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Show SOUTHERN UTAH HEWS Tliunday. Sptimbr IS, Sixty Mile Ride On Saturday, Sept. 1, the air was cross-countr- n YOUNGEST to compltta Enduraneo Rldo noar Zion Park la Hurrlcano. tho Novlco portion of tlto North Fork Buck Chambarlaln of 25-m- lli ld alght-yaar-o- Busy Fall Schedule For Zane Grey Saddle Club September is a busy month for It started off with the North Fork Endurance Ride and 25 mile Novice Ride, held Sept. 1, outside of Zion National Park. Ride management was thankful for all the members of Zane Grey Saddle Club and the Group who competed and helped as Vet secretaries, pit crews and P and R crews. Along with the beautiful weather and thirty riders competing, they helped to make this event a great success. The club also participated in the Northern Arizona Fair parade in Fredonia September 8, receiving the trophy for the best mounted group. Upcoming events planned include a Dinner Trail Ride on September 22. Trail riders will leave the Fredonia City corrals at 3:30 p.m. and ride part of the Woodhill Loop. A Dutch-ove- n dinner will be served by members of the Saddle Club at a cost of $5 per plate. After dinner, riders may continue on around the loop or return to the corrals. The dinner is open to the public, including those who do not wish to take part in the trail ride. Reservations are required, so please call now Anita Black, 7414, or Kathy Greenwood, 5621. Programs of interest to horsemen will be presented at each meeting of the Saddle Club. The club meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. A program about bits will be presented by Anita Black on September 18 at 8 p.m. Slide and film shows are available on these dates: Sept. 13 - Health Hints for Your Horse" Sept. 20 - Saddle Equipment Selection" Sept. 27 - Buying a Horse, Not Trouble" Oct. 4 - Basic Principles of Foot Care and Cold Shoeing Oct. 11 Horse, Aids and Gaits" Oct. 24 - No Hoof, No Horse" local horsemen. 60-mi- Clip this list and save. Call Debbie Judd at 5148 if you want to see these shows, they don't always correspond with regular club meeting dates. Kanab, Mt. Carmel, and Orderville, and thanks to the local landowners who allowed the riders to cross their lands, the ride was a great success. Almost everyone who rode is planning to return again next year. USU Honor Roll Announcement Includes Kanabite 4-- H 4-- Horse Care Main Object Of New Club Honor roll students for the summer quarter at Utah State University, Logan, include from Kanab, Gail Little Hanson, in education, according to an announcement by Dr. Val R. Christensen, vice president for student services. The new horse project club will .. ..A student must carry 12 or more meet each Thursday at the Kanab credit hours and earn a 3.5 or better Middle School at 3:30 p.m. grade point average to achieve honor roll. Health Hints For Your Horse is the slide show for September 13, the topic for September 20 will be tack and equipment selection with a slide presentation. New members are always welcome. We have not yet chosen a name or club officers, so come and take part in these decisions. is for all young 4-- people through age 19, so come and join us. Meet at the flagpole at the Middle School. There are advanced projects for members 14 years of age and older. If you are looking for an opportunity to advance your horse skills, this is one great way. Sandy Cluff went to see the North Endurance Ride with Fork project leader, Debbie Judd. This and a was an overnight camp-ochance to see some very athletic horses of many breeds. Linda Good all of the Fredonia also went along. Everyone needs project books and folders. Booklets cost 65 cents each. Annual insurance fee is $2. Please bring money to the meeting. 60-mi- ut 4-- NOTICE OF CORRIDORDESIGN PUBLIC HEARINGS Arizona Forest Highway 1 - State Route 67 Grand Canyon Highway The Forest Highway Program agencies (Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Forest Service, and Arizona Department of Transportation) are proposing to reconstruct 31 miles of Arizona State Route 67 from Jacob Lake to the boundary of Grand Canyon Nationa' Park (North Rim). The project would entail reconstruction and widening of the existing paved road with improved alignment, drainage, and other safety features. The intersection of US 89A and AZ 67 at Jacob Lake would also be improved. The Federal Highway n Administration (FHWA) has completed an Environmental 4(f) Evaluation for this proposed project addressing the effects of the project alternatives being considered (Alternate 1 Alternate 2 - Reconstruction). Copies of this assessment are available from FHWA. Two corridordesign public hearings will be held as follows to discuss the proposed project and obtain public input for project development: Assess-mentSectio- o-Build; 7 p.m. September 18, 1984 Commission Chambers Kane County Courthouse 70 North Main, Kanab, Utah ride. Thanks to the many merchants who donated awards in Cedar City, 25-mi- 7 p.m. September 19, 1984 m Flagstaff High School Elm at Sitgreaves Flagstaff, Arizona Comments or questions regarding the project can also be sent to: Mr. Jerry L. Budwig, Division Engineer, Central Direct Federal Division, Federal Highway Administration, P.O. Box 25246, Denver, Colorado 80225, ATTN: Environmental Section, (303) Written comments received by September 30. 