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Show 1 2 Ywid 6frmRdverttscr Wednetdoy, March 28, 1984 Traffic delays in Provo Canyon five minutes, depending on how much material gets onto the roadway. This blasting phase is expected to last for three to four weeks. Motorists can expect occasional delays of shorter duration, possibly five to ten minutes, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays until this project is completed com-pleted in 1985. Bids on this $6.1 million project were opened on January 31, and when completed com-pleted it will be a major improvement for motorists traveling through Provo Canyon. The project also includes work on 800 North from State Street to 600 East. That section of road will be widened to four lanes with a painted left-turn median and curb, gutter and sidewalks. Improvements on the section of 800 North from 6th East to the mouth of the canyon will be done under a separate contract. WATER FOR ONE DRESS It takes about 1,500 gallons of water to transform plain seeds into one cotton cot-ton dress, says National Wildlife magazine. GARY FOUNTAINE (left) and Ron Hatcher (right) have started an ultralight business in Vernal. Vernal ultralight business offers economical way to fly For those who would like to learn to fly on a poor man's budget, a new business being started by two Vernal men may be the answer. Gary Fountaine and Ron Hatcher are partners in Mountain Air Ultralights. The new business, which is being hosted by Vernal Aviation, is offering training, ground school and sale or rental of ultralight aircraft. The business has the dealership of American Aerolight Inc. the New Mexico Mex-ico manufacturer of the Eagle and Falcon ultralights. "We believe ultralights will be very; popular in the Uintah Basin because we intend to stress safety and ease of learning to fly," Fountaine said. "Once people have done it, they see that it's not so hard," Fountaine said. Project Bold Though minor differences remain between the Department of Interior and Utah, Senators Jake Garn and Or-rin Or-rin Hatch R UT will introduce Project Bold Legislation. "The concept of collecting state-owned state-owned lands through equitable exchange ex-change with the federal government is a fair way for Utah to develop resources, the revenue from which will be used for public schools. The hard work of Gov. Scott Mtaheson and his staff cannot be over emphasized in bringing this legislation to Congress. Without the Governor's tireless support sup-port of this issue there would not be a Project Bold or legislation to consolidate con-solidate state-owned lands spread all over the Utah map which have been of only limited value to our state," said Sen. Garn. "If we can move this legislation, the people of Utah will be the beneficiaries of a plan to make the federally owned lands in Utah useable. With such an overwhelming portion of Utah land held by the Feds, anything, including exchange, is better than the checker KM We EEG9S March 28, 1984 Copyright 1984 By Edward M. Rowley ROOTED IN AMERICAN FREE ENTERPRISE FINAL EDITION We're changing. After this our ads will have a new look. It's been nice visiting with you the past four years through HIGH VALLEY NEWS. Maybe I'll put the stories from the last two years into another book someday. We still have copies of HIGH VALLEY MEMORIES available. But I won't quit writing to you. The ads will just be designed differently. I think you'll like them. Your kids, too. Gordon Johnson, a very good artist, will help me with them. Watch for the first one next week. And come In so we can help give your new gardening season a good start. OPENDNG APRIL 5th Watch for our new ad next week o-o NURSERY WHERE GOOD GARDENS BEGIN They are shown aircraft. Fountaine became interested in ultralights when after learning to fly conventional aircraft, he found he couldn't afford a plane. After reviewing nearly 40 manufacturers manufac-turers of ultralight aircraft, over the course of a year, the two men settled on the Eagle and Falcon because of their safety. Before an Eagle or Falcon is sold, the manufacturer requires the dealer to thoroughly train the purchaser. Training involves ground school, taxi training, flight simulation and single pilot tow behind a car. "More people will enjoy flying as more people will find ultralights to be safe as well as economical," Fountaine Foun-taine said. The business has gained permission to use the east-west runway at the Ver- introduced board situation that we have now," Garn stated. "This bill is a beginning point. I'm sure there will be changes, but it is a good beginning," said Sen. Hatch. "Through the process of legislation I'm confident the differences between Interior and the State can be resolved for the benefit of both parties. The important im-portant thing is that we've got a bill before Congress and the process has begun." The plan introduced in Congress would exchange approximately 3 million acres of state lands, 2.5 million of which are 640-acre state sections scattered among federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands and 500,000 acres in scattered sections within national parks and monuments, recreation areas, Indian reservations, military reservations, and areas proposed pro-posed for wilderness or under wilderness review. The two Utah Senators joined as original