Show Millard County Wildlife Federation Group to meet Business of the Week At the last meeting of the Millard County Wildlife Federation the new forest ranger over the Fillmore District Mr Doug Reid addressed the group demoliconcerning the necessity for the tion of the old guard station at Indian Springs He told members that the primary reason this action became necessary was because of the extremely unsafe supporting structure of the building especially under a load of Follow the Milky “Whey” to Delta Valley Farms by Dawn Carder Elwin Johnson had a farm--pig which he needed whey He used to drive to the Old Capital Cheese plant in Fillmore in order to get the food for his pigs When the owners of Old Capital decided to close the doors it seemed logical to Elwin to purchase the place Afterall he still needed the whey and what better way to maintain his source within the area than to keep the old creamery open? He kept the doors open by buying the operation Then Elwin Johnson had a farm and a cheese factory For two years Elwin commuted to Fillmore in order to run his business The trip he concluded was a bit much so he decided to move the operation to Delta So move he did and Delta Valley Farms found a new and permanent home on North Highway 6 The initial building built by Elwin was rather small because the owner didn’t think sales would be great There was just a little office from which the cheese was sold and in which business Business flourished was conducted and in the ensuing years three additions have been made in the Delta Valley Incorporated Farms’ building today are the factory where the cheese is made a restaurant and the cheese display and sales area Six days a week from 8 am until 6 pm customers are able to buy cheese and the restaurant is open from 10 am until 4 pm on the same days Although it is located in rural Utah Delta Valley Farms is known throughout the state and in many other areas across the United States Fourteen cheeses accounting for approximately 90 percent of the offerings are made locally and others are ordered from Denver There are both and employees 30 in all who the are engaged in the production sales and the serving of cheese and meals There are five or six other cheese factories in Utah Yet Delta Valley Farms supplies Smith’s Food King Albertsons and Reams These companies all buy the Delta cheese and then put their own labels on it Smart and Final serves as a distributor in California On a smaller scale both Elsie’s Place in Meadow and Hillside Farms in Scipio are supplied with and sell Delta Valley Farms cheeses Local businesses and cafes also purchase their cheese there usually ‘‘out front” as the need arises Milk is bought from various locations including Eskdale and as far away as the prison in Salt Lake Every day but Wednesday cheese is made beginning at 2 am and the first vat is finished no later than 10 each morning At that time the curds are out Along with each of Elwin the other employees Johnson’s nine children (eight of his own and one foster child) ranging in “serves ages from six to time” in the family business in various farm-f- or - capacities Elwin Johnson wisely selected Lana Moon to manage the restaurant and Linda Church to manage the cheese store for both are energetic and personable They appear to enjoy meeting and serving both local and customers making all feel welcome and fostering a desire to return Linda’s family is originally from Delta but they lived in Salt Lake City until 1974 At that time they returned and Linda had her final year of high school in Delta Following high school Linda worked at Delta Valley Farms for a couple of years before deciding to go back “up north” Staying in the same line of business she went to work for Swiss Colony Cheeses and later managed stores in both Murray and Ogden One day when Elwin was in the area he stopped in to see Linda at her place of employment “Are you ready to come home?” he asked “If so I have a job for you” Linda sayc that she was “thrilled” and she did return to Delta and Delta Valley Farms Life and circumstances were somewhat different for Lana Moon She and her husband lived in Provo She admits where he as an accountant to having enjoyed their lifestyle there but her husband “hated the office” bought a 1000 acre farm in Delta and the Moon family left the city for the country “I thought I had come to the end of the world” Lana related “There was nothing here at that time If it hadn’t been for the wonderful local people I don’t think I could have made it" But make it she did and now she is happy here Her husband loves what he is doing and their five children have enjoyed the schools and the area When Lana first started to work at Delta Valley Farms twelve years ago she worked only one day a week Now of course she is busy and ambitious “I work to support my husband’s hobby” she says with good humor Lana orders food prepares menus instructs the hires waitresseswaiters cook and assumes any other responsibilities that go with managing a is She restaurant quick to point out Real that ALL meals are homemade potatoes are used and everything is fresh No frozen foods are served at Delta Valley Farms Restaurant! In order to offer variety in the Lana attempts to find new restaurant and pleasing recipes She generally tries them at home first then shows her cook Peggy Campeau how the meal is to be prepared Although business in the restaurant remains steady there has been a noticed decline with the IPP slow down The workers were very supportive and since many are gone the lunch rush has been cut in half Being the manager of the cheese shop means that Linda does the ordering hires her sales people plans specials for the week and takes care of gift boxes and special orders “I always try to have specials for the local people” she said Holidays are the busiest and most lucrative times for selling gift packages They can be ordered and shipped at any time of the year but Linda has them ready at Christmas Stores like to have them to sell and many employers buy the gift boxes to give to their Last Christmas between employees 4000 and 5000 packages were sold and shipped to many locations Throughout the year travelers stop to buy a supply of cheese andor to buy gift boxes During the recent postal around convention gifts were made to order Linda believes that her experience with Swiss