Show Millard County Business of the Week ment available on the market Admitting that he is basically a dairyman he says “I take advantage of everything that’s offered I keep in touch with the Utah State Extension Office I have a good vet whom I consult regularly and I take and read every magazine there is on the dairy industry Along with all this I have an extensive veterinary supply and I attend every meeting there is within 300 miles in order to gain information I also attend seminars and I send my employees to the same” He belongs to West Inc and he Dairymen Cooperative considers the DHIA monthly testing a valuable management tool Animals are kept in certain areas depending on stages of their development There are special areas for calving drying etc Calves are kept in stalls in an enclosed lighted barn and a new free stall area is nearing completion Steers are kept until they reach and heifers are kept as pounds replacements for the herd Jim Minton is a realist “There is just not enough money in the dairy business for most dairymen to maintain their operations as should be done There needs to be more money Dairymen cannot produce process and ship milk 149 a gallon and make any for SI money Milk prices are the same as they were in 1977 but costs are greater When such is the case some things slip or have to go untended” Despite the hard cold facts Jim adds “I just love this work and I believe one always has to be optimistic about the future of the dairy business” For the appreciation of friends and Jim has had a Christmas neighbors scene built for display He places it and colored lights on top of his barn each year during the holiday season adding a festive air to the community Along with managing the ranch Jim finds time to be involved in religious He is on the and civic organizations Kanosh Town Council he is chairman of the East Millard County Recreation he is a member of the Commission AgReach committee and he financially sponsors local little league teams Both he and Joyce are active in the LDS Church Over the years Jim has gone hunting and fishing all over the United States including Alaska and in Canada He very much enjoys these recreational activities but with the demands of the dairy ever present he rarely finds time for either anymore Jim and Joyce have two sons Bruce and Daris an attorney in California ryl a former long distance truck driver has joined his father in running the ranch The Minton family tradition it appears is to continue too quickly “I went with my mother” said Ellen “She (mother) tries to go back every other year but it was my So- -I first time to do managed everything I possibly could while I was there” Ellen With nine aunts and uncles (on her mother’s side) living in various locations in Norway her father’s sister living and working for NATO in Oslo and other relatives scattered all over Europe Ellen had plenty of places to visit And as she traveled and visited she made many observations and comparisons As Ellen described there is little if Norbetween and Utah any similarity way The latter has lush green foliage cool temperatures (46° to 74° F during Ellen’s visit) small families a socialistic form of government and considerable wealth “The taxes in Norway are high” explained Ellen “but the money goes back to the people There are no slums Poverty doesn’t exist If a person is out of work he or she is hired by the government until another position becomes available This system works quite Roholt well” by Dawn Carder The small Scandinavian country of Norway has a land area comparable in size to the state of California With its citizenry actively involved in fighting it felt the Germany and Nazism ravages of battle in the late ’30s and early ’40s Then after World War II many of its native sons and daughters emigrated from the war torn land in search of new beginnings Ellen Roholt was five years of age when she left with her family Papa and Mama Antonsen Ellen’s parents and their families were very much part of the Norwegian In fact the Antonsen underground name became so well known and hated by the Nazis that anyone so identified was immediately arrested For reasons of personal safety therefore the name was eventually changed to Strand It was 1950 when Ellen’s family bid farewell to their homeland and set sail for America With three of his sisters married to former LDS missionaries and settled in Utah Ellen’s father determined to take his wife and children to the same location Perhaps like Brigham Young he thought “This is the place” After years Ellen returned “home” for the first time The three and a half week visit which began on 11 1988 was everything (and May more!) that she had anticipated And like all good experiences ended much girl were hit the horse more seriously The time was approximately 7:00 pm Following the incident both Dr H and the Millard Nielsen veterinarian County Sheriffs Office were notified Dr Nielsen traveled to Hinckley to attend the horse