Show A man and aomao sought by poibcc several states who ere found dead Arizona apparent1) kfi a Suicaoe noie is Delta The TV program “America's Most Wanted” featured a segment ueq die f ugitive couple Daman Robert and Ana Trbt Sunday Oct 29 The pair Lad Led from Apache i unction Anzona where they faced charges of ehtdd abuse and sexual abuse of children MJlard Coun’y Shenff Ed Pfoiirps raid far department got a call the follow from TheJo ing Wednesday Nov Tippits of Lew lsioett Idaho Mrs Tibbs" Tippits owns a mobile home at Sherwood Shores near Delta which is not frequently occupied “He said his concern w as that they might show up here” Phillips stud “and we ought to be a w are of ttus ” Deputies watched the house bui saw no one there On Thursday Nov 2 Tjppits teleoffice and saud he phoned the Sheriff-had just received a letter from has stepdaughter “It said something to die effect that you have something under the hack parch that needs your attention immediately” Deputy Sheriff Charles Slew art said The letter w as postmarked on Delta and dated Tuesday Oct 31 Stewart and Deputy Forrest Roper found itwe packages under the steps of tlie rear entrance to tlie trailer One package a blanket sealed with (tape contained a nfle a shotgun and a large A cardboard box containing sword a ao Chamber honors area Giants Members of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce gathered at Tops Cafe in Delta Wednesday Nov 8 to honor 989 Area Giants Romania W Bird and Leigh R Maxfield Dorothy Killpack spoke about the life of her mother who will be 92 on Jan 6 1990 Bird was born in Manu "She was always very proud of her Danish “She has a heritage” Killpack said quarter of English in her but she’s not going to admit to it” Killpack noted Bird’s service to her espefamily church and tommunity cially her many years of work at the Delta Hospital Lem Lovell talked about his long association with Maxfield “I’ve really been blessed a ith a subject that I really like to talk about” Lovell said “and that’s Leigh Maxfield ” Maxfield a Delta area native served as Millard County Commissioner for a total of 1 8 years among his other efforts at community service Both Chamber guests were presented with a plaque in their honor Die luncheon presentation w as attended by alxiut 40 people Chamber names new board members New members have been selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber president T ina Nielsen said Vmce Crawford will serve as the Jay P mlinson group's next president will serve another term as financial viu Pat Trujillo will serve as president administrative vice president replacing Roger Killpack Die Board elected tlie new officers at its regular Tuesday Oct 31 meeting The new positions become effective Jan Die officers will be installed at the groups first membership meeting of the new year Jan 10 Reports on AF project delayed Juab County Commissioners are annoyed that two federal reports on the electronic battlefield the Air Force wants to build in the west desert have still not been released Combat Test The Electronic Capability would be build partially in the west desert region of Juab and Millard counties Die reports are the Environmental Impact Analysis being prepared by the Air Force and a General Accounting Office study requested by the Juab Commissioners through Sen Jake Garn’s office “We fice at have contacted Garn’s ofleast 25 times requesting the promised GAO report" Commissioner Richard Brough said Gam's staff members have said they are trying but so far have not been able to get a copy for the commission Commissioner Jim Garrett eaid the information was supposed to have been made available a month ago Die EIS has also been delayed Commissioners wrote to the Air on Sept 20 asking for an explanation “Frankly the impact analysis has taken longer thnn we expected" Air Force spokesman Lt Col Thomas Bartol wrote the comBartol director of the mission USAF’s Programs and Environsaid the EIS mental Division would be released in late December Die study began m January The commissioners reviewed the Bartol letter at their regularly scheduled meeting m Nephi MonForce day Nov 6 “It is important to keep in mind that the analysis process is not complete" Bartol said “and that the impacts of the ECTC are still beingevaluated Because of this it is not possible to address them with you at thi6 time However when they have reached s suitable stage of completion the full analysis will be made available to you in the form of the draft EIS" He added “We want you to know we are taking the time to do a thorough and complete impact analysis because we recognize that your concerns and tlie concerns