Show riny APRIL Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley MONTH Utah BIKE SAFETY WEEK ATa AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY $1800 In county $2000 out ol county 6 months r rnannwir uri yn IS CANCER CONTROL Delta if $1000 ffe NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL (In Advance) Senior Citizens Copy 50c (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out of USPS County Vol 78 No 41 April 14 1988 Delta Rotary sponsors its first exchange student MIKE BROWN World parade I t t i i i 4 Disney in Florida Child leads the Disney Sharing the limelight are his parents Ray and Beth and brother Cary Mike Brown received red carpet treatment at Disney World by Dawn Car9er Mike Brown of Hinckley reports that he received “red carpet” treatment during his recent trip to Disney World in Florida Selected to represent the State of Utah as a “Disney Child” Mike his parents Beth and Ray and his brother Gary were given an all penses paid trip to the famous amusement center last month According to Mike he and his family were met at the airport in Florida by a Disney public relations man who personally escorted them to the Disney Inn At the Inn they were introduced to the manager who not only welcomed them but also took them to their rooms The sign outside the Inn read “Disney Inn welcomes Disney Child Michael Brown of Salt Lake City Utah” All of this was but the beginning of three wonderful days of sightseegood meals and ing entertainment fun! KSL TV in Salt Lake helped sponsor the Disney Child program in Utah and the station hired a video person to follow Mike and his family capturing them on film for half of one day 3600-mil- e There was much to see and absorb and Mike says “It was really neat to be chosen It was a fun was fun!” The first day Mike and his family were the featured celebrities in the patriotic parade riding in the lead car waving to the crowd That evening they had a “great” dinner at the Coral Seas Restaurant which Mike reported was All around were like a big aquarium fish and while eating guests watched the fish and the scuba diver in the tanks During the days the Utah guests enjoyed amusements such as the Pirates of the Caribbean brand new rides and more educational activities at the Center Since exhibits and amusements are spread over a large panse the Browns took advantage of the bus or the monorail for transportation On the second night of the vacation the Browns were entertained by the at Fort Pioneer Hall Players In fact Ray Brown was Wilderness pulled into the act put into costume and was featured as "The Angel” in the evening production!! Mike and his mother Beth expressed their appreciation and enjoyment of the first class accomodations treatment and vacation They also noted the lovely Florida scenery and weathei Unfortunately they left the southern sun and warmth returning to a March snowstorm in Utah Mike Brown is a talented young man who was chosen for recognition as a “Disney Child” on the basis of cellence The letter from KSL announcing Mike’s selection for the award cluded the message: “You have been chosen for excellence” One must be a "good positive example to all of us and you (Michael Brown) certainly fill that criteria” With his exceptional artistic talent his outlook on life and his dedication to excellence Michael Hinckley’s Brown looks to the future He will graduate from Delta High School next month and he plans to attend college in the fall Success certainly will continue marathon is in progress compiled by Dawn Carder suffered a head injury “Having myself and having friends who have in comas because of head months spent injuries I want to help bring awareness of the plight of these people their families and friends” said Doug Walker as he and his dog Tango marathon across the began a United States The marathon began in and is San Francisco on April in Boston on June 30 end pected to 1988 Doug and Tango will be running through Utah between April 16 and 22 Doug is along Highway 50 and scheduled to be in Delta on April 18 Salina on the 20th and Green River on with run 22 to Anyone wishing April Doug is encouraged to do so His pace will accommodate most joggers Run to Daylight was formed to raise money to benefit the National Head The NHIF working jury Foundation in cooperation with the Utah Brain is an advocacy Trauma Foundation group working to prevent head injury and provide support to head injury sur- - vivors and their families The UBTF has established a hotline for people wishing more information about head injuries and strokes The number is 14 On April 1988 Governor Bangerter will sign a proclamation as making the week of April “Run to Daylight Week in Utah” Governor Bangerter says “1 encourage all Utahns to observe safety rules and regulations and to wear helmets when participating in sports that could cause head injury” Millard Co and Delta 1986 income tax figures reported Taxpayers in Millard County paid $7023000 and Delta City taxpayers paid $3987000 in federal income taxes for the 1986 tax year The County sum amounted to $2023 and the City sum amounted to $2517 for each federal come tax return filed last year These were some of the facts reported in a Utah Foundations study based on a cent analysis of federal tax returns and completed by the Economic Statistical Unit of the Utah State Tax Commission to the report by the According taxprivate tax