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Show iir t utn ! . ' ' ' V' r'V'. V ' 'S ' " X S' "A,-,vv v - v nv- - o ' A v "V x' . ' NV ' x " - Vi. V, - ' - vxs;- s x ' . ' N VixXiVi s '' v r S ssV"- Xix'X' v ' ' ' X NV - ' ' V- - x'', x X ' X V x 5 ' ' " . ' ' ' , x x" 1 , ?' - X ' ' ! ' ' 'X - i . . ' ' 4m i - TWr dT tZ- - '$$&' The 8 z. i - ' A $. At the peak it - ' i - ;. V - great jagged crest of Blues, ?&' ,?W is Comb Ridge wash , sheer flanks lined out to the distant and contrasts , and a very special wonder of San Juan rises over the a world of color 1 Vol. 58, No. 27 Clarify county fair details Sears store coming to Monticello Steve Bronson, Blanding, has been appointed Authorized Sears Catalog Sales Merchant for Monticello, it was announced by R. E. Walters, General Manager of the Sears, Roebuck and Companys Los Angeles Catalog Order Plant. Monticello s new Sears store will be located at 144 North Main, in the former Monticello Lumber and Hardware building, and is set to open Thursday, August 7. The store will sell Sears Catalog merchandise exclusively, and will offer Sears regular ser- vices and credit terms. We are very pleased to have Mr. Bronson associated (Please turn to page 2) Two grants by Bi-Centenn- ial Two more San Juan County projects have been approved for money administered by the Utah Com- nial mittee. The Blanding Community Theatre will receive $500 to stage a musical production depicting the historic Hole in the Rock expedition. Golf And the U. S. Tournament scheduled for the week-en- d of July 4, 1976, will receive a $4,000 grant. This will be the third annual All-Indi- an All-Indi- Open. July 24, HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH an County residents looking forward to the first county fair in six years should take note of some changes and additions to the schedule run with last weeks San Juan Record. As fair committee ramrod A1 Haskins pointed out to the Monticello Chamber Tuesday, fair -- goers should be aware that the horse contests and games are set for Saturday, rather than Friday, as listed in the published schedule. The horse show is on Friday, but the contests and games are on Saturday. The annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale will be a 4-- H of the County Fair this year. It will be held on Wednesday, August 13 with the show in the afternoon and the sale in the evening. Contact the Extension Office in Monti- part cello or Steve for details. Cox in Blanding committee was not listed in the paper, and its one that should add much to the schedule. Its the Fun and Contest Committee, chairedby Bruce Adams, Monticello, and Lyle Johnson, Blanding. Theyll be in charge of public participation games such as if horseshoe pitching and you have an idea for similar events, contact Bruce or Lyle. First event of the fair calendar is set for August 1: the Queen Contest at MontiPat cello High auditorium. is Christensen (Mrs. Clyde) the gal to contact for details. One Folklorico Saturday at MHS auditorium. night SOCIOis sponsoring the appearance of this nationally acclaimed dance group. Refreshment booths on the grounds are planned by at least two groups: Delta Iota the organizational process, Haskins emphasized, the committee has tried to emphasize the allcounty nature of the fair, and has conscripted in each category to represent both northern and southern areas of the county. There will be another meeting of the fair committee with any interested citizens urged to attend at 8 p.m., Tuesday, SOCIO. house. Entries are needed. Haskins pointed out that no admission fees there are to general events, including the appearance of the Utah Ballet chapter of ESA sorority, and Throughout co-chair- July 29, at the county court Pioneer Days festivities! Therell be fun for one and all in Monticello this weekend during the annual Pioneer July 24, 25 and 26. Days Beginning the festivities this year will be a flag golf tournament all day Thursday, and the presentation of the Blanding production The Happiest Family at 7 p.m. The annual fireworks display will follow (approximately 10 p.m.). The Blue Mountain Roundup rodeo will be presented Friday at 6 p.m. at the County Fairgrounds, and again Saturday at 3 p.m. Rodeo participants should sign up at the Triangle H Motel. Saturdays activities begin whth the Lions Club breakfast in the City Park from 6 to 8 a.m., the parade at 10 a.m., followed by the carnival and kids games in the Park, and the Art Show, Flower Show, and Quilt Fair at the Library. Scheduled for Saturday evening are swimming races and diving competition at 8 p.m. and a water ballet at 9 p.m. A dance will be held both Friday and Saturday nights at the Fairgrounds Building, starting at 9 p.m. The will provide the Sun-dust- ers music. Reigning over Pioneer Days this year are Queen Peggy Montano and her attendants, Kerrilee Jones and Sally Swenson. The Rodeo Queen is Sue Musselman, with Elna Smith and Charlene Hanson as attendants. Both queens were sponsored by the Lariat Restaurant. 1975 Key school meetings set for next week Residents ofSan Juan County one of the scheduled next week at which the School District will present a tentative agreement reached with plaintiffs in litigation regarding new high schools and other issues under dispute. The meetings will be held as follows: July 28 Oljato Monday, at 10 a.m.; House Chapter Mexican Hat School at 1:30 p.m. and Bluff School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 29 Montezuma Creek School at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 30 San Juan High School in Blanding at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31 Monticello High School at 7:30 p.m. are urged to attend six meetings The tentative agreement is the subject of the Record on page 2. off the Lopez Arch on KUTV-TV Robert Nieves, Executive Director of SOCIO in Utah, has Salt announced that KUTV-TLake City (Channel 2) will carry a film story on the newly-namFerminR. Lopez off Highway 163 Arch, just about 20 miles north of Monticello. The film will show Nieves (Please turn to page 15) V, ed |