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Show SERVING MOAB AND Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 SOUTHEASTERN UTAH SINCE 1896 fia-J- E Volume 87 Number 3 Thursday, January 22, 1981 Supt. Meador outlines local budget cuts to satisfy recent edict from Matheson Grand County School District has finalized a list of budget cuts aimed at reaching a 3 Vs percent eluding salaries of personnel involved, will be $4,500. ' $1,500 will be trimmed in the area of physical therapy salaries; $1,000 will be deleted from money the District has been transferring to Grand County to help provide for public and mental health programs. Bilingual education in the District will also be cancelled, to save some $1,748. The final cut in the budget, to bring total cuts to $70,000, will be $4,928 in the area of capital outlay. Mr. Meador and staff members have been in Salt Lake City the past week appearing with legislative and educational groups relative to next years budget, and the Superintendent states that the . , outlook for budget relief in the CttS ITlCLllStry . . . coming year is not good. We may addition to land at the Castle Valley Institute, an experimental planhave to look at restriction of was done during the 1980 season on a four-acr-e trac on Wilson ting classloads for and programs heavy to be planted in area for Moab acres Mesa. the Plans about call 2,000 a number of years, he said. Cl. corn. with See the story, Page In other business at the Board meeting last week, veteran board member, Mrs. Betty Dalton was I K elected President of the Board, replacing Les Graves, who ended his lengthy service on the School Jd . . . ' Board at the end of this year. comment period, the Grand County ComFollowing a mission voted to create the Castle Valley Fire District at a meeting Monday, Jan. 20. According to state law, if 48 written protests had been received in the 30 days following a public hearing on the proposal, the county would have had to drop plans to create the district. By the Jan. 14 deadline, 18 letters protesting the district had descendants live here, along with been received, the majority submitted by residents of Castleton. A thousands of newer arrivals to petition containing 23' names was submitted Jan. 19, after the County. Residents should comment deadline. ' look at the posters soon to be up to Commission Chairman a In .suggestion by response Larry around town to see how many Jacobs, the Commissioners agreed to drop the Castleton area from names they recognize. the district boundaries. The Commissioners also discussed appoinboard for the Fire District, to serve staggered During the first week of ting a terms. After the initial terms, the board members would be elected February, Grand Heritage Days will celebrate the rich heritage of by residents of the district. Commissioner Ray Tibbetts suggested the citizens of the county. There that the county advertise for applicants to the board, before making will be several activities during the a decision. week. From Feb. various com. . . munity groups will have speakers at their regular meetings who will At a meeting Monday, Jan. 19, the Grand County Commissioners discuss aspects of Moab and Grand announced the hiring of Charles Nordfelt, Jr. as county building inCountys past. spector. Nordfelt has previously operated a contracting business in Moab. His salary was set at $1,150 per month. Also, artists and story tellers Previously, the city and county have shared the services and cost will visit classrooms in the schools of a joint building inspector. However, on Jan. 6, Moab City Adto share their talents and tales ministrator Ralph McClure announced that the city had hired Frank with the students. Historical films Kelly as building inspector. McClure said at that time that separate will also be shown at various building inspectors might prove necessary, due to the increase in locations in the community. development. On Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Helen M. Knight School, residents will share some of their traditional crafts, current spending cut mandated recently by Gov. Scott M. Matheson. Superintendent of Schools Bill Meador stated that the list of cuts was approved by the School Board at its most recent meeting. The major cut from the current budget is in the area of instructional salaries, where a total of $50,000 was trimmed. Mr. Meador stated that this was possible since two teachers who left the District recently will not be replaced, and several slots in the budget which were being held for new teachers to be hired to meet rising enrollments, will not be filled. Well simply Glen Richeson (right) was named "Citizen of the Year " for 1980 at the annual banquet of the Moab Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, Jan. 17. The announcement was made by local TV newsman Les Erbes (right). Richeson, a Moab resident for 20 years, was praised for his many contributions to the community. Richeson is Citizen of 1980 Instructional field trips have been cut from the budget, saving $2,324. $3,500 has been cut from maintenance salaries,, and $500 from high school administration. and education Community Izzy Nelson. Other new officers include and Gary Jacobson, treasurer. New Mary Mahoney, vice-preside- nt Restaurant. In making the announcement, local TV newsman Les Erbes cited Richesons many contributions to the community during the 20 years he has lived in Moab. Erbes commented that, in addition to coaching the high school football team, Richeson also served as advisor to many of his students. Richeson was also praised for his continuing efforts with the Grand County EMT programs Richeson,-wh- o presently serves as president of the Grand County Ambulance Association, was