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Show r v; til HOMETOWN-NEWSPAPE- R FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH SINCE 1916 November 27, 2002 50 cents ,M'CMNyKrrW County concerned about reported road closures in National Parks ' ,?''' 'i ., Buckle up while traveling - See page 2 San Juan County officials ex- season that begins in March, pressed concern at the Novem- said Henderson. Scherick expressed concern Auditions set for ber 25 Commission meeting that ilis that the road closure could be Childrens Theatre the National Park Service legally closing roads in San Juan permanent, They not only See page 3 closed it, but it is signed as if it's County. San Juan County Planner Ed Scherick introduced the going to be a permanent clocourt report sure. Scherick added that the Felony topic with the words, Road cloSee page 3 sures are about the most contensign placed on the road is a routed sign and not a temporary ATC classes offered tious issue the County faces. Service one. After tracking this in The National Park south county (NPS) states that it was Mother through the website, it looks to See page 5 Nature that closed the Shafer me like they want to shut the Trail after massive rainstorms thing permanently, he said. Acadamic All State in early September. The most County Commissioner Bill recent flashflood flash point is Redd reacted strongly to the clo- teams include locals See page 8 in the Island in the Sky District sure, saying, We should sue for of Canyonlands National Park. damages. Nothing that I see in The Shafer Trail is a heavily the Constitution allows federal Wildlife policies set See page 9 used but twisting and winding personnel to break state law and dirt path that is popular with what it comes down to is federal tradijeepers and mountain bikers. employees destroying state Thanksgiving tions See What's According to Paul Henderson of property. reScherick also stated that he the NPS, the largest floods New, page 10 budof the are two Grover corded received in had several were many and Silversmith Savannah Brooklyn reports park history of Juan in San recital the 7. He a Service Seasonal fun in La National on Park measured the that that dancers September recently performed ding Staff Lori flowFarr. of in Glen Canyon National Recrephoto added that more water was School of Dance, under the direction - See Northern Sal Hole closed down the had bn Shafer Area ation that Canyon ing News, page 1 1 down Rock is in than the Trail near the day flowing Gray Mesa. Redd had similar conentire Colorado River today. Hurt driving finger The result of the floods is a cerns about this reported clo- See Caveman, road on Schafer he did with the as sure severely damaged page 16 more than $200,000 in damages. Trail. This is the grandfather The San Juan County Multi increase to the Visitors Center We are moving as fast as we of all roads, said Redd, who inAgency Visitors Center, located ifit was in a better location. The can and hope to have the road structed County personnel to for more than a decade in the newly constructed Blanding the heavy visitation look into the closure reports. San Juan County Courthouse in Visitors Center provides the open by Monticello, may get a new home. proof. Visitation to the 6,000 boy Jace Bayles Tracy & Chet Johnson Monticello City Manager square foot, high profile facility November 14 lYent Schafer approached the in Blanding has easily outdisSan Juan County Commission tanced visitation to the long esgirl Sienna Ranee on November 25 seeking funds tablished visitors center in Marlene & Leland Benally November 15 from the County to help in the Monticello. in 15 families About collected will the area students Needy construction of a new visitors City, County and Federal girl Kealoha Maya 35 boxes of center. We plan to build a 1,500 agency officials are confident enjoy a more festive holiday dinCEU-San to some canned goods, almost twice last square foot visitors center on that an attractive new visitors ner, thanks Cherry & Travis Whaley Wilson and said. a students Juan donations, year's November 18 Campus Main Street and hope to begin center in a higher profile area from food The area will be distributed generous response work in a relatively short period will contribute to a longer stay adgirl Kiana Lynn Yazzie council residents. Student for the large number of visitors through local agencies, of time, said Schafer. Farrah Hulligan & Rosaller churches, and civic groups to who simply pass through San visor Garth Wilson said the anCommissioners agreed in conYazzie food council nual drive a student families can who use little 21 November to on to to their the Juan County cept provide $100,000 way most successful the was ever. the help through holidays. proposed visitors center in somewhere else. The Blanding Visitors Center Monticello, with half the funds from received the and the a similar cash infusion coming County other from transient room taxes from San Juan County in the collected for tourism and infraconstruction phase. The majorstructure development projects. ity of funding for the Blanding Commissioners asked the City center came from the Utah Deto approach the Utah Departpartment of Transportation. The proposed Monticello cenment ofTransportation to see if ter will be one quarter the size there may be some Transportation Enhancement funds that of the Blanding center. could also be used on the project. City estimates are that the All San Juan County new visitors center would cost ofllces will be closed approximately $175,000 to conI i on November 29, struct. Black Oil has made preliminary arrangements to conexcept the San Juan News Roundup 2 tribute one half an acre of propCounty Treasurer's Letters 6 erty on the comer of Main Street office, which will be 8 Society and 1st North, directly across to receive open 10 Sports the street from the San Juan County Property Tax Community News .... 12 County Library. Wilson Garth food is surrounded and council student members (I Legals payments. by 16 Visitor Center officials have to r) Amy Gunnerson, Nina Lincoln, Lisa Maloney, Amy Roberts, Karlee Real Estate 18 claimed that visitation would Happy Thanksgiving Williamson, and Natauni Black. Classified 19 Courtesy photo - - - - - Monticello plans Visitor Center Is&dk Students provide help to needy non-perishab- le Menard-Whale- y ABU? wm fZ COPY r. t r i - V |