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Show 2XpITSS8(s)n)S Wcdnetdoy, Jonuory , 1?86 VilAa! EffigSS 1 3 PBBEDBUOBQJg PEE ABE Em DflflEG DflD B &EBGIJ By Merle Young Epre Society Editor In January of 1985 a dozen individuals in-dividuals from around the community communi-ty were asked to make a prediction of what would happen during one month of the then, new year. The predictions were both amusing, amus-ing, poetic and serious and the degree of accuracy was about as good as is enjoyed by professional forecasters. Leo Snow, for example had a few predictions for January, 1985. One of these hit the nail right on the head. He said, "Contention will continue to mount as district issues come to the surface about water and sewer improvement im-provement districts." A couple of his other predictions, however, were just as far off. He said Naples redevelopment redevelop-ment agency, because of tax problems, pro-blems, would be turned down and that everyone would be moved into the new county-state building by Feb. 1, if not sooner. Judge SharLynn Benson also had a good hit or two. She predicted that Ballard would get funding for a sewer system and the Mountain Bell would begin service for several subscribers who were paying for long distance calls within a small area in Ballard. Several of her hopeful prophecies pro-phecies were dashed for business growth and building in the town of Ballard. The March predictions of Barbara Wilkerson that included "finding a pot of gold at the rainbow's end," to be shared by those in the Uintah Basin; and for good fortune and firm convictions with a deeper faith and brighter future; were put to the test with the dropping economy and STUDCNTS IN Un!ah School D.tnct will enjsy Utitg the 1500 87 school year m this fire new fcu;!dg. Tr.6 eld hfr SChool IS U9 tor fatsS tf ht Verbal M.dif e School whitfi ihoytd put an t?4 la IN it!'! lessens tt the midj:e sthoel - - 1 1 ; I 5 - ' changes in the financial status of many local residents. Optimistic Nettie Hale promised a warm, sunny Easter day, good fishing and the discovery of a diamond dia-mond near a dinosaur bone in the month of April. It seems the dinosaur is still sitting on the lump of coal that's producing the diamond, but the weather and fishing predictions came true. Mayor Sam Snyder said, "The last half of the year will be much better because the new state administration and the government will stabilize and the economy will be healthier." This is still as hot an issue as it was in May of '85 when he made the prediction. Snyder also said we would have a hotter, hot-ter, dryer May, a drop in high school graduates and a decrease in May . asiness. You may draw your own conclusions about these matters. June's happenings were predicted by Perry Mace. He used some off the wall prophecy like the Denver Broncos Bron-cos beating the L.A. Raiders if the NFL let them play in June and that Steve Wallis would not move to Palm Springs. He did come a little closer with a predictions that pontoon equipped planes would be landing at the Salt Lake Airport and that Leonard Heeney would be invited to ride on the space shuttle with Senator Jake Gam. But his best guess was that no one would remember his predictions by June. Lillian Henderson knew for sure that by July a lot of cross, grumpy fishermen would be complaining about the fish limit and the prohibited pro-hibited use of live bait on the rivers. The reverberating vibes from these bait fishing addicts did indeed resound re-sound from Flaming Gorge to tii:.";t:li "1 . it 1 , f .a Steinaker but the fishermen were still out in numbers with their artificial ar-tificial lures. Veteran's representative Chuck Larson of Job Service gave a real "snow job" outlook for August. He said, "We should have plenty of work for snow shovelers and laborers to pick up the remnants of those evacuees who are fleeing Vernal; the snow might melt by July and that August would bring plenty of sunshine sun-shine to get the job done. It is interesting in-teresting to note that Larson moved to California a couple of months ago. Uintah School District superintendent superinten-dent Philip Ellis was not too far off when he said a Hawaiian luau would be the reward for winning football games at Uintah High School. This prediction was a little more accurate than his tongue-in-cheek observations observa-tions that parents would try to enroll Cabbage Patch Kids; students would request more homework and that the PTA would hold a community party to celebrate the end of double sessions ses-sions last September. While Sheriff Arden Stewart and his cohorts are reveling about the new county jail we reflect back on his October '85 predictions of an above average month for law enforcement and search and rescue missions. Thanks to mother nature the search and rescue was just normally active and the statistics are still rolling in on law enforcement activities for that period. Amy Pope said in November of 1985 people would be standing in line to pay their taxes at the last minute and complaining as usual that they were too high. She said Thanksgiving would be cold and snowy and people would be having difficulty paying fuel bills. As county auditor she saw 1 - J and junior h?,h students, Did a pc mt'$ school is a future pr eject of the d -At ict, The re h-gh school is located en the Umtt Mg-3 weit tl Vernal