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Show Farm Bureau talent show entries due Duchesne high school will be the scene of the 1977 Utah Farm Bureau Rural Youth Talent Find on Thursday, August 18th, at 8:00 p.m. Mike Bleazard is chairman of the event, which is sponsored by the Young Farmers and Ranchers in cooperation with the Duchesne County Fair Board. Contestants will be judged in three areas with varying degrees of importance toward determining their final score. The scoring will be based thirty percent on audience reaction, thirty percent on presentation (appearance and ease of delivery) and forty percent on the quality of the number itself and the artistic development involved. Performers will be divided into three groups by age, including the senior division for ages 17 through 30, the intermediate division for ages 11 to 16, and the junior division for all ages up to and including 10 years old. Entry forms for those wishing to perform in the talent show may be ), obtained from Mike Bleazard ). Fred Tew. Lynn Winterton Joe .) John Swasey Allan White Kempk (454-350or David Roberts in Tabiona. Hie winner in each division will receive a $25.00 cash award as well as the opportunity to represent Duchesne County in the Utah State Fair in Salt Lake. The senior division winner at the state fair will be sent to the National in Houston, Texas, all Convention expenses paid, the week of January 9th. to. oik. (646-5188- a. (722-3791- ln spite of all the work the new on Roy Park Pavillion and being done here sprinkler system, the part won't be finished by fair time.Dave Baum and Duchesne city maintenance crews are seen sealing tubing sections and assembling pipes for the underground watering system. The new water fountain is working, although some exterior work on the fountain remains to be done. The pavillion is complete with picnic tables. PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROGRESSING-- Fair parades to be held Fri. & Sat. The Duchesne County Fair parades be held this year on Friday and Saturday evenings, August 19 and 20. should be Friday night the line-u- p completed by 5:30 with the parade beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday night line-u- p will be at 4:30 with the parade beginning at 5 p.m. Cash awards will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each of the civic and business categories. Prizes will be based on beauty, theme, and originality. To qualify for the prizes you must participate in both parades. Judges have been selected from out of Duchesne County and will be present one evening of the parade. Everyone is invited to come and join in as one of the spectators. will Duchesne elem. registration August 22, 23 Duchesne elementary registration has been set for August 22 and 23, Monday and Tuesday. The dates have been set up or for so new students may pre-registe- r, kindergarten students to register that were not tested last spring. These days may also be used by parents wishing to avoid the long lines attributed to the first day of school, for paying activity fees and lunch money. Parents of kindergarten students may wish to use this time to pay for their childs milk and cracker break. County plans PA system for courtroom Duchesne County Commissioners met Tuesday, August 9th and approved installation of a Public Address System in the county courtroom. The system had been requested by one of the fourth district court judges and will include microphones and an amplification system to better inform spectators of the court proceedings. The P. A. system will be installed by Boshard Electric of Provo, who Submitted a bid for the job last year. They expect to complete installation of the equipment by September 15th at a cost of approximately $3500.00. Barbershop singers to compete The Barbershop Quartet Contest is to be held on Friday, August 19, at 7 p.m., in connection with the Duchesne County Fair. Each quartet should consist of a tenor, lead, baritone and bvs. No accompaniment will be allowed. Each group will be required to present two numbers of not less' than 4 minutes or more than 6 minutes. Groups which have not yet entered, should contact Mark Dennis, chairman pl..th? event or Ecce Leavitt, (722-325- (738-2627- ) chairman. The event which begins at 7 p.m. at the Duchesne County Fair grounds is free to the public. (738-062- (454-3617- (454-3836- ), SERVING UTAH'S GROWING VOLUME AS NUMBER 33 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, UINTAH BASIN 1977 The . Taknag Fuifk"d Allamont Myton l&SIM Neoki Boocta Bluebell Hanna Taomna Altonah UBoko Arcaom Bridge kmd Whiter ocks Tndeii Baliord Guther Fi Ouchetne Ouray Board approves 40 new teachers for comity schools The Duchesne County School Board met Thursday night, August 11, and discussed various issues including the following items. Dennis Draney, who has already been selected to be appointed county attorney, was chosen as legal counsel for the school board. A progress report was given on the tennis courts under construction at Altamont high school and Roosevelt junior high school, stating that these facilities are nearing completion. The Board agreed to pay ninety percent of the total cost of the projects as previously agreed, and retain ten percent of the payment, due to Jim Grant Construction, until the courts are inspected next week. The Board members discussed and approved a pay raise effective this school year for all Teachers Aids serving in the county schools. The aids previously earning $22.00 per day will now receive $23.50, while the three Con Amore aids who presently drive buses from outlying areas to the school will receive $25.00 per day. A report was given on the progress of the four classroom additions presently under construction at Altamont Elementary, and various bills contingent to the project were presented to the Board. It was stated that every effort is being made to complete the addition before the new school year commences. A Teacher's Institute is scheduled for August 24, which is the first contract date for the teachers. This year's theme will be Expectations for our Schools. The morning agenda includes a general session at which presentations will be given to the county school district teachers pertaining to the theme by a parent, a new teacher, a secondary teacher, an elementary teacher, and a board member. The afternoon session will provide time for departmental discussion and instructions for the coming school year. This annual institute is required orientation for all Duchesne County school teachers, and an additional session will be held on the 22nd or 23rd of this month specifically dedicated to new teacher orientation. A change order was submitted on behalf of Rasmussen Construction relating to the construction of the School District office addition. The order is the first change to be requested by the company and provides an additional $1200.00 to incorporate electrical