Show (S)g&En§tan&ard-?:xamttu- r OGDEN UTAH THURSDAY EVENING ' JULY ectton 19 1979 Switf Expedited ©n VA Nursing Home SALT LAKE CITY — There most likely will be a lawsuit filed no within the budgeted amount but it was minus several alternate matter what the Utah Building specifications Because it lacked the alternates Board decides to do with the old St Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden the Speaker of the House James Hansen and others contend the bid does state building director says not said the Director Nathan Woolley comply with legislative intent and the property therefore should board was to consider today whether to proceed with remodel- be sold However Gov Scott Matheson ing of the hospital for a nursing has supported a group of Weber home for veterans The board has received conflict- County legislators who claim the ing legal opinions on whether it can bid follows legislative intent Mr Woolley said he wouldn’t proceed with the project under to speculate on what action care Utah the by legislation passed this will take on the hospital earlier the board year Legislature That legislation required that the But he said “It appears we are construction bid be within the sued either way” funds available Rep Hansen Otherwise the property was to and others have threatened to take be sold and the proceeds used for legal action if the building board projects at Weber State College decides to proceed with the project and Skills Center North Utah Attorney General Robert The low construction bid came in Hansen has issued an opinion that the state can’t remodel the hospital because the enabling legislation failed to authorize the use of some $29 million in available federal funds The attorney general did not comment on the question raised about the use of bidding alternates Gov Matheson sought a second opinion from attorney James B Lee who disagreed with the conclusions reached by Mr Hansen A past president of the Utah Bar Association Mr Lee issued an opinion that the project could proceed because the 1979 bill does not specifically disallow' use of federal funds “Prior instances of legislative si- lence on this question where both state and federal funds were used to finance a project will of course undermine the attorney general’s conclusion” said the opinion sign ed by Mr Lee and Kathlene W Lowre of the Salt Lake City law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer Mr and Mrs Lowe said even the attorney general’s opinion recognizes that there are some instances w'hen the Legislature has intended the use of federal monies but has not specifically mentioned them BULLETIN The Utah Building Board voted shortly before noon not to award the contract for conversion of the old St Benedict's Hospital into a veterans nursing home In its unanimous action the board ordered the property sold in accordance with a bill passed by the 1979 Legislature and the funds turned over to Weber State College Colorful Parade of Children Opens Celebration By BECKY CAIRNS Standard-Examin- er Staff Ogden’s 1979 Pioneer Days celeb- ration got underway today with a colorful kickoff from the younger set as hundreds of children took part in the annual Children’s Parade Anyway you look at it it was a day for kids whether they were down riding itself marching inand or the Washington parade cavalto watch street the the lining Rainbow of Fun4 was depicted in the Marshall White and West Ogden float that included various types of recreation under a colorful arching rainbow Recreation in days gone by also surfaced in some of the entries such as the one from Grandview and Horace Mann Parks Pulled and pushed by cavemen the float displayed a green di ‘A nosaur in a portrayal of ‘Recreation Since the Beginning of Time4 Another entry from the 9th Street and Monroe Park picked up on the King Tut theme with a golden py- ramid palm trees and several Egyptian riders Each playground float was preceded by its ‘queen4 and her attendants many of whom were only toddlers Following right on the tails of the floats wrere swarms of chidren some in costumes and many riding bicycles that werelaced from top to bottom with brightly colored crepe paper Traditional march tunes from several junior high school bands kept the parade moving at a good pace cade roll by Hundreds of children and adults were on hand to view the half-hou- r procession of floats bands marching groups softball teams and other assorted entries The Children’s Parade begins six days of events commemorating Utah’s pioneer heritage Activities continue tonight with the opening of the 1979 Pioneer Days Rodeo at the Ogden City Stadium at 7:30 pm Friday’s events include the first day of the Miss Rodeo Utah pageant at the stadium the rodeo and a ‘Dutch Oven Dinner4 to be held at 6:30 pm at the site of the WHILE BICYCLE riders galore participated in today’s parade Donnie Blackwell was one of the more adventuresome as he took advantage of the limelight to “pop a wheelie” Pioneer Days Endurance Trail Ride