Show Year End Continued from frontpage dence Day and Hinckley' July 24 celebration The Millard County Fair and Oak City Days were held during August and Lcamorado Days in Sept Also in as the Old Capitol Arts Festival Sept which had less attendance than the previous year Great Lakes Cheese Inc announced plans in early July to open a chrese packaging plant The company chose a site south of Fillmore City and plans to begin operations by tate 2001 A rash of home burglaries in Delia were he burglaries reported in curred during daylight hours among the items stolen were cash jewelry Beanie Babies and Precious Moments figurines I ate in the month Ewald Gerhard Frichsen James brichscn and Heidi Fullmer were c harged with the burglaries In Sept Fullmer was taken into custody for another burglary in Delta She is sentenced for not more than five years for each of the third degree felonies She was also sentenced to serve six months in the County Jail for each misdemeanor convictions Fullmer was ordered to pay $29fA restitution All sentences run concurrent Lightening caused several wildfires throughout the county beginning in late July he Mourning Dove Fire above Oak ity was contained in early August and consumed 949 acres The Swains Fire above Holden and the Vance Fire northwest of Scipio also destroyed several acres land of before being contained housands of scouts and their leaders attended the Scout Jam bora in Fillmore August 10 The three day event was deemed a huge success by those participating Kimberly Wood of Sutherland was lected as Miss MiilarJ 2000 in August Her attendants were Jodi ukc of Delta and Hannah Tanner of Oak City Miss Millard Royalty pencd the County Fair and appeared throughout the event Wood will represent Millard County in the Miss Utah PageaC in June 2oo A massive manhunt ended successfully with the capture of a Wasatch County jail thanks to a tip escapee in trout an anonymous phone caller James Corey Parker escaped from jail Aug 17 by climbing over two razor wired fences He was found Aug 20 after the caller ported seeing the suspect walking along a dm road adjacent to near Holden Thousands of worms destroyed Ken Skccins cornfield near Oasis at the end of August The worms possibly army worms invaded his field causing significant economic loss County Commissioners approved a expansu m of Sunset View Golf Course in Della Aug 28 Work on the course will begin this winter at a cost of approximately Ground breaking took place $4(M)(HK) Oct 25 and a deed for the necessary land and water was picscntcd to the County by Derral and Barbara Christensen of - County Recorder Linda Carter died Aug 28 m Fillmore County Commissioners named as Interim Recorder Connie Jones Hansen for the remainder of Carter's term Hansen was elected to the position during the General Election in November Reminiscing about the good old days and viewing some of the finest restored vehicles in (he western states took place at the Delta Car Show in Sept The event was fun and considered a success by visitors and residents Traditions in the Making Pow Wow once again drew a large crowd the first weekend in October Intertribal dances boasted representation from various tribes including Navajo Kiowa Omaha Goshute Shoshone Paiute and L’ic A record number of voters cast their ballots in November’s General Flection Voters approved a voted leeway levy for the Millard School District with 2397 vote in favor and 1589 opposed The levy will increase property taxes at a rate of (XX)4 per dollar The tax will be ofTset by a comparable decrease in the debt ice levy In Nov a delay in the shipment of fluenza vaccine forced public health officials to postpone flu shot chnics in Delta and Fillmore Wthin a few weeks an ample amount of vaccine arrived and most elderly and other high risk patients ceived immunizations More than 400 people gathered throughout the evening Nov 6 to dance and reminisce at Billy Van's Dance Hall in Delta The popular dance hall was a hub of social activity until it closed in the 9tOs Other dances w ill be held as fund raisers to complete restoration efforts on the hall including a dance held Dec 30 at the Fair Building in Delta BrushWeliinan Mine was again in the news in Nosemlier as they worked to create a growth media The test project adopts a holistic approach to reclamation efforts using a combination of manure hay and animal tramping to rebuild stente drastically disturbed soil on overburden piles the year the Police BlotThroughout ter complied by the Millard County Sheriff’s Office notified residents of the darker side of life m the county The column chronicled the accidents crimes and the high speed cited on near Fillmore Christmas lighting in city and town parks light parades and other activities including the Tree Festival marked the beginning of the holiday season and created a feeling of community camaraderie as December approached Classrooms throughout the county were empty as teachers walked out Tuesday Dec $ in support of Utah Education Association’s efforts to educate the public about the need for a funding plan for Utah's public schools The most unusual story and one that as attention nationwide