Show 22 Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Vol USPS conduct Sheriff Phillips said that he is "unable to release any further details or information at this time because he has asked an outside investigative agency to investigate the entire matter and report directly to the county attorney as to any possible criminal violations and subsequent charges” Sheriff Phillips said that "he acted as swiftly as possible once he became aware of possible problems Each and every complaint reported to the shen ff s office is looked into and acted upon and appropriate disciplinary action is taken if warranted" In conclusion Phillips stated that he "believes that Millard Counties law enforcement needs are served by the finest group of men and women you could find anywhere but they are human and problems do occur from time to time The important thing is that problems are reported and then addressed and dealt with in a fair and timely manner" Ray and Beth Brown Outstanding conservation farmers Clinton Tolbert Retires at 87 Klean Changes by Kate Hetieobrand Suggesting that everyone can help care for our earth’s environment by looking for things to do right outside their doorway the Delta Soil Conservation District is encouraging local churches schools civic organization and individuals to join the nationwide observance of Soil and Water Stewardship Week April 28 through May 5 1991 Clinton Tolbert newly retired at age Street sign Kate Hellenbrand On April 1st 1991 Clinton Tolbert embarked on another episode in his life He decided to retire finally at age 87 and closed the sale on his beloved Klean Trailer Park and Car Wash in Delta Utah New owners Jerry and Utah Marilyn Blanch of Sutherland bought the complex with the added provision that Mr Tolbert could remain in his family home "until his passing" Clinton was 62 years old when he Klean decided to undertake the adventure It was 1965 and he was a carpenter then working throughout the Wasatch Front His first wife Myrtle Mitchell of Escalante was living in Delta Klean on the property where the complex now stands They had moved to Utah Delta in 1942 from Abraham a h un ti farmer where Mr Tol bert ad been the building of the Japanese internment camp in Topaz that year While working throughout the Salt Lake area Clinton became familiar with the ease and convenience of carwashes and he was encouraged by his son Berne!! to open a single bay unit in Delta so that the family could be united Clinton remembers being denied a bankloan at the time "The banker said I was too old to be going into debt to start a business But I had the collateral and so I got the loan anyway" He installed three trailer pads opened the single bay car wash and as they say began to “clean 87 stands m front of his Delta Main says Tolbert “And I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for their kindness and support through the me" years" "I feel relaxed” he said “Tt’s been I quite a lot of responsibility but feel I’ve really earned my retirement” Since the beginning Mr Tolbert has been doing all of the maintenance work at the park receiving assistance only for the past year or so from one of his John Davies "Now I’m getting too thin and weak to turn the bolts” he said "But I like to work" he admits "When I was a kid and my parents tried to get me to work I thought I was being abused Then I realized it’s a privilege to be here and it’s a disgrace not to work But” he ” adds "you can’t have all work either Work seems to be the major theme in Farmer Mr Tolbert’s life however father of nine carpenter entrepreneur children Ginton has also been a widower twice The first Mrs Tolbert Myrtle Mitchell died in 1978 Ginton then married Thera Kesler of Fillmore Utah in 1979 She passed away in 1988 Typically Mr Tolbert’s retirement will be an active one Tve still got my Continued on page up" Klean host 30 trailToday ers and the car wash has grown to a The trailers are home to short- - and tenants mostly construction workers at the various industrial facilities throughout the area Clinton says he's had a great experience meeting people from all over the world who’ve rented hi space “It's been a good experience for 32Pril 25jm honor Delta teacher Deputies terminated Photo No Snowbird Institute to Millard County Sheriff As the result of an internal affairs one Millard County investigation Sheriff Deputy has been terminated and one other placed on 30 day suspension from duty without pay Both deputies were assigned as jailers and have admitted to serious policy and procedure violations Sheriff Ed Phillips said that he “wanted to make it very clear that the two disciplinary actions were separate and not related insofar as the two deputies working in unison" Phillip also stated that "it would have been his desire to have released this information sooner tohave avoided the speculation and rumors that always occur when such action has been taken” However "because of investigative procedures and a need todiscuss matters with the county attorney and an earlier statement commissioners and release of information was not feasible or possible" As to the exact details of the mis 81 1965 photo of original Klean carwash f 2 The theme for this year observance is "A you Sow” with is depicted in the famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh of the sower Our local district is one of nearly 3000 conservation districts nationwide that work with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) to encourage grater resource stewardship through the annual observance Wes Peterson chairman of the Delta Soil Conservation District said he hopes Stewardship Week will help individuals realize that their own actions (good or bad) will affect the environment in the same manner "By taking positive environmental steps as simple as planting a tree or using a little less water or not littering every person can be the right kind of sower not only in fields where food and fiber are grown but in the broader fields of life said Peterson Ray and Beth Brown of Hinckley were selected by the Delta District as the outstanding conservation farmers of the year for 990 The following is a brief history of their farming activities: Ray was bom and raised in Hinckley Utah As a young boy he was always interested in farming When he was 12 years old he tromped hay and led the Derrick horse during hay season for local farmers As he got older they let him run wagon and fork on hay to the wagons In the fall of the year he followed the thrasher doing alfalfa seed and grain At this time he decided his greatest desire was to own his own farm In 1943 Ray finished his sophomore year in High School and the boys turning 8 years old had their choice of joining the service of their country