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Show bolting fkckvmd THROUGH THE FILES OF THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT AND THE GRAND VALLEY TIMES 10 Years Ago Mayor Windford Bunce stated that he would ask the City Council to acquire water experts to appraise the domestic domes-tic water supply for Moab. Members of Cub Scout Pack 317 enjoyed a melon bust at the old city park, along with pack meeting events. David Casey, Andrew Whitehorn and Kevin Denny were declared winners of a watermelon eating contest. Canyonlands National Park celebrated its second birthday, its mother organization, the National Park Service, observed observ-ed its 50th. Miller's super market had a sale on 38 pounds of meat for only $19.76. 20 Years Ago Enrollment at the Grand County High School reached the 400 mark by the close of the first day of school. Mary Thompson, Moab's Uranium Queen who was to represent Grand County in the Utah State Fair and Dairy Princess title later this month learned the names of the names of the judges of the competition. Grand County Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a suggestion that a museum should be established in Moab. 40 Years Ago Wesley Stewart was found guilty of chicken theft and was fined $200. An oil highway was being extended from the J.T. Love-ridge Love-ridge home to the Pack Creek bridge in the south part of town. A cloud burst which swept along the hills of north Moab turned the streets into rivers within minutes, leaving the town covered with mud and damaged yards and flooded basements. 60 Years Ago The band of Piute Indian's headed by Old Polk and Old Posey, who promised General Hugh L. Scott that they would stay out of San Juan County, returned to Allen Canyon near Blanding. Moab was experiencing a building boom with several new residences beine built. The Woodmen Hall and Moab State Bank buildings were being remodeled. The Moab canning factory was packing tomatoes, peaches peach-es and pears, only the choicest fruits being canned. |