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Show 'ait -- Lai i-- Ltah $4110 y, F N74 , Perry church building But Theatre enthusiasts Ever hear of Heritage theatre? Probably not because at present, its a dream, a hope, a vision of some Brigham City theatre enthusiasts. In the coming weeks, however, they hope to make that dream a reality. corporation, Organized as a Encore, Inc., they have set sights on acquisition of the historic Perry LDS church building. Mrs. Drauca Holmes, president of Encore, Inc., said the structure is "an ideal facility that could easily and economically be converted into a delightful theatre complex . . . The challenge now is to raise enough money to purchase the building when it is vacated in favor of a new church house in non-prof- it Perry. public meeting to discuss the project is scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the Intermountain school auditorium. Starting time is 7:30 p.m. It will be necessary to purchase the building through bid with the church. A Approached Authorities Mrs. Holmes said local church leaders have approached LDS general authorities with the idea of the project "with very favorable results. She said the chapel floor is unique in that it is raked (slanted), making it ideal for theatrical productions. The podium area would provide an ideal sized thrust stage and there is plenty Volume 67, Number 32 INliiro Brigham City, Utah and shop space as well as theatre. adequate parking for the A very minimum of renovation would make it possible to do productions in the facility as soon as available. Further renovation, as we can afford, will be conducted until the facility is fully converted to a lovely, rich and functional theatre complex," the president stated. There is the possibility of Bicentennial and other matching funds if we can prove ourselves able to raise our share of the monies needed, she added. of storage 350-se- Need Detailed Need for such a facility has previously been detailed by the Brigham City Com- munity theatre which has operated since its organization four years ago without a "home of its own. The Church building, should hopes be realized, would become that "home and also serve other community uses, the spokesman said. Others serving as officers of Encore, Inc., include Ralph Coleman, vice president; Rae Riser, treasurer, and Lorraine Raisor, secretary. camMrs. Holmes said a paign is being launched immediately and she invited persons interested in contributing time, materials, ideas or money to contact her or any officer of Encore, fund-raisin- g Inc. 28 84302, Thursday Morning, August 8, 1974 PAGES coifes, towims will for irow whiz kid with a knack for Gary Kay seems to be a puzzling puzzles. Gary did what a number of adults couldn't the past several months, figure out the puzzle held by Mrs. Reetha Ruggles. WHIZ KIDZ? g Northern Box Elder county voters went to the ballot box Tuesday and removed a huge hurdle in the construction of a new hospital in Tremonton. Voters in nine communities cast 1,185 votes in favor of issuing $927,000 in bonds to build a hospital, while only 61.,--oppos- d Genius? Luck? Gary 'em all out-puzzl- es Is Gary Kay very, very lucky or just darn smart? The Virgil Ruggles family of 474 North Sixth West will probably debate that question for months to come. Gary, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benny Kay of 466 North Sixth West, has done what many adults, youngsters, teenagers, college and nongraduates couldnt take a simple graduates, mathematicians plastic puzzle and put it together. Mrs. Ruggles said the puzzle was purchased downtown for less than a dollar, but has provided hundreds of hours of mental exercise for neighbors and friends. "Nobody could put it back together once we took it out of its box, she said. It was frustrating. You knew it had to fit back in the box because it was in there when we bought it, but no one could do it. It became a focal point when anyone came around. We left it on a front room table for everyone to work with when ever they visited, said Mrs. Ruggles. Mania Levels The quest for a solution took near mania levels, even to the point of offering a modest dollar reward to the solver. Mr. Ruggles, a mathematician at Thiokol Corp., was even pondering offering the puzzle to the complex mind of a computer. We didnt realize it would be so difficult when we bought it, said Mrs. Ruggles as she toyed with the puzzle on her kitchen table recently. Bike riding approved in cemetery The Brigham City council has voted to g bar and permit let down the bicycling in the city cemetery between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m. Councilmen took the action at their most recent meeting. Heres what happened in other business: anti-cyclin- The Citys two meter readers apparently will have uniforms to wear in the f itiye, one local business having offer ad to i pply them with two changes per week at t total