and Sheriff’s Deputy Forrest Roper was the investigating officer Following the initial investigation Deputy Roper reports that Russell Ta'bot age 41 of Hinckley was arrested and transported to the Millard County Jail on Sunday evening July 24 1988 Talbot was charged with assault a third degree felony and then released on his own recon- - for the The Field Representative Utah State Retirement Systems Bonnie Sweat will be in Delta at the City 9:00 from office on Friday July 29 until 2:00 You may stop by at your naisance According to Deputy Roper Russell Talbot is to appear in Judge Hare’s court on Wednesday July 27 for arraignment The case will then go to District Court A third degree felony fine and from can result in a 5 0 to years in the state penitentiary Deputy Roper stated The horse and the youth wounded are expected to heal with birdshot The youth was taken to the emergency room of the Delta Community Medical Center where an attempt was made to remove the birdshot from her right leg were then taken and the young woman was released The Donations needed for Share the Harvest President Millard Fillmore Librarf By Gwen Hunter by Dawn Carder Barbara Faigle Chairman of Central Utah Food Sharing Millard County is requesting donations of Branch garden produce canned goods andor money for the local Share the Harvest to be held in September People contributing produce are asked to bring their products the morning of distribution All donations will be given to Millard County residents who are in need of food The exact date of Share the Harvest will be announced in the near future For more information please call the Delta Community Presbyterian Church office Barbara Women for Work evenings Faigle Millard Members of the CUFS discussed plans County Branch council for Share the Harvest at the meeting held on Thursday July 21 at the Delta Church Presbyterian Community Those in attendance were Chairman representing Jerry Reagan Faigle Millard County Gayle Cason Women CUFS for Work Sandy Hanover from Richfield VISTA coordinator Sylvia Joy Morrison local treasurer Dawn Carder Huntsman Ms Hanover announced that Grady Walker of Utahns Against Hunger has offered his services in coordinating Share the Harvest a state program with the local council He has further offered to provide posters for Millard County The general council of CUFS accorcontinues to ding to Ms Hanover Member are also work on Librarian determining procedures to be followed with clients A basic food package has been developed for distribution and attention is being paid to the problems and needs of clients who are returning on a regular basis Council members are attempting to avoid creating dependency in the people served The next general council meeting will be held at Snow College in Ephraim on Wednesday August 3 1988 at 6:00 pm Cases of food for distribution in Millard County will be supplied from the warehouse in Richfield FEMA funds have made this service possible After the initial supply has been issued the local facility will be restocked on a needs basis as long as food is available in the warehouse The local CUFS council continues to investigate suitable sites for a distribution center A building or office space is desperately needed It was suggested that inquiries be made of industries such as IPP and Brush Wellman concerning possible donation of a building in Delta Jerry Reagan suggested that of CUFS Millard representatives County Branch meet with the County Commissioners Sylvia Huntsman made necessary for arrangements CUFS to be placed on the commissioner’s agenda on August 9 The next meeting of CUFS Millard County Branch will be held on Thursday August 11 1988 at 11:30 am in the Delta Community Presbyterian Church Although prices are quite high Norway is a very rich country and its peoMost ple are really “into education” children are in by the time they are three years old and according Ellen to they are taught quite a rapid pace By the time they are eleven or twelve years of age Norwegian children have perfected a second language Due to a limited supply of tradesmen following WWII the government now pushes the trades as well as other areas of higher education Children go to school six days a week (with a minimum of three hours of homework) until they are about fifteen years of age They then attend the gymnasium (equivalent to a 2 year college or technical school education) before choosing a vocation or university “The Norwegians are very well educated people” noted Ellen And education and advanced technical are rewarded training Although prices are high ($400 for a Norwegians live pack of cigarettes) well Educated people earn $150000 annually Norway maintains a strong army Every man AND woman is required to serve hisher country However those who do not want to carry guns may choose to be civil workers during the service period Norwegians have a long and teresting history and they are extremeThe counly proud of their heritage try