Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Copy 50c Burglaries Reported Kate Hellenbrand Two large residence located in the canyons east of Fillmore have been broken into and robbed in the past week reports the Millard County Sheriff s office "W e bel ieve these are the work of the same perpetrator" said Sheriff Phillips "Between S7 000 and 58000 worth of property has been taken from the homes " The first burglary was reported on Wednesday June 26th and in the course of investigating the robbery another was discovered “These homes are not but they are very nice homes" reported Sheriff Phillips One home had the front loor kicked m and the second home was entered in the same way through a hark door Neighbors in the area are offering a $1000 re war through the Sheriff's department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief "Leads can be absolutely confidential" said Sheriff Phillips “We have a couple of leads right now but nothing concrete " Get certificates for underground tanks now or lose fuel Farmers and ranchers have jntil July to obtain either a certificate of compliance with or a certificate of exemption from new underground norage tank (U ST) laws according lootficialsof the Utah Farm Bureau UFB Vice Policy Thomas E Bingham says fanners with underground storage tanks who do not have one of the two certificates will be unable to have fuel delivered to their farm afterthe July deadline “Farmers 100 gallons or who have tanks holding less are exempt from the new U ST regulations and should apply for an exemption certificate “However we have done a survey of Utah farmers and ranchers and have found there are many operations with tanks larger than the 1100 gallon minimum” Bingham said "We urgently request that owners of these tanks apply for a certificate of compliance immediately otherwise they may be faced with severe penalties for Bingham said both types of tank owners should act promptly to protect their supply of fuel He said fuel suppliers will not deliver fuel to which could holders after July cause serious delays m farm and ranch operations Additionally Certificate of Compliance requirements take time to complete so Bingham says prompt action will he required to meet the deadline and avoid possible civil penalties of up to $10000 per day "We’ve been alerting farmers and ranchers about this deadline for well over ayear so it’ s now time to act or face the penalties" Bingham said He urges farm and ranch tank owners to contact the Utah Department of Health’s Bureau of Environmental Response and Remidiation at ATV Jamboree: Smaller than Expected but Huge Success Kate Hellenbrand The hills of Fillmore for three days came alive with the sounds of racing engines masic and people having a good time There was F re on the Mountain dust on the mountain and A TVs all over the mountain Shari Ashworth ATV Jamboree tiator and organizer timed her event to Old Capitol coincide with the Days The two events brought activities and hectic scrambling among spectators trying to see everything Bath tub races horse races races and drag races kept everybody’s motors running There were Kern River and people local people f country people at the party There was eating dancing and touring "This is the best vacation I’ve ever had” said a Palos Verdes resident to his friend “You said that last year” his friend answered "And last year’s vacation was the best until this one” the first man sponded Shari had anticipated up to 5000 people coming to Fillmore for the Jamboree In reality about 250 people participated Many came from California some from the southeastern part of the United States and a few as far away as Canada Ryck Lydecker manager and rider communications director for the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America in Washington D C was very supportive of the event Lydecker flew into Utah especially for the Jamboree “This was a great dress rehearsal" said Lydecker "Shari should not fee! disappointed The event was a great success Fillmore know a lot more about how to do this now If 5000 people had come it would have turned into a Woodstock and you would have had some serious problems " "Fillmore made a lot of friends” "This is some continued Lydecker town " "We’re looking at Utah as a model situation a microcosm to show land managers that this is a valid type of recreation Utah’s got it down pat” Similar comments were heard over and over again as riders came into contact with townspeople the "Everybody’s so pleasant It’s people are incredibly hospitable we are definitely com mg been great back" "I’m tuckered out" said Afton Brickel old rider from California Swede Carlson president of the Offroad Riding Club seconded Lyderker’s comments "We’ve got over 000 members and a lot of programs but nothing like what they have here" Carlson said Carlson was the director of the Children's activities which included drag event “This racing and an sport is sometimes given a had name but look at how many families are here This is a very sport These are people who enjoy doing things together ATVs have in fact helped to pull families together with the planning of trips the loading the work everybody has in get involved and the kids love it" "I’d love to see this duplicated across the country" added Lydecker "We’ve heard nothing hut good stuff from land management riders staff sheriff s personnel Utah Parks and Recreation Everybody is sold on this thing" Indeed Sheriff Ed Phillips had positive comments about the behavior