Show vwgryiiwMiiWWiimi 3im:r¥iv''ii irjtf nr n 'tf jjj t iin ¥ r:t 'j Tint rrt jra'iv''Wii:' f imm&&iigi Viiiw County Chronicle Millard wn Miirranffatew° Progress 1999 25 February Page The Delta City Council has ruled Bi Path H inutr SluiitM Inltrn r Reclamation efforts provide this haven for natural plants and as seen wildlife 1 r- t 1 H h by this kit fox Brush Mine Continued from frontpage thai luff docs nut grow plants uell he comol a high sodium content that information to change its pany reclamation procedures One of the a use of different pe changes included oflopsoil Brush Wcllmun now spreads the soil onl si inches over a larger area It used to spread IX inches over a small area lmplovees are finding that plants grow better this way Brush Uellman adds fertilizers gpsum and organic chemicals to hnng the nutrient value of I cause the soil up for plants " e are required b State of L'tah in the reclamation plan to achieve 70°o of background growth within three vears" Hawkins said In some recent reclaimed areas we exceeded br Aground " growth bv over l(R)°o in three vears Brush ellman is bonded to complete reclamation of all completed mine areas If for some reason the companv is able to reclaim an area the bond will take ov er and reclamation will proceed Hawkins explained that reclamation not onlv helps plant life but also helps wildlife In and around the mine are eral small ponds of water for wildlife to drink One of the guards a: the mine photographed a kit fox which had taken shelter in rocks in a recentlv claimed area Jack B kellev Companv of Amarillo exas contracts ith Brush ellman to haul several 43 ton semi loads of bertrandiie ore everx dav from the mine he trucks are speciallv built to the mill so the do not damage the highwav oads are covered with tarps to control dust Brush ellman Rd started as a dirt road between the mill and the mine he companv and the State Department of Transportation worked out a deal with Millard and Juab Counties to asphalt the high- 'mrtL" dMHT— - Brad Lake Bed Crandall Nielson tests bertrandite ore Carta to in large lab berylometer Spadaro and Robert Lister use a field berylometer and GPS unit test and map bertrandite ore samples at the Topaz Mine site a government learning program Dearden recommended the Commission approv e a contribution The trip will take place Apnl The Commissioners will contact Delta and Millard High Schools to sec if there are other applicants before making a decision next week The Commission approved a property tax abatement for a man w ho paid his taxes with a counterfeit $100 bill Purchase of a for the Countv laptop computer Assessor's Office was approved at a cost of approximate!) $3000 Iftwoare available the Commission w ill purchase a second unit to be used on wilderness issues Approval was given to purchase two computers for the County Artornev 's Office Now that Brent Berkley has been hired as a Deputy County Attorney the office needs more computers The price will be approximately $1000 for each computer Cox as designated to approve expenditures from the County Public Lands budget The Commission tabled a decision on whether or not to approve payment to Robert K Winder a lobby ist on public lands issues in W ashington DC He represents county land issues including wilderness If pavment is approved Millard Count) 's share will be $8500 The Commission approved hiring George O' Camb to do summer work Count) Maintenance Supervisor Gary Hone The Commission gave conditional approval to VMS Inc For a business cense The company's application stated it has a state contract to maintain the rest area on Interstate 15 at Dog Valley Approval is contingent upon verification the company has a state contract Final approval for ATV routes in Millard Countv was tabled until next week Sheriff td Phillips said originally four routes were opened bv the count) to go into citv and town ATV routes There's no record of w hen the routes ere opened Phillips presented a map to the Commission of past permanent routes and temporary routes for the ATV Jamboree Jack McBride asked the Commission to write him a letter stating that the county does not own a road leading to his property off of State Route 00 near Fillmore McBride claims the road is his He said he got a letter from an attorney staling it was built by Millard County and is a county road County Attorney LeRay Jackson said he has been told the road is not on the county road map He said he will review the letter McBride got and will check w ith the County Road Department The Commissioners approved spending $52705 for a fingerprint scanner for the Millard County Sheriffs Office It The fun on tonnto bad isn't than by cnanc— H ghwa tha bad dafinh action wtwn tha bad Mta tha court It atoo alowa tha flight of tha baH COPY tafk tne t 'its Ull torca It hursj4 to ' urjci: oc jr ' J ' ice a '' sw a ide' V " ad comer v " :mv o' i" w and the J wo I'ghts more 'e "ee' like to see a ness lot sv c -c February School Board news Millard County Commission highlights Millard Count) Clerk Norma Brunson withdrew as the trustee of the county's 401 K Plan She asked the Commissioners to appoint someone else Dearden said the BLM did a of w ildemess in Utah and came up with 5 8 million acres of wilderness Dearden said L'tah counties