Michael LaVar Loveless

PRICE - Michael LaVar Loveless passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 in an airplane accident involving weather and high mountains in Colorado.
He was born October 22, 1957 in Provo, Utah to “C” LaVar Loveless and Kathryn Clark Loveless.  He married his high school sweetheart, Colleen Grange of Huntington, Utah, June 15, 1979 in the SLC Temple.  They are the proud parents of 2 children Spencer (Marcy) Loveless and Mikaleen (Jake) Mellor.  Proud grandparents of Andrew and Monson Loveless.
Mike grew up in Orem and attended Orem High for two years and Emery County High School as a senior, where he and Colleen met.  Mike excelled in wrestling in high school and enjoyed all outdoor sports and activities. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in San Antonio, Texas 1976 to 1978.
He worked construction as a diesel mechanic for three years and then for UP&L for 14 years as a diesel mechanic.  Mike and his wife Colleen started their own manufacturing business in July of 1988 and worked side by side for 20 years for Love-Less Ash Company.  The dba of Dustless Technologies was added in 2006 when he started Dust Collection Products with Colleen and his business partner Darren Diess of California.  He loved inventing and fixing things. He loved working in the hearth and construction industries and made many lasting friendships with people throughout the world.  He had a zest for everything about his business and for everyone he came in contact with.  He counted everyone he met as his friend. He loved life.
Mike was an avid hunter and enjoyed 4-wheeling, boating, wake boarding, snow skiing, snowboarding and playing racquetball.  He loved going to Mexico at Christmas time and spending time on the beach and body surfing.  Mike loved his family and wanted them by his side in everything he did.  He loved playing with his grand children and being their Grandpa.
He has held many church callings including Scoutmaster, Varsity Coach, Elders Quorum President, Bishopric Counselor and currently Bishop of the CEU College 2nd Ward. He loved to work with the youth of the church.  He was just a big kid that was old enough to have his hair begin to thin on top but not too old to have fun.  He loved these college kids and wanted them to succeed in life by giving them his words of wisdom and wit.  He would want them to remember how much he loved them and cherished each and every association he has made.
He was preceded in death by his father “C” LaVar Loveless and brother Bryan Loveless.  He is survived by his wife, Colleen; children Spencer (Marcy) Loveless of Price, Mikaleen (Jake) Mellor of Cedar City, (mother) Kathryn Loveless of Orem, (sister) LaKay (Scott) Stephenson of Sandy, (brother) Randy (Marie) Loveless of Orem, (sister) Lorraine(Rick) Carter of Lindon. Grandchildren Andrew and Monson Loveless of Price as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.
Mike will be greatly missed by his family and work associates as well as his many friends.  Please remember his life with his favorite saying, “LIFE IS GOOD”.
Funeral Services were Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Price LDS Stake Center, 150 South 500 East.  A gathering was Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. immediately prior to the services. An earlier gathering was held Sunday, November 16, at the 4th and 5th Ward LDS Church, 545 East 400 North. Interment was in the Cliffview Cemetery, Price.  Services were in the care of Fausett Mortuary.
In lieu of flowers the family has set up a Mike Loveless Scholarship Fund at the College of Eastern Utah.

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Marty Zachreson

SUNNYSIDE/OGDEN-Martin “Marty” Arthur Zachreson, age 64, left this earth peacefully surrounded by family and friends and the love of his life his two kitties PaPa and ChaCha on Tuesday, November 11, 2008.
He was born May 11, 1944 in Palo Alto, California to Taft Arthur and Goldie Simmons Zachreson.
Marty accomplished many great things in his life.  He served a machinist apprenticeship in San Francisco from 1962 to 1966 and became very accomplished in this field.  While operating a machine shop in Redwood City, California, he fabricated intricate components for Lockheed and Rockwell that were instrumental in putting the first man on the moon.  He relocated to Utah and worked for German Based Eickoff, which manufactured long wall equipment and as a long wall boss for Kaiser Steel in Carbon County.  Marty had a love for many things and loved to work on cars.  His latest accomplishment was restoring a 1967 Pontiac Catalina, which he spent many hours working on with Neil and turned into a showpiece.  Marty was an avid scuba diver and had many great dives with his brother Zac.  He also loved to fish with his brother Lynn.  Marty could be found roaming the desert with his metal detector and on horseback, riding with local cowboys.  Marty had the most generous and kind heart of any human being we have known. Marty, you have been freed from the chains that have bound you although it has left a huge void in our hearts. 
Survived by his sons, Kris Zachreson, Salt Lake City, Craig Zachreson, Flagstaff, AZ; two  brothers and two sisters, Taft (Linda) Zachreson, Huntsville, Lynn (Diane) Zachreson, Cedar City, Barbara Armas, Martinez, CA, Gail (Neil) Morse, Ogden; and many loving nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral Mass was Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, 210 North Carbon Ave in Price.  Committal service was at Valley View Cemetery, Sunnsyside.  Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price.

