Show Moab’s Eighth Annual Jeep Safari will be held this Saturday with citizens officials organizations and businesses rolling out the welcome mat to Canyon Country A Look This year in Moab’s annual Jeep Safari seven Jeep enthusiasts' will be in Moab from all over the intermountain west some- of them for their 8th consecutive year These veterans to the safari will have the opportunity to try one of the two CommuHf Onion Creek and Cane Creek Canyon First Comments - trails added this year timers will have 7 trails to choose from varying from relatively easy to difficult and hazardous in nature We seldom work hard- er at The Times demonstrations of skills by the Explorer Scouts at Lions Park 2 miles north of town mi the south bank of the Colorado River than we the week we ONION CREEK Route via US 163 Utah 128 Onion publish our annual Jeep Creek Polar Mesa Castle Valley Return via Utah 128 US 163 Safari special edition trail has creek fordings And yet there are few steep grades rock sand perhaps a little mud from in higher elevations Longest trail but issues we would rather snow-me- lt work pn Not only is it more than half the distance is paved Leader: fen to work with so much Joyce Murray fine artwork— this year & MERRIMAC Route via US 163 prepared by our outdoor MONITOR ' Courthouse Pasture Tusher BarnA Canyon Return vis feature writer F 163 trail has sand and slick-roc- k es-— but working with US Ken Beach Leader: the enthusiastic committee members of the Moab Chamber of Commerce is GEMINI BRIDGES Route via US 163 Little Canyon Arts Pasture Bull Canyon Return via US quite an inspiration trail has sand rough rock steep Also weve met a lot 163 Leader: Henningson Royce of realty wonderfel visi- grades tors during Safari time and it’s great to note that CANE CREEK CANYON Route via US 163 Cane Road they don’t confine their Creek Canyon Return via Cane Creek sand thick u long has creek fordings visits here simply to toe narrow rockfalls Trail vegetation places damage big Easter weekend We’ve learned over the etc limits trail to a few short wheelbase vehicles years that our press run Leader: Connie Caouette needs to be boosted for BEHIND THE ROCKS Route via US 163 Blue Hill this issue and we plan to Cane of rim Creek Canyon Hunter Canyon Prithave plenty of copies on hand for mailing to friends chett Canyon Return via Cane Creek Road trail has sand rough rock steep grades and acquaintances who turns slickrock drywash travel Leader: sharpmight be interested in a Bobby Domenick later visit to Moab Also we continue our tradition SPIDER MESA Route via US 163 Utah of giving free copies to POISON 279 Poison Spider Mesa Return via Utah 279 Safari registrants US 163 Off -- pavement trail is rough has sand Jeep Safari time is lots steep grades poor traction slickrock Leader: of work sure but it’s Steve Barton also a lot of fen We hope 0 I that this year’s partici- MOAB RIM Route but shortest of all pants have as much fen via Cane CreekToughest Rim Behind toe Rocks as we all have had in Return via CaneRoad Moab Creek Road trail past years is very steep rough has limited clearances rock Taylor ledges sand slickrock sharp"'! turns dangerfor inexperienced drivers: Short wheelbase vehicles recommended Leader: Brig Larsen MbBWBIIC MW do during -- Off-pavem- ent Off-pavem- Off-pavem- ent Barbecue pm the Boy Scout Barbecue begins at Lions Park featuring delicious barbequed beef hard rolls dutch oven potatoes root beer and coffee at a cost of $8 per family or $250 for adults and $150 for kids under 12 Beef for the dinner has been donated annually by Charlie long-tim- e Redd Utah cattleman of La Sal For persons who do not wish to eat beef fish will be available Tickets may be purchased in advance from any Cub or Boy Scout or at the dinner itself A ticket selling contest is being held wife prizes for toe boys who sell the most tickets The Pine- - AMITIOH TO wood Derby which has Weekend been held during the evenThe Moab Merchants ing in toe past will not be held this year Super Sidewalk Sale is a new addition this year to activities surrounding SafsH Breakfast The Saturday morning Easter and toe Jeep Sabreakfast will begin ear- feri weekend Through efforts of toe ly this year at 6:30 am so everyone will have a Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchant’s Comchance to eat and get organized before Saferi mittee headed by Don takeoff This event is Knowles and organized sponsored by toe Lions by Chairman Elaine NelClub and is also held at son toe Super Sidewalk Lions Park Cost