| Show MLlard County Haz Mats Rida the Rails: Millard County’s Bryce Ashby First Response Katf He u a bra ad B'ycc Ashby Deu Deponent Guef mi Fxe of he glo Wocei has just reruned fnxn i iprat prowarg around tram wrecks hue aoalyzmg hazardous materuu mi suieslepptrg rarhanajtes in die pneo He uui he had a good time la cafj May Bryce had recemi a cal from the AMocasm of RaJrowis b5U! him be the L'un s representative for thes- vmuai Materials Management T are Car 5ch Course on May Safety through IQth at their training facility sear Pueblo Cotoniia Tae factory is affectionately kaown as “Rattlesnake Junction Railroad and Bryce sazi a Iiyes up to Is name "A e ki3ed three maxes one night alone" he said from Twenty two representatives arnuid the couttv spent five days at he 8(h annual Hazardous Wuiera-- s Management School taxing part m mock disasters learning to identify the numbers of inx materials that are transpored across the conn cry every day "A e dull with all kinds of stuff Explosives enrrosive maicrais radioactive materuis oxidizers gases and fuels" Bryce said “Laa year there were 320X 0 of these hazardous materals on y "The the railroad" said roads need eo have a quaLfed Fxst Response Officer m die area Basically what I II do if a spill occurs is survey the situation give the railroad an idea of the seventy of the situaton determine if hazardous materials are involved and give the Haz V(at team from the R ailioad an idea as to what toes peer Tae railroad people win be themes whoT come aid clean up the spill" Bryce admiu that his training did of mock to sic spills as involve well as performing minor repairs on Lank cars At the training center Lmk car derailments were enacted complete with ex plosions fires and smoke "The school really stressed incident command system development and stated Ashby “Eveformation rything now is going to an Incident Command System procedure Ill be s ni rcspnrsbtc to set up a post acpoir1 a safety officer and as mfomatjon officer Thu heps as lake a 'lie more tune to get the job done r zrx mx just rush into dungs" as Ashey admus hat the schixaztg hard work"Ae were on a bus at 7 tun tad we had nighttime exereises too He said some days be was working trd been to learning until midnight several Hazardous Materials schools but this w as the best aid he hardest" Ashey'sjnb now a to share what he leaned wuh others on he Fire Department Hell be responsible for setting up a lour man team to handle whatever con cm genes that could arse "I’ve been on the Fire Department for 25 years" sad Bryce “and the has a really good safety record But I wasn’t aware that there were so many shipments ard what the dun gens really Newspapers "It scares he heck ouna me" Bryce admits The importance of Ashby's knowledge becomes vividly evident while analyzing he Union Pacific Rail Roads routes Mdwest states are with tracks runmrg through Kansas Tea as Oklahoma and Louisiana But oniy one set of tracks run from Lynndyl to Los Angeles A spill along this Tine would have catastrophic consequences "In more congested areas train traffic could be rerouted but a spill on our lines would plug everything rght up The sooner we can get the line back open the better" et plains Ashby "Rghr now most of he Haz Mat gear is m the Fillmore area because of the highway traffic" he continues “But well be geoxig our owi gear over here now " The goai according to Ashby wuh so much tosc material travelling our rails is to detemuie how to deal with dargerous problems wuh minimal end result of damage “A s've had a couple of derailments in the past" said Ashby “but they’ve involved coal Nothing dangerous A ith all hat stuff hat's out there I feel safer now that I know what to look fix and how oo deal wuh it" H Bangerter declares safe boating week P'OC ccutes Get Wet Get Very Wet: j! I Jr SJrruS Day Pay Off Students at die Deu Sxuh Elemen- tary School ccebnted the positive reover I XX fi XXX mits of accuntuiaug minutes of reading by pelting a captive Kevin Chapman school librarian with water eaXoons Be Enthusiastic The About Reading! pm gram encourages 15 parents aid students to read at least m mutes a day and die students were successful in reading well over the LfjOOOOO May 21 goal st w as die day for the serious fix Chapman who was going o bear suit for die occasion ted me to get die bear suit wet so I wore my own clothes" he said Chapman admitted to a small degree of fear when he realized all die tds were going to attack him at once Ch acre an w as dodging the balloons while trapsed n a gorilla cage donated by Deta So rts Center "We washed it out pretty good fix diem" said Chapman One little boy excitedly proclaimed: “I ready na ed Vlr Chapman’" it aang wear a w an June Governor Norman Bangerter has declared Fuse 208 as Utah Safe Boatmg Week The purpose of his declaration is to impress