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Betty Lena Hansen Prettyman

WELLINGTON - Betty Lena Prettyman, age 79, passed away November 11, 2008 in Wellington.   She was born April 19, 1929, in Richfield, Utah, to Emil Martin and Ila Jean Elder Hansen. She married Bud Ernest Prettyman, April 19, 1946 in Price, Utah. Their marriage was  solemnized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on March 3, 1962.
Betty was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Betty and Bud served two missions for the LDS church in Gila, New Mexico, and a Temple mission at the Manti LDS Temple, and in many other callings in the LDS church.
Betty is survived by her children:  Stella Johnson of Colorado, John “Jack” Prettyman of Wellington, Ernest (Doris) Prettyman of Helper, David (Kristy) Prettyman of Wellington, Jody Mortensen of Wellington, and James (Charla) Prettyman of Emery; 23 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband: Bud Ernest Prettyman, died November 19, 2003, parents; brother, Perry Hansen; sister, Jean Wardell; and granddaughter, Shayla Reeves.
Funeral services was held Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Wellington LDS Stake Center (935 East Main). A viewing was Friday, November 14, 2008 at Fausett Mortuary (680 East 100 South) Price, and prior to the services at the church.  Interment was in the Wellington City Cemetery.  Services were in the care of Fausett Mortuary.

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Feller Ivie

PRICE - Our loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend, Merrill Vee “Feller” Ivie, Jr., age 33, passed away November 10, 2008.
He was born December 18, 1974 in Provo, Utah to Merrill Ivie and Judy Hardy.
Married Lisa Castiglione, August 2, 2003 in Price, Utah.
“Feller’s” greatest passions were his boys and playing his guitars.  He enjoyed watching NASCAR and was an avid Jeff Gordon fan.  He loved driving trucks, working with his hands, and was an excellent artist who took great pride in his drawings. 
Survived by his wife, Lisa Ivie, sons, Garrett Derbonne, Eric May, and Nicholas Ivie, mother, Judy Ivie, all of Price; father, Merrill Ivie, Sr., Orem; sisters, Carol Hadden and Chuck Marquez, Ann (Ernie) Martinez, both of Price; Gayla (Vince) Strandell, Frankfort, MI, Sue (Pat) Dirks, Price; fourteen loving nieces and nephews, and three great nieces and nephews who will miss him dearly.
Preceded in death by his father-in-law, Glen Nielson.
Funeral service was November 14, 2008, at Mitchell Funeral Home.  Interment was in Cliffview Cemetery, Price.

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John Leonard
“Whitey” Leetham

Price/Henderson, Nev. - John Leonard “Whitey”  Leetham, age  92, passed away  November 12, 2008 in Henderson, Nevada.
He was born September 12, 1916, in  Eureka, Utah to Leonard and Pearl Drucilla Benson Leetham. He grew Up in Provo, Utah, attending Franklin Elementary, Dixon Junior High, and Graduating from Provo  High School, in 1935.
He married Eleanor Forsyth on April 30, 1937.  Married 67 years until her death in 2004.
He served in U.S. Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946 in the European Theater of Operations and  in the MP for prisoners of war, stateside.   Worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Provo and its subsidiary Utah Railway in Price for a combined 40 years.  Retired in 1977.
Avid Sportsman all his life, loved fishing and hunting, which were always family outings.  He loved  gardening and keeping a well landscaped yard.  Served as President of the Union Pacific Old Timers Club while living in Provo.  After retirement in Price, he was a founding member and served as President of the “Balanced Rockers”  Good Sam RV Club.
Moved to Nevada after his wife’s death to be near his daughter.
Survived by his three children:   Daughter Joyce (Dixon) Corry, of Henderson, Nevada, and  two sons:   John W.(Lynda) Leetham of Ft. Collins, Colorado, and Jay L. (Valoie) Leetham of Moab, Utah.   Five grandchildren and Four Great Grandchildren.   Also survived by two sisters, Bernice Bawden, Orem,  Utah and Bette Martell, Corona, California.  He was preceded in Death by his wife, Eleanor,  Parents, and one Brother, Max Leetham.   
Funeral service Thursday, November 20, 2008, 12:00 noon, Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 East Main, Price.
Family will be at Mitchell’s one hour prior to services. Interment Cliffview Cemetery, Price.

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Bob Sanchez

PRICE-Bobby I. Sanchez, age 70, passed in the loving arms of his family on November 17, 2008.
He was born August 27, 1938 in Del Norte, Colorado to Doro and Ramona Lucero Sanchez.
Married Virginia “Goldie” Manzanares, December 25, 1964 in Price.
Bob was a member of Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church.  He was a longtime resident of Carbon County and a dedicated employee of Utah Railway with 38 years of service.  Bob enjoyed spending time in the outdoors with his family and friends.    He loved fishing, camping, and deer hunting.  He will be sorely missed by his family and many longtime friends.
Survived by his wife, Goldie Sanchez, Price; three sons, and two daughters, Robert Sanchez, Steamboat Springs, CO, Jessica (Micheal) Lister, West Jordan, Dino (Rachel) Sanchez, Kirtland, NM, Liz Sanchez, West Jordan, Jason Sanchez, Price; brother, Gilbert (Christine) Sanchez, Del Norte, CO; 15 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and a community of extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Della Gallegos; and brothers, Johnny and Sam Sanchez.
Funeral Mass, Friday, November 21, 2008, 10:00 a.m., Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church.  Vigil service, Thursday evening 7:00 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Home where friends are welcome daily.  Family will be at Mitchell’s Thursday and Friday one hour prior to services.  Committal service, Cliffview Cemetery, Price.               

