OCR Text |
Show '". ' . ,V'l ' A S x, m'Wm iPiltls i' aaam.ig!&iiFSife The spring storms Vol . 58, in the sun. new-wh- ite Symphony Sets Local Program Maestro Maurice Abravanel, Musical Director and Conductor, has announced the program for the Utah Symphony concert to be presented in Monticello on April 18 at 8:15 p.m. in the Monticello High School Auditorium. BLM Still As expected, Utah Bureau of Land Management officials revealed no significant changes Monday in the reorganization plans announced in January. State Director Paul Howard told some 200 citizens in a Monticello meeting that the Bureau still plans to move dis- trict headquarters from Mon- ticello to Price, leaving only Three Resource Monticello. Areas are now managed out of this office, two here and one in Moab. About the only The program, as announced, is: The Adventures of Mur-cur- y, by Satie, Adagio for Strings, by Barber, Suite from the Ballet Billy the Kid ", by Copeland, and Symphony No. 7 in A Major, by Beethoven. Sponsor of the concert is the San Juan Community Concerts Association. Tickets for the concert are on sale at Redd's and 12) moisture , too, in Planning Move one Resource Area, office in turn to page Good lifting to HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH No. 12 Monti-(Plea- show their these wonders of San Juan sweep across the land , the leaden clouds lowering , then handiwork on the peaks , se surprise the awaiting those attending meeting was the manner in which it was conducted. The announcement of the BLM meeting had stated that a Department of Interior Administrative Law Judge would conBut few duct the meeting. around these parts realized that meant the public would be allowed no questions. Commenting citizens were allowed a maximum of ten minutes, then were to subject themselves to questions from a BLM panel of State Director Paul Howard; James Parker, Chief of the BLMs Division of Management Research in Washington, and Jack Reed, Public Affairs Officer for the BLM in Utah. Demonstrations from those attending were also prohibited, which meant no applause, no cheers, no excessive laughter, and no boos. Those who had to speak at the meeting were quick to react to the mode of the meeting. County Commission Chairman Cal Black lashed out at the restrictions placed upon a gathering billed pre-regis-te- red as a public meeting, then proceeded to ask (rhetorically) why no answers had been forthcoming to the numerous questions posed for the agency by the Interested Citizens ComHe also reiterated mittee. San Juan's separation from the Southeast Utah Association of County Governments. The BLM says a Price headquarters would facilitate doing business with that association. Monticello businessman Bob Sparks followed up on the lack to Committee of feed-bac- k the numerous statistics which show the heavy BLM workload in San Juan and Grand Counties. None of the BLM materials have made reference to location of workload in specific, numeriquestions, re-stati- ng cal terms. Monticello Mayor Gene Ether ington came down hard on the BLM move as another evidence of federal government's desire to regionalize the nation, moving away from the concept of local control of land and other public affairs. Both S uper intendent of Schools Ken Maughan and School Board Member David Adams disputed the claim by Dr. Claron Nelson of the University of Utah who wrote an economic analysis of the move for the BLM--th- at the district could lose as little as about $6,000 in state and federal aid. They noted the loss would be about $900 for each student from BLM family. In opening remarks (which ran about half an hour) State Director Howard said the reorganization would drop no more than eight positions in (Please turn to page 2) fottWrrUdw April 10, 1975 Rydell Is Wrestling Winner By Donalee Wolfe Rydell Yanito has once again proven himself to be a little wrestling champ! Rydell won third place in the Junior Olympics held in Albuquerque, New Mexico this past Friday and Saturday, April 4th and 5th. Rydell was very modest about his accomplishment and during an entire interview with him, he didn't give much more than a big grim, which in and of itself tells a great deal. According to Rydell' s mother, Ester Yanito, this honor of winning third place in the Junior Olympics will entitle him to travel to New York City and then overseas to Korea for more wrestling competition. This is quite a thrilling experience for a 10 -- year -- old Navajo boy. This is Rydell's first year at wrestling. Earlier this year, he won second place in state competition. Second Clinic Set for 23rd The second in a series of three immunization clinics will be held in San JuanCounty this month. In Monticello, the clinic will be on April 23, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Health Office located in the basement of the court house. In Blanding, the clinic will be on April 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Blanding Li- brary. Parents should be aware that all children of kindergarten age will be required to have their immunizations up to date. Rydell Yanito Shorter Hours At Post Office Beginning Saturday April 12, the lobby of the Post Office in Monticello will be locked at noon each Saturday and remain closed until Monday morning. Outgoing mail will be picked up on Saturday and Sunday evenings from the Metro Box (that's the large box) in front of the Post Office and taken directly to Price where it will be sorted. Local mail should be placed only in the small box on the front of the Post Office. Money order service will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. only. |