Show f M “ ' 'I " ill - i' t i V M W AV h W Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 Vol USPS Kathy 4 2001 by Knox Huntsman After thirteen ATV Jamborees the 14th draws a law suit from the enviFederal ronmentalists Fortunately Judge Dee Benson in Salt Lake City ruled in favor of the Utah Shared Access Alliance which represented Fillmore’s best interest That is the good news the bad news according to Brian Hawthorne of the Utah Shared Access Alliance is - they will be back with a vengcnce The Utah Environmental Congress who brought the law suit against the jamboree with support from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance basically want to keep all ATV activity from federal land said I lawthorne The Utah Shared Access Alliance is preparing for another environmental court assault against next years Mark Shultz (above) Medalist in wrestling Fillmore jamboree said Hawthorne The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance does not want to get a reputation of confrontational in Utah so they stay in the back ground on law suits but it provides legal assistance to support law suits brought against Utah ATV activities says Hawthorne The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance has an operating budget of over 2 million dollars where a nominal percentage comes from Utah member’s dues but the majority of their money comes from outside the state of Utah says Hawthorne Large amounts of money come into the environmentalists coffers from the northeast and from Hollywood Neither group have Millard County’s best jpterjfst at heart Hawthorne said Utah Ihared Access Alliance is dedicated 'to the success' oTlBe PiltoioTe TV'” Jamboree and will support it “all the Olympic Gold Mike Schlappi (right) Olympic medalsit in wheelchair basketball mistakes In addition to his Olympic wrestling championship Shultz was a National Open Wrestling champion NCAA wrestling champion world wrestling champion e and Ultimate fighting champion His numerous honors also include being named a distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Several other presenters provided information including Megan a Mooney of Delta Mooney was a Delta High School Sterling Scholar candidate and gave information about the School to Career program between IPSC and Millard County schools verdict returned in stalking case Guilty Huntsman and By Knox July Fillmore’s 14th ATV Jamboree Olympians visit IPSC By Kathy Walker The Western Utility Training Condrew 64 parference held June ticipants representing three countries and 24 states as well as motivational speakers Olympians Mike Schlappi and Mark Schultz event hosted by InThe termountain Power Service Corporation recognized and addressed challenges faced by utilities in their training needs and deliveries The conference was held in the community center at the Intermountain Power Project “Meals were supplied by Gene and Penny Stanworth of Delta Their name is PMS Catering so I wouldn’t complain” Mike Mooney conference chairman told participants Schlappi (sounds like happy) Para Olympic gold medalist shared his story Wed June 20 He gave participants emotional insights about coping with adversity and still finding the motivation to continue Schlappi grew up in Orem and is the second of seven children His father Larry was bom and raised in Delta and attended Millard High School Schlappi is a Olympic medalist in wheelchair basketball In 1988 he won a gold from Seoul South Korea and Barcelona Spain in 992 He won bronze metals in Atlanta in 996 and Sydney Australia in 2000 Schlappi is also a tennis champion winning the US Open in the ‘A’ Division in 1990 and 1994 The following day Olympic gold medalist and former B YU Head Wrestling Coach Mark Shultz was the motivational speaker Shultz began wrestling as a junior in high school Seven years later he won the gold metal Among the insights he shared was with respected people associating never being the first to quit and being the person who makes the least 90 No 52 way" The U S Forest Service is working on a higher tiered mental assessment that will prior to next years jamboree Wright U S Forest Service currently environbe ready says Bill The For- - Off road enthusiasts flock to Fillmore for end anticiest Service is pates another law suit from the environmentalist All government requirements and regulations will be addressed and adhered too according to federal laws says Wright Brian Hawthorne is encouraging Bart Whatcott end hi ATV committee to organize an ATV riding club in Millard County Hawthorne said an ATV Club will sIkiw solidarity for ATV events within the community to help fend off future environmentalist intervention but more importantly “it is a fun thing for the community" Whatcott requests all interested parties to contact hint Whatcott said the jamboree ran from pafd rtTfrrl from Hi patulffccolintryV including a group from England The participants had their choice of 2 different rides covering a distance of over 550 miles Polaris is the primary sponsor foi the event Polaris has generously donated over $4000 worth of products which are given to the rid annual Jamboree ers and one the gifts was a new Polaris ATV Fred Christensen Coca Cola donated a trailer and Jared Miles donated a high speed high capacity at f computer which will be the end of the June 30 event says Whatcott All proceed from the raffle will be donated to the East Millard Search and Rescue team and the Friends of the Library Over 100 riders drove to Richfield on the Poker Run where Coca Cola gave each participant a prize A Triathlon consisted of £ skeet shoot golf shoot and horseshoe pitching After the ATV parade down Main Street the truly dedicated drove their machines through the mud bog in an attempt to win a prize Whaicotfsaid diejam’boree'woul never have happened without the 23 hardworking volunteers who provided organization food preparation and ride supervision The jamboree is estimated to bring in $ 50000 to $200000 into the local U J”' community Walker A jury found Matthew M Steele 46 of Hinckley guilty of one count of misdemeanor A stalking after three hours of deliberation in Fourth District Court Thursday June 26 Judge Claudia Laycock of Provo officiated Steele was arrested in Dec 2000 and incarcerated pending a $15000 cash only bail for stalking a male victim He was ordered to undergo two mental evaluations in the State Hospital and was found incompetent to stand trial In May four months later the State Hospital did another evaluation and determined Steele had been restored to competency and could face the June 26 trial Prosecuting Attorney Brent Berkley and Defense Attorney Bryan Sidwell selected four jurors and two backup jurors The jurors consisted of five women and one man letter written Dec 3 2000 A by Steele was delivered to the victim’s father at home along with verbal threats Steele wrote that God had married the spirits of the victim and himself in Heaven and on her upcom ing birthday the victim’s father was to give her away to him even if it had to be at the business end of a Winchester Sidwell objected to the introduction of the letter in court After arguments the Judge allowed the letter to be an exhibit Steele’s conviction may have been questionable if the letter had not been admitted Berkley said Sgt Jeff Whatcott the victim and her father were called to the stand by The victim testified that Berkley Steele had stalked her for years the most frightening was when Steele was on horseback and stopped the car she was driving on a remote road and would not let her pass Her love of horse riding in recent years has been spoiled by Steele’s riding uninvited next to her and asking personal questions which were intimidating His constant stalking had significantly altered her life and her family’s life she testified Steele said God would give him seven wives and the victim was to be one of them the victim’s father testi fied He also testified that Steele had told him the letter and their conversation was between them and not the police because Steele had a Winchester The Defense Attorney did not call any witnesses nor did Steele testify Laycock ordered Adult Probation and Parole to prepare a pre sentence report and issued a Permanent Criminal Stalking Injunction that can only be lifted by application from the victim Conditions of the injunction are Steele cannot enter the residence or property of the victim or her immediate family enter her school or her Steele cannot place of employment be within 500 feet of the victim and if they inadvertently meet Steele is to vacate the area immediately Steele plans to move away but wants to return to participate in the Hinckley Rodeo said his attorney Laycock told Steele if the victim was at die rodeo then he just wasted a trip There will be no exceptions The Judge warned Steele if he was convicted of See Stalking on page 2 2001 Miss Liberty Royalty Announcing the 2001 Miss Liberty Royalty chosen Tues May 8 Conin three areas: poise presentation and speech There were five contestants enter in the pageant The new Miss Liberty is Britney Markworth daughter of Rick & Dawnalee Christiansen Her first attendant is Bridgette Thatcher daughter of Steve & Ronna Thatcher Second attendant chosen is Meghann Christensen daughter of Mike & Chris Christensen Miss Liberty will be involved in the service throughout community year She along with her royalty will ride in the Delta July 4® parade the testants competed Ute Stampede parade and the Hinckley July 24® parade Awards were given as follows: Miss Liberty - $ 140 first attendant $ 20 and second attendant received $100 A dress allowance of $150 was also given to each member of th royalty The prizes were all donated by Delta Reigning over Delta ’s Fourth of July celebration will be Miss Liberty Brittney Markworth c and first attendant Bridged Thatcher I and second attendant Meghann Christensen r City The pageant is sponsored by Delta City to help involved our youth in community projects Thanks to all who participated and those who donated their time and efforts m supporting our community Woman takes a journey of love across country By Kathy Walker