary of the company in January of 1952 at a time when there were between 30-35 shareholders holding about 800 shares. The number of shareholders hasn't changed much over all those years, but the type of shareholder has changed from mostly farmers, to a point now where St.

George City owns 200 shares. Other primary shareholders today include Orwin Gubler and Reed Mathis, both of whom own farms. The non-profit canal company controls the distribution of irrigation water to stockholders in the Santa Clara Fields from To-naquint northntothe of Santa r-J-1 "There's always some squabbling over water 'who gets what up and down the creek," said Everett, "but there are no real problems." He noted that construction of Gunlock Reservoir was about the best thing that ever happened to benefit the water company. For the last two years, the reservoir has not held sufficient water supplies for stockholders. For many years prior to the reservoir, Everett said stockholders would farm the first half of the summer and then have to let most of the fields go idle, because no water was available.

"It's my opinion that the people off the mountain." condominium owner Petitioners are also upset with harsh fines for violations. Gubler and Ronnow explained that fines are set by judges, not by police officers. Council members agreed that Brian Head needs to provide information and make people aware of the laws. According to Gubler, Brian Head has taken steps to mark snowmobile trails more 1 4'- I I'MK WA For now, there is still a fair amount of farmland left. But a lot has disappeared.

"In a sense," said Everett, "It's a little sad to see it go that way (real estate development) but you can't stop farmers from making a reasonable profit." As the area has grown, more homes are being built in the Santa Clara Fields. Green Valley and Sunbrook Golf Course have also taken over what used to be farmland. Everett predicts St. George City will eventually pipe the police officers are driving Merrill Swenson, a clearly. Signs and flags have been ordered which will indicate where snowmobilers can ride and where other vehicles are not allowed.

Council members agreed to hold the next town council meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 11, in a larger room so people can voice their concerns and receive feedback from council members on this issue. i ST. GEORGE Schuyler Everett, after 40 years as George-Clara; field Qarjql Brian Head residents displeased with safety officials 1 the first governor of Utah." Today, all of Everett's remaining farmland is in the Washington Fields where he raises horses and a small herd of beef cattle. "I've enjoyed working with Reed Mathis," he said.

"He's (Mathis) has been in the canal company 38 years. He's been real good to work with and done a lot for the company." "He's (Everett) been really a good secretary," said Mathis. "Dedicated and fair and he's got along with the farmers." pageant slated Contestants are reminded that the pageant reflects scholarship. Unlike a beauty pageant, judges focus on personality and the potential to be a good role model. Contestants are judged on their knowledge of world and community events, their views of different issues, and their ability to communicate.

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9-5, 673-9641 available canal water and will continue to buy more of the remaining water shares in company. He also remembers that former Mormon church president Heber J. Grant told then St. George LDS Temple President Harold Snow that 'what this town needs is a good hotel and a golf course with the climate that we Everett said he still has the original deeds to a piece of Santa Clara field ground that "my father gave to me and the deed was signed Heber M. Wells, Indian Scholarship OREM Contestants are urged to get their entry forms in for the 13th Annual Miss Indian Scholarship Pageant to be held in Provo March 21, 1992.

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1000 George David B. Reed C. (PS HOME "When you're in pain, the chiropractor's the comfort of your Residents say officers, officials are turning away many tourists with their rudeness by Nicole Hampton Staff writer BRIAN HEAD More than 100 people are displeased with the performance of Brian Head's Public Safety Marshal's Office, said Barbara Dwyer as she presented a signed petition to the town council Tuesday night. A total of 135 voters, business-owners, employees, property owners, residents and visitors of Brian Head signed the petition. They feel that Brian Head law enforcement officers should act firmly when dealing with crimes of violence such as theft and driving under the influence.

However, they want officers to take an educational and warning approach with people Who unwittingly and unintentionally break laws. Petitioners claim that officers are forcing visitors away who receive unfriendly treatment or harsh fines. "It's my opinion that the police officers are driving people off the mountain," said Merrill Swenson, a condominium owner. He claims that officers were rude to him when he violated a snowmobile law, are rude to others and need to change their attitudes. Town Manager Judy Gubler received many calls about the petition from concerned citizens and developed a fact sheet of police acitivity in Brian Head.

She explained that officers write a reasonable amount of tickets, using snowmobile violations as an example. Officers only wrote six tickets for snowmobile violations in 1991 and have not written any tickets for the same offenses this year. Gubler said the officers are taking time to talk to snowmo-bilers. She added that one man was stopped and warned four times before he was cited. Petitioners are hearing from irate people who have been cited, said Gubler.

She said the police fact sheet shows that officers give seven to ten warnings for every citation they write. Brian Head Town Attorney Bill Ronnow said only three or four people that he knows of have contested ATV (all terrain vehicle) citations since they were created, and he found the citations appropriate in each of those cases. He added that people who violate ATV laws say the same thing, "I spend lots of money in Brian Head and because I spend lots of money in Brian Head, I should not be regulated." But there are risks in a small town with snow packed trails, ATVs and larger vehicles regulations are necessary, said Ronnow. 1 I eHIRQPRAGTie HEALTH CARE you don't want to hassle with bng waits in lobby. Cat me.

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