Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley USPS Vol 84 No 2 July 14 1994 37 Yrs Delta Firefighter Jay Bohn Honored for Service Ward Petersen Grand Marshal Ward Petersen was bom on Sept 2 1920 in Deseret LIT to NL and Edith Bennett Petersen He was the youngest boy in a family of ten children all of whom arc still living He grew up in Hinckley where he attended the local schools After graduation from Hinckley High School in 1938 he attended BYU for one year After the United Slates became embroiled in WW1I Ward was inducted into the Air Force From his base in Italy he participated in 29 bombing raids as a gunner In June of 1944 he was shot down over Germany After parachuting to earth he was captured and imprisoned until freed by British trixips at the end of the war After returning to his home town he married NaRac Ellis Clark on New Years Day 1947 They are the parents of 9 children 45 grandchildren and The family has great grandchildren lived in Idaho and Montana where they famied for a few years then they turned to Hinckley He ran Della Milling Co for his brother Homer until the null was sold At that time he went to work for the county road department After seven years he retired in 1987 Ward has served his church and community his entire adult life An tive members of the LDS Church he has held many positions including counselor in two Bishoprics and a high council member Ho has belonged to the Hinckley Lions Club for 30 years and has been involved in numerous projects for the betterment of this community For the last 14 years he has served Hinckley first as a city councilman and then 8 years as mayor Presently he is caretaker at the Hinckley Cemetery In his spare time Ward enjoys his family his horses and traveling Miss Hinckley 1994 (c) Tenille Talbot Second Attendant Wamiek (I) and First Attendant Jeannette Ekins (r) DeAnn Miss Hinckley Royalty Selected The 1994 HincklcyCity Royalty was chosen during competition held June 4 The young women were judged in three Talent categories: Judges Interview and Evening Gown Miss Hinckley 1994 is Tenille Talbot 17 daughter of Ken and Colleen Talbot First attendant is Jeannette Ekins 16 daughter of Eldon and Deon Ekins Second attendant DeAnn Wamiek 15 is the daughter of Waldt'i Jr and Karolyn Wamiek The Hinckley City Royally will preside over the Hinckley Pioneer Day Activities This year’s activities arc scheduled for July 23 The royalty will also represent Hinckley at other festivities around the state Topaz Museum ground breaking ceremony set for Saturday Restoration of a Topaz: Recreation hall will begin officially on Saturday July 16 at a 10 00 am ground breaking ceremony The public is invited to tend That building when complete will form half of the Topaz Museum The other half a new building will be constructed on the property of the Great Basin Museum as funds are raised Several years ago the Eldro Jeffery family donated the recreation lull to the Great Basin Museum and the GBM under the leadership of Charlotte director put together an ad hoc committee to raise money and oversee the construction of the Topaz Museum Through funds from the State Historical Society the GBM received grants to provide an architectural plan for the restoration of the building In the meantime the Topaz Museum committee comprised of Charlotte Morrison Ted Nagata and Grace Oshita both former residents of Topaz now living in Salt Lake City Leonard Arrington historian Chuck Kubokawa former resident of Topaz living in Palo Alto and Jane Beckwith worked to raise the necessary money to complete the restoration and build the second half of the Topaz Museum Fund raising for the second phase of the Museum continues Last December the Topaz Committee send requests for donations to former residents of Topaz resulting in S35000 The committee also made a presentation to the Slate Centennial Committee and was awarded S5 00000 D c Museum when complete will tell 'lie story of Japanese American ternment as well as the local history of West Millard county since Topaz also affected lives of local citizens Anyone w ho w ould care to donate to the Museum or get more information should contact Charlotte Morrison or Jane Beckwith Trees Sign Enhance Holden Beauty Before Utah Governor Mike Leavitt’s beautification proclamation residents of the city of Holden w ere making beautification plans of their own For more than a year Holden has been cleaning up sprucing up digging in and planting and In 993 a committee to beautify the town of Holden was formed The committee spearheaded by Vcncz Johnson Thomas Stevenson and Frank Thomas gathered as a gmup of concerned citizens who proceeded to clean up areas of town where debris had accumulated and removed many dead trees to enhance the appearance of their low n Tins same committee also began a tree planting campaign w hereby deciduous trees would be planted in a naturally ixcumng pattern according to Frank Thomas a member of the beautification committee Types of trees planted clude (lowering pear (40 nor'h of town and 31 on Main Street) Red Maple (3 north of town) Austrian Pine (3 north of (13 on town town) Golden Rain streets) Blue Spruce (44 around cemetery) and 45 assorted trees and shrubs also around the cemetery As a reserve and for future use more than 346 seedling trees arc being cared for by Thomas Stevenson in two nurseries on his property Monies to accomplish this project have cither been privately raised or donated Fundraisers and money generated from the sale of salvage materials collected were two of the ways used to raise money Another money maker for the beautification project was to solicit donaLetters tions from former residents explaining the proposed project and asking for support were sent out and the response has been overwhelming Thus far trees have been planted cemealong the circular drive in the city tery a few along Main Street and around a newly created sign that is expected to and visitors welcome passersby to Holden POOR COPY and passersby can learn more about Holden when they sign placed as part of the Holden Beautification Project Visitors This sign is not your typical welcome to our city sign Instead it describes the beginnings of Holden as recorded by Milestones of Millard County Holden like many of the communities in Millard County has a rich history behind its creation and was known by other names before finally adopting the name Holden As part of the beautification project