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Krista Ungerman
Dallin Staheli

Gordon and Sabrina Ungerman announce the marriage of their daughter, Krista, to Dallin Staheli, son of David and Shelly Staheli of Cedar City, on Nov. 21 in the Manti Temple.
A reception is planned for the couple Nov. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Huntington Stake Center, 215 North Main Street in Huntington.
Krista is a 2005 graduate of Emery High School and Evans Hair Styling College.  She is employed as a cosmetologist at About Face Salon and Day Spa in St. George.
Dallin is a 2004 graduate of Canyon View High in Cedar City.  He served an LDS mission in the Germany, Frankfurt Mission.  He is attending school at Dixie College where he is studying to be a nurse anesthetist.  He will continue his education at Southern Utah University.  The couple plan to make their home in Cedar City.

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October 7, 2008

San Rafael Back Country Horsemen

Wayne Ludington

Do you enjoy riding horses on the public lands in Carbon and Emery County?  Many important decisions have been made without input from horsemen and will continue to be made without us, though often with input from those who prefer not to see horses or mules on any trail or in any back country areas.  You need to be a member of the San Rafael Back Country Horsemen. 

The San Rafael Back Country Horsemen, a Carbon and Emery County organization is affiliated with the state organization, Back Country Horsemen of Utah and national organization, the Back Country Horsemen of America.  The national organization actually started in 1973 in the Montana’s Flathead Valley.   A group of horseman got together and started Back Country Horsemen because of the fear that unless something was done horsemen would start losing access to public land.  BCHU was formed with a three-fold purpose: to volunteer service in the backcountry, to educate horsemen on minimum impact horse handling, and to get involved in public land use planning.

It was the original assumption that Back Country Horsemen would be a different type of organization, not the usual special interest one, normally operating as a protest group. It was felt that a service club, doing work in the back country, would lend credibility to the group when it became involved in criticisms of agency management.

It was also recognized that some of the complaints against back country horse use were justified. Consequently, it was determined that an educational program should be a fundamental principle of the group.

So, service and education joined a determination to protect our heritage of back country stock use as composites of the “purpose” printed above. The name was chosen because it signified an interest in much more than just wilderness. Back Country Horsemen are interested in perpetuating recreational stock use on virtually all public lands.

The BCHA has grown to include all of the western states and several Midwest and eastern states.  The Back Country Horsemen of Utah was formed following the national goals.  Presently there are 12 chapters of Back Country Horsemen scatter throughout Utah.  The San Rafael Back Country Horsemen chapter was formed in the Carbon and Emery area in 2006.  This chapter has continued to grow since that time and has been involved in several volunteer projects for the Manti La-Sal National Forest and the Price Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.  They have also gone on a number of trail rides in the San Rafael Swell and the Manti La-Sal National Forest, and have worked to record some of those trails for future reference for the land managing agencies.   The SRBCH helped to construct the Horse Canyon Trailhead in Scad Valley, constructed the foot and horse bridge that crosses the small stream next to this trail head, clearing 28 miles of trails in Huntington Canyon this year, and GPSed equestrian trails in Black Canyon.  They have gone on numerous trail rides including Virgin Springs,  Box Flat, Black Canyon and an annual February ride in Chute Canyon (near Goblin Valley State Park),.
Recently the San Rafael Back Country Horsemen cooperated with the Manti La-Sal National Forest to clear and maintain non-motorized trails in Huntington Canyon.  Twenty volunteers came from all over the state congregated in Huntington Canyon to participate in this large volunteer project.  They cleared over 28 miles of trail from blown down trees and created a new trail around the Old Folks Flat Campground.  They centered their work in the Huntington Canyon and the trails they cleared included Mill Canyon, Horse Canyon, Mill Fork Canyon, Gentry Hollow, Sawmill, Stuart Guard station trail, Left Fork of Huntington, and parts of Bull Pasture and Wild Cattle.  These volunteers travel a totaled of over 2,000 miles to do this work while donating $1,150 in equipment time, utilized 23 riding and pack animals for a total of 218 stock hours, and worked 166 hours in clearing the trails.  . 
The creation of a new section of trail where trails from Steward Guard Station and Mill Canyon Trailheads goes through The Old Folks Flat campground was very satisfying.  The SRBCH worked to create a new trail that would allow the trail users (horses, hiker, and mountain bikers) to avoid riding through the campground.   As one camper noted, the same people he heard complaining about horses riding through their camps were quick to grab a camera and take pictures of the horses as they were ridden by on the new trail. 

The San Rafael Back Country Horsemen was formed with the intent to include both counties.  To facilitate this, the chapter meets in Carbon County one year and Emery County the next year.  Presently the SRBCH is meeting every third Wednesday at the Carbon County Fairgrounds in the expo building.  Starting in January they will be meeting in the Cleveland City building.   They meet at 6:30 p.m.  For more information you can contact Wayne Ludington in Spring Glen or Rod Player in Cleveland.   You can also get more information on the organization and planned rides on the website www.bchu.com.

