Show i‘rrk ry V s Wednesday November 17 2004 Valley Edition A4 mwM j life ilStl LETTERS TO THE Were in Chester Everybody Hold Your Nose! impact such a law might have on the turkey industry that is a vital part of the Sanpete County economy But in the priKess of creating a complete exemption for all things agricultural the lawmakers failed to recognize the difference between turkeys on one hand and cows and hogs on the other as well as the changing nature of the dairy and hog spent a gixxily jxirtion of my life growing up on a small dairy farm in Utah County I know what tows do and how they smell Sunderland Dairy is anything hut a small country dairy It is a animal factory farm that is an amazingly modem dairy operation run by some very Fine upstanding people It is an asset to Sanpete County But in Sunderland’s means of disposing of the contents of its animal waste lagixms it is victimizing its neighbors in Chester and Spring City in part because the dairy itself is a victim of its own expen- industry Gone are the days of the small family operated dairies milking just a few cows Today’s dairies are operations like Sunderland that milk thousands of cows and generate countless tons has to be disposed that of smelly waste Hog farming has gone from individuals raisto few a augment the family income to pigs ing huge factory operations that have a similar sive technology Sunderland has chosen to employ a method of spraying the liquefied animal waste that accumulates in their waste ponds onto the fields surrounding the dairy Every time Sunderland sprays its fields with die awful brew from those waste lagoons it unleashes clouds of problem The odor problem from these operations has magnified in direct proportion to the numbers of animals kept in confinement as has the negative impact on the surrounding community When I complained to the county health department over the Sunderland problem the officials said they didn’t believe the spraying constituted a health hazard and that the odor nuisance fell under the agricultural exemption to Utah’s law Therefore there was nothing they could do It’s time for our county health department to get on the Internet read the government university and private industry studies I have discovered over the past few months and recognize the real hazards of sprayfield waste application The health department needs to water vape r into die air around die community and makes the whole area stink to high heaven I'm not just talking about a little dry manure: pungently sweet old fashioned somewhat nostalsmell I'm talking gic about nauseating overpowering kind of and stench! And it’s not just over in an hour or two eidier It persists sometimes lor weeks until die dairy finally plows the fields and buries the waste l or some months now have been studying the subject have discovered that not only docs die process slink but also die spraying mediod poses serious and immediate health risks to the surrounding community My studies have led me toeoncludc dial something needs to be done about this process This same problem became so bad in Idaho diat the state recently adopted a strict odor management law that forces dairies to hold ixlors to strict standards The standards are enforced by state health inspectors wielding electronic “noses” and requiring violators to develop and comply with strict odor management programs tailored to each farm Other states such as Missouri and North Carolina have adopted strict “sprayficld” animal waste regulations and a significant numberof other states are in various stages of following their examples Conspicuously absent from the list of states is Utah which has actually moved in the opxisite rection With the help of Sanpete County legislators and with the support of the turkey industry Utah recently adopted a strong industrial odor control law but it carved out a complete exemption for agriculture Proponents of the exemption feared the also recognize that when these factory operations employ sprayfield waste application they generate unreasonably oppressive and harmful odors and health hazards that constitute not only a nuisance but also a menace to the surrounding community No one least of all me wants to see Sunderland or any of the rest of our large agricultural operations put out of business But neither should they employ waste disposal methixls that may sicken people particularly children and devalue die worth of surrounding properties I call on our county and state officials to quickly move forward and adopt regulations diat will striedy control sprayfield application of animal waste and to adopt and enforce a workable reasonable and effective agricultural odor management ordinance that wiil recognize the important difference between a operation and die good old family fami on which many of us grew up and the concept of which we still love ©003120 Dale of Arrested: Guidon lee Johnson Address: in Green I)te of Arrest: IIV04 Locution of Arrest: in Green Charges: Violation of prol outer Rail: $1850 Location Arrest: 111404 of Arrest: Sterling Arrested: Address: open container Bail: and threat against Kevin Lee Butcher Fairview Arrest: lllt04 Location of Arrest: Fairview Charges: DUI unsafe lane of travel Rail: $1414 Date of of Arrested: Address: $1924 Dale of Location Arrested: Jeremy Address: Slerhng Assault life and properly Bail: $1544 Arrested: Pedro Murillo Parra Address: Chester Date of Arrest: 11104 I oration of Arrest: Ml Pleasant Charges: DUI possession ol alcohol by underage person alcohol in vehicle GteEEESr Charges: Kent Andcison Ricky C Hammond Ml Pleasant Arrest: 111404 of Arrest: Mt Pleasant Public Charges: Bail: $1X2 intoxication Job Vacancy South Sanpete School District The following position has been declared open: Address: Program Requirements: No Child Left Behind requirements met Call District for information must be Pay will be determined according to District Classified Salary Schedule To work approximately 6 hours per day Starting date will be determined by need Deadline to Apply: November 22 2004 Information: Return to: Brian Olmstcad South Sanpete School District 39 South Main Manti UT 84642 South Sanpete School District is an equal opportunity not discriminate based upon race color employer and religion sex age national origin or disability 111017GM 3 Collins Arrest: 103104 Location of Arrest: Gunnison Charges: DUI open container of Bail: $14X2 Arrested: Nathaniel Haskins Address: Mt Pleasant Date of Arrest: 11004 Location of Arrest: Manti Charges: Booked and released of negligent charge on homicide hometown and phone Newman Warrant on joyriding driving of marijuana suspension possession and poss of methamphetamine Rail: $8354 Arrested: Jordan Renee Dente Address: Eprhaim Date of Arrest: 11004 Location of Arrest: