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Saturday, April 17, 1999 Local The West The Spectrum Page A5 LUUL IOC TVC3I Details emerge about pilot who died in Associated Press On its way down, the plane The San Diego County medical fiery crash brother's death or his history as brother's death or his history as Fire danger flares The conditions are right for severe fires to break out in several parts of the nation for the period between April 8th and May 5th. Fires have examiner's office was trying to season. uimauy ravagea pans of Florida this Predicted 1 i fire severity Below normal I Above normal Source: National Interagency Fire Center clipped some eucalyptus trees and hit two electrical transformers, knocking out power to about 200 people, before it crashed in the industrial area just west of Interstate 15. Raytay, who was flying without a license, flew over restricted airspace earlier in the week and landed at San Diego's Brown Field, a federal inspector said. His flight Thursday apparently originated from the Imperial County border town of Calexico, Mexico, but he left no record of his ascent, authorities said.

Forest Service preparing for a summer of wildfires Associated Press OGDEN Expecting a long, hot summer, the Forest Service is gearing up to combat wildfires across the state. Wasatch-Cache National Forest fire supervisor Bob Tonioli said both weather and vegetation in Utah is about four weeks ahead of schedule for the year. "And the low amount of snow left in the lower mountain elevations has already left dry patches of grasses and sagebrush," Tonioli said. The wildfire potential is serious enough that forest firefighters are being brought in early this year, he said. And, the situation is much worse in the southern portion of the state, hydrologist Randy Julander said.

Wildfire potential for the southern sections of the state could become "extreme very soon," he said. While last year's El Nino trig illegal crossings spur calls for better border oversight at 125 lbs. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Chris is survived by his parents: Michael Fieseler, of Ivins, and Darlene Judge of Salt Lake City; his brothers and sisters: Randy Redden, Kirk Redden, and Cynthia Fieseler, all of Salt Lake City, Jason Fieseler of Ivins, Michael F. Fieseler, of Tennessee, and Bonnie, Jeremy and Nicholas Judge; grandparents: Barbara Guymon of LaVerkin, and Lloyd Dalton of Parowan; and many aunts and uncles.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 20, 1999 at 11 a.m. at the Ivins LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 270 E. 400 South, Ivins. Visitation will be Sunday, April 19, from p.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary, 300 West St.

George and on Monday from a.m at the chapel prior to services. Interment will follow in the LaVerkin City Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary, 673-4221. Donna Anderson ST. GEORGE Donna A. Anderson, 83, died Thursday, April 15, 1999 in St.

George, after a long battle with heart disease and many hospital visits. She was bom in Aug. 22, 1915 in Fairview, to Elam H. and Elizabeth Peterson Anderson. She married Udell Anderson of Moroni, Sept.

8, 1938 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple by apostle Albert E. Bowen. Donna attended school for 10 j'bears in Fairview, two years in Mt. Ipleasant, and two years a( Sjqw College in Ephraim. She served a mission in the Northern States Mission under Bryant S.

Hinckley, father of Gordon B. Hinckley. Donna was active in the LDS Church all her life, serving as Primary president, Relief Society president, and in ward and stake genealogical work. She will be remembered and loved as a wonderful wife, mother, sister, and friend to all who have known her. She was, and is, a beautiful daughter of God.

Donna is survived by her husband, Udell of St. George; sons: Dr. Rodney U. Anderson of Stanford, and Stuart Elam Anderson of Las Vegas, a daughter: Suzette A. Fradella of St.

George; eight grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and three sisters: Melba Cox of Fairview, Fern Crawford of Ogden, and Fawn Fife of Provo. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 20, 1999 at noon at the LDS church on Main Street in Fairview. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to noon prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be in the Fairview Upper Cemetery under the Sympathy Flowers a trwute to the ones they loved.

0f a pilot. He said they grew up in Ogden, Utah, and his brother served in a Finland mission for the Mormon church and graduated from Harvard University. Federal authorities were investigating why the pilot tried to make the dangerous landing. National Transportation Safety Board investigators tentatively had ruled out mechanical failure. Montgomery Field's control tower was closed at the time and visibility was far below approved minimums for a safe landing, authorities said.

DeOnne Noel of San Juan, Calif. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister Dranoel and Carlyle Sorensen and Nelda Davis. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 19, 1999 at the Main Street Chapel, 166 South Main Street, in St. George. Friends may call Sunday evening from 7-8 at the Spilsbury Beard Mortuary, 110 South Bluff, in St.

