Show pf!r'r ' - ' J ff ' V' (iltL " it Slue ribbons waiting as Millard County Fair approaches Yuba Lake almost empty for repairs fi kalh Walker Boat ramps and dusks at Yuba Stats Park are dosed tor the season and the reservoir will he emplv w ithin the next sev en dav s lor dam repair Camping and dav use facilities at the patk remain open and regular lees appl Yuba Lake or the Sevier River Bridge Reservoir currenilv has about 7000 acre eet remaining Maximum capasitv is 2 4b 145 as re leet but the average amount ol water stored is is ult to calculate according to Dean Anslerson Delta Canal Companv tarv Dtaming ol the reservoir is being done bv use the majoittv being used lor irrigation andsoolmg water lor the Intermountuin I’owet Project DemanJ is mote than 400 cubic teet pet second Water is being stored m DM M) Cumnison Bend and Pool Creek Resen oils DM l) holds lO'bH'acie-leeCumnison Bend holds about 3500 as and me leet weie put into Pool Cieek Jim Walker Lower Sevier Rivet Commissioner said all the water w ill be used and no w ater w ill be leased dow n met 1 lie old cement water tower is visible lor the It st tune since l'bl when the it'' o' 'isemplv due to a lack c lop ol the tower is at an ol w (t’ elevation ol 4 leet and sometime during the past 42 vears an uppuent ice shill broke the towei at 41 leet Last vear tluee leet ol the lowei was visible Walker said the towei is built over the original guud gales Damiepait woik includes the installation ol new guud gales and the con struction ol an euthquake berm Walker said the berm will probahlv cover the site ol the old tower A steel liner will be installed m a poition ol the tunnel and eventuallv the entue length completed Some prelimmarv woik has been done and repairs will At that time be completed Os tober gates to the state paik will be shut aiul the reservoir will begin to fill Paik rnngeis expect the lake to till to adequate levels for boating activ ities lot the 2tXl4 season "The tunnel will be mteiestme to ' Cattle enjoy water lines ' rV - £'' -- drinking at Yuba Lake while climbing Old cement tower in foreground see attei the resetv on is emptied It is the oiigmal tunnel and pail ol it was blasted thiough rock so it’s not es tlx round" Walker said In u iif So n Hi Jut ion bv Dudlcv D Cralts states During the month ol Octobei BX)2 tlurtv six men miller the direction ol P P Pack ol lliiis hlev I 'tali began the construe tionol the diveisum tunnel Pom s and tw o mils kei s eie useil at cas h end ol the tunnel and tluee shilts ol he men were employed each dav tunnel vvis completed m the tall ol l°03 and a shall was sunk here the pis’senl mam gates ate now located The tunnel was 4txt leet m leneth leet in width and 7 leet in height and had a capas itv ol SIX) second leet ol ater ith a 30 Pool head "The purpose ol construction ol the Sev ier Reserv oir as to store and use the waters ol the Sev ier River that no other had ever been able to use Construction required the excavation ol three trenches across the bed of the river to a depth ol 30 leet and the building ol a col’e dam to impound the w alei until In nclics were slug and Idled and the to r dation ol the dam Tin vas possible onlv constructed lhi ? v h v- - jr: along newly kulhy Walker Past minute details aie keeping members exhibitors entertainers and others busv as the Millanl ('ountv Pair approaches opening dav Thursday Aug 7 lie three dav event will have a new Kh k vet maintain the appeal ol an old fashioned Ian lannah Tanner Miss Millaid 2(Hi4 opens the air at noon lhuisdav with performances scheduled throughout tlie Pan Her rovaltv will aho be on hand ashion Show starts at lhe to p ill and provides an opporlunilv view club members' accomplishments while having a good tune Contests lor kids aie alvvav s a big hit and begin 40 that afternoon at pm Asahone ciH'kmg