Show Salina Woman "Richfield Reap er English Pen Friend Meet After 45 Years (See Page Volume 106 3-- A) Price 500 Richfield Utah Wednesday April 27 1994 Number 17 'Heart Serving o Southern uan Cause Of Death Undetermined Richfield Man Dies Following Mishap At Canyon Coal Mine By Hal Edward Reaper Editor The death of a Richfield man two days after an accident at the SLTCo Mine in Salina Canyon has prompted an investigation by several state and federal agencies Boyd V Jolley 38 Richfield died Friday two days after an accident in the Second East section of the underground mine w here he had been an industrial electrician for 16 years The accident occurred on Wednesday April 20 when some rocks slid off the side of the mine wall striking Jolley and slamming him against a piece of machinery according to Sevier County Sheriffs Deputy Delbert Lloyd who spoke with witnesses and mine officials Jolley received initial treatment at the scene and was taken by mine EMTs to Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield It was determined he had suffered nb and arm injuries and he was treated and released On Thursday he was called by the hospital to return for clarification of information While at the hospital he apparently had a seizure according to Lloyd Jolley was taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo by where he died Friday at Life-Flig- 12:01 ht pm Actual cause of death is still ing investigated be- Steve Eamcs spokesman for Coastal Corp owner of SUFCo headquartered in Houston Texas told The Reaper that there are four agencies involved in the mvcs'ica tion These include Ti e Sc rer County Sheriffs Office the Utah State Medical Examiner's Office Mine Safety and Health Administration and Coastal's ow n management and investigative team Richfield Man Victim Of Assault Near 1-- 70 VERMILLION — A Richfield man was beaten by two unknown assailants after he stopped to help them at the Intcrstate-7- 0 overpass near Vermillion Saturday afternoon The Scs icr County Sheriffs Office said Karl Knight was driving from Aurora to Richfield when he saw a car underneath the overpass Thinking the occupants may have had mechanical problems Knight said he drove to the car and asked the two men if they needed help Loa Postmaster Is 'Best In The State' LOA — Loa postmaster Nadine Brown was named Utah's top post master during the annual Utah National Association of Postmasters of the United States Utah Branch convention in R Trevithick Award which is given to the person determined to be the best postmaster in the state By Bill McClure Richfield's Arbor Day celebration has been expanded to two days this year and there'll be lots of trees given away for public and private Mcacham said the investigation has indicated the attack was completely unprovoked Brown The vehicle in which the two assailants were riding was described as an older model hatchback yellow in color with Colorado license plates Direction of travel is unknown and attempts to locate were issued both locally and throughout the western stales the sheriff said She is the mother of three children Joe E Brown Mrs Chris (Dcann) Schaugaard and Leon R Brown all of Loa Nadine Brown named regional winners in the 1994 statewide Arbor Day poster contest Reaper Staff Writer day She is a share holder in Brown Brothers Construction Co and is the widow of the late Earl F planting Highlight of this year's celebration will be presentation of Arbor Day awards to two Richfield elementary school students Erin Goodwin a fourth grade student at Pahvant Elementary and Meghan Puzey a first grade student at Ashman Elementary have been The contest was sponsored by the Utah Division of Sovereign Lands and Forestry The two students will each receive a S50 savings bond and a blue ribbon from area forester Kelly Allen in tree planting ceremonies Friday at the respective schools The public is invited to attend the festivities raAlso on Friday KSVC-Adio in Richfield will air a tree trivia contest throughout the day during which 20 trees will be given away The trees arc being donated by Dickinson A-- l Intcrmountain and Anderson Nurseries Saturday's activities begin at 10 am in the parking lot behind Knit 'N' Craft with the reading of Richfield City's Arbor Day proclamation and followed by a tree give-awa- y -- cv- ' ' :? i Accident Scene Ambulance crew member and passersby attend Ruth Robert while waiting for ambulance to arrive following van rollover V V ‘ 4f - Reaper Editor ELSINORE — A boy remains in critical condition at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City following a one-cfour-year-o- ld taken to Salt Lake City by Life Flight after he was treated at Sevier Valley Hospital in Richfield The boy suffers from head and internal injuries and a fractured arm ar south of rollover April Elsinore in which three other 19 persons were also injured The Utah Highway Patrol said Breck Roberts son of Steven