The Times-Independent from Moab, Utah • 1

Gov. Bangerter plans full day in Moab area this Friday, May 3rd Governor Norman H. Bangerter will make his first visit to Grand County since the election last November. He will be here this Friday, May 3, and a very busy schedule of activities has been arranged. The day will start with a 7:30 a.m.

breakfast at the Ramada Inn with city and county officials. This will be followed at 9 a.m. with a meeting in the county commission chambers with Chamber of Commerce and other development officials concerning economic development. At 11 a.m. Gov.

Bangerter, his wife Colleen, and accompanying staff members will tour the TexasGulf potash plant. Following this he will dedicate the new juice plant of the Canyonlands Fruit Growers and tour local vineyards. At 3:30 p.m. the governors party is scheduled to arrive at Gibson Dome to examine the area, near Canyonlands National Park, proposed for a nuclear waste repository. The day will end with a Dutch-treat barbeque at Grand Old Ranch House, to which the general public is invited.

This will be held outdoors at the Ranch House, and will begin at 8 p.m. After an overnight in Moab the group will depart early Saturday by air for Escalante, where they will meet the Garfield County Commission and drive over the entire length of the Burr Trail, to arrive at Bullfrog Resort for dedication of the ferry boat, the John Atlantic Burr, scheduled for 11:00 a.m. SERVING MOAB AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH SINCE 1896 Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 Thursday, May 2, 1985 Lease on Moab golf course finalized here Monday Members of the Moab City Council, and officers of the Moab Golf and Country Club Assn, met Monday night and formalized a lease good for five years on the Moab golf course. Signed Tuesday afternoon, the lease takes effect on Wednesday, May 1. The decision to lease the golf course to the country club group was made several weeks ago following a stormy city council meeting which ran for seyeral hours.

As of Wednesday, the Golf and Country Club took formal charge of the facility. According to president, Glen Richeson, arrangements had already been made for course maintenance, and for management of the Canyonlands Amateur Tournament, scheduled for this weekend, and the group has been in contact with officers of the Professional Golf Association who will assist the new lessee in securing the services of a professional to manage and operate the facilities, operate a pro shop and give golf instruction. It is planned to have the selection process completed and pro on the job in the next month or two, Mr. Richeson said. MeanwWIe, Wred maintenance workers and volunteers will keep the course open and running.

Mr. Richeson stated that as per the proposal made several weeks ago to the council, it was hoped that the city and county would immediately appoint representatives to serve as pro-tem members of the MGCC board. He stated that the board would be holding regular meetings, and felt it would be helpful to have those representatives begin their service immediately. The lease is very similar to an earlier lease between the city and MGCC, with several notable exceptions. One provision of the new lease calls for the placement of 1 percent of gross revenues from green fees, pro shop operation, and golf equipment rental and storage into a trust fund to be administered by the City of Moab for the purpose of making capital improvements to the course.

Another new provision provides for the cancellation of the lease should a developer be found for a major retirement community on city-owned land near the golf course, and the course enlarged to a full 18 holes. That provision says: It is further understood and agreed that Lessor may, through its Community Development-Agency, conclude a plan for total development of City owned property in the vicinity of the golf course by an outside developer, the Lessor (Cont. on Page A-3) Crossing the Colorado depot closed, but Amtrak is still running John Atlantic Burr, daily ferry service will begin on May 4 between Halls Crossing and Bullfrog Marinas, completing another important highway link in this part of Utah. The Burr will offer car, bus and passenger ferry service across mid-Lake Powell, saving as much as 130 miles. The 3.1 mile ferry route will officially be a part of the Utah highway system.

Ceremonies Saturday, May 4, will include Utah Governor Norman Bangerter, and members of the Utah congressional delegation. See story, Page C-4. The Colorado River has forever been a barrier for travelers across Southeastern Utah. The old Chaffin Ferry operated on Utah Highway 95 for many years. This boat, operated by Art Chaffin, sank in the late 1940s, and was replaced by a newer version.

Later, after Lake Powell was created, large bridges were built to span the canyons on U-95. But the barrier canyon still existed further downstream. Now, with the completion of the long-awaited 100-foot 5:05 p.m. daily. Reservations and information may be obtained by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL (or 1-800-872-7245, which is the same).

