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Show UTAH Emery Count Tuesday, Augusts, 1989 PRESS ASSOC. 467 EAST 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 30 P 84111 Cents , fair hits a peak Last Saturdays Emery County Fair Parade may have been the biggest in the history of the fair. Seventy entries traveled the parade route from the east end of Castle Dale to the stake center. The parade lasted about an hour and included m units, equestrian units, business and commercial entries, religious entries and government agencies gave the parade a nice variety as hundreds lined the street to watch the annual parade." The theme of Bryant Anderson of Castle Dale was named as the administrator of the Emery County Economic Development Council by the Emery County Commission Aug. 2. In appointing Mr. Anderson to head the economic development effort, the commissioners also assigned him to head the countys Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Guymon of Huntington served as grand marshals of the 1 989 Emery County Fair parade last week in sheriff of Emery County and his wife Castle Dale. The long-tim- e sented to the Huntington Heritage Days float which featured that citys royalty and queen Maxine Herzog. The best marching unit award was given to the Emery County High School drill team, the Spardettes, who performed several routines as they traveled the route just behind the Emery High cheerleaders. Ferrons Peach Days ty float was named the most beautiful. It included Peach From Wagon Wheels to Mag Days Queen Valerie HuntsWheels was used extensively. man. Emery High Schools The queens trophy was pre- - Peer Helper Club received the award for the most original entry. Castle Valley p of Huntington won the sweepstakes trophy while the award for the best use of theme went to the merchants of Emery-Carbo- n counties who portrayed an theme on dune buggies. Orangeville citys entry by the mayor and city council won the most humorous award. That float, driven by mayor Tom Humphrey, used dummies to show an inebriated city council victimized by home brew. Co-o- anti-wilderne- ss BLM cleans up By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor A 50-ac- re dump site on fed- eral and private property south of Cleveland is the focus of a massive cleanup effort by the Bureau of Land Management, Utah National Guard and Emery County Road Department. However, the real concern 32 Emery County has new council advisor County preliminary festivities such as candy drops from airplanes and country-wester- n music. Grand marshals for the parade were Sheriff arid Mrs. Lamar Guymon of Hunting-ton- . Also in the parade were mayors and councilmen of several of the countys communities as well as commissioners Clyde Thompson, Jerry Man-guand Duane Collard who were transported in Corvettes. Outstanding citizens from many of the local towns were also in the parade. A mixture of marching Volume 90 No. on the part of the BLM is not so much the cleanup, but in getting people to stop dumping trash where it doesnt belong. We have a real serious problem with Utter and trash on BLM land and lands adjacent to BLM land in Emery County, said Mark Mackiew-icz- , realty speciaUst for the Price Resource Area of the Gayla wave to the parade watchers, above, as they pass the courthouse. For more photos and articles on the parade, see inside today's Progress. The commissioners trophy was given to an float which illustrated the dangers of wilderness to the Emery County lifestyle. Several young Castle Dale girls served as banner carriers in the parade. The parade was under the direction of Dan and LuAnn Whitleather of Castle Dale. We would like to extend a special thank you to all those who helped us get the 1989 fair parade rolling, they said. Among the entries in the parade were several classic anti-wilderne- ss cars which were featured in a car show throughout the day. Also after the parade, Max, the spokesman for the Dont camWaste Utah anti-litte- r paign, signed autographs in the park. He drove the anti litter car in the parade. Park and booth activites continued throughout the day while the rodeo continued Saturday night. Most of the fair activities came to an end last weekend, but the horse races are still to come. They will be held in F er ron this Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. area dump site the property near Cleveland last week. Theres nothing in Carbon County to match this. The property in question has been the site of local dumping for years. While much of it is on federal proper- BLM as he surveyed ty, a large section is owned by Clifton Carter of Cleveland. Mackiewicz said that while commercial garbage collection is available in northern Emery County, many residents do not choose to subscribe to the service or have just become accustomed to the nearby dump. He adds that the nearest landfill is the Emery County dump between Castle Dale and Orangeville, about 15 miles from Cleveland. Efforts in the past to stop the illegal dumping at this and other locations have not worked effectively. Price Resource Area Manager Mark Bailey said that signs have been posted, but they have been destroyed or stolen. Citations for illegal dumping have also been issued in the past, but the BLM officials said that the county has refused to (Continued on Page 7) Mr. Anderson replaces Scott Truman who resigned last spring to take a position in Cedar City. However, Mr. Trumans job description did not include that of planning and zoning. Earlier, the Economic Development Council voted to recommend to the commissioners appoint a full-tim- e that they economic administrator with duties only in that area. The county advertised for the position last May. At least seven persons applied, but only three were given inter- views, wluch were conducted by Wes Curtis of the Economic Development Council, Commissioner Duane Collard and County Auditor Karen Truman. At the commission meeting following the announcement of the new administrator, sev- eral present protested the commissions selection as well as the selection process. Among the concerns voiced were the requirement of a bachelors degree to qualify for the job and the qualifications of the new appointee. However, the two commissioners present, Mr. Collard and chairman Clyde Thompson, each voted in favor of Mr. Andersons nomination. Commissioner Jerry Mangum was not present at the meeting. Hes only 6 years old but hes an inventor with pieces of velcro attached Channel 4. to each sleeve as the working While in California, the solution. family also enjoyed sight- A little work and a little seeing and a trip to planning got B rett a long way. Disneyland. For his invention and partici- The trip to Washington, D.C. Invent was a memorable one for in America the pation and his family. Brett Brett his parents program, Brett, Jack and Dianne, and his was honored at a congression-teache- r Kristine Story won a al ice cream social at the trip to Washington, son Building on July 24 where D.C. He also won a $500 sav- - he met Rep. Howard Nielson, ings bond, a $2,000 grant for An honor banquet for the his school, a Polaroid camera inventors was also held and with case, a Pepsi duffle bag attended by his schools prin-fu- ll two cipal, Nina Gray, who was in of pop, two flashlights, sunglasses and a the area for a National Geotrophy. graphic workshop. On July 23 Brett went to the In addition, he has become a celebrity worthy of any Freedom Plaza where he was inventor. Brett has been inter- - one of the few inventors to viewed by the Deseret News, meet Voyager pilots JenaYea-IB(for promotional videos), ger and Dick Rutan. Brett Kmart public relations, CBS, took pictures of them holding three TV stations back East, his invention which he later numerous newspaper repor- - entered in the Polaroid photo ters and was on KSL TV. contest held in conjunction More recently, Brett, his with Invent America, mom and brother Among his favorite attrac-B.were flown to Southern tion were the Washington California where he was on Monument, Museum of ABCs Home Show with sever- - Natural History, the FBI al other young inventors. That building, the Bureau of program is to air locally this Engraving where he saw a Wednesday at 10 a.m. on (Continued on Page 9) Dirk-week-lo- ts, M J. ,y I 4 |