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Show 1 s 4 4 THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday, March 4, 1982 - page 9 IVlonticello Barber Shop s Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday - Saturday Beginning Monday, March 8 Less pay take-hom- e (FICA increases) By Francis M. Monticello Elementary School February Citizens of the Month: (back row, 1 to r) David Rice, Jeannie Peterson, Stephanie Christensen, Rachelle Tracy, Kim Gates, Danny Eimes, Jill Christensen and Brandt Miller, (front row, 1 to r) Ray Pehrson, Shondell Barton, Richie Black, David Adams, Emily Gonzales, Russell Helquist, Amanda Bailey and Gene Black. Citizen of the Month selection is based on a PTA sponsored program. John Noxon photo Lyman, CPA LYMAN & THOMPSON, CPAs Blanding, Utah The 1982 tax cut will be diminished somewhat by the offsetting increase in social security taxes that is effective January 1, 1982. The social security tax rate increases from 6.65 to 6.7, and the total earnings subject to social security tax increases from $29,700 to $32,400. For wage earners, this means an increase in the maximum social security tax from $1,975.05 for 1981 to $2,170.80 for 1982, an increase of $195,75. - Self-employ- ed individuals will pay 9.35 in 1982 compared with for a top tax of $3,029.40 in 1982 compared with in an increase $267.30. $2,762.10 Some changes have been made in social security benefits. Social security recipients under age 65 can now earn $4,440 a year (without losing any benefits) compared with $4,080 in 1981, Recipients aged 65 to 72 can earn $6,000 a year in 1982 compared with $5,500 a year in 1981 and still receive all benefits. Social security recipients who are 72 years or older can earn any amount of money without losing benefits (changes to age 70 or over beginning in 1983). For those individuals drawing benefits for the first time in 1982 there is an exception to the above rule: a monthly limitation applies instead of the annual limitation-$37- 0 a month for those under age 65, $500 a month for those ages 65 1981 in 1981 9,3 to 72. If you have questions or need further information concerning social security, write to your nearest Social Security Administration Office and ask for the booklet Your Social Security," You may also want to ask for two other pamphlets Estimating Your Social Security Retirement Check" and If You Work After You Retire." - Yes ! A fair Building a Better Tommorrow, Today by Kborah Marcus Enthusiasm and attendance were both up at last Wednesdays County Fair Board meeting and, yes, San Juan will have a 1982 county fair. It will be held August 19-2- 1. The fair will include a horse show, childrens fair, pet show, junior livestock show, small animal competition, gardening and produce exhibits, foods and fine arts exhibits, H demonstrafood concession booths, tions, commercial machinery and mobile home displays and a queen contest. Prizes will be awarded. Theme of the fair is Building a Better Tomorrow, Today" and the Fair Board is planning a ge bulletin containing rules and regulations for exhibit and com4-- 32-pa- petition entries. The Fair Board is also spon- contest for a cover soring a design for the bulletin and all submitted black and white drawings should reflect the theme with the HONDALAND in Monticello is having a big. . . entire county in mind. A $25 prize is offered for the best original drawing. Entry deadline is May and entries should be submitted to Deborah Marcus, Box 893, 1 Monticello, encouraged to contact the 7, soon at Johnson Only three large spaces for the display of such items as tractors and trailers will be available. All questions exhibit entries, concerning td booths and spaces should be to Johnson. Spaces for food, craft and other will be available on a displays dir-ec- first-reserv- ed first-com- e, j3 ciation, education or sale. The next Fair Board meeting will be Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the San Juan County library in Monticello. The public is invited. San Juan oil New exploration in Utahs Paradox Basin includes two wildcats in San Juan, according to an office report from Petroleum Information. Mapp Exploration has staked a ot test of Ismay seven and a half miles southeast of Frost. The Monticello, wildcat is 12 miles northwest of Bug field, productive from Paradox and Desert Creek. The second wildcat, 1 Decker 60-fo- are needed in both People Blanding and Monticello to organize the Childrens Fair. Ideas for that event include an art contest, a painted pet rock and sliding rock contest, a pet show, a nocooking contest, crafts contest and a school art contest whereby the schools choose and enter their best entries on any subject. It is hoped that county schools will submit entries by students in the bulletin cover design contest. Commercial display booths and spaces are limited and prospective exhibitors and sellers 587-266- P ot-- later Creek. Everett - no 0, than May 1. Deana Day, Blanding home arts chairperson, needs help in generating interest in handicrafts, upholstery and the sale of advertising space in the fair bulletin. A person is needed to handle food exhibits from southern San Juan and assistance is still needed in La Sal, Bluff and Montezuma are mibe- 587-246- to display their wares for appre- basis. Any county organization, group or individual is welcome 1-- Ranch-Feder- 18 will be a al, test of Desert Creek. 5690-fo- ot Drill- ing will be three and a half miles of Cowboy field, east-southe- ast productive from Ismay and six miles north of Bluff. C &K Petroleum, has completSouth ed a 5974-fowell, Pine Ridge, which flowed two barrels of oil and 162,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Wexpro 17 Bug has been abandoned, as has Southland Royalty, 1 Westwater Creek. Texaco Inc, has brought in Aneth Unit, at a depth of 5,753 feet, pumping 22 barrels of oil and 241 barrels of water per Aneth Unit day. Texaco is reported pumping 28 barrels of oil and six barrels of water per day at a total depth of 5830 feet. Davis Oil has temporarily abandoned South Ismay. 7- -6 ot F-1- 28 L-4- 30 1- -A Pee Wee ball considered success All new , pre-1982- se on Sale coached by Buckley Teams Jensen, Tom Livingston and Ron were winners in the Nieves Monticello Elementary School Pee Wee Basketball program. Twelve teams, composed of 112 third through sixth graders, participated this year, the third year in a program active in December, January and February. In addition to learning basketball skills, the young people learned sportsmanship and team work. Each team had nine Saturday games and boys teams at half-tifor performed Monticello fflgh School varsity and junior varsity games. Additionally, 106 Pee Wee participated in a H players competisponsored tion coordinated by Jim Stevens, me Many more bikes on sale Honda Follow the Leader Phone 4-- 587-281- 8 one-on-o- ne county extension agent. Pee Wee Basketball organizers to thank the following wish volunteers: Buckley Jensen, Tom Livingston, Ron Nieves, Chris Adair, Liz Miller, Hardy Redd, Sam Christensen, Eddie Allred, Ron Dickemore, Mel Walker, Bruce Adams, Scott and Doug Boyle, and Kent Nye for serving as coaches. They also thank M HS Coaches Jim Griffin and Dave Stoddard, who worked with the boys clinic, and Tauna DeGraw and Zan and Lee Burningham, who worked with' the girls clinic. Rebecca Wikle and Jim Stevens were directors of the program. Monticello Pee Wee Basketball will sponsor a June clinic at the Monticello High School. |