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Show Emery County TI I izzi-ioi- 1 x nvs in aiio 3vi 003 M IOZ 9Q0fr 3iS S sNianna 3NVU0 sf'S10093 Tuesday, June 22, 2004 C Home Grown News Since 1900 3Hi Jr I J 7 I V' Castle Dale, Utah Number 25 50 Volume 103 Ferron looks at Address Problems INSIDE Countywide Addressing Changes Coming By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer During a recent Perron City Council Meeting, Jeff Guymon, network engineer, gave a presentation concerning the proposed changes to Ferron City Special Section Bits and Pieces of Emery County residents during the countywide addressing standardization Guymon explained that the utility companies, package delivery companies, along with emergency services, ha e encountered a great deal of discrepancy in the addresses of county residents. The system of post office boxes has stalled the procedure from taking place sooner, but many other problems are associated with incorrect street addresses. In order to standardize the street addresses and bring the countys data base into agreement w ith other data bases, Guymon has done extenshe C1-1- 4 BRIEFLY 'jm . ;7 mapping and locating residences throughout the county GPS work has been done to correctly indicate the roads In his capacity as netw ork engineer for the Emeiy County Information Technology' department, it has been Guymons duty to organize this project and get the transition completed Guymon informed the Ferron City Council that there w'ere two ways to approach the situation as far as the town of Ferron was concerned The first option is the oddeven method for addressing. This would effect few er residences of Ferron, but the town would still not be in line with the other towns of Emery County. The second option would effect twice as many residences, but would bring the town into alignment with the remainder of the county. The largest portion of the problems lie in the outskirts of the towns. For residents inside city limits, the changes Plans are underway for a big celebration in Emery. Pat Jones rides his renovated, antique tractor in the Orangeville Day parade. Emery Town Prepares for 24th of July Celebration heelOn July 23 at 5 p m., ers from all around will gather at the Town Park for a ride to 4-- w Picture Flat At 6 30 a m the next morning, the quiet streets of Emery will suddenly come to life as the fire engine rolls through town, the siren welcoming all to breakfast. .After the Boy Scouts flag raising ceremony, breakfast will be prepared and served by Emerys EMTs and Fire Department. Each year, Emerys parade y ears gets bigger and better-thi- s parade will outdo them all. Follow ing the parade, a program and talent show will be presented w hile the Emeiy Ward's young men sell sloppy Joes and fixins for lunch. People from all over the county are beingencouraged to set up booths of arts and crafts or baked goods, or whatever suits their fancy. And all that is just the morning. After lunch, the games and events for all ages will begin. Prizes galore. The more events y ou participate in, the more tickets you will hav e for the drawings Dinner w ill be served at 6 p m. Later, dancing and fireworks will round out another memorable July 24 th celebration. Riders for Santa motorcyclists will be making their ride during the afternoon. Anyone wanting to contribute toward Christmas gifts for Emery County children may do so by bringing unwrapped new toys or donating money. Donations can be made directly to the account at Continued on PAGE 3A. Castle Dale Addresses Rodeo Ground Issues on Use After Hours By PATSY STODDARD, Editor At the June Castle Dale City council meeting, Mayor Neal Peacock began the meeting with a moment of silence for old boy who had died on the 14-ye- ar Ferron Mountain. The main topic of discussion w as the use of the rodeo grounds by the horse clubs. Some of their competitions last until after midnight and ways to avoid the late hours were discussed. A resident in the area has complained to the sheriffs office about the noise and late hour of the activities there. Horse spokeswoman Gaylene Conder said they w ill be adding 26 new riding club participants from the Huntington area She said they will be adding an additional judge w hich will help things move along more swiflly It was determined the sound system would be turned off by midnight and lighting would be kept on to ensure a safe departure from the participants. Also vehicles leaving the rodeo grounds, must exit to the east of the parking lot to av oid headlights in window s at a late hour. Possibilities of moving the showtimes up to an earlier start was horse shows also discussed. The are held four times each summer with a fifth possibly being added to the 4-- H The giant slide was a source of fun for youth attending Orangeville Day. Photos by Patsy Stoddard 4-- H Desertview Federal Credit Union. 4-- H Emery Town wishes to express its appreciation to all w ho donated toward a wonderful celebration last vear. schedule. The councilmen and mayor are horse show propleased with the gram and feel it is important to the kids and parents. Councilman Joel Dorsch will check into the possiblities of portable lighting on the extra arena to see if some of the events could be held there A budget hearing was held w here rr 4-- H email editor Sgt. Major Steve Thornton and William Langi of Orangeville serve as Grand Marshals for the celebra-IO- n Continued on PAGE 2A. Continued on PAGE 3A. Visit ecprogress.com m on tho torld Vilo VpI vw.cc p rtMj roHH.com I |