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Show August 3, 2001 The Summit County Bee Page AS Summit County DMV Offices To Close For One Day, Aug. 6 On, Monday, Aug. 6. the Park City and Coalville Division of Motor Vehicle offices will close their doors for one day to allow the DMV to install a new computer system. They will open again on Tuesday to title and register motor vehicles. The new Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) system old replaces the DMA's Summit computer system. County is the 13th in a statewide, county-bycounoffice rollout that will continue through October. DMV Director Viola Bodrero said wait time may increase at the Park City and Coalville offices over the next few weeks due to a combination of the annual summer customer rush and DMV staff moving from e customer sertraining into vice on the new system. Bodrero said about half of DMVs customers could avoid the increased congestion by renewing on line at RenewalExpress.com. She stressed that online renewal can be done on the last day of the month or even if the tags are expired. "When you renew on line, the renewal is automatically posted on the law enforcement database and y registrayou get a temporary tion to prove you have renewed, she said. The new computer system is the centerpiece of a DMV customer service improvement initiative that 30-ye- ar ty Back: Cheryl Ovard, Trisha Bryson, Kathy Heath, Kassie Atkins, Mariesa Birt, Megan Hallam and Cathy Birt. Front: Jessica Ovard, Mickenzie Hatch, Natasha d'Hurst, Doug Gabriel, Hadley Gordon, Madison Gordon, Jenny Pettingili, Jennifer Evans, Kelli Stuart and McKay Gordon. "Dancin in Branson The Echo Mountain Performing Troupe, directed by Cheryl Ovard and Natasha d'Hulst performed at Branson Missouri. The Live Show Capital of the World. July Several performers and their chaperones toured Branson. They were special guests, with both modern and country clogging entertainment and brought down the house, on the Doug Gabriel Show, Brett Family Singers Show. Dutton Family Show and Today's Country and The Magnificent Seven located at the Branson USA Theme Parjc. 19-2- 3. The Troupe also featured and taught at a workshop where anyone could learn to clog at the Branson Community Center, where they also performed for the participants. Performers included Cheryl Ovard. Natasha d'Hulst, Directors with Jenny Pettingili, as Assistant Director and members; Cathy Birt, Mariesa Birt, Kathy Heath, Kassie Atkins, Megan Hallam, Jennifer Evans. Stephanie Hamilton, Trisha Bryson. Kelli Stuart, Mickenzie Hatch. Jessica Ovard, Madison Gordon. McKay Gordon, and Farm Bureau Talent Find This year's Farm Bureau Talent Find is to be held Monday, Aug. 6. at 7 p.m. at the North Summit High School auditorium in Coalville. Everyone is encouraged to particiinformation is as folpate. Sign-u- p lows: are between 4 p.m.-- 5 Sign-up- s p.m. at the N.S. High School on Aug. 6. Sound Checks and Stage Time will be available between 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Winners receive cash prizes and will proceed to the Utah State Fair of age Junior Division: Hadley Gordon. They represented Utah very well. The Troupe is now getting ready for performances locally at County Fairs, Swiss Days, Francis Frontier Days, and the Utah State Fair. The Echo Mountain Performing Troupe feature Ballroom Jazz, Celtic, and Clogging classes and are now enrolling new students. Classes are taught for competition, performances , or just for fun! For information on classes in your area, please call Cheryl at (801) The Rope The Summit saddle jackpot roping on July 20 was held age the Town arena. The ropat 7 Division: Oakley Intermediate made their ers own fireworks for our years of age state's celebration! Prize money was 0 Senior Division: of years follows: awarded as age ProAm First place. S294: Craig First place w inners from the preNielsen and Jason Rindlesbacher; vious year cannot participate in the second place, $220: Kim Richins same age category. Kirk and Crystal; third place. $146: Only amateurs arc allowed to Wes Leavitt and Jason Leavitt; compete. Sheldon $74: place, If you are unable to attend the fourth and Kirk Crystal. Fast scheduled Sign-uplease contact: Thompson Wes and Jason Leavitt $81: Go, Jody Rydalch, Daytime: (801) Leavitt 8.06. at 4 or Evening: (435) 8 Handicapped Saddle Roping 1 County Fair. Kelly (435) Fust place Saddle: Congratulation. Tony Louder and Montie Rawlins! 13-1- 18-3- p. 265-181- 3; 783-567- competition. Beginner Division: Up to 6 years 336-445- Second place, $768: Kevin Wright and Tom James; third place, $636: Justin Johnson and Terence Louder; fourth place, $504: Kevin Wright and Cooper Wade; fifth place, $370: Tony Louder and Montie Rawlins; sixth place, $238: Cory Hallam and Kurt Bodily; seventh place, $132: Jason Leavitt and Doug Nielsen. Rope The Summit jackpots are presented by Kurt Bodily and Tony Louder. The next roping will be at the Oakley Town Arena on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. (6:30 sign-up- ). They are also for a limited accepting sign ups Trailer Two Jackpot on Aug. entry 18! As always, the public is invited to cheer their favorite ropers! Summit Range and Livestock Company Hunting 2001 Swim Lessons At 10-da- Rope The Summit years of 7-- real-tim- the Fish Stop Swim School The Summit Range and Livestock Company is looking forward to the 2001 Elk Hunting Season. In the interest of the company and hunters, ail hunts will be patrolled. Permits are going to be offered to range owners first, but any remaining permits will be drawn for. Dee Vernon will be the contact person for all permit sales, and only permits purchased through Vernon will be honored. The purchase price