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Show Watch for the results of the Lions Mobile Clinical Testing In next week's Issue of The Progress. Millard County Progress 1USPS 446740) Fillmore, Utah 84631 rfSY rtSY'fY '(W V Friday, February 9, 1979 NUMBER SIX Culminating a week of snow, snow, snow, starting with eight inches on January 26, 79, this car was grounded. WEATHER REPORT By Jay T. Rogers The Utah Hereford Association is announcing their annual Sale to be held Saturday, February 17, 1979 at the Sun Bowl in St. George. They will be selling 18 bulls consigned by registered breeders. Particulars of the sale are given in their advertisement elsewhere in this new spaper. w T Hereford sale coming up Ms vN ' - , rzt'' & vs Checkers Champion By Marge Barton The new "Checkers Champion" at Fillmore Elementary School is Shon Rasmussen, a 6th grader. Shon won the title on a forced jump after he backed contender Glen Robison, a 5th grader, into a corner. Two out of three ' antes determined the winner and after each of the contestants won a game the third game settled the score. The two finalists were a study in concentration as the plays moved across the board. "Oh's" and "Alts" erupted front the audience surrounding the players when men were lost on the plays as students rooted for their favorites. Sltoti and Glen were finalists in the tournament held at recesses and noon hours in the school's Media Center. Sixtv-fou- r students signed up for the checkers tournament. Quarter-finalist- s Connie Johnson, 6th grade; were: Kevin Krause, 5th grade; Corey Gillens, 4th grade; Cheryl Bond, 6th grade; James Hosman, 6th grade; Lisa Stevens, 5th grade; and Glen and Slum. Cheryl, Short. Glen, and Connie made it to the On Wednesday, January 31, 1979, Mr. Farnsworth, the new manager at the Castle Ac Cooke Mushrixmi Farm, spoke to the Pahvant Valley Senior Citizens organization on history of Castle A Cooke, the largest industry in Fillmore. The name was derived from two missionaries who went to Hawaii and operated a mercantile business. Early in 1900 they went into the sugar business. Mr. Dole (Castle k Cooke is owned by the Dole pineapple people) went to Hawaii in 1900 and started raising pineapples. Castle and Cooke started in the pineapple business with Mr. Dole and in 1964 bought part of a banana company. Today it is the banana largest company in the world. Then in 1950 they branched out into the tuna business also. Their label for tuna fish is Bumblebee. In 1973 they purchased three mushroom farms. Since that original purchase three other The Fillmore faints were obtained. mushroom farm was purchased in 1976 from Don Smith. Mushroom have been around for 3,000 vears. In the 1600's the French reallv enoved." Feb. 7, 1979 Dinner and film by Mr. Quigley. Fell. 14, 1979 Ml IS students to give a htstoiy talk at II a.m. Dinner at 12 noon. I'eb. 22, 1979 - I rip to Salt lake for specialist appointments, weather perMaxine mitting. Call Mae at at or Albert at 743 5464. . 743-577- ii ' NEW BUSINESS IN FILLMORE Marge Barton A new store. The Body Shoppe, is now open for business on Fillmore's Main Street. Beautiful enough for a Christmas scene, this house was still snowed in, with no The Body Shoppe is a two family trail or path In sight. Five nights in the week ending January 31, registered below partnership and specializes in fashion zero temperatures, two nights in a row dropping to 8 below. jeans for teens and adults. They also carry a full line of tops for both pants and skirts. The brand names, Wild NEW STYLE IN EATING By Marge Barton The Sundowner Cafe in Fillmore has recently "changed their style" by adding a cafeteria line to their facility. Norman Stevens, Media Center The new innovation, reportedly the Coordinator, said Shon and Glen were only cafeteria in southern Utah, was both aggressive, bold players and this installed primarily to speed service to was one reason they made it to the bus patrons who use the facility during finals. the scheduled stops in Fillmore. Shon is the son of Don and Kay The cafeteria style of eating should Rasmussen and Glen is the son of prove to be a boon to Fillmore residents Alison and Gladys Robivm. as well, especially those who have limited time for their lunch hours. The Sundowner's cafeteria regularly features an assortment of delicious food, but owners George and June Kyler plan to feature Mexican and Chinese food at various times in the fin ure. Although a patron can still be served started to grow them commercially in in the conventional style, a trip to the caves, but they weren't grown in the Sundowner's new cafeteria would be a United States until 864. Mushrooms delightful change. are grown in approximately half of the About half of the United States. mushrooms produced in the U.S. are grown in