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Show AUGUST 9, 1996 : o : —- Carl I "thecn Te of € handler Arizona has been a firefighter since 1977. He is flying for Pierce Aviation out of Buckeye Arizona. As of 10:00 A.M, August8, B.M. reporte that the Honey d Beaver County Monitor =m oe oe ae : S S = | ee fire cam . maintainin: d blocks £ fe Oe to insure public safety, and to prevent the possibility of looting nes ae are MO om dui Ge ie Firefighters provided water to livestock within the fire a _area that have been without water for several days and were extremely thirsty. Permittees have been moving cattle off the burned allotments. There is no known cattle loss to date. ‘ eS | eo = oS ee o : eee ae o A VER Y &B ee Eleven crews, nine engines, one bulldozer, five : ; co UN : helicopters (4 firefighters and 1 reconnaissance), six water . tenders and 330 people are assigned to the fire from B.M., S | 4 oe go $739,000. Cost for individual helicopters ranges between $860 and $9,500 per hour. The large number of aircraft is involved because of the difficult terrain. Fire at a lower level ae | Mution = on the east side of the mountain makes too dangerous to send in ground crews to fight the area at the top. Tatia Bradshaw, Milford airport manager, said that the local airport has been designated asa helibase. While support tankers Sethe bulk of he fuel needed for: die acral ob e aiport a acted as a. backup fuel service. : Bob Merryweather, cabin owner, od he was ‘called on irday, Aad 3, ad told that he had approximately two hours to remove belongings from the cabin. He appeared confident with the security provided for belongings left inside the closed area, and expressed gratitude for the services provided emergency personnel. The Honey Boy fire was started by lightening on August 2, 1996. It involves BLL. M., State of Utah and private lands. On August 2, the fire burned structures on eight sites, including tues trailers, some cabins, and out-buildings associated with mining. os Bustin AIR | F steer Bulls ~ 9th - 7:00 P.M. 5 38 Calf Ridin’ : : T / y Friday : August Expenditure to the evening of August 6 was reported at Count Pairorounds we ye Pe, ee fe | ia . 8 oo PAGE 4 east side of the Mineral Range. . Bureau of Indian Affairs, Forest Service, National Park Service, and Utah State and numerous other states. | Rob eae ee i a 50% contained. B.M.’s Anne Stanworth said the agency es containment by August 11 at 6:00 P.M. The B.L.M. is placing an emergency closure on the areas between the upper Ranch Canyon road, the Cunningham Wash road, ae and the Soldier Pass road. Those areas are closed to entry by all, except authorized fire personnel and those with written permission by the authorized officer. The areas will be closed from August 7 through August 17, 1996. B.M. and Beaver County Search and Rescue will be on hand to enforce the order. Tuesday, the fire increased in size as it burned downhill then made runs up-slope on the east side. Crews working the east side are in steep, rocky, rough terrain. The crews are being supported by retardant drops and effective helicopter bucket work. There is still a lot of potential for the fire to make large runs to the north on the Search and Rescue crews the county are doing double duty oe pe e ie oe oe a oc . ie Fae Milfor aa ise ae Le : Boy fire,5 miles southeast of Milford, has burned 7800 acres and is Jrom both the east and west sides of a ~ eG Ridin years 9-11 years 12-14 yeas 15& up _ oo ih *: : i Grease Boot py oe Chase Race . ‘Firefighters have made their “Tent City” camp on ie Milford Tih Shoal heb West Beaver County Search & Rescue members are assisting with security. oT ARR E F C ELLU ze LARO N , E : WAS i N Monitor Photo/DeAnne Harris field. LDS Author and Family Counselor, Brenton Yorgasen, spoke to the group about successful dating. , STEREO | . a = They Would Be ‘ ONE : . ee . : A Savi nes Of $60 TO $ 240 7, €6=Clodd § ‘ er Motorola Tele-TAC 2000 only $29.95 c ie John On Tuesday, everyone arrived and set up camp. Shortly after they were all surprised with a light, > MONTH’ S- ACCESS FREE G. Carter *Restrictions n etwor k = 3 87-2 722 Apply The theme this year for the LDS Beaver Stake Young Women’s Camp was “Of One Heart”. Each camp selected a different site in the state of Utah as their theme and then decorated their camp accordingly. The wards showed some great creativity. The sights to see included: Big Rock Candy Mountain, Delta Center, Cache Valley Cheese, Lagoon, Temple Square, Golden Spike, Dinosaur Land, Hogle Zoo, Old Salt City Jail, Heber Creeper, Hog Heaven, and Frisco Mine. The Stake Young Women Presidency, was recently reorganized with, Karianne Jarvis as President, Susan Jensen- 1st Counselor, Nancy Smith- 2nd Counselor, and Nedra Bunker as Secretary. These ladies had some excellent help from the Stake Camp Leaders, Connie Phelps, Lori Bailey, Elizabeth Yardley, Ralyn Jessup, and DeAnn Holm. P erfect! ACTIVATION AND _ Beaver Stake Young Women’s Camp : yet persistant rain. This ended and the girls worked on their camping skill certifications. Some of these skills ‘included things such as basic first aid, fire starting techniques (with and without matches), knife sharpening, and safety in the mountains. After dark all assembled and spent some time finding the constellations in the stars, with help from an expert. The stake leaders then treated all to a pajama party complete with popcorn, soda pop and a movie. Wednesday proved dry and warmer. Perfect for hiking The girls hiked up to Kents Lake and upon returning had a fun time doing crafts. That evening a very special pair, Margaret and Brenton Yorgasen, spoke to the group concerning successful dating. Afterwards the = separated to have their own testimony meetings around the campfire. Thursday began very early with a sunrise devotional and flag ceremony. With a little encouragement from the thunder and dark skies, everyone quickly broke camp and packed to head for home. Before leaving, there was a really fun ceremony, with awards presented to all the girls in each ward. . There was a lot of time and effort put forth from the leaders on a stake level as well as ward levels. The girls really enjoyed their time and indeed felt “Of One Heart”. | |