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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday January 23, 1991 - Page 4 At the March of Dimes dance held in the Mourer quonset building east of Monticello, $142 was cleared for the polio fund. Mrs. James Barry was chosen as Polio Queen. "We serve two Goldman. entirely different situa- tions. The bookmobile owns a large stock of books and can order from Salt Lake City. Our resources are very limited, our readers can have only what is on our shelves. We shall not be able to serve neighboring towns." It is expected that the library will open in the spring. Phone numbers to call to volunteer any kind of assistance are: and 672-225- 672-222- encouraged everyone to read, (from left) Pat Jackie Dale, Cook, Lorraine Becenti and Rosalie Goldman. 672-224- 7 2, 0. Jailhouse becomes library by Rosalie Goldman Bluff, founded in 80, is going to have a library in '91. No, not an span, but span. An 11-ye- 111-ye- ar ar abandoned building that once opened its doors only to lawbreakers is now being renovated to welcome the reading public. Working diligently since last July, the Bluff Library Board announces it is restoring Bluff jailhouse, long unused, by turning it into an independent li- brary. Chairman Patricia Cook, introduces herself and board members: Rosalie Goldman, assistant man; Lorraine chair- Becenti, secretary; and Jackie Dale, treasurer. "Everything is volunteer," says Cook. "Mark Maryboy has given us great support and encouragement. Eric Swenson has kindly donated his time in helping us to become incorporated. Gary Sosa Computer designed our stationary. Generous people from all over the country are sending books, both new and used. We accept all donations and hope to have sections for fiction and nonfiction, adult as well as a children's section." Goldman, "Coming - posting a Your Library" sign in the building's only window, adds, "Bluff, a community with a resident population of 250, serves an outreach population of about 1,000. Except for senior citizen activities, there is no recreation or resource program for the public. We shall try to include every reading-relate- d activity." who also is Becenti, launching a library at Navajo Mountain, points out, "Books remain a power- ful tool. The library's name, People on Reading Networks, means we shall accommodate as many reading-relate- interests as d possible. This means that we will need an enormous amount of volunteer help." "We are starting very simply" says Dale. "Farmington library has given us a Art exhibit "Where the Wild Things Are", an exhibition of paintings and drawings by five Utah artists dealing with art of the imagination, will be on display at Monticello High School until January 29. The exhibit was curated for the Utah Arts Council's Traveling Exhibition pro- gram. This exhibition is a journey into the imagination of these prominent artists -their work explores the unknown regions of fantasy where wild creatures lurk. The artists stress the subjective, intuitive, and imagi- native over rational, library open evenings on a daily and rotating vo- lunteer schedule. How will the Bluff library affect the County Bookmobile? "Not at all," says ranches. They lived and worked for some time at the Carlisle Ranch, north of Monticello. A change in the ownership Machinery Company was made public. Edward Hall, a former partner in the had purchased Wood's interest. The firm firm, name was to be changed to Western Mine Supply Company, and the location moved to a building on Main Street (most recently occupied by Black and Stevens). Mr. and Mrs. Duane Johnson of Blanding took a two week vacation to Mesa, and Mexico. father, Ernest I C y Bahamas. 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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dean Black of Blanding left for a trip to the Bahama Islands. The young couple drove to Salt Lake City, flew to Florida, and cruised to the scious control. pockets. Our system will be the old fashioned user library card. As treasurer, I currently have a tiny sum to The board hopes to keep the this week San Juan County commissioners appointed a time in San Juan County on Arizona Deaun's years ago Twenty-fiv- e con- large supply of card account for, which will probably be used up fast by maintenance and ordinary supplies." the LDS Chapel in Blanding to pay their last respects to Mrs. Lucy Johnson Laws. She and her husband, Julian, spent much of their of the company formerly known as the Homer Woods Bluff Library Board Beth King photo Forty years ago this week a large crowd gathered at c - Protein Blocks Feed Feed 4-W- ay 3-W- ay Rabbit Pellets Flaked Corn Calf Grower Whole Oats Chicken Feed Fully loaded 4-do- or sedan $14,200 f & E List Price $17,171 HURRY! 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