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Show Current Board of Directors ' umbbmhwwml Seated left to right Wayne Smith, Keith Taylor, George Blackburn, Darrell Alyey. Standing left to right Lee Bristline, Jack Maxwell, Joe Judd, Don Torgersen, and Mondell Syrett. Incorporators & First Board Of Directors The incorporators and first board of directors are Herald H. Heaton, vice president; Ralph B. Blackburn, president; L. LeRoy Porter, treasurer; Bernard A. Johnson, Merle J. Spencer, Fern S. Chris tensen, Birt Gardner, Leo and Board of Directors And Manager Jack II. Maxwell Glendale .. . .President Wayne A. Smith Bicknell ,'. . .Vice-Pres. Joe C. Judd Kanab Creek Ranchos . . . .Secretary F. Lee Bistline Colorado City, Az Treasurer Darrell E. Alvey, Escalante Director Mondell Syrett ' Tropic Director George Blackburn Fremont .Director M. LaDon Torgersen Koosharem Director Glen P. Willardson Richfield .General Manager Hortense Munson. These men and women rekindled the pioneering spirit of their forefathers and acted as the forward-looking group that asked and pleaded to get the necessary minimum numbers of friends, neighbors and klnfolk to sign up for service from the new Cooperative. Although this group was central and visible in these efforts, they used the help of many local people to finally gather the needed signatures. Despite rebuffs and disappointments, these people worked with determined perserverance to reach their goals. As Robert Mid-dleton wrote, "One fellow said to go ahead and build the system and he would sign up when it was at his door." It was a difficult job and the hardy determination that these special people displayed shows why this is a successful area for so many people today. Our heartfelt thanks to those hearty souls, few of whom are alive today. Because of their dedication, we are now able to look back on forty years of service. m.... . , |