Enrollment Surges as Uintah District Plans Gardening Course
Uintah School District announces an Around the Calendar gardening course led by Doyle Landon with guest instructors. First session Sept 12 at Uintah High School room 17, 730 a.m., $3 registration. The course lists topics from soil prep to pruning and home grounds care with multiple instructors.
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Gardners
Uintah
Doyle Landon
Uintah High School
Landon
Rhoda T Robinson
Wintah High School
George Johnaton
Leland Dennion
Dee
Ethan Nealson
Ben Lindsay
Larry Searle
Francia Feltch
Doyle Len+ eer
Pevie London
Tobinson
Uintah Stake LDS Conference This Weekend
Uintah Stake LDS holds quarterly conference this weekend with visiting authorities Bishop Joseph L Wirthii and Stewart Eccles. Saturday sessions at the Stake Center include welfare at 6:30 pm and a leadership meeting at 8 pm for ward and stake officers and priesthood committees. Sunday sessions at 10 am and 2 pm, plus an evening MIA gathering at 7:30 pm in the tabernacle, with Rangely Ward chorus providing special music. Uintah Stake serves about 3400 members across seven wards two branches including Rangely Artesia Donenza and Utah units.
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Joseph L Wirthii
Presiding Bishopric
LDS Church
Stewart Eccles
General Welfare Committee
Uintah Stake
Frank R. Walker
Rangely Ward
Campfire Day Program September 19 marks National Park idea
Campfires will glow in the National Park System across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states on September 19 starting at 8 pm. Earl M. Renningsen, superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument, announced the event inviting National Park Service employees neighbors and park visitors. The campfires recall a blaze around 1870 in what is now Yellowstone National Park.
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National Park System
Rocky Mountain
Great Plaine
Splut Mountain Gorge
Earl M. Renningsen
Dinosaur National Monument
National Park Service
Yellowstone National Park
Quarterhorse Annual Show Set for Uintah County Fairgrounds
Uintah Basin Quarterhorse Association announces its annual show this Friday at Uintah County fairgrounds starting 3:30 am with halter classes, then performance events and first go rounds. Evening events include junior performance classes, barrel racing, pole bending, Western pleasure, and final go rounds. Officers Wilkerson, McNeill, and Pat McNeill lead, with Kay Jennings and Smille assisting. judged by AFPSMille, approved by the AQHA and ACHSA.
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Uintah Basin Quarterhorse Aun
Uintah County Fairgrounds
Aaron Willitza
Cateman
Uintah Basin Quarterhorse Assn
ATC
Vernal Pilot Commended for Emergency Act
Capt Capturant G Christensen of the 49th Air Division Quality Control is named to the Order of Able Aeronaut for professional handling of an emergency in an F-100D at Misawa Japan. After cockpit smoke and a cooling problem he guided a safe descent and landing, avoiding loss of life and property and bringing credit to the USAF.
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Capturant
G Christensen
49Th Air Division Quality Control
Misawa Air Cave
Japan
Capt Christensen
Leon Christensen
Vernal
Christensen
Quality Control
Ile Switch Lea
United States Air Force
Primary campaigns near peak as Tuesday vote nears
Candidates push final effort ahead of the primary with county offices in play. Rulon Stacking and Alvin Kay seek four year county commissioners on the Republican ticket. Glen A Lambert and Mark Pope challenge for the same post on the Democratic side. In the 2 year post, Roland Merkley faces D Blayne Morrill on the Republican ballot, with no Democratic candidate. US Congress 1st District features Rulon J Garfield and A Walter Stevenson for GOP and Wm G Bruhn and M Blaine Peterson for Democrats. Governor race stars George T D Clyde and Lamont B Gunderson for GOP, Wm A Barlocker and Ira A Nugging for Democrats. Secretary of State hopefuls Verl G Dixon and Lamont F Toronto, GOP, and Laurel J Brown and Harvard R Vinton, Democrats. Democratic Attorney General contenders Wayne H Henderson and Warwick Lamoreaux. State Treasurer contenders Sharp M Larsen and Wayne W Aymas. Official ballot copy on Page 8. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm with a list of polling districts.
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Rulon Stacking
Alvin Kay
Glen A. Lambert
Mark Pope
Roland Merkley
D. Blayne Morrill
Iusorf
US Congress
Rulon J. Garfield
Walter Stevenson
GOP
Wm G. Bruhn
M Blaine Peterson
Demos
George TD. Clyde
Lamont B Gunderson
Ira
Nugging
Verl G Dixon
Lamont F Toronto
Laurel J. Brown
Harvard R Vinton
Hf Henderson
Warwick Lamoreaux
Wayne W. Aymas
Sharp M Larsen
Jensen
Mia Nile Ainge
Naples
Mrs Lite Hunting
Uintah Gridders Open Season With S Springs
Uintah High football opens Friday at home against Steamboat Springs with coach Louis Mele leading about 44 players. Key players listed include right end Doug Swett, left guard Sherman Fletcher, quarterback Gall McKeachnie, full back Brent Hacking, and center Alan Trujilo. Continued on page 2.
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Uintah Jun
Steamboat Springs Cole
Louis Mele
Bart Johnson
Doug Swett
Lesiie Oldham
Alan Trujilo
Sherman Fletcher
Max Slastern
Mike Batty
Gall McKeachnie
Brent Hacking
Cury Belcher
Ronnie Merkley
Dinosaur Land draws 5000 visitors over holiday weekend
Dinosaur Land in Vernal Utah attracted over 5000 visitors during a three day Labor Day weekend. The Utah Field House of Natural History reported just over 5000 visitors and nearby Dinosaur National Monument saw similar totals. Local motels filled to capacity as visitors mainly came from Wasatch Front cities Salt Lake Ogden and Provo.
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Dinosaur Land
Vernal
Utah
Utah Field House of Natural History
Dinosaur National Monument
Wasatch
Salt Lake
Ogden
Provo
Re Uta
Ver Hal
17 year old wins 100 mile trail ride in Roosevelt
Dale Branthorn 17 of Grouse Creek, Logan High senior, rode his half mustang half thoroughbred to victory in the Bull berry Days Booster Clubs trail ride at Roosevelt, finishing in 10 hours 21 minutes and earning 2000 dollars. Howard Horrocks 19 of Le Point took second, about a minute behind, winning 750 dollars plus a 250 dollar saddle. Third went to Boyd Freaton, Noosevelt, with 350 dollars. Boisterous finish saw Bagers youth place fourth, earning 100 dollars, while Oren L. Kimber and Ted Clark. Brent Sayers and Lynn Bronson also collected prizes. A photo finish occurred between the last two finishers.
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Dale Branthorn
Grouse Creek
Logan High School
Roosevelt
Heber
Boyd Freaton
Noosevelt
Way
Troosevelt
Bmokey Clark
Bagers
Piclarp Sedan Collision Causes $300 In Damages
A 1952 International pickup and an 1839 Chevrolet sedan each sustained $150 damage in a collision Saturday at 2 16 pm at the intersection of US 40 and Beeline Service Station west of Vernal. The pickup driver Ien ry Win [rown and the sedan driver Dorothy Elaine Rich were traveling west on US 40. The car attempted to overtake, the truck turned left into its path, then right as the car approached. The right front of the car struck the truck’s left front area. both vehicles damaged. Joe TE Brown was cited for a traffic violation. Investigating officer van Bat Howard LO Powell of the Highway Patrol.
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Us, 40
Beeline
Vernal
Ienry Win _ [rown
Clifton, Cole
Dorothy Elaine Rich
West Lat
US. 40
Utah Highway Patrol
Joe TE
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