about four miles northeast of Hardware Ranch Mild morning temperatures and a good breeze kept participants and spectators comfortable during today’s 9:30 am parade Leading off the parade were the Clearfield Job Corps who kept step to their own rhythmic chanting and a float depicting a baseball game and a school room entered by Ogden City Recreation The first entries were followed by a bevy of queens including Miss AMONG THE COLORFUL marching groups boogied down Washington to disco tunes Rodeo America and Miss Rodeo in were the who the Marchettes Staff Photos by Clyde Mueller two arenas with rough stock evento Utah on horseback and Miss Utah parade in the west end of the stadium and United Teenager in a convertible timed stock events in the east end From that point on the chidren additionevents of and stole the spotlight as they paraded (Calendar on al story Page 4B) along the route from 22nd to 27th on will announcers be Two required floats bicycles tricycles scooters Members of the Weber-Morga- n fault of the health board because it duty to protect against this more as than wagons and on foot One young girl to narrate the action Mr Crouch said “The commisBoard of Health told1 state let human services do the work triple the amount of stock normally even made the trip on roller skates District sioners have looked to Mr Potter The commissioners and human seen in each rodeo event pour out of Most of the floats entered came officials today that the board needs because there is no other place to get more involved in deciding services were relied on to fill posithe chutes at breakneck pace from the city’s various play- to look” how should the health tions particularly director when Because two arenas are used department grounds and were centered around be run said it is a “chronthe board should have been more ic Dr Southwick rodeo patrons will be able to see all the recreation theme and that there must be problem” Dr Paul Southwick a board involved hands compete during the evening Liberty and Ron Clair Parks en- member some to avoid the same changes said the impression he Dr Mason said the board has show and no “slack time” competitered a bright red white and blue in the future tion will be necessary float featuring a swimming pool gets from talking to employees is prime responsibility for selecting a problems Dr Mason give the not director but that Mr Potter should board a list of offered tocandidates Box seat patrons will have a betand diving board and titled ‘Splash that the health department has possible been in control of its own destiny be involved in the interviews be- for the vacant director’s ter view of the rodeo action this Into Recreation4 position Crouch Chairman said a of cause of the need for cooperation the installation Jerry year following In a of the role outlining board members are “remiss” that Board member Merilyne Caton Dr Mason said a directordirector new fence around the stadium arehas got they have looked to the Human said there have been problems writh “to do the na this month things physicians do” Services System for help more too much interference and pre- and not FULL VIEWS just “shuffle papers” than they should have ssure from human services to the Comprised of several strands of But he emphasized that the primThe board met with Dr James point where some employees have heavy-dut- y submarine cable the ary responsibility is the prevention Mason director of the Utah Divinew fence will afford the box seat quit of and promotion of health sion of Health and two of his assisDr Mason said it is che board’s anddisease audience plenty of protection while not “crisis medicine” tants this morning to discuss proballowing an unobstructed view of lems in the health department and the events what should be the roles of the Rodeo fans will see a couple of board and the department director familiar faces coming out of the A SPELLED OUT Ogden banking executive was chutes tonight as local professional elected chairman of Weber State College’s Dr Mason said it is important rodeo stars Jack Hannum and Lonthat the board’s relationships with Institutional Council today after being sworn nie Hadley compete on the first in for a third consecutive four-yea- r term on the county commissioners and hunight council out the man be services spelled Acrobatics on horseback will be Robert Heiner of 970 Taylor assumed his He said he would hope there a featured attraction each night of a be would “warm post during a reorganization session that saw cooperative the rodeo as the “Zoppes” enternew council members take the oath of three and collaborative relationship with tain the crowd with their Arabian office the election of a vice chairman and the human services” Riders and trained chimpanzees of the council’s new executive comselection relatThe health department’s GRAND ENTRY The rodeo will begin nightly at ionship with human services and mittee Mr Heiner elected to a two-yeterm as its director Rhett Potter has been 7:30 pm with competition