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Show Scouts' good turn gained food for the hungry Area Wide Week in Review I Oppose refuge enlargement Board . . There will be less hunger in Utah in the coming months thanks to a Scouting for Food Good Turn of the . $21 tion of Scouting's . . . Castle Dale Nearly 60 Democratic elected officials from Utah sent a letter to Peter Billings, chairman of the Utah State Democratic Party, complaining about Rep. Wayne Owens' position on wilderness and requesting that the Democratic Party take a more unbiased stand on this critical issue. The letter to chairman Billings indicates that many Democrats cannot support any party which favors wilderness. A plea was made to the party to avoid a stance, saying that such a position would cost many local Democrat incumbents their elected positions in the upcoming election year. Twenty Democratic from Carbon and Emery County signed the letter to Billings. The Emery County Progress rs Grain shipping terminal . Delta Officials with Farmers Grain Cooperative of Ogden have announced they will expand their business to include a grain shipping terminal in Delta. The Coop has leased a building from Millard County with an option to buy. Currently, locally grown grain must be trucked to the Ogden terminal for sale. "We have a real bottleneck here as far as the lack of trucks during harvest time," County Commissioner Mile Styler said. "There are only so many semis available to haul wheat up to Ogden. Few jobs will be created at the shipping terminal itself, but it will help stabilize the local economy, Styler. Millard County Chronicle-Progres- s Dove pleads innocent Deon Dove . . . . Salina Springville grocer pled innocent to 56 felony counts in a 4th District Court appearance on Nov. 9. Charges against Dove include 1 count of forgery, 1 count of theft by deception and racketeering, 2 counts of communications fraud, 7 counts of tax evasion, 15 counts of misuse of public money, 13 counts of filing false tax returns, and 16 counts of failure to pay sales tax. The charges stem from the operation of ten of Dove's Happy Service grocery stores in Utah, totaling more than $20 million in debt during the last several years. Chapter 11 reorganization under the U. S. Bankruptcy Act had been filed by Dove two years ago, however he continued to run seven stores in an effort to make enough money to pay off creditors. Last February he filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. His properties were then sold at auction. Among stores in the chain, two were located in Gunnison and Richfield. The Salina Sun Cortez bids for prison . Colo. A for a medium In addition to the Boy Scouts, the program received assistance from Utah Power & Light Co., which provided the plastic bags, and the Utah National Guard, which transported the food to various food banks throughout the state. -- At odds with Owens . Masses of flowers and carefully sculpted evergreens on the grounds at St. Pius the Tenth Catholic Church helped to earn it two awards in the Salt Lake Tribune civic beautification contest this year. month. million for recreation office-holde- . . Cortez, security state prison that proposal of source would bring a stable and long-teremployment, business and taxes to the area received by Montezuma County and Cortez business leaders last week. Such a prison would initially mean 286 employees receiving between $19,900 and $58,000 in wages annually and sales taxes in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, plus the benefits from actual construction and long-ter"spinoffs" in increases in businesses, etc., it was explained. Nine other Colorado communities are bidding on the new prison. Montezuma Valley Journal m Myla Dutton and Chris Warr, project specialists for Mountainland Community Action Agency, said, "It is especially timely to have this program take place just before Thanksgiving. At the time when those of us who have plenty give thanks for what we have, we can also demonstrate our gratitude by Saturday for Neil W. Stocks Neil W. Stocks passed away on 21, 1989 at Allen Memorial Hospital at age 54. Neil was bom in Moab, March 28, 1935, the eldest son of Bill and Felicia Stocks. Neil went to school in Moab and graduated from Grand County High School in 1953. Neil loved band, chorus, and being in plays and played many instruments. Neil had perfect attendance through school. As Neil put it, he had worked, from the hanging walls of Canada to foot walls of Mexico and coast to coast, and was a very good miner. Neil loved the La Sal Mountains and fishing and hunting. At the time of his death, Neil was married to Ruth Shipley Stocks and they resided in Moab with their 8 year old son Philip Neil. Memorial services were held Saturday, November 25, 1989 at the November sharing with the less fortunate." Plantings at the church provided brilliant color from early spring into fall. The parish has received four awards in the last three years, under the leadership of Fr. Benedict Suing. Legion service officer coming for assistance The Service Officer from the American Legion Department Service Office, in Salt Lake City will be in the Moab area to assist people in understanding and applying for rightful VA benefits: preparing and documenting applications for compensation, pensions, hospitalization, education and other benefits. This is a free service and veterans need not be a member of the American Legion to qualify for assistance. The American Legion Service Officer will be at the Moab Job Service Office on Tuesday, December 12, 1989, from 1 to 3 p.m. First