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Show N featuring t Entertainment Guide Protessional Building Room Castle Dale, Utah Telephone 748-243- Vol. me 79 Number Thursday August 32 The history of Emery County seven miles up the road to the mine from from the coming of Mormon Deseret-Beehiv- e Pageant spokesmen say the pioneers to the coming of Utah Power & Light will be featured presentation comprises 25 scenes valley life from its settlement Friday and Saturday atop a once of barren hill transformed into an to the present, portraying times of tragedy, comedy and inspiration. outdoor theater. Though presented by an LDS About 200 county residents have ward, those involved in the worked the past three months pageant say it will have something clearing ground, constructing for everyone, with the general bench seats, building a stage, mood being uplifting. composing music, writing scripts, Night winds make it impractical choreographing dance steps, designing and sewing costumes, to have microphones on stage, so and practicing lines in preparation the entire performance has been Castle Valley professionally taped and edited by for the first-eve- r U-2- the LDS Pageant. services. Churchs Actors audio-visu- will be al coor- Sponsored by the Castle Dale dinating movements with the LDS 2nd Ward, the pageant has recorded sound of their voices. With the stage and seating atop a drawn support from many county businesses and individuals steep hill, there will be a shuttle donating labor, materials and consisting of tractors and trailers services. transporting those attending to the Beginning at 8:30 p.m. and top. For those who arrive a little lasting to about 11 p.m. each night, the pageant will be presented at a early, there will be an historian site north of Castle Dale about noting sites available from the would have its own water treatment plant and storage reservoir under a plan referred Friday by the State Board of Water Resources to the Division of Water Resources for investigation. Clawson now has an agreement with Ferron whereby it obtains 30,000 gallons of treated water. This amount is slightly more than half the minimum set by the State Clawson : ? f w t Board of Health to supply Clawsons 64 connections. The project, proposed estimated to cost $626,000, involves construction of a treatment plant, a 250,000 gallon storage tank, 19,100 feet of line and installation of fire hydrants and meters. Clyde Conover of Ferron, a member of the Board of Water Resources, said Clawson has 'xw 15 10, 1978 Hts, '$(' sf w rehearsals show the quality of work and skills nearing the professional level; as housewives, miners, retailers and clerks put everything they have into the show. proposed to provide $450,000 from grants it hopes to receive and that the remainder of the cost would be loaned to Clawson by the state. In addition to improving the water situation in Clawson, the plan will return to Ferron the use of the 30,000 gallons it now pipes Stephen Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson of Castle Dale, has some fun on a wagon to be used at the Castle Valley Pageant while his father and others were Commission meets commissioners did grant $1,500 to the newly acquired county between Emery County High airport for necessary equipment and repairs. School and the Deseret-Beehivmine for possible future use for The County Commissioners approved payment last week for 320 acres mini-pump- er Federal coal leases sought in county Federal coal leases are being sought to develop three underground mines on property in Emery and Carbon counties northwest of Price. Coastal States Energy Co. said it plans to buy leases on 6,400 acres known as the McKinnon property. The company said it plans a long- term $65 million operation. The mines would have a potential production capacity of more than five million tons of coal a year, the swimming pool building according to the company. would' have to wait until next Production is tentatively planned to begin in 1982. years budget. Editors note: This is one of a series of articles profiling didates for county offices. can- D. Roger Curtis, republican, and incumbent Gardell Snow, democrat, are contesting for a two-yecommission seat. ar D. Roger Curtis by Elizabeth Hanson Correspondent The Castle Valley Special Service District began operation in Huntington Aug. 1 and is busy preparing sewer and water lines for Aug. 30 when the citys new water treatment plant goes on line. The new plant can deliver water at the rate of 1.3 million gallons per 'ay. Ronald Kennedy, service district foreman, says many leaks and sewer problems are keeping him and two helpers on the go. (Continued on page 2) high-grad- e, low-sulf- 0 mow 9 Special Service District takes over in Huntington putting benches in. The pageant runs Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8:30 p.m. each night. there. solid