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Show Tuesday, November 30 Cents 7, 1989 Volume 90 No. 45 A lot of smoke, but little fire at Deer Creek Rice is nice! Emery Spartans to play on IPs By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor A lot of smoke but little or no fire Monday morning led to the evacuation of the Deer Creek Mine near the Hunting-to- n Power Plant in Hunting-to- n Canyon. According to Utah Power and Light spokesman Dave Mead, smoke was detected inside the mine early Monday morning, and a precautionary evacuation was ordered. Mr. Mead said that the evacuation included some 80 workers who all vacated the mine in a cautious and orderly manner. No one was injured, and all employees were accounted for. Mr. Mead said that no flames were found by fire crews who entered the area carpet By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor Emery football players dont know a lot about Astroturf. There just arent a lot of football fields on the Wasatch Back with fake grass. But what Emery football players do know is how to play football, and they really dont care if they play on real grass, fake grass or quack grass. Suit em up and turn em loose. This Thursday at 6 p.m. on the Astroturf in Rice Stadium at the University of Utah, Emery coach Jim Jones will turn his Spartans loose in the 3A semi-fingame against -- Wf ls be where were at, but with this team, when everybody does the job, a lot of good things happen. A lot of good things did happen in the win last week over Box Elder, and coach Jones is hoping that the Spartans can rise to the occasion again this week against Woods Cross, the second place team in Region 6. With 1,100 students, the Bountiful school has the edge in numbers over Emerys 546, but the Spartans have not let student body enrollment enter into any of the games they have played this season. As the smallest school in the 3A ranks, the Spartans have won ' f. . j S&. 28-1- -- By late Monday afternoon, the matter was still under investigation, although Mr. Mead said that the cause of the smoke is believed to be related to an older area of the mine where a belt line is being installed. It may be related to some welding equipment in that area, he said. Mr. Mead said that no decision had been made by Monday evening as to when work in the mine would resume. Owens lists plans Cross. Emery advanced to the semi-finaafter a 9 win over Box Elder while Woods Cross defeated Dixie 42-4- 1 in three overtimes in SL.George. We started out with a goal of winning our region, coach Jim Jones said after the win over Box Elder. After that we wanted to get a chance to play at the U of U. Now were there, and we think anything can happen. No one expected us to shift was then idled. For land deal al Woods where the smoke originated, and he added that breathing apparatus was not necessary. After workers went back to work, the smoke again became a matter of concern, and the mine was evacuated for the second time about 11 a.m. The a Cody Allred receives congra- well-deserv- Eldef. This week - its back to work prepara-tulator- y teammate Chris Wilson as hug the tired Spartans celebrate the win over Box against Box Elder' he made only a few adjustments from what the team has been doing 5-- all season. We executed well and blocked in the gaps to give Ryan (Stilson) time to pass, he said. The rest was just a matter of getting the ball to Coach Jones said that the the ones who can make things Wildcats are a good running happen with it. We did what team with good team speed. weve done all season, and it Kitt Rawlings, No. 24, a 6, continued to work for us. 175-lThe coach added that the running back completed the regular season with team really sucked it up late 171 carries for 1,588 yards in the game when it had to. while averaging 176 yards per We had some really big plays game and 9.3 yards per carry. to keep us in the game and get He had over 400 yards in one us the lead, but it was also game this season. important that our guys playOther highly touted players ed hard late in the game even, include defensive end Greg though many of them had Poole at 62, 210 lbs.; tight been playing both ways. Its end Nick Sanone at 6, 210 really a tribute to the dedicaMike tion these kids have had over lbs.; Hawley at 59, 185 lbs.; and the last couple of years in free safety, Ryan VanAlten at working on the weights and to our weight program. 