OCR Text |
Show Utah Stota Fress Ais-- c See Csrreb of Vcbes Pcgei 17-1- 8 57 VOLUME NUMBER 9 1REMONT0N, UTAH 14337 The lights and sounds of the Christwill adorn the streets of Tremonton Friday evening as the local merchants welcome in the Yuletide season with the traditional lighting of decorations and a visit by the gentleman of the north-San- ta Claus. Tremonton merchants resisted the temptation to skip Thanksgiving completely and kick off the Christmas season in early fall, as some bigger pot-belli- cities have done. But they hope to catch up with a big Christmas opening sale Friday and Saturday after the Thanksgiving turkey has had ample time to settle. City crews already have the Christmas tinsel up along Main Street in anticipation. They'll be lighted for the first time this season on Friday evening at dusk. Santa Claus will pop into town at 5 p.m. on Friday to greet youngsters at the Community Center gym (old School). Mc-Kinl- Santa Clause will arrive at the airport and will brought straight to the Senior Center by the Firemen in the fire truck Merchants will remain open until 8 p.m. Friday night with the Christmas season opening sale continuing through Saturday. Gift certificates will be drawn by individual stores every Friday even The annual Christmas Moonlight Sale is planned for Friday, Dec. 10, with stores scheduled to remain open until 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, a free movie is scheduled for the kids at 1 p.m. at the Main Theatre in Garland. On Main Street, members of the Bear River High School Spanish Club will bring touches of Christmas in Spain alive from 2 to 5 p.m. ' Last minute gift ideas" is the are for adults only (18 years and older, or married). A variety of Christmas promotions are planned for each weekend through December. Christmas dollar days is planned for the Dec. 4 weekend. On Dec. 4 a German Christmas will be featured on Main Street and in stores by the Bear River High School German Club from U a.m. to 2 p.m. Candy will be available for children. ing. Drawings n By HC To Improve Water System Members Named E3ol Intermountain Health Care Board Chairman, William N. Jones, and IHC President, Scott S. Parker, today announced the appointment of ing Board Members for the new Bear River Valley Hospital. They are: Jim Y. Tazoi, G. Melvin Foxley, Donald E. Abbott, Linn L. Capps, Mrs. J. D. (Alice) Harris, J. Glen Nelson, Ray D. Sorensen, Mrs. Lester C. (Benon) Wheatley, Ross Rudd, Deloris Stokes, George C. Ficklin, M.D., and "iwini, Minium" "Jil Administrator Godfrey said the new Board mmM meet soon to organize the necessary Board committees and elect a board chairman. Godfrey said he was very pleased with the appointments. He indicated that Intermountain Health Care, the Bear River Valley Hospital and the community are fortunate to have this group of dedicated community leaders working with the hospital. Stake PARK if Conference . I- - Participant Secretaries, Bishoprics, Executive Secretaries, and Ward Clerks from :.' ' ' r I -- 1 Town President, Joseph Stokes, said the town board has retained Valley Engineering Consultants of Logan to design and determine the cost of the project. The firm has also assisted the community in making application to various government agencies to assist in financing. In all, the community has received approval of $233,000 in grants from I Ha federal agencies, including $73,000 from the - Four Corners Regional ' CdmmissibiJ and $160,000" frbm Farm- Home Administration. The community will also receive a loan of $46,000 from the Utah Water Resources Board and a five percent interest loan from Farmers Home Administration of an equal amount. The community will provide $5,000 from its budget in addition to bonding for repayment of the $92,000 in loans. President Stokes noted that only $92,000 in bonds will be issued with the remaining $8,000 designed to serve as a "margin of safety" in case of unforeseen costs. The State Board of Health has informed the community that the spring areas where their culinary water is collected do not meet state standards and are possible sources "of bacterial contamination." "Because of the bad water samples and the presence of orangeberg pipe, the State Board of Health has rated the Plymouth water system "not approved" and issued an order to boil all water used for culinary purposes, an cont. on page three S., -f-- I Vp With People' o r yTt. 1 1 each ward. A special meeting is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday for all adult members of the stake. Sunday's general sessions will be held in two locations. Meeting at the Stake Center at 9 a.m. will be the wards of Bothwell, Deweyville, i The highest award which can be granted at the district level was bestowed on three area men recently for their years of service