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Show A3 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Former senator speaks to high school students Continued from Page A1. not explain his feelings when the when the main engines started and they lifted off. They made an orbit of the earth every one and a half hours at a rate of 17,300 miles per hour. He said they saw 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets with 45 minutes of daylight and 45 minutes of darkness and said he couldn’t describe how much fun it was to be weightless. “It is hard to describe how beautiful the world is from space,” he said, recalling that he found himself wondering “are we really here?” Of the life-changing experience, he said he learned “we are all children of God traveling on earth together. Differences are phony and we shouldn’t let them separate us.” He also said it was impossible to describe the feeling of weightlessness. He said the transition back to gravity was very traumatic and they had to prepare themselves by drinking a lot of water before reentry. “I still dream about it,” he said. Garn said his father was his hero and had been a big influence in his life. His father was also interested in airplanes and was alive when the Wright Brothers flew their first plane. He also lived to see man walk on the moon. His father was the first Utahn to hold a pilot’s license and it was signed by Orville Wright. He said the most important thing he learned from his father was to be honest and forthright. “If you are honest there are no gray areas. It makes life simple.” He told the students there really are endless possibilities ahead for them and education is a very important part. “Be in school, train your brain for whatever may happen in your life. When you think your teachers are too hard on you and you would rather be with your friends, remember the teachers are the ones who will give you what you will need in life,” he said. He said he had teachers in his life that he didn’t like because they were “too hard” but those are the ones he remembers because they made him work, use his brain and learn what he needed to know in his life. He also told them to make goals and to not place artificial limits on themselves. “There are opportunities awaiting you.” He also commented on the problems now facing the country. “I was an American before I was a Republican and I couldn’t be more disgusted with what is going on in Washington right now. Both parties are trying to play too many games. If we want to change the system we have to have term limits.” The former senator and astronaut concluded by saying, “We are all traveling on space ship earth and we ought to treat each other better.” Local and state political candidates field questions from voters Continued from Page A1. the issue of low enrollments and the effects it is having on the schools. Johansen echoed Dugmore, adding that there is sometimes too much testing and that the state may be “micromanaging educators.” She encouraged legislators to “let educators decide how money is used.” Singleton also addressed the effects of low enrollment, but held that the district is doing well, pointing to the fact that since the inception of No Child Left Behind, they have never had a school on “improvement status.” The candidates for the Emery County Commission were asked what they viewed as Emery County’s greatest strength. Sitterud responded saying, “It’s the people,” commending them for their strength and “great work ethic.” Pitchforth also pointed to the people of the county, saying “We are the strength of Emery County.” She also said the county is a “gold mine” for tourism, economic development and recreation. Another of the questions focused on the possible merger between the College of Eastern Utah and Utah State University. Many of the candidates reported they still had many questions about the results of such a merger. King, who is a vice- president at CEU said that in the time he had, he couldn’t even “scratch the surface” of the issue. He agreed that many questions still needed to be answered, and said that in the end, “If the benefits outweighed the risks, I’d get on board.” Hinkins explained that he has served on the board of trustees at CEU for six years and related that he believes that if people from the Wasatch front had a safer involve attorneys in the matter.” The Mayor discussed that the frustration Williams was hearing stems from the fact that Emery County Sanitation had not been able to order garbage cans until they were legally awarded the contract, so the company they order the cans from could not manufacture enough cans in time for the company to place cans as they were removed by City Sanitation. “As far as Emery County Sanitation’s issue with the garbage cans and that, it was by far the city’s fault, not theirs,” Conover explained. To the treat of lawsuit, Councilmember Trent Jackson responded, “If it has to come to that, it’ll come to that. You’ll do what you have to do. As far as the service, I think Emery County Sanitation has done a fine job. They had all the cans out by the 15th as they said they would. My opinion is that the city has done what we need to do, and we’re going to move on.” He also pointed out that in his view City Sanitation had submitted two bids, so it should have