Show EXPRESSly EXPRESS SPEAKING lit by Allen Parks Those of us still smarting from fromn the kick In the pants given the Uintah Basin by the states state's chief executive and the Coordinating Council of higher Education will have a good opportunity to voice our pain later this month WORD HAS been sent to Uin- Uin Uintah tah County offices that Gov Rampton Is planning a visit to Vernal the morning of July 28 The note asked that topics of interest which local officials would like to discuss with the governor be listed and mail ed to the capitol Very first Item at the top of the list prepared for the Gov this week is the junior college Issue SUFFICIENT damage has been done for one year Few hopes remain that any type of higher education for the Basin either campus or extension is forthcoming until some changes are made In the state administration The Governors Governor's trip wont won't bring higher education on any clos clos- closer er to the Basin but it will ex pose the Governor to our side of the issue for a day RODEO BLUES A year of meeting planning working and shedding a few tears grin grinds s to an end today as the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo begins THE ONLY cowboy show that brings rid dd ers of the pro circuit to Vcr Ver nab nal the Roundup survives be cause a handful of men are will big Ing to work without pay They are ale the six or 01 seven men who do the work which 16 men pro pro- promised raised to do way last winter Those of us on the committee have lost a few hours ours sleep deep won won- wondering dering how to manage an eight thousand dollar budget with In the bank The fact that the rodeo lost each year for forthe forthe the past three Is small comfort BUT WHEN the signs are arc Ut up the programs printed and Swanee Kerby's stock trucks roll into town when the spectators swarm into the arena seats scats and the first rider comes out of the chute it nIl all seems worth It See you at the rodeo LOUSY PIX A staff member happened across a short note In a Montana weekly which seemed worth passing along The Lib erty County Times In Chester Montana had this to say THE POLAROID Camera we realize is one of the most famous Inventions of the Ameri Amer- Amer Amerlean lean free enterprise system i But to put it bluntly it takes lousy pictures itI I If you are having a big occasion in your family wed wedding ding anniversary reunion etc and want the picture of the occasion published In the paper please employ a professional photographer to take the picture THE EDITOR goes on to note that the pro photographer can get the best possible pictures of Aunt Minnie and even make her look 10 years younger with proper lighting We hope the point is well taken Polaroid prints are fine for scrapbooks but they cant can't pass muster when newspaper reproduction is needed FISH STORY The story about the one that got go away took a bit of a twist last week The bo boss s took hi his fishing pole and some company to Flaming Gorge to tease tt-ase the Ow trout for a day Stems Seems the fish were biting quite well ns as us- us usual usual ual and the chain link fish stringer dangling in the water I was soon loaded One especially proud chap was seas a fellow from California who caught one of oC our chapI two I pound Utah beauties Seems he hadn't seen anything quite like that In California and was really going to show It off to toto toto to the folks back home Fishing came to a close and the chap reached for the days day's haul Chain broke and the rn- rn en tire thc catch slipped and slithered out of sight Into the depths End of story |