waste disposal. Commission chairman Glen Snow said the county can also obtain a lot of gravel from the land for county use. Don Almond of the County Firemens Association asked the commission last week for financial help to obtain a new for Green River and equip a truck for Elmo with tanks and Dumns Commissioners said they would have to wait until next years budget to consider the request. Commissioners also told Karen Huntsman and Eileen Lofthouse of the Castle Dale Swimming Pool Advisory Board that a request for money to help pay for renovation of Ronald Kennedy and Darrel Leamaster of the Castle Valley Special Service District survey part of the new Huntington water treatment plant scheduled to begin service Aug. 30. cents pageant are e afSSSt 1 hilltop, such as the Spanish trail and scenes of action by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Workmen have leveled a parking lot across the road from the site and hope to have it graveled in time for the first performance. Parking will be limited, however, they say, and car pools are encouraged. The terrain is still rugged and pageant spokesman say women wearing dresses and high heels will have a difficult time getting around. The site will accommodate about 1000 people. Those planning to attend should also bring blankets and water; none will be provided. Provisions have been made for persons in wheelchairs. Though most involved with the Dump land okayed 41v 5 Voting registration begins this month Precinct August marks the beginning of for primary and registration elections. general The only county race requiring a primary election is for Green River Justice of the Peace. The race for state representative from this area will also require a primary. Primary elections are Sept. 12. General elections are Nov. 7. There are ten registration agents in the county. Registration days remaining this month are the 15th and 22nd. October 14, 17, and 31 are also registration days. To vote, one must be a resident of Utah and of Emery County for at least 30 days prior to election, be a U.S. citizen, and be at least 18 years old by Nov. 7. Registration agents are Jean Christiansen in voting precinct 1, Emery; Eva Huntsman in precinct 2, Ferron; Joseph Jensen in precinct 3, Clawson; May Young in 4, Orangeville; and Laurel Johansen in Precinct 5, Castle Dale. Other agents are Lucille Herron in Precinct 6, Huntington; Ruth Cunha in Precinct 7, Huntington; Bonnie Johansen in Precent 8, Cleveland; Juaneta Wilson in Precinct 9, Elmo; and Alice Schaab in precinct 10, Green River. Persons living between towns may vote in whichever town is most convenient, usually where they get their mail, says County Clerk Glen Bott. Be sure to vote in the town you register he says. Registration hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the days designated. Bott says if it is impossible for a resident to register on a set day, the precinct agent may set up another time to register. Registration can also be com pleted at the county clerks office during regular hours any day prior to 10 days before elections. commission Curtis says the county com- struction of UP&Ls two mission also needs to take a more proposed Emery units. active role in supporting new It means more people, more jobs, more businesses. he says. agriculture. Gardell Snow Gardell Snow has been a commissioner for the past ten years. He also serves on the Governors Curtis has been a teacher for Advisory Council on Community almost 20 years and currently Affairs and represents that council teaches at the elementary school in on a state board administering Orangeville. He is a graduate of emergency funds to energy imSan Jose State in California and pacted communities. Snow says that his serving on has done graduate at Utah State two bodies is one asset he can those University. Curtis says the county needs to provide to the community. Snow says the county needs to begin to concentrate more on obtain more funds to add equiproads beautification, improvement ment to maintain roads much of and recreation. this money coming from federal He says county commissioners have been right in stressing in- payments to the county in lieu of dustry, medical care and law taxes on federal land in the county. Solid waste disposal is a problem enforcement, but that the other areas have to a large degree been the county has got to face now, Snow says. The county must direct neglected. Now that we have the tax base communities efforts to meet EPA its time we started to take a regulations. Snow says the commission has serious look at these things, he for the past 10 years helped exsays. The county should take a pedite growth and that he would leadership role in developing and like to see an active effort to coordinating these areas in the continue that growth for county and the cities. example, encouraging con- - D. Roger Curtis Gardell Snow |