Karla Brown 38 of McPhearson Kansas left her home to begin a journey that would benefit the Epilepsy Foundation and celebrate her anniversary ofbeing seizure free That excursion requires her to walk across some of America’s loneliest areas She arrived in Delta Sunday evening June 24 for a week’s stay Brown does not fit the stereotype of a walker nor is she athletic However she is committed to her cause and determined to finish the course she has set Her walk is scheduled to take about 13 months but the deadline is flexible and depends on die adventures she encounters along the w ay She has visited Delta South Elementary and presented information about her trek across the country and epilepsy to summer school students She has visited Great Basin Museum and learned a portion of the area’s history Most of her time has been spent quietly although she hopes to get some sight seeing tours before leaving The heat has caused her to rearrange her plans and stay in Delta until after July 4 Brown’s pilgrimage began in Seattle where she underwent extensive brain surgery 20 yean earlier Since infancy Brown had suffered complex partial seizures daily After surgery she has not had another seizure Another sentimental association was beginning her walk March 4 to “march forth” ending the trip at the National Epilepsy Foundation of America in Washington DC Upon leaving Seattle Brown walked along the coast to Areata Calif then east to Redding In Reno she picked up Highway 50 and will follow that course to her destination While in Utah she has to make adjustments since a portion of the state’s highway Interstate turns into an “I w as really fat before leaving Kan poor copy”) - t sas so the YWCA staff donated six weeks working with me in endurance training They were not worried about my weight but were concerned about my endurance" Brown said "Of course since leaving I have lost four pant sizes and am sure I’ll drop more along the way" She travels without a support van or crew following her The items she needs including a tent sleeping bag water first aid kit clothing and ten pairs of shoes are packed into a homemade cart that she pushes The blue cart and its contents weigh about 300 pounds “One filing that’s happened that was unplanned is that ever since I got to Seaside Oregon people have been loading my cart up into a pickup and hauling it to the next town and dropping it off for me All I have to do is carry a snail backpack with a few essential items all under ten pounds This makes walking much easier" Brown said Before leaving Kansas she spent about a year preparing for her walk She carefully mapped her route noted post office addresses and wrote dozens of letters to Chamber of Commerce Offices along the way notifying them of her plan and her approximate date of arrival in a particular area “In each letter I sent I explained my goal was to raise money and awareness for epilepsy and give others with epilepsy the same kinds of opportunity that I had I included three letters of recommendations so they would not think I was some nut or an escapee from prison I think the letters really made a difference Everyone has been extremely supportive” she said Her last steps before undertaking her trip were moving from her rented home putting everything into storage and taking a leave of absence from her job at an insurance agency Her family has been surprisingly support- - ive of her walk across the country She maintains daily contact with family friends and supporters via her laptop computer and whenever she arrives in a town picks up her mail addressed general delivery “The one concern everyone including myself had was crossing the desert The distance between towns is miles and miles apart I discovered while crossing Nevada that people out here really care Numerous people stopped to give me cold bottles of water or soft drinks and have helped in several ways The Lions Club has been wonderful in hauling my cart and arranging for other clubs to pick up the load People in the communities gave me sightseeing tours and have been extremely kind and generous In one area I was completely tuckered out and was setting on a culvert dangling my legs all of the six vehicles that came by stopped to see if I was okay One lady even asked if my hus band had dumped me out The scariest part of the trip has been the best part so far” Brown said She usually leaves a town before daylight and stops during the early afternoon because of the heat averages about 15 miles a day She has spent the night in churches people’s homes and camped out She usually tries to stay in a motel when possible “I’ve discovered the two things that matter the most are a bed and tub Someday there may be a cure for epilepsy Until then it is my goal to help raise money for epilepsy research" Brown said Once she leaves Delta she plans to walk to Lynndyl for an overnight stay Then it’s on to Eureka Salem and across Spanish Fork Canyon to Helper She encourages donations to the Epilepsy Foundation of Utah 275 East South Temple Suite 200 Salt Lake City 841 11 See photo on page 2 |