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Show VOL. 54, NO. 6 MonHcello, San Juan County, Utah 84535 Canyonlands Capitol THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1971 W , M I. 1,1. - - rural and urban benefits. These benefits could include cleaner water, purer air, improved ricultural Stabilization and Conservation (A SC) Committee. open space, recreational oppThe 1971 funds allocation ortunities, better w ildlife for San Juan County is $28,450. habitat, and similar environmental improvements. " "Farmers and others particiPRODUCERS NEED APPROVAL pating in REAP projects will DISPOSE OF GRAIN UNTO in most cases pay an equal, DER LOAN: or more than equal amount who decide they Farmers of the costs, REAP updates to want sell or use farm-storthe conservation commodities which they've program which for many years rt placed under the Federal Government and should loan get approval farmers have been the commodities are in partners establishing condisposed of. servation practices needed in Producers should be sure to the public interest, Mr. Johncome in to their County son said. "The program has been recon- ASC Office and get written authorization before they restructed and renamed REAP, move commdoities that are in order to better serve one under loan, " Rex Johnson, of the most pressing national Chairman of the San Juan priorities improvement County Agricultural Stabiliof the environment, " he zation and Conservation (ASC) added. Committee said. He said, "The County ASC The written authorization Committee will work not is necessary to protect the only with farmers, but also Government's interest in the other interested community commodity under loan, the groups,, including city and Chairman explained. Since local governments, to detercertain legal documents are mine priority for agricultural involved, it is necessary for conservation projects both Johnson who is chairman of the San Juan County Ag- mental Assistance program REAP) to improve and protect the environment for the benefit ( of alL So reports Rex Johnson, Chief Official of ASCS, the farm program agency in San Juan County. As part of the environmental improvement program of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, REAP has been cited by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin as an example of the new USDA is pursuing. Secretary Hardin said REAP "will focus on community-sponsore- d projects for flood prevention and small watershed protection, pollution abate- ment and the safeguarding of lakes and streams. The thrust is on providing more ways to let people help themselves in projects that will, in the words of President Nixon "return greater public benefits at less public cost'". REAP will be funded in every agricultural county in the Nation, according to Rex , ed cost-shari- ng price-suppo- be-:fo- re the producer to pcronj visit the county office rather than relying on a telephone call, letter or other notification. Producers who plan to use the stored commodity must lirst rt loan. repay the In instances where the stored commodity is being sold, must provide the name of the buer, and meet certain other requirements which include repaying the loan within 15 dux after the date removal was authorized Chairman Johnson also reminded the farmers who have both grain and grain that's not under the loan in the same sDucture that they need prior written approval of the Counts ASC office before removing am of the stored grain. In San Juan Count, commodities on which farm stored loans are made include: Wheat, Beans, Rye, barley, oats, corn, and grain sorghmm. Where farm stored com mod , ities are disposed of without proper approval, producers may have other commodity loans called, and may be prevented from obtaining a future loan. 1930s, public awareness was drawn to it first through drought and then by publication of a United States Senate Document, "The Western Range, a Great but Neglected Natural Resource". The American Society of Range Management was organized in 1947. And recently it shortened its official name in recognition of growing worldwide membership. Currently 82 countries are re presented. More than 900 institutions subscribe to its science journal. Nineteen local chapters administer the Society's affairs. The meeting in Reno is being guided by the president , William D. Hurst of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Succeeding Hurst will be Lorenz F. Bredemeier of Fort Worth, Texas. National headwuarters are in Denver, Colo. Advisory board to consider BLM land policy The increasing importance of Bureau of Land Management-adlands considered be Utah will in by representatives of various interest groups at the annual meeting of the BLM state advisory board Feb. 12 in Salt Lake City. Morning luncheon and afternoon sessions will be held in the Rode way Inn, 154 West 6th South, said Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director for Utah. He will call the meeting to order at 9 a. m. after which elect a chairman and vice chairman. Also to be elected are representatives and alternates of the cattlemen and sheep men for the BLM National Advisory Board Council. Mr. Nielson and members of his staff will give the board a resume of BLM programs, goals, and accomplishments. ministrative -- At the luncheon an official from the Department of the Interior will speak on the , "Role of State Advisory Boards." During the afternoon there will be a discussion of foreseeable problems or conflicts facing the industry and the public in relation