occurred brought the end of the year approached Two tiger cubs 0 weeks old being cared for by a local dairyman were discovered when one of the tigers was reported stolen It is against state law to possess exotic animals and the cubs were taken to Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake C ity They were returned to dairyman John Harker of Delta who transported them to their owner in Kansas City - Holden residents faced a muddy clean up after rains on burned over mountains east of town rushed into the streets The thick black silt ash and mud ran through bams garages and created a mess that the entire town pitched in to clean Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much — Oscar Wilde PUSMEmMIE A FEW SAFE1TV EMILES S m mm Ems tool lx is safety is everybody's Si please take a few minutes nvike sure that yixir kids the lOmlesirftlierttid lhey're Easy to follow simple Be notiine 2 Never run toor from the bus 3 Sand Ink k from the curb 4 Don't push tv shove 3 Nay in y air seat t Don't yell or sliiKit 7 Always otxytlie driver 8 Wait lor the drivers sigtial ore trussing 9 Always cross at least ten feet in front of the bos Never crawl under a school bus And best of all they're designed to lielp keep kids sale Isn’t that what we’re all driving at? The National ALTIVA® Circuit a new 100 DIGITAL hearing instrument circuit available in all sizes and at a lower price than most other digital instruments on the market today Bart Anderson MS CCC-- A FAAA Patients seen at the Delta Family Physician’s Office Call for an appointment: 864-33- Come In for a FREE ear exam ard hearing test In Delta Dec Brittany Mark worth ACT w ill be given on Feb 10 Packets must be postmarked by Jan 5 and the cost is $23 00 The Discover Card Tribute Award is available to juniors with special talents leaderinvolvement community service who have overcome obstacles in their fives and ship have a goal of continuing their education Applications are due Jan 10 The Applied Technology Awards are open to seniors who are interested in agriculture business family and consumer sciences health sciences and health technology information technology marketing technology education and trade industrial The deadline is Jan 15 Applications for the Elk's National Foundation 2001 Most Valuable Student Scholarship are due Jan 12 $1000 to $5000 is offered to seniors There are three criterion for judging scholarship is worth 450 points leadership hooors'awards and participation in community school and employment count for 350 points and financial need is worth 200 points The Utah State Lniversity 'College of Natural Resources Scholarship for $4000 is available for seniors Students must be interested in geography range science wildlife management forest resources or fishery It is due Feb The Smith’s Personal Best Scholarship for juniors and seniors is available until March It is open to students who have faced personal challenges shown courage while 2 overcoming their challenges ami show a need for financial assistance The University of Utah is offering an Art Scholarship Students must submit applications and a portfolio by Feb I The Italian Descent Scholarship is available for senior girls and is due by May Applications for the Utah Society of Engineers is April 27 It is open to seniors pursuing engineering The Micron Science and Technology Scholarship is available for students with at least 30 on the ACT and a 35 GPA Students must have leadership experience in school chemcommunity or work and plan to major in engineering computer science physics istry or material sciences Feb 5 is the deadline for the University of Utah Political Science Scholarship The Utah State University business information business education and marketing education scholarship is available for seniors It is a tuition scholarship and is due by Feb Applications for the Snow College Ambassador Leadership Scholarship for seniors is Feb 16 The deadline for the Utah Science Talent Search science research project is Feb 0 It is open to juniors and seniors The Utah State University Ambassador Thcsident s Leadership Council Scholarship is available until Feb Students must have at least a 34 GPA a 21 on the ACT and extensive leadership experience The University of Utah will hold scholarship auditions on Feb 10 in the following vocal areas: jazz piano strings brass percussion woodwinds and marching band March 28 is the application deadline for juniors to enter the Rick's College Summer Honors Institute Program The Weber State Nursing Program m trance deadline is Feb 14 More information on these scholarships is available in the Delta High School Counseling Center Lots of unusual happenings this week to mention Laura santos connected for a 227 game t hen Tom Norris rolled a series Kari Mitchell rolled the high game this week for women with a and Chametle Kimball nailed her first 500 senes High secret this week: Rhett Kimball Mike Lirtleford Ron Rickard Jaylecn Hoggard 205 Jim Nickle Doug Cook 538 Bill Darrell Willden Nichols Mike Alley Owen Henke Justin Harry Johnson Don Burt Kimball Keith Sawaya Chad Myers Hare Elmer Dutch 525 Judge Mike June Dutson Holdaway 267 664 Bill