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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD. Thursday, January 1, 1981 - Page 2 M Letters to the editor Sagebrush Lady V.V The Record welcomes letters from its readers on any subject of public interest. Letters must be no more than 300 words in length. The publisher at all times reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contributions, in the interest of suitability and or good taste. An annual review complete with editorial comment on the state of affairs is traditional newspaper fare at the beginone of little grey ning of a new year. Far be it from me to compete with the savants and prognosticators matter in assessing the activites and behavior of my fellow human beings. There are many, including you, dear readers, more qualified to do the job. However, there were signposts. We celebrated San Juan's centennial and Blanding marked its 75th year. We donned pioneer dress in remembrance of the courage of our ancestors at a celebration held near Natural Bridges National Monument, site of the world's largest photovoltaic solar energy plant dedicated in June of 1980. We honored our forefathers in a variety of activities throughout the year, singing their praises in an original pageant produced in B landing. While contemplating the possibility of a Nuclear Waste Repository within the county boundaries, we prepared ourselves for a $1 million Department of Energy uranium tailings cleanup program in Monticello and watched with apprehension the decline of the market and the closing of San Juan uranium mines. Within the limitations of our personal outlook, we reviled or cheered the Archaeological Resources Protection Act which provided for legal action to curtail the removal or excavation of cultural resources from public lands. However, almost everyone abhorred the vandalizing of the pictograph panel near the juncture of Highway 163 andt the Colorado River in Grand County. We watched with curiosity the multitude of seismograph crews running lines across San Juan terrain. Official census returns indicated 2,664 more county residents than in 1970. We were preparing for an increasing population with a new high school in Monument Valley, a new elementary school in Montezuma Creek, new highway construction near Bluff, extended Monticello city limits and three new sewer one in Mexican Hat, one in Monticello for which projects voters approved a $190,000 sewer bond and a planned system for Blanding with an estimated cost of $1.2 million. Two county municipalities Monticello and Blanding awarded a cable television franchise to a commercial Colorado firm. Empire Electric Association of Cortez, Colorado, replaced Utah Power and Light as supplier of electricity to the city of Monticello and school board members gave consideration to a proposed realignment of athletic competition the average American citizen realizes that they must insist that their Senators not confirm some of Reagan's appointments. This list contains the names of 58 people, 26 of whom are, or have been, members of one or more' of the three powerbroking organizations: Council on Foreign Relations, (CFR) Hopefully, Rockefeller's Trilateral mission (TLC) or the U-3- 08 ter one-world- -- Also, our Senators should be asked what they are going to do about having let the above mentioned CFR, TLC and BG circumvent the Constitutional provision that only Congress can declare war ... and their (CFR's TLC's and BG's plans to trick us into war under the control of their super-sta- te organization, the United Nations, simply by calling the war something else, i.e. a police action or a security measure ... Korea and Vietnam. The cards are being stacked in such a way that armed conflict which is not to be called war could become inevitable. Where-ev- er we look, there are what militarists refer to powder kegs, ready to be ignited when it may 14) New Year's Eve December 31 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields Committee To Restore Constitution SHOWING AGAIN ON Oops! We slipped Wednesday morning, December 24, at the Utah Symphony box office at Symphony Hall and at the Salt Lake Tribune Library. He said they will shortly also be available in stores that ordinarily sell records. "The Tops in Pops wiU be available on both stereo LP album and cassette.' The office mail will these Symphony recordings to any address in the United States for one dollar postage and handling charge, which in-clu- des an attractive gift card depicting Symphony Hall. Gift orders should indicate how full-col- or According to Herold L. Gerg-or- y, executive director of the Utah the new albums, Symphony, at $5.99, went on sale priced family Christmas holidays and also the arrival of four family members Sara, Klar, Karl and Mark. Sara and Mark have been gone many years, along with pa and mother, Platte, Vint, Dane and most of the dear early San Juaners I knew. San Juan is really different. Redds and Baileys stores in Monticello - once the main businesses are gone something else is there. Parley Redd's store in Blanding remains, but it is so different and modern that it is hard to realize that I once brought THHIE B3 (3 VOTES sR. Jarvis, Chm. Utah symphony releases Tops in pops stereo album favorites as Side Story and "Rocky, "West "Annie, was recorded in Symphony Hall under the baton of Robert E. Henderson and was jointly underwritten by the Utah Symphony and Salt Lake Tribune. half-a-doz- en (Please turn to Page through hundreds of those entangling alliances that our first