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Show W W0l The Year in Review Times-lndepende- nDi'(i pm1 90 Thursday, December 29, 1994--B- 1 . . . As 1994 comes to a close we take a look back (Cont. from Page A-the city could help in adding to the now totally depleted stock of low income housing units in Moab. KUED Channel 7 was in Moab two days this week screening its new documentary on the uranium boom, entitled Atomic Stampede," and holding a town meeting on the future of the Atlas uranium tailings pile near town. Feb. 17, 1994 Weston a large meteorite. Mar. 24, 1994 Filing deadline for local county offices closed with only a handfull of hopefuls entering races. Most county offices would be retained by incumbents, with no e polls. challenges a' The Grand County Council rezoned five acres in Spanish Valley near Holyoak Lane from agricultural to residential. It was announced that a Salt Lake developer, with the aid of state tax credits and subsidies, planned to build 16 houses on the propwould be sold under Half erty. a program that allows low and moderate income families to purchase homes with low down payments and low interest l) DesignersConsultants was single-- recently hired to do a preliminary study of three potential landfill sites identified earlier in studies. Moab Irrigation Co. was authorized a loan in the amount of $210,000 for major work on lines which would result in pressurized irrigation water throughout the lower valley. Feb. 24, 1994 County residents were rocked out of winter doldrums with the announcement that persons interested in filing for public office for family non-technic- al 25-ye- ar rates. Mar. 31, 1994 rs from all over America began arriving in Moab by droves for the annual Easter Weekend Jeep Safari. Administrator Chuck Davis announced November elections would have to file in early March. Canyonlands National Park announced that beginning this year, a permit and application fee of $25 would be required for each private or commercial overnight trip utilizing designated backcountry campsites. The BLM announced concern over the trashing of lower Mill Creek Canyon, and announced it would seek assistance in developing a plan for protecting the riparian area east of Moab. Mar. 3, 1994 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that a complete Environmental Four-wheele- Impact Statement would be prepared prior to any decisions regarding the future of the Atlas tailings pile near Moab. An engineering firm hired to study a site for a new landfill, told a group of Moab area residents that it appeared a site on Klondike Flats, northwest of Canyonlands Airport, was the best on available. Mar. 10, 1994 The snow was gone, temperatures were rising and wildflowers were expected soon, as Arches National Park announced a full schedule of visitor services for the new season. The Grand County Building Department issued 40 building permits in February, 22 of which were inside Moab City limits. The CityCounty building department announced it was extremely busy, and was planning a heavy construction season in the area. Mar. 17, 1994 The Grand County Council announced it was rescinding a new county sales tax, only two weeks after adopting the tax. The action came after council members learned that the State Supreme Court had already ruled the tax illegal in an action in another county. The National Park Service announced it would allow testing at Upheaval Dome, which would be aimed at determining the geologic origin of the phenomenon. Testing would end the debate over whether the Dome was a collapsed underground salt dome, or caused by that Allen Memorial Hospital had the potential for providing vastly expanded medical services to the county, and of operating in the black by 1995. Davis was asking for temporary financial help to keep the facility open through the summer, when he expected that three new physicians and a certified nurse midwife would be on the job. Apr. 7, 1994 The Grand County Council altered the recall provisions of the new county government law, to prevent wholesale removal of council members. Arches National Park announced that a full third of all visitors to the popular park during the previous year had been from foreign countries. Superintendent Noel Poe also said that more Colorado visitors were logged at the park than visitors from Utah. Germany, however, provided almost as many visitors as Utah and Colorado combined, he said. Apr. 14, 1994 Grand County Clerk Fran Townsend an- nounced that Grand County was running a deficit, and if the pattern continued, the county would be out of money in just a few months. Denver-base- d Energy Fuels Nuclear said it had signed a letter of intent to purchase the milling and mining properties of Umetco Corporation, in- the modern (but closed) uranium mill at White Mesa south of Blanding. The company said its purchase was cluding based on the belief in the longterm viability of the uranium industry. Apr. 21, 1994 Allen Memorial Hospital announced that Dr. Milan Djurich would begin practicing in Moab before July 5. His arrival would herald the return of maternity services to the hospital after nearly a year without them. Nuclear Regulatory Commission members visited Moab and explained their plans regarding an environmental impact statement on the Atlas tailings pond near town. The NRC was also ac- cepting written comments from residents on the issue. Apr. 28, 1994 The Grand (Cont. on Page