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Show SERVING UTAH'S GROWING UINTAH BASIN VOLUME 65 NUMBER 35 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977 Area students receive degrees from BYU Seven Uintah Basin students were among 1,970 students who received diplomas at Brigham Young University's The K " J fsTx&. PVVvv ' ' ' " ' tT ' ,v,s V . ' ' - 's " AIN s " r - 'v ' - s ' ' . This kind of driving isn't recommended for the overage person, but for Ol ie Anderson and his Auto Daredevils it's just part of another performance. See them at the Starvation Sky Ranch on Labor Day for hours of thrills. DAREDEVILS COMING A consolidation of the ROOSEVELT STANDARD v and UINTAH BASIN RECORD r Air, auto stunt show in Duchesne Labor Day Con Amore group invited A spectacular air and auto will attract spectators from stunt show throughout the entire intermountain area Labor Day, when Starvation Sky Ranch in Duchesne will host The Flying Dentist and 01ie Anderson and his Auto Daredevils. A similar show attracted nearly 3,000 spectators two years ago. But Clark and Laura Jensen, operators of Starvation Sky Ranch, anticipate a much larger crowd, indicating they have already had to national convention The National Association for Education of the Profoundly and Severely Handicapped has asked a delegation of adults from the basin area who are involved in the Con Amore School program to attend their national convention in San Francisco and give a presentation about the school program. The conven-i- s to take place October 12 through October 15. The board is discussing the invitation and has not yet finalized a decision regarding the travel arrangements or number of participants it will sponsor to the symposium. In other matters the board met last Thursday and discussed the possibility for building tennis courts in Tabiona. They are researching the possibility of building one doubles court and would wish to begin construction immediately before the winter sets in. The board opened bids on various necessities for the school year. A bid was awarded for coal to Link Trucking at $38 per tons, $27 for the price of the coal and to be served in the district schools. The board also opened bids on motor oil, grease, gear lube and tires. These bids will be awarded as soon as a complete evaluation is completed. Duchesne, Altamont and Tabiona high school principals met with board members to discuss the student activities and athletic events planned in region 10 this year. The early scheduling of the football season was explained by the necessity of completing the season before first term finals are to be taken. Thursday or Friday, September 15 or 16, has tentatively been set for a dedication ceremony for the new Con Amore School building. The Eagles Club of Tooele will be there to present a donation to be used for new equipment for the facility. The Eagles have made a generous donation to the school every year for some time. Final payment was approved to Jim Grant Construction for building the Altamont Tennis Courts. anti-freez- e, the balance for tranportation. The Tabiona and Neola schools are heated entirely by coal fired boilers, while the coal is necessary for the standby boilers at Roosevelt Junior high school. A milk bid was awarded to Western Federated Dairies at $.0887 per half pint of 2 milk summer Commencement Aug. 19. Tamra Gilbert and Gwen Richens, both of Roosevelt, Linda Peatross of Durhesne and Joan Brother son of Altamont received bachelor's degrees. Karri Taylor Hoopes of Duchesne and Delilah Reyos of Whiterocks earned associate degrees and Gordon M. Wight of Roosevelt was awarded his master's degree. The August graduating class included 391 graduates who received master's degrees, 1,363 bachelor's degrees and 156 associate degrees. commitments from flying clubs and airports all over the state. This years show will include an anti- que and home-bui- lt aircraft display, provided by the Ogden and Salt Lake Home-BuiClubs. In addition, most aircraft manufacturers will have models displayed. Two years ago Chuck Carothers, the from Lincoln, "Flying Dentist Nebraska, thrilled the crowd in his tiny Pitt's Special. His maneuvers include an inverted flat spin in which the plane tumbles toward the earth somewhat like a leaf falling. He also does the "double Lomcevak," a wild appearing maneuver where the tail of the tiny Pitts Special airplane tumbles over the prop in an end over end tumble. Lomcevak translated from Czech means headache! Carothers is able to intentionally enter spin with the plane either upside down or upright, cause it to go flat, spin half a dozen revolutions, and recover to normal flight. He has added a new low altitude routine to his schedule this year. at the Labor Day show in Duchesne will be Olie Anderson and his Auto Daredevils, billed as the royalty of all thrill shows. The Auto Daredevils hold more awards for outstanding show- lt Twisting and spiraling through the air is Chuck Carrothers, the "Flying Dentist" who will appear in Duchesne this week Winners of County horse show get special awards manship and daring stunts than any other show in the country. They recently did stunt scenes for the Warner Brothers film "Gumball Rally." The day will begin with a fly-i- n breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m., free to pilots. Action will begin immediately after breakfast with a radio controlled model air plane performance by a Vernal model plane building dub. The thrills will start at 1 p.m. with Chuck Carothcrs stunt flying and Olie Anderson's Daredevils in action. Sky divers will perform during the day, and aircraft will be on exhibit throughout the show. Youth Conservation names regional supervisor P. Kirk Carpenter has been named to serve as the Regional Supervisor of Youth Conservation Program for the of Upper Colorado Region of the Bureau Reclamation, it was announced today by In Regional Director David L. Crandall. his new caparity, Mr. Carpenter will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers at Ogden, and Collbran, Colorado; the Youth Conservation Program and the Young Adult Conservation Corps Program. Under the direction of the Regional Director, Mr. Carpenter will monitor the direction of the youth programs to insure that their operations are in accordance with appropriate legislation and that missions and goals of the programs are being met. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Carpen- ter served as Center Director of the Weber Basin Job Corps Center. He had previously been Center Director of the Collbran Center. He is an engineering graduate of the University of Utah and is currently completing his education at the University. J ' '' 4. x': S 7 "4 4--H The Duchesne County Senior Swimming pool closes Monday 4-- Horse Team placed fifth at the State Horse Show held in Nephi Saturday, August 27. The senior team members qualified for the State Show by placing 4-- H second in Duchesne City Pool will have its last pool day on Labor Day, September 5th. There will be free swimming for adults and children from 1 p.m. until 9 the Regional Show held in Price. Members of the team are Tony Ivie, Duchesne; Sam Dorrity, Duchesne; p.m. Christy Priest, Duchesne; Michele Eldredge, Neola; Shelly Warren, Neola; Carl Jones, Roosevelt; and Craig Dye, Roosevelt. The Duchesne Team placed high in all areas of competition except the written exam. As a team, they received blue ribbons in poles and missed by 110 of a second winning the 1st place trophy in Local residents represent state at convention the barrels. Individuals who received blue ribbons were Michele Eldredge in the written exam, fitting and showing, western horsemanship, and western riding; Sam Dorrity in fitting and showing and western horsemanship; Craig Dye in western horsemanship and western riding; Shelly Warren in western riding; and Tony Ivie in western riding. There were eight county teams participating in the State Show with Salt Lake County taking 1st place and Utah County 2nd. John Murphy, area youth agent, also announced that the Junior Regional Horse Team from Duchesne County placed 5th in the Junior Regional Show held in Heber earlier in the month. 4-- 4-- DONATION FOR THE CLINIC Loran Savage, Project Manager for the Stillwater Tunnel project being constructed by Harrison Wester Cowper, is shown presenting a check for $1,000 on behalf of the company to be used for renovations to the Duchesne Valley Medical Clinic. Accepting the check for the clinic is Mike Floyd, chairman of the advisory board, accompanied by (left to right) Lois Bartholomew, nurse practitioner at the clinic, Max Fprbush, Duchesne City Administrator, Chad Peatross, Mayor, and Doug Norman, city administrative assistant. Firm presents check to Duchesne Clinic The first company to respond to a request for donations to remodel the Duchesne Valley Clinic was Harrison Western Cowper. The company presented a check for $1,000 to Mike Floyd, chairman of the Advisory Council of the Duchesne Valiev Clinic Hoard. Harrison Western Cowper is the com pany currently building Stillwater Tun nel, an 8 mile tunnel near Upper Uinta Mountains, which is part of the complex Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. The company has 36 regular employees and has subcontracted different facets of the construction to other firms, including Skewes and Hamilton Construction in Duchesne who contracted to do much of the outside earth work involved in constructing the tunnel and the road building. Harrison Western Cowper has local headquarters on the Altamont Highway, north of Duchesne. Inquiries were sent out to 66 local firms requesting donations for the clinic on August 10, but no other replies have yet been received. The information par ket and accompanying letter were prepared by Doug Norman, an administrative assistant to the city of Duchesne. The money contributed by Harrison WesternCowper has been deposited in a savings arcount awaiting further donations which will he used for exterior improvements to the clinic huilding. Going home after the first day of school isn't quite as exciting as on the last day before summer GOOD FEELING vacation, but these Altamont Elementary students found it exhilarating anyway. Students are running past the new elementary school addition, nearly complete, but not in time for school opening. Two local residents were delegates to the 59th Annual National American legion and American Legion Auxiliary Convention held in Denver last week. Attending the convention from Roosevelt as Department Alternate National Committeeman for the state of Utah was Mr. Clarence Jones (and wife Roberta). Phyllis Day of Duchesne also attended as official Delegate for the Department of Utah for the American legion Auxiliary. The delegates met from August 22 through August 25 to discuss and present programs for the roming year, elect national officers and attend to various other national husiness. There will be a workshop on September 17 in Salt lake City at whirh time the Utah delegates will meet with slate American Legion and Auxiliary Personnel and pass on to them the information received at the convention, providing them with instruction to aid in implementing the focuses for this year's programs. Committees served on hy Phyllis Day included legislation, children and youth and constitution and hy laws. These committee meetings were an opportunity for the delegates to receive train ing in their specific areas to relay to their fellow members in their home states. The convention also featured other, less serious events such us a Music Contest for vocal groups of the legion Auxiliary. . , .l,VV TENNIS ANYONE?-Enjoyi- ng the new facilities in Altamont are two tennis buffs. The courts were just completed recently in time for some cooler, more suitable, tennis weather. A. 1 |