| Show Know your candidates 1 County Commissioner- year County year Merrill B. Mecham republican Merrill B. who is running for four year county commissioner on the Republican has been a local resident since 1962 when he purchased a ranch on Deep Mecham was born at Orem into a family of nine He married the former Helen a native of the Uintah They are parents of four Keven Man- R. W. Gregory and They also have two He was educated in the Orem schools and after graduation attended Brigham Young University studying business and agriculture until he joined the U.S. Air Force where he served for three After returning from the he resumed studies at He has also been active in fruit farming and cattle Since moving to he has the Thacker apartments and other He has held various positions in the including high bishop for seven years and at present time serving as a counselor in the Ashley Stake am really concerned about the trend of federal government controls that are taking away individual We have got to reverse the rising taxes and wasteful spending in I promise to look into every corner to curb waste and make county government more I have the time and feel I am capable of serving as County I would like the opportunity and privilege to serve the people of Uintah County as County Let's get some common sense back into stated William Ramon Mayberry DEMOCRAT Bill Mayberry is a life-long resident the Vernal For the past several he has managed Hi-Land Dairy's Vernal area distribution and currently operates his own dairy distributor plant sells and delivers Hi-Land pro- wholesale and and Lorna Mayberry have both yeen active in community and church Their is married to Ron and Shane is serving an 11 and are also very active Bill's political philosophy is brief and very get on with the He says Uintah County faces a great opportunity for growth during the next four Possibly the greatest opportunity in the state of Utah if we catch the vision of things to A proper role that county government can and should play is to release the human potential that a policy of cooperative action can Leadership is needed to pull together improvement city and county governments to develop the necessary water and sewer improvements and an attractive business climate to allow for growth in this end of the We have the natural resources to attract in- and an excellent residential en- to make Uintah County the most prosperous in the Bill believes the attitude of public ser- of listening to the needs of people and of using county government to br- ing leaders of business and community together to get the services needed at the least cost to this is the coming spirit of public He feels this is what he offers voters of Uintah Clifford Earl Whitmire INDEPENDENT The job of county as in other public requires the desire to I have this stated Clif Independent candidate for four-year county Since moving to this community years my goals have been to better the Vernal I plan to make Vernal my home and want to build a better community for my family and I was raised in a small town in Southern California and have lived in many areas across the country and have chosen to live in Vernal because of its many fine I am married to the former Pam Hunting and we have one Since moving to this I have been a founder of the Uintah County Emergency Medical Technician Association and was a main supporter of our present ambulance Presently I am employed by Uintah County Hospital as a purchasing agent and also on the We all want a nice place to live and I would appreciate your vote and your support in achieving my goals as a public Neal H. Domgaard republican Neal Domgaard was born in Los He came to the Uintah Basin with his the late Hyrum Domgaard and Elsie D. when two years of A resident of Uintah County for 45 he graduated from High School in after which he served in the Reconnaissance Division of the Korean Conflict for three After graduating from the Central Utah Vocational School at Provo as a heavy duty he worked on many major construction projects throughout the He served in supervision and as superintendent for Strong In the tradition of his grandparents who came into the basin in the pro- and economic welfare of Uintah County has been one of his major con- cerns and his proven ability to cope with others on difficult issues is com- Neal is 47 years of age and is married to the former Catherine Abbott of Pro- They are parents of eight He is a licensed pilot and his hobbies in- elude hunting and i Nila Jean Maaz democrat Nila Jean Maaz is running for two- year county commissioner on the Democratic Nila Jean was born in Vernal to Nile Grant Hardy and Hazel Both sets of grandparents were early settlers of Ashley She attended school in Tex- Received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Houston in 1974 with a degree in Special Currently she is enrolled in BYU Master's She is the mother of three A woman county commissioner would be new to Uintah In this women have always worked shoulder to shoulder with the men to make schools and coun- ty things of great things which to be truly As the budget for 1979 is now in and she will pledge to do all she can to control needless expenditures of our tax She will help make long range plans for our growing community that would Include county-wide sewer plants and We need to plan now for the present as well as the stated She would encourage and assist the county to be always informed through radio and newspaper of activities of the county how your money is being what decisions are being how they will affect the Thad Wilson American American Party candidate for two year Thad Wilson is a Utah native and has lived in Uintah County for over half a Thad is married and has four He attended Utah State University studying political and military He served an mission and has a broad experience in the work such as wholesale and retail He has also worked in the oil field and has a life and health in- Thad discovered a real need for improved county road maintenance while driving trucks haul- ing oil and livestock over a good part of Uintah County Thad operates a dairy farm with his father and understands the need to keep property taxes Wilson feels that the county missioners have shown a definite lack of He feels that they could also profit by asserting their in- dependence from regional and federal Thad states that the commission needs to put forth more vim and vitality in representing the people of Uintah Responsible leadership and positive action have been Thad's campaign |
