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Show Utah Press Association 1521 E. 3900 S. Suite 100 Salt Lake City, UT 84124 GUNNISON VALLEY azette Volume 2 • Number 29 Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 11 Gunnison, UT Copy Price • 75 cents Thursday, July 20, 2006 Afton Hansen; Mayfield's Grand Marshall By GRANT HANSEN Mayfield is hosting its annual Pioneer Day celebration starting with a parade at 10 a.m. Monday, July 24. This year's grand marshall is Afton Hansen. Aiton was born in Mayfield. His parents were Melvin and Enid Hansen. He grew up with two brothers, Gayle and LaVar, and a sister, Cuma. They farmed and logged. Hunting was a family tradition each fall He attended elementary school in Mayfield and high school in Manti. College took him to Ephraim and Logan. He was an honor student at Snow College and also played on Snow's baseball team. He eventually earned a Doctorate of Science Degree from Utah State University. His doctoral studies dealt with gene mutation and its implications in cancer research. Afton took a position at Snow College teaching physiology and zoology where he taught for his entire career. He was department head for many of those years. He was selected by the students as Snow's outstanding professor several times. He also received an honorary degree from Snow College. World War II interrupted his college education. He served in the Navy. He was stationed in England for the first part of his sendee. He helped maintain the airplanes and missile guidance systems. He was on the Queen Mary when it brought the first load of soldiers home at the end of the war in Europe. He tells of the soldiers sharing the beds. Every eight hours a new group of soldiers got to sleep. He says that passing the Statue of Liberty and the reception of tens of thousands of people was an amazing moment. He was reassigned to the Pacific after a short while back home in Mayfield. Most of the time, he was on Kwajalein Island. He says that the island had been bombed so many times there was only one tree left standing. He remembers a huge storm that hit the island. The highest spot was only 10 feet above sea level so they had been told that if the storm hit is was "every man for himself." He and some friends tied some barrels together that Steve Hardman/Courtesy Photo The management team of the Spectrum 33- Craig Simpson, President of Rocky Mountain Composites; Larry Ashton, Chairman and Founder of Rocky Mountain Composites; Lindon Blue, Chairman and Founder of Spectrum Aeronautical; and Austin Blue- pose with the airplane before it's inaugural flight. Courtesy Photo Left: Afton while in the Navy. Right: Afton with one of his many big catches. they hoped they could use to float the storm out, but they were glad they didn't have to use them. Afton has enjoyed and excelled at many sports. He has won numerous bowling and golfing prizes. He was one of the top bowlers in his age bracket in seniors' national American Bowling Congress tournaments. He is an avid hunter and fisher. Many people in Mayfield and the rest of Gunnison Valley have benefited from his fishing skills. He is very willing to share his catch. At one time, he held the state record for the largest largemouth bass. He has caught many lake trout at Flaming Gorge that weighed over twenty pounds. The largest was a forty-three pound giant. If records were kept, he has probably shot as many or more elk and deer than anyone in Utah. He's also proud of the antelope and buffalo he lias harvested. Besides outdoor activities, he likes to garden and do taxidermy. He taught himself how to do taxidermy and has shared that skill with many others. His display of local birds and mammals at Snow College is one of the largest collections in Utah. His garden is one of the best in Mayfield. He plants and grows way more than he can eat so he can share it with others. Every summer he leaves boxes of vegetables and apples at the post office for everyone to take what they can use. He also raises a calf each year to "keep the weeds down." But, a big part of the reason he keeps raising a calf is so that the Primary kids and his nieces and nephews have a calf to pet. This year's calf has been named Jessie by the littlest nephew. His nieces and nephews love fishing, hunting, and going on the four-wheeler with him. They also enjoy his teasing and stories. Come and join in the fun at Mayfield's July 24th parade. Afton will be leading the parade that includes floats, horses, lots of kids, four-wheelers, and more pieces of candy per mile than any parade in the United States. As long as you're coming to the parade, you might as well plan on staying the whole day. After the parade, come to the Mayfield Park for food and lots of fun activities. The Lions will be serving hamburgers, taco salads, snow cones, drinks, and lots more all ^ourtesy. Dean has been a member of the Centerfield Legion Post 105 for 6 1 years. charge. This new couple had two children, five grandchildren, and to date eight great grandchildren. Their son Todd lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife . Karen. Their