Lister Byron Doug Gemperline West Tadlock 2 Erickson Leon Allgood Johnny Thatcher Rhonda Davis 205 Glenda Yates Jake Gabaldon 524 Imogene and Norris 527 J L Young Wally Church 541 The year 2000 will be history soon and a lot of high scores have been rolled this year and the lanes are providing bowlers with high scores regardless of their experience The new ball that Holdaway has given bowlers has helped and a lot of young bowlersarecomingofagewiththeirgame Get fit for 2001 a Utah 21 Jan 4 & 18 a:- - Counseling Center Sez Start your new year out right by getting rid of those extra holiday calories and finally becoming a healthy fit person Studies have shown that exercise with a sensible diet is the best way to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight Millard County Recreation has just the program for you They offer fitness class for men and women being held on Mon Wed and Fri morning at 6 am The classes which include step yoga weights resistance bands and kick boxing are held in the dance studio at the Palladium The cost for the month is $ 5 or you may purchase a punch pass for $25 that allows you to visit 15 times AH the classes are taught by an AAFA certified instructor with over 5 years of experience Each class is different and is taught for all ages and fitness levels Stop by the Millard County Recreation Office at 81 So Manzanita Ave to register or purchase your pass You may call Bonnie Shamo at for more information This is your year to become the healthy fit person you’ve always wanted to be! Start it out now by joining the fitness company has come out with their W' ‘T By PTA Finally a digital hearing aid at a lower price Sonic Innovations if ' Getting in their laps until the pool opens again are die following 50 mile club members: Madge Brown-- 630 mi Barmi Maxine bara mi Marilyn and Martin miles The pool and racquetbalf Tacilify will the be closed from Jan - 2 to pool The facility will reopen Mon Jan 22 at 5:30 a m for lap swim and at 6 pm for open swim Winter swim lessons will resume on Jan 29 at 3:30 pm Call the pool to register for any of the winter sessions of swim lessons at Last week’s Christmas “Dive for Money and Prizes" was a blast 44 children picked up S30 in coins and took home over 400 prizes! The next “Dive for Money and Prizes” will be during spring break ffm N Day receives promotion WEST JORDAN - Maj Kyle J Day of West Jordan a member of the Utah Army National Guard was promoted October 4 2000 to the rank of Lt Col Day is currently serving as the Information Management Officer for Headquarters State Area Command (STARC) Utah National Guard and has been a member of die military for 21 years He was commissioned on June 19 1982 through die Officer Candidate School at the Utah Military Academy He has had numerous assignments working in the 140th Field Artillery and Corps Artillery in Utah Lt Col Day and his wife Sherri have six children Joshua 5 Joel 4 Jordan 9 Madison 7 Jacob 20 months and Jarod 20 months Lt Col Day is the son of Lt Col (Ret) Cloyd C Day and Rayma of Fillmore Utah Direct questions to: Donna Falkenhorg Utah State University Extension 0500 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322 0500 Phone fax: donnafaext usu edu should try to keep my Poinsettas? How long I nswer by: Jerry L Goodspeed Utah State University Extension Horticulturist Even after the holidays are gone your poinsettias don’t have to be With a little care they can still brighten up your home for months to come Or if you prefer you can let the and get a new one for the next holiday seasoa plant die about Poinsettias are native Mexican plants They love the holiday season because they are plants dial require long nights to launch their color change The colorful bracts of these plants are leaves not flowers with die most common bract color being red The flower buds are the red or green buttons in the center of the bracts that open to a small yellow flower Healthy poinsettias have dark green leaves below the bracts and foliage all the way to the base Poinsettias are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett who was the first ambassador from America to Mexico He was a great ambassador but is best remembered for bringing the poinsettia plant back to his home in South Carolina in 828 He had a greenhouse diere and began growing and giving the plant to friends and neighbors The poinsettias became popular and many people began seeking their beautiful color for the Christmas season Ip 1906 a man named Albert Ecke started a small poinsettia growing operation in Los Angeles He relocated his growing business in Encinitas Calif in 1923 where it stands today Consider these tips to keep your poinsettia healthy and bright Poinsettias need a minimum of six hours of indirect sunlight each day Protect the plants from freezing temperatures especially when transporting them room away from drafts They do best in rooms between 55 Place them in a and 65 degrees at night and 65 to 70 degrees during the day Avoid exposing the plant to temperatures below 50 degrees F Water poinsettias when the soil is dry 2 to 3 inches down The plants are very sensitive to over watering and will develop