Show 1 If 1 V— 5H?T7g- - Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Singl USPS 5!S!3y to ro" at 8 moment's notice The recertification process even two years is grueling the pay is not great and the work requires an ability to set aside personal feelings while helping in a crisis Yet Colleen Stewart has managed to work as an Medical Technician for mergency the est Millard Ambulance Sen ice during the past 25 years ' took the EMT training from a good friend Kathleen Johnson and started runith her on the ambulance Back then ning we had a Cadillac ambulance we had gotten from Albert Niekle It was an old bomber but fun In the back was room for one patient and an KMT" said Stewart "One of my first call outs was a car accident in Abraham remember the woman involved had acid inherey esand her knee wanted to do was was badly cut All help and from that point on have been ready to go w hene er they need me had found something could do and do well" Ambulance calls throughout Millard County are under the direction of the Sheriffs Office EMT's are required to live within a respond time from the ambulance sheds in Delta or Fillmore and are paid for ambulance runs taken They are not paid for time scheduled on the pager The West Millard Ambulance Serv ice has three ambulances w ith six EMT's on call alw ay s Although there are about 20 EMT's in the west side of the county some are not active or work as First Responders They live outside the required respond time and are often the first on the scene "The EMT arriving at the ambulance sheds first is designated as the driv er Since live so closely to the Delta shed I'm often the driver However it usually takes me about five minutes to get there when am working at one of my other jobs so don't always drive" Stewart said Responding to hundreds and hundreds of calls throughout the years Stewart said her least favorite runs are those that volve an infant or a small child She members a call out tor a premature infant girl who was in dishe tress ambulance left the Delta Medical Center and arriv ing in N e p h blew a tire Juab County m b u A lance crew transferred the infant into their chicle and completed the transfer to Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo hat incident was frightening and slicks in her mind she said "Fvery run is totally different although they may be similar situations" Stewart said "I love being able to help those volved and doing what can to help It isn't easy sometimes and have witnjssed many sad and distressing situations The most difficult calls are suicides and child abuse cases Dealing with those types of calls is extremely hard They are hard ones" Whenever she goes through the EMT recertification process Stewart threatens to quit The testing consists of a practical and written test that requires a passing grade of 80 percent The medical knowledge needed to successfully pass the test has become similar to that of a paramedic This time she is serious about quitting Council's Millennia Jamboral gets under2000 way August "So far more than 24000 Scouts and their leaders have registered We project at least 50000 w ill attend based on these registration numbers" said Cloyd Day Registration Chairman "In 1996 we had about 6000 registrations a ear in adv ance with approximately 32000 participants attending our last Fillmore Jamboral" Kathy H enjoying the activities at the 1996 Jamboral " "I don't have to do the dishes mat ay Colleen replied Part of the criteria for being a good EM T is a concern for others and a desire to help A supportive family is necessary also Stew art has these ingredients but said the most important and sometimes the most difficult is the willingness to leav e immediately when paged "That often means without makeup and looking my worst Once had gone to the beauty shop for a much needed permanent The beautician had my hair wrapped in rollers when a call came ducked my head under the sink through and nnsed it as quickly as possible before wrapped it in a towel and rushed to the ambulance shed On the way to the scene yanked the rollers from my head" Stewart said "My hair was very curly after that but am always willing to roll at a moment's notice" The I'mted States committed 15 percent of the proposed $50 million sue in Millard County through the Department of Energy and the National Science Foun- - The Jamboral's campsite will be 500 acres of flat pasture land owned by Reed and Alison Robison just west of Fillmore On site facilities include a bank an official postal service substation a first aid station telephones trading post concession trailers and a lost and found department "The Robison's left much of the site intact from the previous Jamboral cutting down on site preparations Although with as many participants as we expect we have quite a bit of improvements left to do Fillmore City and Millard County are w orking ith the Jamboral committee in helping us get ready" said Day Achievement in service and training of Boy Seoul and adult leaders will be the event The Utah focus of the Parks Council created a Millennial Jamboral Service Award For the service award individuals must complete 12 hours of service in neighborhoods communities and state or national projects To help Scouts their leaders and families