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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD, Thursday Jqly 30, 1981 - PagQ 6 ' - ' . . Vv .. L V ... ' - k, , . i i . j'fc sections of growth. Brett Cook, assistant director of energy and minerals of the Utah Department of Energy and Minerals, explained how the land exchange program, known as BOLD, was conceived. Governor Matheson met with Secretary of the Interior James Watt to request that federal land policies be more attentive to local Watt agreed to the concerns. concept of Utah having more authority concerning the control of lands within its boundaries, so Matheson formed a steering committee to decide priorities for the exercise of such authorThe steering committee ity. appointed four task forces to study needs in surface resources, underground energy resources, public interest or state agencies affected by federal land controls and public policy and regulatory problems. Cook said the committee meets the first Monday of every month at 9:30 a.m. in the Governors Board Rqom and the public is welcome. The committee hopes to have another map ready by . 1 showing San Juan County Commissioner Calvin Black informed Cook that San Juan County would not support any changes in land control until the state land board made a number of substantial policy revisions. Black said an increase in state controlled lands within the county would negatively impact San Juan. Present state land policies shaft county government by providing no compensation while upholding the highest level of charges for state land use by county and city governments. State lands produce no revenue but do necessitate county expenditures, Black said. d federally-owne- land now being studied state as future acquisithe by tions. The lands under consideration have a wide range of potential; oil and oil shale deposits, good grazing sections, recreational opportunities and the expectation of commercial August - which state lands will be studied as possible trade selections. The land exchanges must be of equal value and the state is hoping to acquire revenue generating parcels to help support the school system. Representatives of the National Park Service then explained the policy of integral vistas derived from the Clean, Air Act of 1977. The act calls for visibility protection of panoramas or landmarks which can be seen from national parks, even if such vistas are outside the parks boundaries. Moab City Manager Ralph McClure said Moab vigorously protested the policy because it could drastically affect the citys economy. Strict air pollution regulations imposed on Moab by the Park Service could prohibit commercial ventures. many Commissioner Black reported that the Utah Association' of Counties has filed suit against the Park Service for acting out- -' side the authority of the law which established the preservation boundaries of the parks by attempting to extend those boundaries through the integral vistas policy. Moab city government was directed to channel its concerns to Brent Bradford in the State Environmental Health Office or Jim Butler in the Governors office. Other announcements concerning public lands included the start of a gold exploration in Miners Basin in the Manti-L- a Sal Mountains; an 85 percent current success ratio for oil and gas exploration on BLM land in San Juan County; a requested bighorn sheep and elk transplant by the Wildlife Resources for San Juan County.; the possibility that Secretary Watt will rescind the BLM poliVehicle Desigcy of Off-Road nation. Area BLM Manager Gene was elected to serve as No-di- ne chairman of the assembly for one year. The next meeting, to be held in about two months, will feature an update on the BOLD plan and a status report on the Nuclear Waste Terminal Storage explorations. AFDC savings in Utah The Gary Suttlemyers attended by Helen Redshaw we keep getting light showers which make the wheat cutters waithappy as some of them are Also, ing to sow fall wheat. the beans need cultivating. We admired a large field of alfalfa last d , beautiful blue color and scent The Friday. The Purple remind one of field the of harvest The Sage. will be Walt Snyders- second dry-lan- - cutting. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snyder, Edmond, Oklahoma, visited last the Charles with weekend Snyders. More than 1,958 Utah welfare applicants and recipients were assisted by the Work Incentive (WIN) program in finding unsub- sidized jobs during the first half of Fiscal 1981, according to a report from the United States Department of Labor Denver office. From October of 1980 to March of 1981, 2,015 jobs were assumed of and allowed over to new leave the Utah the Aid to Families with DeTotal pendent Children rolls. in Utah were AFDC savings have a born July 24. She has been named Sheila. are Chris and Jack Parents Brockbank. . The committee also hopes to begin public hearings throughout the state by September 14 to gather public opinion on the impact of the proposed trades. Max Johnsons new granddaughter Exchange of state for federal land discussed by administrators at inter-agenc- y meeting Exchanges of state lands for federal lands in Utah and the policy of integral vistas were discussed at the second Interagency Public Administrators luncheon last Wednesday. Twenty representatives from several Bureau of Land Management offices, the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the State of Natural ReDepartment sources, the Grand County Water Conservancy District, the Grand County Commission, the San Juan County Commission, Moab city government, the San Juan Resource Area Office, the Soil Conservation Service and the Wildlife Conservation Service met in Monticello to continue communication between open elected officials and government bureaucratic officials. The assembly viewed a map showing The , . Mr. and Mrs. Red Poole took a break from custom wheat combining and visited their daughters and families in Craig, Colorado and Pocatello, Idaho. the Suttlemyer reunion in Ogden last week. A nephew, Jason Suttlemyer, returned to spend a week with them. Daughter Cindi is spending a week with her aunt and uncle in Tennessee. Joi and Jeannie will be having parties at their Tupperware homos this Thursday and Friday. Visitors of the Frizells and Calverts this past week were Glandoras daughter, Clara and her husband, Glen, from Kendall, Kansas, and Ronald and his family from Olathe, Kansas. Babe Young hosted the canasta group last Wednesday with two tables to play. Russell Larson and son from Sandy, Utah, spent the weekend the Rex with her parents, Johnsons. THIS WEEKS SPECIALS!!! two-thir- ds job-hold- ers US2wHnim IFEeix $6,214,000. Oops! Sflnamnip & We slipped In an article reporting a comparison of the jolice department budgets for several southern Utah communities, we reported the Price budget as $85,000. The correct figure is $385,000. Goimdliiftfloiroetr 16 oz. Reg., Extra-Dr- y , Dry Damaged , Oily $2.91 Value protein iinstant hai CONDITION Leave work at The San Juan Record balsam BALSAM. protein mATMltf SHAMPOO ..... aotfr rl,ta llt eilra esAA51 flays ol ff Wl OR HUM YOUR CHOICE H1FY EDIMJ O 445 N. Broadway Cortez. Co. 73 H. Main MnnOceEo,Ul 587-230- 2 SUMMEDK CLEARANCE SALE Brucellosis and reindeer Brucellosis, known and feared by San Juan stockmen, is causing trouble in Alaskan reindeer herds, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture. Half a century ago, Alaskai counted 640,000 reindeerl Today, they number fewer than 25,000. Better known for attacking cattle and hogs, brucellosis is one of the reasons for the decline in reindeer says veterinarian Robert Dieterich, University of Alaska. When the bacterial disease hits herd on the Alaskan tundra, he said, adult reindeer are weakened. Some die. The life span of others are shortened, and the losses to abortions climb dramatically. Scientists are patterning a control for brucellosis after the one now used for cattle. Once the vaccine is developed, treating the thousand of reindeer roaming millions of acres of Alaskan tundra will be a formidable task and a means of administering the vaccine in the wilds will be needed. One way would be to use air rifles to fire implant pellets and use a dye to stain the animals hides. That way well which know have animals been treated, says Dieterich. In Alaska, reindeer are a commercial crop. Alaskans depend on the reindeer for food; clothing and shelter. Antlers are sold for use in oriental medicines. SMALL FOOT Check out our HALF PRICE TABLE ND BIG FOOT Feet can get larger as a person grows older. Adults of ali ages can sometimes benefit by not always buying the same shoe size. Watch for growth to avoid foot problems. III1 BLANDING HOME CENTER 163 tlHwy. Blanding N't T. 678-223- 4 6 |