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Show The Area-Wid- e Week in Review" V r School contracts let . . . Vernal The Uintah School Board awarded nearly $14 million in contracts last week for construction of a new high school and auditorium for West Junior High. The board previously awarded the general contract on the high school to Home Construction of Salt Lake City for $7.8 million, and the mechanical portion of the building to Brown of Salt Lake City for $2.6 million. Railway causeway being raised ... been made on whether No.dedsion has the Brigham City yet Southern Pacific Railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake will be breached, however, there is a flurry of activity on the structure, as the railroad is attempting to raise it above rising lake waters. The latest phase of construction will raise the causeway about three feet. With previous construction, the second phase of the project will raise the line approximately ten feet. The project has already cost Southern Pacific in excess of $20 million. The present project is scheduled for completion by summer. Possible breaching of the causeway is under investigation by the Army Corps of Engineers. A decision is expected within the next week. The railroad stated it is ready to proceed at any time. Form of government being studied ... The Council has formed a committee to Sandy Sandy City examine alternative forms of government for the city. The committee will examine the options and make recommendations to the council. Proposals will be listed on a referendum vote, to become effective in 1986. The present mayor-councform of government consists of the mayor and seven council members. Four of the council members represent specific districts in the city, with the remaining three elecil ted at-larg- e. Power outage hit area . . . The Garkane Power Association southern six-sta- te was averted Major blazeaction .. . by company employees and two Sevier Sigurd Quick fire was credited with preventing a major fire at County departments Georgia-Pacifi- c Gypsum in Sigurd. The blaze apparently originated in an electric motor on one of two storage tanks filled with diesel fuel Employees used a hose attached to a fire hydrant to cool the tanks. Units from the Richfield and Salina fire departments continued the cooling after they arrived at the scene. A mem-b-o of the Richfield department who was one of the first on the scene commented that it was fortunate that both tanks were full, leaving no room for explosive fumes. A short circuit in the electric motor apparently ignited fuel spilled on the outside of the tank. 5,000-gallo- " Newcheese factory. n .. Loa Work is expected to begin .'in the near future on a new $850,000 cheese processing plant near Loa. The new facility will replace the existing Chappel Cheese Company factory. Construction is expected to take about one year. The firms workforce will increase from 14 to about 35 with the new facility, making the operation one of Wayne Countys major employers. The new plant will be located oh Highway 24, northwest of Loa. The new factory will be able to handle up to 350,000 pounds of milk per day in the cheese operation, up from the existing capacity of 70,000 pounds. , Shots by officers justified ... Colo. A Colorado Bureau of Investigation report released last week stated that Cortez Police officers acted reasonably and lawfully when they fired 17 shots at an armed man last month. The report found that the three officers fired at suspect Hollis Ray Breland to prevent an attack with a deadly weapon on Detective Jim Shethar, who also fired shots at Breland. Breland suffered a broken arm and superficial chest wounds in the shooting. He faces criminal charges. None of the officers were injured. Cortez, Still fighting mine blaze ... Castle Dale Despite a fire which continues to burn in the Beehive mine, owned by Emery Mining, about 100 employees went back to work at the complex last week. Crews continued to fight the underground blaze, which was apparently started by a diesel tractor last Dec. 29. Seals placed in the mine earlier to cut off the flow of oxygen were moved in closer to the fire. Water is also Des-Bee-Do- being pumped into the burning area. set ... Special bond election lack of Due to the existing funds and the need to the all roads, Morgan County Commissioners major county improve have called for a special bond election on April 2. The county is asking approval to bond for up to $995,000, which would be spent over a two-yeperiod on improvements. Some federal funding has already been obtained. It is estimated that the bond issue would increase property tax by $78 a year on a $60,000 home. . Morgan ar Flood cleanup contract