Show (yJ Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley DeKi Utah $1500 In out ol 8800 months and 8900 (In Advance) Copy 50c USPS miles - says Millard is The professional eye of backpacker Steve Tabor was impressed with the natural beauties of Millard County during a recent walking tour of the area Mr Tabor is on a 1700 mile walk from the Pacific Coast to the Continental Divide He passed through Kanosh this month and asked for directions over the Pahvant Mountains to Richfield He said he was very impressed with the knowledge local people in Kanosh had of their mountains "This was a big change from Nevada where it was often difficulat to find anyone who had spent much time in or knew anything about their areas Many of the men in Kanosh hunt every season and a few sometimes serve as guides into the wilder county” Mr Tabor noted The naturalist said this is the second long walk across the wild parts of western American that he has made He takes his notes and photographs and presents exhibitions such as one he did for the Oakland Public Library He said among the highlights of his trip through Millard County was climbing Notch Peak: “wild and spectacular” visiting Sevier Lake: “a real gem" and finding native grasses in the western part of the county: “seldom seen these days” he said The abundance of wildlife spawned by the Sevier Lake also pleased the explorer “I saw a colony of grey foxes on the shores of the lake and a fair amount of crustaceans in the water assume both species have thrived since the lake recently filled up” he noted “I am really surprised the lake does not have some kind of wildlife reserve status and that it does not get more visitation by people It is trully unique and won’t be there for long” Mr Tabor said The Kanosh stop marked 921 miles for the hiker since leaving the Ano Nuevo State Reserve near Santa Cruz California on Dec 16 1985 Other highlights of the trip have been the California Coast and Redwoods the Canyon of the South Fork Merced River Yosemite Valley and a portion of the John Muir Trail under four feet Pre-schoole- rs Christine Schoppe Director of the Snow College Early Childhood is looking for tervention Service children in Millard and Juab whose identifiable handicap might help them qualify for a special program designed to bring them to grade level by the time Children ages they start kindergarten 0 to 5 who have developmental delays or are handicapped are eligible for participation in the program according to Mrs Schoppe “Children who are slower than usual in coordination and speech are some of the ones we are looking for” Mrs said “because normally Schoppe children should be walking by age two and talking by age three” “Parents should also look at their child’s large muscle coordination needed for walking and running and used for small muscle coordination holding a spoon or pencil” Schoppe said She also indicated that late toilet training is sometimes an indicator of a developmental delay but not always Downs Syndrome Celebral Palsy and other birth defects may be the cause for delays also ac 5 spectacular i r! cfev V'rT'V - ’ 0 i STEVE TABOR NATURALIST says Millard County's wild areas are superb' so much so he plans to return San Rafael Swell to Green River then of snow on snowshoes plus a winter float down the Green in a plastic raft ascent of 13053 foot high Mt Dana on the Sierra Crest In the Great Basin highlights were Mono Lake ascents of the three highest peaks in Central Nevada: 773 foot Arc Dome in the Toiyabes 11941 foot Mt Jefferson in the Toquiman and 10888 foot Monitor in Peak the Monitors a crest hike in the Snake Range with a climb and camp atop 13053 foot Wheeler Peak and a stop at Lehman Caves National Monument “In all crossed 16 mountain ranges in Nevada and another three in Utah before arriving at Kanosh in July” From here Mr Tabor will cross the Pahvant’s then the Sevier Plateau and then on to Fishlake followed by the to Canyonlands National Park then cross to Moab then cross the LaSal Range Uncompahgre Plateau Black West Elk Canyon of the Gunnison Range and Maroon Bells to Aspen then to the Continental Colorado Divide at Independence Pass “proa total of 1700 bably by Christmas” miles: When finished with his amazing trip Mr Tabor plans to return to Millard County He said anyone interested in a slide show can contact him by forwarding mail to his home at 633 Post St CA number 672 San Fransisco 94609 to get help at clinic cording to Mrs Schoppe She indicated that there is another cause most peothat being if a ple would overlook family has moved a lot or experienced a lot of trauma their children may have delays “They may be perfectly normal in some areas but slower in others” she said A screening day will be held on Friday August 15 between 9:30 and :00 am at the Social Service Office in Delta Children from anywhere in the county are invited At this time parents will be able to determine whether or not their children are eligible to attend the preschool program At the Delta Center Mrs Schoppe will be assisted by Supervisor Edith Allred and Preschool Aide Sandra A speech therapist and occupational therapist will also be available to serve children needing that special attention A program will be available in services Delta and Nephi will be available for children in the Fillmore area Parents will be trained to work with their children at home to 77 No 4 July 31 the daily augment preschool experience For most children there is not a cost connected with this daily preschool perience although some parents with incomes have been charged a small fee Individualized Program Plans are set child to meet intermediate for each up goals along the way toward preparation for kindergarten commented Mrs Schoppe “If parents are at all suspicious of their child’s development they should think about contacting us for further information and help It is best to discover a problem early than to let it go and hope for the best” Those interested in the program should contact: Christine Schoppe or Edith Allred Roger Williams at Social Services “Funded through the State Division the of Services to the Handicapped program has the encouragement and of support of the local department Social Services" Mrs Schoppe said An independent utility bill vestigator will begin work this week on several cases of high and unexplained power bills in the Delta area Joseph Ingles of the Utah Committee of Consumer Services said T uesday that Phil Snelgrove an “independent utility bill auditor” has