Colony has been beneficial to her work at Delta Valley Farms She was instrumental in developing the idea of party trays here and she did have an International section Linda will special order cheese if possible and she is open to suggestions Although each woman is a manager of a particular part of the Delta Valley each acknowledges Farms operation and of cooperating the importance working together The two confer when for all hiring employees including Linwork in both the da and Lana restaurant and the cheese salesroom as needs present themselves Each woman and enjoys appreciates the other a situation that lends to a good congenial working relationship The logo for Delta Valley Farms is little mice The idea appropriate-cu- te was Elwin’s the creation was Lana’s She did the drawing and painting seen on the front of the building With all the concern for cholesterol in diet cheese has received some negative publicity On Friday July 3 a representative of a big company was visiting the local plant and he related New some interesting information studies indicate that lechithin found in cheese emulsifies cholesterol thus putting it in suspension in the blood stream Rather than blocking arteries lechithin actually breaks down the in the system keeping cholesterol passages clear and functioning normally Well Elwin Johnson still has a farm and he still owns a cheese Valley Farms He has good products variety and fair prices Perhaps he has two managers most important who truly care about their jobs and the people they serve snow He also told the group that federal money is available to organized groups from such as our Wildlife Federation the National Parks Service to build structures such as warming sheds and cabins for public use One of the prinnear cipal goals of the Federation in the future will be to pursue this idea and to find out the procedures that are funcnecessary to rebuild some kind of tional and enduring structure for year round public use The next meeting of the Federation is scheduled for July 14 1987 in Delta at the old post office or the present 8:00 County Commission Offices at pm Norm Bowden a big game will speak biologist with the DWR to the group on the effects of the “three point or better” type hunt as compared with other management alternatives If you have any interests in hunting and fishing and how our wildlife is managed plan to attend this meeting “The volunteer help at Little Sahara has been above normal this year helping the Bureau of Land Management maintain the facilities at the recreation area” said Stewart Jacobson Outdoor Recreation Planner for the House Range Resource Area a retired At the Oasis Campground couple spent a month as campground hosts It was the first time for campground hosts at Oasis Sarge and Kay Hudson a retired couple who had recently worked as volunteers at a BLM campground in Oregon were passing through Fillmore on their way to Montana While getting gas at a local service station they overheard a conversation about the Little Sahara Recreation Area They inquired further about the area at the Area Officer in Fillmore Jacobson described the recreation area to them and told them “before making any decisions you ought to take a trip out there and see what the area is like” They spent a day at the recreation area and decided to stay longer During their four week stay they were a great assistance to the Fullmers who help maintain the recreation area for BLM They swept gravel from camp pads helped keep the toilet facilities clean informed individuals of areas they were supposed to ride in worked with campers about keeping loud noise down late at night and provided general information about the area The Six County Organization has provided eight people who have been or are currently working at the recreation area Vera Begay and Beverly Wendell Robison was elected President of the Utah State Firemen’s Association during their annual convention this June which was held in Park City Wendell will serve in this position for the next year He has served for five years on the Board of Trustees for the State Association and for the past tow years he served as 2nd and 1st Wendell has been very active in the Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department gflOieHttfl - 3VC 3 MBTAi Anyone interested in preserving West Millard history meet at the Delta City Council Chamber on July 15 at 7:30 pm Those in attendance will discuss plans for organizing a chapter of the Utah Historical Society to serve West Millard County Of interest to many residents in the area is the possibility of beginning a museum for area artifacts including farm machinery and maintaining historic buildings TAffe- eggssr Now that a written history of the area is well underway citizen response has been increased The area is rich in topics of 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INTO-- Amp seven ?£&( MOUNTAIN TPfipttiG) Aiau ipep-mfinal IQA AW1UCA UMA CANON fYrtwfc rftfc rjLtXj vFM'W'Z-- - Page 1987 HUDSON outside of their trailer at the Oasis KAY McClellan worked at the BLM District Office in Richfield prior to going out to Little Sahara At Little Sahara they stained picnic tables and performed general maintenance work at the three camp sites Begay worked through June while McClellan quit early in the season The other individuals from the Six County Organization are from Eureka: Brandy Ault Jeffrey Burns Raymond Burns Kenneth Miles Kevin Miles and Colin Young They have been sweeping the gravel from paved camp sites and road intersections along with doing general maintenance work Norma Fullmer who earlier this year ctMmttjz HOMeSteREOJVlDGO KRWOOD AND fex9i i t SARGE for many years and now serves as the Secretary Treasurer of the organization It is a tribute to our department to have someone of Wendell’s caliber represent the Fillmore Department as President of the Utah State Firemen’s Association An installation banquet will be held on July 11 in Fillmore in Wendell’s honor Many State Association officers will be in attendance representing volunteer and paid fire departments from the entire state —7 flit ll Tburs July 9 campground Wendell Robison elected Pres of Utah State Firemen’s Assoc mm C0- DSPS s Volunteers help at Little Sahara Recreation Area Uvf y il! u&a! tmmm mmpmonmt ICL-- P VCR 10 -- 1WP 10-- Y 4AT I0xm-- m m ft- - P S ? -- i |