Baptist Church, with Pastor Don Falke officiating. In addition to his wife Ruth, son Philip and mother Felicia of Moab, Neil is survived by daughter Ado-rale- e of California and Barbara of Anchorage, Alaska, sons Mike and Pat of Vancouver, Wash., mother and father-in-laJeff and Ina Ship-le- y HOME FROM TRIP Mrs. Mattie Garlctt returned to her home in Yellville, AR last week, after spending a month in Germany. She visited her daughter Shirley and family. The Thco Herzers of Grand-stad- of Grove, Okla., formerly of West Germany. Traveling with Moab; brothers, Robert of Moab and Floyd of Rock Springs, Wyo., a her were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Plano, TX and Mr. and Mrs. George (Helen) Allen, Steilacoom, WA. While there she celebrated her 88th birthday. The party was the highlight of the trip. Mattie underwent cataract surgery on both eyes last summer and is pleased to report her sight is better than it has been Gar-let- t, sister Wilva Mosier of Bullhead City, Arizona, and five grandchildren and 42 nieces and nephews. Neil was preceded in death by his father William. N. ''Bill" Stocks, brothers Clifford and Wendel and sisters Ellen and Acenith. Neil was a gentle loving man and to help someone else, even in death, Neil donated his eyes to the eye bank and his body to the U of U cancer research center. Neil always said "remember me with a smile on your face, a song in your heart and love, not a tear in your eye." for several years. Those who wish to write, her address is: Route 1, Box 4EE, Yellville, AR 72687-9801. traveled to price Mrs. Wanda Johnson, owner of the Doll House on south Main, traveled to Price to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with family members. th Garfield County News Seek audience over suit . . . Vernal A lawsuit filed in Ute Tribal Court against the Uintah Basin Standard has spurred county officials to seek an audience with the Utah Attorney General's office. Officials are concerned with the A 1986 10th Circuit Court Tribe's jurisdiction powers over of Appeals ruling stipulated that the Ute Tribe has jurisdiction over most of Duchesne county and much of Uintah County, but ,did not specifically outline the extent of the powers. The $1.5 million suit filed by the Utes is in response to a letter to the editor in the Roosevelt newspaper that was critical of the Ute Business committee and s, its attorney. The letter was signed Purple Sky. The suit involves filed Tribal Court. in yet it was non-Indian- s. non-Ute- The Vernal Express beautification work On Oct. 7, 1989, St. Pius the Tenth Catholic Church was awarded a certificate "Award of Merit" by the Salt Lake Tribune for its landscaping. The awards are determined by a point system. A team of judges visited and selected the state winners from entries nominated by district judges. To receive a certificate, the project needed a score of 85 points. Out of 2,000 nominees statewide, 400 were selected. St. Pius was presented with a second award that afternoon. It was a plaque from the Salt Lake Western street scene . . . The Hall of Fame is constructing a western street and medieval facade. The western street scene is nearing completion and will include a jail, bank, general store, saloon, hotel, fort entrance-waboot hill and bam. The Medieval facade will feature archways, The purpose for these false-frostaircase with railing and castle-keesettings is for visitors to wander through and take pictures, y, p. nt which many who have visited recently have done and have also been very complimentary. Entering the sets, one first walks through the simulated wrought iron gates, amongst various landscaped sections that contain footprints of celebrities. The winter hours for the Hall of Fame are: Open every day from noon until 6 p.m. except Tuesdays, open 1 until 6 p.m. School and Service Club Group admissions receive 10 discount per person. Movie will be shown on request of groups of 6 or more. Hall of Fame Director John Hagner will entertain any service club or school with his balancing act, as well as stunt demonstrations at the Hall of Fame or other locations, just call 259-610- 0. Tribune for the 1989 "Civic Beautification Award." The plaque was presented for enhancing the beauty of the community. Only 60 of these plaques were presented statewide. A tea was held after the award presentation for the winners at the Salt Lake County Senior Citizen Center. Under the leadership of Father Benedict Suing, O.S.B., St. Pius has won four awards for beautification in the last three years. Two of these awards were won locally and two statewide. Moab white water expedition was successful in Nepal A small white water expedition based out of Moab, successfully completed the first raft descent of the Seti River in remote western Nepal. s, Using two, twelve foot, donated by Jacks Plastic in Durango, Colorado, the expedition negotiated Class V to Class III rapids. The expedition began boating eighty miles from Chainpur, Nepal, and went to the confluence with the Kamali to a take-opoint at Chis-apan- i. The trip involved twelve days on the river and two five day treks off the river. Equipment was transported across Nepal by plane, bus, rickshaw, horse cart, hand cart and porters. The small expedition consisted of Barry Miller and Stan Hollister, both from Moab, and a Nepalese guide M.B. Rai who did two thirds of the trip as a passenger. Hollister, a "cat-a-raft- ut . . . Panguitch In his report to the Garfield County Board of Education, Supt. Philip Blais told the board that 14 people from Panguitch High School and Middle School were to