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Show mil' HWiiliiHitffHpiiiUMiiii 1n-lieu-- of imi nnr T'ip y i f- - min itni r g ngii f. r.nrrt jf '..in' taxes' Juab County to receive $213,443 from BLM Juab County will receive $213,443 in money from the U. S. Bureau of Land Management. The money is part of $6,435 million in funds paid to Utah governments and $96.6 million paid to other states and U. S. possessions. The payments are made annually in lieu of taxes which could otherwise be levied on certain federal lands. Current payments are for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. Highest payments for fiscal year 1978 will go to local governments in New Mexico, $9,686,314; California, $7,958,794; Arizona, $7,706,923; Idaho, $7,557,847; Wyoming, $7,327,304; and Colorado, $7,049,612. The annual payments are authorized by the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976. The law specifies that payments are to be made for federal lands classified in the act as entitlement lands. Approximately 436 million acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers qualified for the fiscal year 1978 payments. In lieu payments are handled by the Bureau of Land Management because it is the administrator of the largest amount ticiu(ci Serving East Juab County of federal public land. October That new stripe's a turn lane, city police tell local motorists Nephi City police officials say there seems to be some confusion about the new markings on Main Street. The highway department has recently redone the road and the road markings have been repainted. Where turn lanes were indicated before at intersections, the markings on the highway now consist of a solid yellow line and a dotted yellow line down each side of the median. "Motorists can use the middle lane for turning as they did before, says Assistant Chief of Police David Lunt. "The only difference is that is has been repainted to be in accordance with new standards set by the highway department. he says. Mark C. Warner 'nets' Alaskan sports fish job Dr. Mark C. Warner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Warner of Nephi, has been appointed as Chief of Sport Fish Research with the Alaska State Fish and Game Service. In his new position, Warner will supervise seven research laboratories throughout the state of Alaska. His main office will be in Juneau. Warner is a 1957 graduate of Juab High School. He received a masters degree from Utah State University and a PhD from Oklahoma State University. Up until recently, he has worked as an aquatic toxicologist and research specialist for the U. S. Army Biomedical Engineering Research team in Frederic, Maryland. He has written many scientific articles for publication and has also assisted in monitoring several large government research contracts at various universities and agencies. He was also a partner is a large Maryland A Nice Place to Live! 5, 1978 Dr. A. A. Boston to leave practice Oct. 31 Dr. A. A. Boston, long time Nephi physician, has announced that he will retire October 31. Gail Bendoski, right, is second attendant to Margo Jensen, center, Brigham Young Universitys homecoming queen. First attendant, left, is Leslie Rae Kington. Miss Bendoski is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bendoski of Nephi. Nephite is V Gail Bendoski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bendoski of Nephi, has been selected as second attendant to the Homecoming Queen at Brigham Young University. Miss Bendoski is a junior majoring in public relations. lived in The family formerly Porterville, California and Gail graduated from Monache High School in Porterville in 1976. She served as student body president at the California school. attendant She was selected as California Junior Miss in 1976. She enjoys reading, swimming, biking, camping, creative arts and crafts, dancing, and teaching. Named as Homecoming Queen was Margo Jensen of Caldwell, Idaho. First attendant is Leslie Kington, of Couer DAlene, Idaho. The queen and her attendants were selected from among 47 original entrants and 12 finalists. in Job rate up 4.9 1978, Job Service says employment in Juab County in the first half of 1978 shows an increase of 4.9 percent from July of 1977, says the Utah State Department of residential and nonresidential, was lower during the first six months of this year than before. Total construction valuation this f what it year is less than was last year, the newsletter says. one-hal- Employment Security in its quarterly employment newsletfurniture store. ter. Mrs. Warner and their children Total employare currently visiting with ment was 1,788 in the count' this relatives in Utah while awaiting July. the completion of their new home Manufacturing and trade inin Juneau. dustries produced the largest year-ove- r job gains. Manufacturing showed 26 more jobs and trade showed 25 more jobs this July than last. Job market activities during the first half of 1978 were up conlevels, siderably from year-agthe newsletter says. Job openings and job placements were both over five and f times greater this year than last, although the gain may be partially attributed to the fact the the department has opened an employment office in Nephi. During the first six months of 1978, the number of total weeks Lucy F. Parkin claimed for unemployment insurance were down 7.1 percent, but total benefits paid increased nearly 9.0 percent compared to last year. Rodney Steele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Steele, and Roanne Winsor, During the first quarter of this daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Winsor, talk with Mrs. Nellie Stephen, year, gross taxable sales in Juab son, the school districts school lunch director, about National School were up 23.0 percent and County TNPhoto Funeral services were held Lunch Week. tourist room sales were over four October 2, 1978 at the Monday, times greater than in the first LDS Ward for Lucy First Nephi quarter of 1977. Isabelle Fowkes Parkin, 92, who New car and truck sales died September 29, 1978 in through May of 1978 decreased Nephi. 