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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Thursday February 24, 1983 - Page 10 One night this past week, the p b, FLQUEKCE wind blew hard and our electricity was off for about half an hour and Blanding was, of course, blacked out. Most people do have candles or kerosene lamps so we by Florence Galbraith got along fine. In the St. George Kent and Cecelia Tippetts and area, electricity was off for children are in Grand Junction several hours due to the high winds. Shingles were blown off, visiting their fester daughter, small trailers were blown over, Irene. The students were out of school glass was blown out of windows, trees were uprooted and conlast Friday and Monday to celesiderable other damage was done. brate president's day. Many families took advantage of the holiday and went on a trip. The open house honoring Dee and Melba Black on their golden wedding anniversary was well attended. Of their children, only RaNae and DeRoyce were unable to attend. Musical numbers by the Sagebrush Quartet, Elaine Wright and Ellis and Mabel June Palmer were very nice, as were the refreshments. Many relatives and friends from out of town attended the open house. Among those that I recognized from Monticello were Zoie Young; Nettie Walker and David and Karen Adams. Two Guess we were lucky. Donald Kurtz family has been having a visit from his mother who lives in Canada. Corey H alii day, son of Mike and Linda Halliday, is home now and seems to be doing well after his surgery. It is good to see Earl Wright out and about again after his stay in the Salt Lake Hospital. activities: LDS Church made been Black has Brandon zone Reader in his California ' mission; youth fireside was held last Sunday. Remember that a Temple excursion is planned on March U and 12. escape disaster on Powell Two Page, Arizona, residents narrowly escaped disaster when their boat swamped during aLake Powell storm February 13. Strong winds whipped up waves estimated about six feet high about 6 p.m., swamping the runabout of Jerry Apalategui and John Massey, both 22. The two men grabbed onto a floating ice chest and swam to shore, spending about one hour in the water. During the night apassing boat discovered the swamped boat, but failed to hear yells for help. 16-f- oot Apaletegui and Massey spent a very cold night on the beach before they were able to flag down a passing tour boat from Wahweap Marina about 8 a.m. on Monday morning. Responding to the radio call for assistance from the PoweU Princess, a boat and crew from Wahweap Marina picked up the castaways and brought them back to the marina. National Park Service Medics treated the two men for severe and transported hypothermia to them Page Hospital. Blood is life, pass it on Share your blood because every 17 seconds someone in the United States needs blood. The persons you help (sometimes as many as four persons at once) may be victims of a vehicle accident or a fire, shock victims, infants, sufferers from leukemia or hemophiUa, or patients undergoing surgery. People ages 17 through 65 may give blood. Retirees as well as high school and college students may donate - providing they are in good health and weigh at least pounds. A parental permission slip must be signed before a 17 year old may donate. WiU it hurt? You wiU feel no more discomfort than you when experience your physician takes a blood sample. To insure g, be sure to eat your at least four hoursprior to giving blood. A little less than a pint of blood (one unit) wiU be taken. An average adult Tjody has from 10 to 12 pints of blood. You can spare a Uttle of your blood without harmful effects - your body wUl replace it quickly. The American Red Cross HO weU-bein- supplies blood services to over half the hospitals in Utah. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Monticello on March 2 and in Blanding on March 3. Help give someone a chance to live by donating apint of blood. Blood is life, pass it on. Officers attend breathalyzer school Approximately 12 San Juan and Grand county law officers attended a certification school on the use of breathalyzer equipment held in MonticeUo Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to instruction in the use of the breathalyzer, the men were trained in recognizing and testing persons suspected of driving under the. influence of intoxicating beverages. Man sought in j)ed. assault case The San Juan County Sheriffs Department is looking for Johnny Ketchum of White MesafoUowing the issuance of a complaint signed against him in an alleged case of aggrevafed assault. Complainant is Fred Talker of who was observed Blanding of south Monday morning what Blanding wearing only to wrapped appeared be a around his torso. Talker, who was spotted by a female driver on Highway 163 between Energy Fuels and White Mesa, told Jimmy Morris of the White Mesa Police Department, that he had been beaten and left naked in the bushes. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime during the evening of February 2L Specials for FebrU T-s- hirt Best Foods MAYONNAISE quart 1.49 School credits and Insanity defense bills House Bill 254 which provides for income tax credit for ments to private elementary and secondary schools, was heard by and Taxation Revenue the on Committee February 17. HB 254 was introduced by Representative Hardy Redd, chairman of the committee. IfthisbiUpasses, a loss of revenue to the uniform school fimd would ensue of 31 Kraft MACARONI & CHEESE Dinner VU oz. $2,509,325. House bill 225, sponsored by Lyle Hillyard, .was passed out ' the Judiciary by favorably Committee.. This biU deals with the insanity defense and provides pleas of not guilty by reason of and guilty and insanity" The later plea ill. mentally would allow a jury to find a person guilty of the crime committed with the added stip- ulation of mental illness. Human Services will consider funding On March 24 at 2 p.m. at the San Juan Social Services Building San Juan County Human the Services Board wiU consider requests for funding using the remainder of the discretionary money aUotted to the county. The board wiU also prioritize for the coming fiscal funding year. Funds overseen by the Human Services Board include Community Action and Title XX grants. The board meets on a monthly basis. For further information contact Merlin Grover or Marsha Keele. . Fresh Loin End PORK ROAST.xM Lean End Cut Rib Pork Chops Best Cut Center Loin PORK CHOPl Meaty Center Cut Rib Pork Chops.. Fresh Frozen Canadian COD FILLE Morrell All Meat Wieners 1 lb....... Western Family BOLOGNA 1 lb.. 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