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Show 5 Eery County Pmyess, Cabtie Ddie Ulan The big parade: announce road closures: BLM officials (Continued from page 1) and Public Lands. In the letter he states, We support the BLM in its effort to eliminate illegal OflV use and state our willingness and commitment to work with the BLM in efforts to educate the public on appropriate 01 fV use, and to assist in rehabilitation activities. We are also wilhrg to explore any viable means, including enforcement, which may assist the BLM in addressing these issues. Emery County is firm in its commitment to maintain ns RS 2477 assertions, and has no intention to forfeit any of its valid rights and claims regarding these roads... To the extent that certain RS 2477 claims may be affected by the temporary emergency closure order, we state our intent to work with the BLM to sensibly address these issues with the hope that we can resolve any differences outside the contentious atmosphere of the counroom. When wilderness study areas were originally established in the early 1980s relatively few vehicle ways were identified, and use along those identified ways was not a problem. Unfonunately, conditions have changed in some areas due to the combination of increased growth in A IV use, and the discovery of the San Rafael Swell region as a prime recreation destination, said Manus. While the Swell was, and still is, a great place to ride with thousands of miles of open roads and trails providing access to some of the most spectacular in the desert has much use too world, spilled over into WSAs that must be protected," Manus stated. Under the emergency order, all public lands, including vehicle ways, are closed to 01 IVs in the Muddy Creek, Devils Canyon, Crack Canyon, San Rafael Reef, back-countr- Tuesday March 29 2'J00 y Horseshoe Canyon and Mexican Mountain WSAs. All public lands in the Sids Mountain WSA are closed to OHVs with the exception of four identified ways: 1) the wash bottom of Coal Wash, including the short dugway from the west which enters this wash, and North Pork Coal Wash south until it exits the WSA over 2) the wash bottom of South Fotk Coal Wash from its junction with the North Fork to and including the Eva Conover way, 3: the Devils Racetrack way and 4) the Justensen Flat access way, including lower Eagle Canyon southeast from the junction of this way. These routes will be signed. The BLM feels that motorized travel on these ways, must of which combine to form a popular loop trail, can continue in a manner that is compatible with resource protection as long as travel is restricted to the identified routes. Continued use however, is contingent upon the curtailment of motorized travel off these ways, and the completion of rehabilitation efforts to restore areas. Over the next few weeks, the BLMs Price Office will develop a set of standards and a monitoring protocol laying out what needs to happen to keep these vehicle ways open. Im optimistic that this can work, if we all work together, said Manus. But a lot depends on the OHV community. Local groups have stated that they want to be pan of the solution." Manus said his office is quickly gearing up for implementation. Increased signing and additional law enforcement patrols, particularly during the Easter break and other high use periods, are some actions that are of the near-terplanned. We want to send out a clear message that OHV regulations will be strictly enforced and the s, users need to know what the rules are betore they unload the trailer and head out on the trads, said Manus. Utah BLM Slate Director Sally Wisely called the announcement an important start on getting a better handle on inappropriate 01 IV use off inventoried ways. Congress has given us additional responsibilities in WSAs and we know there are trouble spots which we must address, said Wisely. And while better controls are important, she also stressed that improved information about existing trials and continuing to work with partners to set aside appropriate places to ride inopen areas cluding and trail systems are a large part of the solution. Now more than c ver, the public is turning to lands as a sanctuary from urban life. The extensive network of roads and trails acres of found on the BLM lands in Utah are an invaluable asset. The tricky part of course, is striking the proper balance of use and protection, Wisely said. Wisely also stressed the need for better user cooperation and compliance. W'eve put up a lot of signs and erected many barricades only to see them ignored or tom down. Responsible users need to help with this problem. Theres too much at stake, for everyone involved, to do otherwise. well-manage- BLM-manage- d back-countr- y n The BLM Price Field Office manages 2.5 million acres of public land in Emery and Carbon Counties. With this most recent action 24 percent of those lands are open to unrestricted travel, 58 percent restricted to existing roads and trails or seasonal use periods, and 18 percent of the area is