Show Ash Grove To Receive Evaluation Kate Hellenbrand The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee endorsed a bill on Monday February 10th to hire an independent contractor to evaluate Juab County’s Ash Grove Cement West’s proposal to bum hazardous fuels and wastes in its kilns vole The committee on a endorsed Senator John Holmgren’s revised House Bill 140 Under the bill the officials would state environmental treat the contractor’s report as Ash Grove’s application to waive the same stringent location requirements applied disto commercial posal facilities Mr Holmgren’s bill had originally carved a list of “special" hazardous wastes that could be burned in industrial furnaces without meeting local siting requirements HouseBill 16 sponsored by Rep Joe Moody of Delta requiring cement kilns proposing to bum toxic materials to adhere to site requirements was sent to vote The the full Senate on a 4 House has already endorsed HB 16 According to a report issued just prior to press time the Senate has endorsed House Bill 16 with a unanimous vote If the Governor now signs the bill it will be come law stales Dr Tom Chandler Public Meeting Tiny Dancers graph in fancy costumes brave the cold for a group photo- “Town Spotlight” Indians Pow-wo- at ME Bird Center photo Late model automobile Kate Hellenbrand Girls and boys from the Kanosh Pahvant Indian community entertained an appreciative crowd at the M E Bird Center's monthly “Town Spotlight” ries Wednesday February 12th while Chief McKay Pikyavit offered some sights into Indian culture The Indian heritage in Millard County is considerable Pikyavit explained Pahvant for example means “at water" (referring to the time long ago when most of this land was submerged by Lake Bonneville) Indian youths were initially shy but later with the help of singer Ralph Pikyavit from Richfield they soon got into the spirit of things displaying round dances bear dances fancy dances Chief Pikyavit expressed concern that the Indian culture was dying "These their heriyoung people will be losing tage” said Pikyavit noting that the adults are now working hard to keep the language alive "Indians migrated seasonally" noted sumPikyavit "They wintered here and mered m the mountains We don't do that now We don’t like to leave our fur- naces" Pahvant Valley Ground Water The state engineer will hold a public February 27 meeting on Thursday 1992 to discuss the ground water resources of Pahvant Valley The meeting will be held in the Millard County Commission Chamber 60 South Main Fillmore Utah at 6:30 Marijuana Seedling Plants Seized Kate Hellenbrand On Thursday February 12 Millard County Sheriff Deputy Jim White stopped a van travelling along Utah's SR 650 about miles from the Nevada border The van was in violation of Utah's law requiring a front and back license plate The driver produced a driver's cense but was unable to provide a registration for the vehicle or an insurance card While interviewing the driver White noticed a smell similar to marijuana coming from inside the van and asked for permission to search the vehicle In a glovcbox White discovered a pipe and a small set of scales The driver then told White that he was also carrying “approximately 50 starter plants in the back of the van” The plants are about six inches tall White discovered the plants and rested William Dixon 22 of Shell Knob Missouri on charges of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) cultivation of a controlled substance improper registration no insurance card and no front license plate Bail was set at $10000 Dixon told White he had been vaca tioning in Eugene Oregon and was was returning to Missouri The van towed to Delta and searched further Nothing was discovered The plants are in Sheriff Department’s custody and personnel expressed some concern that the plants survive long enough to be entered as evidence in Circuit Court totalled after accident claimed one which by Kdto Hollenbrand near Scipio life Stolen Car Crashes Accident Fatal to Idaho Teen Kate Hellenbrand Three Idaho juveniles all fourteen years old were hurled from a automobile in an accident several miles north of Scipio on Wednesday February 12th The driver Mana Roazario died at LDS hospital in Salt Lake City Thursday February 13 from extensive injuries Christy Mary French has been released from LDS hospital while Mike My per hour sw erving in and out of traffic on Mangelson reported that the vehicle attempted to force his car off the road Ms Contreres days away from her 15th birthday lost control of the vehicle and drove off the right side of the freeway rolling down a 20 foot embankment through a fence and across a frontage road All three youths were not wearthe ing seatbelts and were ejected during accident Wellard remains in serious but stable condition at LDS hospital The three are suspected runaways from Idaho Falls The automobile was reported stolen and the teenagers were reported missing on Wednesday morning The car was spotted in Juab County by Utah Highway Patrol Sgt Paul He attempted to stop the vehicle which picked up speeds to over 100 miles Heroes Have Always Been Neat and Tidy ” Road Warrior Visits Delta “Don’t Waste Utah Kate Hellenbrand pm The present water policy for Pahvant Valley will be reviewed along with an update of the water right filings water level trends and other related issues "The major purpose of the meeting is to give water users an opportunity to provide input concerning the future remanagement of the ground water source in the valley" say Bob Morgan State Engineer and Director of the State Division of Water Rights "We want to manage the valley’s water in a way that is acceptable to all residents and water users” Written comments may be sent to the Division of Water Rights 1636 West North Temple Suite 220 Salt Lake City Utah is photo Kite Marjorie Ekker Black (second from left) stands with three of her four daughters at the Great Basin Museum's Ekker Ranch presentation Left to right: Ann Alloway Marjorie Jeannie Taylor Patsy Holden (Daughter Betty Thomas was unable