Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $15 00 In 00 out ol months $8 00 and $9 00 (In Advance) Copy 50c USPS Vol 0 9 Sept 77 No 4 1986 UEDOT warns: in highway construction zones X 23 Intersection road signs and Main Street Road signals are only a small part of current Delta City many improvements SIGNS OF THE TIME ROAD CONSTRUCTION AHEAD Delta City improvements proceed apace despite economic slowdown t Though IPP construction has slowed and questions as to further construction linger Delta City continues to see the effect of change fostered by the construction boom In recent weeks the city has seen the completion of a Main Street improvement project including a new street ' light an intersection street ject a new lighting system throughout the city improved and paved roads and a major effort to cover and close dangerous open drains City officials report that money gained from IPP impact mitigation funds and state Community Impact Board monies has been invested at a rate that will allow street improvements to con tinue on a basis beyond the street improvements that have already been completed That investment has already paid off in the paving of the “Sandhill Road” which runs from the Jr Stockshow Barn east to Highway 650 on what was known as the Old Cemetery Road was Ttie street signing project budgeted at $10000 and completed at a cost of $7000 with 100 intersections being signed Open drains long a problem for their danger to children and germ breeding potential are slowly being eradicated in the city limits with a half million dollar project that will cover the drains and make them inaccessible This project is currently being completed The street light done on a job by the Utah Department of Transportation cost about $110000 and is the in traffic control Internally the city had adopted a Automatic Data Processing computer system 'tvhich has reduced costs and increased efficiency Other city improvements are also in the planning stages City officials encourage residents to attend council meeting and get some imput into ihe changes that are happening all around ' s them Delta picked to retain title but Millard High is 4 HIGHWAY In 1984 more than 7(H) people were killed in highway construction areas throughout the nation This appalling figure has road very concerned and they have launched a campaign to make the public aware of the dangers The Utah Department of Transportation reminds every driver to slowdown when entering a highway con- wrestler As his last year and the Gary was capturing headlines last year Dave was running up 1025 yards in rushing as a junior and that was with some rather nasty juries including one to the shoulder which needed surgery last winter Why such a stir about Porter? Well to begin with the Delta senior is 235 pounds with 47 speed in 350 the 40 and he brother pounds Delta coach Dean Fowles is use to dealing with Porter talent In fact he is family He is a cousin and Uncle Jim Porter Gary and Dave’s Dad coached the Rabbit’s to the state football tle in 1966 and helped them become a dominant power in wrestling Coach Fowles is looking for big have established a winning tradition there and 1985 may have just been a lull in the action They are definite contenders any year Manti coach Buck Gent has turned around the Manti Templers and made them a team to be reckoned with They are expected to push for a berth in any playoff situation And finally no one is counting the Grantsville Cowboys out of anything The school has a number of returning veterens Other 2A teams to watch are Morgan Lehi and San Juan in which always has a tough club ready for the playoffs Me by Evelyn Mallet Some 40 mules several horses and at least as many people took part m the first annual Millard Mule Rendezvous this past weekend in Fillmore Participants came from as far away as California as well as Piute Beaver Sevier Millard and San Pete counties in Utah Though the idea only came into being three months ago by all indications it was a success Rendezvous officials said that at least 1000 people attended the various events on Friday and Saturday A group of public spirited men from Kanosh got their heads together and decided Millard County needed something to give it a boost and promote it’s great potential the Mule rendezvous Consequently became the first mule show in Utah According to Millard County Commissioner Abe Johnson the Kanosh people who put it all together were Dean Perkins Gale and Vicki Mitchell Richard Wade and Jeff and Jan Spencer Along with them were many others all volunteer help such as Fillmore Chamber of Commerce President Shari Ashworth Andy DeHaan Carol PenLoren ney Jan and Shari Paxton Joe Lewis Leon and Vicki Watts Barkdull and Lauritz Smith the who headed Dean Perkins organization of the Rendezvous hoped no one has been forgotten and wanted know how to has that helped everyone and much they were appreciated without their help and support the prohave never been could ject accomplished Bob and Kelly Oppenheimer and Ed Owens also added to the show Along with our local people there were those from out of the area who were behind the project 100 percent Barney and Utah Patty Chambers of Antimony and Jeff Allred of Spring City gave of their time and money most generously Cope Skeems a colorful individual that took a personal interest in the show was also a valuable asset as well as Commissioner Johnson and Bess Twitchell of Vaughn Ca and daughter Angie Marysville who volunteered as