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Show MILLARD COUNTY PROGRESS 84631 1, 1972 Septemlisr Friday, LITTLE SAHARA AREA RECREATION Flovell Happenings Fillmore, Utah VIRGIE IVIE - Reporter (PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS) MRS. FRANK (ERMA) Me Intyre Is spending a few days MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR , LITTLE SAHARA SAND DUNES with her sister and brother-in-l- aw Nona and Melville Tom-klnsShe Is returning to on. home tn Idaho after visiting a daughter In California. She stopped to enjoy a few days with the Tomklnson fam- her ily. PHIL Mathews and children Myron MR. AND MRS. and Annette, Curry, Nevada, were weekend guests of Lean Anns parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brlnkerhoff. KERRY QUIGLEY AND two little boys 6pent the week end with her family, the Jarold Robisons while her husband Tom was on the bow and ADMINISTRATIVE SITE arrow hunt. EXISTING ROADS PROPOSED A camp JSAND MR. ROADS sites PLAY AREAS MILES IN north to the major sand-pl- ay area and the Black Mountain ad vehicle area. No reduction In livestock use Is planned for the overall area, but livestock will be excluded from a foursqarea in the south uare-mile west portion of the Rockwell1 Natural Area, Mr. Nielson said. That particular part will be a scloniflc and educational study area, he added. Mineral leasing will continue, subject to special surface protection conditions, according to the BLM stale director. Existing valid mining claims vlll continue to be recognized. However, invalid claims and mine shad hazards will be eliminated to protect the public, A small amount of private and state-own- ed land Is within the boundary of the Little Sahara Sand Dunes Recreation Area, Mr, Nielson noted. Subject to approval by Congress, the bureau this fiscal year plans to spend nearly a half million dollars to beon gin development of the adIs which area, ministered from the bureaus Fillmore district office. The Little Sahara plans are part of overall land management plana by BLM FUl-mo- re off-ro- z- - - .(fsalv I Sahara Sand Dunes Recreation Area on an Easter weekend. A management plan (or the Lhtla Sahara Sand DuneaReo-retto- n Area about 25 miles west of Nephi was announced Wednesday by Robert D. Nielson, Bureau of Land Management, State Director (or Utah. The plan Incorporates several recommendations (Tom organizations and Individuals participated In recent public meetings or submitted comments to BLM officials. The Lfille Sahara BLM Area includes about 68 square miles near Jericho, Juab County. An estimated 100,000 persons a year visit the area. It is about 2? miles southwest of Eureka and about 26 miles northeast of Delta. Reo-reait- on historical livestock, wildlife and mineral uses, the area Is experiencing a rapid Increase In and other uses by the In addU Ion to reo-reatt- public, Including plckntckers, campers, motorcyclists and off road vehicle users, photographers and persons Interested In ecological stud-le- a, Mr, Nielson noted. One of the major Interests tn the sand dunes Is for driving dune buggies, vehicles and motorcycles over the dunes and surrounding terrain. About 62 square miles will be designated tn the BLM managevehicle ment plan tor off-rouse. Including Sand Mountain tn the southern portion of the area which provides one of the finest competitive hill climb ive ad WHATCOTT FAMILY MEETS IN SLC This Is going to be an annual event each year from now on. i suet tn the West. Mr. Niel- son added that the designation of the Little Sahara Sand Dunes Recreation Area will not alter present recognized use by off-rovehicles of public lands outside the area. Where the due ns provide the best opportunity for sand-pla- y by children and other, vehicles will be excluded as a safety measure. The major sand-pl- ay area Is in the north-cent- ral portion of Little Sahara. A second play site has been Identified by BLM near the eastern edge of the area. Part of the Little Sahara Sand Dunes is ecologically unique and the northwest section will be d is Ignat ed as the Rockwell Natural Area. Vehicle use will be excluded to maintain the desert ecology In a natural state. Access Is available to all parts of the natural area perimeter and people will be encouraged to walk or use horses within the natural area, Mr. Nielson explained. Picnicking and camping sited are planned for several locations within the Little Sahara Recreation Area. Present roads to the area are to be replaced by new access roads. The bureau plans to surface a road from Highway 50-- 6 (north of the railroad siding of Champlln) to the west end of Black Mountain. From there one spur will go south to Sand Mountain wUh another golrg MRS. PHYL district personnel. In developing the plans, the public has been Invited to made recommendations and comments, according to Lloyd H. Ferguson, Fillmore district manager. AND MRS. NOLAN Jackson had as guests over the weekend their son John, his wife Julia and children, Terri and Mickey, Mapleton, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Jackson and children are visiting before the move to Colorado Springs where he will report for military duty. They will Milo has leave Aug. 30. just returned a month ago from Viet Nam. M.t. AND MRS. STEPHEN Christensen and children, Dan, Tod and Jill, Henderson, Nevada, were