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Show SERVING MOAB AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH SINCE 1896 Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 Thursday, Mar. 5, 1987 Number 9 Volume 94 Two budget reduction proposals adopted by School Board, plans made for voted leeway election ' a The Grand County Board of Education meeting in special session last week, approved two tentative budget expenditure reduction plans. Both plans are dependent on final financial action by the current Legislature and the level of support provided by that body for educational purposes during the 1987-8- 8 school year. The Board also agreed to conduct a voted leeway election prior to May 2nd, 1987, calling for a three mill increase in the Maintenance and Operation fund. In order to avoid a tax increase to home owners and local business at this time, the Board that if the voted election is successful, the Capital Outlay levy will be reduced by three mills. This will allow the District to generate additional revenue for the Maintenance and Operation budget, maintain adequate revenue in Capital Outlay and not increase taxes for the citizens of Grand is proposing Cliffs hide a lot of country ... The Book Cliffs hide a lot of Grand County, and until recent years, they were almost inaccessible. The with a maze of roads to serve oil and gas past twenty years, however, they have been drilling operations, mines and ranches. The Bureau of Land Management is presently classifying those roads. Read feature, Page criss-crosse- d County. If no additional revenue is available from the uniform school fund and the voted B-- 1. February was wetter here than the past 15 years, observer says There was one very notable about last months thing weather: snow. The eight inches logged by weather observer Bonnie Midlam is more than fell in all the previous 15 Februaries combined, which totaled just a trace over seven inches. February is not a very wet month in Mdhb. ' The closest second was February 1982, when 2.25 inches of snow fell. During seven of the fifteen years, either there was no snow at all, or just a trace. The rain measurements tell a similar story. Last month there was 1.66 inches of rainfall. Closest second in the period was 1980, with 1.31 inches of rain in February. February rainfall averaged over the 16 years was only .44 inches. But averages can be months eight inches of snow, the snowfall average for the 15 deceiving. Without last Februaries was .47 inch. Add the eight inches and take the average over 16 Februaries, and the average jumps to .94 inch. If an average is not skewed by a particularly abnormal weather circumstance in one or more years, it becomes a normal. If one considers the average highs and lows for the period as normal, then February 1987 was Fifteen arrested in Moab d on charges have drug-relate- been Fifteen,, persons arrested in Moab this last week and charged with crimes; and there may be other arrests in connection with the current investigation. Circuit Court filings on all these arrests were made Feb. 26 and 27. Steven D. Batchelder is charged with arranging to degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $5,000. Lawrence McElhaney, aka ce (marijuana) for value, a third degree felony. His bail was set at $2,000. Shirayne Beeson Woodward Debbie Gilmore Riley is charged with second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $5,000. Joseph Kyle Twitchell is charged with second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (marijuana) for value. Bail is $5,000. Laurie Renae Wickham aka Lori Wickham is charged with two counts of second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $5,000. Peggy' ONeil and Alfred Lee ONeil are charged with possession of paraphernalia and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), and second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail was set at $5,000 each defendant. Michael Wayne Day is charged with second degree felony arranging to distribute a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $5,000. These cases will be on the Twelfth Circuit Court Law and Arraignment calendar Mar. 4. It drug-relate- d distribute a controlled substan- aka Sherry Woodward, is charged with distribution of a controlled substance (marijuana) for value, a third degree felony. Bail was set at $2,000. Stanley A. Bledsoe is charged with arranging to distribute a controlled substan- ce (cocaine) for value, a second degree felony. Bail is $5,000. Frank Harvey is charged with three counts of first degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $10,000. Donald E. Hup is charged with second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (marijuaana) for value. Bail is $5,000. Alvin Le LaRoque is charged with two counts of second felony degree distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value. Bail is $5,000. George A. Larsen is charged with second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine) for value, with bail set at $5,000. Stephen Lee Lynch aka Steamer, is charged with second Larry McElhaney is charged with two counts of second degree felony distribution of a controlled substance (marijuana) for value. Bail is $5,000. is likely that many will be con- tinued to later dates to allow defendants time to consult an attorney. 42 teams were here competing in tournament a normal year. Average daytime high was 50.2, compared to 51.5 for the period. Average nighttime low was 28.1, slightly war- mer than the period average cf '25.4T The warmest average daily high February occurred in 1986, with 59.1. The last six days of that month were 71 degrees or warmer. The next warmest February was in 1972, when the average daily high was 57.3 degrees, and it warmed up to 75 degrees on the 28th. February 1979 took honors for being the coldest, both daytime and nighttime, of the study period. Average daily high was 39.3 degrees, and average nighttime low was 14.3 degrees. The night temperature dipped to minus 12 on the fourth, and the first seven nights of the month it was zero or below. While only one inch of snow fell, the month started with 11 inches on the ground, and there was snow on the ground all month. Similarly, 1974 had an average nighttime low of 16.5 degrees. The 3 on 3 Volleyball Tour- nament held last Friday and Saturday was very successful with 42 teams from several states competing. The