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Show January 3, 1980 After about three years of treading water, steps are being taken by the city to secure a $35,000 grant money from HUD for a third ownership of a lagoon site for a future valleywide sewer treatment Dlant. The Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District and Vernal City entered into an agreement that each would own a third of the lagoon site with Maeser. Evening classes at the Uintah High School begin on Monday, Jan. 27. Among classes being offered are health, literature, consumer auto I, carpentry and office procedures. Elective courses offered include sewing and driver's education. Powerline transmission route for the proposed Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative Project will be discussed at public workshops on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. in Salt Lake City. At the workshops the public will have the opportunity to express their concerns and provide information associated with alternative transmission line routes for the proposed Deseret plant location at a site either 25 miles south and east of Vernal or near Rangely, Colo. Union High School had a 10 point lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Uintah Utes grabbed a 77 to 69 come-from-behind victory in Roosevelt, Friday, which evened the Utes' record after eight games to 4 wins, 4 losses and dropped the Cougars to 0-8. The Uintah Utes' varsity girl hoop team opened its season with a one point overtime loss to Altamont, on Nov. 23, and Uintah gained revenge for the setback when they nipped the Lady Longhorns in not one or two, but in four overtimes in Vernal on Saturday by the score of 57 to 56. In the grocery ads: lettuce-4 heads for 79 cents ; bananas-4 lbs. for 99 cents ; shortening-3 lbs. $1; pork chops, $1.29 lb.; smoked picnics- 79 cents lb.; Folger's coffee, 3 lbs. for $8.69. January 10, 1980 At 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 3, 1980, the first ; baby of the year was born to Larry and Carol Rainey in the Uintah County Hospital. The 7 lb. 22 inch long baby girl will be named Jessica. New Vernal City Councilman, Jack A. Seitz, Karl Migliori and Greg i I TT Z Z Hawkins, took the oath of office on Jan. 7 at noon in a brief meeting at City Hall. Merrill B. Mecham was elected chairman of the Uintah County Commission Com-mission for the year 1980 at the weekly commission meeting, Monday. The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Com-merce Civic Health and Medical committee and the hospital donations committee have joined together to raise the nearly $500,000 needed to equip the new hospital faciltiy. The new hospital is scheduled for completion in May. At the last regular board meeting the Uintah School District Board of Education put into policy a provision whereby patrons of the district can initiate an investigation into either a program's validity or the review of the teaching expertise of an employee. It is called a review of services. At the Jan. 10 meeting, the School Board will look at graduation examinations, the goals of schools, and a request for a six-period day at the junior high. Mountain Fuel Supply Company filed an application with the Utah Public Service Commission for a $12.5 million, or 5 percent overall general rate increase. in-crease. January 17, 1980 Building permits issued in Vernal City and Uintah County during 1979 totaled $15,139,037. This is a substantial decrease from the record of $18,876,965 from 1978. Building permit valuation in Uintah County increased in 1979 to $11,338,150 compared to $8,415,161 in 1978, but Vernal City building permits took a teriffic drop, $3,800,887, compared to $10,461,804 in 1978 according to summary sum-mary reports. During 1979 there were 59 one family residence permits issued for a valuation of $2,340,485, during 1978 there were 47 permits with a valuation of $1,591,633. Both building officials said residential building has suffered a dramatic drop during 1979 and the beginning of 1980 due to the high interest in-terest rate. After more than seven weeks of assembling, the world's largest hydraulic mining shovel is now -. . I : operational at Stauffer Chemical Co., phosphate quarry near Brush Creek. Powered by two diesel engines which produce 900 horsepower, the new shovel is capable of 18 ton bucket-loads and can dump them up to three stories high. Law enforcement officers, acting on a tip, made a raid on a Deep Creek home last Tuesday and discovered a hydrophonic marijuana garden growing in a cellar basement. Arresting officers found 48 marijuana plants growing in hydrophonic liquids under flourescent lights in a room covered with aluminum foil. A water pipe used for smoking, a hydrophonic test kit and drug paraphernalia were seized. A hundred Uintah County residents, Dr. A. Gaylon Cook and the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer District have filed suit against Vernal City because of "unfair and unreasonable water rates outside the city." Cook's water was turned off Dec. 19 because he refused to pay more than half of his delinquent bill. Vernal restaurant owners are ex-. ex-. periencing 400-500 percent increases in their sewer bills since Vernal City increased its rates last November. At the last City Council meeting, four restaurant owners met with the council to discuss the rate increases. One owner said his sewer bill was $289 for two months' service. January 24, 1980 A Uintah Basin oil shale impact study was revealed this week that foretells a population increase of nearly three times the present size during a 15 year period. Uintah County, where the energy resources are clustered, would be hardest hit. Its school enrollment of 5,355 students last fall was already 232 over capacity. The energy-based population influx is expected to swell that enrollment by 4,927 in the peak year of 1988. Vernal's water system will be labeled "not approved" and federal home loans could be cut off if a time schedule is not presented to the State Board of Health for a water treatment plant. The Vernal City and Uintah County Drug Task Force initiated a drug investigation in-vestigation concerning drug traffic between Vernal and Roosevelt which resulted in two arrests and the ap- prehension of between $3,000 and $5,000 worth of hashish, marijuana and related paraphernalia. The Humane Society of Uintah and the Ashley Valley Veterinary Clinic announced that the rabies clinic will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 2 at the National Guard Armory. Rabies shots will cost $5 each and distempter shots will be given for those desiring them for $6 each. At the first meeting of the new decade of the Current Topics Club pledged $2,100 to the new hospital. A new city and county dog pound facility has been constructed behind the Ashley Valley Veterinary Clinic and last week it replaced the previous pound located near the city sewer disposal plant. ..an official pound keeper, Christine Abrmes, will care for the dogs during their stay at the pound. January 31, 1980 President Carter asked Congress Monday for more than $100 million for Utah Water projects next year.. .His fiscal 1981 budget proposed spending $74.1 million for the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project, more than double the appropriation for the current year. Steps are being taken by a former Vernal resident (Kent Taylor) and MH-P MH-P Realty, Salt Lake City, to construct a $4 million shopping center at 1100 West Highway 40 near Sunset Auto. Uintah County and Vernal City came to an agreement last Wednesday in a joint meeting, to settle the annexation suit at Fifth South if things can be worked out. The Richard Thomas Theatre Ballet will be presented to members of the Uintah Commuinty Concert Association, Mon., Feb. 4, in the Vernal Junior High School Auditorium. " Uintah School Board officials toured the new Robinwood Lane Elementary School building this past week. The structure will be substantially completed com-pleted in 60 days and will be ready for carpets in February or March. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Monday cleared the Utah Indian Water Compact for possible floor action. The first annual report of the Lapoint-Tridell Volunteer Fire Department showed a total fire loss of $15,167 in 18 fires representing a total estimated property value of $506,500. Showing at the Vernal Theatre The Black Hole. Gorcery prices pork roast and pork steak-98 cents lb.; sirloin steak-$2.39 lb.; milk-$1.82 (2 percent) gal,; potatoes-59 cents lb.; white flour-$3.49' per 25 lb. bag; walnuts-$2.29 lb. February 7, 1980 Representatives of planning agencies met with the Uintah Basin Energy and Development Council Thursday of last week and discussed future growth trends forecast for the Uintah B.1 area. f Above average snow accum for January has improved water sT ' outlook, according to snow suS ' taken on Feb. 1, 1980. -'j A burglary ring was broke, Friday of last week when three Del-were Del-were arrested and charged i burglarizing four westisde (1-residences. (1-residences. The value of the items estimated to be over $5,ooo. A new business in the Vernal starting up to meet the demand cr 1 by the increased use of wood-W c stoves, is Willy Winkel's oZn Sweeps. The business is operated J' Bill Wheeler of Jensen and o(i complete inspection, cleaning repairing of residential and VI mercial chimneys. The new Uintah County HomiI should be operational on May i I cording to Ron Perry, hospital' . Pi ministrator. Uintah School District ranked Jn maintenance and operation (H,f spending per student during the ii completed school year when