want to propose that w ildemess designation meet the 1964 Wilderness Act Under the act w derness areas w ould have to be roadless Dearden said Millard County can use GPS equipment to map and photo graph w here roads are in the West Desert The Commission tabled a decision on request to help sponsor a student to go lo W ashington DC w ith the Program The student goes to the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind This trip m ill only be for that school Since this is the lehruarx 22 IW) Ihe Delta Citv Council had a varietv of subjects to discuss Ihe topics varied from land sales motorcvele racing the 4th ot Julv celebra wav Br Derin Phelps he Millard Count) Commission ed a fee aiv er for use of the Count) Ambulance during the I DS Conference and in llincklev and Delta next Saturdav Sunday March 5 and 6 Ihe action was taken during Mondav "s regular Commission meeting in illmore During the Commissioners' reports Commissioner laV'ar Cox said he attended Count) Commission Da) last week at hev discussed Ihe State egislature sues like the primarx responsibilit) of count) government and lax sources Commissioners Tony Dearden and Steve Draper also attended Draper reported that he attended the arm al of 30000 chicks at the Delta gg Farm in Sutherland He also said he met ith the Six Count) Mental Health Board to trx to come up with wavs to meet mental health needs in the count) A recreation department rental polic) needs approval from the Commission Draper met with Max Wood about the policv which covers use of the Millard Count) Fairgrounds facilities in Delta sW9 Miss Millard Count) ScholThe arship Pageant will be held Julv 31 Draper also reported about a complaint about the cistern at the Deseret Cemetery There is a cover over Ihe cistern and the water is bad Dearden reported that he attended a commercial space forecasting conference two weeks ago The conference was made up of eight different panels that discussed the future of space travel Millard Count) representatives attended because of the interest they and Beaver Count) have in developing a space port Specifications for the proposed space port along the Millard Beaver Count) Line have been sent to The site of the proposed port is in the W ah Wah Valley south of the Sev ier of On the Brush ellman can be found on the at Wide Web World www brushwellmanjtah com See next week's issue of the Chronicle Progress for the second part of this series on Brush ellman Next week's article will focus on the Brush ellman mill near 'X'lta Chnstensen addresses City CounSugarloafers cil about March race in Delta tion airport tanks National HeMage eas to (rcet lights MiUh Mvers sought app'n a to k face a single lot ubdu lic hearing was he id or the matter and tfc subdivision was approved with no being made Brad Chnstensen (! the Sugarloatcrs aed for permission to rave a motorcy c Heated at Xu rjee across Highj iKi Ihe race would re held on Moah at 13 starting Ihe bikers would a m cross the road about times on their course tfe Ira!!"ic would onlv be blocked ott ere nearing the highwa) bikers wanted the course located 'icre si that hjsincsses in 'he area ma here! from the race i! bikers chose to patronize them he council appro ed allow ir 'ace's to cross "ifi Norh just otl Hghwav sav mg that it would he a good project DellaCitv s 4h of Julv celebration will this vear be held on Saturday Julv cause the 4th tails on a Sundav this ear 7 he llincklev ions Club decided to hold a wei! the demolition derbv on Saturday Ihe underground tanks at the airport need to be replaced as sHn as possible here are two tanks at the airport now one I0CHH) gallon tank and one 2"o equipment emerCapital Improvement Fund Monev will be transferred from that fund into the Sheriffs Jail provement Budget will be paid for from the Reserve in the gency Br Derin Phelps Ihe Millard Count) School Board eeb II to prohibit students voted from bringing their babies into the classroom setting during regular school hours I here are a few unwed mothers enrolled at Delta and Millard High Schools and board members expressed concern about babies distracting other students During the communications from hoard members Brent ( lson reported that there has been lolence and or implied iolence in some schools in the district Superintendent Dr Kenneth Topham said he ill ith make sure teachers are trained to deal the problem Olson received a letter from a deaf girl tan has I School the who been attending for the Deaf The girl wants to attend a special session of the Close-- l p Program which will be held specifically for the School for the Deaf Ihrough Close-- l p high school students are able to go to ington D C and see first hand how the he board federal gov ernment operates voted to contribute $100 School Board Member Bobbie Killpack said she talked to personnel at Cottonwood High School about a block school day formal She said they seem to like it Cottonwood reported no difference in test scores but said attendance is up now that the school is on a block format Discipline problems have also decreased Millard Count) School Board members were concerned about students missing class for activ ities and At Risk dents who may miss classes Killpack said the block format weeds out poor i im ' School Board Member