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Keeping Cattle on Their Feet

Dr. Glen Jensen, DVM

Lameness in cattle is a major disease of important economic loss in cow-calf and feedlot operations.
Lameness effects fertility, productivity and farm economics.  Proper diagnosis and early intervention is the key to effective treatment and minimizing the potential economic impact that may occur.  If left untreated or treated improperly, a disease that starts out as relatively superficial can progress to infection of bone, synovial structures, tendons, and ligaments of the lower limb.  Theses deep infections or “generalized digital sepsis” can be very difficult to treat and sometimes have a much greater economic impact.

Most ranchers initiate treatment of presumed foot-rot in beef cattle, and are often successful.  Prior to treatment it is important to make the preliminary diagnosis of foot-rot based on a good examination of the affected limb and not automatically treating every animal the same just because it is lame.   A protocol for treatment and when to seek veterinary assistance will increase the success rate and decrease costs.

Hoof-rot, also known as interdigital necrobacillosis, is an infectious disease that usually is caused by interdigital trauma and infection of two bacteria that act together to cause the disease.  It is one of the most common lameness problems in cattle.

Questions that the rancher should ask to help them determine if it is hoof-rot are:

Is the affected foot swollen? There are other causes of swelling in the foot but relatively few.  The swelling that is seen with hoof-rot is seen best when observing the hoof from the back.  The swelling is seen above the level of the coronary band – the upper limit of the hoof.  The swelling may be difficult to see if the animal is in manure or grass.  Look for the dewclaws of the foot to be spread apart.  It is often easiest to see when it is compared to the opposite foot. 

Is the swelling symmetrical? If the swelling is greater on one side of the foot it is not a simple case of hoof-rot even though it may have started out as such.  Deep infection of the foot results in visible digital swelling as well.  Other possible causes of swelling are a fracture of the bone of the foot, fescue poisoning and frostbite.  If the hoof can be picked up there will be a characteristic foul-smelling pus and split, oozing skin in the space between the two digits when hoof-rot is causing the problem. A deep infection of the foot usually results in asymmetrical swelling the distal limb and foot.  Deep infection of the foot is a challenging condition to treat.  Medical and surgical approaches may be needed to salvage the affected digit.  Because of expenses and a possible poor outcome some cattle may be slaughtered rather than treated.

Causes of lameness that do not usually cause swelling include papillomatous digital dermatitis (hairy warts), interdigital dermatitis, sole ulcers, laminitis, simple subsolar abscesses, or injuries  or diseases of the bones and joints of the upper limb.

Protocols for on-farm treatment should be set up.  The protocols should include:

u            When an animal should be treated

u            What medications are to be used

u            When professional help should be obtained. 

For example a cow treated for foot-rot, if given the proper antibiotics at the correct dose and the right interval should show resolution of lameness within one week after treatment is started.  If the cow fails to respond, then a veterinarian should be consulted to examine the cow. 

Treatments that have been successful in hoof-rot include

u            Sulfonamides

u            Oxytetracyline

u            procaine penicillin

u            Ceftiofur and others

It is very important that the correct dose and frequency is used.

Prevention includes

u            Keeping wet areas drained and clean where the pathogens survive, keeping corrals clean

u            Preventing trauma from stubble and stones, reroute paths to avoid problem areas

u            Correct nutritional deficiencies

u            Use foot baths if there is an outbreak (Jensen is a doctor of veterinarian medicine with Emery Animal Health in Castle Dale.)

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Owners Continue Efforts to
Transform Hometown Market

Tom and Kristan Potter, the owners of Huntington’s Hometown Market are looking to make a significant investment in the community as they make a considerable investment in their business, remodeling the town’s major grocery store.

Along with the monetary investment, the couple has also invested a great amount of their time to select and design the changes they wanted to make to the store. “My wife and I actually worked on it for about a year and a half,” Potter said. “We went and looked at other facilities we liked in different communities.” They took their favorite ideas and brought them together with the help of a design company they found through Associated Foods Stores.

The store has been in the Potter’s now for three generations. Tom’s grandparents, Maurice and Marion Jensen, originally opened a grocery store in the 1940s, moving what was called “Thrifty Market” to the current site in the 1970s. His family then owned it as a corporation, before Potter and his wife took over in 2000, renaming the store in 2001.

“My wife and I want Hometown Market to be available to serve the residents of Emery County for generations to come. We feel now is the time to invest in the future of Huntington and in the future of Hometown Market,” said Potter.

Though some have asked the couple why they would do such a substantial remodel in a small town, they respond that they want to improve their guests’ experience in the store, and they believe it is integral to their success in the future.

“I think that consumers in this day and age are used to shopping in nice facilities, and in order for us to be here for the generations to come, we need to make the investment now,” he said. “We felt like if we were going to do it, we were going to do it the best that we can and make it as good an experience as possible.”

Those who have shopped at Hometown Market through the renovations have had a firsthand view of the changes as they have occurred. From the new inside flooring and décor to the fresh outside façade, the changes have been striking. The owners have also added new energy-efficient lighting to take advantage of energy-saving technology, but it also serves to highlight the variety of new products the store offers.

 “It’s exciting for us to offer an enhanced shopping experience to our friends in Emery County. With the holidays approaching, we are thrilled to offer many new items such as meat and deli trays, a new salad bar and more,” they expressed.

