Show Serving Utah's Great Pahvant Valley Single Copy $75 USPS Kathy Walker Western music stellar harmony outrageous comedy and remarkable musicianship will delight audiences Sat April 20 as the Bar J Wranglers return to Delta Entertainment starts at 7 pm in the Palladium Tickets are on sale in the Delta igh Bookstore at $ 0 for adults $8 senior citizens and $8 for students is a The performance event for the high school weight room This is the Bar J Wranglers third year performing in Delta “They have been wonderful in helping us raise the necessary funds and put on a heck of a show We may be able to make the final payment after this performance The Bar J Wranglers benefit the high school and we could not have done it without their help" said Coach Russ Uenrie The Wranglers perform in Jackson Hole Wyoming seven nights a week in the summer entertaining 700 people In nightly at the Bar J Chuckwagon their they bring their style of music all over the world The Trailboss Babe Humphry sings bass and plays lead and rhythm By long-ter- 40 April 1 2002 men's champion fiddler He sings tenor and high baritone Donnie Cook plays guitar steel guitar and banjo and Jerry Baxter rounds out the group singing bass Whether this w ill be the first time you have attended a Bar J Wranglers or you are already one performance of their many fans everyone will enjoy the old west family entertainment tional m Kathy Walker An updated and larger care facility is needed as the number of county residents turning 65 and older skyrockets during the next ten years according to an fact team appointed by the Millard County Commission The fact team found the current West Millard Care Center in Delta inadequate to meet projected needs and determined a facility will be required by 2010 to spend Rather than continuing money on the West Millard Care Center the Commission is proposing a new care facility ReS6 million pairing the current center will cost more than it is worth said Commissioner La Var Cox “Cost to remove the asbestos found in the building is horrendous It will cost more to remodel the current facility than to build" Cox said Informational meetings in Delta and Fillmore will be held to discuss the The proposal and answer questions Fillmore meeting is Wed April 24 at 7 Bar J Wranglers guitar Scott II umphry Babe's oldest son sings tenor and plays rhythm guitar Babe’s youngest son Bryan Humphry sings lead voice and plays “ doghouse" base Tim Hodgson Babe’s adopted son plays the fiddle and joined the group with impressive credentials I loldgson was a Idaho state champion fiddler na US Open fiddler and 91 No care facilities inadequate Current Bar J Wranglers return to Delta By Vol p m in the Commission Chambers The follow ing evening Thurs April 25 at 7 p m a meeting will be held in the County Offices in Delta An increase in taxes will not be needed to build the facility Cox said The Commission has been accumulating funds for the past three years to build the facility Half of the amount was transferred into the 2001 Capitol Funds Budget The remaining $3 mill lion was budgeted into the 2002 C Funds Budget Whether Intermountain I Icalth Care will administrate (he county’s proposed care center or a private comor the pany assumes management county hires an extended care administrator to run the center has not been decided Cox said the Commission is exploring all options to decide how to keep taxpayers cost down while maintaining excellent care Millard County currently hires Health Care as administrator for the West Millard Care Center Patient care only costs about $ 26 per day for each resident Medicaid pays about $99 per resident each day ITic County pays IIIC the shortfall between the two amounts which varies monthly Cox said Maintenance of the facility also is the responsibility of the county The proposed care center w ill consist of two pods with a nurse's station between the pods Ihc rooms will be staggered to allow window placement in each room for natural light and skylights added in the hallway High functioning residents would be in one pod The other pod would house residents needing a high will be in level of care Infrastructure place for a third pod to be added later Depending on the facility’s location with the a fourth pod could connect hospital and be used for a lab kitchen dining area and housekeeping center Following local meetings bids will probably be released within the next month Cox said Construction could start m early fall w ith a completion date 18 months later Delta City receives award for work in lowering arsenic level By s Students pictured receiving high school diplomas: Front row left to right Cole McDonald Kurt Toledo Randy W Robinson Brandon M Hayden James D Lomeli rear left to right Mitchell Preston Oakden Matthew T Elton David Hustead Cary L Cordon and Roland Moore Clint W Mendelkow Jail graduates more students By Knox Huntsman Millard County School Superintendent Ray Timothy shook hands and awarded diplomas Thurs April 4 to high school graduates at the Millard County Jail Also lending support and congratulations to the graduates w ere instructor Robert “Ag” Nielson structor Stuart Bailey Adult Educa- tion Coordinator LaVoy Starley School Board member Cloyd Day and Lt Forrest Roper Corrections Officer Timothy said he was impressed with the student's work ethic and their positive attitude He told the students “you are not being given a diploma you earned the diploma” High school diplomas were awarded to 23 inmates Thirteen students attended the ceremony four of those received their high school diploma and a GED certificate Another 12 students earned their GED certificate Attendance at the graduation ceremony was low since some inmates had been transferred out of the facility “I have been teaching 12 years in the Adult Education Program in the jail and