Show Local charges dropped Millard as County Chronicle Progress June 8 1995 Page 3 kidnapping suspects return to Idaho By Derin Phelps The Millard County Attorney’s Office has dropped all local charges against three Hispanic men accused of kidnapping two Idaho children and dropping them off on M5 between Nephi and Scipio on May 26 The three waived extradition to Rupert Idaho last Wednesday in Millard County Fourth District Court year old Jose Cayetano 20 year old Juan Jose Romero and 28 year old Jesus Ortega Reyes were rested after allegedly leaving a Fillmore gas station without paying for their gas The three suspects allegedly kidnapped a 6 year old boy and his six year old niece on the evening of May 25 from a Rupert Idaho grocery store After abandoning the children near the Yuba Dam intersection the three allegedly continued their journey south in a vehicle owned by Jeffrey and Donna Warr of Rupert The 16 year old is Mr Ware’s brother and the six year old is the Wares’ daughter The suspects will face second degree aggravated kidnapping and robbery charges in Idaho Chief Deputy Millard County Attorney Dexter Anderson dropped local charges of retail theft to expedite the suspects’ extradition According to Detective Sergeant John Kimball of the Millard County Sheriff’s Office the Idaho robbery charge could result in a five year to life prison sentence Bail was set in Idaho at $100000 In other action last Wednesday Mark J Kanchl pleaded guilty to a third degree felony count of attempted sexual abuse of a child Judge Anthony Schofield ordered a report and scheduled sentencing for August 22 A theft and forgery case against Melvin E Dyer was continued until June 14 Dyer is charged with a second degree felony count of check forgery and a third degree felony count of theft by deception Dyer called the Millard County Attorney's Office and requested the case be continued for two weeks so he can finish a job he is doing Corey D Kanosh was sentenced to one to fifteen years in prison after entering into a plea agreement on May 17 As part of the agreement Kanosh pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana which had been reduced from a third degree felony count of distribution of marijuana He also pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor count of underage consumption and possession of alcohol Schofield suspended the prison sentence and placed Kanosh on probation for 36 months He was also ordered to serve six months in the Millard County Jail and pay a $500 fine Kanosh's jail lime Will be reviewed If and whgn he "completes hisGED JYobalion for Jason J Pikyavit was reviewed and modified Schofield reinstated Pikyavit’s probation on January 25 after it had been revoked due to a violation Pikyavit had been on probation for assault DUI and second degree Free Admission felony burglary Schofield reinstated the probation on the condition that Pikyavit a Piute Indian not consume any alcohol and complete a 90 day in house alcohol treatment program provided by the Piute Indian Tribe Schofield that acknowledged Pikyavit has been complying with the Indian treatment program and ordered several additional terms of probation Added terms included 150 hours of community service work and additional alcohol treatment Probation was reviewed in a case against LcRoy D Ovialt who was convicted on embezzling more than $20000 from the Delta Store Oviatt has been paying $250 per month in restitution and now owes $ 3000 He made a verbal motion asking Schofield to waive future restitution payments Schofield told Oviatt that he must submit the motion in writing The case will be back on the court calendar in July year old Dennis W Buchan of Delta was found guilty of three alcohol related charges After a trial in Fourth Circuit Court Schofield found Buchan guilty of DUI driving on a suspended driver’s license and driving with an open container of alcohol inside a vehicle Millard County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Purvis testified that Buchan was arrested in the early morning hours of December 21 1994 after he observed Buchan and his father enter a pick up truck after leaving a Delta tavern Purvis pursued the Buchan truck and stopped the vehicle after observing him commit several traffic violations Purvis said he suspected Buchan was driving drunk and had him complete three field sobriety tests which Buchan reportedly failed During an investigation Purvis said he found that Buchan's driver's license had been revoked It was later determined in court that Buchan's license had been revoked in another state and that Buchan had never received a Utah driver’s license After Buchan was arrested Purvis gave him a breath alcohol level test at the Delta Substation Buchan's breath alcohol level was reportedly measured at 186 On the DUI charge Schofield sentenced Buchan to six months in jail and suspended the sentence for one year of probation and ten days in the Millard County Jail Schofield told Buchan he may serve the jail time on days off from work or on weekends but must serve two days at a time Buchan was also ordered toobtain an alcohol assessment and was fined $300 Schofield fined Buchan $150 apiece for the other two counts making a total fine of $600 After sentencing Schofield told Buchan he has no sympathy for drunk drivers He said drunk drivers not only put their own lives in jeopardy but also put others at risk Schofield expressed his concern about daily news reports of persons killed by drunk drivers !!! The Territorial Statehousc Museum in conjunction with Utah Stale Parks will be sponsoring a free state parks day on Saturday June 10 1995 On this date there will be no admission fees for day use at any of the 45 Utah Stale Parks Free state parks day was established to show appreciation to park visitors who visit the parks throughout the year and to help encourage those who have never visited the state parks to discover these diverse and unique areas The free admission is offered one day each year How long has it been since you have visited the Territorial Statehousc State Park? It has been something you have been wanting to do for quite some time hasn’t it As the museum entrance fees will be waived on free state parks day what