Ron Draper said the Millard School District Foundation wants to promote the fact that donations can be deducted on lax returns Draper also asked about eliminating the deer hunt break Ihe School Board authorized lopham to get bids on construction of tour tennis courts west of the old gym at Delta High School Topham will get separate bids with lights and without lights The board still needs to investigate a few details like how close the proposed tennis courts would be to fire hydrants Board members app'ov ed a I lab Pow er right of way that runs under the location of the new CBA Center at the Delta Techboard nical Center also authorized the The school district to purchase surplus prop- lUssCc levhr other c- pr t arc?: tectc-- rer"i wt!! c prov ed ev v ' r ": on 'ei' sc ' ' "" otha ground chec teachers include Brjrd ovcil incve i"iel J Becky Hafts Drape' he board irrHiv' Schiw to take jtw t iWri sv J erty The School Board approved a cost crease to a project to renovate streets in and Middle front of Fillmore lementary Schools Design costs turred out to be about 40 higher to the district than School Board members had originally thought That translates into about $20Ki more This is a joint project between the Millard County School District and Fillmore City The project is on schedule The Fillmore City Council will open bids at 10 am March 4 in the Fillmore City Council Chambers At least some members of the School Board plan to attend the Fillmore City will manage the opening project The school district's share of the cost is approximate!) $80000 according to Topham The school district has budgeted $12000 for a new vehicle for the driver s education program The board approved the purchase of a new car Topham will choose between two possibilities The board authonzed receipt of bids on a project at Millard High School The project will cov er classroom areas but not the lunch room The board also dis- - counsc Vhs N K ir'c Jcc'ee leKhcT 1KL" approv al to gam adfMmsirat c rv the time Rawlinson w ve pay ci: wo ear'y gradual o' proved along with the high scruvl diploma to hoard approved 'tleaM-from school at the re father hree residency approv eJ Inc as appro tan iiies conditions proval to home shoo1 t"e I' lopham repoled tna! Millard C'outty School I" ect '" sv' counted lor every the district a:r vtvhav e submitted appl kitto the The next regular rticV trie M " County schoo' lioa'd wii be r on Monday March S Boa'd tour High Vhoo and the the of'vt '!' Ier before convening The public is encou'aced iferv Millard Countv Schvi Board mcc:i"c Hi Fourth District Court report By Derin Phelps Harding Jr presided over Fourth District Court last in Fillmore All defendants presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt On Iliursday Harding scheduled a pretrial conference for March 4 for Joseph T Schutz 22 of Tooele Schutz is charged w ith a class A misdemeanor count of supply ing alcohol to minors and a class B misdemeanor count of interfering w ith a legal arrest Harding set bail at $2500 Fred R Gomez 5b of California pleaded guilty to a class A misdemeanor count of attempted wanton destruction of protected wildlife As part of a plea agreement the count was reduced from a felony count of wanton struction of protected wildlife A class B misdemeanor count of wanton destruction of protected wildlife was dismissed The charges stem from an incident in which Gomez and his son w ere hunting in the Kanosh area Gome reportedly shot a trophy elk without a license Harding fined Gomez $500 and ordered him to pay $2000 in restitution An arraignment for Duslin L Cropper 18 was continued to March 4 He is felony count charged with a of possession of a con'rolled substance A waiver hearing for Antonio R Rodriguez 37 was scheduled for March 4 le is charged w ith a felony count of driv ing ith a measurable amount of a controlled substance in his body and a class C misdemeanor count of failure to stop at a stop sign Sean R Clark's first appearance was continued to March 4 He is charged w ith a felony count of possession of methamphetamine a class B misdemeanor count of lew dness and a class C misdemeanor count of driv ing on a denied driver's license The charges stem from a Feb 4 traffic stop John A Chnstensen 39 denied allegations he violated terms of his probation He's on probation on a felony count of attempted sexual abuse of a child and a felony count of attempted possession of a controlled substance An order to show cause hearing will be held March 19 Jacqueline M Coombs failed to appear to face a felony count of possession of a controlled substance and two class B misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia She is being held in a Salt Lake County jaiL The case was continued to March S Lee R Payne 37 pleaded guilty to tw o class A misdemeanor counts of domestic assault As part of a ptea agreement a felony count of domestic as Judge Thursday Ray and Friday are legally sault was dismissed Harding ordered the l'tah Department of Adult Probation and Parole AI'&P) to prepare a report Payne was released on his own recognizance until he is sentenced April Melva L Huffer 35 pleaded guilty to a class A misdemeanor count of supplying alcohol to minors Harding ordered AP&P to prepare a report Sentencing was scheduled