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Show The fa Thursday, Sept. 5, 1985 t, B1 Moab Rotarian to be honored at Ogden meeting dnea- TOicU Week Times-lndependen- Review- - At a special Rotary International meeting to be held September 13 at Ogden, Utah, Richard W. "Dick" Unger will be presented Rotary Internationals highest honor, the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. The President of Rotary International will also be in attendance at the meeting. Dick Unger will be the second recipient within the Moab Rotary Club to ever receive this high honor. The first to be recognized and honored with the Paul Hams Award several years ago was Lester M. Les Erbes who was the Moab Rotary Clubs organizer and first president. Dick Unger originally joined the Moab Club in the late fifties. During the sixties, he served a term as the Clubs Secretary, and, later, as the Clubs President. Throughout the last several years he has been, and continues to be, actively in charge of all public relations as news reporter . held . . . Groundbreaking When it absolutely, positively has to be there overMurray night," area residents wont have to go very far to get it," Mayor LaRell Muir said last week during groundbreaking rates for the new Federal Express operations facility. It is located on Murrays 100-acredevelopment site on what was formerly a slag dump site. This is the second groundbreaking in four months. re State to take over at Scofield . . . Price The Carbon County Commission last week voted to approve a memorandum of understanding between the county and the State Division of Parks and Recreation which will result in the turnover of the countys recreation area at Scofield to the state. This action had been in the mill for some time, and was finally approved following revisions to the MOA agreed upon by County Attorney Keith Chiara and the state Attorney Generals office. The agreement allows either party to terminate the agreement on 30 days written notice. Sevier dry Lake is now wet Delta For the two . . . past years travelers on Highway 0 southwest of Delta have been treated to a sight few people have ever seen: the shimmering turquoise-blu- e waters of a full Sevier dry Lake in Millard County, now the states second or third largest body of water. Since 1982 an unprecedented 2 million acre feet of water have been released to the Lower Sevier River System from upstream reservoirs, much of it making it downstream to the Sevier Lake basin. Additional moisture from record rain and snowfall in Millard County have resulted in filling up the normally dry long lake bed to a level known only to 19th century explorers and prehistoric Great Basin Indians. The lake may stay wet for years. 28-mi- le enrollment up . . . Sanpete school School Manti Enrollment in the South Districts six Sanpete schools shows an increase of almost 100 students over this time last year. Only one school, Manti High School, shows a decrease, down to 345 from last years 360. District officials are glad for the increase since state financial support of the schools is based on enrollment and they had expressed concern that because of stressed economic conditions in the county an of young families might have produced another decrease in school numbers. out-migrati- Symfuels gives and okay to Seep Ridge. contract . . Vernal Negotiations documentation for a maximum of $184 million in price and loan guarantees for the Seep Ridge Project in southeastern Uintah County will be finalized by Sept. 13, the Synthetic Fuel Corporation board said last week. The Seep Ridge Project is a joint venture of Geokinetics Inc. and The Gilbert Shale OU Company, a subsidiary of Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. The SFC has agreed to provide a guaranteed price for ten years of $55 per barrel of crude shale oil, to be escalated using the Producer Price Index, and a guaranteed loan of $63.2 million for construction of the production facility. Howard Nielson came visiting live in If - Emery County you ... Emery County, you cant say you havent been given a chance to talk to Rep. Howard Nielson during his term as representative of Utahs Third Congressional District," the Emery County Progress stated in its last issue. On Aug. 22, Nielson was in Moore, Clawson, Elmo, Cleveland and Castle Dale to meet constituents. The visit included a tour in Moore door-to-do- or and Clawson, an informal meeting at the Elmo City Park, and town meetings in Cleveland and Castle Dale. Among other things, he said that if the government continues to cut the budget as it did this year, within five years the deficit should be under control. Rim Run rough said winner for the club. Dick moved to Moab in 1955 from Ouray, Colorado to work during the late stages of the construction of Uranium Reduction Companys mill of (now Atlas Minerals-Divisi- on Atlas Corporation) and, sub- sequently, he was involve'd with the early operations. From 1963 to 1965 he served as Mill Superintendent at the Mexican Hat uranium mill. He then returned to Moab to work at the Atlas mill where he served as Assistant to the President. In early 1971, after approximately 20 years with Atlas, Dick became involved with Rio Algoms uranium plant construction and start-u- p phase near LaSal. He finally served as Moab City Recorder under Mayor Bill McDougalds administration until his retirement in 1975. Dick Unger has traveled through Scandinavian and countries on a tour sponsored by an Eastern U.S. Rotary Club. While there, he visited with Rotary Club members in Frankfurt, Germany, Florence, Italy and Malmo and Boros, Sweden. In the U.S. he has also participated in Rotary meetings in such places as New York City, San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Dallas. Dick Unger is also an active Mason. He has gone through all the chairs in LaSal Lodge No. 30, F. and A.M. As a past master he also served for 20 years as secretary to the Lodge, and