achieve the aw ant the Council is planning service days leading three up to the Jamboral The first focused on serv ice to neighborhoods the second is the community service day in October and the last will concentrate on service to the state or nation said Day Jerc B RatclifTc the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America will he one of the Jamboral's featured spcak- - RoPe bnd9 Provides excitement in Fillmore for ii 14101 m mm m A I Ari T? A ers Rateliffe directs the administration of the organization which includes more than 8000 employees and almost 13 million adult volunteer leaders He is the recipient of national and international Scouting awards Other speakers include Robert M Gates President of the NationaJ Eagle Scout Association and President Thomas Monson First Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church Gates is the retired director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) He is also a former assistant to the President and oVouty tional security adviser for the National Security Council He has served under five US Presidents His Scouting awards clude the Vigil Honor from the Order of the Arrow and Distinguished Eagle Scout Since 1969 President Monson has served as a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America since 1969 He is the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award the Silver Buffalo Award and the Bronze Wolf Participants w ill be entertained by counbest try music star Lee Greenwood known for his patriotic song "God Bless the USA" The song w as used extensiv ely throughout Ronald Reagan's campaign in 1984 and again in George Bush's 1988 campaign General Norman Schwarzkopf is also a fan Greenwood has 18 albums and won many country music awards The Millennial Jamboral will encompass Scouting districts from throughout Utah and nearby states Scouts and their leaders are encouraged to follow the Boy Scout motto of always being prepared by rcgistrating early Volunteers are also needed to help w ith preparations and may contact Cloyd Day in Fillmore Javon according to a news release ot $ tiKiooo :or env ironmentai was y en by Wovemor cav three year ago of trie pledge wi- - made illmore arm Bureau Vale niversity rays thai by the County Citv Millard County of Itah and tab niversiry constantly directions speed ot light all are last moving particles bombard the earth from the hey travel at nearly which means they have very Some of them are the most high energy energetic of any particles ever observed Although scientists can account for the most cosmic ray s no one knows origin of the source of the highest energy cosmic ray particles whose energies are more than a hundred million times greater than the particles world the most in produced powerful panicle accelerator The Pierre uger Proiect takes its name from the rench scientist who in observed extensive air showers of secondary particles caused by the colliith sion of primary high energy particles air molecules By observing the air showfrom around the world hope ers scientists the source and move one step to identify closer in understanding the universe he S53 million dollar project in ' aim America will consist of MX) surface tector tanks and four florescent detectors called fly's eyes The surface detectors kilometers apan ire cylindriplaced cal holding Vinm gallons of pure first water hey are powered by solar cells to run the elecfor the Global Positioning Sy stem Scouts and the com' - tve re ' s' !cr entire dctc' its or jp so—pute' techpower vip :i 'J 'tictucCd Jf'iOrology trie Jetector ends spheric ' the inf"— 'it: to 'he data co! ection sta tion usinc pxone :ehioiigy identica ee becomes ric phores available' scient'sts :h'iugh the Internehe foreseen! detectors were devel' ese oped at tre niversiry of tah dete to's ast pho' tise to rii: the cascade o! charged spot lignt emitted when cosmic rays panicles strike the atmosphere he surtace detectors will be about trile apart :r a giant hexagonal aih grid covering some 12'" squire miles station is about 4 icet ir height and teet in diameter Millard students gh school built a prototype ot the prnect early m 9vT Information about the prototype and the work thev did is available o" the Vita lechmcai Center's web site The ' lo see address is http 2"5 125 2" photos of the high school prototypes key in photos record htm Construction of the observatory in Argentina will be complete in will begin about 2'X'l Scientists hope later to construct the complementary northern hemisphere observatory which together with the southern ohser-atory would allow studies ot cosmic rav s from over the entire sky according to a new s release tral 23 tronics Arts Festival is Almost Here Here's one more big reminder that the Old Capitol Arts Festival is coming our way on Friday September 10 (3 p m to 10 am dark) and Saturday September to dark) at the Territorial Statehouse This year's festival in Fillmore grounds so don't miss promises to be a grand one out! There's going to be exhibiting artists from all walks of life ethnic foods to crafts for all ages Nasample tive American Dancers a mountain man camp a construction of a hay derrick the Alice Merrill Home Art Show the Civil War reenactment "Fire Chi the Mountain" a wonderful and other