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Show Thursday May 9, Canyonlands Capitol 1 968 Officials tell Demolition, water, tourism talks development plans heard at Chamber 7:30 p. m. to discuss a proA Chamber of Commerce ject for storage of a possible group should already have 6000 acre feet of water on the started to empty Milt Nielson's Vega with a dam to be built Building across from the San about a mile North of HighJuan Record. Next step, as way 160 East of Monticello. part of the Monticello Property holders in the area Beautification program for are particularly urged to 1968 will be for the Jaycees attend the meeting, accordto start tearing the building ing to Mr. Bailey. down. Jim Black, Monticello, This was the announcement of the State Tourist and Pubmade at this week's Chamber licity Council announced that of Commerce meeting. there would be a tour of the Ken Bailey also announced area by a group from Vernal, at the meeting, that there May 23 and 24. There will would be a Water Conservancy be a breakfast in Monticello to which the Mexican Hat, meeting tonight at the San Juan County Courthouse at Bluff, Blanding, and Monti Cool Climate - Warm Welcome cello Chambers of Commerce will be invited. Mr. Black also announced that a meeting of the State Parks, County Commission, State Travel Council and the Navajo Tribe at Coupling's May 22 to discuss the feasibility of a visitor center at the state line. The State Highway Department has placed a high priority on the construction of the center if the meeting can reach agreement. Mr. Black also outlined publicity and advertising plans of the state for the coming year. Superintendent Briggle described proposed developments for the next year at various points around Lake Powell, including $535,000 to be spent on development of boat ramp facilites at Hall's Crossing. Mr. Powis announced that would be Highway U-- A Bianding Dinner meeting held last night at the San Juan High School was sttended by approximately 100 persons from various locations in the County. The meeting, sponsored by the Blanding Chamber of Commerce was held in order to provide interested parties an opportunity to hear speakers Bill Briggle, Superintendent of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Bates Wilson, Superintendent of Canyonlands National Park, and Chaunccy Powis, Director of Information, Utah State 95 complete within three years, and described the urgency of the State to complete work projects in this area in order tc realize the benefits of prior investments. Superintendent Wilson's com ments followed the outline of the following announcemen from the National Park Servici Department of Highways. Blanding Chamber of Commerce President Tom Redd presided at the meeting. ! ! New hospital wing impressive ; ; The new wing to San Juan Hospital is beautiful and pracr tical in every sense and is a real addition to an already excellent facility for the citizens of San Juan County. The hospital, with this new addition, now has a total of 36 beds at the disposal of the citizens. It employs a total of 40 people which includes part time help and there are four registered nurses, four licensed practical nurses and 14 aides on the staff in The new wing has a completely equipped store room, an examination room and an elegant conference room for staff meetings, etc. workaddition to the kitchen The room is panconference ers, the laundry workers, and the numerous other technicians elled in a dark wood which makes it not only elegant to necessary to run an efficient see, but very warm in tone. operation. A The new addition is a beauhuge conference table is in the room with centered tiful one with muted tones of chairs around it and it is here color. Contrary to public that the staff " confers with all belief that "hospital white the necessary state and county is the color, the new addition officials on official business. has walls of light tones, or light beige, and the Although it is not completeljy the nurses station has and are new, furnishings draperies been remodeled with the rear in soft tones of gold or beige. wall moved back to make Each room is sparkling in its room for the new, modem newness with modem, chart table. equipment, the best It is such an addition to available in this modem age. There are two isolation rooms, bring pride to the community and to make our hospital one each with one bed and septhe most efficient and moef-e- m of arate bath. There are two in the state. semi -- private rooms with two up-to-d- The Examination Roon of the new addition to San Juan Hos- pital is complete with examining tables and all the necessary equipment designed for the job. Record Photo I I attending the patient. A beautiful pediatrics room is available which will hold four cribs and the cribs themselves are of light weight aluminim and are very sturdy, yet light. off-wh- ite ' . beds to each room and a room where small "clean-up- " can prepare or doctor nurse the before themselves viewing or ate 4 ' , . : , ; New road at Canyonlands Construction of a five -- mile section of a proposed road at Canyonlands National Park from Squaw Flat to Chessler Park will be deferred, pending further study of al- tematives, George B. Hartzog, Jr. , director of the National Park Service, announced. Work will proceed however, with a bituminous surface on a 16 -- mile stretch of the road, from Dugout Ranch to Squaw exFlat, plus a two-mi- le tension to a proposed overlook near Elephant Hill. The decision to defer con- -; struction of the Squaw Flat- -. Chesler Park section was made by Hartzog after National Park Service experts in highway design, interpretation, and natural resources had made a special on-si- te survey of the Park's proposed road system. "After carefully evaluating the results of the survey, " Hartzog said, "I feel that this section of the road as proposed would violate the the beauty and serenity ofand Canyonlands country would be a contradiction of national park purposes. " The study team also determined that an approach road could be built into the park from the south from Ruin Park to a trailhead parking area for Chesler Park. This route would pass through many scenic portions of the Canyonlands country and permit access to overlooks providing spectacular views of some of the unique formations for which Canyonlands is famous. From the terminus of the proposed south approach road the study team also discovered a possible route for a one-wloop road from the junction of Devils Lane and Chesler Canyon through Devils Lane to the confluence overlook and return via Cyclone Canyon. Paving of the Dugout Ranch-Squa- w Flat section of the road ay stretch will leave a of road still unimproved. Hartzog noted that the Park Service has requested $100,000 in its 1969 budget for a cooperative program with San Juan County to place a light bituminous surface treatment on this final section. When it is completed Canyonlands visitors will be able to drive the entire distance front U. S. Route 160 to the pa, on surfaced road:;. 20-m- ile Aide Ruth Pearson is finishing (the making up of one of the aluminum cribs, which are a part of the new Pediatrics Roon in the new addition to San Juafi Hospital. Record Photo ' In one of the new beautiful Isolation Rooms, a patient smiles wanly for the photographer. H;r room is beautifully finished te, in an with warm accents of gold. It has a private bath, ample closet space and proper ventilation. Record Photo off-whi- |