Show USPS 349 - 52Q Vol 84 No 52 July 6 1995 Delta celebrates Independence Day Pat Parelli teaches Natural Horsemanship techniques at special Delta training session Parelli holds natural horsemanship training in Delta By Derim Phelps Pal Parelli head of the Parelli Natural Horse Man Ship Program was in Delta last weekend and the weekend of June 24 and 25 for special training sessions The training sessions took place at the horse training lot of Horses Unlimited across from Delta Regional Park According to Pat Thomas Parelli Regional Coordinator and Operations Manager for Parelli USA headquartered in Delta Parelli his staff and registered students conducted a two day training session and clinic on June 24 and 25 Participants were taught how to work with horses naturally The philosophy of Parelli Natural Horse Man Ship is to improve the lives and relationships of horses and “their people" According to a philosophy statement published in the April 1995 issue of The Natural MayJune Horseman the relationship between horses and humans is accomplished by developing the ideal of “horses as partners" Participants learn to identify and define the cause of Natural Horsemanship As part of the training prey animal psychology is taught The philosophy goes on to slate: "Everything that we do and promote with regard to horses will be natural We w ill do everything possible to examine techniques philosophies situations and products from the point of view of the horse We will act with NON PREDATOR intentions and actions" The Parelli philosophy also states that only lack and equipment will be promoted and that the promotion of torturous techniques equipment or restraints which physically force a horse into submission will be avoided Parelli also will not condone punishment or inhumane acts to horses Acts considered to be punishment or inhumane include nerving soring bleeding hanging drugging tarping casting throwing hobbling for submission beating and tying the head around or down also known as bitting upor bitting around Positive and negative reinforcement are used by those affiliated with Parelli Natural Horse ‘Man Ship Parelli does condone using a plain broken mouth piece or straight bar snaffles Other tools accepted by Parelli include hackamorcs made of rope raw hide or leather w ithout metal cores lead ropes and several others Thomas explained that the training sessions on June 24 and 25 were part of a Level 2 Ginic Last weekend an Instructor’s Camp was held in horse training Parelli is an international organization Several international representatives were in Delta for the June 24 and 25 training sessions They came to share ideas with their American counterparts so everyone involved in Natural Horsemanship will be better able to serve their customers “We’re developing these programs throughout the world" Thomas said Some of the participants in the Delta training sessions were area coordinators Area coordinators are students trained to present Natural Horsemanship Area coordinators may not give courses but many are in the instructor's training program Thomas explained that to become an area coordinator a person must be a student of Parelli Area coordinators and instructors are not employed by Parelli but are students who want their own businesses in the horse industry Some of them want to be certified and take the Parelli course to get needed training for certification "These are all people who have had success in the program and want Id share with others because the program works" Thomas said Thomas said she is excited about holding training sessions in Delta and having persons from all over the world here to participate Questions from the community are welcomed by Parelli Thomas said she would be glad to share information on Natural Horsemanship She explained that the Delta Parelli facility was designed for people with “natural" in mind Pat Parelli conducts tours around the world to train humans to work with horses Thomas also said Parelli teaches persons how to be successful Books and video courses are available To contact Parelli call or in Delta Palladium chair seat sales proceeds help DHS By Derim Phelps 1000 chair seats Approximately installed along the north wall of the new Delta High School (DHS) Palladium have been a recent source of controversy in the community The chair scats were put up for sale by the Millard School District Foundation in an attempt to provide a more inviting environment During the past few weeks Ellen Anderson of Delta has written several letters to the editor which have been published in the Quonide Progress In her letters Anderson has expressed her displeasure with the foundation and the school district for selling the seats Millard County School District Superintendent Dr Kenneth Topham and Rex Stanwonh President of the Millard School District Foundation invited the Chronicle Progress reporter to tour the Palladium last Friday and to talk with them about the chair seal program Topham said he feels there is a misunderstanding as to how the program w orks and he and Stan worth w anted to clarify their positions Topham said 278 of the 000 seats on the north side of the arena have been sold The deadline to purchase a seat is Lower level chair seals are August sold for $200 per chair Upper level fixed chair seats are sold for $125 per The chair person or organization which purchases a chair will receive recognition in the form of an engraved message on the back of the chair stating the name of the person or organization which donated the money for the chair According to Topham same of the money collected from the sale of the seats w ill be used to help protect the arena floor The money will also be used to help pay for the sound s stem and the staging and lighting Stanwonh explained that all DHS sports programs can use more community support He said the foundation hoped that by selling seats persons would be enticed to purchase season tickets to DHS events Stanwonh said good quality seals are more appealing than bleacher scats “Every scat allows good access" Stanwonh said The Millard School District Foundation hopes the chair seats will bolster every program at DHS Stanwonh said the purchase of seats