or be drafted for World War IT Ray joined the navy He served from July 1943 to March 1946 in active duty When he got hone from the service he still had his dream of owning a farm He went to the local bank and asked to borrow $ 000 00 to purchase 20 acresof land with They asked him what he had for secinity and he said his two hands and would work hard They went with him on the loan He worked side jobs to get money to farm the land He leveled the ground to help save water and grow better crops In 1948 he married Beth Moody They had five children three boys ana two girls They now have seven grandchildren In 1950 Ray had a chance to get 120 acres of land and 230 shares of water from Charles and Bill Crafts He sold his 20 acres to get a down payment on this and went the Farmers Home Administration and applied for a loan He was told that the ground needed draining and was heavy with alkali and was unsuitable for farming It had been used for pasturing cattle He worked very close withThcro! Larsen who was administrator for Farmers Home Administration and Boyd Murray and Roe Buhannan who was with the Soil Conservation he would finance the farm He started leveling the ground but it was hard to get the crops to grow because the water table was so high With the help of the local drainage district drains were dug He hauled a lot of manure on the ground along with commercial fertilizer Part of the ground has been leveled four times to get proper drainage He felt like he needed more ground to make it pay so he purchased 46 acres plus 100 more shares of water Ray has always held a job on the side run a milk route and his wife Beth has held a job most of their married lives to make the farm go The children have helped work on the farm and now the grandsons are starting to farm with grandpa Ray and the boys have beef cattle The farm has nearly all been laser leveled and fertilized and manure applied Thanks to the Soil Conservation for their technology and financial help the farm is starting to he the farm of Ray’s dream Densley returns from Gulf On behalf of our community M ivor Don Dafoe welcomed Naval Fire 3rd Class Aaron Densley ha k to Millard County for a brief respite from the Gulf Crisis Controlman Densley served in the Gulf for 8 months aboard the battleship U S S Wisconsin On April 24 Controlman Dens'ev witl return to Norfolk Virgini Un his new assignment He has served for 2 and one half years and will be in active d ity for another 3 and one half He stated his duty in the Gulf wts bonng until the war started Then “it got real interesting with a lot of tension Wc shot off 24 Tomahawk missiles and refu cledalotofships”TheUS S Wisconsin carries 2 2 million gallons of fuel at a time Controlman Densley said that the amount of “any serviceman mail” he and his mates received helped a lot and he currently continues to correspond with three pen pals His plans include going to school and possibly joining the reserves He hopes to relocate to the Delta area His parents are Margaret and larry Densley Oak C uy he Dr lla City Youth Council uniter the dir er lion of Dorothy Jeffery wantt every man and woman from hit area who terved in the conflict to know how proud the community it of them If you knsrw of the homecoming of any of our tervicepeople pleate contact Dorothy Jeffery at the Delta C ity Officet HM 2759 Monday through Friday 9 to 5 Po'o Owl by Kate Hellenbrand down a tree - doing well A farmer m Millard County has an unusual guest camped on his property old Great Homed Owlette currently snuggles at the base of a tree while receiving care from its parents who live in the branches above The owlette and its sibling were safe far the tree in their when the tree in nesi up accidentally caught fire during the innual spring ditch burning The tree was extin guishcd once but later in the day reig mted and thenest wasdescroyed Thetwo On April 17th the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce presented its ninth "Honors in the Arts" awards to four prominent Utahn and one corporation for thetr contributions to the local art Loabelle native selected for her contribution in dance and choreography Other recipients were philanthropist Berenice Bradshaw theatrical director Pat Davis Pioneer Theatre Company director Charles Morey and Clievron USA Inc began studying dance at age 5 and by 14 had opened her own dance school serving Fillmore and Delta With the money she had saved from teaching she traveled to Salt I ake City every Saturday to study with Wil founder of Ballet liam Christensen West In 1964 she was appointed a dance instructor at the University of Utah where she currently is a professor of Jane Beckwith significant mpact in hisher field and whose outstanding efforts of personal achievement result in an increased understanding of humanity Among the previous recipients are Mark Strand Joan Woodbury and Maurice Kate Hellenbrand Loabelle Mangelson-Clawso- n Honored by chamber community Millard Jane Beckwith an English and journalism teacher at Delta High School is the recipient of the 1901 Richard D Bass Achievement Award bestowed by the Snowbird Institute for he Arts and Humanities She will he honored at the Art BamFinch laneGaller at 4 Fin h Lane in Salt Lake City on Tuesday April 30 1991 at 12 noon Beckwith herself a member of Delta High’s Class of ‘65 believes that students in rural Utah deserve as many cultural and academic experiences as students in urban areas She encouraged them to lake an active role n their own education She has a'so taught on Navajo Indian Reservation and as an exchange tear her in Hiroshima Japan Last year nine of Beckwith's stu dents were trained to he docents for "The World of Anne Frank" exhibit in Salt Lake City Her cfforts have produced Utah History Fair winners Utah Shakespearean Festival founder Fred Adams also a Delta High alumnus helped her establish a high school Shakespeare program using his cos tumes and her students as actors The 1991 award was limited to a Utah high school teacher in the field of humanities who is making a County owlette fell to the ground and one subse quentlv died The surviving ow'ette has been fed and watched ivcr b ts formi dable parents on a constant basis for the past three weeks The farmer who wishes to remain anonymous says the local wildlife tov ole ncoon and bobcat have been successfully deterred by the parents so far The ow'eite should he ible to ftv within 39 da s wax as 2 IO oo ooo(sBdIMlI) Loabelle Mangleson-Clawso- modem dance She founded the U of U s Performing Dan scorn pan y and served as its artistic director until 1989 A prolific has choreographer created more than 50 dance works The award ceremony took place at Symphony Hall 2Hr - 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