to attend) Great Basin Museum Historical Evening Ekker Ranch Takes Historical Spotlight Kate Hellenbrand On February 13th the Great Basin Museum presented another in its scries of historical evenings with the EkkcrBlack families telling of their unusual lifestyle in the Utah West Desert Like tearing a page out of the Western Romance novels Jeaimie Taylor Kurt Alloway and Ann Alloway read portions from the family’s history - a family that is now raising its sixth generation on the ranch and homestead liic nearly 100 people who had come to listen to the stones of the past sat in and harrapture while slides ancctodcs survival came alive rowing stories of through the words of the speakers There were stones about Uncle Jake a man w ho knew how to make fruit trees bear both walked apples and pears a man who wherever he went disliking to ndc -even on wagons There was Mahitabcl and Harriet two women who look turns for each other and settling the tone for the strong women to follow There were stones of families raising six cabin with dirt children in a floors There were stories of rabid animals wandering throughout the land Slones of Porter Rockwell and moonshiners There were lots of stones But the real story belongs to the four girls Ann Jeannie Patsy and Betty and their mother Marjone and their love of the life they’ve had on that ranch The girls grew up w orking the ranch as though they were men pitching and stacking hay (sometimes with snakes in it) dnving and branding cattle raising pet fawns skiing in the moonlight hunting in moccasins “There was a bunch of cattle moving" says Arm Allow ay remembering one cattle dnvc and the blinding blizzard where she had to let the horse lead her home There were stones of training dogs to ride horses or climb trees of being snowed in for 43 days at a lime (“we would think it’s a problem now but not then We didn’t care except we were concerned for the livestock” said Ann) There were stones of "working with your girls in the moonlight to accomplish a task of the tears you shed while digging snow to save an animal you knew couldn’t be saved" There were stones of great family love “We were all the youngest" said Jeannie The presentation was a long one but one evening Isn’t enough to tell this tale possibly one lifetime isn’t Ion g enough to tell the stones of the Ekker Ranch and the w omen (and men) w ho lov ed and w orked it After the presentation guests looked at photographs talked and enjoyed the famous Ted Clark cookies and Betty Lister punch complimented this time by little sugar cookie cow s that had been branded by Ann Alloway Congratulations Swimmin Rabbits on Regional wins and showings at 3A It’s a tough job but someone had to spend the day interviewing and photographing James Andrews the actor who stars as Max in the highly successful “Don’t Waste Utah" anti littering television campaign when he made a personal appearance at several Delta schools on February 13th Delta Middle School's PTA brought Andrews and Christopher Carling account coordinator for Fotheringham & Associates the creative agency that developed the highly successful commercial campaign to speak at Delta South Elementary and Middle schools Based on the character developed in the Mad Max trilogy of apocalyptic films starring Mel Gibson the commercials have increased awareness of littering some 80 percent according to Carling “In some areas UDOT labor crew s report a 40 percent reduction in litter" says Carling This adds up to substantial savings considering UDOT was spending nearly half a million dollars a year just cleaning up the highways “Our budget for the past three years has been $450000" adds Carling “noting that Dan Jones has named the Don’t Waste Utah campaign the most effective campaign in Utah" Andrews makes one or two appearances a week throughout the state often donating his time and travelling expenses to help solidify the commercial’s message Carling is certain that the personal appearances are the deciding factor in the campaign’s success Max kicked off his day in Delta at the South Elementary School where he was greeted enthusiastically by the squirming sea of kids “Who can tell me w hat waste means?" he asked Broadening the usual definition Max advised the kids to not waste their chance to make to say “No" to drugs to friendships respect the earth and one another and to not w aste “your minds" While Max’s appearance at the Elementary school was exciting his presentation at the Middle school was pure As 833 students made a pandemonium deafening din many of the female students lost the ability to speak while in Max’s presence Again the definition of waste was expanded to anti drugs and alcohol messages advice to dress appropriately don’t litter spay your pets After each assembly classes were allowed to go outside to shake Max’s hand take a look at the car and ask over and over: "Where’s Hoover?" (Ifxivcr is Max’s canine companion in the commerand nearly as popular but cials expensive to bring along Hoover is owned by Dan Davis ) "Hoover's out rinding littcrcrs right now” offered Max Janies MdX tary newscast V::-- iscua rtiKJftfWS dUSVVtrio Ljucouvuo iui u with Wayne Fmhnson 9 and Danny Myers 10 'vr t' V it Nv ’"Aw n W r v i A - e - ' t - i‘i s " ' W i r' ’J d 1 - V ’ J Typical trash site i ' ' "V in u‘ disposable v 'I “V 4 - - rf£ut r ' i - Della “Forget Hoover where’s the girl1" asked a male studcnL Andrews drives to his appearances in the road worthy 1969 customized Chevy Malibu that also stars in the commercials and Carling admits that people do a double take when they see Andrews on the road on his way to a personal appearance When James "Max" Andrews is not out enfcncing the anti littering message and breaking schoolgirl’s hearts he keeps busv as a full time recruiter for the Air National Guard a model for McCarty yes a happily Agcuy an actor and son mamed man with a Luke Max is due to return to Millard County in April And w hile it will be a hardship this writer will certainly rind the lime to cover the event It’s tough a job but somebody has to do it |