Show Page Millard County 4 Thura June USPS 23 Topaz: Desert Tears Correction 1980 West Millard History More than 8000 men women and children were interned in a desert encampment in Utah during World War II not because of past criminal activity but due to the color of their skin and their ancestral links to Japan The story of these mostly from the San Francisco Bay area of California is told in TOPAZ: DESERT TEARS a KUED produced documentary airing Wednesday June 29 at 7 pm TOPAZ examines this group of Americans who became victims of wartime fears It also explores the United States government’s perception of the West Coast citizens as a threat to national security then Stripped of their possessions shipped to a windswept stretch of Utah’s roughest rangeland near Delta these ethnic Japanese (more than 60 American percent were citizens) called Topaz “home” for more than three years On the 45th anniversary of the opening of the camp and the 200th anniver by Dawn Carder Last week I put in article about LaVar Owens and inadvertently put I LaVar Cox under the pictures apologize area are truly amazing Lilac and Earl Holman are greatly appreciated for their efforts in contacting folks to bring in displays and the Relief Societies who arranged many of the displays Fred and Elva Skeem spent many hours bringing in their items and then staying with them during the exhibit hours The Senior Citizens with Mabel Welton Floyd Bradfield and Seth Jackson had many interesting items and old photos The Utah Department of Transportation opened bids on June 14 on a proKathy Mincer with her spinning wheels and loom spent hours spinning ject to improve a 33 mile section of the to demonstrate this almost lost art to Millard County road from West Delta towards Abraham and Sugarville people who stopped to watch Thanks Of the three bids submitted also to Jean and Orin Allred for bringJM Sumsion & Sons of Spanish Fork had ing in Jean’s beautiful paintings of the old Deseret area All of the people who the apparent low bid of $869374 The official estimate was sat with the displays had a good time engineer’s $609622 Because their bid exceeded visiting with the folks who came by and The Historical the engineer’s estimate by more than toured the exhibits ten percent the project must be reviewSociety wishes to thank everyone who items for display and contributed ed to determine whether to accept the bid or readvertise stayed with the exhibits The project involves improving the Once again the need for a museum of building in our area is underscored' road from the junction Historical Abraham and Sugarville to Millard towards West Society The continues to work toward obtaining a bring it info conformance with current standards The existing road will be building and is very encouraged at the widened and resurfaced curves will be present time over obtaining a possible site We hope that by next year we will improved and obstacles will be removhave a building with a museum in place ed from the roadside Channelization and widening to accommodate left turso that these treasures from our past will can have a permanent place locally ning trafffic off of and onto safe from fire and theft also be done Remember to get your histories in to The intersection of this road with will be improved for added safeRuth Rawlinson for the West Millard History Book Take them either to the ty The existing intersection will remain Chamber of Commerce office or to the intact for motorists going from to the AbrahamSugarville Road but Chronicle Progress there will be no access back onto at this intersection Instead a new connection will be constructed just west of the existing one which will intersect at a right angle making sight distance much better and therefore improving safety local facility He will come to Delta In conjunction with this project whenever a training session is held UDOT maintenance forces will do Ms Faigle is working with Pat at the grading work to widen Bingham on compiling a Resource turnoff in order AbrahamSugarville Directory for Millard County When to provide adequate room for chanthis directory will be completed nelization and left turning traffic They distributed for use to council members will also provide the highway striping as well as to all service organizations on the entire project in the county If awarded work on this project is Sources of food supply are being expected to begin in the near future sought Contacts will be made with There will be major interference on the local grocery stores Road to local AbrahamSugarville The CUFS Millard County Branch traffic and IPP employees who use it is being designed to meet the needs in There will be moderate interference on all of the county The facility is plannThe contract stipulates the proed for Delta and a shuttle service will ject must be completed by October 15 extend to the east side of the county Federal-aifunding will provide apin interested Any person becoming proximately 91 percent of the project a volunteer is asked to contact Barbara cost and Millard County will supply the Faigle at the Delta Community Medical local matching funds A consulting Center The next scheduled engineering firm will do construction meeting of the Millard County Branch engineering and contract administraCouncil will be at 11:30 am on Thurstion on this project for Millard Counday July 7 in the Delta Community ty undir the direction of a UDOT Presbyterian Church f r engineer Sugarville Abraham road to be improved ? z £ ?