Emery News

Emery County voters went to the polls on Nov. 3 to decide a number of mayoral and city council races.

The Emery County Public Lands Council met in their work meeting to discuss the language they wish to use in the land use bill they are proposing to submit to Congress.

Emery County is an unlikely place in all of our country where anyone would expect to see young people in trouble.

Last week Richfield High School hosted the region 12 cross country meet for boys and girls and came away the winner on the boy's side.

The Olsen Ranch has a long and colorful history in Emery County. Before taking the Emery County Historical Society to the Olsen Ranch, Henning Olsen of Price, stopped by the place where the old Olsen home is standing, where Art Olsen and Henning Olsen were raised by their father Delon and mother Argene in Castle Dale.

Emery continued struggling in volleyball as they lost two more region matches last week.

Pennies By The Inch Primary Children's Medical Center will be holding its annual Pennies by the Inch fundraising drive Sept.

Gary and Jolene Petty will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11. They were married on Sept.

In last week's cross country meet that Emery hosted, a Juab runner broke the course record and finished the race in a time of 16:07. Richfield won the meet with a score of 38 followed by Juab with a score of 42.

Emery County Commissioners met on Sept. 8 and Commissioners Jeff Horrocks and Laurie Pitchforth were present.

Emery Town held a public hearing for public comments on establishing a resolution to deal with off-street parking.

The Historical Society annual evening of Cowboy Poetry was held at Castle Valley Outdoors near Emery on Aug.

All four of Louis and Louisa Durand's children gathered for a family reunion during the middle of May.

Madison Draper is the 7-year old daughter of Cindy Draper, and the late Kip Draper, of Orangeville.

The quagga and zebra mussel working group met to discuss the changes in boat launching procedures at Lake Powell and how these might affect local waters if at all.

The Emery County Cabin at This Is The Place Heritage Park was dedicated on June 20 at 2 p.m. Nearly 100 people gathered to watch the dedication of the cabin that was built between 1879 and 1882 and was the home of pioneer Casper Christensen.

The project has taken much longer than originally intended as the historic Muddy Creek Post Office was removed from Emery four years ago, but the post office has been rebuilt at the This is the Place Heritage Park.

The NEHS reunion will be held July 3 at the Huntington Elementary School. If you have received your registration form in the mail, fill it out and return it to Dixie Bass, P.O. Box 1323, Huntington, UT 84528 or Sharron Pulli, P.O. Box 885, Huntington, UT 84528 by May 30.

The Emery County American Cancer Society Relay for Life event will be on June 12-13 at 6 p.m. It's never too soon to register for Relay 2009.

Emery County Commissioners held their May 12 meeting. Commissioner Gary Kofford said, "The outdoor pool will open Memorial weekend.