George and Monday morning from a.m. prior to services at the Chapel. Interment will be in the St. George Cemetery under the direction of Spilsbury Beard Mortuary, St. George, Utah; 673-2454.

Thelma Wall FREDONIA, Ariz. Thelma Brown Wall, 93, died April 14, 1999 in Kanab. She was born Dec. 5, 1905 in Fredonia, and married Leonard Wall on Aug. 24, 1945 in Northern California.

Thelma attended school in Fredonia, Ariz. She was a graduate of Keys and Mooke Beauty School in Salt Lake City, and owned and operated the Maison Le Nay Beauty Salon in San Francisco with her sister Madoline for 20 years. She lived most of her life in the Bay Area of Northern California. One of her favorite pastimes was knitting. Survivors include her sisters Delia Johnson of Kanab, Ha Rider Newton of and Ella Johnson of Page, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded by three sisters: Malissa Jensen, Madoline Drewes, and Saralr Chadwick; (Ijridjwo brothers: Scott Brown and Homer brown. Services will be held Saturday, April 17, 1999 at noon (Utah Time) at Mosdell Mortuary. Friends may call from a.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Fredonia Arizona Cemetery.

Finest Oualitv Service with Dignity" Donna Bennion -Funeral: Apr. 17, 10:30 a.m Snow Canyon 2nd Ward LDS Chapel. -Visitation: One hr prior Saidi Stange -Funeral: Apr. 17, 2 p.m., Metcalf Mortuary Chapel. -Visitation: Sat.

1 hr. prior. Henrietta Anderson -Funeral: Sat, Apr. 17, 12 p.m., all the Buchanan Mortuary, Manti, UT. -Visitation: April 17, 10-12 p.m.

Wilbur Myhre -Memorial Services: Apr. 19, 10 a.m., Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. Chris Fieseler -Funeral: Apr. 19, 11:00 a.m. Ivins LDS 3rt Ward Chapel.

-Visitation: Apr. p.m., Metcalf Mortuary, 0:30 prior to services. Donna Anderson -Funeral: Apr. 20, 12 p.m., LDS Church on Main Street in Fairview, UT. -Visitation: One hour prior.

May Bailey -Funeral: Apr. 22, 1 1 a.m. Metcalf Logandale Mortuary. -Visitation: 1 hr. prior to services.

(Nevada Time) Ollie Jones Services Pending JeffGubler Services Pending SL George Hurricane 300 W.St George Blvd 140N.Main 673U221 635-2211 Logandaie 5090 North Moapa Valley Blvd. i 702-398-3600 Surfing? Catch The Spectrum online www.southern-utah.com MORTUARY locate the passenger relatives in Los Angeles before releasing her identity. She was a San Diego area woman in her 70s, authorities said. Her relationship to Raytay was unknown, Lane Raty, a retired Brigham Young University professor of Orem, Utah, said San Diego authorities called him Thursday to tell him his brother was dead. Raty changed his last name from the family spelling in 1962.

Raty gave little insight into his direction of Larkin Mortuary. Local arrangements are under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary, 673-4221. Iris Millett ST. GEORGE Iris Gardner Sorensen Millett, 83, passed away after a long illness, with cancer and arthritis, on April 16, 1999 at her home in St. George, sur rounded by her large and loving family.

She was bom Oct. 2, 1915 in Goshen, Idaho, a daughter of Isaac and Alveretta Ella Gardner Sorensen. She married Joseph William Millett on May 7 1937 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died Jan, 22, 1996. Iris was reared and educated in Goshen, Idaho and Salt Lake City.

She lived in Salt Lake City and Torrance, before coming to Southern Utah in 1946. Iris was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in the Relief Society and Young Women's programs. She especially enjoyed serving as a greeter at the St. George Temple for 10 years. She and her husband, served a work, mission at Laie, Hawaii.

She was loved by all who knew her. Iris loved surrounding her home with beautiful flowers. She was a very special grandma, who always took the time for her grandchildren. They will all deeply miss her. She is survived by three sons: Therrol (wife, Renee) Millett, and Elmon (wife, Cora) Millett, both of St.

George, and Neal (Aneita) Millett of Washington; three daughters: ArJean (husband, Paul) Lamoreaux Roger) Murray of Layton, and AlveAnn (husband, Elledge) Bowers of Salt Lake City; 41 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Maurine Thompson of St. George, lola Clark of Tempe, Nyron (wife, Elaine) Sorensen of Washington, Carrol (husband, Roland) Morgan of St. George, Wanda (husband, Don) Fluckiger of Cascade, Idaho, LeOra (husband, Burke) Seegmiller of Washington, ValDean (wife, Laurie) Sorensen of Syracuse, Utah and c-ia tnc nn of your insurance Deductible. 0MBjt Free Mobile Service Free State vie Safety Inspection. Call for Details.

