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Show f ? U f- L K 467 E. t. s ti. 3r ! - ' - U. -- I . mil Salt L a; a City Ut. BLM - authorizes DOE Gibson Dome exploration The Department of Energys (DOEs) proposal to conduct temporary exploratory activies in the Gibson Dome area in San Juan County will be authorized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), according to Gene BLMs Moab District Nodine, Manager. We received 128 comment letters, and a BLM interdisciplinary team spent many hours in analysis and evaluation and in using the information for writing the final environmental assessment, said Nodine. Their conclusion and my is to allow the activity, with strict mitigation requirements and full time monitoring by a BLM surface compliance officer. We araon record with DOE, however, that based on current information we believe an Environmental Impact Statement (E1S) would be required if DOE applied for detailed Site Characterization Studies. Strict mitigation measures include archaeological clearances prior to disturbance, monitoring during the duration of the project, and prosecution of any violations of State and Federal law. As a result of public concerns, BLM will mitigate impacts to paleontological values. A field check of all sites was conducted and high, moderate, and low probability of important fossil materials, was identified. A paleontologist will be present during excavation of sites which have a high probability of important fossil occurrence and samples of important fossil de-cis- On a explore summer day in The the mysterious narrow cools dark and Needles 3 leave the hot canyon floor and passages intricate . . in the spindle walls . are They Photo and caption by Rosalie Goldman Th Sam Juan Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH BLM-approv- Pioneer Days activities promise fun for all Beginning with a theatrical production on Thursday evening, July 22, to the annual fireworks display Saturday at 9:15 p.m. , the Monticello Pioneer Days celebration looks like a winner from beginning to end. a dramatic musical Zion, presentation by the Monticello Utah Stake of the Church of Latter-day Jesus Christ of Saints, tells the story of the beginnings of the Mormon pioneers and the trials they experienced. The free program begins at 7 p.m. , Thursday, July 22, at the Monticello High School auditorium. . Sidewalk Sales by Monticello merchants will start off the day at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 23. Beginning at 9 a.m. there will be a dive for money at the Monticello swimming pool. Family 9:15 with for scheduled are relays water ballet at 9:30 and childrens folrelays at 9:45. A mile-swi- m lows at 10 a.m. Rounding off the pool activites is water basketContact Kent ball at 11 a.m. Nye, pool manager, for additional information. The first games in the ay Blue Mountain Invitational Soft-ba- ll Tournament will get underway at noon on Friday. Chairman Bruce Adams reports 16 teams four from Blanding, registered four from Moab, six from Monticello, one from Dove Creek and one from Price. There will be two games every 90 minutes at the county recreation complex with the last games on Friday scheduled for The championship 10:30 p.m. 2-d- game will be played Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Two melodramas Curses on my Fatal Beauty and The will Villain of Glitter Gulch be presented, once in Blanding and once in Monticello. Sponsored by the College of Eastern Utah, the shows may be seen Friday, July 23, at the San Juan High School in Blanding and Saturday, July 24, at Monticello High School. entertainment in Blanding is at 6 p.m. with curtain at 6:30. In Monticello, w is scheduled for 7 p.m. with curtain at 7:30. There is no admission charge. Joe and includes: Cast Charlene Tammy Barton, Colleen Bill Redd, Francom, Pre-sho- w pre-sho- Jody Kirby, Larry Peterson, Joe Davis, Annette Fellmeth, Michael Boyle, Marty Redd, and Holyoak, Tim Semadeni Brenda Naylor. There will be lots of singing and dancing, ' says director, Melo Fellmeth. Caroline dramas provide good family en- tertainment. The first session of the Blue Mountain Roundup, sponsored by the Monticello Lions Club begins Friday at 6 p.m. For the eighteenth consecutive year, stock will be furnished by Buster Webb of Bloomfield, New Mexico. Entrants may sign up at the Exxon station on Monticello Friday, July 23, from 9 a.m. until noon. Admission to the rodeo is $4 for adults; $3 for senior citizens; $1.50 for ages six through 12. Children six and under are free. There will be a concessions stand. From 9 p.m. to 1 am. celebrants can dance to the music of the Everglazes of Lukachukai, Arizona, at the county fairground building. Admission to the dance, sponsored by the Monticello Lions