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Show Sky fighters to invade Fillmore during Jamboral Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat! No, the Millennial Jamboral in Fillmore, Utah will not be under attack on August 10-12, but it will be invaded by members of the Confederate Air Force, AirPowcr West and Sky Fighters in their vintage vin-tage World War II aircraft. Over 30.000 Scouts and leaders from the Utah National Parks Council w ill be in attendance to witness this spectacular spec-tacular show. The Confederate Air Force, an all-volunteer all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and flying of the great combat aircraft of World War II and our American military aviation history from 1939-1945, 1939-1945, will be bringing in a B-25 Mitchell bomber, a Grumman TBF Avenger, a P 51 Mustang fighter and a Beechcraft C-49 Expediter. The B-25 Mitchell bomber was named after Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, a pioneer advocate of military mil-itary air power. Of its many combat exploits in every theatre of WWII, none fired the imagination more than the daring raid on the Japanese mainland on April 18. 1942 when 16 B 25s, commanded by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. took off from the deck of the carrier U.S.S. Hornet and bombed Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The Grumman TBF Avenger debuted in June 1942 as the navy's standard carrier and land-based torpedo tor-pedo bomber. After its murderous baptism by fire at the Battle of Midway where the Avengers were' almost wiped out by anti-aircraft fire and fighters, they went on to prove their excellence by destroying the Japanese Navy throughout the rest of the war. The legendary P-51 Mustang was initially deployed as a gawnd attack plane but came into its own as a fast, high-altitude performer in North Africa. Italy, France and over all the strategic targets in Germany. Among German and Japanese pilots, the P-51 was one of their most feared opponents. The Beechcraft C-45 Expediter was a light cargo and personnel transporter. Two different models, the AT-1 1 and AT-7, serv ed as bombardier bom-bardier and gunnery trainers and as nav igator trainers respectively. AirPower West, another non-profit historical aviation organization headquartered in Denver. Colo., will also be providing a considerable number of aircraft for the Jamboral. AirPower West will provide three DAGGETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE FOR JUDGEMENT RECOVERY Daggett School District is proposing to increase taxes to cover refunds ordered by the Utah State Tax Commission to centrally assessed property appeals by Delta Airlines. As a result of the proposed increase, the impact on a $75,000 residence will be $10.35 and the impact on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity enti-ty will be $18.88, for a total amount of $32,817. All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public hearing on the Judgement Recovery tax increase to be held on August 9, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. at Daggett School District Offices, 2nd North 2nd West, Manila, Utah. Veterans' Corner Roy James, Cmdr. American Legion 789-8 15.1 Keith Harrison, State Cmdr. DAV 789-5360 Duane Hall. Cmdr. VFW 5560 789-4643 Charles Gray. Cmdr. VFW 9275 789-083 1 SSg. Tim Foster, U.S. Army Recruiter 435-637-4970 Sgt. Dave Henri. Utah Army National Guard 78 1 -6307 ' Sterman biplanes, one P-51 mustang mus-tang fighter, four NA T-6 trainers, one Beech Staggerwing, a Venom jet, and one D-I8 Beechcraft. Stearman biplanes were widely used by the Army and Navy as a primary trainer to teach basic flying for fighter training; more than 90,000 pilots were trained in these planes. The Beech Staggerwing is the same type of plane used by General Dwight D. Eisenhower during dur-ing the war. The D-18 Beechcraft that will be at the Jamboral was actually flown by the late Tennessee Ernie Ford. Sky Fighters, Inc., from Englewood, Colo., will be flying and displaying two T-34A Mentors with authentic Navy markings. They will perform aerial dogfights and overhead combat. This unique team consists of actual fighter pilots. The Utah Wing of the Confederate Air Force is overseeing the coordination coordi-nation of all activities for the display dis-play and actual in-flight demonstrations demonstra-tions for the three groups." John L. Cross Jr., is the local coordinator and CAF representative. Aircraft will arrive on Thursday and depart on Saturday at the conclusion of the Jamboral. They will be flown throughout the entire Jamboral, possibly pos-sibly as often as every 30 minutes, performing precision flyovers and re-enactments of aerial combat, including a major air show on Friday at approximately 4:40 p.m. Fireworks America will provide pyrotechnics in conjunction with the aircraft strafing, bombing and combat performances during the show. At least one of every plane w ill be based at the Fillmore Airport while the rest of the aircraft w ill be staged at the Delta Airport. There are 28 aircraft confirmed for the Jamboral. Other aviation activities at the Jamboral include a mock-up of a P-40 P-40 Flying Tiger. Scouts can have their photo taken w hile sitting in the cockpit. Sky Dive, Inc., Utah's oldest old-est and largest skydiving organization organiza-tion will kick off our Millennial Show on Thursday evening. Several hot air balloons including Dino the Sinclair Dinosaur will be on sight, and the Utah Valley Aeromodelers will provide demonstrations or remote controlled aircraft including 14 scale. Campus serves as staging area The Rangely Campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) served as the staging area for fire crews from across the country coun-try who have congregated in northwestern north-western Colorado to fight the rash of fires which have cropped up in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Hot Shot crews from Craig, Colo.; Carson City. Nev.; Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee have been accessing the accommodations provided pro-vided by the college over the past few weeks. The crews have been utilizing Nichols Residence Hall for rooms and have also greatly appreciated appre-ciated the hospitality offered through CNCC and Sodexhol Marriott food services for their meals. "The cook and the staff have gone out of their way to make everything great for these guys," said Diane Conklin, the staging manager on the site. The campus, July 22-23 was a maze of