Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley USPS Cove Fort Dedication May GOAL: $150000 21 i ' stretch of the "Mormon Corridor" between Salt Lake City and St George Those who benefilted by the presence of the fort included miners prospectors and emigrants moving from Salt Lake to the colonics to the south Others included territorial officers and leaders of the Church who stopped overnight during their travels through the area Hinckley and those called to accompany him required nearly eight days to travel from Salt Lake City to Cove Creek a trip covered today by automobile in three hours He called workmen from the Church congregations in Beaver on the south and Fillmore to the north The basic structure was completed between April and November 1867 The fort is 100 by 100 feet Its walls 18 feet high and four feet thick at the base were built with volcanic rock and mortar and have stixxi Firm for more than a century and a quarter Within the walls are a central courtyard and rooms furnished with period furniture Nearby are a restored bam black- shop and other outbuildings Newly installed adjacent to the fort for the convenience of travelers arc parking facilities rest rooms and a picnic area Visitors are reminded that the restoration docs not include lodging or dining facilities and no food services will be available for the dedication When completed the complex will include two log houses one of them authentic to the time and region the other a cabin Ira Hinckley built for his family in Summit County where they lived before being assigned to Cove Creek Cove Fort is open to the public with guided tours available daily Individual travelers and bus tours are welcome The property changed hands over lime but in recent years was acquired by the Historic Cove Fort Acquisition and Restoration Foundation an organisation directed by the descendants of Ira doHinckley In 1988 the foundation nated the property to the Church which has now restored it smith This Is For The Birds Dee Jay Callister Uver Transplant Fund - 520 Vol 83 No 43 May 5 1994 Choice Seats Available at DHS Center ow Of the many forts build during the settlement of the Utah Territory in the Century only Cove Fort still stands with its walls intact providing visitors an authentic touch of the Old West Not only is Cove Fort intact it has been authentically restored and today welcomes interstate highway automobile travelers just as it did weary wagon and horseback travelers in the years after it was First erected in 867 The fort eventually housed the only lodging and eating facilities for miles around as well as telegraph mail and stage offices The public is invited to celebrate the completion of restoration efforts on am when dediSaturday May 21 at catory services will be conducted by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints Cove Fort is situated just off the intersection of and between Fillmore and Beaver Utah statehood was still three decades away when Saint pioneer Ira N Hinckley oversaw construction of the fort in 1867 Hinckley had been assigned by Church President Brigham Young to take his family to the Cove Creek area and build the fort One of Ira Hinckley's grandsons President Gordon B Hinckley first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church will formally dedicate the historic site on May 21 President Hinckley's father spent his childhood at the fort Ira Brigham Young told Hinckley of the need to protect the telegraph and mail stations at Cove Creek and to offer food rest and protection from bad weather to travelers through fort the area Although the was never attacked it did serve as a welcome oasis for travelers on the 349 The expression "this is for the birds” will become a reality during the week of May 8 as the nation celebrates International Migratory Bird Week The purpose of International Migratory Bird Week is to make people more aware of Neotropical migratory bird population declines and factors contributing to these declines teach people ways to contribute to or initiate migratory bird and increase conservation projects awareness of the biological and economic links between North America South America and the Caribbean Wildlife Biologists Christine Gordon Bureau of Land Management and Dana Nall US Forest Service have been planning a special activity to help the communities of East Millard County celebrate International Migratory Bird Week Local businesses graciously sponsored the acquisition of bird houses and Fifteen bird feeder kits These kits will be delivered to youth groups of the Central Utah Mental Health Centers in Fillmore and Della Kids will view a slide show about wildlife in their world and construct and paint the kits When the youth groups have completed the kits local scouts or Wildlife Habitat members of the Evaluation Competition Team will sist with the placement of houses and feeders in local communities We would like to thank the Central Utah Mental Health Center’s staff and youth groups for their enthusiasm and hard work We would also like to thank the many sponsors for their generosity and interest in community activities and their concern for wildlife: Fillmore Shell Larry’s Drive-ISteve's Tire DCR Baker Drug Jones Glass Pioneer Market Pictsweet Paradise Inn First Security Bank Roper Lumber Ace Hardware Christensen’s Service Drug IFA IGA The Pizza House and Delta Auto and Appliance DHS Soccer Team's CAR WASH $300 - Sat May 7 - Hint: Great Mother’s Day surprise! 9:00-4:0- 0 - Behind 7-- (Vacuuming & large vehicles extra) On March 15 1994 the ground breaking was held for the Della High Schixil Activity Center This beautiful facility was made necessary by a rapid growth of the High School and will accommodate the many programs required in a schixil with the population of Delta High The Millard School District Foundation is announcing that beginning now choice seats arc being made available on a limited basis to supporters of Delta High School activities and academics The new activity center will seat approximately 3800 people with the majority of the seating being bleacher seating Because many patrons prefer to sit in chair seats the upgrading from bleachers to chairs was promised for just over 25 of the total seats In order to help cover the cost of the additional expense the Foundation has set up a fund which will accept contributions from those who wish to participate Because of the Foundation's status as a charitable organization all contributions will be tax deductible Contributions will be used for three purposes First to upgrade seating in the facility from bleachers to chair seals second to help build a scholarship fund for students graduating from Delta High School and third to enhance the enjoyment and comfort of those patrons who attend schixil functions