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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com All Swell Recipes Mix in the 1st Semi-Annual Edition LOCAL S WE LL RE ECIPES • LO CA L Emery County EL W LR EL ECIP ES • LOC AL S Volume 2, Issue 47. ES • LOCAL SW LR CIP The REVIEW Emery County The Emery County’s Locally Owned Newspaper 1 line along with power lines to the airport. Huntington Airport LLC hopes the projects, funded by grants from the Municipal Building Authority and the Permanent Community Impact Board of $800,000, will draw more activity and business to the airport, which is ineligible for federal money because of its proximity to the airport in Price. Bids for the hangar construction as well as the utility improvements at the airport were awarded at the October meeting of the county Municipal Building Authority. 75 Cents Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Construction begins on new airport hangars A major step in the planned improvements to the Huntington Airport has begun as crews from Stilson Construction poured the footers and stemwalls which will support the new prefabricated steel hangars at the site. According to Emery County Commissioner Gary Kofford, construction on the hangars should be completed by the beginning of the year. The construction of the new hangars coincides with utility improvements which will provide an 8 inch water Daily Herald, ayHere, MonthHere DateHere, YearHere REVIEW • ELL SW XXXX XXX Students produce newspaper B4 Swell Recipes Supplement Inside Family thanks community for support Accident victim continues valiant fight to recover from injuries Photo by C. Josie Luke Cement work begins the construction process on new hangars at Huntington Airport. Cha-Cha-Cha Rebecca Lofley and Brett Mecham move into a basic step during a dance competition at BYU. Everybody Cha-Cha! C. Josie Luke The Ferron City Council addressed several important business items during the council meeting held Nov. 13, but the agenda was eclipsed by the emotional report from Lane Justice, whose son, Tyrell, was severely injured in an automobile accident on Nov. 1. Tyrell’s mother, Adele Justice, the city recorder missed the meeting to stay with him as he recovered at University of Utah Medical Center. “Adele really wanted to be here, but I needed to come home to be with our boys, and she wanted to stay with our boy,” Lane reported. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the singlevehicle accident occurred between 12:30 and 1 a.m. the morning of Nov. 1. Unfortunately, Tyrell wasn’t discovered until a passing motorist saw the wreckage at around 7:30. He was immediately transported with life-threatening injuries and remained in a coma until 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 17, when he regained consciousness and was able to recognize and communi- Ty Justice cate with family members. At the meeting Lane invited anyone interested in his son’s progress to visit a blog site at www.caringbridge.org/visit/tyrelljustice. He revealed that Tyrell had suffered two strokes during the time between the accident and the later discovery, along with three compound fractures to his vertebra, a fractured hip and fractured ankle. Emotion was palpable as Justice revealed that his son was “doing a lot better” and expressed the family’s appreciation for Continued on Page A3. Students take their best moves to the floor during BYU dance competition E mery High Social Dance students were given a priceless opportunity as they competed in the 2008 BYU Dancesport Championships on Nov. 14. Though none of the couples made it past the quarterfinals of the novice cha-cha competition, they had the opportunity to watch some of the most talented dancers in the country. Justin Cox and Kaitlin Potter get their cha-cha faces on. Continued on Page A3. Free Family Night offers community support C. Josie Luke The second annual Free Family Night was held Nov. 12 at Emery High School. The family event provided guests with dinner, information booths and breakout sessions focused on the theme “Get the Message: Families R First”. The free event was organized by an alliance of local organizations, called the Emery County Healthy Family Coalition. The group includes the United Way, Vocational Rehabilitation, Four Corners Behavioral Health, Active Re-entry, the Division of Workforce Services, Emery County School District and the Division of Child and Family Services. Turnout for the event was again high, exciting organizers. According to Delena Fish of Workforce Services, they estimated that 225 people attended. They were also pleased to have many more booths than they had the first year. “I think the turnout that we had on the booths was really good,” she said. “The quality of the workshops were excellent and the support we received from the community, the agencies that put it together and the sponsors was great.” The informational sessions were geared to parents and to youth and teens. For the adults, there were sessions about positive support and discipline, keeping children safe on the internet and parent-child communi- Photo by C. Josie Luke More than 200 people attended the second annual Free Family Night to listen to presentations and gain insight on maintaining a strong family. cation, and for the youth, the sessions focused on bullying, internet safety and communication. The instructors were Amy Bell and Nancy Bentley, Sariah Donnahoo and Kyle Elder. Photo by Kathy Ockey Emery Town veterans are honored during a program on Nov. 11. Emery Town honors veterans during special program Kathy Ockey Emery Town organized a Veteran’s Day program to honor town veterans as part of their regular town council meeting. Mayor Mistie Christiansen started the program by reading a book to the young children that were at the meeting. The book was a touching story about the Civil War and a father talking to his son about the battles their ancestors had fought that had taken place on the ground on which they were walking. The mayor told the children, “The Veterans that are here today fought for our freedom. We need to take care of our country and work for our country.” The program continued with patriotic songs by the local musical group, “Just Us” and some of the veterans who were in attendance were spotlighted. Scotty Hunsaker sang “Defenders of the USA” and flowers and certificates were given to the local veterans thanking them for their service to the country and for the freedoms that we now enjoy. Emery veterans include: John Barnett, Randy Anderson, Cameron Brinkerhoff, Bill Bloomer, Morris Blackburn, Merlin Christiansen, Wendall Hatch, Boyd Jacobsen, Cecil Jacobsen, Ceylon Jacobsen, Clinton Jacobsen, Arden Jensen, Delbert Jensen, Russell Jensen, Julie Johnson, Donald Mangum, Bob McBroom, Sandy Mortensen, Carol and Don Riddle, Nash Roberts, John Sehestedt, Wayne Staley, Jon Sundstrom, Pat Sundstrom, Doug Taylor, Gareth Young, Robert Homer, Gary Jensen, Paul Misler. |
