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Show Utah Press Association 307 West 300 South, Suite 5005 Salt Lake City UT 84101-121- 2 P.O. Box 224 Milford UT 84751 Bulk Rate U. S. Postage Paid MBfcxdUT tit If fr n III 5mly 'XT' A Formerly Dodge City News Serving Western Beaver County Since 1991 3 AA X'V 50 Cents 84751 Permit No. 15 r VOL. V NO. 35 SEPTEMBER 1, 1995 Today's Sagebrush And Survey Markers To Tomorrow's Feed Mill I i, fA. nil. .mill-- 1 X - f S. A " I Ml f . Cfcrsffe arcy awJ Waylon Marshall help load the loot after the Methodist Church Auction. 27th (and maybe the last) Annual Milford Methodist Church Auction (See page 4 for details) mmmmmamMm The September 8 ground breaking ceremony will mark the official beginning of feed mill complex to service construction to transform this patch of sagebrush into a 10 to Circle Four's growing swine production industry in the valley. Completed height, including desert the 185' above to the structure elevator legs, bings landscape. The Milford site, east of Highway 21 and north of Pass Road, will be able to handle both rail and truck traffic with very 12-ac- re little impact on the existing city. First few weeks of construction will be mostly below ground. Around the end of November, weather permitting, the 155 concrete building will be poured. Bob Thieme, Circle Four Feed Mill Manager, says he has already started studying satellite weather projections related to local conditions. Accelerators can be added to the concrete, allowing for some temperature before be used in the structure, will be tested and wabIes:Westein and during the pour. "There's no cutting corners at this stage," Thieme said. When the perfect day is chosen and the pour started, work will continue for 8 days, around the clock until the top of the slip is reached. Todd and Sergeant Construction of Ames, Iowa, has been chosen a contractor for the 1 project. They will bring in company supervisors and hire about 20 local laborers. They should be taking the first local applications around September 5th. An oversimplified view of Phase L refers to one line, or pelleting system, which processes grain to pellets at a rate of 50 ton per hour, or if you prefer, a railroad car in 2 to 3 days. Storage capacity required for Phase I is 15,000 tons, 30,000,000 pounds, or about 380,000 bushels. Phase I has capability of servicing 40,000 sows and their offspring. It will take 3 lines to produce enough finished product for the projected 120,000 sows operation planned for Milford Valley. Storage capacity, planned as part of Phase II, will increase to 1 .5 million bushels. Automation and safety features designed into the mill make it among the most advanced in the country. Vitamins and medications will be added automatically to the proper grain mix to make 18" starter pellets and 532" pellets for larger animals. Water content in the mixture for the Utah desert climate remains an unknown factor. Thieme said that, although the company is looking at Utah small grains, sheer volume of their demand overshadows local supply. The merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads may have beneficial effect on transportation of Colorado and Kansas wheat. ft ed CAMPVENTM CELEBRATES 20 YEARS! ) m 7 1J New Families; A Positive Community Impact Left to right: Bob Thieme holding Austin, Karen, Tyler and Travis. Bob Thieme has quite a support team at home to cheer him on as he prepares to get the Circle Four mill up and running. His wife, Karen, and three sons, Tyler, Travis, and Austin are also getting settled in Milford. The family moved from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, location of Bob's previous mill start-u- p project. Tyler is in 9th grade and Travis in 7th at Milford High. Austin will be attending preschool. Karen likes meeting people and working with kids. Frequent relocation has unfolded ample opportunity for both. The Thieme home is a showcase for items collected during their stay in central China. Carved teakwood tables, a lacquered screen and other priceless articles serve as outward mementos of those years. Tyler was in 2nd grade and Travis in Kindergarten when the family went to live on the campus of the Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology. They lived in a hotel amid scholars and teachers from Canada, Germany, Spain and Great Britain and America. Students, other than Chinese, at the engineering school, were mostly from Russia or Africa. ' As Labor Day Weekend hundreds of recovering arrives, alcoholics and their families will 1 1 attend the 20th Annual Great Outdoor Beaver Meeting Campvention. Attendance at this event has grown considerably since ,the first Campvention in 1975. In 1975, 40 people made the journey to Beaver. Since that time, the numbers have grown, topping out (so far) at nearly 1,000 paid So too has registrations. Alcoholics Anonymous grown worldwide, with an estimate