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Show im HIHII. n Oi "inrWIMlfrrriii gfj Subway owners donate half a ton of meat to Utah Food Banks Elk transplant a mistake ... Delta In May, 1988, in a historic combined effort between the Division of Wildlife Resources, the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, over 40 elk were introduced into the Oak Creek Mountain Range in eastern Millard County. At that time the move was criticized by the Millard County Chronicle Progress over fears of depredation problems. On Saturday, August 15, those concerns came to a head when the Department of Wildlife Resources opened a special hung for 39 antlerless and five bull elk to be removed from the area, known for cultivation of com and alfalfa. Abe Johnson, past county commissioner, said: "This is embarrassing to the DWR because they have a written agreement with the landowners of the area that, if the elk were transplanted, they wouldn't do damage to crops or fences." Millard County . Boycott threatened N.M. A resolution Chronicle-Progres- s . . calling for a boycott of the of has been placed before the the Nation Navajo City Farmington by Farmington, Navajo Nation Council. The resolution, charging that the city government tolerates racism in the city, was offered by Shiprock Council delegate Genevieve Jackson. It was inspired by two beating incidents that occurred earlier this year which, Jackson and other Shiprock residents, charged were racially motivated. The resolution is subject to review by the Navajo Nation president, the attorney general, the chief legislative counsel and several other officers before it is brought up for discussion and vote by the council. "I just don't understand her actions at all said Farmington Mayor Tom Taylor over Jackson's resolution. Farmington Daily Times New plant dedicated . . . Spanish Fork State and local dignitaries were on hand last week for the opening of Cressona's new aluminum extrusion plant. Cressona began renovation of the former Kirby building last November installing an extrusion system that is paperless and state 0 of the art. The sq. ft. facility is located on 30 acres just off and represents a $10 million investment. "In less than a year we have moved equipment around the world, hired and trained a local work force and begun operations," said plant manager, William Degler. The Spanish Fork plant employed 35 people at startup. ' Spanish Fork Press I-- 15 210-,00- waste project . . . Against Commissioner Mark Monticello San Juan County Maryboy spoke out on the state capitol steps last week, opposing the nuclear waste storage study for San Juan County. Joining the commissioner were a handful of Greenpeace members, all urging the next governor to block future studies. Two of the three candidates, Stewart Hanson and Merrill Cook, are prepared to veto additional studies; Mike Leavitt is unwilling to promise a veto until he meets with local officials. Said Maryboy: "Hopefully this project will not be implemented in San Juan County. San Juan Recori Dabblers in satanic worship Kanab---Sheriff's recent Kane . . . Department County A over-purcha- Valley Voices Attired in their Fund-Raiser- s 259-670- 259-846- A special joint board meeting of the San Juan and Grand County School Districts was held in Monticello on Monday, October 26th. Board members are concerned with the great distances high school students must travel to compete in athletics, music contests, speech and debate tournaments, etc. Students must leave early one day only to return the next day to classes tired from having traveled until the early hours of the morning. The board members listened to principals from San Juan suggest concerns about changing to another region or the possibilities of changing within the region. Everyone The monthly board meeting of the Grand County School District held Tuesday, October 27th, began with, thirty third graders from Red Rock Elementary School singing "50 Magna Times arrested . . . Major players as a routine traffic violation Richfield What stop on began Interstate 70 led to the arrest of several major east coast and Colombian drug dealers in New York City, through a series of cooperative agreements by several persons involved in drug operations. On Wednesday a pickup was stopped near Vermillion in Interstate 70 by County Sheriff's Deputy Phil Barney for speeding. After a search of the truck and camper shell, 96 kilos of cocaine were found hidden in the top of the shell. After discussion with local officers, the two suspects agreed to lead officers to the point of destination of the drugs and deliver the load in New York City. On Friday, Barney accompanied by Drug Enforcement Agency personnel, took the suspects and their truck to Hill Air Force Base, where all boarded a cargo plane. The plane landed in New Jersey and the vehicle was driven to a contact point with law officers close behind. Colombian was arrested, and When contact was made, a in to officers to he turn, agreed help the source of the final delivery contact was made, several other persons, including point. When this several major Colombian drug dealers, were arrested. Barney, a former Moab UHP Trooper, said the truck was doing 76 mph in a 65 mph zone. The Richfield Reaper -- Teachers had a right . . . teachers who were fired by the board of Cortez, Colo. Forty-tw-o education after striking against Montezuma-Corte- z School District Re-- 1 in January 1981 had a right to strike, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week. The Supreme Court decision reversed a June, 1990 ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals that said strikes by public school teachers were illegal in the state. A new round of appearances before various levels of the court system is now in the offing. 