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Show Starvation treatment plant proposed to serve county residents Representativ ea of several eommuni-tie- s in Mw county met "With directors of the Water Conservancy District recently to discuss the proposed water treatment plant and distribution system to supply water to cmnty residents from Starvation Reservoir. The communities represented at the meeting were Duchesne City, Johnson Water Users, the Bridgeland Arcadia area, and Roosevelt City. All of these communities require additional water upply, either immediately or in the near They have been dong extensive sampling as part of their preliminary work, which will require approximately two more years. They. project that construction could get underway during the fiscal year 1979, with a completion date for the treatment plant shortly after that The next meeting of the board of directors is December 9, at whieh time the conservancy district expects to receive firm requests for the project from county groups. Representing the conservancy district future. The proposed system would indude a full treatment plant at Starvation Reawvoir. If approved, the conservancy district will build and maintain the plant. They will also build any storage facility required by the plant, but not storage facilities required by the distribution system. The distribution system and required storage tanks must be installed and maintained by the local groups, who will also purchase water from the eonservaney district However, Duchesne City owns 15 eubie feet per second of the Duchesne River, which can be put through the treatment plant jointly frith project water; The proposed distribution system would require a trunk like from the reservoir to Myton, with branch lines to serve the Bridgeland Arcadia area and Johnson Water Users. Duchesne City must replace their present water source immediately in order to comply with the Safa Drinking Water Act whieh goes into effect in June. Three of their six wells have been condemned by the stae diviaion of health; and extensive, frequent testing snd continual chlorination are required to provide a safe euHnary water supply. Johnson Water Users are served with three marginal wells, including the one drilled moat recently. They serve a 15 X 20 mile area, with over 200 connections atl the present time. The Bridgeland Arcadia area relies on general manager; Harvey Hutchinson, engineer, and Leo Brady, Uintah Basin Area Administrator. Local directors on the water conservancy district board are Melvin White, Leo Haueter and Bill Ostler. Representing the Johnson Water Users were Larry Ross, manager; and Harold White, president City officials were present from both Roosevelt and Duchesne, the county commission, and concerned residents in outlying areas. SERVING UTAH'S GROWING UINTAH BASIN VOLUME 64 NUMBER 46 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1, 1976 TREATMENT PLANT PROPOSED-Seve- rol cull inary water to Duchesne City, Johnson Water Users, and the Bridgeland Arcadia area. If approved, construction would begin in 1979. The conservancy district would build and maintain the treatment plant, and local groups would install the distribution system and purchase project water from the district. DHS presents Duchesne high school will present "Cheaper By The Dozen next week, November 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. The comedy is based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, and involves a family with 12 children, and a father who is an efficiency expert determined to make his family more organized snd efficient The comedy will be presented at Duchesne high school auditorium. The admission price is $1 JO fat adults, and (1.00 for ages infant through high school. The play is ' directed by Howard Nielsen, who is assisted by Donna Hayes. The stage crew, includes Mr. Powell, A consolidation of the ROOSEVELT STANDARD and UINTAH BASIN RECORD , School enrollment '.. declines in district r , Enrollment continues to decline in district schools, ss indicated by a census taken October 27. There are 24 fewer students enrolled now than at the beginning of school. 