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Show 18 STANDARD MARCH 20, 1 BLM proposes withdrawal of land along Green River 975 An application to withdraw approximately 5,000 acres of highly scenic corridor along the Green River from all forms of appropriation, entry or occupation has been filed by the U. S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management Paul L. Howard, BLM state director for Utah, said the withdrawal would be Mrs. Gordo Seeley Correction in last weeks news items. The Bluebell News was inadvertantly put in the column under Neola News and Neola News was put in Bluebell Column. Also under the grandparents of the baby son of Gary and Paula Jenkins that was born on Wednesday, March 5th, there is a correction. Happy parents are Gary and Paula Jenkins of Bluebell, grandparents, are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pierce of Boneta, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jenkins, Bluebell, are Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Pierce'of West Jordon, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stark, Dragerton, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Murray of Linden, Utah. and Mrs. Sephronia Jenkins of Bluebell; great-gre- at grandparents are Freeman Howes of Dragerton, Mrs. Carrie Stark of Grand Junction, Colorado and Mrs. Winnie visa-vers- a. ts Hayes of Collinsville, Illinois. This new little son will answer to the name of Jared Howard and he weighed 9 lbs. 2 Vi oz. He has two little sisters. e Ted and Elaine Koppen and two children and Mrs. Sephronia Jenkins went to Ogden on Thursday to attend the wedding and reception of Miss Pamela Hamaker, daughter of Arnold and Marie Hamaker to Mark Meldrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Meldrum. The Happens went through the Ogden Temple with the young couple. She is their niece and a to Mrs. Sephronia granddaughter Jenkins. e Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Goodrich of Clinton, Utah and Nell Stevenson of Price and Mary Stevenson of Bountiful visited on Tuesday and Wednesday here with Mrs. Sylvia Goodrich and in Vernal with the Lloyd Goodrich family. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Evan Goodrich in Ioka. e The Relief Society had their 17th of March Birthday Anniversary party on Friday evening. The guests all enjoyed a pot luck dinner followed by a program with Mrs. Ida Pulley conducting, Mrs. Carolyn Miles gave the history of the Relief Society, Mrs. Sandy Hodson gave a reading and Mrs. Donna Mower and Garda Seeley played a piano duet; Marda Winkler and Shana Lee Loerstcher sang a duet e Miss Pearl Ralston soon bride to be to Max Cook of Ballard was the honored guest at a shower and party by the Altamont Elementary Teacher at the Elementary School on Monday evening. e Mr. and Mrs. Verl Tucker drove to Price, to visit his father at the hospital who is recuperating from a heart attack. His father is Verl D. Tucker of Elmo, e Mrs. Pearl Orr is in the Duchesne County Hospital following a heart attack. She is better. e Mr. and Mrs. Howard Todd and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Winkler met Bruce Todd and David Oman at Heber on Sunday and then drove on to Randolph for the testimonial of Calvin Roberts who is leaving March 29th for Chicago Illinois, to serve a two year mission for the LDS Church Howard Todd was one Wildlife week observance set March 16 - 22 of the speakers. Mr. and Mrs. Verl Tucker were guests to 35 people following the Provo Temple Sealing of Randy and Sandy Bywater of Myton at the Edgemont Stake House in Provo on Friday, and then again on Saturday evening at their home in Altamont they hosted around 75 to 80 people to an open house. Sandy is the Tucker's daughter. Some of the many friends and relatives going through the Temple with the Tuckers and Bywaters were Mr. and Mrs. Les Pearson, Orem, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Smith, Lehi, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bedwell of Boulder, Colorado, John and Anne Jackson, Granger and Glenn and Vickie Jessen of Altamont, Mr. and Mrs. Verl D. Tucker, Elmo. e Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Winkler and Mrs. Marda Winkler drove to Provo on Monday to consult an eye doctor, e High councilmen Richard Taylor and Joseph Kemp visited the Altamont 2nd Ward on Sunday and were speakers in sacrament meeting. Kirk and Jennifer Seeley spent the weekend in Logan, visiting her family. They brought their nephew, Troy Layton, from Granger home with them for a visit College young folks home between semester breaks and for the weekend were Ron and Kathy Mitchell, Shane Mitchell, Mike Miles, Sheila Bird, and Marlene Seeley, also Maurine Duke visited here briefly before going to her home in Roosevelt e Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jenkins and daughter, Audrey Olsen and a grandson, Joseph and son of Sammy Jenkins, Randy, visited with the Glenn and Howard Jenkins and the Ted Happen families over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. LaVon Atwood, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Atwood, Mr. and Mrs. David Atwood, Mrs. Olive Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Marlen Lott Mr. and Mrs. Bert Allred and two daughters all traveled to Grand Junction Colorado, to attend the wedding and reception of Dennis Allred, son of Max and Eloyce Allred, to Mary Jean Rowin. ' Dal Seeley and son, Steven, and Waylon Champion and three girls, all Salt Lake area visited on Saturday with the Seeley families here in Bluebell. Ernest and Virginia Winkler of Vernal visited on Sunday here with their family members. e Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Winkler, Mrs. Marda