Show Messiah takes new dimension The annual production of The Messiah by the West Millard Oratorio Society has taken on a wonderful new dimension with the addition of the full orchestral accompaniment provided by the excellent Eskdale Community Orchestra Following the initial rehearsal of the combined groups Thursday Dec 8 enthusiasm and excitement abound! The quality of the production promises to be excellent with this tremendous addition Joining the orchestra will be Jay Finlinson on the organ Ciena Moody will assist on the piano and accompany the soloists Joe Moody will direct the combined group Performances will be given in Baker Nevada Thursday Dec 5 and in Delta at the Delta Stake Center 7:30 pm Sunday Dec 18 An invitation to all who have sung The Messiah to join is sincerely issued Come to the rehearsal Saturday Dec 17 in the Stake Center and participate in this thrilling experience with this fine orchestral accompaniment Soloists for this year's performance bass Ken will be Lewis Rawlinson Lebbon tenor Linda Larsen and Mindy Moody soprano and Glenda Otto and Bonnie Black Robison alto Linda and Glenda will sing the solos at Baker and Mindy and Bonnie will sing them in Delta Evan Max field will once again provide the beautiful trumpet accompaniment to “The Trumpet Shall Sound” Douglas Childs is the director of the Eskdale orchestra Mark your calendar for a great landmark musical experience in our area Than ISPS Millard County 4th Dist Court The present ordinance also reads that use for if you cease a six months in a row you cannot regain that use "We have a problem especially in Deseret” Styler said lots but “where it’s zoned for there are a lot of fellows who have cattle and they take them out on the desert for six or seven months out of the year and if they don’t have them home in their corral according to that zoning they couldn't bring them back That’s not right” No action was taken on Styler's proposal He said he expected that to happen at the next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Monday Jan 4 Meet scheduled A regular meeting of the Utah Solid and Hazardous V a ste Committee has been scheduled for 9 30 a m Friday Dec 16 in Salt lake City The meeting will be fie! J in the mam auditorium of he Utah S'a'e Agriculture Building 350 Norh Pedwood Road Included on 'he agenda is Final adop'ion of siting criteria he public is invited 'o a''trid the meeting cr r y v Hearing date set in murder case Ken Rand A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Jan 24 and 25 in East Millard Justice of the Peace Court in Fillmore for two men accused of first degree murder in connection with the death of Gordon Ray Church and Michael Anthony Archuleta Lance Conway Wood are being held m the Millard County jail without bond pending the hearing The two are accused of kidnapping and killing an SUSC student Church’s Church body was found near Cove Fort Nov 23 County Attorney Warren Peterson will Richfield said Marcus Taylor represent Wood while Michael Esplin Provo will represent Archuleta “Millard County has a public defender” Peterson said “but this case is not included in his by contract” the Utah County Public “He has experience in capital cases” Peterson said “Taylor is familiar to county residents as the guy who defended George Wesley Hamilton” Hamilton was convicted on charges of second degree murder in the death of Sharon Sant in 1986 “Taylor did an honest job of that” Peterson said Justice of the Peace Ron Hare quested Peterson quickly recommend a public defender “1 only had two days to do it in and still fall within the rules of criminal procedure” Peterson said Seven law firms were asked to submit proposals Peterson said the choice was the “most suitable economically for the county” But Peterson emphasized justice has “We not been sacrificed to economy did not ask anyone who was not competent because we have to be careful in these cases” he said “Right now it’s charged as a death penalty case and the supreme court can ovenurn a death penalty case as quickly for a defense torney’s error as they can for a prosecutor's error” Cost of the case will be borne by Millard County but Peterson said it is impossible to predict what that cost will be “There is a small tund ihat is used to reimburse extraordinary prosecution cost” Peterson said “There was only one grant of that type given in the state of Utah this year That was to Millard ” applied and we got it County The grant was for S30000 to help reimburse the county lor the quarter of a