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Show Election slate set except tor sheriff With the exception of the office of sheriff, the general election slate for county offices is set. Delegates to Republican and Democratic county conventions narrowed the field for county commissioners to one each for districts two and three. Democrats selected Mark Maryboy of Montezuma Creek Billy Gaines plows a Bluff field with a 1938 Farmall tractor which was reconditioned by his father, Melvin Gaines. Alvin Reiner photo The Sam Juam Rteeord HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Vol 68 No 18 25 School bond approved by 80 Voters said yes last Tuesday to issuance of a $4 million bond for improvements at three county schools. The vote was 889 for, and 215 against. Funds from the sale of the bond will be used for projects at Monticello High, Albert R. Lyman, and Mexican Hat Elementary schools. A new home economics room, business room, and media center will be added at Monticello High, and the electrical system will be remodeled and updated. At Albert R. Lyman portions of the building will be remodeled and science, shop, FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH cents June 11, 1986 of voters music, home economics and physical education facilities added to convert the elementary school to a middle school. At Mexican Hat Elementary, portions of the old building will be removed to satisfy the state fire code, and four classrooms and a library will be added. Commenting on the outcome of the election. Dr. Hal Jensen, superintendent, said, We are really pleased. Generally, every community in the district expressed support for the bond. Indications are that the assessed valutation of the Republican ticket. Black received 32 of the 38 votes, with Paul possible county-i- s going to be better than Foreman of Blanding receiving expected and we should be able six votes in his first bid for to handle sale and payment of elective office. Black, incumthis bond without raising taxes. bent, will be opposed by Melvin I am very optimistic about what Laws, Blanding democrat, in this (bond) will do for our the general election. children and our economy. The vote for sheriff was close, Unofficial election returns with Lacy receiving 42 and Halliday receiving 36. Winner of the primary will face Ricardo Torres in the election. general Delegates ratified the candidacy of Gail Johnson for county clerk; Louise Jones for county recorder; Barbara Montella for county assessor; Marion Bayles for county treasurer; Craig Halls for county attorney; and, showed mixed economic sig- nals, says the Utah Department of Employment Security. Some portions of the economy are still needing to be hooked-uto a life support system, while others are showing a slight spark of life. One good sign is the year-ove- r change in the unemployment rate. First quarter 1986 shows a drop of 0.6 percent to 9.6 percent. Also, nonagricultural jobs were up for the district as a whole. First quarter 1986 figures show that construction, as measured by total permit p valuation, fell to the lowest mark in ten years. The first quarters $859,000 in permit valuation was 40.7 percent below the $1.5 million in first quarter 1985. The drop was felt in all categories with all of them reporting lower figures. Except for second quarter 1985, contraction activity has been eroding since 1982. Anticipated projects this summer may reverse this trend. Individually, only San Juan and Emery counties showed slowly any year-ove- r Monticello. Jones will have to unseat democrat Mary Lou Mosher for the office of county recorder. Both candidates are from Monticello. Montella, Bayles, Halls and Muhlestein have clear sailing as no democrats filed for assessor, treasurer, county attorney or justice of the peace. Delegates to the Republican State Convention will vote in caucus for state representative from District 74 San Juan and Grand counties. Incumbent David Adams of Monticello, republican candidate, will seek against William H. Moab Hance, democrat, and Keven J. Harward, libertarian from Castle Valley. Delegates to the Republican state convention for the next two years are: GeorgeAnn Burtenshaw, Jon Hunt, Kent Adams, Steve Burtenshaw, Catherine Johnson, Calvin Black and Jerry Holliday from Blanding; David Adams, Lyle Anderson, Bruce Adams, Keith Brent Redd, Demar Perkins, and Vemetta Sonderegger from Monticello; Phyllis Crowley from Eastland; and Leo Platero from Montezuma Creek. The Republican State Convention is scheduled for June 20 and 21. The Democratic State Convention is scheduled for June 27 and 28. The primary election is August 29 and the general election is November 4. Record travel to area parks Southeast economy needs life support The Southeastern District (San Juan, Grand, Emery and Carbon counties) once more as their candidate for county commissioner for District 3. Maryboy took 70 percent of the votes beating Walter Percell of Bluff nine to two. There is no republican candidate for district 3 commissioner. Delegates to the Republican Convention gave Calvin Black a straight shot at the county commission seat for District 2, but split their vote for sheriff between Mike Halliday and Claude Lacy of Blanding. Halliday and Lacy will now have to battle it out for a general election slot on the Harold Muhlestein for justice of the peace. Johnson, incumbent for county clerk, will face Lana Herron, democrat, in the general election. Both candidates are from increases in construction. New construction in San Juan County increased from $14,000 (Please turn to page 5) non-residen-ti- al During the three day Memorial weekend, an estimated 21,600 people visited the three Southeast Utah parks Arches and Natural Bridges. Many people came in to secure campsites and further swelled the numbers in the area. Arches proved to be the most popular, attracting 10,754 people. However, holiday travel to Arches was only 7 percent over 1985. The increase in Canyon-land- s was nearly 20 percent. The total 27 percent increase over last years 17,000 visitors Memorial Day provided a two million dollar weekend for area merchants based on local Can-yonland- s, mid-wee- k Loyd's Lake Dedication 3:30 p.m., Friday, June 13 and dinner and Free entertainment at Monticello City Park B-B-- Q 5 to 7 p.m. PUBLIC INVITED Travel Council estimates of expenditures per person. Park facilities were filled to capacity and some private businesses in nearby towns had their busiest days ever. Travel to the three parks to this date in 1986 is averaging 37 percent above the record levels set in 1985. Weather |