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Show Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday October 29. 2002 3A Deaneries of a lost world bring dinosaur enthusiasts By KEN LARSON . Sun Advocate publisher Utah into western Colorado. Scenic vistas abound in the dinosaur The dinosaur diamond is one of the many tourism attractions that has a huge effect on our tour-ism market, according to Kathy Smith, director of Castle Country diamond. Some ofthe most pristine and awesome natural landscapes will take your breath away and bring into existence memories that will last a lifetime, says Smith. I ! I ; Havel Region. Iburism regions along the by-way hosted a writers fam (famil- iaruation) tour of the newly des- ignated national scenic byway. The name dinosadr diamond came from the rough diamond shape of this remarkable area, which stretches from eastern The fam tour participants learned that the byway offers a matchless opportunity for the public to visit fossil and archeo- logical siteswhile enjoying the his-tory of discovery and teaming more through museums. The diamond covers more than 6S0 miles of highway and side km The fam tour began on Moo-daOct 21 in Grand Junction, Cola and made its way through, the Dinosaur Journey Museum, Dinosaur Hill and Sego Canyon in Fruita, Cokx The group was then off to Moab to visit Copper y, tripe. , Ridge Trackway. The next stop was the John Wesley Rjwell Museum in Green River and then bade on the road again headed to Price and foe world class College of Eastern Utahs Prehistoric Museum, Castle Country Havel Region hosted this leg ofthe diamondwith a grand tour by Don Bulge, direo- - quarry. Leschin went on to explain that this world famous quarry has produced more dinosaur mounts for display in museums than any other ' in foe whole world. The third day of the fam tour started withatourof die Nine Mile Canyon led by Layne Miller. The group then connected at Myton at the end ofthe Nine Mile Tour and was placed in the tourism hands of the Dinasaurland1 Havel Region outofVemaL They visited the Utah Field .a.A V X; . I ' , . tor of the along with John lelab supervisor. Writers were off to the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, which is a national natural landmark. Mike Leschin, Bureau of Land Management quarry director, explained to the writers that the quarry has the densest concentration ofjurassic dinosaur bones House of Natural History Museum and Dinosaur Gardens ; tours. 4 The final leg was to visit foe Dinosaur National Monument Quarry and then foe Harper Corner and Canyon Pintado making a round trip back into Grand .l j.i . Junction. According to Smith, this was a good experience for local tourism advocates and from this we have created a data base that will serve us well when conducting another fam tour. We will be doing another fam tour of other attractions, guaranteed, and will most likely repeat the dinosaur diamond mice again. Hvo writers from RV Life said the tour will be featured in their January and February magazines. They have a big following in Oregon and Washington and the article will attract readers to the diamond attractions. For more information about by the Castle Coun-Infbrmati- on Center RonDieselKraidsoii.puUisherafRVLjfis.anortfiwestpubica- - John Bird, CEU bone lab supervisor at the Prehistoric Museum in Alluring a recent fam tour of the dinosaur diamond. tionthhasronttyexpandedtoUtiispicfairedvisiringwith located inside the Prehistoric Museum in Price. . I . ft ' f lfi h(' ,k ' .V " j'0 .V 'j 9 r , , . I . . ' - rt 4 rV J1 .v ' ,, V" ,f v. ' ' I , : .i r ' . i - T v rtJ - i'1 - ' v ; . Motorists enjoy the newly constructed passing lanes at Sunnyside Junction. The days of being slowed down to almost a complete stop behind a semi are now over as the road now allows fester moving vehicles to pass slower ones without risk. Construction continues on various Castle Country roads Various roadways in the Castle Country area are undergoing repairs. The construction season is nearing an end however, road crews will continue to work until the weather turns too cold. Roadway work will continue on the south side of Highway 6 from Sheep Creek Road to Hicker Rest area. Traffic has been switched to the new pavement, but motorists are urged to pay close attention to the signage and markings that line this stretch of road. "Bucks will be entering and leaving the roadway at different areas of this project Excavation and grading operations are currently day shift only, Monday through Friday. Maintenance operations will be performed throughout the niht- Concrete barriers have been placed along portions of the project from mile post 196 to 200 which narrow the highway. Any oversized load concerns should be directed to the appropriate The current speed limit in this construction zone is 40 and motorist must be prepared to stop. While construction continues at this section of highway, motorists who travel the stretch of read located at Sunnyside Junction are experiencing smooth driving conditions. Construction has ended for the season at this section of roadway and newly formed passing lanes are in place. Motorist will no longdl- - need to worry about the congestion which large semis create on this section of highway. port-of-entr- y. miles-per-ho- ur 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Sat 8:30 am -- 1:30 pm d S0RREME MUEEJER Buckling up not only saves lives ... its al$o the Utah state law! i , ever found, with at least 44 allosaurs coming from this Q w .5'. i miles around to visit area Mon-F- rl 1 i1 We Repair ABS BRAKES PERFORMANCE - 4 EXHAUST SPECIALIST iTRAHSfillSSIOli EXPRESS ULTRA Kfe Drive une Specialist? TrusuAmRrice YouXatvAfford! ST. ANTHONYS 911 E. 100 No., Price Red, White & Blue Annual 637-449- 3 CATHOLIC CARNIVAL TURKEY DINNER 4:00 7:00 November 7th, p.m. to p.m. Thke out starting at 3:30 p.m. DINNERl MEXICAN 4:00 November 9th, $200j Auto Muffler State Inspection i Radiator Coolant Flush j Transmission Filter Oil Change Transmission Flush.......; j November 7th, 8th, & 9th p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner Prices: $7.50 for Adults $4.00 for Children I CARNIVAL WILL BEGIN NIGHTLY AT 6:00 p.m. j 74 Brakes (Front) Brakes (Rear) g) lAirieli IMOl ;'$&'$ (01(0 'yrt .vvr'i 1 -- For more information call: or472-566Dale & Dorothy Wilson 472-82- I I I ! . 05 1 I rail! I I I I U j. - 4f y i I J COURONl r I I I I I I Expires November 30, 2002 I Tickets will be available at the door. HELPER CIVIC AUDITORIUM 19 S. Main Street, Helper Utah d)74 Special.. U-Jo- int I I tVMI-.V.l I I Come and join in the fun, games, and great drawings. 3! ' '. ' I, ' giresJJoyember 30J2002 . . n V C I i ,i J i |