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Show U'ah SEKU1 iiciluice VOLUME V 57 L NUMBER 5 VeM A,oc "" ir , 40 TREMONTON. UTAH Hi 84337 7. 1977 JULY At DOT Meeting gyro) ro) REIGNING OVER the Golden Spike rodeo at fair time will be (1 Jan Rhodes, queen; and Christy Misrasi, second attendant. Is Topic 1-- 15 Highway Meeting Is Friday A regular hearing of the Utah State Transportation Commission will be held tomorrow, July 8 starting at 9 a.m. in the Tremonton Civic Center, 102 South Tremont. Following discussion of other items on the agenda, at approximately 10 a.m., commission members will let valley residents speak out concerning route through the Bear River the Valley from Elwood to Plymouth. The commission had previously decided on the west route. The local meeting was prompted by pressure from Gov. Scott Matteson after a visit by a group of citizens favoring the central route. to r) Becky Breitenbeker, first attendant; Garland Miss Tops Fa i r Rodeo Roy a Ity Jan Rhodes will reign as queen over Voting intavor of the resolution of support, for the central route were Councilmen Ben Dansie, who made the motion, Harry Gephart and Council- - the-Bo- Elder County Golden Spike Rodeo slated for Aug. Miss Rhodes was chosen last weekend in competition at the county fair grounds. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rhodes of Garland. Crowned with her were attendants Becky Breitenbeker and Christy Misrasi. Miss Breitenbeker is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeVon Breitenbeker of Brigham City. Christy Misrasi hails from Garland. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Misrasi. The trio will represent, the county at various state parades, the fair parade as well as the fair rodeo. 26-2- Three Tremonton City councilmen and the mayor Tuesday voted to go on record in opposition to the western route for and favoring the central route. The council voted to have someone represent the city tomorrow (Friday) when the Transportation Commission holds a meeting in Tremonton at the civic center. A portion of the meeting will be opened for comments by the public regarding which route should take from Elwood north to Plymouth. The council made its vote after listening to a short presentation by Dave Rich of Tremonton, a local businessman, who is a staunch supporter of the central route. Rich is a member of a group which persuaded Gov. Scott Matheson to "suggest" that the Transportation Commission hold another hearing. The commission elected to hold a normal commission meeting rather than a public hearing. See Editorial Page-Twe- ) or fl He said central route supporters woman Marj Jorgensen. Mayor Mason also expressed his support. Council-me- n plan to produce figures on how much Russ Webb and Dr. Reese Mason money has already been spent to were absent. acquire ground in the Elwood area and to even move two houses at a time Rich used a highway map to tell when the central route had been council members that the western selected. route, if followed, will not be located in He said he wanted to come and ask the same position in which it was the council to consider the businessdepicted at the last public hearing. men of Tremonton. The route outlined by Rich, skirts "...If the road goes up the west side the lieff on which a micro-wav- e station sits west of Riverside and also loops you'll see some who don't make it," he warned. But he said he "can't" see around behind the Hillside ranch, how the central route will decrease the which is owned by Dent Rich. business to Tremonton at all." Rich said central route supporters After learning of the change in the have determined that the route as western alternate as described by actually laid out is about one mile Rich, councilman Dansie said he is longer than the route depicted at the "not at all satisfied with the way the hearing. In all he said it is 3.3 to 4 state has kept the people informed miles longer than the central route. about the change." Rich said central route supporters have organized and hope to have as Gephart said he personally favors the central route. Speaking of a recent many as "200 or 300" people at the Friday hearing. trip he noted, "I went into towns I could get in and out of easily." Rich said landowners don't really mind giving up their ground "if they're . .... The city council took no position at ' the last publte1iearing held on the giving it up for a road a man can use." But he said even the highway departquestion. the Transportation Commission has ment admits that "about 90 percent of selected the western route and reafthe valley (people) will not use this firmed its decision a few months ago. freeway (the western alternate.) 