service to the addition as required by Moon Lake (Electric, and was approved. The total price of the addition now stands at school board members from the Superior Body Works factory located in Lima, Ohio to Duchesne. The bids for the two buses, one a 66 passenger model and the other a 54 passenger, were submitted last fall and did not provide for delivery from Lima to Duchesne. Several board members have expressed interest in going to Ohio to pirk up the buses. The board discussed and approved fourty new teachers for this school year. Listed by the school in which they will teach, they are: Altamont Elementary: Roosevelt Bullock, Music; Junior high: Beverly Steve Malnar, Health and History; David Neal, English. Tabiona School (high school level): Reed Turnbow, Resource. Union high school: Patricia Hoopiiaina, English; George Miller, Physical Science; Brad Monks, History and Football coach; Marilyn Peterson, Physical Education and English; Andrea Staley, Physical Education; Bruce Watkins, Vocational Agriculture. Howard Brinkcfrhoff, Grade 3; JoAnne Burton, Grade 2; Kristine Fackrell, Grade 1; Joene Johnson, Grades 4 and 5; DeAnn Twitchell, Grade 1. Altamont high school: Cynthia Ball, Home Economics; Kim Peterson, coach and Physical Education; Wendy Rees, Girls' Alan Education; Physical Tomlinson, Music. Altamont high school and Altamont elementary: Geneva Gray, Special Education. Duchesne Elementary: Patricia Bench, Grade 2; Karen Black, Grade Tl, Ben Hoschover, Grade 5; Cheryl Rosquist, Grades 3 and 4. Duchesne high school: Brent DeMille, Science; John S. Dowell, English and Football coach; Bruce Hoggard, English and coach; Phillip Miller, Math and Science; Linda Peatross, (unspecified); Steven Reeder, English. Duchesne high school Altamont high school: William Ekstrom, Vocational AGriculture. East Elementary in Roosevelt: Douglas Allen, Grade 5; Kerry Bird, Grade 3; Sherry Chew, (unspecified); Dorothy Page, Grade 1; Joyce Reed, Grade 3. Roosevelt Elementary: Karen Boast, Grade 6; Susan Frazier, Grade 1; Tamra Gilbert, Grade 1; Kenneth Morgan, Grade 5. Senator Hatch will present flag at fair Senator Orrin Hatch will make an appearance at the Duchesne County Fair this year. The senator will be coming here to participate in . a flag raising ceremony to be held immediately following the parade on Friday, August 19th. During the ceremony he will present a flag to be flown on the new flag pole erected near Roy Park and the county fairgrounds. Senator Hatch is donating the flag, which has previously been flown over the White House in Washington, D. C. and the new flag pole was donated by Irvin and Leona Cole and family of Duchesne. The parade Friday is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. and the senator also plans to appear in the procession. A rendition of the National Anthem will be sung by Mike McCreery at the flag raising and dedicating eeremony. $124,700.00. The board decided to call for bids from area bumnesses on curtains for the Union high school administration offices and the new school district offices in the county addition. Interested parties should contact the county school district office. Board membes plan to call some area suppliers to solicit bids. Hie two new school buses, due to be completed at the factory within two weeks were approved to be driven by r Moimtam Home ward A consolidation of the and UINTAH BASIN RECORD ROOSEVELT STANDARD to dedicate new chapel this Sunday 4 .. LOOKING GOOD The exterior brick work on the new County School District addition has been completed and the county Superintendent is occupying office space in the partially finished interior. Bids are being sought for curtaining the new offices and crews are currently working on completing the interior, including electrical wiring. dedication, particularly former residents of the ward. Although the building has been in use for more than a year for services of the ward, the formal dedication rites have been deferred until this time, so that landscaping and other completion work could be accomplished, and payments made on all outstanding costs. The new chapel is located on State Highway 87, just east of the Mountain Home junction. It is about six miles west of Altamont. Prior to moving into the new building, members of the Moon Lake ward had been meeting in the old ward building in Mountain Home. The wooden structure was limited in space, and was not conducive to the total program of the Bishop Martin Brotherson, of the Moon Lake ward, announces that dedication services for the new ward chapel will be held this Sunday evening, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Presiding at the dedication rites will be Stake President Howard Todd, Duchesne Utah Stake. Bishop Brotherson, along with is counselors Lloyd Miles and Taylor Thayne, has issued an invitation to residents of the area to join in the Public hearings add information on grazing rules ward. A joint public meeting sponsored by the Forest Service and the BLM was held July 28, 1977 at the Uintah County Courthouse. The intent of the meeting was to explain and discuss the proposed grazing regulations for the respective agencies and to invite participants to submit comments. Comments submitted will be published in the federal register. Public input received during the 60 day period, after publication of the federal register July through August, will be considered and used in preparing the final draft. The format of the present rules offers an account of public input received previous to the last publication and how it was used in preparing the current draft. The new rules update and streamline the old regulations and incorporate sections of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 which apply to grazing administration for both agencies. Similarities and changes between the new and old reguallions were outlined' and discussed. was..L. Altamont high school sets registration ' for students attending Schedules Altamont high school will begin with registration of seniors on Monday, August 22 from 9 to 12 a.m. and Juniors registration on the same day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sophomores will register on Tuesday, August 23rd from 9 to 12 and again from 1 to 3 p.m. Students in the ninth grade will register Thursday, August 25th from 9 to 12 and again from 1 to 3 p.m. Students in the eighth grade will register on Friday, August 26 from 9 to 12 a.m. and students in the seventh grade will register Friday, August 26th from 1 to 4 p.m. The school day will start at 8:40 a.m. and quit at 3 p.m. READY FOR DEDICATION Final landscaping work and general sprucing up was completed during the past few weeks on the new Moon Lake LDS ward building south of Mountain readiness for the dedication held this Sunday. The rites to be services will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel, with Stake President Howard Todd presiding. Home, in |