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Show Thursday, October lintali Kasin Standard 1HS1 23 Energy office urges efficient energy use Interested in making your home, business, or community more energy efficient? If you have been thinking about how to reduce the impact of rising energy costs, visit your public library and find those answers. The U.S. Department of Energy has made available a number of new Txxiks on energy conservation and renewable energy resources. Eight Energy Resource Centers selected for special book titles in Utah include the city andor county libraries in the cities of Salt Lake, Murray, Provo, Price, Vernal, St. George and Ogden. The Salt Lake County library system is also one of the Utah Energy Resource Centers. Topics of the new books include biomass energy, energy conservation, Cub Creek Tram nearing end of 1981 season mal energy, micro-hydrpower, solar energy, solar greenhouses and horticulture, solar retrofits, and wind energy. For those considering alternative energy sources for home and business, the library is the first place to stop. Several titles of new books now available on wind, water, solar and wood energy include: "Build Your Own Solar Water Heater", "Solar o At Dinosaur National Monument, the Cub Creek Tram Tour is approaching its last week of operation for the 1981 season. Beginning Sunday, Aug. 30, the tour schedule was reduced from twice daily to one trip at 8:30 a.m. According to park Superintendent Joe L. Kennedy, the last day to take advantage of the tour will be on Labor Day, Sept. 7. Persons interested in the tour should meet at the parking area in Green River Campground, 5 miles east of the Quarry Visitor Center, no later than 8:15 a.m. Fee for the tour is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children and for senior citizens who hold the Golden Age Passport On the tour, which travels east from the campground, a ranger supplies an look at the area's geology, desert environment, and plant and anim d adaptations. High points of the tour include &Lops at the beautiful panel of Fremont petroglyphs and Josie Morris's ranch. two-hou- Sorensen, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, shows this golden eagle which was hit by an automobile. Sorensen said the bird was apparently on the highway feeding on a dead rabbit when it was struck by the car. Sorensen said the bird was taken to Salt Lake to the lab and then to a center for treatment. HIT AND RUN-Ni- les Highway litter still a problem When was the last time you took an auto trip without encountering some form of litter along the highway? Can you even remember? If asked, no one would say they approve of litter, yet where does it all come from? Is it 25.88-28.8- 8 reg. sizes 31.99-349- 9 Try our cold remedy: warm ski jackets, stadium coats, car coats in bright, bold colors. Some styles with hoods: all with deep pockets. Sizes 16V4-24'- 4, now 37 regularly 45.99-47.9- 9. js . ALL WARM GOWNS 20 OFF REGULARLY 8.99-12.9- 9 The pick of our fall sleepwear in warm and Save now cuddley brushed acetate-nylo- 288-pag- Isnt - ITS GETTING CLOSE - Pheasant season is just around the corner now and in some areas of the basin pheasant counts are up over the last few years. The crafty beauty was just one of eight that stayed on the ground just long enough for a picture. Then he was gone. reassuring to be a neighbor to your insurance company? it When you buy insurance, you want to have the same trust in the company that you want in your banker other source of help. a Because the Utah Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company is located right here in the Beehive State, thousands of Utah families have put their trust in Farm Bureau protection for nearly half a century. ation has found it necessary to budget $608,161 annually to combat the of garbage strewn carelessly along our highways. Volunteer groups provide additional service each year by collecting and disposing of refuse, but the trash continues to pile up in spite of these efforts. A strict crackdown on litterbugs" may be by state, county and necessary municipal law enforcement agencies. Some areas of the state seem more particularly litter prone than others. Routes to and from our local land fills are perpetually adorned with the tinsel of slovenly citizens. Sudy establishments such as stores, theaters and sports arenas have long been recognized for their ability to attract large volumes of rubbish from thoughtless patrons. Some litter is tailor-mad- e by the occupational endeavors of the litter-bu- such as gravel, concrete, asphalt mix, coal dust along the roadsides in Carbon, Emery and Sevier Counties; and turkey feathers in Sanpete and Sevier Counties. Two sections of legislation have been enacted to safeguard the beauty of our highways and public places. of the Sections and Utah Code Annotated prohibit littering in general and also failing to properly secure loads. The general Uttering provision allows a peace officer to cite a motorist with a Class B misdemeanor, even if the violation occurs on private property. Courts have been stricter in the past year, sometimes imposing the maximum $299 fine andor six months in jail. The Utah Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the County Sheriffs offices, has been focusing on more rigorous enforcement of the "secure load statute, especially along West 21st South near the landfill in Salt Lake County. Extra emphasis is placed upon flagrant offenders, both private and commercial, who spiU materials along the highway, creating hazardous conditions for motorists. UDOT urges individual citizens to get involved and do your part to fight . Utter, save tax dollars and preserve the beauty of Utah. Their confidence was rewarded again this month with substantially lower homeowners and auto rates. Why not call a neighbor, your nearby Farm Bureau insurance agent, for details? Check the Yellow Pages. Farm Bureau Insurance ...the Utah company that cares about Utah people FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY 5300 S. 360 W.f Salt Lake City, Utah 84107 Phone (801) UTAH FARM BUREAU MUTUAL 261-242- INSURANCE 4 Contact Your Local Agents Scott G. Maughan 79 East Main P.O. 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HANDBAGS - 533-FAC- Fastest bike ride in history? Believe it or not - 140.5 mph! It wasnt cither. The downhill, record was set at the Bonneville Salt Flats, with the bike rider pedaling madly behind a special pare car whith a wind screen mounted on the back. g NYLON JACKET SALE! Retrofits", and "Harvesting the Wind for Home Energy". Books on energy conservation in the community and alternative fuels for automobiles are also on the library shelves. Utah libraries statewide also are e distributing free copies of a paper back entitled "Pull the Plug Slop Home Energy Waste". These books are being offered compliments of the Utah Energy Office, a Division of the Department of Natural Resour res and Energy. The book is full of valuable information on saving energy and money in the home and is being distributed in conjunction with October being designated as Energy Conservation Month. For more information contact your local library or the Utah Energy Hotline at or toll-fre- e at 1800-66- 2 3633. r Health Notes construction, geother- earth-sheltere- d Roosevelt East Highway 40 |