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Show The Times-lndependen- Thursday, June t, : . )9i , . Education received the greatest share of additional state funding Crow Canyon, Soviets collaborate an Cortez Colo. Crow , Canyon Archaeological Center, independent research organization located in Cortez, has entered into an agreement with a prominent Soviet institution to jointly investigate general trends in the development of early agricultural societies, it was announced last week. Gerald L. Vicenti, Executive Director of Crow Canyon and Professor V. M. Masson, Director of the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, signed a draft agreement on June 19 at Crow Canyon. This joint agreement will involve sharing information relating to the special archaeological research concerns of both groups. Information concerning the archaeological sites of the ancient Anasazi in the American Southwest will be compared with similar prehistoric excavations in the Soviet areas of Southern Turkmenia and Moldavia. An exchange of scholars will be part of the agreement. The Cortez Sentinel at Pine Ridge . . . Drilling has Denver, Colo. Umetco Minerals Corporation proposed a developmental drilling program for the Pine Ridge area about three miles south off La Sal in San Juan County to delineate uranium ore reserves for its Pandora Mine. The project started in June. In other mining news, coastal States Energy Co. has scheduled the installation of a second longwall mining unit at its Skyline Mine near Scofield. Tire move will boost production by two million tons of coal a year. Skyline is one of two mines owned in Utah by Coastal, which is coal. a major producer of one-mon- th low-sulph- ur Care Center funding . . . a $555,000 Vernal The contract for The Mining Record loan for expansion receiving of the Uintah Care Center was approved last week. The contract stipulates the amount that will be spent on buildings, furnishings and equipment for the Care Center expansion. The expansion will be an adult day ca-- e center for up to 20 patients. The county was awarded a $45,000 Community Development Block Grant which will be added to $555,000 low by the county to form a fund to pay off the interest loan from the State Community Impact Board. The Vernal Express 20-ye- ar Prairie dogs bit the dust . . . there were fewer spectators at the second Nucla, CoZo.---Althoug- h annual Top Dog World Championship Fn. ie Tog Shoot, there were nearly half again as many rodents killed this year as in the inaugural shoot last year. Over 4,300 prairie dogs were destroyed by the teams, compared to 2,956 in 1990. The hunters used fifty varmint rifles, special anything from modified pistols to heavy-dut- y and of lots The luck. Dog" scopes 'Top champs this year were Tracy Twilly of Dove Creek and Mark Johnson of Dolores. two-shoot- er Lost fruit trees . San Miguel Basin Forum . . Extensive damage to Box Elder county fruit orcold temperatures last winter has caused the chard by U. S. Department of Agriculture to declare the county a disaster area. This means farmers who can show a 30 or more loss may qualify for loans from Farmers Home Administration. emergency, This year's peach crop has been virtually wiped out with heavy damage reported also to apricots and sweet cherries with tart cherries also hit hard in the south Willard area. Some farmers reported temperatures down to 25 below zero in December. Box Elder Brigham City record-settin- g low-intere- st News-Journ- al Guard doing road work . . . Richfield Hundreds of Utah National Guardsmen from the 115th Engineering Group descended on Piute County in force two weeks ago to practice bridging and rafting operations and to improve roads on the Fishlake National Forest. Dubbed "Operation Quick Fix," these operations involve from 500 to 700 Guardsmen who will be working until June 30. Because of the extensive nature of the work being done, troops will spend three weeks on this project rather than the usual two weeks spent each summer. Engineers from the 115th Group headquarters and six of its subordinate units are practicing bridging and rafting on Piute Reservoir and are constructing recreational facilities at Kents Lake and the Birch Creek Campgrounds in addition to major road work. The Richfield Reaper Water system upgrade . continues to Monticello Monticello Total regular appropriations for public and higher education were increased by SI 14 million, or in 1991-9This sum accounted for about 71 of the total added permanent funding for ah state purposes during the year. In addition to this increased permanent funding, education also received nearly S37 million in special one-tim- e supplements from surplus slate funds. These were some of the facts disclosed in an analysis by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, of financing Utah education fiscal year. during the 1991-9- 2 The Foundation study shows that educational spending authorized for the year will total more than $1.7 billion. This included $1,279 million for public education and $431 million for higher education. The report suggests