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Show ' term "Mobile Home." Had the pioneers known of such a thing, certainly what was seen being escorted to Wray Mesa by two Utah Highway Patrolman last week would have been a pioneer version of a mobile home. The Welch family purchased the old Wilson Cabin, which has sat on blocks north of Moab for more than a decade, and moved it to their property on Wray Mesa. Along with another ar NORTHERN NEWS by William Pbm It appears more than just those involved in the reenactment of the Mormon Pioneer Trek have gotten into the spirit of the 150 year anniversary celebration this summer. Not only have Pat and Welch Jimmy (formally of the Houston area) made their own trek to Utah, but they have given a whole new meaning to the S l L n V u y 1 - Ur w SERVING ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS TOM PALMER 801-678-21- Fax 08 801-678-32- 68 i I i I i TO ginning of this involved endeavor. It will be interesting to keep track of the project to its completion. Speaking of completions, the bridge, road widening, and construction at Kane Springs is done. With the exceptions of the this and that" work, the job is finished and delays are no The longer a problem. did crews an exceppaving tional job as they laid the pavement next to the sandstone on the west edge of the road. It looks as if it was hand smoothed into place. There is some talk of reducing the speed through the area to 55 mph. With the rash of recent truck and car accidents in the area, including one fatal, that may make sense. Now a short comment on the recent appeal to the BLM's decision on the proposed to 1 chaic log cabin that has been moved from La Sal, they plan to build a home' designed around the two structures. It has been quite an undertaking by Lane Fuller and his crew to get the two buildings moved. However, that is just the be- THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday May 21. 1997 - Page 15 Corporation mine in Lisbon "Protect Our Valley. Resources Coalition" (PORC as Commissioner Ty Lewis anagrammed) is seeking to PORC stop the project. contends the issue of water has not been properly addressed, yet it is dealt with in a number of places in the Environmental Im- pact Statement. The monitoring system is clearly outlined for the mere 28 percent of available water in the aquifers that will be used. PORC questions the impact on usable water in the area. For a multiplicity of years no one has used the aquifers in questions, and with the exception of Summo, it is doubtful anyone will in the foreseeable future. As I read through the comment section of the EIS, it is plain that a number of those writing letters in oppo- sition to the project have never been to the area. Two examples stand out. Opposition complained about the pits that would be left be- hind, scarring the land Summo R (EM scape. I dont see how this would be any different than the two large pits already on At least the location. Summo would leave them fenced. The concern with blasting and the noise it represents is also an item that holds no How many of the water PORCers have bothered to visit the nearest residence, when Cotter Corporation blasts at their open pit mine in Lisbon. These residents will explain they dont even know when Cotter blasts, because you cant hear it. Summo will be even further away. What seems certain is PORC is serving one special interest group... itself. By taking the blinders position to every concern except their own, it is easy to see how Commissioner Lewis came up with his anagram. As I was often told as a child, Don't be a pig, think of someone besides yourself." that Without advertising you wouldn't know ROUND THE REGION StMMiBG' flJDDMDD!! Rock slide closes National Park Tory - Some 350 feet of Highway 24 were closed by a rock slide on the main road through Capital Reef National Park. The massive slide with several huge boulders caused no injury but closed the road for several days. Garfield County News Time may spotlight Millard County Delta - Time magazine may spotlight Millard County in a special issue about life along U.S. Highway 50, which begins in Sacramento and ends in Ocean City, Maryland. Time magazine staffers were in Millard County recently. U.S. Highway 50 covers approximately 3,000 miles from coast to coast. Millard County Chronicle Progress Environmentalists blast plans for dams Roosevelt - Originating 13,000 feet above sea level, Yellow-ston- e Creek is the last wild, free flowing stream on the south of slope the Uintah Mountains. It is also among the last undeveloped water sources in the Central Utah Project, a massive 40 year effort to capture Utahs share of upper Colorado Basin water. The Central Utah Water Conservancy District is drawing up plans to dam Yellowstone Creek and its sister, the Uintah River. But those plans run into strong environmental opposition. 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