Show County Chronicle Progress Millard cTo Book Mflkrd County sJefo o V T Irani mj The month of January is coming to a close and it has been unfortunate that our weather has not been accommodating for night observations here in Delta and Millard County However better weather should be on the way in as we enter the month of February For those of you that wish to get a preview of the Comet you will have to get up early in the morning and view from an area that is not light polluted or obstructed by the mountains to the east At about 6: IS AM if you look almost directly east and low towards the eastern horizon you should be able to see the comet about four to six Moon diameters above the horizon Your best viewing will be through a pair of binoculars yielding a magnification of OX Higher powers tend to increase the skylight caused by the Sun which will rise at approximately 7:20 AM As the month of February progresses we will keep you informed as to the best viewing times and locations of the comet It has been expected that this comet will surpass the Hyakutake comet of March 1996 If you own a pair of binoculars there is a constellation that appears almost directly overhead around 8 00 PM at the end of January This is the constellation Auriga the Charioteer Auriga has been known since ancient times and was originally portrayed complete with chariot The brilliant 10 star Capella represents the Charioteer's left shoulder and was thought by the ancient Creeks to represent Amalthea the that suckled the infant Zeus The three small stars above Capella are known as the kids The star Capella was known by the ancient Greeks as “The Goat Star" It is the 6th brightest star in our sky Its color has been described as golden yellow and is the nearest first magnitude star close to Polaris the Pole Star or most commonly referred to as The North Star Capella is 45 light years from us and is times brighter than our Sun Capella is a giant star that has an estimated diameter of 50 million miles or roughly 58 times our Solar diameter The star Epsilon Aurigae (E ) is a star that astronomers have studied for decades and is truly classed as a supergiant Although it appears to us as a faint third magnitude object it is probably the largest known star in our galaxy This star is approximately 3300 light years from us and appears orange in color Although the exact diameter is unknown it has been estimated that it w ell may be over 2500 times the diameter Of our Sun or about two billion miles! Astronomers are not even certain that this strange object is actually a star because of its tenuous gaseous nature However we do know that if this star were placed where our Sun is now its outer dimensions would fill up much of our Solar System well out beyond the orbit of Saturn the ringed planet Even more amazing this star is actually a double star having a small companion The companion orbits 125 billion miles from the surface of the main star Epsilon A drawing has been given to understand this perspective The constellation Auriga offers some really nice star clusters that are easy to observe pair of binoculars These designated on the diagram as M36 M37 and M38 are in a small telescope of four inches or more and yielding magnifications of 80 to 100 times However binoculars with the dark adapted eyes will suprise you Try finding them as they will be relative easy to spot overhead w ith a beautifril tee Chairman Kevin Chapman Diane Porter Alice Harper and Chris Monsen Moon said she tries to meet with the committee at least 4 times per year The Bookmobile Moon explained is actu- -' ally administered by the state In the early years the Bookmobile was completely funded by the state Over the years the state has funded it less and individual counties have funded their Bookmobiles more Plans were nounced 2 years ago to eventually turn funding responsibility for the Bookmobile completely over to the counties “We have met with the State Bookmobile Board" Moon said “They ally have not finalized anything" Utah counties told the State Bookmobile Board they couldn't afford to completely fund the Bookmobiles in their communities Moon said Governor Mike Leavitt wanted to take money from the Bookmobiles and put it into funding for the electronic superhighway It currently costs S90I33 per year to operate the Bookmobile which operates in Millard County This year the state gave Millard County a grant of $35928 to go toward the Bookmobile The county paid S54205 Moon said Millard County also got grant money to purchase special books The state is currently studying what to do about the Bookmobiles throughout Utah “My concern is that everyone doesn’t have access to the superhighway but they do have access to the Bookmobile" Moon said “It goes to every community" Moon called the Bookmobile a great service for the people “You can curl up with a good book next to the fire but you can't curl up next to the fire with a computer" Moon said If the state eventually does decide to turn funding responsibilities completely over to the