Show Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy 75 Cents USPS Grand Marshals of July 4th celebrations “New Millennium” Parade - Fillmore This year's Grand Marshals for "The Nw Millennium Parade in Fillmore will be a couple who arc lifetime citizens of Fillmore and Millard Counts Ashby and Marjorie are known and loved by most everyone who ever met or had association with them They are type of people that make the world better just by being ink Lifetimes ofserv ice to the community and their church have endeared them to this community and Fillmore is proud to honor them at this time Marjorie Brunson Robison was bom in Fillmore on Jan 1920 to Renn Lorenzo land Isabel Carling Brunson She grew up in Fillmore andmenjoyed her youth graduated from Millard High School and went to BYU Ashby was bom in Fillmore also on Aug 29 1918 His parents were Aaron Wayne and Fern Ashby Robison He attended the schools in Fillmore and graduated from Millard High School He served a missionnmfor the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Minneapolis Returning from his mission in 1941 he continued his schooling that fall at BYU There he dated the beautiful Marjorie then they married on May 14 1942 and have lived those happily ever after’ lives Yet there were bad times Marjorie lost two babies before the happy occasion when their daughter Racqucl was bom August 21 1951 Another time of joy followed three years later when a son Ren was bom Marjorie and Ashby both worked at Geneva Steele in Provo after their marriage After a while Ashby quit Geneva Steel and worked with the IRS but found he didn’t like working in a job where no one likes you Marjorie left Geneva Steele to teach at the new Utah Valley Vocational School until it closed They were happy to have a chance to move back to Fillmore Soon Ashby and his brother Ray established the Robison Cleaners which has been in business ever since but with new owners after Ashby sold it in 1966 Ashby also worked for Deseret News from 1948 to 1972 He has served as Bishop Bishop's Councellor and Stake President’s Councellor for a total of over 22 years 1967 Ashby was named Aministrator of the On August —and Hospital where he served diligently as the hospital grew the job grew with it “America on Parade” - C Frank Baker The Delta City Council selected C Frank Baker as Grand Marshal for the July 4 celebration Baker was chosen because of his many years of volunteerrt service to Delta City and Millard Vounty C Frank Baker was bom in 1936 in Delta Utah to Cecil Frank and Helen Stevens Baker He was raised and educated in Delta His father was the local pharmacist who owned and operated Baker Pharmacy along with his wife Helen Frank spent his younger years working at Baker Pharmacy learning the value of work by emptying the trash stocking shelves and later running the sporting good and gun department But his true love was farming and animals at a young age As a small boy his mother tells of how he loved to play for hours with his trucks and tractors making corrals stacking his hay (piles of grass) and moving his little animals from farm to farm He was involved in the Delta Chapter of FFA and the Millard County Jr Livestock show Frank attended the College of Southern Utah now SUU and then went to work in Nevada at Kennecott in the 950’s In 959 Frank came back to Delta to Farm and work for his father at Baker Drug in Delta He has been involved in the Swine Sheep industry and then in 1972 started into the dairy business for the next 20 years He currently owns and operates South Track Livestock a farming and cattle feed lot in Delta UT In 1998 Frank was awarded “Southern Utah Rural Honors Marjorie and Ashby Robison The Robisons served a mission in Nashville Tennessee from May 1984 to November 1985 They are a remarkable couple is a history book of Millard County and few would almost Ashby dare contest his memory of happenings in this County for the past 82 years Marjorie is a delight with a sense of humor that has not dulled throughout her long and fruitful years Marjorie and Ashby are two people who are filled with integrity and love for humanity Maybe that’s why everyone loves and admires them Delta his hometown following graduation from the college of Southern career in the Utah in 1958 to begin what would be a Dairy business He currently owns and operates South Track Livestock a farming and cattle feed lot in Delta in Those two decades however pale comparison to this expeHe has rience in other aspects of rural life in Millard County stint as President of the Millard served for example a County Drainage District and an equal term as Director of the He has a part Intermountain been Farmers Regional organization of the West Millard Kiwanis Club for 36 years and a member of West Millard Search and Rescue for 26 years For two terms a member of the Millard County Commissioner and a Millard County School Board He has protected the interests of his community and county with concern and determination and member of the Delta Jaycees Fare Department and as a Chamber of Commerce he has been equal to the task of preserving his fellow residents' health safety and economic vitality He has