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Show ,'r Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place Volume 102 No 15 t- 5 To W . C t 4 - ' ' ; .. -- 5 ' Live! Single Copy Price No county County Commissioners would like to develop an offroad trail By Ttmes-New- tax sale to be held this year Bv just one property that would (uu!if for the count) tax sale this ear. Th re fore, a county tax sale w ill not be ludd. , Pat Ingram, county said the property, located in the Eureka area, had not been redeemed and. therefore, was due for tlu count) property tax sale. "In other years, ou. as county i om m lssionei's, have waived the sale and held the property over for the next ) ear's sale. she said It is anticipated that next year then will be sexeral properties w Inch hae not been redeemed In paNinent of past due taxes. That being the case, there should be sexeral properties which will come up for sale. After five ears of non-pament of propert) tax, w itliout the p report) ow nor making arrangements to pay the past due tax, penalties, interest, and fees, along with the current years tax. the property is soldb) the count! at a special tax sale. The county will not lose any mono) b) holding the property for salt Hi'! next ear, said - Correspondent Forest Service representatives that they would like to see a trail, like the Trail in Sanpete County, developed in Juab County Tom Shore and Alice Carlton, representing the Forest Service, met with commissioners to discuss an upcoming meeting where commissioners will be asked for input concerning the Manti-LaSa- l district located in Juab County. Right now, you can hop on and go all through a the area (where the commission would like to see an ATV trail developed), said Robert Steele, commissioner. Commissioners would like the Red Cliffs or Red Ledges area atdeveloped into an traction for recreational vehicle riders. Neil Cook, commissioner, said f mile of the that only proposed trial would need to be connected to the more developed path. Two forest areas in East Juab County are divided by Salt Creek Canyon. Uinita National Forest is located to the north of Salt Creek Canyon, which is traversed by State Road 132, and the Manti-LaSa- l Forest is to the south of that same road. If some rough patches of terrain could be smoothed, so some extent, then the road could lead all the way to Gunnison, said Steele. The half-mildugway could even be dug by hand, he said. Commissioners told the Forest Service representatives they would like to see a local group of ATV users involved in designing and developing the area so that it would be similar to Sanpete Countys Arapeen Trail System which was built to be Manti-LaSa- clerk-auditor- l Ar-apee- n ) off-roa- d one-hal- . e ATV-friendl- This club, with Jeff Sanders as president, would be good to lead and teach other ATV users, said Wm. Boyd Howarth, commission chairman. If a trail was designed and signed, said Cook, it would be easier for club members to no rna Trauntwin Then- is Juab County Commissioners told M Tunes News Corn spnndent Myrna Trauntvein s 4 - ' April 14, 2001 www.nephitimesnews.com t SPRING TIME FLOWERS Gordon Ham ter of Nephi does a little spring weed pulling in his Tulip bed us Tuesdays warm weather brought tenipatures into the 70 s. The Weatherman is lulling for more ehnul weather for the weekend with the possibilities of rain at 40't for Saturday. But rembmer April showers do bring Mu I lowers. m tice those w ho committed infractions. Those could then be brought to the attention of law enforcement. rule-breaker- s Carlton said the Arapee or four wheelers find their wav around the some 370 miles that make up the trail system. The redesign, several years in the making, also includes bridges, culverts and water bars. Some work, done as Eagle projects, has been completed on Forest Service areas, said Cook. The work has been great but it has only touched the tip of the This is a good time to talk, said Carlton. iceberg. Steele suggested that the area While the Forest Service is discussing the needs of the be walked and that a GPS map county, as a plan revision for be made. He said that the local the forest is designed, are being ATV clubs could help with the added to the paperwork. work so that the trial could be We will be formulating a built. We would really like to see it of Forest Service work, said Steele. possibilities, she said. A draft forest revision plan Many of the trails already exin is scheduled for review early ist. said Steele. He said he had she said. been on many of those trails as 2005, U.S. Forest Services Bill a prospector. Broadbear and countless volunHowever, unless a local rider teers completed and put into ser- or someone who very familiar vice a redesign of the Arapeen with the area, is using one of the Trail system. trails, it is difficult for a recreThe routes, most of which are ationist to find the way back to found primarily in the Manti the beginning point. LaSal National forest, have been There would be no cost to use marked and mapped. the trail system. carefully The Arapeen Trail was done On the Arapee Trail, there is to ensure that riders of ATVs a major volunteer policing and Trail system needed to be That would be one in Juab County a trail thing would need, as well, good signs. better-- signed. maintenance effort and local when riders wear special they are out on their ATVs. By doing so they are making sure people stay on the trails and are offering advice and assistance. e-- ts - In-gr- a . The penaltv and interest will continue to accrue. It is economically sound to waive the sale until next year, said Ingram. That is because holding such a sale is expensive and one property sale would not recoup the costs. Risk Management representative takes Mona Council through pros and cons of a skate park By Myrna Times-New- s Trauntvein The document was entitled: Correspondent Risk Management guidelines for full-spectru- What are the safety problems if a public skate park were built as planned as far as liability is concerned? Mona City council members are considering the problem after reviewing a document written by Wendell Bosen, Risk Management Services for the Utah Local Governments Trust. After attending a meeting at which Bosen presented, Rick Kolsen, council member, handed each member of the council a copy of the remarks made by Bosen. Public Skating Facilities. Building public skate parks affects risk management differently for all parities involved, said Bosen. For the skaters a skate-parreduces risk by allowto skate in an area dethem ing signed for skating, protected from vehicle traffic and angry property owners or city officials. The property owners risk is reduced as skater use the skate park and not their walks, steps, k See Skate on page 2 Whitney Worwood crowned Miss Nephi 2004 The 2004 Miss Nephi Pag- eant was held Tuesday, April 6. Eight contestants vied for the title. The theme was Have You Forgotten. Military personnel, wrho recently returned from overseas duty, were honored. The opening production number was based on a patriotic theme. Serving as Master of Ceremonies were Don Markland and 2003 Miss Nephi Britney a piano solo. 1st Attendant Keena Casper performed a vocal solo. 2nd Attendant Corrie Winn performed a jazz dance. 3rd Attendant Brittany Webb performed a flute solo. Whitney Worwwod received the Community Involvement Award. Lindsey Lundell was named Pageant Personality and Stefanie Bowles. Warnick was named Most Photogenic. Whitney Worwood was crowned Miss Nephi 2004. For her talent, she played honored as the 2004 Woman of Achievement. MonnaLee Pexton was MISS NEPHI 1st The 2004 Miss Nephi Royalty are, from left: 2nd Attendant Corrie Winn, Miss Nephi Whitney Worwood, Attendant Keena Casper, 3rd Attendant Brittany Webb. ml si "'L ,K StmfoJdU r t & V:, |