compi'j with Utah's other 39 school distr-g according to the Utah Taxpaj (continued on page 3) Uintah County 1980 Chronology (continued from page 2) . ijtion Uintah District spent tal pg. average daily attendance. (German hunter, Dr. Hermann 'Jf nabbed a 150 pound cougar in '1 Mountains in Daggett County, ' is! ! during the final day of his $ 'hunting permit. ei to Dinosaur National Jtfc. "J,ent in 1979 was at its lowest IH :.JILe l7- year's figure was !e H Spared to 430,250 for 1978-a S ase of 27.5 percent. n February 14, 1980 nd J umtah Utes added another championship to their trophy (v s.,en they scored 160 counters for S'lace in the e&on 7 wrestling 54 1 -jment in Tooele, Thursday, "ag" ( $3,200 in windows of Vernal t were shot out this week by m persons. Damaged windows f Ej, ; j the Utah State Liquor Store k f Utah Motor Co. ($2,100) and 'i ! Pawn Shop ($600) . ing the month of January, Mi'ia Airlines reported 563 111 K j-jgas departing from Vernal and 8 arriving. Freight for Frontier tj January totaled 46,931 pounds 1 isi dg and 13,588 going out. For Tajcpa .s Western Airlines during jiy, 31 flights arrived at the ' -j Airport with 82 passengers and its left with 64 passengers during ronth. ephone service in Vernal will be -:jed in 1980 at the cost of more $675,000 according to manager )lsen. Approximately $300,000 of jiiount will be spent for service svements and additional cable to sf1 area- The remainder will be srn for equipment that will be needS for Zero Plus Dialing" which allow Vernal customers to place credJ card collect and similar" calk w.thout having first to Zal the operator. e JH1 bounding Utah's vast tar sand deposits took on a new high last week with the formation of a tar sand task force. The Legislature has granted an increase in-crease in hunting and fishing fees effective ef-fective April 2. The combination license was raised from $18 to $23. A new short term resident fishing license was also created, that being a 10-day license for $5 for adults and $2.50 for juveniles. February 21, 1980 The Uintah Utes greeted the 1980's by grabbing the 14th, sixth straight, and the 12th state championship in the past 13 years at the Uinversity of Utah in Salt Lake City, Saturday. After considering 150 entries, a three person committee , chose Discovery Elementary as the name for the new school on Robinwood Lane. Amy McKnightLube has been named this year's "Club Woman of the Year" by the Business and Professional Women's Club. Approval was given Friday to start construction of the Brown's Draw Dam and reservoir to be funded out of the 1978 $25 million water construction bond revolving fund. The state of Utah is gearing up for a population that will double in the next ten years and personal income that will quadrupleThe State Auditor's office is anticipating that growth. The Vernal City-Uintah County Fire Department reported to the Vernal City Council last week that during the month of January, firemen have been called out on seven fires. It was noted already during the month of February that firemen have been called out to seven fires. According to firemen, many of the fires have been caused by wood-burning wood-burning stoves being improperly installed in-stalled or maintained. February 28, 1980 The Utah Population Work Committee Com-mittee has estimated that the population of Uintah County reached 19,300 on July 1, 1979. This represents an increase of 700 or 3.8 percent over the revised 1978 estimate of 18,600. Announcements were made last week concerning the intentions of two large chain stores coming to the Vernal area. One is City Market of Grand Junction, Colo., and the other is Smith Food King, Uintah County residents, clubs and organizations have donated about $80,000 in money and pledges to the new county hospital to be near completion on May 1, 1980.; The March of Dimes Mother's March in Uintah County raised $2,927.32 this year. This was a substantial increase over last year's drive according to Nancy Nyman, the county chairman. Bids on the Vernal Municipal Airport terminal relocation site preparation project were 29 percent over the engineer's estimate of $336,610. The low bidder Monday was Lamar D. Construction, Con-struction, Mapleton, at $434,345. With the attitude of "Let's get tough" Vernal merchants and the ABC Committee met with law enforcement officials and attorneys to determine what can be done about shoplifting. It was also noted that there is a rash of forgery going on in Vernal and merchants mer-chants should require two identifications iden-tifications with checks. Vandalism inside the Vernal LDS Senior Seminary building sometime between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Feb. 20, caused over $5,000 in damages, according to Vernal Police. Someone entered through a rear window and orange spray-painted every room in the Seminary building. March 6, 1980 A population and impact study made by the Uintah Basin Association of Governments Energy Planning Council for the U.S. Department of Energy, (DOE), was summarized at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Director's meeting Tuesday at noon. A projected population of 58,000 to 91,000 persons for the Uintah Basin by 1990 has been made. During 1979 the Vernal City Police Department received an increase in reported crime, 863 reports, representing represen-ting an increase of 108 over last year. Since 1976, the police department's manpower has remained the same at 12 sworn officers, excluding the police chief. Burglaries jumped from 68 in 1978 to 108 in 1979, an increase of 58 ; aggrivated assault increased 50, vehicle vehi-cle theft increased 33, theft increased 17, but sex crimes were down in 1979 with six reported. Overall in 1979, of the 1,672 reported crimes received, the department cleared 1,024 or 61. The Utah Dept. of Financial Institutions Institu-tions has approved the application for permission to establish a unit state bank in, Vernal in the vicinity of 295 West Main. The I960 census questionnaire is due to arrive in the mail on March 28. The recipient is asked to answer the questions ques-tions in the privacy and convenience of their homes, and hold the completed questionaires until the census takers pick them up. By the time the last American is counted - sometime during the summer, the Bureau of Census will have reached an estimated 222 million U.S. residents and 86 million housing units and gathered more than three billion answers. What has grown into the world's largest custom saddle tree company, Standard Saddle Tree, was sold by partners part-ners Laurence Fox, Brent Fox, and Roger Hacking, to a new owner, A. Packard Condie last week. March 13, 1980 A representative from an electronics firm in Los Angeles, Calif., met with Dwight Wetenkamp, executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss Vernal 's potential for an electronic elec-tronic assembly plant. The plant will employ 75 female workers who will do light manufacturing assembly work. Officials moved to hold a public hearing hear-ing to solve the annexation suit between Vernal City and Uintah County. Vernal City moved to relieve double taxation in annexed areas. The importance of agriculture to the local area was stressed at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday by three speakers. Featured speaker was Ben Lindsay, the marketing and development director for the state of Utah, and former Uintah County Extension Agent. Don Jorgensen, Ouray farmer, outlined the progress being made by the Uintah Hay Growers Association in the Ouray Valley. Lewis Vincent, Jensen feed lot farmer, explained how he had automated his operation to where it is now a $1.5 million a year business. The City Council decided March 4 to hold a hearing for persons receiving water from extensions from the Air Village Hills subdivision. From the hearing, city councilmen will decide whether to service the extentions, which the city claims are a breech of contract. Because of expansions in the Uintah County Library, the monthly art show in the west end of the library, sponsored by the Little Gallery of Arts will have to find another location. A check for $1,351 was presented to Mike Perry, the director of the Museum of Natural History, from the Vernal Rotary Club to finish work on Dinosaur Gardens. Uintah County Commission chairman, chair-man, Merrill Mecham was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Interstate Congress for equal rights and responsibilities at the annual meeting held in Denver on March 6-8. March 20. 