President warned us against, we seem to be at the mercy of this Conspiracy that is busy setting up its New World Order. w's perennial Henderson Peter J. Henderson - Israeli Treaties, or whatever mulit- -, bi- - or unilateral Treaty that might seem to fit the circumstances. In short, path untrod; a house whose rooms Lack yet the hearts divine perfumes; A landscape whose wide border lies In silent shade neath silent skies; A wondrous fountain yet unsealed; A casket with its gifts concealed This is the Year that for you waits Beyond mystic gates. Horatio Nelson Powers such sPeter J. ted building. The house where we lived is long gone replaced by a school. It was once the beloved home of my parents, Albert and Lell Lyman. It could boast of U.S. s flower unblown; a book unread; The new album, which includes would like to express thanks to those who supported and in this year's participated presentation of Handel's Messiah; especially to the 36 members of the Snow College Community Orchestra who put in a 22 hour day to bring us their music. Unfortunately, the venture lost several hundred dollars due to a lack of interest within the community. The free "Messiah for Youth program, which was an excellent opportunity for parents to expose their children to some of the worlds finest music, also failed to attract more than a handful. A friend of mine, who owns a theatre in Provo, has, for several years endeavored to present family type entertainment in the area. He claims to have lost $40,000 in the past four years. To quote him, There are always plenty of people using the pulpit as well as public meetings to condemn those who show movies, but when quality entertainment is available there is virtually no support. In our county, cultural events need all the help they can get. In trying to find support many people tell me that they are just too busy; probably true. However, this is a society of supply and demand and should the limited amount of cultural presentations in our area decline, we will know the reason why. seem necessary or expedient in order to complete the establishment of the Conspirator's New World Order. To be taken through some Treaty; NATO, CENTO, SEATO, OAS, one of a series of tree with fruit unharvested; Some of the headliners from the Utah Symphony's highly successful pops concert series last summer will be released this week on a new stereo LP album entitled "The Tops in Pops. ers I too R-ra- Valley through which an Olkahoma based company laid pipeline as part of a hydrocarbon system extending from Wyoming to Texas. With ambivalent feelings, we entertained Bureau of Land Management proposals related to management of Grand Gulch and the San Juan River. We expended time and energy in successfully protesting the amount of land included in the original BLM potential wilderness acreage which was eventually reduced by 75 percent. We gave thought to the benefits which might accrue to us from the designation of Highway 191 as a scenic route extending from Montana to Arizona. On the lighter side, we fought, laughed, loved and continued to enjoy the sunshine and good people in the beauty of what must surely be one of the most scenically diverse areas on the globe. If we were Chinese, we might call the coming 12 months the year of the elephant. Be that as it may, we here at The Record wish for you the realization of in 1981. . real ent commissioners approved the designation of a utility A A A s, (BG.)" More than Carstarted with. Conservative team members is not going as agents Ford and Kissinger expected. Richard V. Allen, Ed. Meese, WilliamSmith, men are other still on the team. The pressure above mentioned from will be terrific, so let's offset it. corridor in the area known as "Behind the Rocks" in Dry your-dream- Com- Bilder-berger- The smear of Reagans districts. County Letter to Editor: Letter to the Editor; Time is like a plane on course, flying inevitably onward until it joins the past and is forever lost except for memories it has generated and left as a bright reminder that it was here. We came to San Juan to spend Christmas among old familiar landmarks and people this year. It was most enlighteneing to discover San Juan is more new than old. Roads, places, and people are changed with the onward rush of Time. I find the language, the clothing and the homes a far cry from the last time I was here at Christmas and I search my memory to see just when that was. At that time we had four two boys and two girls. children The boys were in first and second grades and Julia Allen was their very fine teacher. There was a Christmas program and the boys has small parts. Everyone was astounded at the voice of the second son as it was loud enough for all to hear throughout the the donors' names should appear on the card. In an article published in the December 18 issue of The Record, we reported that the county commissioners approved the purchase of one $3,400 snowmobile for use by the county communications engineer to service the UHF television translators atop Abajo Peak in the winter. In fact, approval was given for the purchase of two snowmobiles at $2,500 each. Commissioner Eddie Boyle stated that safety dictates the need to send two snowmobiles on service trips to on service trips to Abajo Peak. Thurs Fri Sat Mon & Jan Tues Jan 7 8 9 1 2 3 5 & 6 at 7 p.m. PG Wed Thurs & Fri BLUES BROTHERS R II John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd 7pjn Coming Soon!! Olivia Newton SPECIAL John in XANADU MONDAY FAMILY NIGHT ONLY $8 See it at The Movies Monticello |