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Show Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 84535 VOL. 52, NO. 13 THURSDAY, Canyonlands Capitol NPS seeking bids for Hall's Crossing William J. Briggle, Super-intenda- 14 PACES APRIL 10, 1969 n)D 1? it(edw Glen Canyon Nat- The Republican Party of San Juan County will hold its organization convention April 16 at 8 p. m. in the Court House, according to L. Robert Anderson, Chairman of the Central Committee. The convention will elect, membership of the Central Committee and nine delegates to the State organization convention to be held in Salt Lake City May 17. DStfirDCtf Change s)DDtain)? ional Recreation Area, annou- Republicans to convene per copy Cool Climate - Warm Welcome Desert Bighorn Sheep Conference nt, nced that invitations for bids are being issued by the National Park Service for a construction project at the Halls Crossing development site, Utah. The project calls for the construction of the first portion of the circulatory roads, a generator and chlorinator building, two comfort stations and the utility extensions. The bids for thes project will be opened at 2:00 PM, April 24, 1969 at the office of the Regional Director, Southwest Region, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Interested bidders can receive specifications, plans, bidding documents and other general information from the Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Park Service, P. O. Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. 10 Senator Frank E. Moss announced Tuesday payment of $178, 961. 00 to the San Juan Comity School District from the Office of Education, Department of Health, Education & Welfare. The money is made available under public law which provides financial assistance to School Districts where Federal facilities cause an increase in school enrollment. The money will be received by the School District "within a week or so" according to Peter P. Muirhead, Acting U. S. Commissioner of Education. A larger amount, $188,381 was listed by Commissioner Muirhead as the tentative en- titlement for San Juan. Today' payment is included in that amount. Further payments will be subject to adjustments as may be required by actual data in place of enrollment estimates and by the availability of funds. Commissioners discuss road number system Pictured is one of the sessions of the Desert Bighorn Sheep Council held yesterday and today in Monticello. The Council was brought here, in part, by the efforts of the Blanding Sportsmen's Club which two years ago invited them to meet in San Juan County. The meeting winds up in Monticello tonight with a banquet and starts tomorrow morning on a field trip to Blue Notch Canyon and Castle Butte. The group will enjoy a cowboy supper and boat trips on " " Lake Powell. Record Photo convicted of depriving the owner of his vehicle as the result of the theft of the Kenneth R. Bailey vehicle from Monticello Thursday night. The vehicle was found Friday morning in Blanding and the three were apprehended County Democrats to convene Edward S. Boyle, Democra- tic County Chairman, has announced there will be a meeting of the San Juan County Democratic Party to as a result of the work of the e held Saturday in the Court Sheriff's Department, the 'louse in Monticello. The Monticello Police Department, meeting will start at 2 p. m. the Blanding Police Departand all interested parties are ment and the Military Police urged to attend. detachment, according to Mr. Boyle advises this is a Monticello Police Chief Rigby county reorgzniation meeting Wright. The three men were and that new county officers fined $100 each and given be elected as well as will 30 -- day suspended jail sentthe election of new delegates ences. to the State Convention. Theft of Bailey car solved Juan Benson, John Metzker and Melvin La Caze were The San Juan County Commission met with interested citizens and developed several Federal highway numbering systems Monday afternoon. This discussion is preliminary to a more formal meeting later in the month in which it is hoped to develop a coordinated San Juan and Grand County approach that will be satisfactory to the State Highway Department for the purposes of interstate negotiation. The Commissioners discussed road development programs in the area East of Monticello with a delegation of 12 from the area. They also reached an agreement with the State Forester by which the Forester would match $900 of County money to provide a full time 5 month employee to work on fire control problems. The State will provide equipment and the County will maintain it under the agreement. The Commissioners also awarded a culvert bid to Armco Corporation. Men's Chorus to provide outstanding program Mark April 17 on your calendar and then put a red ring around the date. For that is the date that the entire family may partake of some wonderful family entertainment. In this modern day and age, the young people seek their own type of entertainment while Mom and Dad have different ideas about what they want to see or do. And even the grandparents in the family have different ideas. But there is one type of entertainment that the WHOLE family will enjoy and that is the University of Utah Men's Chorus which is coming to Monticello on April 17. The Chorus will appear at the Monticello High School Auditorium on that date and will start their performance at 8:00 p. m. that evening. Tickets for the event are now on sale and will be sold at the door. The price of this solid entertainment is $1. 00 for adults, 75t for students and 25$ for children. The University of Utah Men's Chorus is directed by Dr. John M. Nielson of the People and from the writings of Thomas Jefferson "The of Music at the University. Robert K. Stevens is Associate Testament of Freedom. " Other selections will be Director and Charlene Scow-cro- ft Snow is the pianist for the Moon River, an English folk song - Early One Morning -group. In addition to the and from the Sound of Music chorus, a group called The "Climb Every Mountain. " Visitors will also appear. These are only a portion of the Included on the program will be the following selections: selections in store for the Be Thou Not Still by Morgan; audience. In addition Robert K. Stevens, Baritone, will Gloria from the 12th Mass by Mozart, Inveni David by sing several solos. Bruckner j Schubert's Aufen-thal- t; The Visitors, under the dirJean Berger's Lonely ection of Robert Johnson as Department leader, will also present some classic selections - Luboff's Night Herding Song and some selections from Brigadoon. April 17 will mark the fourth appearance of the University of Utah Men's Chorus in Monticello and should give everyone either the chance to hear them for the first time or a chance to again enjoy the finest in group performances. Be sure and turn out for this family entertainment - it should be one of the best of the season. |
