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Show UTAH 307 31 PRESS ASSOC U Dc 200 S S SUITE 500S SALT LAKE CITY, UT i 99 84101 ' Eureka Celebrating more than 92 years of service to the citixens of Eureka . Volume EUREKA, UTAH - May 1, 1998 Ninety-Thre- e Number 18 Price $.40 Mew ambulance approved lor western Juab county By the end of the summer. West Juab County Ambulance 2) will have a new (Station ambulance. The purchase was approved by Juab County Commissioners at their last meeting in April. Kyle Bigler and Chad Allin-sorepresenting the association, presented bids they had received to commissioners who approved acceptance of the low bid of $84,720, several hundred dollars less than the next highest bid. The low bid came from Rocky Mountain, Paragonah, and not only included the ambulance n, Forest Service tells county about changes of the students from Eureka Elementary School and their teachers and staff were on All hand for the Arbor Day Tree Planting. ArborDay celebrated in Eureka In honor of Arbor Day, a ceremony was held at Tintreka Park (City Park), on tree-planti- ng Friday, April 24, 1998. The event was attended by elementary school children, teachers and staff, Eureka townspeople, the tree committee, city employees and officials, and others. After the tree planting was completed, Tom Nediebcrg, Principal at Eureka Elementary School, spoke about Arbor Day and the importance of planting trees, saying that for every tree cut down, another one should be planted. This would help preserve the diminishing forests throughout the world. eco-gro- Eureka Tree Committee included the following: Curtis Butler, Mabel Butler, Fred Garbctt, Don Trcloar, Lloyd Condcr, Mayor, Fred Garb,tthrcc, Jr., Patricia Bigler, Eugene Poulscn. Note three former Eureka mayors and the current mayor are pictured: Curtis Butler, Fred Garbctt, Don Trcloar, and Lloyd Condcr, current mayor. Panguitch to feature quilt event The Main Street Committee and Quitters in Panguitch are planning a Quilt Festival the Weekend of June 1998. It is being called the "Quilt Walk" Festival in honor of the early settlers of Panguitch. The Quilt Walk Story revolves around the initial attempt to settle Panguitch, Utah. The first winter was brutal, food was Pete Karp with the National Forest Service reported to the Juab County Commission about several changes the Forest Service are considering. The Administration is proposing to reform Forest Service "in lieu of tax" payments to states to provide a stable, predictable level of funding for county roads and schools. The administration is proposing .to keep the payment to Juab County at the same level as FY 1997. These changes would become effective for payments for 1999. Also, Karp reported the organizational changes being made in the Forest Service that will possibly affect Juab County. The Service is realigning boundaries. The purpose of this realignment is to promote further operational efficiency. The Uintah and Wasatch-Cach- e would be combined. scarce and the settlers were starving. A group of seven men set out to get food from Paro-wa- n, Quilting Demonstrations, Historic Home Tour, and Antique Car Show. side of a rugged mountain pass. In their weakened state, the men struggled with every footstep, sinking up to their hips in the deep snow. For information send a large self addressed stamped (S3 cents postage required) to: Panguitch Quilt Festival; PO Box 858, Panguitch UT 84759, or call Lucile Proctor, USU Extension, Garfield County at 40 miles away on the other The Festival will include: Quilt Show, Quilting Classes, Left out up delivered at Eureka but the refurbishing and updating of the ambulance the crew is now using so it will be available for backup. That would leave the current backup ambulance as surplus. "As soon as we buy the new ambulance, we will receive $20,000 from the state to help pay for it," said Bigler. The money had been budgeted for the ambulance, he said. "We can receive another $1,400 off the bill if we go back and get it," said Allinson. "If we pick it up, they will show us all we need to know about it. We can drive it back for much less than $1,400. (The ambulance will be picked up at the factory in Florida). Allinson said that his father bought airline tickets over the internet which cost him $100 each. If the county could get the same price the flight should be approximately $200 for the two tickets. Bigler said that they are hoping that the factory will send a car to pick the two men up at the airport, which would save on car rental costs. "Im sure that when you make contact they will do something to help you get from the airport to the factory," said Joseph Bernini, commission chair. "They might even treat you to a meal." Casey Reynolds, Rocky Ridge, the countys newest community, had indicated the town would like to get an ambulance for use by the First Responder group in the community. The old West Juab Ambulance circa 1974, now parked in Biglers backyard, could be given to Rocky Ridge. Bigler said it needs a battery. At first, Ike Lunt, commissioner, opposed the idea of giving the old ambulance to Rocky Ridge, saying that it is old. "How long will it be before they are back wanting a new one," he questioned. Allinson told the commissioners that one advantage of buying Some very important family members were inadvertently left out of the article, regarding Mrs. Georgia Lairds 90th Birthday celebration. Her children the ambulance from the Paragowere all named, but conspicu- nah company, is that they keep a ously absent were her grandchilfully stocked parts department, dren. making it unnecessary to wait for Georgia presently has 27 parts every time something grandchildren, 71 breaks down. and 6 great "We need to make certain that to get the we do the follow-u- p Her 90th Birthday celebration money from the state to help with is slated on Saturday, May 2, the purchase," said Boyd How-artfrom 4 p.m. at the Memorial commissioner. In addition, Building, 243 W. Main, in he suggested all the paperwork be Eureka. Friends and relatives completed to assure the ambuare invited and she requests only lance was fully covered by insuryour presence and no gifts, ance before Allinson and Bigler please. started back for Utah. great-grandchildr- en great-grandchildr- h, 2-- |