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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1960
Page
12
By mid 1961, five years after the $1 billion authorization, construction will start on all four authorized storage units as the supplemental irrigation water plan lures a tourist influx that will boost the economy.
Reclamation efforts at Flaming Gorge and Vernal promise major gains in power water and recreation for Uintah Basin communities in the next two to three years. Concrete placement has reached 40 000 cubic yards with work ongoing on spillway tunnel and plant. Peak employment projected at 650 in spring with over a million cubic yards to pour under Arch Dam Constructors. Flaming Gorge Dam slated for 1963 completion rising 490 feet with a 1180 foot crest and a 92 mile reservoir extending toward Green River. When power plant is finished it will supply energy for a city of 180 000. Recreation facilities include 66 campgrounds to serve more than 9 000 visitors simultaneously and 13 currently planned with 1 200 capacity. Reservoir impounds 37 000 acre feet offering fishing boating and shoreline driving nearby Vernal. Plans foresee extensive tourism growth around Flaming Gorge with forest lands hosting camping and scenic overlooks and boat ramps.
Ashley Arnold Widds Nave and relatives from Montana visited family in Rangly and Rangly area while Lily Wilson cared for children at home. The Stake Presidency reorganized the ward with a new bishop and counselors. A Maeser First ward quartet performed and Douglas B Lawson spoke. Families attended a fireside after the meeting and several local projects were noted.
A series of social and church events are recorded: J Reuben Clark sermon, 27 attending a desert luncheon, and numerous weekend visits among Murray residents and friends. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Volace Caldwell, Alma Preece, Larson family, Ivan Atwood, Edith Alfred, Clark Oviatt, Niles Haslem, Loris Twitchell, Elynn Kidd, Dee Kidd, Claud Allred, Annie Morrison, Vada Hager, Blake Peterson, Ivan Peterson, Joseph Mecham, Louiss Mecham, Leland Sowards, Ruth Sowards, John Nalverson, and others. Temple marriage and Relief Society activities also noted.
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