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Show jzZ LYn It was a Utah and to plan. Herb said very good meeting, was who Scott, accompanied by Betty Vijil, Cathy Tso and Margaret Benally. The thrust of the report is enhanced by the election of Dan Benally to represent the Mission at the Christian Council Navajo meeting at Farmington, and the election of Daniel Chee to represent St. Marys of Oljeto. the r ATT !T- -i pXS2gX&&m 1 Bluff Stuff By Rosalie Goldman All of Bluff is joining to make Indian Day on June 22 the finest one so far. Field Day Chairman is again David Yanito, now experienced in presenting this gala. He and his brother, Benny, had a crew already at work in the grounds Sunday. Master of Ceremonies will be a drawing-car- d personality, Eddie Box from Ignacio, scheduled to conduct the Powwow at night. One supporting event after another is moving the plans forward. Sat- urdays very successful Bake Salt in front of the Post Office earned $57 for nails and fence materials for improving the rodeo grounds and for publicizing the event. Sue Scott organized the sale which grew to include almost everyone in contribuThe table of pastries was stacked with goodies that usually never get past the families of those Bluff chefs who donated their town., solicitors, tors, sellers, purchasers. Several clean-u- p days for the grounds were established. For this, Ray Ver- best. Gene Foushee are drawing in sweat and strain from young and old. Carl Wallace has non, Rudy assumed Cook and responsibility for restoring and improving the s. All for electrical set-up- Indian Day, June 22. College students: Two expected home soon with honors, two out for the summer. Kathy McPherson returns from her brilliant first year at Utah State University where she has maintained a straight A average while carrying a student program. There is a summer job waiting for her at Dairy Cafe where we can all congratulate her on 21-h- our her awesome grades. David Dennison is coming home from a very fine first d student year as a at Wheaton College in IlliIt will be harder to nois. find him to congratulate him, as he will be at Halls Crossing where the job he held last year is waiting for him. Arlene Dennison, Davids mother, is enrolled at Provo st summer for her deto her bachelors leading in gree elementary education. Tom and Arlenes son, Freeman, will be a freshman at San Juan High this Fall. Ray Vernon, superintendent of Bluff school, is taking his family with him to Provo where he, also, is enrolled. He plans to complete requirements this summer for his masters de- start Its significance is of the Navajo Epis- copal Church Council, a new plan to train Navajo Church leadership and develop proThis has grown out grams. of long, hard hours of work by the man who is second highest lay leader and Junior Warden, Lenny Nez of Montezuma, as well as Tom Jackson of Defiance and others. The goal is the unification of Navajo church work, so that ultimately the Navajo will control their people church. Ken Sleight passed through Bluff on his way to Page in his tireless efforts to save Rainbow Bridge. Reorganized a protest march that received nationwide publicity to try to halt an increase of back-u- p water which would threaten the stability and life of Rainbow. Quick emergency connecWhen tions. Brian Tso severed a finger Thursday morning, the ambulance, manned by Jay Heisel and Pat Cook, picked him up by 10:30, administering first aid, saving the digit, and rushing him to Blanding where he was flown to Salt Lake City for specialist care. By the middle of the afternoon, surgery was completed for restoring the finger. Nick Linden has returned after a month in California with his wife, Joanne who will remain there a while longer under medical care. He reports that she is recuperating smoothly from surgery, feeling fine, no complications, and will be back soon. Our Bluff students in Blanding wound up their school year on good notes... musical notes. A rousing band concert included fifth graders Dorine Nielson, John Scott and Troy Wells, and sixth graders Donna Gaines and Jeff Cook. More than a dozen Bluff students participated in the choral concert in which John Scott sang a solo. Joyce Nielsons parents, Mr . and Mrs. Byron Black of Salt Lake, and her sister, Charlene, with husband, Tony, three-year-o- ld pre-me- next-to-la- gree in education and administration. Welcome to new arrivals in Bluff, Lee and Betty Herring and their three children. They are occupying an apartment in the old Dekker house. Lee is employed by the Shocker Coast Company, now crushing gravel on top of the Bluff Bench. St. Christophers Mission sent four representatives to an Indian Work Committee in Green River to prepare the an -naul report for the diocese of Sciumbato, and three children, made Joyce and Teds new trailer rock with their visit. The Blacks will soon be moving to Blanding from Salt Lake. Mrs. Ethel Scott of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a first-tim- e visitor to Bluff at the invitation of her son, Herbert Scott, and daughter-in-laSue. Mrs. Scott, Sr., parw, ticularly relished the green- ness of the valley and the constant change of light on the rock formations. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carlson, Cortez, visited their children here, Terri and Ed Carlson. Eds sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Carr, paid their first visit in two years, coming from Anchorage, Alaska, where they have been living for six years. Mr. Carr is a seismographer in Alaska. Terri says, They like Alaska real well and brought movies, but there wasnt much time to hear about Alaska, we were so busy showBut the ing them Bluff. Carrs had a chance to say Alaska was nice the day they left. It was over 20 degress. Sunday night, Bush and Iris Chancy, Terris parents, gave Terri and Ed a seventh ann- iversary party. Granddaughter Martha Wilson is visiting her grandparents, the Thompsons, for a week or two. Martha comes from Belleview, Washington. Her parents are the Sam Browns of Ganado, Arizona. The mother of Buena Gaines died at Grants, New