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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com H Forest aunted Decision 2008 Candidates discuss their ideas as Election Day draws near Frightening thrills at Ottosen Hollow REVIEW C1 B2-B3 Emery County The Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Volume 2, Issue 44. 75 Cents Tuesday, October 28, 2008 JoAnn Behling is sworn in as Ferron’s new mayor. Mayor by flip of a coin Photos by Josie Luke Young contestants in the Castle Dale Pumpkin Festival costume contest march through the recreation center. City council tie vote on new mayor is settled with coin toss C. Josie Luke One side calls “heads” or “tails”, the adjudicator flips a coin, and the result is decided. It may sound a lot like the beginning of a football game, but the scenario in fact took place at the Ferron City Council meeting Oct. 23, after the council vote to appoint a new mayor resulted in a tie. After the city council, minus candidate JoAnn Behling, cast their ballots for mayor, Trent Jackson, mayor pro tempore, reported that there was a tie, with Behling and Rod Toomer each receiving two votes. He then revealed what shocked many in the room saying, “According to state statute, we either flip a coin or draw lots.” So, Jackson grabbed a coin, asked Behling to call it, she chose heads, Jackson flipped the coin, it landed on heads and Behling was appointed as Ferron’s new mayor. “I am really excited. It was just luck,” said Behling. “There was a time, I thought, ‘Oh gosh, now what,’ you know? But I Pumpkin Festival The great knew they could flip a coin. Then when he stepped up and said I could pick which I wanted, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I’ve never been lucky in my life,’ but it turned out alright.” The new mayor is genuinely excited about the opportunity to serve. “I’m tickled about it. I hope I can do a good job for them,” she revealed. “I want to be a good mayor, and I think I can be.” Behling has served in various civic positions, including being a member of the Ferron city council on two occasions, a member of the Ferron Planning and Zoning Committee, Ferron City Recorder for 11 years and Emery County Treasurer for three terms. She cited this experience in her address during the meeting that night. “I just felt like I have some background and knew the ordinances. I know some things have changed and I‘ll have to catch up on that, but I feel like I can offer something that would be of benefit to the city,” she Continued on Page A3. Castle Dale celebrates the season with pumpkin carving contests, costume contests and a whole lot of fun for all P C. Josie Luke irates, police officers, fairies, cowboys, a secret service agent, Disney princesses, Power Rangers, enough animals to fill a zoo, a decidedly western Barak Obama, a “pumpkin look-alike” and many other characters appeared at the Emery County Recreation Center on Saturday night for Castle Dale’s annual Pumpkin Festival. Hundreds of parents and children arrived for the festival, complete with pumpkin carving competition, stew dinner and pumpkin desserts, homemade root beer, biggest pumpkin contest, costume parades and contest, and general association with other Halloween enthusiasts. The winner of the biggest pumpkin was Kenneth Larsen. The winners of the pumpkin carving contest were: Buskin Allred- Best All-Around, Tuckett Allred- Craziest, Alli Monroe- Silliest, Jensen Jorgensen- Happiest, and Teegan Jensen- Scariest. In the costume contests the winners were named in age categories. They included: Destiny Fausset in the birth to 2-year-old category, dressed as a pirate; Tyler Stilson in the 3 to 5-year-old category, as a skunk; Laun Huntsman in Huntsman Autoplex weathers storm James L. Davis Troy Huntsman knows something of how the financial crisis embroiling the world can devastate a business. His business, Huntsman Autoplex in Huntington, has found itself caught in a perfect storm as financing tidal waves hit one after another, forcing him to close the doors of his dealership for a time. But the doors to Huntsman Autoplex quietly reopened last week and the dealership is back on solid ground as Huntsman was able to navigate through financial crises that even now leave him shaking his head with wonder. Huntsman’s business was devastated by instabilities in the banking sector before the banking debacle was front page news. When construction on the Huntsman Autoplex was completed the construction loan for the building was supposed to be rolled into a long term loan through a bank in California. Hunstman had secured a commitment letter from the bank to provide the loan, but when the time came to finalize the loan the bank backed out of its commitment, leaving Huntsman adrift on a sea of debt and in search of a banking institution willing to Photo by James L. Davis After struggling to find new financing for his dealership, Troy Huntsman is glad to be back doing what he loves. finance his business. Huntsman said he has been told he should take legal action against Continued on Page A3. the 6 to 9-year-old category, as a secret service agent; Emily Olsen in the 10 to 12-year-old category, as a “little old lady”; and Bryson Weaver in the 13-year-old to adult category as “crazy eyes”. County hires lifeguards for pool As the finishing touches are put on the Emery County Aquatics Center, Commissioner Drew Sitterud asked for volunteers to help identify any final work that may be needed on the punch edit list before the contractor turns over the keys to the pool. Sitterud asked for volunteers to accompany the commissioners on a walk through of the pool during the Oct. 21 meeting of the Emery County Commission. He indicated that the county could have taken possession of the building, but the commission had decided to wait until the project was completely finished before doing so. With only a few loose ends left to complete on the pool, the county is expected to open the pool in November following a two week training period for pool staff and life guards. Nine people applied for life guard positions at the pool and the county will pay for the life guard training for the first group of lifeguards. Sitterud said after the first group is trained, other applicants for lifeguard positions will have to pay for their own training. The commission approved the hiring of eight lifeguards during the Oct. 21 meeting. Hired as lifeguards for the swimming pool are Marilyn Collard, Stayler McOmie, Annette Hatch, Aaron Knighton, Troylyn Bently, Jessica Labrum, Ryan Thompson and Dokota McArthur. All eight were hired as part time employees with no benefits. Collard was also hired to teach the lifeguard certification class. |