Show '£ I tltOLu I I "t - USPS ' 0rfAr f Bill Vol 93 No 03 Phelps wrong turn nearly cost him his Jufy 30 2003 life Ordeal in the West Desert Thanks to Delta Ambulance retirees Yus local Fmergency Medical Service has some new i We arc taying goodbye lo wonderful people who have served vttk ‘ M I MT lx MIlarJ County Ivan Chmtensen who ha served this community for 25 years has retired Ivan h vimeone who always then m a lime of need Hu character uncf icstiorubly who that of a carmg thoughtful pervm for 25 year dropped everything he was doing lo help vimeone else There ar every few who have had the dedication and willingness to verve a community o Ivan has been an asset lo the completely continuing improvement of the Millard County LM 8 He will he veely missed Sandra Christensen is also saying goodbye the hat vcrved Millard County lx 21 years Sandra hat been a wonderful teacher and mentor for new and old EMT’s alike Sandra it ttill tervmg her community with her work at Delta Community Medical Center Cary (mold it retiring after 20 yeart of service Gary it a fun loving pervm who loves to spend time with hit grandkidt Through hit skills at an KMT he showed hit love and compass ion for people and the community Gary hat been a solid pari of fast re pome and impeccable patient care Gary's years of experience arc irreplaceable Tana Skeem hat been an KMT for last 7 yeart the hat decided to say goodbye and put her efforts towards the education of youth in the community and spending time with her family Tana hat been a wonderful asset to tbe ambulance association her thrifty ideas and her male operations run smoother Her great ideas and caring ways will be missed thwt Brad Aiken ha tko gjven tfu community 7 years of service as an FMT He is now pursuing other interests at this time m life Brads easygoing personality made him fun lo work with He gave strength and encouragement to those around him He will he missed There no way to say Thank You lo those who have given so much of their time an energy for so little m return So e mil just say it THANK YOU for being a teacher mentor and a friend Thanks for long hours and being ready m a momenta notice Vie as an association have worked together for years and have become like family Ilia hard to move on hut rest assured through your teaching mentoring and friendship we will keep the assoc tatKm running strong and make you proud to have had such a huge part of something so special The Ambulance Asvciation would also like lo recognize those who have reached milestones Jerry Knudsen has been an KMT for Barbara 25 years and still going strong Mabel has pit in 10 years of service and Debra Lopez has been a still serving first response in Oak City for the last 0 years and still serving Teresa Conrad is an KMT with our Kskdale Ambulance and has been for 27 years Way lo go! Association The Delta Ambulance would also like to say THANK YOG to the community for all of the donations throughout the year tarnations are put toward patient care and comfort and some toward annual parties and recognition Without community donations this would not be possible Thank You by Deem Draper Vest MHarJ Cowry’s Tale Valley of resembles Deads Valley more closely than maybe travelers may realize To find oneself stranded m that desolate desert on a tat summer's day could spell d vaster Decades ago the Howell family broke down m what ts now known as Death Canyon— a telling tale of the result of that misfortune A modem traveler nearfy escaped the same resuft as Mr Howell "1 set out V ednesday morning (July 23) lo find Coyote Spring Fred Skeem and I had been talking aboot going but he couldn't come along I decided to drive out to Tide Spring so I'd know just how to get there when we went" said Bill Phelps of Delta "I tried to find a road just west of Tule Spring That’s what got me m trouble" Phelps was searching for a road that runs north and south some distance to the west of Tule Springs He turned on a seldom used not far from the main gravel road that runs along the west side road of the House Range The would have eventually taken Phelps to hts destination but it was not the road he was seeking The improved gravel road lies about eight miles further to the west "I went on what looked like a road for about seven or eight mites" said Phelps “I blew out three tires and I was stranded" Phelps assessed hts situation and started His trek walking out of his predicament back to old U S 6 began at about 10 30 a m The temperature m Delta was 102 degrees that day It was much hotter out m the sun with no shade He had water and food with him m the truck He left his binoculars behind but filled the case with two small bottles of water "I had plenty of water in the truck I should have stayed with the truck" said Phelps That conclusion may or may not have been correct Phelps’ white Iodge pickup came to rest in a depression where it blended rn with the white talc in which it was stuck Dan Bringard Millard County said an air Sheriff's Posse Commander search for the vehicle probably would Tnree fats and you re out - out on me desert stranded m the scorching sun failed as the truck blended so well the white desert floor The white coated with white dust would have very difficult to see Phelps who is an older gentleman and the survivor of multiple major surgenes is not the best candidate for a hike in cool weather Hip replacements and lack of a hip replacement didn’t add to the prospect of covering ground on shanks mare in extremely hot weather "I started walking I didn't think it was that far hak The further I walked the more tired I got" Phelps said Survival training directly contributed He walked short to