Show Withdrawals fay soma of the top teams in the Moab Women’s Softball Tournament may cause cancellation of the “A” Bracket scheduled to be fin Thursday In Moab Dixie Barker President of the Moab Cham ber noted that some Colorado and New Mexico teams already making arrangements to play in the Moab Tournament have withdrawn and could cause cancellation of at least one bracket Arrangements have been made to replace those teams with teams from area ' Other brackets' howthe Provo area but at press time on Wednes- ever will go as scheduled with 5 teams in the day no word was received “B” Bracket and eight The tournament was to in the VC” Bracket be one of the biggest in “A” teams that will be the State this summer and it was hoped to bring in Moab unless cancelled over 500 persons into the will be from Denver and Morrison Colorado with from this area will also 2 Grand Junction teams include a team from PalCoors and Supreme isade Colo Price Foods taking part in the LaSal the Moab “B” Bracket along with 76’ers Coates Drilling the Moonshiners and the Women’s All Stars and Moab Sportsmen Club the Junior All Stars and Monticello The “C” Bracket Games are Scheduled teams consisting mainly to start Friday and con Car-bonvil- le clude on Sunday with the championship games A full slate of games are set for Saturday and Sunday prior to the finals Along with top teams in the area being in Moab will be some of the top umpires in the State ASA Sanctioned tournaments are required to have sanctioned umpires for games and they will bu assisted local by um- pires Entrance to Friday games will be free with a 50 cent charge for adults on Saturday and Sunday Robert I Kerr Super- intendent of the Canyon-land- s Complex has announced that a contract has been awarded to the Strong Construction Company of Springville Utah for construction of the second phase of the Flat - Confluence Squaw road In the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park The contract is in the amount of $696222 and calls for the construction of a 23 mile section of road er from Little Spring Can- yon to the vicinity of Dig Spring Canyon Specifics- tions call for all work to' be completed in 150 cal- -' endar days Upon com- Selection of books to take home for the week is an exciting part of Story Hour for these children Everyone delights in stories of realistic fantasy that are designed to children’s reading and enthusiastically search through the shelves By Michelle Cook Since Story Hour began in June an average of 75 children have participated in the program every week This is the sixth functional week of attend Story Hour and Grand Gloria Denny County Librarian must choose stories that will be appropriate to read to the majority Usually two or three stories are this summer reading ses- read to the group after sion which is being held everyone gets settled every Thursday morning Fortunately Gloria has at the Grand County Li- the assistance of Alison Mayberry andalso ocbrary Hour noC only Story casionally Kathy Patterrteaches children how to son and -- Carrie Denny listen but it also en- who volunteer their help tourages them to become when they are able to: familiar with the library These girls help check and the books that are out books maintain quiet available to them When while the stories are first arrive they find ing read and assist with books that are of interest the craft making which to their particular age follows During the craft period group and then most check out the books to take home the children learn to make for the week When every- things with paper and one arrives then the stor- other simple materials ies are read aloud that they can easily work Children of all ages with This is another very x be-th- ey were busy with of other matters Officers Migliori and Rowley arrested Paul K Hurlburt 18 July 12 at 6:45 pm and he is being held in Grand County jail on a charge of indecent exposure An accident in the parking lot of the Canyonlands Trading Post occurred July 9 at 11:45 am Alice Wanna stran was backing her 1969 Chevrolet and backed into a 1965 Chevrolet : belonging to ‘Leo Bury doing about $180 damage to the Burr venone n to hicle and the other There were no ing to Margaret Garcia which was parked doing vehicle No citations were $200 damage to the Ford issued and none to the Chevrolet m o iahmI At Two accidents were investigated July 10 At 9:30 am on Sundial Drive Johnson driving west in' E G Barlow was backing a 1961 Rambler ran into a 1969 Chevrolet from a 1974 Cadillac