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Show 71 it Year No. 26 Thursday June 28, 1984 Roosevelt, Utah 18 Pages 25 Cents FATAL ACCIDENT Support tower falls A civil structural engineer was killed when a 65 foot structural tower he was working on collapsed because of broken guide wires. The steel lattice towers owned by Desert Generation and Transmission fell to the ground on Tuesday morning because of an equipment failure, said Clarin Ashby, Public and Relations Director for the company. In the fall, Michael Bergesen, 23, was thrown from the tower; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occured at the Tabiona Junction area. On its way down, the tower hit a 69,000 volt Moon Lake Transmission Line, knocking out at all points west of iichesne. The tower severed the transmission line and broke a conductor. Power was out in the area for several hours, but was later restored. Bergesen was monitoring the tension of the guide wires when they broke. There had to be a rare equipment failure in the wires or the attachment, said Ashby. "The wires themselves wont give way as they are withstand 140 mph lt 'to Investigators are looking into the cause of the equipment failure, and all work has stopped until the problem is identified said Ashby. This is the first time that a Desert tower has fallen. No one else was hurt in the accident. Though several nearby workers witnessed the accident. Workers at the site of the incident were employed by L.E. Myers, a contractor hired by Desert Generation to install the towers. Bergesen worked for the engineering firm of Bums and McDowell from Kansas City, he was unmarried. Further improvement sought on pool deck i The Roosevelt City Council asked the architect of the swimming pool to rip up the deck and replace it with a better one or come up with an acceptable deck patched. In an earlier meeting, they came out against any patch job since it is likely to crack, peel and flake due to the constant use. The contractors on the other hand, fed the deck can be patched to specifications of the contract. We feel it would be a alternative to repair it. The Architect, Richard has complied with the Citys demands. And a Letter has terrible been sent to the contractors injustice to rip up the LaMar D and Sons Construction deck. said LaMar D. Stevenson. Most of the deck is perfectly to proceed with the City's acceptable. deduon. The (Jouncil's decision to The contractors have seven tear up the deck came letter receive the possibly after they days to commence work. In the after an agreeable solution couldmeantime, the architect plans on n't be reached on a epoxy paint coming to Roosevelt to search for that would seal the deck, cover the seams and last for a ftny possible alternatives. has Council The City firmly - reasonable period of time, but it 'tiediqed they do not" want the cost almost 120,000 to apply. Mc-Cun- e, EQUIPMENT This MALFUNCTION steel lattice tower of Desert Generation and Transmission fell across transmission man was killed in the accident. Power was out for several hours in the west section of Duchesne County. lines and crashed to' the ground. One Five : rejected it Thus, the council made a motion in a special meeting Thursday to inform the architect that the deck needed to be redone. The contractors proceeded to go ahead and grind the grout on the deck to what they thought were the specifications. The council looked over the deck again on Monday, after much of the touch up finishing was complete. They met later that Continued on'pags 3 towns planning July Fourth activities Towns all around the Uintah Basin area will be celebrating the Fourth of July with activities like rodeos, barbecues, ; The contractors did not want to bear the additional cost of such a high costing paint, so they recommended a less expensive one. But this paint would only last a maximum of two years per application, and so the Council course there will be fireworks in some counties for the very first time. queen contests Tabiona and patriotic programs. And of Tabiona will celebrate early Airport to expand with master plan A master plan to expand the Roosevelt Municipal Airport will be put into action if the city receives a mant proposed by an advisory board to fund the project. We fed the airport is a major drawing card and must meet the needs of now and in the future, said Paula Bell, airport chairman and a member of the Roosevelt The master plan is a Board. means of projecting the needs of the fiiture. The plan is still in the evaluation stage and will take a few weeks to develop, said Bell The board has hired a consultant to develop tike master plan which is expected to give direction to the project Once the master plan is funded, the board must then submit funding proposals to the Federal Aviation Administration. In a nutshell, we feel like were the center of industry in this area, said Buss Hunt Roosevelt The American Dream followed by a program at the LDS Church. Tabiona' s rodeo will continue, June 30, at 2 p.m., followed by fireworks put on