Show '”ai-- ' fO”ff(T pj 10 LIL v ur'J E £'P larON KC'5 ?0200f " '' EEZZ22ZZ3Z3Z Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $7S USPS 349 - 520 Cultural Council broadens understanding and appreciation of performing arts Kathy Walker Celebrating more than 20 years since its origin the West Millard Cultural Council has played host to many artists that the county would not have had a crack at otherwise and played an integral role in establishing Millard County’s cultural identity “The Cultural Council rounds out a variety of events and fills an artistic niche” said Ron Draper Director “Sports are valuable the rodeo is valuable and so are the performing arts” The West Millard Cultural Council was established in 1980 with the inPower Plant flux of Intermountain workers’ arrival in Delta Draper said Summer musicals were the highlights and were fun and exciting events The musicals stopped about eight years ago after asbestos was found in the Delta High Auditorium and the Palladium had not yet been constructed The musicals were not revived but were replaced with summer concerts in the Delta City Park “Loralee my wife had the idea of an gathering in the park with families spreading their dinners and children on blankets visiting playing while enjoying entertainment This is our fourth year and the concerts have proven fairly successful” Draper said Although membership is small in number the Cultural Council functions effectively and is straight forward in their duties Draper joined the council in 1985 a year after moving to Delta He has served as president since 1988 a position that is probably lifelong he said Other volunteer members are Janet Christensen Jay Finlinson Loralee Draper and Dean and Terilyn Andersen Draper’s love for the performing arts continues to evolve His bookcases at home are filled with classical literature and a landscape painted by his He daughter is proudly displayed denies being artistically talented Yet he learned to play the saxophone trombone viola trumpet and piano from books his wife purchased His love of wood carving with a pocket knife resulted in a detailed chess set with the playing pieces resembling By A few real people He continues to explore his varied interests and is in the process of teaching himself to speak foreign languages “The arts enhance life and as a family we have tried to pursue them actively Working with the Cultural Council enables us to get to know some performers slightly and expand our associations” Draper said Among the challenges faced by the Cultural Council are scheduling events and bringing quality programs into Delta on limited funds The winter season runs from about Jan through April with four programs Summer concerts in the park include about five performances from the end of June until The support of local businesses and ticket sales enable the Council to book the variety of programs offered They do not receive funds from taxpayer dollars The BYU ballroom dancers are the largest and most profitable of the season and usually allow extra funds as a cushion However ticket sales were down at their March 23 with only about 450 performance tending rather than the normal 700 “The ballroom dancers always have a exciting program which is extremely popular Why attendance was down is not clear One factor may be too many events were closely scheduled which diminished the crowd It's important to make programs available but not saturate the community” Draper said Many artists bringing programs to Millard County are chosen from the Utah Performing Arts Tour The Council relies on their expertise in promoting the best performers The Arts Tour and provides a sort of is similar to the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval Another benefit of choosing performers from the tour is that the Council is subsidized $2500 which helps pay for the artist Artists from the Arts Tour also provide outreach workshops to local schools Small groups of students such as those at the high school receive extensive training Large groups at the elementary and middle schools benefit from exposure to the arts The Cultural Council provides the workshops to the schools at no cost to show their appreciation for use of the Millard School District’s facilities Local cultural events provide artists an appreciative audience Some have gone on to become successful Frederick Moreua pianist performed in Delta several years ago Now his costs would be prohibitive for the Cultural Council Programs brought to the local stage are conservative while offering a diverse experience in performing arts to residents Upcoming is “They called her V inccnt" by Margaret Crowell She has put together poet Edna St Vincent Millay’s story and will perform Friday April 5 at 7:30 pm in the Delta High Auditorium Millay was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize winning in 1929 The West Millard Cultural Council strives to promote an appreciation of the arts and create an environment for residents to pursue and enjoy a wide