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Show if i iwm iu iwii pii tpm t wr The Times-lndependen- 0 t, Thursday, March 2, 1989--C- 1 Moab film group made trek to to Los area Angeles pitch Week in Review . Utah as production site S.E UP&L wants Area-Wid- e Brigham Utah Power & Co. . . . Light reportedly is cozying up to Brigham, City Brigham City in an effort not to lose the northern Utah community as a power customer. This was the impression of Mayor Peter C. Knudson who reported to city council members last week that he and Jim Davis, city director of public power, met with three UP&L representatives. The session came after city officials two weeks ago adopted a resolution to enter into talks with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems over possible acquisition of supplemental power in the years ahead. Brigham City has a contract with UP&L to purchase additional power as needed for the local system. However, it feels cheaper power may be acquired through UAMPS. Box Elder News-Journal Hazardous material route . . . Cortez, Colo. While U. S. Highway 550 continued to draw fire as "the least popular alternative for a hazardous materials route through Southwestern Colorado, State Highway 145 and 62 were termed "not much better" during the final formal hearing on hazardous material routing last week in Durango. Though he started the meeting by saying the State Patrol had heard enough on the subject of U.S. 550, which goes north from Durango over Red Mountain Pass to Silverton, most of the comments before State Patrol Chief John Dempsey were on that highway. Dempsey said he wanted to get comments on the alternatives to 550, including Colorado 145 and 62 between Cortez and Ridgeway and Colorado 141 from Dove Creek to Grand Junction. Officials from eight counties attended the hearing. Montezuma Valley Journal Sheriff arrested, charged Sheriff Carbon Price- - . . . Barry R. Bryner was arrested early chase that started in Helper, went Wednesday morning following a high-spee- d through Price and on to Wellington, then back to Price. It ended when Bryner crashed his sheriffs car on south Carbon Avenue. Bryner was arraigned Thursday, and charged with DUI, evading arrest, and posted a $10,000 bond. In an emergency meeting Thursday evening. Carbon County Commissioners removed the sheriff from office and appointed a replacement As a result of the incident. Peace Officer Standards and Training has suspended Bryner's police officer certification. Commissioner of Public Safety Doug said he instructed officials at POST to prepare the document, which was served on Bryner Wednesday afternoon. The County three-day-o- ld Bo-dre- ro te Water forecast dim . . . The water supply outlook for southern Utah is far below avfor 1989 season, according to figures compiled and released by the runoff erage the National Weather Service's Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Runoff is forecast from 74 to 80 percent of average in the Sevier River Basin. However, storage in the three major reservoirs of the basin is well above average at the present time. The Richfield Reaper . . . Salina Theres not too much to smile about these days at Dove's Happy Service Markets, including the one in Gunnison which started a closeout sale last week. The Utah County Attorney's office has confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine whether $5 million in sales taxes owed by the bankrupt grocery store chain is a result of criminal conduct. "We are evaluating business records," County Attorney Steve Killpack said, "but at the present time, we are not prepared to indicate whether or not charges will be filed." Killpack said representatives from the State Tax Commission met last month with criminal investigators from his office. The tax commission provided bankruptcy records and other documents related to allegations of unpaid or underpaid taxes by Dove's between 1983 and 1988. Dove's Happy Service Markets, a chain of 10 Utah grocery stores owned by Dcon Dove of Springville has accrued more than $20 million in debt. The chain celebrated its 20th birthday last month by going bankrupt. Dove filed for Chapter 1 1 reorganization two years ago, and continued to run seven of the stores. The U. S. Bankruptcy Court was asked to change the Chapter 1 1 to a Chapter 7 liquidation in January. The Salina Sun Record year at Bryce . . . Panguitch The year 1988 was another record year for Bryce Canyon National Park with a total of 1,114,776 visitors to the park from January through December. The figure represents a 10 percent increase over 1987 which was in itself a record year and the first year Bryce Canyon welcomed in excess of one million visitors. The steady flow of visitors into southern Utah has been largely attributed to the heightened advertising efforts of the Utah Travel Council, the Grand Circle organization, national park concessioners and local area merchants. Also worthy of note is a steady increase in commercial bus tours generated by touring companies in southern California and Nevada. The consistent increase in numbers of bus travelers is a significant 1 1 percent portion of the annual visitation figures. Winter visits to the park are also on the increase, with the unique wintertime encounter assuring the visitor an unequaled experience in quiet winter serenity. The Garfield County News A deputy for Scofield limited budgets. In the earlier days, George White and Bud Lincoln made their annual trek to Hollywood. They would visit several major studios to recruit film productions to Moab, and that pretty well covered the field. Today there are hundreds of independent filmmakers all over the world. It is impossible to make personal contact with even a small number of these companies. The Location Expo brings the filmmaker and film commissions together, with the spotlight centered on film locations. Participation in the Expo provides MFC with hundreds of personal contacts, all potential leads for future film work in southeastern Utah. Through the generosity of the Utah State Film Commission, MFC was able to "piggy back" the state campaign. This means the Utah Film Commission pays the tab for the