| Show 7 Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1800 in out ol months $1000 (In Advance) Senior Citizens Copy 50® (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out of USPS County 0 Vol 79 No 6 August 11 1988 Mayor casts deciding vote Sarah Inez Moody Ruth Hansen cast the Mayor deciding vote at Monday night’s Delta City Council meeting before a packed house on an issue of growing concern and importance to area residents At issue was the proposed construciton of a hazardous waste incineration facility in neighboring Lynndyl Councilman Wes Bloomfield had completed a presentation in opposition to the facility which included a clip from KUTV News He listed several points of concern which included the probability of contamination of water in Delta Deseret Oasis and Hinckley contamination of farm products air pollution spills along the highway or railroad tracks increase in insurance and breakdowns and mechanical human error either of which could cause a costly accident Following his presentation he moved to correspond with state and county officials stating to the facility with the objections Millard County Chronicle to receive a carbon copy for widespread distribution His motion was seconded by Councilman Don Dafoe Councilmen and Gayle Bunker David Church demurred stating that in their opinion the action was premature in that neither had come to any conclusion on the matter “This is not to say that I’m for the facility” explained Mr Church “It’s just that I’m not prepared to vote tonight” Many comments all in favor of the city opposing the facility were received from the floor The meeting was orderly and all were attentive to the comments Mayor Hansen reminded those present that response from citizens on issues should be made at apsuch as at Public Hear- times propriate ings She recounted a meeting by the County Planning and Zoning Commission on the issue of the facility at Lynndyl and only two people were in attendance on that particular Inez Moody and herself Two others were present but had met with the P & Z Commission on entirely different matters She urged everyone to read public notices in the Chronicle Progress to keep abreast of such issues Councilman Bloomfield restated his motion at the conclusion of the comments from the audience and the voting went as follows: and Bloomfield Dafoe Aye Church and Bunker Nay With baited breath everyone waited for the Mayor’s vote “I vote ‘Aye’” she said and loud applause greeted her vote Mayor Hansen and Councilman Bloomfield were authorized to construct the letter which no doubt will cover the points of concern listed earlier by the councilman In other matters Neil orster Public Works Director was authorized to proceed with calling for bids on a new loaderbackhoe upon a motion by Councilman Dafoe seconded by Councilman Bunker and carrying Councilman Wes Bloomfield moved to encourage and support the formation of a Youth Council in the area following a presentation by Miss Jennifer Smith His motion was seconded David Church and by Councilman carried Miss Smith explained that the council will be working on community projects one of which will be to raise money for new Christmas decorations Adult advisors will be Dorothy Jeffery and Councilman City Recorder Bloomfield A Public Hearing had been held Accident claims lives of two Millard County women On August 8 1988 the Cedar City Police Department and Iron County Attorney’s office investigated the tragic deaths of four young people Assisting at the scene was the Iron Co Sheriff’s office The bodies of the four were discovered at approximately 11:30 am August 8 in a storage area of a business building located at 747 Paradise Canyon Road The bodies have been identified as Owen Marc Gregerson 18 of 19 of Cedar City Shawn Williams Cedar City Christine Cherie Miller 20 of Fillmore Margaret J Probert 20 of Scipio The apparent cause of death is However pected to be asphyxiation the bodies are presently being examined by the State Medical Examiner to determine the actual cause of death No foul play is suspected Judges take action by Dawn Carder Charged with the responsibility of executing justice two judges took action in their courts on Wednesday Both judges heard August 3 1988 cases in Fillmore The Honorable Cullen Y over Fourth Christensen presided District Court in the court room of the Two Courthouse Millard County K Petersen Warren residents county and Steven O Gardner pled guilty to charges of sex abuse of minors The two were ordered to report to the Millard County Sheriff at 9 am on Monday August 8 They will be committed to the Diagnostic Evaluation Unit of the Utah State Division of Corrections for 90 days Both Petersen and Gardner are to again appear in Fourth District Court on November 9 The defense attorney for Hans W dismissal of a Hansen requested tampering with witness charge against his client Judge Christensen reserved set for November trial date a and ruling 10 1988 Dan Brinkerhoff previously sentenced to 150 days in the Millard County Jail for sex abuse of a minor in for a review court appeared Brinkerhoff had served 75 of the 150 days Judge Christensen suspended the balance of the jail sentence on the condition that Brinkerhoff enter treatment at the Intermountain Sex Abuse Treatment Center in Pros o as