upon Utah's boaters the imy portance of safe boaing The statewide observance will run simultaneously wuh National Safe Boating W eek A3 state aeovities wiH be m cooperation wuh he Utah Diviscn of Parks and Recreation National Safe Boacmg Council and U 5 Coast Guard Auxiliary The theme for this effort to promote safe boating m Utah ts: “KNOW’ BEFORE YOU GO " A review of fatal boating accidents resulted from shows that ewer operator error aid less that one quarter of hose operators had received any knd of boating education In 1917 the Utah Legislature unanimously passed and Governor Bangerter signed into law the "Boating Under the Influence" statute m recognition of the dangers when alcohol consumption is combined wuh boat operation The use of alcohol and other mtos Katin g substances major factor m bnacn g accidents and fatalities It has been determined hat more Char 50 percent of the boating accidents dut result in death can be traced to alcohol use A blood alcohol content of 08 percent is the standard tn Utah for driving a car or a boat under the influence But on the water a boat operator of the could be hazard at amount Mr Woolley urges ail who utilize Utah’s waters to provide for the safety of other boaters as well as their own by becoming knowledgeable in basic boat mg safety and also by being aware of the danger of operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol or thugs For more information and a copy “Highlights for Utah Boating laws and Rules" or “Boatin g Basics" a home study course contact your nearest sure park or the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation 1636 West North Temple Suite I ISSaltLakeCity Utah 841 16 You can also call the division at is a Splittin’ Image Technical turn students M tch and M ke Anderson see double as they m a piece constructed by Cardace lock through a glass Webster at the Delta Technical Vocational show dunng the open house Pcto ty Kjm eilercrird 1991 May 22th years his responsibilities have expanded to the sit county area CXmn g his tenure Glenn has received several awards fix his mnovacive ideas and dedication to the job Some of his accomplishments include the design of a implement which makes it possible to install ngid plastic pipe in an efficient manner and the design and implementation of a frost free watering complex to effectively meet the needs of rarge cattle during the cold waiter months He is recognized by his colleagues and public land users as an et pert on all types of range improvement projects with an emphasis of a technical nature on die operation aid maintenance of water wells A dutch oven dinner w iH be prepared in honor of Glenn at the Kanosh Town park on June 3rd a 6:30 pm Those wishing to attend should call Marjean for re senChristensen at Mr Gem Whatcott has retired after 34 years of service wth BLJJ Here he stands beside a wikilife dnrkmg unit he designed and instated along a pipeline Whatcott Kanosh Mr Glenn recently retired after being employed by the Bureau of Land Management for 34 interyears He began his career on an mittent basis with BLM n 1956 as a dozer operator Later on he became a full time employee as a general Heavy Equipment operator with his duties expanding to road graders backhoes etc Then in 1971 he was promoted to a had total resupervisory position and sponsibilities for the field project crew out of the Fillmore office Glenn Whatcott receives award Gknn Whatcott Maintenance Forein of Operations Division man Fillmore was given an award for the tnnov anve ideas he has developed for projects He takes a doing as a great deal of pride m his work and result projects are completed m a h g illy professional manner “He w ts it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will net so much as take warning T -Jonathan Swift 1591 Pace 3 Hall of Tie he erenirv core wled he iournas:s Creed by it nn liam Ca’tvin puht sher emeries of he halt Lane Tribune ard Cx ard cr airman of The edeSigned News pacer of Fame was unveed Thursday Mav 6 91 turns a ieticaion ceremony n he Slate Cacuy 45 journal sts througnout L 'an have been inducted n die Had of Fane ' Since its mcepuxi ji 1962 Tie 6 "y fool display case houses spec fcay casi th each brass plates a:' purr journalists and biography oudmng concbuiavrs o the communites they served saied by the state 'ir xn he Capitol durng he ex removal tensive nmovauon project several state offC!as and Vxmer Govemx Caivn U Rampton mterceded on behalf of the display to preserve ts presence in he Capitol because of ts historcai v uue imt to Lun i the jiximasis cimrbutaons railing S A onraton Tiose bomxd 'lx hex eflxts to seed he hsclay n beCactoi were state Senaie P"esutont Amiid Chr s ten sen Li Lc Gov Governor n enur Davd Hansen Dav d Mead man ager of public e airrs Llan Power 4 ev n A aits ne architect lx he Lgot reniivaion per