an opportune time to bring your family and visit the museum We invite you to come and discover or re discover one of the fascinating and historical places in our area The Territorial Statehousc Museum is open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm For more information contact the museum at Intermountain Ratite to take over Fillmore Custom Meats Co-o- p By Derin Phelps a meit Fillmore Custom Mcits processing plant which has been ovral-in15 in Fillmore for approximately years will soon expand its operations According to Brandi Maxwell of the Intermountain Ratilc Cooperative w hich is in the process of purchasing the plant located at 570 West 1(H) North the facility will continue to process beef pork wild game and offer all services currently pros ided Maxwell said the plain will add the processing of ostriches emus and rheas Emus and rheas are from the same family as ostriches but are smaller The plant will also begin processing leather and feathers from ostriches emus and rheas According to a press release issued by the cooperative members of the Utah Ostrich Association held regional meetami Southern ings in Northern Central Utah in Marcn At the meetings the cooperative determined an interest in forming an agricultural cooperative "The owners of these flightless birds (called rallies) attended and expressed overwhelming support for organizing a united enterprise that would include producers m Utah Southern Idaho Western Wyoming Western Colorado and Eastern and Southern Nevada" the press release states The Intemtountain Ralite Cooperative was formed on March 30 The orare in ganization’s headquarters Fillmore The initial prune function of the ctxtpcralivc will be to help Utah’s ratite ranchers process and market their prtxlucls efficiently Plant Manager Mark Mitchell said the primary business of the facility has Ken custom slaughtering for private individuals The plant ilix:s sell some wholesale and retail meat prixIucLs Maxwell and Mitchell say they hope that ostrich meat will calcium in Millard County )sinch meat has apparently not Kcome popular because until now there have not Ken enough birds to slaughter and mass pnxhicc “It’s going to take a little public education" Mitchell said With the expansion Mitchell said plant management requests appointments ire made before bringing animals to the plant lor slaughter "Any and all past business has Ken appreciated and we hope they will continue to support us" Mitchell said Tlie plant currently employees two full time workers and two workers Plans ate underway to lure one more employee and a general manager r v K Call Kathy at the Chronicle Progress to get the most out of your 0 advertising $ Oak City gets tough on weed control By Derin Phelps The Oak City Town Council got tough on weeds at a special town council meeting last Tuesday night May 30 Town officials are concerned with weed growth this summer because of fire hazards The council considered enacting a weed ordinance but Mayor Elzo Porter told councilmen he found a state ordinance which requires residents to take care of weeds on their property If weeds are not properly controlled have the authority to municipalities control weeds and bill property owners for the work Oak City Town Clerk Karen Lovell said a letter will be sent to all property owners giving them 30 days notice to take care of their weeds If property owners are not able take care of the weeds themselves they have 30 days to contact the town council to ask for help In other action at the special meeting the council voted to buy water from Mcrvin Williams who has water rights at a location on the other side of the Sevier River Lovell said the town will buy the water if Williams can transfer the water rights to Oak City Faye Jacobson has authorized the town to purchase a section of his property to construct a sidewalk on Oak City Canyon Road The sidewalk will be built in an area known at Jack Hill Veterans Widows and Dependents A Field Service Officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department Service Office in Salt Lake City will be in your area to assist you in understanding and applying for rightful VA benefits preparing and documenting application for compensation pension hospitalization and other benefits This is a free service and veterans need not be members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to qualify for assistance The VFW Field Service officer will be working out of the Delta Job Service Center from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm on 13 July 1995 Oak City Council supports Act A bill recently introduced in the United States Senate to reform the Endangered Species Act has the support of the Oak City Town Council Council member David Steele said members of Utah’s congressional delegation have promised to support the comprehensive bill sponsored by Senators Slade Gorand Bennett Johnson ton The bill’s purpose is to make the ESA more workable by creating incentives for species protection requiring better science in decisions to list a species as endangered or threatened creating regulatory certainty for citizens fected by the act protecting private property rights and requiring agencies methods to use the most to conserve species The new legislation also places the Endangered Species Act on an equal level with other land and water management and environmental laws The Oak City Town Council believes environmental protection is important “At the same time public policies tended to achieve that goal must not threaten the livelihood of American taxpayers" said Mr Steele “Undercurrent law we give higher priority to protecting plants and animals than we do to the of our citizens" he continued The proposed legislation will allow the public to gel involved in the process and require an evaluation of the economic impacts of species recovery plans A proposal to curtail hydroelectric power generation at the Glen Canyon Dam is an example of the Endangered Species Act being taken to extreme Mr Steele said The US Fish and Wildlife Service believes protection of fish such as the humpback chub and razorback sucker warrants reduced water releases through the dam Scientists who conducted a study on the effect