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Show Jftmeru County ZZ3l-L0Lb- in A1IO 900fr 313 3W1 s CCd SNianna 3mvuo zooo NOI1VIOOSSV iolw tue shi SS3dd HVin i.f.....J;L.eL06SSS Home Grown News Since 1900 Tuesday, July 22, 2003 J.1VS At Volume 103 Castle Dale, Utah "" Commission sets Public Hearing for ATV Access By PATSY STODDARD, Number 29 50t 1 INSIDE Editor The Emery County Commission set the time and date of a public hearing to hear comment on the issuance of tem- porary use permits for county roads for the upcoming Arapeen ATV Jamboree. The hearing will take place at the next commission meeting at 5 p.m. on Aug. 5. Commissioner Drew Sitterud explained that the county and the cities within the county have been meeting and working out an ATV access eountywide plan. This is still in the planning stage and the Arapeen 6 ATV Jamboree will be held Aug. and use roads and trails in and around the communities of Ferron and Emery. Therefore a need for the county to issue temporary use permits for the use of these county roads is necessary for the jamboree to proceed as planned. The next meeting for the discussion of ATVs and county roads is scheduled Miss Emery Crowned on Saturday at pageant 13-1- 2B. BRIEFLY Child Tax Credit Checks Bring Extra Cash To Families for Aug. 12. In other commission business they approved the reinstatement of archive worker, Dottie Grimes. The commission approved the dates for the board of equalization w hich will be held in About 25 million American families will be receiving a check from the Internal Reenue Service this summer as a result of a new tax law' raising the Child Tax Green River at the sheriffs complex on Aug. 19 from 12:30-3:3- 0 p.m. The commission will meet that day in Green River. The board of equalization for the western end of the county will be held in Castle Dale in the executiv e conference room of the courthouse on Main Street on Aug. 20 from 9 a.m.-- 3 p.m. The library board of directors recommended the appointment of Natalee er Continued on PAGE 2A. Roads Discussed in Lands Meeting Top RS-247- 7 By By PATbY Notch Cowboys and Cowgirls will entertain local crowds Friday and Saturday stcjddahd The fifth annual Castle alley RanchSan Rafael Pro Rodeo is coming to town on July 25 and 26 at 7;30 p m The Emery County Recre at ion Department founded this rodeo n 19,)) Cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the Western United States will converge on Castle Dale and treat rodeo goers to world class rides and spills. Emery County Recreation Director, Shannon Hiatt said, Were excited about COREY BLUEMEL At the July Emery County Public Lands meeting, Chairman Dennis Worwood addressed the final agenda item with a little history. He said that several years ago Mark H. Williams had approached the commissioners with the proposal to assign an officer to the San Rafael Swell roads to patrol and enforce the existingiaws for travel in the Swell. At the time, Williams group had ample money to reimburse the county for the officers pay. The commissioners, at that time, told the group that they were not interested. In March of this year with the Bureau of Land Managements reimbursement, the county assigned a deputy to the area and now Utah Shared Access is threatening a Alliance (USA-ALlaw suit. Worw'ood read a letter that the county commissioners had received from USA-AL- L attorney, checks. Before you go out and spend a up storm, divide the money you are receiving into three parts, d and Rhode said, Take d put it into savings, put towards debt and take the last third and go nuts with it. That wray you can have some fun, pay down debt and boost your savings. Paul Mortensen. In the letter Mortensen referred to several Utah laws about access and travel on public roads. This letter stated that the county has three choices: open the roads, abandon the roads or face a law suit. Mortensen w'rote that Utah law states that a road must be kept open unless the county chooses to abandon that road. It is his allegation that Emery County has illegally allowed the BLM to close four roads that are not 7 road plan. designated in the Mortensens contention is that if the roads are not designated, they must be left open for public use and that it is the countys responsibility to remove the barricades erected by the BLM. The roads in question are: Muddy River Road, Junes Bottom Road, Segers Hole Road, and Upper Sid and Charlie Road. Mortensen said those but closed by the roads are BLM as a result of the countys failure to require that they be included in the designated road system. Brian Hawthorne, who represented at the meeting, expressed his desired that the roads be left open. Although, he said that if the county chooses to abandon them, then the BLM could close them legally. He also stated one-thir- one-thir- Manti-LaS- al Kelly Wardle at the San Rafael Pro Rodeo in 2002. our rodeo this year and I feel like it has grown every year. We have 221 participants for two great nights of rodeo. This represents a 25 percent increase over last year. We have some great names coming to town like Lan Lajeunesse from Morgan is the 1999 and 2001 bareback riding world champion and hell compete at our rodeo this year. We have some great events planned. I think the infamous wild cow milking is the wildest event in rodeo. It will be held both nights and will include local cowboys. The cowboys are from all walks of life and they enter the arena to be dragged, thrown and chased to obtain a few drops of precious milk in a bottle as their goal. This is a RS-247- RS-247- 7, USA-AL- L Continued on PAGE 2A. Credit. The checks are an advance payment for those who claimed the Child Tax Credit on their 2002 income tax return and can be as high as $400 for each child claimed. The Child Tax Credit checks will bring some welcome cash to the eligible families this summer, said Sieve Rhode, presiof dent and finana Myvesta.org, nonprofit cial management organization. But while many people could really use the cash for necessities or paying off debts, I have a feeling that most of the checks will magically turn into DVD players and digital cameras. According to Rhode, most people ha e already spent their checks tw'o or three times over in their minds by the time the check arri es in their mailbox. When people are notified they will be receiving some extra cash in a fewr weeks they often go out and charge a whole bunch of stuff on their credit cards thinking they will be able to pay it right off, Rhode said. Studies have shown that when people receive a financial windfall of any kind, they end up spending twice as much as they received after all is said and done. With many Americans neglecting their savings accounts and adding to their debt loads, Rhode recommends using the rule of thirds when deciding how to spend the money from the tax Continued on PAGE 3A. This registered quarter horse, horse colt will be given away at the San Rafael Pro Rodeo on Friday night. A ticket will be drawn from the ticket stubs at the gate and you must be present to win v I H i National Forest Birthday Party Bring your kids, a blanket or a lawn chair and stay the afternoon at the Great Basin Environ-mentEducation Center in Ephraim Canyon on July 24. Activities begin at 2 p.m. There will be histories, guided tours, hikes, cowboy poetry, musical groups, free food and cake, activities for kids, and Dr. Edward Geary, noted author and historian, will speak. al """" MIMMIBHBMiUMIIBMUr """I y maioaiSMgBiiiiiii iiallhini luiiAiaBMaiMM. email editorecprogress.com itfit uh on tilt VorM Vitlt Woli roy rwK.ro in i' |