one of the instigators of the ambulance service, and devoted many hours to EMT training, Erbes said. Erbes went on the state that Richeson, as head of the Moab City recreation program, has put a great deal of time and effort into improving the sports program and local recreation facilities. Chamber officers and new board board members are Pete Parry, Dottie Swasey, Matt Matthews, Carl Sabo and Dee Tranter. Guest speaker at the banquet was Mortimer H. (Tim) Hait, a geologist for the USGS, who served as government spokesman during the eription of Mt. St. Helens. Hait gave a slide presentation, with a series of dramatic photos illustrating the power of the eruption and the destruction resulting from the hot cloud of volcanic ash ejecting from the y Grand Heritage Days scheduled in February A stands for Amassy, in Moab he does dwell. This is the firs); verse in a song written, by Mrs.-iraHannah Somerville in 1894 and called the Moab Alphabet. i' Although the twenty persons mentioned in the song are no longer among the living, their three-memb- er He stated that, in 1963, the federal government was granted a 400-fowide easement across the state section for construction of an entrance road to Natural Bridges. He questioned whether chaining could be legally done on the right of way. According to the Park Service, 17 of the 19 sites located in the that any chaining of this section would result in destruction of sites and hence be a violation of state law. Parry said that an investigation of the section done by Park Service rangers was not complete and suggested that the state conduct a Monument. comprehensive examination of the Parry stated that there are at area to insure that any action least 19 archaeological sites in the sanctioned by the State Division of area, adding, We think that the Lands not be in violation of the archaeological site density is such Utah Antiquities Act. County hires inspector 2-- 6 area have remained untouched since they were abandoned by occupants, about 900 to 1,300 years ago. A Park Service report stated that obvious building structures are present in 14 of the sites, several in a state of. excellent preservation. Parry concluded, We are sorely disappointed in the lack of sensitivity shown by the state in their NPS protests plan to chain state lands In a letter to the Utah Division State History, Pete Parry, superintendent of the Canyonlands complex of the National Park Service, protested against plans to chain a section of state land and construct a stock pond near the entrance to Natural Bridges National ldsiiii io Fire Dis trict OK 30-da- Hait pointed out that the thick magma underlying the Cascade volcanic chain results in explosive eruptions, caused by a buildup of pressure and trapped gases, which are released suddenly. He said that Mt. St. Helens was particularly destructive, as the eruption was a lateral blast, rather than vertical leveling an area extending up to 12 miles from the crater. Hait also outlined procedures used by geologists to monitor seismic acmembers for 1981 were also in- tivity and predict eruptions. Haits stalled at the banquet. Outgoing presentation was followed by a president Randy Spencer passed question and answer period. of tie Valley . education will be discontinued for the rest of the school year. The total to be saved from that cut, in- - - crater- Mr. Meador said. classrooms, Grand County' High School the gavel to William teacher Glen Richeson was named Citizen of the Year for 1980 by the Moab Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet, held Saturday, Jan. 17, at the SunDowner JW have to live with overcrowded foodways and stories. Among other activities will be demon-stra- t ions of quilting, wood carving, proposed management of this land. Apparently archaeological, scenic and recreational values of this land lapidary work, tatting, pottery, beadwork, mule packing and the are of no consideration. This situation, he said, is obviously supplying Sagebrush Rebellion Any suggestions of other traditional craftpeople in the county would be greatly appreciated. A variety of food will be available for some very useful opponents munition. like. am- lunch. i The climax of Grand Heritage Days will be the Saturday night concert at Star Hall. This concert, as all other activities, is free. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., friends and neighbors of Grand County residents will be singing, making music, dancing and reading poetry. Among the participants are: the Valley Voices; Don Kirk; the Kitchen Band; Frank Lemon; Otho Murphy; LaVarre Hibl, Don Davis, and Mary Rogers; Slim Mabery; Gwyn Meador and Marie Maughan; and the Fallen Arches Square Dance Club. ?,Z Everyone is invited to come out ' a-- . ' 7 ' Z f. ;v r ,V v . ' - , ..vi'ev ' tx fi . t , ' V v .'V- -- ' ' V. . and enjoy these activities, in what will hopefully be the first of many Grand Heritage Days. For more information, or to offer suggestions, contact Bill Komrich at days, or evenings and 259-613- 1 ' - 2' JyL - 'fri v. , '' ' , t J.'- 259-547- 6 weekends. 1 We're all mighty relieved . f A close look at The Big G. . . The Did you ever notice the "Big G on the north cliff high above the Moab Valley? Placed there over 50 years ago i as an emblem of school spirit by Grand High School kids, it marks the beginning of some of the greatest I country In the world. Follow the "Old Editor" behind the Big Gina feature, Page of this issue. L B-- 1 . . release of the American hostages held by Iran was com- memorated by this tree on north Main St., which was decorated with 52 yellow ribbons. The ribbons were placed by the staff of Lils Fabric Shop. Several other local businesses marked the release with yellow ribbons and signs. |