retiring from this post at the end of last year. Three years ago he received his 50 year pin from the Masonic Lodge in Calif. Dick is also a charter and active member of the Uranium Section of the AIME in Moab. He is a lifetime member of both the Masons and the National AIME. European . . . Bryce Canyon Running the Rim was rough," said many of the entrants, and comments by overall winner Guy Gertsch were no exception. He said, I enjoyed the atmosphere and the scenery, but the race, though only five miles long, was a rough, one because of the terrain. He also promised to return next year. Gertsch, Salt Lake City, led over 250 runners over the course and took first place overall in addition to the medal in his age division (40-44- ). Annexation action possible . . . Springville The Springville City Council has cleared the way for annexation of 1.35 acres of land in the east part of the city following a public hearing on the matter. The action came up because twelve landowners petitioned for the annexation. Property owners who do not want to be included will not be. County wants its dues . . . Cortez, Colo. The Montezuma County Commissioners would like to see the county get what is legally coming to it in the form of auto and heavy equipment license fees. The suspician is that some companies and workers there on construction projects elude the fees, which take effect after 30 days on the job in Colorado. A decision was made to monitor autos and equipment for collection of the ad valorem taxes. Disaster designation asked . . . Brigham City Farmers and stockmen hit hard by this years grasshopper infestation in Box Elder County need help. In a move intended to provide some assistance, county commissioners Wednesday proposed to the governor that Box Elder be declared a disaster area. If this happens affected landowners will gain the advantage of borrowing money at 8 percent interest, according to Commissioner James White. Grasshopper damage, he said, covers acres in the Snowville and Park Valley areas of the nearly county. one-milli- Water manager defends policy . . . to a J. R. Associates to the Price Price In . responding report by River Water improvement Board, Phillip Palmer, district manager, said the district was doing all the things recommended in the report. Some fiscal policies had been cited for improvement in the report, however Palmer stated, We do all these things," in defending office actions. Were following procedures and the board makes the said Palmer. Turkey production is up ... Richfield Preliminary estimates of turkeys raised during 1985 show Utah production rising 32 percent from 1984, according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Utah producers are expected to raise 3.14 million turkeys during 1985,' based on placements of turkey poults from Sept. 1, 1984 through Aug. 31, 1985. 4 The Bureau of Land Management stepped up its efforts to stop archaeological vandalism with the swearing in of two law enforcement officers, John Scorup, left, and Pete Steele. They are shown with BLM San Juan Area Manager Ed Scherick, and BLM Park Manager Dave Krouskop. BLM beefs up efforts to curtail archaeological looting in SE Utah an effort to curtail the looting of ruins in Southeast Utah, three law enforcement officers have e to help in been assigned the U. S. Attorneys war on illegal according to Gene pothunting, Nodine, Moab District Manager for the Bureau of Land Management. "Two of our rangers, who also In Indian full-tim- happen to be Southeast Utah natives, have received intensive law enforcement training and were sworn in Friday, Aug. 30, with full authority to investigate and make arrests, said Nodine. "The third e officer resulted from a cooperative agreement signed with San Juan County for one Deputy Sheriff to work exclusively with BLM and Forest Service to protect archaeological resources. The two BLM law enforcement " officers, Pete Steele and John with the Grand work will Scorup, Gulch Ranger program, and efforts will be focused on, but not limited to, Cedar Mesa area. The San Juan County Deputy Sheriff will focus on other areas in the county, according to Nodine. The purpose of the increased law enforcement efforts is to protect archaeological resources, as required by the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. This public law, passed by Congress in 1979, states that no person may excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface any archaeological resource located on public lands or Indian lands unless such activity is pursuant to a permit . . . The law also addresses the sale, purchase, exchange, transport, receipt or the full-tim- ' VISITING Dick Unger Visiting Beula Caillet last week at San Juan Nursing home in B landing were Coleen Miller, Madge Warde, Gwyn Meador and Margaret Rynio. : Hatch says crisis areas exist around Utah Most of Utahs cities and counties are very close to a crisis situation, according to Senator Orrin Hatch, Hatch, completing a y swing through the state, met with his constituents and public officials to discuss a myriad of problems. Liability insurance, the status of local and state employees and pesky grasshoppers were just three of the major items that surfaced at five Town Meetings and 14 other meetings with members of the Senators statewide Task Forces. Liability insurance rates for local governmental entities have increased as much as 400 percent and some insurance companies have even refused to insurd many of our smaller cities, Hatch said. Unless a cap is placed in insurance rates we would easily see cities go out of business just to buy protection against costly lawsuits. Many municipalities have never been sued, yet, their rates have escalated beyond their means to pay. The costs of defending against a suit, whether you win or lose, are astronomical and insurance companies are having to increase their liability rates . to protect their interests. Local and state governments