of power operations on the Grand Canyon however say wider water fluctuations could be made without harming the downstream environment Interior Secretary Babbit is expected to announce a decision this month concerning dam operations utilities like Oak City w ill have to buy replacement power supplies to make up any loss of capacity from Glen Canyon Dam Sources will likely be fossil fuel fired plants w hich cost more than federal hydropower Also in Utah a protracted process to protect the desert tortoise delayed construction of a new power line to meet burgeoning growth in Washington County by a year and increased cost by several hundred thousand dollars "We need to balance wildlife preservation w ith human needs" said Mr Steele “Senator Gorton's bill will ensure that people affected by the Endangered Species Act will have a greater voice in how it is carried out" Young and old alike watch and compete Delta in the 1995 Millard County Jr Livestock Show in Parents support children at the fairgrounds in Millard County Jr Livestock Show By Derin Phelps The 64th Annual Millard County Jr Livestock Show brought out adults and children of all ages from throughout the Stale of Utah last week Ltxtk for names and photographsof award winners in the coming weeks in the Chronicle Progress Nellie A Slcphcnsen of Neplti is Leader and the mother of a boy and girl who entered this year’s Jr Livestock Show Sixteen year old Aaron and 12 year old Hailey Ann showed pigs in the competition Slcphcnsen said 4 and the Jr Livestock Show arc great learning experiences for children ‘‘It's an individual project for them" Slcphcnsen said “In this you compete all the time You don't have a coach who can tell you when you can play and when the children do well it's their fault she said She added that if children don't do well it is also their fault Two of Slcphenscn's older children participated in the Jr Livcstixk Show in previous years Courtney Finlinson of Hinckley came out to see his nephew year old Bold Butler compete in the steer category Finlinson now in his 3()’s comin peted for six years the Millard County Jr Livcstixk Show in the 1970’s and said the experience benefitted him tremendously "It’s an opportunity for kids to raise their own livestock and gives them a sense of responsibility because they have to get up and feed them (their livestock) every day” Finlinson said "They have to train them every day you can’t" Slcphcnsen said children involved in the Jr Livestock Show can take responsibility for the outcome of the contest If also" Finlinson said he learned responsibility and bookkeeping through the Jr Livcstixk Show Judy McPherson of Nephi was in the audience watching her four children compete Her 17 year old son Wayne competed in the show steers category along with her 15 year old daughter Dalecn her 3 year old daughter Paula and year old Bobby McPherson said all four have been participating in Jr Livcstixk Shows throughout the state since they were nine years old They attend approximately four shows per year As a parent McPherson said she likes the fact that her children meet a lot of other children and adults throughout Utah a growing “It’s experience" McPherson said "They leant about feeds rations patience and get exer- cise" The most important thing McPherson said she thinks children learn is how to win and how to lose Summer Band members sought Flaggers on Hwy 50 have become common in the construction zone New Delta bypass highway nears completion Derin Phelps Slate Route 136 a bypass highway which was planned during the construction of the Inlcrmountain Power Plant is expected to be finished by the end of this week The new highway intersects with US Highway 50 at the junction of Slate Route 125 about five miles cast of Delta Highway 136 stretches from that intersection to US Highway 6 near the riverdip area Highway 50 will merge with the new highway just before the location of its current curve at the Highway 125 junction At the Highway 125 intersection Highway 50 will merge By west with Highway 125 until Highway 125 ends This will eliminate both the Highway 50 curve about five miles cast of Delta and the Highway 125 curve which has been the junction with Highway 50 A flagger at the construction zone said Tuesday that construction should be complete by the end of the week Until construction is finished motorists should continue to expect delays Caution is also encouraged in the construction zone since the pavement has been removed in part of the area and motorists must drive through gravel THE EQUAL PAYMENT PLAN PREDICTS YOUR PAYMENTSALL YEARLONG The Equal Payment Plan takes the guesswork out of natural gas bills by dividing your estimated annual usage into 12 equal payments It lets you pay one predictable amount each month W hile )ou can sign up for this plan at any time it runs from summer to summer So the lowest equal dollar amount possible comes when you sign up in June Mountain Fuel will review your gas usage twice each year and make any adjustments required to keep your account in balance actual natural Which natural gits Mountain mountain for h formation in your next hilling statement or call )our Fuel service representative to fnd out more about the Fueli rj OOTSTA Karen Chandler Delia High Si lux Band Director is encouraging ionium nity members or alumni who are interested to in arch ith the band in the 4th ol July Parade The band hopes to have between 100 and 150 members tlnsxear Rehearsals will begin on Momlix June 19 We will meet in the Delta High School Band Room front 8 0 a in to l():()0a m onJuno 192021 222027 30 July and 3 1 he 4th of July parade 30 a m (H) or usually starts alxnit We will meet approximately one hour prior to the Kginning of the parade near Bennett's Drive In Hie Lngrxm trip ill be on Mondax August 14 To go to lagixm band members must attend seven ol tin nine rehearsals plus the parade ll anyone has problems meeting this requirement please contact Mrs Chandler We will try to gel discount tickets to Lteoon Wo hope to have plenty of community participation tins year ll you have any questions concerning the summer band program parade or tnpio ugrxin please contact Susie Wnghi V sss or Karen Chandler COMP AMS mem nm |