£- - i v & : Western and Cleo Eliason visited the Gunnison Monument ing the recent DUP Convention dur- Luella The antique display in the old Delmart building over Great Basin Days was a great success Several hun- dred people came through and enjoyed the displays The quantity and quality of antiques and memorabilia in our determining “What is an emergency?” The next Governing Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday June 29 at 7:30 pm in the Richfield courthouse Corrected for the local council were prepared and presented by Ms Faigle and the Rev Fikejs Members ill go over the changes and a detailed discussion will be held at the next meeting Sites for the distribution center were suggested and discussed Possibilities include the old Mental Health offices (located behind Social Services in the same building) one of the three houses owned by the County on 1st South in Delta and one other office in the Social Services’ Commissioner building Johnson promised to officially check with the other county commissioners regarding use of one of the county owned houses Sylvia Huntsman reported that Steve Johnson of Utahns Against Hunger is most willing to train volunteers for the security” The program has received several honors including the Silver Award from the Utah Broadcaster’s Association a Bronze Apple from the National a Bronze Association Education Award from the Houston International Film Festival and a Special Achievement Award for Research from the Association of Visual Communication Most recently TOPAZ was honored with a Blue Ribbon in the History and Society category at the American Film and Video Restival This award is wideexly recognized as a standard of in the cellence and accomplishment media community which was also recently TOPAZ given a national airdate by PBS was produced by KUED Senior Producer Ken Verdoia Associate producer is Colleen Casto and the videographer is Carl Seibert ITS HAPPENING HERE! Fourth of July We invite you to join the happenings in Delta City for the Saturday July 2nd and July 4th Tentative schedules are as follows: Saturday July 2nd or Children’s Parade: Contact Roger and Bobbie Killpack Monday July 4th Daylight Salute: Jeep Posse Breakfast in the City Park: Delta 2nd Ward Elders Quorum Main Parade: Call the City Office Patriotic Program: Leona Riding Children’s Sports (Old Football Field): Blair and Sandy Losee or Talent Program: Geno Zwaryck 2nd Annual Delta Charity Olympics (Old Football Field): Register at the Delta City Police Department Fireworks Display (DHS Football Field): Delta City Fire Department We hope you will participate with a float or entry Remember IT’s Hapawarded pening Here! Let’s make it happen! Prizes to be LATER WATCH FOR TIME OF EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED There are booth spaces available in the City Park for your Office organization If you wish to participate call the Delta City Local CUFS council is nearing goal b Dawn Carder Members of the local council for Central Utah Food Sharing Millard Branch are County beginning to see the “light at the end of the tunnel" As they prepare to meet the emergency food needs of county residents they are approaching the goal of establishing a food distribution center in the Delta area The council met on Thursday June 16 at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church Attending were Chairman Barbara Faigle Sandy Hanover VISTA worker with CUFS in Richfield Susan Hanover Richfield Pam Goodrich Social Services Sylvia Huntsman the Rev Warren Fikejs President Glen Swalberg Robyn Pearson Millard County Administrative Assistant Countv Commissioner Abe Johnson and Dawn Carder Ms Hanover gave a brief report of the meeting of the Governing Board which was held in Richfield on Monday June 6 1988 A major issue is TOPAZ sary of the US Constitution examines the fragile balance between and ‘'national “individual rights” Vacation Bible School to be held by Dawn Carder Bible Vacation A Community School will be held at the Delta Community Presbyterian Church on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday June 27 28 29 from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon All area young people from nursery school through grade six are invited to attend The theme for study at the school will be “Jesus Loves Me” based on the found in Romans 8:39 message “There is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord” There will be five classes taught each with its own theme and materials for study The nursery school children will focus on “We Grow in Love” There er® will be stories from the gospels which present Jesus’ love as simple and learning activities will illustrate the dependability of Jesus’ love relating in concrete terms to the life and growth of the child “Jesus Is My Friend” will be the theme for the kindergarten class For grades one and two the theme is “Jesus Friend to All” Grades three and four will study “Jesus Friend and Savior” and grades five and six will focus on “Love One Another” Songs will be taught qnd led to all the children by Glenda Otto If you are interested in participating Vacation Bible in the Community School call the Rev Warren Fikejs at the Delta Community Presbyterian ‘ Church ai!KSX£396ai iTflTrirt— Attend and Support Your Church OAK CITY 2nd WARD Sac Meeting PH Dutson Howard Bishop 9:00 10:20 OASIS WARD PH a m 12:00 am Sac 230 pm 3:50 pm 4 40 pm Sac Res Rex Day 12:15 DELTA 4th WARD Sac 9:50 10:40 Jack Fowles AND STRENGTH Simmons HINCKLEY substance Worthwhile achievements come through diligent effort and nothing is more worthwhile than attaining Sac the DELTA 7th WARD weakness application Hard hours of exercise and study have gone make it a thing of beauty and kingdom of heaven which we can do by diligent of God’s word the dance to into Photo t Text by David Bishop Sac Arlynn Shared 107 So Paitor Ministry 200 W Warren Sunday Sunday PRESBYTERIAN 10 00 a m II a m Worship School CATHOLIC MISSION 864 3710 Father Walter A Remdeau Sunday Mass Daily Mass (Mon Fn Saturday Vigil Mass THE LIVING WORD 1081 Main Delta Pastor 940 W 130 W Complete Insurance Hwy 6 - 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