2,661 students were enrolled in district schools on September 15, compared to 3,637 October 27. This represents a loss of 88 students since last year, when year end figures tallied 3,723 students. The projected enrollment far this fall was 8,925b The greatest decline was at East Tickets sro now on sale far the Utah Symphony performance, which will be held December 7 at Duchesne high school auditorium. Advance sales tickets an on sale at the U8U extension center, and Union, Altamont, Duchesne and Tabiona high schools. Admission is 23.75, which is very ressonable for a full concert fSS Voter turnout was excellent in last week's election. County wide, the turnout was 83 percent The highest turnout was Neola precinct with 94 percent followed by Mt Home with 93 percent and Altamont with 92 percent The other The Duchesne Elementary school will sponsor a book fair November 10th through the 12th. You will be able to browse and purchase books. It will be open during the hours of 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. The books will be on display in the media center (library). The book fair committee, Mrs. Dona Hansen and the Duchesne Elementary PTA, invites all students, parents, and visitors to attend. The fair is being held during the Parent-teachconferences this week. The book fair was organised to encourage student interest in reading and building a home library. Profits from the fair will go toward material for the media center. er Elementary. They lost 12 students since the beginning of the sehool year. There are 585 students currently enrolled, compared to 613 last spring. Duchesne high sehool .lost nine students this fall They now have 334 students, compared to 846 last spring and 843 in September. Eight students have left Duchesne elementary. Their projected enrollment was 447, and their year end total was 899. However, they now have 866 students, and 874 were enrolled in September. There are eight fewer students at Roosevelt junior high since September, when 487 students registered. There an now 479, comparedTo 495 at the year end last spring. Union high school hu gained ten students since September, offsetting losses in other district schools. Then were 636 students on October 27, compared to 626 in September. However, the year end enrollment was 667, and the district projected 693 students. In the other district schools, Tabiona high school has three additional students, or 53; Altamont elementary saw no change this fan, with 824; Myton elementary gained two with 174; Neola elementary lost one, with 175; Roosevelt elementary gained three, with 173; Tabiona elementary lost five, with 81 students; and Altamont high school . gained one, with 257. These figures show the change between the September 15 and the October 27 tabulations. precincts wen: Duchesne 87 percent Myton, 85 percent Tabiona, 89 percent Roosevelt VI, 81 percent and Roosevelt V2, 70 percent This was a good turnout far surpassing the national average, especially with only three local races, two school board seats and state representative. Several people worked particularly hard to. get out the vote this year under the Voter Turnout Crusade. Countywide chairman was Dorothy Mickelson, and precinct chairmen were Saundra Mitchell, LaVero Kemp, Linda Nielsen, Amy Wegner, Diane Neilaon, Renee Miller, Isabell Roberts and Stella Turnbow. And in each precinct, there were numerous volunteers who made phone calls to remind voters of the registration days and the polling places, several assisted elderly or homebound voters by giving rides to the polls, babysitting services were available, etc. So many wen involved in achieving this successful turnout too many to mention but hopefully the high turnout will be their reward. There's a new business coming to Duchesne. Bruce Funk will open an appliance center on mainstreeL There are a lot of things still on the drawing board, but the shop should be open in the nesr future. Phyllis Gunderson, n Parent teacher conferences and back to school night at Duchesne high school is being planned. Parents can pick up student report cards and visit with teachers Thursday, November 11, from 12:45 pirn, to 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. there wiU be a back to school program, parents will meet in the auditorium for the beginning of the evening then later can pick up cards and visit teachers. Parents are urged to participate in the program. is nearing completion, with finishing work being done this week. After final inspection, the center will be ready for use, and includes a conference room, office and storage area, and media room. Board settles with principals on salaries DHS SCHOOL ment Todays blood pressure elinie will be held at Mohlmans Store from 2:80 to 4 pirn. Preschool immunizations win be held next Wednesday, November 17 at Altamont elementary from 1 JO to 8 p.m. This wiU be the DPT, MMR and Polio immunization i Ci e o PLAY-Duche- sne high school drama department present "Cheaper by the Dozen" next weekend, November 19 and 20. The play is a comedy about an efficiency expert, who tries to organize his twelve children. will The Board of Education settled with the sehool principals for salares for the 1976-7- 7 school year Friday night The two groups have been negotiating for several months, before reaching agreement on a salary schedule. The approved salary schedule ranges from 215,010 to 221,293 for 184 day contracts. The base salary schedule is determined by years of administrative experience: 0, 213,650; 1, 214,150; 2, 214,650; 8, 215,150; 4, 215,650; and 5. 