closed to OHV travel. Detailed maps are available at the BLM Price Field Office, 125 S 600 W, Price. Letters to the Editor: (Continued from page 4) Enviros responsible: Road closures: fields. They are now saying, Let us use those oil deposits, which were set aside for years, as our national emergency fuel". This fuel was set aside during President Franklin Roosevelts first term in office so our fighter planes would have fuel to fly, our ships and carriers would have fuel to steam out of the harbors in a national emergency to and in the defense c' our country. They want to use this reserve fuel to lower the price of gasoline. Think about that stupid suggestion for a moment. At this time, the U.S. is purchasing 90 percent of our oil from Egypt and Kuwait. Mind you the price per barrel of oil is set by the OPEC Nations. We had young men who gave their lives and many who received permanent injuries in the Desert Storm War. Will Iraq sell oil to the U.S.? Will Iran sell oil to the U.S.? Kuwait has signed an agreement to sell 75 percent of all oil it produces to China. The remaining 25 percent is to go to Italy, Germany, France, and Belgium. Where, or to whom, can the United States turn to purchase oil to refine into gasoline? We have billions of bariels of oil within the United States that are locked away in the millions of acres set aside as wilderness areas, and millions of acres that have been locked away by the Antiquities Acts pushed and promoted by the environmentalists. If you think the environmentalists are right, then stop your whimpering at the gas pumps. What you see is what youre are getting. Paul L. Young St. George, Utah settle this area. By the way, did the Sierra Club purchase a building permit to construct that pole fence? Remember that Salt Wash is still in Emery County and if the Sierra Club wasnt required to purchase a permit, neither should any ofier building project within the county require one. Isnt it kind of strange that Commissioner Randy Johnson is in favor of hiring a deputy to patrol the BLM land. If we have so much extra money, why not spend it to solve the disappearance of Ryan Thayn and the other unsolved murders in Emery County. Let the BLM hire and pay for their own cops! Our Commissioners have made the statement that we just dont have the money to fight the environmentalist groups anymore. Maybe, we should all just send our money to San Juan County. Those people havent given up the fight. They have filed a lawsuit against the BLM to protect their rights. And, Commissioner Johnson, just how much of the Emery County taxpayers money have you spent traipsing back to Washington, D. C. to introduce this nonsense Legacy Bill? Its always easier to spend someone elses money! Ive got a novel idea since Commissioner Petersen is leaving, why not open the door wide enough for both of you to go through and out at the same time. If you think that the economy in Emery County has been a problem in the past with no h "f enabling our youth to live and work here jus;, wait "things are gonna get worse! H. Dennis Ward Huntington Kay Jensen Cleveland (Continued from page 4) of red streaks on bum my cheeks. Although the Tuesday prior to the great Foundi of July celebration we had that ear (1938) started much Uce any other Tuesday, this one became a very special day to me. The schwl bus brought us home from Ferron Elementary School, dropped us off at Coxs Grocery Store and we scurried to the church house, put our school belongings along the west wall of the big open room used fur a chapel and recreation hall, and took our seats for opening exercises of the Clawson Ward Primary. After opening exercises we went, as usual to our individual old boys, Trail classrooms. The seven-yea- r Blazers I think, met downstairs in the classroom on the very end of the hallway. Im not sure why they chose me to lead the parade, but remember the moment they told us that the parade would be made up of pioneers and Indians. Our teacher said, Our class will lead the parade and will be Eldon will be the Indian Chief. Every eye turned to look at me as my wide eyes quickly surveyed the others, then the teacher. No one protested. Instead, after a few seconds the room began buzzing with the delightful realization that our class would be leading the parade. Our teacher, Archie Edwards, then explained how we could take one of our old socks, fill them with straw and slip them over the end of a cottonwood limb and secure them with some twine to make the head of our stick horse. We knew all about using cotton wood limbs for stick horses. We each had several stick horses that could be found leaning against a granary or corral fence. But the only heads they had was in our minds eye. The makeshift horse head innovation would prove to bring out some unforeseen creativity within several of us. We painted eyes, nostrils, and a mouth on them. Several braided twine and fashioned what they pictured an Indian horses bridle would look like. No two were alike but they all had heads made from socks