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Show March 6, 2002 Judge affirms Bluff election It had all the makings of the 2000 Presidential election, including a remarkably close election, contested ballots and an appeal to the courts for clarification. However, it wasnt the Presidential election, it was the November election for the Bluff Service Area Board of Trustees. In a recent ruling, Seventh District Court Judge Mary Manley affirmed the previously declared winners of the November 6 election in Bluff. Patrick McDermott and Linda Richmond were two clear winners in the election, but the remaining two positions were contested by three candidates. f I t After Duran and Sosa were declared the winners, Powell filed suit, claiming that several votes were cast by area residents who do not live within the service district boundaries. Judge Manley ruled that even though the residents were not qualified voters and should not have voted, their ballots were received due to innocent omissions and errors by the election judges, not because of fraud. As a result, she wrote, It is not possible to effectively ascertain Health District considers CIB application - See page 2 Monticello Council approves skate park concept - Isn't time we - See Caveman, pg 10 Shop at Home profiles Canyonlands Tire Dry spell increases drought fears With more than 2 12 months since the last sizable snowstorm, " Fire fighters from throughout the area responded to a fire at the La Sal Mountain Bed and Breakfast in La Sal on March 4. More than ten engines responded to the call for help, and in the end, the fire was home. There were no injuries, alcontained to a single, two-stoStaff photo though the structure suffered significant damage. ry San Juan Record initiates Shop at Home campaign With this issue of the San Juan Record, the newspaper is beginning a Shop at Home campaign focused on making area residents aware of the broad range of goods and services available from local businesses. The intent of the campaign is, in part, to address the free fall in taxable sales in San Juan County. According to the Utah State Tax Commission, taxable sales in San Juan County have dropped more than 12 percent over two years. In 1999, total taxable sales exceeded $98.6 million, but that figure dropped to $87.9 million in 2001. With a six percent sales tax, the impact on government revenues exceeds $600,000. San Juan Record Editor Bill Boyle adds, While a good portion of these retail sales are the tail sales leaving the area. In an attempt to support the local businesses, the San Juan Record will be running a series of Shop at Home ads focused on helping area residents understand the importance of supporting local businesses. Of course we live in a remote area, and there are many services that are simply not available here, said Boyle. However, I feel if local residents will look closely and at least give lo- cal businesses a chance, they will find there is a remarkable range of goods and services that are available right here at home. The Shop at Home campaign will include monthly ads and an feature story on each of the participating businesses. We still have room available. result of completion of the said Boyle. We were not able Monticello uranium mill to reach all businesses in the cleanup and closure of the county. So if anyone is interWhite Mesa Mill in Blanding, ested in participating, please surely a significant portion of give us a call at that decline has to do with re-in-dep- th 435-587-227- 7. date precipitation at Camp Jackson is 5.9 inches, 37 percent San Juan County residents are of normal. Natural Resources and Conshowing increasing concern over a possible drought. servation Service also completed Since a series of snowstorms a. SnoTel report at the La Sal in early December,'1' there has upper station, which shows total water content of 6.25 inches, been little more. Tbtal precip18 is 67 percent of normal. in December which itation since Snow pack on the La Sal lower Blanding is .74 inch with 5.5 inches of snow. It is even worse course is 71 percent of normal, in Monticello, with .27 inch of and the Buckboard Flat measurprecipitation and 4.5 inches of ing station on the Abajos shows 46 percent of normal. snow since December 18. These figures are consistent The manual SnoTel reports with a recently released SnoTel were made February 27. The report. Camp Jackson, at 8,600 month of March came in like a feet on the southern edge of the lion, with a snowstorm and conAbajo Mountains, has just 23 ditions that improved the situinches of snow on March 4. The ation slightly. However weather total amount of water in the watchers hope for a long period snowpack is six inches, which is of significant storms to help al45 percent of normal. Year-to- leviate the potential drought. 3 started a family? if their votes would have changed the results of the election and the election results were affirmed. it See page See page - 1 1 Broncos claim 2A consolation title - See page 14 Annual triathlon is Saturday - See page 15 I I boy Bowden McBride Tani & Daniel Hunter February 14 Maranne Fellmeth John Jody February 15 girl Ivy & girt Melanie Morgan & Billie Malloy February 15 girl Marti Charlotte & James Surveyor February 21 boy Nolan Bennally Julie Harrison & Myron Bennally, Sr. February 23 girl Natalia Bitsoie Julie Harvey & Frederic Bitsoie February 23 j Monticello Feb Hi Lo Pr 25 26 27 28 38 25 32 11 41 9 46 12 Blanding Lo Pr 42 28 tr. 42 21 54 18 tr. 54 23 Hi Mar 43 15 .02 34 14 21 6 31 10 3 26 1 39 6 Monticello had 1" of snow 1 2 March 1. inisin News Roundup.... Letters Society 2 6 8 14 Sports Community News ... 15 20 Legals Real Estate 20 Classified 22 |