Ute Tribe Pushes Demands Over Central Utah Project Water
In a resolution to Governor Matheson the Ute Indian Tribe demands 500 000 acre feet of water annually and 129 201 acres of irrigable land as part of full CUP development. They seek a pre1985 delivery system, active participation in facility management, hunting rights on public lands, and minimum stream flows, signaling tough negotiations ahead with state and federal agencies.
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Matheson
Central Utah Project
Bonmeville
Utah
Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Utah Project
Uintah school board approves elementary building and staff
The Uintah School District Board of Education unanimously authorized a new elementary school on Robinwood Lane. It scheduled interviews with architects Silver and Allsop and Edwards and Daniels, set an earlier 3 p.m. start for the December 22 meeting, and approved hiring a principal Dr Colleen Colton or Stan Allen or Grant Drollinger plus six to seven teachers to assist the transition. An attendance and financial audit highlighted roll book issues risking state funds, noting a $3200 discrepancy at Maeser.
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Uintah
Prin
Lawrence B. Larsen Co., Inc
Morris Casperson
Caspersgn
Maeser
Uintah High School
Casperson
Vernal Area Lighting Contest Judging Tonight
The Vernal area Christmas home lighting contest will be judged tonight by a panel of art teachers from Uintah High School and Vernal Junior High School plus last year’s sweepstakes winner. Judging starts at 6 pm. residents should have lights on. Four area winners will be chosen plus a sweepstakes winner with a wooden sign. Homes past two years winners are ineligible. Residents outside Vernal City should call the chamber before 4 pm.
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Vernal Area
Alan White
Civic Betterment Committee
Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce
Uintah High School
Vernal Junior High
White
At & Pm
Main Street
Vernal Avenue
Vernal
Vernal City
Vernal Express
Uintah County approves 1978 budget with minor reallocation
Uintah County Commissioners gave final approval to a 1978 budget of 4,576,690 dollars on Monday. The sole change moved 5,000 dollars from the cemeteries fund to the library fund to raise it to 100.
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Uintah County
Dee. Shearing
Library
Flaming Gorge visitor center expansion underway
Construction is under way on a 2,270 square foot $240000 addition to the Flaming Gorge Dam visitor center in Utah. The project adds offices theater restrooms and expanded displays to better show Bureau of Reclamation and Forest Service activities with a Memorial Day completion target.
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Flaming Gorge
Alan Gandy
Flaming Gorge Dam
Bud Duey
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation and
Forest Service
The
Dutch John
Utah
Errol Johnson
Vernal
Ronnie Harflinger
Harland Genta
Colorado
Vernal Drainage Project Bid Opening Delayed
The Vernal land drainage project near Vernal Utah has its bid opening postponed to January 10, 1978 from December 8. Bureau of Reclamation official W. KR. Harry cites need for further preparation of specifications. Work lies two miles southwest of Vernal and around saturated farmland areas.
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Vernal
Bureau of Reclamation
Duchesne
W. KR
Harry
Verna
Ashley National Forest Plans 18.8 Million Board Feet in Timber Sales
For fiscal year 1977–78 Ashley National Forest proposes 16.8 million board feet to be sold. Through March 13, 1978, 3 million board feet of Amber are planned in miscellaneous ranger sales. April–Sept. 1978 tentative sales include East Draw 1 million, Roadside 7 million, Wash's Nipple 4 million. Cart Creek 2.2 million, Head of Eagle Creek 2 million, Taylor Mountain No.5 4 million. August bids: Honslinger Draw 0.5 million, Charli es Park Thinning 0.8 million, Henlee Beach 1.5 million, Head of Hominy Creek 4 million. Road construction totals 4 miles Cart Creek, 1 mile Henslinger Draw, 0.8 mile Henley Beach.
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Ashley National Forest
Robert H. Bowen
Ashley Forest
Cart Creek
Eagle Creek
Taylor Mountain
Honslinger Draw
Charlie's Park
Henlee Beach
Hominy Creek
Henslinger Draw
Henley Beach
Vernal Turkey Drawings Draw Crowds at IGA and Fourth Event
A large crowd estimated at around 0 attendees attended the third free turkey drawing in as many weeks at the IGA Foodfair parking lot. The Vernal area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event with a fourth and final drawing planned for Saturday at the Safeway lot. A Home Decorating Contest judges’ panel will name a Sweepstakes winner and four sectional winners tonight.
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IGA Foodfair
Turkey
Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce
Safeway
Allen White
Vernal Chamber Civic Betterment Committees
White
Pam
IGA Foodfalr
Linda Peterson
Erpie Hoggan
John Eskelson
Josephine Romero
Coreena Sawner
Charlie Burke
Utah cattlemen elect officers amid homestead law clash
Area ranchers named to state cattle board with Alarik Myrin of Altamont as first vice president and Meril Snow of Jensen as second vice president during the Utah State Cattlemen's Association gathering at Covey’s Little America in Salt Lake City. The meeting addressed 1902 homestead law limits and proposed BLM grazing fee increases, with Sim Weston defending family farms and opposing land restrictions.
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Alarik Myrin
Altamont
Jensen
Meril Snow
Utah State Cattlemen’s Association
Covey's Little America
Salt Lake City
Uintah County
A. C
Bertha Wilkerson
Charles Gray
Mugh
Marguerite Colton
Joe
Ruth Hastem
Meck
Marynell Snow
Jon Will
Jor Waslem
BLM
Bureau
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Jack R
Zions First National Bank
Ashley
Zions Bank
Knowlton H. Brown
Brigham City
Ashiley Forest
Maxine Atwood
Moana Roach
Margaret Gurule
Freda Parker
Larry Roach
Veronica Martin
Arvon Nelson
Beverly Tripp
Sandy Aldridge
Arnold Bartels
Dale Goodwin
Ardith Medgkinson
Lou Miller
Tex Ross
Larry Anderson
Cindy
State Cattle Board
Ministration
Sim
America
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