co-sponsors of the Project Bold legislation in the Senate. ED ROWLEY w r - j -) In 'All II II Al.r.l here with an Eagle ultralight nal Municipal Airport for training. The business, along with Vernal Aviation, are encouraging persons to join an Experimental Ex-perimental Aircraft Club being formed form-ed in Vernal. Vernal Aviation has offered of-fered to assist interested persons in the construction of an experimental aircraft. Illegal dumping The Uintah County Sheriff's Office reports that several residents have been illegally dumping trash along county roads and in ditches enroute to the landfill. Penalties for dumping trash either intentionally or accidentally can include in-clude not only fines, but also community communi-ty service and in some cases incarceration in-carceration in the Uintah County Jail. Fines imposed on the offending persons per-sons can range from $25 to $299. Depending on the sentencing judge, offenders can also be required to spend one hour for each offense cleaning up trash in designated areas. Buy any sofa or hldo-a bed on the Srri fib SSIWJL showroom floor and we'll give you a tfti War $100 poiiar pun M fi ANY chair and receive a Purchase ANY living room tot 4o $50 Dollar Dim "" mM IWijL Free Delivery Within two $100 Dollar Dills! x 50 mile radius ' mlMll k Hrat? p?fp Sale Ends March 31 Hvr id NIELSEN'S FUITIME G L'JESTEffl AUTO ifi ISO E. laKSa RG3Settlt 722-2233 The Utah Department of Transportation Transpor-tation advises motorists to expect possible lengthy delays in Provo Canyon Ca-nyon for the next three to four months. A construction project to widen a section of the road from two to four lanes and to improve the intersection of 800 North and U.S. 189 is underway. The contractor is working between the Holmstead Power Plant at the mouth of the canyon and the Murdock Diversion Diver-sion Dam. ' At the present time the contractor is occasionally having to do some blasting. This requires a temporary closure of the canyon from ten to forty- Deadline nears for energy tax credit Taxpayers who invested in solar, wind or hydro energy systems during 1983 qualify for a credit on their income in-come tax returns to help offset that investment. in-vestment. The credit must first be ap-.' proved by the Utah Energy Office, an agency of the Department of Natural Resources, which will issue the taxpayer tax-payer a certified TC-40-E tax form to file with the state income tax return. In order to received the form before April 15, the application for approval must be submitted to the Utah Energy Office by April 2. Persons not able to meet the deadline may wish to contact the State Tax Commission to f ile for an extension. State Renewable Resource Engineer Kevin Gillars noted, "Applications are currently coming in at about the same rate as last year and experience indicates in-dicates that a two week turn-around is likely for processing." Under the Utah Energy Systems Tax Credit program, a 10 percent tax credit is possible for investment in renewable energy systems. Limits are $1,000 for residential applications and $3,000 for commercial applications. "Coupled with the 40 percent federal renewable energy tax credit, there is a substantial incentive for renewable energy investment," said Gillars, He added that Utah's tax credit law allows a cash remittance from the State Tax Commission if a tax credit exceeds an individual's liability. Application Ap-plication forms can be obtained at the Utah Energy Office, 3266 State Office Building, Salt Lake City, or by calling the Utah Energy Office hotline, 1-800-662-3633. TEMPERATURES Date Hi Lo Pet. March 20 51 24 March 21 53 25 - March 22 47 26 .06 March 23 53 29 March 24 54 25 March 25 . 46 30 March 26 40 29 Tr. .05 .01 Courtesy Sky West Airlines V -"T W-mmm, i. , MUM,MMMMl uSSPif A- JL-JJ 1 NAPLES CITY Police Chief John Ledkins presents the Courteous Citizen award to Nick and Sarah Weisgerber. They were recognized recogniz-ed for their kindesss to the Lee Munson family following a recent re-cent fire at their home. Police department rewards Naples courteous citizens Nick and Sarah Weisgerber of Naples are the first residents to receive the Courteous Citizen Award, a program started in early March by the Naples City Police Department. The Weisgerbers were chosen for the award by the Naples Police Department because of the kindness they showed their neighbors the Lee Munson family when the home where the Munsons were living was gutted by a fire, March 9. . , . ; Not only did the Weisgerbers call in the fire to the fire department, but they also offered their home as temporary tem-porary living quarters for the family. The Munsons are currently living in a trailer owned by the Weisgerber family. "The purpose of the award is to recognize citizens who are willing to go the extra mile for a neighbor," said Naples Police Chief John Ledkins. "We want to recognize people for any act of kindness." The idea for the program was from a program that has been very successful suc-cessful in Ogden. Currently plans are to award 100 of the certificates, and the police department hopes to expand the program, to include additional residents. For their act of kindness the Weisgerbers received not only recognition from the Naples Police Department but also received gift certificates cer-tificates redeemable at the Naples Truck Stop. |