to the Boy Scouts of America program. The Award of Merit was presented to Kenneth Hull, Tremonton; Jerry Buchanan, Garland, and Deloris e, Promontory, First, Second, Third and Fourth. Attending the 10:45 a.m. session at the First Ward Chapel will be members of the Elwood, Fifth and Sixth wards. Junior conference will be conducted at both locations for children ages 4 through 7. Children 0 3 or older than 7 are invited to sit with their parents. Elder Benson hails from Preston, Idaho, where he retired from the fabric business in 1973. He presently operates a cattle ranch in the Mink Creek and Riverdale, Idaho area. He served as President of the Central German mission in Duessel-dor- f from 1963 - 66 and was a high councilman in the Seattle North Stake in Seattle, Wash, prior to receiving a call as a Regional Representative. ...renovation of the spring areas to meet State Board of Health standards. ...construction of a new 100,000 gallon reservoir. ...replacement' of some distribution lines within the community. , ! Su , ijf . "' V .n,),,i.J ...replacement of all orangeberg pipe in the system. CHRISTMAS LIGHTING has been put into place along Tremonton's Main Street, but it won't be turned on until after Thanksgiving is over. The lights will be switched on Friday at dusk as part of the Tremonton merchants' Christmas-openin- g sale. See letter to editor Tremonton Stake quarterly conference will convene Saturday and Sun28 with Regional day, Nov. 27 Valdo Benson Elder Representative visiting, according to Stake President, Gerald Simmons. Theme of the conference is "Making the Scriptures Important in Our Lives and in Our Church Assignments." Conference activities get under way Saturday at 4:45 p.m. with a meeting for the Stake Presidency, High Council, Executive Secretary and Stake Clerks, Melchizedek Priesthood Quorum Presidencies, Group Leaders and Warn - i , Scheduled v p : r Garland Isn't A bond election will be held in the community of Plymouth on Dec. 14 to authorize the borrowing of $100,000 to help upgrade the culinary water-&)tem. The total project will cost an estimated $330,000 with a variety of grants and loans providing the balance of the funding. The project which will be bid out to a private contractor in the spring will consist of: , 'ciiyI its doors to patients some five weeks ago, the number of patients continues to increase and it is gratifying to see the acceptance of the hospital by the community. Eider Valdo Benson isetfoM -. Robert Jex, administrative assistant, said that since the hospital opened s 1 theme of the Dec. 17 sale in town. Santa Claus will make a return visit to town sponsored by the Lions Club on Dec. 18. Colored or black and white photos will be taken of youngsters with Santa. An added Christmas touch will be added by a quartet singing Christmas carols on Main Street and in the stores. Chairman of this year's Christmas season promotion in Tremonton is businessman, DeWayne Falk. ii Hospital Board -- 24, 1976 To Visiitf Friday Atf 5 p.imi. Somifl mas season NOVEMCER Stokes of Bothwell. The three men were honored at the Golden Spike District banquet last Saturday at the Tremonton Utah Stake house. The service of the three men was cited before a large crowd of scouting supporters and workers. Mr. Hull, who attained the rank of Life Scout, has served as a counselor in the MIA organization, was second counselor in the Bishopric of the St. Anthony, Idaho ward where he directed the scouting and cub scouting work for three years; and served as Sunday School Superintendent in the Yellowstone Stake. He conducted a three month training school for scouts in the Yellowstone stake and served one year as Venture Leader. He has served three missions for the LDS Church, including two stake r mission to the missions and a Northern Stales. cont. on page three two-yea- RECEIVING THE HIGHEST honor a district can bestow for service to Boy Sfuilng are (I to r) Deloris Stokes, Hothwell; Kenneth Hull, Tremonton and Jerry Buchanan, Garland. Friday Tremonton is having some guests for two days. "Up With t, independPeople", the ent, educational organization is bringing one of its five international casts to Tremonton Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26 and 27, to perform its two-ho"family" musical Friday night at 8 p.m. at the Bear River High School Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at The Leader office, Evans Drug and the Bear River State Bank. "Up With People" travels all over the world performing their show. They tour for one year in non-profi- approximately 400 cities, in approximately 32 countries, on six continents. As they travel, they have the opportunity of taking college classes on the road, taught by a professor from the University of Arizona. Also, education comes in cont. on page five |