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Show STANDARD July 21 , 1977 Navajo relocation in San Juan Co. still possibility Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus today notified Utah Congressman Gunn McKay that, public law to the contrary, the Department of the Interior is considering 283,400 acres of land in San Juan County for possible relocation of displaced Navajo Indians. The Navajo Tribe must purchase land on which to relocate some of the 3600 Navajos displaced when an Arizona court confirmed the Hopi Indians owners of land in Arizona was occupied by the Navajos. On March 3rd this year, McKay warned Secretary Andrus that the law permits only the states of Arizona and New Mexico as alternative land areas for the Navajo relocatees." He continued that it would be a fruitless gesture and a foolish diversion of limited funds because of the clear provisions of the law. He then asked Andrus to help him resist the relocation in Utah. ' Andrus responded today that the Department (of Interior) is fully aware. . .that the Utah site is not authorized by the legislation. However, the legislation can be amended to include public lands in Trish's Tonsorial Parlor, located near Union high school, Highway 40 in Roosevelt received a certificate from the Roosevelt Area Chamber of Commerce BUSINESS CERTIFICATE consisting of $1 and the statement, "May the confidence you have shown in the community be rewarded with many years of success. By way of a start toward this goal we present to you your first dollar of clear profit." The certificate was presented by Dave Bailey and Paula Bell of the Chamber. a In 16th century Europe, a Chinaman wai not likely to be of Oriental ancestry. The word was used then to describe merchants who sold china. Utah." Andrus told McKay that in their search for an adequate relocation site, his staff noted certain land in Utah met all the requirements except for it location in Arizona or New Mexico. He said that court decisions subsequent to 1974 and the National Environmental Protection Act required consideration of all alternative sites, regardless of their legality. McKay said the Interior Department is telling us they're going ahead with a site selection, law or no law and that they'll study any site they want. McKay said the 1974 law barred Navajo relocation in the state because Utah had given up substantial lands to the Navajos already and that the relocation would pose hardships on the people of San J uan County. If the Navajos pick the San Juan site and Congress approves, it could be rough on San Juan. They would lose some payments in lieu of taxes money and have to put up with added loads on the schools and unemployment and social services." fall HtSM FfSM TABIONA By Cms'm Im e Harold Casper and daughter Tammy,. Calif., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casper. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mallet and family of Salt Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Pace and family, Kathy Lee all of Salt Lake, and Shawn, Stephanie, and Mike Lee, of Orem, spent the past week in North Fork Office of Indian Affairs, Planning and Research move into new building The final two agencies Office of Indian Affairs and Office of Planning and Research will move into the new Utah Department of Social Services Building, 150 West North Temple, Tuesday to complete the largest agency move in the history of the State. According to Dr. Anthony W. Mitchell, Executive Director, the major social service divisions and offices will be housed in the new building. Approximately 750 of the Department's 4,000 employees will be headquartered in the new building. Not all social service functions are in the building. The new social service building does serve as administrative headquarters for all divisions and offices," Dr. Anthony W. Mitchell, Department Executive Director, explained. Housed in the new building will be administrative operations for the Divisions of Corrections, Aging, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drugs, Indian Affairs, Family Service and Health. Offices include Constituent Services, Management Audit, Assistance Payments, Food Stamps, Quality Control, Veterans Affairs, Recovery Services, Training and Development, Community Services, Operations, Administrative Planning and Research and Medical Services. "The new building should make communications simpler. In the past social services agencies were scattered throughout the valley making it difficult to hold meetings. By housing everyone in the same building we can improve the process and hopefully improve service to the people, Mitchell said. He noted that very few direct client services will be provided out of the new building. Clients involved in Assistance Payments, Family Services, Alcohol and Drugs, Mental Health, and Adult Probation and Parole should continue at their visiting their caseworkers regular locations. However, individuals needing birth and death certificates will be served out of the new facility. The Bureau of Vital Statistics is housed on the first floor. Veterans, filing claims or seeking help with military reviews, should contact the Office of Veteran's Affairs, located on the second flow. The Office of Recovery Service is also housed in the new building. Clients needing to see attorneys, who are from the Salt Lake Area will be served from the new facility. The Department of Social Services Personnel Office is also located in the new facility. Mitchell said it will still be several weeks before all the bugs will be worked out of the building. We hope the public will bear with us. We should have directional signs, elevators working well in a short time, he emphasized. FFA members enjoy summer trip fishing, hiking and camping. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Brent Lee, Vida Jensen and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee and family. Salt Lake, all had dinner Wednesday evening at their camp. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee and family spent Wednesday and Thursday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Max Giles and family of Draper returned home this past week after a week vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Defa. Card took care of her mother and returned Tuesday after she took her mother to the doctor to have her stitches removed. She had surgery two weeks ago and is doing very good. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Voda and friends spent this week at their ranch home. The mother of one of the young men was having heart surgery in the East. They are neighbors of the Vodas in Salt Lake. Mrs. Mary Lee of Orem and Mrs. Twila Rhoades spent the past two weeks in North Carolina, visiting Donna and family. They returned Thursday evening reporting a very nice trip with very hot weather. Mrs. Blanche Defa had a large whirl wind go through her place last week. A large tree was broken down, a roof taken from a large shed and large corral poles scattered in the fields and many other places. It was one of those freak winds we have been having this spring and summer. Thursday, another whirl wind hit the Lional Webb home. It swung the storm door so hard and hit Leah's head and completely shattered the glass in the large door. She wu a very lucky girl as it never left a cut only a large bump on her. head a pjece of glass held in her hand. The Roosevelt Chapter of Future was left. whole in the door. The Nothing Farmers of America returned Saturday wind went on its way lifting pieces of from their annual summer campout. This wood, boxes or anything in its path. year the group decided to extend their Mr. Claude Wagstaff had to be trip and pack horses back into the to the hospital once more and is returned Uintahs. They spent four days and three ilL All our community wish him the very nights in the primitive area around best and that he will soon be better. Farmer's Lake under the supervision of . Mr. and Mrs. Paul Price of Hamburg, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wood and Mr. and Germany spent a week at the Swiss Mrs. Bruce Watkins. doing temple work. Paul ft Temple The advisors said a good time was had with the missionaries and is also working by all and wanted to give a special thanks president of the Seventies Quorum. to those who furnished horses, packs, and Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. transportation for the group. Elvin Lewis and her husband is stationed Mr. Watkins added that the Roosevelt in Germany. They are very proud to be Chapter officers will be sponsoring an able to do this work also. area meeting for the FFA officers from Other visitors at the home of Mr. and Vernal, Altamont, and Duchesne on the Mrs. Elvin Lewis are Jeff White and 25th of July. Chad Moser of Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Defa and family, Salt Lake, Mrs. Mary Mosee of Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans, and family, Neola, aMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rowe and Mr. and Mrs. Nadine and Steve Shaw, Salt Lake. All of the Relief Soceity singing Time and place for the UBIC Baby Mothers are to sing at Stake Conference show tryouts will be Saturday, July 30, at the 21st of August, so please watch for 11 a.m. in the Roosevelt West Stake the time for practice and please support Cultural Hall. All registered babies this fine project Get in touch with Mrs. should be there by 10:45 a.m.. The Connie Lee. registration date deadline has been e Relief Society work day will be held extended to July 22. the 26th of July at 10:00 a.m. Please come Babies entered should be fully dressed out and enjoy the fine program planned. for this years contest. For more We will also have a song practice that information or to register a baby, contact day. In the month of August there will be Susan Solmonson at 722-284- 7 or Katie no work day as they feel it should give all a vacation. Jennings at UBIC baby show tryouts 722-271- 6. Interest Paid Every Six Months Original offering $23 million David Abbott is onUofU honor roll Ask for offering circular at any David M. Abbott, majoring in pre-me- d, a University of Utah student from Altamont is among 907 undergraduates named to the Spring quarter honor roll at the U. To be named to the honor roll a student must maintain an average of 3.5 or better in all academic subjects where 4.0 is the equivalent of an A". N. Security (Bonk OF UTAH, N.A. SUBORDINATED SIDS seminar set for today rams A Sudden Infant Death Core Team will conduct a workshop today, July 21st, on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) at the Uintah County Courthouse from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Anyone interested in attending this seminar should contact Marilyn Thacker, Public Health Nurse, at 789-126- Emphasis will be placed on informing professional and community groups about sids, including all pertinent facts and related other effects through- discussion, presentations and two movies entitled A Call For Help and "After Our Baby Died. The team will attempt to bring about a general understanding of the normal grief reactions and processes caused by SIDS through exploration and discussion of ones own concept of death, well as explaining how the state program operates. not widely Although publicized. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the leading cause of infant death after the first month of life, and second only to accidents as the leading cause of death of children under the age of fifteen. , Anyone interested in learning more about SIDS and how to deal with it is - urged to attend. t Your Heritage dealer. for the Western Uintah Basin We will help you arrange for financing This Is not Is a pre-fa- b or modular home. Home constructed on site using the modern Heritage component system. Call today 722-328- 5 |