was owned by Denmark until 1904 (Ellen and her mother were able to State retirement office representative Fun turns to trouble in Hinckley by Dawn Carder A few people were engaged in different activities at the Hinckley Arena on Sunday evening Some were riding horses around the ring Some were cleaning up the the concession stand and the area following the two day rodeo Others were merely observing The scene changed suddenly Witnesses described what happened expressing shock and disbelief According to their (witnesses’) testimonies some adults and youth were involved fun One adult left the in grounds returned with a gun and shot a horse On the horse was a fourteen girl Both the horse and the Thun July 2 19M Page 3 Ellen Roholt returns to native land A Virginia country boy becomes a Utah rancher by Dawn Carder The scenery is different the operation is larger yet the interest is the same It is an interest in the land animals and farming that developed many years ago in rural Virginia James Minton now a successful dairyman in Kanosh Utah was born and raised in Amonate Virginia Although his father was a miner the family was involved in farming raising their own food and animals According to Jim his uncles were in the dairy business and while still a youth he grew to love their work and developed a desire to someday have his “own place” and to continue in the family tradition Some years were to pass before Jim was to bring his dream to fruition As a young man he enlisted in the Army and was subsequently stationed at Hill Air Force Base and Tooele Army Depot both in Utah and in Europe Following his military service Jim worked as a civilian employee for the of the Air Force in Department California for r years While living and working in California Jim renewed his interest in farming There he raised hogs and beef and established a small dairy operation as a hobby or a sideline business In 1967 he purhased the 849 acre ranch in Kanosh and began to expand Jim and his wife Joyce a native of Utah became permanent Ogden residents of the ranch in August 1977 The initial business venture was a cattle feeding operation Finding that the timing for the feedlot was not too good Jim began to focus his attention and efforts on building a dairy The ensuing years have been Filled with determination and sheer hard work for Jim Minton A perfectionist he strives to maintain quality as he continues to improve and to expand “I like having good animals” Jim explained “and I take pride in being able to produce the best Everything I make goes back into the business” Jim designed and built a 12 stall trigon barn in which milking has been done for the past four years The building equipped with air gates and is kept clean with high air doors detergents soap and lots of acid and chlorine According to Jim inspectors comment on the cleanliness of the place and the Minton operation has earned the rating of Grade A Dairy There are four other full time and two part time employees working with s Jim at the dairy Daily 155 grade with a 64 pound production average are milked 64 calves are being fed milk and there are 500 dry animals Cottonseed protein pellets bran top quality hay and top dress grain and silage are used for feed For Jim Minton it is important to have the most modern and best equip L’SPS Fillmore 25 South Utah 100 West A Dinosaur Track! The Territorial Statehouse Museum brought a treasure out of storage and put it on loan to the Fillmore Library Mr Hal Robison donated a cast of a dinosaur track found in the roof of a coal mine near Price Utah in Carbon County to the Museum in 1940 It has been stored for the last few years We are delighted to have it on display at the library in the next to the dinosaur books Special Visitors On Thursday Marguerite Teller ol the Kanosh Reservation brought the Head Start bus with 19 people ol various ages to the Story Hour at the library Mrs Vicki Crosland was the Storyteller for the day We enjoyed their visit and recogm ed many who had helped us in the library with the presentation on July 8 for the Provo Sons of Utah Pioneers We hope they enjoyed the visit They were accompanied by parents and older children Literacy Class We are holding two literacy sessions three times a week at the County Jail under the tutelage of Gladys Robison This is an extension of our Literacy Grant Project for The spelling workshop is still open if there are more who wish to improve their skill Call the library We still need a few more registrants to hold the class —See you in the librar- convenience or make an appointment The represenby calling tative can essentially handle all functions of the main office celebrate Norway’s Independence Day on May 17) One church still in operation and visited by Ellen dates back to 900 BC Druid writings and original paintings are on the wall and original idols remain in the building (The first Christians in Norway were Roman Catholics Today however the official religion of