Show f J4 tmm f &F" ' ' f ' ' t : ' r r‘lN 4 4 Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley USPS Rock Crawling at the Fair A relatively new creature will he on public display at the Millard County Fair this year Slower than one mile per hour these crawlers make their way across boulders and hollows They climb vertical walls Going about on all fours they work in pairs or small groups as they progress slowly to their journeys end They are Rock Crawlers Dan Bnngard and Keith Shurt are not always upright fellows Sometimes sideways and vertical will do just as well out in the rocks ol the west desert They try to avoid upside down This year the Millard County Fair will present a demonstration of Rock Crawling free of charge to the public on Saturday afternoon The event features drive vehicles that can go places humans and horses cannot trav erse "All dads and kids are invited heel to come and bring their drives" said Bnngard event organizer “They are welcome to come and try it if they w ant " The Rock Crawling demonstration will commence between the Tractor Pull and the Mud Bog races There will be no conflict with times so that Fair attendees can participate in all of the scheduled events The artificial course erected at the County Fair Grounds in Delta has terrain designed to give the average operator visions of broken axles and punctured oil pans However Bnngard and fellow Shurtz have specially modified vehicles to get around such obstacles Among the Commercial Property Tax increases In a letter was sent to all com mercial proper! owners thev were notified them of an increase m properly taxes expected tor Shis on August 2 6 substantial chance m the mui ket value as shown on the a Inal ion notices has been noticed bv mmv business owners across ihe countv 1 he cause ol the tax inflation is the icecnl sale ol some commercial properties in west Millard I ountv according to Jim lalbot Mill ml “Bv few w ho get to combine work w ith pleasure Bnngard and Shurt do all the custom work needed to create a rock crawling vehicle capable of going places where few vehicles can “The normal everyday Jeep won't make it through these places" said Shurt "I built the whole thing myself and it works as good as the expensive ones A rock crawler can cost up to $60000 " Shurt’s 1976 Jeep CJ5 no longer cuts a factory showroom figure It has been modified to accommodate the ngors of rock crawling It is reinforced along the body with flat hollow tubing The suspension is custom built and the frame has been smoothed up so it will slide over the rocks The front and rear axles have been moved to each end of the chassis to allow the tires direct contact with any obstacle before the body gets in the way The special tires comt are made of a pound and inflated to five sounds pressure The steering has a hydraulic said regular power sist Shurt steering would not allow a driver to turn the wheels in some situations rock craw lers find themselves welder for in There is an emergency repairs just in case this doesn't cope with all hazards Some but not all rock crawler vehicles are street legal Most get trailered around to the places where they are to be used Rock crawling requires at least a driver and a guide or spotter The driver cannot always see where the machine's tires are positioned The spotter gives directions which the driver faithfully follows By working as a team they can take the crawler places that defy normal understanding "As a driver it is hard to ohev the spotter because the mind say s to do something else" said “Spotters make the diller ence whether you make it or don't make it " Rock craw let enthusiasts have their own language lor example to get "ditled" is to be hung up on the differential and a 'vert'' is a vertical wall to be climbed For more information regarding this new pastime and fair event contact Dan Bnngard Mock Earthquake in SutherlandAbraham officers the opportunity to practice before a real emergency valuation of the exercise arose has vet to be completed When it is finished the results will be report ed to the Millard County Cf RT officials and other members of the and u preparedness Sutherland's Community Response Team (CERT) went into action immediately Teams were dispatched to seek out the iniured and assess the situa- O tion Four New U Cert team attends to mock earthquake member "We may ask for an evacuation of Abraham " “The Sheriff or the County Commission can declare a disaster situation but we can't force people to evacuate" said t Forrest Roper Millard County Sheriff s Office Gosser said casualties were located using the colored flag system One of three colored flags is to be displayed in the front of the house designating a need for immediate assistance need help but 1— St permission to set up headquarters and use different facilities They requested hot meals for 160 people and were told the resources didn’t exist to feed so many on such short notice The operation gave CERT teams ii f' line Sheriff Phillips commended Paul Fowles Sutherland