her from Aug. 20 to 22 visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Christensen, brother Bob and fam- ily. ROBISON and daughter Wendy and Pearls mother Stella BrlnMRS. JUNIOR kerhoff spent August 19-- 20 with their son, brother and uncle, Delbert Brlnkerhoff, his wife Janice and their children, Bountiful. Wendy attended a wedding reception In Bountiful for a friend from BYU. MR. AND MRS. RICHARD Pleasant Grove, Cawley, were guests Wed. and Thur.of his and sis- brother-in-la- w ter Chris and Rose Chris- second year. Cindy Sky with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Fuller for the third year. Alvtr Young with Mr. and Mrs. Junior Robison, his fourth year. Doreen Jimmy for her second year with Mr. and Mrs. Jarold Robison. Yvette Bowman with Mr. and Mrs. This Is Don Tomklnson. her first year with them. THE MEMBERSHIP R of Kent Crapo was and he was welcomed ord ro-clev-ed as a member of our Ward at Sacrament meeting. AND MR. MRS. J. RASMUSSEN AND Lisa Ivle spent the weekend of Aug with their parents Dellal and Vlrgle. Also 18-- 20 at the Ivle home on the 20th were Mr. and Mrs. Ferron Ivle and Kurt, St. George. During the past week, others visiting the Ivies were Jack and Dan Hlgley, Provo, and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Howard, Mills and their granddaughter Alice, Ant lock, Cal. MELBA SKOUSEN, We need a SALT years. An interesting observation made by the Governor was that although there are currently 29,000 unemployed tn our state, there are 6,000 Jobs going begging for lack of skilled tradesmen. He noted the deepening interest tn career education. . .The curriculum must be relevant to keep the student In school and to prepare him." Governor Rampton stressed the Importance of P.T.A. stat-bi- g that we need to build this bridge of understanding. He encouraged men to participate In P.T.A. leadership. A beautiful placque for distinguished service In education In Utah and the nation' was presented to Governor Rampton by Superintendent Talmage Taylor. Jack Nelson, School Board President, received an award for ten years of distinguished service. Awards to other School Board Members will be presented to them at a later dale. MRS. DWAYNE Lovell and children, Todd, Dedra and Alisa, Orange, Calif., visited with friends ant attended Sacrament meeting here Augu, 27. They were on their way to Elberta to visit Donna's brother Steven, his wife Pam and two little sons. The Cawleys son Rnger Is steadily Improving from Injuries he suffered In an accident in May, He has spent most of hts time In Utah Valley Hospital since the accident. ARE SEVERAL Lamanite children here on the LDS Placement program. Gloria Segay with Mr. and Mrs. Garth Swallow tor the per- sonnel and guests that "Every child In the state must have the same educational opportunity as the child In the most affluent district, To reach this goal In our state , Governor Rampton pledged that any revenue sharing funds received from the federal government would be channeled Into the uniform school fund of our state. He indicated also that It may take an extra ten million dollas to bring all our school districts up to the affluent district levels and an additional thirteen to fourteen million to continue to upgrade our educational system duping the forth com big year. Also tn order to upgrade our buildings and capital facilities, It Is anticipated at our state may need to appropriate over 10Q million during the next ten years for building and renovation. One-ha- lf of these funds are provided by the state and the remainder from other sources. This would Increase the budget here from 2.6 million to 5 million during the next ten tensen. THERE co- operation between the academic community and the community as a whole, said Governor Calvin L.Rampton, keynote speaker at the morning session of the Millard School Districts opening conference August 25, at the Millard Stake House. Noting the new federal laws guaranteeing equal opportunity to all children. Governor Rampton told his audience of Lake City and Mary Anderson, Provo, visited their father Wells Johnson, Aug 20--21 and attended funeral services In Holden for Elbert Stephenson, a cousin to their mother, the late Eva Johnson, MR. AND spirit of teachers, other district DE-l- lal Ivle enjoyed a day at the Mantl Temple August 22. They met their daughter Rhea Rasmussen there with her friends Laurel Hornack and Carelay Roach. The young couple from Michigan, attending BYU, are converts to the LDS Church and were married Aug. 25 In the Salt Lake Temple. Rhea was matron of honor at a reception tn Provo that evening honoring the newly weds. She and Laurel have enjoyed working together at BYU the past year. RHEA BY HARRIET H. ELIASON Siamese king uard to give their enemie white elephant to eat them out of home and fortune.