has allowed seating for the entire student body The Palladium's sealing capacity is around 3900 If chairs were set up on the arena floor available seating would be between 4600 and 4700 Chair seats along the north wall number 1000 which will be used for students during pep rallies assemblies and special DHS productions The current scaling capacity at the old auditorium is 500 Topham said he thinks the chair scats enhance the Palladium Proceeds from the sale of chair seats w ill not only go tow ard the purchase of equipment for the facility Topham said some of the proceeds will go tow ard scholarships for DHS students There has been concern regarding chair seals reserved by their owners for events Topham explained that scats purchased by individuals or private concerns are only reserved for DHS activities He also said DHS must be notified by the donors prior to an event if they plan to use the seats and tickets must be purchased for the event “These seats are not reserved if they do not purchase tickets to the event" Topham said "The seats are not reserved for donors for Region or State High School Association sponsored events Any church sponsored activities commumry sponsored activities or where the facility is rented by a private group seals are not reserved" Topham went on to say that if a person who owns a scat doesn't purchase a ticket to a DHS event his or her the public During most seat is open DHS activities there it no difference in admission price for someone who tils in a chair teat or a bleacher Chair seats are available on a first come fust served basis Some donors have bought large blocks of seats to help the school district raise funds Topham said some of the owners of blocks of seats will donate the chair scats for public use He said during the 1995 DHS graduation exercises many owners of blocks of chair seats provided seats for others According to Topham DHS is not the only school in Utah raising money by selling facility seats “Other schools are selling seats as a fund raiser like Delta High School" Topham said Topham said Snow Canyon High School in Washington County is an example of another school which has sold scaling to raise money In Anderson's letter to the editor in the June 1995 issue of the Chronicle Progress she accused the foundation of "silent selling of reserved seats" Stanworth said that has never been the case “Silent selling of seals? We’re openly selling the seats" Stanwonh said Stanwonh said selling seats was discussed as early as five and a half years before construction on the Palladium began He said a community committee at that time pushed for chair scats and convinced the superintendent that it was a good idea Anderson also said that there is a common public opinion against selling chair seals at the Palladium Stanwonh said he is encouraged at what he calls excitement in the business community about selling the seats Construction at the Palladium is 95 percent complete Crews are sanding and finishing the wood floor inside the arena There is still some painting to be finished as well as final touches to the wrestling room and the dance studio Topham said he feels good about the design and construction of the facility “It’s basically been put together very well" Topham said Hundreds flock to Delta By Derim City Park for Fourth of July festivities Phelps “Hometown Liberty" was the theme for 1995 Independence Day festivities in Delta Thousands came out to participate in activities sponsored by various clubs and organizations The celebration began Monday with the Delta Children's Parade sponsored by Delta City According to 1995 Miss Liberty Stephanie Morgan more than 300 children were in this year’s children's parade There are no set age limits but Morgan said entrants are usually between infant ages and 13 years The children's parade route began at Delta IGA and ended at Delta City Park After the parade was over entrants enjoyed donated popcicles Miss Liberty and her Court represented Delta in both the children's and the Fourth of July Parades Morgan plained (hat bicycles and other entrants were separated and held to a slower pace this year In previous years children rode their bicycles so fast that the children's parade only lasted a couple of minutes The Fourth of July Parade sponsored by the Delta Rotary Gub began about 10:00 am Tuesday at Bennett’s Drive Inn The parade ended at Delta IGA Parade winners included the float for Miss Liberty and herCourt which ceived First Place The Second Place entrant was the float entered by the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce and Millard County Tourism Miss Hinckley's float received an Honorable Mention In the “Other" Category Hale Jeffery's 1917 International Tractor took First Place Second Place went to Lyle Bunker's Daisy Reaper and Great Basin Veterinary Services received an Honorable Mention According to Parade Chairman Evan Maxficld there were 60 entrants in this year's parade Maxfield said this year saw one of the largest turnouts of participants in recent years The Delta Fourth of July Parade has been a traditional part of the Independence Day celebration “It’s been going on for many years" Maxfield said “It's an old tradition It is growing every year" Maxficld said it took two months to This is put the parade together Maxficld’s third year as Parade Chairman The only real problem with the is children parade throwing candy at parade entrants Many parade entrants throw candy out of their vehicles for children Children were seen this year throwing the candy back at the entrants which in some cases is very dangerous Paiade organizers are concerned about the candy throwing problem but Maxficld concedes there’s not much that can be done about it He said parade organizers have two choices They can caution parents and children on the dangers of throwing candy or they can eliminate candy altogether from the parade Maxfield said he thinks if candy were eliminated the parade would be ruined Candy throwing by children has been a problem in the past but Maxfield said it was worse this year Maxficld said the number of parade spectators was not counted but he thinks there could have easily been more than 2000 “It's a fun