booth at the Expo and we share it with them at no cost to MFC. The Embassy Suite Hotel in Los Angeles provided the Moab delegation with complimentary rooms for the event. Commission members attending the Expo were Larry Campbell, MFC President, and Robbie Swasey and Rene' Brcsee, both c members. The group made some great ad-ho- Richfield A big tax bill by Bette Stanton The Location Expo proved very rewarding for MFC representatives traveling to Los Angeles last week. The decentralization of the film industry over the past couple of decades has made this event very important to film commissions on contacts for recruiting future productions. They also visited several west coast studios to obtain approval for use of Valley movie photographs to be included in the MFC movie history book. The book is scheduled for publication later this year. In addition, the deleMoab-Monume- nt gation made contacts to attract celebrities for the Moab Movie Jubilee to be held September According to Campbell, they had a crowded agenda in Los Angeles, but 14-1- 6. made every minute count. Robbie Swasey is heading up the 40th Anniversary Events Committee. The Moab Movie Jubilee will be the main local event. This 40th anniversary celebration will include a chuck wagon cook-of- f, talent contests, and tours of movie locations. Movies filmed in the Moab area will be shown during the afternoons and evenings at several locations during the three-da- y affair. A movie star "look-alike- " contest will begin April 1st. Entries will be accepted up to the September Jubilee. Finalists will be judged by a celebrity panel during the celebration. Contestants will have several categories from which to pick for entry. There will be a salute to a Mystery Celebrity during the event, and a special tribute will be paid to the unsung heroes of the cinema: stunt-peoplIt has only been in recent years that they have received screen credits. The old Hollywood seemed e. to feel it would hamper the dramatic aura surrounding the stars if stunt doubles were acknowledged. Renee Wallis, a Film Commission ad-hrepresentative, returned from Los Angeles recently with another batch of great photographs, from movies filmed in the Valley area. The collection includes two original photographs from the first picture ever filmed in Monument Valley,"The Vanishing American," in 1925. To acquire the photos takes considerable lime searching through hundreds of files. Wallis gathered the pictures while at a travel convention in California. Moab-Monumc- nt Answer to last week's movie trivia question: Joanne Dru was the lovely lady who brought the feminine touch to westerns filmed in southeast Utah. Her first was the classic John Ford picture, "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon," where she played opposite John Wayne. This movie was made in Monument Valley. Miss Dru was cast next as a show girl named "Denver" in "Wagonmaster," the first movie filmed in Moab. This was also a John Ford production, and her leading man was Ben Johnson. When given the part, she had just become the bride of actor John Ireland. As a result, Ireland came along and they made Moab their honeymoon. In 1953, Dru returned again to star in "The Siege at Red River." This time her leading man was Van Johnson. This week's movie trivia question: The mighty Colorado River has been a prominent land- mark in many Moab movies. Filming scenes in the river proved to be a challenge for even the best directors. In most of the movies that involved river crossings, a local resident was given the responsibility of directing the action. What Moab native directed the river scenes? He was also given a speaking part in a river history movie, produced by Walt Disney Studios. What was the name of that movie? Preview of Soviet Union trip March 3rd at Star Hall The general public is invited to see a preview of the experiences that a delegation of local high school students will encounter this summer in the Soviet Union. This informative meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 3 at Star Hall. Approximately ten students from Grand will visit the County High U.S.S.R. for three weeks in June. They will be Student Ambassadors for the City of Moab in the largest exchange program ever occurring between the United States and the Soviet Union. A video showing planned activi for summer jobs with the United States Forest Service. According to Louis M. Pickett, Field Operations Price Carbon County Commissioners recently agreed to form a study e committee to try to find funds for a deputy sheriff for the Scofield area. Commission Chairman Bill Krompel made the proposal to form the committee after George Grivet, representing Scofield Campsites Assn., told commissioners about the recent vandalizing of 12 summer homes. Doors or windows or both were broken and contents scattered, he said. The full-tim- Director, there will be approximately 250 positions available in various national forests throughout the State. te Dolores is concerned The jobs available are mainly entry level jobs including forestry . . . Cortez, Colo. Dolores Town Board member Steve Hill told the Chief of the Colorado State Patrol that the town of Dolores is still on emergency water comsupply after a diesel spill in the Dolores River Nov. 30. Hill made the state the which patrol will ment during the final hearing of the process by Colorado. Southwest materials choose designated routes for hazardous through Routes being proposed include Colorado 62 to Colorado 145, then south to U. S. 160 in Cortez. Hill, Cortez Public Works Director Bruce Smart and Montezuma County Manager Tom Weaver attended the hearing to point out that Colorado 145 runs parallel to the Dolores River. "That's our water supply," Smart said. "We'd prefer U. S. 666 into Utah, but I'm told we can't do that. Smart said the city opposes 145-6- 2 as a hazardous materials route because of its nearness to the Dolores River. "It's not a real good choice for a route," Hill "We are currently involved with a spill that happened Nov. 30 said of 145-6and the town of Dolores is still on emergency water supply." Hill was speaking of a truck accident on 145 north of Stoner in which a tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel went off the road and spilled into the Dolores River. Hill said he would like to see hazardous materials routes directed away from watersheds such as the Dolores River. The Cortez Sentinel 2. student loads Growing SaZma student load and . . . Growing tighter budget restrictions are responsible for the growing number of school districts entering into the year-roun- d school schedule, and that is one option being viewed in the Salina area. Principal Will Jolley told school board members recently. The studentbody load in the Salina area is expected to continue-tgrow. Growth will also come from those moving into the area due to the Regional Prison construction in Gunnison, Jolley said. The Salina Sun .t aidtechnicians, Outstanding student Kathleen Clark, 18, daughter of Carroll and Ginger Clark of Moab, has been selected as an Outstanding High School Student of America and will be listed in the 1988-8- 9 OHSA Director. The students are selected on academic performance, dependability, citizenship, leadership, attitude and cooperative spirit, responsibility, enthusiasm and motivation to leam and improve. Kathleen is a senior at Grand High School where she is a member of the Academic Club, Senior Class Secretary, Honor Society Secretary, Whos Who Among American High School Students, Sounds Grand Class President, Drill Mistress and is a Sterling Scholar nominee in music. She is planning on attending B.Y.U. and majoring in music, with a minor in ties will be shown. There will also be a speaker who will share the highlights of a similar exchange in which she participated a year and a half a go. Corccn Cummings, an instructor at the University of Utah, will show slides and retell her interchanges with Soviet citizens of all types in a country undergoing rapid social change. Our young adults from Moab will be participating in the People to People Student Ambassador Program. This tradition goes back to 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded People to Peo- - Forest Service recruiting summer job openings Utah Job Service is now recruiting . . . movie, "The Siege at Red River," the story of a captain in the Confederate Army, on a secret mission behind Union lines. surveying aidtechnicians and a very few openings for range aidtechnicians. A few journeymen level jobs are also available in these same job areas for applicants with specialized experi ence or education. Journeymen level openings are also anticipated for hydrological technicians and biological technicians. The salary levels range from $5.50 per hour to $9.34 per hour. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a United States citizen. The jobs will begin in the southern part of the State in March and most positions will be filled by the end of May. Proof of citizenship and where applicable college transcripts and veterans discharge papers will be necessary. For more information contact the local Job Service Office. Arches campground will close for renovation Superintendent Paul Guraedy announced that the Devils Garden Campground in Arches National Park will be closed from March 1 until at least March 23, 1989, while a rehabilitation project is underway. "We hope to have the work completed and the campground open by Easter weekend," said Guraedy, "but if the weather doesn't cooperate the campground may be closed until late March or early April. Work to be done includes repaving the campground road, resurfacing and better defining parking areas for individual campsites, and building a sidewalk to a restroom accessible to disabled visitors. Guraedy explained that the work was not started earlier because this type of job cannot be done when temperatures are consistently below freezing. "We regret any inconvenience that the project may cause to Burdick Paving Company, of Roosevelt, Utah, is the prime contractor for the project, which is the first major rehabilitation in the Devils Garden Campground in over park visitors," said Guraedy, "but Devils Garden was long overdue for rehabilitation, and we think that these improvements will make future camping herc much more twenty years. enjoyable." t pie, based upon his belief that private citizens reaching out in friendship to the people of other nations, could make a significant contribution to world peace. People to People was an agency of the U.S. State Department until 1961 when it beit came a private organization. At the close of the May 1988 non-prof- summit meeting, President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev jointly announced a desire for greater understanding between our two nations. They felt that student exchanges would be an ideal manifestation of this agreement. On hearing this, G.C.H.S. Principal Tom Martin and Mayor Tom Stocks worked together, hoping that Moab could be a participant in this unique program. Eventually Moab and only two other cities in Utah were selected as participants. The students will visit Washington, D.C. and visit urban and rural areas of Russia. They will study the history and culture of both nations, and there will be the opportunity to achieve college credits. The expense per student will be significant approximately $3000 each. To help the families of the participants to defray the cost of this opportunity of a lifetime, a scholarship fund has been created at the high school. If you are interested in supporting this special opportunity for Moab, you can send your contributions to: G.C.H.S. Student Ambassadors, 439 S. 1st East, Moab, Utah 84532. For more information you can call the delegation's teacher-leade- r George Ottinger or the principal Tom Martin at 259-893- 1. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Bom to Rick and Heather Carlisle Andrews, was a baby girl, Britinee Nicole, 8 lb. 8 oz. in Covena, Calif. February 23, 1989. Heather grew up and attended schools in Moab. Maternal grandparents are Lucy Carlisle of Moab and Ron Carlisle of California. HOME FROM OREGON Father Benedict Suing returned the last of the week from Oregon where he had spent a week at Ml Angel Seminary attending meetings and while there visited family members and friends. A |