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Show Two area youths hurt in weekend SERVING UTAH'S GROWING VOLUME 65 NUMBER 48 THURSDAY. Docombor I, 1977 UINTAH BASIN gun accidents Two area youths were wounded in gun accidents over the Thanksgiving weekend, both on Saturday afternoon, A consolidation of the ROOSEVELT STANDARD and UINTAH BASIN RECORD story being staged this week. The play will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, at Union high school auditorium. Peterson, as Rip Van Winkle, is surrounded by a group of youngsters portraying elves, in the classic U.S.U. PRODUCTION-Ma- rk Rip Van Winkle begins Mark E. Peterson, choral music director at Union high school and the Elementary schools, is performing the role of Rip in the USU Education Center Theatre production, "Rip Van Winkle, playing December 1, 2, 8, at the Union high school auditorium, Betty M. Griffin, a newcomer to the area, has been cast as Gretchen Van Winkle, Rip's wife in the production. Mr. Peterson, a graduate of USU with a B. A. in choral music education, is beginning his second year aa choral instructor with the Duchesne County Schools. Formerly a native of Logan, he taught at North Summit high school in the capacity of choral and instrumental instructor. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mark is serving as director of the Roosevelt Community Fine Arts Council Although new to the Basin, Mrs. Griffin is no stranger to the stage. She Southern California. Mr. Peterson has performed in several The including, "1776": productions Peaceful Expedition of Dominguez and Escalante,"; "Death id a Salesman"; and "1776. In conjunction with his high school responsibilities he directed the musical, "The Pajama Game ind is currently beginning rehearsals for "The Unsinkable Molly Shown" to be presented in February. Mr. Peterson is now finishing his M.A. degree in Secondary Music Education through Northern Arizona University, and is looking forward to i Ph.D in Elementary Music Education. performing in the current production are the twin sons of Betty Also many of the school programs are being run in such a way that they offer tremendous help to the young people. This is true of the schools in the Basin. We hive not received any complaints on the program here. But we had to add that we feel the total educational program being handed to young people, both in the classroom and from other sources, as it relates to the delicate subject of sex education, is failing. Of course, "other sources" ran take the bulk of the blame for the failure. But we as parents, educators and community leaders need to atop once in awhile and assess our contributions bear. "It keep the other w3d animala away, bat you never know when it might eat you." rmnn We had a wedding in the family but weekend, and as is customary, we try to attend such affairs. Well, Friday evening we walked into the home of the wife's brother, and his wife and our sister-in-lasays, "Ah ha!, There you are." Now she teaches school first grade, and ahe stays pretty sharp on things in order to 'keep up with those youngsters. And we send her our paper which she frequently uses for reference material Anyway, she said, "I aee you got ahot down on your sex education editoriaL". in We've engaged bantering on various session! frequently subjects, and figured we could keep up with her, so we answered unhesitanlly, "Yep, we sure did." "Well," ahe ahot right hark, with perhaps just a tinge of feminine hostility, "I agree with him." Not to be outdone, we countered with our clincher, "So do wel" We went on to explain to her that p.m. to this important process. As the editorial printed out, unless the constant dirt of "beta" with whirh the young people are being bombarded is supplemented with Elder Henry D. Taylor, a member of the First Quorum of Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the keynote speaker for the Roosevelt Utah West Stake quarterly conference Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4, at the stake center. Elder Taylor, a native of Provo, has served as managing director of the renowned Mormon Welfare Program for 13 years, and served as an assistant to the Council of the Twelve from 1958 to 1976, when he was named a member of the First Quorum of Seventy. Lake Electric seeks rate raise to meet exnenses Moon On November 1, Moon Lake applied for a general rate increase to cover operating Prec Aa item in a llniverwly of Utah news publication itateo that working with government grant programa la like living with a and Wayne Griffin, Douglas and Shane, cast as dwarfs. The play will begin each evening at 8 Taylor to keynote West stake conference costs, wholesale power costs, and increased interest rates. The proposed tariffs will increase revenue in Utah by $1,059,072 or 19.8 and in Colorado by $691,684 or 20.2 . The rate increase has been filed in Colorado and the Colorado PUC has suspended it and set a hearing on it for January 24, 1978 in Rangely, Colordo. The Utah hearing has been tentatively set by the Public Service Commission of Utah for January 16 17. 