committed to wotk on the cases and that he will likely be paid by the state for his services though so far no money has been guaranteed Mr Snelgrove told the However Chronicle Progress he will take the cases despite no committment by the state to pay He said it is in his professional interest to do so “This is my area of expertise and these cases appear want to do the wotk to be unusual if for no other reason than to expand my field of endeavor" Mr Snelgrove said The independent auditor has a w ide variety of commercial clients and is to UP&L officials He has done independent untility auditing for the Millard County School District Health Care and Doves grocery market chain Mr Snelgrove’s committment to work on the Delta cases makes good on promise by the Committee of Consumer Services to launch a special into why in several cases power bills have doubled tripled and quadrupled almost overnight for many average power consumers in the Delta area conTwo of those complaining sumer appeared before the state committee at a Delta meeting in June It was at that time Mr Ingles the committee's executive secretary was askmembers to do ed by committee something about the cases "In nine years with the committee have never seen anything like these power bills” Mr Ingles said "The public has a right to expect something to happen and we now have a good man on the job" Mr Snelgrove said that lie has the names and account numbers of about 10 to 15 residents with power bill complaints He said that he will begin this week to meet with those people Solving the mystery of exceptionally high power bills is complicated by the a fact that problems can lie either in the individual home or business system or may be part of a larger problem in the UP&l system According to several aiea residents who complained to the committee in June local UP&l workers have checked and rechecked their home systems without finding why double and triple power consumption readings are showing up on their power meters The residents told the committee they are certain that they have not consumed the extra power which would justify the higher meter readings and higher power bills UP&L officials point to computer printout readings of meter boxes w hich apparently prove the power is going through the meters To this point UP&l has argued that extra power consumption must be caused by problems in the individual systems but not limited to such including things as faulty wiring faulty grounding coil burnout in heavy power users such as a water heater Even power theft has been investigated as a possible explanation American Cancer night in Fillmore features “old friend” Dick Nourse Saturday August 9 at the Tillmorc City North Park the East Millard Cancer Society is sponsoring an opportunity for you and your friends and neighbors to enjoy an evening of great fun dining and entertainment and a chance to get reacquainted with KSL Dick TV Channel 5’s anchorman Nourse and his wife Jan The funds generated by activities such as this WESTERN DAY will remain in Utah to help cancer research education and provide cancer patient services Utah is unique in that it is the only state where more money is received back and spent from the National Cancer Society funds than is collected Statistics show how needed these fund raisers are One out of every thiee people will become a cancer patient which means over 30000 new cases in Utah this year The good news is there is a better than 50 percent cure rate Six years ago Dick Nourse found out he had cancer He was off the air for months while fighting the disease and during those months he received literally thousands of letters of from friends and viewers and fellow cancer victims Since that experience he has become actively involved in the American Cancer Society which sponsors the annual Dick Nourse Cancer Kick soccer held in June at Millcreck benefits Junior High The August 9 event in rillmore will include a BBQ picnic style dinner tables will be available however if you dinner desire a true blankets are welcome Dress for the evening will be casual wear Dinner will be followed with a short introduction by Mayor Keith Gillins followed with local entertainment at center stage of The outdoor dance the amphitheatre will begin around eight We are very fortunate to have playing for our dancing pleasure “The Dirty Hat Band" headed by Dave Peterson of Redmond Dav e is a former Fillmore resident and the son of Lawrence and Lula Peter son It will be a fun evening to get out and casually visit with Dick and Jan and all of your friends and neighbors This evening of fun can be yours for $700 per person or $12 00 per couple All proceeds go to the donation American Cancer Soceity and arc tax If you cannot attend any deductible contributions or donations you would like to make would be welcome and greatly appreciated Anyone desiring to donate may do so by sending their contributions to the East Millard Cancer Utah Fillmore Society Box 1137 84631 In turn you will be sent a receipt Tickets are on sale at these locations: Roper umber Dave’s Sales & Service First Security Bank MLA Credit Union Zion's Bank and Steve's Tire & Oil Any questions concerning WESTERN DAY can be directed to Ann Nielsen at or Joyce or Frampton at Hamilton faces Nov 3 trial for teen murder George Wesley Hamilton 42 will stand trial Nov 3 1986 on charges he murdered Fillmore teen Sharon Sant last summer Judge Cullen Christensen of the 4th District Court set the trial for Fillmore despite threats by the defense attorney who said he will ask for a change of venue claiming it will be impossible to find an impartial jury in the murder victim’s hometown But county officials said they've tried at a to keep publicity minimum and are confident the trial will be held in Millard County Sant was a Southern The Utah State College student in Cedar City She disappeared while hitchiking home to attend a friend’s funeral last summer In August of last year road crews found the woman's grossly mutilated body near at Cove Fort in Millard County The victim’s roomate last saw Sant when she left school to travel to her father’s home in Tillmorc County prosecutors said it could take three weeks to present the evidence in the case Millard County Fair August 5 — of events Look inside for schedule 1986 State launches probe into Delta power bills Naturalist walks 1700 County Vol Deseret Utah Also: Miss Millard County Pageant Sat Aug 2 Delta High 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