1980 Uinque Corporation will be building a new multi-story building at Second West and Main. The 34,500 sq. ft. building will be constructed beginning this summer with completion in the spring of 1981. If President Carter decides to cut Public Law 874 funds, the Uintah School District stands to lose $500,000 in funds. Public Law 874 compensates for taxes lost due to government owned lands, and is paid directly to school districts as taxes as if the lands were privately owned. Because of increases in interest rates, the selling of bonds for school buildings is becoming unattractive to buyers and may hurt building projects in Uintah County. The Vernal City Council moved to discontinue any building of the Jensen Unit Aqueduct until the county receives further information pertaining to Red Fleet. A team of researchers from Utah State University will be in Vernal, Roosevelt, and Duchesne on March 26 and 27, to present their findings from a community survey on resident attitudes at-titudes entitled "Better Communities for Utah". Information used in this research project was collected in early 1979 from a random sample of community com-munity residents. The Bureau of Land Management is preparine an environmental impact statement on livestock grazing in the local area which will affect the management of ranch allotments. Beginning April 1, the Uintah Basin Branch Genealogy Library will be under new directors, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Max Peterson. Since June 6, 1976, Mr. and Mrs. Ashel J. Evans have been the directors at the library. The fourth annual Uintah Basin Chapter of Ducks Unlimited fund raising rais-ing banquet will be held Saturday at the Vernal Elk's Club Lodge. Five kids born to the Rod Stone family fami-ly nanny goat last Monday is said to be unheard of, and is, at least, a first in the Basin. March 27, l'KSO Census questionnaires were mailed and received Fri., March ?o. Crew-leaders Crew-leaders for the 1980 census of population and housing in the area were announced announc-ed by manager, Bergeson of the Census Bureau's office in Provo. Crew leaders for the Uintah Basin are: Uintah County-Carolyn Kayee Lee, Diane Rae and Ella Mae Soelberg. Three Vernal men. age 19. were arrested ar-rested and charged with criminal mischief and theft before the Seventh Court, March 23. Estimated loss due to the vandalism and theft was $50,000. Charged were David Holmes, Steven Bristol, and Troy Lopez. Holmes and Bristol are being held at the Uintah County Jail, and Lopez, w as released on a $8,500 bail bond. Vernal, Uintah County fire Department Depart-ment report for 1979 showed 93 fires for the year with a loss of $08,390 and Uintah Uin-tah County 54 fires with a loss of $133,000. Mrs. Cecil Massey was struck by an east bound truck at the crossing between bet-ween Rexall Drug and the post office. Massey suffered a broken collar hone and minor bruises. On March 20. Daniel (continued on page 4) Uintah County 1980 Chronology (continued from page 3) Collier was cited with reckless driving. Damages were $1,500 to the Collier car and $500 to the Merkly vehicle. Brad C. Gardiner struck an east bound Chevrolet driven by Tobby Gilroy of Jensen. Damages to the Gardiner car were $1,000 and $18,000 to the Gilroy vehicle. Pam Muse backed into Bruce Tanner on March 22, with damages amounting to $1,00 on each vehicle. April 3, 1980 Ashley, Maeser, and Vernal City signed an agreement last Monday night which lays the foundation for a new sewer system to serve the entire valley and to replace Vernal's system. A grant of 6.8 million has been given by the EPA for the sewer project. With an installation installa-tion charge of $1,500 per person wanting to hook up after the installation. People within 300 ft. of the lines are obligated to hook up at time of installation. The disposal plant will be built east of Ashley Creek at 1200 South in the Buckskin hills area. The plant will cost $9.1 million and will take two years to complete. U.S. Soil Conservation Service snow surveys for April indicate the potential for flooding along Ashley Creek is very high if the area has a cold spring and the weather warms up quickly. The snow surveys were completed by Ron Dudley and Ron Christensen of the soil conservation district. A Minnesota truck driver was killed last Friday at approximately 9:30 a.m. when his semi-trailer unit failed to negotiate the first switch-back on Highway U-44 leaving Ashley Forest. The driver, who was killed on the scene, was Thomas James Oberman, 34, of Fairmont, Minn. Estimated damges to the truck ran to $80,000. Tuesday, April 1, the Utah State Board of Health stamped the Vernal Water system "unapproved". This will stop any future loan guarantees to the area from the government. To be approved, ap-proved, the system must show a water treatment plant, and provide 400 gallons storage per connection. According Accor-ding to Gene Anfinson, the system has a 400 gallon storage and is moving toward a water treatment plant. April 7-12 is scheduled as National Guard Week in Vernal. To start the week off, an address by Major General Maurice L. Watts will be given at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Director's Luncheon. He will speak on the subject, "The Economic Impact of the Guard in Vernal." f ' J'' April'' 10. 1980 ' Utah Hands Up is a volunteer organization formed to help prevent and reduce crime through education and training of citizens, in cooporation . with the Vernal City Police Department and the Uintah County Sheriff's Office. IHflh HanHs TTn is snnnsnrina a Primp i' - -r " -' o - Prevention Program on Tues., April 15, from 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. at the Utah High School. Senator Jake Gam was the keynote speaker at the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce 31st annual meeting and banquet April 25. There were five 3-year directors elected. Charles W. Duncan, Jr., Secretary of Energy, will visit Utah on Thursday, April 17, for a first hand look at Utah's rich oil shale and tar sand deposit. The basic problems with the Vernal water supply system which resulted in its receiving a "not approved" rating are storage capabilities, distribution and source of water. An open house was held on Wednesday, Wednes-day, April 15 for the newly completed 1.3 million Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints Maeser Stake Center. The new center is located at 2745 West 1000 North or south of the Maeser Elementary. The new stake center will house Maeser First, Second and Fourth wards. Glines Second ward will also be meeting there for one year while their chapel is being remodeled. April 17, 1980 A non-agenda item of forming a valley-wide city was brought before the Uintah County Commissioners during a joint meeting with the city Monday morning. The item proposed incorporating incor-porating outside areas in the city under one form of government, thus giving equal representation to the outlying areas. Commissioners were against the idea. Although the city councilmen look at a valley-wide city as the answer to problems with annexation, water, and sewer, most of the councilmen are hesitant hesi-tant to endorse such a move. Vernal City has declared an outside perimeter as a growth area for future expansion of Vernal. According to the growth policy, the annexed territory will, upon annexation, receive full services ser-vices from the city and not cause any adverse tax consequences to the residents in the city or in the annexed area. Persons living from Fifth South and ' Fifth West to Discovery Elementary should contact Vernal City to make arrangements ar-rangements for the connection to the sewer system that is to be installed along that street. Letters were sent to all people explaining the fees of the connection con-nection to the system $170 while the trench is open and $1200 when the trench is closed. Trans Western airlines stopped its service to Vernal after six months of service. The last flight scheduled was April 15. There were not enough passengers to make the airline feel it was worthwhile. But they expressed optimism op-timism that they will be able to come back. Tridell-La point received an approved rating on their water on March 11. A committee appointed by the Uintah County Commisssioners will decide what to do with the old hospital. Originally the old hospital was meant to be a convelescent home, but architects say it would be cheaper to build a new building than to remodel the hospital. Aril 24, 1980 Charles W. Duncan Jr., U.S. Secretary of Energy visited last Thursday, Thurs-day, in the Vernal area. Sec. Duncan looked over the tar sand deposits at Asphalt Ridge and said "The time has come when we must develop all of our . synthetic fuel sources. With the rising cost of oil prices in the Middle East and 1 inflation, the development of Utah's rich oil shale and tar sand is becoming important to our nation. Utah holds 95 percent of the nations tar sand and will become increasingly more important as oil prices continue to rise," Duncan said, "it is DOEs hope that Utah will be producing about 113,000 barrels of oil per day by 1990 from the tar sand. May 17 at 11 a.m. is the date set for the dedication of the New Uintah County Coun-ty Hopsital. Everything will be moved in and ready for service on May 19, that is also the date for the patients to be moved. A meeting between the Bureau of Reclamation from the Vernal City Council and 35 citizens was held concerning concer-ning the cost, time schedule and construction con-struction of the Red Fleet Dam. The main concern of the people at the Wednesday meeting was the cost of Red Fleet Water. Costs have risen from $12.8 million to the present cost of $28.4 million because of the "1978 Safe Dam Act". May 1, 1980 April 1, Vernal's water system was stamped unapproved. Due to this, Ver-nals Ver-nals bankers and realtors met with the city council, about the curtailment of loans. The rating is hurting the builidng industry already, many FHA loans are now useless. The city has to obtain funding fun-ding for a water treatment plant in order to have the rating changed. The most likely source of funds is CUCD. A special city council meeting is scheduled schedul-ed for April 30, at 7 p.m. to discuss proposals pro-posals for the treatment plant. A total Of $3,600 was presented to Ron Perry, Uintah County Hopistal administrator ad-ministrator by the Lions and the Lady Lions clubs. This is to furnish a semi-private semi-private room at the new hospital. May 5 at 7 p.m. a hearing will be held to comment on the proposal of Mapco Inc. to construct a 10.5 in. hydro-carbon pipeline across BLM land in Uintah County. The meeting will feature representatives of the company who will describe the impact of the pipeline being built