let . . . The of Utah Department Transportation opened bids Payson late last month on a project to clean up debris and repair damage cuased by flooding last year at the Santaquin interchange on The project will include cleaning out plugged pipe culverts, removing gravel and debris left in the median areas and northbound and replacement of fence destroyed by floodwaters. Work is expected to begin shortly, so the project can be completed by the time the spring runoff begins. The contract, which was awarded to S. J. Stahr Dirt Movers of Oakley for $39,875, allows 30 working days for completion. ' 5. on-ram- p, : Nominees for the annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar Awards were recently selected from the student body at Grand County High School The Grand County nominees will compete against students from nine other high schools on April 9. A total of ap Relief Board approves projects proximately 108 students will participate in the competition, which will take place at Blanding High School. t . . . Manti Two funding requests to repair damage from flooding last spring submitted by Manti City were approved by the Utah Disaster Relief Board. The first request asked for $84,000 to be used to place culverts along the flood channel, and construct box bridges along the channel at locations where debris has in the past jammed culverts. An additional $5,000 was approved to help the city pay for an engineering study to determine if construction of a permanent flood control channel around the city is feasible. However, Manti officials stated the approval came too late for the projects to be completed before the runoff begins again. Alternative plans are now being developed. Jobs fair seminar set . . . Orem Employers and prospective employees will be able to share information at a jobs fair seminar, to be held March 28 in the Student Center and Business Building at Utah Technical College in Orem. The seminar will run from 2 to 4 p.m.- - Thursday, Mar. 15, 1984 Each student is nominated by the head of the department in one of 12 specialties. Categories include English, SpeechDrama, Mathematics, Social Science, Science, Foreign Language, Vocational Visual Arts, Education, Homemaking, Business Education, Music, and General Scholarship. Judging will be done by 12 representatives from the State Board of Education. 12 from Some good economic indicators are present in Grand County, despite news of recent layoffs Despite the poor economic news in Moab resulting from the closure of Atlas Minerals and layoffs at McDougald Oil, a report released by the Utah Department of Employment Security this week showed some surprising increases in economic activity in late summer and fall. The report stated that from. July through September, tourist room sales in the county totaled $1,475,000. This is a 14.9 percent increase from the $1,283,300 recorded during the same period in h 1982. During the same period, however, total gross taxable sales declined 13.9 percent, from Memorial services held for former Moab resident Memorial services were held March 5, in Grand Junction for former Moab resident Alice Marie Stricklan, 74, who died March 3, 1984, at Lower Valley Hospital in Fruita, Colo., of along illness. She was bom Nov. 7, 1909 in Moorwood, OK., spending her childhood there. She married Frank Stricklan on Oct. 15, 1935 in Custer City, OK. He survives, residing in Grand Junction. A housewife, she was also a member of the Congregational Church and did volunteer work at nursing homes in Shelton, Wash. She lived in the Grand Junction area from 1945 to 1967, and from then until 1982 lived in Moab, WA, and Shelton, WA., before moving back to Grand Junction. Other survivors include a brother, Warren Page, Wichita, KA; a sister. Ryder-wood- . t, B1 Moab Sterling Scholar nominees will compete April 9 in finals at Blanding three-mont- electrical Panguitch system, which includes all of Garfield and Kane Counties in Utah, and portions of Mohave and Coconino Counties in Arizona, was affected by a power outage last week. The problem apparently began in Northern California, when a major transmission line shut down, slutting the load to other facilities, which also failed in a domino effect throughout the western U.S. The failure eventually reached Glen Canyon Dam, which produces power for the Garkane system. The 3,600 Garkane customers were without power for about 30 minutes. Large cities in other states were without power for several hours. Tlmes-lndependen- $18,957,500 to $16,322,000. Another bright spot in the local economy during late 1983 was the building industry. Overall, the value of construction from October to December last year jumped 270.7 percent, from $283,800 