- Mrs. Louise Bennett, Millard School District Supervisor who Introduced Governor Rampton, noted that in her position on the national board of the National Education Association that of the sixteen national conventions she has attended, this one was the most crucial. Prob- lems related to a new constitution and the possibility of mergers with other unions have caused a great deal of stress. Dr. Joseph Christensen, Associate Commissioner of Church Education, was key-no- te speaker for the afternoon session. In making the Introduction to Dr. Christensen, Don Hughes noted that the speaker had a long record of service In several of the LDS Chuich College Institutes and received his training at BYU and USU. Eleven-hundrfull time toachers represent our church In various teaching positions scattered throughout the world, noted Dr. Christensen. I hope that whatever you do in your classes will help build standards and values," said Dr, Christensen. A book titled Passing of the Modern Age" by John Lucox, states that antiquity extended up to 500 A.D. and that we have now passed ed Yisit MR. AND MRS. CHARLES Avery and two grandchildren were tn northern Utah three days last week. They went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Merrill (Thekla) Miller, Bountiful, Tuesday. Grandson Darin Avery Is a train buff, so they took him to Promontory National Historic Site to see the replicas of the two original engines from 1869 and to watch college drama students put on an of the driving of the golden spike, (It Is done each hour during the summer months.) At Corrlrte, they visited the train museum, Wednesday, they attended the Circus at the Salt Pal- ace. Before returning . home, Thursday, they took a tour of the capital building, including the governors beautiful golden reception room and then to Bingham Canyon to see the worlds largest open pit copper mine. Young Darins brother, sister and parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alden Avery, arrived Saturday to get Darin who has been visiting his grandparents and cousin Kimberly for two months. through the modern age. He deplored that we have the "most crowded street In the greatest city of the greatest nation" which Is the hell le of society. Your challenge and mine-ev- en more than the cognitive material you share, is the need to provide good mod els. What we do outside the classroom Is no ones busi10 ness, say some misinformed persons," Dr. Christensen Dont give your observed. students a chance to learn duplicity, he implored. Young people neeJ models more than they need critics. We live In an era o situational ethics. If we do have absolute standards, we will have Influence on young people. In our society, youths cant legally work until they are sixteen - Just about long to teach a boy he can get along without working tor a living. In rural areas you have more opportunity tor work for young people. . . In your classes, communicate the value of work." Sophia R. Swain Dies in Ely Funeral services fbrSophla Harder Robison Swain, 80, wore held August 25 at the LDS Stake House tn East Ely, Mrs. Swain died Aug. 22 In an Ely hospital. She was born Aug. 29, 1891 in Oasis, Ut, to Sophus W. and Mary Erickson Harder. She was educated tn Oasis schools. She married James Stam-le- y Robison In 1910. He proceeded her In death May 13, 1939. On April 20, 1966 she married Albert John Swain tn Ely who proceeded her ' In death April 9, 1969. Among the survivors axe: daughters, Mrs. George (Jessie) Fisher, Tooele; Veva Dekker, Delta; Mrs. Sidney (Nina) Weber, Baggs, Wyo.; Mrs. Waller (Arlene) Ely, Nev.; son, De-M-ar Robison, Elko; stepchildren, George Swain, Holden; Helen Larson, Holden; Ward Swain, Elko; William Swain, Colton, Ore.; Don Swain, Sacrament, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Faul-kenbu- rg, . That family headed north-tride the Heber Creeper train over the "iron Horse Trail though the Utah Alps" before going on to Yellowstone Nat tonal Park. They will visit here again next week before returnb to their home In Escondido California. ad TRY A LITTLE TENBERN INSIGHTS INTO PSYCHOLOGY We AREA The Tom Whatcott family got together on Sunday August the 27th at the LeRay Warner's residence for visiting and eating. This Is the first time In about cl girt years the fanr.ly has gotten together. Those tn attendance were Tom and Elva of Sandy; Minnie Warner and daughter; LeRay, Barbara ani three children, Midvale; Dr. Harold Whatcott and daughter Patrlca, Modesto, California; Patrice came up to enroll at B.Y.U.; Howard and Peggie Mitchell and two boys, Reno, Nevada; Edd'e and La Von Whatcott and two boys, Bountiful; Tom and Barbara Warner and two girls, Richfield; Gam and Beth Whatcott; Bryant and Marlene Crus'ln nrl and Him? girls Fillmore. reo-reatl- ' ' As many a 25,000 person have bean at tha BLM l.HU who , AND Johnson visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Avalon Johnson during the weekend. MR. SCALE Governor Ramnton Urges Spirit of Cooperation wont solve our nations problems by berating Old Glory or showing it disrespect. On the contrary, by tearing down the Stars and Stripes, we destroy the symbol of what every American wants to achieve: liberty and justice for all. F V v Ct M V-A K't HI1 ApvXl That A ? AT c Kr A. 4a M ft ViAv.4 CKt A Ultupit. VIU A. S(, ? w Avt hCk. UM rut hac a Vt makes better sense to keep a V'jVr Witf A UMlwP' It that flag flying before us as a beacon, reminding us of the goals our founding fathers set for a new s In a chicken plucking cun-tes- t held in 1970 at Nlawryk-lown- , Florida, a team of four pluckerx, all women, plucked three chickens naked in the time of 6 minu'es 31 seconds to establish a new record for team plucking! nation, goals we are still striving toward. Dont knock it . . . cherish it. Tht "Pw.bl.sJi trs Bin, 4hce o |