Show Community Profile - rv Sheriff’s blotter noo'2 v foG Cr' S' Lfccstr L’SPS Millard County Si Millard County Commissioner Warren Jensen was honored at the Association of Counties convention held in St George Friday Nov 18 for his contribution to public health in Utah The Health Officers Association of Utah has begun presenting a plaque each year to the person the group feels has done the most for public health in Utah during the previous year Dr Mark Nichols president of the group - ICr’ UV - Bonnie and Sam Bringard show off the cutter horse saddle they made for a customer in Las Vegas on display in the front of their store Note the tiny saddle above the a miniature horse big one It's made for Business really began at age 9 work and the detailing takes a lot of time and effort A good saddle starts at about $850 A saddle is made of a wood base with a rawhide cover Sam says Saddle bases are also made of Ralide a plastic form Sam and Bonnie don't care personally for the plastic form “It’s just like a car” Bonnie explains “If you get a car you want it to be the best That’s the way a saddle should be You get out on a junky saddle you’re looking for a wreck” Sam says the wood and rawhide base is stronger Bonnie does all the sewing by hand “Except on the hard part of the she says "I don’t do that That’s too hard for me to push through but I do all of the stirrups saddlebags and all that It’s all done by hand” Sam and Bonnie have a 1903 Singer machine their in store they use patching frequently Sam also repairs old saddles “Some are riding their Grandpas saddles” he says “Some of them don’t fit these modern horses The old Uny saddles are We have wider horses narrower nowadays” Sam and Bonnie pointed out a 1879 saddle base with a spread and a new saddle he was workspread ing on with a He makes more than just saddles “I make just about everything in the western line” he sajs “I make belts wallets saddlebags chaps you name by Ken Rand Sam Bringard has been messing around with leather since he was nine years old Today Sam and Bonnie do leatherwork for profit but it’s still a lot of fun Sam’s Saddlery opened for business about a month ago at 298 West Main in Delta on the corner where Delta Drug used to be Sam and Bonnie are sharing the building with Carolyn’s Upholstery Sam and Bonnie are Delta natives Sam says he’s been making saddles for about 10 years but he’s been in leatherwork all his life “I just started on my own” Sam says “I didn't take it in school or Most of what learned is anything When Sam was nine he took the tops of old cowboy boots and made holsters for other kids to play with He sold them for 15 cents each His first tools were an old pocket knife a hammer a nail with grooves filed in the head for a stamp and a file for his background tool He was 19 at the time Sam made his first saddle while "A working on ranches in Arizona friend of mine was a saddle maker He was working for Ralph Shimmm in We got together and we Colorado started making a few out in Arizona just went from there” Until recently most of Sam’s work was out of Wayne County where he rode for Jack King “I made about 15 or 20 over there” he says “and six or eight down in Las Vegas” Another saddle is in Dameron Valley near St George Good saddle makers are few and far between “It’s getting to be a lost art” Bonnie says Sam says there is a saddle maker in Kanosh a couple in Cedar City one in St George and a top hand in Ogden “And they’re all very good hands with leather” he says “Some of the better ones I’ve seen aie right here in Utah There are some good ones in other places but I've seen some darn good ones right here” Making a saddle takes time about but it all 100 hours Sam estimates depend' on how fancy a saddle a night Many bopped but few Sam also made a leather carrying case for a vacuum cleaner The leather case was commissioned by Electrolux salesman Gordon Burke Winter is a busy time for saddle makers Bonnie says “People generally aren’t using their horses as much and they need repair work in the winter because in the summer they use them all the time” For anyone interested in learning “Take a leatherwork Sam advises class in school or get with somebody who knows it very well” He doesn’t method the recommend the way he learned it “No” he says “that takes too long” 3 Dec Warren Jensen honored The following are random selections taken from the daily log of the Millard County Sheriffs Department: 114 6 pm Car struck a cow 10 miles west of Hinckley - 1115 noon Two females walktoward Delta from Hinckley ing 116 12:30 am Gas skip $10 in Fillmore Brown and beige Bronco Stopped in Cedar City after another skip - 1117 5:45 pm Shoplifting Delta 117 pm Phone harassment Hinckley - 1118 2:45 pm Dogs chasing horses Jones Road between 1PP and the river 118 2 pm Dog problem Delta - 1118 11 pm Four juveniles walking toward the freeway Fillmore 1118 11:45 pm Loose horses on Jones Road 119 7 am Transient broke to a barn Fillmore 1119 9:30 am Public service Fillmore Keys locked in vehicle Unable to open 1119 noon Missing dog Delta Unable to locate 1119 1:30 pm Aircraft out of fuel making an emergency landing at Delta Plane landed without incident - 1120 6:30 pm Animal problem Responding party reported his $1200 boxer shot 7:30 pm Animal problem Cattle reported on someone elses property Kanosh 1121 9:30 