,5 Glass Act St George Cedar City 674-5440 586-2256 -IMC, I UIIIUl Ml SIGNS rV10IILjiVlIMTB 1 735 ETabernacle St. George 628-3335 Ttl) SI'ILSBtiKV Mil tUt I. BtAKD MESQUITE Virgin Valley Mortuary (702)346-6060 32OMMiHKd. SAN DIEGO More details emerged Friday about a pilot who died along with his passenger when he tried to land in dense fog at a closed airport and crashed onto a roadway. David Raytay, 62, of Peoria, and a female passenger died when his single-engine Beechcraft Turbo Bonanza B36 plane crashed a half-mile east of Montgomery Field just before sunrise Thursday.

The plane skipped down the road, broke into pieces and burst into flames. OBITUARIES Saidi Stange ST. GEORGE Anna Saidi Sofia Pedersen Stange, 86, left the trials of this life behind her on April 16, 1999. She had many of her family and friends around her during her final days. Saidi was born July 12, 1912 in Frederikshavn, Denmark to Johannes Peder Pedersen and Anna Marie Simonsen.

She immigrated to America, where she lived in Califor-, nia for several years before making her home in Midvale, Utah. For the past eight years, Saidi has resided in St. George with her daughter, Mona (and Don) Jardine. Saidi loved the simple things in life. She had a great love for flowers, birds, music, and dancing.

She was baptized a member of the LDS church Dec. 3, 1955. She later went through the Jordan River Temple and was sealed to her first husband, Jens. Saidi was always such a lady. She loved dressing up and getting her hair done so she could go to lunch or go shopping.

She loved her friends in Midvale and in St. George. Saidi is survived by her three children: Roland (Margrete) Christensen of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mona (Don) Jardine of St. George, and Rudy (Kathy) Johansen of Orem, Utah; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, all of whom loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her husbands: Jens Christensen, Arthur Johansen, and Mathias Stange.

She was also preceded in death by her only sister: Ida Skov. We, as a family, would like to thank all those who have cared for and loved Saidi: her home health aides and Dr. Clark Staheli. Also, a very special thank you to the amazing staff at St. George Care Center, who have loved and cared for her for the past twq years, and made her feel special.

'Saidi, you are a beautiful' 1 Xr Funeral services will be Saturday, April 17, 1999 at 2 p.m. at the Met-calf Mortuary Chapel, 300 W. St. George Blvd. Visitation will be one hour prior to services.

Interment will be in the St. George City Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary, 673-4221. Christopher M. Fieseler ST. GEORGE Christopher Michael Fieseler 22, died April 14, 1999 in Ivins.

He was born Dec. 18, 1976 in Salt Lake City, to Michael Donald and Darlene Dalton Fieseler. Chris attended Snow Canyon, Dixie High School and graduated from Job Corps. He worked as a stucco contractor in the St. George area.

Chris had more than 70 Golden Gloves and Amateur Boxing Association bouts and was rated No. 1 in the Western Region. He fought Spilsbury Reard MORTUARY "Our Families Serving Your Family" Mitchell Huntsman Funeral Services April 17, 1:00 p.m. Walker-Sanderson Funeral Home, Orem, UT Viewing Sat. p.m.

prior to services at funeral home Interment Orem City Cemetery Venice Bosh Lay Funeral Services Sat, April 17, 11:00 a.m. Marysvale LDS Chapel Marysvale, UT Viewing Sat. a.m. prior to services at chapel Interment Thompsonville Cemetery Iris Millet 1 Funeral services Mon. April 1 9, 1 1 :00 am.

at the Main Street LDS Chapel. Viewing 7-8 p.m. Spilsbury Beard Mortuary St George, UT and am. priorto services at the Chapel ST. GEORGE HURRICANE 673-2454 635-2454 1 10S.

Bluff St. 2600 West State Street MESQUITE Virgin Valley Mortuary (702)346-6060 OM Mill Hd. () 1 APWm. J. Castello gered extremely wet weather and heavy vegetative growth, its opposite weather phenomenon, La Nina, has triggered abnormally dry conditions for the entire southwestern United States.

