Treasure Hunters Hit the Jackpot (Continued from Page 1) Over 50 Years Ago, That Same Property Was Home to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Celebrating Our 47th Year Voice Of South Marion “Hero Central” At July 27, 2017 Belleview United Methodist.... Page 24 Volume 47, Issue 44 • 1 Section USPS No. 787-320 Published Weekly - Read Daily Since 1969 www.thevosm.net. 25 Cents City Commission Locks The Door At Lion’s Den During the Monday night City of “No one is in the building at this Mayor Christine Dobkowski, stat- where not renting it to people because Belleview budget meeting, the com- point. We changed the locks just in ed “We can wait a few months and the Lion’s Club said it was not avail- mission discussed the fate of the Bel- case there was anyone who did not see how Cherokee Park handles the able.” leview Lion’s Den Building. This city contact or coordinate through us and traffic and how many request for use McKamey stated “If we go through owned building was leased to the Li- everyone has left”, said McKamey. we get. If we don’t need two build- and demo the building in the next on’s Club for the past 50 years. Dur- Kids Helping Kids, Alcoholics ings for the time being we can talk year, we are going to do it in house.” ing that time, the Lion’s Club man- Anonymous, the Lion’s Club and about demolishing the Lion’s Den at Smith stated “AA (Alcoholics Anony- aged the building and subleased it to Cavalry Bible Church were using the some point in the future if it sits there mous) rates almost doubled what they different organizations. building prior to the city not renewing empty.” were paying and that’s not right.” Belleview commissioners voted the lease that ended on July 18th. Commissioner Bo Smith stated “I Commissioner Goldman said “Ev- not to renew the Lion’s lease and for McKamey stated “The goal is want the Loin’s Den to be available erything has been sketchy. Everything the city to start renting the building to turn the old public works build- to the citizens. We (the city) are tak- the mayor just said, people call to use for set fees during the August 4th ing into a community building, then ing control of a building that different the building and there was some rea- commission meeting. It had been re- eventually tear down the Loin’s Club groups of people were using and are son they can’t. What we do is go by ported that it was very difficult for an building in the future when the com- now charging 50%, 60%, 70% more what things cost and what seems fair. individual citizen to lease the build- mission decides to.” for the same facility, what are they This whole thing just makes my skin ing due to the various organizations Commissioner Mike Goldman getting for that additional money,” crawl with the things that came from already having it booked. stated “Just leave the Loins Den as stated Smith. “I have a real problem it,” stated Goldman. City Administrator Sandi McKa- it is, if we are thinking about renting with us doing that,” said Smith. McKamey stated “We need to look mey stated in Monday’s meeting that, it then we will need to populate (fur- Mayor Dobkowski said “My con- at the cost because we have no idea “the Loins gave us the keys the other nish it). If we are intending on put- cern was the Kids Helping Kids did really what the costs are really go- day and there is nothing left in the ting a new community center in then not pay anything, AA paid $100 a ing to be to maintain and operate the building; no refrigerator, stove, mi- lets not do anything.” Commissioners month and other organizations were community buildings, we are shoot- crowave, chairs, or tables. They took discussed only using Cherokee Park paying different fees. It was not fair. ing in the dark.” everything with them and turned the as a community building and sending It’s a city building, it belongs to all For now the Lion’s Den will not be utilities over to the city.” all the lease requests there. the citizens and the Loin’s Club was rented to anyone and will stay locked discriminatory and charged which up. All request for use of a commu- people they wanted to charge and not nity building will be sent to Cherokee charge, that was the main emphasis. Park. Treasure Hunters That’s why it came before us and they Hit The Jackpot By Bryce Abshier For any metal detecting enthusiast, it would be like a dream come true. South Marion residents Jesse Smith and Andy Adams “struck gold” recently, when the pair unearthed over 100 wheat pennies. Back-To-School Bash Mr. Smith and Mr. Adams found this buried treasure on the lot of the “La On Saturday, July 22, New Directions Family Worship Center and Straightway Iglesia De Dios” building. The large, blue building is located