from Texas to Rock Springs and why. During a meeting of the ABC Local Promotion Committee, May 16-17 was selected for the Annual Sidewalk Sale. During this time there will also be a square dance festival and petroleum days. Also a car and boat show will be featured and a fashion show will be held at the Vernal Junior High auditiorium. Sen. Jake Gam told the Vernal area Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting Friday, "We need the MX missile, but how do we base it?" Gam didn't like the track method, and said there were alternatives such as split basing and upright basing that are better." bet-ter." The Senator also reported that the economy "is in critical condition; and we need deep expenditure cuts to cut down government growth, and tax cuts to stimulate business." The election for five Chamber of Commerce directors resulted in the reelection re-election of Brent Feltch. Lloyd Winward, and L.Y. Siddoway, William J. Kremlin, Jr., and John Millecam are newly elected directors. Muy 15, 1980 Friday square dancers from in and out of the state will arrive for the 17th annual Square Dance Jamboree at the Vernal Junior High School May 16 and 17. Monday at 5 p.m. the filing period for partisan politians ended. In Uintah County seven candidates filed their intentions in-tentions for three offices. Police Chief Jonathan B. Jones submitted sub-mitted a formal resignation effective on June 8, after this date, Sgt. Robert Downard will serve as acting police chief until a permanent chief is appointed. ap-pointed. Red Fleet Dam began filling this past week. Embankment monitoring equipment equip-ment installation was expected to delay filling until next year, but this was completed com-pleted ahead of schedule. The dam is designed to create a reservior of 22,600 acre-ft. of water for municipal and industrial in-dustrial use, irrigation, fish and wildlife, recreation and flood control use. Approx. 15,000 a.f. are expected to be impounded this year to bring the reservior reser-vior to an elevation of 5,577 ft. above sea , level. About 200 Uintah Seniors will graduate May 30 at commencement in the gynmasium. Melanie Oscarson will conduct graduation with Roy Hunsaker and Lyle Gilman acting as advisors. Central Utah Water Conservaiton District (CUWCD) has tabled a request from Vernal City to fund a treatment plant which would redeem the city's water system's unapproved rating. To lift the unapproved rating the city must show a plan with funding, to the state safe drinking water committee when they meet on May 22. The city was planning plan-ning on CUWCD to fund most of the project. pro-ject. The unapproved rating cuts all federal funding to the valley. The next CUWCD meeting will be June 5. May 22, 1980 Vernal's water problems could very well be solved if the city council used a resolution made last week and approved approv-ed this week for water wells. The first step to this resolution is to have Ashley Springs evaluated by an outside firm to find out if the water comes from a surface sur-face source, estimated cost -$20,000. The second step is to immediately drill a well at the lowest of three wells, which the city owns. Vernal now uses 5.4 second feet of water, and the wells could provide water for the valley. Another resolution to be considered at the same time as the three step resolution resolu-tion by the council will be to have the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to build a water treatment plant for Red Fleet Dam water. The third step is to look at using dams and an aqueduct system to store and control water in the Dry Fork drainage area. The U.S. Community Development Corporation general manager, A. Russell Marane will tour the Uintah Basin oil shale area and attend a Uintah Basin Energy Planning and Development Develop-ment Council. U.S. Secretary of DOE, Charles Duncan, who recently visited the area, invited him to make the tour. The new Committee's program was formed to help new community development with a coherent and integrated in-tegrated package of guarantees with limited intrusion by the federal government. govern-ment. The community program attempts at-tempts to encourage privatejdevelopers and local public agencies to build balanced well-planned communities with limited impact. Bacalaureate speaker for this year's graduation is William A. Shaefermeyer. The final application to Vemalv' Main Street started Wednesday Thr' work started at the east end on ay c south side and hopefully all will V10 finished by the end of this week Tb"11 seal coat is one inch thick and trafft can travel on the finished surface 1 minutes after it is laid. Problem area in front of Zions Bank and Penneyl B have been corrected. Tree planting follow the tile laying that will have to b done to fill in the space between tl:er curb and sidewalks. ( Aci jtatii May 29, 1980 ,ivail Frank Twitchell hooked a J7-I(wil mackinaw at Flaming Gorge Reset'"1 vior, May 12. The fish is a Flamin'1 Gorge record but the state record, whV $ is 36-lb. is pending decision. Fishin ac season opens this Saturday, May 31. ?er A nine year old, Michael Bowdon Jle0 (continued on page 5) inlr ,wor Uintah County 1980 Chronology (fnniiniivifr.nuwne4) ,h drowned Saturday, May 24, l,'he boat containing Keith ' Bfll' Bowdon, Shane Murphy f-hsel, overturned due to high It the printifi of the story, May i ii.ifl's Uxiv had not been found, gaining three are reported in .'(oniit'0"- ,1 million bond election was pro-i pro-i and approved by the Uintah District Board Thurs., May 22, Seethe building plan that would !jre of the present over crowded nin the district. This includes a Middle school, a new structure ad- the high school, and a new high (ion the west side of the county, ming Gor8e Visitors Center had a "xiilding addition and new exhibits 4 about $500,000 dedicated Sat., l The inside of the old structure modeled also. The dedication .01 was sponsored by the Flam- :ge Natural History Assoc., and '.jld in the parking lot overlooking ' a, Charles Willis acted as Master i 'monies iMayor of Manila), and J mony was attended by approx. 5 1 June 5, 1980 -jje Bishop, the Uintah Education Ration president, called on the j School District to reconsider . iter of an 11.54 percent salary in-ii. in-ii. According to Bishop, the Board jcation can provide the increase available funds and no tax in-I in-I s will be needed. All classified ael have settled at 11.54 percent, j ;ihe teachers get the 12.1 percent j then classified salaries will be j accordingly. . Jer Chemical Co., Brush Creek ,, ate operation has de-certified its contract, and its employees no work under a labor union, i Duncan King, the general' :er of the phosphate rock opera-jig opera-jig said that the vote was 85 per-: per-: leave the union and go with the ay. Stauffer gave a package jcrease to employees of $1.75 per jh County, Vernal City firemen :ied to three fires of minor ;eslast week. A garbage truck's ;sght fire, damages at $450, a car ?dby Jerry Rich overturned and :iuretor caught fire, and a grass ie Bud Hackings were the tires. :.June 4, the City Council is to n the agenda is an adoption of th policy for Vernal City. City j clarified the fact that the area would be the area con- the city for annexation, but . into the city would be volun-sunty volun-sunty residents signing annexations. annex-ations. June 12, 1980 :il3 projects, mostly in the east, Jnew community projects show Mt signs of success, said A. : Marane, the new community ;ment manager, HUD. We have sir areas for new community ties $325,000,000 remains to the program to develop new command com-mand energy has top priority. "i City Council will determine :iry of the city attorney, the in-: in-: a Robinwood Lane sewer im- provement and the Gaylon Cook delinquent delin-quent water bill. Grandfather, Zane Gray, J.R Bath and the Uintah County EMT's saved the life of Deeg'r Cattoor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Cattoor. Deeg'r is 22 months old and had fallen into the irrigation ditch along the front of his home. Steinaker Reservoir was reported to have filled for the first time in 4 years at 1 p.m. Sunday. Red Fleet Reservoir about 10 miles northeast of Vernal is reported to be about half full, backing up behind the newly finished dam for the first time. Other reclamation dams that are expected to fill within several weeks are: Flaming Gorge and Lake Powell. The Uintah Basin Junior Livestock sale and show began Tuesday and since that time the fairgrounds have been busy, as stock is prepared for show. Vernal Utah Maeser LDS Stake will hold its semi-annual stake conference at the new Maeser Stake Center Saturday Satur-day and Sunday. Following conference at 3 p.m., the dedication meeting for the new center will be held. June 19, 1980 Last week a $5,082,431 budget was put before the Vernal City for their approval ap-proval and presentation to the public. When compared to last year's grand total of $10,309,134 which included $4 million for the sewer project, this year's tentative budget has the appearance ap-pearance of a trimmer budget. In a special city council meeting, June 11, the council approved a $3,000 retainer for the city attorney and gave their approval for Walter Kloeppel to make a water extension. More cooperation coopera-tion among farmers, beekeepers and local residents is needed when aircraft agricultural spraying operations are used to control insect infestations, was the bottom line after a week of complaints comp-laints filed by local residents for the Federal Aviation Adminstration (FFA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). IGA Food Fair grocery store on 610 West Main changed owners