| Show 3"3 a v Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $1500 in out ol months $800 and $900 (In Advance) USPS Copy 25C Vol 0 75 No 43 May 2 1985 Flood suits languish in Supreme Court Seven law suits stemming from the great flood of 1983 are still languishing in the courts almost two years after the catastrophe Another plaintiff Union has given up the Pacific Railroad tight area farmers in the OasisDeseret the Union Pacific Railroad and landowners around Yuba Lake all at various times have contended that state county and water company mishandled the flooding situation caused by record runoff in the pring of 1983 When the DM AD spillway collapsed in June of 1983 the plaintiffs alleged that officials should not have breeched the Gunnison Bend Reservoir the to allow water to flow through Sevier River channel down to the area OasisDeseret Yuba Lake landowners said that water company officials held the level in the lake too high during the runolf peiiod and negligently flooded their land Union Pacific claimed its bridges and the were track by damaged excess water in the ''mismanaged’’ Sevier River However Union Pacific has now declined to actually file suit after filing a notice of claim many months ago Brahm Amott takes first plunge off low dive at West Millard swimming pool during "Mommy and Me" infant swim class Instructor Toni Harris said healthy infants regardless of how young can learn to strengthen the breathing reflex develop motor coorbond through the swimming classes She said that dination and increase the mother-chilpeople are surprised to learn that younger children are easier to teach because the swimming motion is instinctive The practical aspects of the classes are survival techniques "If a child can simply learn to rollover in the water he can save his life in an emergency” Toni said Health officials cite Meadow Dump The Meadow Dump has been added to a growing list of Millard County dumps which have come under fire by county health department officials who recently reported that an investigaton has revealed that dump debris has far beyond the spread uncontrolled bounds of the Meadow site EnAccording to Jed Finlinson vironmentalist Specialist for the county said the department has received several complaints on the dump recently “We found the dump to be in gross violation of at least five control problems" he said Among those were dead animal carcasses scattered along the dump roadfrom the dump’s side for a main trench and so much garbage wood papers burning materials and manure scattered along the road that access to the trench is greatly impeded In addition Mr Finlinson observed that paper plastic and other litter is scattered for miles around the dump and there is no fencing or other method to help stop dispersion of the trash by wind Another serious problem observed was water on the dump road “This suggests the dump is located in a flood prone area And the extent of decomposition and other signs noted suggests that this practice has been continuing for at least several weeks” he said Health officials are asking the community to take action to sign the dump and clean up the worst of the spreading debris “We also hope they will do what they can to help get the countywide sanitary landfill and solid waste management system into operation as soon as possible” Mr Finlinson said Delta Police to offer special ladies protection program May 3 On May 3 1985 at 7:30 pm the Delta City Police Department is sponsoring a special crime prevention program for all women 12 years and older is entitled “Ladies This program Beware” and will be held at the Delta High School auditorium The featured speaker for the evening will be Mrs Dallas Featherstone who is affiliated with the Salt Lake City Crime Prevention Unit Mrs will lecture on such topics as basic attacks purse snatching and other timely subjects “We feel that this is a very timely informative and worthwhile program and urge you to encourage the women of your organization to attend" according to Delta City Police Crime Prevention Officer Steve Allred Court dates set for Delta drug bust suspects A month after over two dozen adults and juveniles were busted in Delta for allegedly selling illegal drugs the courts are facing the arduous task of bringing them all to court Several new names have been added to the list of 23 persons arrested March 13 in what officials said was the largest raid in the county’s history The newly arrested are Mark Libert Tomkinson 30 now of Salt Lake City formerly of Delta charged with two counts of felony drug distribution James Alan Lake 22 of Delta charged with selling marijuana and Gerald A Stone 33 Delta charged with "ara the sale of marijuana ranging" felony In addition officials revealed this week that Mike Snyder 19 of Delta has been charged with two counts of selling marijuana Snyder had previously been charged and pled guilmisdeameanor ty to a “resorting" sentenced to a year's and charge probation In the other adult cases Stan Broadhead 20 Delta Deborah Hines 26 Delta Gerald Stone and Mark Tomkinson face a District Court arraignment Wednesday in Fillmore W illiam F ugene Cave 20 Delta and Troy Bringard 22 Delta face District Court arraignment May 15 On May 14 21 in the same court Robert Pcndray Delta Shane R Davis 21 Telia I ake and Synder face arraignment N Boe 19 In other cases Howard Delta was found guilty of the Class B misdemeanor “resorting" crime and c was sentenced to 24 hours in jail and Patricia Jarvis one year’s probation 23 Delia has plead guilty to selling marijuana and will be sentenced May Ronald Shane in District Court Breen 18 Oak City has plead guilty to selling marijuana in exchange for the dropping of a selling of cosaine chatge He will be sentenced Mav Cory Van Ry saw a drug selling charge dropped after pleading guilty possession ol He was given a 6 months marijuana suspended sentence and a year’s probation for the crime Russell Smith 18 Delta was granted a “diversion which the court considers a preyears judgement probation of to it “Basically they were pursuaded wasn’t worth the effort to