the country is Lutheranism) The mention of Norway conjures thoughts of Vikings in the minds of most people Contrary to the belief that the ancient warriors placed their honored dead on blazing ships which were set out to sea Ellen described what actually transpired “The Vikings placed their dead plus all their belongings on the huge Viking ships then buried the whole thing Some ships have been dug up and I was able to see one when I visited a museum in Oslo” Although Norway has in Ellen’s estimation “great pastries I never saw people any extremely obese or bicycle Norwegians walk They wouldn’t think of everywhere getting into a car to go a small distance of four miles” (Ellen who walks at a good clip found that she had to work at keeping pace with an 80 year old aunt!) The basic diet includes lots of vegetables fruits fish and goat’s milk cheese in Norway are Major industries and oil producfishing construction tion The country imports ninety percent of what the people use Ellen fully appreciated the beauty of her homeland and admitted that it was hard to leave “It (Norway) is GORGEOUS! Everything grows In fact growth has to be controlled” Other gifts of nature that Ellen particularly enjoyed were the famous fjords and the midnight sun “When I was there the sun didn’t go down until about midnight and light remained until or 2 am Then it was only dark for an hour Of course the reverse is true in the winter!” Ethiopians and Many Pakistanis Cambodians have emigrated to Norway during the past few years Due to climatic differences they have had to However they are make adjustments adapting doing well in businesses and have been accepted by the native are very “Norwegians Norwegians friendly people” Ellen observed “And they are not as prejudiced as Americans are” Other traits that Ellen particularly noted were support for US foreign policy an openness regarding the human body sex couples ing together and in dealing with issues such as drug abuse alcoholism and AIDS “The government stresses birth control and native Norwegians have small families because there is a limited amount of land in Norway” stated Miss Millard County Pageant Utah Farm Bureau names local legislator “Friend of Agriculture” The state’s largest farm organization has named State Senator Cary Peterson a “Friend of Agriculture” According to Utah Farm Bureau Federation Ken Ashby President Delta Senator Peterson was so named for his years of dedicated service on behalf of Utah’s farmers and ranchers in the halls of state government Senator Peterson is a cattleman and wheat farmer from Nephi Ashby said in 1980 following four terms in the House of Representatives Peterson was elected to the Utah Senate There he has chaired the standing interim and appropriations committees for Energy Natural Resources and Agriculture and is a leader in the Western Conference of the Council of State Governments He has been recognized as a leader in his industry having served a vice president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association and was honored as Cattleman of the Year and honorary State Farmer by the state Future Farmers of America “Cary has been a great friend of agriculture throughout his sixteen years as a lawmaker and has sponsored a strong numerous bills promoting agriculture ’’Ashby stated He was strumental in the passage of the sales and use tax exemption for farm equipment and the property tax exemption for livestock He also the constitutional amendment to remove property tax from farm machinery and has been a key figure in the protection of water rights and a promoter of water resource development “As Senate Majority Leader Cary with his persuasive and articulate style has carefully guided many agricultural issues through the lawmaking process” Ashby said “He was a key figure earlier this year in restoring funding to summer vocational agriculture programs in Utah’s high schools “Because of these and enumerable other ways Cary has defended the cause of rural people in this state the Utah Farm Bureau Federation is proud to of present him with this 'Friend Agriculture Award' and to honor him for his support of the state’s number one industry” Ashby said Ellen “The new people ones from other countries have more children As far as living together when not married Norwegians have done that for a long time However they are very committed to lasting relationships" The highlight of Ellen’s trip was reliving as much as possible one of her As she father’s WWII adventures related it I too could envision the scenes the excitement and the drama The setting is a little town in north centra Norway called Yujvik There during the war the Germans had captured and occupied a heavy water factory They (Germans) needed water for development of an atomic bomb As part of the Norwegian underground Ellen’s father had forged papers in order to work in the factory and to gain inside information When the time was right the young man requested a pass