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Show Increasing numbers of visitors to the San Juan area are reported at attractions such as the Edge of the .Cedars Museum at Blanding, now that summer weather has finally arrived. Photo by Alvin Reiner . HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH Vol . 15 21 62, No. 'Rediscover Utah ' urged by governor Utah Governor Matheson Scott The M. recently signed a declaration establishing the summer months of Juney July and August as a time to re- read: is a land of unique scenic variety and beauty; and In issuing the ' declaration WHEREAS, Matheson reiterated his mitment to the. effort to conserve motor vehicle fuels and com- there is encom- passed within the 85,000 square miles of our state a diversity of attractions unparallelled in any area of comparable size; and WHEREAS, the very genesis of the settling of Utah provides a history that continues to live today through preserved remnants of the past; and WHEREAS, Utah has available the resources of five National Parks, two National Recreation areas, 44 State Parks and seven National Monuments in nine distinct travel regions; and WHEREAS, the state of Utah is a land of variety, excitement and fun for the recreationist and traveler; called upon the people of Utah to vacation in their home state to curtail expenditures ofgas-olin- e, and at the same time keep viable the travel industry. Our goal is to encourage the citizens of Utah to discover or rediscover the unique diversity of their home state, Matheson said, and to have them recognize the recreational resources that are available to all of us practically at 'bur back door. Deadline for entries in the annual Little. Buckaroo Rodeo Queen contest is June 21, officers of the contest said this week. Each contestant will need a sponsor, and the sponsor fee is $15. Entry blanks may be left at Parkway Texaco or with Bev Standley. The contest is Open to girls 7 to 14 and will be held Saturday, June 23, at the rodeo grounds in MonticeUo, starting at 1 p.m. The rodeo will be held July 7. 16-1- Rustling on increase and-restore- Matheson, who has been at the forefront of the fuel conservation effort, appealed to the people of Utah in early April to consider a home state vacation this year. His directive for the strict enforcement of the 55 mile per hour speed limit and certain other conservation programs he has initiated have proved, to be guideposts for the actions of other states. governor's declaration NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scott M. Matheson, Governor of the State of Utah, do hereby declare the months of June, July and August to be atimeto .. REDISCOVER UTAH and encourage the citizens of our state to summer vacation at home and enjoy the ness of the Utah experience. June 14, 1979 a copy Queen deadline WHEREAS, the state of Utah discover Utah. cents Utah Division of Wildlife Resources " law enforcement personnel recently attended a training conference presented by the Utah Peace Of- ficers Livestock Association, to inform peace officers inthe state of the increasing livestock rustling activity and to teach new investigation techniques to combat the crime. According to Dr. Robert L. Poulson, director of animal identification and protection for Utah, livestock rustling is increasing. Only with the cooperation of all law enforcement agencies, he says, will the problem be reduced. Livestock are often left un- . (Please turn to Page 2) Two public meetings planned on Wilderness Two public meetings called by the San Juan County commission for the purpose of forming effective opposition to wilderness designations in the San Juan area will be held this month in Monticello and Blanding. The meetings Originally were scheduled for last month, but Commission Chairman E.S. Boyle said this week that it had been impossible to com- pile all the necessary information by that time, and the meetings were rescheduled. The first meeting will be Thursday, June 21, at Monticello High School auditorium, and the second will be Tuesday, June 26, at San Juan High School auditorium in Blanding. Both meetings will start at 8 p.m. Auction lunch Members of the Rebus Rota Literary Club will be serving lunch at the San Juan County equipment urday, June auction this Sat- 16. . The menu will include roast beef sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, hot or cold drinks and dessert. The proceeds will go toward the club's scholarship fund. Commissioner Boyle said commission members will have maps, overlays and other documents to show the effect of planned wilderness designations in this area. We want to show the people exactly what this wilderness designation will mean to our county, and we want to organize resistance to the government's plans, he said. The San Juan County commission has gone on record as being unanimously opposed to some of the proposed wild- erness designations. Commissioner Boyle said this week that one of the controversial points in the wilderness designation issue is the definition of a road. We maintain that if a el on drive vehicle can go it, then it's a road, the commissioner but the said, Bureau of Land Management has a different definition. Mr. Boyle said that the commission would display at the meetings photographs of roads in areas where BLM says there are no roads. Those attending the meetings will be advised as to how to contact Utah senators and representatives to express their opposition to the wilderness designations, the commissioner said. four-whe- ; |