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Show Summit County Rodeo Royalty Named Citizens Voice Opinion on I Forest Land Use Kamas CanctpandeM fc fi 4 f i "Recreational Activists made a strong showing at the U.S. Forest Service meeting held Tuesday in Kamas. The purpose of the meeting wu to gather information from the public about their feelings concern ing several large pieces of land. The land is now labeled as Roadless, and is being considered for wilderness. t The evaluation of Roadless areas is part of the U. S. Forest Services Mayor Allen Scales attributed the confusion to changing clerks and computer programs. He wu certain there wu a reasonable explanation for the differences and felt that items may have been allocated incorrectly. Scales told those present that it would all be worked out. "We are not broke by any means, he told Council and city members. Following the budget hearing, council members listened to a presentation from the Humanities CounciL National Forest Plan Revision. Federal Regulations require that the Forest Service revise its plan every i J ,1 1 Steve Epperson, from the Humanities Council explained the value of enhancing and raising awareness of the humanities throughout the state. He described two ways the Humanities Council 10 to IS years. The forest service plan is similar to zoning requirements for a city, specific decisions are made about when and where activities such as the use of motorized vehicles can occur. The first step in the planning process was inventory. The forest service has determined the amount of acreage considered Roadless and are now at the second planning stage' evaluation. They are asking for feedback from the community. Individuals and groups attending Tuesdays meeting were asked to fill out an evaluation form. The form contains questions about the effect in differ ent areas, of changing the designation of pieces of land to Wilderness area. The primary difference between the two "Wilderness designations of and "Roadless" is characterized by the use of the land. If a piece of land is designated as Wildnness, no motorized or mechanized vehicles are allowed. The u Summit County will be well represented by the new County Rodeo Royalty they present themselves in events throughout the County and surrounding areas. ( L to R) 2nd Attendant, Krbtal Richins, Queen Candice Christiansen and 1st Attendant, Chablee Vernon. Ashley Simpson ( back) Is Mbs Congeniality. Candice Christiansen, daughter of Terry and Sherri Simpson from Kamas. Other contestants were: Shyrell Makin of Pcoa. Mary Lou Christiansen, of Park City, wu crowned the new Miss Summit County Rodeo Queen alter winning the title on June 3, at the Blazzard of Kamas, Lindsay Julian of Wanship, Marie Blazzard of Kamas, Carrie Bone of Oakley and Maria Oakley arena. 1st Attendant is Chablee Vernon, daughter of Kent and Mondragon of Kamas. Summit County is lucky to have such outstanding young Navee Vernon of Hoytsville, who also took home the ladies willing to represent their County at the County Fair, Horsemanship Award. Krista Richins, daughter of Dayle and Janeen Richins of parades and other activities. Thanks to ail contestants who did such a great job. Coalville is the 2nd Attendant. Miss Congeniality is Ashley Summit County Historical Society Holds Panel Dedication work being done by several entities, there is now a sidewalk, gravel and rotor mill to set off the panels to distinction. Approximately 40 people turned out for the ribbon cutting ceremony held at the school on Saturday, June 3, 1999. Dean May. from the University of Utah, was on hand to present stories of events about some of those who traveled to Utah many years ago. forest service is looking at whether or not to add land to the category considered Wilderness, thus taking land out of the classification of Roadless The effect could be detrimental to the Kamas Valley. This area and of the stamina they possessed to endure the reaps an economic benefit from recreational use of the land. Snowmobilers, and Off road users, (ATVs and 4 Wheel Drive) flock to the area to take in the beauty of nature and enjoy their past times. They pump money into the economy when they come. Studies have shown that users of motorized vehicles spend 4 times more than any other recreational passerby. If the amount of land available for motorized becomes more limited, so will the number rtf users in the area and the money the spend. Eighty percent of the comments from the public have focused on three areas up for evaluation. These pieces rtf land are the High Uintas, Lakes, and Noblelts. They are the areas which could effect the Kamas Valley. People from different areas in the stale, primarily those associated with different off road associations, attended the forest service meeting. They voice strong