Show - Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 USPS 3498 6520 Vol 88 No 4 August 6 1998 Search for missing Kearns man called off rZl Derin Phelps William The search for Jeffery Allen of Kearns has been called J off after all efforts have turned up s ing Allen has been missing since he about fivemiles dered off from a Power Project north of the Intermountain By v ti rt r near Delta July 19 Millard County Sheriff Ed Phillips Z7 j y 1 efforts on the search ' :V: r t'1" A Y " duct was last seen They around even spent a full day looking for Allen in two helicopters Phillips said there’s no indication Allen is still in the area “He could still be there" Phillips said “We all recognize that” The area he was last seen in was only r ' several court Rachel Petersen 1st attendant and Winter Nielsen 2nd attendant Miss Millard County 1998 and her royalty Kathy Walker Tiffany Lovell daughter of Cindy and Stanton Lovell of Delta was crowned 1998 Miss Millard County at the scholarship pageant Saturday She will receive a $1000 schojarship and will represent the county in Jhc Miss Utah Pageant in June 1999 Lovell also received a $100 cash talent award Rachel Peterson was named first tendant and will receive a $300 scholarship award She is the daughter of Susan and Ron Peterson of Delta Winter Nielson daughter of Andrea and Jack was selected as Nielson of Leamington second attendant and will receive a $200 scholarship By A $ 00 cash award for community favorite was Rick Murdock’s interpretaof a man trying on a pair of shorts at a department store while maintaining personal modesty tion “The of traffic wonderful and made dis- William Jeffery Allen since July 19 ' w XV “““ — Tsa? Christa Robison of young people we have throughout the We hope some of them will comcounty pete for the crown again next year" Saturday night's audience was to side splitting laughter as the Jamerick Cameron acted treated group of Jake Anderson and Rick Murdock of ceremonies A crowd consisting Lebbon as master evening in case his wife went into labor with their first child" Kristina Wright Miss Millard 1997 joined Jamerick as an emcee and performed two vocal numbers including her talent number during the recent Miss Utah Tamera Bennett of Holden Pageant rounded out the evening's entertainment with three Broadway show tunes sang in her powerful voice “The contestants pageant committee and volunteers worked hard to produce an exciting and entertaining Young “1 think the entire success and evening “ said evening was a a positive for experience the audience Each year eryone including we learn something to help improve the and plans are already underway program for next year’s “Night in Paradise" missing jeor k - if A-rf- 1 - w " 4' ' Ur - v v Joe Beaver Huntsville weekend his talent He will be competing at the Days of the Old West Rodeo this PRCA Photo by Dan Hubbell Texas demonstrates Days of the Old West Rodeo Draws NFR Finalists The draw list is out and Millard County will be seeing some of the top names in PRCA Rodeo this weekend when lights go on at the Days Old West Rodeo Arena in Delta the arena of the to be competing in the event are Cody Ohl and Joe Beaver two of the 1997 contestants for World Scheduled All Around Shot Branham Tom Duvall Mike Johnson Rooster Reynolds Marty Short Kevin Small and many others cluding Utah’s own Lewis Fields If you want to see rodeo action at it’s best plan to attend one two or all three of the Days of the Old West Rodeo per she was getting married makto keep the title First ineligible in December ing her Attendant Tiffany Lovell could not cept the crown because of prior commitments When Kristina first started hearing mors that Tuttle was getting married she wasn’t worried would be because bumped she figured jut-- " “ J i -C- -Y !J) “If you go to Miss Utah you probably want to go with something you can do on more of a statewide issue” Kristina said Lovell up to Miss Millard “Where “At first it was a little overwhelming because I knew it was going to be a lot of work” Kristina said She had already settled into her position as Second was promoting Millard County have to promote Utah instead of just Millard County so I decided to change” Kristina focused on loneliness in the elderly She read that by 2025 one in every ten people on earth will be elderly This hit home with her because by the time her parents are senior citizens there will be a glut of elderly people “We need to work with that and do so the something about the loneliness erly are active and healthy” Kristina said As part of her platform she visited Harrison Regency a senior citizens cen you’d Atten- the First and Second Attendants important She advised future are in beauty pagaents to As Second Elderly Surprise! dant and started school at Weber State University in Salt Lake City “It was fun being Second Attendant” Kristina said “We got to go to the county fair and I just got to lay back and get a taste of what it’s like” how Kristina now knows be prepared for anything Attendant Kristina’s duties included participating in the Days of the Old West Rodeo and parade last year’s Fair and helping Tuttle with anything she needed There was no Pomp and Circumstance when she accepted the crown “It just kind of happened” Kristina said “There wasn’t really any changing or ceremony that happened They just called me up: ‘Guess what You’re Miss Millard’” Kristina then only had six months to prepare to enter the 1998 Miss Utah Pageant Her service project and platform as Second Attendant Promoting Millard County went out the window Kristina