Co-E- d Tournament will be held this Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at the High School and Middle School. The public is invited to watch the action of 32 teams registered to play. Play starts at 7 p.m. Friday night. Winners in the 3 on 3 Tour-nwere. Mens A Division: Colorado Gold, Grand Junction, first; IMUA, Grand Junction, second; and Old and Tired, Grand Junction, third. Womens A Division were Druzers, Shiprock, N.M., first; Packards, Moab, second; and T.K.D.s, Moab, third. Mens B Division winners were Steelers, Grand Junction, first; First Western of Moab, second; and Daves Corner Market (Old Shirts), Moab, third. In the Womens B Division, winners were Chucks Place, Moab, first; The Sting, Moab, second; and Unique Gifts, Huntington, third. y USU Center offering 87 courses Spring Quarter Residents of Southeastern Utah will have eighty-seve- n choices for credit college courses during Spring Quarter at Utah State Universitys Southeastern Utah Center. The list of offerings was released this week. Not all will actually be taught, but those drawing enough student interest will be, according to Center Director H K. Hancock. Registration begins March 9, and will continue through March 23. Classess will actually begin on March 23 and will end on May 29. Two courses have been of- in the College of Agriculture;, thirteen in the fered College of Business; twelve in the College of Education; and two in the College of Family Life. ride a horse can do so in a credit course. leeway election is not successful, the following reductions in instructional programs, services, and staffing will be required for the school year 1987-88- : Close one elementary school and reduction in force (RIF) appropriate personnel in1. one cluding principal, $137,211.00. 2. Conduct driver education on an extended day basis, RIF and transfer staff, $19,600.00. 3. RIF one half-tim- e kin- dergarten teacher, $8,174.00. 4. RIF two elementary teaching positions, $34,000.00. 5. RIF three secondary teaching positions, $50,152.00. 6. Discontinue Auto Shop (High School), $13,339.00. 7. Shift extra curricular expense to the recreation budget, $18,000.00. 8. Close the teacher center, $11,000.00. 9. Organize and conduct an altered school year for utility savings, $30,000.00. 10. Discontinue Middle School special needs program, $18,098.00. 11. RIF one art teacher and conduct half day art program at the Middle School and High School, $18,267.00. Items one through eleven will generate the approximate savings required to balance the 1987-8expenditures with anticipated revenues in the amount of: $357,841.00. 8 If additional revenue is generated for the Maintenance and Operation by a successful voted leeway election, the Board has designed a plan more in compliance with the concerns and desires expressed by during the public patrons hearing held February 16. The following are the limited reductions the Board feels will be required if the general public approves a voted leeway and mill levy exchange. A successful election would generate approximately $176,937.00. 1. Close one elementary school, $137,211.00. 2. Conduct drivers education on an extended day basis, $19,600.00. kin3. RIF one half-tim-e dergarten teacher, $8,174.00. 4. RIF two elementary teaching positions, $34,000.00. ex5. Shift to recreation pense budget, extra-curricul- ar (Continued to Pg. A4) Oilgas drillng increasing in San Juan County Although oil and gas has decreased drilling throughout the west, the Bureau of Land Managements San Juan Resource Area in Utah has processed 31 applications for permits to drill in San Juan County, Utah during the last 5 months. Most of the drilling has been in the Alkali Point and Alkali Canyon areas southeast of Blanding. In October, Meridian Oils Havasu-Feder22-1wildcat well oil and gas field new a opened up 2 miles north of the Navajo Indian Reservation. Since then Meridian has drilled two more producing wells, and ABO Petroleum has drilled two producing wells in the same area. Last December another new oil field was discovered when Meridian Oil drilled the Mon-ticell- al 9 well 7 Cherokee Federal miles southeast of Blanding in 11-1- 4 Alkali Canyon. In January, Quintana Petroleums Deadman wildcat well located Canyon a third new oil field 3 miles of Meridians southeast Cherokee well. Quintana has drilled two more wells and has received two more permits from BLM to drill in the Deadman 1-- Canyon area. Yates Petroleum, shall Corporation, and EP Operating Company have also been drilling for oil and gas in Alkali Canyon and on Alkali Point. Yates Petroleum completed three producing wells in this area during the last five months. Pipeline construction has also increased during the last 3 months in San Juan County. Koch Hydrocarbon Company constructed a pipeline in Cave Canyon to move natural gas eastward to its compressor a station in the Perkins area. Canyon During January, KOCH constructed 13 miles of pipeline to collect natural gas in the Montezuma Canyon, Cross Canyon and Squaw Canyon areas. Ranch-Montezum- Recently Wesco Pipeline Com- pany started construction on a pipeline to transport crude oil from the Cross Canyon area north to its Bug Park Pipeline facilities. BLM is now processing right-of-wa- y ap- plications for Koch Hydrocarbon, Wesco Pipeline Company, and Bountiful Corporation for permits to construct additional pipelines. non- The courses offered, which r" are considered resident courses for college graduation credit, span the entire spectrum of the Universitys catalog, from basic freshman courses to graduate level programs. USU enrollment this year has been at record levels, with around one out of ten men, women and children in the Moab area taking part. The Center also offers courses in communities other than Moab in Southeastern Utah. A complete listing of Spring Quarter courses is published elsewhere in this issue. WEATHER in Three classes offered. Engineering are being Seventeen Science courses are available; and twenty-tw- o Humanities and Social Studies classes are offered. Sixteen Corn-Ncourses are on the list, and for those who want to learn how to fix bicycles, play bridge or et New exchange student. . . Nelson, right, is the first Moab host for new Rotary Exchange Student Claudio Silva, from Brazil. The Moab Rotary Club has been very active over many years in Rotary Internationals exchange Izzie student program. |