research organization payers in Delta filed 1584 federal come tax returns for the 1986 tax year and reported gross income totaling or an average of $22637 $35859000 This compares with a per return statewide per average of $22184 return Taxpayers in Millard County filed 3471 federal income tax returns for the same year and reported gross income totaling $69473000 or an average of $20015 per return This compares with a statewide average of $22184 per return Because of the changes brought about by the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and the state tax revisions made by the 1987 Utah Legislature state come taxes have continued to climb at a rapid pace in 1987 and 1988 Preliminary data indicate that state personal income taxes in Utah jumped by $128 million or 28 percent in calendar 1987 There is considerable variance in come levels across the state according to the Utah Foundation analysis The highest income per return was reported in Davis County ($24130) while Piute County showed the lowest average gross income per return ($12233) Among the communities listed in the report the highest average income was found in Eden (S35390) while the lowest average gross income was in Beaver ($13871) by Dawn Carder For a number of years Rotary ternational has promoted intercultural education and understanding through its exchange student program This year for the first time the Delta Rotary Club is sponsoring a local high school student for a year of study and living in a foreign country Elizabeth better known as Liz Peterson daughter of LaWanna and Wes Peterson of Hinckley will leave for Finland sometime in July The Rotary standards for acceptance in the program are high Interested participants must have a GPA (grade point average) of 36 or better they must be in the top ten percent of their class they must complete a four page application and they must submit three letters of recommendation Their opinions on world situations are solicited and they are quizzed on such topics as types of books read interests and activities students are es who are intelligent volved in school and community life and knowledgeable of current events Liz was interviewed by representatives of the state Rotary past Rotary exchange students from Utah and change students from other countries presently living in Utah She reports that the whole process is competitive and being chosen is “kind of like getting a scholarship” A sophomore at Delta High School Liz appears to have her feet “firmly planted” knowing what she wants to do Open to new ideas to new periences and to learning she exudes an air of confidence in a delightful unaffected manner The sparkle in her eyes reveals her sense of fun her demeanor says "I am my own person” have made a wise The Rotarians choice she said “How can one know that America is the best ever unless one tries other lifestyles?” Her first choice of countries had been Switzerland because she has a friend Ryffel (Pascale spent a year living with the Kim Taylor family in Hinckley and attending DHS) The Ryffel family had extended an invitation to Liz but that plan didn’t work out with the Rotary The Utah Rotary has had an exchange with Finland for several years so it’s off to Finland for Liz! In preparation for the ventuie Liz will spend a week in Moab later this month There she will live with a host family as she will do all next year Included in the week will be orientation on the Rotary’s exchange student program Knowing that the experience means lot to their daughter LaWanna and Wes Peterson are giving both financial and emotional They are support for providing her responsible surance airfare passport and visa penses The Rotary will pay all the rest which includes a monthly allowance Liz is busy now studying French and German Once in Finland she plans to tackle the Finnish language and to become fluent in it At this date she does not know what other school subjects will comprise her academic program nor does she know anything about her host family It is the opinion of this reporter that iz Peterson will be an excellent ambassador from Utah and the United States to the country of Finland With her intelligence poise and general outlook on life Liz will prove to the Delta Rotary members that they did indeed make a wise choice in their first sponsored student in the foreign change program a Liz Peterson At DHS Liz takes honors classes she is on the MoDel (school newspaper) staff and she is involved in drama Her career goal is to become a journalist and the college of her choice is Columbia in New York City The youngest of eight children Liz enjoys running reading writing and spending time with her friends “I like to write fiction and essays" she commented “Writing poetry isn’t my thing and don’t enjoy science fiction much” The exchange program is ver citing for Liz “I have always been fascinated about seeing and actually becoming a part of another culture” Manti Temple CENTENNIAL When the Manti Temple was completed one hundred years ago it was surrounded by four rock terraces that covered the entire distance from the base of the hill to the founda'ion of the Temple Completed before the Temple was built these terraces were 16 feet high and measured 4 feet thick at the base They rose one above the other and according to early records were a part of the original plan for landscaping around the Temple to were intended The terraces become