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Show The Tlmes-lndepende- Thursday ; March 3,100-0-1 nt, Outpouring of support followed rescue of stranded dogs on cliff above Moab the hoot ... Superintendent gets a Park City What board of Feb. 23 education meeting began as bland, turned dramatic as Park City School District business manager, Bill Sampson, demanded die board publicly announce its decision not to renew superintendent Ron Mclntire's contract Members of the board of education have refused to list their reasons for not renewing the contract, but there has been speculation about a hidden agenda. Sources from the Park City Education Assn, think perhaps the board is looking to replace Mclntire because the superintendent refuses to dismiss two local administrators. Mclntire agreed that is a possibility. "There is a good deal of empirical evidence to that effect," said Mclntire. , "There's nothing they've ever said to me to indicate I've cone something the For wrong." past couple of weeks, the board has been in the process of evaluating Mclntire's performance for his first year in office. According to his contract, which expires June 30, the board is required to notify the superintendent buy March 1, if they decide not to renew. The Park Record , Sandy and Chuck Washburn and by Vickie Barker A local couple who woe prepared to pay on the installment plan for the safe rescue of their two dogs this month were richly rewarded by the others involved in die rescue received an outpouring of support In the end, the Washburns were spared several hundred dollars in expenses. Katharine Brant Director of Development for the Humaife Society of Utah, said Tuesday about 20 people who'd heard the heartwarming story responded with enough donations that costs of a helicopter used in the rescue was covered within five experience. Not only were the dogs retrieved unharmed from a snow-packledge ed days. Brant said people reported that they heard about die rescue in radio and newspaper accounts across the country and in Canada. "We got a wonderful response, she said. "Everything from $5 donations to $200 from a lady in Colorado. Upfront, Thunderbird Helicopter Com- ... Strawberry project postponed Heber City The not : Divibe treated in 1988. Strawberry Reservoir will sion of Wildlife Resources announced that a short supply of the Peruvian chemical rotenone caused a delay of the rough fish removal project to a tenta- five target date of August 1989. The Strawberry trout fishers is being overwhelmed by chubs and suckers which are 95 percent of the fish life in the reservoir. The plan is to remove all fish from the reservoir and its inflowing streams and start over. Replacement fish will be Bear Lake cutthroat, koka-ne- e salmon and sterile rainbow trout. The cutthroat grow large and will eat chubs and suckers. Kokanee will aggressively compete with the undesirable fish for inspect food in the shallows area. The rainbow will grow quickly and will not cross with the cutthroat The Wasatch Wave -- raises ... DrugsThebring pay Commission has Juab a $2,000 Nephi . County approved per year raise for both the county sheriff and county attorney because of their increased work load associated with the high number of drug and alcohol arrests made in file county. The sheriffs pay increase will come from special funds received from the state. The attorney's pay raise will come from money seized in the drug arrests. "Our county and Sevier County have been impacted by the pipeline operation being conducted by the Utah Highway Patrol," said and official In the ten months of the UHP program, 15 major drug arrests have been made in the county. The Nephi Times-Ne- Carbon supports U4ndustry . . . Price A resolution submitted by the Utah Association of Counties op- - n Free Trade Agreement received a unanimous posing the United vote of approval from the Carbon County Commission last Wednesday. Since the proposed trade agreement provides for the immediate termination of existing restrictions. on foreign uranium, the commissioners determined that it would further devastate an already declining domestic uranium industry and have an adverse effect on Southeastern Utah. The Price States-Canadia- Sun-Advoc- on repayment Disappointed turned to Vernal - What seemed to be a bed of . . . thorns after a negotiating team rejected a locally supported repayment schedule for Red Fleet water. For over five years the repayment contract of $720,784 per year for Red Fleet water has been hanging Over the residents of Uintah Countv. Red Fleet Reservoir, 16 miles north of Vernal, was planned in the 1970s when it was " projected that the population of the county would be 65,000. The population instead of increasing has decreased to about 21,000. The Uintah Water Conservancy District proposed an amendment to reduce the repayment schedule by a third to $247,000 per year. The Bureau, however, is holding out for an annual payment of $507,000 a year. Negotiations are continuing this week. The Vernal Express roses over ... Miningfinal negotiations round of negotiations in coal contract talks, those with Price-T- he independent coal companies not represented by