1984, will be included in the project hearing transcript. After reviewing public and governmental agency comments on the proposed project, FHWA will complete the environmental analysisdocument and the Forest Highway Program agencies will select the project alternative to be implemented. 234-479- Fear Geothermal Power Plant Near Milford Is A First Popular Event Near Zion Park still cool and the sun just coming up as 13 riders set out to pit themselves and their horses against 60 miles of trail. One hour later, 16 more horses started out to complete a novice ride of 25 miles. The trail followed roads, jeep takroads, and went ing the riders through thick stands of oak and up and down steep canyon crossings for a very scenic and enjoyable ride. Beginning at the Fly-i- n LD Ranch east of Zion National Park, by lunchtime the riders were up in the high country at Hogs Heaven Ranch on the North Fork of the Virgin River. From there they made a loop up towards Cogsworth Point and continued back to finish at the LD. Fly-iAfter completing the ride, riders and any other hungry people were treated to a delicious Dutch oven barbecue prepared by Gabby Smith and Connie Lawrnece. The ride drew contestants from Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Gunnison, and areas around southern Utah. First to finish was Jodette Poe from Las Vegas who completed the 60 miles in a little over six hours. The Best Conditioned award was given to Marilyn McCoy, who also finished in second place. Awards were given for weight divisions, breeds, top ten riders, junior riders, oldest and youngest riders, and completion of the ride, as well as completion and best condition on the P; 1S5 clothes up to the hot springs, where there was an unlimited supply of free hot water. Then theres the story about another imaginative person thought that hot baths would be just the thing to attract railroaders to stop at Milford. But the railroaders might not journey 12 miles just for a bath so a house was built to provide something extra besides the baths. They say you could tell how good business was in the house by the number of red railroad lanters hanging outside. According to local legend, Roosevelt Hot Springs near Milford, Utah was once a hot spot for sin and a pretty good place to get your laundry done, too. Now it's the site of Utah's first commerical geothermal power plant. The reason for all these activities is the scalding hot water that bubbles up from deep down in the earth. There is an underground reservoir that touches the magma in the earth's crust, and the water is heated to temperatures hundreds of degrees above the boiling point. Well, back in the old days, hot water for baths or laundry wasnt easy to come by. You had to burn coal or wood to heat your water on the stove, and fuel wasnt cheap. So some enterprising laundress decided to cart the towns dirty Neither of these ventures would have contributed very much to the property tax base of Beaver County. But the interesting thing about these legends is that they point out why Utah Power & Light Co. invested $34 million here to become the first utility outside of California to build a geothermal plant hot water still isnt easy to come by and fuel isnt cheap. Some numbers will demonstrate what this means. Utah Power uses Advisory Council Sets Tour steam to generate better than of its electricity. It makes steam by burning coal to heat water, and runs up a fuel bill of around $200 million a year to do this. It also costs the company and its customers about $80 million a year for environmental controls on the coal plants. Now for the beauty of geothernine-tent- field tour of the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District Advisory Council is scheduled Sept. A 18-1- 9. The overnight trip will provide opportunity to inspect range improvements while discussing various topics. Water and wilderness issues, prescribed burns and other land treatments will be discussed, said District Manager G. William Lamb. council represent The of areas interest through specialized their backgrounds or professional connections. They were appointed by the secretary of the interior to advise on public land management of 3.2 million acres in northwestern Arizona. Lamb said the tour will leave from the Federal Building, St. George, Utah, at 8 Tuesday morning and return at about 4 the next after- mal: First, the new power plant doesn't burn coal, although the company -- noon. The public is invited to join the tour, however they must provide for their own transportation, food, and camp. Anyone interested should notify Lamb by Sept. 14. The district manager also said written comments may be filed for the councils consideration. Development Favorable North Of Lees Ferry The legislation establishing Glen Canyon National Recreation Area states that the prim(P.L. ary purposes of the area are public outdoor recreation and the preservation of the scenic, scientific and historic features of the area. Resources degradation from unrestricted camping practices was shown to exist along the Colorado River above Leek Ferry to Glen Canyon Dam. The proposed action would preserve environmental factors and enhance recreational op92-59- portunities. It was determined after analysis and consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the proposed action would not adversely impact two endangered species which may inhabit the area, the Peregrine Falcon and the Humped-bac- k Chub. The adverse environmental impacts associated with this project will be negligible. Therefore, it is determined not to be a major federal action that would have significant effect on the environment and an environmental impact statement will not be prepared for the proposal, as recommended by John 0. Lancaster, Superintendent, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and approved by Acting Regional Director, Jack Neebels. The proposed action is to: 1) Develop up to 50 campsites, each with a toilet and fireplace, on the Colorado River from Leek Ferry to Glen Canyon Dam; 2) Require camping only in established sites. 