Show Millard Countv Chronicle Progress Entrepreneurship by East Millard and installing an elevatorwitha five inch drop under the steering wheel so the knees can be lower to fit He invented and devices that would lift the wheelchair into the van open and close the door remotely clectncally'mechamcaliy secure the chair to the frame of the van He sold the business in 1989 In 1989 Twitchell said “1 was approached by a disabled man weighing 280 pounds who wanted me to build a lift that would get him in and out of bed This was the start of what I am doing today" Twitchell and his son Elden the wall mounted lift The lifts are rated at 300 pounds and will pickup over 400 pounds It operates on 12 volts so the lift is shock free T he lifts do not take up any floor space because they mount on the walls to wood studs on 16 inch centers or cinder block w alls The lifts are off the floor so the feet on the wheel chair will clear under them Twitchell and his son realized they could manufacture their lifts in any town and market them over the internet and their web site He decided a rural area such as Fillmore would be a good place to locate their company "The lift will extend the stay of a disabled person in his home rather than a nursing home because of the patients self reliance There is a great need for the product and we feel it will help in the quality of life for the disabled" said Twitchell With the onset of July we are now halfway through the astronomical year On Friday 22 July 5th our planet Earth reaches aphelion (the furthest point from the Sun) at hours At this timd we will be 94 5 million miles away from the Sun During the perihelion this distance becomes 9 11 million miles for a difference of about 3 4 million miles This gives the Earth an eccentricity of 0 017 from a true circle around the Sun Observing conditions improve this week since our moon is now waxing towards its “New" phase that occurs on Wednesdays the 0 ’X On this Wednesday the 3rd occurs at 0 50 and then progressively rises earlier in the morning w ith each passing night giv mg more dark sky availability The most beautiful portion of the sky during this month is located along our southern horizon as we look towards the center of our galaxy As discussed in earlier writings m this newspaper the beautiful constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpius contain thousands of objects within the reach ofjust binoculars and then number in the millions with just a moderate size telescope Just above the constellation of Sagittarius is the constellation of Aquila “The Eagle" with its brilliant white star Altair This star is the 12th brightest in the sky shining at magnitude 0 77 Altair is only 16 light years from us and is one of the very few stars of this brightness so near to us Altair is about 5 times larger than our Sun and is 9 times more luminous This star has a very unusual characteristic m that it rotates so rapidly 4 ( 60 miles per second) that its shape is ellipsoid or rather egg shaped Our Sun takes 25 days to complete one rotation whereas Altair takes a mere 6 5 hours Our Sun rotates only at the rale of about 25 miles per second and shows no oblatcness Aquila contains many interesting and colorful multiple star systems that are well in the reach ofjust a pair of binoculars With a rich field telescope several hundred can be found in this rich star studded region of the sky Ask advice only of your equals — Danish proverb 2002 Pag$ 3 County well represented at competition 65 8 of readers use newspaper advertising make shopping decisions Don't miss out Call The story of “The Three Little Pigs” was Introduced into English folklore in 1619 FREE HEARING EXAMS FILLMORE and DELTA Justice Court by Knox Huntsman Sednesdav June 26 2002 at 10:00am James Earl Jones 46 failed to appear for an order to show cause Jones is charged with one count of misdemeanor B - retail theft (shoplifting) A S500cash only bench warrant was ordered 20 appeared for a pretrial conference Ahlstrom is charged Kortncy Leon Ahlstrom with two counts of misdemeanor B - possession of purijuana and use or possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of misdemeanor C - chicle in unsafe condition Ahlstiom entered into a plea or irbeanCd Nate Wells Squiers appeared for an arraignment Squiers is charged with one count of 2 misdemeanor B - reckless driving and one count of misdemeanor C - speeding 75 He pleaded guilty to the charges and was given 5 days in the MCJ which was suspended and fined S550 Jared Lee Swanson 26 appeared for an arraignment Swanson is charged with one count of misdemeanor B - reckless driving He pleaded guilty to the charge and was given ten days in the MCJ which will be suspended on payment of a S370 fine 8 appeared for an Anthony W Flamimo arraignment Flannnio is charged with one count of misdemeanor B - use or possession of drug paraphernalia He pleaded no contest and was given 30 days in the MCJ fined $370 and placed on probation for 12 months Randy R Brunger 46 appeared for an arraignment Brungcr is charged with one count of misdemeanor B driving under the influence of alcoholdrugs and two counts of misdemeanor C open containcrdnnking alcohol in a vehicle and improper usage of lanes He pleaded not guilty and the bail will continue as posted Cecil M Stephenson 79 appeared for an arraignment Stephenson is charged with one count of misdemeanor