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Show k fp LVA V rKYf riCy MILLARD COUNTY IUSPS vFOUNDED IN 1894 25 CENTS 446-74- 0 NATIONAL NEWSPAPER f ouftptq ASSOCIATION ig NNA SUSTAINING MEMBER MILLARD COUNTYS FIRST NEWSPAPER 1S82 Volume 88 Number 31 Millard County Progress, Fillmore, Utah 84631 , Friday, July 30, 1 982 4ssocia on - Founded 1885 MtMIfSOfTMt Ufcjfc Principles Agree on Recommendation Mountain Men, such as Troy and Max Maxon (pictured above), will be in attendance at Men Rendezvous during the Millard County Fair. the Mountain g Mountain Men Rendezvous By Arva Dale Ashman Max Maxon has been hard at wort arrang- ing for a Mountain Man Rendezvous in Fillmore. Its in conjunction with the Chief Pageant and the Millard County will begin Wednesday, Aug. 11 Fair. Set-uthey will stay until Saturday, Aug. 14. Having the Mountain Men build their tepee villiage in the North Park is going to create interesting character there for the dura- tionofthe pageant and fair. Every afternoon, from 1:00 until 3:00 they have contests in muzzleloading shooting, tomahawk throwing, and knife throwing. Local businesses have donated 23 prizes which will be awarded on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 6:00 p.m. The two top prizes are a weeks free space at the Wagons West Recreational Vehicle Park and a case of motor oil from the Outpost Service Station. The contests are not for the mountain men only. They are for anyone whod like to participate. Muzzleloaders, tomahawks, and knives will be available to responsible people who would like to give it a try. Spec-tators are urged to come and cheer everyone along. All activities will be supervised. p An agreement has been reached by County Commissioners, County Attorneys, and the Sheriff on a recommendation, which has been submitted to Fourth District Court Judge J. Harlan Burns for his review and possible approval, in connection with the accusation filed with his court citing several instances in which Commissioner Ben Robison was believed to have misused public funds. Robison was accused of using the official county car to attend MX Policy Board functions in his capacity as a board member, charging the board for mileage and converting the proceeds to his own use. Other instances involving travel expenses were also cited in the accusation. Commissioner Harold Stewart said that it was his understanding that all parties agreed that Robison would make full restitution to the county for the funds in question. He said Robison still denys any wrong-doinand has refused to resign his position, but has agreed to make restitution and not later sue the county, and the county will not pursue the matter further. Stewart said Robison's accusers (himself. Commissioner Leigh Maxfield, County Attorneys Eldon Eliason and Clayton Huntsman, and Sheriff Ed Phillips) had asked for the commissioners resignation, but after Robison agreed to make restitution they did not press the issue When youre through watching the contests, you can wander through the village and see the trade goods that will be on play and for sale. Remember, though, the tepees are homes and should never be enter-aned, except by invitation. Another highlight of the rendezvous will be the attendance of the son of Geronimo. If possible, each night at 7:00, he will perform some Indian dancing and ceremonies on the stage of the amphi-witheater. You may notice men in the village who are wearing red armbands. These are the policemen of the rendezvous. They are called dog soldiers and they take their job very seriously. Theyre responsible for maintaining order in the camp. Whatever they say should be attentively listened to. As the arranger and man in charge of the rendezvous, Max is officially know as the Bushman of the Rendezvous. If you have any questions, you may call him at Otherwise, just go the park sometime between August 11 and August 14 and see what this lifestyle is like. d ll 743-529- further. Since the accusation was published in The Millard County Progress on July 9, 1982, Commissioner Robison has been unavailable for comment. The commissioners traveled to Baltimore, Maryland for a National Associations of Counties convention and returned seven days later. Stewart said they attended the four-da- y convention and then stayed an extra three days, at their own expense, sightseeing in the area. Although Robison is not running for in the fall, he also went to the conference with the other com- missioners. Mary Day, Millard County Treasurer, attended the Balitmore convention, which was open to all elected officials. Stewart said about 7,000 oounty employees from all over the United States were there. Upon Robisons return from Baltimore, he left on a trip to Alaska that he had been planning for months, Stewart said. Up to the present time, the press has not been able to contact Commissioner Robison for his comments about the accusations. Stewart said that Robison recently sold his home in Sutherland to the new county extension agent, but could not speculate on Robison's future plans. He said Judge Burns will spend some time reviewing their recommendations and will announce his decision at a later date. Storm Douses Fire Caused By Another Storm A lightning caused fire burned 3,000 acres northwest of Kanosb Thursday and Friday, June before another storm came along dumping enough rain to douse the fire and cause some flooding in the area. Howard Allred, Millard County Fire Warden with the State Forestry Service, said, That rain really saved our necks. The fire started at 4:15 Thursday afternoon in the Horse Hollow area and quickly spread. Firefighters finally had the blaze under control Friday morning, but heat and strong winds