Pennsylvania where they are grown in caves. The largest cave is 130 The Governor's Advisory Council acres in Pennsylvania. The mushroom farms are built on Community Affairs (GACCA) met relatively close to the market, usually Friday, January 26th, to elect officers Mushroom are for 1979. Mayor William H. Leavitt, of within 600 miles. in n been made into Alta City, and Commissioner Leigh R. has that straw grow Maxfleld of Delta, were chosen by aca composite. Peat moss covers them. It takes about six weeks for mushrooms clamation to serve as the Council's to grow to picking stage and they Chairman and respectrequire lots of water. Mushrooms can ively. The Council, consisting of 21 be frozen by putting them into a brown officials from throughout the them. without elected paper bag washing Wash only those than can be used at Slate, was created by the Legislature to one time as washing will turn them focus on the concerns of local government and communicate those concerns datk. The local mushroom farm employs to the Governor and to the State Legabout 140 people. Their weekly payroll islature. Now in its eighth year, the in 1977 averaged S25.000. Three or Council serves as a vital link in the four million dollars is the average coordination and communication beannual payroll at Fillmore's Castle k tween local, state and federal government in Utah. Cooke Mushroom Farm. Mjvor Leavitt has been a member of the Council since 1973 and is currently on the boards of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, Utah League of Cities and Towns, and the Utah Health Systems Agency. Referring to the outgoing Chairman, Commissioner Don E. Chase of Brigham City, the Feb. 21, 1979 Dinner at 12 noun, Mayor said. "It's a tough act to follow program. Feb. 28, 1979 Dinner at 12 noon and but I am looking forward to the New Year." program. Commissioner Maxficld has servGeneva Searle has a new job in the County Assessors office at the ed on the Council from its iiucption in 1971 and has proven to be a dynamic Counhouse. We enjoyed working with and respected member. When asked Geneva and miss her "extra bubbly for his comments regarding his elecway." We have Martha Wright taking tion. Commissioner Maxficld said. "I Geneva's place helping in Outreach appreciate your confidence (GACtA) and will do my best to support you." and helping w ith the meals. semi-final- 1 New officers elected PAHVANT VALLEY SENIOR CITIZENS SCHEDULE Jan. 31, 1979 Bruce Farnsworth gave a talk on Mushroom Plant. "We r By Castle & Cooke representative speaks to Senior Citizens By Mae Cahoon n : Loye Thompson l.) and Verdeen Larsen, managers of The Body Shoppe, a new apparel store in Fillmore, display one of the garments for sale In the new store. The Body Shoppe, in the old R & R Service building on Main Street, has been remodeled inside and is now open for business. V Glen Robison and Shon Rasmussen, finalists In the Fillmore Elementary School checkers tournament, engage in a battle of wits during last moments of the final game of the tournament. Shon won and became the new checkers champion at the school. 4J v vz , Millard provides leadership for range Oats", "Traffic, "Moodys Goose", "Joey", "Kristi, "Red Pepper", and management The Utah Section of the Society for Range Management recently held their annual meetings in Salt Lake City. During these meetings, LaMar Monroe, rancher from Scipio, was installed as president of the Utah Section. LaMar was elected last year in Price and has served as president elpct of the Section this past year. Reed E. Gardner, range conservationist for the USDA Forest Service of Fillmore, was appointed as Secretary Treasurer of the Utah Section. The Utah Section is comprised of the Northern Utah Chapter, the Southern Utah Chapter, the USU Student Chapter. and the BYU Student Chapter. Ronald S. Wilson, district ranger for the USDA Forest Service, of Fillmore, is president elect of the Southern Utah Chapter. Fine Arts Guild has birthday party By Ellie Fuller In honor of the birthday of the Fine Arts Guild a special program will be held at the Old Capitol Statehouse on Thursday, February 15. 