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Show l tr A 1 if r fi j , tfrl r ,, v ' rt , t T 4- Sa1 ' rl n i ' Juam M 'v(J Ul SINCE 1815 HOMETOWN NEWS PAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH t y k'.i'i'iririiiii- r- in - m - 7-50e- NTMi 2002 November13, i rill ?. "fX'C.lT.'-oM- iMiHWIII :: V-- i ''t !& LDS President Hinckley set to rededicate Monticello Temple f i t i.- i Formal dedicatory services for the newly renovated Monticello Utah Temple of the Church of '. ? Jesus Christ of $ s 1 1 The Monticello Buckaroo defense swarmed the Enterprise Wolves offense, but it wasn't enough. The Bucks fell 1412 in a semifinal Gary Torres photo game. See the story on page 8. New faces in county government Thousands of San Juan Incumbent Mike Lacy did well County residents went to the in north and central San Juan polls on November 5 and their County, easily outdistancing voting will result in several new challenger Henry Lee for faces in county government. County Sheriff. Lacy garnered The past several county elec- 2,252 votes to 1,522 for Lee. In other county races, incum- tions have been marked by unbents were unchallenged and challenged incumbents. for another However, that will change in were term. include new when several County AtThey January county residents take elected torney Craig Halls, County positions. Ty Lewis, Mark Clerk Norman Johnson, County Maryboy and Bill Redd have Recorder Louise Jones, and worked together as the San County Treasurer Paul Barr. San Juan County will be repJuan County Commission for more than 10 years, resulting in resented in the Utah House of the longest tenured County Representatives by Democrat Brad King of Price. King was Commission in the state. However, there will be two challenged by retired Blanding new faces on the County Com- physician De Lamar Gibbons. mission in January. Lynn H. They ran an even race in San Stevens of Blanding easily out- Juan County, but King easily distanced write-i- n challenger outdistanced Gibbons in Carbon Jim Shumway and will repre- County to win another term in sent central San Juan County the state legislature. . Latter-da- y Saints will be conducted on Sunday, November 17 at 10:30 a.m. by President Gordon B. Hinckley, world leader of the church. The Temple, the 11th in Utah, recently drew more than 8,000 visitors during a public open house. To allow for as many Latter-da- y Saints in the Temple district as possible to participate in the dedication, two separate sessions have been scheduled. To increase participation in the dedication, the first dedication session will be rebroadcast at a separate time. Speakers at the dedicatory session will include General Authorities of the Church, as well as the Temple President and Matron. Funds for rural defibrillators - See page 2 This temple is the Churchs first of a new series of small temples. The building was originally dedicated in July, 1998 and recently underwent a renovation and expansion which in- Funds for rural nurses - See page 2 Funds for area events creased the square footage nearly 50 percent. The Temple closed for renovation in March 2002. Once the Temple is dedicated, it will be used exclusively by members ofthe Church for mar- - See page 3 Too many septic tanks? article - See page 3 Education Foundation issues chal- riages, baptisms, and other sacred ordinances, which focus on the eternal focus of family relationships. - lenge See page 6 Buckaroo season ends one week too - Seepages early Other General Authorities who are scheduled to attend include Thomas S. Monson from the First Presidency, Elder Black Number Ten - See Caveman, David B. Haight of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Utah South Area President John H. Groberg. 1 I page 10 . Slow news week in La Sal - See Northern News, page 3 . re-elect- ed Make a difference for America - See Whats News, page 3 T Viola Abby-Mari- e Georgia & Paul Pratchen girl October 27 boy Kavin Gerald & Travis Muller October 28 Nita girl Alexis Brielle Mindy & Charles Taylor November 2 boy Gage Dylon Black Ashleta Denetsosie Recent redistricting manStevens garnered 831 votes, dated by the 2000 Census rebeating write-i- n challenger Jim drew the district boundaries, memShumway more than two to one. making King, a long-tim-e on the Commission. & Severn Black, Sr. November 7 ber of the House of RepresentaShumway received 415 votes. Manuel Morgan was unchal- tives, a first-tim-e representative lenged for the south county seat of the San Juan County area. on the commission. He replaces Tully R. Jones and Walter Commissioner Mark Maryboy. Atene are new members of the There will be a new face in the San Juan School Board. Jones County Assessor's office after was unchallenged in District 4, Democrat challenger Howard and Atene beat write-i- n candiRandall defeated incumbent date Neal Crank in District 5. Bruce Bunker. Randall did exJudges on the Utah Court of well south in the tremely county Appeals and in the Seventh Disprecincts to overcome Bunkers trict Court were all retained in incumbent advantages and Judicial Retention elections. In all, 44 percent of the 8,779 sweep to the Assessors Seat. Randall carried more than 77 registered voters in San Juan percent of the votes in the south County participated in the eleccounty precincts, easily outdis- tion. Voter turnout ranged from tancing Bunkers 500 vote ad- 80 percent at Cedar Point to 16 vantage in the north county pre- percent at Mexican Hat. Nearly cincts and rough parity in the 57 percent of registered voters central county precincts. In the from Monticello, and 52 percent final count, Randall garnered of eligible voters from Blanding 2,074 votes to 1,661 for Bunker. participated in the elections. i 1 ms Candidate profiles News roundup Letters 2 7 10 12 Society 14 Sports Community News .... 18 Legals Real Estate Classified 24 25 26 "'.m iMwwji.wi VA 't r |