and they were all proudly straddled by their creators. Needless to say the lesson for that day consisted of pioneer stories and we were all unusually attentive.I remember rushing home to tell my mom the exciting news. To my surprise she seemed to already know, nevertheless, she seemed almost as excited about r as I. The next few days seemed like forever, and yet each day seemed to bring a new surprise. One day I came home to find that Mom had sewed me a little brown cloth Indian vest with signs and symbols on it. Then I found I had two braids made from a pair of my sister, Beverlys long brown stockings dyed black and attached to the top end of a nylon stocking. Another day I came home to a breach cloth that would be worn over my blue jeans. Getting into the spirit of things, I took some doth, rolled it up and tied it to my stick horse. That would be my Indian blanket to be used to send smoke signals when the need arose. Then with some black Shinola shoe polish I made my stick horse into a pinto. The rest of the town was no less busy. The one or two bicycles and tricycles had colored crepe papers wound through their spokes and hanging from the handle bars. Wagons soon sprouted bows with cloth over than to represent covered wagons. Handcarts emerged from old wheelbarrows pulled backwards or built from a pair of wheels with makeshift axles and a crude wooden or pasteboard box body. Several wagons, with disinterested horse teams hitched to them, carried some of the older towns folks. The older boys put various Indian signs, such as their hand prints and Indian swastikas on their horses with a white substance, perhaps calcimine. They tied Indian blankets, or saddle blankets on their horses back and placed colored chicken feathers in their horses manes and tails. Pioneer bonnets and long dresses graced the movements of the pioneer women and girls.. Blan-k: and even a doll papoose had been strapped to the backs of some of the younger Indian maidens. As the scheduled time for the parade approached, the excitement become evident in all the youngsters and even camied over to their beaming parents. Those arranging the parade skittered up and down the line-umaking last minute adjustments to costumes and parade positions. Pioneers and Indian braves astraddle prancing horses showed their eagerness to begin. Finally, with everything arranged and in readiness the great event began. The parade started m front of the Church house and traveled south to the last house at that end of town. That would be Julius 1 c p House. This picture July 24, 1937 - Clawson Church was taken the year before the parade thot is told in the story. Eldon is on the right front with the drum. Orve Barney is behind him and Eldon s mother, Julia Emmaline Miller (on Orve's right) and Iva (Oviott) Jones is next to Emma. Jensens home. The parade participants would make a turn in his yard and then commence back along main street to the north end of town. After crossing the bridge near the home where Glen Jones and his mother, Jane, lived at that time the parade would retrace its route to end where it began, at the Church house. We would then disband and prepare for the other exciting events planned for the day. I distinctly remember those first exciting 50 yards as I kept looking behind me every few steps to see if everyone was following me properly. I took my position as the leader very literally. When realized everything was going as it should be I then concentrated on looking like an Indian chief. I beamed as I passed by Coxs Store and saw Mrs. Cox and a couple other adults standing there smiling and waving their arms. The next place I saw someone was at Margaret Seeleys house. Then there were no more houses for quite a distance until we came to Bob and Hanna Rileys and there they, with Aunt Priss and cousin" Rose, stoixl beaming and waving their arms as we 1 We continued on and made our turn returning 1 past the same few people we had already seen. 1 exbegan to wonder where all the people that pected would be waving at us could tie. I became a little bewildered and not a little disappointed at the lack of spectator turn out. Again, I turned around to see if I had parade participants following me and to see what their reaction to the few and far between spectators might be. I had just reached a point in town where the road made a ninety-degre- e turn and being around the turn I could see the whole parade strung out for over a hundred yards. To my amazement I realized that all but a very few of the towns folk were me. My disappointment knew no bounds. I felt like I had been tricked. I could hardly wait to tell my mother how badly I felts. After expecting to be the center of attention and with no one to see me except my classmates behind me, my inflated ego popped.. With my jaw set firmly I stoically lead the rest of the way to the north end of town, probably much like the character I represented would probably have looked. tie-hin- d the time we reached the northern turning point I had lost all interest in