Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Copy Bowling Center Manager Hired Kate Hellenbrand At County Commissioner meeting February 24th it was announced that a decision has been made in the hiring of a new manager for the Plaza Lanes Bowling Center in Delta Utah While certain elements of the hiring are still in negotiation Commissioner Frank Baker stated that the new manager Mike Holdaway 24 of Orem Utah will be taking the position Mr Holdaway has owned and operated several bowling alleys in the past most recently managing the Red Garter Utah Bowling Center in Wendovcr which is may be converted to a gambling the the M aple Lanes casino and Bowling Center in Orem with his father Earl Mr Holdaway will continue to operate his Orem operation The Commissioners stated that the decision to hire Holdaway was based cm made by three the recommendations bowling officials included in the interviewing process: Eleanor Dalton Jim Nickle and Roger Young also affirmed The Commissioners that they have offered employment of up to 20 hours per week to a female friend of the new manager Her duties will be general in nature The new manager will working four shifts from Monday through Friday then commuting to Orem over the weekend "His first responsibility will be Millard County” assured Commissioner Baker "He is not going to leave if any of the machines aren't working" Commissioner Moon stated that no local people will be affected by the hiring of the “girlfriend" that there will be plenty of work for all to share “It will work out fine" Moon stated It was also stated that the new manager will be operating a Pro Shop drilling and repairing bowling balls at the Bowling Center “He’ll be doing that on his own time" stated Baker noted Brinkcrhoff Commissioner that the new manager has mechanical experience as well as managerial expertise He was selected because he represents two employees in one The new manager is scheduled to begin on March 2nd Mr Holdaway is an avid bowler with an average over 200 His father Earl states that Holdaway placed in the top twenty in the CocaCola National Finals in Washington DC when he was 14 years old “Mike bowls in a lot of tournaments he knows the business but he’s looking forward to taking a permanent job he’s excited to learn that there are 400 bowlers in the leagues down there" said his father AG's office says Horizontal Revenue Sharing OK Kate Hellenbrand Utah’s attorney general’s office has issued an informal opinion regarding Millard County’s controversial horizontal revenue sharing proposal passed in last year’s general election th 992 In a letter dated February Rick Carlton assistant attorney general says: “Millard County's revenue sharing proposal appears acceptable even in light of the fact that not all of its residents live within one of the existing municipalities Millard County’s revenue sharing proposal was placed on the ballot in the November 1991 general election where presumably all Millard County residents were ablcl to voice their opinion regarding the revenue sharing proposal Additionally the resolution contains certain restrictions For example the tax cannot be raised above a certain ceiling without a majority vote of the county's general electorate Further the authority to levy the tax automatically sunsets after ten years In other words even though some may not directly benefit from the shared revenue or have any further say as to how the revenue is spent they participated in the initial decision as to whether Millard County should revenue share and they will again be able to voice their opinion when the proposal comes up for renewal Therefore it does not appear that the Millard County residents not living within one of the existing municipalities will be taxed without any say whatsoever as to how their County property taxes are spent” 1 USPS 5QC AIDS Rumors Spread ing or mosquito bites is highly negligible" Reminiscent of witchhunts in the past the real victim in this sceneno may be Dr Limburg "I’m incensed that my name has been associated with this" he slates “I fecllikemyprofessional integrity and my ability to keep confidences is at risk I’ve made it a point to be very and my wife and I joke that she’d be the last person to know about what happens in my office All my employees know that any information leaked to thepublic is summary grounds for termination" "I’m the only one who secs results of these tests" continues Dr Limburg "Every test is reviewed by me and me alone” He admits that results are filed in confidential files and as yet there hasn’t been any positive results to file Linda Scott an employee in Dr Limburg’s office has been linked with the gossip When contacted she acknowledged that her name has been connected to the gossip and says she doesn’t know how she got involved She refused to discuss the matter referring the call on to the Public Health department She added that she has no access to confidential files in the offices Dr Limburg speculated about the reasons for the panic on the streets “There was a lot of behavior and now they’re afraid” he states "These people have nothing else to do maybe they’re feeling guilty about last summer” Dr Limburg is also surprised "We know good actual information about this disease don’t these people read newspapers and magazines? Where have they been? We live in the 20th Century don't they know AIDs can't be passed on by casual behavior? Not even by sharing a glass of water?” Dr Limburg said that if the rumors were true he would not release any information to the press but he wants these rumors stopped "If there was a problem I wouldn’t deny