others have expressed regarding thi6 proposal are legitimate and must be addressed" After the EIS is released public hearings will be held in Delta Callao and Ibapah Wendover Juab commissioners also Ogden want one held in Nephi Commissioners have complained that they aren’t being kept informed about development of the Bartol denied that Baying project the Air Force believes they are full participants in the review process He requested a list of specific questions the commissioners have and promised to address them “We further believe frank discussions of these concerns will go a long way toward ensuring that your concerns are being addressed” Bartol said Commissioners said the Bartol letter was not satisfactory “We are still disgusted at the way th'ngs are being conducted” Brough said "We wonder why we can’t get the GAO report" “It makes us wonder what is going on” Garrett said Downwinders again denied AF info A government attorney has rebuffed the latest try by the watchdog group Downwinders to get ui form at ion on how the Air Force decided to put an electronic battlefield in Utah The Air Force wants to bui Id the facilwill eventually ity in the west desert It cost about $3 billion Most of the array of electronic gear designed to test aircraft in realistic warfare conditions would be built on the Utah Test and Training Range but some of the equipment would occupy land south of the L'TTR in Juab and Millard counties When the process of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement on the offiproject began a year ago Air Force cials said Utah was the only suitable place for the range T w enty three other sites m the continental US were eliminated from consideration before the EIS process began according to Air Force documents A Draft EIS is now being prepared Latest word is that it will oe completed and ready for public review in late December Air Force officials deny Downwin dm' accusations it has already made a final decision to put the range in Utah Officials also deny Down winders' access to information on the decisionmaking process that led to the elimination of all other possible locations for the project in favor of Utah Downwinders filed suit m September logetthe information Group spokesman Steve Enckson said he hoped die suit would provide hard evidence that Lhe Defense Department is implementing a concerted effort to cum a large piece of the West into a huge military test and training range Assistant U S Attorney Michael D Smith replied to the suit m US District Court in Salt Lake Cay Smith repeated the same reasons already given by government offuals for denying access to the information sought by Downwinders that it is prcdccisional and therefore exempt from mandatory release under the Freedom of Information Act Smith also denied Downwinders’ contention that releasing die intormation would primarily bcnclit the pubis “To this day” Lrtckson said "Uic public has only scot two sheets of paper (on die " project) and a 15 minute video bncX&on said he was not surprised at He saJ Downwinders Smith's reply will now ask U S District Court Judge David Sam tor a summary judgement ui its suit probably sometime m December smoothly Millard County Clerk Marlene Whicker said tlie Tuesday Nov 7 balloting went off with only minor problems an estimated 5148 percent of eligible voters went lo the polls Lynudyl had 85 percent turnout Wlucker said municipal elections usually have around 50 percent voter turnout “That’s pretty well country wide” she said “so we were running pretty well average ” Tlie county is using a new system for balloung Wlucker said tlie system seems to be working well “Tilt judges and most of the voters seem toenjoy U”shesuid “Someof the older people were a little apprehensive about it but I think by and large everybody " really liked them Tlie new system is expected to help expedite vote counts in future elections “It’ll be much nicer” “We kind of learned Whicker said some dungs die odter night I dunk it’s going u be a real pleasure next time We’ll be getung our counts in earlier and have our results sooner’’ There were minor communications snags “Some of die town clerks forgot to tell die women to call us widi die haz ardous waste reports” Wlucker said “and we finally had to get people out of 19S9 Pi't 3 ning Thtfugiiive werehcvjly armed “3 feul very Jurruuiate tliat we dion’il wand ith those folks in up making contact dial particular ftamt of mind’’ FluIUps said “or we would have been involvtd in a major shootout there They were ” basically headed for suicide anyway Phillips said it is not uncommon fur people to commit suicide by engaging in a fire fight with