of well over two million members currently. The group of 40 who in Beaver and started stopped what is now known at the Great Outdoor Beaver Meeting Campvention, were on their way to Denver, Colorado to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Alcoholics of founding Anonymous at the International Convention. That convention was attended bye approximately 30,000 recovering alcoholics and their families. The International convention Alcoholics of is held Anonymous every five Years. This year" it was held in San Diego, California over 4th of July weekend. Attendance was approximately 60,000. The 'big meetings' were held at Jack Murphy Stadium, home of the Padres and Chargers, The stadium was filled for the first big meeting of the Convention on Friday night. As the lights dimmed and spotlight focused on in what would have been center field, flags of different the stage countries were carried into the arena by sober representatives of their countries.. .Great Britain, Ireland, Russia, Iraq, China, Brazil' Fiji, Norway, Denmark, South Africa, and so forth. By the time the U.S. flag was presented, there were representatives of a total of 89 countries standing before the audience; and this does not tell the whole story. There are groups of Alcoholics Anonymous in over 120 countries who conduct regular meetings to carry the message of recovery to those who want it. Alcoholics Anonymous' primary purpose is 'to carry its message to the alcoholic who still sutlers'. AA phenomenon in when a sober New 1935, began York stockbroker met an alcoholic Ohio physician, and they both stayed sober and began to share their experience, strength and hope with other alcoholics. Two million alcoholics later, AA continues to carry its message. The Beaver Campvention is one way that a small number of that two million share their gratitude for sobriety and celebrate the joy The of recovery. Seepage 4for schedule of events. Correction Last week the Monitor that reported Richard Jefferson previously worked for Circle Four Farms. He was at no time on the Circle Four Farms payroll. He worked for Hog Slat at the Circle Four Farms construction site. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to Circle Four Farms by this error. Tyler and Travis had a tutor from BYU to help with their scholastic needs. Traveling through the countryside and meeting people added to the education and adventure. Although a car and driver was provided for Bob as demanded by his work, Karen and the two boys did a lot of exploring by bus and bicycle. "We were never afraid. The people were always friendly and helpful," Karen explained. As winter deepened, it was a challenge to stay warm. Concrete buildings housing the university and dormitories were not insulated or heated. "Sometimes it was warmer outside than inside," she said. When coats and gloves were not enough to keep the children warm, they huddled for hours in bed and read books. After the first winter, they had heaters. There was constant electricity, but hot water was available only two hours each day. Food was plentiful and good. "Karen didn't have the pleasure of a summer in Whu Han," Bob laughed. The area is called one of the "four furnaces" of China, which Bob says is an apt description Bob was a Continental Grain employee engaged in pioneering joint investment and business ventures during the country's early transitional phase. The Continental Grain Feed Mill, near the university, is a monument to technology, complete with marble gates. In order to generate In addition to the foreign currency at that time it was necessary to have an exportable product. mill, a 650 sow farm facility, owned through holding companies and insured by OPEC oil money, exported hogs to Hong Kong to sell for U.S. dollars. Operations in the developing country provided logistical challenges as well as political ones. On one occasion a storm left the hog farm without water or electricity for 5 or 6 days. "The feed mill managed to generate power through everything," Bob added. Both Bob and Karen find it was difficult to describe the standard of living for the Chinese. "Everyone has a work unit. There is not much pay, but housing, health care and education all taken care of. Professors and PhDs live side by side with floor sweepers," Bob said. "Students are tested early for aptitude. The test scores determine training and job placement," Karen added. Having a shared background is undoubtedly advantageous as the family embraces their adventurous opportunities. Bob and Karen grew up a few blocks apart in a rural suburb outside Peoria, Illinois. Although she was his little sister's friend for years, they hardly knew each other. It wasn't until he returned home from four years at the University of Illinois that they actually became acquainted. "When you are away from home and family, you look for special people with outstanding qualities," Karen concluded. |