Show Days of '47 BLM Hands Over 461 Acres Seeking Applicants For Sevier County Landfill Wednesday April 20 1994 THE RICHFIELD REAPER 3 A The Days of '47 is an annual celebration held in Salt Lake City during the month of July in recognition of the Utah pioneers who entered the alley July 24 1847 A queen and two attendants are chosen each May to reign oer all Days of '47 activities Girls eligible to enter must have an ancestor who entered the valley before May 10 1869 and are between 18 and 25 years of age The royalty pageant will be held May 21 in Salt Lake City at the Utah State Fairpark Grand Building 155 North 1000 West Street Applications are available or envesend a stamped lope to the Pioneer Museum 300 North Main Street Salt Lake City Utah 84103 or call Virginia 2 Boogert (801) 467-671- Deadline for accepting applications and contestant information forms is Friday May 13 at 5 pm S ALINA — Wendy DeMille left and Ricky Nelaon leads in the North Sevier High School musical "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" rehearse scene The play will be presented April 22 23 and 25 at 7 pm at the high school auditorium HERO VICTIM MEET (Continued From Page Construction is set to begin June 6 with completion slated for August 12 "She was really surprised when Bcckstcad lay seriously injured with multiple fractures to her right she saw my purple tractor pull into her yard" he said During the visit leg and ankle Bruce presented Bcckstcad with a "She almost died in front of Prime Inc baseball cap and sweatme" Bruce said "She was going in shirt and out of shock One time I litere Bruce a Vietnam vetally had to shake her back to life" eran went a year without walking Bruce said Beckstcad's will to after being wounded in a North live made the difference Vietnamese "human wave" attack n on his unit in 1968 Bruce "She made up her mind it wasn't was one of three survivors her time She’s the toughest lady I know" he said Now he drives about 150000 miles per year in his But Bruce left the accident scene working toward the goal of 2 milmiles not knowing how the situation lion accident-fre- e would turn out "I’ll have it by the end of this veteran said Bruce a year" A couple of hours after he was of the nation's highways Seback on the road he called the vier Valley Hospital to check on He ’s on sabbatical leave from Bcckstead's condition He was told Scriba NY Volunteer Fire the she had been Life Flighted to Provo where he rose to the Department and Figured that as a bad sign rank of lieutenant during a affiliation He maintains his emerWith the help of Utah Highway gency medical technician currency d Patrol Trooper Lane Ogden and always carries an EMT kit on "We set the construction schedule to ensure no heavy equipment is operating in the project area while school is in session" Lyman said "We've allowed 70 days for completion of the project which should be adequate" two-tim- In Approved a Chamber of Commerccarnival at the city e-sponsored Appointed Mary Ann Bastian Mike Langston Mont Turner David Christensen Jennifer Hicks Laurie Terry and Gary Beck to work with That encouragement helped Friday Bruce and his driving partner were driving through the area and took a side trip to visit Bcckstcad in person zoning violations which are the subject of complaints A couple of weeks ago Bruce happened on another accident in Illinois similar to Beckstcad's Tabled a request by the Arts Alliance to close Main Street between Center Street and 100 North for the Fall Festival of Arts "We were traveling on Interstate 57 when a car rolled in the median about a quarter mile in front of us" he said Tabled renewal of Sunlight Airmotive's airport hangar lease "It's been an unusual year" Bruce said "Coming up on a serious accident once a year is a lot" Building Record Expected Bcckstcad is not the only one who thinks Bruce is a hero His company based primarily on information supplied by Trooper Ogden has submitted Bruce for the Goodyear Tire By Bill McClure Company's Reaper Staff Writer "Highway Hero" Award Despite increasing lumber costs Sevier County's building boom continues and in fact is gaining Monroe Cleanup Set For All Next Week MONROE — Monroe City officials are planning for what they term a "successful” spring cleanup campaign which is scheduled for April 25-2- 9 curb-sid- e City crews will be making trash pickup throughout the week ending on Friday April 29 White's Sanitation will be in town for its regular Tuesday pickup on April 26 Cir crews w ill not load trash on private property and trash must be Fea- his truck al Bcckstcad out of a wheel chair and on to crutches but doctors say it will take about two years to repair all the damage to her leg Bcckstcad was scheduled