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Show 3 Upper Country fire fighters evaluated UNITY CALENDAR COKV3EV1 water system, the alerting system and the ability to respond to a fire ealL Roberts said the community has raised about $23,000 thus far for the engine, equipment and fire house, including a Dee Roberta, fire chief for Altqmont's volunteer Upper Country Fire Department reports that Insurance Services of Utah has evaluated the department's capabilities and the community is hoping for a two-t- o three-poin- t reduction in its fire rating. The community is presently rated at 10 points. If the town were to go down to seven points it would mean a SO per cent reduction in fire insurance rates for the residents. However, Roberts pointed out, department is unique in that it may be able to obtain a two-poin- t reduetion-an- d therefore a 20 per cent reduction in ratea-f- or residences and businesses within five miles of the fire house, regardless of the city limits. If this area-wid- e reduction takes place, Roberts said Altamont will be the only community in the state to qualify for such a program. To obtain the two-poireduction, Roberts said the department had to pump 200 gallons of water per minute for 20 minutes but with their backup trucks from Duane Hall they had such good water flow that the insurance representative had them stop sfter about five minutes. He said the inspector slso checked over the engine and its capacity, the fire department records on repairs, mainte-nsnce- , drills and training, the backup fire-fightin-g from Duchesne $10,000 contribution County. However it still has $27,000 to raise to make the payments on the truck fa He praised the community for their efforts in getting the department going and pointed out that fire fighting experts estimate that for every 60 cents spent on fire equipment the populace benefits by $1.50 in savings on their rates and other AHs-mont- 's Holly Fair all day, UBAVC. Saturday, December 10 Senior Citizen dance, old elementary school 6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11 Young Adult Fireside, 8 p.m. Roosevelt Ward Chapel. 13 December Tuesday, Senior Citizen school lunch, Tabiona, followed by Bingo at DUP. New drilling set in Utah Kinikae and Chantel Street, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Street, entertained at Stewart's Nursing Home before in Roosevelt the Saturday Thanksgiving. They will also entertain at the Holly Fair Thursday and Friday. Jennifer Streets was baptized Saturday and confirmed Sunday. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Milt Littlefield and Mr. and Mrs. Brent Littlelfield of Orem were here for the occasion and spent the weekend. George and Shana Streets and family and Mrs. Wilma Nokes motored to Salt Lake Wednesday to see the Christmas lights and shop. Mr., and Mrs. Glen Ames,. Jeaj Bjll,, funeral and Lila Mower attended services in Pleasant Grove Monday for Loyd Fillmore, Rosehell's e Leonard Ames took his. son Robbie to Salt Lake Friday to his mother. He has spent a couple of weeks with his father and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ames. and Beu and Pam Szymanski of Esther spent Springville, daughter last weekend with his sister, Mary Bird and family. Enjoying Thanksgiving with Clint and Effie Ames were Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMullin. Then on Saturday the Ames' motored to Ogden and were guests of Charles and Alta Gibson for dinner and a show. e Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher Junior and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pollard spent a week in Las Vegas, California, and St. George, to visit with Harold and Bell half-brothe- r. Ralphs. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whitehead and son Vearl motored to Salt Lake to keep a doctor appointment on Friday. They had Thanksgiving dinner with their son, Billie Whitehead and family and came Their son John home Wednesday. Whitehead and family from Seattle, Wash., spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Ijarsen, then spent a few days with the Bill Whiteheads. Penny Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walker, had knee surgery at St. Marks Hospital last Wednesday. Lavor and Cindy Bristol had their baby blessed in church Sunday by his father. He will be known as Jeremy James. His grandparents came for the in Utah New drilling scheduled includes two new wildcat wells in the Cisco area, an intended southwest Cisco field extension well, an exploratory test well southeast of Monticello, new drilling in the Greater Aneth arrea, and four new wells in the Natural Buttes-Bitte- r Creek area south of Vernal, notes minerals Carlton Stowe, specialist, Department of Natural Resources. Don Quigley, Salt Lake City president & of Cisco Drilling Development Company says two new wildcat wells are scheduled in the Cisco vicinity of Grand County. The No. 3 Federal, projected to about 2,600 feet and the No. 4 Federal, projected to at least 2,600 feet, are nearly two miles south of Cisco Springs field. The town of Cisco is four miles to the southeast. Texas American Oil Corporation of Midland, will drill the No. 8 Federal in the southwestern Cisco area. It will go to about 1.800 feet. In San Juan County, Oil Development of Utah will drill the No. 2 Federal, a scheduled 5,900 foot test well approximately 25 miles southwest of Monticello. And, Superior Oil Company has new drilling plans in the Greater Aneth area where a 5,545 foot well is scheduled. The new Uintah