'We don't know what will happen now," Superintendent Bill Thompson said. Montezuma Valley Journal f 4 nfT n0k irffi - region. Currently both districts travel north to highway 71 and play teams to the north. Traveling through Moab without being able to stop and play a school of the same size does not seem reasonable to either district. Plans have been made to have representatives at the next regional meeting of the Utah High School Activities Association in November to discuss potential changes for next year. The joint board will be presenting three options for the association to consider. will sponsor special Day ceremonies on Wednesday, Nov. 1 1 at the Civic Center on Legion Hill. Flag raising and invocation will be by Leo Burr, followed by brief remarks by Sam Taylor. The Valley Voices will present pan triotic songs, and then a salute will be presented by members of the Legion Post. Lunch at the Senior Center will be held immediately following for all those participating. The general public is cordially invited. 21-gu- testing Irene Hidde Funeral Friday in Moab for Irene Hidde Funeral services will be held Friday, Nov. 6 for Irene Hidde, 93, Moab resident, who died at her home in Spanish Valley on Nov. 2, 1992. Services will be conducted at 1 1 a.m. at the Community Baptist Church under the direction of Rev. Keith VanArsdol. Mrs. Hidde was born Nov. 9, 1898 at Bumps Mills, Tenn., a daughter of Neil and Clementine (Stagner) Stimpson. She was a homemaker, spending most of her life in Simi Valley, Calif. She moved to Moab in June of 1987. In California, she was a member of the Simi Valley Baptist Church, and after moving to Moab attended the Community Baptist Church. She was devoted to her family, was interested in gardening and did a lot of crafts, including knitting and crocheting. She is survived by three sons: Richard (Mary Ann) Ferguson of Simi Valley, Calif.; Jerry Davis of Paonia, Colo; and Jim (Barbara) Davis of Valdez, Alaska; three daughters: Ila (Emory) Johnson of Carpenter of Sepulveda, Calif.; and Joyce (Cecil) Mangham of Moab and Jody Conklin of Moab; and a sister Lucy of Arkansas and Ruth of Louisiana. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and 26 Mrs. Hidde was preceded in death by her husband, Otto Hidde; 3 children who died in infancy, one granddaughter, four brothers and two sis- Moab, Dorothy ters. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Moab. to make school boiler run more effectively and less expensively. Architect Tony Wegener and land planner David Bell then addressed the board. They sought board input on the steps they suggest be taken in getting community input on the use of the property along 4 th East that was recently purchased. Lynn Haslem, state school board candidate, spoke briefly to the board as to why he feels he would be of great service to Grand county and other rural districts if elected. The 1991-9- 2 audit was reviewed by the independent audit firm. They gave the district the best possible rating and commended the district for its procedures to safeguard the use of public funds. The Board later approved the audit report. Under the consent agenda, the Board approved the minutes of their County High School graduate recently won the Chevron Exploration scholarship at the University of Utah. David M. Morey, son of Marlyn and Melvarene Morey, 1181 Murphy Lane, Moab, is a senior majoring in geophysics. The S500 Chevron award results from Morey's excellent academic record at the U. after he transferred from the College of Eastern Utah in fall 1991. "At First, I had trouble adjusting to the big city.. .the people, traffic, confusion and trying to find a parking place," he says, adding that the small size of the Department of Geology and Geophysics helped smooth the 0 80.. Celebrating Friends and Relatives are invited physics graduate students." Morey chose his major in part because he was interested in recent oil exploration near Moab and a career that would allow him to work outdoors. He enjoys hunting, mountain biking, and downhill skiing. For the past two summers, Morey has worked as a range technician for the Bureau of Land Management and has fought fires in Idaho and Utah. Next summer, a field geology class will keep him outdoors for a month and a half while he does geologic an open House for La Preal 80th Berry's Birthday. Tuesday, November 10th from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at her home at 388 East 1st South. No gifts please. and metamorphic rocks. "The department says that geophysics is one of the toughest majors at the U.," Morey says. "You the high school. The Board then heard a report on boiler maintenance and asked for fur- about V transition. "Last year, only one bachelors degree in geophysics was awarded. There are only geo- for September and Annette Williams and Christopher Kaufman as students of the month for October. When the high school students were asked if they had any questions for the board or wished to say anything, they each equipment which might be purchased mployed, Veterans Day Grand High observed here student won Post by Legion scholarship Moab American Legion Post 54 A 1989 Grand Veterans Nifty United States" and "The American Dream". The Board then recognized Amber Benson and Chris Adkinson as students of the month ther information tion and distribution agency of emergency food for the state. It supplies emergency food pantries in Salt Lake County and agencies such as the Salvation Army that provide The community dining rooms. Food Bank also assists many of the small food banks in rural Utah in meeting their needs. Benefits reach the homeless, elderly on limited incomes, disabled, unemployed or and any others with David Morey praised their new principal, Larry Price for the changes he has made at high-technolo- gy present agreed theat Grand County High and San Juan High which are the same size should be in the same School hoard held special meet Oct. 27 Southern Utah News high-technolo- 