Though the changes thus far have been exciting, the owners reported they are not finished. “As far as the décor and things, it’s 90 percent finished,” Tom said, but also revealed that Hometown Market will hold an open-house event for the community following the holidays, after putting the finishing touches on the remodeled store. They will then unveil new product lines, including some produced in the store.

“This is something we have worked hard for and we are excited to offer it to the community. We appreciate the patience of our valued customers through our construction process and hope they enjoy the new improvements,” he added.

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October 27, 2008

Castleview Hospital Hosts Health Fair

C. Josie Luke

In an effort to increase community health awareness, Castle View Hospital hosted their 5th annual Health Fair Oct. 21. The fair offered an opportunity for members of the community to receive discounted health screenings and information from health professionals.

Organizers of the event decided to intensely focus on community health in their fifth year, so they offered cholesterol screenings, blood sugar tests, fitness analyses, breast exams, skin cancer screenings and blood pressure and oxygen level tests, along with flu shots.

According to Pam Konakis R.N. a co-chair of the event, they hoped the screenings and information would “make people more aware of what a healthy lifestyle entails.” She explained that when patients are more educated about their health, it is easier for them to make lifestyle changes so they can be well.

“It makes them more aware, because sometimes you don’t think about going to your doctor if you feel good, so if you have the screenings and something is not quite right, then you can follow up with your doctor,” she described.

As an example of the effect the health fairs have had, Konakis described one woman who came the first year they held the event. “I remember one lady who came out our very first year and her blood sugar was high and her cholesterol was high. She came back in and got education. Now, when she comes in, she’s lost weight, she exercises and all of her levels are in range. It’s really really exciting to see that you can make a difference.”

Many community members took advantage of the screenings offered during the event. Konakis reported that 87 people received lipid and diabetes screenings, 32 received breast cancer screenings, 28 received skin cancer screenings, 22 were given flu shots and 42 attended the lunch featuring speaker by Dr. Anna Beck, an oncologist from the Salt Lake area.

The screenings, which are given at a discount of nearly 70 percent in order to bring the greatest number of people in possible, have become quite popular. Konakis reported that people even call and ask when the screenings will be held again.

Organizers also hope the discounted screenings at the fair draw community members who don not have insurance. “It gives them an idea of where they stand with their health,” Konakis explained. “A screening at a health fair never takes the place of visiting your doctor, but if people don’t have health insurance they are less likely to go to the doctor unless they have a reason.”
A number of community agencies teamed up to organize the health fair including the Community Health Awareness Team of Castleview Hospital, Community Nursing Services and the Southeastern Utah District Health Department.

Konaksi specificall y mentioned Linda Beal from CNS, Richard Polster from Rocky Mountain Home Care, her co-workers Eva Tseng, Elaine Bowman, Sherry King, Brain Powell and Cris Rena, the Caslteview Hospital Auxiliary, and the hospital’s administration.

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-Dazed-

The Dentist will see you now

James L. Davis

When I was a baby and my first baby tooth finally protruded from my baby gums, it already had a baby cavity.   For this reason I have logged more hours in a dentist’s chair than the average person, and for that reason I have had more than my fair share of time to ponder the joys that can only be experienced when you have several people put their hands in your mouth at the same time and ask you about the weather.

I don’t mind telling you, and I’m fairly sure that my dentist won’t be offended when I say that I am not comfortable sitting in a dentist’s chair.  I never have been and I’m fairly confident that I never will be. 

I say that knowing full well that I have fallen asleep in a dentist chair, which may lead you to believe that I was very comfortable, but if that is what you believe you are mistaken.  I can fall asleep virtually anywhere at anytime.  It’s a gift.  Some people have amazing talents.  They can sing or dance or run or compute numbers in their head or have entire conversations without using the word “like.”  I can’t do any of those things, but I can, like, fall asleep at a moment’s notice.  And the more stressed I am, the easier it is for me to sleep.  Which means lately I can sleep virtually 24 hours a day.  In a couple of weeks I figure I’ll be in a coma.

So, despite the fact that I have snored in a dentist’s chair, I still am not comfortable in a dentist chair and there are numerous reasons why, not the least of which is I do not like pain.  I also do not like to have other people’s hands in my mouth.  I don’t even particularly like having my own hand in my mouth, although I am apparently OK with having my foot in my mouth.  I don’t like the sound the drill makes as it echoes through my skull, and I don’t like to see smoke coming out of my mouth.  For that reason I do not keep my eyes open when I sit in the dentist’s chair.  I clinch them shut, open wide and hope the dentist or his assistant will let me know when it is all over and I can go home. But the things that I don’t like pale in comparison to the things I worry about in a dentist’s chair. 

I worry about a wide variety of things while sitting in a dentist’s chair.  I worry because the dentist and his army of assistants are not only looking into my mouth, they are looking up my nose and I am not fond of people looking up my nose.  It’s not a phobia or anything; I just prefer not to have people looking into my nostrils.  So, I guess it’s fair to say that if you are in the body piercing business you will never have to worry about me asking you to put a piercing through my nose, because I never will.  I also worry that I might sneeze while all of those hands are in my mouth, so I spend a whole lot of time wrinkling my nose to avoid sneezing, which draws attention to my nose and fuels my worry over people looking up my nose.