to public land management. Introductory statements will be given in relation to public land management, .Introductory statements will be given by Paul Rattle of Salt Lake City representative of the mining industry; R. LaVaun Cox of Salt Lake City, petroleum industry; Dr. Thadis W. Box of Logan, forest and watershed Kenneth S. Summers of Monticello, livestock industry; J. Stanley Elmer of Salt Lake City interests; Thaine Taylor of Loa, Wayne County, soil conservation districts; outdoor-recreatio- n . fish stocking During the last week of January, local conservation officers met with the South - price-suppo- r eastern Regional Fisheries Manager to formulate the Hsh slocking recommenda-- 1 ions for the coming year, I he recommendation for the San Juan County waters were hasicallv the same as last ear, and will be submitted to the Salt Lake Office for approval or adjustment, de- -! . price-support- ed Community Church The San Juan Community Church wishes to announce that Rev. William G, Byrd of Yampa, Colo. , will conduct a series of meetings on March 5, 6, G7. These meetings will be held at 7:30 P. M. at the Community Church each evening, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and at the regular 11:00 A.M, Sunday morning service. The theme of Rev. Byrds announced at message will be ' a later date. The congregation at the Community Church wishes to extend a cordial invitation ;o everyone in the community to attend these special services. 3arderi Club to host USU speaker A Landscape meeting, sponsored by the Monticello Garden Club will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 P. M. at the Monticello . Library. Guest speaker for the evening will be Mr. Fullmer Allred, extension Horiculturist from the Utah State University. The public is cordially inrs vited, especially new and persons interested in landscaping improvements. Goerge Bazianis of Tooele, county and local government; Dr. Claron Nelson of Salt Lake developCity, ment; and a representative of , wildlife interests. home-owne- urban-suburb- an 1971 plan 1 1 at Niels L. (Roy) Martin, USU Extension Agent, Blanding, and Jordan C. Pederson, Game Biologist, Utah Division of Fish and Game, Monticello, are attending the Society for Range Management national meeting this week in Reno, Nevada. Martin will participate in the program, presenting a report entitled "Legend and Key Development For Ecological Resource Analysis Utilizing Remote Sensing". The data for this report was taken in Orgeon as part of his Masters Degree Program. Pederson will present a paper entitled "Productivity of Mule Deer on the La Sal and Henry Mountains of Utah". Part of the data taken in his study was from Grand and San Juan Counties and was also part of a masters Degree Program. According to Martin more than a thousand scientists, ranchers and educators are gathering in Reno from all parts of the nation and at least ten foreign countries. This is the twenty-fourt- h annual meeting. The Society numbers over 4, 000 members whose concern is for the native that comprise pasture lands -- half the land surface one nearly of the earth. Current interests in environment often overlook the worldwide importance of rnagelands and the part they play in food production, watershed and recreation, Pederson said. Through practice in some ways for hundreds of years, range management did not become a recognized science until the early 1900s. By the - Wildlife officers Rev. Byrd to speak Martin, Pederson to attend range meeting per copy Cool Climate - Warm Welcome - ASCS program to protect environment County planning sessions are now being held on how best to use the new Rural Environ- 10 12 P.AGES pending on the available lishstippl). ! I Monticello Lake has a record of uulcrkill, and in an attempt to lied the exact cause of the waterkill in Moelicello Lake, water sam-p'e- s are being taken periodica!! to determine the dis-so-- o sc, a ed gen available. comp'ele chemical lest nil! be run during late eh mar or earl March to see if some other factor besides low ox gen level is causing the winter fish loss. i The tests run during December and Januaiy showed 12 juris per million oxygen in December, and 7 parts per million ogen in Ju'mar. The critical level lor Rainbow trout is approximate.! 5 parts per million. Advantage of warm vvealhei was taken in Jantiar to open up the ditch into Monticello Lake to provide a supply of fresh water, in an attempt to save what fish were left Irom last season, which if successful should increase the size and qual.it of fish available for the angler this coming season, St. Joseph's to sponsor enchilada dinner There will be a Enchilada Dinner held at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday, Feb. 21. Serving will be from 4:00 P. M. to 8:00 P, M. in the afternoon. The women of the parish help and prepare this delicious dinner. All are welcome to come and support this Parish function. The price of the tickets is' $1. 50 for adults and . 75 for children. Also, there will be carryout service for those, who so desire. The proceeds from this dinner will pay for the re- -, modeling of the church and also the CCD program. Come one and all and invite your friends for an afternoon of enjoyment and relaxation. Give your wife a treat and take her out to dinner. For those who .,ould like to obtain tickets for the dinner, in Moab contact F. Spellen at 1. the rectory. Phone In Monticello- - extension volunteers at the rectory. 2, Phone or Mrs. 1. Manzararus. Phon e Pre-Lent- on 253-391- 587-232- 587-257- |