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Show jdJsri y t08 sHe-l- r'lVir-v- -, Home Grown News Since 1900 Tuesday, July 6, 2004 e 7,1-7- , 6S22 - j.v,;,-;- Number 27 50C Volume 104 Castle Dale, Utah 3 Elmo Town discusses legal issues INSIDE By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer At the recent Elmo Town council meeting', legal issues took eenterstage. The first item was to hear from Brock Johansen, a law clerk at the firm of Robinson, Seiler and Glazier in Utah County. Johansen informed the council of his background saying' that he was the son of Scott Johansen, juvenile judge in Emery County, and that Eugene Johansen had been his grandfather. He graduated from Emery High School in and recently graduated from Brigham Young' University law school. Johansen has been a clerk w ith this firm for two v ears. Johansen had previously written all the municipalities in Emery County concerning his desire to represent them in the capacity of city attorney. At the present time, he is a clerk in the firm, working with .fared Anderson, a staff attorney Johansen will take the bar exam in late July and following' his passing of the bar, he will be able to practice on his own. It is his desire to acquire a big enough client base in Emery County to relocate here from Utah County In his capacity with Robinson, Seiler and Glazier, Johansen has been Miss Emery attends Miss Utah 3B. The Wilcox acquisition in Range Creek has many breathtaking views. federal, state, county and local officials urge extra caution during' summer camping. Each in- volved with many zoning issues and laws. His plans are to stay with them until he can break off on his own. Johansen has a wife and v oung daugh- The Wilcox Acquisition visited by national media By PATSY STODDARD. Editor ps ters. Mayor Daryl Wilcox informed Johansen that at the present time there are several legal matters facing the town. One is to create a general plan for the town. Another would involve simplification and organization of the town ordinances. The ordinances are in need of examining and updating. Mav or Wilcox also asked Johansen Continued on PAGE 3A. Bid Approved for County Building Renovations The media descended w ith a furv upon Range Creek on Wednesday. An article in J'rntrrss on June 13 entitled 'A Hidden Treasure," has attracted national attention. Kevin Jones, state archaeologist, contacted the Progress about a media lour to Range Creek to explain the area from the archaeological v iew point. He said he was inv itingfive press organizations, ineludingthe Sun i Advocate, Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret Morning New s and one Associated Press reporter ami the Progress. Things seem to have gone awry as more than o() press organizations including national reporters Continued on By Photos by Patsy Stoddard COREY BLUEMEL, Staff Writer At a recent Municipal Building Authority meeting held in commission chambers, the Emery County Commissioners. who sit on the MBA board, opened bids for the renovation of the county building'. During this phase of the renovation, electrical work and carpentry work will be done. Two bids were received for the electrical work, vv hich will include a lighting' retrofit in many of the rooms of the building. These upgrades vv ill include the installation of more electricity efficient fixtures. Many of the same fixtures vv ill remain, but vv ith more effective ballasts. The bid for the electrical work was awarded to Dean Allen Elec- page 2A. "a 'MB ' 4 r . Waldo Wilcox a?'.'- - A kVL,-iu- -- jOFYAY stands within one of the many ancient pit houses. vear, careless people are responsible for starting nearly one half of all vv ildland fires. Irresponsible use of fireworks accounts for a large portion of those fires. Another reminder from fire officials is that the use of fireworks is never allowed on public lands with a suggestion for people to attend public displays. So. when celebrating , Do Your Part. ..Don't Start Wildfires. Responsible use of the public lands will help keep our state from unwanted human caused wildfires. For fire information now and throughout the year, visit the vv ebsite wvvw. utahfircinfo.gov. Castle Dale Infant Dies A Castle Dale infant was pronounced dead at the Emery Medical Center on June 29. A call came into the Emery County Sheriffs dispatch on June 29 at 11:39 a.m. A hysterical mother called to report her child w'as not breathing. The mother dropped the phone and someone else picked it up and instructions were giv en from dispatch on how to perform CPR on the infant. g The baby was taken to a the where apartment phone call was made. The mother reported she had nursed the child at 7 a.m. and again at 7:20 neig'h-borin- Huntington Celebrates with Annual Event tric. Utah Power has a program that will reimburse a percentage of the upgrade cost, as an incentive to large power users, to those entities that qualify The work that is being planned for the old courthouse building' will fit the criteria for the reimbursement. The agreement with Utah Power was signed prior to the avvardingof the bids. The second part of the renovation project will be carpentry work to the large and small courtrooms, the Division of Motor Vehicles room and repair and replacement work in the existing rooms. This bid was awarded to Bob Allen Construction. Renovation of the courthouse will The annual Heritage Days celebration was held over the weekend in Huntington. On Friday night a Heritage Idol contest was held with many talented people performing their numbers before the judges. Winners were given certificates and cash awards. An ice cream social and dessert contest was held as part of the festivities. A1 Shakespaere was the master of ceremonies for the idol contest and also entertained duringdessert. The annual parade was on July 3 with the Emery High Marching Band, numerous floats and youth groups traveling the parade route. begin soon. An update on the sprinkling system at Emery Care and Rehab was given by Commissioner Drew Sitterud. He said that the final walkthrough was held earlier in the day, and that as soon as the construction debris is cleaned up, the project will be complete. He also added that the added cost to the project was due to an underground vault beneath the lawn surface in the Enabling Garden at the center. The MBA meets once a month hi the commission chambers. Their next meeting will be Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. BRIEFLY Use Caution With Fire Continued on PAGE IB. Fireworks top off the annual celebration in Huntington. Photos by Patsy Stoddard a.m. The preliminary findings indicate the death was due to suffocation pending results for the state medical examiners office. The infant was Landon Chad Prentice and he was born on May 13, 2004 and he was approximately six weeks old. The baby was transported to the Emery Medical Center by sheriff's deputies and CPR was performed enroute. At the medical center, Dr. Otto Dickman tried to resuscitate the baby unsuccessfully and the baby wuis declared deceased. The infant is the son of Matthew and Martee Irent ice of Castle Dale. MEETINGS Emery County Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. on July 6 for their regularly scheduled commission meeting. Ulo L1J-K- J C2 OO email editor (s' ecprogress.com Visit us on the Vorll Vi(le VVeb wVw.ecp ro(j reHx.oom m 0 |