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Show Hanksville News Notes A. C. Ekker, son of Arthur Ekker, appears on the cover of the November issue of the National Geographic magazine in connection with a feature article, "Riding the Outlaw Trail" by Robert Redford and photos by Jonathan Blair. The story retraced a 600 mile segment of the historic, rugged route from its main stem in Montana south across Wyoming through Utah and part of Colorado to Arizona and New Mexico, southeast toward Texas and across the Mexican border. The Ekkers own the Robbers Roost in northwestern Wayne County, where Butch Cassidy hid out from the law with his outlaw band and Arthur has operated a ranch there for some 40 years. Hankville folks faced the needle Wed. for swine flu shots. Dr. Keith Hooker, Provo, flew in with Sue Allen, R.N. and Family Nurse Practi-cioner Practi-cioner from the Green River Medical Clinic, Renate Gun-rud, Gun-rud, EMT and Rick Carter, technician for the State Health Dept. They were met by Carma Lund, LPN, Public Health Nurse, and County and School Nurse for Wayne County. Thirty-nine persons participated in the program. The group flew to Bull Frog Marina that afternoon and later to Shoot-A-Ring where workers there recived their immunization. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coon became be-came the parents of a baby boy Thursday morning at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Moab. The new arrival weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. i Paul Hullinger, executive director for the division of research at USU at Logan, Kent W. Henderson, budget officer for the division of research and Mgr. of Utah State University Foundation, and Dr. Stewart Williams, consulting geologist and eminent emi-nent professor at USU for over 30 years visited the Jess Ekkers Friday. They are working in the Henry Mountains Moun-tains on some reclamation projects in which Mr. Ekker is doing some caterpillar work. When I listed the officers attending meetings in Loa Sunday, I failed to mention Mrs. Rae Lene Ekker , Primary President. McLean Durfey, Wayne County school teacher, has filed suit against the- Wayne County School Board of Education and Supt. John Brinderhoff charging illegal termination of his services in the district. V McLean has been an employee em-ployee of the district since 1967. He is asking for reinstatement to his position as an educator in the district, along with lost salary and up to $50,000 in damages. The suit was filed in Sixth District Court and is expected to go to trial sometime after the first of the year. In his complaint Durfey claims that a letter he received from Mr. Brinkerhoff, dated June 10 advised him that the guidance counselor position had been voted by the Board of Education to be discontinued in the 1976-77 school year. However the letter did not state he was terminated nor that he would not be rehired for the 1976-77 school year Durfey also claims that none of the grounds for dismissal j! contained in the district policies were violated and that the school district violated hi rights under provisions of th Utah Orderly School Terming tion Procedures Act, includino failure to give him at least 60 days notice prior to the end of school and that there was no necessary reduction in th number of educators employed by the school district. Durfey's complaint also I states that he knows personal-j personal-j ly four educators employed bv the school district for the firs, time in teaching positions fot the 1976-77 year, despite claim of staff reduction. Hyrum Noyes, son of Mr and Mrs. Charles Noyes completed his EMT training this week at St. Marks Hospital and worked in the emergency ward there and also rode with Auxiliary H Fire Dept. team to all emergency calls. Hyrum will join his brother, Ken and wife Ardell, his sister, Mrs. Bonnie Taylor in the EMT Team which is always available |