beautiful hanging gardens The severe climate in Manti which made this hope an impossibility and photographs of the period show that even though some vegetation may have grown in the terraces the perennial beauty hoped for was never realized President Anton H Lund who served as President of the Temple from 1891 to 1893 is reported to have said that the Temple was like a beautiful maiden in a silken dress but with wooden shoes on her feet However it was not until 1907 during the Presidency of Levs is Anderson that the terraces were partly removed and soil hauled in from the “Temple Farm” north of Temple Hill to make the rounded landscape that we see today Temple gardener Ken Lindsay said that 6000 bulbs along with 26000 pansies and other spring flowering plants were set out in the fall of 1987 by Art Keisel Paul Rhoades and MarThese along with the ty Thomas 96000 square feet of turf 250 trees mostly of the blue or green spruce variety and 1700 native type shrubs are beginning to show signs of spring growth President Lloyd K Schlappi of the Temple Presidency who superof the north vised the beautification slope of the Temple Hill said that it was nothing short of a miracle the way the Priesthood brethren came from the local Stakes giving 620 hours of donated labor and use ot equipment to put in the miles of sprinklers and drip pipes to irrigate the completed project All Stakes and Wards in the Temple District participated in funding the project which they hope will be in full flower for the Centennial of the Temple Dedication on May 21 Others ot the Committee who are making final preparations for the TemVictor include ple Centennial Rasmusson of Ftn Green who reports that the Temple Book is now at the Printers and should be available in May McLoyd Erickson is planning to visit choirs rehearsing throughout the Temple District to be ocmhined into a 350‘ voice choir to participate in the 2:00 pm program Vivian Bagnall is enthusiastic about the response receiv ed from more than 2000 young people who are preparing to participate in an evening dance festival on the Pageant Grounds and Judge Don Tibbs and his committee are finalizing plans for an exhibit of Temple Memorabilia to be displayed in the ancillary building north of the Temple from the middle of May until the end of July It looks like a busy summer and will require the cooperation and support of all of us here in the Temple District But like Sister Bagnall said “It took the Pioneers eleven years ot hard work and sacrifice to complete the Temple Should we not remember their dedication and devotion as we work io ot prepare a proper commemoration their great accomplishment?" President John Taylor who presided at the dedication of the Temple corner stones is quoted in The Deseret Evening News of April 14 18"’9 “This principal sorner stone is now laid in honor ol the Great God this May House be speedily erected that the Saints ntav have a place in the Stakes ot Zion and in the Stakes of the Temple District and others who mav require to administer in the ordinances ot the I ord’s House and the Son of Man have a place to lav his head” April declared Child Abuse Prevention month State Child Abuse Prevention Advocates are gearing up to promote a variety of activities scheduled for Abuse Prevention Child April’s Month The fourth annual “Celebration of Youth" a dinner and silent auction sponsored by the Utah Chapter for the Prevention of Child Abuse was held at the Hilton Hotel April 7 1988 Special awards were presented to orgainzations and individuals who have advocated for Utah's children either in the area ot Child Abuse Prevention or in promoting positive parenting As part of the child abuse prevention effort the Division ot Family Services will produce a magazine that will be distilbuted statewide offering positive parenting tip' Articles have been written bv Uval family counselors and advosates and include features on with such things as communicating teens how to discipline single parenting and remarriage statewide Activities are planned through out the month of April Individuals interested in activities in their areas should contact the local Social Service Office Mass meetings for political parties The local precincts will be holding their Mass Meetings for all political parties on Monday April 25 notices will be posted in public places and all party members are encouraged to tend It will be through attendance at these meetings that office for each party will be selected Applications for Judges of Election will be received to be passed on to the County Commission for approval and appointment and applications for Registration A sent will ni'iOi be presented by those parties in the majority and sent in to the County Commission for appointment If you wish to serve as a judge of election or Registration Agent you must fill out one ot the application torms which will be available at the Mass Meeting urge all of you to participate in this the grass roots of politics you may also be selected as a mmv Convention and delegate to the C thus to the State C'onventons but you must be interested enough to begin at the beginning In the past have received complaints about the selection of election officers but must abide by the law and take my selections from the applicacan’t emtions as far as they come in phasize how important it is to have many applications to choose from Martene 33 flicker fi |