1977. The effective date in both Utah and Colorado will not be until sometime early next year. This is the first general rate increase since January, 1973, when the Associaand only the tion raised rates 2.9 second general increase in the history of Moon Lake. During the past year wholesale power costs were passed on to the consumer through a 0.78 mill and a 0.58 mill per kilowatt hour increase in rates. Also, a surcharge of 2.02 mills per kilowatthour in Utah and 1.9 mills per kilowatthour in Colorado is in effect. This surcharge is solely for the purpose of collecting extraordinary wholesale power costs associated with the breakdown of Utah Power Light Companys Huntington Plant and lack of hydro generation caused by the drought. This surcharge will be eliminated when the association has recovered the unusual rosts but no later than October 31, 1978. General operating costs have continued to raise since 1973, primarily due to inflation. Labor costs are up 48 percent over 1973 salaries and materials have increased an average of 73 percent. For example, a 40 foot pole cost $47.68 in 1973 and today costs $86.46 for an increase of 81.3 percent. An 8 foot cross arm costing $6.03 in 1973, today costs percent more, or $11.31. In 1973 interest rates to the Association were 3 percent and all borrowed money was at that rate. Today the REA interest rate is 5 percent and money borrowed from CFC varies between 8 and 9 percent. Moon Lake's effective interest rate today is 3.42 percent for an increase of 71 percent since 1973. 87.6 Moon Lake now purchases approximately 60 percent of its wholesale power from Utah Power & Light Company. Utah Power & Light Companys wholesale rates are increasing 11.5 percent effective November 21, 1977. Total wholesale power costs have risen from 5.6 mills per kilowatthour in 1973 to 11.7 mills per kilowatthour for the first 9 months of 1977, or 109 percent. Moon Lake officials stressed that every effort will be made to keep rates as reasonable as possible. However, most of the causes of increased rates, (infaltion, wholesale power costs and interest rates) are beyond their control. Should the full amount of the request be approved. Moon Lake would have a residential rate approximately 25 percent lower and an industrial rate approximately 12 percent lower than neighboring utilities. He will be accompanied on the trip to Roosevelt by his wife, Ethel Peterson Taylor. The visiting general authority will share the pulpit Sunday with stake president Arvin Bellon and his counselors, Merrill J. Millett and Ronald Johnson. The public is invited to attend either of the Sunday conference sessions at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Other speakers in the Sunday morning sessions will be several both boys and girls, who will talk about preparing for temple marriage and missions, as well as how family home evenings affect their lives. Special music for the meetings will be provided by the Neola Ward Choir in the 8:30 a.m. session and the Roosevelt Second Ward Choir in the 11 a.m. session. A special Saturday evening leadership meeting will be held at 7 p.m., also at the stake center on the Neola highway. All adult members of the stake, as well as all young men 16 years of age and up, are asked to attend. The theme of the Saturday meeting is missionary work. Taylor will be among the speakers and a special film from church president Spencer W. Kimball will be shown. teen-ager- s, Mrs. Marianne Homer, 27, the wife of Union high school assistant principal Grant W. Homer, was killed in an automobile accident near Richmond, Cache County, Friday evening, Nov. 25. Mrs. Homer was the driver of the family Volkswagen bus as it traveled mile south of north on U. S. 91 one-haRichmond. Highway Patrol trooper Kent Parker said a pickup truck driven by Michael Bronson, 27, of Preston, Idaho, has passed another vehicle then lost control and crashed head-ointo the Homer bus. ' lf n Parker said the bus was