million dollars spent in prosecuting for the Wesley Hamilton George murder of Sharon Sant In addition to the cost of the public defenders not yet a matter ol public record Peterson said there will be cost associated with using Carvel Harward Davis County Chief Deputy Attorney who will aid m prosecuting the case "But he works for Davis Coun'y" Peterson said “and that’s being arranged with Davis Counts So far we are getting outstanding cooperation from Davis County and lrom Harward He has oflered to donate a himself substantial portion of his time ” Esplin Defender is Murder details revealed by Ken Rand According to an affidavit made public Friday Dec 9 Lance Conway Wood one of two men charged with capital homicide in connection with the death of Gordon Ray Church confessed he witnessed the crime and led deputies to the body Wood and Michael Anthony Archuleta are being held in Millard County jail without bond pending a Jan 24 preliminary hearing Information from the affidavit was published in the Cedar City Spectrum Friday Dec 9 and by the Associated Press m the Deseret News and Salt Lake T ribune Saturday Dec 0 The case record was ordered sealed Nov 25 by East Millard County Justice of the Peace Ron Hare the day Wood and Archuleta were arrested The information published by the Spectrum and reprinted by AP was from an affidavit by Iron County Attorney Scott Burns and is part of the case Hare ordered sealed Burns confirmed Friday that the affidavit based on an interview with Wood was used to obtain a search warrant from 5th Circuit Judge Robert Braithwaite the AP said The warrant was for a search of the Cedar City apartment ofPau'a Sue Jones Castle Dale Archuleta’s girlfriend and a SUSC senior Archuleta and Wood had been staying with Jones and another woman in after they had been the apartment paroled from the Utah Slate prison in October According to the Spectrum the two inen met the two SUSC students by telephoning requests to the college radio station where one of the women worked as a di lockey Jones was bound over to district Dm court in Ron County Thursday 8 on charges ol obstructing justice by harboring a suspected felon and delayby deception ing his apprehension According to mforma'ion in the fidavit on Nov 21 Wood and Archuleta talked Church into driving them to Salt Lake City in his car When allev area of they reached the Dog Millard County a few miles north of Cove Fort Archuleta pulled a knife and “cut Church on the neck ” He then ordered Church to stop and get out Shopper Special c nr (four people JIvjlj per room) Wood said Archuleta sexually abused Church bound him with tire chains blindfolded him and put him m the car’s trunk Archuleta then told Wood accprding to the affidavit he w as “going to have to kill this guy I’m going to have to break his neck” 5 and Archuleta took exit 38 off drove about 100 yards west where he took Church out of the trunk and tried to “wring his neck” Failing that Archuleta hit Church on the head with a tire iron several times and with a piece of a tire jack several more times the affidavit said Wood told Burns he helped conceal the body with branches from a juniper tree The two men then went on to Salt Lake City where they visited with Church’s friends before abandoning car They hitchhiked back to Cedar City arriving about 1030 p m On Nov 23 at about 530 a m Wood led Burns and Iron County Sheriff Ira Shoppmann to Church’s body Archuleta was arrested at Jones' 0° State House committees set Light of 10 standing committees lot the Utah House of Reprcsen her tatives w ill have new chairmen the group convenes for a sewioi in January The leadership changes were ia'geiv cr of defeated due to replacement retired lawmakers from last session The committees recommend action oi bills and resolutions introduced durmj the session a Delta Rep Joseph Moody Republican will chair the House health committee - tiiu “’ I 1988 19 27 iou vour Jamils arid friends are invited to Slav at the Provo Comfort Inn and do v’jr Christmas shopping at the University Mall Hre is what we will otter vou Deluxe Room Cable TV A I Manager of Zion's Bank Delta prevents a check for South Elementary School Principal Barbara Nielson Children from DSE in grades kindergarten through fourth decorated three tall Christmas trees at the bank with 700 ornaments Thesdav Dec 6 The decoration project has been an annual event for more than 10 sears It is rotated each sear between Delta North and Delta South Nielson said the mones would be used “for the children one wav