in Holden the sign has been placed so that those coming into or just passing by can slop and learn just a little bit more about their tow n In addition to giving a short history that explains how Holden came to be know n by as such and of the pride its residents still possess In 1855 Fort Cedar Springs was esPioneers tablished by Mormon Mormon Church President Brigham Young gave permit for two families to start a settlement near the hills The families of William Stevens Sr and Richard Johnson were joined that fall by eight more families The colony began building an adobe walled fort to serve as a home for the families and for protection from Piute visit the Indians The site was also a haven for The area became weary travelers known as Buttermilk Fort because of its dairy industry and the refreshing drink In 1855 when a post office was established the area's name was changed to Holden to honor a aliant futile rescue Elijah Holden was killed in 1857 on the The members of the Delta fire department proudly yet sadly honored one of their own at their training meeting June 6 Alvin J (Jay) Bohn is leaving the fire department after 37 years service as a volunteer firefighter He was presented with an appreciation plaque by Della Mayor Dan Dafoe praising Bohn’s service to the Della community as a firefighter During his 37 year’s service several fires stand out in Bohn’s memory One as the fire in Garrison many years ago here the fire kept jumping from trectop to treetop and the water pressure in Garrison wasn't strong enough to allow the w aler to reach the fire "It look two hours with a loaded water truck to drive to Garrison and we w ere there four or more hours before the fire was contained" reminisced the veteran firefighter resiJay Bohn has been a dent of Millard County except for the four years he served during World War II in the US Navy During his military ears he served both on a destroyer then a radar surveillance ship has worked for both AsacivilianJay his father’s business and as a slate surveyor But he will perhaps be remembered best by West Millard residents as the man who at one time had the longest mail route in Utah For 19 years Bohn served as a postal carrierduring w hich he received a postal route of about 140 miles “The route Mayor Dan Dafoe presents Jay Bohn with a plaque'clock his 37 years service to the Delta Fire Department lixik me about nine hours or so to complete each day" he explained "When they added IPP they had to cut some of the route because had a hole truck full of bags just for IPP" Bohn and his wife Belle arc retiring in Surprise Arizona to be near their to commerate daughter Linda Bagley w ho is an airline attendant out of Hiocnix The Bohns have another daughter Debra Smith who lives with her husband and the Rohn's only grandvhild David The Bohn's only son also named Das id was killed in Vietnam Officers and Ambulances Busy with Accidents It Terre Smith Drivers falling asleep at the wheel were the cause of three accidents in Millard County last week On July 5 James Pay of Ncphi was traveling northbound on Pay’s car left the road near mile marker 140 in Baker Canyon when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel According to Utah Highway Patrolman Dean Shields the car crossed the median to the southbound lanes and continued across to the other side of the road There the car w ent up the embankment and Pay w as able to keep the vehicle straight He continued to travel a total of 900 feet before coming to stop after hilling a tree Pay was wearing his seal belt and was not jured He was cited how ever for failure to control his vehicle About 2 pm July 6 Cullen T Baker of Delta w as driv ing north on route 257 when he also apparently dozed off IPs car drifted to the right side of the road and into a fence He ntov ed along the fence about 350 feet then steered back to the road slopping m the southbound lane of 257 Baker was also wearing his seat belt so when taken to Delta Community Medical Center he was treated and released A small moving trailer overturned on when the vehicle pulling it July drifted off the road near mile marker 152 Thaync Cloward of Spanish Fork was traveling north on with four passengers about 715 am when he drifted off to sleep Clow ard was able to keep his vehicle upright and his four passengers were wearing their safety belts None of the occupants sustained injuries But his trailer rolled onto us side doing at least $KMI0 damage to the rental trailer In each of the previously mentioned Cullen T Baker escaped serious injury when he drifted off route 257 July 6 Baker was wearing his safety belt at the time of the accident accidents were seriously injuries avoided possibly due to the proper use of seat belts On July 8 near Cove Fort a 1993 Explorer and a 1993 small moving van collided in an accident where serious injury was sustained The injured passenger was not wearing a seat belt Bartley Williams of Mesquite Nevada was driving his Ford Explorer north on Interstate 15 with three passengers his wife Pam and Vicki and Utah Ashley Hams of Washington Williams’ van apparently struck the small mov ing van when the moving van had tried to make a on the interstate The driver had missed the ramp and thought he could lum around By failing to assure that his blind spot was clear the moving van pulled from the right emergency lane perpendicular to the northbound lanes Williams’ van struck the other vehicle then rolled several times Injured in the accident were Pam Williams Mesquite NV who was life fl ighted to Salt Lake Mrs Williams w as not wearing any safety belt Alsoir lured were Vicki and Ashley Harris They were both treated at Fillmore Community Medical Center and released Mr Williams was wearing his seat bell and w as not seriously hurt He was however cited for Ashley age 4 not being in an approved child restraint The occupants of the moving van of Kirtland and Seattle Washington were wearing seat bells and were not hurt They were cited for their improper attempt to make a Scipio Pass try ing to rescue a small boy The weather was so fierce that both the child and Holden died as a result of the winter storm and the bitter cold The sign reminds everyone that the residents of Holden still radiate the enduring qualities left them by their pioneering ancestors as w Vsyr VT - Vty ‘i'C 1 - Seedlings are carefully nutured for future town use Monies generated of trees from the Holden clean-u- helped fund the purchase |