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Show FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS TV GUIDE PAUL HARVEY sir i B7S (S(BIn)(B it to The Air IBM T Be If Floating Down ... Two Cache Valley men were among ten Mho recent-lhelped the 1 S win the World Parachuting Cup title in Pretoria, South Africa J. B. Fonnesheck ol Weston and Michael Hurren of Hyde Park helped form the Ionian Wings of Orange team which set a world record during the Aug 13 24 meet Fonnesheck and Hurren known as the Ttah -- Cow-hoy- during their visit "down under,' operate Sea gull Sport Parachuting Center in Brigham City. TIIK l .S. team eclipsed the existing world record of 14. H seconds set by Hook's Sky Pirates during the V. S Nationals in Oklahoma in June. The Wings ol Orange, sponsored partially by the Orange Parachute Co.. of Orange. Mass . shattered that mark by clocking an amaing 12 45 on a practice jump This means all 10 men balled out ol the aircraft and honked up hand (o hand in the formation of a star in that time period More spectacular is the fact that the star included three new team members including Fonnesheck. OTIIF.lt "GREENIES" in the record were Craig Fronk of Seattle and Chirp Navrotski of Philadelphia. The seven veterans included Hurren and Pete Gruber. Los Angeles: B J Worth. on Missoula. Mont.: De-Ros- Tony Flagstaff, Ariz : Jack Jerry Bird and Charles Sheilds, all Denver Alternates were Stan Brown and Don Galtvedt. both He said that '.he art ot teaming in the ,iir is just a matter of maneuvering legs, arms and "tucking up" for slower or taster descent There were 14 Ionian teams from around the world and 11 tour man teams. The l S. won both divisions. The Wings of Orange clocked a total time of 150.12 tor 80 points for their first place spot France was second with 178.72, Germany, third. 2.11.20 and S Africa, tourth. in 245.40 In lour-niateams, the U. S Rainlmw Flyers team was first in 42.!K and was followed by Fiance. South Africa and German v Fonneslxxk. son of Mr and Mrs Mike Fonnesheck, has loen parachuting for five years He was picked by the capU'.in for the team because of his experience as was Hurren Hurren has over 1.350 jumps. Fonnes-U'thas 1.550 to his credit. Fonneslieck and Hurren are Inith know n as "riggers" and are licensed to pack, repair and instruct parachu-ter- s IIUtKKV OF Mr and Mrs Sid Hurren. Hvde SON Park, has had alxuil l.ooti lumps with Fonnesbeck They met while at lending I tali State I niveiMtv world the Winning championship was the ultimate." Fonnesheck added V im iiig il tw ice in a row is " my goal FiHitiesbtvk and Hurren sa tney arc available lor lessons at the Brigham City Airport and are glad to share their love lor the air with others -- ; ... k - '. ,4 There are only loo such licensed individuals in the I S Both credit Jody Pond for their basic skills but they w ere lei I to fare for them- selves alter 20 FONNF.SIiF. jumps. K SAID the sport is growing in the U.S. and is much safer than handgliding. "They don't get a second chance We always have a reserve chute," Fonnesheck said The Brigham rigger said he has only had to use his spare chute twice. He says he has never been in danger during a jump. "Free fall sensation is about as close as you can come to flying." Fonnesbeck continued. A HYDE BRIGHAM PARK PARACHUTING THE ..... ' .:-- CITY MEMBERS ARE MAN FORMERLY MAN, OF Of THE ft . PRESTON. WORLD AND A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WAS WON PRETORIA OVER SOUTH AFRICA Or Be If Being Pulled Up Setting towers by helicopter at the rate of 50 a day, Commonwealth Electric Company, Wednesday, had extended the 345 KV transmission line of Pacific Power and Light Company, over the Bear River Range, north er Plant to Borah near American Falls, is 240 miles. The huge Erickson this week, picking up the "A" towers at State Line Border, Ovid and Liberty, lowered them for permanent west of Emigration Canyon, near Preston, a distance of 160 miles from the Jim Bridger Plant, northeast of Rock Springs, according to Don Wehrili, Manager of Commonwealth office. Overall distance from Jim Bridg -- HUGE Sub-statio- Air-Cr- A ERICKSON LIFTS AN 8000 POUND TOWER ane installation on bases, varying in distance of 12(H) feet apart. The d aluminum towers range from 80 to 140 in heighth, and weigh from 7,000 to 8.000 pounds. Placement interval, dependent on location of assembly yards, average about eight minutes. Altogether, there are 29 assembly yards located along the line right-of-wa- STARTING IN JINE, Commonwealth Electric, set towers a distance of 98 miles from the generating plant, located 35 miles northeast of Rock Springs, to Dempsey Flat on Ham's Fork. The large helicopter, used at the higher altitude and over mountain ranges, has placed towers from Ham's Fork and w ill continue to a point near Downey. The second setting now underway began Sept. 6. The Pacific Power and Light Company line parallel ed the Idaho Power Line to the Wardboro Junction, southeast of Montpelier. This week's placement of towers skipped the line's northwesterly course across Bear River Valley to rising mountains back of Ovid, awaiting completion of footings at bases, and to expedite construction across the high mountain area before the usual fall snowfall. Wire has been strung on towers to a point w ithin a few miles of Kemmerer. and should reach the Wardboro Junction, a distance of 137 miles, by the end of October. The transmission line is expected to be completed by Julv 15. 1975 This is the first THE TOWERS ARE PREASSFMBLED of two 345 KV transmission lines Pacific Power and Light Company is running from the Bridger Plant. The second line will follow the course of the one under construction, terminating at Kinport. near Pocatello. Commonwealth Electric Company of Lincoln. Neb., which established offices at Montpelier in April, 1973. was also contractor for the Idaho Power line which was completed in November of 1973. This line, covering a distance of 227 miles terminated two months in advance of scheduled date at Goshen, near Idaho Falls. Dominion Construction of Scottsbluff. Neb., is sub-con BEFORE THE CRANE PICKS THEM tractor tor the poured con- crete foundations. Kenny McFadden and Danny are in charge of the work. The Jim Bridger Plant is jointly owned by the Idaho Power Company and Pacific-Poweand Light Company and operated by the latter concern. Coal for fueling the three generators is mined by stripping a deposit 15 miles long, with seams up to 30 feet in thickness. This reserve is scheduled to provide a 35 year supply by stripping to a feet. Coal is depth of hauled from four to 10 miles with bottom dump trucks. r 120-to- UP |