whipped it out of control about 10 a.m. Allred said a crew of 40 men from the State, BLM, Fillmore and Kanosh Fire Departments fought hard to contain the fire until approximately 6 p.m. when a storm went through the area and a cloudburst put out the 22-2- fire. Allred said the Sevier County Fire Warden, Evan Wilcock, came to his aid and that BLM Manager Glen Whatcott of Kanosh was in charge of fighting the fire. All the BLM firefighting equipment from Fillmore and Richfield was utilized to fight the blaze in addition to a Millard County water truck and bulldozer, a water truck belonging to Taft Paxton of Kanosh, two tankers from the Fillmore Fire Department and a tanker from the Kanosh Fire Department. About a dozen of the men were from the Fillmore Fire Department. The Fire Warden said the fire burned 1200 acres of private land, 80 acres of State land, and the rest was all BLM land. Oak Canyon Fire brings memories of last summer, Blaze quelled near Lime Plant Oak City residents, fearing a repeat of the huge fire last summer which threatened to burn their town, responded quickly to a fire Thursday afternoon. lightning-cause- d Lightning struck in Oak Creek Canyon causing that fire simultaneously with lightning that caused another fire near Kanosh (see related story on this page) at 4:15 p.m. Oak City citizens called for help with the fire then rushed out themselves to fight it. The West Millard Jeep Posse, under the direction of Posse Chief DeVon Peterson of Delta and the Sheriffs Department, came to their aid. The citizens and Jeep Posse had i Wl A ; Dean Robison and Marlow Mace In scene from a past Kanosh Pageant. Chief Kanosh Pageant By Arva Dale Ashman The Oiief Kanosh Pageant is wed nigh upon us. Banners proclaming its arrival are hanging in the windows of DCR Department Store, Kimball's and Co., Duanes Market, Warner Motcrs, and the windows just North of Baker Drug. Committee members are in a flurry of activity to put everything together and present the pageant with aplomb. Promotional work has been done to make as many people as possible aware of The Legend of Chief Kanosh. On August 2, at 12.5S in the afternoon, the pageant will receive some televised publicity. Scott Tar-bwill appear, in costume, as Chief Kanosh and talk about the pageant on a program called today in the West. Other promotional work includes a number of townspeople who have represented the pageant in various parades throughout the state. For the trouble they've gone to take their horses out of town and then ride, in costume, in the parades, we need to thank these people. They include PhQ Robison, Craig Bartholomew, Vicki Mitchell, Kent Crapo, Darlene Fowler, Harvey Fowler. Mike Bishop, Gene Lund, and Terrie Davis. Also, a note of appreciation is due to Marlene Cummings for the time and effort she put into the horses banners that were used in the parades. Its time for everyone to make their the fire contained before the Forest Service crew arrived. Rex Hutchinson of Kanosh, Forest Service Fire Warden, called out a crew from Richfield who took care of the fire after it was contained and stood The watch on it throughout the night. blaze was confined to only three acres, Millard County Fire Warden Howard Allred said. Another lightning-causegrass fire was quickly extinguished Sunday evening by In their regular Mr. Allred without having to call out other meeting of July 21st, the firefighters. Three acres were blackened in Fillmore City Council passed a resolution to increase the sewer rates for all users. The that fire west of the Continental Lime plant. new rate a ill become effective immediately. The Council has discussed the need for an increase for some time and has considered several options before settling on this rate schedule. The new rates were prompted primarily by the outcome of the lawsuit Alan Roper, Mike Rhinehart, a baseball between the City and the Higgins constructeam on their way home, a New York tourist, tion company, the contractor who installed the sewer system. The case had been tried and most of all Dale Allgood and his children. Jolene Stephenson and Stella Day, and appealed to the Supreme Court with advisor for the Garden Dub, ordered the a judgement being awarded against the City. Utah law provides that municipalitites may equipment and helped plan the placement. elect to pay judgements over a ten year which the Council has elected to do This week they will be cemented and made period, since the City doesn't have the money to pay permanent. The children were on them off the judgement. before they were tightened and barely The new sewer rate attempts to more fairly together - we can see they will be well distribute the costs of the system to those utilized! who get the most use, or in other words, place the greatest loads on the system. To acheive this objective, water consumption during the Winter months will be the determining factor. A study of water consumption indicates that most of the water used during the Winter is disposed of into the sewer lished this week, is edited by Dr. Kelly and is a reasonably fair determinant K. Matthews, vice president and chief system economist for First Security Corporation, regional bank holding company. Real Gross National Product is expected to increase in the third quarter, but the pace of recovery in economic activity will be modest. The Republican Party will hold a County An ending of the recession and an imCentral Committee Meeting on Tuesday, proved economic climate in the second half 3, 1982 at 7 p m. in the Courtroom of 1982 will require increased consumer August of the Millard County Courthouse in Fillspending and subsequent inventory invest- more. AD Precinct Officers, Candidates, ment