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Show wrc. cr 1M x . r-. J7 ' -- m , V-l - , . . - ': r v . ' ,$' - ' r If tm. mmYjw 1 S , 3 Juan an fW m 1 v P" . I I. SINCE 1915 HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH ' S MV February 9, 2000 50 cents Vol84 No 18 e' kwww T.40 THlSAVEEKl County warming in winter of 2000 Reports from state capital While the existance of global warming is still being debated, there is definitely county v-- ,;,- '$!:' tt ''T. caOttur v . v 1 .rrT4:, '. a V .pv . . &i,vit ;? has r-vv- $' left lower than normal snowfall in the rrtountains, and higher than normal temperatures. Larry Wells photo Alumni Associations for area July 24th Pioneer Day. The first activity will be at high schools are planning large incelebrations this summer, Monticello High School on Frifor a celebration cluding gala day, July 21. This will be a sowho cial evening ineveryone ever attended terspersed M ontice11o with entertainMonticello H'gh ment and a High School. In addition, School reunion chance for evthe San Juan eryone to re21 & 22, 2000 July School new High high friendschool graduating San Juan High classes from ships and meet 1965 to 1973 the Bucka-ron- s all School reunion are planning a from 1929 July 2, 2000 class reunion. July 21 and 22, 2000 arc the dates scheduled for the Buckaroo Roundup for Monticello High students, faculty, and graduates. This is the Friday and Saturday before the to 2000. On Saturday afternoon, Buckaroos will gather at the Monticello LDS Stake Recreation Facility at what was once known as the Blue Mountain Guest Ranch. The afternoon win b-b- all See page 8 - 32 area wrestlers advance to state tourney While temperatures were higher than normal, a number of j.trms in the latter days of tlv. xhonth raised rainfall totals for the month to above average jyels. Monticello received 1.58 ''ches of moisture, which is 27 vreont higher than normal. Despite the precipitation in precipitaJanuary, tion in both Blanding and Monticello is around 40 percent of normal. While snow has fallen in both towns, it has not stayed for long. Near record high temparatures were recorded on February 7, when Monticello recorded 52 degrees and Blanding recorded 57 degrees. Snow fall totals in the mountains are well below normal levels. At the Camp Jackson site on the Abajo Mountains, the re- See page 9 - Cave guy tries his hand at poetry See page 16 - year-to-da- te High School Alumni Associations plan summer of combined class reunions combined region . ' LhU Mid winter warmth r .r'TSEwG? ' Lady Bucks claim important warming in San Juan County during the winter of 2000. January weather was warmer than normal, with the average high temperature in Blandingin January a full five degrees higher than the historic average of 39 dew ec ster-t; fc&v j, - See page 3 : and evening will provide more reunion visiting plus a nice meal and entertainment. Individual class reunions will also take place during the weekend. Invitations for the first combined San Juan High School class reunion for years 1965-7- 3 have been sent and RSVP s are slowly trickling in. The deadline to RSVP for the banquet is May 1. If you were a member of any class between 1965 and 1973 and did not receive an invitation. please get in touch with Ruth (Smith) Johnson, at or send email to (please turn to page 5) 435-678-255- 2, WEATHER! Monticello Blanding Jan Hi Lo Hr Hi Lo Pr 30 21 .13 34 25 .34 31 Feb. 1 34 21 .05 47 2 47 15 3 48 20 4 42 23 5 46 37 6 49 24 45 52 47 50 55 20 23 27 32 31 33 Monticello had 2.5 of snow Jan. 31 and 2 Feb. 1. Blanding had 3 Jan. 31. cording station reports that there arc 4.4 inches of water content in the snow on February 7. This is 54 percent of normal. On the La Sal Mountain recording station, there is 7.6 inches of water content in the snow, which is 85 percent of IIMAS I i NEWS ROUNDUP. 2 4 UTTERS S(X:IE1Y SPORTS COMMUNITY NEWS OBITUARIES REAL ESTATE I I CAI.S Cl ASSII II.DS 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 QUOTABUEI u New Physicians Assistant has familiar name and face that all children being able to read at I feel A familiar name will be returning to the San Juan Health Service District when Blen Freestone begins a practice as a Phy- ticing under the physician's license of Dr. Manfred Nelson, w'ill begin seeing patients at the San Juan Clinic at the San Juan sician Assistant in Monticello Hospital. He says that he is beginning February 21. looking forward lo returning to a 1970 Freestone, graduate of San Juan County. I Ie is the son Monticello High School, said, of Arlow Freestone, who served Ive been looking for 30 years as administrator of the San for a vay to come back to Juan Hospital for nearly 20 Monticello. years in the 1970s and 1980s. He recently retired after a 20 Freestone is married and has career as an of six year employee children, the oldest 22 years the Utah State Prison system, old and the youngest, several where he worked 12 years as an weeks old. His wife Linzi also administrator and eight years has a San Juan County connecas a physicians assistant. tion as she is related to the Hess Freestone, who will be prac family. I poor copy mm- grade level, and having the high- est quality teachers in the class room, are the foundations of a solid educa- tional system. j - Representative Kcele Johnson, see story on page 3. J) |