that education fared reasonably well in the 1991 legislative session, even though it did not meet all of the funding goals of some educators for this ear. Preliminary figures indicate that Grand School District will receive an 7.2, 2. - 1 with bikers Brimming weekend Colo. Cortez' population was diminCortez, bulging Ride the Rockies cyas last half about than 3,000 ished more Sunday y trek through seven-datheir clists and support crews began the annual combined with the southern Colorado Rockies. The event Utc Mountain Ute Rodeo to keep local cash registers ringing and local law enforcement agencies hopping. However, Cortez police chief Roy Lane said there were remarkably few untoward incidents during a weekend which featured "more people than I've ever seen in Cortez." Montezuma Valley Journal 443-mil- c, . . . Forest harvest affirmed official has affirmed the Kanab A Regional Forest Service Dixie National Forest decision on- two appeals on the Strawberry Ridge Timber Harvest one for the timber industry and one from a preservationists group. Dixie Forest Supervisor Hugh Thompson was ordered to proceed with the harvest on Cedar Mountain of 6.6 million board feet of timber. On Feb. 25, the Forest Service received appeals on the decision from Friends of Dixie National Forest, Inc. and Kaibab Forest Products Co. On March 8 the Friends also requested a stay on the timber sale, which was granted. The Friends requested a new Environmental Impact Statement, stating that the previous environmental work did not adequately address adverse impacts on the resources, recreation and adjacent homeowners. Utah News y 2 there are approximately a third more weighted pupil units than there arc actual pupils enrolled in the schools. Foundation analysts point out that the 1991-9- 2 school legislation moved toward providing local school authorities with more flexibility in determining how some of the allocated funds are to be spent this year. Moneys received under a new block grant may be expended by local school districts for any or all of 15 separate special purpose programs. Formerly, separate allocations were made for each of these special purpose programs. In higher education, a new "university center" concept was established this year to meet the baccalaugrow ing need for four-yereate programs in those areas of the state not currently served by a four-yeuniversity. Appropriations were commade to some of the two-yemunity colleges to teach upper divi sion courses that could lead to a four-yebaccalaureate degree. According to the Foundation report, steps were taken this year to manage enrollments at Utah's institutions of higher education within available budgetary resources. The 1991 Utah Legislature prescribed that "if future state revenues arc judged insufficient to preserve quality in Utah higher education, the fundamental enrollment management strategy of the Regents should be to consider limiting access to the system through funding policies and procedures." The 1991 appropriations act also warned that "each institution would be expected to manage enrollments within its physical capacity and ar ar ar -- - UTUI1UVIW kiwi rrnlnpw rocrMirooe11 Boy Scouts and Foresters planted seedlings . Two Moab Boy Scout troops worked with state foresters to 250 in the La 1 "Kokopelli Potter has really staked a claim in Moab by Gene McCutchen Though many potters use the ious Kokopclli figures or symbols on their pottery, Dclma Tangrccn is legally and undispulably the genuine "Kokopclli Potter." To protect the rare privilege she has had the title "Kokopclli Potter," w hich is also the name of her Moab, Utah gallery, registered and has been granted a federal trademark. The Kokopclli is a travelling trader in Indian history and he travels to distant tribes wdih the pack on his back containing bribes to barter, buy or trade for a bride. He plays his var- flute to flirt or entice her. This is how the ancient people kept from inbreeding in their clans. Even the Chinese had Kokopcllis. Delma Tangrccn became an expert on local Southwest Indian tribes from her early childhood, studying on her own and also taking many college courses both in Indian Lore and History and in pottery making. She also specialized in Indian tribal languages and in 1978 had the privilege of assisting the noted Indian expert and author La Van in logging and photographthe Indian rock writings in the ing large and beautiful areas around Moab. Mar-tinca- u, Four members of Alpha Rho chapter of ESA sorority attended the ESA Utah State Convention May 31, June 1 and 2. Alpha Rho's outgoing president, Yvonne Hawks, incoming president Joyce Robertson, State Historian Colleen Taylor and State Chaplain Lois Jamison at- that "future enrollment levels that exceed established targets will not be grounds for supplemental funding." tended the three day convention held at Sherwood Hills Lodge between Brigham City and Logan, Utah. A guest, Cindy Brewer, attended w'ith her mother, Joyce Robertson. State Historian Colleen Taylor presented . Simoncaux, Moab, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at