concern that land wu being taken away from them. There is a perception that the forest service is grabbing much wilderness possible, one concerned citi- u u zen said. Several individuals expressed opinions about the effect this has on the land. Martin Sharp, of the Lone Peak 4 Wheelers Association, comment- ed that the more areas you shut down to off road use, the more concentrated use becomes in the areas allowing off road types of use. Ilis Continued on page A3 Members of the County Historical Society stand in front of the new panels located at the Old Echo SchooL (I to r) Torch Elliot, Sally Elliot, Frank Moore, Mary Fawcett, Frank Cattclan, Sandy MorriskHi, Commissioner Pat Cone and Michael Richins. many trying circumstances they went through. The four panels relate several events. Titled "Enterprising Young Men" the first one tells of John H. Weber, a former Danish sea captain who came to America in 1810. Following paths established by native Ute and Shoshone. Weber arrived in Utah in 1824. Finding the Wasatch country teeming with beaver they carried back tales of lush valleys where land could be had fur the taking. He helped bring settlers west. "1116 Road To Zion" panel tells the story of the Mormon exodus to Utah, starting in Nauvoo. Brigham Young brought an advance party of 143 men, 2 women and 3 children along the Platte river, into Utah. Thousands of other Mormon's followed. Today the marked auto route parallels their historic trek. "1 Was Put in Charge Of The Road-JamE. Bromley was the first settler to Echo arriving in July 1831. He was in charge of the Weber Stage Station until 1836, driving the mail coach and six mules, carrying the mail and passengers. The fust Pony Express rider reached Bromley's Station on April 7, 1860. The ponies ran for 18 months until October 24. 1861 when the completion of the transcontinental telegraph made their services unnecessary. In 1863, Bromley went into business for himself, established a general store, built Echo's fust hotel and in later years became a rancher, passing away on March 1, 1897. "Echo Killed in Echo Canyon in 1861 and marketed produce to a steady stream of travelers. Four new panels are located in front of the Old Echo SchooL They tell In 1868 thousands of Mormon men were of historical events that occurred in the region. employed by the railroad to bore tunnels and build grades. BY PAMELA ROBBINS Irish workers set the lies and laid the rails. Construction in Bee Edik Echo and Weber canyons was the most challenging along the The County Historical Society is proud to have 4 beautiful entire Union Pacific route. All there facts and more can be gleaned from reading the panels in place in front of the old Echo School House. With four new panels in front of the old school. es City-Murmo- ns County Commission Approves Water Interconnect Agreement BY PAMELA ROBBINS Bm Editor With several months of intense negotiations, discussions and executive sessions behind them, the County Commissioners were happy to sign an interconnect water agreement between Weber Basin Water, Park City and the County. Because of an emergency water situation with Atkinson Water District, Marty Oee wu chosen to head up an "investigation to temporary and permanent solution venues. The County had previously made arrangements to lend the District funding to enable residents and business in the SUvercroek region to receive bottled water until the situation could be I COPY il h the district paying back the loan at 3 interest. With the contract in place, Weber Basin Water will construct water lines to provide water to the Atkinson District from Park City through an interconnection agreement, with Atkinson providing required easements needed, receiving payment for their work. A past moratorium will remain effective with preuntil paid water being honored and no new hook-up- s the situation can be resolved. Weber Basin Water signed the agreement on May 28th, so with the County now signing, the document goes next to Park City Council for their approval ROAD ISSUES the Although County still has concerns about the resolved-wil- u Kamas City Council Meeting Confusion is the word to describe the public hearing on the Kamas City budget. The budget hearing was at the forefront rtf the Kamas City Council meeting held Tuesday night. The city wu trying to finalize the 1998-9- 9 budget and making tentative plans from the 1999-200- 0 budget There were Kveral luge discrepancies between what wu budgeted and what wu actual. BY JAN ROWLEY k Summit County Briefs project, after another lengthy work Kssion, they passed a motion to take the front access road leading to the Winter Sports Park after the Winter Games are over, subject to certain road resolutions, such as using the Bear Hollow Road on the backside as an emergency access road only. Commissioners