People wishing to contribute to this fund will receive various benefits from the scluxil The name of the donor or a designee will bo placed on the seat which is purchased with the conlribu- Millard Academy and Hinckley High Alumni Banquet and Alumni faculty members friends of the former MA & HHS Alumni are invited to attend the annual Alumni Banquet May 7 at 700 pm at the Hinckley Ward Cultural Hall Jay Warner is president of the this year with Alumni Association committee members Walter & Bonnie Manis Afton Petersen and Peggy Crane institution was The Hinckley founded in 1910 It was converted from a church schixil to the state schixil system in 1923 The high schixil was disbanded in 1953 but continues to draw a crowd from far and near Reservations for the banquet may be made with Anna Lee Hepworth PO Box 52 Hinckley UT 84635 Alumni Assixiation Secretary or phone ' Progress on the new Delta High Schixil center is progressing at a fantastic rate Things arc being put into place for the Finest center of its kind anywhere Unfortunately the center dtxsn’t have a name! We want to hear your ideas and suggestions so we are sponsoring a contest Send in your suggestions to Millard Schixil District Foundation Box 666 Della Utah 84624 This contest will run until May 27 1994 when the w inner will be selected by a panel of judges The winner will be the First person to submit the winning entry in the case of identical suggestions Winner of the "Name the Center" contest will have their name placed on a seal in the activity center and will ceive the opportunity to reserve that scat for all schixil events for Five years They w ill also receive a pass to all Delta High Schixil events and activities in the center Finally the person will have the honor of knowing that they were responsible for the naming of this beautiful facility Don’t wait send your entries in now to assure that you have the earliest post mark on the winning entry! tion and that person will have the right of First refusal to that seal for all schixil sponsored paid activities for an initial pcriixl of five years At the end of the five years that person shall have the opportunity of extending the agreement an additional period of time for a nominal fee Seals are in tw o sections and will be available at two rales Only 320 lower concourse seats are available These can be purchased aid reserved for S200 (Hi 700 upper concourse Appniximiiilv seats are available and can be reserved for S 2500cach All persons ishing to reserve seats in the Aetiv ity Center may do so now by sending ihcircheih to the Millard Schixil District Foundation cu Millard Scluxil District Box 666 Della Utah 84624 All reservations received between now and May 14 1994 will be eligible for a draw mg w herein the order of scat selection will be determined After Monday May 16 1994 scaling will be assigned on a first served basis Those ishing to see the scats may do so at local businesses in the coming weeks Scats may be purchased from Rex Stanworth nundation President at 348 West Mam in Delta where a display of available scats in tire Activity Center may be seen In the coming weeks look for individuals from the high scluxil and hxal sirs ice oTginial ons lodistrihuic infor malum on the Aetiv ity Center the Millard Scluxil District Foundation and the progress of our sealing project We encourage all interested patrons to gel w ith their friends and send in their contributions as a block so that they can assure silting w ith friends at ball games matches musicals plays and other activities in the years to come The foundation hopes not only to help make this one of the finest facilities of its kind in the nation but also hopes to raise funds for our students to assist them in obtaining a higher education Historical Society March 1895 the delegates elected to the Utah Constitutional Convention met in Salt Lake City to begin the process of creating a state constitution Utahns were not new at this game On six previous ixcasions they had tempted to write a constitution that would meet w ith the approval of to no avail But with the pasress-all sage of the Enabling Act by Congress in 1894 Utah was firmly on the glidepath to statehood The Enabl ing Act provided a navigational chart that told Utahns what it would take to place Utah’s star on Old Glory’s blue field One of the First steps was to elect delegates from throughout the territory The to a constitutional convention names of candidates nominated as delegates by the Republican and Democratic parties appeared on the general election ballot in November 1894 Each county w as entitled to a certain number of delefor example gates Cache County elected eight delegates while Beaver voted for two In all 107 men were elected to frame Utah's most important public dixument In seeks data In anticipation of the centennial of the Utah State Constitution in 1995 researchers at the Utah State Historical Society are seeking additional information on these "founding fathers" Some became famous like Hebcr M Wells the state's first governor and millionaire US Senator Thomas Kearns Others returned to their homes and families after the convention and slipped from the historical record Researchers are especially interested in diaries journals letters or other accounts by the delegates of their experiences at the constitutional convention Accurate biographical data is also needed (birth datcplace parents education occupation wife children death date etc and a photograph of the individual) Anyone having such information is asked to write to Miriam Murphy Utah State Historical Sixietv 31)0 Rio Grande Salt Lake Citv UT 84101 (orcall Thetw delegates elected from Mil lard County were: Charles Crane of Kanosh and Danici Thompson of Scipio Come to the Mardi Gras A gala event "The Mardi Gras" has been planned for the Miss Millard Co Pageant Have you been masquerading behind your talents? Let the real you come out All girls 8 (as of Sept I 24 are invited to participate in the Miss Millard Co Pageant The Pageant will be held on Sal Aug 6 to proceed the Millard Co Fair The Miss Millard Pageant is an excellent opportunity for girls to receive cash scholarships as well as college scholarship refine and develop their grow th prepare for job intcr- views in their future A tea has been planned for all girls and their mothers Andrea Dutson Miss Millard 199? w ill be in attendance to orient the girls model her evening w car and perform her talent number that she will be competing w ith at Miss Utah Please join us Wed June at 7:00 pm at the White Sage Regional Park Interested Pavilion girls contact Shannon Shauna Nelson Young 864 4352 or Pam Piacitclli 5 T:- - SOCCER CAMP TT1 May 31 - June 3 $2500 Information and registration at Recreation Office weekdays FUN FOR ALL PLAYERS 9:00-5:0- 0 |