County wells are to be drilled hy CIG Exploration Inc., Denver. The No.' 4, 5, 6, and 7 are to go to depths of 6,200 to 7.100 feet for tests of the Wasatch Formation. occasion: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson from Sandy and Mrs. Sylvia Hudson of Odessa, Texas. The baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. LaMor Stevenson was blessed Sunday and given the name Marcia Eileen by her father. e Ken and Sue Miller had their baby boy blessed in church Sunday by his father. He will be known as Michael Dee. The Miller's spent Thanksgiving in Craig, Colo., with Sues mother, Mrs. Marjorie Merncki, then went on to Baggs, Wyo., to visit a couple of days with Ken's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loran Miller. Blake and Peggy Rust had their son blessed in church Sunday and gave him the name A. C. He was blessed by his grandfather Anthon Rust. Mrs. Elvira Bastian and Robin, Kim Bastian were here from out of town. After sacrament meeting 25, members of the Rust and Bastian families enjoyed a dinner at the Anthon Rust home. Mayla Parker and family are here visiting her mother Betty Mitchell, other family members for a week. The babies blessed Sunday in the Moon I.ake Ward were the son of Terry and Shana Fieldsted, blessed by his father and named Dallen Fieldsted; the son of Larry and Ida Ixm Taylor was blessed by his father and named Garret M.; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tew was blessed hy his father and given the name of Paul Burton. Allen and June Roper and Evan and Sharon Tharker attended a rabbit show ' in Ijogan Friday and Saturday. George and LaRue Fisher had their daughter's children for a couple of days while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tod Thacker were in Salt Lake to do their Christmas shopping. INSULATION! Rockwood uses only the best insulation! Tim is tested by Laboratories Inc. and has; Flame Spread It Underwriters Fuel Contributed Smoke Developed Lock in 25 25 0 heat in the winter. Keep in cool during the summer Coll . . . Tim Rockwood 722-209- 0 six-wee- Friday, December 9 Insurance Services of Utah also rated Myton and Roosevelt during November. . The Community School program will k ski program at Park sponsor a West resort beginning Jan. 7. The bus for the program will leave the Union high school parking lot at 6 a.m. each Saturday, beginning on the 7th, and will return at about 6 p.m. Ski lessons are offered, and an open aki package ia also available on a apace available basis. The coat is $65 lor lessons and $59 for open skiing and Christmas gift certificates for the course are available from the Community School center. The leaaon package includes transportation to the resort, six aid lessons and six all-lipasses while the open ski package includes transportation and the lift tickets. Ski equipment rental ia not included. Only persona nine years of age and older will be accepted for the course unless accompanied by a parent Park West is located three miles from Park City and has 35 miles of runs for all levels of skiers. Holly Fair all day, UBAVC areas. Decembers, 1977 Community school offers ski program Thursday, December 8 ' STANDARD ft Utah group objects to SS amendment Ronald Dean Goodrich, son of Dennis J. and Virginia Goodrich, of Tridell, has been miscalled to serve a two-yea- r sion for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in the Australia-Brisban- e Mission. He will give his Utah virtually eliminating any financial rewards for working. Presently the bill is in conference between the House and Senate. Bill Issuea requested today that Governor Matheson and Utah'a Congressmen take immediate action to eliminate the welfare amendment tacked farewell testimonial at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, in the Tridell ward chapel and will enter the mission home Dec. 1 7. on to the Social Security Financing bill. Bill Biggs, director of Utah Issues, pointed nut that the tarked on amendments would virtually destroy our states' effort to promote among welfare recipients. Due to work incentive policies implemented hy the Governor and state legislature, Utah has reduced AFDC rolls by 9,000 (18 percent) in less than 5 years. For example, since the 100 hour per month work limitations for 2 parent households was removed earlier this year, the number of those families totally dependent on welfare has dropped hy 26 percent. However, Section 305 of the Social and twenty aix Security Finance Bill (H. R. 9346) would Three hundred roadless and undeveloped areas in reduce the present financial incentives to work by well over 50 percent. National Forest of the Intermountain such areas were the 1,920 Mandatory payroll deductions would no among Region listed in the November 18 Federal longer be allowed as an earned income Register as part of the continuing U. S. disregard. Work expenses would he Forest Service Roadless Areas Review limited to $60. The result for many and Evaluation (RARE n) Program. persona with high transportation or The 326 areas totaling 12,864,194 acres other work expenses would he an actual in Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and loss of income if they worked. For western Colorado, will he evaluated with others, spendable income would only others to determine which are best for increase by 15 cents for each dollar wilderness designation, which should earned. Bill Briggs pointed out that this receive no further consideration and will is equivalent to a 85 percent tax rate. be devoted to other uses. Baaed upon Utahs experience, Briggs One hundred and thirty two roadless said, . welfare rolls. and expenditures areas encompassing 2,971 ,042 acres were, qrould soar, Section .305 seeks to keep inventoried in Utah and 61 areas totaling welfare recipients- - dependent by acres were identified in 2,030,680 Nevada. There were 126 areas with a gross acreage of 5,479,200 inventoried in the southern Idaho National Forests. One area of 8,216 acres in Colorado was included in the Intermountain Region's inventory. In that portion of California in the Intermountain Region, 12 acres, with a gross acreage of 358,850, and in western Wyoming 23 areas covering acres were inventoried. 