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Show SMXVSMAL BOX SI3?.3rXLSI33 C03?. 2603 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 8U01 Fairbanks, Alaska firm bids low on Soldier Creek Dam and road VOLUME Ml NUMBER 40 THURSDAY, OCTOBER I, 1010 ROOSEVELT, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH - 84060 Never worry If a rival le Imitating Aa long aa he followa in your tracks he can't pass you. you, Next week, Oct, 4 to 10, has been designated as Fire Prevention Week. Ordinarily this would mean that it would be a good time for everyone to examine their homes and places of business to make sure that there is no condition that presents a fire hazard. This year, however, the state fire marshall and the Utah Firemans association are Joining together to sponsor "Operation Edith", Highlighting this operation is an exit drill from the home. Sponsors suggest that on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m., each family should conduct an exit drill. Prior to this time, however, the family should talk together and decide the best avenue of escape should a fire strike in different areas of the house. Then, as the drill is enacted, time your family to see how long It would take to get everyone safely out of the house. With all of the deaths each year in home fires, this simple practice procedure could help you save a life. Last year in Utah alone 22 persons lost their lives in fires. Many of these could have been saved had they planned ahead. Let Operation Edith help you with this planning. "In ancient days celebrated precept was Tcnow thyself. In modern times it has been supplanted by the more fashionable maxim, 'know they neighbor and everything about him." No. that wasnt written recently. It was penned by an 18th century author, Samuel Johnson. ng We many other residents of Roosevelt, Just what happened to Main street. A few weeks ago state road crews moved in and began digging up the blacktop. Weve been unable to find anyone that knew that the work was going to be done.. R Just all of a sudden started. But everyone rather consigned themselves to the fact that maybe it was needed. Although to most of us the work appeared unnecessary, we remembered the curt reply Mayor Lee of Salt Lake got when he questioned a road building Jot), "We didnt know you were a road expert", and so Just accepted the project. Well, the work went on for a couple of weeks, then the crews pulled out. Weve been more or less waiting for someone to finish up the Job. As one man said the other day, "Surely this is not ltl They dont plan leaving the road this way do they 7" Weil, apparently they do. All the little ridges and dips, overlaps at intersections, poorly matched gutters and black rock clutter all over is the finished product. There was one area that needed some work. This was in the Intersection at the north end of Main Street. But was this repaired? Nope. We understand that is scheduled for next year. Oh well you cant win them all. Firearms prohibited on big game areas The opening of the moose hunt and the upcoming buffalo and desert bighorn hunts prompts this reminder from the Division of Fish and Game. All elk, moose, buffalo and bighorn areas are established as temporary game preserves during the open season of these hunts. The carrying of firearms on such preserves Is prohibited except for possessors of a valid 1970 elk, moose, buffalo, or bighorn permit. This restriction does not apply to upland game or cottontail rabbit hunters hunting with a legal shotgun. Plan Union Homecoming starts this Thursday . board candidates will be the speakers at the Roosevelt PTA meeting to be held tonight (Thursday, Oct. 1) at the Roosevelt Junior high school. Those who will be speaking and giving their views on education are Dennis Mower, Curtis Dastrup, LeGrand Gilbert, Loryn Ross and Keith Bergqulst. Also Dr. Reed Morrill, Provo and Henry Mansfield, Vernal, candidates for the State Board of Education are expected to be there to speak. Following the talks there will be a question and answer period. There will be a contest in each class of the two schools and a prize will be given to the class in each school having the greatest attendance of parents. School most cant help but wonder, along with New garbage service School board aspirants to talk at PTA mooting Food for thought: ' the The about 254 feet above streambed. crest of the dam will be 1,270 feet long and 30 feet wide. It will contain 3,200, 000 cubic yards of embankment material. Two outlet works will be constructed through the left abutment of the dam With a combined capacity of 2,830 second-fee- t. An average of about 197,000 acre-fe- et of water will be released annually from Strawberry Reservoir. The original Strawberry Dam, built primarily by horse power, was completed in 1913. It is 72 feet high, 490 feet long, of maand contains 118,000 cubic-yar- ds terial. When the water in the new reservoir approaches the level in the present reservoir the original dam will be breached to permit freewater movement and the old dam will then be completely Inundated. Strawberry Reservoir is often referred to as the heart of the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. The sponsoring agency of the project Is the Central Utah Water Conservancy District. Burgess Construction Company, Fairbanks, Alaska was the apparent low bidder at $9,873,024 for the construction of