pitched tents and exhausted fire fighters. An estimated 165 fire fighters were camped out on the campus as coordinated efforts were being made in fighting the "Switchback" fire which many Rangely residents could see on Calamity Ridge. As that fire was brought under control, several other fires broke out on Dinosaur National Monument as well as around Piceance Creek. Their priorities pri-orities are to protect life and structure struc-ture from the fires," said Conklin, "they are succeeding very well and are doing a heck of a job." Ms. Conklin explained that these "hot shot" crews don't stay longer than a day or so, and are rotated out for their assignments. She stated that between this past Friday and Monday, approximately 350 fire fighters had come through the staging stag-ing area at CNCC. As of Monday, they were expected to be shipped out to a new staging area in Wyoming where they could be closer clos-er to several fires that are now burning burn-ing there as well as in Montana and Idaho. There w ill be about 20 fire fighters staying in the staging area at CNCC on an "on-call" basis and more many arrive depending on weather and fire conditions. Most of these remaining fire fighters on "standby" are with the Tatonka Crew from the Black Hills Forest Service. In appreciation for the accommodations accommo-dations arranged by the college and because community service is high on their agenda. Several fire fighters from the Chadron. Nebraska Job Corps program cleaned up around the campus and the school's tennis courts. Agricultural prices slip Prices received by Utah farmers and ranchers during mid-July were down from June prices for barley, but up for other hay and alfalfa hay, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Sen ice. Barley, at SI. 83 per bushel, was 9 cents lower than the previous month's price but the same as July 1999. Baled alfalfa hay was $74 per ton, a $10 increase from last month and up $7 from last year. Other hay, at $50 per ton. w as $10 higher than last month and $15 above July 1999. The lamb price for June 2000 w as $85 per cwt, $15 less than May 2000 but up $9 from July of last year. The June 2000 sheep price, at $27 was $3 more than May 2000 and $1 less than July of last year. Temperatures D3i liiih Low July 18 92 50 July 19 93 50 July 20 95 51 July 21 94 51 July 22 99 56 July 23 100 53 July 24 91 55 July 25 91 54 July 26 54 July 27 97 57 July 28 95 58 July 29 98 57 July 30 95 55 July 31 97 57 .10 i - ' Butterfly helps pollinate flower in to a gaird3emi While those giant plastic butterflies butter-flies people stick on their houses are nifty, real butterflies are even better additions to your landscape. Butterflies can be lured into the garden by incorporating plants they prefer into the landscape, says Jerry Goodspeed. Utah State University Extension horticulturist. Butterflies are attracted to plants either for their nectar, or as a host plant w here they can lay their eggs and the larvae lar-vae can feed later. Once the larvae eat their fill they pupate and eventually eventu-ally emerge as wonderful butterflies. butter-flies. "Most butterflies like blooming perennials, which are always a nice addition to any landscape." Goodspeed suggests. "A few of my favorite butterfly-attracting perennials perenni-als include liatris. aster, coreopsis, scabiosa, sedum, joe-pye weed and blanket flower. A couple of shrubs such as butterfly bushes (appropriately (appropri-ately named) and lilacs, are also NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX (INCREASE The Uintah School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. As a result of the proposed increase, the tax on a $78,500 residence res-idence will be $248.90, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $452.55. Without the proposed increase the tax on a $78,500 residence would be $243.42, and the tax on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity would be $442.58. The 2000 proposed tax rate is .005765. Without the proposed increase the rate would be .005638. This would be an increase of 2.25, which is $5.48 per year ($.46 per month) on a $78,500 residence or $9.97 per year on a business busi-ness having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity. With NEW GROWTH, this property tax increase and other factors, Uintah School District will increase its property tax revenue from $6,449,325, collected col-lected last year to $6,902,347, COLLECTED THIS YEAR WHICH IS A REVENUE INCREASE OF 7.02. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing hear-ing on the tax increase to be held on August 8. 2000 at 7:00 p.m. at the School Board office. Vernal Express Wednesday. August 2, 2000 5 .ilk cM ? , 4 4 " Ml garden nice additions to a butterfly garden If there is room, throw in a honeysuckle honey-suckle vine. These plants all add color and beauty to the landscape on their own. then create even more splendor in the garden by inviting the marvelous butterfly." There are a number of butterflies roaming the Intermountain area. Goodspeed says. The most common include the mourning cloak, clouded cloud-ed sulfur, silver spotted skipper, red admiral, swallowtail, gray hair-streak, hair-streak, spring azure, painted lady and the famous monarch. Most of them just flutter through the yard, but many w ill stop and spend some time if there are plants they seek. Butterflies do not like strong winds because it is so difficult for them to fly and they gel worn out he says. If you live in a w indy location, loca-tion, provide them w ith some form of protection such as a wall or tall hedge. . r -. ,-w- -.,,. y jX "A few of these charming insects also need a place to drink." he adds. "They seem to like mud puddles best. If .you have a child or two. mad puddles are probably already a pan of the backyard; but, if they aren't, create one with a small saucer or bowl. "The one problem w ith butterflies is their immature or larval stage." he says. "The larv al stage, or caterpillar, cater-pillar, is typically the insect rmt gardeners try to keep out of the gar den. They usually have a voracious appetite and devour plants like they were lunch, which they are. So. in order t develop a butterfly garden, some plants may need to be sacrificed sacri-ficed Enjoying the charm of these lovely cntters helps ease the pam of matching their 'teenage' larvae eat a tew of your flowers and plants. Besides, it's a great way to get the children out into the garden, even if it is just to watch the insects " Courtesy of Sky West Airlines |