Show WWW a isgPli'y Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1800 In month out of $1000 On Advance) Senior Citizens Copy 50c (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out of County Sy USPS 0 f Vol 77 No 50 June 18 1987 Great Basin Celebration festivities Following months of preparation by Glen Swalberg and his supporting committees Great Basin’s “Utah” Celebration is finally off and running in Delta the state appointed site for the observance The celebration marks the opening of the first national park in the state of Nevada On hand will be three National Park Officials plus state and local speakers In Fillmore activities have been in full swing for the past three weeks On May 29 and 30 and again on June 12 and 13 horse races were held Other scheduled events have included State House Museum tours and an Arts Festival in the North Park On Saturday June 20 the Pahvant Valley Red Cliff Annual Endurance Ride 25 and 50 mile races will take place Special events such as Black Powder Display and Show boating a patriotic program dances an open horse show and a motorcross race plus day long a exhibits entertainment games barbecue dinner and a breakfast in the park are highlights of Delta’s two day celebration City merchants are holding a sidewalk sale from 10 am until 6 both days People wishing to travel to Great Basin National Park will be shuttled by buses from Delta to the park Arrangements should be made by calling the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Great Basin National Park was signed into law in the fall of 1986 The official on site dedication is scheduled for August 15 and 16 However residents of Delta and Fillmore along with visitors to Millard County will be able to enjoy an holiday celebration this weekend in Delta pm Parade Everyone is invited to participate in the Great Basin Celebration parade on Saturday morning at 10:00 Entries are asked to line up at Bennett’s Drive-Ion Main Street at 9:30 am Parto wear are encouraged ticipants pioneer clothing drive antique vehicles and to include anything that represents the old days in Millard County Patriotic program A patriotic program will be held Friday evening June 19 at 7 pm on the high school football field There will be greetings from invited dignitaries selecNext will be a tion taken from the Legend of Chief Kanosh pageant In an Indian village setting five musical numbers will be presented by local performers The West Millard Chorus under the direction of Ken Talbot will present a musical cantata “How the West Was Won” Following the cantata the Blue Notes will present a short patriotic program The Chief Kanosh performers the cantata participants and members of the Blue Notes will unite in singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” as the finale The patriotic program is under the direction of Cherie Morris with Amy Wright Joy Nielson Meredith Lovell and Pat Petersen assisting A commemorative plaque was presented to IPP The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was the star by Veatch Engineer - Architects attraction on the dedicatory program Gala IPP Dedication awarded to Paiute Fabric Pictured in the front row to r are Mary Ellen Sloan Tribal Attorney Vera Charles tribal representative Geniel Anderson Paiute Tribal Chairperson In the back row County Commissioner Kanosh Sam Cooper Office Larry Hoover Program Director Frank Harding Mayor of Utah State Procurement County Procurement Six Paiute Fabric Products round table meeting A special meeting of Paiute Indian officials their attorney Small Business officials Administration economic and procurement directors state and federal procurement representatives Kanosh Mayor Frank Harding and Millard County Commissioner Abe Johnson was held in the Paiute Fabric Products building at 10:00 am on Thursday June 11 1987 Details of the $75000 SBA’s Minority Small Business 8 a contract recently awarded to Paiute Fabric were presented and discussed R Kent Moon District Director for SBA opened the meeting with a brief history of the federal SBA procurement explaining the negotiations program with the government for funds “SBA is a conduit for federal procurement” Moon stated He then introduced Gil for Cisneros Regional Administrator SBA Cisneros headquartered in Denver stated his interest in businesses owned and operated by Native Americans For some time he has been involved in promoting and securing funds for such He announced a special businesses for tribal leaders SBA conference which is scheduled for July in Denver Doug Nielsen Plant Manager of told of the Paiute Fabric Products meeting he and Ray Lawson had had with Coast Guard officials in Cape May New Jersey and gave details of the contract awarded Polyestercotton men’s shirts will be manufactured by the Paiute plant for the Coast Guard and other large contracts may follow There is potential for growth in the Kanosh business and for extensions in in other comPaiute’s concerns munities according to Nielsen “The Coast Guard is interested in Jose Roybal said good performance” He also exDistrict MBS manager plained that the contract is for one year with the option to renew for four more years Paiute Fabric Products building Kanosh has 9000 square feet in of workable area 6000 of which are beto ing used currently people are employed With the new contract approximately more people may be hired The next major step for the Paiutes according to tribal attorney Mary Ellen Sloan is to open a plant in Cedar City Sloan also pointed out the vital role played by the Paiutes in the success of Paiute Fabric Products and the procurement of funds There was support of the Tribal Council and funds and investments were handled by the Paiute Economic Development Corporation an independent corporation Sloan concluded her comments by saying that the Paiutes had provided an for all communities to opportunity work together video A promotional has been prepared and it was shown to those attending the meeting It explains and shows operations of Paiute Fabric Products in Kanosh and projections for Cedar City Following the meeting a tour of the plant was conducted An estimated 8000 people gathered for the daylong dedication celebration the $55 billion Intermountain Power Project on Saturday June 13 1987 There was a festive atmosphere as guests wandered across the grounds food and enjoying free entertainment beverage Ann Garrett Public Affairs Manager for the Intermountain Power Agency had done a magnificient job coordinating the events of the day all of which went off without a hitch Preparing for the celebration was no small task Sod was laid an earthen stage complete with freshly planted flowers was prepared tents and canopies were installed and a barbecue lunch for the masses was prepared and served Hundreds of local people had been hired for the sole purpose of making the day of dedication an overwhelming and successful extravaganza Utah and California dignitaries were flown into the Delta airport where a special air traffic controller imported for the day handled the planes and jets as they arrived The entourage was then driven to the IPP site Prior to the dedicatory ceremony Rod Clark project manager expressed his pleasure in a most successful project He noted that they had had a very tight schedule and that the task had not been an easy one “We had a very dedicated work force of 4600 workers” During construction $100 million was spent per month in order to maintain the schedule When asked of 99 1 & Clark about the day of celebration said “I’m happy that everyone is here” The Dedicatory Program began at about am While guests were they were itertained by assembling the Delta High Sdio' azz Band The US Naval Reserve Color Guard from Fort Douglas Utah presented the colors followed by the singing of the National Anthem by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Boyd Christensen General Manager for IPA introduced guests from both Utah and California The chairman of IPA Reece Nielsen stated “This project shows the country that industry thrives in Utah" Utah Governor Norm Bangerter welcomed all in attendance and commented on the importance of power in our lives "I am proud of this accomplishment and what it represents I congratulate all those who participated” He further commented that the project demonstrated cooperation between states and between communities in the state He noted Utah’s pioneer spirit ending his comments with “Thank you for a job well done” Senator Orin Hatch expressed his gratitude to the people who had made the project possible “The project is a It has met and exceeded masterpiece all environmental standards” Hatch with a quote from the concluded and theologian Danish philosopher “To venture causes anx Kierkegaard June iety To not venture is to lose oneself” Paul H Lane General Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said that he was honored to be a part of the project He also thanked Millard County for its support Millard County Commissioner Mike Styler welcomed all guests and LA Water and Power Project Manager James H Anthony reviewed steps covered in completing the project “Today is a realization of what was a vision for me fifteen years ago” he said was A commemorative plaque presented by PJ Adam of Black and The plaVeatch que will be placed in the IPP main building Second Thomas S Monson Counselor m the First Presidency of the Church ol Jesus Christ of Saints gave the Dedicatory Prayer which concluded the formal program The program was followed by the luncheon tours a clown and magicians for children and musical entertainment for everyone Groups pel forming were and Jack The Joe Rosemary Muscolino Band Double Take the Saliva Sisters Bel Aires QL’irrh Ridge Drifters and the Wasatch Rascals The one unsung hero of the day was Manny Perez who quietly served as Rod Clark’s assistant He too deserved credit for a job well done Though only hours long the IPP Dedication was a gala extravaganza 19 & 20 & |