the Soldier Creek Dam and access road. Bids from eight contractors were opened September 24 at the Duchesne Elementary School Auditorium reported A. S. D Alessandro, Construction Engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation Field Office in Duchesne. Bids ranged from a high of $12,649,460 to a low of $9,873,924. The second low bidder was W. W. Clyde Co., Sprlngvllle, Utah at $9,984,081. The apparent low bid is $1,094,969 more than the engineers estimate of $8,778,965. The bid Includes the construction of Soldier Creek Dam on Strawberry River about 7 miles downstream from the existing Strawberry Dam and a 3.5 mile-loaccess road extending from Highway 40 to the damslte. Construction is expected to begin sometime this fall and will take 1150 days to complete. The construction will be supervised by the Bureau of Reclamation. Soldier Creek Dam will enlarge the existing Strawberry Reservoir to about 4 times its present capacity from 283, to 1,106,500 acre-fee- t. This 000 acre-fe- et will raise the level of the reservoir about 45 feet. The dam will be an earthfill structure Its Official Utahs Governor Calvin L. Rampton. ruts rthban that officially opened the newly constretch of new highway west of Dustructed Starvation Reservoir Bridge and a Guna held September 21 are (L-ceremonies at Governor the chesne on Assisting State Road Commissioner, Mrs. Francis Felch, 1st District Congretlonul candidate, McKay, Ross (Lorraa) lurg, County Business Woman; Ruth Bredenbroker, Duchesne High School hand director, and unidentified band students. Other band members and citizens are in the background. (Pohto. courtesy of the Utah Department of Highways). 15-ml- le U-4- 0. Dedication rites held on newly completed highway and bridge Utahs Governor Calvin U Rainpton was last week to officiate in dedication rites of the new long bridge over Starvation reservoir and on hand Monday of 1,641-fo- nt the new section of highway 40. The governor spoke briefly and clipped the ribbon during the ceremonies that were shortened due to Inclement weather. The rites were conducted at 11:30 a.m. at the view area near the new bridge, overlooking the Starvation Reservoir. William N. Brotherson, Boneta, offered the dedicatory prayer. The dedication ceremony was the kickoff for national highway week in Utah. Blaine Kaye, state highway engineer, state department of highways director, presided. Approximately 200 persons attended the The Duchesne ceremony. school band, directed by Mrs. Ruth F. Bredenbroker, played patriotic selections and responses by Francis Feltch, Vernal, state road commissioner; George Bohn, divisional engineer, federal highway administration; and D. L. Crandall, Salt Lake, regional director, Bureau of Reclamation. The highway consists of two projects: (1) the relocation of U. S. Highway 40 over Starvation Reservoir. This project was G.62 miles in length and Included the new bridge which is the longest span over water in the state. That project was constructed at a cost of $1,617,614, reports James Myron Taylor, Duchesne, project engineer. The bridge cost $1,700,000. The second project is an 11.35-mi- le highway section running from Tablona Junction easterly to the project previously mentioned. This project was constructed at a cost of $1,500,350, including a new view area on the east end of the bridge. Contractor of the projects was W. W. Clyde and Company, Sprlngvllle, James Myron Taylor, Duchesne, of the Utah Stale Working to make Union's second annual homecoming a success are committee members: (seated) Trudy Kowallls. Michelle Monks, Steven Duncan, Keith llaslmt; standing, Cynthia Dennis, kntliy llall, Hcrky Belton. Patsy Ferguson. LaRuynm Kreston, Ron Hunt. Karol Allred. Amelia Moon and Trudy MrCliirc. Community School to hold open house event The Community School open house will 14 from 7- -9 at the Roosevelt Elementary school. "Come and tell us what kinds of classes you would like to take, what would you like to learn, what kind of activity would you like to participate in? Bring your family and have a hot dog and drink and other goodies and then roller skate in the gym," said Larry Abplanalp, director. Mr. Atiplanalp, director of Community school has announced that the school will be open after school for use by the community. All he needs to know is what the community wants to do with the time; Auto mechanics, hobbles, knitting, for wovolleyball, basketball, slim-tri- m men, bridge, a place to meet with your neighbors to visit and have a snack. All of these things are possible so everyone is invited to come and tell Larry what you want to do. be October Department oJ iUghwaystaC.was . project engineer. The Federal Bureau of Reclamation contributed $3,116,000 toward both projects. This Included 4.84 miles of the new highway and the bridge. No mention was made of dedicating the bridge in honor of any person or place. Union homecoming scheduled for Oct. 15 Union High School's second annual Homecoming will be Thursday, Oct. 15. The theme for the event will be "Cat Happenings", which was choosen by the Homecoming committee of Union high school. A prize of two record albums was won by Kathy Hall and Michelle Monksfor this entry. This years committee consists of the following people; Wayne Reed in charge of white washing the U. Trudy McClure in charge of the Pep Rally. LaRayma Fres-to- n in charge of the assembly. Cynthia Dennis will