Emery News

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.

All young ladies ages 6 - 9 living in Emery County are invited to participate in The Little Miss Emery Pageant being held on August 6, at 6 pm in the Fair Tent.

Twelve students from Carbon and Emery counties have been rewarded for their academic excellence with college scholarships from Emery Telcom.

The families of the men killed and injured in the Crandall Canyon mine disaster have settled their lawsuits against the company.

Emery County has set their surplus auction sale for June 27 at 10 a.m. at the Emery County Road Shop.

Interested girls between ages 17-24 are welcome to enter the Miss Emery Scholarship Pageant on July 11.

Doug Taylor of Emery and Mark Benson, owner of Gilly's in Ferron, are sponsoring the Derryl Perry concert that will be held on May 30 at the Ferron Fairgrounds.

Members of the Sinbad Desert Amateur Radio Club met to take the licensing test near the Wedge Overlook.

The Miss Emery Celebrity Golf tournament will be on May 9 at 9 a.m. at the Millsite Golf Course in Ferron.

The Emery High rodeo club hosted their rodeo at the Castle Dale fairgrounds. Rodeo clubs from around the state participated.

The swine flu, which has been making national headlines this past weekend has not shown up in Utah as of Monday morning.

The 10th annual Swell Cure for Cabin Fever Poker Ride, sponsored by the SouthEastern Utah Off Highway Vehicle Club was held recently with great attendance by the Emery and Carbon county enthusiasts.

A special meeting of the Municipal Building Authority of Emery County was called to review changes and discuss the contract with Architectural Coalition PLLC.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking applicants to serve on the Manti-La Sal Resource Advisory Committee .

Two speakers visited the College of Eastern Utah's Friday's Forum Feb. 27 with life experiences to share with the young men and women in attendance.