pm White GMC no lights between Meadow and Fillmore northbound - 1122 4 am Lost dog Dog is black with a red bandana tied around its neck - 1122 11 am Bad check BJ Auto Delta - 1122 4 pm Gas skip $6 in Holden Green Jeep tan top Nevada plates - 1123 6 am Horses out three head headed for highway Fillmore - X Tim - the first such award to presented Jensen The award reads: “The award for exemplary service to local public health is hereby presented to Commissioner Warren E Jensen on this day of November 1988 by the Health Officers Association of Utah an association of local health officers dedicated to the preservation of the public health and the promotion of wellness in all” Jensen serves as chairman of the Public Health Board for the six county area in central Utah which includes Sanpete Juab Sevier Wayne Piute He has been and Millard County credited with helping solve some administrative problems in the organization Seeing a need to train rural health care officials Jensen organized a training session that included officials from every board of public health in Utah The state helped provide lecturers for the workshop held at Bullfrog The state also helped pay costs of the symposium The session was so well received it will become an annual event To accomplish that a new state organization for all 12 public boards of health has been created The organization will meet quarterly and organize an annual training session for health officials One suggestion Jensen passed on that was enacted by the new organization was that leadership be alternated between rural and urban professionals Jensen was elected first president of the group He will serve one year Some tax refunds still not claimed The Internal Revenue Service has 373 refund checks worth more than $142000 which were returned by the Postal Service as undeliverable and are unclaimed b local residents and businesses Some are as little as $2 but two refunds amount to more than $7500 each Some unclaimed refunds date back to 1984 In this area Fernando Gandiago The world it not round ft’t flattened at the poles and bulging in the middle a shape known as an oblate spheroid listed as a Delta resident has not claimed his refund Taxpayers who are expecting a refund and have moved or changed their name during the year are encouraged to contact the IRS They can write to Internal Revenue Service Attention Taxpayer Service 465 South Fourth East Salt Lake City Utah 84111 Taxpayers can also call the IRS at to claim their refund Utah Power Announces The it” Cattlemen wear chaps regularly in Wayne County “They ride that mountain pretty hard over there and it's rough” Sam says “That’s about the only way they can gather their cattle off that mountain” Sam pointed out a scarred worn pair of chaps he said had “probably done a thousand miles” On display in the store is a shoulder holster for a cellular telephone The phones are quite heavy “and they’ll pull your pants down if you have it on your belt all the time” Sam says He says Las Vegas should be a strong market for the holsters There is a lot of construction there a lot of cellular phones in use there and a need for his product Several saddlehorn bags are on display at Sam’s Saddlery Also head stalls bridles belts clogs spurs purses and books on buckskinning and on u l if S 1 I i I 1 S I w This Year dropped Dance raises dance to help raise A marathon funds to pay for a trip to France this summer by the Delta High School acappella choir was held I ridav Nov 25 at the Palomar in Delta The event raised about $750 according to Jane Ekins treasurer for the ad hoc group of parents spearheading the "Some of these effort kids have over a hundred dollars worth of pledges” she said "One guy came in and said he would sponsor himself and his wife for five dollars an houi Pledges accounted for mosi of the but $275 was taken at the earnings door Lkins estimated about 150 to F5 people took par' Lkins said donations have come in from alumni from the DHS class of 1927 and 1928 "One is from clear bak east” she said “A postcard came wishing them good luck and hoping they got their way to France” A huge digital dock was used to count down the hours until midnight The clock was borrowed From the DHS S for choir wrestling team Music teacher Dave Wankier is also a wrestling coach "It only goes up to an hour" Wanhier said "actually 59 minutes and 59 seconds Vve reset it very hour to keep track of how many hours they've gone ” Music was provided through an elaborate sound svsiem with disc DHS senior jockeys Rex Butterfieid and Choir alumni aiso 8ankier helped "They all want to go kankier said "you'd be surprised how many of mv former kids want to go " a football Friday evening BTL caches and by autographed trainers was raffied of! a the DHS basketball game Ruffle tickets sold for 1 he ball earned 5 $1 p was won by Marvel Clavton O' her fund’aiser events ure slieCui ed th'oughout the holiday season ariJ atch the community calenbeyond dar on page two and the "MoDe!" page for details (This Is Not A Misprint) Utah Power is lowering its Utah rates bv airm" SV mUer Combined with three previous :V5 reductions UP&L rates have decreed bv : ariv 6 percent since January This rate reduction is further evidence of Utah IV w ? commmwnt to reduce energy prices r GQticUhiL m nrftnpr up uuti ' 5 L If £ LIGHT rr G Y s |