The number one thing I worry about the most while sitting in the dentist’s chair is that I will become engulfed in a fit of laughter and the dentist will drill through my cheek.  This is not because I am on laughing gas, because I haven’t used laughing gas since I was a kid.  I had to stop using laughing gas at the dentist because the dentist had too difficult a time getting any work done on my mouth. 

Apparently, under the influence of laughing gas I am prone to sing the hits of Aretha Franklin, which I find odd because when I am not under the influence of laughing gas I cannot think of a single Aretha Franklin song, let alone sing one.
No, the reason I worry about breaking into hysterics is completely and totally the fault of Bill Cosby.  I grew up listening to Bill Cosby and I believe him to be among the greatest comedians that there ever was and ever will be.  The problem is that Bill Cosby has devoted an entire monologue on his experience of going to the dentist.  It is one of the funniest things I have ever heard.

The problem with that is from the moment I sit down in the dentist’s chair to the moment I try and take my first sip of anything upon leaving the dentist’s chair, and have it spill down my shirt I am reminded of Bill Cosby’s monologue and I fight a laughing fit.

So, while my dentist sticks a needle into my gum my eyes well with tears less with pain then because I am fighting the urge to laugh because I do not want him to break the needle off in my gum; that may make me laugh more.  I try not to laugh when I am engaged in conversation while my mouth is full of somebody else’s hands.  I try not to laugh when my lips are numb and I am drooling across my chin.  I just close my eyes and try not to think about Bill Cosby’s comedy act.

At that point I usually fall asleep and have nightmares of someone looking up my nose.

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November 11, 2008

-Casey’s Pockets-

Which Company Should I Use for Email?

Casey Wood

In the world we live in, which is now so technologically advanced, it is almost required that you have an email address, but you may find yourself asking “What company should I use for email?”  Here are the features offered by three different major free-emailing servers, Hotmail, Yahoo!, and Gmail.

Hotmail, also known as Windows Live Mail, is provided by Microsoft and was one of the earliest free emailing services available on the net.  Hotmail debuted in 1996 and was purchased by Microsoft in 1997.  Windows Live offers 5 gigabytes of storage space, advanced security settings which allow you to choose how strict or lax your security system will be in detecting and removing junk mail, a customizable layout that allows you to pick the colors of your inbox, a 10 megabyte attachment allowance, and the ability to select a classic view with check boxes and traditional email design, or the full view (also called an AJAX view) that is similar to Outlook, with drag and drop and a side column to switch between messages.  Hotmail uses a folder filing system to manage emails, and you can either check a box beside the message or messages and move them to a folder, move messages to a folder while viewing them, or simply drag and drop the email in the folder of your choosing.  The mailing service is also integrated with Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live Calendar and Windows Live Contacts.  Hotmail has over 260 million users and is available in 35 different languages.

Yahoo! is another emailing server available.  Yahoo! joined the free-emailing service race in 1997.  Yahoo! offers unlimited storage space to its users, 10 megabyte attachment allowance, a spam and virus blocker, search capabilities so users can navigate between emails by simply searching for a word contained in a certain message, keyboard shortcuts, Yahoo! Calendar integration, Yahoo! Messenger integration, Windows Live Messenger integration, and like Windows Live Mail, a choice between a new drag and drop (AJAX) look and feel, or the traditional “classic” look.  The Yahoo! spam and virus blocker works differently than the Windows Live spam services.  The Yahoo! system, using a number of prerequisites, select emails which it believes are spam and automatically moves them to the ‘Bulk’ folder.  Yahoo! uses a folder filing system similar to Windows Live.  All three methods used by Windows to move an email can be used in Yahoo!  Yahoo! serves, like Windows Live, over 260 million users.

The newest of the three emailing services mentioned in this article, Gmail, by Google, did not join the race until 2004, as a beta service, and at that point it was available by invitation only.  Gmail opened up to the general public in 2007, and to this day remains in beta status.  Gmail offers approximately 7200 megabytes (roughly 7 GB) of storage space, and the amount of free storage space is continually increasing.  The maximum attachment size for an email in the Gmail service is 20 megabytes.  Gmail has a search oriented user interface and also utilizes an AJAX-like view.  Emails in the Gmail web service are similar to forums.  Gmail has a unique ‘Gmail Labs’ system where users are given the opportunity to test new experimental Gmail features, ranging from keyboard shortcuts to games.  Gmail’s spam and virus system scans all outgoing and incoming emails for viruses and corrupted attachments, along with advertisements and automatically places those emails in a ‘Spam’ folder.  Rather than using a folder filing system, Gmail uses an archiving filing system.  Emails can be selected and ‘archived.’  A user can then choose to navigate through the archive folder in search of an email, or use the search bar to look for words in emails or contact information and give a list of emails using those, similar to the Yahoo! search system.

There is not necessarily a best or worst company, and there are more than the three mentioned in this article, and therefore there is not a simple, straightforward answer to the original question.  Each emailing system has pros and cons, but depending on your specific needs and interests, chances are there is a service, somewhere out there that is just for you.  If none of these three services seems right for you, fear not, because there are many more options out there and with a little research, you’re sure to find one that is.