to $1,052,-00- 0. Most of the increase occurred in new construction, which shot up from $30,900 during October to December of 1982 to $810,400 during the same period last year. ial A large increase was also recorded in the value of residential alterations and repairs, which jumped 238.4 percent, from $41,100 during the October through December period of 1982 to $139,100 last year. During the same period, new residential construction was off 55.6 percent, from $194,600 to $86,400. The number of new dwelling mibi during the October through December period dropped 60 percent, from five to two. alterations, additions and repairs dropped 6.4 percent, from $17,300 to $16,200. During the period July through September, the number of new truck sales increased 25 percent over the previous year, from 12 to 15. However, the sale of new cars dropped from 21 to 19. Comparing totals for all of 1982 and 1983, gross taxable sales in Moab dropped eight percent, from $59,414,500 in 1982 to $54,654,100 in 1983. Other areas in Grand County were hit much harder, as gross taxable sales plunged 63.6 percent during the year. From $19,670,000 in 1982, gross taxable sales in the county outside Moab dropped to only $7,153,600 last year. Combining the totals, gross taxable sales in the county last year were $61,807,700, 21.8 percent below the $89,084,600 recorded in 1982. Snow College, and 12 from Brigham Young University. A portfolio of each students work will be examined by the judge in the proper category. Each student will also undergo a interview. A banquet will follow the judging. First place winners will receive $250 cash awards, and second place finishers, $100. The Grand County nominees and their categories include: Kelly Clark, the daughter of Sharren Rees and Charles Clark, General Scholarship; Norman Taylor, the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Burke Taylor, Music; Merilee Chidester, the daughter of Mr. Mrs. and Art Chidester, Business Education; Marvelee Johnson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hills Johnson, Homemaking; Lamar Cardon, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Vocational Cardon, Jr., Education; Lynda Pattison, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pattison, Visual Arts; David Yockey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Yockey, Foreign Language; Jon Raymond, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Cleve A. Raymond, Science; Dawn the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Paddock, Social Science; Danny Brown, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Brown, Mathematics; Scott Cooke, the son of Mr. Charles H. Cooke and Mrs. Sue Batchelder, SpeechDrama; and Kerry Barnett, the daughter of Mr.1 and Mrs. Ronald Barnett, English. te Pad-doc- ,. Marguerite Whitson, Lancaster, CA; and five grandchildren. The services in Callahan-Edfa- st Chapel, Grand Junction, followed cremation. Memorial donations in her name may be made to Lower Valley Nursing Home through Callahan-EdfaMortuary, P.O. Box 546, Grand Junction, CO., 81502. st Sorority to donate to health fair The March business meeting of Alpha Rho Chapter of E.S.A. International was held at the home i of Bobbie Long with Pres. Shirley McKinnon presiding. There were many subjects to be discussed. It was decided to give a donation to the Southeast Utah Health District to help buy refreshments for the April 7 health fair, to be held at i HMK School. Also a $100 donation j I will be given to the Moab for the Handicapped. The date for the annual spring garage sale was set for May 5. And it was decided to again conduct the cancer drive in April. Cancer packets will be giveh out at the end of March by Crusade Chairman Pre-scho- ol Bobbie Long. The educational lesson for the month was on abortion, moderated by Tina Holland with pros and cons presented by Shannon Wiggins, Norma Swenson and Rhea Gram-lich. Members Marie Panos, Bobbie Long and Yvonne Hawks attended the state spring council meeting March 10 in Ogden. Refreshments were served by Shannon Wiggins and Shirley McKinnon to 15 members and 2 pledges; and the door prize was won by Eleanor Leystra. SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Subject to change March 15, Meatloaf wbrown gravy, rice, mixed vegetables, lettuce salad, peaches. March 16, Turkey pot pie, spinach, carrot and cheese sticks, strawberry gelatin, rolls. March 19, Cheese pizza, three bean salad, carrots, plums March 20, Tacos, com, lettuce and tomato, fruit cup. March 21, Beef & Gravy, whipped potatoes, stewed tomatoes, celery, peanut butter cake, hot rolls. March 22, Tuna noodle casserole, peas and carrots, beets, peaches, cinnamon rolls. David Yockey Danny Brown KeRyOaik |