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Show "saw Prizes won by 4-He- rs San Juan young people won several ribbons in 4-- II com- petition at the recent Utah State Fair. The awards included; Blue ribbons: Candace Redd, Danish almond tea ring. kolene Black, jumpsuit and bag. Sondra Crowle , pant suit. LaNeli Jones, three piece suit. Jenmiei Redd, jumpei and shirt. t. Mait Redd, Red ribbons: LaDawn Lovell, skirt and blouse. Colleen Richardson, shirt midi-skir- and blouse and pillow cases. Andrea Livingston, gauchos skirt. and Mi mi Peterson, baking powder biscuits. Jennifer Redd, white east bread. White ribbons: DeAnn Richardson, white jeast bread. Andrea Livingston, whole wheat muffins. Pamela Redd, macrarne plant hanger. Cedar Point gets a fire truck residents of the area, Harold which of the young son of Mr. and delivered on Saturday. easily passed approval Dwaine Gidcumb, Jr. , 2 12-year-- old Mrs. Harold Gidcumb of the Cedar Point area. The truck was by one turn in) HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH . 61, Intermountam Red Cross Center has scheduled the next visit of the into San Juan County next Wednesday and Thursday, October 4 and 5. The mobile unit will be m Blanding October 4 at the South LDS Church between 2:30 and The blood-mob- M Vol Bloodmobile to visit county No. 35 15 cents a September 28, 1978 copy ile 7;30 p.m. In Monticello, on October 5, the unit will be at the elementary school between 3 and 7 p.m. Nab vandals Beer election policy extended county wide In line with its action last week m calling an election m the Montezuma Creek area to ascertain whether or not citizens want to have beer sold in the area, the San Juan Counc Commission at this Mondays meeting said its future police would be to allow am community m the count to hold te a similar election if the so desires. An area must make known to the" commission that it washes to have such an election, and the election would be held m conjunction with generalelect-10n- s throughout the count. The preuous week, the commission set November 13 a date for the beer issue election m the Montezuma Creek, Aneth and Red Mesa areas. Members of the commission said they would be cuided In corn-muni- the voters' wishes as to whether or not beer will be sold in the area. The action resulted Irom an incident the nicht of September 6 at Montezuma Creek, when some 40 cases of beer were taken from the Montezuma Creek Trading Post and de-st- ed. ro other business at this Mondays meeting, Commissioner Calvin Black told other commissioners that Utah Governor Scott Matheson had said he felt that the counties were not quite flexible enough on their wilderness position. The final position that might be adopted, Commissioner Black said, is that only those areas recommended by the state may be made into wilderness areas In and that the counties must cur on these areas. All others not recommended would be turned back to multiple use areas, the commissioner said. Commissioner Black also con- reported that a legislative committee was in lav or of reducing taxes on owner homes statewide, vvitlf a either homestead exemption or ' circuit breaker applied tn all homes that are occupied. Commissioner Black madetlm motion that the commission adopt the polic as the San Juan Count position, and the commission thus voted. Bids were opened on dump trucks at Monday's meeting but w'ere held pending further consideration. Ruby Bronson met wath the commissioners asking that Blinding area. John Baker presented a contract from Empire Electric for the Cedar Point fire station. There wall be a $5 deposit and a minimum billing of $7.35 a month. This was approved bv the commissioners. -o- ccupied they write to the state legislature asking that the Utah State Fair be left at the fairgrounds and not moved to the Salt Palace, The commissioners agreed wath the suggestion, saving there would not be enough room at the Salt Palace for all the exhibits and that there also W'ould be a shortage of parking space. Mrs. Bronson also presented a letter on behalf of the Blandmg Senior Citizens thanking the commissioners for the help you have shown and the support that has been given to the Senior Citizens of our County the past two and one half years. They said w'ere grateful for the they and facilities that have been provided for the use of the Smuor Citizens m the Still dry Puts c of San Juan County to ontinue suffer from drought, according to Lester Sw eene, area manager of the Bureau of Land Managements San Juan Resource Area, Mon-ticell- Summer o. rains have been and on public spott in poor lands, resulting growth on warm season grasses such as sand dropseed, curly grass and blue gramma. Growth on these grasses is less this year that it was during last years drought, Sweeney said. light Livestock reservoirs are also dry in many areas. If rams do not come soon, warm season grass growth will not occur and stock water may be a problem, the manager said. Livestock operators are encouraged to check their public land winter grazing areas for stock water and forage production well in advance of fall turnout dates. Partial non-uof public grazing lands may se to protect the and to comresource forage be necessary pensate for the lack of warm season forage, Sweeney said. Two Blandmg youths, both juveniles, were picked up on Monday evening of this week and turned over to juvenile court following the vandalism Monday morning of the home of Ms. Nadine Corral, a school teacher in Blandmg. Blandmg Police Chief Be van Wright said the vandals apparently used an ax to break a window in the home while Corral was at school Ms. and threw clothes and food around the residence. The chief said the intruders were seen by a neighbor. Paint Day Members of the Monticello Chamber of Commerce are being asked to meet at the city park at 9 a.m. this Saturday to help the old tractor. Jack Young is chairman of the project. re-pa- mt Centennial meet The Hole in the Rock Cen- tennial Committee will meet Thursday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Blanding library. It took several years of planning before the exploring party set out to find a way to San Juan County, the committee officers said this week. We have only a month before the first events of the 100th of the arrival of the Hole in the Rock party will take place. It is important that all who have been given assignments be at the meeting to make a report. anniversary The people of Utah are using a great deal of blood, making it most difficult to keep a surplus of blood on hand, Arlow Freestone, San Juan Hospital administrator, said Due to this high this week. it is demand, important that of us each contribute to the program so that blood will be available for all who need it. The communities of Blanding and Monticello have each set goals for 100 donors, so everyone physically able, between the ages of 17 and 65 is encouraged to present themselves at the appropriate time and place and donate a pint of blood. Most people can donate a pint of blood every 56 days. Those who have had hepatitis, recent tooth extraction, major surgery, pregnancy or transfusions m the past six months will be disqualified. All donors must weigh at least 110 pounds. Anyone who has received Red Cross blood from San Juan Hospital or other hospitals in the state during the past six months is encouraged to use this chance to replace blood used, by asking relatives and friends to donate on Wednesday or Thursday, October 4-- 5 WEATHER |
