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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Blackout Students treated to a night of fun and games as school year ends REVIEW B1 Emery County The Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Volume 2, Issue 21. 75 Cents Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Bond hearing set for golf course project James L. Davis The Ferron Municipal Building Authority will hold a public hearing June 12 at 7 p.m. to hear public comment on plans to issue lease revenue bonds for the construction of the additional nine holes of the Millstite Golf Course. The bonds to be issued are not to exceed $800,000 and will be used to repay part of the golf course expansion project. The Permanent Community Impact Board funded the $2 million project last year with a $1.3 million grant and the remainder in a loan to Ferron City for the golf course expansion. During the May 22 meeting of the Ferron City Council the council meeting was briefly adjourned and a meeting of the building authority was opened to set the public hearing date. During the city council meeting itself city leaders also discussed the possibility of the city applying for a beer license for the golf course, which would allow for the sale of beer at the golf course pro shop. Currently beer is not offered at the golf course and golfers wishing to drink while playing a round of golf bring their own beer to the course. If the city were to apply for and obtain a beer license, then one of the license requirements would be that no beer could be brought onto the course by patrons. The fact that Millsite does not offer beer for sale has been one of the most common complaints about the course. The council voted unanimously for the city to begin the process of applying for a beer license for the pro shop. Also discussed during the council meeting was the possibility of the Millsite restaurant reopening. An individual from the Salt Lake Valley has expressed an interest in taking over management of the closed restaurant and has made several requests of the city for improvements to the restaurant before he opened it, including the installation of an ice cream machine, new heat lamps, tables and chairs. Councilman Trent Jackson said he would negotiate on behalf of the city and attempt to come to an agreement that both the city and the individual could live with for the reopening of the restaurant. Madison Jensen and Tamra Luke celebrate their graduation from Emery High. Photos by Josie Luke Smile Happened because it With joy in their heart and for some a tear in their eye, the graduating Class of 2008 face their future Josie Luke Photo by Josie Luke Jonathon Fauver on the new deck of the Joe’s Valley Marina. Revamped Joe’s Valley Marina opens for business Josie Luke For Emery County residents, the Memorial Day weekend brought the grand opening of Joe’s Valley Resort and Marina. The Marina, also a venue for Extreme Adventure Rentals, now features a convenience store and restaurant and will be open Thursday-Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., throughout the season. Since owners Darrin Hurdsman and Scott Labrum, and manager Jonathon Fauver took over, the Marina has been transformed. They have remodeled the original building as well as adding a 16-by70 foot dining room with a fireplace, which will seat 60-80 people and a 20-by80 foot deck, both of which face the south, offering a clear view of the reservoir. Labrum is pleased with the work they have done. “We feel like we’ve tried to do it right,” he said. “We’ve put in significant energy, time and money to have an atmosphere that is not easily found in other places in Emery County.” The Marina’s convenience store offers fishing supplies, camping gear, recreational clothing, basic grocery items, snacks and ice. Customers will also be able to use their cell phones in the store with the help of a signal amplifier. The dining room offers grill items, such as hand-made hamburgers, french fries, chicken strips, children’s meals and more. Through Extreme Rentals, the marina will offer rentals of ATVs, jet skis, fishing boats and a pontoon boat. Fauver commented Continued on Page A3. The Emery High School Auditorium was filled with parents, family and friends on May 22, as the community joined to recognize the students of the Emery High Class of 2008 during their commencement exercises. The 157 students who graduated were the 45th graduating class from Emery High. In their time at Emery High, the Class of 2008 accomplished many things, including raising $1,500 for the Emery High School Scholarship fund, building a house, taking 10th place in the state auto competition, taking first place in region competition in boy’s track, drama and girl’s basket- ball, breaking the record of students taking the ACT with 81 and receiving 167 scholarships. Senior Class President Taryn Baker summed it up by saying, “I think you can see that the Class of 2008 is an exceptional class. Face it. We were great in ‘08.” Out of the 157 students who graduated, nearly one-third maintained a GPA of 3.6, including eight students who maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout their high school careers. So, during the ceremony seven students addressed the 2008 class. The first speaker, Co-Salutatorian McKay Allred related that a teacher recently told him that he looked like Woody from Dory Peacock hugs her classmates after graduation. Toy Story. Allred said he was disappointed, because he had always wanted to be Buzz Lightyear, so he could “go to infinity and beyond.” He noted that those who graduated from college Continued on Page A8. Green River Class of 2008 celebrate graduation Brennan Bigelow Photo by Brennan Bigelow Green River seniors Daniela Polito and Leah Swalberg are congratulated after graduation. The class of 2008 from Green River High School marked their graduation on May 22. The ceremony started off with senior class advisor Pat Brady welcoming all who attended and giving some advice to those seniors starting off on the road to the rest of their life. He told the class to “Never give up!” He quoted a poem “Bridge Builder.” The poem advised the seniors that there are those who need help and that they should render service to not only better themselves, but to help others. Leah Swalberg, the Valedictorian, spoke next. She told her peers that they must choose friends wisely and that the choices they make today will affect their future. She also said that it is an end of an era, but also the beginning of a new one. Richard Dean, the salutatorian followed. He reminded his class that they had invested 13 years in their education, and they had survived. “We are the result of what we have been taught,” he said. He also reminded them that they are living in a competitive age Continued on Page A8. |