been recognized many times for what are but a few of the countless opportunities he has taken to sustain and enhance the rural atmosphere of Millard County Named in 1997 as the total citizen of the year by the Utah State Chamber of Commerce he has also been recognized as the outstanding conservation farmer of the year and was selected to receive the Millard County Jr Livestock Service for his unending devotion to the preservation and success of rural Utah and for his concern for the health and prosperity of her citizens on so many different fronts it is our pleasure to recognize C Frank Baker with the Southern Utah University Rural Honors Award But even with this award and many others he has received one of his most important qualities is that of just helping his neighbors people he does or doesn’t know without being asked he see’s a need and goes to help Wither it's a neighbors hay crop to be put up a burnt fire mess that needs cleaning up a load of top soil for a garden or dirt hauled in to set a rvew mobile home on he takes his crew and off they go Frank Baker is one who is of the older generation he has a set of values of honesty loyalty hard work and integrity He takes pride in being a good citizen in honoring his country county and town He has faced adversity in his personal life and has overcome it and grown from it He has survived cancer and bet the odds He b stubborn and that’s probably why he doesn't give up or give in he is not afraid to stand alone for what he believes in Willoughby and town competing Horca Pulls July 4 That win be Hone Mil on July 4 at pra at th Millard Co Fair Arena The Rocky Mountain Patting Division which constats of Utah Idaho A Wyoming will bo participating The 1999 hones will bs polling Thaas hones pull in wool pate Ami year eantag points I COPY attach pull Special harnesses are needed for them as they have so much power This it a special pull for Linda Palmer who once lived in Delta to fund an organ transplant We would like to invite everyone out to the arena at pm on the 4 to watch this event 1) J John Cooper to challenger n c u m b a nt County Commissioner Tony Dearden madea successful bid in the Primary elections held Tuesday Cooper ceived 12(4 votes and Daatdeta received 152 89 No Jun 29 2000 51 causes st damage and fire in Flowell By Betty Jo Spemkmmm Only minutes after 3 pmon Thursday hurled across the June 22 a valley in Flowell and created havoc ripping a roof from a home and strew ing it across a field— tearing a limb from a tree and onto a power line This resulted in a fast fire which at first started north then changed directions heading for the home of Mark and Karen ardle At 307 Karen called 91 as the w ind changed again and sent the fire racing across a thick field in a southeasterly rection Stiff w inds continued as two units from the Fillmore Fire Department and one unit from the BLM Forest Service Fire Station responded to the call One of them entered the field and attacked the point of the fire as h raced toward the road Others went to the W ardle home area where the yard was soon filled with vehicles bearing water fighters and their tools A neighloader sped into the bor on a field near the W ardle home and cleared a to keep the fire from jumping to John Cooper wins primary election John Micro-Bur- Vol 0 ward the home est of the fire at the home of Richard and Kimberly Herbst wind commuted to rip at the roof sending strips of insulation flying across the field or piling up against their cars Neighbors converged from all direct:ons moving the cars out of the line of wind to prevent further roof materials from hitting them and giving support to Kimberly whose husband was in Delta and hurrying homeward Back at the fire which had again changed directions and was burning rapidly in a northeasterly direction across the road from the house a unit from Fillmore with Sherri Ashworth at the wheel and John Row ley on the hose rolled across the field and into the face cf the fire with the pressure hose cutting the fire to ashes and smoke Crews from the BLMFS Station entered the field and helped the trucks put out the many fires that continued to crop up Finally the wind stopped and the County Fire Warden Howard Allred from Delta Gayle Sorenson Director of the BLMTS Station and the Chiefof Fillmore FD directed Fire Fighters as the fire was put out and it was safe to leave It was about 430 Fillmore Fire Chief Mike Ingram expressed his gratitude that the fire was out and said “Tell the people of Millard County to please be careful it’s going to be a dangerous season" Karen Wardle said “Thanks to the Flowell Community who were here in minutes helping and to the Fire Departments for their quick efficient work I'm so grateful that there wasn't any more damage and that no one was hurt" field at the Across the Herbst home a crew including Mark Wardle Richard Herbst and neighbors was already atop the house making necessary repairs to keep out any rain that might come before the roof can be replaced Judging from the response from this small community it won’t be long before that is done (Photos not available this week) Television channels in Millard to be relocated -- The