Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley www USPS millardccpcom Milford Flat Fire by Dean Draper The Milford I lat lire was 85 percent contained as of Sunday night July 5 1 he largest fire in I'tah's history and the largest fire in the nation to date burned 361052 acres in its rampage through Millard and Heaver Counties Total containment of the fire is expected on T lies July 17 More than 500 firefighters were brought in to battle the fire The firefighting cost to date has been $ 3800000 “On Saimd iy dozers and crews completed the line on the perimeter of the fire Small interior Hands continued to smolder” said Kathy Jo Pollock Milford f lat ire Information officer in a final update issued by the Muir Great Hasin National Incident Management I cam on Sun July 15 "On Sunday rehabilitation of dozer fire lines and handlines were still being worked on in order to minimize erosion The structures within the ort area will continue to be a priority and mop up is still being conducted on the perimeter of the fire" Pollock said an organized Initial Attack crew is presently working on the fire If any new file activity begins this team will be ready and mobilized within minCove utes Muir's Type team brought the fire under control in a minimal amount of time Muir’s team under extreme conditions was authorized to spend up to SI 2 million to combat the fire They were also given three weeks to bring it into submission “When you hear Rowdy's team is comsaid ing that inspires a lot of confidence" ishlake National orest Mary rickson Supervisor Muir is a rancher from southwestern Wyoming and a I'tili native lie is familiar w ith these types of flies and takes a no nonsense approach in putting them out "Yesterday (July 10) we went in with I'd dozers and fought the fire ducctly rather go direct than burn a lot of counrather If can an acre save I'd go try direct Yesterday it looked like a bomb went ofT-- pointing to the south end of the map in Heaver County "and we kept it away from the freeway Today (July II) is the turning point If we can get around it we will be on the down hill slope" said Muir High winds came to Millard County on Wed 75 July with an unexpected Vol 97 No 01 re July 18 2007 nears 100 percent containment sult The fire neared 30 percent containment rather than jumping out of control as would have been expected "We declared a disaster and widened the Clear lake road for Wednesday think it is what stopped the fire” said Commissioner John Cooper 1 he fire jumped the w idened road during the high w mds of Wednesday 1 he crew s Muir stationed near the point of contact were able to quickly put it out and keep and it from spreading up into McCormck to the north Hy riday July 13 the fire had burned 363052 acres with 65 percent containment Saturday showed no growth m the fire acreage but a substantial growth in containment to 85 percent Muir had high praise for the Type 3 teams that precede his team in holding elsewhere the fire at bay Type 3 firefighting teams are composed of the local fire departillmore ments and agencies such as Kanosli Holden lynndyl eammgton HI M and orest Service teams and the many other fire teams too numerous to mention that responded from throughout the region to this fire call “1 he Type 3 teams contained this fire have to commend the local teams for what they did with minimal resources No one knows how big this fire was how fast it moved and how little resources they had to contain it he local folks did fantastic job!" said Muir 5 1 he fire jumped to the east side of Crews on I riday south of Sulphurdale went into action to suppress it immedia ately As of Sun July 5 Information Officer Pollock said there is neither threat to public safety nor are there plans to evacuate residents Depending on fire and weather activity m the vicinity of Matulerfield it may be necessary to temporarily dose Interstate 15 for the safety of public travelers and or for the firelighters conduct mg suppression operations The fire command office was moved to Heaver on Sunday The fire continues to bum m some forest lands in Heaver County It is expected to be totally under control by the time this edition is on the stands A final wrap up meeting is scheduled in Cedar City on Wed July 8 Die fire was started on July 6 by a lightning strike east of Milford In 24 hours it spread over XOtM )0 acres In another Red line on the map shows miles in length 567 square mile are burned in Milford Flat Fire Perimeter extends over 300 New Fire Monday A new fire started hy the Cricket Mountains south of Deseret and near ( tear Cake Monday night about 7 pm brush trucks from Delta Hinckley I ast and Hllmore were called nut information was 300 acres horning Information up dates will lie posted on the weh at wwwmillardccpcom Millard County Care Center Concerns Dnijicr by Ih’iin of the Millard County Management Care Center is at the center of a lot of discussion by the Millard County Care Center staff Care Commissioners Center residents relatives and eoneemed members of the public The County Commissioners published a letter in the July Chronicle Progress announcing a decision to entertain proposals by entities other than the current prov ider regarding operation of the center to help control costs "The greatest misconception by the Hinckley Grand Marshals for July 23rd and 24th Celebration Neal a son of Randle (Curly) and Tether Swcnsen was bom an raised in Hincklev and graduated from Hinckley High School He attended Snow College worked with his father building and modeling homes until 1362 when he and his wife Carma and five small sons moved up North where he continued in the construction business while attending He owned electronic schivol evenings his own construction company specializing in custom homes and finish woik on DS Chapels also working in custodial maintenance for the Church and 36 as Preventive Maintenance supervisor over 22 chapels in the Sandy Area Carina a dauchter of Prosser and uc lie Ashbv was bom and raised in tiring in See Marshals on page 8 general public is that the Commission has come to an agreement to use another provider than II 1C" said Commissioner “The Commissioners Kathy Walker have a responsibility to explore all opthe tions regarding operation of the center not just blindly spend tax dollars If we don't do that we arc not fulfilling our " responsibilities The Commission has received a proposal from Traditions Health Care Inc of St George The Commission will meet with Traditions to discuss the proposal on July 31 This will be the first meeting to discuss the proposal and nothing has been agreed upon according to Commissioner kalker The proposal itself will be discussed as to whether all or any of it is acceptable to the Commission As regarding the acceptability of any proposal the Commission has scheduled with Care Center residents a meeting relatives and employees for July 27 to discuss concerns about the operation of the center quality of sers ice and the care center budget Commissioner John Ciniper said the will enter into no agreea new provider the term used to describe the entity operating the Cate Center until it is determined what is best for the center and the County and discussions will definitely be held prior to any decision is made recommission ments with garding the Care Center On July 13 John riday morning HoopesV P Rural Region Intermountain Health Cnie came to Delta riday for a private meeting with employees and care center residents to discuss the mfomia- See Care Center on page 3 Grand Ladv of Kanosh To reign over their July 24th celebration The community of Kanosh is hon2007 ored to have Rula Christensen Pioneer celebration Rula exemplifies the faith and dignity of womanhood She and her late husband eavitt have been avid supporters of Kanosh heritage and community activities Rula was bom in I scalante Garfield Ctah to Tillman Woolsey and Alcca Heaps from childhood to the present one of her special talents is that of a wonderful eook Her other hobbies include sew ing quilting ahd home decor She has received numerous awards for her beautiful quilts The quilt that she donated to the Sally Kanosh IM P in 2H6 earned through a raffle an amazing S3tKX) This year she has donated several “pieced" quilt tops to the Dl'P for their current building project Brother and Sister Christensen eled extensively w ith his gov eminent travem- ployment and in later years with church callings They were called to be the President of the Italian Mission in Rome They later served as temple missionaries in Switzerland and the Philippines and they served as missionaries at Cove Tort t'tah Rula served faithfully with eavitt and has shared her strong testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints throughout the world At present Rula is 87 years young good health active fit and enjoys her life with family and friends She faithfully follows her exercise routine which includes daily walking with friends Rula and I cav itt are the parents of three children and numerous grandchildren in |