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Show o Legislators gear up for session By BRANDON FORD Staff Writer the When State Utah Legislature convenes in Salt Lake City on Monday, Carbon Countys representatives say they will be on hand to represent the needs of Castle Country residents. Sen. Omar B. Bunnell, and Rep. Mike residents: Donald Burge, center, College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum curator, shows Eugene Holdaway, left, ad- ministrative manager of Beaver Creek Coal Co. and Jim Herickhoff, general manager of Beaver Creek, where the leg bone they bought was located on the Stegosaurus, Photo by Steve Heine CEU dinosaur bones up for grabs By ANGIE HYRE Eugene Staff Writer Two local companies haye done a little after the holiday shopping and what they purchased couldnt be brought home in a brown paper bag. Golden Corral and Beaver Creek Coal Co. each own a part of the new Stegosaurus dinosaur exhibit at the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. This unusual purchase came about through a unique fundraising project initiated by the museums board of directors. For $500, Les Hunt, of Golden Corral in Price, is now the proud owner of the Stegosaurs skull. Jim Herickhoff, general manager of Beaver Creek Coal Co., and owner-manag- er ad- Holdaway, Beaver Creek, paid $250 for a leg, plate and back bone of the display. According to Nancy Taniguchi, museum board member, the names of these companies and other contributors will become part of the permanent dinosaur display. CEU has the option of purchasing almost the complete skeleton of the Stegosaurus. According to Burge, the exhibit will be over 50 percent by weight of actual bone. In order for the museum to purchase the animal, however, it must raise $5,000 through ministrative manager of selling the bones. Bones are available for purchase at a range from $10 to INSIDE: Top 10 contest Mine layoffs, a stabbing and the continuing hospital controversy are just three of the years leading news events as chosen in this years Sun Advocate Top Ten News Stories Contest. A roundup of the top stories, the results of the contest and a Palentologist the world, he said. This is why we are dripping with excitement, said Jeannette Yount, museum secretary. We have so much to offer our local citizens. According to Burge, the are featured in todays Market Bazaar section. See page 4B. Castle Valley Watch LegalPublic Notices. Letters to the Editor 8A . . . 10A 5A ..... Market Bazaar IB News Scene 7A 9A 4A 1C Obituaries Opinion Shopping Mart Sports IB display, standing of a the Stegosaurus will be in a death pose that will enable easy for removal further of the animal, examination to Donald Burge, according museum curator. The Stegosaurus excavated originally Cleveland-Lloy- Quarry Dinosaur d in was at the Emery County. and his staff are currently involved in cleaning and preparing the bones for Madsen display. Burge said with the addition of the Stegosaurus the museum will have three different species of complete dinosaurs available for viewing by the community a fourth dinosaur display is currently in the planning stages. We will then have one of the Where once only dog sleds and snow shoes would suffice, youll now find super-fast snowmobiles plowing the white drifts. Photographer Steve Heiner paid a visit Saturday to the Scofield Lake Recreation Area, a popular gathering through place for local snowmobilers. See page IB. Quarry is dinosaur-ric- h one Dinosaur the last areas in the of world. He said the Morrison Formation, which spans parts of Utah, Colorado and Wyoming has supplied an abundance of specimens spanning the Jurassic part of the Mesozoic in other words, these Erji bones are approximately 150 million years old. After the addition of the fourth exhibit, Burge said the museum will boast the big four Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Alasaurus and Camarasaurus. I would bet not a dozen museums in the world would have much more, he said. Its great to see part of our local heritage kept in this area. Community patrons can be proud of the fact that their donations have helped us obtain a very rare, almost all bone exhibit for our museum. pre-histor- six-ye- ar ic Backers of the bill argue that the change would make the Public Services Commission more responsive to public needs when it comes to utility rate increases. Bunnell, on the other hand, fears the public would elect commissioners that might not be responsible and would drive the utilities out of business. A bill to reorganize the state Tax Commission. Currently the e commission has four commissioners. The bill would change that to six part-tim- e commissioners with one fulltime director. A drunken driving bill that would be much more strict than the current one. According to Bunnell, some of the changes proposed in the bill are: lowering the legal limit of alcohol in the