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Show requirement stuns Monticello council EA MonticeUo city councilmen were stunned Wednesday by an announcement that an Environmental Assessment (EA) wfil be required before bids can be let on a new firehouse. Rick Terry, city administrator, told the council he has received a five-pa- ge list of items to be assessed. Terry said the EA wiU be reviewed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, federal agency that allocates Comm unity Block Grant funds. long list includes such as ambient noise, hisitems torical value, ambient air quality, flood plains, vegetation, wildlife, and public safety. Terry said that although the firehouse The Sipapu natural bridge (at Natural Bridges National Monument) towering 200 feet above the snow covered stream bed, is the second longest known natural bridge in the world. San Juan County has both number one. Rainbow, and number two, Sipapu. Douglas Crispin photo HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Vol. 67 No. 4 25 cents March 13, 1985 San Juan High Broncos place second in by Jennifer Jones San Juan Broncos claim the trophy as second place winners A in the State Basketball tournament. in their bid for the crown, they defeated the Wasatch Wasps 90-and the Pine View Panthers 61-before lo singby th ree points to the Richfield Wildcats, 4. The score was tied at 71 when a desperation toss by Richfields Keith Kimball dashed Bronco hopes for a state title. Cory Cochran scored 31 points and David Barfuss had 12 re 2-- 80 51 71-7- 2-- A bounds in the Richfield game. Commenting on the Bronco bid, KUTA sportcaster Danny said, San Juans Flemming bench is full of heros waiting to happen . . .we will all be watching next year as these heros have another chance at the A State The Broncos posted trophy. a 21- -3 season. The Bronco win over the favored Wasatch Wasps came as a surprise. The game was decided in overtime after the tenacious Broncos tied the score at 49. Shooting 100 percent from 2-- Celebrating eighty years Around the Hat Mexican Hat is shaking the image of a sleepy backwater They A new are planning and doing. association at the Hat is sponsoring 80 Years Around the a historical and cultural Hat day on Sunday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the famous old Lees Ranch in the Valley of the Gods. Lees Ranch is one of the old working cattle ranches and sits amid the goblins and ghosts which make up the fantastic panorama of the Valley of the Gods. Music, fancy dancers, mountain men, craft exhibits, the cowboy cook-o- ut and all other activities will take place at the old ranch buildings. Mexican Hat was founded by E. L. Goodridge, who located an oil claim near the present bridge in 1882. Oil was struck at 225 feet. Because of trans portation problems, the field was not exploited, but small weUs produce throughout the area even today. In 1901 gold rumors brought about 1,200 people to the area. When the rumors proved false, the population dropped to a few people, some mules and dogs. Another oil boom in 1920 raised one the population to 1,000 year later it was reduced to one Indian and a hogan, The 1950s uranium boom brought 1,500 people. Today there are about 40. Present day activities at Mexican Hat mainly involve the tourist industry. River rafting, jeep and horse back tours are available. Ancient Indian ruins are found in almost every canyon. Lodging, meals, trading posts services are and mechanical available in Mexican Hat. State basketball the field, the Broncos stunned the Wasps by connecting for 12 points. Scoring in the Wasatch game were: Cochran, 15; Barfuss, 12; Skinny Nielson, 12; Jens Nielson, 11, of which five were free throws; B. Shumway, 6; and Jaycen Tate, Stacey Yazzie, and Chris Singer, 2. In their second tournament game, San Juan had to come from behind to triumph over the The key Pine View Panthers. to our victory was our intensity on defense in the third quarter, said Coach Jones. The Broncos moved ahead quickly to score 57 points and dissolve the Panther halftimelead. High scorer was Skinny Nielson with 32, 22 of which came in the second half. Cochran scored 18; Barfuss had 13; Tate, 10; and Jens Nielson, 5. Stacey Yazzie and Chris Singer, assisted by Jens Nielson and Jaycen Tate, will return next year to form the nucleus of the Bronco squad. Not yet proven are David Lee, Billy Slavens, Jimmy Swanson, Preston Shumway andTroyLynn. Coach Jones expresses thanks to the cheerleaders, the student-bo- dy and the community for their oint support. For current information on road conditions call UDOT toll free city-own- said that Slades request would be considered if available funds exceed the accepted bid or if the council can appropriate more adot money. The 16 x dition would provide storage, wash-u- p rooms, and a meeting at an estimated cost of room $29,000. 40-fo- Concessions attached to land transfer Th Sam Jyam Record L ed will be built on propno is there way to cirerty, cumvent the EA if Community Block Grant funds are used. The startling announcement momentarily diverted the council from responding to a request by Joe Slade, volunteer fire chief, for an addition to the preposed firehouse. Terry told Slade that because the firehouse project involves a grant, no changes can be made until after bidding. He by Carl Eisemann The Utah congressional delegation will endorse a biU to enlarge Canyonlands National Park only if the biU contains specifics for developing the park, Calvin Black, chairman of the county commission, said Monday. Black made the statement foUowing a trip to Washington where he participated in framing the biH. Proposed by Congressman Jim Hansen, the bill will ask for transfer to the National Park Service of about 6,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Davis and Lavender canyons. The BLM Advisory Board, of which Black is a member, asks that the transfer guarantee access to Canyonlands via ( 1 ) a Monticello Lake road, (2) a Kigalia scenic road, and (3) a road from U95 near the Natural Bridges State Park. the BLM AdAdditionally, visory Board wants a loop road connecting Dugout, Salt Creek Mesa, Bobbies Hole, Chesler Park, the Confluence Overlook, and Big Springs. In exchange for the lands, the BLM Advisory Board also asks bill for completion of the Burr Trail Road, funding for Halls Crossing airport, access to Standing Rock, and that the impact of the Integral Vista concept be eased in relation to national parks. Black said the BLM Advisory Board adopted a resolution supporting continued evaluation of the GibsonDome repository study site. A rough draft of San Juan Countys response to the Department of Energys (DOE) Environmental Assessment of Gibson Dome has been prepared. The draft in its final form is being funded by a $15,000 DOE grant. In a joint statement issued by Senator Jake Gam and Congressman Howard Nielson, the legisWe strongly enlators said, ... reopening the Master Plan of Canyonlands National ed Park, so that tourist opportunities can be purit does no good to sued protect Canyonlands from a nuclear repository if access by a majority of Utahns to the park is denied because of insufficient tourist roads in the Needles Dis- dorse long-promis- ... trict. Design change delays bridge construction Completion of the Montezuma Creek bridge will be delayed because of a change in design, Commissioner Ken Bailey said at the Monday meeting of county commissioners. He also said that, pending approval of the Bureau of Land Management, the county will let bids for crushing from a 20,000 tons of gravel pit at Mexican Hat. Bailey also reported that the Utah State Office of Education will provide transportation and a free meal for children if a three hour recreation program is initiated at the Montezuma Creek swimming pool. Commissioners ask the county attorney to check the legal im- - lications of a free lease of the old Blanding Clinic to one of the foUowing: the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, the Utah Navajo Development CouncU, or the San Juan School District. Warning to cyclists Blanding Police Chief Bevan Wright reminds motorcyclists that persons driving a motorcycles on public streets must be licensed, and all motorcycles must be Ucensed and inspected. Drivers and passengers under 18 years of age are required by law to wear an approved helmet. Violators wiU be cited, Wright said. |