Winkler, Mr. and Mrs. Rush Loerstcher, Mr. and Mrs. Udell Winkler, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Todd and Pauline Winkler all attended the funeral services on Thursday in Vernal for Rea Manwaring. The ladies all sang. Mrs. Manwaring was a niece and cousin of the Winkler family. Calvin Roberts, son of Dean and Marlene Roberts has received his mission call to Chicago, Illinois. He will enter the mission home on March 29th. His Testimonial will be March 16th in Randolph, Utah. Mrs. Susan Marshall is in Salt Lake for more medical treatment and tests. CONDITIONING Stumbling into his car the drunk was interrupted by the sheriff's voice: "You're not going to drive that car are you?" With only the slightest hesitation the bubbly tipster solemnly replied: "Of course I'm going to drive. I'm sure not in condition to walk." We Care About Wildlife Habitat" is the theme selected for the observance of National Wildlife Week for 1975. This is a particularly important theme since the Bureau of Land Management is charged with the reaponsiblity for providing habitat for a wide variety of wildlife", stated Donald L. Pendleton, Vernal District Manager for the Bureau. Wildlife week is sponsored annually by the National Wildlife Federation to focus attention on this important natural resource. The event is scheduled this year for March 16th through the 22nd. "Protection and development of wildlife habitat is becoming increasingly complex because of many uses of national resource lands and added concern for all wild creatures, including many endangered species", added Mr. Pendeleton. "We are faced with a significant challenge in providing the needed habitat and we welcome the support of such groups as the National Wildlife Federation in meeting this challenge", he concluded. Duchesne agent to attend insurance school Farmers Insurance Group of companies has selected Maxine Kenison of Duchesne to attend a school for career agents at the organization's Pocatello Regional Office. Bob Hill, regional manager, said candidates for this school must meet a high set of standards to qualify for training. These schools, which are being conducted in the companies' regional offices throughout the operating territory are designed to better equip men and women to follow the profession of insurance agents. They will represent the member companies of Farmers Insurance Group. In order to be eligible to attend the career school, the candidates must have completed preliminary training in automobile, and fire insurance, policy service and basic claims handling. Planning funds okeyed for RC&D projects Sponsors of the Dinosaurland KC&I) Project covering Daggett. Duchesne, and Uintah Counties received word this past week that their project had received approval for planning assistance. This approval was granted by Earl L. Butz, Secretary of Agriculture. Sponsors of the Project in Duchesne County are the County Commissioners, the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District, the Ute Indian Tribe, the Uintah Basin Association of Governments, and the towns of Roosevelt and Duchesne. There was a total of twelve sponsors in the three counties. This approval authorizes the sponsors to move ahead with the development of a project plan for the entire project area. It also authorizes various agencies in the Department of Agriculture to assist in planning this project. While the project plan is being developed, planning can be carried out on proposed projects within the project area. After the project plan has been completed and accepted in Washington, the project area will be approved for operations. At this time, the following types of projects will be eligible for RC&D financial and technical assistance: flood prevention, erosion and sediment control, farm irrigation, land drainage, fish and wildlife and public water-baserecreation developments, water quality management, soil and water management for agriculture related pollution control. Low interest loans may be available from Farmers Home Administration for some projects. The RC&D project will be directed by an RC&D Council composed of a representative from each of the sponsoring organizations. Albert Neff of Manila is serving as chairman of the council at the present time. d Schools receive federal assistance DOGS BEST FRIEND David L. Peterson, manager and trainer for the class in dog care and training. Sponsored by the Uintah Basin Education Center, the class will begin Wednesday, March 26. Browning Kennels in Morgan, will instruct a A seven-wee- k class on dog care and training, with an emphasis on sporting breeds, will be offered Spring quarter by the Uintah Basin Education Center of Utah State University. Included in the course will be seven two-hou- r y class sessions and an field excursion when students will put their lessons to use with their dogs. The class will meet Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. beginning March 26. David L. Peterson, manager and trainer for Browning Kennels in Morgan, will be the instructor for the class. Training principles for retrievers, flushers and pointing breeds; dog care, obedience training and kennel construction will be among the topics discussed, according to Peterson. Enrollment fees are (8 for audit students and slightly higher for students desiring one hour of college credit. Persons interested in registering for the class may do so by calling the Uintah in Basin Education Center at in Duchesne or Roosevelt, in Vernal before March 26. all-da- 722-229- 4 789-368- k County bond sales increase Dog care, training class set March 26 738-555- 1 seven-wee- Utahn's invested a total of $2,082,472 in United