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Show 7 x y k - r. iS ' IV J ;.y ' r-;c . MARK CARD'S Eagle award is pinned on by his mother, Louise Card. He received his Eagle Scout award at a special Court of Honor. Eagle Scout Court of Honor A special Eagle Scout Court of Five other Eagle Scouts were in Honor was held Feb. 8 for Mark Card attendance, of Troop 228. The highlight of the evening was Those in attendance were the Scouts when mark was presented his Eagle and their parents, Troop committee badge by Advancement Chairman members, and special guests of Mark. Clyde Ruppe. Dinner was prepared and served by the Scouts, supervised by Troop Com mittee Chairman Arden Stewart. The dinner consisted of lasagna, green salad, garlic bread and pies. The pies were also made by the Scouts. Films were shown of the Canada World Jamboree trip that these Scouts went on last summer. There were three guest speakers and a skit by Mark's fellow Scouts. Nominees in 1984 Uintah County Republican Chairman Chair-man Dr. Dan Price and Democratic Chairman Perry Mace both feel their respective parties have an excellent chance for the governor's seat in November. Mace said that he was surprised when Gov. Scott Matheson made the announcement he would not run for a third term.. He feels that Matheson was doing an excellent job and is disappointed that Matheson will not seek a third term. The Democratic party plans to support sup-port a strong candidate to run against the Republican party in November. Although the candidate may not be as well known as the Republican choices, Mace said he felt the Democrats had a good chance of keeping the governorship. governor-ship. "If a Republican candidate wins the general election, we would have a one party state and that would be a mistake," Mace said. Some of the potential Democrats that the party is backing for nomination, nomina-tion, although the candidates have not announced their intentions to run are: Gunn McKay, former 1st District Congressman; Con-gressman; Wayne Owens, former member of Congress, Oscar McKonkie, chairman of the State Board of Education; Kem Gardner, chairman of the Board of Regents; Ted Wilson, mayor of Salt Lake City, and James Davis, mayor of South Salt Lake City. Republican Chairman Price said he was not surprised when Matheson decided not to run. He said he felt Matheson's health may have been a contributing factor in his decision not to run. Many of the Republicans in the state feel that they have an excellent chance of gaining control of the governor's seat for the first time in 20 years. "We had planned on upsetting Matheson, if he had run again," said Price. Price feels that the Republican candidates can-didates have an excellent chance of getting elected because they are new. Two candidates that are currently vying vy-ing for the Republican nomination are Norm Bangerter, Speaker of the House for the state, and Bob Wright, a Salt Lake City attorney. A possible third candidate would be Representative Represen-tative Dan Marriott, who is expected to announce his intentions on whether he'll run shortly. Uintah County Republicans will hold their local convention May 30 to determine deter-mine party nominations that will be on the ballot for the county positions and to choose the delegates to the state convention. The county has a total of 35 delegates for the state convention. The number of delegates alloted to each county is based on the previous years', voting percentages on the top five state offices. , The state convention will be held in June to determine the nominations for available state positions that will appear ap-pear on the ballot in the primary election. i Couple enters Baptist Univ. A Vernal couple recently announced announc-ed plans to enter fulltime Christian work and intend to begin school this fall at Oklahoma Baptist University. Ron and Darla Thompson, members of First Baptist Church, said they will probably go into Christian education or ministerial work once they graduate from the school located in Shawnee, Okla. Thompson, 27, has lived in Vernal for three years and was, until recently, recent-ly, employed as party chief for a surveying team with Uintah Engineering. Engineer-ing. His wife, Darla, 23, is employed as a secretary at the Bonanza Power Plant. He said his being laid off due to the seasonal slowdown with Uintah Engineering "was the last in a string of events God had used" to show He wanted the couple to go into Christian , work. "We really feel honored that the Lord chose us to do this," Thompson said. I "Darla and I feel we have surrendered sur-rendered our lives to fulltime ministry. And that doesn't mean when we start to school that means right now. So we're doing and learning all we can now," he added. Thompson, who is presently Training Train-ing Union director at First Baptist and also helps prepare the weekly Sunday morning radio programs for KVEL, said he is also assisting Pastor Herb Stoneman. "I'm doing whatever Herb needs done. I'm helping him in whatever I can and that's equipping me for the It's not magic. But it does work. The Energy Saving Calculator shows what many electrical appliances cost to operate. It's help you can count on to make energy savings appear and waste disappear. The Energy Saving Calculator is free at any Utah Power office, but don't let the price fool you. It just might prove priceless. r Ron and Darla future," Thompson said, explaining he is obtaining both experience in pastroal activities, as well as church operations. Darla, who is the church's financial secretary, a Sunday School teacher for the third and fourth grades, a Girls in Action leader, and in charge of organ-zing organ-zing First Baptist's social functions, said she believes they each have special skills that will help in the Christian work. "The Lord has given each of us our own special ministries. Those ministries work together to form a whole," Darla said, adding, "It was a joint decision and it will be a joint 3ooo in ii mi I & LIGHT COMPANY U & LIGHT COMPANY Thompson ministry for the Lord. We are a spiritual team." "I don't feel we could do it without each other," Thompson added. He said the couple is trusting the Lord to provide the money they will need for school and for their Christian work. They do not plan to ask people to support them. "I feel the Lord should be involved in that. If the Lord leads a person to help us, good. We're not going to be asking," Thompson explained. "The only way we're doing to be able to do this is with the Lord's help. We know that He's going to provide. We're not worried about it at all," he said. Wednesday, February 15, 1984 Venial ExptKS 7 Lifetime hunting and fishing license approved The 1984 Utah Legislature passed a bill authorizing a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license for resident sportsmen. , The license will cost $500 and should be available in April at Division of Wildlife Resources offices around the state. It will represents significant savings sav-ings for younger outdoors enthusiasts, insuring a lifetime of hunting and fishing enjoyment immune to inevitable in-evitable fee increases. Division officials say they hope the license will prove an attractive gift idea for birthdays, graduations and other occasions. Sheep, goat, buffalo permit applications Feb. 29 marks the deadline for applications ap-plications for desert bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goat and buffalo permits. The Board of Big Game Control approved ap-proved resident permits for 10 desert bighorn sheep, four goats and 32 buffalo. Applications for these once-in-a-lifetime hunts are available by mail or in person at all Division of Wildlife Resources offices. Refer to the 1983-84 big game proclamation for regulations and other information. |