organize the parade. Ron Hunt is in charge of the Circus. Kathy Hall is In charge of the Queens contest. Amelia Moon will arrange the dance. Others are Patsy Ferguson, advertising and Karol Allred in charge of contacting the AlumnL This group is headed by the Studentbody officers, Keith Haslem, Steven Duncan, Michelle Monks and Trudy Kowallls, Mrs. Perclval who will be the faculty advisor. This years Homecoming promises to be the best yet. The tentative schedule which has been arranged will be; Wednesday evening Oct. 14, the white washing of the U, done by the Sophomores and a Pep Rally at which time there will be a hanging of the Cowboy. Thursdays events will begin at 9 with the assembly, which will be followed by the parade at 11. A new event this year will be an all human Circus, presented by the Harlequin Players, under the direction of Mrs. The big game for the day Dunsmore, will be at 3 p.m. against the Grants-vil- le Cowboys. The day will be climaxed dance held in the Union by a semi-form- al high school gym. The queens candidates were nominated by each club and class. They will be chosen on poise and talent. The queens contest will be held a week prior to Homecoming during a school assembly after which she will be choosen by student The queen candidates and body vote. their sponsors are, Amy Clayburn, Drill team; Karen Einerson, F. F. A.t Lorle Gardner, German Club; Lynette Hoopes, Chamber Choir; Teresa Lamb, Junior Class; Trudy McClure, F. H. A.; Sherrie Monks, Harlequin players; Sandra Truman, Senior class. Students will be asking for sponsors again this year to help in the building of floats. Anyone wishing to sponsor a float or also anyone outside the school wishing to enter a float should contact Cynthia Dennis, parade chairman. The new garbage service will start in Roosevelt Thursday, Oct. 1. Garbage must be at the curb by 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the pickup in each area. Minimum rates for both business and residential will be $2.00 per month. Additional rates for business will be determined by the amount of garbage and the time required for removal. Schedules for resident garbage pickup will be as follows: All garbage west of Main Street (2nd East) will be picked up on Monday and Thursday. Garbage east of Main Street (2nd East) also south of the west entrance to the city will be picked up on Tuesday and Friday. Residential area will be morning pick-u- p. Schedule for pick-u- p of business garbage will be in the afternoon every day except Wednesday. There will be some variance on the business pick-u- p according to the amount of garbage to be disposed of at each business. Anyone requiring addltonal information on the pick-u- p of garbage may contact the garbage collector, Kent Brighton. Auto technician class starts in Roosevelt ; Auditorium The new auditorium hz work rontimiez at I'ninn High School It biking sIihiw cnlcrtiiinmcnt and meeting renter for the sehool. Work it slightly schedule because of the difficulty or getting miilcrlnN when they are needed. Roosevelt Stake road shows slated Oct. 6 on the long-nwnit- CBanBcP (fcfit-EMg- P The Roosevelt Stake road show will I presented Tuesday, Oct. 6 beginning at 7:30. R will be held at three locations. At the new Myton ward church the residents of Myton, Roosevelt and Roosevelt second wards are invited. Third Ward, 4th Ward and Neola Ward should go to the Stake Center. At the Ballard Ward Church Ballard Ward, Whlterocks Ward, White-roc- ks Branch, and Randlett Branch will high September 22 September 23 G9 74 246559 277477 September September 25- September September 28 -- low 29 32 40 28 29 31 I Ford Company training students will be taking special training each Saturday for the next year. These young men will hold class work once a week and then during the week go to a work station in a local garage for on the Job experience. Duchesne school District was choosen to operate this co-o- p program with Ford Motor Company. All schools in the Basin have been in- vited to have their students apply. From the applications 15 students will be selected. Ford company has seen the need for new service technicians. UBAVC was chosen to operate the program for the next two years. attend. The theme of the Road Show is "Cheer up, Charlie". This year the prejudging will be Thursday, Oct. 1 beginning at 6 p.m. U is suggested that members of the Wards attend in the daces outlined, however if anyone will not be able to attend the Tuesday evening Road Shows they may be at the Stake Center Thursday during the presentation. There will be no MIA in any pre-judgi- ng of the Wards of the Stake Monday evening. All Wards will attend the Road Show. North Summit high to play here Friday This Friday evening Union will play host to the North Summit Football crew to open the second half of league play. They downed North Summit in the first and hope to repeat on the local field. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The Cougars presently sport a 3 win-lo- ss record, after dropping a contest with Morgan last weekend, 14 to 0. nd, 2-- Mechanics Taking training from Ford Motor Com pony grant to the Mntuh Ilit-l- n Anu Vocational Center are Kandy Custo, Dennis Delay. Chud Wllkersun, Charles Clark. Itiul AiIiiiiin Jeff Allred. Craig Anderson. Daryl Dnnli-Cnrlli Sorenson. Not In ptctnrr, lhlllip and Insirin-lnrRanily Gilbert. Ihs- Foote and Charles Wlleken. , |