demoiistialion enleilainms"il and a Mountain lew Cooking Contest round out the dav At 7pm Ian goei' md will eiiov the aim Buieui lalenl with conleslanis ranging from tots lo age '0 he contest is ovn lo vocals mstiumenlals noveltv stunts dance numbers and readings with a lhe an show kisksoll Pi id homb drop contest just east ol the 'ountv aiigiounds beginning at a m Small bags ol llom serve as the vonibs aiul pilots will attempt to hit en mid taigets A local lemote con-aircialt lub the Skv Bandits will exhibit and llv then aiisialt thiough ill the dav Local enteitammenl kid onlests a pet paiade and Inn dem onsttalions till the dav quii lie six ing contest at 12 4()pm w ill piov ule lots ol new ideas and the hits h )v en cixikmg contest al 4 4o p m is a sine hit the populai Dutch That evening Oven dinner takes place at 6 p ill at the laiigiounds The man pleasing dinner is S 0 per plate and consists ol a heap ol meat and potatoes Attending the dinner a reserves! seal at lhe p m concert featuring the Cadillac s Satutdav begins w ith I 'lira light ers competing in a gull contest The H : exposed because dining the tall ol 0()4 the " liver was piistisallv div Beneath ills' atcisol 'luba a speed boat that sunk in lost) was lound Oilici ill m that nothing ol mtciest has been discovered according to paik anger Paul itecnlish A isitor to the stale paik saw a IS iiishsatlish two weeks ago but no walleve oi vel low peich have been seen "lhe onlv lisli ill ills' lake seem to be cuip" (iicenlac h said Tuba Lake is 4o miles south ol Neplu gist oil Interstate 15 The lake is the lourth hugest units iil bodv ol walei m the stale It lies in a long vallcv between the allev Mono Ills’ tains and Sail Pilch Mountains shoiehne is 50 percent pnvatelv ovv ned aiul BLM ow ns the lemammg 50 percent Pile Sev lei Rivet prov ides inflow and outflow ol the reserv on Lveiv tiling liom Panquits h to Manti drams mlo it "Out west tliev have some luniiv towns and tuniiv names as well Now there's a town called I B Dam ten miles Irom where dwell" vvoikeis sang m 1004 Sev is" Budge ascotisttuslionon -- Ik : U'- V J Longhurst participating in the tractor pull Dale m llicis leave the laiigiounds h hop a Xuiiscl n w lo lhe ( mil Course dioppnii’ a bill onto hi' lie pilot closest lo ills' hole ell's'll sash pns Xpeslalois can is'is'ives vvilsh all the lun al lhe i lubhoiiss oi at the i oui sc licl on Ills' bits open an lout last dav md lhe tpen loise Show ol tah n In iil liici lhe Spu Oi in lie 'ei puloims at lhe aiieiounds lonn mss’ is a high einiev ail show Is atm mg adio out lolled skv ill eis aeiial combat pii'sision aeiobatiss and Ills' ol Id spoi'il liiold holdi'l whii h Havels inoie than 2( niph lie Is nx kel plane a llv mg liwnmowei Balnun B ilwuig and olliel aeioniu s III at s aie also h is as! ol ids a alldv ill op o Ills' laiigiounds wcuthei and wind a id llv permitting I’d sound liom lhe resell Rescale h lhe an Institute will be on hand show lo aiiswci questions on the Ne vada lesl Site and Down Wmdois Then equipment mcasuics even a minute amouiii ot iuhoai nv itv and reioids wealhei iik ludme wind sved and due's lion giound lempi aline and pics i'ilaIion Satutdav s enleitamment eat in es B le oinbmes the Dieamei al Main pops with spectacular magic iik hiding Ins ow n oi igmal leal of the aina'ing apxaimg ki te hup bottle At is will make an apX'arance p in and Mu had ( 'onii promises an entertaining oiu eii Ollier entertainment that dav tealmes local lalenl Pete David Welch and the Tom Bullodi 'handle! laimlv Kids ill love the lias (or pull events Iris h mu liom p m on Salurdav Sandbox traslois pedal trnslois pulls as loi skills i oui sc and a anelv of lluiloi games will cntcitam children ol all ages Noentiv tees are requited oi the a lei noon at tiv ities IimhI and ill ink aie also as a able actor dinission lo lhe