by business. The consumer sector is and interested Republicans are requested quite liquid reflecting reduced indebtedness, to attend this meeting real gains in income, high rates of return on Dave Hansen and Sam Clemm from the savings and the 10 percent tax cut. Despite State Repubbcan Headquarters will be the impressive potential buying power, we at 2 guests the meeting on n Souvenir Books available souvenir book has Utah," a Panoramaland. been by published just The book represents Panoramalands most ambitious promotional effort to date and will be marketed locally through The Millard County Progress and other tourism oriented businesses. Utah While there are other books, this publication focuses on the scenic and recreational attractions of Central Utah. Its 80 pages captures the ruggedness of Capitol Reefs Red Rock Country, high mountain forest lands, West Desert and the pageantry and culture of the people living here. A short historical narrative summarizes explorations of General Francisco Vaszuez de Coronado, Father Jumpero Setra, Dominguez and Escalante, and others, culminating in the Mormon Westward Trek. An interesting anecdote concerns an experience full-col- of the Prophet Joseph Smith while the church was still headquartered in Nauvoo, Illinois: Joseph sat sipping a cool drink of water from a ladle when he was overcome in vision. He said he could taste the icy waters of high mountain streams and told those with him GNP expected to increase says Banker The national economy moves into the third quarter bumping along the bottom of the recessionaty trough according to Dale W. Edwards, Ass't. Vice President and manager, quoting the First Security Newsletter. The quarterly report, which will be pub- - that same day the Saints (Mormons) would take refuge in the Rocky Mountains where they could live to be as old as they had a mind to and become a mighty people. An untimely death prevented Joseph from leadThis task was ing the church westward. The book was designed, written and edited left to his mentor, Bngham Young. by Randy Codings and published for PanoraThe 8'i by 1 1 inch page size book features maland by Adam Randolf Codings, Incorporthe work of several local photographers: ated, Anaheim, Calif. The Mansion House Studio of Photography An initial printing of 20,000 is now availin Mt. Pleasant provided the cover picture able to the public. Copies of this beautiful (Manti Temple). Other lens artists include: souvenir book can be obtaind for $6.00 from Jim Dawson, Garn Anderson, and Ralph the Progress or some of the other members Hopkins, all from Richfield; Stu Jacobson, of the East Millard Fillmore Chamber of Fillmore; Floyd Holdman, Orem, and others. Commerce. Republican Party Meet Continued door-to-do- Whatevery you do, try to get your tickets early. Then, bring the whole family, for the day! Enjoy the fair! Experience the Mountain Men and their village! Eat dinner, in the park, and then see the pageant! We feel sure the time you spend with us will be entertaining and enjoyable! Sewer Rate Increased d Playground Equipment donated for North Park Did you notice the new addition to Fillmore North Park this week? The Eagles Perch. set went up this last week and a Wednesday, July 21st. Donated by the East Millard Fine Arts Guild and the Garden Dub of Fillmore. They will be a welcome addition to the park. The Chamber of Commerce and City Officials helped erect them. Some of those who helped were: Mayor Rasmussen, Councilman Dallin Nielsen, Jolene Stephenson (outgoing pres, of EMFAG), Jere'E Brinkerhoff, Ron Baker, preparations. You can be prepared (and save some money) if you buy your tickets early. Tickets for the pageant are on sale, now If you purchase your tickets before August 6. you can get them at a reduced rate. Family Nights at the pageant are Wednesday. August 1 1 and Thursday, August 12. Tickets that are purchased early, for these nights, are $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for children up to 12 or S10 for the family. Tickets purchased early for the Friday and Saturday night performances are $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Family tickets are not available for the Friday and Saturday nights performances. The regular prices of the tickets are $3.50 for aduhs and $2.S0 for children. In Fillmore, you can your tickets at First Security Bank and Pioneer Market. There will also be sales before the August 6 deadline. These will be done by the wards. Any ward that sells its quota of tickets will receive a cash bonus. So you may want to be sure and support the boys who come calling on you. Page of sewer use. Since residential connections seldom exceed the minimum water allotment during the Winter months, the new rates do not track individual residential water use as a basis of the sewer fee AD residential customers will see an increase of 504 per month to their sewer charge which brings it up to $3 50 per connection Commercial connections w ill have a fee for service based on their individual water use during the Winter use However, the fee will not be varied from month to month, it will be set annually in the Spring by using the Winter water consumption as the determinant. The new rate schedule has twenty brackets for grading all of the commercial users of the system and is based on the same usage and charges assessed to residential connections with a few exceptions According to City Administrator Dwight Day. this adjustment of sewer rates is the first since the system was originally instaUed approximately ten years ago Day also indicated that the concept of the new rate design was recommended by the City's engineer and is also consistent with what is being done in other areas |