sue" said Steve Millard Attorney County Jackson But other litigantes have not been so pursuaded despite lower court rulings that all governments named in the suits are immune from litigation Suits filed by OasisDeseret landowners Clayton Palmer and Ava Conk Fairchild have seen the state and as Millard County dismissed defendants This decision has been appealed to the Utah Supreme Court County Attorney Jackson said that no decision on the appeal is likely to be seen from the Supreme Court for at least a year That fact is significant because other Millard County land damage claims by Ted Reinert Keith Moody and Floyd Skeem will all languish until that decision because the county attorney will ask that governments be declared immune in their cases also Meanwhile other Yuba Lake landowners have filed a notice of claim concerning the lake level being held too Attorney Jackson high during 1983 said that Federal Leasing Trust which owns 80 acres on the upper reaches of Yuba Lake is also demanding compensation from West Millard water com panies for allegedly keeping too much water in the lake thereby damaging their property The trust has also cluded the governmental agencies in the claim The previous Yuba Lake landowners who filed a claim did not do include the governments as defendants The OasisDeseret faimers are to from $80000 asking damages $250000 The Yuba Lake landowners are asking “payment of cost to restore property to prior condition plus entry of a permanent injunction preventing storage of water” for various purposes The farmers claim the water companies failed to heed warnings that they should release water from the DN1AD and Gunnison Bend Reservoirs after they filled to high levels during the winter of 1982 and spring of 1983 They argue that emergency breeching of the Gunnison Bend Resetvoir after the DMAD Dam break included use of their property as an emergency flood easement They claim that if the Gunnison Bend Dam had not been broken intentionally the flood waters would have spread out over a broad plane and spared their farm land Hospital tours and set Blood Mobile dedications The Blood Mobile will be in Delta at the Palomar on Thursday May 2 from 3:30 to 8:30 pm Everyone eligible to donate blood is invited to come “The Red Cross’ ability to meet the daily requirements of 150 units of blood depends on us Unless groups and individuals continue to gibe blood on a regular basis it may not be there when you need it Please show your love and concern for others The life you save really could be your neighbors your child’s or your own” The Fillmore and Delta Community Medical Centers are inviting the public to get acquainted with the new facility in conjuntion with the dedication ceremonies by hosting an open house and health fair Tours will be given through the new buildings on four from 10 am days: Saturday May to 8 pm Sunday May 12 from pm to 7 pm Monday May 3 from 10 am to 8 pm and Tuesday May 14 from pm to 9 pm following the dedication The dedication ceremonies will be Tuesday May 14 at 10 am in Delta and 2 pm in Fillmore Utah Governor Norman Bangerter "md officials of Intermountain health Care will be in attendance Millard High School students have been invited to sponsor a health Fair for the public's education and enjoyment as they tour the facility Booths will be set up around the hospital providing information on such subjects as acne drugs and brth defects mental health teen suicide hypertension strep nutrition stress Reye’s syntnroat Booths will drome and osteoporosis be judged May 13 and cash prizes awarded with funds provided by the Millard High School PTA and Fast Care Foundation Health Millard These funds can be used by that sponsor the booths Giardiasis strikes Oak City At least one adult liv mg in Oak City has been confirmed by a physician in labor tory diagnosis as having the disease caused by the protozoan parasite lamblina according to Millard County health specialist Jed milinson This is the same organism responsible for over 1270 sick people in 1 ooele and 41 in Manti in 1983 In the Manti case the Manti water crew repaired a leak but did not flush or disinfect the line before putting it back into service As reported to local health depar inent officials individuals in at least five families in Oak City show symptoms indicative of the normally waterborne disease The symptoms of include diarrhea lasting more than 5 days or recurrent diarrhea and two or more of the following symptoms abdominal pain or cramping bloating nausea weight loss vomiting or lever Other possible symptoms maybe appetite loss belching and flatulence is The public Health Department continuing its investigation of this situ non and requests anyone who has drank water from Oak City and has had some of the symptoms during the past two months to call the health fice at 864 3612 or 864 4124 or come into the office ai 252 West Main Street in Delta so that mote epidemiological facts can be gathered and analyzed and the problem defined and solved Mosquito abatement needs assistance Summer is the season for getting out of doors for gardening picnics softball and family reunions It is also the season for that pesky mosquito Mosquito bites cause swelling and ching that is most unpleasant and prevent use and enjoyment of recreation activities They can also cause the spread ot disease especially encephalitis which is a brain infection in equine and man Your Millard County mosquito abatement is aware of this and is working diligently to help by: the sentinel in Participating chicken program (to keep a lookout for encephalitis) 2 Keeping open drains clean of mosquito larva 3 Spraying and fogging all problem areas But we cannot do this alone we need your help you must be mosquito conscious You must clean up all places where water can stagnate tires buckets cans wading pools are prime examples Burn and clean drains so they can be sprayed and pelleted and call your abatement for help with any problem 8641406 Choral Clark Karl Murray 864 118 Arlo Taylor Man Burraston 864 3051 Lldon Rowley 864 4209 Kav Stowell AEDES MOSQUITO 03" |