or another" apartment W ood also told authorities where to find Church’s car It was recovered in West Valley City also on Nov 23 and has since been returned to Millard County The warrant Burns used to search Jones' apartment listed a silver watch believed to belong to Church and a kit chen knife Millard County Attorney Warren Peterson declined to say Fn day whether the items were found December November Watlie Henrie $173 to Delta deception The Court also dealt with several estate and civil matters E Eullir prided Judge ‘Discounts lor singh rooms available i'iJ bet') RLL GIFT WRAPPING s' A I'DA - j'i n b ' klu—VV hk'l' u — mss La- Call now for reservations AclvdiRt reservations he spend e required and is no' valid witt ans IsaseC ui dsaildbllits otne' sieudl' discounts package Bank aw ui u n ( L’T ah ah Product k n cp ipt aw ul y 'n Land ldlral LT iV Fcde’u Continental Breakfast Video Rental V L Z‘ n e - V V W ?® s 1555 N Canyon Rd Provo Utah S46&4 (EOT) p o' - Robison alto nx - - Black V V ' - Bonnie 3 ordinance” A county ordinance that currently prevents improvements to corrals and sheds on some property jndtr certain conditions will soon be changed County' Commissioner Mike Siyler proposed the change at tl e planning in Delta commission meeting Dec Styler suggested the ordinance allow people to “fix up repair and even corals and sheds replace old if they don’t expand the use " R ibyn PearCounty Administra'or son explained the problem ’In some areas of the county you have a use but becaise it was there before the adop'ion o ihe zoning ordinance they con'inuec to lei the use exist When the use ends or the building or corral is torn down and you decided to Later rebuild 'htn you must come under the responsibility ol the new zoning ordmane1iou no longer have that grar dVhe't J rigfr “That’s what they art to Jirify so that people don't have hearburn wrb that Jt's sensj'jve and f to he done wisely and with pa'ierie Pen v hae been doing vzmcibjng aj their arid all of a sudden they can't do "e get upset " Styler said “V8 e re just trv g 'o put a little more common sense nto the Richard Lee Crawford was found guilty in a jury trial in Fou ih District Court in Fillmore Thursday Dec 8 on a charge of burglary and a charge of robbery Sentencing date has not been set In other actions of the court in session Wednesday Dec 7 - Richard Ozuna charged with possession of a controlled substance impossession of drug paraphernalia proper vehicle registration and driving on suspension failed to appear Bail was ordered forfeited and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest However the following day defense attorney Dale Zabriskie appeared before Judge George E Ballif in Provo and said he Zabriskie has misinformed the defendant as to the time and place of the scheduled appearance The warrant and forfeiture was set aside and sentencing was scheduled for Dec 21 - David Arthur Hurt and Kenneth Daniel Lawler charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia had sentencing continued to Jan 18 Efren Librado Rios Cabellero charged with Class A misdemeanor use of a firearm during an argument and DUI was sentenced to serve one year in the Millard County jail and pay a fine of $500 Sentence was suspended Defendant was put on 8 months probation and ordered to serve four months in jail with credit for tune served He will also pay the line and take an alcohol rehabilitation and counselling course - Vurok Anega Torres charged with possession of a controlled had action postponed to substance next law and motion day when an terpreter will be present Chester Owen Wheeler charged w th second degree felony sexual abuse of a child had a request for continuance to Dec 23 granted Charles Stoneman Smnh serving a jail sentence for burglary and theft requested placement in Orange Street rehabilitation center The request was denied The case was continued to next law and motion day Probation for Kelly Dean Guinn was terminated for Jellrey Mark Probation Sthouten was terminated Leroy Douglas Oviatt convicted of embezzlement failed to appear He was scheduled to appear to show cause why an order to revoke probation should not be issued for failure to pay restitution Oviatt was reported stuck in snow m Green River at the tune The case has been continued - Terra! Montgomery Matlock aka Month Matlock waived extradition to Oklahoma and New Mexico where he is wanted on chaiges ol theft by - Glenda Otto alto 19SX - Page Law changes help ranchers actions - Mindy Moody soprano 15 Dec s |