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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Fair Magic EMS Honored Emery County emergency services honored for their heroic efforts during Crandall Canyon disaster A3 REVIEW Images of the Emery County Fair B1 Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 32. Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Crandall Canyon One year after the tragedy that devastated, united a community James L. Davis A year has come and gone since that fateful morning on Aug. 6 when the mountain rumbled and everything changed forever. It has been one year since the Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster brought a community together with hope, with prayers and with determination that those trapped within the mine might yet be saved. It has been one year since the disaster that took Commentary the lives of six of our own: Kerry Allred, Don Erickson, Jose Luis Hernandez, Juan Carlos Payan, Brandon Phillips and Manuel Sanchez. On Aug. 16 the mountain rumbled again and three rescuers were lost: Brandon Kimber, Dale Black and Gary Jensen were killed trying to save their fellow miners, and the world watched as the communities of Emery and Carbon counties grieved. Much has been written and said of the strength of the mining community, of its determination, of its sense of community. While it may have been a surprise to see so close-knit a community for the rest of the world, it was of no surprise to those who call this area home. On Wednesday the families of the fallen will gather at Crandall Canyon Mine for a private ceremony to remember their loved ones and dedicate a memorial at the mine site to those who lost their lives beneath the mountain. The public is welcome at approximately 11 a.m., after the family gathering is complete. A year later, the community that had its mettle tested by tragedy still hold on to each other for strength, for love and in remembrance of those who were lost. 75 Cents Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Student receives life-saving transplant James L. Davis After years of waiting and hoping, after years of praying and planning, the family of Ryan Thompson finally received the call they had dreamed of on July 28. There was a liver available for his life-saving transplant. According to Ryan’s mother, Yolanda, the Thompson’s received a phone call around 11:30 in the morning on July 28 from the University of Utah Hospital. “They asked, ‘does Ryan still want a transplant?’ and I was like, well yeah, and they said we want you to ask Ryan. Ryan said, well, of course,” Yolanda said. For Ryan, who will be a senior at Emery High School this year, the call for a transplant came not a moment too soon. Over the past four years his health had rapidly decreased, from the point where the Eagle Scout, athlete and Honor Roll student was no longer even able to attend school. In February, the Emery County community rallied around Ryan, holding a fundraiser to help him and his family which amazed them Continued on Page A3. Ryan Thompson and Brittany Hansen at a Spartans game in February. ‘Dolls in the Family’ Photos by James L Davis Aleina and Patrick Peterson, their seven children, Hyrum, 12; Martha, 10; Joseph, 8; Samantha, 6; Charles, 4; Cheyenne, 2; and Nathanael, 7 months; and the two reborn dolls that Aleina created and exhibited in the Emery County Fair. Babies ‘Reborn’ For doll maker, the details she puts into her creations earn her best of show ribbon at fair and a few double takes from those surprised at the realism of her ‘reborn’ babies James L. Davis Photo by Josie Luke Kendall Mortensen and JoeAnn Crawford raise the Utah State Flag on the new flag pole outside Emery Telcom dedicated to the late Paul Crawford. Emery Telcom dedicates flag pole in honor of late chairman The board and staff of Emery Telcom, along with family gathered July 31 to dedicate a new flag pole in honor of the late Paul Crawford, who served as chairman of Emery Telcom’s Board of Directors for 36 years. The current chairman, Kendall Mortensen and Crawford’s wife, JoeAnn, together raised the Utah State Flag on the pole which bears a plaque commemorating Crawford. Mortensen said he hoped in the future people would see the “flag pole with the plaque on it and say, ‘Who was Paul Crawford?’, and then someone can pitch right in and tell them. He made a significant impact on our company, and our lives in a personal way.” T he babies in the glass case threw a few people off at the Emery County Fair. Visitors to the exhibits would walk through the fine arts displays and out of the corner of their eye they noticed the babies in the bassinet. They would look once, then twice and then realize that the babies in the display case weren’t real babies after all. But for a moment, just a moment, you could see that they weren’t entirely sure. The dolls, referred to as Reborn Babies, are so lifelike that they are often mistaken for the real thing and for sculptor Aleina Peterson, having her babies mistaken for real babies is perhaps a testament to the work she has put into bringing them to life. Her entry of two of her reborn babies in the county fair was the first time she had ever entered any of her work in a fair before, and she was rewarded with ribbons for Best of Division in the Adult Fine Arts, Sculpture Category. She also won ribbons for Judges Choice and Best of Show for her reborn babies. Aleina seemed a little surprised to discover that her creations were so well received at the fair and said she was thinking about entering them in the state fair, but hadn’t completely made up her mind. As for the painstaking detail that goes into each of her dolls, you can see in her eyes that each of her creations is a labor of love. “Many techniques are made to make these dolls as realistic as possible,” Aleina said. “In creating these babies it involves a twopart process, sculpting and reborning. I first sculpt the head and limbs out of Prosculpt Clay. Once the sculpture is complete, it is then baked to harden it. They are then sent off to be made into vinyl. Once I receive the Continued on Page A3. Aleina Peterson and the reborn babies she created. Her workmanship earned her the best of show ribbon in the Emery County Fair. |