8 New Bank Is Still In Works mm f-- I u ... m colonial style to house a new branch Bank of Brigham City in Garland. Richard Nielsen, vice president, said construction of the new bank has been held up because of a decision to builld a larger structure than originally planned. Plans are now complete and bids will be let through the architect, John Piers. Submission deadline is July 29, A structure has been designed ' 1977. ' Any local contractors who are interested in bidding should contact John " " Piers & Associates, First Security Bank Building, Ogden, Utah. ' Minuteman Is Curtailed ( Suzanne Ferry Geri Jones 1 Lora Compton Beauties Enter Contest Three more girls have entered the local Miss America Pageant being held in conjunction with the Wheat and Beet Days Celebration held in Garland. The pageant will be held August 4 at the Bear River High School auditorium. The latest contestants are Suzanne Ferry, Geri Jones, and Lora Compton. Suzanne Ferry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Y. (Cap) Ferry of Corinne, Utah, She is a senior at Box Elder High School. Her sponsor is Brigham Truck & Implement. Suzanne was active in Madrigals, was student-bod- y second vice president and Junior Class vice president. She is a member of dance club, F.H.A., and American Legion Auxiliary. She attended Girls State and was nominated Who's Who in American High Schools. Suzanne was a member of Bon Marche's Charlie's Girls. She enjoys piano, singing, dancFor ing and snow and water-skiinher talent number she will perform a classical piano solo, "Impromtu" by Chopin. Geri Jones is a graduate of Bear River High School. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. D, Thayne Jones of Fielding. Her sponsor is Jones Equipment in Tremonton. Geri was a member of she was a Future Homemaker of America final ist , a member of ski club. She enjoys swimming, Softball and dancing. She is also active in her church. For her talent number she will perform a popular dance. Lora Compton is a graduate of Bear River High. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dale Compton of RFD 2, Tremonton. Her sponsor is Circle G Saddle Shop in Tremonton. Lora was a She was first member of attendant to Homecoming Queen. She was 1974 Key Club Sweetheart. Her plans include attending college. She enjoys sewing, cooking, piano and dancing. For her talent she will perform a dance number. Curtailment of the Minuteman missile program by President Carter Tuesday will not result in any layoffs at Thiokol Corp.'s Wasatch Division. Termination of Minuteman will not have a significant effect on the Wasatch Division, A.L. Savoca, Thiokol vice president and Wasatch Division general manager said. "Our planning anticipated that Minuteman would be terminated after the fiscal 1977 buy which we are currently producing. This buy is so far advanced now that its termination will affect our sales picture for a total of only $7 million. Profit will also be minimally affected." "The uncertainty of the continua- tion of Minuteman has caused us to be very cautious in the manpower area. With the buildup of other programs, we have refrained from staffing to our current work load and have been working more overtime than usual to make up the difference." "Therefore, the termination will allow us to reduce overtime by transferring the people who have been working on first stage Minuteman to other programs without the necessity to lay anybody off," he said. "Of course, if the Minuteman program had continued beyond the 1977 buy we would have eventually employed about 250 more people in Utah rather than leveling off in employment as we are now doing." DR. GARY WILLIAMS examines a Valley hospital. patient at the Bear River Mew Doctor Sets Up Local Practice Another major health care goal was reached this week in the Bear River Valley with the addition of a fourth practicing doctor and expectations for a fifth to join him in the near future. The "Utopian" like situation of having five doctors serving the valley has been cited as a major goal in making the new Bear River Valley hospital a financial success. Dr. Gary Williams has completed his family residency training and moved his family to the area to begin his professional career as a family practice physician. Dr. Williams will open an office in the former Mohr clinic in Garland on Monday July 18. His office hours will be 9 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. His office phone 2-- number is phone is 257-742- 2 and his home 257-756- Prior to July 18 appointments can be made by calling the hospital. After that date, appointments can be made by calling 257-742- Dr. Williams will be joined August 9th by the valley's fifth doctor, Dr. Dennis Harston. The two will occupy the Mohr clinic jointly. Dr. Williams, his wife, Kath-ryand their three children, Elena, Matthew, and Jamie received a "royal welcome" last week as they moved into Sandall-woo- d Acre. (cont. on page three) |