experience and I’m really appreciative of all the people participating" Maxfield said After the parade most of the spectators and entrants gathered at Della City Park for a full day of activities Ray Brown of Hinckley was the Patriotic Speaker at the Delta City Park Program After Brown spoke parade winners were announced and music and other entertainment were featured at the band stand Many Delta area clubs provided games food and music Pony rides were also given To lop off the evening the Hinckley Lions Club sponsored the 2 st Annual Demolition Derby at the Millard County Prize money totalled Fairgrounds $2600 and trophies were presented to the winners Look for photographs and a list of derby winners in next week’s issue of the Chronicle Progress After the demolition derby Della City sponsored a fireworks show The Delta Volunteer Fire Department presented a variety of fireworks of different sizes shapes and colors See Parade pictures on page 2 Commission and Holdaways finalize sale of Plaza Lanes By Derim Phelps and Natalie Holdaway are now the owners of Plaza Lancs Bowling Alley in Delta The Holdaways and members of the Millard County Commission signed the final papers Monday to seal the sale The Holdaways w ill pay $ 84773 per month starting October 1995 and ending in October of 2005 The commission signed the deed and Security Title Company is the trust on the deed The Holdaways say they plan to improve the facility They officially took possession of the business on Monday after the papers were signed Commissioner Tony Dcardcn asked Mr Holdaway if he would consider obtaining third party financing if he is able to bring profits up enough to qualify There was reportedly a paragraph in the sales contract which dealt with this issue The paragraph w as omitted from the contract Mrs Holdaway said the parties involved decided not to worry about seeking third party financing Mr Holdaway said no major changes are planned right away He said he and Mrs Holdaway w ill begin work ing on leagues and will start the paperwork necessary to obtain an on premise beer license The Holdaw ays w ill meet with the Della City Council and must have the council's approval before a license may be obtained "We're excited" Mrs Holdaway said The Holdaways have managed the facility since March of 1992 They also own Maple Lanes in Orem Mr Holdaway said Maple Lanes has been a successful venture he bought it in 1987 "We’ve turned it around immensely" Mr Holdaway said Mr and Mrs Holdaway say they are very happy about buy ing Plaza Lanes and they hope everything will work out for the best They said they are glad the process is over Prices at Plaza Lanes w ill remain the same and all six of the current employees w ill stay "We're very happy with our help" Mr Holdaway said “They do a good job Mike for us" The Holdaways addressed recent concerns expressed about the sale of the facility They said they feel the Millard County Commission was unduly criticized Mr Holdaway said he believes the commission was fair in the whole sale Mr Holdaway said he has heard rumors that some persons believe the sale was a “done deal" and that the commission has made its decision before bids were even received Mr Holdaway said he and Mrs Holdaway approached the commission in execuin tive session February and offered $140000 for the bowling alley The commission rejected the offer and told the Holdaways it would not be fair to the community to sell the facility to them unless the sale w ere opened to the public for bidding Mrs Holdaway said she and her husband did not ask the commission to finance the facility w hen they first made their second bid of $160000 She said they were confident they could gel nancing on their own based on their credit history and the success of Maple Lancs “W"hen we were unable to get financing based on the deficit Plaza Lanes has shown in the past we were turned down" Mrs Holdaway explained “We then asked the county to finance" Mr Holdaway said that even though he and h is w i fe ask ed the county to carry the contract they were still the high bidder Critics of the commission's decision to carry the contract for the Holdaw ays have said the commission should have thrown out the Holdaways bid and as opened bidding when financing turned down "I don't know how they could open w hen everybody had already stated their price” Mr Holdaway raid Mrs said "It just Holdaway wouldn't be far because everyone would have known what everyone else had bid " Mr Holdaway said he thinks the commission acted accordingly and by turning the facility over to him and his wife on Monday versus September w hich w ould have been the lime anyone else would have taken over he said the has saved approximately county $20000 in salaries wages upkeep and utilities According to Mr Holdaway the commission wants to make sure there's a bowling center for the community to use He said he thinks this may be part of the reason the commission decided to sell the bowling alley to he and Mrs Holdaway “We have been here for three years" Mrs Holdaway said "We know how to keep the bowling center up and operat- ing" Another fact that Millard County residents have wondered about is the county’s decision to waive the property taxes on the facility until the first of next year The Holdaways said they don't know why the taxes were waived They said they did not request the waiver If the county had assessed property taxes beginning now the Holdaways said they would not have had a problem in paying them Mr Holdaway said he doesn't think property taxes from July 3 to November 30 would have amounted to mare than $500 One change the Holdaways have already implemented is a decrease in the facility's summer hours Plaza Lanes will be closed Monday Wednesday and Sunday and will have shortened hours the rest of the week Dunng winter Plaza Lancs will be open longer The Holdaways said there is not enough business in the summer to justify being open at many hours as in the winter Many tournaments and promotions are planned The Holdaways thanked all their fnends who have supported them over the past three years and all of their employees and farmer Millard County 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