prepef. ' I ! -V b the instigation of a budget freeze, and a few swipes taken at the proposed county budget surrounding a sinking fund for the phone system and increases in-creases in wages and staff. This made her prediction that elected officials of-ficials would be in a frenzy making the 1985 budget stretch and setting up a new budget for 1986 come true. Amy should be elected to the office of Uintah County guru. And finally, December predictions by Irvin Haws were some of the best of the lot. He said, "Christmas shopping shopp-ing will be frantic as the shopping days will be cut by a week and customers will have to hustle to get it done." He said merchants would gear their ads to the big weekend after Thanksgiving and would produce pro-duce some early December promotions. promo-tions. Haws also said perhaps someone so-meone would come up with a new toy as popular as the Cabbage Patch Kids. Just what that toy is depends on what child you happen to ask. These predictions were done in fun but some notable realities have oc-cured oc-cured over the past 12 months. We do have a new high school in the making. mak-ing. The new state-county building is now filled to the third floor. The new post office is quickly taking shape on the west end of Vernal. Several remodelings have taken place like the library, Thomson's Vernal Mortuary, Mor-tuary, the high school and Ashley Valley Medical Center is still working work-ing on theirs. We have a new Burger King, a new LDS Vernal Stake Center, a new Uintah County Correctional Correc-tional Facility, a new seminary building under construction, expansion expan-sion in business at the Plaza and more. Despite the closure of several businesses locally, many of the larger industries have stabilized and most of the business community re-maias re-maias optimistic for the economy and this area's future in 1986. I l With lots of Joy and good wishes, we hop you and yours experience this Now Year to the fullest! mrirtrnirnirtmim "1 THE t'.'OOtM rih f 2 U fttal Cc-ur CceeiK! f it .: i'i if J t th tW l1 tfcK'c'e 3 I fet V Cr5t Trer- )?3f I t V'g-tt tef s'f m iff titeiif j win n es a--3 f.cj January 1986 Things to look forward to in the month of January 1986 are getting your W-2 forms so you can start worrying wor-rying about filing income taxes. More cold and snow may also come but this can be put to an advantage if you become acquainted with the new Winterhawk Recreation Area. Pay ing the first installment on your Christmas bills and the first month of the year with 31 days. February 1986 February is the beginning of lots of holidays. You can celebrate President's Presi-dent's Day, Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday. Since this is not a leap year, you must wait for the male of the species to ask for the dates. March 1986 This is the month for kite flying, the first day of spring and St. Patrick's Day. Easter Sunday falls on March 30 this year which means it may not be as pleasant as last year's holiday in April. April 1986 Because Easter is in March, the only on-ly notable day of remembrance is Passover. The thing to watch for is the April 15 deadline for filing income taxes and lots of newborn animals springing up on farms. Also, this is the time when the first spring blossoms begin to appear. May 19X6 Mother's Day is the first holiday of the month of May which is Sunday, May 11 this year. Memorial Day will be celebrated on Monday, May 26. School will be out for summer vacation vaca-tion at the end of this month. Junel9K6 June is the month for rcmombe ring r athcr s Day, Flag Day and the first day of summer. Usually by this time of the year the indications of a hot or cold summer season are becoming evident. t i-rAi'A s July 1986 All sorts of fun things began to happen hap-pen in the hot month of July. Celebration Celebra-tion of the nation's independence on the 4th of July and then the grand events of Pioneer Day in Utah on July Ju-ly 24. This is also the month for family fami-ly reunions, picnics and other outdoor out-door fun. August 1986 August signals the beginning of back-to-school shopping and picking out a college or university to attend. It is a month without any holidays, but is usually filled with weeding family gardens, farming, camping and the rest of the myriad of other things done only during the long hot days of summer. September 1986 Labor Day falls on the very first day of September this year and the other holiday listed on the calendar is Grandparent's Day on Sept., 14. The first day of autumn will arrive Sept. 23. This is the beginning of the fall harvest of fruit, potatoes and a final cutting of hay in some parts of Utah. October 1986 Columbus Day, Mother-in-Law Day and Halloween should keep us celebrating right through the harvest season and beginning of the nippy fall days of October. November 1986 There are three notable events in the month of November. Election Day fall on the 4th, Veteran's Day on the 11th and of course, Thanksgiving Day on its usual fourth Thursday of the month, Nov. 27. December 19X6 Here it is New Year's Day, I9B6 and we have already made all the announcements an-nouncements of what is coming through the year. December is the last month and it brings us the first day of winter with ChriMmas following follow-ing quickly on its heels. Winter arrives ar-rives on Dec. 22, 19S6. HAPPY NOD YEAR! 1 |