ect Am James Mix 'mer Deseret News purustier I M iJim Cmwel Hail of Fame committee chairman R Lav aun Cox and "etred ce rmsidamt of public reiaums 0'ie'il ir Trp and former and ret re ce presidamt of puhLc and former relaums Q'Ksiar Cixp Govemix Ramp tix sti honored fix hex wixk on he display were Max Cad publisher of he Munti Messenger Jerry O'Bren of he Sait Lake T rlhune the late Mur--v Mobier fixmer head of he United Internal oral Lance Gudmundsen The ''alt Lane Tribune- Rober Vftin el! Deseret News Mit Hollstem Lm versus of L’aft pmfessx and columnist fix he Deseret News and Richard Bun neaii manu firm of hat Aloiech xer he faciured he lisolav Former Ward County Chronicle Beck wih and F'ank Publishers Fran x S Bcckw l'i are unong hose who have been nduc'ed into he Hall of Fame heritage Opening cm arts were made by Brert rfrl president of the Utah Sumner Association Master of Ceremonies and 9k!1 LP president Kenneth G Adams presented plaques and words of appreciauon to those stale off oais and industry leaden whose efforts were nstrimenui in seeming permanent biacement of the displav Former L Rampton gave the ded cator address praising the fix fulfilling their state’s newicaoen responsibility n he democranc government process and maintaining jnumais tic integrity "It s absolutely essential if you're going to nave a democratic form of government o have a ind n formed press " ne said antelope and chukars m he 'A est Deser porion of he stale She negolialed in th Ducks Unlimited to agreement maintain a protection fence around he Siuth Tule Spring wetlands She has sponsored Eage and Boy Scout projects centered around habitat improvements as well as workng on numerous cooperative projects with he Utah Division of A Jdlife Resources which have re suited m benefits to both agencies The Utah Aildhfe Federation is a non pmft organiaiion devoted to edu catiixi research and conservation of ail natural resources The group directs anil conducts a wide v army of programs and activues designed to make a difference in efforts to suppext tnd enhance Utah's Ae at he wildlife and environment Brenda on her BLM congratulate achievement in wmmng his award In ceremonies conducted Apr 20 1991 he Utah 'A ddlife Federauon pre tented Brenda Smith w'th a plauue and as he outstanding BLM cemficate w Idufe buiiogtst fix 1991 Her merest and dedication in enhancing Utah's wildlife resources go well beyond he using requirements of her position her enthusiasm and dedication to develop creative approaches for accomplishing w Idufe enhancement in he face of limited budgets and xne frames Brenda has been instrumental in completing many projects by developing partnerships wuh other agencies and interest groups who m turn have donated heir cme skill and other materials to the project at hand She has worked with Milford and est Wllard ’A'udlife Clubs to develop and maintain crucal water sources for Republication Convention: GOP Elects New County Officers D®®D© ° (§M ATVriTAi1iTT77ArrTA1iTC q fWiilfla®(ora Glenn Whatcott retires In 1975 with consolidation of the Fillmore and Richfield Districts he also became the assistant Fire Management Officer As a result he is credited with organizing fire crews and suppressing wildfires on thousands of acres m the West Desert area each year m addition to assisting with several control bums His work has generally been concentrated m Beaver Millard and Juab counties However durmg the past fifteen 2C UWF recognizes Brenda Smith as BLM employee of the year Gov Norman 2-- 8 Prepress May Fame is unveiled IV are" Chrcr-c'- INDIM3DUAKS g Reputkican Chairman Ethel Brunson Kate Heilenbrand On May 23rd 1991 Republican party delegates officials and members gathered at the M E Bird Center in Delta to discuss future activities and to term elect officers for the next chairwoib m Ethel Bronson from Kanosh said the upcoming years will be fun ones “You’ve got he gubernatorial and presidential election campaigns It will be a lot more fun titan the term I’ve had" Susan Stefanoff was elected as new Chairwoman and she stated she was very excited by the appointment "I will work hard and do my very best" she stated Kary Kesler Fillmore was elected to the Vice Chairman position by acclamation "This isn’t a good time forme" he said "Besides my business I have my seven children But I’m looking forward to doing a good job " Secretary ‘treasurer will be selected by Susan Stefanoff Now past chairwoman Brunson was congratulated by House Majority Leader Rob B ishop w ho came from Sait Lake to participate in the actrvines " All of he legislators and delegates are doing a super job" he said “I just wanted to thank them aiL" Get results zeith classified or display ads Call Rita at or 0 0 Evelyn at How would you like to win FREE LAGOON TICKETS? 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