of the crowds during the jam packed weekend “We had absolutely no problems These people were very well behaved If they had gotten the larger number that they were expecting we may have had some trouble but this was just ideal" said Phillip "We probably had less contacts that we have during a regular weekend" Don Fuller ex motorbike racer for Husky and Fillmore resident gave the Sheriff s department strong support for on ATV the "informal moratorium" travel during the weekend “It's great that they were able to look the other way” said Don "The law enforcement has been great" Gary Stay head administrator for both Millard County’s IHC Medical Centers stated that his Fillmore hospital was "prepared for the worst and they (the Jamboree people) must have been very safe in what they were doing because we didn’t get one patient from the Jamboree ” Shari Ashworth aptly had the last word- "Millard County is now a heavyweight for ATV riders" immediately City Council These positions are and are for a term There will be no primary for these posts Fillmore Councilpeople Suzanne Limburg Chuck Ferguson and Mike Rhinehart In Delta Council members are: Gayle Bunker Wes Bloomfield and Rex Harris In are- Fillmore’s City Council Recorder is Marlene Cummings and in Della the City Council Recorder is Dorothy Jeffery Please contact them if you are interested m serving as a City Council member - Test Me McKmght wmner of the 5th race Thoroughbred Allowance ridden by Vat pooio by Kate Pener onm and Fillmore Mayor Keith Giihrs And they’re off Local horseracmg "ans had several win" and then days of “buying ace to the finish watching those bore line at Fillmore's iiiunds and race track On Old Capitol Da flracedo won the Yellow Rose Swistakes ridden by Claude Lyman owned by Evan Stevens The Sweepstakes was sponsored by Millard County Tourism The Champagne Sweepstakes was won by Great Bitter The jockey was Jason Palmer and the oldquar-tehorse is owned by Dwight Warner from St George Utah Kem River sponsored the Champagne Sweepstakes Old Capitol Days: Hot Wheels Kate Hellenbrand During the recent ATV Jamboree all sorts of were racing around Main Street Several professional racing teams came to Fillmore to strut their stuff and demonstrate the speedy little vehicles Mike Price 25 professional Formula Four race car driver came down to compete and lend his support to his Fillmore buddies who are starting a local racing club Mike has been racing in Santiago Chile South America for the past several years and while he admitted he hasn't raced for 14 years he enjoyed the day's events Mike said he had come home for Christmas vacation and decided to stay “There isn’t any money in South American racing that’s the problem” said Price Mike now is living in Park City while he builds a Formula Three race car and looks for sponsors Winners of the races (father) and Lonnie (son) Adamson taking first in senior and junior races They are from Salt Lake City Brian Louw South African native now living in Orem was winner of third and Hot Openings Kate Hellenbrand Several positions on both the Delta and Fillmore City Councils will be open this November Those interested in serving on the City Council should file at the respective City Offices before the September 24th deadline hometown Boy Makes Good innkerhoff and owned by Bob The ATVs streets of Fillmore take on a look of yesterday as antique cars and compete along Mam Street for attention and parking spaces Ted Dearden left congratulates iucky 'esidentJay R Stevens for winning the Polaris Trail Blazer giver away at the ATV Jamboree on Saturday night Jure 29th Other wmrers at the Jamboree were Lance A Voss of Story Wyoming wmnerofthe Yamaha Blaster awarded by Ken Bogue of Delta Sports Center Clark Harward Richfield resident won the Honda four wheee r given away by Jorgensen Honda m Richfield and Meals Winning Kem River BathTub Team m moment of dryness Good to the Last Drop Fillmore’s Old Capitol Days' Bathtub Race got into high gear as teams competed in the mechanized and events Kem River won the tub race easily speedCouning by the dripping Fillmore City cil and Chamber of Commerce tubs The Ch amber of Commence team ran a valiant race and the City Council team brought up a distant third as racers seemed more intent on soaking all spectators with water balloons and water sprayers than getting into the winner's circle A broke out at the finish line with everyone getting into the act Trophies of beachhath towels were given to the Kem River winners and to the Paradise Inn team for the mechanized "float" For once people could truthl ally say the City Council members were “all wet" Foodstuffs ran the gamut from cotton candy and snow cones nachos and Navajo tacos Indian fry bread and piza Mexican combination plates and sloppy pancake breakfasts joe hamburgers roast beef dinners BRQ buffets and homemade baked goodies candy and soda drinks The Com Creek Mule Association at their dutch oven cookoff offered the a stroganoff most unusual item to eat made with goat meat Other more traditional meats like beef and chicken in also available were curry “Goat is called Chevre tn France and is considered a delicacy" stated one of thecooks "In America wecall it Chevron and it is quite popular especially with the Greek community" s and country music bard Fire On the Mountam play their renditbn of “ Wasatch Cannonball” during Saturday’s Okt Cacbl Days Pistol Rock a local band also played for the 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