62, 165 lbs. The game Thursday will be Coach Jones said that 8-- 2-- b. center-lineback- Wayne Owens legislation, which when in from the Region 7 championship, finished with a perfect 0 league mark, ended the season with an 1 mark, and are now 0 in the state tournament with wins over Cedar City and Box Elder. Rep. announced Oct. 15 that an effort is underway to draft the first ever at Rice Stadium for the Spartans. The team will leave Thursday morning while students riding busses will be excused at 1:30 p.m. Last week, Box Elder brought eight busses to Emery County and nearly 1,000 fans. This week a sea of Black and Gold could flood the Wasatch Front. While the team will wear special Astroturf shoes for the game, fans need not make any adjustments. implemented, would give to Utahs cities and towns thousands of acres of land for eco- nomic development. The plan is embodied in Rural Utah Revitalization Act Legislation (RURAL) to provide a land exchange between Utah and the federal government. My aim is to provide a foundation, focal points, for economic development throughtout the state, said Owens, and this way well get more bang for the buck out of Utahs land exchange with the federal government. Project RURAL calls for appropriate federal land outside municipalities throughout Utah to be obtained through an exchange of state land and then transferred to cities. The effect will be a broader, stronger Utah economy less concentrated along the Wasatch Front, Owens said. With increased job opportunities and tax revenues the benefits should be enormous. In a letter sent recently to Gov. Norm Bangerter, Owens expressed his intention to work closely with the state, the Utah congressional delegation and interested organizations to draft this measure. v,. er District unemployment drops The Castle Dale Job Service recently released the Labor Market Information Report for Utahs Southeast District, which includes Emery, Carbon, Grand and San Juan counties, quarter. YEAR-OVE- CHART 1 CHANGE IN NONFARM SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT R JOBS 1980-198- 9 for the second Second quarter highlights for 1989 for the district indicate: Southeastern Districts unemployment rate dropped &&& Stewarts Thriftway employees and Emery County Sheriffs Office personnel check out the store after a bomb threat was called in last week. The threat turned out to be a prank, from 8.7 percent in the second quarter of 1988 to 8.3 percent in the second quarter of 1989. Total nonfarm jobs increased by 140 jobs since the second quarter of 1988. Service and government industries created most of these new jobs. Permit-authorize- d build- ing construction, valued at $2.2 million, increased 80.4 percent from a year ago. Tourist lodging revenues increased 80.4 percent since the second quarter of 1988. Initial filings for unemployment compensation fell by 17 percent from a year ago. Emery Countys nonfarm jobs stood at 3,420 during the I 1 I IT! 1 I I I I T 980 98 1 1 982 1 I 1 I I 983 I" I 1 second quarter of 1989, an increase of 50 positions. Most of this growth occurred in construction, creating 50 new jobs. More specifically, these jobs were in heavy construction, that is, highway, water, utility line, etc. Government grew by 40 positions, most of which were in local agencies. Mining reported the only sig 1 I I 984 IT I 1 I "l- -l 985 1 I -- I 986 1 1 T r lT T-- 987 1 1 988 1 nificant job loss, reducing its employment level by 20. Emery Countys valuation d conof struction fell to $99,900 from permit-authorize- $207,100 one year ago. Con- struction projects consisted of one new home in Orangeville, three miscellaneous shelters and minimal additions, alterations and repairs. i '3 ' isnt too surprising since it was Halloween. However, officials are still investigating which the incident. photobys d.v.. Threat closes business A grocCASTLE DALE was Dale ery store in Castle There is a bomb in your store, and it will go off in 20 evacuated Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 31, after a caller said he had planted a bomb in the store that was scheduled to explode in 20 minutes. officers searched the store but found no evidence of a bomb. Larraine Pierce, an employat Stewarts Thriftway, answered the store phone about 12:44. A male voice said, ee minutes. Emery County sheriffs Employees and customers returned to the store at 1:35 p.m., 30 minutes after the bomb was supposed to have exploded. Store clerks first laughed at the threat, convinced it was a Halloween prank. Then they decided whether it was a joke or not, they must evacuate the store. Capt. David Owens of the dheriffs department said the bomb scare was probably a Halloween trick. However officers are continuing their investigation. |