and names Monday of last week. The new owner is Ron Biggs from Salt Lake City. The new name, Ron's Market. The Jensen Ward Rodeo will be June 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Uintah County Fairgrounds. In the past, this rodeo has usually been held July 4. The Class of 1930 of Uintah High School held their fiftieth anniversary reunion Friday, June 13. Trauncy and discipline at Vernal high - and junior high schools was the focus of . Jast Thursday's meeting of the Uintah County School Board of Education. The Uintah Basin Association of Governments announced that an anonymous door to door questionnaire type survey of the energy preparedness of the Basin will begin shortly. The Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the U of U has, for the past 20 years, compiled statistics showing the growth of the state. The state bluegill fish record is two pounds two ounces, caught from Pelican Lake last year. After four days of weighing, fitting, showing and selling 247 animals, the 43rd Annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale ended Friday with the awards banquet. ban-quet. About 35 Uintah County school teachers quietly filed out of the board office last Wednesday after the school board came out of executive session and stated they would hold to 11.54 teacher salary increases. Dr. Stephen Wayne Limburg, orthopedic or-thopedic surgeon, will begin practicing medicine in Vernal. The Interior Department decided to go ahead with resumption of its oil shale test lease program on May 27 despite the objections of the state of Colorado for more test leases. June 26, 1980 A 1980-81 budget totaling $12,059,742 will be considered for approval at the Uintah School Board meeting June 26 at 4:10 p.m. The budget is $2,077,060 over last year's budget estimate. The Vernal City Council approved a 14 percent increase in wages to city per- sonnel in conjunction with receiving a revised $2,382,609 general fund tentative ten-tative budget for 1980-81. Vernal residents will recieve a notice enclosed in their water bills, warning them that the turbidity of Vernal water exceeds the Environmental Protection Agency's health standards. The date for the dedication of the new $3'i million Uintah County Hospital was announced this week by Uintah County Commissioners and Ron Perry, hospital adminstrator. Governor Scott M. Matheson will be the keynote speaker at the Long Park Dam and Reservoir project dedication ceremonies to be held at the reservoir site 11 a.m., Saturday. Betty Jean DeCamp and son, Don completed a 650 mile bicycle trip from San Francisco, Calif., to the Mexican border. The Interior Department is gearing up to resume its oil shale prototype leasing program in the fall of 1981 and permanent oil shale leasing in the fall of 1983 under a schedule approved June 18. The U.S Department of Energy has awarded a design contract to a Colorado Col-orado firm for a co-funded demonstration demonstra-tion oil shale plant to be built in Utah. The Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce Com-merce Outstanding Public Service Award for the quarter ending June 30 was presented to J. Harvey Madsen, at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday. An estimated 8,028 Americans were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from fireworks last year. Tosco will develop Sand Wash holdings without DOE help. Rich Reinert and Butch Lehmkuhler of North Platte, Neb., will be the clowns in the 30th annual Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in Vernal at the Uintah County Fairgrounds July 3, 4 and 5. - Vernal's Rex Wilkins roped his calf in 11.6 and he won $100 for first place in the calf roping event at the Jensen Rodeo. Uintah Basin's Danny Lopez failed to regain his World Boxing Council featherweight championship title as Salvador Sanchez of Mexico City pocketed a TKO in the 14th round, Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev. Over $6,500 in cash prizes will be awarded to winners of the dance contests during the 12th annual Northern Ute Pow-Wow at Ft. Duchesne, July 2-5. The host drum will be the Iron Wood Singers from Rosebud, S.D. July 3, 1980 Governor Scott M. Matheson announced, an-nounced, in his address at the Long Park Dam and Reservoir dedication, a goal of establishing a $100,000,000 revolving fund for water resource development in order that sensible pro- jects, that are consistant with the state plan, can be built. Vernal City Council approved a general fund budget under 2.3 million last Wednesday. The major cuts in the budet were to personnel and capital outlay, said City Manager Shane Luck. The council moved to allow a 10 percent living increase plus a 2-3 '. merit increase. in-crease. This allows a 14 percent cost of living and merit increase to personnel. The council also cut out a civic center and a downtown parking area from the capital outlay project fund. The Uintah County School Board approved ap-proved the 1980-81 budget for $11,944,739 last Thursday which calls for a 43.75 mill levy. The teacher salary increase of 11.54 percent base was ratified. The board also approved an increase in coaching pay. Substitute teachers pay was upped and the board also approved a string instrument program for up to $650 a year. The 30th annual Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo took place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. In 1979, Vernal drew more than 200 pro cowboys and paid more than $8,000 to cowboys from Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Texas, Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Oklahoma as well as from many other western states. A fireworks display was presented on the Fourth of July by the Vernal Elks Lodge. Before the fireworks, a program was held which included baton twirling demonstrations. Vernal merchants have contributed funds for the fireworks. July 10, 1980 Uintah County Hospital should be ready for dedication and open house Saturday, July 12. The new hospital will cost the county more than $3.5 million and has received local support of $106,990.60 from clubs and private individuals in-dividuals in donations. Due to problems with junior high students leaving campus, the Uintah School Board will consider requests to close campus at the Vernal Junior High at their next meeting. Requesting that the campus be closed is a parent group, Citizens for Better Education and Dr. - John Childs, principal. Ashley Creek's high waters have (continued on page 6) Uintah County 1980 Chronology (continued Irom pane 5) stalled a Vernal City drilling test. The drilling test was made because of the unapproved water rating and shortage of water. Vernal City Council moved to turn to well water to supplement the present water source. Red Fleet Dam and Keservior, the main water storage feature of the Jensen unit, Central Utah Project, will be dedicated at 10 a m., Sat., July 19. Red Fleet Dam is a part of the water plan called the Colorado River Storage project. The first 1'jHO preliminary census figures received by Uintah County shows a population count of 20,247. This new population figure shows a 59.6 percent increase from the 1970 census count of 12,684 for Uintah County. The new population count, which is subject to change, lists Vernal City with 6,486 persons, per-sons, and Maeser with 2,171. The state as a whole increased in population 34.8 percent for a total population of 1,428,682. July 17, 1980 Vernal City Council is to appoint a police chief in their July 16 meeting. The Red Fleet Dam dedication ceremony that is to be held Sat., July 19, is to be keynoted by Congressman Gunn McKay and Commissioner Keith R. Higginson. The program is scheduled schedul-ed to begin at 10 a.m. at the top of the Red Fleet Dam and on the south abutment. abut-ment. Pioneer Day which is July 24, will begin with a 6 a.m. breakfast and a flag raising ceremony to be held at the Bicentennial Pavilion. The parade will begin at the county fairgrounds. In the afternoon Explorers in the three stakes will participate in a demolition derby at the Maeser Speedway. The hospital dedication attracted a ci c . d of 300 people Saturday afternoon. A tour through the new facility was conducted con-ducted following the dedication. Vernal's town meeting for future growth planning was held last Wednesday Wednes-day night, July 9. Topics covered were human resources, public facilities, natural resources and taxation. July 21. 