Phelps' survival distances and sought rest m the sparse shale offered by talleT greasewood plants He limited his water intake to a periodic one swallow - at - a - time to keep his have with truck been mouth moist “1 kept breaking through the crust (shore is a three to eight inch crust covering the soft powder below in the area) making it more difficult to walk I followed the tire tracks and eventually covered about seven or eight miles” Phelps said Phelps reached the graveled road about 8 30 p m He found a large greasewood beside the roadway to rest under Taking his cane he tied a handkerchief to it and propped it up in the hush to alert a passerby to his presence He was less than half a mile away from Tule Springs but Bill Phelps happy to be home again was too exhausted to walk any further He look his only option and sat down to await help BeveTly Phelps Bill’s wife returned home from a trip to Salt Iake City at about 4 pm Wednesday afternoon She See Phelps on page 3 More Mosquitoes — more West Nile by Dean Draper West Millard Mosquito Abatement trapped mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus in two more locations this past week A trap near the river east of Brush Resources and another tap in South Tract yielded infected mosquitoes Culex tarrah mosquitoes are the carriers of West Nile according to Lldon Rowley of WMMA He reported that a trap near DMAD reservoir had caught — three of them six mosquitoes on July being Culex tarrahx Six days later the same trap yielded 5377 mosquitoes w ith no Culex lanahr Rowley said the river produced record numbers of mosquitoes from Lynndyl to DMAD due to a large release of water from the SevieT River Bridge reservoir Lands were flooded causing dormant mosquito eggs to hatch by the millions Nuisance mosquito numbers doubled over the counts for 2007 W MMA checked 3f)3 traps for the same period in each of 2007 and 2008 2007 saw 287 0 nuisance mosquitoes trapped while 2008 saw the pests "It requires an air inversion to spray for When there is an inversion mosquitoes the fog floats close to the ground killing the mosquitoes No inversion— no spray It doesn't do any good" said Rowley Lvery effort is being made by WMMA to control the pests according to Rowley He warns residents to be mindful of the discovery of the West Nile carrying nuisance mosquitoes Local residents noticed the presence of WMMA more mosquitoes immediately has been hampered in its efforts to spray precautions Anyone contracting the disease is in jeopardy of losing their life or suffering horrendous debilitating effects from the disease 58374 mosquitoes and take appropriate Pioneer Day in Hinckley Mishon sharing headman's table - a high honor - after dinner Service Mission to Mongolia payment of a debt By Dean -- Draper When we came home we were treated to a farewell dinner The Mongolian team gave me a Cashmere sweater It costs about $65 Rent in Mongolia is a bout $75 per month It was a very expensive gift" At the farewell luncheon each person got to summarize his or her experience "I handed a large bottle of Bctadine disinfectant used in scrubbing for an operation — to a Mongolian nurse She held it and rocked it like she would a baby And she smiled so much! It was the highlight of her day These people are so grateful for the smallest thing" said Mishon as tears formed in her eyes at the - memory More things are exchanged between the teams than some would notice Angie recalled an incident in the operating room: "We were trying to get the doctors to wear safety glasses Blood spurts and can get in the doctor's eyes causing infections The glasses dropped off the Mongolian doctor's face and into the surgical wound The doctor who couldn't speak Knglish perfectly mimicked his American counterparts in similar situations uttering the proper term for the occasion: "Shit" Angie also related a marked benefit for the surgeons she works with She said one doctor is much more mellow in t!e operating room Instead of demanding something he now asks: "What do you have that will do" Six people were invited from Hospital by the Swanson Foundation See Mongolia on page 3 by Dean Draper Small town celebrations are simply more fun than large city celebrations — more people are closer to the action all day long Typical of Millard County is Hinckley Celebrations in Kanosh Meadow Holden and Scipio are not exactly the same hut theyall have similarities Hinckley Town greeted everyone with a sunrise salute on Pioneer Day Dynamite at dawn brought everyone upright for the day A truck with two noisy revelers saw to it that explosions reverberated at most every street corner in town The Town Park was set up with sound system chairs and booths for events scheduled for later in the day As these preparations took place hundreds of people lined up for the annual runwalk Runners walkers and babies in strollers made the transit through the streets of Hinckley The Pioneer Days Parade was led by military veterans holding the Hag high in respect for our Nation Older veterans followed on a special float Beautiful girls n a I IUa46bt i graced several float the chosen royalty of different communities I lorse riders and rodeo royalty strutted their stuff on gallant steeds Various groups paid homage to pioneer ancestors The Grand Marshals preside over the festivities as the community honored them The Speaker of the Day told a large OG c of the origins of Hinckley in the Mission of Utah's Dixie Poor crops and bad weather forced these hardy pioneers to seek better locations Deseret No 2 became Bloomington and ultimately changed its name to Hinckley Children fished for candy soda pop crowd Cotton See Hinckley on page 10 'G:idccoQo Li |