Xnlique Pull is In e and sluls at p An ATV Pull and a 'id up find Plill will also lie evenine pulls have a lake plaie x7 H’i mai lime ntiv lee and tegistra-Inloims aie at maiiv Della and illmoie businesses lntrv toimsean be at lound also www imllaidioimt com disk on cal cvenls then tractor pull ot call KM iiav 47X1 Blue nhboii and Mill nil Couniv lun cnleilammg an is a delmile displavsl wins will be proudlv all tluee davs ol the Ian promises to be and informative TTie don miss event Topaz Pilgrimage o ' "'4 wsi I - J r Q First attendant Ashley Abegglen Miss Millard County Hannah Tanner and second a hendant Knstianne Johnson Miss Millard County 2003 large crowd was m attendance as s ountv l udges chose Tanner as the new Miss Counts at the Scholarship Pageant held Sat August 2 She ceives a SlOOOcash scholarship and a S2Xeventng gown allotment Tanner sang Hiv Time bv Prank Wildhom and Jack Murphv during the talent portion ol the pageant and won a SI0Uash award She will represent A five Hannah Millard fV l Millard Counts at next vear's Miss I tali Pageant She is a Delta High School gradu ate and urrentlv attends I tah Valiev State College where she is pursuing a degree m nglish and sesondarv education with a minor in music Tanner is the daughter of Sandra Tanner and William Tanner shlev Abegglen ol more was named first attendant and received a Gruzin' S4i m sc holarship She ill be a senior tills tall at Millard High School She s the daughter ol omc begglen and Kris Abegglen Second attendant is Knstianne Johnson and will be a Della High School senior this tall Johnson chose bieast cancer awareness as her plat lonn issue and won a Sl(xi sommu mtv scrv ice award She is the daughter ol Muk and Belli lohnson at the American Legion 45 members and Post Japanese American vctetaiis posted the mlois al the Topa Pilgrimage program Sat Nelson August 2 lleniv Mivake and lohn Akagi Suge Atailiake Owada Irom Salt pail ipatcd his is the in xistmg ol the colors tirst time m Millard Countv that Japa nese American vets have taken pail Several members ol the lamed 442 Battalion weie also m attendance A huge slow d ol West Millanl icsi dents and visitois liom thioughoul Ctah and California attended the event The dav kicked oft withaneailv morning ride to the Topa interment site lours ot the site and points ol interest including the Cueat Basin Museum took place throughout the dav Speakers at the noon progiam m eluded Julienne Polls! She said she was not proud ol the Icelmgs she hai boied about Japanese meiiians un til about 21) vears ago Her daughter in gave her a tape about the WW tcinmcnl samps and her leseniment toward those ot Japanese desccnl began to change K Oi i r- k4 Japanese American Mice Hum was at veterans and veterans ethics the lopalnls! amp w In n she wi2 veus old and was icli used is Ui liw md so as allied ii life ihiiiieiii h lo K' tialed bv whi's pi Japa Ii' o n n n ms id pn se a n ic nl t from SSL Post 135 post colors and pcrtcstion became verv We grew up with the un unpoiiant flat it was dersiamting iripoitmt to do moie than xtsciiI llwismanv veal' Kloie learned to take Ills easv u la md hav e un she said Millard County Water Conservancy history HvCIavInn Ji fJi n ( h airman Hie Millard Couniv Walcit misei ' ails District was otganied Nov 17 Uhl io ud in w aler i onsei ails and development ot supplenu niaiv water lor use in Millard Couniv bv promoi nu the Central tah Pouci I' Was nli mil siippls nc ulu and as nidi i:h einmei slue pi i mi a ‘i o ids to toi aeoc ultute Pk edi io ipp uime Umds liom il e s on that Wat d bv s a! laves ere ol lec ti'd through die otiserv mv District in support ol 'In 1’pron'cl lhe i ountv son tnbuied abonl 5 2 million vr veu tor moie 'km uns lo Cl I' Water on page 2 A 'J Millard County Fair c 7th 8th & 9th © Millard County Fairgrounds August POOR COPY J |