blood from its present .8 percent to .6 percent, increasing fines, and manfull-tim- datory levy program. jail sentences for drunken driving convictions. A bill that would increase the maximum underground mining hours a miner could work from eight hours to 16 hours has been requested by the State Industrial Commission. beneficial use of water (Continued on Page 2A) Jail books 14 DUI's on holiday The Carbon County Department Sheriffs reports that 14 people were booked into the Carbon County Jail for driving under the influence of alcohol over the New Years Eve holiday. For the same holiday last year, only one person was booked for DUI, according to Jim Robertson of the Sheriffs Department. People around the nation and around the state have asked law enforcement agencies to get the drunks off the road and thats what were trying to do, said Carbon County Sheriff A. Ross Horsley. Horsley accounts for the difference this year in the increased number of DUIs booked as being better law enforcement. It was the combined efforts of all the law enforcement agencies in Carbon County that resulted in the increased number of arrests, he said. People have been warned through the media blitz on TV this year not to drink and drive, Robertson said. The total number of persons booked into the county jail New Years Eve and the next morning was 23. Last year the total was five. Emery infant is a winner Kaydelyn Day of Castle Dale just won two gift certificates from local tire stores. The only problem is shell have to wait about 16 years to use them. See, shes only five days old. Kaydelyn, the daughter of Donald and Kern Day of Castle Dale, is the winner of the 1983 First Baby Contest. The lucky lass came into the world at 6:40 a.m. Saturday to be the first Making tracks Cleveland-Lloy- d be imposed by local governments to fund a school district First baby of '83 See page 12A. Dont call them health foods, call them natural foods, says Anne Mitchell of the delicious goodies served up at her store, Krazy Ladys Kitchen. Along with partner Janet Gardner, the two are fast building a reputation for the combination restaurant and natural food emporium. Some of their favorite recipes instead Therefore, story on the first place winner are featured in todays issue. Krazy Lady's James Dr. com- term. greatest dinosaur collections in Madsen of Salt Lake City, the bones must be in a display where they can be easily accessible for study. require missioners to be elected to a $100. Anyone interested in buying a bone can contact the museum, Mrs. Taniguchi said. In agreement with State budget proposed by Gov. Scott M. Matheson. The budget is essentially the same as last year, according to Bunnell, with small or no pay increases for state employees or educators. A bill to have Public Service Commissioners who regulate utilities be elected by the public rather than appointed by the governor as it is presently. The th local-optio- A 1983-8- 4 bill would maximum. sales and use tax bill has been proposed that would give local governments the option to cent sales impose a Lx with one half going to the point of sale and the other half distributed by population. n A sales tax bill allowing for a local sales tax to A one-four- will join Dmitrich, other legislators in considering some 200 bills. Here are some pieces of proposed legislation that Bunnell and Dmitrich believe will be of the most interest to Carbon County The According to Dmitrich, the bill is an effort by the commission to get rid of some of its responsibility since it already has the authority to waive the eight-hou- r at Castleview Hospital in the new year. The First Baby Contest, baby born sponsored jointly by the Sun Advocate, Castleview Hospital and some 40 Price area merchants, is a long standing tradition. The winning newborn and his or her parents receive hundreds of dollars worth of supplies, clothing and services from the sponsoring businesses. Along with the gift certificates from the local tire stores, Kaydelyn and her parents are the winners of a silver spoon, certificates for clothing for both mom and daughter, free meals at a number of local eateries and such unique gifts as a membership in a video movie club and a years subscription to the Sun Advocate. Kaydelyn, weighing in at just over seven delivered at pounds, was Castleview Hospital by Dr. J.R. Jaussi of Price. The New Years first baby is also the first for her parents. Kaydelyn is our first, said proud daddy Donald. She came about three days early. We didnt think she would come on New Years, though, so she surprised us a little. Donald reports that both mother and daughter are doing fine. Theyre both healthy, and were all pretty happy right now. Kaydelyn Day gets a little special attention from her mom, Kern Day. Kaydelyn was this year's first baby born at Castleview Hospital, and was the winner of the 1983 First Photo by StvHtnr Baby Contest. |