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-Swell Recipes-

A Letter, and a Recipe,
from a Favorite Aunt

Kathy Ockey

Everyone has someone in their life that they remember as a good influence.  The staff at The Emery County Review recently received a letter from someone that has been pretty special to me throughout my life -– my Aunt Dora Fautin.  She is my father’s sister and the 12th of 13 children born to William Henry and Lydia Jane Metcalf Price.

Part of Aunt Dora’s letter reads, “I absolutely love your newspaper and I am so proud of all of you – good job, well done.  I read your paper over and over and even share it with my neighbors.  Keep printing and I’ll keep reading – there’s always someone I know or went to school with – even in the obituaries.  You make me proud.”  Love, Kathy’s favorite aunt, Dora.”

Aunt Dora’s letter said she was born in Castle Dale in the house that sits just south of Emery High School, and she remembers that it used to be a doctor’s house.  She also recalled living in Scofield for two years while her mother took care of her Grandpa Metcalf.  She said she was very sick and her mother didn’t realize just how sick she was.  The doctor came to see her and didn’t know what was wrong and said he would come back one week later.  When he came back he told grandma to get her to the hospital in Price within one hour.  By the time they got her there her appendix had ruptured, and she spent the next month in the hospital. 

She also related good memories of dancing to Ralph Milachi’s band at the Wilberg Resort.  She said, “Nobody dances anymore.  I never missed going to a Saturday night dance with my best friend, Helen Blackburn.”

She now lives in Pleasant Grove and said she likes to be outside in the garden.  She also loves to do oil painting in the winter, when it is too cold to go outside.  She enjoys collecting recipes and has stacks of them in her house.  She remembers one special recipe that my own mother gave her for chili burgers. 
Aunt Dora was nice enough to send us her delicious bread recipe.  She writes, “I like to give my friends and neighbors a loaf while it is hot out of the oven.  They all say it is the best bread they have ever eaten.  I hardly ever follow a recipe, and I am really generous with the honey and molasses in this recipe.  It makes nice, soft dough and I turn it out on a floured surface to knead a bit.  I just wanted to share this recipe with you.”  Aunt Dora, you really are my favorite aunt!

Delicious Whole Wheat Bread

1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
1/3 cup warm water
Dissolve yeast in warm water
1 tablespoon shortening
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon salt
3 cups milk, scalded
2-3 cups whole wheat flour
3 cups white flour
Combine shortening, salt, sugar, honey and molasses in hot milk in large mixing bowl.  Add two cups flour and the dissolved yeast.  Add flour, as needed.  Let raise and mix down and shape into loaves.  Cover and let raise until double.  Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

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November 11, 2008

-Swell Books-

‘Bringing Elizabeth Home’
Tells Story of Hope and Family

Kathy Ockey

Amanda Heaton was born and raised in Salt Lake and went to school in Cedar City.  She met her husband, Ben, at school, and after they graduated they made their way to Emery County. 

Amanda said she is amazed at how many people move to Emery County and find relatives living here.  She is also surprised how so many people can come back here and find employment and housing.  Her husband has several relatives that live in this area. He works at Emery Telcom.

Amanda is a very busy wife and mother of three children ages 6, 4, and 18 months. She likes to read as much as she can, but it has to be either at night or early in the morning.  She doesn’t have a favorite genre; she just loves to read a good book.
Amanda said her family enjoys being outside rock climbing, camping and river rafting, and their small children also enjoy learning how to do these things.  She and her husband enjoy kayaking, but they can’t take the kids with them until they grow older.

Amanda said a friend gave her the book “Bringing Elizabeth Home” by Ed and Elizabeth Smart, and she wasn’t sure if she would enjoy reading it.  After she started she said she found it was an inspiring book and also intriguing in that the family lived through this experience by their faith and charity for others. 

“We are all faced with adversity, and we can either become better or bitter.  We have to choose.  It would be easy to become bitter,” Amanda said.

“Bringing Elizabeth Home” is the story of the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and the nightmare that not only her family went through, but the whole world’s reactions to the kidnapping and the concern that was shown during the terrible ordeal.
It is the story of the hope, strong faith and trust in God that carried the Smart family through the nightmare.  When Elizabeth was found and returned home, the Smarts realized there was nothing more important in the world than family.  They said it was the family, the prayers of friends and strangers, and trust in God that got them through the experience.  Though their story has many ups and downs and disappointments, their only goal was what was most important: bringing Elizabeth home.   
“Being a mother, I can’t think of anything worse than having a child kidnapped.  Elizabeth’s mother was amazing, she still had other children and had to continue to function and be there for them.  She had a lot of faith to be able to cope with all of it, and she is a real example to all other mothers,” Amanda said.

Amanda said she not only learned a lot about the Smart family but about people in general and the importance of families and the love they have for one another. 

“The Smarts are a real example to all of us,” she said.

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-Annalee’s Corner-

DVR Tops my List of
Wonderful Inventions

Annalee Thayn

There are many wonderful inventions around us, things that make our lives easier or more convenient. My new personal favorite is the DVR.

