Dry March Lowers Uintah Basin Water Forecasts
Mantle residence demolition proceeds west of the stake near the DUP museum site with no local opposition. Vernal City Council approved the project. The arts were bought for about 2000 dollars from Nancy Ayers for Merry Mantle. DUP planning meets to outline museum plans. March precipitation fell short, lowering forecasts across Uintah Basin. Major streams show 43% to 76% of 16 year averages. listed acre-foot forecasts for Ashley Creek, Duchesne River, Tabion, Myton, Strawberry Reservoir inflow, and Lake Fork Moon Lake inflow reflect reduced water supplies.
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DUP
Uintah Basin
Ashley Creek
Vernal
Duchesne
Hanna
Tabion
Myton
Lake Fork
Moon Lake
Council Agrees To Settlement On Special Tax
Vernal City Council approved a settlement regarding a special improvement tax on property now eligible for public sale after a three year deadline. Owners within 200 feet of a sewer line must hook up. Police Chief Claudius A. Danka to draft new police car specifications for the April 20 meeting.
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Vernal City
Claudius A. Danka
Parallel Parking Practice Urged in Vernal City
Banks urged residents to practice parallel parking in residential areas as surveying crews work on North Vernal Avenue. Surveying is preliminary to painting the new parking lines. Parallel parking will be required citywide once the lines are painted and meters installed, with the switch date tied to the completion of the work.
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Claudius Banks
Ile
Vernal Avenue
Vernal City
Fossil Hunts Topic At Utah Historical Society Meeting
G E Untermann spoke to the Utah Historical Society in Salt Lake City on fossil finds and the rise of paleontology. He noted trappers and mountain men reported discoveries as early as the 1840s, but real recognition came after the Civil War with the Mayden Wheeler King and Powell surveys.
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Utah Historical Society
Salt Lake City
G E Untermann
Utah Feld House of Natural History
Mayden
Wheeler, King
Powell
Mer
Untermann
Need for More Missionaries Told At Ashley LDS Stake Conference
Elder Miton R Hunter urged Ashley stake members to boost missionary numbers from 9000 to 12000, citing Book of Mormon support and cultural spiritual development concerns. He warned against overexposure to TV, radio, and movies, and shared experiences from travels in South America. Sessions included prayers, singing, and committee appointments by President Wallis.
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Ashley
LDS Stake
Miton R Hunter
First Council of Seventy
LDS Church
Ashley Stake
Munter
Hunter
South America
Wm DB Wallis
Donnell EB Wardle
Tonk Goodrich
Ernest Caldwell
LaRae Caldwell
Eva Hatch
Vernal Chamber Elects W D Hammond President
Vernal Chamber of Commerce elected Whitney D. Hammond as president with Paul M. Armstrong as vice president and Glade M. Sowards as treasurer at the weekly meeting in Vernal. The terms begin at a late June inauguration with two more directors to be elected, and the group noted a Utah road map issue and a Cedar City PTA convention bid for Vernal in June 1981.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Whitney D. Hammond
Paul M. Armatrong
Glade M. Sowards
Chamber
Hotel Vernal
Hammond
Colton & Sammond
Armatrong
Rexail Drug Store
Sowards
Ils Sowarda and Sons
Petroleuy Distributors
Armstrong
Sowarda
Colin
Don Showalter
J C Hawa
Arden Stewart
Buell Bennett
Henry Millecam
Utah
State Road Commission
Road Commission
J. Chaws
PTA
Cedar City
Vernal Uegard
Easter Worship Dates Stated at Kingsbury Congregational Church
Congregational Easter events announced by Rev Stuart Oldrich include Maundy Thursday service with the Lord's Supper, Tenebrae on Good Friday from noon to 3 pm, and Kingsbury Church open for prayer. Easter sunrise at 6:00 am, breakfast at 7:30 am, two worships at 8:30 and 11:00 with nursery care at the latter. sermon titled The Risen Lord with special music by Claudius Banka and Kathy Robinson at the organ.
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Oldrich
Lord
Claudius Banka
Kathy Robinson
John Doyle
James Luke
Betty Adamson
James Pitchford
Christ
William Dewey
James Corden
John Lenartz
Easter Programs Planned Across Uintah Basin Wards
Special Easter programs are planned for Sunday in LDS wards across the Uintah Basin. The Sunday school period will be shortened to allow more time in worship. Easter services will include scripture readings short talks musical selections and hymns relating to the theme.