commencement ceremonies at Utah State University in Logan on June 8th. She received the majority of her degree credits from the Southeastern Utah Center for Continuing Education in Moab between 1986 and 1990, working by day and attending school and studying at night. She also made time for extra involvement with her son Warren's education at HMK and Red Rock Elementary Schools by volunteering as a teacher's aide. In 1990, Joanne moved to Logan to complete her degree requirements there. She has worked in her chosen field at a center for troubled youth, and looks forward to living and working in Moab in the future. Joanne is the daughter of Wilma and Louis Levron and a sister of Linda and Tom Kuehne, all of Moab. La Van Marlincau is well known for his book "The Rocks Begin to Speak." Author and student remain close friends today. Our artist has made good use of her knowledge of Indian language and symbols by putting the writings and symbols on stoneware pottery before it is fired at 2385 degrees Fahrenheit. It is then furnished with a card that translates the writings and gives a short history of the origin of each piece. She operates "the Kokopclli Gallery of Gifts" which is near Main Street at 90 E. Center and features art and Indian crafts by local artists and nearby Indian tribes. Sorority members attended meeting near Logan nnH Gained degree . Joanne . Sal Mountains in plant seedlings lay. Seedlings were purchased by Amoco Production Company from the Lone Peak State Nursery to reforest a dn pad s.te reclaimed by Amoco in 1988. Drought over the last several years delayed the p anting until this spring when sufficient soil moisture made planting possible. The Boy Scouts who helped plant the seedlings are members of Troops 802 and 804. They are Jakob Zufelt, Aaron Holyoak pencer Nelson, Joseph Welling, Nathan Holyoak, and Jason Walston. Stan Baker and Utah State University extension specialist, Dan Nelson, also helped with the project. 25-ye- ar . . . ' - estimated $4,040,356 in operating f inds during the 1991-9school 'ar. This sum is equal to $1,819 lor each of the 2,221 weighted pupil units in the district. On the average, . . gain financial support City for improving its water system. Water issues dominated discussion at the Monticello City Council recently. It was announced that the State Community Impact Board a;warded a $417,000 grant and a loan for $150,000 to the city for water system improvements. The money is programmed for use to develop new water lines, renew some old lines, install new fire hydrants, install an additional filter media in the water treatment plant, develop mountain springs, and develop new water resources. In the meantime, outside watering is still being limited this summer in Monticello. The San Juan Record - Mingo Joe Grills, son of Robert Joe and Ella Dene Gritts, (grandson of Edith Stewart and Berdene Gramlich), will receive the coveted Eagle Scout award on Saturday, June 29 at 8 p.m. in the 4th North 4 th Ward LDS Church. This is the highest honor given to scouting. Only 2 of all scouts earn the Eagle Rank in the entire nation. As Mingo's community project, he chose to paint the drab senior playground at Red Rock Elementary in bright rainbow colors. It was a big delight to all the children. Mingo carried a straight 4.0 grade point average his Senior year, graduating this last May 1991 at GCHS in Moab. His parents would like to extend an invitation to the community to attend this special and rare event. Mingo is certified Cherokee Indian and the ceremony will be out-goin- g Utah State President, Betty Waltcrschicd, with a beautiful scrapbook covering Bettys year as president. Alpha Rho received several awards for various ESA activities and also won the bid for State Council meeting in Moab next March. Suite Chaplain Lois Jamison conducted the Inspirational and Memorial services Sunday morning at the convention with the help of several ESA sisters. In memoriam, entertainer, Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude Childrens Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee was remembered with great fondness. ESA International has had as their unified project since 1972, helping fund St. Jude Childrens Hospital. ESA Internationals first million dollar check was presented to Danny Thomas at International Convention in 1979. Dale Collard, a former ESA member from Monticello, Utah, who passed away April 1, 1991 was remembered in remarks written by Arita Sparks and given by Carol Lee Doramus. A candle lighting service was held for those wishing to honor a loved one who passed away their past year. The benediction was given by Yvonne Hawks. Indian oriented, including spe- cial dances during refreshments. ENJOYED VISITING Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Pacheco had an enjoyable three weeks in June visiting Leroy's brother and Bonnie's brother in California and Washing- - I .!! Pictured from left arc: Alpha Rho members, Yvonne Hawks, Joyce Robertson, Cindy Brewer, guest, Lois Jamison, Colleen Taylor and Dot David a Beta Eta member, who all attended the State CeMpntion. |