its existence" said Limburg “I guess this is the downside to living in a small town but I’m really surprised by the actions of my countrymen” LaBaron stated that Utah's first case of AIDs occurred in Millard County "That person is deceased and other than chasing a few transients through the County who are infected you people have nothing to substantiate the ru- Rep Moody's passes legislature closed meetings by Gordon Nielson Kate Hellenbrand House Bill 16 with the able sponsorship of Representative Joe Moody and House Speaker Craig Moody passed the House of Representatives by a 67 to 4 vote Senate sponsors Cary Peterson and Stephen Rees capably assisted by Senator Fred Finlinson then carried the bill through the Senate with only one dissenting vote HB 16 permanently places the same siting criteria on cement kilns proposing to bum hazardous waste as now applies to commercial hazardous waste incinerators Senate Bill 140 sponsored by Senator John Holmgren which could offer a favored waiver position to Ashgrove Cement Company failed to pass the Senate due to strong rhetorical opposition from Senators Fred Finlinson and Cary Peterson Majority Leader This much amended and controversial bill was referred to interim committee for study Jackson's letter states: I realize this may be inconvenient to the public when they are attending County Commissioner meetings but in my opinion we arc not meeting the quirements of the law if the Commission schedules a "standing”or special time for closed meetings in advance without a specific situation which dictates the necessity and then a vote of the majority of the Commission West Millard Cultural Council presents The Missoula Children 's Theatre Respectfully yours meet the Federal Disability Act of 192 requiring public lau!itcx to remodel to accommodation the public challenged by physical differences Additionally Ml'ar County's current court facility is small dficult if not impossible to renvxiel without destroying the unique early L ’ah architecture County Commissioners were faced with a choice to try to redesign the existing court facility or to build a new facility It has been deciucd to construct an addition us the Millard C o nty Safety building utdimg the space the existing security the proximity o! pr soners Craig Ames architect with the Salt Lake firm of Packer Gould Ames & Weaver was awarded the SllfVXX) contract to design and construct the new court facility and work should begin in early summer The existing Millard County Safety Foreground: Model of the Millard County Safety Building's new look designed by architect Craig Ames of the Salt Lake firm of Pasker Gould Ames & Weaver The existing building is in the background Kate Hellenbrand Millard County’s Court House located in Fillmore is a stately building filled with charm and historical warmth Built in 1920 the building houses offices of elected officials court rooms used for District and Circuit Court held on alternating weeks and meeting rooms where the County Commissioners gather to discuss county business While the building’s ambiance is attractive as a functional court facility it is inadequate according the newest court facility guidelines issued by the state According to Paul Platt assistant administrator for the state court administrative office court facilities need to address the demands of an increasingly violent society Specific security criteria are required in order to prevent incidences like Ronnie Lee Gardner's murderous escape attempt several years "go at a Salt Lake court house “In order to prevent participants in the judicial process we have tried to refine our facilities’ designs and the scruitiny aspects of those to try to utilize Building will be expanded with a separate building tucked in the north side Wagon Wheel Warned allowing for separate rooms for jurors and judges victims and clerks Ames has designed a 0CXX3 square foot addition with a full basement that could be used for a command post if a disaster should hit the Wasatch Front The state is planning to move some 30000 people to Millard County in case of earthquake hazardous waste emergency and with a state wide purpose grant monies will be easier to obtain The balance of the building will be paid for by Impact Board loan which w ill be repaid by the state's rental of the building for court usage The existing court house will be upgraded to meet the Federal Disability Act with the addiUon of an elevator to the rear of the building for handicap access "Now that I’ve got a floor plan” said Ames “I'H turn the engineers loose” The project will be up for bids by the end of May efficiency and safety and security" said Platt In addition to the slate guidelines court facilities are now being required to Kate Hellenbrand On January 16lh an anonymous cal’er informed Sheriff’s department that several underaged rr ales w ere being served alcohol m Delta's Wagon Wheel tavern Officeis called to the scene found five boys aged between 18 and 20 inside the tavern On February 21st a license hearing board comprised of Gayle Bunker Dot Atkinson and Norda Roper reprimanded Wagon Wheel owner Gordon Searlc fining the tavern $1000 and curtailing hours of operation The tavcm is restricted to do business from 3 pm to a m for the next 60 days rather than its regular hours of 10 a m to am If the fine isn't paid by the January date for license renewal a new business license will not be granted This is the third offense for the tavern since 1086 1st mors" to "standing" "Dear Commissioners: At the last regularly scheduled meeting of the Millard County Commissioners a request was made of my