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Show Moabites rate poorly in seatbelt survey Moabites particularly those be- tween the ages of 25 and 65 arent doing a very good job of obeying Utah's new seatbelt law, according to a spot check conducted on South Main in Moab early Tuesday by Sgt. Clayton Allred of the Utah Highway Patrol. . SgL Allred stated that he parked in the median on South Main Tuesday morning, and made a visual check of one hundred vehicles passing him in both directions. Only 51 of the drivers of those vehicles were wearing seatbelts, SgL Allred said. People who were obviously passing through, like tourists, were the If K said, only collected data in the early morning observation. He stressed the importance of wearing the belts, saying that most accidents occur close to home and not out on the i folks were buckled up," he said. Allred also gave high marks to young people, who appeared to be under die age of 25. Those folks were also doing a pretty good job, he said, as were people who appeared to be senior citizens. "However," he said, "people involved in business and commerce in and around Moab, had a terrible test score of only 5," said Allred. SgL Allred issued no citations, he V' Iff years After 6 years of V r t 1 The Grand County Sheriffs J ATTENDED DEDICATION Mr. and Mrs. Clayton (Carol Jean) Brown traveled to Salt Lake City .last weekend to attend the dedication 'tOof the new St" Martin Dfe' Pones Church at Taylorsville. Carols brother, former Moab pastor. Rev. Robert Head, received the keys to the new church from Bishop William Weigand before the colorful ritual of ' the dedication of the church. First pastor of that parish was Father Garvy who became very ill and is now in his home in Connecticut and was unable to attend the dedication. In his homily Fr. Head stated that he was reaping what others sowed but was happy that within a year they conducted their first Mass on Christmas Eve and have since been working on the inside finishing touches before the dedication on .. . . March 13th. . Marathon -- . .. Cont. from Page i ; . i A-l- ) Mose of Blanding placed first in the 11 to 15 division (31:34.8), second place went to Dain Allred of Monti- cello (34:12.8) and third was won by Tony Guymon of Blanding (34:15.4). Mike Shannon of Moab placed second in the 20 to 24 age division (36:43.3). Blanding was again represented by James S. Shumway taking third in the 40 to 44 age bracket (3 1 :54.7), and George Jones who placed second in the 45 to 49 age division (33:25.3). The first place overall winner in the womens Five Mile Race was 0 Stacy Tangren of Farmington, New Mexico. She was running in the 25 to 29 age division and had a time of 29:56.1. Second place went to Lynn Brown of Durango with a time of 30:01.8 (25 to 29 age division). Patty Pennell of Lakewood, Colorado took third with a time of 30:49.9 (25 to 29 age division). The Mose family of Blanding was again represented by the first place winner in the 11 to 15 age division, when Nicolette Mose won with a time of 35:33.5. Other local women winners in the Five Mile Race were from Moab and were running in the 50 to 54 age bracket. Joy Mason placed first in that division with a time of 55:09. Second place division winner was Jean Devenney with a ' time of 1:15:29.8. The Rim Rock Roadrunners would like to thank the Grand County Sheriffs Office and Moab City Police and everyone who cooperated with the temporary closing of the river road to vehicular traffic. This is an important safety necessity. They would also like to heartily thank the many volunteers who donated hun-- 4 dreds of hours in planning and conducting the event Luckily, you dont have to endure crowds and traffic jams to save money on your phone bill. Cornells digital switches, for example, let us detect problems and sometimes even make repairs without having to make an expensive trip to your doorstep. Thatis a practical investment Contel is making to hold down costs . . . right here at home. After all, we want to be more than just a reliable dial tone. Wfe want to be a good value, too. De- partment is investigating a rash of burglaries at drilling locations in the Book Cliffs area last week, it was reported this week. is for emergency f use only says Sheriff The Grand County Sheriffs Dept. reminded area residents this week - s that if they want the very best pos-- J sible results from the 911 telephone I assistance program now being used by. law enforcement people, they need to follow the rules. 