for bone graft surgery Tuesday Chet member Adopted a policy to investigate Beck-stea- "He’s sent me a card or a letter every week giving me encouragement" Bcckstcad said Council Thompson on the Golf Course sibility Study Committee 17-ye- ar six-pag- 22-2- 5 Adopted a policy to require subdivision developers to pay all inspection costs of a development 23-yc- ar was able to learn Bruce’s name and address through his company e letter She sent Bruce a thanking him for slopping and assisting her after the accident That letter started a pen-prelationship other action the council: park June momentum In the first three months of 1994 Sevier County building inspector John Hicks issued building permits for 22 new homes worth nearly $19 million Five permits were issued in January six more in February and the total was doubled in March when 11 permits were issued on the curb for pickup Residents must separate all trash such as rock concrete tree-yar- d clippings and other trash All must be bagged or bundled for easy removal Tree limbs must be cut in lengths not to exceed six feet A roll-o- ff bin will be placed on the north side of the city cemetery where additional trash may be deposited Open burning is allowed until May 30 Those numbers were achieved while lumber prices increased as much as 160 percent compared to a 2 year ago For example a X 4 which cost S351 a year ago now costs $562 14-fo- ot Average cost for homes being built this year is $89600 Piute Takes Top Prize Drama Contest In Last year 80 permits were issued for new homes totaling S53 million Average cost per home was $66250 In 1992 47 permits worth $23 million were issued for an average of $48900 1-- A JUNCTION — The Piute High School drama team under the direction of Scott Bagley captured first place at Region 15 drama competition in Panguitch PHS has captured two region titles this year in both speech and drama competitions state Competitors were able to qualify for the upcoming dramatic areas: five in interpretation pantomime competition humorous interpretation monoact and scenes from a play In addition to the new home permits eight permits for home additions totaling $130000 have been issued this year and another 16 permits for alterations to homes totaling $93800 have been issued A Those qualifying for state were Bobbie Jo Bird and Elar Jenkins Shyann Anderton Chet Jensen and Shanda Robinson pantomime Terra Gleave Heather Smith and Melissa Fielding dramatic interpretation and Roman Gomez Chris Brown and Mic Stewart monoact Two new commercial building permits for a total of $85000 have been issued this year On the near horizon are permits for the $49 million convention center at Sevier Qualifying in scenes from a play were Kena and Riley Roberts Jennifer Torgersen and Michelle Bagley and Pnscilla Hampton and Michael Allan Valley Applied Technology Center Jennifer Torgersen and Michelle Bagley also participated in the and the $732 million Sevier County Criminal Justice Complex Coach Scott Bagley was pleased with the team's performance and said "They are a really strong team and they worked hard for it 1 really believe that this is our year for a state title" Last year new commercial permits led by the S12 million one act play competition where their play took second place Jennifer won outstanding character actress Blackhawk Arena in Salina totaled $18 million compared with SI 4 million in 1992 I "The new site will be developed and operated in accordance with Utah State Department of Environ- mental Quality operating ards" said Henderson stand- commissioners the landfill operator city state health department and BLM and it has taken over three years to find a site" Hall said that 1 1 sites were reviewed and 10 were rejected for a variety of reasons (ground water problems poor soils visual protests by surrounding land owners or hauling expenses) According to Gene Mendenhall Sevier County Was introduced to new Richfield City Police Officers Richard Corry and Kelly Strong by Chief Mayo Jacobson 40-ma- Dave Henderson area manager for the Sevier River Resource Area said he was glad that a location could be found that would satisfy the county's needs for many years and be in compliance with state and federal requirements committee composed of county 1-- uled for May 20 1-- A) As the existing landfill is rapidly running out of space the county has had to find a new location After the county investigated several sites the decision was made to purchase land fr:m the BLM in Sage Flat under the Recreation and Public Purpose Act Gary Hall realty specialist for the Sevier River Resource Area said that "this effort has involved a WATER (Continued From Page The Richfield District Bureau of Land Management has recently