Club, is $5 for couples and $3 for singles. On Saturday, July 24, ball players will have time to take in the Lions Club breakfast before continuing play in the softball The breakfast, a tournament. annual event, and good food humor where good much-await- ed go hand-in-ha- is nd, $2.25 per is pancakes, bacon plate. and eggs and orange juice. Three foot races are on tap for running enthusiasts. Register between 7 and 8 a.m. at Monticello High School for the 10 kilometer (6.2 miles) race beginning at 8:30 a.m. or for the 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) race beginning at 8:45 a.m. The $6 entry fee There will includes a be awards for winners and transportation for both races will be provided from the high school to the starting line. Menu T-sh- irt. There is no fee or registration fun requirement for the run and those desiring to participate should be at the cattle guard crossing on the Blue Mountain Road at 8:30 a.m. Contact Gary Adair, or Rick Eddie Allred, 1-- 587-296- 587-29- 1,. 57 for additional race information. For the first time, a golf Schulze, 587-24- 96 , tourney has been added to the ( Please turn to page 20 ) on ed materials will be collected. Moderate probability sites will and if important fossils are found the site will be treated as a high probability be spot-check- ed, area. At low probability areas any fossil materials discovered will be reported to the authorized BLM official. Noise impacts to recreation in the area have been mitigated by scheduling drilling work during seasons and through application of upgraded muffling and baffling systems. All generators will be placed inside insulated buildings. All structures will be painted to blend with the environment. There will be no impact on the Class I air quality of Canyon-lanlow-u- se ds National Park. The total surface disturbance for the project will be approximately 148 acres, all of which will be rehabilitated. Manpower requirements may peak at approximately 77, of which a fourth are expected to be hired locally. The final EA and Decision Re- cord Rationale is being mailed to all persons who commented and to BLMs mailing list for the DOE issue. Copies will also be available for review at libraries throughout Utah and in Grand Junction, Colorado. For further information contact BLMs San Juan Resource Area Office, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, or Utah 84535 the Moab District Office, P.O, (801-587-22- 01) Box 970 Moab, Utah 84532 (801-259-61- See related story on page three. State rejects county mill levy by Carl Eisemann William Francom, county the county informed auditor, commission at its July 12 meeting that the State Tax Commission had not approved the county mill levy as submitted. According to Francom, state law permits the State Tax Commission to raise school mill levies in areas, such as San Juan county, which are under valued. The commissioners authorized Francom and County Attorney Bruce HaUiday to inways in which the vestigate can county respond to this action by the state. Francom stated that the in- crease would be minimal but could create problems in county taxation procedure if the issue is not resolved quickly. Janet Wilcox, representing the Utah State Historical Society, asked for county assistance in publishing a paperback book on the lecture series held in the county. The book would cover the of series eight lectures which began last fall covering county archaeology, Indians, settlers, agriculture, the Hole in the Rock expedition, county resources, education and mining. The state plans to produce 1,500 copies and ask the county for a $7,000 printing subsidy. According to Wilcox, most of this money could be recouped by the county through sales of the book. In the absence of Commissioner Black, the commission that Wilcox requested appear at 19 the July meeting for a decision. Representatives of Smuin and Rich, auditors from Price, met with the commission to discuss the county financial records for the year ending December 31, 1981. They reported that the county general fund had operated eight percent ($315,000) under the amount budgeted. The hospital had a $44,000 net loss and the nursing home had an $86,000 net loss. The county treasurer, Marian Bayles, was commended for excellent management of county investment funds in the amount of $1,200,000, of which $99C,000 of which represents trust funds. An interest return of 15 per- cent overaU compared favorably with that of other counties. The auditors also noted that the treasurer had kept low interest bank accounts at a minimum. The commissioners were advised to monitor the library, health and tort liability funds so as not to exceed closely "' allowable maximums. The auditors noted that there ( Please turn to page 20 ) |