for all is $200. Here is a brief summary of the Elk Permits they have this year. There will be a total of three archery permits allotted. The permit drawing will be held on Aug. 8 at Dee Vernons at 7 p.m. There will be a total of 12 permits allotted for the General Season Open Bull, regular season rifle hunt. The permit drawing will be held on Aug. 8 at Dee Vernons at 7 p.m. The muzzleloader permits will come out of the same allotted 12 General Season Open Bull Rifle Hunt mentioned above. The hunter will just choose hishear weapon. There will not be any extra permits allotted specifically for the muzzleloader This means that the muzzleloader drawing will be included in the same drawing as the General Season Open Bull on combines Internet registration renewal, better technology and procedural streamlining to improve the accuracy and convenience of DMV transactions. While the old system relied heavily on back-offidata entry that got . hopelessly MVA allows an entire transaction to be updated live" to the statewide system while the customer is standing there. More complex transactions, such as titling a new vehicle will take up to two minutes longer. Break the DMV habit DMV lines could be virtually cut in half if people who need registration renewals broke the gotta-gi- v habit and instead used one of three convenient off-sit- e renewal options. On average, Bodrero said, half of the people who visit the motor vehicle office just nee simple renewal, which can be completed without a DMV visit, in one of two easy ways: By Mail The first method is the most familiar to Utah vehicle owners. The DMVs mail-i- n program is an efficient way to renew even late in the month. People can mail in renewals as late as the 22nd of the month and still receive a decal before their tags back-logge- d, expire. Using the Internet The DMV s second and is Renewal option a 7 month-ol- d Express.com Internet registration renewal service that has received rave reviews and has transacted more than 50.CXKI renewals of cars, trucks, boats, and recreational vehicles to date. In April alone. 10.000 renewals were transacted online. First-tim- e users of our Renewal Express program have called, and written letters thanking us for the convenience and ease of this service," Bodrero said. procrastinators see the (4 transaction fee as a bargain, because they don't have to take time from work, drive to the DMV and stand in line. "The also have the security of a fastest-growin- 10-da- y temporary registration until their decals arrive. 'The MVA system was developed four-yeperiod by American Management Systems and its sub contractor. RSI. for about $15 mil- over a ar lion as part of a larger agency mod emization project. For more information on the roll-oschedule or the location nf Renewal Express inspection renewal stations, visit DM V's home page at www.dmv-utah.coor call the DMV at ut m Record Number of Utahns Sought Home Heating Help Rising Energy costs and weather early last winter led to a record number of Utah residents receiving financial assistance from the state's federally funded HEAT program. The fiscal year 2001 annual report for the Home Energy Assistance Target shows that 31,291 households received help paying their utility bills for home heating during the period of July 1,2000 through June cnldcr-than-notm- al 30,2001. Assistance was given to 25,698 households the previous year. Applications for assistance submitted November through March totaled 32481 a jump of 5,776 from the fiscal year 2000. Many of the households we served went without hear in order to afford to buy food and medications, especially given the unexpected rise in utility costs last winter, said Sherm Roquiero, manager of Utah's HEAT program. The HEAT program seeks to prevent this and help make heating their homes a little more affordable." Other HEAT statistics for fiscal year 2001: HEAT was funded by $16.6 million from the federal Urn Income Home Energy Assistance Program Average household utility assistance payment $390 ($2 8 the previous year) All households receiving aid were at 25 percent above the federal poverty level of lower and oi have incomes of $8,000 or less. Sixty percent of recipients were on fixed incomes, 40 percent are disabled. 39 percent are the working poor. 25 percent are elderly, and 2 percent are families with preschool age children in the home. HEAT will begin accepting applications for fall and winter heating assistance Nov. . HEAT is part of the Utah Division 1 1 of Community Development. It pro- vides home winter utility payment and weatherization assistance to households and those and elderly resident disabled with and families with preschool-agchildren. low-inco- c Photo of The Week Aug. 8. Ten permits will be allotted for the Cow Hunt. The permit drawing will be held on Aug. 8 at Dee Vernon's at 7 p.m. There will be more information later on the various Deer Hunts. - 2 - DAYS -HOME FURNISHINGS AUCTION r JULY 28TH IN PARK CITY JULY 29TH AT SOLITUDE SKI RESORT N BEAUTIFUL, TEAK, MOHOGANY, PINE INDONESIAN DRESSERS, BEDS, BOOKCASES, BENCHES, CUPBOARDS, DESKS, CHAIRS, TABLES, DISPLAY CABINETS, HAND PAINTED AND DECO ITEMS, IRON ART, VASES, BASKETS, TRUNKS, V MIRRORS, AND MORE! '' ' . jji - v K&r - I &Z JULY 20TH AT 10:00 AM PARK CITY, UTAH 1745 BONANZA DRIVE JULY 29TH AT 2:00 PM SOLITUDE SKI RESORT AT THE VILLAGE PYRUS COLLECTIONS AUCTION BROKERS 801-859-97- 801-231-62- 03 86 Boys will be Boys This picture was taken after a day of mud-de- n in Henefer this past spring. Pictured are: Brody Mikstll, Houston Jones, Justin Riches. They clean up nicely, the boys that is. Submitted by Robin Riches ofphotos for this column again. 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