weekly charge of $4.80. Councilman Kundson and City Recorder Tolman Burke were named to act on the matter. William Hooper and Frank Pohmajeyich were approved for employment at the city golf course. The council acted to name the chairmen of various city committees as a steering comcommittee for the munity progress program. state-sponsore- d The family even returned to the store where they purchased the toy, but all others had been sold so no relief could be found in that corner. Then entered young Gary, a quiet, shy little first grader-to-b- e this fall. He tried the puzzle twice one morning after his sister advised him of the dollar reward. He returned the same afternoon and without any fanfare placed all the pieces together in the box. Then, just for good measure and an unkind cut, he dumped them out and replaced them, but in a different order. Two different in four tries. It was just amazing. We worked for hours and hours, and Gary comes in and puts it together just like that, said Mrs. Ruggles. Gary was modest unto silence as he clutched his Eisenhower dollar reward and displayed the puzzle, and Mrs. Ruggles pondered the odds of a finding two separate solutions to a very tricky problem .... the issue. Mel Foxley, member of the North Box Elder Community Hospital association board, said responses in favor of the bond issue was overwhelming. I am very pleased. Foxley was to meet with federal n representatives who administer on for construction grants hospital Wednesday to see if federal aid is available. Foxley said the grants, which could be as much as 50 percent, looks favorable at this time. Hill-Burto- Turnout Heavy Foxley said voter turnout appeared to be better than 50 percent in Deweyville, Elwood, Tremonton, Garland, Portage, Plymouth, Fielding, Howell and Snowville the nine communities that have signed an interlocal cooperative agreement to pool bonding capacities to build the facility. The communities have pledged use of a half cent sales tax that became effective Jan. 1 this year. Foxley said plans, drawn by Mike Henderson of Degign West of Logan, have n officials for been submitted to evaluation. Whether or not aid is obtained, Foxley said he expects to break ground for the facility late next month. The hospital is expected to share core facilities (kitchen, laundry, etc.) with a Box Elder county nursing home that should be under construction on the same site in northwest Tremonton by this fall. Impact Study Foxley said a big hangup could be getting an environmental impact study completed in time to begin construction this fall. The study is required whenever federal funds go into a project. Nearly all communities bonded to capacity for the hospital, but a bonding agent says cities and towns need not worry about that hurting their bonding capacity for water, sewer or lighting. Dick Christensen of Burrow, Smith Co. said cities still have about twice the capacity they bonded for the hospital for these items and could also issue revenue bonds for any such projects. - The bonds can not be sold over an eight percent maximum interest rate, said Christensen, which is about what other bonds have been selling for recently. Towns and votes for and against follow; Portage,. Deweyville, 45-- 57-- Garland, Fielding, 58-214-1Elwood, 79-Tremonton, 590-3Howell, 46-Snowville, 25-The old Bear River Valley hospital, renovated by citizens last year and its operation assumed by the LDS Church, has been operating under a reprieve from the state fire marshall and has been threatened with closure should not a new hospital get under construction this year. Plymouth1, 65-- 1; Will submit conclusions to BIA Panel eyes Intermt'n as preparatory school Hill-Burto- Intermountain school will operate in as a learning institution for Indian youth of many tribes. And, curriculum planning is in the mill that would see the Brigham City complex become a seat of preparation to attend the d nations colleges and universities. Ray Goetting, chairman of a- task for.ce assigned to evaluate the school and its potential future use in Indian education, briefed reporters on the situation Tuesday. He cited some stumbling blocks encountered with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, acknowledged that some problems may arise by mixing tribes at the school and outlined plans to establish IS as a preparatory school. The latter would fill an existing gap in Indian education. A proposed curriculum will soon be finalized by the study commission and be submitted to Morris Thompson, commissioner of Indian Affairs, early in September. 