216,150. The base salary covers a 184 day contract. The principals are farther compensated for the size and type of their schools. The first add on factor adds 220 per teacher, 21 par elementary student, and 22 per high school student figured at the dose of school the proceeding year. An education factor is also added: MS add 2400, MS45 add 2800. doctor add $1,200. Additional salary is paid for additional days service by dividing the base salary by 184 and multiplying that figure by the additional days required. Because this is a different salary schedule approach than used in thepaat, principals wen guaranteed a minimum raise of 21.200, snd the maximum raise would be 22,500. 14-1- 7 November 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Utah delegates are Kenneth 8. Summers of Monticello, a rancher, and George Buzianis, Tooele County commissioner. During this meeting at the Alburquer-quInn, the board will discuss such topics proposed BLM grazing and offroad vehicle regulations and the recently passed BUI Organic Act. e u Two health clinics sro scheduled for Altamont; a blood pressure clinic today, November 11, and preschool immunizations on November 17. Both clinics will be conducted by the public health depart- 0 14-1- new media center at Tabiona schools Cristal Owens and BTOdenbroker, Anne Ibach, Kathleen Caldwell, Terry Lewis, Linda WQeken, Mike Buckley, Chris Peatross, Jeff Peatross, Tammy Suddreth, Aria White, Kerry Lund, Lisa Nielsen, John Hausen, Brent Gunderson, Debbie Joan Foy, and CTis Madsen. Two Utahns will join other members of the Bureau of Land Management's National Advisory Board at a meeting CENTER-T- he ' ShaunaOhm. ' The cast includes: Mark Ibach, Brook ?'Pareiit night at DHS Friday set November Altamont Justin Brown, Phillip York, Debra Hayes, Tammy Horrocks, Rhonda Rhodes, BLM board meeting MEDIA Two clinics scheduled for Cheaper by the Dozen iMDKI Book fair on at Duchesne Ills . communities were represented at a meeting of the water recently with directors discuss the proposed conservancy district, to treatment plant at Starvation Reservoir and the distribution system which would supply individual systems, faw of which meet health guidelines. Roosevelt City has a sufficient water supply and distribution system to provide them with culinary water until about IMO. They are also committed to the Big Springs project, aq Indian development, which Jun,jrst .to--be ..scheduled far. a construction and completion date. , The water conservancy district has been conducting studies and gathering data on the Starvation Reservoir water. at the recent meeting were Robert Hilbert board chairman; Lyn Ludlow, Day Care licensing program established care licensing program is being set up in Duchesne, under the Diviaion of Family Services. Doris Marcus is the Minor reaction to flu vaccine reported Dr. Lyman Jay Olson, director of the Utah State Division of Health, announced today that over 158,000 Utahns have received swine influenze vaccine since the immunization program began on October 1. This is an estimated 20 percent of the total Utah population eligible for the vaccine. An additional 118,000 doses of swine influenze vaccine have been made available to local health departments throughout the state for distribution to private clinics. "We consider this an excellent beginning for the project, and expected a high percentage of Utahns to eventually receive the vaccine, said Dr. Olson. No severe reactions to the vaccine have been reported. A very small number of individuals have reported mild fevers, chills, muscle ache, headache, nausea, and other symptom typical of minor reactions. The majority of persons experiencing theae reactions reported them lasting 24 hours or less. Dr. Olson urged individuals to decide now whether to receive vaccine or not, before the influenza season is upon us. director of the local program. Her office is at the department of social services, 671 W 1 North, Vernal She can also be reached by phone at The program is designed to help women obtain a day care license so they are certified to provide child care in their home. The program also helps working women who totally support their family who may be eligible for payment to their sitter. Anyone needing a sitter or wishing to provide day care services should contact Doris Marcus for referral. By state law, it is unlawful to tend three or more unrelated children without 789-488- being licensed. Licenses can be obtained through the family service office. For additional information, contact Doris Marcus or the division of family services. DHS Debs hold drill contest Duchesne high school "Debutantes" are sponsoring a drill team competition this weekend. Schools from the Uintah Basin will be competing. The competition Is open to the public. U will be held this Saturday, November 13 at 7 p.m. at the high school gymnasium. |