police “Dial happens ’m often’’ he said just glad they got in and gut their materials dropped off and got tlie hell out of here before the) did it Die Sheriffs Department is holding tilt materials left m Delta for Tippits to pick up by Ken Rand in Delta vandalism Elections went If some personal items as also found On ine box was a note so “The naie was ad isirg who togrve me snoguE lo and wno to give me rffle to and who togjvemeswafdta” Sew art soud “The end of that note stud 'Dad See so at tins is a dyorg declaration please’” The note as Signed by Ann Tabbs and dated Oat 33 PLihps speculated the trader was cnotes as a drop site became die couple w as a convenient and safe believed contact point less likely to 'be w tithed by police Tlie FBI notified die Sheriff’s Department Sunday Nov 4 that the couple had been found dead near Flagstaff Arizona apparently victims of a The story was also featured on “America’s Most W anted” dial eve- Juveniles arrested Four local juveniles have been rested and charged in connection with tlie vandalism of a Delta home Delta police officer Morris Burton said tlie arrests also helped solve about 0 burglaries under investigation Cfrrjcb Prx'fis itotrrb CcjtT Arizona tragedy had iocai connection Police aided by Millard County Slier iff’s Department investigators hud been looking for the parlies responsible fur causing S7000 to 5)8000 lo a house at 394 Uest 400 North in Delta The honit v as entered on the evening of Saturday Oct 21 Burionsutd hcdtscovered that most of tilt damage in die vandalism was apjiur ently caused by two of the four mdividu als He sutd tlie house hud been entered before Got 21 when the ntujor vandalism occured “I picked them up on unotliur inui dent "Burton said “A neighbor hud run them out of another abandoned house and we hud enough information to make un arrest" are pending Formal proceedings against tlie juveniles wiiosc names art being withheld shons Wihden Marilyn cH soie of Pie r Sams cop oces Posse takes on Sub for Santa Kil pack said plus toy s r Cht kids arid clohmg as muci as wt couio hurt v us needed " Last ytar Sb fur Sanu aided 79 tanuhesu Ctieaca flu year Ik lo’t 5 8 tan ties were aided flit Posst has 32 members It is assisted by Posst Partners a women s auxiliary coinpised o! many of tnt wives of Posst mem'iers "Thost who are doing tht creativem si ol the " Posse project are the Posst Partner president Jim DeVv zt said F plans lo dale include a duuet tht Cellar Club uud Uit d'Strtbu lion of colorful d' op boxes uruund town A quill is ixmj mudt und a porcelain doll iieing dor uted us a ruTu pnL Contact Karen fcurraslon or Jim Dt:Vi yzt f mo'i uJ'innuli'm about tht program or lo help The Delia Kiv unis Cmt nus taniec over tlie Sub for Suntu program to tin Viest MJlard Sheriffs Posst Tilt new arrangement v us discussed at a recent Krwunis lumheon at fops Cale in Delta Thursday Nov 9 A SltiOO bank account t ir the program was also passed on Tilt populur annual vuiunlcer pro gram lo bring Chrisunas cheer lo nesgti hors in need has been undeT the direction of tlie Kiwanis for several years with assistance from the Posst as well as other groups and individuals including tlie Delta Youth City Council Tut Posst will now sjiearhtad tilt effort v uh help from Kiwanis YCC and others “fcusiealiy tin idea was lo givt tht families wt iieijied Uu mu mgs o! a complete Chrisunus dinner for tilt witolt family’’ Kiwaiut jiresident aid WITH OUR CENTREX SYSTEM YOU CAN TURN YOUR PHONE INTO A WORK FORCE bed" Whicker “glitches" dtan that she said I also noted some muiui “But other m registrations think it went off very well" Help feed Utah’s hungry Sonic 100000 area Boy Scouts will spend this Saturday helping feed U tail’s hungry As their first step ui die Scouung for Food Good Turn local Cub Scouis hoy Scouts and Explorers last Saturday can vassed neighborhoods throughout die stale and distributed food bags door to door This Saturday November 18 Scouts will reuim to pick up dtose bags Filled with food Their goal is to collect more than the 700 tons of food diat was gath ered last year in Utah That dnve lias been characterized as the most success ful food dnve every conducted ui die state Some of die food banks received enough items to last throughout the year This year as last all food collected will be distributed to local food bank opera (tons and to needy families throughout the state The Scouts have asked residents to food in the bags place Varsity and Explorer Scouts will as semble and box the food whidi will tx transported by members of the Uian Nauonal Guard Utah Power Light provided 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