The stage is set for a roaring fire season across the country, University of Arizona scientist Tom Swetnam said. Tonioli said areas around Price and Zion National Park. that are normally buried in snow this time of year are already being set on fire intentionally to burn off dead grasses and other potential fuel. Officials plan to do some prescribed burns in forest areas near Hardware Ranch within the next few weeks, he said. 1 "There are already areas of sagebrush that are completely void of snow.

If the weather dries up again, we'll probably try to do some burning early," Tonioli said. The Forest Service normally doesn't do its prescribed burns until September. the Border Patrol said. But, rancher Roger Barnett did flash an unofficial badge that he carries resembling a law enforcement officer's, with the words "Ranch and the U.S. Attorney's, Office in Phoenix has begun ah uo'', Late Tuesday, Border Patrol agents spotted some 600 Mexicans massing south of the border about six miles west of Douglas.

Around an hour after they crossed into Arizona, a contingent of agents stopped them less than two miles north of the border. Most crossers turned and fled, but agents caught 193, Tucson sector spokesman Rob Daniels said. "When they started heading south, it looked like the beginning of a 1 OK run," Daniels said. A number of area residents have petitioned officials for help, warning that unless the situation improves, bloodshed could result. Kyi said Congress will try to beef up funding for state and county obligations for health care provided to illegal aliens and for putting people in county and state prisons and jails.

He said the Justice Department is inadequately funding the entire judicial and prison process for dealing with the illegal immigrant problems, and hopes it will cooperate in seeking pay and benefit increases for patrol agents to stem their attrition to other, higher-paying law enforcement jobs. Other problems in recruiting sufficient agents on the border, he said, include: Only the 'Border Patrol requires people to speak two languages; The posts are not always favored places to live, "so the working conditions are not the greatest." Patrolling in some border communities is a difficult daily job, with "no rest." "When the Justice Department talks about taking a breather, it's incomprehensible to me," Kyi said, "because nobody down there (on the border) is taking a breather." few minutes. Currently, DEREA is bypassing the faulty equipment through an alternate feed. Officials anticipate repairing and reusing the primary feed April 20. By repairing and reconstructing the primary feed metering point, DEREA expects the service will greatly improve.

DEREA provides electric power to about 5,000 customers south of the Virgin River, including the Bloomington and Bloom-ington Hills areas. By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. The latest burst of illegal alien crossings into southeastern Arizona, with heightened fear rural residents apjpossibltrtlaimsagainsr.the federal'govMrnent, refuele'd Senator's call Friday for more attention to the border, Sen. Jon Kyi again criticized the Clinton administration for ing insufficient resources along the border, just days after about 600 illegal immigrants rushed across the line in a disturbing new strategy to enter the country.

"It's getting worse daily, and this administration is simply not stepping up to the plate to solve the problem," the Arizona Republican said after a briefing from Ronald Sanders, chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol's Tucson sector. Kyi faulted the administration for failing to request money in its budget to add 1,000 new agents this year as part of the effort to cur-. tail the incursion of undocumented immigrants from Mexico and other countries across the Southwest border. With 39 percent of its force already having less than two years experience, Attorney General Janet Reno contends adding so many more new agents could jeopardize the Border Patrol's ability to function professionally. The agency planned to add 350 agents in the Tucson sector to the current force of 1,025 agents, but it "looks like we'll probably fall 150 to 200 short of that total," Sanders said.

Said "That's not nearly enough to do the job. As a result, you have people to some extent taking the law into their own hands. It's not the right way to deal with the problem, but people become frustrated." i Last week, the owner of a Douglas-area ranch and his brother rounded up 27 illegal immigrants 'on their ranch and turned them over to the Border Patrol. The men did not unholster their weapons, intimidate or threaten the aliens, Cr L( Your Friends, T' tf Your Neighbors. "9 '1 St.

George 673-4221 i Hurricane 635-2211 Mark Heiner Robert Jensen Todd Bonzo Kenneth Metcalf Ron Mctclt ,0" ltV DEREA power outage caused by equipment failure "A Trusted Name in Funeral Service Spilsbury Reard MORTUARY "Our Families Serving Your Family 'By The Spectrum I Customers of Dixie Escalante Rural Electric Association experienced a brief power outage Friday afternoon due to an equipment failure1, a company spokesperson The niitaee occurred in an incoming metering point. Officials did not anticipate the outage because the metering point is tested each year. Crews responded quickly and customers only lacked power for a HURRICANE 635-2454 2600 West State Street ST. GEORGE 673-2454 110 S. Bluff su.