an outpatient Brinkerhoff must assume financial responsibility for his treatment He was further ordered to pay for the victim’s counseling and to avoid contact with the victim and the victim's family Sentencing for Russell Talbot was held in Judge Ron Hare’s court on Wednesday afternoon An amended formation plea was filed Talbot pled guilty to Class B misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to six months in the Millard County Jail The jail sentence was suspended the defendent was placed on probation for a period of year and ordered to pay restitution as determined by Adult Probation and Parole Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste meeting at 7:30 On Thursday September in the Delta High School a meeting will be held to auditorium address the issues concerning hazardous waste disposal Ken Alkema Director of the State Division of Environmental Health and head of the State Brent Bradford Bureau of Hazardous Waste w ill be in attendance to answer any and all questions from those in attendance Because of the great concern regarding the possible location of a hazardous waste disposal facility in Millard County it is important for all concerned to be in attendance In response to the importance of this matter the meeting has been arranged by Rep Joseph M Moody and Senator Cary Peterson pm Hazardous Waste committee to meet A regular meeting ol the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday August 16 1988 at 9 30 a m in Room 401 at the Utah State Capitol Salt Lake City Utah The public is invited to attend The tentative igenda includes the following topics compliance issues State EPA Enlorcement Agreement Underground storage tank installer certification regulation-fin- al adoption Underground storigetank annual for hearing Incineration permit update Siting criteria activities State superfund Mountain update Fuel Operations Clean-uCenter policy hearing earlier on proposed zone changes which will affect blocks along Delta Main Street Following a discussion on the which will permit further changes residential development Councilman Church moved to defer voting on the changes until the first meeting in His motion was seconded September by Councilman Bunker and carried This deferment will permit time for Attorney Richard Waddingham to confer with Attorney Warren Peterson on possible revisions Attorney Peterson was serving as City Attorney at the time the Zoning Ordinance was adopted Delta resident Dwight Moody met with city council on the noise emitting from the Cellar Club on those nights when public dances are held at the club He recounted several instances during which his rest has been disturbed Following his discussion councilman Church moved to have the Delta Police Department investigate the club for violations Motion was possible seconded by Councilman Bloomfield and carried The report on the police department findings is to be presented at the council’s next regular meeting Monday August 22 1988 Contracts with Dr H Nielson veterinarian and with Judge Hare are and are to be up for renewal renegotiated Discussion was held on the construction of restroom facilities on the Main Street City Park Councilman Church said there is nothing much worse than public restroom facilities unproperly maintained It was the opinion of all councilmen present that the matter should be on the agenda at some future date for more detailed discussion Councilman Rex Harris was excused from the meeting due to illness Farmers score victory in battle over wilderness water rights The chief administrative officer of the state’s largest farm organization says farmers and ranchers have scored a major victory w ith the announcement that the US Justice Department has affirmed that federal water rights are reserved when not automatically federal wilderness areas are created According to C Booth Wallentine executive vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation the Justice Department concurred in an opinion by Interior Solicitor Ralph Tarr which determined that Congress did not tend to reserve federal water rights for wilderness purposes when it created the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1964 “The decision provides important protection for water users especially in Utah and the other western states where wilderness water rights may compete with existing or future uses” Wallentine said Wallentine emphasized that the decision “does not prohibit the establishment of water rights for wilderness areas but means that a wilderness water right must be expressly provided by Congress through legislation or established through state water law “Today’s Justice Department’s decision should help resolve the issue of plied water rights that has plagued federal courts for years” the farm leader added In 1985 a Federal District Court ruled that water rights for wilderness areas are automatically created when Cona wilderness area gress designates through federal legislation However since that time Wallentine said the issue has been raised seveial times with varying results One federal district court in New Mexico ruled that no federal reserved water rights were created under the Nationa' Wilderness Preservation System Act of 1974 while another court in Colorado came to the opposite conclusion The Justice