traveling about 40 miles per hour and the Bronson truck was going about 50 mph when they collided. He said Mrs. Homer was dead on impact from multiple injuries. All of the 10 other passengers in the two vehicles were injured. . occasionally. nnrin GREET SANTA-O- ne ever, was on Santa as he of the largest crowds hand Saturday morning to greet arrived in Roosevelt. Lines of children continued to pour in, until well into Henry D. Taylor, a member of the First Quorum of Seventy of the LDS Church, will keynote the Roosevelt West Stake Con- -' ference Sunday. Local woman killed in Cache traffic accident understanding, moralizing, rautioning, and some good old fashioned religious values, we are not only foiling, but we are allowing irrrpairable harm to he done to this generation. And the rhssroom program ran't fill all of these needs. We doublt that we thoroughly convinced her on the subject, but we did get her to agree with us on a couple of points. And besides that, we pointed out to her that the editorial did arromplish one of the prime purposes of editorial writing, to get people to think, and perhaps even take some action. If just one parent will take inventory, find out what is being offered (o their youngsters, and determine what areas are larking, thrn it is worth the badgering we take If you dost think that roads are eating ap much af the space bt aur country, Just stop to ponder the fact that blacktotal area top now covers larger thaa the combined states ol Connecticut, Delaware, MasNew sachusetts, Hampshire! Rhode Island and Vermont, Nov. 26. Charles Crazier, 12, of 109 North 10th West in Roosevelt, was injured when he dropped a .22 caliber rifle as he got out of a pickup truck at his home and the weapon fired. The bullet struck him in the abdomen, traveled upward and exited from the upper abdomen, then lodged in his cheek. He was taken to the Duchesne County Hospital by his family for treatment He from the hospital was discharged Tuesday. Roosevelt City Police officer Russell Spann investigated. Marla Manning, 14, of Whiterocks, suffered a gunshot wound on her head the same afternoon when a weapon discharged at her home. Ute Tribal Police declined to release further information on the shooting, but noted that it was accidental and no charges are to be filed. Miss Manning was also treated at the Duchesne County Hospital, where she remained under care at press time. the afternoon, before all received their treats. Chamber officials stated that they had to obtain additional candy and nuts, in order to serve all children coming. Riding in the Homer auto were Homer, Mrs. Homers mother, Mary Schulz, 54, of Logan; their three children, Robert William Homer, 7, Paul B. Homer, 1, and Susan Homer, 4, all of Roosevelt; and two other children, and David 6, Stoddard, Cynthia Stoddard, 4, both of Richmond. Passengers in the Bronson pickup were Mrs. Elnise Bronson, 24, and their daughter, Alicia Bronson, nine months. Hompr suffered a broken arm. Details on other injuries were unavailable but some of the injured had been released from the hospital by the first of the week. Funeral services for Mrs. Homer were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Tremonton First and Seventh Wards LDS Chapel with burial in Tremonton's Riverview Cemetery. Termonton is the Homer family home. The Homers had lived in Roosevelt since the beginning of the school year in when Homer took the September, position of assistant principal The family was visiting in the Logan area for the the when weekend Thanksgiving accident occurred. Marianne Homer was born Aug. 14, 1950, in Washington, D. C.. to Orville B. and Mary Covert Schulz. She married Grant W. Homer Oct. 4, 1974 at Granger and the marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. She was a member of the Roosevelt First Ward LDS Church and had served in the past as Primary president, a Primary teacher, and a YWMIA teacher. She was reared and educated in Logan and was a graduate of Logan high school She had attended Utah State University and Weber State College. Survivors include her husband, of Roosevelt; two sons and a daughter, Robert William Homer, Paul B. Homer and Susan Homer, all of Roosevelt; her mother, of Logan; two brothers and a sister, Paul Schulz of Phoenix, Ariz., Thomas Schulz of Clearfield, and Laura Lee Schulz of Ix Angeles; and a Mrs. Emily Covert of grandmother, Logan. TVemonton Stake President G. Ward .Taylor conducted Wednesdays funeral services. Rogers Mortuary of Tremonton was in charge of arrangements. |