Mexico, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Zebediah Davis, who was over 90, had buried her third husband several years ago. ESA Chapter D OF- FICERS of Beta Delta were installed May 15, at the home We bid of Cheri Sweeney. farewell to Phyllis Rex, who is moving to Farmington, New Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Redd entertained us with pictures of their visits to Greece, Italy and Israel, which was a fitting conclusion to our years on educational programs Greece. Plans were made for the Pioneer Day Queen Pageant, to be held June 14 at the Monticello High School Auditorium. Legal Notice U 24185 Legal Notice U4V'' NEWS THIS WEEK AT THE would like to make a correction on last weeks paper. I put that Joe Driver went to Juarez, Mexico more than anyone else, with a total of seven times. Well, Gene Nelson informed me that he had the record with 10 trips over the border. Sorry about that Gene. The Jay Hays family left Saturday for Texas. They are delivering a horse they sold vaand taking a much-needcation at the same time. The Hays are expected home sometime next week. Brockman The Robert on 29th to the moved family Las Cruces, New Mexico. Mr. Brockman was minister at the I Utah. sEd D. Cox Ed. D. Cox, Chief, Branch of Realty Services, Room 8225 Federal Building, 125 South State, P.O. Box 11505, Salt Lake City, Utah 841U. Published in The San Juan Record May 31, June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1974. $ 1974 6, June Pos, Arizona. The Bob Fisher family spent five days with the Merlin McCullochs this past week. The Fishers are from Syracuse, are driving Utah. They throughout the Navajoland and Hopi and Ute reservations in search of excitement. While here they went to Hovenweep, rafting down the San Juan and ed Record Juan to various other wonders. On Friday May 31 a meeting was held at the Montezuma Creek School for the purpose San of determining the feasibility Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Brockman and their son, Robbie, worked at the Montezuma Creek Elementary School in the teaching and tutoring department. The Brockmans had lived here about 4 years. The Gary Preston family also moved. This big event took place on the 27th. There was much excitement including a few songs and shouts as the Prestons made their last trip from Montezuma Creek to Provo. of building a high school in the Montezuma Creek area. About 30 people attended inMacArthur Norton cluding from UNDC, Dr. Ron Everett representing the San Juan School District Office, Dr. Merlin McCulloch, Elementary Principal in Montezuma Creek, Lyle Wright, who has been working with the San Juan School District as a special consultant, and Bernarr Furse with the Utah State Board of Education. Perry Danner made a trip from Washington State to see Donna and Drew Williamsen. Perry is Donnas little brother and had never gotten any notice of his sisters departure from this big city. Summer school has opened at the Montezuma Creek The l A Belated Nod To Winners Of Poster It started again on School. the 3rd of June and is expected to end sometime on July 4th. This is open to all grades school kids. Contest, Way Back At Library W eek Arts, crafts, physical cation, tutoring will be offered. Busses are sent to pick up the out of town kids and one will be at the El Paso Camp, Monday through Friday at 8:30. Students will be sent home at 1 p.m. The Ron Barlow home was probably the loudest home next to the McCullochs this past week. Rons parents, Miriam and Brent Barlow, and a brother, Jeff, came from Garden Grove, California for a visit. They arrived here the night of the 27th and stayed a week. Also, at the Barlow By Nell Dalton The Sixth grade poster con- test for National Library Week had few participants, but posters received were of very fine quality. Librarian Maxine Webb wishes to thank all students who submitted posSome of the best may be viewed in the library this ters . Winner of the first prize was Candice Redd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Whitney Redd. Second prize went to Adrienne Auble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Auble. Third place winner was Terr y Lynn Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roweek. home is Gladys Salabye, Sarah's sister from Ganado, Arizona. She came the first of June and is expected to stay all summer. Adrian Redhair came from New Mexico Farmington, where she is going to school for a visit. She stayed four gers. NOTICE OF COMPETITIVE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE i Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake City, Utah. Notice is hereby given that U.S. Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Rae F. Randall of 169 West First North, Monticello, Utah 84535 who made Entry No. U 11255, November 5, 1971, for SE14SE14 Section 22, Township 35S, Range 24E,Salt Lake Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish claim to the lands before Monticello District Manager, BLM District at 284 S. 1st West, Office, Monticello , Utah 84535 on July 29, 1974. Claimant names as witness Max Dalton of Monticello, Utah, Wilford Frost of Monticello, Utah, Robert W. Wood of Monticello, Utah, Price Roberts of Monticello, CREEK days then went back to FarSoon she will go mington. with some friends to AmarGerald Farley illo, Texas. a visit with the came for for family Carl Redhair awhile. He is from Tees Nos By LaRue McCulloch edu- Installs Officers NEWLY-ELECTE- fl&CWl 6,524.59 acres of land in twenty six (26) parcels within the known geologic structures of the Agate, Cisco Dome, Cisco Springs, Flat Canyon, Gravel Pile, Greater Aneth, North- west Lisbon, Recapture Creek, Unnamed and Virgin Fields in Emery, Grand, San Juan and Washington Counties, Utah, will be offered for competitive oil and gas leasing through sealed bids to the qualified bidder of the highest cash amount per acre at 2:00 p.m., MDT, June 26, 1974, whenbids will be opened. Details of the lease offering and information on bidding may be obtained from the State Director, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. 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