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Show January 27, 1994 30 cents Vol 78 No 10 a Citizens Utilities takes over GTE phone lines On January 1, 1994, Citizens Utilities purchased GTE telephone properties in West Virginia, Tennessee, Idaho and Utah. The purchase involves a total of 181,000 access lines, 15,337 of which are in Idaho and 15,831 in Utah. This is the first phase of Citizens acquisition of more than 500,000 GTE access lines in nine states by 1994. year-en- d Within the aquisitioned properties, all local and long distance telephone service formerly provided by GTE will now be provided by Citizen Telecom, and will continue without interruption. Robert Crum, Citizens Telecoms Vice President, Western Region, described the GTE transaction as a strategic purchase which expands Citizens core market, cusrtomers in small-an- growing, d towns. medium-siz- e According to Crum, Citizens Telecom wants to be the best business in the community. We have a passion for the high quality, customer service. We intend to make it easy for our customers to do business with us. We also plan to maintain strong involvement in community relations, education, and economic development. low-co- st and cities and with the most Providing small medium-siz- e towns advanced technology, products and services is key to Citizens Telecoms The superior growth. communities in Idaho and Utah within the. aquisitioned properties are very good fit for Citizens, and we look forward to living and working there. GTE All former employees within the aquisitioned properties in Idaho and Utah became Citizens Telecom employees on January 1, 1994. Citizens is in its 49th of increases in revenues, net income, earnings per share, and dividends to consecutive year shareholders. is awaiting bid award on Technology Building construction CEU-SJ- C The Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management is seeking bids for construction of the new CEU-Sa- n Technology Juan Campus building in Blanding. The bid announcement, published January 16th, is a milestone for college officials who are anxious to see construction of the 20,000 square-foo- t building begin. According , ) to the announcement, bids will be received until 3 p.m., February 15 at the DFCM conference room at 4110 State Office Building in Salt Lake City. The winning bid will be announced then. Drawings and specifications are available to the contractors from Design West Architects,. 533 South. .i 700 East in Salt Lake City or from Juan CEU-Sa- n Campus in Blanding. A $300 refundable deposit, made payable to DFCM, is required for each drawing and specifications set. According to CEU-SJDean, Gail Glover, construction may begin as soon C as March. She conceeds that the starting date will depend on how fast the. winning bidder can mobilize their construction crews. This is building exciting. Its high-tecdesign and education h philosophy fits right in with Governor Levitts vision of technology education, in higher Glover said. Interested contractors should call 801-67- 8 2201, ext. 123 for more information. Frank Morrell photo Blue Mountain with Horsehead on your side, you have won my love to keep. Conclusion of series Retrospective, Top Ten Stories Monticello ment, with the backing of at might heated, the months of January learned about Buckley Hyrum Smith of Franklin We have already looked through September of 1993. Jensens subdivision, Quest, were the front page This week we conclude the and they appointed a new story of Nov. 18th. Another story on the front page was look back with the months administrator (Dan Shoea movie star being about October through December. maker). The first story of October, Oct. 28th's front page had admitted to Monument 1993, concerned the first a photo of a couple of Jack Valley Hospital. The month closed out editor of The San Juan O'Lanterns, in preparation with, on the Nov. 25th Record , Oscar W. for Halloween, and head- edition's front page, stories McConkie. There was also lines were about our county the welcome to Elk Hunters, commissioners visit with about a lawsuit beng revived on the front page, and stories Gov. Leavitt about the Trust against San Juan County about the Navajos public Fund lawsuit, and Mayor School District and public hearings on the issue of Jack Young's trip to meetings on the health gambling on the reservation Washington D.C. to testify impact of the Monticello Mill (as an economic develop- before the Congressional and its tailings. December ment move). committee over mining December 2nd front The Dr. Warren once again law reform. page was full of follow-u- p grabbed headlines with the stories. Navajos approved Hospital Board action, in an NOVEMBER gaming (gambling) concept emergency meeting, suspenThe November first front and official election results ding his hospital priviledges was mostly about the shared the front page with a Two other sidebar stories page election from San story from the Moab results about the situation also Juan County, with a sidebar about the Atlas provided other insights and on the of Moab and results Mill information. tailings and Monticellos community The Oct. 21 issue had the other areas. Nov. llth's front page was center plans were discussed Deer Hunter's welcome and stories of Blanding and about the county budget and in the Rural Development Monticello city council employment statistics, with Summit at SUU. A 'Hometown Christmas actions. Blanding had a a photo of a local garden the harvest. after work session on planning Continued on page 8 .Vermillion Hills develop and zoning issues that got aTimes-Independe- - , -- f . , a nt |