and Ruth Roberts Annabclla was The accident occurred at 5:01 pm when the child's mother ap- parently fell asleep as she was drivafter visiting ing castbound on relatives in Ivins earlier in the day The van drifted to the right and Mrs Roberts apparently over cor UHP Trooper Lane Ogden who headed the investigation said none of the passengers were wearing scat belts and all were ejected from the rolling vehicle Breck landed some 40 feet from where the van came to rest Sevier County Monroe ambu Board of Education during a special meeting in Richfield Monday after- tect Dan Losce on the condition on Jl - Vi' v A report to the board from archi- the old Ashman Elementary School building included an estimate of the cost of retrofitting the building to meet both seismic and handicapped access requirements A public meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday May 4 at 7 pm in the Ashman Elementary School multipurpose room to rc-- v icw options By H Erfwvdt south of Elsinore Three of Mr Robert’ children were injured one critically in the late Apnl 19 accident rected causing the van to go out of control and roll twice coming to rest on its wheels ld vV 'j&JL FWtfwr eleThe future of a Richin school building mentary field was the main subject of members of the Sevier School District noon ’ tree planting demonstrations Some 1000 trees including Austrian pine sycamore lilac eastern red cedar and choke cherry w ill be given away There is a limit of two trees per family Supporters of this year's Arbor Day activities include Richfield's new Shade Tree Committee Fish-Iak- c Employees Association Fish-lak- c National Forest the Richfield Bureau of Land Management District the Soil Conservation Service Richfield Chamber of Commerce The Richfield Reaper KSVC radio Kcnnecott Corpora- tion Utah Community Forest Council AT&T Universal Card Services TrccUtah and the Utah Association of Nurserymen and Landscape Contractors More than 275 schools and 100000 students arc participating in Utah Arbor Day actmlies throughout the state Old Ashman School Building's Future Discussed By Board v ‘AVf Child 'Critical Following Rollover By Ilal Edward J ‘V' 1 ‘-'- TM'?-- McCloro Two Richfield Students Win Arbor Day Honors Knight was found near the scene by a passing car and he was taken to Sevier Valley Hospital where he was treated for head face ana rib cage injuries He was released Sun- Mrs Brown has been a postal employee for 19 years and postmaster in Loa for the past 10 years Photo By left a fourth grader at posters Kelly Allen area forester for the Utah Pahvant and Meghan Puzey a first grader at Division of Sovereign Lands and Forestry will Ashman display their winning Arbor Day present the awards Friday at the two schools Knight told officers that after he was beaten the two suspects both in their 20s then drove off Mrs Brown received the David Repr Erin Coodwin As he walked away Knight said one of the men called to him and as he turned around he was beaten by both men stated Sevier County Sheriff John L Mcacham Moab She is a daughter of Nad and LaRuc Rasmussen Loa Winning Posters Losce recently evaluated the structural soundness of the building and made a list of deferred maintenance and upgrades that could give the building as much as 50 more years of usefulness According to the new Americans with Disabilities Act ADA all lance w as sent to the scene and took public buildings must be accessible Loscc's Breck to the hospital for initial to the wheelchair-bountreatment before he was transferred concept of making the building ADA compliant was to put a ramp to Salt Lake City w uh a senes of sw itchbacks on the A second ambulance called from north side where the fire escape now and Roberts Mrs Richfield took stands the other children Micklce 7 and Keaton 2 to Sevier Valley HospiAlthough it isn't the greatest edtal Mrs Roberts was treated for fa- ucation building for the 90's cial lacerations and a leg injury Losce said "the building is in while the other children were exampretty nice shape in general for a ined for minor injuries AH were re- building that age and is not a school floor plan and the square footage available in it would be hard to duplicate His plan includes closing up open classrooms remosing the exterior paint and restoring the brick replacing shingles in addition to upgrading carpet replacing glass installing solid core doors and upgrading mortar and masonry An estimated cost of $357000 includes the deferred maintenance cost of $118000 but not the cost of as- bestos removal The coal fired steam heat system would remain According to Losce the lumber in the beams and joists of the building is "better than we can buy now" with minimal knots and no moisture problems PTA president Marylcnc Nascr (See ASHMAN Page 3-- Weather d leased from the hospital safety hazard It is a typical western 310 to the same date last year 646 all of last year 1023 |