driven by his driveway and backed D Nightingale proceeding into a 1972 Ford belt south on Tusher Damage to the Cadillac was about 81900 and to the Ram- Another such accident happened July 14 ai the TraveLodge parking lot at 9:40 am Harry Willi-tte- n driving a 1968Buick was just leaving the parking lot and hit a 0 Chevrolet belonging to 19-7- - ’8’! Child Many oftheld- kids involved in Story contact Joe Stocks Hour also take part in the please at or MarvSom-mervil- le Summer Reacting Pro- -' 259-71at for gram which is for those early registration who are age six through twelve Reading Certifi- cates are awarded to the Body RCOOVOTCu f children who read ten or more books which are River er 259-53- 85 32 - suitable for their age brackets and it isn't unusual for several children to read over 100 books during the summer TO top the whole summer off a party is held at the end of the summer which is for the Story Hour group and those involved in Froa After Search Grand Countv Sheriff W H Bowmim discovered the floating body of Herb JohnsonTmangThurs- day July while he 11 at Sis pm was scouting mnS: £££$55 JSl Mayor Warns Water Users About Sand Mc-Doug- ald small terminal parking area near BigSpring Ciw- - yon This should be pos-- L omeUme early next year - “f rd yng titordwa f If fittlh about $Sbov Ms EUiswaa cited for making an improper left turn and im proper lane change causing an accident At about 6 pm July 14 David Cozzens driving a 1973 ' Kawasaki on the road behind Walker Subdivision lost control of his bike' He wak hurt in the resulting accident w and was treated and held overnight' at Allen Memorial Hospital Damage to the bike was estimated The H booth 'at thb ParkduringtheFair event sponsored by the Southeastern Art Guild netted $100 to use toward the Community Pride Project Kathy Walston Verleen Dickerson one of the Junior Chairmen of the project is presenting Kathy the money in small coins and bills Officers thanked all those who helped in any way and reminded residents of the event on July 19 pm at the City Park This is a sort of flea market and there will he lots of goodies clothing small appliances other items for sale “Help us reach our quota hy coming out and buying or donating to this cause at $850 “tt?37? JfJ°U haveanything you On July 15 at 5:30 pm ut the 76 Station on Third South Paul Wesley Shuey Jr driving a 1961 Chev- rolet belonging to Gene Layton hit a large garbage container at the rear of the station doing about' A contract has been $400 to the vehicle and warded te tor Herat “W The Boise Cascade $50 to the container He Building and Supply Com contract calls for con- was cited for driving pany of Blanding Utah and installation without a driver's license struction In the amount of $248450 Two incidents were inand to the Boise Cascade of a prefabricated modvestigated July 11 Two ular apartment Company of Boise Idaho were broken in an trees no firm There is yet in the amount of $61020 act of vandalism and the for the construction of date for construction to investigation continues in in likelihood but all the Canyonlands National begin in the matter At about 2 Park Hans Flat District it will be sometime - contract am an auto burglary ocThe Headquarters located on August curred at the Westerner the west side of the park calls for work to be com- Grill Approximately in 270 days near Hanksville within pleted Indian in $200 sumnext Jewelry by Hopefully Glen Canyon National Rewas taken from a car bemer assigned personnel creation Area The new to Maze district will longing to Arnold Schell facility will replace tem- be the the first Half of the jewelry has occupying facilities esporary been recovered and a jutablished in 1971 shortly permanent housing facili- venile has been arrested within ties Canyonlands after Canyonlands Nationcharged with the burglary al Park was enlarged to National Park 75? include the Maze area and 4-- 6-- 10 - Wl’7f5lor - Kens Flat Headquarters BidsAwardedbyNPS STSSJ body spotted Colorado River Charles Pipkin and Mike Hartzig ' Texas Gulf employees on their way to work stopped volunteered to swim Schultz’s “Peanuts” and comic strip who setanew out and bring the body to record in her summer shore The body of Johnson reading program — readwas transferred to Blening nine books in a row ding by Turner Funeral without understanding any Home for services and of them! 42 Johnson burial drowned July 9 near Lions Park while swimming with others in his party Sheriff Bowman also reported that camping fishing and personal