0. Grand, San Juan school hoards held joint meet full-sca- le Magna Disposal business. At least that was the story given to the Magna Chamber of Commerce recently. With the use of videos, representatives of United States Pollution Control, Inc., (USPCI) told the group that all waste entering the site 85 miles west of Salt Lake City is "screened and tested" before it is entered. "We have the best in equipment to test and separate the materials before it is treated and buried," they said. After being separated, hazardous materials are treated each kind with a different substance to "break down" the waste and provide for a safer burial. ... work shirts, smiling Valley colorful, Voices (left to right) Betty Johnson, Lois Jamison, Terby Barnes, Evelyn Jones and Mary Mayberry are shown here taking a break during their recycle sale to raise funds for Sweet Adeline Competition early next year in Colorado Springs. Meanwhile, the group is gearing up for entertaining Moabites during the holiday season. They will furnish music for an ecumenical service celebrating Thanksgiving, to be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church, and will carol at the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree at Main and First South Streets in early December. They wish to remind everyone that it is not too early to plan for entertainment at group holiday socials. To make arrangements, call either Pat 7 or Terby Barnes, Braley, eye-catchi- investigation has led to a suspected incident of cult or satanic worship in Kanab Creek. Authorities have discovered several dead animals thought to be used in a satanic ritual. 'We don't have any devil worshipping going on," said Sheriff Maxwell Jackson, "but we have found several dead chickens we believe were used in a ritualistic sacrifice." Jackson says that he believes the isolated incidents were done by kids who are "dabblers" in satanic worshipping. The occurrence of this kind of thing is often faddish or sporadic. "Kids who do this, consider it a symbol of power. They think they receive power by it," he said. . . . High tech disposal of hazardous waste is a Twenty owners of 37 Subway stores throughout Utah and surrounding states recently donated 1,400 pounds of sandwich meat to the Utah Food Bank. The idea originated when Subway store owners were faced with an of product, said Logan Hunter, Subway developing agent. John Hartley, owner of the Moab Subway, suggested donating the meat to a charity, other owners agreed with the idea, and the Utah Food Bank was selected. "Subway owners have had significant increases in business and they were looking for a way to give back to the community," Hunter said. "The Utah Food Bank was a good avenue for this. The Utah Food Bank picked up the 75 cases of sandwich meats from Kraft Food Services, Subway's distributor, earlier this month. "It's fantastic and we're thrilled," said Brenda Thompson, director of the Utah Food Bank. "We get so little fresh produce and meat is very scarce. Its hard for us to work on nutrition because we're at the mercy of the public. If they give nutritional foods, then we can provide nutritional foods." The Utah Food Bank is the collec- - to attend AARP Our monthly luncheon meeting will be Nov. 12, 1992, 12:30 p.m., at the Cattleman's Restaurant. Guest entertainer will be Louise Alcorn. mapping of sedimentary, igneous use lots of math- -a w hole lot of math in interpreting seismic waves." His high school classes prepared him well, he says. Morey plans to specialize in oil exploration or earthquake research in graduate school. previous meeting, accepted recommendations from a committee of teachers and administrators reguarding evaluation of teachers and approved the removal of some dead trees from school property. The action items included: an update on the food service program-learn- ing that the breakfast program is serving many students; approval of a citizenship policy for the high school, approval of the PL 874 appointment requirements. Action on a proposed calendar for school year 1993-199- 4 was postponed. The Board received information from Superintendent Richard Averett on the following matters: HMK traffic patterns and tentative solution, formation of a district wide discipline committee, update on policy review, new Board orientation preparation, School Boards Association fall schedule for regional training, curriculum alignments update, technology report, October 1 enrollments (up), the Superintendent's vision (a drawing) of effective schools in Grand county School District, and a special JTPA grant that the Superintendent wrote and has been awarded to fund another position at the high school. ft Moabfs 8th Grade Football... 8th grade football team finished their 1992 season undefeated. The team's last competition was against the Naturita Co. in Nucla, Co. on Saturday, Oct 24, with a 32-- 0 victory. This g tough, group of kids allowed only 6 points to be scored against them, while totaling 130 pts. against their opponents. This was the largest team to participate in the 8th grade football program in several years, with a total of 26 players. Coaches Dewayne Gwinn and Monte Ward would like to thank all those involved for their support of the team, including players, cheerleaders and parents. A special thanks to Sandy Lopez and Monica Wiggins for a job well done with the 17 Spirited Cheerleaders. FRONT ROW Jeremy Johnson, Shane Todd, Carey Shinkle, Nate Bulhler, Javelin Redd, Rocky Erb, Adam Englcbright, Cody Allred. MIDDLE Larry Sparks, Candace Hotz, Bryan Ballard, Doug Garner, Dalin Johnson, Jaric Robison, Coach Dewayne Kyle VanArsol, Reuben Farnsworth. TOP Gwinn, Pat Terwilleger, Fred Gay, Nick Keely, Arielle Beck, Kevin Lopez, David Louthan, Josh Shumway, Assist Coach Monte Word. NOT SHOWN: Jeremy Day , Zachary Bentley, and Austin Stubblefield. Moab's quick-thinkin- L-- R: L-- L-- 1 |