Whoever thought of this is a genius. Now, I can record television shows when I am going to be gone. I can even record television shows when I am at home, but have a work deadline that needs to be finished that day, or I can record shows when halfway through viewing when I am called away.
A DVR is a Digital Video Recorder. It sounds a lot like a VCR I realize, but I never did learn how to record shows with the old VCRs. Much to my sorrow, we missed being able to record the one time I was actually interviewed for TV. I was nominated and won a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida.  We had friends and family who said they recorded it, but we never saw a  copy.

Unfortunately, I am not the only one in my house who knows how to use the DVR. My dad also knows how to use it. The one drawback with a DVR is that you only have 100 hours of programming time, and my dad likes to record farm related programming - all of them.  In the summer it wasn’t a problem, but now that the fall season has started up, we are competing for the hours.

The other lovely thing about the DVR is that you can skip through the commercials.  I can now actually watch movies that take up two and a half hours of programming in two hours, as I zip through all the commercials. If the movie I am watching becomes little too frightening, I can skip ahead to the next scene.

I don’t know if your candidate for President of the United States won, but I think next time we should vote for the individual who thought up and invented the DVR.

And since my birthday and Christmas are coming up maybe mom and dad would like to buy me my own DVR on my own TV.

Apparently, I am hard to buy gifts for.  I personally don’t think so, but at least for this year -- Problem Solved!

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James L. Davis
Publisher / Editor

James Davis has spent most of his adult career in love with the idea of being able to tell the stories of everyday people who continually do extraordinary things.  There is an abundance of such people in the San Rafael Swell area.

Together with his wife, Colleen, the two started The Emery County Review in January of 2007 because of their love for the people and places of Emery and Carbon counties.

They are proud of their small town newspaper and spend countless hours debating how they can best spread the good news of the area.

With a dedicated staff and teenage children that they can still beg to cover school news (for a price), their hope is that The Emery County Review will be recognized for living up to its motto:

You’re News to Us!

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Colleen A. Davis

Co-Publisher / Advertising Manager

A native of Emery County, Colleen has a great love for the people of the San Rafael Swell and Castle Valley area and hopes she has instilled those same feelings in her children.

The part of her job she loves the most is being able to work side by side with her husband. She enjoys getting to know people more and find out what hidden talents and passions they have, and reminiscing about the people and the county.

When The Emery County Review was started it was a new adventure for her and has proven to bring great joy to her life. An animal lover, she has been a veterinarian technician for approximately nine years and continues to work part-time as a veterinarian technician, more as a hobby and a driving passion today than a job.

Colleen loves spending time with her family, whether just in the backyard or hiking, riding 4-wheelers, playing on the boat or on a family drive. 

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Carma Josie Luke

Assistant Editor

Carma Josie Luke currently lives in Huntington, where she grew up. She graduated from Emery High in 2001, and then attended the College of Eastern Utah, where she first discovered news working on the campus newspaper, The Eagle. She then went to Utah State University where she studied Psychology.

Now, as the Assistant Editor for the Emery County Review, Josie is learning on the job from an accomplished editor. She happily spends her time covering community news, while wondering why she gets paid to write for a newspaper and working with a staff that makes it a joy.

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Lyndsay Reid

Advertising Design

Lyndsay Reid is an illustrator and designer who grew up in Orangeville, which she still calls home. Lyndsay received an Associates of Science degree with a major in Fine Art from the College of Eastern Utah and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration from Southern Utah University. Lyndsay works at The Emery County Review in advertising design along with her freelance illustration. She enjoys using her creativity and graphic design skills in making advertisements for The Emery County Review’s clients.

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Charlotte Williams

Advertising Sales

Charlotte Williams lives in Orangeville with her husband and two beautiful daughters, and has for the past ten years. Raised in a large family, she has learned the importance of family (not to mention good self defence skills). She opens her home to youth that may need a little more love than others. Although scrapbooking, cooking, camping, and family fun are her favorite things to do, she will try just about anything once.

The new experiences and new people she has met while working for the Emery County Review have definitely proven again what a great community we live in.

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Casey Wood

Staff Writer / Webmaster

Casey Wood, the son of Colleen and James, is a junior at Emery High School, and the youngest member of the Emery County Review staff.  He has grown up in Orangeville and loves the San Rafael Swell area.  He doesn’t know a better place he could have had the opportunity to be born into.

From the first mention of his parents starting this newspaper he has been thrilled by the aspect of working for it.  He loves web design and writing and hopes to be able to stay involved with the newspaper for years to come.

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Kathy Ockey

Staff Writer

Kathy has lived in Orangeville most of her life, where she quite literally married the “boy next door.”  Kathy and her husband, Royal, have two children and six grandchildren.  They enjoy camping, hunting and spending time with their family.

She said she never thought of herself as a writer but she enjoys working at The Emery County Review because it gave her a chance to learn more about writing and to develop a new skill.  She also enjoys being able to meet people, to learn more about the world about her and to have experiences she wouldn’t otherwise have a chance to have.

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Advertising

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     No charge for former Emery or Carbon County residents.

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The Emery County Review welcomes and invites letters to the editor and guest opinion articles on public policy or current events.  The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all submissions for space constraints, clarity and errors in fact. Submissions must include author’s name and contact information.  Contact information will not be published.

Your views matter to us.

The Emery County Review

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Orangeville, UT.  84537

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