This number may also be called to find out if the train is on time. Additionally, ticketing may be done through local travel agents, such as Tag-A-Long Tours. WEATHER High Low Predp. 3 Southern Utah hearings scheduled by NPS on Burr Trail paving study National Park Service officials in the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Denver Tuesday announced that three public hearings on the proposal to pave the Burr Trail, between Bullfrog Resort and Boulder, had been officially approved. The hearings, to be used in gathering information for the final NPS environmental assessment of the proposal, will be held at 7 p.m.

on the following days and in the following communities: Blan-ding, Edge of Cedars State Park Auditorium, May 22; Escalante, High School Gym, May 23; and Bicknell, High School Auditorium, May 24. The Park Service decision is bound to be highly criticized by environmental groups and others on the Wasatch Front, who had urged that at least one public hearing on the proposal be held in Salt Lake City. TVavel to the rural communities to testify at public hearings there would invoke hardships on the residents of the Wasatch Front who might wish to testify, they have said. The plan to exclude the Wasatch Front from a Burr Trail hearing was urged by Utahs governor, and all but one of the Utah Congressional The Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroads depot at Thompson was closed as of May 1, according to Ken Christiansen, station agent, who is being transferred elsewhere. The lack of indoor waiting facilities will be an inconvenience to AMTRAK passengers, however the train will stop to take on and let off passengers.

The Times-Independent talked with AMTRAK agent Mike Flitten in Salt Lake City, who gave assurance that there is no current plan to discontinue passenger service at Thompson. The schedule, he said, will remain as it has been: leaving from Thompson going east at 11:35 a.m. daily, and west at in Arches. State, (801) 588-4112; or from the NPS Regional Office in Denver, 655 Parfet Lakewood, Colo. 80225, phone (303) 236-8720, according to Jim Harpster, NPS information officer in the Denver regional office.

Almost like being Devils stretch record to 5-0 with 4-1 win over Montrose delegation. Copies of the draft mental assessment will be mailed early next week to the NPS offices at Capitol Reef; at Bullfrog Marina in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; and to BLM offices in Richfield and Escalante. It will also be mailed to a huge number of individuals who have expressed an interest in the issue. Additional copies are available upon request from either the National Park Service office in Salt Lake City, 125 S. TV rate hike determined legal by City Attorney Members of the Moab City Council Tuesday told those in the audience that a legal search by City Attorney Harry Snow had concluded that although the City had franchised United Cable Television to operate, in Moab, it had no authority over a 5 percent increase in the basic service fee charged by the company effective May 1.

Mr. Snow stated that a new federal law recently passed by congress, placed the regulation of cable television firms under the Federal Communications Commission. That order provided for a 5 percent fee increase in 1985 and 1986, and then full regulation after that time. That law, he said, invalidated Moab Citys authority to have anything to say about fee increases. to bat.

Moab came up with an insurance run in the same inning. Darrin Wells reached first by an error on Montrose shortstop McWilliams. Darrin then moved over to third when Paul Stewart hit a shot up the middle for a picture-perfect hit-and-run. Mark Walker then hit Darrin in for the final run of the game. The Red Devils scored 4 runs on 10 hits and committed 3 errors.

Montrose scored 1 run on 3 hits and also had a total of 3 errors. Darrin was the winning pitcher and improved his record to 4-0. Younger was the losing pit-, cher. ByGregYockey The Red Devil baseball team bettered their record to 5-0 as they defeated Montrose, Colorado 4-1 Tuesday afternoon. Montrose took an early 1-0 lead in the second inning when Westbrook knocked in Raybal after a Devil error.

But the Devils tied it up in the bottom of the third as Darrin Wells scored Mitch Johnson with a base-hit. The game stayed tight until James Leech came through with another of his clutch homeruns with a man on base in the fifth inning just as he did two weeks ago against Grand Junction. This scored Mitch Johnson who singled just before James came J. J. Wang, owner of the Ramada Inn in Moab, unveils his new Arches Dining Room at grand opening ceremonies this Friday, May 3.

The totally remodeled restaurant, located next to the Ramada Inn, includes complete banquet facilities, featuring these mural-size oil paintings by artist Nik Hougen..