Show Manila Ranger District Renamed Flaming ling f Gorge The Manila Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest has been renamed renamed rename ed the Flaming Gorge District IN MAKING the announcement Forest Forest For For- est Supervisor A A. A R. R McConkie said the change will be helpful in supplying information information in in- formation and service to the public There have ben hen numerous numerous num num- erous instances since establishment establish ment of the national recreation area indicating this change should be made The district headquarters was moved to Dutch John Jahn from Manila lanila in 1966 where it had been for fOI more than half a cen tury Jury This move was necessary to ob oh- obtain tain lain improved coordination with other agencies headquartered at Dutch John It was also possible by this move to tomake tomake tomake make use of the government facilities alread already constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation THE FLAMING Gorge National Recreation Re creation Area officially established October October Oc Oc- Oc tober 1 I 1968 added a large tract of land to the national forest extending northward to a point near Green River niver Wyoming The entire recreation area became a part of the Manila 1 and recreation related activities activities- dominate dominate domin ate the workload Mr 11 McConkle 1 said the name change would not affect the tho operation of the tile administrative office or divisional headquarters head quarters office for the recreation area at Manila 1 I Mr and Mrs 1 Lorin Taylor and Dale Goodman are arc in Cleveland Ohio where they are attending a principals principal's con |