2,016,201 (Portions of some areas may he in two Briggs pointed out that the only hope is to get the House conferees not to accept the welfare amendment tacked on by the Senate. y Roadless area inventory is published Morgan, in the role of H. G Curry, worries about his dying cattle and his unmarried daughter in a year with a drought on both rain and potential husbands in the Utah State Theatre production of "The Rainmaker," presented Friday by the Roosevelt Community Fine Arts Council. DROUGHT YEAR - t FLoyd T. states.) The inventoried roadless areas were identified after the Forest Service held workshops in July and August to get public opinion on which lands should he included and what criteria should he sued to determine areas suitable for uses. wilderness or The RARE n study is being conducted as a special, accelerated phase of the Forest Service land management process. John R. McQuire, Chief of the Forest Service, said the evaluation of the roadless areas will begin immediately. This evaluation will examine the wilderness, social and economic values of the roadless areas to determine whirh should contribute to a total federal wilderness system and whirh have other resource values that would indicate they should be used for purposes, he said. A draft enrivonmental statement will he issued in late spring 1978 on alternative proposals for wilderness and ss designations. Chief McGuire said this statement will include information on other resource values, as on well as wilderness qualities, alternative proposals. The public will he given the opportunity to comment on the alternative proposals in the summer of 1978. A final environmental statement will be issued later next year and will include decisions on which arras should he proposed to Congress for wilderness will which he and classification areas. Areas designated larking rraourre information, and on which no decision is rrarhrd, will he studied further through the national forest land management planning process, Chief McQuire said. Assistant Secretary Cutler said the entire roadless area study will he an open process in which the public will he kept informed at all stages. "The Forest Service already has received much help from the public inventorying the roadless areas and suggesting criteria for wilderness designation." he said. The agency will continue to keep the public informed during the evaluation process through public briefings. It will, of course seek comment on the draft environemt nal statement," he said. The list of roadless areas and criteria for evaluation was published in the READING CHAMPS a third day. Students read from 9 a.m. students, out of the 147 that started out, were still reading n conat the end of the three-da-y ducted at Roosevelt Elementary school in conn nection with Children's Book Week. The for two days but there was scheduled were so many children still reading at the end of two days that the event stretched into Fifty-seve- to 3:30 with five minute break a p.m. every two lunch period. Those hours and a n read-a-tho- 20-minu- te who talked or played were eliminated. Over 900 books were checked out of the school library, by the first through sixth graders. The 57 winners received certificates and pens read-a-tho- and pencils. Lloyd completes missile course U. S. Air Force Second Lieutenant Bruce V. Lloyd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnon R. Lloyd of Bluebell, has graduated from the Strategic Air Commands missile combat INTERESTING FACTS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY JAY GATES crew Tha U. S. Constitution it the oldest written constitution in the world still in effect. Wor of 1898 wot conAlthough the sidered a major war because the U.S. freed Cuba from Spain and won Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, the war lasted just 4 months. Fish known as sea horses are unique in the world; they are carried and given birth by the male, and not the female. The actor or actress nominated mosst often for an Academy Award was Katherine Hepburn, who received different nominations. The name "While House" for tha President's home was not generally used until Theodora Roosevelt's term, 1901 operational readiness training course at Vandenherg AFB, Calif. I A. Lloyd now goes to Ellsworth AFB, S.D., for training and duty as a missile combat crew member. The lieutenant, a 1969 graduate of Union high school, received his B. S. degree in 1976 from Utah State University, where he was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Offircrs Training Corps program. Sponish-Amerko- 1 1 G& L CHEVROLET - BUICK SfBVlCE YOU CAN 1RUST November 18 Federal Register. Lists of inventoried areas will he available for public inspection at Forest Service regional and Forest Supervisor offices. n Phene 721-241- 1 QUAIITY (Jay Gates) YOU CAN IX PI NO OIM' Roosevelt, Utah |