the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn., has concluded, according to Mike Dalpiaz, president. District 22, United Mine Workers of America. Agreement was reached Thursday about 1 1 p.m. with Western Coal Carriers, a coal hauling company. Although the agreement with the truckers was modified somewhat to meet the needs of the trucking industry, the new contract is similar to the one ratified nationally by coal miners. In some way the truckers' contract is better, Dalpiaz said. "The truckers got complete medical coverage while some of the miners have to pay up to $200 of medical costs," he said. The new contract covers a new five year period. The Price te County wants Forest roads . . . Monticello San Juan County wants responsibility for as many roads in the national forest as possible if the roads are used regularly by county residents, says County Commissioner Ken Bailey. Bailey made the statement in a meeting last week with U. S. Forest Service officials. In the meeting, called National Forest, Baito discuss toad maintenance and use on the Manti-LaSley suggested transference of certain Forest Service schedule A roads to the county system. Schedule A roads are those used and maintained under a cooperative agreement between the Forest Service and the county. The county can ' take frill maintenance responsibility only for roads to which it holds a deeded y unless a Forest Service policy prohibits granting a road primarily serves county, private or commercial interest. The San Juan Record al right-of-wa- y. right-of-wa- First moose at Fish Lake ... Richfield The Fishlake National Forest became the home of the southernmost hod of moose in the entire world last week. Although moose have been sighted as far kuth as Marysvale, in Piute County, there has never before been an attempt to establish a herd this far south. Planting of the 29 moose last week near Jphnston Reservoir was a combined effort of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Fishlake National Forest, the Sevier Wildlife Federation and the Utah Department of Transportation. The moose were captured in the Uinta Mountains. Thy were first shot from a helicopter with a tranquilizer, then placed in horse trailers for the nearly five-h- o ir road trip. The Richfield Reaper ... Safari Emery Jeep ' Dale The San Rafael Swell has been talked of in Cattle toms of a na- tional park, wilderness area, mining mecca and tourist attraction. Now, the Emery County Chamber of Commerce is looking at the desert area in eastern Emery County as the site of the area's first jeep safari. Planning of such an event is still in the preliminary stages, but the chamber is hoping to get a more solid foundation under its safari in subsequent meetings. Chamber president Gene Hess said that the chamber has taken a look at the success of the Moab Jeep Safari, held each year over the Easter weekend, and members believe that a similar activity could become successful on an basis in Emery County. The chamber is looking at the first weekend in May for the safei which will include signup at the Castle Dale Park on Friday and the safari tours on Saturday, May 7. ' Emery County Progress on-goi- around in Cortez Fiddling to be some Cortez, CoJcl There's ... a going fiddling around at the County Fairgrounds this July. County Commissioners last week during their regular meeting reached an agreement with the Mesa Verde Old Time Fiddlers to bring the 1988 "Super Bowl of Fiddlin'"jo the fairgrounds July 6 Montezuma Valley Journal through 10. Mon-tezum- pany, Inc., of Montrose, Colo., knocked $100 off their regular charge, which Washburns were to help pay, she said. Moab Climbers Kirk DeFond and Bego Gerhart, also Services held Wednesday for Robert Tangren Funeral services will be held for nt, high-ris- family. The climbers, pilot, Burt Metcalf, and Curt Brewer, a Grand County Sheriffs deputy who assisted in the rescue Feb. 10, all received letters of thanks from the Humane Society, and congratulations for a successful Robert Dean Tangren, 65, of Moab, on Wednesday, March 2, 1988 at the LDS Chapel on 4th North at 2 p.m. Robert died Feb. 28, 1988 at Allen job. The episode began in r, when Sam, a purebred and his companion Pepper, a blue-heeland labrador mix, strayed from home. About three weeks later, seasonal park ranger Audrey Graham spotted them stranded on top of a steep-face- d sandstone dome about 500 feet above mid-Janua- ry Memorial Hospital. Robert was bom Sept. 6, 1922 at LaSal, Utah. He was the third child blue-heele- er of eleven children bom to Ethel Linda Henrie and Lucian Tangren. He attended schools in Moab and graduated from Grand County High School in 1940. After high school he joined the civil conservation crap. He married Gloria Eberle in January, 1942. To this union were bom four children; Cheryl Monders of Pilot Burt Metcalf brings in the chopper, which was an indispensable tool in rescuing two dogs rimrocked for three weeks and in grave danger of dying from dehydration and starvation. The episode had a happy ending. the canyon floor near the Power Dam. Family and friends tried over the next few days to hike to the site but it was too icy and steep, and a climb Moab, Robert