musical guilt groups a lot more for the entire family nice is And what's especially free! is right it's price One thing that's sure to draw a lot of attention is the pioneer home tours from out of the area are bringing their antique cars and horse drawn carnages to prov ide festiv al isitors w ith a show and to enjoy that the - look into the past Participants will be able to sit back and relax while they listen of the horses or the low to the purr of the engine and leam more about Fillmore's interesting historical past through the prov ided narrauv c The tour does not have a set price All donations will be greatly appreciated due to the tact that funds will help w uri festiv ai expense Fillmore really does hav e some cry beautiful historical homes to view so be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity ork and effort has been A lot of hard put forth to bring about a spectacular 3rd ns Festival Last Annual Old Capitol ear w as a bit drizzly how ev er tents cov ered most of the events and participants said that they had a very enjoyable time even with the ram So let be known that the Old Capitol Arts Festival will celebrate the old pioneering spirit come rain or shine' Car burglaries increase throughout county ByKuhy Waller A siring of car burglaries at the Delta High School parking kit occurring August has ceased after Officer Cameron Lebbon apprehended the culprits The burglaries took place during the early afternoon from about 130 pm until 5:30 Items taken from eight vehicles cluded four CD play ers two Day Timers one purse two CD cases with CD's a black CD case and two sets of car adapters Four juveniles from the Delta Middle School took the items and had them in their possession according to Lebbon "The suspects apparently walked around the high school parking looking for items in unlocked vehicles They did not break into the vehicles ney remov ed items only from those chicles w here the items were in sight" said cbhon The suspects have been referred to venile court and Lebbon is attempting to contact the owners to return the items The only item not retnev ed as the purse which they had tossed and apparently someone else took " Residents need to lock their vehicles and keep valuables out of sight It makes sense to keep them locked even when parked in their own driveways Several people think because we live in a rural area it isn't necessary It is too easy for someone to walk by and take something of alue from a vehicle Locking the door will help protect your property " Fillmore Territorial Statehouse Park 1 ° 1999 alktr L'ltraenenergetic cosmic ray v mainly electrons and proton are reishng earth from the depths of space he origin and properties of these panicle- - arc one of the great mysteries of contemporary trophysics An international collaboration of more than 251 scientists and engineers from 60 institutions in 19 countries are trying to determine where they're from and how thev got here The team of scientists chose two sites in 1996 for the Pierre Auger ibserv atory Project acosmic ray experiment Millard County is the Northern Hemisphere choice The site selected is south of Delta and west of Fillmore Twenty percent of the land for the array is privately owned five percent is state land and the other 5 is the owned of and Bureau by percent Management A location near the cities of Malargue and San Rafael in the Mendoa Prov ince of Argentina was selected for the Hemisphere site Although the status of the Millard County site has not been settled ground breaking ceremonies were held at the Argentine site V:ireh 7 "A cosmic ray observatory in Millard County is certainly not a dead issue" said Economic Gary Church Millard County Director "The lack of funding has created a delay for the project However maintain regular contact w ith Paul Sommers at the I'niversity of Utah and am hopeful the funding w ill be acquired " pm Scouts 9 September not a dead issue By Kathy Walker Boy s and young men in green and blue uniforms will overrun Fillmore next fall They w ill be climbing walls constructing towers and bridges competing in contests participating in games and doing collectible trading More than 40000 Scouts and their leaders and another 5000 Cub Scouts w ill be on hand as one of the biggest events in Scouting history the Utah National Parks 89 No 9 ctnH op Cosmic ray observatory knows she will miss it "There is a special tie between EM fs would miss them and the fun and excitement of being a part of every thing really care about those we help and line being tnere to do whatever can ()t course always say I'm going to quit when it is time for me to recertify In two years may change my mind This time think really will quit" Stewart said Accepting the need to leave immediately when paged is difficult for the family of EMT's Family members have to be extremely understanding and tolerant They plan for major events and arrange schedules to accommodate important family and social gatherings whenever possible "Whenever we all get together for family dinners just as we start gathering around the table Mom gets paged" said Cindy Stewart "She has missed more dinners than can remember " but Plans underway for Millennial Jamboral in Fillmore By Vol f 0 4u W Ai Civil War demonstrations and more J |