19110 Contruction on the valley-wide sewer project began Monday, July 21, with the first manhole installed at Second East and Fifth South. Residents within 300 ft. are required to hook onto the new sewer line if not already on the city lines. Connection Con-nection fees are $750 in the city and : $1,000 out of the city when the trench is open; when the trench is closed connection connec-tion fees are $1250 in city and $1500 out of the city. Following the July 24 parade, skydivers will make two jumps at the Bicentennial Pavilion. There will be five jumpers this year. Other activities include a flag raising ceremony and a pancake and egg breakfast at the Pavilion. The Utah Department of Transportation Transporta-tion opened bids last week on a project to widen and resurface 3.4 miles of USlo in Duchesne County. juiv 31, iyao At a special meeting last week, the Uintah School Board voted to put a $10 million building bond on the ballot Sept. 9. The Uintah School District is growing at a rate of five percent every year, without the energy impact. Major items are $4 million for a middle school, $4'2 million for West High School in Ballard, and $1 million for a vocational wing at Uintah High School. The assessed valuation of Uintah County for 1980 has reached an all-time high of $99,483,854 according to state and local valuation reports released this week. Last years valuation ended with an assessment of $90,679,396. Draft registration has been going smoothly at the Vernal Post Office. Last week about 150 were registered, 51 signed up the first day, then it leveled off to about 25 a day. All males born in 1960 and 1961 are required to register for the draft in the new Selective Service Ser-vice System signup program mandated by President Carter and approved by Congress. The signup period is July 21-August 2. The registration is designed design-ed to improve the ability of the Selective Selec-tive Service to supplement the volunteer military in a time of national emergency. Traffic volume for June over Utah highways decreased 2.2 percent when compared with the corresponding month last year and decreased 3.2 percent per-cent for the first six months when compared com-pared with last year. AupiiHl 7, 19110 The Utah Search and Rescue Convention Conven-tion will be held in Vernal for the first time in 13 years this Thursday through Saturday nights. About 350 participants will be involved. Activities for the three day convention will include a pistol shoot, first aid camp, road rally, and election of new board members. Ah awards banquet will conclude the acitivies. Police have identified about 100 Uintah Uin-tah Basin residents who are involved in; an illegal pyramid scheme and have turned in the names of 40-50 solidly involved in-volved in the scheme to the city at- torney for prosecuting. Expanding Horizons-the Uintah County 4-H and Open Youth Fair will be Aug. 13-15 at the Vernal Jr. High. Ac-tivites Ac-tivites will include a dog and cat show; a style dress review; home econimcs; crops and weed judging contests. Six fires were reported in the Uintah County this week; one claimed the life of a 74-year old man and another destroyed the back of a Lapoint store. Governor Scott M. Matheson has scheduled a Vernal visit Friday morning. morn-ing. He is to arrive in Vernal at the municipal airport. During the morning he will visit the local news media and downtown residents. At noon a lunch will be held for the govenor then he will fly to Roosevelt and take part in the UBIC events. The Vernal City Council is to hold a hearing on the business license of Jim-bo's Jim-bo's Lounge, West Main Vernal, about loud noises and bad language from patrons leaving Jimbo's late at night. AuukI 1 1, 1980 Govenor Scott Matheson visited Vernal Ver-nal last Friday on his campaign trail for re-election. While here he vowed his support of the energy development in Uintah County with proper management. manage-ment. Matheson said the state's role in energy development is 2-fold; to manage the social-economic impact and keep the Federal Government from running over us. Matheson stated that housing will be the biggest problem. Mathesnri is a supporter of Carter for president p.r.d said that the state should manage as a partner with the other governments. Following a morning of talking with Vernal officials and media, the Govenor spoke at a luncheon at Aspen Cove and then went to Roosevelt to participate in UBIC. Uintah County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Patrol took top honors during first aid, pistol shooting and road rally events at the Utah State Search and Rescue Convention in Vernal last week. Judge Kenneth G. Anderton submit-ted submit-ted a letter of resignation as judge, to Govenor Scott M. Matheson July 1, 1980. To honor the first baby born in the New Uintah County Hospstal, Roland Merkley, County Commissioner, gave a $50 check to Elaine Rosendahl, whose baby was born shortly after the facility was open. The baby also received a t-shirt. Plans for the second annual Dinosaur Day celebration were finalized at this week's meeting of the Dinosuar Gardens Committee. It is to be held Sept. 6, a special bicycle race will be held for the children, a 6 and 13 mile run for all joggers and runners regardless of sex, mini-car rides, pony rides, a miniature train, public barbecue, street dances and booths with concessions conces-sions will be part of the day's activities. August 21, 19H0 Nearly 5,500 students are expected to file into the Utah School District Schools Monday morning for the first day of school for the coming year. The theme of the district institute for school employees this year is "See You at the Top" with a purpose to "acheive a higher - level of accountability in upgrading student standards in the Uintah Uin-tah School District." Gary Merkley, 27, of Vernal has been released on a $25,000 property bond after being charged with the 2nd degree murder in the death of an eight week old infant by the Vernal City Police. The infant was placed in a Salt Lake City Ci-ty Hospital in critical condition, transferred to the Primary Children's Hospital where he died, August 12. Following an autopsy by the Utah medical examiner, it was reported that the child had died of massive internal brain hemorrhaging. August 20, 1980, Vernal City Council heard a presentation from McDonald's, who has approached the city about moving to Vernal. About two months ago Paul Olsen, from McDonald's, requested re-quested that the city extend industrial revenue financing. At that time, the council stated that it would only extend financing to businesses that were not in direct competition with existing businesses. They also stated that each case would be reviewed on an in- dividual case basis. Two cave-ins on the Valley Sewer Project at 500 South Vernal Avenue injured in-jured one worker and flooded basements of city residents at 450 So. 500 E. last week. Tues., Aug. 12, contractor, con-tractor, Johnsen Construction was installing in-stalling sewer lines in an 18 ft. trench on south Vernal Ave. when the north side of the trench caved in on George Mower and buried him to his chest. He was dug out by fellow workers and suffered only minor injuries. August 28, 1980 The Uintah County Hopsital is pioneering the use of new x-ray techniques techni-ques which limit the amount of radiation radia-tion used and produces a superior product. pro-duct. The new x-ray facility is cheaper in the long run and safer for both operators and patients. i : A rash of hit and run vk , cidents were reported ' week. Last Sunday, a CWi y 1 parked at 418 E. Main wasth N' side P.ckup,$5(x.indamaRibryaf A Ford LTD receive damages while parked at the -i? Cinema and a vehicle owned by J A. Hemstreet was struck while I S m the Day's ThriftwayXg11 Friday of last week Safeway ' Inc. announced a new Safewav Store which will be added to side of the present store, doublm. ' present size. Construction is to 2: November. Enrollment for the first day of., in Uintah School District I u Enrollment totaled 5,459 studZ cording to figures received at o (continued on page 7) ' i 71 ,( I Uintah County i 1980 Chronology tj (continued from PKo 6) ,, office- ' E Lashier has boon appointed V n's public works director, fill- position held by Lyman' rmbrr 4, 1980 olj, rs will choose candidates Tues- t Inofficial Primary election. A . hool bond issue will also be ill fW8t the Tuesday election. I commemoration of the building cation of Dinosaur Gardens ears ago, the second annual iurDay will begin Sept. 6 in Ver- er the firs' week of scnooI enroll- 'figures show minor problems at and Naples Elementary first and a low enrollment at Uintah ifchool. The district is up in enroll-'dy enroll-'dy 5 over last year's figures, ain a bargaining position with the 'a hand delivered letter is cir--ag which, if signed, turns connecters connec-ters rights and interest in the j system to the Ashley Valley and Improvement Distirct. ady the district board members signed the check paying the water j:Gaylon Cook, AVW&SID board ierwho until last month refused to le double water rate charged to us living outside the city. s Vernal Lions Club will underpaid under-paid raising campaign this fall linter to raise some $10,000 to ,j to help purchase $35,00 in jound equipment for Vernal. September 11, 1980 agreement was signed by the Uin-junty Uin-junty Monday that will begin the t project ever undertaken by the x A 30-mile road from Vernal to State Highway 45, 52 miles north anza. The energy road is being -acted by Uintah County. Others to ie agreement are DG&TC and Department of Transportation :d. ijlO million Special School Bond .on went down in a sound defeat iay evening with an unofficial vote :il i against and 851 for, with one district not counted. Other 3 are; Dan Berman high with 422 against Stephen Dirks', 287 for Senator, the U.S. Senator on the r.can ticket went to George M. Bat-:53, Bat-:53, against Larry Topham's 25, Moroni L. Jensen received 367 t Doug Hunt's 341 for the cratic Sec. of State Lt. Governor ... :, Attorney. General on the ican ticket went, to, RobertB..,, atho edged out David L. Wilkin- Sto 813. All totals will change x Ft. Duchesne district is in- eluded. S)iiiibr 1H, 1980 Construction of a new city in the Uin- VerSTC lha" twice size of vernal has been proposed by the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, to accommodate the popula .on boom expected with oil shale development. Under the propsal, HUD would support up to $50 million in loan guarantees and the Department of Energy would contribute another $20 million in grants to get the new community com-munity started. Vernal City has taken two legal actions ac-tions against the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer District asking $25 000 in punitive damages of each board member with one suit and questioning the service areas of