Show USPS Millard County Business of the Week Old buggys are new fun for him by Ken Rand There was a time when buying something was a lifelong investment a time when things didn’t break down often a time when something built stayed built as long as anybody cared to own it That time may have given way to built-iobsolescence and shoddy merchandise but the time is still remembered Fred Skeem remembers good workmanship That’s why the Hinckley farmer gets such a kick out of restoring old things Like buggies He has restored eight of them so far and every one is a thing of beauty Fred began fixing up old things when he retired in June of 1979 after 31 years with the railroad He had done what he called “hobbyfarming” while a section gang foreman with the railroad Over the years the farm grew to about 250 acres and about 220 head of cows employing many hours of love and labor for him and his the ground family After retirement became Fred’s next employer For many people the story would have ended there but Fred had another love nagging at him As a kid growing up on his Uncle Marcus’ farm at Oasis during the World War Fred developed a passion for draft horses “It kind of fascinated me driving a team of horses” Fred says "and I always wanted one bought some harnesses a time or two and was going to get me some draft horses and I never could find any After the tractors came in after the war they kind of disappeared” Eventually Fred got a mare and two gelding Clydesdales He bred the mare and she had six colts all fillies Today Fred has eight Clyde mares Restoring old buggies for the big horses to pull came next One of the eight buggies Fred has restored came from the old Porter Rockwell ranch Fred said Doyle and Theo Berry who now own the ranch brought him the frame of a surrey and he restored it in 1984 Fred also showed me what he called a “Those are the old universal buggies around here I guess because that’s mostly the frames you find here” he said “they have a little latch you let out in the back and you can tip those seats forward and take it out and use it just like a pickup truck” In the same shed with the and the surrey is a sleigh and several runners to convert the narrow-tirwagons to run in the snow But Fred fixes more than buggies He turns his magic on anything old The several sheds around his home in Hinckley are filled with old beet knives butter corn shelters s churns harnesses neck yokes anvils scales old bottles and pitchers agriculture tools and implements of all kinds They clutter workbenches and shelves and hang from wallpegs in various stages of restoration from dusty and rusty decay to shiney and useful newness “Those are some old corn planters right there” Fred points “These are some old wagon jacks I just got those and put them in here This is a hay knife remember Uncle using them You see they put the hay up loose and they’d use this to cut through the hay It’s hard to move loose hay but when you cut it up with this you can just lift it off and throw it in” When I interviewed him in one of his sheds he proudly displayed a pipewrench he was fixing He then showed off two coffee grinders sitting on his cluttered workbench his next project There were also several thingamajigs doodads and whatchamacalhts and at least two doohickies Where does he find the stuff? “All over” he says “antique places garage sales flea maikets just all over” But it’s the buggies for which Fred is probably best known Those buggies a common sight years ago are now seen mostly in parades Fred has been invited to show from St George to Salt Lake Fred has sold four of the eight buggies he’s restored One is in Salt Lake another near Morgan He has sold one to Gary Church and another to Cliff Talbot in this area Talbot’s buggie took first place in a recent parade in Cedar City Fred has been asked to display his treasures at Cove Fort “Don’t call it a business” Fred says modestly describing what he does as a hobby Okay we’ll call it a hobby But you can tell hobby or business Fred Skeem takes a great deal of pride in his workmanship Ruth Losee vent” 22 1988 by Inez Moody Delta City Council met in regular session Monday evening with Mayor Ruth Hansen presiding Present were Wes Councilmen Bunker Gayle Bloomfield Rex Harris Don Dafoe Councilman Church was excused Others present were Attorney Richard Treas Doyle Bender Waddingham Fire Chief Bryce Ashby and Public Works Director Neil Forster In the absence of Dorothy Jeffery Recorder Virginia Taylor served in that capacity Chief Ashby gave a report on his annual inspection of the city building for fire safety During his report he recommended the city purchase an additional four extinguishers These would be placed in the Police Dept offices and the computer room Estimated cost is $100 for the four Following the report