counties Moon said the Millard County Commission would abide by the desires of Millard County residents concerning the future of the Bookmobile in the county “If they feel they would like to keep the Bookmobile if it comes down to it we could have public hearings" Moon said Moon estimated that the full cost to operate the Bookmobile will soon rise to approximately J 125000 per year She said there is no need for public concern now because there are currently no plans to turn funding responsibilities over to the counties “I just feel like it’s a real asset for all the citizens" Moon said "I think sometimes it’s hard to get to town to the braries and the Bookmobile brings these resources directly to their communities" gia at Just a reminder of the When you finish reading your newspaper recycle it! 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Manning sent the commission a pay increase request for some of her employees The request is the result of a recent increase in the federal minimum wage No action was taken Henrie said he got 2 calls about a bridge in Oak City which has flooded during heavy rains and snow He also got a call from a county resident who complained about the Water Conservancy District's cloud seeding project Henne said the resident thought the project was a waste of money Commissioner Lana Moon responded to a letter to the editor in the Jan 6 issue of the Millard County Chronicle Progress regarding the commission's Jan 6 decision to deny a request to help fund a Sterling Scholar banquet Quilters begin their new year Piece in the Valley Quilt Guild held its annual Membership and Election meeting January 9 at the M E Bird Center in Delta Officers for the new term include President Lisa Stumph Vice President Barbara Pierson Secretary Sue Vernon and arious other volunteer who w illingly and expertly keep the guild active Recognition was given for the many Sub for Santa Doll Quilts and Children At Risk Quilts that were completed and presented in the past year also two beautiful Christmas tree donated to the Festival of Trees new members were registered Membership can be obtained at anytime throughout the year by contactC arol or inquiring Stephenson ing at Mom’s Crafts and Fabrics The public is inv ited to monthly meetings held on the second Thursday of every month and members receive a monthly Newslet- 30 3 Mark Anderson Central Utah Sterling Scholar Committee Chairman asked the commission Dec 9 for S500 a piece for Delta and Millard High Schools so those schools' Sterling Scholars members could attend the banquet The letter submitted by the Millard High School Sterling Scholar Committee blasted the commission for its denial According to the letter all Central Utah county commissions agreed to donate money toward the banquet except the Millard County Commission At the Jan 6 meeting of the Millard County Commission Moon said that Millard County was not the only county w hich denied the request The Jan 16 letter to the editor challenged Moon's statement Millard County wasn’t the only county which denied funding The author of the letter said Anderson was the source of the statement “Our policy is that we never give money to any groups or individuals that have not already been approved in the budget less it is for departments in the county with an emergency" Moon said Monday “Secondly we have a number of requests for money from many groups and individuals with worthy projects eachyear If the county were to fund all of these quests we could easily exceed our budget in the amount of SI 00000 annually" Moon went on to say that since it’s hard to pick and choose which requests are most worthwhile without offending See Commish on Page 4 alley Flenrie 7:00 pm in the Delta High School Auditorium entitled “Breaking Additive Patterns" presented by Gary Q Jorgensen PhD We hope that you will all plan to attend For more information call Geor- ter The Constellation M38 are star By DeriM Phelps After taking 2 weeks off the Millard County Commission met in regular session Monday in Fillmore Commissioner John Henrie said an dependent inspector from Brunswick checked out Plaza Lanes bowling alley in Delta last week Henrie said the inspector reported the facility is in excellent shape for its age He said the inspection was unannounced to the staff at the bowling Domestic Violence Training Meeting The next domestic violence coalition meeting will be held on Monday February 3 1997at300pmWewillmeetas usual in the training room at the public safety building Updates on the crisis housing will be provided along with advocate training Dale did a great job w ith our first training for the new year We were trained on “W hat it means to be an advocate" and “Components of the local domestic violence serv ice network" We would like to thank Georgia Hare for her efforts arranging the training to be held on Thursday January 30 1997 at January County Commission meeting highlights Cont from front page Mountain Fueli a “Here’s Know the gas ask for the a Smell You Well’ which includes ART |