the district with the other. Gusts of wind and rain caused damages to fences and sheds in Maeser last week and toppled a segment of the south wall of the Smith's Food King which is under construction. The Vernal City Council will be faced with lowering their mill levy and what to do about downtown parking at the council meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17. Special assistant to the secreaty of the U.S. Department of Interior, R.J. Bruning said that "inflation is the severest economical problem that this nation has faced in decades." He also reported that "all of us are aware, of course, of Interiors recent decision to issue more prototype for a permanent -oil shale leasing program. Utah has important im-portant oil shale reserves, and the state with its oil shale, tar sand, coal, oil and gas, will make a significant contribution contribu-tion to the nation's conventional and synthetic fuels programs in the future." A canvass of the bond votes during school board meeting last week found 951 or 31 percent for the $10 million bond and 2,100 or 69 percent opposed. Because of defeat the board must now look to a pay-as-you-go system of building construction. The board now feels a great need to review year-round schooling and double sessions. The board selected to dedicate Discovery Elementary Oct. 9. October 3, has been officially designated American Enterprise Day by both a presidential proclamation and a joint resolution of congress. Constitution week is September 17-25, the Constitution of the United States protects as well as services. Study the American Constitution, understand its meaning and understand why the United States is the best nation in the world. " September 25. 1980 County and city officials were asked their opinions of the U.S. Department of lousing and Urban Development's (HUD) new city proposal during a meeting with Utah Department of Community Com-munity and Economic Development officials of-ficials Thursday. The new Energy lown program proposal is in response to a request from the Department of Energy for help to insure the rapid development of domestic shale industry. in-dustry. Rutgers Mortgage Corporation of San Francisco, Calif., made an official announcement an-nouncement this week of its plans to build Rutgers Business Park in Vernal. Constuction is underway for a subdivi-. subdivi-. sion of eleven lots for commercial and retail development on a twelve acre site two miles west of Vernal in Highway 40 next to the newly constructed Baptist Church. At the cost of $159,000, the Vernal Municpal Airport has a new yellow and orange 4-wheel drive fire truck. Dinosaur Gardens at the Dinosaur Natural History Museum has been judged the first place winner in the governmental classification Civil Beautification Awards program. To relieve Vernal City Water customers and other users of increased construction costs of Red Fleet water, an amendment has passed the U.S. House and Senate. A joint venture of a 52-unit rental development project at 200 W. 250 N. is being undertaken by two Utah County firms, Pioneer Development and Blueridge Construction. Completion of the first units located across from the new LDS ward center should be early this coming year. October 2, 1980 Because of increased work area and two new surgeons at the Uintah County Hospital, there is a shortage of registered nurses. LPNs, and nurses aids. Ehlers and Ehlers Architects, Inc. has been employed by Uintah County to make the necessary plans for remodeling remodel-ing the old hospital building into a nursing nurs-ing home and extended care facility. Uintah County increased its 1980 i budget by $112,000 at a public hearing : Thursday of last week. Mayor Samuel Snyder has declared October 5-11 as National Fire Prevention Preven-tion Week. Preliminary population and housing counts from the 1980 census were relas-ed relas-ed this week for the Uintah Basin Area. Field operations for this area have been completed according to Vincent P. Barabba, director of Bureau of Census. The preliminary counts are subject to revision and will be superceded later by the final counts which must be turned over to the president by January 1, 1981. The population counts for the three Uintah Basin counties totals 33,781 persons per-sons compared to 20,619 in the 1970 census. cen-sus. After hearing positive reactions from members of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, the city council will be asked ask-ed to authorize a downtown parking re-juvination re-juvination program during council meeting. The parking program would take out all existing parking meters and allow an hour parking along Main Street. Shane Luck, City Manager, said the program would provide added parking park-ing on the side streets of Main Street. Three officers have been promoted and a new officer hired to fill spaces left when Chief Jonathan Jones resigned and a new chief of the Vernal Police Department was assigned. James William Wade of Fayette County, Tenn., was hired Sept. 17; Darrell Lance, who has served on the Vernal Police Department for nine years was promoted to sargeant and Mike Hamner, who has been with the Vernal Police for 2V2 years was promoted to sargeant and assigned to uniform field services. Paul Parker, originally from Lehi, was promoted to corporal and assigned to the detective division. October 9, 1980 Vernal City has filed an amended complaint com-plaint against the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District, which not only asks for punitive damages against each of its board members, as in the original claim, but questions extension of the district's interest in-terest in the Vernal system. The Uintah County Republican party has scheduled a political rally to meet the candidates on Fri., Oct. 10 in the Uintah High School auditorium. Door prizes totaling $100 will be given away and special entertainment will be featured. Vernal City began drilling on a test well a quarter mile downstream from Ashley Springs last Monday, with the hopes that the water from the well can supplement the city's culinary water. The well is expected to be drilled 500 ft. and cost the city about $50,000. Robert Drilling of Roosevelt is the contractor. The Uintah County School District is tightening its financial belt as it faces the governor's 2M; cut in funds and the state school board's Vz cut. The Governor's cut in funds was stimulated by an estimate by the State Tax Commission and the State Budget office, which shows dramatic declines in expected revenue colleted in the state sales and use tax and income tax, the two largest revenue sources for the state. If voters approve the Tax Limitation Act, to be on the November ballot, it will double the years needed for the Uintah School District to generate enough funding for a single building. The Utah Tax Limitation Act is very similar to the California Proposition 13 calling for limiting ad valorem on Real Property to 1 of its value, establishing 1977 assessed fair market value of property pro-perty for tax purposes, and no new ad valorem on real property or transaction taxes on the sale of real property could be imposed. October 16, 19,80 Absentee ballots are now available at the Uintah County Clerk's office for those who will not be present to vote at the General Election on November 4. Persons eligible to vote in Uintah County Coun-ty may vote on absentees by either going go-ing to the clerk's office or making an application through the mail, requesting re-questing an absentee ballot signing your name and mailing to the County Building, Vernal, Utah 84078. The State of Utah will be invaded on Sat., Oct. 18, by 185,000 deer hunters for the annual deer hunt. The hunt will begin Saturday and end on Oct. 28. Oct. 17, is the last day for buying a deer muzzleloader permit. The cost of the permit is $10 and does not entitle a person to a second deer. The season for muzzleloaders is Nov. 1-9. Vernal City will received a $42,000 grant from the Four Corners Regional Commission to complete a phase of the city's water study to plug the leaks in the city's water system. A study taken last October showed the city loosing (continued on page 8) Uintah County 1980 Chronology (continued from page 7) about 50 of its water through leakage. The semi-annual LDS stake conference conferen-ce will be held in the Vernal Utah AsMey SiaKe on Sunday, as announced by President Nyle C. Bigelow. Subject to Duchesne School District's acceptance, a new Union High School contract was approved by the Uintah High School District last Thursday. An oilfield accident claimed the life of Philip Tyre Brumfield, a Gusher man age 26 years on Oct. 8, about 30 miles southeast of Vernal. He died after falling fall-ing into a hot oil tank he was in the process pro-cess of cleaning. October 2'i, Three traffic accidents Monday afternoon, after-noon, Oct. 20, claimed the life of a Davis youth and seriously injured a Vernal youth in unrelated accidents. Two crippled crip-pled bicycles remained on 2500 East following an accident involving a runaway run-away trailer which hit two boys on their bicycles. Governor Scott M. Matheson last week appointed Whitney D. Hammond of Vernal to the position of Judge of the Seventh Circut Court. Because of a recent court ruling in favor of Uintah County, Vernal City has agreed to settle the annexation suit at 1000 East. In regard to an amended complaint against the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Imrpovement filed Oct. 3, by , Vernal City the council passed a motion for a 24 hour prior notice on legal issues and showed its support of Maeser Water Imrpovement District. With the voter's approval