Show w - w l'l '' r iij W i Dlt Utah $1800 in out ol county-- months $1000 (In Advance) Millard County School District Refunding Bond Election April Copy 50 l Flooding potential low for 1987 Even the big flood year of 1983 didn’t look that bad in March with snowpacks 88 percent to 17 percent of normal “It didn’t get wild until April and May” said William J Alder meterorologist in charge at the weather service The current low flood potential is a result of the split flow pattern that has kept Utah unusually dry through most of the fall and winter Most storms followed a more southern storm track producing meager precipitation in the northern and central Wasatch mountains Murder trial delayed until ofMay murder trial The George Wesley Hamilton has been delayed because of a change in tlie testimony of a prosecution witness attorneys said Thursday 42 in the The trial of Hamilton mutilation slaying of Sharon Sant 19 has been rescheduled to May 18 said defense attorney Marcus Taylor The trial had been scheduled to open Monday in 4th District Court in Fillmore Taylor said Judge George Balif agreed to delay the trial to give attorneys time to prepare for the change Neither the defense nor prosecution would identify the witness But Taylor said the change in testimony was “as critical as anything yet seen in the (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out Sant’s dismembered body was found near Cove Fort on August 16 1985 two weeks after she told friends in Cedar City she was hitchhiking to Fillmore Hamilton and another man Robert Bott 27 were arrested in February Bott had been charged in the murder but just before the preliminary hearing in May the dropped prosecutors charges Since then Bott has been held as a material witness Deputy Millard County Attorney Dexter Anderson said the change in testimony does not hurt the state’s case and could strengthen it Final IPP related school building project set for MHS I Mt W'heeler Power Inc will be conducting voting for the election of Directors to the Mt Wheeler Power Board of Directors from March 30 through April 4 1987 Voting will take place in Baker Nev Monday March 30 1987 at Baker Hall from 10 am to 2 pm In addition Absentee ballots are available until 4 pm on March 27th for use of members who reside more than 20 miles from a precinct voting place for members who are disabled or elderly or for members who will not be present (within 20 miles ) of a precinct voting place during the week ballots are Absentee of voting available upon individual request from the main office of the Cooperat ve Candidates are as follows: District 1— Thomas A Bath currently Treasurer of Mt Wheeler Power runt :ng Board of Directors unopposed District 3— Joe A Pescio manager of a White Pine County farm and ranch operation —Margaret E Rowe a director of Mt Wheeler Power Board since 1971 and the board’s only Certificated Director District 7— W’ilbur E Black owner since 1979 of farm in Diamond Valley area member Mt K — Kolbe Klindt Wheeler Power Board I USPS County 0 V ol 77 No 37 Mar 19 1987 Plans are being finalized for a new cafeteria and study room at Millard High School in Fillmore —the last project in a $15 million Millard School District building program prompted in large part by growth resulting from the Intermountain Power Project Bids will be opened this week for the estimated $600000 project expected to be completed for the next school year “This will pretty well wrap up our building program” Robert Steele district business administrator told the Deseret News A $12 million bond was approved for this and some capital outlay projects The addition will be attached to a new academic building at the high school The old cafeteria which stands apart from the school and was adjacent to the old high school before it was torn down will be razed A new front will be built across the school allowing a walkway from the main entrance to the cafeteria Steele said the district’s enrollment has been winding down since the completion of the construction of the InHe anPower Project termountain ticipates that the district will be “OK on occupancy” for some time now and won’t need any more building'" expansion “We lost about 10 percent of our enrollment this year” Steele said “A lot of the (IPP) workers didn’t live here so they didn’t have students in Test site leaks must be made public A bill that would require notification of state federal and local officials in the event of a radiation leak from the Nevada Test Site has been signed into law by Gov Norm Bangerter The bill passed the legislature on the last night of the session and was sponsored by Rep Blaze Wharton The law directs the governor to notify 20 people when his office is formed of any accidents which result in radiation traveling beyond the boundaries of the site about 50 miles nor program In 1989 the district will begin giving the Intermountain Power Agency which owns the project a tax credit Steele says the district owes some $15 million on the building program Payback will amount to $1 million per year through 1994 and then three years of about $34 million All-Sta- te guards Gillins was also a Deseret News First In addition he is an Team pick for Utah Class Academic Smith is also a Utah Coaches’ First Team choice along with Jim White of Millard High White was a Tribune Second Team forward His teammate Kelby Swallow was a Deseret News Second Team forward Other honors are an Honorable Mention for Gillins and Swallow in the Coaches’ poll and Millard High’s Corey Jones and Shawn Rushton made the Deseret News’ team The Utah High School Coaches’ 2A Game will be played March 21 1987 at South Sevier High School in Monroe Utah The game will be played at 7 pm OF radiation flows from known leaks at the Nevada DIRECTION quires notification of radiation wafting across state boundaries