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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Creative Influences ear Y Mammoth of the Art and music lovers prepare to gather in Helper for festival C1 REVIEW B1 Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 33. Josie Luke The Huntington Airport has a perfectly adequate paved runway, but when a group of Utah pilots fly in on Oct. 3, they will not be using that runway; instead, they prefer the challenge of landing on dirt runways, ruts, weeds and all. Members of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association met with the board of Huntington Airport LLC on Aug. 9, to plan the fly-in and discuss additions to the airport which would make it even more of a draw for future events. According to Gust Kalatzes, a back country pilot Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Back Country pilots plan fly-in to Huntington from Price, the airport is in an ideal location for pilots, with three remote landing strips near the airport, including a strip on Cedar Mountain. In fact, Steve Purtschi, the association president, said the airport “has the potential to be the hub of the Utah backcountry.” Kalatzes sees the fly-in as an opportunity for the Huntington Airport to become more well-known by pilots who would use the airport if they were aware of the facilities. He also said it would help to “validate” the airport in “the public ‘s eye.” Continued on Page A3. Photo by Josie Luke Members of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association meet with Leon Defriez of Huntington Airport LLC. Sacred Ground Photos by Josie Luke 75 Cents Trash wars get ugly in Ferron Bid battle for garbage service creates stir as city council reverses decision Josie Luke After recently accepting a bid from City Sanitation for their garbage service, Ferron City found themselves in quite a mess when their lawyer advised them that they were required to take the lowest bid, which in fact came from Emery County Sanitation. In order to address the situation, the council scheduled a special meeting for Aug. 7, which was attended by a number of concerned and frustrated citizens and representatives from both companies. At first, the council seemed resolved to quickly address the issue by awarding the bid to Emery County Sanitation, with Mayor Gil Conover admitting, “The council made a mistake,” and inviting a motion to be made on the matter, but it devolved into a numbers game, with each side arguing their bid was the lowest. The issue was also muddled by concerns with Emery County Sanitation not being able to acquire the garbage cans needed for each home in Ferron with the withdrawal of City Sanitation services. It was eventually explained that this would not have been a problem had the city initially awarded the bid properly, because Emery County Sanitation would have been able to order the garbage cans at that time. Commenting, “It’s sad were arguing over trash,” Ferron citizen Lane Justice offered a possible solution, offering to take his horse trailer around town for a week to collect garbage from any citizens who were not able to take their garbage to roll-off cans Emery County Sanitation would provide during the week’s time. The main sticking point in deciding on the lowest bid became how many “roll-offs” the city would use in a year: City Sanitation offered a rate per roll-off in option one of their bid, and Continued on Page A3. The memorial at the Crandall Canyon Mine site offers visitors a place of peace to reflect on the tragedy that stole the lives of nine miners and forever changed a community. Quiet Reflection The memorial to the men who died in the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster is dedicated Photo by Josie Luke T Billy Lee speaks about the dangers of meth use during the End Meth Now Campaign event held at the Price Peace Gardens. he monument to the nine miners who died in the Crandall Canyon Mine tragedy was dedicated during a private ceremony for the immediate families of the men on Aug. 6, one year after the devastating day of the mine collapse. The monument features six stones for the six men who died in the initial cave in and three benches for the rescuers who died 10 days later. It is located near the actual mine site but is secluded in a wooded area, back away from the mine, near a stream which naturally dampens outside sounds to provide a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Wendy Black, rescuer Dale Black’s wife was impressed and pleased. “I love the place that they put it,” she expressed. Finding such an environment was important for those who selected and designed the site. “It’s peaceful,” said Sheila Phillips, whose son Brandon died in the initial incident. “If they ever do stuff at the mine, it’s still quiet. It’s awesome, I love it.” Price hosts ‘End Meth Now’ event Josie Luke Mud slide closes Highway 6 for more than 8 hours Josie Luke A more than 300-yard long mudslide forced the Utah Highway Patrol to close Highway 6 for more than eight hours on Aug. 7. According to the High- way Patrol, the mudslide, caused by heavy rains, occurred around 2:30 p.m. and though mud and debris were removed in just a few hours, the 15-20 foot bank near the road was still rainsoaked and the debris and rain had clogged the culvert, so engineers kept traffic off of the road until around 11 that night. A public information officer from the highway patrol said that mudslides don’t happen often and are nearly impossible to predict, commenting “it happens when Mother Nature decides to do it.” He reported the severe weather also caused closures near Moab and Hanksville that same day. Recovering methamphetamine users, community members and community leaders joined together at noon on Aug. 5 in the Price Peace Gardens to commit to ending meth use, signing a pledge banner which will travel around the state as part of the statewide End Meth Now campaign. Perhaps the most poignant moments of the program, even more moving than the banner signing, were provided by two recovering meth addicts, who despite obvious nervousness speaking in front of an audience, related their experiences with meth addiction and the improvements in their lives since ceasing use of the drug. Billy Lee told of how meth use had caused him to “lose everything,” from his connections with family to his spirituality. He said, “Meth had created for me an ‘I love you on the condition you have something for me.’” Eventually, authorities discovered the use and Lee was “caught.” He moved back to Price and began participation in Drug Court, which Continued on Page A3. |