from the Germans It was essential to get the inforThe path mation to his compatriots however was not easy Obtaining the pass was a difficult task Once outside the factory Ellen’s father stole a bicycle and pedaled in great haste to a in the coastal town The Germans meantime became suspicious and pursued the fleeing man The dock along the water’s edge was covered with ice and snow as Ellen’s father neared his destination The small fishing boat was pulling away when the Germans began shooting “As he rode out on the dock” Ellen related “bullets hit the ice causing it to splinter and hit my father’s legs They were ice wounds not bullet wounds that were bleeding Then even though the boat was pulling away my father jumped to the water The fishermen pulled him into the boat and he was able to get away with the information” The adventure continued Having gained the necessary information Ellen’s father and other Norwegian the crossed mountains glacial guerillas a through deep snow maneuvered gorge by going up and down on ropes and eventually succeeded in blowing up A counhis of number the factory trymen involved in the daring operation were killed underground Ellen's father survived She was filled with awe when she stood on the ground and observed the scene Ellen is back in Utah working for Central Utah Mental HealthAlcohol and Drug Center and living in Hinckley with her husband Reed and daughter Kodi (Son Shane is a student at Snow College) This is home now but part of Ellen Roholt will probably always be in her native Norway The 1988 Miss Millard Pageant will be held on Saturday August 6 at 7:30 pm in the Delta High School auditorium Tickets $300 for students and $400 for adults are available at Farm Bureau Insurance and they will be available at the door the evening of the competition Marianne Bales Miss Utah 1987 will serve as the Mistress of Marianne who grew up Ceremonies in Orem has spent most of her life in Utah However she did live in Tempe Arizona for four years She has five older brothers from Orem Marianne graduated High School and attended the UVCC where she majored in Fashion MerShe has been working at chandising the Osmond Studio studying voice and attending dance classes Having danced since she was three years of age Marianne is a very talented dancer and vocalist She plans to continue her studies in the field of She has conducted work entertainment shops in the Orem elementary schools and her theme for the year has been She has “Building Your spoken extensively on this subject during the year in schools and in churches Marianne has enjoyed working with She was very children and youth recently married but she plans to conHer tinue her career as an entertainer plans are to eventually have her own dance studio Huntsman elected delegate Utah Trial Lawyers Association recently announced the election of R Clayton Huntsman as its new delegate to the American Trial Lawyers Association Mr Huntsman has been and wiil continue to be a strong advocate for public access to the courts and for reform of insurance He has written and spoken vigorously in favor of preserving and protecting our basic constitutional civil as well as criminal through rights the legal system Huntsman received his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1977 While there he was Editor of T he Devil’s Advocate served on the Board of Governors for the Student and was research Bar Association to Professor Arvo Van assistant Alstyne Mr Huntsman received his AB Degree from Stanford Universiin 1969 He also served as a Naval ty Officer with service in Viet Nani Alter graduating from the University of Utah College of Law Mr Huntsman taught at both the University of Utah College of Business and Southern Utah State College He was Deputy County At torney in Millard County during the stallation of the IPP plant m Delta Utah where he helped with impact alleviation He is a member ol the Utah Bar Calitornia Bar and United State' Supreme Court Bar Mr Huntsman is presently a practicing attorney in St George Utah His primary focus ol practice is personal jury and criminal defense He also serves the community on the Dixie Little League Board and as an instructor at Dixie Community College He is married to Bonnie McBride and is the Sonia father of three and Bonnie Michelle Meeting planned Larry Oldrovd District Manager for anthe Bureau of Land Management nounced the District’s Grazing Advisory Board will meet in Fillmore on August 3 1988 at 9 am to discuss the following items: Discussion of the New The District’s Grazing Regulations Weed Program Range Improvement Control Update GrasshopperCricket Program Update on Henry Mountain Resource Management Coordinated Status of Wildhorse ProProposal gram Proposed Grazing Decisions Management of Riparian Areas Update on Fremont River Program The meeting is open to the public and should anyone wish to make a presentation please contact Mr Oldroyd at or 150 East 900 North Richfield Utah 84701 |