the parade. I could hardly wait to get back to the starting place so I could complain of my discomfiture I made the turn and as I started back passing those coming behind a surprising thing happened. They waved and cheered at me and my class and then as each group passed one another they cheered each other as they passed. The cheering and waving became contagious as each part of the procession passed each other. They did not seem at all disappointed or saddened by the fact a large spectator crowd did not exist along the route. They became participant and spectator. A funny thing began happening to me. My back straightened, my slick horse started to prance and my head became higher as I, beaming with the joyous spirit all around me, led the parade back to the Old Clawson Church house. Post script: Be- - attitude The secret of happiness. Although I certainly didnt fully realize it at the time, as reflect back upon those experiences and interactions I had with the wonderful people in Clawson, I find they taught me much about how to react to lifes experiences in a positive way. truly feel my life has been so much the better due to their fine example. By 1 San Rafael Bill passes committee: Progress hours: Monday 8 10 a.m. Wedesday Friday 9 to 5 Closed Tuesdays -- (Continued from page 1) Citizens sought to guide foster care for children Citizens interested in helping foster children find safe, permanent homes have a chance to join a state wide team of child advc cates. The Foster Care Citizen Review Board is an independent state agency which serves children in foster care. Openings are available for qualified board members who will review foster care cases from the Division of Child and Family Services. The FCCRB seeks to protect children in foster care while encouraging an appropriate and timely permanent placement for each child. The state FCCRB system is now recruiting volunteers to serve as board members in the Emery and Carbon County areas. There are also positions open statewide. The position requires a commitment of one day each month for at least a one year term and a willingness to abide by strict rules of confidentiality. The FCCRB will provide the required two-datraining workshop, as well as Each Board has 10 members, five of periodic training. whom must be parents. Boards established in each community will review Service Plans and other information provided by DCFS on each child. Members will speak with case workers, supervisors, birth parents, foster y parents, guardians ad litem (the childs attorney), therapists and others involved in the childs life. As appropriate, Board members will interview the children. The FCCRB seeks citizens who have no vested interests, except a concern for the welfare of the child. In order to insure' objective and independent evaluation of foster care case work, Board members may not be employed by the Division of Child and Family Services or the Juvenile Court. (In addition, current involvement in some other volunteer programs may also be a conflict of interest.) Volunteers must also be willing to abide by strict rules of confidentiality. Boards are to be representative of the ethnic, culand professional diversity found tural, religious, in the community. volunteer training session for these Board memThe bers will be held in Price on April 7 & 8, 2000. Those interested in this volunteer opportunify should contact: Christine Brown, Foster Care Citizen Review Board, RO. Box 45490, 158 South 200 West, Room 315, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0490- , (801) Please feel free to call collect. socio-economi- two-da- c, y 524-914- language that is not acceptable to either of them. I believe that this was a communications oversight. My amendment simply returns to the agreed :o language regarding hunting, trapping, and fishing. We realize that the water issue is not resolved. I appreciate the support of the Administration as expressed in Molly McUsics testimony provided by the Department of Interior and their efforts in working with Emery County. I look forward to working with the Department of Interior on this language and I hope that we will have an agreement before the full committee markup. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and yield back the balance of my time. 1 1 Gardening: (Continued from page 4) Henry Fields information. If for any reason you would like some help or advice with your gardening, please call. If I cant give you the advice you need, I will call some professional nurseries for advice. Now for some humor, a tarmer of many years back, seated on his horse drawn wagon loaded with chicken and turkey droppings was going by a state institution. A young person from the institution was watching the farmer go by. He said, Sir? The farmer replied, Yes young man. May I help you? Yes, he said, where are you going with all that fertilizer? Oh, replied the farmer, Im just going to put it on my berries. My, my, replied the young man, we put cream and sugar on ours, and were not quite right. |