22.4 percent from those of a year Mrs. Parkin was bom October lunch kitchen has seven conApproximately 900 students in ago. A 9.4 percent increase in car e 1885 in Nephi to John and five 28, part-timand will School District tract employees the Juab parsales was not enough to offset a Ann Bond Fowkes. She Nellie Mrs. NaLucy of in the observance workers, says ticipate 49.0 percent drop in truck sales. married Ocdirector. kitchen George Herbert Parkin the Week School Lunch tional Stephenson, Building construction, both 30, 1908 in Nephi. The Mrs. 14. September 8 to tober Stephenson says approxwas later solemnized in served are lunches 510 be million marriage will 26.5 imately among They the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She each day at the elementary students throughout the nation was a member of the LDS who will eat the same "Universal school, 350 at the high school, and CenChurch. 40 at the Mt. Nebo Training Menu Wednesday, October 10. She is survived by her children, ter. The menu was selected by an Victor (Leola) Gadd, MurMrs. of for rest menu the Here is the appointed board of the American Mrs. Week: School Lunch Another unclaimed National ray; Carlyle (Lucille) Wall, group of School Food Service Association Hamburgers, photographs used in the Santaquin; Mrs. Don (Beth) Monday because of its appeal to students, Christiansen, Springville; Mr9. will go over the French fries, lettuce, pickle, nutritional contributions, orange wedge, chocolate cake on display tomorrow years in Harry (Georgia) Carter, and John, morning simplicity of preparation, and the the Times News front window. Lynn. Frank, and Harold Parkin, with chocolate icing, milk. wide availability of its ingreItalian spaghetti, The first group of photos to go all of Nephi. She is also survived Tuesday dients. farmer salad, chilled pears, on display were baby pictures. by a sister, Mrs. LaVere Haynes, Here is the menu: Oven-frieLast weeks display showed a 40 grandchildren, 118 greatFrench breed with jelly, milk. Hobo sandwich, chicken, mashed potatoes and Thursday group of wedding photos. Todays grandchildren, and 6 and and carrot buttered peas carrots, cherry display will show queen content country gravy, celery Interment at Vine Bluff cemebiscuits and short cake, milk. winners over the years. sticks, Angel oatmeal Beef toasted raisin askThe free for the tery was under the direction of stew, Friday honey butter, photos are lettuce a milk. cheese on sandwich, Bishop Joseph G. Christensen wedge, cookies, ing and Anderson Funeral Home. basis. The Juab School District school beet pickle, peaches, milk. o fidence, and friendship during the years we have been in Nephi. says Dr. Boston. Born in Sherwin, Kansas, Boston received his medical training at the University of Kansas Medical School. He also had resident training in surgery in Chicago, Illinois and resident training in psychiatry at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon. He also did work in endocrinology. post-graduat- ' ' e He is a member of the Medical Academy of Family Practice and the Utah State and Utah County Medical Societies. He is Chief of Staff at Juab County Hospital. He has practiced medicine in Twin Falls, Idaho; Kemmerer, Wyoming; and Salem, Oregon. He opened his Nephi practice in August of 1956. Dr. Boston and his wife, Twila Brian Boston, have four children, Betty J., Santa Clara, California; Roberta B. Ivory, Nibley; Ann B. Anderson, Providence; and Dr. Dan Boston, Logan. I wish to thank all of you, especially the staff at the Juab County Hospital and the employees in the office. I have enjoyed and appreciated your trust, con- - TN photo wins honors A photograph featured in the s July 20 edition of the has won first place in the University of Utahs Division of JourTimes-New- nalism and Mass Communications Picture of the Month contest for July. The photo was taken at the scene of an accident 19 miles and shows south of Levan on ambulance personnel struggling to extricate the occupants from one of the vehicles involved in the accident. The photo was taken by Allan R. Gibson. It is one of several taken by him that have won awards in the last two years. It will be entered in university's an- nual Utah Press Association photo competition. Cement plant may locate in Juab valley Nephi Cement, Inc., a cement manufacturing company, is completing financial arrangements to open a plant in the Juab Valley. The facility will initially employ some 85 people, company officials say. The location of the plant has not been released, but company officials have said that they have obtained an option for a site adjoining the Union Pacific Railroad. Limestone from a deposit in Gardner Creek Canyon will be used as a feedstock for the plant, which will have an annual capacity of approximately 300,000 tons of cement. Unlike some other ce- ment manufacturing plants, the facility will meet all Utah and EPA State air quality of its modbecause requirements ern design. A similar plant is now operating in downtown Salt Lake City in strict adherence to these regulations, company officials proposed say. Other details of the plant construction have not been released. one-hal- Funeral services held Monday for Lucy Parkin 92 School Lunch Week to be celebrated in Juab schools Whitmore house lives once more 'Like coming home ' by Russell K. Jackson One day in late August of 1977, a Porterville, California woman drove northward through Juab Valley. It was not the first time she had made the trip, but on that day the fields and mountains came alive for her, and as she passed the old Whitmore mansion on Nephis Main Street, it was like coming home after a long ab-' sence. Today, the mansion is home for Darline Bendoski, her husband Don, and her children. And, if things go according to plan, the structure will become a unique dinner house and inn by mid 1979. hope people will have the of being guests in our Mrs. Bendoski said. The who now sleep in various incompleted rooms of the house, will have private quarters in the basement of the mansion. People Please turn to page two We feeling home, family, Royalty pictures featured at TN during this week Times-NTw- s d first-com- first-serve- d I- -. I ' tT This is how the old Whitmore mansion looks today. For another look at TNPhoto the mansion, see the inside pages. |