by the town for the first time. The show will start at 9:30 p.m. and the Tabiona Fire District will assist with the fireworks, held south of the the theme schooL general manager. We are closer to job sights then the other towns and we are obligated to the community (to attract industry.) Expansion of the airport would increase businesses as companies look at the transportation system when considering Roosevelt as a dace to develop or continue, said Bell Roosevelts transportation system is now dominated by buses and trucks with expansion the airport could increase its charter services, and with an extended and wider runway, welcome more businesses. The master plan is also being Hasignsri to improve electrical functions, expand the apron facilities, provide corporate hangfor ers and provide owned individually private com-ponie- this year with a rodeo, June 29, sponsored by the Tabiona Condos Riding Club. Saturday will bring the parade at 10 a.m. with Roosevelt City is planning a big fireworks show with an expected $16,000 cost and it will probably be one of the biggest displays ever seen in Roosevelt This is the first Fourth of July fireworks in Roosevelt in many years, it could be the start of a tradition, said Project Manager Dennis Jenkins. A group of Union High School Cheerleaders are also holding a dance at the City tennis courts that night The record hop will help fund the Cougar Cheeleardera and all ages are welcome. . fund-raisin- Queen Tiffini Ward, daughter of Tom Ward and Vicki and Mont Wilson, will reign over the rodeos and parade, assisted by first attendant Kristi Fabrizio, daughter of Danny and Carol Fabrizio and second attendant Paulette Humphries, daughter of J.C. and Lanay Humphries. Roxann Humphries, the other daughter of J.C. and Lanay Humphries, was also named Miss Congenial. ( or barbecue dinner at the grounds at 5:30 p.m., June 6. A patriotic program will start off tne next day in the Neola Ward Chapel at 10 a.m. Neola'a queen, Minda Arrow-chi- a will reign with first attendant Connie ODriscoll and second attendant Miss Congenial, Nanette Campbell. Altamont g Neola More rodeo action can be seen, July 7, at the Neola Rodeo Grounds with contests like open bands, wild cow milking and wild horse races. Registration begins June 29 and 30 and information can be obtained at 353-456- 8. Before the rodeo, which holds a $500,000 purse, Neola will hold a Fun Day is the theme for Altamont Their celebration is with games and races held all day at the Altamont Rodeo grounds starting at 10 a.m. on July 4. The day is for the kids with foot races sheep rides, and father and son teams. Duchesne Patriots of Duchesne can look forward to a full day of entertainment, competition and playmaking this Fourth of July. The festivities will start early in the morning with a rousting wake up and conclude with a dazzling display of fireworks well into the night The celebration is sponsored by the Duchesne Lions Club. Heres a schedule of activities; At 7:30 in the morning, a flag raising will be held at Wallace Park. Breakfast will be served until 9 a.m. From 10 until 11 a.m. races and other fun events will be held at the park. At noon, a horse throw will be held at Roy Park, and a free swim will be open to everyone. Later in the afternoon, a scavenger hunt will be held for children ages 12 and younger at Roy Park from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. At 9 p.m. a pie eating contest Continued on page 2 s. The airport is an asset as it already has charter services, fuel sales,. hang areas and areas. New gas facilities were added two years ago by the county with a $60,000 MIL A water line was also built out to the airport. Bushwss is inconsistent, but prosperous, as some days the airport has no planes arriving, but on busy days there are as many as 25, said hunt Built in 1974, the airport proved to serve better than the old airport in Ballard, which had prevailing wind hazards, because tie-dow- n Holiday deadline schedule The dwfli" for advertising and news articles has been moved up to Friday, June 29, to accomodate the Fourth of July holiday. The STANDARD recommends that all news items be delivered at 5 p.m. to insure are published, ecause the paper will be ling out a day early next k, there is no guarantee that news items will go in. With r help, the STANDARD will everything possible to make lall the news is published, re an enjoyable and safe July of north-sout-h winds. The old airport also had a runway, hanger and office built and managed by its flying dub. The' Roosevelt advisory board now indudes five citizens who are also pilots. Although the airport is not expected to serve commercial businesses, expansion for industrial sake is needed, said Bell. Its (the airport) had its up and downs, but it's a necessary she added. Its city service, been a real asset. EXPANDED HORIZONS-A- n parked heading toward the Roosevelt Municipal Airport runway, which airplane 1$ one of the improvements planned if a grant is given to the city to begin an expansion project. i$ |