this is the more rew ardmg than my previous 35 years of teaching” Nielson said Timothy said “Ag had received the Teacher of the Year award and that certainly reflects on accomplishment his contribution to the excellent adult education program at the Millard County Jail" Lt Roper said “Ag is all heart to donate his time and energy to the advancement of the education pro- gram” Bailey said “this is my second year inmates and it is the most fun that I’ve had in my 22 years of teaching” Starley told the students “let this be the beginning of your of teaching learning and let it continue for the rest of your lives” Day said “this is a great beginning for a new life Let every day be a positive learning experience” Inmate JC Gardner said he enjoys working with Nielson and Bailey as a clerk and instructor Gardner said “30 percent of the jail population is receiving a degree today which says a lot for Ag and Stuart and their educational program" Bailey said every time he leaves after a class the students always say “thanks for coming over and teach- - Students pictured receiving GED Certificates: Left to right Aaron Curtis James D Lomeli Mitchell Preston Oakden Matthew Elton John A DeNiro and David Hustead Delta City Cleanup City work crews w ill pick up anything homeowners cannot haul to the local dump during Delta City Spring North side is Sat April 27 The south side of Delta is Sat May 4 Homeowners w ith large items should notify the city prior to and junked vehicles must have a clear title Piles of rubbish must be accessible to Delta City’s large equipment Clean-u- COPY Kathy Walker Delta City was awarded for their volvement in searching for ways to reduce arsenic levels in drinking water by the Rural Water Association of Utah Mayor Gayle Bunker and Delta public work employees Alan Riding and Ken Clark accepted the award during the annual conference of the Rural Water Association in St George a During the conference was given by Riding presentation Clark and Neil Forster Delta City Public Works Director “We have been proactive in look- ing for ways to deal w ith the Environmental Protective Agency’s standard for reduced arsenic levels” Forster said “Delta City is the only one to do so in Utah" In an effort to protect consumers expoagainst the effects of sure to arsenic the EPA set a new federal standard last year of 10 parts per billion (ppb) Municipal water systems have until 2006 to implement the lowered standard Vast amounts of water are pumped from Delta City’s water system The largest well pumps 2000 gallons per minute Others supply 1300 gallons 650 gallons and 350 gallons per minute Most of the wells average 19 ppb Only one well in the city is even close to the 10 ppb Forster said The amounts were well below the agency's previous 50 ppb standard Testing on a small scale with different filter media to lower the arsenic levels in its drinking water system was done by Delta City One filter using granular feme hydroxide looks promising but may be expensive to implement Another filter w ith activated alu and Ken Clark Delta City Employees Garland Mayne President of Rural Water Association of Utah Phil Bastin Senior Vice President of National Rural Water Association and Delta City Mayor Gayle Bunker Alan Riding mina proved unacceptable because of water qualities found in the Delta area Forster said Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks soil water air plants and animals Higher levels tend to be found more in ground water sources than in surface water sources such as lakes and rivers Compared to the rest of the United States western states have more water systems with arsenic levels greater than 10 ppb While many municipal systems have not detected arsenic levels in their drinking water above 10 ppb some have higher levels than the predicted occurrence for that area West Millard is one of the geographic hot spots with water systems that have higher arsenic levels than that found in the eastern part of Millard County A higher level of arsenic is found in Deseret Oasis and Hinckley's water system and a new water source may have to be found Municipal water systems are regularly tested for arsenic levels Hie testing lab often reports how much is present as the number of arsenic per liter of water A liter is about one quart I he paits per billion or nnerograms per liter correspond to one minute in 2000 years or a single penny in $ 0000000 according to an annual Water Quality Report The federal standard of 10 ppb set by the PA applies to the nation’s 54000 community w ater systems LI’A estimates that roughly five percent or 3000 of the municipal water sysmillion people will tems serving have to take corrective measures to lower the current lev els of arsenic in their drinking water “Rather than waiting to be told how to lower the levels in Delta City we are continuing m our efforts to deal w nh LPA’s rule" Forster said A second case of identity theft in Fourth District Court By Knox Huntsman Carlos Vigil 25 appeared in Fourth District Court in Fillmore for sentencing on Monday April 8 He said he had received orders from the court ar d hadn’t the slightest idea why he needed to appear The story starts in Fourth District Court on March 25 w hen a man claiming to be Carlos Vigil w as in custody and appeared before Judge Donald Eyre on one count of misdemeanor before being tcnccd or be tcnced that day The defendant said he would wait two days Sentencing was set for April 8 and he was released on his own re- A supplying alcohol to a minor He pleaded guilty to the charge Judge Eyre told him that under the law he could wait two days sen- sen- - Man Carlos using Virgil's identity cognizance When Vigil appeared Prosecuting Attorney Brent Berkley immediately recognized this Carlos Vigil was not the man that was in court two weeks See Identity on page 2 |