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Show Mis IMd V US. POSTAGE MB The : UTAH '4' S L E C Vernal, Utah Permit No. 7 PRESS ASSOC 3rd Zip Code 84078 S UT S' 311 A Local Newspaper Covering The Entire Uintah Basin : The Most Copied Newspaper In The Basin. Volume 2 Number 15 April 7, 1982 Air Link Now Serving Vernal (VERNAL) The new courier which will be flying eastboiind from Vernal to Yampa Valley at Hayden, Denver and Fort Collins, Colorado which is "Air Link its started operation in Vernal on April first. The new airlines, which had its beginning in December of 1980, was purchased from Fort Collins Flying originally Denver and Service served the Fort Collins area with fourteen Ef Air UnkAktlncrJi new flying out of Venial everyday. Stamflnginfrontofbncoftbeir 10 teat Piper Chieftan Airplane k the pew crew for the Fort CoNIns bawd Air Unlf, now levins Venal. Rom left to right Is thirty yew veteran of Frontier AJrflne new station manage, Dean Reynolds; Air frame and Power Plant copilot Jay Camp who Is a flight hex Jim Pattiee an 8 year Ilyins veteran, Intfructorln DOTingo, Colorado; he learned to fly in the mountains" at Northwestern Colorado Community College in Mngety, Colorado in 1974; Gary Merkely is now the station agent for Air flights scheduled for each day. On April first the new company began serving Vernal with six flights daily. The first of which originates at the early hour of 5:40 a.m. arriving in Denver one hour and forty minutes later. Other departures from Vernal are at 12:20 p.m. and 5:05 p.m. with stops in either Yampa Valley which services Colo., Fort Collins or Denver. 10 passenger Two Navajo Chieftans now fly the route. The planes are equiped with radar and equipment which makes them 'all weather aircraft according to Director of Marketing, Ed the staff later. In July, Air Link plans to replace one of its Navajo Chieftans with a new nineteen passenger Swear EnThe gine Metro-Thre- e. Metro-Thre- e will be a Presently negotiating for hanger space, the airlines hopes to house one of its airplanes in Vernal and perform maintenance operations as well. office Three full-tipcrsonel will be in Vernal to assist Airlink with passenger service. Dean Reynolds who com-pan- y. de-icei- ng Lawler. has been airport manager and since with his gun against head) told Hammond and Nichols to turn around and get up against the door in the office. The robber then took Jemmings towards the back door and Hammond heard the suspect a.m., JBs Big Boy Jemmings restaurant was robbed at gun point by a man who came in the back door when the closing clean-u- p crew took out the last load of garbage. Richard Hammond, manager at JBY stated that the robber wore a nylon stocking over his face, and he came in the back door, he must have been waiting for us to clean up and take the last load of garbage out to the dumpster, and then just followed us in. The tell Jemmings to lie down on the floor. After Jemmings got on the floor, Hammond listened for the suspect to close the door. As soon as the door was closed, the JBY employees jumped into action and immediately Skywest Expands Air Service suspect Jerry Atkin, President of Skywest in the Tony Jemmings announced last dish room and got him in a headlock, and put a Thursday, that air gun to the back of his service was started to head. Hammond heard three Nevada cities Jemmings call 'Rich- from St. George and ard, Hammond then from Salt Lake City. Atkin announced went to see why JemmD-- 6 turbo-pro- p ings had called him, and that a will a make instructed morning the robber Hammond to take them flight from the southern to the back office and Utah town to Ely, Elko open the safe. The and Reno and then robber then asked for back into Salt Lake the cash drawer, and City. Then, later in the wanted the Two-10day, the plane will fly drawers which, stated out of Salt Lake City Richard Hammond, and across Nevada and 'was strange, because then back to St. George for the night. Very few people know About one month about what we have' in ago, Skywest Airlines the back office. grabbed employee, Air-in- es According to station manager Brad Gale, 'Skywest is doing very well and business is steadily increasing called police officers, who according to Hammond 'got right on heard.' stated (Roosevelt) - "BHammond, that they etween inflation and caught him and he doctor bills. I don't confessed to other have enough money left robberies. A situation which to buy food,' remarked it. resulted in the death of at least one employee, was properly handled by the employees of JBY and fast action by the police. Police Apprehend Robbery Suspect between Salt Lake and On April 3, 1982 at Vernal and Vernal and about 4:30 a.m. a white Salt Lake City since we male wearing a nylon took over.' stocking mask and Skywest is flying armed with a pistol Metroliner aircraft entered JBY restaurant that are deemed fuel located at 475 West efficient and for that Main, as the staff was reason, Skywest has preparing to open. The lowered the price that took one Frontier charged for air suspect hostage and employee fare between the two held a gun to his head. cities. The suspect then lined the employees against the wall and had the 18-se- at Duchesne Files manager obtain the For Power Plant bank bags, all the time making threats about - The what he would do to the About that time, replaced Frontier (Duchesne) employee Ricky Nich- Airlines as the air Bureau of Reclamation hostage, ols came into the office, service between Vernal is looking at the The suspect then left and Salt Lake : and the suspect (still City. N&RUplS?nM i'ONLNEWSPAPER;IN & &: JHiOElD!TQ CARE'ASGUTTH WHOilfUfMTAH?: ,'V-S.s r JjMi .tJ feasibility of construct- - with an undetermined ing a power plant at amount of money, and the employee called the Starvation Dam. If the project is police, The officers set up an feasible, the Bureau would also investigate the possibility of non- federal interests parti- cipating in the construe- tion and operations of the power plant, such as the Central Utah Water Conservancy District outer perimeter, as officer Gary Mabey saw the suspect leaving the general area behind JBs. approximately 500 South and 500 West, investigation and the City of Further Lont onpg. 3 Mabey then affected an arrest at et and up grading expanding new the Pedestrian Killed At 7:37 p.m. Walter Oarum. 