States Series E-Savings Bonds in the first month of the 1975 "Take Stock in America" campaign. State Bond Chairman Wendell E. Gile and State TSIA Chairman B. Z. Kas tier jointly announced "the first month's a investment figures give Utah start in achieving the $27.8 million campaign goal." Duchesne County volunteer savings txinds chairman Clifford Casto reported today that the county's January sales total for E-Bonds came to $12,336, or 14 of the year's total. Utahn's now hold $270 million worth E, II and Freedom Shares. This amounts to an annual interest accrual of $13.7 million. The average life of E and H Bonds is over 7 years. Nationally sales of E and H Bonds for January was $745 million which is 3 percent above January 1974 and a peak. State and County Volunteers again remind all Bond Owners, that all outstanding E Bonds continue to draw interest. Early issues, which were issued at a lower rate of interest, which have matured, now are earning the new 6 percent interest rate. hettcr-than-averag- e 23-ye- Senator Frank E. (Ted) Moss, today announced that three Utah school districts have been granted federal assistance awards for FY 1975 totalling nearly three million dollars. Davis County School District has been granted a tentative entitlement of Uintah County School $2,381,631.00; District has a $400,418.00 tentative entitlement; and Daggett County School District, $41,282.00. Within the next week or so, the districts will receive treasury checks certified for immediate payment as part of their entitlement total Davis County will immediately receive $1,786,223.00; Uintah County $300,313.00; and Daggett County, $30,961.00. The school districts had applied for federal assistance for current expenditures under Title I of P. L. 874, as amended, which provides for financial aid for schools in federally affected areas. The amounts certified for immediate payment are determined from the tentative entitlements for the fiscal year computed on the basis of information and estimates for the fiscal year computed on the basis of information and estimates contained in the applications for aid. Additional payments are subject to adjustment as actual data on expenditures replace estimates, and by the availability of funds in relation to total entitlements for financial assistance. Snow College requests old yearbooks The Snow Colfege Alumni Council is to complete a set of Snowonians (annual yearbooks) from 1888 and on. They do not have the following editions: Any book before 1920, and specifically 1921, 1923, 1924, 1932, attempting 1934, 1935, 1936. Anyone having one of these books who like to donate it to the Snow College Alumni Association can bring it or send it to Doris Larsen, Alumni Secretary, in the President's Office at Snow College (Noyes Building, Room 109). If it isn't possible to do this please call Mrs. Larsen at and she will try to make arrangements to get the would 283-461- 1 book. The public's cooperation will be appreciated. Those who wish to give their book to the association, the school promise's to take good care of it. Also, anyone wishing to look at or refer to any of the books in the collection may do so by coming into the office. for 4.997.12 acres in Daggett county between the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and the Colorado state line. The corridor would vary from a in width and quarter mile to one mile River which Green of the section a border study for is under interagency and Scenic Wild the designation under Rivers Act. The withdrawal would be to protect the natural beauty and outdoor recreation qualities from activities which could damage, impair or otherwise make the corridor unsuitable for general public enjoyment, said Mr. Howard. An estimated 30,000 visitor days a year are spent along this stretch of the Green River. Recreation activities in the area such as boating, fishing, hunting, hiking and sightseeing will not be affected by the withdrawal. The BLM state director noted the proposed withdrawal would prohibit all forms of appropriation or entry. Also prohibited would be surface use and occupancy under the mineral leasing laws However, the withdrawal would not prevent compatible leasing under the federal mineral leasing laws or other licenses, leases or permits. Mr. Howard added that any such leasing would be subject to appropriate stringent protective stipulations. Before April 28, interested persons may submit comments, suggestions or the proposed objections concerning withdrawal to the BLM State Director, P. O. Box 11505, Salt Lake city, Utah 84111. UBEC offers local history class A knowledge of Uintah Basin history and a unique opportunity to make a lasting contribution to a Basin community are available this Spring through Utah State University's Uintah Basin Education Center. In History 691, Community Improvements Through Local History" students will attend ten weekly seminars, each taught by an authority on a particular aspect of Basin history. Craig Fuller of Utah State University. Logan, will coordinate the course. Each student will be required to research a particular phase of Basin history as part of the course work. On completion of these projects, each will be deposited with the community discussed in a particular study. Topics for discussion in the class include natural history, art and architecIndian-Whit- e and ture, Relations, explorers and traders in the Uintah Basin. Research methology in family and local histories will also be studied. The three-hou- r credit class will meet Wednesday evenings at 5 p.m. beginning March 26. Further information about History 691 4 in may be obtained by calling 9 in Vernal and Roosevelt, in Duchesne. 722-229- 789-368- 738-555- 1 |