for April A conference for Heston I Smith 18 was continued to March 4 He is charged with a class A misdemeanor count of assault ith a substantial bodily injury A conference for Danny R Fulton 25 was continued to March 4 Fulton is charged w ith a class B misdemeanor count of Dl and a class C misdemeanor count of driving without a valid driver's license According to Fulton's Jim Slav ens a possible plea agreetorney ment is in the works L Marshall 22 requested an Danny early release from the Millard County Jail so he can go back loan Illinois prison and receive treatment for Hepatitis He has jail sencompleted 66 day s of a count of tence on a felony failure to slop at the command of a peace officer and a class A misdemeanor count of joyriding Harding denied the request and ordered the Millard Count) Sheriffs Office to provide medical treatment for Marshall A preliminarx hearing will be held March 18 for Judd Christensen and Michael M Blad who are each charged with a felony count of wanton destruction of protected wildlife Christensen is also charged w ith a class A misdemeanor count of wanton destruction of protected wildlife and Blad also faces a class B misdemeanor count of carry ing a loaded firearm inside a chicle A Landon case against companion Stephenson 9 w as continued until the preliminary hearing is over Stephenson is charged with aclass A misdemeanor count of w an ton destruction of protected w Sentencing for Jeremy Yales 19 was continued to March 4 He was scheduled to be sentenced on two felony counts of attempted burglary and joy riding He pleaded f uilty Thursday lo a class C misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct A class A misdemeanor count of using a dangerous w capon in a fight as dismissed Robert F Ralston 27 asked for credit toward his fine because he paid $2000 toward a drug treatment program He was convicted of a felony count of operation of a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory Harding denied the - quest Rodnguez 38 and Volanda M each pleaded innocent to two felony counts of forgery and two class B misdemeanor counts of theft The charges stem from the alleged distribution of counterfeit $100 bills in the Fillmore area Harding assigned the case to Judge Donald Eyre for trial A trial date is pending On Friday a case against Ramona Y 39 was assigned to Last Millard Harvey Justice of the Peace Ron Hare for a preliminary hearing Harv ey is charged ith a count possession of felony and a class B misdemeanor count marijuana of possession of drug paraphernalia A date for the hearing is pending A axiference in a companion case against Rick G Bambrough 39 was continued pending the outcome of Han ey 's preliminary hearing No date was set Bambrough is Nancy Garcia 23 charged ith a class of possession ot :iur:ui misdemeanor count o' Harding dismissed meanor count ot speech ''c M York 55 He had ing 90 miles per hour n speed zone Juveniles Continued from front page bins were taken back to the Pn detention center hey cadi Uc 0 pose teiony a stolen vehicle lie driver o! vehicle also faces count ol evading a peace oi' vc said possible escape charge rc against both hoys in tab o(nt cot TALK TO THE FATHFR When you pray pray the word of God When vou do that voi Vrvw ou arc praying His will God has tven us manv promises m His Word We can find something in the Word of God for ever area of our lives The prayer of faith depends completely on the vord of 7 God No faith in your life'' No Word of God in your life' John says "If ye abide in rrve and my words abide in vou ve shall ask what '" " it 14 5 will and be shall done unto you tells cs Vnj this John ye that we have in Him that if we ask am thing is the confidence according to His will he heareth us And if we know that he heat us whatsoever we ask we know that we have the pe"t'ons tha ve desired of Him " But if we do not know the word of God how can we have faith in Him'' How can we prav according to H:s will ' How can we keep from asking amiss (James 4 ))n The word tells us to have confidence in God that He will do what His Word savs Fie will do Romans 4 21 says of Abraham And being fully persuaded that what he had promised he was able also to perform " Abraham had confidence in God What is the meaning for the Greek word for confidence'' "The speaking all one thinks as characteristic of a frank and fearless mind hence boldness openness frankness " So afler one finds the promise of God pravs the pravc of faith believing he must then have so much confidence in God tha: he speaks words of confidence The way it says God does in Romans 4 7 "calleth those things which be not as though they were " W hat we have prayed for we are so confident in God that we speak words that say it will come to pass words of faith If we don't than we are double minded and it says in James "But let htm ask in faith For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea nothing wavering driven with the wind and tossed For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord A double minded man is unstable in all his way " Kathv Mincer Pastor LIVING ORD FELLOWSHIP 351 South 100 West Delta I tan Phone 1 or Saaday Service 10:00 ant Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:00 pm We invite everyone to come worship God with us! |