3) Prohibit ground fires; 4) All garbage must be carried out by recreationists, NPS will provide receptacles for garbage disposal at the Leek Ferry boat ramp; 5) NPS to refurbish heavily impacted campsites and trails; 6) Develop a visitor information program, and 7) Tamarisk stands may be manipulated to open areas for campsites. Adverse environmental impacts are expected only during the installation of facilities phase of this plan. These impacts will all be short term and minor in nature. Overall the protection of natural resources upriver of Leek Ferry 2 improve significantly with the implementation of the preferred alter native. Campsite impacts will be reduced through installation of facilities and rehabilitation of old campsites in the area. Long term consequences after plan implementation are that the vegetation, soil and wildlife resources of the area may improve. Recreational opportunities will be available to provide a very high quality experience to the public. The document jvas available for public review during March and April, 1984. All comments received were favorable to the proposed action. The Navajo Nation comments made the following points which are hereby included in the final action of in the final copy of the plan. NPS is working and cooperating with several components of the Navajo Nation including the Chapter, the Recreation Resources Department, the Cultural Resources and Resources Enforcement Department and the Navajo Nation Justice Department in the development of a cooperative agreement for joint adoption of the Upriver Recreation Plan. Only Navajo people presently live in the vicinity of Lee's Ferry and not Paiute Indians as stated in the draft. The Navajo Reservation in the vicinity of Lees Ferry is under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation through the does have some fuel expense because it buys geothermal fluids from several companies headed by Phillips Petroleu, which have federal rights to the resource. Second, the geothermal plant is virtually pollution free. This means there are no expensive pollution control devices to be included in construction costs, no environmental operating expenses. There is one drawback: the geothermal resource is hidden thousands of feed underground, meaning that no one can be absolutely sure how long or how well it will hold up commercial operunder large-scal- e ations. The reports of respected geologists, however, say that the Roosevelt Hot Springs site should be able to support 200 to 400 megawatts worth of power plants for at least 30 years. In contrast, Utah Power already has more than 8,000 megawatts of and hydroelectric reliable coal-fire- d power plants. Obviously, the overwhelming majority of the company's energy will still come from Utah and the geoWyoming coal, even when thermal field is developed to its full potential. Meanwhile, the technology for tapping this resource is moving at an extraordinarily fast pace. Even before the 20 megawatt plant went on line July 81, plans were in the works for a smaller, cheaper, 14 megawatt unit using more advanced technology. The plant draws and hot water steam geothermal from four wells. The steam, which of the makes up about one-fift- h into is the taken fluids geothermal is blasted steam the There plant. against the plades of a turbine, which spins like a big pinwheel to turn an electric generator. of the geoThe other four-fifth- s thermal fluids are unused, and are back into the underground reservoir. The proposed power plant, on the other hand, will be able to use both the steam and the hot water to turn turbines. This is expected to in ere as efficiency greatly. Also, the next unit will sit on top of a single geothermal well, instead of having to draw from several wells. That means there will be a lot less pipeline, and pipeline expense, involved. Finally, the proposed unit will be prefabricated by Biphase Energy Systems in a factory and assembled like a kit at the geothermal site. This will cut down on construction time and expense, as well. LOW SODIUM Salt is not necessary-fo- r processing home canned foods, according to Dr. Georgia Lauritzen, USU extension nutrition specialist. Salt is used only for flavoring canned foods. CHECK JARS Jar defects are responsible for food spoilage, most home-canne- d according to USU extension food specialist Dr. Georgia Lauritzen. Be sure to check the sealing edge of canning jars for nicks, cracks and sharp edges. Now Is The Time To Prepare For The Cold Of Winter With Chevron Heating Fuels. Gap-Bodew- Gap-Bodew- Chapter. Justice Court Report James Scott Knowles, 26, Kanab, entered a guilty plea to assault, was sentenced to 10 days in jail, suspended upon payment of fees and fines of $206 and restitution for dental bills. DISTRICT COURT Ronald Mean, 47, Kanab, pled guilty to DUI, fees and fines $555, 60 days suspended sentence. BLANCHING REQUIRED All vegetables except green peppers should be blanched or heated before freezing. 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