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Show Visit us on the World Wide Web -- sees;.. -- 4--a http:www ecprogress.com I wuaoaaflJSl4' , 0 Home Grown News Since 1900 Hiesday, February 26, 2002 Number 9 Volume 102 Castle Dale, Utah "' -- Council vacancies filled during meeting ing on Feb. 19. Those present were Commissioners Ira Hatch, Randy Johnson and Drew Sitterud. County Attorney Dave Blackwell and Sheriff I.amar Guymon were also present. Sheriff Lamar Guymon offered the opening prayer and led those present in the pledge of allegiance. The first item on the agenda was the approval of the check edit list. Commissioner Johnson had a question on the senior Deputy Martin Wilson from the safe communities grant was approved. The next item on the agenda w as the filling of the four vacancies on the Emery County Public Lands Council. Those with terms expiring were Tom Roush, Craig Johansen, Bevan Wilson and lY'rry Bunderson. These positions were filled with Tom Roush, Vernell Rowley, Craig Johansen and Kirk Johansen. Those submitting applieations for consideration were: Boyd Wilson, Kathleen Truman, Tom Lloyd, Mark H. Williams, Margaret Swasey, Reed Martin, Randall Stilson, Tom Roush, Craig Johansen, Kirk Johansen and Vernell citizen expenses. Clerk Bruce Funk Rowley. By PATSY STODDARD Staff, Emery County Progress The Entery County Commissioners met in their regularly scheduled meet- ex- plained an add-o- n expense of heater repair in the ambulance garage in Castle Dale. The purchase of a computer for The next item on the agenda was the approval of a business license for Troy Atwood at the Huntington Airport for airport operations and to sell fuel. Commissioner Hatch reported there have been several planes in and out of the airport lately and he also has a meeting with Atwood to discuss things. The next item on the agenda was the consideration and approval of the Standard Cooperative Agreement for Utah State University Extension Educational work. Attorney Blackwell explained this agreement helps them receive their grant money. Commissioner Hatch expressed the w ish that they be more upfront and perhaps invite the commissioners to one of their meetings. Up to this point the commissioners hadnt been involved. The next item on the agenda was the consideration and approval of the Interlocal Agreement with Emery County Special Service District 1 for street lighting services. Commissioner Hatch pointed out that this agreement allows the district to pay for street lights for the lighting of public roads. This The Family Cancer Resource Center held its grand opening on Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The center is located at 55 West Main Street in Castle Dale in the Boyds Pharmacy building. Jackie Ungerman, chamber of commerce president and Mike Nelson, chairman were on hand to kick off the opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The center is funded by a grant from the American Cancer Society Rocky Mountain Division. Cathy Sitterud welcomed everyone to the grand opening by saying, This will be a benefit to the community and we are excited about it. Dory Kelsch has been a great help and encouragement to us, she is the regional cancer representative. She has provided us with a lot of support. The cancer society is dedicated to eliminating cancer. We will do this through advocacy and service. Our Continued on PAGE 3A. IMM I Junior high basketball teams battle for title Continued on PAGE 2A. A four passenger 1978 Pyper Cherokee Lance airplane crashed near Emery on State Route 10. The plane carrying four passengers began experiencing engine problems on their way from Duchesne Airport. The plane was headed for Riverside, Calif, with a refueling stop planned for Cedar City. When the plane began having difficulties, they spotted SRI 0 and headed for it. The plane came down damaging the landing gear on the left side and severing the left wing. The plane came into contact with a truck parked on the side of the road and then skidded down the side of the road, overturned and landed on its top.The truck be- longed to workers replacing fencing in the area. The pilot, Fred Powers, 4 sustained minor injuries. All passengers were treated and released at the scene. Other passengers included the pilots wife Paula, 43, daughter Ashley Brad Burt, 18, and 1 Members of the Community Theatre entertain at the Museum of the San Rafael. son-in-la- w Burl, 23. Friends from Duchesne were notified and came to pick up the family from the sheriff's office. Taste According to Sergeant Gale Jensen the plane and the truck were extensively damaged. They were very lucky, The accident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Utah