1974-7- 5 top-rate- Washington, they get lost, he added. The task force chief feels like it represents Indian people across the nation. We feel very encouraged about our progress and the input weve received from the Indian people and their desire for education, he pommented. decision not to permit ninth grade students to enroll at IS this year is a handicap as is the temporary employment status with which the school is tagged. The studenbody in 1974-7- 5 is expected to include 500 Navajo students and 300 from 10 to 12 other tribes, including Seminole, Ute, Sioux, Flathead and Shoshone. Another recommendation is that the study commission, funded by the BIA, will e continue with a employe to help implement its proposed program. Goetting said he would like to see a BIA that would see "gifted rather than just problem children accepted at Intermountain. The school will continue to operate this year under the Navajo Area office. nine-memb- ngineer sought for Trenmoimton Tremonton is still looking for a city engineer and Tuesday night the city council interviewed two young men for the job. Stan Humphreys, a graduate in civil engineering from Utah State university, and Mike Johnson, Tremonton, an employe of the Utah State Highway department, were the two applicants. Mayor Max Mason informed the council that a third person, Gary Carter, who lives in the Tremonton area, also wants to be considered for the post. The city officials said they want to reduce the number of men on the city crew from eight to six. This would assign two men to the water department, three for the streets, maintenance, garbage, etc., and the city engineer. In other business, the council authorized purchase of a tractor from Taylor Farm service for $7,174.53. Taylor was the low bidder. Bert Price was hired as custodian at the civic and community centers at a salary of $325 per month. Also approved for employment was Bob Richardson as a maintenance man at North park. Hell receive $70 a month. Two Caught Police Chief Ron Ogborn said two men caught in the act of turning on a fire hydrant were each charged $50. He noted that unauthorized turning on of hydrants has been a problem. Former councilman Carl Borup, a member of the city planning board, told the city fathers that the curb by the post office is in bad condition. It creates a problem for cars leaving the post office and has caused damage to some vehicles. Councilman Harry Gephart noted that the downtown two-hoparking restriction is being abused. Some drivers leavneir cars parked all day long. Chief Ogborn was asked to install more signs and to chalk the tires of cars to determine who is violating the ordinance. high-cent- Water Charge Mason pointed out that Tremonton residents pay $5 for 20,000 gallons of water a month. The city will charge 10 cents for each additional gallon. Councilman Gephart suggested the possibility of contracting out the city's garbage collection which is now handled by the city crew. Mayor Mason was asked to be the grand marshall for the Box Elder County Fair parade. Mayor Vocational Emphasis Goetting said the emphasis at Intermountain has been in the vocational area and called it an "excellent program. At the same time, however, he said there is a need to inject more academic balance into the curriculum. The proposed new curriculum would aim at preparing Indian students to attend the best universities and colleges, the chairman explained. This need is not being met at present. Students now must often take preparatory work in the summer to get into college. Goetting said public schools are not meeting the need. He called it a perpetual problem. When Indians are in public schools as a minority, the longer they remain the farther behind they get. Accept Plan? Will the BIA accept the preparatory school plan? "We hope he (Commissioner Thompson) will not take our conclusions as recommendations but that he will join with us in accepting this as what the Indian people want, Goetting stated. So often when recommendations go to full-tim- Is Reslstence Goetting said there is resistence within the BIA to efforts for perpetuating the operation of Intermountain school which the Navajo Area office said last year would be phased out in three years. The chairman said the commissioners policy change All nine members of the study commission were on the IS campus, arriving July 31 for a series of meetings and then huddling with leaders from six to eight tribes on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Brigham City stake to hold conference Brigham City stake will hold a quarterly conference Saturday it was announced this week. and Sunday, Aug. The event will have as its theme, Strengthening the Family with sessions slated both in the Brigham City tabernacle and the Eighth Seventeenth Ward chapel. A leadership meeting is set Saturdy at 7 p.m. at the ward building. Theme for the session is Making Family Home 10-1- 1, -- Evening Succeed. Expected to attend are the stake presidency and high council, bishoprics, clerks and executive secretaries, Melchezidek priesthood quorum presidencies and secretaries and group leaders and secretaries. Sundays general session will begin at 10 a. m. in the tabernacle with all members of the stake invited to attend. Visitors also are welcome, a spokesman said. |