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Show Workshop on small business Small businesses account for more than half of the employment and half of the goods and services pro duced in the United States each year. However, inadequate financing and poor man- agement are the major causes of small business failure. A business will not succeed without the ability to finance seasonal sales peaks or generate capital to pay for growth. To help new small business owners increase the chance of success, a finance forum will be held in Monticello on March 28 at 7 p.m. at the San Juan County Courthouse. The sessions, sponsored by the Business and Technical Assistance Cen- ter, present the theme Finding the Money for Business". Presentations include technology finance, developmental, and fund- ing specialists from varied locations in Utah. A second topic, Financing the Recruitment of new Industry is aimed at local economic development agencies and Chambers of Commerce. This series of classes covers financing, the Loan Guarantee pro- gram, and industrial in- centive programs. There is no charge for the workshops. Your lips are more susceptible to cancer from sun exposure than any other part of your skin. Lips do not have protective pigment to guard against the suns rays. While outdoors, always remember to wear lip balm with sunscreen, whether its summer or winter. If you have a lip crack or ulcer that does not heal quickly, check with your Blanding birthday Blanding will celebrate its ninetieth birthday with a series of free public events, culminating in a radio play by the Edge of the Seaters Theatrical Company. On Friday, March 31, Marcia Black begins the commemoration with a historical lecture on the San Juan County response to World War I. The event begins at 7:30 pm. at Edge of the Cedars Museum. On Saturday, April 1, Gary Guymon will lead an automobile tour of Blanding HIE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday March 22, 1995 - Page 3 to trace the beginnings of Grayson. The tour begins at 1 p.m. at the Blanding branch of the San Juan County Library. Four storytellers will recount events in the history of Blanding beginning at p.m. at the Nations of the Four Corners Cultural Cen 4 ter. A quilt will be raffled g at the event. The Edge of the Seaters will present a radio play on April 1 and April 3 at the San Juan High School story-tellin- Auditorium. The humorous presentation reliving the early days of radio begins each evening at 7:30 p.m. 'ROUND THE REGION Slick Rock cleanup begins in April Mill tailings at Slick Rock will be moved six miles from the old Slick Rock mill site to Burro Canyon in a $20 mil- lion Department of Energy cleanup project. Press Dove Creek Cemetery cleanup Moab does not increase motel tax The San Juan Foundation is sponsoring a cleanup of the historic Bluff Cemetery Saturday morning, March 25. Corrine Roring, The Moab City Council tabled a plan to increase the motel tax percent. The plan would have raised approximately $80,000 per year to pay for an upgraded sewer plant. Motel operators argued that the plan would raise the entire tax on overnight guests to 11 and percent. I feel that this tax structure is approaching the outer limit of what our tourists are going to accept or tolerate, said Times Independent Barbara Hicks, a local resident. one-ha- lf one-ha- orga- nizer of the event, said work will start at approximately 8 a.m. and continue through the morning. I hope we can get help from Bluff nd the entire county, said Roring. lf Growing pains haunt Dolores A newly-forme- d planning and zoning commission for Dolores is busy with a variety of issues, including the location of new commercial businesses, apartment buildings, Dolores Star and an elderly care home. sub-division- s, Cholesterol clinic Visits to Hovenweep may increase County residents can have their cholesterol and ATTENTION San Juan County Residents Help clean the historic Bluff Cemetery Saturday morning March 25 Bring rakes, hoes, and garbage bags glucose levels checked in Blanding and Monticello on Tuesday, March 28. The Southeastern Utah District Health Department sponsors the clinics at the Blanding Health Office, 558 South 200 East, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the Monticello Public Health Office, in the basement of the court house, from 2 to 4 p.m. There is a $10 fee for the walk-i- n clinic. d A Colorado scenic and historic byway is expected to result in increased tourism in southwest Colorado. The Colorado Trail of the Ancients winds through Mesa Verde, Ute Mountain Tribal Park, Lowry Ruins, Crow Canyon, and Hovenweep National Monument. The Trail of the Ancients Committee will seek funding to pave more roads leading to Hovenweep, which straddles the newly-designate- Utah-Colorad- border. o Monument Valley Journal Wasatch wrestler is highly recruited Utah state wrestling chamCody Sanderson, four-tim- e pion, is the most recruited prep athlete in Utah history. The 120 colleges who have contacted Sanderson exceed the recruiting effort for Emery County basketball player Shawn Bradley, who now plays in the National Basketball Asso- ciation. The 4.0 GPA student has narrowed his college choices to Wasatch Wave North Carolina and Iowa State. Garfield County to fight Burr Trail rule Garfield County will challenge a federal decision to limit road development on the scenic Burr Trail from Boulder to Bullfrog Marina at Lake Powell. The road will be left as a dirt road through a portion of Capital Reef National Park. Local officials want to develop the road to encourage tourism. Salt Lake Tribune ng Friday, March 24 Wagon Wheel Pizza will be open for business as usual Great new look Same great food An auto insurance tune-u- p could give your money more mileage. WAGON WHEEL PIZZA 164 South Main Monticello 587-276-6 pO : :a check out the coverage you have on your car. I might be able to save you some money. Stop by soon Let me eSbyiouYoure in good hands. AllstateJohn Fogg Every Thursday 97 S Main (Certified Ford) 1993 Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, Illinois. Monticello (801) 587-258- 0 - |