have.brcn concerned that they will end up with what they term "3 very bad and costly to residents roads". (Bear Hollow on the backside, the front access road ami Browns Canyon). Clint Topham, from UDOT and Jcrrold Jensen from the Attorney Generals Office agreed to make a concerted effort to discuss with the State Legislature, removing the Continued N page A3 could help. First, they have programs available where presentations can be made at no cost to the organization. They have people who travel the state, taking information on things like oral history and ethic in government to interested organization. The second form of assistance form the Humanities Council comes in the form of funding. Epperson told all present of the funding available through state and federal grants to promote a culturalheritage tourism program. He described how Sanpete County had used the funding to produce a travel, driving tour guide. They put together a book with detailed information on the historic architecture of their county with money received through the help of the Humanities CounciL Epperson enthusiastically explained the benefits to promoting Heritage Tourism. People become more aware of their history or heritage. He told council members that grants are available fur city councils, schools, and other groups, such as senior citizens organizations. No decision was made on the city's plans for preparing a Heritage Tourism Program. Jim Kaiserman. Grassy Creek Subdivision developer. discussed and ironed out details of the construction efforts in the new subdivision. Kaiserman is in the process of putting together a petition to ask council members to annex 160 acres of land. He will propose developing 60 or so acres, including a mobile home park and plans to give the remaining acres to the city. The idea of five land sparked enthusiasm from many council members. It was reported that city planners were less than enthusiastic about the proposal. Kaiserman will bring the petition to the next council meeting. If the council accepts the petition for annexation, public hearings on the mailer will follow. The council got into a heated discussion regarding a draft regarding right of way encroachment. The city is trying to decide what will and wont be allowed in terms of the cityroad right of way. Several council members were of the opinion that the city needs to decide what it wants to look like and make a decision. Public meetings and further discussion will be held on the issue in future meetings. Kamas City Council will meet again on Monday, June2lsL CASA Holds Monthly Meeting After a full day of fun and action in conjunction with Derby Day on Saturday June 3th, CABA (Coalville Area Business Association) members got together to discuss the "things that went well and the things that need improvement. The Fishing Derby, the Ditch Derby for children, the meal and the dance were successful items mentioned, while the Demo Derby suffered somewhat due in part to the cool temps, and wet weather. Items discussed included: 1 instead of having a jeep local businesses to purctuuc as a prize for the derby-us- e items such as a big screen tv; 2) continue to use members and volunteers for the concession area to save dollars; and 3) order additional fish next year because the youth and their families enjoyed the event so much. For the fishing derby, things will pretty much remain the same as at present with fewer shirts ordered next year. There were more entrants over last year with Trigger fish due to the fact the lake never got completely frozen over and they received more oxygen. Jess Walton of Salt Lake was the winner of the Jeep which wu given away at the Demo Derby. With lots rtf raffle tickets to choose from, they were drawn out two at a time. The person who wu drawn then had seven minutes to respond to the announcers booth-i- f they missed the time frame their ticket was once again placed in the container and another name wu drawn. Ten people received a Took alike key with only one being the right one. Jess wu the 8th person to try to start the vehicle, almost falling out of the jeep in his excitement over winning. Since he had recently lost his vehicle in an accident, he wu doubly pleased to have same new "wheels. The balloon derby wu cancelled on Sunday due to high winds but wu enjoyed on Saturday by thaie rising early enough to watch them. The sponsors helped to defray costs incurred. For those interested, there are still shirts and hats left at the Holiday Hills Bell's store and at Food Town. Moving along, the group discussed the plans for the upcoming Classic Car Show which is scheduled for July 17th. The event, which hu always brought in lots of cars, people and fun, is sure to continue on with the tradition. Mark your calendars nowltll Next meeting will be held on July 6th. m |