B-2) Special This Week ne touch Blood Glucose Monitor $25 Rebate Plus $25 ot Epic Hole in the Rock trek filmed for huge IMAX screen special (Cont. from Page A-- FREE l) European travelers who seem to be enthralled with the West, said Swofford. We hope to eventually get the film in all IMAX theaters. time comes, Swofford. promised Producer of The Great American West , as well as the director of a large percent of the film, Swofford reported: Of all the places we have filmed, Moab people have been the most accommodating. Stores opened up after hours for emergencies, or just stayed open to meet our needs. The land management people were great to work with, and the film commission has been a big support. Sterling Van Wagenen rected di- the Moab and Monument Valley segments, and Reed Smoot is project cin- ematographer. Nearly a fourth of the picture was filmed in southeastern Utah. Four weeks ago, in Monument Valley, Vineyard Productions shot a scene with outlaws chasing a stage coach. Construction began near Moab about the same time, for the pioneer segment of the movie. The Mormon trek through Hole in the Rock, as told in the diary of Elizabeth Decker, will depict the hardships encountered by early pioneers. Although Hole in the Rock is in selected one chunk of land tied up in proposed wilderness bill HR 1500, which calls for simi- lar treatment as land use in warp, as they experience white mans conquest of the Western wilderness. There are about 50 IMAX screens in the United States and only 125 in the entire world. It takes very special camera equipment, and there are as few as fifteen companies who produce IMAX pictures. Vineyard also produces television commercials and hopes to film a western or two (for regular theaters) within the next two or three years. We will remember Moab and southeastern Utah when that southeastern Utahs Garfield County, other landscapes around Moab were selected to double for the area because of easier accessibility to both locations and resources. Location manager, Peggy Stubber, had her hands full getting permits cleared in time for the cameras to roll. Stubber According to Vineyard president, Scott Swofford, the company began production last July, filming scenes in ten states and Canada. The Moab segment completed first unit work, leaving only aerials and some second unit filming to finish the project. The picture will premier in July of 1995 at a theme park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, home of Dr. Richard Parkinson who penned the script. Myrtle Beach is popular with wilderness study areas. The land in question was Ida Gulch in Professor Valley, a popular film location for 45 Moabs Verle Green, left, with his team of Belgian horses, and local extra Woody Johnson look every bit the part for the historical film. , wmmtwvifmm ,,,, I r,$ tjk, V r'"' m'St 4. '"j j years. According to Brad Palmer, Manager of the BLM Grand Resource Area, the company was terrific to work with. Every concern we raised, the company was able to mitigate. This took time and it wasnt until the eleventh hour that the permit was finally issued, said Palmer. Because the Department of Interior considers all land in HR 1500 as sensitive, there are a good deal more use restrictions, he noted. It was only a half-da- y shoot at Ida Gulch. Vineyards crew did a fine job of respecting the land while filming, and with reclamation when the shoot was over. While dancers rehearse, other extras keep time with the music, cheering them on. Other locations included the jjp Hauer Ranch, Fossil Point, and Picker Pass (as Hole in a the Rock). A site in the Hook n Ladder area, about half way between Moab and Monticello. doubled for Dance Hall Rock. Depiction of Hole in the Rock pioneers wending their way through Professor Valley, rather than the inhospitable country south of Escalante in Garfield County, where the event actually took place. Early estimates indicate that dropped about between Monument Valley, Vineyard $150,000 in southeastern Utah Moab, and local services the spirit of Christmas, some residents working as extras contributed their days pay to that were with the company earlier at other locations. Since December is usually off season for filming and tourism, and with Christmas coming, local extras and crew warmly welcomed the cash injection. In Seekhaven Family Shelter, an opportunity set up in advance by casting director, Catrine McGreagor. While there is no direct dialogue in the historical recre ation of Hole in the Rock, Tonia Brown of Moab snagged the role of Elizabeth Deckers daughter. Taking their places as part of the wagon train, other Moab folks exhibited their talents as eight-year-ol- d dancers, fiddle players, outriders, and teamsters. FREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREEFFREEFREE 1 . SJ M Pepto- - Bismof Original Liquid 8 oz. Maximium Srength 4 oz. H 290 South Main Our Way of Saying 259-59S- 9 0 " Thank You " M FREE CLOCK Beautiful $40.00 Brass Finish Seth Thomas Glass Crystal Quartz Clock M Ten (10) Nia or Transfcacd Prescriptions M H with the purchase of CARO EXPIRES lua M. 1994 ONE PUNCH FOR EACH PRESCRIPTION OF CARING We will beat your Prescription Price Trade-i- n Your Final Cost director Sterling Wagenen, and cinematographer Reed Smoot. Below, on a winding road through the foothills, back by Castle Rock, moved a in wagon train of pioneers heading for the Hole the Rock. 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