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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Orangeville Days City celebration gathers community for day of fun REVIEW B1 Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 24. Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned 75 Cents Tuesday, June 10, 2008 A Mystery Solved Remains of Wellington man missing for 10 years found er’s Office in Salt Lake City, and on June 8 State Medical Examiner Dr. Todd Gray confirmed the remains as those of Ryan Thayn, a Wellington resident who disappeared in November 1998 after going to work servicing wells in the area. At the time of his disappearance his truck was found but no sign of the man was ever discovered. Gray stated that the cause of death was a self inflicted gunshot wound. In the search of the area the sheriff’s office discovered a gun which matches the slug recovered by the medical examiner. Whether the gunshot wound was intentional or accidental is not known. Forest Service details rules of ‘dispersed’ camping Josie Luke As the summer months draw people out of the cities and into the mountains, the Forest Service is encouraging campers to become one with nature and reminding them of their responsibilities while camping and ATVing. In the Manti La Sal National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service provides 15 campgrounds for those who prefer a more structured place to camp, and also allows responsible camping with its dispersed camping policy. Though the policy has now been in place for years, many people are not aware of the possibilities it provides for camping. Dispersed camping allows those who wish to camp within 150 feet of designated roads. The policy specifically allows for “utilizing undeveloped camp or picnic areas within 150 feet of a road or trail unless the area is signed or closed.” Ferron District Ranger Mesia Nyman clarified, “Now of course they have to use good sense. They shouldn’t drive through a wet meadow to go camp; that would be resource damage and they’ll get a citation for resource damage.” In selecting a dispersed camping sight, Nyman suggested that people “look for vegetation. If they’re going to have to drive through a place with a lot of little trees or through a nice meadow with lots of wild flowers, or through a stream or up a steep hill, they don’t want to camp there.” She also cautioned people from camping in riparian areas where there is often a lot of water or wet ground. The Forest Service will also will begin putting signs up this summer to either allow or disallow camping on many of the long estab- lished sites in the area that are located more than 150 feet from a designated road or trail. Nyman explained, “We recognize that there are some long established campsites that aren’t campgrounds that have been there 20 or 30 years and people have always camped there. Some of them are more than 150 feet from the road, so we are going to sign those as open or closed.” She related that the Forest Service will make those decisions based on circumstances at the site, such as if they find that continued use will cause damage to the resources of the environment where each site is located. She also stressed that they would be patient with people saying, “We’ll do education with people. They won’t get a ticket right off. We’ll be patient with them,” she said. For those who prefer campgrounds, the Forest Service offers a national reservation website and hotline. Those interested can go to www.recreation. org or call 877-444-6777 to make reservations. Although reservations can no longer be made with local offices, Nyman said that people can “take their chances” of finding an unreserved camp sight, or else take advantage of those that are left open on a first come first served basis. Nyman also addressed the use of ATVs in the area. “They need to remember that when they’re on an ATV they can’t just go anywhere. They can’t go crosscountry; they have to be on a designated trail that’s on the trail map for their use,” she said. “We encourage people to be responsible, because when people are responsible we don’t have to regulate as much.” Photos by Josie Luke Heritage Days Little Miss Princess contestants Kyleigh Chidester, Tayden Nielson,, Madison McCandless, Brooklin Potter and Kayleigh McCandless. PAGEANT The The remains of a Wellington man missing for almost 10 years were discovered June 6 by a survey crew in the Mounds area of Emery County, southeast of Wellington. Four members of a survey crew notified the Emery County Sheriff’s Office on Friday that they had discovered human remains in a rocky crevice. Sheriff Lamar Guymon, Captain Kyle Ekker, Lieutenant Bill Downard, Detective Norm Vuksinick, Detective Bob Blackburn and Deputy Jerod Curtis responded to the scene, where they recovered the remains and searched the surrounding area. The human remains were transported to the Utah State Medical Examin- C H R O N I C L E S The quest for a tiara keeps young women of the county in competition in a variety of local pageants. Most say the stress, the work and the tears are worth it. Josie Luke T he stress, the tears, the time, the hair spray– Pageants take so much effort and only one person can win, but year after year, many young women and girls in Emery County spend the time, the emotional costs and the money to compete for the title of Miss Emery County, Miss Heritage Cays, Miss Cleveland, Miss Castle Dale, and the list goes on. Why do they put themselves through such an ordeal, and what does it take to get ready for a pageant? A recent tea party held before the Miss Heritage Days Pageant provided an opportunity to ask several people, a contestant, a mother and a pageant coordinator just such questions. Stacey Gordon, who was in charge of the pageant, summed it up from her end saying, “When I said I would I had no idea what I was in for. The amount of time it took was surprising, but overall it was a fun experience.” She said that the fun she had with the girls who participated made it worth her time, although she hedged a bit at the thought of doing it again next year. “I think I’ll wait a few Continued on Page A3. Above, Cleveland Miss iIny Tot Nya Parkins. Left, Megan Jensen is escorted by her brother Levi during the Miss Castle Dale Pageant. Heritage Days Rodeo Queen Markie Rudman. |