between First Baptist Ministries held their annual Back-To-School Bash. This event offered free food Church of Belleview and the railroad tracks, near C25. The story of how so many and games, face painting, fellowship and of course, free backpacks filled with old pennies may have ended up buried there is equally interesting. school supplies. Pictured are Jasmine Brown displaying her creative talents on (Continued on Page 12) Ruby Singletarys’s face. (Photo by Shannon Love) Inside This Letters & Opinions..... Page 2, 3 Obituaries..... Page 6 Police Reports..... Page 11 Week’s Voice Around The Area..... Page 6, 7 Church Listings..... Page 8, 9 Classifieds..... Page 14 VOICE OF SOUTH MARION, July 27, 2017, Page 2 Letters & Opinions Amendment 1 - “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ... or the right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” The content in the letters and opinions is not necessarily the opinion of The Voice of South Marion Dear Citizens of Belleview, Opinions I hope everyone is having a safe and relaxing summer! I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ms. U.S. Senate Misstep Will Cost Jobs and Jennifer Martinez, the Executive Director of Mar- Slow Energy Production ion Senior Services. She was kind enough to show me around the facility and to share with me some By Jeff Stier the great work that this organization does. Although The Senate has failed to roll back an Obama-era 800,000 Americans out of work by 2020. Marion Senior Services is based in Ocala, they ser- regulation that will discourage energy production, cost The rule will also reduce tax revenues. By discour- millions of dollars, and kill thousands of American jobs. aging natural gas production on federal land, it could vice all of Marion County, including Belleview. The rule, issued in the eleventh hour of the Obama pull $114 million out of federal and state coffers. Their mission statement reads “Assisting the elder- presidency by the Bureau of Land Management, was Western states, which host vast swaths of federal ly, disabled, and disadvantaged residents of Marion designed to limit already decreasing methane emissions land, are particularly concerned about the rule’s costs. County to maintain independent living status.” This from oil and natural gas wells on federal lands. The Utah’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office says organization offers a myriad of services, including Republican-led Senate was expected to kill the regula- the rule “gives BLM authority without accountability adult day care, caregiver support, case manage- tion before it had a chance to take effect. But instead, and lacks proper cooperation with existing state regula- ment, congregate dining, emergency alert response, three Republicans broke with their party to keep the tory agencies.” homemaker assistance, meals on wheels, personal rule in place. New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez maintains care, respite care, and transportation. That move was shocking. The environmental impact that, “Absent a repeal [of the methane rule], funding Marion Senior Services also offers a “Pets Meals of the rule is essentially negligible. Methane only ac- for New Mexico’s schools, roads and healthcare will on Wheels Program,” which delivers pet food to be dramatically reduced on account of the reduction in counts for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions -- qualifying households several times a week. Al- revenue generated by the oil and gas industry.” and federal lands host only 15 percent of natural gas though some of the people who work with this pro- Her concern is warranted. New Mexico, which has production. Indeed, the rule would only trim CO2 gram are paid employees, the organization relies emissions by less than 1/100th of 1 percent. energy development to thank for 30 percent of its state budget, could see 70 percent of its northwestern wells heavily on volunteers. For people who may be in- What’s more, the industry already has a financial in- terested in helping out, Marion Senior Services is centive to capture methane emissions -- and has been shut down. In Rio Blanco, Colorado, where 85 percent of rev- in need of people to help in many capacities. Some making great strides to reduce them. Between 1990 and of these volunteer opportunities include simply be- 2015, according to the EPA, petroleum-related methane enue is powered by oil and gas, market constraints on coming a friend or companion to a client, providing emissions fell more than 28 percent. energy production have recently caused a 30 percent light housekeeping, tiding up yards, doing minor But Americans will have to pay a hefty price for revenue dip.