been thrown out initially, and he concluded, “This process is pretty much over. We’ve wasted enough of the city’s time.” As of the Sept. 29, Willaims had not decided on his next step in the battle. He reported that he is still talking with his legal counsel and deciding what they would like to do. way to came to the college that enrollments would increase. He also said that in the future he would like to see CEU grow into a major “trade tech”. Other subjects addressed during the meeting varied from funding for Highways 6 and 10, school vouchers, economic development, the new swimming pool, energy production and vocational education, to the reasons the candidates attended the event. Note: According to the Emery County Clerk/Auditors office, Rue Ware’s name will not appear on the November ballot for the Emery County School Board because he failed to turn in necessary paperwork by the scheduled deadline. He has pled to run as a write-in candidate. Garbage war of words continue in Ferron Continued from Page A1. Mayor Conover explained that according to the city’s legal counsel, “Everything has been done legally,” and this is the way the city is standing on this.” Williams stated, “My legal counsel is telling me different, that the city did not follow their own bid policy, and that I can sue the city and win and force the city to rebid. I hate to involve attorneys. That is why I’m here asking for this, trying not to Fairground issue tension explodes in Ferron Josie Luke An agenda item that the Ferron City Council probably supposed would be a relatively simple one to get through, turned out to draw more animated reaction from the crowd than any other during the city council meeting held Sept. 25. That item was a public meeting scheduled to receive citizens’ input on the proposal to seek funding from the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board to make improvements to the Ferron City Fairgrounds. The grant request would include improvements to the show ring, landscaping, bleachers, horse stalls, fencing, storage and restrooms. Lane Justice was the first citizen to address the council. He proposed that before approving the request, the city should organize the fairgrounds committee they had revealed plans for earlier in the year. The council had opted to hold of on organizing the committee until after the Peach Days cel- ebration. Justice stated that he believed that with such a committee, they could clean up the venue and develop a better plan to deliver to the CIB Board. Tammy Bennett agreed, expressing “As a taxpayer, I’d like to see a plan.” Councilmember Joe Trenery commented that if the city waited much longer, they would have to wait longer for the funding. “If we put this off, we’re going to miss the funding cycle,” he explained. Several citizens expressed some hesitation about getting more horse stalls, when in their view, the ones already at the grounds weren’t being paid for or controlled well. Both Councilmember Ronny Bloomer and Trenery, who are in charge of the venue, disputed this, pointing to the fact that all of the accounts were paid in full and how much things had improved in the past year. Bloomer explained that it takes a lot of time to take care of the fairgrounds. “It’s a lot of work down there. It’s a heck of a job to keep up with. Even to maintain what we’ve got down there is a lot of work,” he said. “If I’m out of here in four years and it still ain’t done, it’s just going to take work and that’s all there is to it. It’s not going to happen overnight.” Emily Nielson proposed that the fairgrounds committee ought to get started as soon as possible and suggested that the first meeting could be held in two weeks. Bloomer was hesitant to put a time frame on the first meeting and took the opportunity to release some frustration that had evidently been brewing for some time. He said, “Would you like to take over the committee? This is something that’s been on my mind for a while. I hope the whole town hears about it. I did city council to help benefit the city; cause if I didn’t do it, who else would? I’m here for the city. OK. I’m willing to do whatever it takes for the city, and I pledge that in front of all of you. I’m sick of getting badgered about not getting things done, not having stuff ready. It’s getting real old. OK? I’m not into politics. I’m not a politician. I’m in here to try to help people out. First of all, my family is number one. Second of all, my other job is two. This place comes in third. If there’s a problem with that, let’s talk about it. “Two weeks would be great, Emily. I’m not retired. I don’t have all of the time in the world. When it gets taken care of, it’ll come. I’m tired of the push. I’m tired of the want. That’s it. It’s something that is in the works. I pledge that to you too. It’s an upsetting job and it’s getting worse everyday.” Mayor Gil Conover concluded the hearing saying the committee will be a benefit to the project and concurred that the city needs to “go in being organized” to the CIB in order for them to look at it seriously. There was no time set for the development of the committee during the meeting. Quality for less Star Theatre Deer Hunter Special Fun Center Grill & Arcade Good Selection of upright freezers and chests! 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