C - failure to remain at the scene of an accident with damage He pleaded guilty and was fined $200 Megan Bringhurst Miss Millard 2K)I represented Millard County very well in the 21102 Miss Utah competition held June in Orem Utah Miss Bringhurst competed against 54 other contestants from all over the state Millard County can be proud of their cal representative as she carried herself very well Megan impressed bothjudgcs and the audience as she danced to a medley of jazzy songs titled “Smokcy Joe's Cafe Medley" Competitions are held in talent interview evening gown swimming suit as well as an interview Each girl competing also brings to the forefront something that the she herself feels will improve hercommumty Miss Bringhurst chose “Free To Be Me" and spent many hours trying to enlighten others about the necessity of the fine arts in our lives and communities The daughter of Mike and Linda Bringhurst of Delta Megan has an pressive list of credentials which include Sterling Scholar in Dance a student coordinator for Millard County Special Olympics as well as initiating the st Annual Fine Arts Festival in Millard County She has been a volunteer dance teacher at the Delta Middle School and encouraged many school age children as she represented Millard County this year She is a Delta High School graduate and will be attending Brigham Young University in the fall As Megan's reign nears its close she is not slowing down She will be turning over her crown to a new Miss Millard later this summer She will represent Millard County one more time as she competes for the title of “Miss Utah State Fair" in September The Miss Utah pageant is a prelimi Jeff Manwarmg clinical IN the Delta Middle School Gym noon Pick Up & return application to the County Recrecation Office by July 2 at 4:00 pm starting 07 S 200 W South of Stoplight Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:20 ANNUAL July 4T" Dance changed to Wed July 3rd One block is FOR ALL AGES M S audiologist will be providing Hearing Exams at the and Fillmore Commmumty Medical Centers FREE Delta Summer Sizzler 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney Delta Community Church 1 Visitors always’weicome pm - 12 pm at the Fairgrounds Get started celebrating early RadioShack tba'w ewwrrV Other hearing services available at the time are Hearing Aid Repairs and New Hearing Aid Fittings and trial basis followup on a Please call for your appointment Delta 9:00 :30 call Fillmore call DEADLINE MONDAY NOON 9:00 County's Oldest Protestant Witness Est 1913 Millard (jT) nary to the Miss America Pageant the world's largest scholarship fund for women More than S30 million in scholarships are awarded to thousands of participants each year Natalie Camille Johnson Miss Utah 2002 will represent the state of Utah in the Miss America in Atlantic City Pageant September NJ Jadyn Hunt Miss Utah 2001 was awarded $20000 where she won the of Life" award from last years “Quality Miss America pageant Fourth of July to help Matters before Judge Ronald Hare Hardware acjjls Win a Hoover Vacuum valued at See us for your OPEN JULY 4th 4 HOURS ONLY 12-- 4 RCA pm BEST DEAL on complete Computer purchases or upgrade equipment! 4 Millard in Fillmore Knox Huntsman Assist Lift Incorporated recent!) moved to Fillmore and opened a small shop Ken Twitchell is the president ventor and manufacturer of specialized equipment which renders great assistance to invalid people The firm manufactures and sells lifting devices that can lift the disabled in and out of spas beds wheelchairs bathtubs and bathrooms “The products are marketed to a narrow group of customers but these products are extremely important to those people With these lifting devices most of the disabled can take care of without the devices they are dependent on an outside caregiver” said Tw itchell These dev ices giv e greater freedom to do what they want to do when they want to do it and at a nominal cost itchell w T 's career in mv ent ing these vices was bom out of necessity 50 years ago when his son Brent contracted polio "Brent has limited use of his arms and legs but he is incredibly intelligent At the age of eleven Brent built his own radio set and earned his first class radio ham license" said Twitchell At the age of 15 Brent wanted to drive an automobile so he designed and invented the equipment and remote controls and his father and installed the devices on his tomobile During these early years powered wheelchairs were not available The ther and son team put their heads together and designed and fabricated the first all terrain outdoor electric wheel chair in 1977 This was patented in 1979 The chair had a marine battery electric disk brakes wide pneumatic wheels electric steering inboard tray for foot protection and personal effects hom headlights and a wide cushioned seat and back support Twitchell said “this invention changed the wheelchair industry forever" Twitchell operated a business in Murray Utah named Para Quad between 976 and 1981 Twitchell said "the company made vehicle van conversions for thedisabled community so they could live a normal life and travel where they wanted when they wanted” Along with the normal conversions of lowering the floor raising the roof installing a right side sliding door and extending to fit the new height July have it all in stock! 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