Councilman Bunker moved to accept the recommendation His motion was seconded by Councilman Bloomfield and carried brief a discussion Following by Mr Forster on bids received for purchase of a loaderbackhoe Councilman Bunker moved to accept the bid submitted by Century Equipment Co for $3599367 His motion was seconded by Councilman Dafoe and carried Mr Forster reported that he had received four bids for the equipment He noted that the purchase price is far below budget of $50000 Councilman Bloomfield informed council that all property owners within the proposed West Delta Annexation had signed the petition with the exception of Fred Anderson the largest property owner He anticipates that Mr Anderson will be signing the petition however but is making sure that all his bases are covered Councilman Harris inquired about crosswalks on Delta Main Street Special concern was expressed for the need at 300 West as people cross Main to go to the City Cafe He was wondering if the Police Dept personnel could not patrol Main Street better at that tersection It was pointed out to him that cars are supposedly traveling Main Street at 30 miles an hour which brought a smile to Mr Harris He is of the opinion he said that motorists are more than likely traveling 40 miles an hour down Main Attorney Waddingham suggested that the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) be contacted on the crosswalk as that department has the right to install crosswalks rather than Delta City No action from Council was forthcoming County Administrator Robyn Pearson gave an interesting report to the council on present and future Millard County activities “The future looks rosy” Mr Pearson said “Our county has a stable tax base and a healthy economic picture Millard is preparing to meet the future as it is being approached by many companies cluding the federal government” he continued Topham could not estimate total cost of the removal “We are proceeding to try to get some bids on that right away to see if we can’t get that removed within the next month” he said "And if we can get those bids and get put together then I’ll know exactly where we’re at” Topham said the district is required by law to make public status of the program “I think that has to be done by either the first or the 15th of October” he said Federal law mandates asbestos be identified and plans developed to “seal or remove it” by May Topham said A video is being prepared which will be sent to inquiring companies rather than great sheaths of paper he said The video will feature highlights of the county which he listed as including the workforce power water industrial parks schools etc A professional will be hired to narrate the film Mr Pearson was enthusiastic about several projects in the county one of which is the Crystal Peak project which basically will recover potash and salts Projections are for a workforce of 200 by 1991 The Community Impact Board (CIB) has committed 13 million dollars for road construction to the site Construction will be underway in March or April 1989 The project is at the old Sevier Lake The proposed Spring Gardens Greenhouse in Kanosh was discussed at some length (see Chronicle Progress 1988) The seconds (tomatoes) Sept are used to make salsa he said The parent company is located in Rifle Colorado and the salsa made there is now the No selling salsa in that state “Our country can be doing as well” is in the county depressed he said “The county’s first priority is to that Currently our county is exporting raw products to other states We’re striving for more dairies packing plant etc within our boundaries If we furnish finished products more job opportunities will be available thus further stabilizing the economy” When asked if the leasing of IPP facilities to the military this summer had proven to be positive Mr Pearson answered in the affirmative “County officials have received nothing but praise for the community of military personnel acceptance realized increase sales Businesses especially parts stores cafes service But maybe the motels stations positive experiences enjoyed by the military while in the area had the most results Contact is now being made for similar ventures” he concluded Many Boy Scouts accompanied by Scouters were present to earn special merit badges The meeting closed with the administrators going into closed session to discuss litigation A few of the 121 18 Fourth District Court activities Four criminal matters were heard for sentencing in Fourth District Court in Fillmore Wednesday Sept 14 They were: - Utah vs Victor Lucero on a charge of aggravated assault Lucero was not present His bail was forfeited and a bench warrant issued for his arrest - Utah vs Roy Lavon Rowley a charge of theft of livestock Rowley was put on 18 months probation and