changed it to Working with the attendants Miss Millard 1997 Kristina Wright dunng the 1998 Fillmore 4th of July Parade ' ' c By Derin Phelps With the same grace class and dignity with which she held the Miss Millard Crown in 1997 Kristina Wright of Fillmore passed the crown to Tiffany Lovell the 1998 Miss Millard County during Saturday night’s Miss Millard Pageant in Delta Kristina a 1997 graduate of Millard High School actually earned the Second Attendant title during last year’s pageant The crown fell to her after Natalie Tuttle 1997 announced Miss Millard County fWygMil i AC i - Wright hands Miss Millard crown over with grace and dignity ’ll— 4 i ’f ' out the ser- vice was awarded to Christa Robison daughter of Cathy and Stan Robison of Delta Her community project included increasing public awareness about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning “The nine contestants in the pageant were beautiful talented young women They were a delight to work with and each was committed to doing their best" said Shannon Young Pageant Director “We had the cream of the crop and they provided a positive example of what type group was of serving as emcees look easy" said Lynette Madsen Judges Chairperson “Just before the pageant they had been at their Delta High class reunion and Jake wore a pager throughthe task Allen’s on a Sunday Phillips nearby would have desert a bit quite TT lit and her from 1PP Since occurred of the had p"”1 :r( Tiffany Lovell Miss Millard miles appearance said most that Phillips said Millard and Juab County Sheriffs deputies will continue to conflyovers every few days and an casional the area During flyovers deputies have been looking for signs Allen may be in the desert such as in a specific area or circling birds gathering in the air No such signs have been seen In the meantime if anyone has seen Allen the Millard County Sheriffs Office would appreciate a phone call at in Fillmore in Delta or Search and search efforts They discussed rescue crews from both counties conducted several ground and air searches in and y has been “I know still some family members that are doing some looking around and searching in that specific area” there’s the area Allen fsLis “The search off” Phillips said called and Juab County Sheriff David Carter met with Allen’s parents last Wednesday £ V think there’s a fair likelihood that out of there or got a ride out of could be at some other location entirely” the sheriff said He went on to have expended all possible say authorities “We he walked there and ter in Ogden Kristina helped with a Valentine’s Day dance She asked members of her church choir to come and dance with the seniors at the celebration Kristina and her friends also talked to them and served them “It turned out really good” she said “Some of them hadn’t danced for years” The dance turned out to be Kristina’s most memorable experience as Miss Millard “That was my favorite” she said “The people were hilarious” During her reign Kristina regularly visited an elderly couple She was like their adopted granddaughter The man would tell her World War II stories while the woman told Kristina about her younger days as a tom girl She would spend her time playing softball with all the boys “They were just a fun couple” Kristina said To bone up on her platform Kristina studied the senior citizens program in Delta by visiting with seniors at the M E Bird Center She learned that Delta seniors have a communication chain in which they call each other on a regular basis Kristina said there is also talk of starting a senior citizens bus service in the Delta area Miss Millard has the entire community watching her That being the case Kristina had to be an example by bettering herself She had to watch how she treated other people and remember that she was in the public eye even at home See Wright on page 6 Other top name Champion in the rodeo include Cervi contestants entered husband and wife Mike and Sherry Staples and Ag Fillmore voters oppose private prison By Derin Phelps Sixty percent of eligible voters in Fillmore went say no to a private prison locating in their city Even to the prison their votes are not legally binding It’s anyone’s guess as to what the council Council to the polls Tuesday to though voters objected upon the Fillmore City will do from here with the information want the city to encourage the private prison (to of Ogden) to locate in Training Corporation Yes votes totaled 326 or 43 417 or 56 want Fillmore City to create a building authority for construction the bond to of a prison facility? No votes totaled 446 or Yes votes totaled 288 or 39 60 MTC has proposed construction of a medium security prison would be built near the Fillmore which if approved City Airport The state has yet to issue a contract to a company to operate a private prison in Utah with at least four other MTC is competing companies Proposition you be operated by Management Fillmore? No votes totaled 2—Do you Proposition Milurd §ouhty Fair & Says of the 8id West Bodeo August 5 6 7 & 8 Millard County Fair Grounds u August 6 7 and 8th Tickets sale now at Sahara Motors R C Intermountain Farmers in Delta Center East and Duane's Food Town in Fillmore Don’t forget the Days of the Old West Rodeo Parade scheduled for Thursday August 6th at 6 pm The parade will begin at 100 West Main and continue to the fairgrounds Also there will be a dance after the Friday night rodeo performance at the indoor arena Music will be furnished by KYKN Radio This dance is free with a rodeo ticket purchase or $300 without formances are on |