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Show 77m (t Trina Phoebe Packard is the December Student of the Month at Grand County High School. She is the daughter of Verl C. and Marie Packard, 810 E. 200 So. Trina was recognized by the nominating teacher for her hard work and outstanding citizenship. She was also cited for taking pride in her work and doing everything she starts well. Trina is a Junior. She attended Southeast Elementary School and has since been active in many school organizations, including 7th Grade Class President and Middle School Student Body Prersident. At Grand County High Trina has been in the National Honor Society, a member of the all region basketball team (1984), Freshman Class President, Junior Class President and a Peer Helper. She is now on the debate squad and took first place at the region speech meet, 1985, in Debate. She is an outstanding athlete playing varsity volleyball, basketball and track. When not working on school subjects Trina likes to read, do puzzles, and participate in any athletic program she can find in the community. She has worked at IGA and now at Taco Bender. IQzacetv .. . Important highway, linkwill link Richfield An road that Wayne County communities with Emery County has been assured through the recent release of $2.8 million in federal funding. The money will be used to complete a second section of Utah Highway 72, from Loa to Fremont Junction on over Hogan Pass. The project is financed through public lands highway funding made available to the U. S. Forest Service. Bids on the seven mile section from near Forsythe Reservoir to Paradise Lake north of Hogan Pass are expected to be advertised in June or July. er 0, . . . Legislators get an earful from vehicles to Brigham City Issues ranging separation of church and state in education, and plenty in between, were discussed as State Sen. John P. Holmgren II and State Rep. Rob Bishop met with area residents at a town meeting last Wedoff-roa- d nesday evening in Brigham City. Approximately 80 people were in attendance at the forum with about 50 of them being vehicles of about legislation proposed concerned operators for control of motorcycles, snowmobiles, three and on anThe roads and lands. went into Utah public Legislature regular nual session on Monday of this week. Lincoln-Dougl- off-roa-d four-wheele- Cortez going for tourists rs ... Cortez, Colo. The Cortez Lodgers Tax Committee last Wednesday decided to print and distribute 50,000 more tourism promotional brochures this summer at an extra cost of roughly $4,000. Nearly 105,000 brochures were distributed last year within a days drive of Cortez. The decision to print 50,000 more for 1986 means distribution can be extended, particularly to the Phoenix area. Wildcat strike over t, Thursday, Jan. 16, 1S2SB1 Trina Packard chosen as GCHS student of the month rfweb TiJide, 7(feet& Tlmss-lndapandsn- as get too close to the long claws of the raptor, Garth Carter covers the eagle with a blanket. Eagles tend to be very docile when in a situation like this, he noted. Careful not to Golden Eagle freed from trap By Ron Drake While on routine patrol near Castleton Sunday morning, Jan. 12, Deputy Sheriff Steve Brownell observed a large Golden Eagle standing next to the road and was surprised when the bird didnt fly away as he drove near. But when he approached even closer, the eagle hobbled across the road to the other side and hid in some bushes. It was then that Deputy Brownell observed a trap clamped to one foot of the bird. ... Price It appeared late last week that the strike by Emery Mining employees was over. Last week, the company posted a new policy regarding the four floating vacation days miners received in their most recent contract. The new pblicy came as a result of an arbitration between another coal company and its employees. Emery Mining employees then walked off the job at the at the Wilberg and Cottonwood mines, following an earlier walk-ou-t Deer Creek mine. Emery Mining spokesman Bob Henrie then sought A call to the Dispatcher who in turn contacted Conservation Officer Garth Carter, brought the DWR officer to the scene. When I heard this conversation on my scanner, my thoughts turned back to the previous Des-Bee-Dov-e, and received a temporary restraining order which ordered the miners back to work while the matter was arbitrated. By Friday, 95 percent of the miners had reported back for work, he said. Low bid on golf course ... Brigham City There were plenty of smiles to go around, at least for Brigham City representatives, last week as bids were opened for site work on the citys proposed golf course. A Bountiful firm, Foss and Sons, was the apparent low bidder for the project at $888,479 a figure well under the engineers estimate of $1,070,000. Second low bidder was Myia Brothers Construction, Ogden, at $964,970, and third low was Whitaker Construction of Brigham City, $1,074,995. The work will involve the movement of about 400,000 cubic yards of dirt to shape the site into greens, fairways, tees and Friday afternoon when I had observ- ed the same raptor, but thought he had a small animal in his grasp. I had to check it out. The eagle was surprisingly easy to catch, partly because of his weakened condition and because of the weight of the trap. Also, as Carter explained, eagles tend to be rather docile when trapped as this one was by the three of us. The trap, which was equivalent to a weight on a human, was removed and the foot was examined by Carter before it was released into the air and disappeared into the distance toward Castle Rock. Carter said the eagle was in exceptionally good condition following his ordeal. He theorized that the bird was attracted to the trap by fur placed around the trap. After being snared, it must have removed the fastening that held the trap in place. Carter indicated this was only the third occurance of this type in the last ten years. Had the bird been seriously injured, the officer said, he would have transported the eagle to Marilyn Bicking of Moab who is known as the Raptor Rehabilitator, one of only three in the state qualified to mend birds of prey. Trappers in Grand County, Carter stated, are some of the best in the state. He said they obey the laws and are generally more responsible. Had this eagle not moved the trap, it would have been discovered and freed much sooner, he said. TT 18-ho- ld U of U honors go to students from Moab other physical features. . with IPP .. . Battling officials are Delta Millard preparing to do battle over County to pay school taxes and have asked the Millard School District to match $5,000 they have set aside for legal costs to do so. taxes which the counIPP pays 22.9 mills to the school fund in u is protesting 42 percollects from This them. IPP year ty normally cent of its property tax assessment on which the taxes are based. None of the taxes have been paid to the State Uniform School Fund. iPPs refusal in-lie- Vernal wants community center ... Vernal Prospects for a Vernal area community center were spurred last week during a visit of Alice Shearer, Community Impact Board chairwoman. Speaking to a packed Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce, she said that all impact money was frozen on order of Gov. Norman Bangerter. The freeze was to allow the Utah Legislature every avenue possible to balance the budget, Mrs. Shearer said. The Community Center Board is proposing to use either a loan or grant from the Community Impact Board as one source of funding for a community center. Proposing to purchase the old high school building for the center, Center Board member, Rep. Gayle McKeachhie, said that the board is proposing that the center be used as a central location for conventions, education, library, art exhibits, community sports, preschool day care center and other services. Craft still not located . . . Castle Dale A group of Emery County Civil Air Patrol members got an initiation into that organizations purpose last week when an air search was requested as a means of locating an overdue aircraft. When Robert Burns, 52, and his wife Barbara Carpenter Burns, both of Park City, failed to return to the Heber City Airport early last week as expected, the Civil Air Patrol called on several squadrons in Utah to help with an air search. Included in the search was the Carbon-Emery Squadron since the Bums flight was believed to have included a route from Bullfrog over Emery and Carbon Counties to Heber City. At last word, the missing aircraft still had not been located. The University of Utah this week listed a total of 1,522 students named to the fall quarter honor roU at the university. . To be named to the honor roll la student must maintain an average of 3.5 or better in all academic subjects where 4.0 is the equivalent of an A. Making the list from Moab were six students: Karen Marie Eason, majoring in science; Michelle D. maLooney, an academic (pre-laTomi Jean Ossana, majoring in jor; health education; David Bruce Robertson, a social and behavioral science major; Amy Annette Urban-emajoring in social and behavioral science; and Tiffany Wen Wang, a k, business major. Moab student won honors at Utah Technical Richard Blackhorse, Moab, studied his way onto, the fall quarter Honor Roll of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake City. Blackhorse, an electricity student, achieved a 3.53 grade point average, which placed him on the Dean!s List. Says Judd Morgan, Vice President for Student Services, It is a pleasure to congratulate Mr. Blackhorse on both