ordered to pay fines reparation and restitution totaling $1783 - Utah vs Larry G Allen on a charge of improper lane travel and tempted possession of a controlled substance Allen was sentenced to serve not more than a year in the Juab County jail The sentence was suspended He will serve 18 months probation and pay a fine of $800 plus pay $200 to the victim’s reparation trust fund Allen must also undergo counselling at his own expense - Utah ss Janice Christensen a a charge of second degree forgery felony Christensen was sentenced to serve from one to 15 years m prison Sentence was suspended and she will serve 18 months probation Christensen will pay restitution and pay for counselling Judge Ray M Harding presided Left to right: 1957 Chevrolet Ford 1980 motorcycle Delta car show called ‘Fantastic’ The car show held this weekend in the Delta city park drew hundreds of cars trucks motorcycles and people to the city The third annual show held Saturday and Sunday Sept 17 and 18 was sponsored by the Classy Chassis Car Club of Delta “Fantastic” is the word Club used to Dee Church spokesman describe the show “We expected a good show” he said “we had a lot of that were tell us they people coming so we expected a big one figured we’d have about a hundred ” In addition 27 to the Club’s members Church said 121 entrants came from out of town Cars came from Salt Lake City Provo Roosevelt Orem Cedar City Las Vegas Henderand elsewhere in the son Nevada region The most distant entrant was from Riviera Nevada which is south of Las Vegas Church said at least 10 different car clubs participated plus numerous in dependent car enthusiasts He estimated 350 car owners were served at the Saturday night steak fry Events included the steak fry a door prizes reservoir run dance games and entertainment Awards were given m a variety of best car by including categories decade best of show best paint best interior motorcycle truck and muscle car The oldest car entered was a 1900 Oldsmobile Runabout Church said there were no problems with the show “Everybody cooperated really well and the Sheriff’s Posse came out and watched and that makes the car he said feel better’’ owneis "Everybody got fed and moteled well" Church said he saw a lot of “No Vacancv" signs all over town Saturday night “We definitely want to do it again next year” he said years worker” Losee said she plans to spend a lot visiting her family “We have four children in St George and we have one son in Woods Cross” she said “we’ll travel some but we’ll probably spend most of the time at of time home” County Queen in top 10 at Fair Using just your phone you can conveniently set up a call between yourself and two other people With Three-WaCalling from Contel you can all talk together And no one gets caught in the middle So order Three Way Calling from your Contel business office Ids simply the best way to have a three-waphone conversation Hands down Three-Wa- y Check for and Modle-- Elementary “We’ve appreciated very much her dedication and her work” Superintendent Kenneth Topham said “I’ve known Ruth to come back and put food away on weekends and meet the delivery man when he didn’t show up on particular days She’s been a special 18 3 This 1971 Chevy Vega is owned by Joe Poulsen (center) of Delta Glenn Liston (left) and Bob Gary (right) are helping Mrs Ruth Losee has retired after 18 years of service with the Millard County School District At the School District Board meeting in Delta Wednesday Sept 14 Losee was presented with a $50 gift certificate for Christensen’s in Delta Losee started working in the lunchroom at the old Delta Elementary now Delta North For the last five years she has worked at Delta South Millard County Queen Gloria Roper 17 of Oak City finished among the top 10 finalists at the Utah State Fiar Queen Contest held recently in Salt Lake City Gloria a senior at Delta High is the daughter of Grayson and Cheryl Roper 1988 State Fair Queen was Jennifer old psychology stuSanders a dent from Salt Lake County The Stat Fair ended Sunday Sept Page cars on show at the Delta city park Lo?ee will retire after - Pearson enthuses council Schools asbestos will be removed The asbestos removal project at the high schools in Delta and Fillmore and the school district office in Delta will be handled through a master plhn to be completed in May 1989 Millard School District Superintendent Kenneth Topham said a survey of asbestos sites has been completed Asbestos at Delta North Elementary has already been removed The asbestos is not exposed and poses no danger to anyone Topham said “Most of it is down in steam tunnels and stuff where pipes are located” he said “We have some in a heat vent but we simply don’t use that heat Thurs Sept Telephone Operations Calling from availability in your area com conifer |