Millard County TV Department tries to provide the best tclevison signal possible for county residents at a reasonable cost to taxpayers according to County Commissioner Cox To do so five translator sites in the county are needed and terserved because of the large area rain features Annual budget for operation and maintenance of equipment needed to transmit the received signal is $88235 This also includes the revenue for equipment placement and upgrades The Federal Communications Commission on June 7 auctioned the frequency spectrum occupied by television channels 60 - 69 This spectrum will now be used for cellular telephone service and public safety radio such as law enforcement agencies fire and rescue and ambulance service Channels that were operating in this range must now relocate to other channels which are available for television service The FCC also plans to auction the frequency spectrum currently occupied by channels 52 - 59 in about a year so it will then be necessary to relocate channels operating in this spectrum as well A statewide plan which will accommodate the relocations of these television channels without interference from one another is being developed The anticipated changes are planned for this fall or early winter and will be done as quickly as possible to limit the down time for each channel The seven channels currently being transmitted from the Oak City site on channels 54 - 68 will be moved to the channels in the 3 - 5 channel range The three channels now transmitted from the Cedar Mountain site north of Fillmore on channels 52 - 58 will be moved to channels 36 - 40 One channel at Garrison on channel 55 will be moved to channel 46 Solar no change of output channeling is anticipated at the Leamington or Scipio Summit sites The above changes will necessitate some new equipment installations and modifications to existing equipment The Stale Legislature has appropriated $34 2 million over the next three years $750000 per year from mineral lease money to help the 23 participating Utah counties accomplish the needed changes Without confusing residents the County TV Department is attempting to explain the upcoming changes As the process continues the department will include detailed information as to where the actual new tclevison channels will be assigned and the dates it will be accomplished Residents with questions may call Commissioner Cox at or television translator technicians Dee or Don Dafoe Hollingshead at Millard School District and IPSC receive safety awards An annual safety awards luncheon was the highlight of a month long focus on workplace safety June 19 in Salt Lake City Among the safety award recipients were the Millard School District and termountain Power Service Corporation Superintendent Ray Timothy of Delta represented the Millard School District at the luncheon The School District was nominated by Utah School Boards District employees receive a message each month which is then distributed to all schools and includes a memo from the District Office encourag ing job safety A Risk Control Committee meets quarterly and reviews all accident and reports claims to bring to management’s attention areas that need provement Intermountain Power Service CorporaMike tion was nominated by Mooney of Delta accepted the award for the company IPSC has a comprehensive workplace program for employees from their initial interview for employment through their daily activities after hire They have a complete Safety and Training section including personnel av able for safety consultation and assistance to supervisors IPSC’s safety statistics port a reduction in OSHA recordable juries this year and they currently have 436 consecutive days without a recordable injury Award recipients were chosen from written nominations received by their surance carriers and were presented by Commissioner R Lee Ellertson This was the Utah Labor Commission fourth annual Safety Award Luncheon Gary B Doxey General Counsel Office of the Governor was the keynote speaker Miss Liberty will reign in Delta Announcing the 2000 Miss Liberty Royalty chosen Tuesday June 13 Contestants competed in three areas: poise presentation and speech There were ten contestants entered in the pageant The new Miss Liberty is Sheri Ann Lester daughter of Steve and Sandy Lester Her first attendant is Holli Judkins daughter of Gary and Vickie Judkins Second attendant chosen is Kristin Thatcher daughter of Steve and Ronna Thatcher all of Delta Miss Liberty will be involved in community service throughout the year She along with her royalty will ride in the Delta July 4 parade the Ute Stampede parade and the Hinckley July 24 parade Awards were given as follows: Miss Liberty $140 First Attendant $ 120 and Second Attendant received $ 00 A dress allowance of $1 50 was also given to each member of the royalty The prizes were all donated by Delta City The pageant is sponsored by Delta City to help involve our youth in community projects Thanks to all who participated and those who domed their time and efforts ia supporting our community Judkins 1 Attendant Shari Ann Lester Mas Thatcher 2 Attendant Royalty: HoM Liberty Kristin I WiViVV |