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Show f. .. r ! '. j i candidate files for County Commission seat Write-i- n a y Blanding area residents will have a choice of sorts in the race for San Juan County Commissioner. While Lynn Stevens will be the only name printed on the November 5 General Election ballot, Jim Shumway has filed his intention to be a write-i- n candidate. Stevens defeated Shumway in a June 25 Republican primary election with approximately 55 percent of the vote. There is not a Democratic party candidate for the Commission position. As a result, Stevens is unopposed on the printed ballot. However, Shumway states in a letter sent to Blanding area residents that less than a third of registered voters voted in the A Election deadlines outlined - See page closed Republican primary, so Democrats, unregistered Repub- licans, Independents and undeclared voters may swing the Salt Creek road in Canyonlands closed - See page 2 election for Shumway. Stevens has served in a variety of public positions since returning to Blanding after a long career in the IJ.S. Army. He retired as a General in the Army. Shumway, a teacher at Albert R. Lyman School in Blanding, served for eight years as Mayor of Blanding. Shumway adds that while write-i- n campaigns face an uphill battle, write-i- n candidate Calvin Black was elected mayor of Blanding in 1961 after losing a Primary election. Even after the dryest year in memory, the fall colors have been spectacular. Alvin Reiner caught the fall colors in black and white in this timeless photo. Allison Dickson. The claims, originally filed in Blanding Council discusses election by Phil Mueller In other action, the Blanding With the action last week of City Council: heard from San Juan Blanding resident Jim race the Shumway County resident Eric Niven who for San Juan County Commissuggested the city adopt a coin sion, the race appears to be on operated meter for its public waagain. Lynn Stevens, who won ter tap that he and others use the J une 25 Republican primary to haul water from during the and was assumed to have the drought. City staff was asked to November election sewn up as look into the suggestion. there were other candidates on agreed to take a suggestion told the Blanding from resident John Lyman to the ballot, Council October on 9, "It is have skateboarders involved in City not safe to express your views, the process of planning a probut that is not going to change." posed city skateboard park. Stevens told the Blanding accepted the apparent low Council, "In my efforts to try to bid of $87,780 from Bayles bring some accountability to the Plumbing for the 300 West use of tax money, I have genersewer and water line project ated a lot of anxiety on the part (from the city to the ball fields). of people in Monticello." agreed to let Western ConStevens says he not only fo- structors post the 4th Reservoir cused questions on extra county construction site as off limits to funds spent on the Health Care hunting as a safeguard for conDistrict, but also is concerned struction equipment and workabout other county spending. ers at the site, and to Stevens said recent letters agreed to increase the cond politically-relateand tract compensation for electric the editor activities surrounding the utilities consultant Kay JohnCounty Commission race have son to $1,000 a month. It was been "entertaining" but added "I noted that Johnson is monitorthink it is for the good of the ing daily the rapid fire trading whole county that Im focused action in electrical power and is enough for the good of saving the city much money in the cost of power by doing do. Blanding." ng OR COPY Navajo lYibal Court, stated that the District erred while firing Singer as manager of the save Did wells Monticello? The gift of See page 3 hearing - See page 4 New radio station in Monticello - See page 5 Letters to Editor - See page 6 Three plays at Monticello High - See page 7 Four weddings New ruling on health care lawsuits In the latest development in an ongoing series of lawsuits against San Juan County and the San Juan Health Service District, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver reversed a Utah Federal District Court dismissal of claims brought by Donna Singer, Fred Riggs and 2 - See pages county and health district defendants were immune from suit in Navajo Tribal Court. 8-- 9 In Your Backyard" wins Parent Choice - See page 9 award The Appeals Court did not rule on the merits of the claims, nor did they rule that the county and health district lack immunity, but rather they found that before addressing the immunity claim, the District Court should Bucks, Broncos win - See page 12 Hunt, fishing news -- have reviewed whether the See page 14 Good Samaritan in La Sal - See page Tribal Court had jurisdiction to entertain the claim at all. Now, with the ruling of the 1 5 UEA weekend - See Caveman, pg 19 Montezuma Creek Clinic for al- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, leged time card fraud. Riggs that dismissal has been reand Dickson claimed the Dis- versed and will once again be trict did not follow policy in com- before the Federal District Court. This time, the question pensation issues. The Federal District Court under the initial scrutiny will be dismissed the claims several jurisdictional in nature rather years ago, stating that both the than a question of immunity. f 7; girl Ivy Kaye Mandy & Wes Schultz October 5 boy Jack Taw & Mark Robinson October 5 Kelly i Arrest made on vehicle Up to ten felony charges are expected to be fded against a Sedona, Arizona man who was arrested on October 13 near El- ephant Hill in Canyonlands National Park. Richard Genovese, age 46, was arrested by law enforcement officials after at least six vehicles were broken into at the base of the Elephant Hill back country trail head. San J uan County Sheri fl'Mike Lacy states that Genovese was caught with cash, credit cards and burglary tools. He is a main suspect in a series of break-in- s at Canyonlands National Park and Kane Springs, stretching break-in-s Cl over the past year. Officials n ti . f n: V'-- : . ; 0f re- port that the value of stolen may property in the break-in- s exceed $20,000. San Juan County Sheriffs Deputy Jaren Adams took the lead in the investigation. The break came when an alarm system went off in a car at approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday night. Officials set up a roadblock and two deputies walked to Elephant Hill where they found the suspect. The man apparently parked his car outside of the park, rode his bicycle to within a mile of Elephant Hill and then walked the remainder of the way. m m . . News Roundup Letters Society 2 6 8 12 Sports News 16 .... Community Legals Real Estate Classified WIW 20 21 22 |