and Sum Kimball Kanosh for their efforts to provide exceptional training for CF RT teams in the county law per ass ill oil ini last ( isle ‘i all counties are requited to 3i3 ol reappraise all properties at cverv five vears However m Ml lard Countv has lccn closet Iitleen vears on commercial prop elites said lalbot "Ihe sale id the properties where amilv Dollar and the of ( osiiik ntv ln iluv now stand set the standard tor ilinnc other commercial properiv in the ountv “ said lalbot “AVc took the square tool ire ot the property and divided into the sale price ol the propertv fieri a clayed with oilu-- s ties in the area to come up ill a toumili lor assessinc ornmcHiil value property has been assessed al S3 per sq It east ot enter Street in Delta and $1 per sq ft west id illmorc has been assessed ( enter al wi cents per sq t! Talbot said rental and le isc ml" mation and gross revenue minis expenses id businesses were also factored into the pn k ess This has resulted in a near dou hlirig ot commercial propertv la es in Delta and a ficftv increase in illmorc " hit taxes have doubled said ilen SwalbcTL’ of Delta Auto But n " ihi over n s increase cd ear's evalu ation Dinuhnv hcviolct experienced mixed tin le axes on three pieces ot propertv on Della s Mam Stieet hie vl lot hud In I"andpetthe lllc lc isc d piece cell! etit hopping 3xu Motor o "t a aide tab ii H ill at Ml veorkmc: he is high allies n pc tent illmorc er cut last No mi cs enl veal piovc merits had been made to the h mi’ istmc propc ilv Another business on illmoie Mini Siiec is purported to have h m its as neailv Inn sa a Della o 's on Slice have p ti'es line business in m nicieise pom VMni saw uni on tin ii noticeilex ot pr pertv on lie xcxxcd M "! an uic iim! one ed x) u ciuiin the sale r’v ptop ountv Mmv bundle sand doll us i etc fie Sc piopcrtii on piopi to! riot ’hi u xc tin iiiiilv people ale ill M dx cd nt s uc othei dlard them these m ik re vac e elk a s s in M mv ipio in million quin to toe a inil sale inSiipm values ot nil lot is lamp oidmi' not not not puttirii’ u el Pec ausi thci houses on tin will said hll he at a ot an Wist p call ted boon Cil’Ull' o' Oil 'I ill the third unit freer’ fils is a d alia when In et s set said Rex it p' k e ll D' klbiV ndi Stall Wtii! is Pn ountv cioi i' me to do ountv pt let M't! ed el alua in it test ic’tis See Taxes on page 3 Seven year old dies in car accident on Jones Road Hi Shrllu Delta itv Arnhulanci was dispute tied to tones road uppo-match two miles smith of "n In tcrmountuiT Rower Rian' a mu tar rollover Ilmtsdav Aliens! 4 a’ appro irnalck ’21 p m rvvB da v COPY lie Hulk memorate the bicentennial (if the louisiana Purchase and the lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean The bison nickel is reminiscent of the popular Buffalo nickel minted from 1913 to 193k The commemorative nickel features See Nickels on Page 5 M 2 victims not urgently or everything is ok Condition of roads and bridges were discussed Communications and damage assessments were made The National Guard requested Emergency Services committees in the county Two things were discovered during the exercise on site ai the church First the carry boards didn't fit readilv through the Second it was assumed that people would automatically gather at the church to receive inforrria tion and help This may or mav not turn out to be the case “The Cf RT program is a local it structure to free the Sheriff's bee to deal with the broader picture of disaster" case said a Sheriff in d Phillips “F et each communttv have their own program with peo pie trained to deal with possible problems unique to their own situ ation It is a great thing for then and for us " S Nickels honor bicentennial h Driin IrufH’r Four new nickels will be found in the change in your pocket before the year is out Three have already been minted and the fourth will come out later this year The 2005 American Bison nickel is the third of four new nickel designs being minted to com ''iqtvetg to lest m s the historic It the laves on dance hill ountv Assessoi A mock earthquake hit Sutherland and Abraham Tuesday afternoon July 26 to test CF RT teams “CF RT teams got a chance to learn their roles in similar training their leaders attended elsewhere said Daron Smith in the state" Members County Commissioner of teams from Deseret and Delta also participated Casualties of the mock disaster began to pour into the Sutherland LDS church building Injuries cluded lost limbs cuts broken bones and some simulated deaths Sutherland youth supplied the victims They were made up to portray many different scenarios A briefing was held at p m with representatives of the State CounSheriff's Office and National ty Guard They gathered information assessed needs and formulated plans to deal with the emergency “Ake need supplies Lots of chemicals have spilled at said Akavne Gosscr CERT August 10 2005 Vol 95 No 6 Friday Atigmt !2A Dinner 6 pan Concert 7 pm (3th Saturday Tractor Ptdl 6 pun Mnd Races 7 pJSS Sft Ads isrfdt for mere detzHs f |