51 of Fort Duchesne was walking along Highway 40, at about 1570 West near B.L.I. Trailer Park when he was hit and killed by a 1979 Ford Pickup truck driven by Brian C. Fairchild. 24 of Rangely. Colorado. Note Left 1 could have possibly prop-j- will be instrumental in moderizing airlines for the last 30 years will be the new ' station manager. along with station agent Gary Merkely who has been a Uintah County local travel agent for the Ambulance was called Steamboat Springs, last year and a half. A to the scene, taking Hayden and Craig third member will join Oarum to Ashley Valley Medical Center where he was pronounced dead on arrival. recicvcd Fairchild about SI.50UHI damages to his vehicle. In Electric JJs Restaurant Robbed Increase Rates "SHOCKING On April 3rd at 4:30 1973, Frontier with pressurized which -- We are at the mercy meetings are held was Utah and we are sure com- the complaint of ancharged a lot compared of the utility One dollar and a note to some other states! panies! No matter how other consumer. 'Most was found at the much we protest, they of us are at work at Bradshaw Auto Parts in he went on to say. Others who have still seem to make what 10:00 a.m. We can downtown Vernal after a local citizen. 'If they limited budgets, like I would call unreason- afford to leave work to a break-i- n on Friday. with able rate increases, raise a stink!' raise my electric bill young families 2. April If you have any again, what will 1 use to small children and reported an Altamont A window in the rear interest in attending the of the students, etc. also resident. pay my other bills'?" building wa This was the response voiced their concerns. The time of day the meeting, it will be held broken, and apparently of just one person on a at the Moon Lake used as the intruders fixed income when they Electric meeting room entry way. An undeterreceived a notice that at 10:00 a.m. April 14. mined amount of money Moon Lake Electric The Moon Lake Build- was taken. was holding a public ing is located at 188 Vernal City Police West 200 North. Roosehearing for the intent of investigated the incivelt. Utah. increasing electric rates dent. on April 14. The sample of effect Gordon B. Hinckley, emphasized by Elder on the consumers at in the First John H. Groberg, who counselor various usage levels of the stressed the importance Presidency were: Christ of family prayer twice a of Jesus A residential con- Church of Latter Day Saints day. and letting each sumer using 600 KWH 5 million member of the family the warned Monthly increase MO2. memberships that know that you pray for A residential con"OrThe day of the copper assure the uninterrupt-penn- y 1200 KWH "Unto whom much is him constantly. sumerusing is is about to end ed supply of coins and much expect- ganize strengthen - Monthly increase given, ed. Our obligation is to family organizations,' and the copper penny sufficient to satisfy the 20. Elder L. will be replaced by a needs of consumers." A general service extend blessings to was urged by Elder F. copper covered Tom will others. Copper prices are Perry. Progress consumer using 5000 Busche warned of alloy penny, Enzio if its continue climbing and constantly only inKWH Monthly The U.S. Mint has that is the reason for the members will live the the influences of the crease 52,s. teachings of Jesus past sieventy years that announced that it will Mints move to zinc. This is a 21.2 increase. Moon Lake Christ. "Building love endangers marriage as begin saving tax payers Additionally, there has Electric feels this rate and charity in our home never before and Elder millions of dollars been a lot of coin hike is necessary to will protect them Robert L. Simpson annually by making the hoarding because of the with cost of the amount of cover the increase in against the prevailing outlined steps that will switch to zinc alloy influences of the in insure coating copper at one point was copper fidelity cost of wholesale power popular he admon- marriage. worth a little more than selfishness, and other expenses. the penny itself, and ished. Moon Lake Electric the at Other hoarding causes shortspeakers serves the outlying General 152nd Annual ages. areas of the Basin, In Vernal, as in many which are not served by Conference held at the in of Tabernacle the other towns Mormon Set Up Utah Power and Light. metal around the state and Lake Salt urged greater City Interviews with other (NAPLES) If you are nd across the United child who P" Moon LakeY customers a parent of a a for that matter, it States decreased energy integrity, five years old by revealed a lot of hnesyand some are uncommon to not is requirement concern with the rate theme repeated by He b'nrfiu several ,he d.rc'.il.ident speakers. ihortagtt, Prov.i!!!d increase. "We just had a c the new penny. counseled that "integhowever, as the new by w hopper of an increase are area, you is dealing justly Naples als0 told the Cngre- - zinc pennies roll into last year, and now they rity invited to attend a with ional Subcommittee circulation from the Round-u- p. are after us again. Why w ith one's self and that recommended the Federal Reserve banks we reap what we Kindergarten others, be can! they competito zinc. across the nation, the avoid and sow investing tive with other small The Roundup is a changeover he penny shortage is ven in chni"8 speculative electric companies?" ial in,tuctional Pnly of the turcs. composition expected to be allev- one gentleman asked. "I U.S. the was solidarity Family Penny Gont on read the statistics on tonl on ng O pg 2 Protect Marriage And Family Zinc To Replace Copper In Pennies Kindergarten Round " "" oh 4 Pny |
