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Show ' ; , . , Wednesday, April 1,1 987 j frsgw , , - , 50 Cents i win in contest How would you like to win $100 without ever leaving your chair? Sound like ji rip-off-? Well you can win, and you don't have to make any purchase, order any mage-'ninesor nave up any tokens. The Uintah Basin STANDARD is ,. ; .announcing the Mystery Personality Contest, beginning in next weeks edition of the oaoer. The STANDARD will select a n local personality, and provide clues abmit that person. The clues will be found in the ads of spawning businesses. Those may have more than one advertisement in the paper, and consequently, more than one due in their ads. To win the contest, you simply list the dues you find, write the . well-know- bus-.-buss- ladies and gentleman and children are all a part of the play, "My Fair Lady," that TRI-STA- n CAST These With spring approaching, Tyga Construction is returning to work on construction of the Upper Stillwater Dam, located in Rock Creek Canyon. All construction activity ceased in November, 1986, and although the winter has been mild at the site, no production work has been accomplished due to the low 1 . Tri-Stak- . Duncan readily sing the praises of east members and crew. This is a wonderful opportunity to get acquainted and work with people from all three stakes. While ' we work in varied projects with people from our individual wards and stakes, this provides a unique situation of working for a long period of time with people who begin as strangers and end up a lifelong friend. There is a special comraderie that is born of laughing, working, sacrificing, struggling and growing together, Swain said. The production of My Fair Lady" is the result of Roosevelt West Stakes assignment for the year of providing a cultural activity for. the people of this area. This assignment rotates between the three stakes. The directors state, The positive experience of directing Oklahoma" three years ago gave us tiie desire to once again be involved in building upon the fine talents of our local people. We are extremely proud of the fact. that everything dealing with the pro- - duction such as set ' design and construction, costumes, choreo graphy and the compilation of production tapes has been daw locally and in a very professional manner. Of outstanding significance is the beautiful artwork done on the set by willing and capable artists Donna Brown, Barbara Benson and Helen Wilkerson. The forty-foo- t backdrop painted of the London opera, church and tenement section is evidence of hundreds of hours of" work. Added to this beautiful piece is the magnifident study for Henry Higgins. There is no way we as directors can adequately express our appreciation to these people for AHS AWARDED Project construction of at least $750,000 For some Altamont patrons, the 45 mile drive to Neola school proved to be a worthwhile trip. They were granted something they have wanted for some time: ' construction at Altamont High School. Although they did not receive the go ahead for the full $2.2 million package, they did receive $750,000 worth and a feeling democracy was served to them that night The $750,000 will help pay for remodeling at the administrative, shop, band and ag rooms. Also, $80,000 will be used to upgrade the corridors in the school The work will help ease elass loads presently at an alarming rate.. Bids will be opened in June and construction should be completed in October, officials say. Remaining projects, worth about $1.5 million more at AHS and $1.8 million at Union have been put on hold for at least one year. The Schools gym. It is really difficult to sit on the board sometimes. We have not ignored your needs, Keith Nielsen, boar member said. We are trying real hard. We dont doubt for a minute that you guys really need ft." We want to put your kids and our kids in the best education as possible, without putting a tax crunch on everyone in the county, board member Dave Labrum said. Duchesne Superintendent Dennis Mower said the reason why projects were put on hold was because of some recent action by the Utah Legislature. He told the group of about 90 the board was forced to raise the mill levy to generate. $480,000 to give to the state coffers while the district is ts reinburst only $180,000. Utah Senator Alarik Myrin told the group he was lied to on that particular bill and he felt bad about the outcome. He said some people will have to come up with some answers on the bill because he does not like to be lied too." However, Mower said, the decision by the legislature to take the money is only part of the problem. He said the state is taking autonomy away from local school boards. We are losing autonomy. We should have more local control Mower said. That bill that passed book capital outlay money that we were going to use for the projects. All the control has been taken from us and given to the state office of education. their service and sacrifice. This can be done oily through the united . -- appretiatioi of our audience. One of the challenges of doing - this major work is construction of temperatures. Upper Stillwater Dam, the main collation feature of the Strawberry Aqueduct of the Central Utah Project will be the country's the multiple:seene set. Willing workers such as President Arvin Bellon, Theron Robb, Les Wilcken, Dave Rich man and others have made the achievement of this goal a reality. The first performance of My Fair 1956 Lady" was done March low-life- ball) allowed the authors, set designer and costume designer to exploit delightfully both the elegance of the aristocracy and the earthiness of Soho. The play opens on the street scene before Covent Garden just at the hour of the theatre crush. Henry Higgins (Don Winterton) is - discovered taking down the speech of lowly Elisa Doolittle (Sonnet Swain) and makes the boast to Pickering (Rod Hullinger) that in six months he could pass a duchess at the Eliza off Embassy BalL The lessons begin and Professa Higgins drives Eliza unmercifully toward his goal, month after arduous month. Finally patterns u Eliza proves that she can speak without ha cockney accent and in the exuberant dance that follows. Continued on page 14 Because of lack of business, 1 has officially closed its doors on the west end. of town but will keep the east side business open. The Tuesday closure will force the present five employees to either work at the other business travel to Vernal at their store. No one lost their job in the closure, according to Jean Zufelt, managa. Howeva, two will be at the other store (that store will not lose any employees), one will travel to Vernal and the otha two are undecided on what to do, Zufelt a . . said. However, if the winning entry does not list all the dues, the $75 will go back into the pot to make the next week's prize worth $175. Each week another mystery personality will be selected, and you will have another chance to enter and win $100 or more. Watch for the Mystery Personality Contest, beginning April 81 Dam when completed in December 1987. Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is similar in many ways to conventional concrete, the main difference is RCC is placed and compacted with steel drum vibratory rollers. Employment until July will be emifined to those who are previous employees of Tyga. Cal Clous, the projects Personnel Manager says, Tyga is pleased with the quality and productivity of the people it has been able to attract locally. Our position as an open shop contractin' Continued on page 1 4 Each year, corporate officers view the books at the different across the state and decided if they want them to continue to operate in the red. This year, Roosevelt's store got the ax. Without question it was the lack of business," district manager Roger Green said. It just is not a profitable store fa us. Each year we evaluate the future of our 190 stores and at that particular store that just was no future. Green said 5 stores statewide were foxed to dose their doors. Ho Continued on page 1 4 ls 4-- City to help UBIC with recent move Roosevelt City has been waking sixes at the Regional Park to ensure that the Uintah Basin Industrial Convention Auis a success.. gust UBIC will find itself in a new home this year at the park. It wu officially moved after some changes were made at the dty park, where it has been fa many years. The decision to move up to the Regional Park wu made when the dty park's capabilities were be-on different 6-- 9 projects include gyms at both coming limited. At the Regional Park, city crews are building onto the stage area to a tune of $600. They are pouring 9 yards of concrete to enlarge the stage area. Also, crews will be setting up power in the next couple of months for the booths. They will also be pouring asphalt in the lower parking lot to the cost of $10,000. City Administrator Brad Hancock said the dty is trying to make sure the move to the Regional Park is a smooth transition. He uid everything should be on line fa the August opening. Another fine feature that may possibly be built is a $60,000 restroom facility. The dty did a presentation for a Community Development Block Grant last Thursday and got approval from the state level Hancock uid. The dty is uncertain when the final approval if granted, will be. Tammy Frandsen, UBIC president, said the committee will be addressing the potential problems schools along with more elass room additions. Duchesne County School Board would like to wait and generate sane money to pay for the remaining projects. . . In the previous board meeting, a decision was made to hold off on all projects for at least one year, with the exception of some summer projects at AHS. However, within the two week span of bqrd meetings, Altamont residents gathered and discussed their options. A final option was to face the board one more time. We can understand the situation without the money but you have to lock at the needs, Ken Miller, spokesman for the group said. We have been promised construction for a long time. However, every time we are told we have to wait. We are tired of waiting. Miller said board members have and coming up with some possible sound solutions at the meeting planned April 9. She uid she did not want to detail problems with the move until she had some corrective measures for those ' 'problems. The one thing she wu certain about, UBIC needs a theme. She said interested people who want a $50 cash certificate who can cone leu word theme up with an 8 or should contact her at .Entries may also be mailed before April 9 to P.O. Box 830-1Roosevelt, Utah 84066. Frandsen's vice .presidents fa the 1987 UBIC are Norman Birebell, Kathryn Mangan and Bobbi Winterton. a been neglecting the people in Altamont. He said that other district projects have been built and Altamont was ignored. He told $100. closed its doors Tuesday .' the bond there are 28 athletic teams that must use either AHS gym or Altamont Elementary . 7-1-1 15, in New Yak with Rex Harrison as Higgins and Julie Andrews as Eliza. It was dear from the start that authors Alan Jay Leraer and Frederick Loewe had a winner. It has been deemed as ene of the best musicals of the century. In the Latin poet Ovids tale, the Greek sculptor Pygmalion waked so well perfecting his statue of the perfect woman that he fell hopelessly in love with it Leraer and Loewe worked so well perfecting Shaws perfect" play that the whole world fell in lows with it The setting (faskmable London in 1919) and tbs theme of the work " (tiie transformation of a Cinderella into a lady" complete with largest Roller Compacted Concrete at the Mark Bellinger Theatre Cinderella sponsoring businesses by Friday of the STANDARD comes out. On Friday, your entry could be drawn. If youve correctly named the Mystery Personality you will win $25. If you have also correctly listed all the dues, you will win an additional $75, making a total of the- - week Tyger to start work on Upper Stillwater will be running April 2, 3, and 6 at West Junior High. Tickets can be obtained at different outlets. My Fair Lady' opens at West Exeitment is running high as the e musical opening of the ' My Fair. Lady" nears. Opening night is Thursday, April 2, with succeeding performances on Friday, April 8 and Monday, April 16. Curtain time is 7:80 p.m. at West Jr. High. Directors Joan Swain and Mari-lyn- n name of the mystery personality, and drop it in a box at one of the 722-2278- The Regional Park stage will be UBIC for festivities. The city is paying The expanded about $600 for the 9 yards of concrete. UBIC will be INCREASED STAGE . held for the first time at the Regional Park this year and the stage is just one thing the city is working on to help ensure it is successful: 722-257- 7 |