gear 66 pieces in all belong ing to Thomas Hall Wien- cek who was apparently Mayor William D After the stories are read a craft is made by the and his body murdered Wednesday statyounger children with the older ones helping Alison ed that a heavier than put Into the Green Ri- Standing Rocks Country at the library usual dependence on well ver were found July 5 This will provide a more Mayberry who works part-tim- e with assists necklace making These necklaces water tills summer had above Green River at a permanent base for the were made out of string plastic straws and colored created location which is not protection and interprets problems with - non for me of south paper cut in round pieces sand til water lines not thought to be Ida camp- eastern Utah's most The gear has experienced quite so bad- ing spot standing features sent to the in ly previous years The Hurst Building and DemitSheriff's County in“We have received ment detective division Suiyly Company contract dications that the sand in or construction of some examination and for water lines put there a complete utility system hacnt 01 when new wells are placed ecei?!y to support the necessary Federal of Bureau on stream is causing development and a steel some problems with cer- - Investigation for forther fabricated combined tests tain vending machines which use water in a mixused sand is not a prob- - Thanks Extended ing process” he said lem The mayor urged per‘f1?’ To Members of sons operating such mathe City is looking chines to contact their OejWrfWMt serviceman for the in°ni!rtag stallation of a small in- equipment in its trans The George Evans fam line filter which keeps mission lines so that sand Iy wished to publically wearing out can be removed before acknowledge and thank the department tor their the water gets into stor- the best age reservoirs rains a$ action early Sunday Hie possible water we can't this week haye eased the morning in putting out the waguarantee sand-fre- e “re threatening their The children listen’ attentively as Gloria Denny ter” he said explaining problem experienced ov- - borne They also want to month with the er past Grand County Librarian reads aloud a story called that ' in' a normally wet Y to the person few water shortages buta “The Littlest Fir Tree” to the group Most of the year when a minimum who called to report thb hot months are still children who attend Story Hour are still unable to amount of well water is nre ahead he said read nr are learning Certificates are given Hopefully most kids are getting more out of these programs than Peppermint Patty of Charles will be able to reach a The first phase' also under contract to the Strong' Construction ' Company' is the con- -j struettun of the first 34 miles of the Squaw Flat- Confluence road Work bler $500 Johnson was has been underway on cited for failure to yield this section since early right of way causing an spring and is now' nearaccident Plans call On July 13 at 2:30 pm ing completion for a portion to be open 'at Main and Third South to traffic later this sumKathryn Ellis driving a mer Completion of this' 1969 bus Section will then allow Volkswagen south made an illegal construction to begin on left turn the second phase by pro-Fojj? 1974 driven access over Little Mary R Martin The bus Canyon bridge ' ring was overturned fnstqin- - rr ing about $600 damage beneficial phase of Story Hour which most of the children energetically enjoy This summer they have made such things as Indian head-banglasses gingerbread men pin wheels and necklaces Story Hour introduces CLASS OF'SR reading as being Am and The Class oU958 wiU challenging as the stim idatlng ’world aCtooke opened to these younger ds passenger cars pletion out-be- nit Rioamex Chief Named m Denver ' Dr Michael B Mehr- -' tens has been appointed Manager of Rioamex the US exploration arm of ' Rio Algom Mines Limited : Headquarted in Denver Colorado’ Rioamex is carrying out active exploration programs the United throughout States with particular emphasis on the Mountain States Dr Mehrtens was previously consulting geologist in the company's Toronto office and has had senior experience in the UK‘ South Africa and Zambia He received his BSc from the Un- r of Hull iversity York- shire England and his PhD from the Royal School of Mines Imperial College in London mm en I SyKSS just Two trees were broken in front of the Grand County Courthouse July 11 in an act of vandalism Moab Police continue investigation into the matter '‘‘hlj ' 1 VI - vyv-- f Av |