East side can use Bulky Waste Sites for limbs and large loads Large loads of tree limbs and other odd items which must be taken to the landfill south of Delta can also be deposited at Bulky Waste Sites on the east side of the county officials said this week County officials said they wished to clarify that for East Millard County Bulky Waste Sites at Scipio Kanosh Fillmore and Holden serve the same purpose as the Sanitary Landfill south of Delta Last week the Chronicle Progress Scouts work to conserve damaged portions of Oak Creek Mtns Ridge” Some 20 Boy Scouts volunteered their efforts Saturday at rehabiliting the fire ravaged area of the Oak Creek Mtns known as Rock Ridge just south of Oak City Local Utah Division of Wildlife Conservation Officer Dave Smith said the boys from Leamington Lynndyl director Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management Utah Atdirector regional torney General Federal Emergency Management Agency regional director National Weather Service regional director National atmospheric and Oceanic Administration executive director Utah League of Cities and Towns and county commission chairman of all counties bordering Nevada plus Kane County The district’s enrollment peaked in 1985 at 3962 In October 1986 the figure was 3760 “We had about $13 million in building projects going on at one time and have spent about $15 million or in the $16 million on construction district” the administrator noted “We have completed the building program that was applicable to IPP” The district received about $8 million in impact funds directly from the Intermountain Power Project This was basically in lieu of taxes IPP now is taxed only for the basic school Eagles Rabbits grab Basketball honors Millard High senior Corey Gillins and Delta High senior Jared Smith have catured honors as the Salt Lake Tribune's First Team basketball thwest of Las Vegas If any of that radiation is detected in Utah the governor would be required to notify the news media too Currently either the Department of Energy or US Environmental Protection Agency notifies Larry Anderson director of the Utah Bureau of Radiation Control The 20 other people to be notified under the new law ate: five members of Utah’s congressional delegation director Utah Department of Health school” case” Mt Wheeler elections of Gov makes it law 14 Permission will be requested from the voters of the Millard County School District to issue general obligation bonds not to exceed $1500000 to refund a portion of the District’s outstanding bond issues in order to take advantage of lower interest rates The District is requesting voter approval to issue “Refunding Bonds” which will replace the higher interest bearing bonds with lower interest bearing bonds Restructuring the debt service and issuing the refunding bonds will provide the District with a savings of approximately $200000 No tax increase will be required to accomplish the refunding To provide more information to the public the Board of Education has scheduled public meetings in the following areas at the times and places dicated Public attendance is encouraged at these meetings BOND PRESENTATION SCHEDULE Flooding potential is Utah is probably the lowest it’s been since the flood year of 1983 That’s the word from the National Weather Service which reports that the average water content of the snowpack statewide is 64 percent of normal The Sevier River Basin is currently at 71 percent of normal in snowpack water content However weather experts warn that April is the wettest month of the year and if April is abnormal wet and cold it could tend to build up snow in the mountains dramatically If the wet and cold last into May it could raise the That flood potential to moderate would be the worst scenario Senior Citizens Oak City Sutherland and Fillmore 500 cliff spent the day planting about rose seedlings on the ridge The planting is crucial to a plan for restoration of deer habitat in an area twiced ravaged by range fires in 19S1 and 1986 "There has been considerable terracing done on Rocky Officer Smith said "Now we arc trying to go in and plant the seedlings to establish some growth and further stabilize the slopes” Forest Service Wildlife National Biologist Marion Cherry was on hand to direct the Boy Scouts in handling and planting of the seedlings provided reported that far too much bulky waste is being deposited at the small satellite bln sites County officials said that especially during spring cleaning efforts people should be taking the big loads to the landfill However it was not mentioned that the Bulky Waste Sites on the east side serve the same purpose For further information or for any question contact your city council or the county offices state by the nursery which is manned by inmates Ms Cherry noted that much of to motorRocky Ridge is ized vehicles in an effort to give the area a better chance to recover from the burnover Test Site New Utah law rt “Delta Alive” Day set for April 11 Sahara Motors and the Chronicle “Delta Progress are Alive" on Saturday April 11 1987 from am until 4 pm The purpose and informative day of this is to promote area businesses in a positive manner Kirk Lewis of Sahara Motors is the chairman and he is to be on his idea and his complimented efforts Many booths and events have been scheduled and will be held at the park which surrounds the Delta City Businesses are preparing Building displays for their individual booths refreshments will be sold and a 5K (31 miles) road race complete with prizes will be held at pm At this time nearly forty businesses are involved If you have not been contacted but wish to participate call Kirk Lewis at Sahara Motors or Dawn Carder at the Chronicle “Delta Alive” promises to be a day of fun and commradery Come on down support your town and join the fun! |