| Show Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 USPS Tentative Budget set for Millard County By Kathy Walker A tentative budget has been set by the County Commission and i budget hearing will be held Monday Dec 17 at 6 pm in the County Courthouse or The budget has two basic parts revenues or income and expenditures outgo Revenues come from sources such as taxes fees service charges and payments from other agencies Among the expenditures are staff salanes supplies and the construction and maintenance of facilities The General Fund is the largest and one of the most important of the county’s funds because it wholly or partially finances most of its governmental programs The budget shows what has been allocated for each activity of the county The actual cost may vary within the programs but may not exceed the budgeted amount unless approved at an advertised budget hearing or office Any questions regarding the budget for a particular department should be addressed to the elected official or department supervisor Additional details for the budget are available at the County Auditor's Office or the County Offices in Delta General Fund Expenses (partial listing) Full Vol 91 No 23 December 13 2001 house at public meeting By Kathy Walker Tempers flared at times as private property owners and livestock operators voiced their opinions of a proordinance at a pubposed fencing-olic heanng Monday Dec 10 in the County Courthouse in Fillmore A snow storm did not prevent 63 residents and residents from attending the hearing but kept others away Several of those faxed statements to the County Commission the proposed ordinance regarding and their comments were entered as public record Commissioner Cox stated at the beginning of the meeting that he could not personally support the proposed ordinance as written “The proposed ordinance w as as directed by the County Commission The verbiage used is the same as the current ordinance except in reverse for private property owners The ordinance was created as a basis for discussion opposite ends of the pole so to speak It was never intended as the final product” said County Attorney LeRay Jackson About people spoke at the meeting Some were pnvate property owners Others were livestock operators Opinions varied Some residents were in favor of adopting the posal Others were against the nance and still others wanted a proordicom- promise Under the proposed fencing-ou- t ordinance private property owners w ith land adjacent to or surrounded by public land w ill be responsible for keeping livestock off their property ordinance puts The current fencing-the responsibility of keeping the animals off private property onto livestock operators The Commission showed those tending the meeting maps and gave an explanation of why some changes in the fencing ordinance may be desired with the increased sale of trust lands In the end the County Commission decided to form a committee made up of representatives from both sides of the issue Committee members have not yet been chosen by the Commission “The appointed committee w ill work to formulate a new ordinance that is acceptable to residents on both sides of the issue If that is not possible no revision to the current ordinance w ill John be made” said Commissioner Cooper Wounded Hero awarded Purple Heart 56 years later by Knox Huntsman 1945 morning Early on the April a Japanese kamikaze plane attacked the USS Enterprise ) by slipping through the task force defense ring It approached from the stem and hit the earner portside off of the hanger deck The bomb missed the ship but hit the water so close that it had the effect of a torpedo blowing a hole in the ship at the water line Twenty two year old40 mm gunner (Fillmore resident) SeaFirst Class Phil Averett was wounded by shrapnel in the attack Averett said the ship was in a “water tight integrity" (all doors and hatches sealed) and he was unable to leave his gun turret It was after night fell that the ship opened up and Averett was able to get medical help in the ship’s sick bay Averett’s medical report reads “Patient received shrapnel wound of right scapular region as man result of explosion of his gun mount during action against enemy planes Wound debrided shrapnel removed Packed with sulfa powder and comers closed with braided silk Patient for turned to duty Recommended award of the Purple Heart” Averett said the doctor dug several 22 caliber size fragments of shrapnel out of his right shoulder that were red hot on entry and he wore his arm in a sling for two weeks Averett said the suicide zero did not hurt him it was friendly fire from the surrounding ships firing at the plane He said if it was not for the helmet on his head he would not be here today Averett was born and raised in Utah and was inducted Washington into the US Navy on August 7 1943 in St George Utah After six weeks of boot camp at Farragut Idaho he was See Purple Heart on page 2 Congressman Family attends tribute for WW The U S government gave tribute Nov 24 to a group of heroic Native American men from the Navajo Nation The Navajo Code Talkers were awarded the highest civilian award the Silver Congressional Medal of Honor One man Samuel Tom Holiday from Kayenta Arizona received the honor with his family present which includes several Delta residents The Navajo Code Talkers were a group of men who used the Navajo Language in code during World War II This code is the only code that has never been broken in a war The code was mostly used on the island of Iwo Jima Siapan Titinan and Marshall Island It was top secret and it was not until 1968 that it was declassified by the government The Navajo language was first put into code by 29 men The first group of approximately 100 men used the code in battle soon after other Navajo men were sent Holiday was among the first group of men that went into battle Holiday has many stories to tell about his experience some sad and Since the code talkers some funny were considered top secret very few Marines knew of them When Holithe day first arrived to the islands Code Talkers got off the ship and onto a small boat with all the activity going on in the water the boat flipped over and Holiday had to rescue him Jim Hansen congratulates II Phil Averett hero self as well as other men The Navajos were sometimes mistaken for Japanese Holiday was bathing in a watering hole when a US Marine held a gun to the back of his neck It took Holiday several hours before he convinced the Marine he was a US soldier He also was buried by a motor shell that went off near him and his partner Dan Akee Holiday is the father of eight and a grandfather of 30 and a of five Three of his daughters Helena Degaii Baysha Holiday and Corina Holiday live in Delta along With nine grandchildren Krystina Tarango T J Begaii Preston Holiday Annon Redhouse Lynna Redhouse See Medal of Honor on page 2 Samuel Tom Holiday displays Medal of Honor his Sherry Paxton named Millard Teacher of the Year By Kathy Walker The Millard School District chose a teacher as Teacher of the Year for the 200 2002 school year The special education teacher was also a state finalist Sherry Paxton of Fillmore works at Millard High School and is the team leader of the Special Education DeHer program sen es as a partment model for the district according to Superintendent Ray Timothy “Sheny is a very positive upbeat individual who truly loves and cares about her students Her influence m working with special needs students has had a dramatic impact not only upon the students with whom she directly works but also upon the entire student body at Millard High” T said Paxton transferred from Fillmore Middle School three years ago and is actively involved in helping her high school students succeed Among her is a peer tutoring accomplishments BLUE NOTES M oxydfetr Chri&tinay” friday Veo 14 at 7 ptru “I yv the Veita H fyb A udttoruMw club and a special needs DARE program a transitional program She also promotes life skills training social tivities and interactions for her students The peer tutoring club utilizes student leaders to work with and support the special needs population at Millard High Under Paxton’s guidance the program has grown from a handful of students to more than 60 who regularly help within the school The program allow s special needs students to integrate into every class offered and provides job coaches in the Outstanding peer tutors community are awarded the Spirit of Compassion Scholarship she helped create “One great fear parents of special needs students have is that their child will be abused taken advantage of or harmed in some way I worked with the Millard County Sheriff s Office and they developed a unique program See Teacher of the Year on page 2 Bobbie Killpack Millard Paxton Millard School Board President presents award Teacher of the year WANDEL'S MESSIAt- -l Dundaq December l6 Delta Utah Dtae 7 t pm Center ALL ARC WELCOME !0plP (POOR COPY V I to 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