daughter Anne married Craig Zufelt and they live with their family in Enoch, Utah. Dean enjoyed fishing and hunting. As a family they always enjo3fed camping and touring the western states. He still is an avid gardener and maintains an attractive, neat yard. . By STEVE HARDMAN Spanish Fork News Utah aviation history was made with the inaugural public flight of the Spectrum 33 on Friday, June 30, 2006. Taking off from the Spanish Fork - Springville Municipal Airport, the Spectrum 33 light business jet, presented itself to the gathered crowd through a series of fly-by passes before settling down to allow a closer look. The Spectrum 33, a collaboration between Spanish Fork-based Rocky Mountain Composites, Inc. and San Diego-based Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC, will See MAYFIELD, Page 2 revolutionize the aeronautics industry, according to Linden Blue, chairman and founder of Spectrum. "We have created something enormously important," he said. According to Blue, there have been three great commercial airplanes in aviation history: The Wright Brothers' Kittyhawk; the DC-3; and the Boeing 707. They are great, he said, because the technology used to make them revolutionized the industry. The DC3 made use of a new alloy called aluminum and the 707 took everything twice as fast and twice as high for half the cost. Enter the Spectrum 33. "It too, I believe, will change everything," Blue said. What makes the Spectrum 33 so revolutionary? It's carbon-graphite composite construction. Other business aircraft are built of a combination of aluminum and composites, but the Spectrum 33 is built entirely of advanced composites. Larry Ashton, chairman Courtesy Photo and founder of Rocky MounDean while in the Army Infantry. tain Composites, explained that while the biggest advantage to the Spectrum jet Among Dean's accomplishments is is fuel economy due to its active participation in the Centerfield lightweight construction, Legion for sixty-one years. the airplane offers "excelCenterfield is pleased to honor lent survivability," he said. Dean Malmgren as this years grand Composites are remarkably marshal. Centerfield selects Dean Malmgren as Grand Marshall Centerfield's annual 24th of July celebration wil be held on Saturday, July 22nd. The parade will kick off the celebration starting at 6 p.m. Dean Malmgren has been chosen as this year's grand marshall. Being postmaster of Centerfield for thirty years gave everyone the opportunity to get to know Dean and he to know them. His service to Centerfield as postmaster was delivered in the small building he purchased on the east side of main street, and it is still there. Dean Malmgren, the son of Henry and Jean Malmgren, was born in Spanish Fork. He moved to Centerfield after the death of his parents to live with his Uncle O. L. and Aunt Anna Malmgren. He helped his uncle with the honey bees. As a youth he worked for Verl Peterson on his farm and in his auto shop. The fall before Japan's attack on Pearl Habor, Dean was drafted into the army infantry. His leave to come home aftpr training was canceled because of the Japanese attack and it was five years before he was discharged from the army. Dean married his sweetheart Delia Munk of Manti in May of 1945 when he returned home from three years in the South Pacific, just a few weeks before his June dis- Ashton's company makes Utah aviation history durable. According to Spectrum Aeronautics, the 33 will "substantially reduce aircraft operating costs — particularly fuel consumption. This has been done without major sacrifices in comfort or performance." By using lightweight composite materials that do not fatigue or corrode and by reducing weight and drag, Spectrum has produced an aircraft that is faster with a larger range that costs approximately one-half of the cost of the competition. "No other manufacturer has access to Spectrum's proprietary advanced composites manufacturing technology." Rocky Mountain Composites and Spectrum have collaborated for over twenty years to develop the technology used in the 33. "We want to impress the State of Utah with the importance of this event," Ashton said. In addition to composite construction, the plane uses Williams engines, built in Ogden, Utah and relies on electric systems instead of hydraulics. It is truly a Utah plane. While the marketing and financial activities-will be centered in San Diego, the manufacturing of the Spectrum 33 will take place locally — in Spanish Fork. "This is an exciting positive economic addition to the community," said Spanish Fork City Manager Dave Oyler. "It is a great industry to have located in the city." Craig Simpson, president of Rocky Mountain Composites, anticipates 400 jobs at the Spanish Fork Plant within a few years time. These well paid positions will not only benefit the employees, he said, but all of the community. Statistically, four new retail or service jobs are created for every one job at a production facility. "The spill-over effect is tremendous." It also means that others in the industry will consider Utah and Spanish Fork. See ASHTON, Page 4 |