Department’s decision was announced July 28 by Secretary of Interior Don Hodcl who had requested an opinion In making the announcement Hodel said that Congress did not intend to reserve federal water rights when it created the wilderness preserhe said the vation system Rather legislation established a major new management plan for certain federal lands without reserving more water than that already committed “This is a major victory for those dustries of which farming is one that steadfastly support the existing formula for the allocation of water rights in this in the western particularly country Wallentine concluded US" GLORIA ROPER County Jennifer center Smith left is 1988 Miss Millard is 1st Attendant and Debbie Wardle right is 2nd Attendant Gloria Roper is new Miss Millard County hy Dawn Carder Gloria Roper daughter of Grayson and Cheryl Roper was crowned 1988 Miss Millard County The pageant was held in the Delta High School auditorium on Saturday evening Miss Roper who will be a senior at DHS in the fall dazzled the audience and the judges with her singing and succeeded in winning the talent award along with the coveted crown As the dual winner she is the recipient of $800 scholarship money The four runners-uwere 1st Attendant Jennifer Smith daughter of Phil and Lorene Smith 2nd Attendant Debbie Wardle daughter of Allen and Julia Wardle 3rd Attendant Pauline Zeigler daughter of Ken and Janice Zeigler 4th Attendant Sandy Larsen daughter of Dean and Connie Larsen Miss Smith received a $200 scholarship and Miss Wardle won a $100 scholarship Pageant Director Sandra Dutson reports that the pageant went very well “I feel that it was very successful and the audience was she said Roy Barraclough added a nice touch to the evening’s program by providing piano music The excellent live music made the pageant a most professional experience of talent and entertainment All fourteen of the candidates for Miss Millard County joined together in the production number singing and dancing to “You’ve Gotta’ Have Heart” Director Dutson explained that this year was the first in which par“It was a ticipants sang commenting very entertaining and act” Sherry Lewis was responsible for the production number and Juliene Withers put it together and did the choreography Mrs Dutson extends sincere thanks to all the sponsors and advertisers Their generosity made the pageant and the scholarships possible It also added to the success ol the evening New reporter welcomed by newspaper staff Ken Rand by Dawn Carder Editor Susan Dutson and the staff ot the Chronicle Progress welcome new reporter writer Ken Rand to 'he newspaper Although he does no officially begin his duties until Aug st 15 Ken has already moved to Delia and is himself with both the acquainting newspaper office and the town Born and raised in California Ken has also lived in Montana Utah ashington and W coining He comes to the Chronicle Progress with an impressive prolessional background Ken's news career began in Prise Utah where he wrote a book review column for the Price He was later Associate Editor for the Balanced Rock Rev if w for which he wrote a regular coumn reviews and news reports Prior to moving to Delta Ken worked in news for eight years m W yoming primarily in radio In 1988 he received the Radio News Award Irom the Wvoming Association ol Btoadcasters I PI honi ted him as Stringer ol the 1984 and 1985 and in vear in 1981 September 1984 he was selected AP Stringer ol the Month On May 16 1986 two armed terrorists invaded an elementary school in Cokeville Wvoming and took IN) children captive Ken Rand was the first reporter on the scene and his were featured on CNN and reports BBC among other media He received national level peer recognition for his outstanding coverage ol the crisis ken produced the fust gubernatorial debate to be held in the western half ol Wyoming The event which was held was the first debate ot the in 19ts6 season and it was instrumental in determining the outcome ol the election acAlong with his newspaper Ken has numerous complishments radio credits He served as news director for KMER in kemmerer Wyoming and kLDI in aramie Wyoming For KWMS in Salt lake City he was traffic news reporter and producer host He also was an announcer for kOAL kARB in Price Utah and KGEZ in Kalispcll Montana Topping Ken’s list ot interests are his Molltwo children Seventeen y lives in Salt ake City where she will be a senior in high school Michael age 14 has moved to Delta with his lather and will be a freshman at DHS in the tall Other interes s include writing and “I enoy being a tou’tst" traveling said ken with a smile “It's a ch llenge tii see the country and love to navel” W ith his eas going manner ken has made himsell at home in 'he Chronicle Progress oil ice His openness has allowed the other stall members to relax and to readilv accept their new cronv a member Dick Cheney ol the I mted States Congress Irom Wyompersonally wrote to Ken saying ing "t ongra ulations on vour new job with the Millard County Chronicle trust that you will enjoy Progress tah almost as much as Wyoming 3 ou will be missed Good luck in all vour future endeavor and hope that our paths will cross again soon" The newspaper staff welcomes Ken Rand and hopes he will enjoy Delta Utah more than Wyoming! |