approved the sale of 461 acres of public land to Sevier County for use as a regional sanitary landfill Commissioner "This has not been entirely an easy process for cither Sevier County or the BLM It has involved a great deal of work by everyone involved in order that the county comply with state and federal regulations We have worked with private land owners state and federal agencies for over three years now and it is great to sec this action finalized We appreciate BLM's help" Sevier County Commissioner Gene Mendenhall right signs documents in land transaction which will give Sevier County a 441 acre sanitary landfill site east of Sigurd Gary Hall left Bureau of Land Management worked with the county to find and provide the needed land Region Births Below Deaths Above Utah State's Average The 295 births in Sevier County during 1992 were slightly below the state average per 1 000 population but the 126 recorded deaths were slightly above the state rate according to the latest figures issued by the Utah State Department of Health Sevier County’s birth rate was 184 binhs per one thousand popu- lation compared w ith the state average of 204 births per thousand persons The county’s death rate was 79 per thousand compared w ith the state average of 53 Piute County's birth rate of 74 represents 10 births that year while there were 1 1 deaths for a rate of 81 Wayne County's birth rate was 121 with 26 births recorded and 17 deaths for a rate of 79 For the region as a whole (including Millard Juab and Sanpete counties) there were 915 births for a rate of 167 per 1000 population and 406 deaths for a ty County The state had 9406 74 per thousand rate vorces for a Sanpete County led the region in marriages with 1023 (many were performed in the Manti LDS Temple and not necessarily residents of the county) for a 585 rate Sevier County had 126 marriages for 79 Piute 1 1 for 81 and Wayne 29 for 135 The state recorded 27485 marriages for a 151 rate average Sevier County led the region in divorces with 91 for a 57 rate There were three divorces in Piute County and seven in Wayne level The nine team members who competed were Edward Jones 111 KennaRae Miller and Hailey Baker honors category Jamie Walker Reuben Yazzie and Peter Sunderland scholastic and Chad Jensen Maria Bagley and Serena Dentent-sosi- e varsity Jerald Tolman is their coach The students competed in 10 areas including speech and impromptu interview essay math science social studies economics language and literature and fine arts finish- Births to unmarried women in Sevier County totaled 41 in 1992 for a rate of 139 per 1000 population None were reported in Piute County and four in Wayne County Sevier County had 16 induced abortions in 1992 for a rate of 542 This compares with the state’s 3525 abortions for a rate of 948 per 1000 population No abortions were recorded in ther Piute or Wayne counties 1-- 70 The Utah Department of Transportation opened bids on 10329 miles of rotomilling resurfacing bridge repair and signing in Salina ing with a super quiz on documents of freedom The team won fourth place against nine other schools competing in the small schools category Individual awards were presented to Edward Jones III silver medal in interview and bronze medal in fine arts KennaRae Miller gold medal in speech and impromptu and Jamie Walker bronze in speech and impromptu Canyon on Interstate 70 in Sevier County On both the east and westbound from Gooseberry Junction (approximately milepost 61) to Spring Canyon (milepost 72) work will also include the removal and replacing of the existing guardrail lanes Bids were submitted by nine contractors with the apparent low bidder being Cox Rock Products of Ccntcrficld at $551479515 The official engineer’s estimate was S6364246 The contract will not be awarded until the bid is reviewed to make certain no errors were made and that all requirements were met Work is expected to be completed by late fall 1994 0 UAMNEES0N BEN KINGSLEY Legion Officer Sets Visit To Area In May officer from the A service American Legion Department Service Officer in Salt Lake City pn will be in Richfield to assist in understanding and applying for rightful VA benefits preparing and documenting applications for compen- sation ci- Bids Opened On Resurfacing Project SSHS Decathlon Team Wins Fourth At State MONROE — South Sevier High School's Decathlon team competed in St George at a state di- 52 rate PTCTVRES f pension hospitalization education and other benefits The officer will be at the Richfield Job Sen ice May 10 from 9 to 10:30 a m This is a free sen ice and veterans need not be a member of the American Legion to qualify for assistance i prrvnts jV White Fang 2 CU A MYTH OF THE WHITE WOLF |