office to provide a written legal opinion concerning the question of whether or not a “standing” closed or executive meeting could be held at the same time each day In the Commission regularly meets a standing or regularly my opinion scheduled closed or executive meeting it is simply not cannot legally be held within the requirements of the law to have a closed or executive meeting w the “affirmative vote of of the Commisson which of course can only occur as the situation arises 33 February 27 1222 Court Guidelines Demand Changes Jackson says "no" On February 19th LcRay Jackson Millard County Attorney General issued a formal opinion regarding the legal basis for the County Commissioners' request to hold a standing executive or closed session at each Commissioner meeting 81 No Millard County Safety Building Gossip Groundless Kate Hellenbrand The tiny East Millard County town of Fillmore is flooded with rumors of an AIDS epidemic At local cafes customers tell the story that between five and 30 people arc infected by the deadly virus These rumors arc according to Dr David Limburg "categorically untrue” “There are no AIDs cases in East Millard County" states Dr Limburg “There is not one positive HIV test in Fillmore” As the rumor goes Dr Limburg's office received a call from a pipelincr who had worked in the Fillmore area last summer Supposedly this pipcliner had tested positive for the virus recently and called Limburg’s office to give names of sexual partners during the summer Dr Limburg again stresses that "no one has called my office I have not had anyone call me with a list of names" The number of rumored sexual partners of this one pipcliner range from five to 30 And hysteria is on the rise “I’m getting 30 to 40 calls a day” said Limburg adding that “all kinds of people are getting tested now” The rumor has spread to the Salt Lake Public Health offices and a private research operation is now underway headed by Wayne Lc Baron director of the Richfield branch of the Central Utah Public Health Department Contacted by phone LaBaron stated he has recently visited the Fillmore area and to his knowledge there “is nothing to substantiate the rumors” "There may be people in the area but either they don’t know they are infected or they know but won’t tell us” LaB art n added that there are AIDs cases in th : area but sc have “received no reports of AIDs cases from Millard County" People should be concerned according to LaBaron “For every one case of AIDs we have 10 cases of blood The key here is that people are afraid and shouldn't use this to vent other feelings" The has taken on a witchhunt flavor and LaBaron warns that those spreading rumors could be sued “I have years experience in dealing with AIDs as a reportable disease It is strictly a disease and of probabilities contracting it other than through sexual contact or blood transference are highly remote The possibilities of contracting AIDs from kiss- - Vol HB-- 1 6 Insight Cable TV Appoints Local Agent On April st Insight Cablevision will be closing its Della office moving its operation to Ceda- City First Security Bank has agreed to act as local agent for the cable television service and local subscribers can make their monthly payments at the bank The bank will also accept converter boxes if necessary - i photo covftm at flafvn Pamnon (seated from left to right): Mayor Rick Dalton Paiute County: Vince Crawford Utah Power Mark Cox Utah Power Paul Henry Utah Power Mathew Creamer Garkane Power (Wayne County) (standing from left to right): Mike Styler SCEDD Board Loyal Adams Picksweet Mushroom Fa "ms Julia Christensen Applied Composite Technology Roland Christensen Applied Composite Technology Kenneth Payne Southern Utah Fuel Company Golden Mangelson Juan County Rural Development Agency Economic Development Awards Business Leaders Honored Eleven businesses and leaders were honored for their efforts in economic development by the Six County Economic Development District (SCEDD) at the second annual Recognition Banquet February 19th The Scenic Southwest Area of Power and Light received a regional award Mr Mke Styler past chairman of the SCEDD Board made the He commended Utah presentation Power for their effort in providing technical support and financial resources to the counties in the region “Because of their efforts counties are more focussed" Styler commented Utah Power was instrumental in the production of two Millard Coun:v economic development videos the first of which received a first place National Award presented by the American Eco Utah Council nomic Development Power also provided economic incentives necessary to bring new and expanding businesses into the area United The Region recognized Foods (Pictswect Mushroom Farms) located in Fillmore for their efforts in strengthening the economic base of Millard County Mr Loyal Adams Genera Manager received the aw ard for the company Mayor Keith Gillins represented the Millard County Commission and Millard Economic Develop ment Association m presenting the award "They saved the farm" stated Gillins Pictswect grows mushrooms and markets them throughout the west employing over 125 people Newly elected Chair Mayor Robert Steele Ncphi presented outgoing Chair Mr Mkc Sty ler w uh an award and thanked him for his service to the region Mcmbcis elected to serve as the Board’s Fxccutive Committee Robert Steele Ncphi Chair Mayor Keith Gillins Fillmore Vice Chair and Mrs Claudia Jarrctt Snow College Secretary LcRay G Jackson" “ ljdk mi iShs WmmMSk ry 'VV7 7 V' VA 'A Feb 28 & 29 at 7:S0 pm Delta High School Auditorium SSOOjperson & $1500jfamily fi ' u |