ofadults Sale will get underway is $150 and for kids un- Friday at noon der 12 75£ Cooked and Participating merchserved ranch style by Mo- ants have promised some ab Lions tos breakfast genuine good bargains is traditionally a time to both on display in front meet a few people & make of business establish- toe final decision on route menu and inside And if necessary Leaders of toe Chamber has arran- toe various trails will be ged for music to be broad- to discuss available equipment requirements scenery time schedules etc or answer questions Registration which op- - EASTER VACATION ens at toe Visitor CenThis week school will ter on north Highway 163 be out Friday for an at 1 pm Friday will Easter vacation School continue at toe center will be out only for Frifrom 6:30 to 8:30 am day and not Monday like it has been in the past Saturday At 6 It that is different yet all offer spectacular beauty and maiw points of interest - To hem participants choose trails that are suited to their vehicles driving skills and tastes for challenge the following brief descriptions are offered to help them choose The trails have been listed in order of ascending ruggedness that is from easiest to most difficult Each trail is described in detail along with artwork in various pages of tills issue Readers are invited to scan the entire issue for Safari information The trail outline follows: Off-pavem- ent Weekend activities get underway Friday at noon with the Super Sidewalk Sale sponsored by Moab’ s retail merchants The sidewalk event will continue until barbecue time or until the bargains are all snapped up Also running during the afternoon will be various i! Trails trails will be offered Each one leads into country visitors new at the Off-pavem- ent Off-pavem- am latter - I At 8:30 am toe lineup of jeeps begins in downtown Moab and toe S3 1 various groups depart at 9 am Participants are cautioned that this is one event that leaves on time and anyone hot in line by 9 am can expect to be left bdiind Veteran Jeep Saferi Chairman Harold Jacobs urges visitors to sign the guest book at'toe Visitor Center to assure receiving information on future Saferi plans The old trails have been dropped and two new ones added this year maintaining a total of 7 trails offered Saferi participants The new trails both involve some streambed driving over running water a feature that has pot been offered previously The Onion Creek trail will Km travel through widely diverse country including desert canyons & mountain country where some snow may be encountered It is rated the easiest Cane trip oi toe 7 Creek Canyon trail was blazed less than a month ago and it is consid- ered one of the more dif- - -- Emmeft May Takei Helm At Continental Telephone Mr Emmett L Mays has been appointed as the District Manager of Continental Telephone Company of Utah and will assume his new duties April 15 1974 Mr Mayes will report to GT Cal- lister Tremonton toe Utah State Manager of He served Club year as toe vice for pre-Mo- ab sklent of toe Grand County on Aging and is a past president of toe Council building telephone lines from Moab to Thompson MOflO InOIKKiy He also worked as an ta- staffer repairman until he Congressman Way was appointed as toe Plant Owens will hold Superintendent in 1964 a public meeting in Moab which has been his re- - on Monday April 15 at sponsibility until toe pre- - 8 pm in the courtroom of the Grand County sent time Mr Mayes has attend- - Courthouse ed several management Prior to the meeting st civic leaders developement courses a will be held at the dinner toe years throughout wtiiclT have included such Green Well Restaurant courses as Initial Mana- - Moab at 6:30 pm Owens Congressman gement Training Advance ? US Senate hopeful is (D-Uta- Training agement most Training The into “to the &fari was alSJonS Am££ last year Gemini Br ki- - ment Course whteh wasto ges Behind fee Rocks help determine toe man- - Begin Service Joyt MfillflflVT Refilar twice a MmS? pictures of sights alon various Safari routes is found mi Page Bl and a detailed description of each trail in story form with artwork is carried on other this issue of The pages throughout Photos are by F A Barnes of Moab Times-Independe- i nt i- Transfer Ends Three Generations Management Of Local Telephone Operation in Moab Airime Will h) no-ho- Training and PfentMan- JTew one Moab Toastmasters Club At the present Mays reskies in Moab with his wife Laura and their three children Van venteen Valarie 16 and Employed by Midland Kelly 15 Giant