1979, at 4:30 p.m. The program will feature the "Mcllo-tonca musical variety quartet of ladies from Beaver, Utah. Refreshments will be served. We hope you will all come and enjoy a relaxing, entertaining tribute to the Arts. This would be a good meeting to introduce a friend to our club, and perhaps make a new convert to help support the Fine Arts Guild of Fillmore. We enjoy many fine programs on a whole spectrum of the arts, from music to literature to conservation and ecology to family life and on and on. Some many others, promise style, variety, and value at the new store. The Thom McAn shoe line is carried by The Body Shoppe and skirts, blue jean shirts, and a wide variety of jackets are also available. The partners, Jim and Verdeen Larsen and Preston and Loye Thompson, saw a need for this type of apparel to be available in Fillmore and decided upon the old R & R Service shop for their location, Jim and Verdeen have lived in Fillmore for three years. Jim and his sons. Eugene, Eric, and Brett, own and operate Larsen Auto Repair at 550 N. Main in Fillmore. Gene and his wife, Mary Ellen, live as docs Eric and his new bride, the former Vickie Staples, of Kanosh. Brett is in his senior year at Millard High School and works part time at the repair shop Their daughter, Lome, attends B YU w here she is studying Fashion Merchandising. Jim was born and grew up in Fcrron, Utah and owned the Fcrron Auto Service there. Although Verdeen was born in Idaho, she has Millard County ties. Her mother, who is now 90 years young, was born in Deseret. Jim was also Mayor of Fcrron for a time. In his in Fillmore POLICE REPORT spare time he teaches photography at MHS night classes and is a Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol. He is a pilot and owns a Piper Cherokee which he hangars at the Fillmore Airport. Both Jim and Verdeen are active in the LDS Church. The Thompsons and Larsens are old friends. Jim and Preston lived next door to each other and went to school together in Fcrron. The Thompsons had moved their businesses from Fer-ro- n to Castle Dale prior to their coming to Fillmore. Preston is a partner in a construction firm, Thompson & Nash Construction, in Castle Dale and the firm is contemplating a move to Fillmore. Mr. Nash lives in American Fork at present. Loye owned and operated beauty salons in both Fcrron and Castle Dale. The Thompsons have four children. Their son, Earl, and his wife, Linda, live in Tempe, Arizona and they have three children. Daughter Justine and her husband. Guy Conover, have two little girls and live in Castledale. Their Jaughter and Meredith and Stan Hess, are parents of one little girl. Meredith and Stan live in Bountiful. Their son, Leslie, lives in Castle Dale and is not married. The inside of The Body Shoppe has been completely remodeled and when the weather permits the outside will be redone. A "Grand Opening is planned for sometime in March and the w ork should all be done by then. Verdeen and Loye will operate The Body Shoppe and invite you to drop in and look over their new enterprize or just to say "Hello!" son-in-la- Is it the Boy Scouts? s, programs are extremely informative or challenging to our intellects. This birthday program, however, will just be one to enjoy!! Hope to see you there. male juvenile escapee from the Imlusirial School was apprehended in Fillmore. Also apptehended was a female juvenile of Las Vegas who had A Si ale assisted in the escape. Pennies By The Inch During the week of February local volunteers will be calling at homes in Millard County to collect "Pennies By the Inch" for the Primary Childrens Medical Center. Families are asked to or give pennies, dimes, quarters, dollars for each inch of combined height "Stand tall of the family members. when you give." Primary Childrens Medical Center admits and cares for all children, regardless of race, creed or ability to pay. Of the SI, 008, (XX) used from private contributions for charity care last year, $780,(XK) came from "Pennies by the Inch." Children from all intermountam states have been helped with these 7 funds. Area leaders for Fast Millard are RacEllcn Hare. Sandy Wade, DcAnna Probst, Ann Nielsen, Merrily Anderson. Diane Talbot, Dcnna Shumway. Linda Please Nixon, and Janice Robins. stand tall and give generously. If someone rings your dixirbell during the next two weeks, there's a good chance it will be a Boy Scout from vour area doing a special gixid turn for vou. He is one of 27,188 scouts in Ccn-tiand Southern Utah canvassing his neighborhood handing out brochures on how to conserve energy. I he program is sponsored by the National Parks Council of the Bov Scouts of America in cooperation with the Utah F ncrgv Office and the U.S. Department of I uergv. John D. Dennis, I ncrgv Conservation Chairman for the National Paiks Council and coordinator lor the program stated, We expect to be reaching over 70,()(X) homes within the Council's boundaries with each home receiving a copy of the Department of Energy brochure "How to Save Money by Saving ncrgv." Each home will also receive a card from the Utah Energy Office telling about the Utah Energy Hot Line." to Fred Day, Council According Executive, "The National Parks Council mvers all of Utah south of Lehi from the Colorado border to Nevada, including Eredonta and Moccasin, Arizona and Pan.ua. Pioche and Calicnte, Nevada. With over 75, (XX) square miles it is one of the largest Boy Scout Councils geographically in the nation." 1 VyLi U |