travel to the University of Utah Medical Center on Nov. 28 to take part in special testing related to the "sick school" syndrome at Panguitch High School. Blais said that two teachers and 12 students, all of whom have experienced the more severe symptoms apparently associated with the school will be participating in the study. He said he hopes results may be ready for the January meeting of the board. He said he remains optimistic that steps taken recently may correct whatever is causing the problem. Some students and teachers have experienced a variety of symptoms such as headache, drowsiness and nausea since shortly after the school opened two years ago. Others have appeared to be totally unaffected. St. Pius X Church honored for grounds t. m Testing a "sick" school 1989-B- 1 long-standi- commitment to community service," noted Mr. Day. Scouting for Food, in itself, will not solve the centuries-old problem of human hunger, but it will fill a lot of America's hungry." Scout officials, in their literature, have noted that an estimated 20 million Americans, including some 4 million children, go hungry at some point every al . . . Heber City The Utah Board of Parks and Recreation has approved a master plan for Jordanelle Recreational development that will cost an estimated $21.5 million. The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, which will pay for developing the Jordanelle State Park, must still approve the plan. But Bureau officials recently told the Wasatch County Commission that it's budget for the project is enough to construct most of what the master plan calls for. According to the master plan, there will be three resort centers, boat ramps and swimming beaches, on the shores of the reservoir, as well as hiking trails and campsites on the publicly-owne- d property around it. The Bureau estimates that 479,000 people will visit the area per year. The Wasatch Wave Thursday, Nov. 30, t, Council. "We are extremely pleased with the results and we are deeply appreciative of the cooperation of people in our community," said Gerald Day, Utah National Parks Council volunteer chairman for Scouting for Food. Statewide, an estimated 1.2 million items were collected. "This is an excellent demonstra- Boy Scouts of America which Saturday brought in some 425,000 items of nonperishable food by . Tlmes-lndependen- Scouts in the Utah National Parks members of the Bear River Canal company Brigham City say they oppose expansion of Bear River Migratory Bird refuge, citing resistance to the removal of private lands from the tax rolls and limited water supply as reasons. David B. Styer, canal company manager, said a resolution to this effect was adopted at a recent meeting of the board. "We support the reestablishment of the bird refuge within the present boundaries," he said. "It is felt that expansion of the refuge will take land off the tax rolls of the county and place large burdens on the lands left in private hands to maintain the level of services supplied by the country presently." The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing restoring the existing refuge, damaged by flood waters of Great Salt Lake several years ago. The service has also proposed expanding the refuge by 38,000 acres. The estimated value of the land under consideration is $8.7 million. Box Elder News-Journ- The Grand Canyon River Guide for Sleight Expeditions had previously done small expeditions on remote rivers in Canada, Guatamala, and Mexico. Miller, a River Ranger on the Selway River in Idaho for the U.S. Forest Service, instructs classes in River Safety and Rescue for Canyonlands Field Institute in Moab. Miller was a member of the American Himalayan White Water Expedition which accomplished the first descent of the Kamali River in Nepal in 1981. The interactions with the local villages were many as the group bartered for food during the trip. Supplies were very limited and it was often very difficult to find lentil and rice, or dahl bhat, the main stay of the Nepali diet The highlight of the trip was meeting a religious sage of Swami known as Khaptad Baba. Believed to be over one hundred years old, he has lived in the Khaptad forest very modestly for the last forty two years. He spoke to the group in fluent English and carried on a diverse conversation from Einstein's philosophy of life to the control of body metabolism through meditation. Miller, who coordinated the expedition, commented, "The boats were entertainment for everyone. Have you ever tried to rig a boat with 75 people three feet from your every move or have a gallery of people watch you run a rapid?" THANKSGIVING GUESTS As is customary, family members and old time friends came home to Moab to spend the Thanksgiving holidays. With the bad foggy weather up north, it seems a lot of people came to sunny Moab for the weekend. It was reported that local citizens had a hard time finding seats for morning coffee in local cafes. Bikers were also here by the score, taking advantage of the extremely nice weather. FROM GRAND JUNCTION Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Baker and family were down from Grand Junction to join their parents, David and Shirley Baker, at the family holiday dinner. Also present were Gary Baker and family of Grand Junction, and Stan Baker and family of Moab. FROM HOUSTON Mrs. Helen Taylor has returned from an extended stay in Houston, Texas where she visited her daughter, Susanne and husband, LeRoy Hood. While there she was under the care of an eye specialist. She is now recovering at home and glad to be back among family and friends. |