among the center of controversy in the chairman served as vice chairman of the local junior posses riding drill by Institutional Council during the 1975-7- 6 and health department the Weber County Sheriff’s MountFormer health director Dr the 1976-7- school years ed Posse and the “grand entry” by Gwen Williams of 1409 Oakridge Drive in Joseph L Smith who was fired a the Flying U Rodeo Company some week and accused Ogden was elected vice chairman of the counago by Tonight will be “military night” cil and will direct the of board members body in Mr “turning everyat the rodeo and will feature comHeiner’s absence called for thing upside down” had petition among teams from local Active in various civic and volunteer orthe health department to be redefense installations ROBERT HEINER sermoved from under the human ganizations Mrs Williams is serving her first All four Golden Spike Empire term on the college governing board vices umbrella counties will be honored on diffesome He also accusations made Taking the oath of office along with Mr rent nights of the rodeo with Davis were Ogden banking executive Roy C Heiner Mr and Potter County against County Night on Friday Morgan Nelson Hunt Commissioner ElOgden LDS Institute teacher Jerry W Douglas County Night on Saturday Box ROLE ACTIVE and Clearfield banker Harold C Steed Baker der County Night on Monday and a previous term on the Institutionwho served said Mason Dr services human Weber County Night on the evening Council al in role an has taken the active of July 24 health department because it was They will fill positions vacated by Frank As part of the county night acperceived there was a need for Francis Jr Dale T Browning and the late tivities senior citizens from each more leadership and administraDB Green county who have payed a key role He the tive said past guidance in the history of their respective to the executive committee were director Dr Joseph Miner was MrElected counties will be honored Steed Student Body President Bryan and inexperienced Steele and Patricia Oliver only part-tim- e General admission tickets for the who has served as I and that human services was tryfirst four nights of the rodeo will council vice chairman for the past two years cost $350 for adults and $2 for ing “to fill a vacuum” Mr Heiner indicated he will make the reDr Southwick disagreed saying maining children while box seats will run 4 — YEAR — OLD Micah Shafter committee appointments at the next he had talked with a previous di$550 and $750 depending on their found a fire hydrant made an council session scheduled for Sept 11 rector who told him the health dilocation Council also agreed to continue members for excellent parade rector here doesn’t have any con- the perch All ticket prices will be increased watching He of Dr is the son of Mr James R Foulger as appointments trol by 50 cents on the final night of the D Parry Wilson as treasurer and and Mrs Russell Shafter Dr He said this was probably the GWEN WILLIAMS rodeo lop Cowpokes Open Ogden Rodeo Tonight The action and excitement of professional rodeo will move center arena at Ogden City Stadium tobone-jarrin- g pulse-poundin- g night as the 1979 version of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo explodes out of the chutes Once again rodeo producer Cotton Rosser has lined up some of the nation’s top rodeo cowboys to pit their skills against hard-nose- d rodeo stock in saddle bronc steer wrestling bull riding calf roping and bareback riding events Also featured will be barrel racing by the Professional Girls Rodeo Association zany rodeo clowns who keep the audience in stitches when they aren’t fighting bulls and a number of entertaining novelty acts The 25th largest rodeo in the nation in terms of prize money — cowboys will be competing for a combined purse of $38000 — the Pioneer Days Rodeo will provide YOUTH KILLED IN ACCIDENT HOOPER — A boy died Wednesday morning after he was run over by a farm tractor he had been operating Weber County Sheriff’s reports identified the victim as Troy Hen- dry son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hendry of 3335 W 3600 S in Roy Reports indicate the youth had been operating the tractor on property owned by Frank Battistone of 3613 S 3500 W Witnesses told deputies they had seen the boy riding the tractor just before spotting the vehicle traveling driverless toward a canal The youth was found lying in the field Cancels Session The Weber County Industrial Corporation and Weber Sewer Improvement District have canceled a special meeting set for Friday at 10:30 am at the Ramada Inn because the regional Environmental Protection Official scheduled to attend will not be able to make it MEETS FRIDAY HILL AIR FORCE RASE — The installation of officers for the Knights of Columbus at state and the Hill parish levels will be held in Air Force Base Officers Club Friday at 8 pm instead of on Saturday as previously reported involvement Urged by Board Council Elects Officers 55-year-- ar 7 10-mem- wv P |