Tangren of Moab, Linda Bynum of Boulder, Colo., and Toni Knowles of Boulder, Colo. He entered the Army Air Force in March of 1943 and served his country until Nov. 1945 when he was up the face would have taken considerably more time, Mrs. Washburn said Meanwhile, Sam, who had slipped and fallen to a narrow ledge below, had no means for food or water, and honorably discharged. He and his family lived in Provo, Utah, where he worked at the Iron-tow- n plant from 1948 to 1952. He then moved back to Moab wher? he . and Gloria operated Fern's Cafe , through 1958. Bob was divorced in 1963 and never remarried. He left Moab and went to Wyoming and Montana where he worked in mining camps, until he retired in 1982. Bob was good with his hands. He could do , ment He was a member of the L.D.S. church and the American Legion. He is survived by his four chil- Pepper apparently was loyally standing guard above, although free to roam. The family and sheriffs deputies concluded there were no immediate remedies and finally, on advice of animal control officer George Kosk-inethey called the Humane SociJohn Fox arranged for Director ety. the helicopter rescue. Metcalf flew the crew to a spot several hundred yards away where he could safely perch the helicopter. The climbers then drilled holes in the sandstone to anchor pitons, and strung rope about 75 feet down a slant to the cliffs edge. Pepper warily responded when Charles Taylor, Sandy's brother-in-lacalled to her, but finally came up the hillside and hungrily conn, , carpentry work, brick laying and was a good electrician. He had a great love for music and was an accomplished guitarist. Also played the banjo, mandolin, and the piano. He had a beautiful voice and loved to sing for everybody's enjoy- sumed several dren, twelve grandchildren, his mother Ethel Bailey of Provo his brothers Garth, Clair, and Karl of Moab. Hugh and Edward of Provo, Bud of Las Vegas, Nev., and two sisters Marie Creviston of Provo, Norma Lynn Williams of Calif. He was preceded in death by his father Lucian Tangren and his sister Imogene Prator. sedative-packe- d meat- balls, including the aluminum foil they were wrapped in. Gerhart rappelled over the side and put Sam in a harness after calming the dog with the meatballs. Although thin and drugged, the pair were feisty upon reunion and jumped around playfully at Taylor's feet at the end of die ordeal, barking in agitation at Gerhart when he finally ascended. Interment will be in the Grand Valley Cemetery. Horse race association held meetings The newly reorganized Moab Horse Racing Association has held 3 meetings recently to get reorganized after a period of down time. President Paul Holyoak and Secretary Sandy Norton sent letters to all old members and hopefully no one was missed. Anyone who was missed and is interested contact any officer or member far the next meeting. New officers were elected as follows: Mitch Kelling, President; Sonny Felkins, Vice President; Pat Byrd, SecretaryTreasurer. As new officers took the reins for this year the group planned a spring race meet for April 9 and 10. The April dates have been approved by the Utah Horse Racing Association and will be on their annual calendar of all races in Utah. They have also had a great deal of interest in the race meet from the 4 comers area and are looking forward to a successful meet There has been very favorable response from local merchants regarding advertising in the racing program. If anyone is interested in the advertising rates please contact Mitch Kelling. Any other interested -, parties contact any officer. volunteered-con-te- said Gerhart, to have a midk advenwinter challenge, a ture. DeFond is also a friend of the Robert Tangren The dogs recuperated on a special diet of cottage cheese, cooked rice and Gatorade, and on Valentine's Day, were offered cake that Mrs. Washburn baked for Sam's birthday. "The dogs are doing fine," Rick Taylor, Sandy's son, said Tuesday. "They were a little bit obnoxious the first few days home. They're still eating like they've been lost three weeks, wolfing the food down." Brant commented on the contrast between that outcome and the terrible fate had the dogs been inaccessible. Mrs. Washburn said there had beentalk of shooting them rather than leaving them to starve, but she wouldn't hear of it. "It's a lucky break for the dogs that somebody cared," said Metcalf. "All too often, 'Just a dog' is the attitude. But they have feelings, too." Mrs. Washburn, an Ohio native, said she was impressed with the generosity and cooperation of everyone directly involved, on the sidelines and afterward. During the rescue, two other hikers had traveled up the canyon intending to reach the dogs, she said. Local veterinarian Paul Bingham was also waiting with a mule train in case the rescue was hampered or delayed. "To see how great people have been. They really are a warmer type people. The people are really willing to go out of their way to help you," Mrs. Washburn said. who had slipped to a narrow Sam, a purebred Kirk DeFond and Bego Gerhart, climbers was accomplished by ledge, meat was used to calm both dogs. shown with ropes. Sedative-lace- d Bring up blue-heel- er |