Their range of cultural opportunities success has laid a cornerstone for the arts in Millard County and through their efforts many residents have enjoyed uplifting and inspiring events steps closer to purchasing bus Kathy Walker Residents at the West Millard Care Center find their daily needs met by a competent and capable staff Still residents find that the days and nights are often difficult to distinguish and the long empty hours hard to fill Short bus trips to nearby sites provide a break in the monotony and are a favorite activity for most of the 36 residents By The facility owned by Millard County and operated by Intermountain Health Care currently uses a 98 bus for resident outings Recreational therapist Sandy Black excursion plans a weekly Since the bus is not furnished with a A wheelchair lift participants are limited to ambulatory residents Others like Marva Hansen 102 gaze wistfully from the large picture windows as the bus drives away from the parking lot “The bus is undependable and often breaks down so we limit outings sites After a break down to dose-bI have had to call staff members to transport residents back to the care center” Black said Black other staff members and residents hope they can purchase an bus for resident trips The specially designed bus with a wheelchair lift can accommodate 20 and has space for four passengers case of mistaken identity wheelchairs It was used for the OlymThe pic torch relay and Paralympics owner is willing to sell the bus for $52000 for a limited time The Millard County Commission has transferred $40000 from appropriated funds to help purchase the vehicle Since last week’s article “Bus care resitrips a life saver for dents” appeared in the Chronicle Progress readers have donated $1200 They must raise another $10800 before they can purchase the bus Those wanting to donate may send contributions to Sandy Black or Nancy Schmid Administrator at PO Box 871 Delta Utah 84624 in Fourth District Court Kathy Walker and Knox Huntsman A bench warrant for his arrest had so issued Souriya 22 of northern Utah Sengsouvanna appeared Mon March 28 in Fourth District Court for a voluntary surrender even though he knew he had not committed the crimes By been The charges against were illegal Sengsourvanna of a controlled substance a felony and use or possession of drug paraphernalia a misdemeanor B Sengsourvanna and his defense attorney argued in court that he had not committed the crimes and identity theft had taken place Sengsourvanna voluntarily submitted to finger printing After a careful review ing records Prosecuting of the book- Attorney that man booked for the crimes That man had used Sengsouvanna’s name and social security number when anested The man booked was unknown to nor did he know how Sengsouvanna he had obtained his name and social Dexter Anderson concluded Sengsouvanna was not the security number Judge Donald J Eyre ordered the from charges expunged Sengsouvanna’s record and the bench warrant withdrawn “When bench warrants are issued the state intercepts any income tax due" Eyre said as he handed Sengsouvanna a $483 check Anderson said they would run the criminal's fingerprints through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in an attempt to establish his identity and identity theft charges filed POpR COPY 4 2002 Kathy Walker Brush Resources Inc formerly Brush Wellman has played a major industrial role in Millard County for more than 33 years and will continue to do so according to the company’s new president Alex Boulton “Right now we are treading water We expect to fully recover and move forward to a successful future” Boulton said After the March 29 retirement of Don McMillan Boulton assumed his position as president of the Utah operations Brush Resources is a subsidiary of the parent company Brush Engineered Materials Inc headquartered in Ohio The local site encommiles passes the extraction mill north of Delta and the beryllium mine in Juab County “Don made a significant contribution to the Utah operations and served before retiras president for ing He will be missed” Boulton said "He and his wife Helen have moved to Poulscn Montana” Boulton worked as a controller at the Delta mill for years before assuming the position as vice president and plant manger during the past background in year He has a accounting and management and prior to being employed at Brush Resources worked in software development He and his wife Jan live in Salem Utah and have four children In 200 the entire company was significantly impacted by the global eco By mill Since 35 employees have been recalled The remaining 23 job losses Millard County may be permanent contracted the miners to complete GPS nomic slowdown and unprecedented reversal of demand from the telecommunications and computer markets which accounts for about 50 percent of the company’s sales Brush Engineered Materials launched a number of actions to align the company’s cost structure with the drop in sales These included a 22 percent workforce