911 is to be used for V purposes only, they said. emergency "When you , call 911, do not hang up until the dispatcher gets all the information he or she needs," they said, indicating e where we live. investigated 911 1 d people-per-mil- Book Cliffs transportation supervisor and bus driver for the Grand County School District, Tony Pene is retiring at the end of the school year in May. He recently received a plaque honoring him for his service from the School Board. Another citation was awarded to Pene by the Utah Highway Patrol for no defects during 1987 for inspections by the U.H.P. This is the third year in a row for the award. ' r moved next door, your phone bill irrigjit be lower. In densely-packecities, there are more to share fixed costs like telephone poles, trucks and tools. So phone bills can be a few dollars lower than living Burglaries in service. . . of service as lower speeds. "Put the key in the ignition, and then buckle up before starting the vehicle," Allred said. "You do it automatically when you get on an airplane, and it's just as important when you get in your car or truck," he said. If 4000 people best, according to the Sergeant. "Eighty to ninety percent of those v highway, and that seat belts are most effective in preventing injury at Telephone Deputy Curt Brewer responded to four separate acts of burglary, three on March 17 or 18, and one on March 21. that it is difficult to trace the calls, especially at night And don't get impatient at the questions from the dispatcher, they said. "When you call the Sheriffs office the dispatcher is required to ask you certain questions, including your name, address and phone number. Also, if the emergency is a different address, the dispatcher needs to know that If you are calling for someone else, the dispatcher will ask their name, their address and their phone number, if you know it You may be asked by the dispatcher to stay on the line. The patcher will send and officer, the Fire Department or the ambulance-what-e- ver is needed, and then talk to you some more for the purposes of gaining more information, to calm you down if you seem excited, give you special instructions, or give you help in some other way. In case you are reporting a crime in progress, there are certain other questions dispatch will ask for your protection and for the protection of the officer responding to the call. Again, they stressed, only use 911 for emergency purposes. If you need is a i afln Operations registered trademark of Contel Corporation. Officials of Dowell Schlumberger reported that tools including a 20-to- n jack and batteries valued at some $500 were stolen from their drill site sometime on either March 17 or 18. Also on that day, Veco Drilling, Inc., stated that burglars had forced their way into a camp trailer at a drilling location and had stolen a television, boom chains and a n jack valued at some $560. 12-to- And, on that day. Monument Well Service reported that a long list of tools had been stolen from a crew house at their drilling location in the Book Cliffs. Nd value has yet been placed on those tools. On March 21, Dickinson Geological Service told deputies that burglars had cut a lock on a drillsite building, and had taken a radio, tape player, heaters and a propane bottle, all valued at $500. Investigation into the thefts is continuing. Deputy Brewer said. mm fr , . 1DQI t general information, or a certain person in either the police or sheriffs offices, call their regular numbers: Sheriff, 259-811- 5; Police, 259-893- 8. Police make arrests after investigation Moab City Police responded to a burglary complaint at Dos Amigos Restaurant on the morning of March 15, where it was reported that someone had entered the building by breaking a back window, and had stolen beer valued at $65. No arrests have been made in con- nection with that burglary, but in the course of the investigation, officers discovered that over a period of a month, other burglaries by persons using some type of key, had resulted in the loss of another $250 worth of beer. An investigation into that series of burglaries five in total led to the arrest of seven people, five of whom were adults and two juveniles, who were charged in the matter. Police also investigated two auto burglaries during the past week, according to Police SgL Scott Mallon. On March 16, $200 worth of tires were reported stolen from a vehicle parked at 454 Andrea Court And, on March 18, Dorothy Hawkins, Coil-braColo, reported that her car had been broken into while parked at the Canyonlands Motel, and a suitcase was taken from the vehicle, along with an antique lamp and a coat rack valued at $135. Police also reported that on March 15th, a person or persons entered a room at the Prospector Lodge, and took a pair of pants containing a wallet with $70 cash from the tenant, Greg Moore, Cortez, Colo. Investigation into the matters is continuing, SgL Mallon said, and in two of the incidents, specific suspects are being checked out n, Come in and See the Mew 19QO Ptchuiu with Vortex 1.3 1 6 H.P. V5 Engine S-I- O Mikes Ynumg CIkem?n)Ilefi 2 Phone Moab South Main Saturday, 8 a.m. to Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon.-Fr- 481 259-543- i. 1 p.m. |