secretary brought their world's grand champion working mule to add to the interest of ‘he local f mule lovers and the audience Attendance was reported in excess ot 500 people each day and might have been higher if it were not for the the Labor Day Weekend The well qualified judges Noland Kirkman of West Point Utah and Ca Murray Campbell of Hanford were kept busy with the many events schedules both days David Searcy ol Ca was present to represent the American Mule Association The two of announcers were Ben Tanaka Tremonton Utah and Commission Johnson Approximately 35 to 40 mules competed Vaughn Twitchell’s grand champion “Miss Kitty T” took most of the 1st place awards but several of the local mules came close to winning tirst place Mule contests such as and races entertained the audience through the event But what really had them in stitches was the “musical tires" event won by a surprising outsider Gunn McKav former US Congressman and current Congresssional candidate The event saw some good natured -- underway: Beware truction area and to be especially aware of flaggers giving signals Here are the rules of highway construction driving: Obey signing through construction work zones Be on the alert for maintenance crews and conduction operations Allow plenty of time on trips to avoid the urge to make up time by speeding Pay strict attention to flaggers and paddle signs that indicate when traffic must stop proceed or move only with caution In order for highway crews to perlorm their operations m a safe and efficient manner they depend on the public to drive with care through woik ones assigned contender Dave to be assisted by quarterback Jared Smith and running back Brett Draper But the 2 A race is bound to be a scramble For one thing there is a always tough Millard High Eagle team to contend with Delta beat Millard last year but r losing streak only to end a to the east side team This year Millard has two super linemen in Shawn Ruston who is 220 pounds and tight end Kevin Swallow Any area fan can tell you that you never count out the Eagles in football because they have too much tradition and too much talent to be ignored Meanwhile Richfield the biggest 2 A school is a worry for Millard County contenders to the throne The W lldcats 650 is Wildlife officer Football fever returns to Millard Co State football fans have their eye on Delta to repeat as Class 2A football champs in 86 but Delta coaches are rival Millard worried that High may be a strong contender this year is expected not Tough competition only from Millard but from Richfield Manti and the Grantsville Cowboys Rabbit who fell to an inspired last year in the stale onslaught championship However what has most Rabbit fans singing the praises of this year’s team is another contribution from a perennial Millard County athletic fountain: the Porter Family and this year’s version in running back David Porter Sports fans well remember Dave’s brother Gary who was state 2 A MVP ' road widening JC J wrestling for tire space but the congressman proved the better of the lot and came out victorious Mule parade a first Mule Rendezvous The Millard Parade down Main Street in Fillmore Aug 30 was unique Saturday and horse asmuch as it was an parade with no motor vehicles There were mules of all grey brown sorrel buckskin and black Even a little mule colt got in on the show especially when he became contused at times by all the cheers from onlookers Bob Welti of Channel 5 TV the grand marshall rode "Dolley" a white His mule owned by Patty Chambers usual jovial personality was displayed even though he looked slightly out of Gunn while umcomfortable and place McKay was confortably riding a Wells Fargo Stage Coach A beautiful team of Clydsdales pulled a wagon and received first place award Alter some time without a fulltime Olficer in West state Conservation Millard County Dave Smith recently of Arizona has been assigned to the area He is a recent graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson and holds B S and MS degrees in wildlife biology Dave began his Delta District duties 1986 after August joining the Utah Divison of Wildlife Resources in Oct of 1985 Prior to that he was completing an advance degree by studying the Desert big horn sheep in the Virgin Mountains in Arizona’s strip zone just south ot St George During his college years he did seasonal work for the BLM in the Arizona Strip and in Texas at a wildlife refuge Dave said he is excited about his new job in Millard County and hopes that people will contact him with their problems about hunting and wildlife management “Since there hasn’t been a conservation officer in this area for sometime Vic Layton the Superintendent of the Clear Lake W'lldlife Reluge has had to fill in” Dave said “I hope now that all those people who have been contacting Vic will call me and let me know what they want” The Delta District which Dave now commands covers an area liom the top ol the Oak Creek Mountains to the Nevada border and trom the Juab County line to the the Beaver County line Dave is originally from the east having grown up in Virginia and spending He a lot of time in Connecticut deliberately picked a western college to attend to pursue his passion for biology Dave’s wife Brenda who also has a master's degree in wildlite biology have set up housekeeping in Delta with a old newborn Sonja just To contact Dave call (anytime) at PACK AND SCRAMBLE was a crowd pleaser at Mule Days Rendezvous Labor Day weekend |