root rot quickly if kept too wet Water the pot thoroughly letting excess water drain out of the bottom fertilizer once a week to keep plants healthy Apply an dunng ihgKrUttsys fW- rh mirrft bracts drop off reduce watering and fertilization Iriro lbs Pft'Wf ttia jus) ? few leaves are left togivCJttJ!lantS4XSSUcriod With proper care poinsettia bracts can be maintained until about March or April Once they begin to fall cut the plant back leaving about six buds For the first couple of weeks it will look like a stick Water and fertilize as before and by May it will start to leaf out A again To and early September to keep it small and compact cut it back about stimulate branching Beginning the first of October put the plant in complete darkness as soon as the sun sets allowing a minimum of 4 hours of darkness A bag can be placed over die plant or it can be set in a closet throughout the day By the end of November it will start to color and you will be able to enjoy it for another season Poinsettias can be taken outdoors in the spring when the danger of a freeze is past Place the plants in a shady location and they can be enjoyed throughout the summer Abbott places eighth at Reno tournament By Brittany Mark worth say that is was fairly tough is a gross understatement” said coach son Thomas about the Reno Nevada “Tournament of Champions" After traveling ten grueling hours to Reno to face 87 of the top wrestling teams in the nation the Rabbits finished 3 1" Jake Abbott at 135 placed eighth and was the only wrestler to place for Delta “Team wise all you need is three or four really good wrestlers to place high but because there were 87 teams we got beat pretty bad” said head coach Rick Porter Box Elder High tied for eighth with 5 points and had two wrestlers place Wasatch earned 14 points and took tenth they also had two wrestlers place Uintah finished in the number 22 slot and had a wrestler finish second “It is the toughest high school tournament in the United States They invite many teams that are ranked nationally and only the best teams come” said coach Thomas “Most of our kids went and got their eyes opened With 87 teams it took a lot to place It was a great feat" Chase Christensen finished one match away from placing and Chris Peterson finished two away “If we would have had one more wrestler place we would have jumped ten to fifteen places You have to win at least eight matches to place” said coach Porter “We will definitely be in the top ten next year but it is a hard tournament" Racquetball Millard County Recreation is now organizing a 2001 winter racquetball league The fee will be $20 for each participant which includes court time for each scheduled match We will run competitive recreational and beginners leagues for both men and women also a “50 & over” league - if there is enough interest Please register according to your league preference Registration will be from Thurs Jan 4 through Fri Jan 19 2001 at tbe Recreation Office 8 So M anzamta Ave Delta from 8 a m to 5 pm Mon Fri For more information call tha Recreation Office at VI Tha dollar coin and coin war first Issued In 17f 4 tha tjuerts? In 175 The first ship to cross on August 3 1958 the North Pole beneath the ke was the Nautilus The Top Ten Extreme Fears fear when(NAPS) — Have no you feel afraid you’re far from alone Studies show almost everyone is afraid of something Men and women however don’t always have the same fears According to a new poll conducted by Discovery Health Chan- ever nel American men and women agree about many objects and situations that cause them “extreme fear’ but rank their fears slightly differently Ranked by total percentage of Americans with a heightened level of fear the Tbp Ten Extreme Fears include: 1 Fear of snakes: 25 percent are afraid of snakes 13 percent of men and 35 percent of women 2 Fear of being buried alive: 22 percent are afraid of being buried alive 20 percent of men and 25 percent of women 3 Fear of heights: 17 percent are afraid of heights 14 percent of men and 19 percent of women 4 Fear of being bound or tied up: 15 percent fear this two percent of men and 27 percent of women 5 Fear of drowning: 14 per11 cent fear drowning percent of men and 17 percent of women 6 Fear of speaking in public: 13 percent fear this 9 percent of men and 17 percent of women 7 Fear of hell: 12 percent fear hell 7 percent of men and 15 percent of women 8 Fear of cancer: 11 percent fsar cancer eight percent of men — Health) rauni DlKQ0V8rij diicvttfycenlieall 1© are you afraid of? More Amerlcens are afraid of snakes than of fire and cancer research by the Discovery Health channel revealed and 13 percent of women 9 Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes: 10 percent fear these disasters 5 percent of men and 16 What percent of women 10 Fear of fire: 10 percent fear fire 4 percent of men and 15 percent of women Fortunately when constant and irrational fears interfere with a person’s life there are treatments that can help Most people who experience extreme fears however prefer to live with their discomfort than to seek professional help Tha term veto comes from Latin word for "I forbid tha (POOR CO |