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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Miss Relay Rides Again Air Time Ironhorse Raceway hosts USRA meet A8 Comical pageant returns to cancer fundraiser REVIEW A5 Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 25. Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned 75 Cents Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Arrow Scouts take aim at tamarisk problem Josie Luke Photos by Josie Luke Order of the Arrow Scouts arrive at Canyon View Junior High for an opening program before beginning their service project. Elmo council considers property tax increase James L. Davis The Elmo Town Council considered the realities of its 2009 budget during its regular meeting on June 11. With a proposed budget of $370,379.92, the town will actually only operate on a budget of $80,366 because the remainder of the budgeted amount goes to Class C Roads and can only be used for that purpose. Among items in the remaining operational budget is a line item that sets aside $2,500 for the purchase of a truck for the town, if one can be found. With a small budget and little in the way of revenue, the council considered raising the town property tax by 50 percent, which would generate an additional $4,700 per year. According to town clerk/ treasurer Delena Fish, she could not recall the last time the town had raised property taxes. Mayor Kurt Rasmussen indicated that the fact that the town has been so long in raising property tax rates is the reason why it faces such restrictive budgets today. The proposed tax increase will be discussed in a public hearing that is in development. The council did not set a date for the hearing during the June 11 meeting. Also discussed during the meeting was the fact that a few of the trees in the park had died and been removed. The mayor wanted to know if the council wanted to replace the trees or not and if so did they want beauty bark put around the trees as had been done in the past. The council decided to replace the dead trees and purchase beauty bark to go around the new and existing trees. It was estimated the project would cost $150 to $200. Councilmember Clark Atwood reported that the fire department had received a grant from the state for $13,000. Elmo was the only town in the county to receive the grant, according to Atwood. Mayor Rasmussen told the council that the sidewalks in the town needed to be looked at and a list made of those sidewalks that were uneven or in unsafe condition. The mayor also indicated that there was approximately $23,000 left in the grant used for the construction of the fire department and town hall that needed to be used by Aug. 31. The council discussed using it to put in a flag pole at the town hall and for a parking area south of the fire department. During the June 12 meeting of the Clawson Town council the mayor and council welcomed the pending move of a new resident to town. The council approved a building permit for Russell Jensen, who plans on building a home north of Dan Jensen’s old home in Clawson. The council also discussed annexation issues for a two acre parcel of land owned by Eric Funk, who would like to be annexed into the town. During the meeting Bruce Funk also expressed interest in having his home and some of his property annexed into Clawson Town. The Funk property is located off SR-10 at 765 North. There will be a public hearing at a later date to discuss all property proposed for annexation into the town. Mayor Carey Bloomer also discussed her intention to do something about the Continued on Page A3. project. Order of the Arrow Public Relations Director J.J. Arnold explained that the Order of the Arrow National Committee, the Forest Service and the BLM discussed what areas most needed the largest impact and decided on the five sites. “It was good for us because Manti La Sal is not the most well known National Forest, but people are saying, ‘Wow! This is a hidden treasure,’” Arnold revealed. Work on the project first began five years ago with the selection of the Manti La Sal area occurring three years ago. An incident command team was then created to organize the project in the area. Arnold described the process and their goal in coming to the area. “We flew in to the area to the sites a couple of times to visit the area and get to understand Continued on Page A3. A Long Life Together Photo by James L. Davis Betty and Bill Luce and their dog Rosie. Betty and Bill celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last week. ‘Smitten’ by love Clawson searches for options to remove abandoned houses James L. Davis A group of nearly 600 members of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow has recently converged upon Canyon View Junior High for part of its largest national service project since World War II. In cooperation with the United States Forest Service, Arrow Corps5 will be conducted at five sites, including the local site in the Manti La Sal National Forest from June 14-21. The scouts will be spending their time this week in a colossal invasive species removal project which, according to the Forest Service will set the invasion of tamarisk, or salt cedar back by more than 30 years. Ferron-Price Range Manager John Healy explained, “The work will result in a significant reduction of salt cedar in Buckhorn Draw and elimination of this undesirable plant in Joes Valley. “Continued expansion of salt cedar in these areas would have an adverse impact on native plants, birds and animals in the future, but this effort will allow users to enjoy a more natural setting for many years.” Scouts from all corners of the country began arriving as early as June 12 and continued arriving through June 14 for opening ceremonies on Saturday evening. The next day, scouts participated in a full day of training for the week ahead and began the project at 8 a.m. Monday morning. Along with the sites at Buckhorn Draw and Joes Valley, the project was expanded to include the removal of the species around Millsite Reservoir, near Ferron. The Manti La Sal Forest was one of many sites considered as part of the After 65 years of marriage, Bill and Betty Luce recall that first glance that forever linked their lives together James L. Davis I n 1943 Bill Luce was in the Coast Guard and found himself traveling by bus from Seattle to Kenmore, Wash., when a simple turn of his head changed his life forever. His eyes happened to catch a glimpse of a young woman traveling on the bus with him, and as they traveled his eyes kept returning to her again and again. Sixty-five years later and the eyes of Bill Luce continue to glance lovingly at his wife, Betty. Remembering that first time their eyes met on the bus gives Bill and Betty reason to smile as they sit in their comfortable home in Ferron. “I saw him on that bus and he kept looking at me. I met him the next day outside the country club,” Betty said. Bill served aboard small craft assigned to patrol the shore and protect supply barges during World War II. When he met Betty he was 19. She was 17. Ten days after that first meeting he gave her an engagement ring. “I was smitten,” Bill said, sitting on his couch, his World War II veteran cap resting easily on his head. Betty nodded her head at her husband’s words and grinned. “Then he decided he didn’t want to be engaged, and he found out I had a temper. I threw the ring at him. The next day he came to give me the ring back.” Continued on Page A4. |
