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Show .' i . r W j I ft V V 3 THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday February v V v- "T.. - Page 4 10, 1983 j isolated region Oljato busy airport In beautiful, who the the 500 via The Oljato airport, hidden away from the crowds who flock to Monument VaUey, has; a lot of air traffic. Ih 1982, almost 782planes arrived at the smaU runway adjacent to the Oljato Trading :Lm O I- I5 Post. Records kept by Ed and Virginia Smith, who operate the post and airport, show that most of the flights are tourist flights scheduled by BiU Crowleys tour service . in Kayenta. These planes, mostly with foreign tourists, arrive on Tuesdays, " 5? ttat' ' r-- 3 IK, Ayy.S&r; yiaJ ij3 y V' Awwv- w - ' l A" "V', San Juan Countys newest sign greeting persons entering Utah is located at the Monument Valley crossroads. Painted by Paul Foreman of Blanding and commissioned by the San Juan Travel Council, the new sign, in deep brown onbeige, Fridays, and Sundays, usuaUy three times a day. Tourists are taken in vans to see the sights of Monument VaUey before they are is not only striking but it lists many of the attractions of the county. The new sign is part of an overall push by the Travel picked by Carl Eisemann San Juan County Commissioners spent the better part of Monday morning dealing with pending state legislation and actions of other agencies which impinge on the county. The commissioners approved sending a letter to the State Legislature outlining the county position on Project BOLD. The commissioners stated that they could support state efforts to obtain the 223,000 acres due when Utah became a state and efforts to trade 400,000 sections locked up in Indian reservations or federal parks and recreation area. the commission stated it could only support these programs if the state guarantees to pay in lieu of taxes to counties, grant free access use permits to local governments, allows municipalities first right of purchase and establishes policies permitting grazing and However, support for the position taken by executive Director of the Southeastern Utah Association of Governments, requesting that the National Park Service require an Environmental Impact Statement on proposed tar sands developments to evaluate the of not developing tar impact sands. HoweH pointed out that most E1S statement deal with the negative impacts of any energy development proposal and totaUy disregard positive economic impacts. In a final letter, the commission opposed a Park Service proposal to grant concurrent law enforcement authority to park The commission personnel. supports such jurisdiction but only with the condition that the county stipulate the extent of that authority. socio-econo- non-metallifer- ous non-metallifer- ous one-thi- one-ten- mines are exempt from paying property tax Childrens mic The commission expressed , battery reported missing a San Juan County road patrol grader over one month ago was recovered last week. The recovered battery is one of three believed taken by persons who live In areas without electrical A half-centu- , half-centu- were reporting for school after the 9:30 bell, and many of the offenders were those who lived within easy walking distance of thte school. The of parents was requested tov correct the habit. ; To offset the condition a ruling was made to close the doors at 9:30 for 15 minutes, after which the tardy students would be admitted. The regulation would continue until the tardiness habit was overcome. ; co-opera- tion A. J. Redd was appointed chair- - YEARS AGO -- set. ' PUBLISHERS J. Martin L Adams SUBSCRIPTION RATES San Juan County Outside county Canada Elsewhere Newsstand ' $ 8.00 9.00 12.00 15.00 25$ Blanding 678-208- 7 VALENTINE PERM SPECIAL ry, this week, the San Juan County Hospital raised its room rates from $10 per day to $12 per day. of Blanding Representatives met with the San Juan County Commission to request a delay in locating the new county hospital until a general election could be held and for voters to register their preference on the location north or south in the county. the Unless proposal was accepted, : an effort was to be made to secure an injunction against the plans which wouldput the , whole hospital proposition into litigation, thus renderingthe . bonds unsaleable. George K. (Ken) Coates was appointed plant manager of the MiU operation of MonticeUo National Lead Company. Monticello,.; Utah, 84535.' Second , class postage paid at Monticello, Address Utah (USPS 480-40changes : Box 879, Monticello, Utah. The San Juan Record is a member of the Utah Press Assoc. Chappell Cheese Blue Mountain Dairy Country Clippers - - ";v.' Top-o-thc-ll- ne 22.50 Good through February 28 Aleta Dalton . Published: every Thursday at history in a picturesque setting. Beans of the Civilian Defense Council, replacing Arthur S. f FORTY YEARS AGO this week, a faculty meeting was held at the MonticeUo school to discuss the problem of student tardiness. From 30 to 50 of the students About 10 tourists arrive by automobile at the trading post each day in the summer months. They find the old post, a bit of Wheat man TWENTY-FIV- E . MARKETS ry, Wood. out-of-the-- way Utah 84103. Denver and the west coast and it provides specialty care not available in general or community hospitals. In its first children from virtually' state and dozens of foreign every countries have been treated at the hospital. Today, in its .second the hospital continues to receive children in from T power. The batteries can be used to generate power to run atelevision Pennies By The Inch campaign helps to guarantee the continuation of Primary Childrens proud ; tradition of never saying no to any child inneed. All gifts are tax deductible, as provided by law: Primary Childrens Medical Center, 320 Twelfth Avenue, Salt Lake City, The ; 0.) Assault on batteries ; signed people guest book in the museum last year, most were tourists directed to this place from Gouldings. The San Juan Travel Council has been studying methods to entice the plane tourists to northerly parts of the county where they might stay for a couple of days. The Smiths have operated the trading post since 1949. Their trade these days is mostly emergency - commodities as local customers - drive to bigger Shopping areas for most goods. Part of the change may be due to tee fact that the Smiths cannot extend credit in the same way they did in the old Days. ; crisis from around the world and from across the street. members. Primary Childrens is the only, pediatric hospital between non-metallife- rous on mines located on federal lands. two-ho- ur Hospital has accepted any child in need, regardless of race, reHgfon, or the ability to pay. In recent years, it has provided between $1.5 million and $2 million in care for special children who have no other way of getting the help they need. Much of these fends come from the annual Pennies By The Inch campaign which wUl be conducted February 7 to 19 this year. The appeal asks famines to give an amount equal to apenny,dime,or for each inch or the dollar combined heights of all family mineral development. The commission expressed opposition to project BOLD proposals to exchange state-own- ed checkerboard sections for block federal grants, stating that the problems connected to such an exchange far exceeds the value to the state andprivate interests. In a letter addressed to the State Tax Commission and the State Legislature, the commission supported legislation which tax would mines on the same basis as metalliferous mines, pointing out that the state constitution makes no distinction as to how mine properties should be taxed. Commissioner Calvin Black noted that rd mines currently pay only tax th as much to as metalliferous mines and that Primary. 1922, , HoweH, again by planes up Since it opened its doors in borders. William museum inthetradingpostbutfew of the plane tourists have time to go inside. The guided tours are schedule. Of on a tight Pennies by the Inch underway Council to upgrade signing in San Juan County, especially along its Commission reacts to ponding legislation . bound for Las Vegas Page.' The number of flights in 1982 almost doubled the 320 in 1981. According to Virginia Smith, Oljato gets only a portion of the tourists who are flown in from Phoenix, as many opt to take a Lake PoweU tour or a boat trip. Smith says that there used to be several private planes each season flying in passengers who wished to hike and camp. However, with increasing costs for airplane fuel, few people come now in private planes. have a miniThe Smiths : 587-24- 1 6 : One-fou- rth mile north of Youngs Machine Highway 191 MonticeUo ; , Make a Sweet Deal! MIKE xom Last Fall it cost 0770 NOW ONLY 8100 |