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Show 21 t1'-UTAH 307 U 200 S q'JlTt 4006 .Eire Uffi tw, 5 u1 64101 TVO U IT Celebrating more than 92 years of service to the citizens of Eureka. Volume EUREKA, UTAH - July 30, 1999 Ninety-Fo- ur Commission amends zoning ordinance Juab County Commissioners amended the county zoning ordinance at their Monday meeting. Glenn Greenhalgh, director of the county planning commission. said the work of amending the ordinance was done at the request of the county commission. "As a result of increased interst and pressure and a determination that the regulations concerning acreage requirement were inadequate in the existing zoning ordinance, Juab County requested that the planning commission revise and update this section," said Greenhalgh. As a result of the adoption and amending of the ordinance, all acreage required for and dedicated to a residential building permit in the county must be located within the same zoning district. In other words, the residence and the dedicated property must be in the same area. "If any property is pledged within a 160-acrequirement area, a total of 160 acres must be pledged." said Greenhalgh. "Further, all of the property located closest to the site shall be pledged to the building permit until the required acreage requirements are met." Commissioners agreed the amendment met the requirements they had been seeking. re From Mammoth Reporter selects new managing editor Effective July 31, 1999, Tamara Milada Stanger will become Editor of The Eureka Reporter. Tamara lives in Mammoth and is excited about taking over the newspaper. Beginning August 1, 1999, please submit news items andor ads, etc., to Tamara via phone: (until the Eureka Reporter phone is transferred); by mail to Eureka Reporter, PO Box 150; Eureka. UT 84628; or at 450 W. Sioux Ave, Mammoth, UT. 84641. 435-433-66- 49 on To make it easier for those who do not have the time to make a trip to Mammoth.. a will be installed on the drop-bo- x outside of the Gold Diggers Restaurant, near the entrance. News articles will be picked up daily. Deadline to submit news, remains the same.. 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Anything submitted after the deadline, will be postponed until the following weeks edition. Festival coming The Annual Tintic Silver Festival will be held this year on August 20 - 22nd. Friday's events include the Tintic Elks Lodge's golf tournament for members, followed by a steak fry and a dance; the TNT Mountain Men will gather at Tintreka Park for their Rendezvous; and the Miss Tintic Pageant will be held. Saturdays events include the Scout Breakfast; a Parade; the Dividend Reunion; Museums will be open; Ghost Town Muzzle Loaders Tours; Teen a Dance; a Variety events; Show and much more. Shoots On Sunday, will be held; Concessions will be open; and LDS, Catholic and T-N- -T T-N- -T L COPY Methodist Church services will be held as usual. Look for more detailed information in upcoming editions of The Eureka Reporter. Number 31 Price $.40 Fire does it! by Wayne S. Christiansen The recent Railroad wildfire that swept through the Tintic area threatening Eureka, Mammoth and Tintic Junction with devastation in early July, had a side effect that wasnt immediately noticed. The old ghost town site of Silver City was completely cleansed of sagebrush, grass, and trees, leaving ash, dirt, and foundations, sagebrush stubble behind. It didn't take long for the treasure hunters to realize the fire had made Silver City virgin territory again. They would be able to sift through the dirt and metal detect in places that were totally inacessible before the : fire. The ground had hardly cooled before folks from all over the state started to swarm over the area. The first day there were several old bottles and a few odds and ends such as marbles, tools, tokens, and a few coins found on the surface. With all the ground cover gone (and a little imagination), one can envision the layout of the old town. Many streets and several foundations that were totally obscure before the fire are obvious now. For an old relic hunter, this it Utopia. The day that 1 was out there (several days after the fire) there were about thirty people roam Thanks! ing around. I was surprised at how many of them I knew from my treasure hunting days. I was reacquainted with several friends that I hadn't seen in years. George and Joann Rodgers had been camped in the soot covered town site for several days. George and Joann should be familiar to many in the Tintic area. They have been relic hunt- ing the area for over twenty-fiv- e years. George was shoveling dirt into a homemade, table high, screen and Joann was sifting it, shen I walked up to them. After several soot covered hugs and several minutes of catching up on our families doings over the last few years, I asked if they were finding much treasure. "No." they both said in unison. (They said it a little too We were hunting for relics then too. "Having any luck?" I asked as we shook hands. "I've only been here a few minutes." he said as he showed me an old rusty railroad lock he had dug. To a relic hunter that is a good find. The saddest thing about the old town site burning is the partial destruction of the old cemetery'. Silver City cemetery is a classic old western graveyard. It seems every headstone tells a story, there were a couple of wooden head boards that succumbed to the flames along with a couple of old wooden picket fences. They weren't much but they will be missed town enthusiasts like me. Folks have been scavenging over this old town site for as long as I can remember. Seldom have we come away without something. Maybe an old bottle or two. I would have thought that about everything worth keeping had been found by now. by-gho- quickly). After reading my face, George said." A few odds and ends." "A few marbles," added Joann. Experienced relic hunters never show you their good stuff until they have had time to "All right!" someone yelled search every inch of ground in as I was walking back to my the area of a find. truck to head for home. I turned I turned when a familiar and walked over. "What did you voice called my name. A black find?" I queried. The man was dust devil blew its hot wind by rubbing something with his me. Dennis Daybell was waving shirttail. Cautiously he held out to me. He had a metal detector his arm. There in the blackened in one hand and a small shovel palm of his hand was the prettiin the other. est little 2 12 dollar gold piece The last time I saw Dennis that I have ever laid eyes on. was last year in this very town. "I guess evenhing hasn't been found yet!" I thought out loud as I reached for my metal detector behind the seat of my truck. by Martin Conover, publisher The Eureka Reporter wishes to say thanks to Grace Bernini for her many years of devoted service to this newspaper. She started her career with the newspaper filling in for Belle Coffee and has been at the helm since Belle retired many years ago. Both Grace and her husband Joe have made many trips to Springville to bring material, pick up papers to take The Vatican is the worlds smallest independent state, cover- back to Eureka and have both been devoted to the best interests of the Eureka community. ing only about 16 square mile. While the Reporter is not the largest newspaper in the state it fills a need and lends legitimacy to Eureka as a city This makes me so sore it gets and a community on the Utah scene. Grace has been the my dandruff up. in this endeavor and has risen to the chal-- Samuel Goldwyn leading figure lenge posed by producing a community newspaper each week. And so as we pass the "baton" to a new leader next The first saint bom in the Western hemisphere was Saint week, we pause to say thanks Grace, you have certainly Rose of Lima, a Peruvian canon- represented us well. It has been more than a pleasure to work with you. ized in 1671. Wayne S. Christiansen 3907 Rivendell Rd. Taylorsville, Utah 84118 Filing dates Eureka City will have three term) Councilmen positions up for election this year. Each person seeking to become a candidate for a municipal office shall file a Declaration of Candidacy in person, with the city recorder, during office hours and not later than 5:00 p.m. between July 15 and August 16, 1999. Qualifications for a candidate are: (1) Be a United States Citizen. (2) Be at least 18 years old. (3) Be a resident of the (4-ye- ar |
