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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1977
Page
9
January 1977 public use report for Dinosaur National Monument shows total visits 4 067 with 3 447 recreation and 620 hon recreation, and visitor hours totaling 8 754. Campgrounds recorded 65 overnight stays, backcountry 2, total overnight stays 57 with 24 tents and 31 recreation vehicles. This marks an 18.7 percent increase over January 1976.
A historical note records the first derby hat being sold by a New York store in the year 1850. The brief item highlights early fashion retail and a milestone in hat history.
The Uintah Utes defeated the Carbon Dinos 48 to 9 in Vernal lifting their Region Six wrestling record to 5-0. Key pins came from Frankie Jaramillo Randy Shuden and Garson Chivers as Uintah won ten of twelve bouts despite a late scare and a two-point deduction for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The One-on-One Basketball Tournament finals were held last Saturday in Logan at the USA Physical Education Building. Uintah Basin District 4-11 winners Galen Turner Keith Hatch Candy Alexander Sonja Smuin Denise Murray Vernal Amos Perack Lesle Moore Angele Checora Sue Ann Vere Ft Duchesne Brett Wymer Ronald Winn Cindy Campbell Roosevelt competed as 26 parents and others watched alongside 78 district winners in a single elimination format followed by an education quiz and awards banquet in the Sage Room at the University Center.
A dense listing of upcoming events across Uintah and surrounding districts including basketball for girls and boys, wrestling meets at Vernal and Uintah venues, Bantam and 9th grade tournaments, synchronized swimming programs, and a regional wrestling tournament. Notable matchups feature Uintah at Springville and Roosevelt, and Rock Springs tourneys with multiple age groups involved.
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