Highway Patrol. Those involved at the scene included Sergeant Jeff Horrocks, Trooper Todd Curtis, Trooper Darrell Smith, West Detective Jeff Thomas and IX'puty Jeremiah Johnson Community Theatre entertains visitors As part of the Artists of the American West exhibit running until March 9 at the Museum of the San Rafael, the Emery County Community Theatre presented a Taste of the West. Huffaker, the Kid; Mickie Mitchell on guitar, and technical assistants, Jennifer Jackson and Jan Petersen; and director, Annell Jackson, w ho headed em up and moved em on out. Gas prices remain stable in Utah Motorists have few surprises at the pump as the nationwide e price of regular unleaded gasoline remains between $1.10 and $1.15 for the seventh consecutive week, AAA Utah reports. self-sen- It was a rip roarin, knee slappin good time, bringing back memories with songs of western favor. The appreciative audience enjoyed the jokes and stories told by Kent Petersen of Ferron, and the original cowboy poetry of Kresha Eastman and her son Klint of Elmo. The jug sloshin' cowboys thrilled the kids, young and old, in the audience by mounting their stick horse ponies and chasing the ghost riders in the sky. The sweet, innocent country maids harmonized and kept the fellers in line, strummed the guitar and plunked out the tunes on the piano. The stick horse ponies performed in puppet like charades as the audience got involved in the hand clapping cowboy oldies. The cast of characters were played by: Val Jenkins and his sweetie, Floree Jenkins; Larry Saling, Hoss; Loyette Holdaway and Con Anderson, the twins; Tanie Worthen, Sally Mae; Kip said Jensen. of the throughout the nation. The BLMs multiple use mission is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The BLM accomplishes this by managing for such resources as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, and energy Staff, Emery County Progress Basketball Champs BRIEFLY Plane crashes near Emery sub-surfa- By PATSY STODDARD INSIDE 7A. BLM-manag- Resource center holds open house 1 was brought up due to the absence of citizens at the meeting. The grazing fee for the 2002 grazing year on Western public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management will be $1.43 per animal unit month. The formula used for calculating the fee was established by Congress in the 1978 Public Rangelands Improvement Act and continues under a Presidential Executive Order issued in 1986. An AUM is the amount of forage needed to sustain one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month. BLM Director Kathleen Clarke said, The $1.43 per AUM grazing fee applies to lands in the West administered by the BLM and to national forests and national grasslands administered by the Forest Service. Under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, by which the BLM fulfills its multiple use mandate, grazing is a recognized and appropriate use of the public lands. The annually adjusted grazing fee, effective March 1, 2002 through Feb. 28, 2003, is computed by using a 1966 base value of $1.23 per AUM for livestock grazing on public lands in Western States. The figure is then adjusted according to three factors - current and mineral development that helps meet the nations energy needs, and by eonservingnatural. historical, cultural and other resources on the public lands. 1 Under the category of citizens concerns nothing Federal grazing fees announced private grazing land lease rates, beef cattle prices and the cost of livestock production. Based on the formula, the 2002 fee is an increase of 8 cents from the 2001 level. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land - 262 million surface acres - than any other Federal agency. Of this, about 164 million acres are permitted for livestock grazing. Most of the countrys public land is located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The agency, which has a budget of $ 1 .8 billion and a workforce of 10,000 employees, also administers 700 million acres of mineral estate 50C 0) go On T he Web For the past two weeks in the online edition of the Emery County Progress has been a poll asking for responses to the question: Do you consider the pursuit of tourism a good idea for the county? With 78 votes counted, 32 percent said no, 6 percent were unsure and 62 percent said yes to tourism. sing-along- Photos by Sylvia Nelson Mickie Mitchell plays guitar during the performance. A new j)oll on the web site asks: Who stands to benefit the most economically if the San Rafael Swell is declared a national monument? The Price Area; The Green River Area; The Rest of Emery County; or None of the Above. wvvvv.eeprogress.com. |