nationwide will be socked soon with millions of dollars in added wages and costs due to a decision by the six-da- Hatch conU.S. Supreme Court, The ruling will generate tinued. additional taxpayer burdens. Public employees will also lose because many of them may be laid off. The ruling is another step towards the erosion of states sovereign rights and powers. Senator Hatch said Grand and San Juan counties are probably the most economically depressed areas in the state because of a continued decline in uranium mining. County Commissioners told the Senator that between the two counties 3,000 people have lost their jobs in the last two years. Uranium imports is the major cause for high unemploysaid Hatch. We need to ment, make this southeast Utah area attactive and economically feasible for the young people to stay here and work as well as other people. Senator Hatch said the meetings were productive and allowed for an open exchange of problems. He said members of his staff will meet twice a year with the 14 Task Forces and he will meet with them annually. FROM BOUNTIFUL Ida Westwood Double and her daughter Mildred Chistensen from Bountiful and Martha Smith Burgess from Salt Lake City spent the weekend in Moab visiting the Loren Johnson family. offer to do such. Maximum penalty under the law is two years in prison andor a $20,000 fine. The law enforcement officers in Southeast Utah will focus on the professional grave-diggein an effort to cut off markets to Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and the east and west coast, and overseas. BLM began its effort to protect the archaeological resources on public lands when it started the Grand Gulch Ranger Program in e 1974. One and four seasonal rangers worked in the area from 1974 to 1979. In 1979, with the passage of ARPA, pothunting became a felony and the programs thrust changed significantly, according to Ed Scherick, BLMs San Juan Resource Area Manager. Even though the early efforts were in altering vandalism, recent economic downturn has renewed interest in an even more sophisticated manner, thus the need for efforts by the Federal stepped-u- p Government. We hired. Dave Krouskop, a former law enforcement officer with the California Desert District, to head up the Grand Gulch program in 1980. Pete Steele was hired in 1979 and John Scorup in 1983. Pete and John have since undergone intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and e are now commissioned as law enforcement officers, Scherick said. Pete Steele was born in Moab and has lived and worked in San Juan County most of his life. His experience includes working as a uranium miner, - cowboy, and government trapper. He operated his own tour guide business, Horse Head Pack Trips, for 12 years. In 1976 he bought Canyonlands Tours and op rs full-tim- sue--cessf-ul full-tim- erated that business for three years before joining the BLM. He also has been certified as an Emergency Medical Technician for the past five years. John Scorup s family was among the first settlers in the area. Johns great grandfather, Ben Perkins, was one of the powder monkeys that formed the Trail. Johns grandfather, Jim Scorup, was a partner in the original S & S Cattle Company, and their range covered most of San Juan County. John was bom and raised in Monticello and has lived there all his life, except for a sting with the army which took him to the Phillipines. He is a member and past president of the Monticello ck two-ye- ar Lions Club. Steele and Scorup underwent a nine-wee- k course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia. The course included studies in behavioral science, enforcement, legal requirements, firearms, and physical specialties, including a Field Reaction- - Combat Course, and investigation and arrest techniques. Even with this new responsibility, Steele and Scorup feel that one of their greatest contributions will still be in the' area of public awareness and education, using enforcement only as a tool of last resort. Although Steele and Scorup are fully qualified law enforcement officers, we also need the publics help, said Scherick. Wed like to ask the public to contact us at any time there is a suspicion of archaeological vandalism occurring. Please dont approach the suspects, but get a complete description of the people, their vehicle and their activity, and report it immediately to the San Juan County Sheriff andor the BLM office. Rural planner working for a year in Moab Craig Bigler, rural economic planner, Will be in Moab for the next year to work with the county commission and county organizations to help develop a framework for planning for the needs of the area, identifying problem areas and making a statement of the overall goals of the community. Bigler is on a one-ye- ar ed in Moab, and has a great deal of knowledge about the community. He has lived in Utah since 1963, and received a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Utah. Bigler can be reached by leaving a message at the Central Services office at 259-638- 8. assign- ment with the U. S. Dept, of Agricultures office of rural development policy, on loan to Utah states Department of Agriculture and assigned to Grand County. He stresses that he is not an outside expert with all the answers, but he is more of an analyst who will talk and work with different types of people who live here to develop a framework for planning. Biglers framework will help to attract investment money to the area, he said. He also hopes to make new planning programs here so that there is less of a burden on the local taxpayers. From time to time Bigler will be calling on the state planning office to make projections of how potential new businesses would work here to demonstrate to potential investors what an advantageous location Moab is, and to analyze the needs of the community. Although Bigler is not native to the area, he has long been interest ng Craig Bigler - -- I f- - - |