monoliths such as the one pictured present Telephone Company for a full day of thrills on the Merrimac -- Monitor Mr nineteen years trip a second year feature of Moab’s big Jeep Mayes was originally hir- - Wavnft fturpnt A brief outline of each of the seven routes Saferi ed by JW Corbin as a in a column at toe left a full page of is listed construelineman chi a tion crew which was then Will VISIT Advance ‘ ters day j Wallace Corbin has accepted a position with £5 rtartfd iSrtlS Comranvin1 Oieirrea day by Sun Valley Key in Ari' Phoerax’ Airlines 5£n r The morning flight will been MShnd depart Canyonlands Air- -port at 8:05 am arriv- ltf0Re now fie in Salt Uk City t Te greeted wife 9:10 after a brief stop Utah of Company elphone He saia m price couniy fana 1 want to learn about " or me paswa years ana The will has held positions ofVice evening flight conand the problems neonle who eave Moab at 7:40 pm President and Assistant 0 arriving in Salt Lake City General Manager from 1961 to 1964 Vice Pre- £iSj°SS!: S at 8:45 pm Return flights will de- individuals attending part each of toe routes plus a Mr Mays is toe new roJSmsTixDreai their — Salt Lake City at in rundown on their rela- - president elect of toe Xtalk about Moab at 7:50arriving am and an evening night will leave a eed solutions” Salt Lake City air- listed in separate articles Club and toe Moab Boos at 6:30 pm arrivport appearing throughout this Moab at 7:35 pm in ing issue The fere for passengers will be y traveling Sunrise Service A excursion $32 special A fere of $50 is filfUlf! Junction Fins round-tri- p Easter Sunrise Service avail3ble however for will be held at toe LaSal those making the two- Mountain Viewpoint hi Destroys Plant way trip in 48 hours Arches National Park at are nec- unA fire of as yet 6:30 am This annual evin so that advance descause determined essary ent is planned by toe Moab can personnel troyed toe Grand JuncMinisterial Association moschedule Sentinel’s tion types Daily particular whose members cordialdern new plant burning of aircraft big enough for ly invite visitors to join most of toe night Tuesday the traffic Those reser- in this special and unforand doing in excess of vations in Moab should gettable part of Easter in $2 million damage The be made with Canyonlands Country All blaze also burned in a Tours 0 Eeser- faiths in Moab are several-bloc- k wide disvations made can also be presented and because of trict around toe plant lo- hy calling Sun Valley’s toe early hour and unprecated between toe main toll-frnumber Zenith dictable weather warm business district and the casual clothing is railroad tracks Emmett Mays Moab Rim Information on mSS&JS S a?!£aLcstasfi 53S5 - one-wa- Tag-A-Lo- 259-669- ee ng Tele-Managem- ent aSSal JN Corbin ' JW Corbin DlSfdCf oe ns SMALL BUSINESS Corbin is presently A representative of the ing as a member of toe Board of Directors of toe Samll Business AdminiFirst Western National stration will be in Grand Bank toe Utah Safety County on April 16 1974 Moab Museum Persons wishing to conCouncil and Medicare Advisory tact him may do so in Moab at toe Employment Board Mr Corbin’s new as- Security Office from 9:00 signment with Continental till 10:00 am Appoinwill be Rocky Mountain tments may be scheduled through toe Chamber of 2 Cond on Pg Commerce Moab Utah serv-airli- A-- Corbin Special Valley Improvement sident and General Man- ager from 1964 to 1969 to 1969 was elected fO D6 yd President and General About 35 people at-tManager toe position he 31 December held until tended toe hearing Mon1973 when Midland and day morning to voice opUtah Telephone Company inions on the formation merged Mr Corbin also of a special improvement held the office of Pre- - district in Spanish Val- sident of toe Rocky Moun- some objectain Telephone Associa- tion for the term wo- - ted to installation of a 7971 and was a member sewer system to bring of the Board of the area into conform tors for 6 years Mr Direc-Reservatio- J Wallace FOmed ance with Utah Health sanitation Department were there requirements none who objected to the formation of the district County Attorney Harry Snow will outline steps necessary to form the special improvement district at toe regular County Commission meeting April 15 ne PTA MEETING Notice to Parents of Southeast Elementary students: there will be a PTA meeting at the Southeast Elementanr School Wednesday April 17 at 7 pm The subject matter is tentative and will include a short film All interested parents are 'urged to attend 0 5 J k Vaj |