News in Tendo (2st week in Feb, 1999)

Feb. 14 (Sun.) (the highest 0.8C /the lowest -8.4C /weather - snow)

Feb. 13 (Sat.) Stop or Continue? Jet to Tokyo (the highest -0.3C /the lowest -5.5C /weather - cloudy)

In the begging, Yamagata prefectural goverment had 2 "Operations" to contine the flight between Yamagata and Tokyo.

At first they had a plan to propose a reducing the landing fee, from 320,000,000 yen in a year to 1/3. However they stated definitely to make a half in the negotiation after all. Did that mean that presant conditions was very severe? That isn't assigned for the deficit solution. The advantage of this cut in price seems to reduce charge of 250 yen.

And they have another "Operation" that they increase more than 10,000 passangers in a year.

If about 10 passangers per 1 flight increase, it is possible to realize that plan and the income increases about 100,000,000 yen.

Reducing of landing fee(160,000,000 yen) + the income(100,000,000 yen) = the income of 260,000,000 yen. But they saythat it doesn't become the solution of the deficit...

It is said that the governor or vice-governor will go to ANA office when they decide the navigation execution plan in the 11th year of heisei(1999).

Feb. 12 (Fri.) Prize of Japanese folk song (the highest 2.8C /the lowest -1.5C /weather - snow)

Mr.Hiroshi SATO, who is in Takadama area in Tendo, was award the folk song contribution chapter by the Japanese folk song society. It is the 1st splendid achievement in Tendo City. A folk song contribution chapter is a very honorable chapter as an evidence which he devoted his life to promote the folk song and to guide younger person.

Mr.SATO had been active as a instructor of Yamagata prefectural folk song promotion authorization for about 10 years, and he became a Japanese folk song society authorization assistant professor in last year.

Feb. 11 (Thu.) What is recycle ? (the highest 0.9C /the lowest -4.1C /weather - cloudy)

Recently old paper is overabundant and the dealer stops to collect it. A cause seems that recycled paper isn't getting into home though old paper such as corrugated cardboard and an old newspaper is taken out from home. Provision for it, Tendo City gathers a corrugated cardboard at the municipal office and provide a reward for the dealer who collects old paper. I think that they must spread the critical mind of "What is actual recycling?"

Feb. 10 (Wed.) Base camping of World Cup Soccer (the highest 3.0C /the lowest 0.0C /weather - fine)

They held an explanation meeting in Yamagata Prefecture sport hall. The meeting is about base camping of the soccer world cup, which Japan and South Korea hold in 2002. Now 3 autonomies, Tendo City, Sakata City and Mamurogawa town, expresse a positive attitude as a candidate. So, I try to analyze 3 autonomies with the dogmatism and the prejudice...



Tendo City


Traffic : Plane(Yamagata airport) and train(Yamagata Shinkansen)


Equipment : Yamagata prefectural sport park and Tendo City sport center


Staying : Tendo Onsen(spa) 19 facilites and a businessman's hotels 11 facilities


Sakata City


Traffic : Plane(Shonai airport)


Equipment : city grounds


Staying : ? (There may be many hotels because it is a port town)


Mamurogawa town


Traffic : Train(Yamagata Shinkansen) + bus ? (They have to move to Shinjo City with the station of the Yamagata Shinkansen)


Equipment : Preparing a ground


Staying : ???



Is it the best, Tendo City? Circumference cities such as Yamagata City and Higashine City express participation by the form of "the cooperation to Tendo City", too. But "Yamagata Prefectural sport park" which become a reception facility isn't the facilities of Tendo City but the facilities of Yamagata Prefecture as the name. So, individual a Tendo City is absolutely unacceptable to receive.

However Yamagata prefectural goverment is very passive posture, "If there is an active request from the local autonomies , we assist them."

Feb. 9 (Tue.) (the highest 5.8C /the lowest -6.4C /weather - cloudy)

Feb. 8 (Mon.) (the highest 7.4C /the lowest -2.3C /weather - fine)

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