his academic skill achievements. He is among the upper seven percent of the 8,307 students attending the technical community college last quarter. Freed finally from the trap that had held it on the ground for several days, Castletons golden eagle heads for the high country, after having been pronounced unhurt and in good condition by Division of Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer Garth Carter. Plaque to honor Bates Wilson The familiar figure of Canyon-land- s first superintendent, Bates Wilson, leaning over his dutch ovens in camp will be cast in a bronze with a short inbeneath as a memorial to scription Bates significant contributions to both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. The completed plaque will be placed in the entrance alcove of the Arches National Park Visitor Center. The was created by western artist and sculptor, Pete Plastow, who knew Bates as a ranch neighbor during the latters retirement years. Pete has successfully caught Bates familiar campfire stance on bended knee, an attitude bas-reli- ef bas-reli- ef immediately recognizable to anyone who knew him in his favorite environs: camping trips in canyon country. Wording on the plaque was composed by Lloyd Pierson, former Chief Ranger at Arches and close friend of Bates. Contributions are currently being sought for the bronze plaque and its small sandstone monument, according to Superintendent Pete Parry who serves on the Bates E. Wilson Memorial Committee. It is estimated that the total project will cost approximately $3,000. Friends and associates of Bates may send contributions to the project addressed to: Bates E. Wilson Memorial, co Canyonlands Natural Park visits are way up . . . Boulder With December visits to the park up 100 percent over the previous December, Anasazi Indian Village State Park Superintendent Larry Davis says he expects 1986 to be a banner year. The unique park located on the north edge of thq town of Boulder, is benefiting from increased tourism resulting from the recent paving of the Boulder to Grover Road, officially dedicated in September. Limited historical value . . . Cortez, Colo. The fate of the old Hotel Cortez remains uncertain, but the building is of limited historical value, at least as far as government-sponsored tax credits are concerned, an expert in old buildings said last week. John Feinburg, a planner and designer with Boulder-base- d Community Resources Collaborative, was in Cortez to look to assess the buildings over the hotel and talk with area historic value and possible uses for the structure. old-time- rs be accessioned to ArchesCanyon-land- s Library and Museum and be available for research and interpretive purposes. S. E. Utah students on honor roll at Utah State U. Students on the Fall Quarter Honor Roll at Utah State University have been announced by Dr. Val R. Christensen, vice president for student services. A student must carry 15 or more credit hours and earn a 3.5 or better grade point average to achieve the honor roll. Students from Moab who received honors were Leslie Scott Noorlan-de- r, a business major; Charlie F. Mondale, majoring in engineering; and Kristine H. Allen and Annette M. Kearl, majoring in humanities, arts and social sciences. From Monticello, Colleen Richardson, a business major made the roll, along with Eric D. Mantz and Jana L. Bailey from B lan ding, majoring in business and education, respectively. CHEESE AND BUTTER Statehood day in Richfield . . . Richfield Utahs 90th birthday was celebrated in grand style Friday and Saturday in Richfield, as state government and historical organizations joined with local leaders and citizens to mark the anniversary of the states admittance into the union. A dozen Sevier County citizens, who were either bom in the year of statehood, or earlier, were special guests at the Statehood Day program held in the Richfield LDS Tabernacle. The program featured an address by Gov. Norman Bangerter. History Association, 125 West 200 South, Moab, Utah 84532. Any funds received beyond the cost of the memorial will go toward the collection, preservation and documentation of Bates NPS career memorabilia relating to the creation of Canyonlands. The materials will Distribution of Cheese and butter for needy persons 59 and under, will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, and continue until all those commodities have been exhausted, it was announced this week by Pefe Duran, director of the Moab Food Bank. Distribution will take place at the Food Bank building, just off West Center Street. commodities Jerry Rumburg, Staff Interpreter at Canyonlands National Park and Pete Plastow, prominent western artist, hold the wax artist proof of the memorial plaque which will be sent to the foundry for casting. |