of Initiative A and B in November, Vernal City stands to lose $90,000 to $100,000 in sales tax revenues and $30,000 to 55 percent in property tax revenues, according to figures released by city officials Tuesday. Tues-day. A release from the Utah League of Cities and Towns, explains that the provision pro-vision in Initiative A calls for only the elimination of the sales tax that goes to the state on food. Practically speaking, it would be difficult if not impossible for the cities and towns to continue imposing impos-ing the 4 of one cent tax they now have because of the cost of continuing to implement im-plement in the grocery stores and elsewhere as well as social pressure that will be brought to bear on the local officials to eliminate it. The passage of Initiative A means the eventual loss of $10,000,035 in local revenue or about 16.5 percent of every city and town's revenue from sales tax, in addition to the loss of $20 million this year and $60 million to $65 in fiscal year, 19B2 at state level. October .JO, 1980 Jim Montgomery, co-host of PM Magazine interviewed Dr. Lewis Jensen concerning the art of egg carving carv-ing using dental drills which Jensen has become popular for. Michelle Russell, also a co-host for the show, spent a day panning for gold with Barbara Bolton of Roosevelt. The PM crew spent five days in Vernal following the outlaw trail, examining Dr. Jensen's egg carving, carv-ing, and panning for gold. Also spots representing Zions First National Bank, Arns Wood Shop, Randy Merrell Boot Shop, Uintah High School cheerleaders, and the Dinosaur Quarry will be aired on the Nov. 10-14 nation wide tv program. As of Oct. 27, the new Vernal City well, located near the mouth of Ashley Gorge below Ashley Springs, had a 6" pilot hole to a depth of 603 feet, reported Robert Lashier, director of public works. According to Lashier, the well is producing water, but tests need to be made to determine the quality and amount of water the well is producing. Eric Gene Williams, 27, April graduate of the J. Reuben Clark law school at BYU has joined Hugh W. Coton in the newly formed law firm of Colton and Williams. Williams was admitted ad-mitted to the Utah Bar Association Oct. 16. He was also admitted to the Federal District Court for Utah and th,e Ute Tribal courts September traffic volume shows a decrease of 1.91 percent compared to September 1979 of 1.6 percent. These figures are for the state and Uintah Basin. November 6, 1980 The department of Energy has entered into an agreement with Geokin-tics Geokin-tics Inc., Concord, Calif., under which it grants to the company $1,885,746 for a study of the economic feasibility of establishing a commercial shale oil production facility at the Company's Agency Draw property in southern Uintah Uin-tah County about 60 miles south of Vernal. Ver-nal. The property consists of 22,000 acres of land owned by the Utah Shale Land and Minerals Corporation and the State of Utah. The design and feasibility feasibili-ty study will be directed by Geokinetics and is expected to take approximately one year to complete. Vernal City and Uintah County have failed to reach an agreement on the contested annexation east of Fifth East. Supposedly county and city officials were to meet Monday morning to iron out an agreement, but city officials failed fail-ed to show. The council will consider the approval of nine business licenses. Cydne Horrocks was chosen first runner-up to Miss USU. An electro-galvanic stimulator, a $3,000 machine was donated by Mildred and Glenn Cooper to the Uintah County Hospital. By products from the full-scale development of oil shale depostis in the west would provide materials for a wide-ranging swath of industries - housing, hous-ing, commercial building, air and water pollution control, industrial chemical and Portland cement. Leon Roberts, Vernal, pocketed fifth place in the Basin Sports and Electric's Big Buck Contest. His buck has 11 total points. .November 13, 1980 . Vernal City Councilmen signed a resolution last Wed., Nov. 5, in which the city recognizes the Maeser Water Improvement District's ownership of 1-8 interest in the jointly owned pipeline from Ashiey Springs. Water officials are becoming in-creaslingly in-creaslingly concerned over whether four species of rare fish may delay or halt construction of the White River Dam to be built by the state of Utah south of Vernal near Bonanza. Sen. Or-rin Or-rin Hatch said that water reclamation projects, upon which some of the proposed pro-posed synthetic fuels development hinges, could be halted because of efforts ef-forts to protect habitat for the Colorado River Squawfish, the humped-back chub, the bony-tail chub and the razor-back razor-back sucker. Hatch told the Senate members that recent Department of Interior In-terior rulings concerning the Endangered En-dangered Species Act leave no flexibility flexibili-ty in the law and may be used to halt the beginning of the dam. November 20, 1980 Present construction on the sewer line along 500 South is crawling at 50 feet a day. According to Russ Vernon, the valley-wide project has not planned for sewer lines in the Ashley area across Ashley Creek because "the population in that area isn't enough for a sewer line,' Vernon said. The White River Shale Project is located on the south banks of the White River about five miles south of Bonanza. Bonan-za. A gross nominal production of 100,000 barrels per day of raw shale oil is ultimately expected from tracts Ua and Ub at full commercial operation. The DDP for the White River Shale Project Pro-ject is divided into seven main sections in two volumes. Tract la has an average thickness of approximately 55 feet for oil shale yielding about 28 gallons of shale oil per ton. Overburden ranges from 550 to 1,225 feet. Rae Jacobsen and Larris Hunting of Vernal Job Service were selected as the outstanding female and male employees for 1980 in the Utah Public Employees Assoc., Uintah Basin District's annual fall dinner at the Frontier Grill in Roosevelt. Color prints of the David Ahrnsbrak painting of Vernal's West Main Street in 1928 are off the press and being sold by the Vernal Area Chamber of Com- merce. In its Sept. 22, issue, "Time", magazine devoted its cover story to a problem of increasing concern to the American public chemical waste dumps, entitled "The Poisoning of America". Natural gas supplies will increase as much as 55 percent over current levels by the year 2,000, according to a two year study by the American Gas Association. Dallas Perank of Myton pocketed first place in the Sunset Sports Center's Big Buck Contest; Mike Carlsen of Logan captured the $1,000 gift certificate cer-tificate in the Sunset Sports Center's contest, Wayne Bastian of Neola collected col-lected 2nd place, Robert Pitchford, Vernal, Ver-nal, garnered 3rd place; Vernal's Grant Ralph pocketed 4th place and Kenneth Hackford of Lapoint picked up 5th place. The Vernal Sports Center had 783 entries in the Big Buck Contest. November 27. 190 under the direction City Attorney, Richard Davidson, the Vernal City Council approved payment from the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement Im-provement District for city water bills. The action was in response to the district's soliciting persons outside Vernal Ver-nal City to sign oyer their power of attorney at-torney to the district to pay their water bills. The Vernal City Police Department has obtained a Highway Safety Grant from the Utah County on Criminal Justice Administration according to Chief Robert T. Downard. Seventy turkeys and 20 roasts will be given away, Sat., Nov. 29, to begin the holiday season with Vernal's Turkey Days' first drawing. A recent meeting of the Quadrennial Commission on Federal Executive Compensation, which reviewed pay scales of members of Congress, federal judges and top appointed federal executives, ex-ecutives, deomonstrated the tremendous tremen-dous obstacles President-elect Reagan will face in trying to cut the cost of government. Congressman Gunn McKay and Water and Power Resources Service Commissioner Keith Higginson notified the Uintah Water Conservancy District on Nov. 20, that Congress had approved $11,428,366 as non-reimbursable costs for the construction of Red Fleet Dam. Vernal City announed the resignation of two employees last week: Kenneth Fisher, city planner and Ronald Stone, city building official. December 4, 190 Uintah County commissioners have submitted a proposed $9,632,293 budget for 1981, according to a final budget report of departmental expenses and expected revenues for the coming year. The proposed budget' is only' $483,350' ' higher than the proposed 1980 budget and $299,580 higher than the adopted 1980 budget. The single largest item of the proposed 1981 budget is $3,500,000 for the operation of the Uintah County Hospital. Construction began Tuesday on a 16-inch water line from the Maeser water tank 7,114 feet south to a million gallon tank, also beginning construction construc-tion Tuesday, near Air Village Hills. With Christmas lights already going up, the Vernal Chamber's Civic Betterment Better-ment Committee is making plans for the annual awarding of homes in the Vernal area with the best Christmas it i decorations. -Jet In a special school board meeting "' Tuesday, Nov. 25, the board approvi trip to Ireland for the Uintah School drill team and accepted bid two new school buses. isall rf To correct or counteract certaiij n ternal bleeding conditions and low jtes culation blood volume in emergtwi situations, Uintah County Emergijni Medical Technicians (EMT) !e an employing a new device, an anti-sky trouser (MAST). 'J |