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LDS
Uintah Basin
Subdivision Survey Near Allan Bennion In Vernal
Preliminary engineering for a housing subdivision at 4th West and Sid Bouth is complete. Ross Construction of Vernal surveyed for sewers streets curb and gutter and drilled test holes. SlavensTom es Inc will build 20 homes with ten under construction soon and five already sold. FHA contract. The remaining 24 lots are owned by Realtrix Beatty of Salt Lake City. Two homes were previously built at this location about a year ago.
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Allan Bennion
4Th West
Sid Bouth
Ross Construction Company
Vernal
Frovo
Slavens iTomes, Inc
Realtrix Beatty
Salt Lake City
Governor Clyde Urges Funds for Upper Colorado Power Lines
Utah Governor George D Clyde urged at least 73 million dollars for the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. He testified before the Appropriations Subcommittee as private versus public power groups debated building transmission lines from Glen Canyon Dam to Flaming Gorge Dam. Witnesses included public power advocates Moon Lake Electric Association and Utah Power and Light.
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George D. Clyde
Utah
Clouse Appropriations
Upper
Colorado River
Ife
Intermountain Area
Federal
Glen Carnyon Dam
Flaming Gorge Dam
Senate Appropriations
D IL. Stringham
Vernal
Mousa
Senate
Washington
Moon Lake Electric Arm, Inc
Marion Moss
Ralph Taylor
Ray Crown
Ira W. Cramer
B J. Hallard
Transaiseion
Macs Diviseion
Wallace F. Bennett
House
Tie
Flaming Gorge Pam
Oak Creek
Colo
Sothermint
Glen
Canyon
Palmingtons
Clyde
Stringham
Naug
Utah Power and Light Co
Naughton
Apecity
Eee
van Levinas L Seabreene Rere Organ
Easter Sunrise Service at Vernal Airport on Sunday
Easter sunrise rites scheduled for 6 a.m. at Vernal airport involve Catholic, Assembly of God, Baptist, and Community Church groups with Rev Elmer Ridgeway Rev Andy Underhill and Rev Stuart Oldrich directing. If weather fails, service moves to the Baptist Church. ministers will lead, with vocalization and meditations. Parishioners from Vernal Jensen and Donanza to attend. special Mass and processions described.
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Vernal
Saint James' Church
Jesus Christ
Jensen
Donanza
John Doyle
Vermal
Assembly of God
The
Baptist Church
Community Church
Basin Flying Service
Alte
Elmer Ridgeway
Agsembly of God
Andy Underhill
Baptist, Church
Stuart, Oldrich
Rd Eaat
1St South
Ditch Claims Randlett Child Annette Cotonuls
Annette Cotonuls, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Cotonuls of Nandlett, drowned Tuesday in an irrigation ditch beside her home. She was missed at 5 p.m. and found in the canal about a half mile east at 11 p.m.
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Annette Cotonuls
Glen Cotonus
Nandlett
City Bakery Gutted by Fire
Vernal City Bakery at 64 Co Vernal Avenue was gutted by fire Friday evening. The fire started in the ceiling and spread to ruin the interior. Faulty wiring is suspected as the cause. Outside the building showed no damage, but the shop and rear bakery were a shambles. Damages run to several thousand dollars for the building and equipment. The bakery was once owned by Lamar Hawkins, then E J Duke, who sold to Ashton Bros. The heavily damaged structure will likely be torn down.
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Vernal City
Co Vernal Avenue
Lamar Hawkins
E J Duke
Valley Oak
Duke
Ashton Bros
Busy Firemen Faced Four Alarms in One Day
Vernal Fire Department answered four alarms in one day starting at noon. The first alarm reported a fire at the Lee Bennion property two miles east of Naples, with minor smoke seen. Shortly after returning to the station, a grass fire endangered a house on the Frank Walker property two miles south on the East side, burning old sheds and miscellaneous items.
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Vernal Fire Department
Lee Bennion
Naples
Houst
Frank Walker
Sth
House Moved Then Fire Strikes Twice in Maeser Area
Firefighters fought two blazes in rapid succession near Lyon Sluber’s in Maeser. The first fire caused the house to be moved and crews shifted to a second outbreak at Mubers lumber yard where flames were controlled. The Walker fire reignited later, but was contained and the day ended with minor damage.
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Lyon Sluber’s
Maeser
Mubers
Wes
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Council
E. Untermann
G. E. Untermann
Society of Fossil Hunts
T'res
Wallis
Drent Feltch
Stake Ward
Eula Price
Carol Feltch
Larry Sluber
YMML
W. D. Hammond
Kingsbury Congregational Community Church
Stuart Oldrich
Lioy Sessions
Lioy‘s Fabrics
Vernal Ave
Dosis Morrill
Central School
Gov. Clyde
Cokery Five
Soba Ay
Niicely
Ditch
Randlett
City Bakery
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