duction across the organization extended plant idles shortened work weeks wage freezes and other initiatives Brush Resources was directly impacted by the parent company’s initiatives In late Sept 51 hourly employees were laid off from the Delta surveys temporarily “The mill is currently running at 60 percent of normal and has since summer 2001 We expect to continue at the present rate for the next couple of years We are watching costs and doing business carefully to remain The hard part is the job competitive losses I feel bad for those employees” Boulton said Among the challenges facing the new president are keeping the operation stable absorbing the ups and downs and keeping the current work force No future employee layoffs are Boulton said Tlie comanticipated pany is producing and selling prodMost is beuct at about 60 percent ing used internally in the parent company’s Ohio plant Boulton said it was necessary to downsize to stay in business and does not mean the company is in nancial trouble As the telecommunication and computer markets recover business will be favorably impacted Once that happens a recovery period of about six months to a year is required before it filters down to the local level “We are meeting our problems and will continue to be around for a long time” Boulton said Fillmore woman official hostess at Olympic Village By Knox Huntsman Realizing that this was a opportunity Fillmore resident Elaine “Charley” Christensen volunteered to help at the 2002 Olympics and Paralympics She said she highly motivated and excited nd was one of the first to volunteer Living in her home in Sandy the early training and assignments were Bruce reeasy Then her husband tired they sold their home and relocated to Fillmore Christensen said her initial assignment was to take tickets at the in Salt Lake City But demonstrating an outgoing personality her assignment was changed to a hostess and greeter at the Olympic Village on the old Fort Douglas grounds Christensen put over 3000 nules on her vehicle driving from Fillmore to die Salt Lake area w hile attending over 4 lengthy training sessions and 32 shifts at the Olympics “I loved every minute of it" she said Security at the Olympic Village was run by the Secret Service and was extremely tight Christensen said there were five security officers on duty for every athlete in the village Security was so tight the rifles for the Biathlon were stored in a locked container outside of the village “Once the security officers got to know me and found out that I own an antique Harley motorcycle and I am an avid rider they nicknamed me Grandma Harley she said “All of the greeters in the Olympics were issued a yellow ski outfit but this presented a problem at the village The secret service personnel wore yellow ski outfits as their uniforms so the greeters at the village were issued a gray and blue outfit" While serving as a hostess for the she was issued a blue Paralympics black ski outfit consisting of coat vest ski pants stockings hat gloves and a band for the ears The Olympic Village officially opened for the athletes Feb 5 and closed Feb 23 The Paralympics Vil Hostess Elaine Charley Christensen and lage opened Mar 8 and closed Mar 16 Christensen said she was on duty most of the time prior to both events and became a trades Everything was free at the village for the athletes The most common question asked by the athletes was “Where is McDonalds?” said Christensen Athletes from the third world countries took advantage of the dental and medical services which were donated by medical personnel from throughout the country “My biggest thrill at the Olympics was lending my remote phone to the French Ice Dancing champion Gwendal Peizerat and having our picture taken together Peizcrat’s partner was the dancer with the bright red hair" she said The Olympics had 86 countries represented including the Virgin Island and Afghanistan Christensen asked Presented by THEY CALLED HER VINCENT T"" 39 April Brush Resources Inc announces new president Margaret Crowell performing her one woman show im Vol 91 No Don’t miss this highly acclaimed performance Ice Dancer Gwemdal Peizerat them “How do you practice for the two man bob sled?" They answered “We don’t we just came here for the party “When the Afghanistan team was greeted at the village we noticed they did not have any cold weather clothing so we passed the hat for a collection to purchase some basic clothing for them at Walmart WTien Walmart found out the situation they donated the clothing" said Christensen Christensen was most impressed w ith the athletes and their upbeat attitudes in the Paralympic "Never once did I hear a complaint about the cold or their disabilities" she said She developed a lifetime of memories and friends from other countries She w as given a brass medal for the Olympics w ith the motto “Light the Fire Within" and a silver medal for the Paralympics w ith “Mind Body Spun" west Miiiard cultural council Delta High Auditorium 7:30 pm S4 per person |