Manti Charges: Booked and released for court on charge of possession of cocaine and two counts poss of substance Arrested: Karl Dee Rigby Address: Mt Pleasant Date of Arrest: 1404 Location of Arrest: Mt Pleasant Charges: Sixth District Court Warrant on charge of distribution of psilocybin mushrooms distribution marijuana I are We used to teach the Roger Baker and friends same Sunday school class together I enjoy reading his “Off the Wasatch” newspaper column but the piece he wrote in the Nov 10 issue of the Sanpete Messenger on “Liberal Values” made me crazy I haven’t written a letter to the editor since 982 which was published in the “Salt Lake Tribune” but I feel obligated to respond to this article My mother voted for Kerry and Edwards When I asked her why she responded “You can’t carry a lunch bucket and vote Republican” Said I “Mother this is not the 1950s or the 1960s any longer” I confessed that I supported Hubert Humphrey a Democrat in 1968 but since then I have matured politically and have voted Republiin every election I feel there is so much misinformation in Roger’s column It would take a rebuttal more than I’m sure the editor would permit can so I will conclude servative is over 100 years old is not just for kids It’s for your whole family too There are tons of contests to enter and you can win prizes There are over 200 projects that you and family can of Les of con- Roman Catholic women: “There is no reconciliation between good and evil Voters rejected the party of gay ac member says thanks for 4-- by quoting Mary Ann Kreitzer Femmes an organization 4-- H tivists radical feminists the Hol- elite pornographers lywood bigots and apostate Catholics" This definition of liberal on a close seems to be observance of this past presidential campaign Until the designation of liberal becomes disassociated with the above I must respectfully remain conservative with 6435 other Sanpete residents who voted “Off the Wasatch” W Bush for President George Burton Wilde Ephraim program do I’m in my fourth year at and I have learned a lot It’s a lot of fun too However we do need mote volunteer leaders If you would like more information or would like to join call the county extension office at theme is: “To make the best better!” That is what it can do for you Calan Kay Olsen member Appreciates Manti Phone TV cable I would like to thank the Manti Telephone Co for the fine that they do on their TV cable When I had it installed over a year ago the workers were very kind and efficient in doing their work They came back to job help me understand the workings a couple of times and were helpways very understanding ful and fast in coming to my aid I am also grateful for the 2 B YU (not adding of Channel KB YU) and also Turner Clas sic Movies channel 221 They are doing a great job just wanted to give them a pat on the back and Jean Keller Manti Please control dogs don’t let them run loose I am an animal lover! Over the years I’ve had about every animal you can name I have some lovely goats on a property in Centerfield 135 S 300 E On Tuesday Nov 9 two beautiful dogs got into my pas- - ture and killed one of my pregnant females and crippled two others The neighbors chased them away and said one was a brown German Shepherd and one was a white dog It will soon be lambing and kidding time Please control your On Thursday Nov' 18 at 5 pm a public hearing is being held at the Gunnison city hall regarding a request by Mia and Lloyd Stit who are asking for a variance to the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (3 Utah Code Annotated) to have an beer license at their establishment the for beer As a parent and grandparent of impressionable children I am concerned that the cafe is also located next door to Lostsa Motsa Pizza where pool tables and game machines draw our youth for entertainment The Star Theater is just a few doors down the of the spend time there without parental guidance I question the necessity of the cafd having a beer license to enhance their business operation That type of atmosphere is not Gunnison Library at 38 W Center and a church building at 80 W Center The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Act does not permit this type of licensing when street and Lowell P Hadlock license located in proximity to either of these types of establishments However this act could be rescinded by Gunnison city if the public does not voice opposition to the change Home Town Cafe (formerly the Westaria) is at 50 S Main Street in Gunnison This cafe is located within a proximity animals so tragedies like this do not happen If anyone has any information about these dogs I can be reached at (801) also what I am looking for when I go out to dinner at anytime and certainly not with my family members I noticed recently that "For Sale” signs are in the windows of the cafe If the Stits are intent on selling their business should a variance to the Utah Code be given at this time? Adoption of this variance would set precedence for future Is this something that owners you want to see in this community? Your voice needs to be heard regarding this issue Please attend the public hearing Karen C Gunnison Prisbrey Manti Library The children’s story hour in Manti runs Monday Wednesday and Thursday from pm There is a hew library board chair Kelly Howell from Manti and a new board member Roy Friend Augusta Hillier is the new secretary A lot of new books are coming out every day Many people donate books The donated books are large assets to the library and the brary encourages continued donations $5000 Arrested: Marcus Dean Lusk Address: Mt Pleasant Date of Arrest: 11404 Location of Arrest: Moroni Charges: Sixth District Court on charge substance Bail: RULES: The number Roper you're way off base on liberal values The establishment Arrested: Address: Fphraim Date of Arrest: 1904 Location of Arrest: Ephraim Charges: Sanpete Justice Court Randon Bail: To Apply: Complete District Application Form (can be found at: w w wssanpetekl2utus) Submit a letter of qualificationsresume Rory Daniel Gunnison Dale controlled Paraeducator (1 or more) School: Manti name Questions cafe request Arrested: EDITOR withhold we telephone number wi not bo pubfched Occasionally the author's name from publication to long as the author reveals Wa or her name to the newspaper Letters are fended to to an 500 word3 We wil publish a maximum of one letter per person every four weeks We ask that writers fen themsehes for letters to etSt reserve We before the grammar space not right addressed issue or aspect ol an issue that they have of foe newspaper or s staff clarity and taste Opinions in the letters to the editor section do not reflect the opinions author's of distribution Ephraim Library Warrant of controlled marijuana $5000 Arrested: Mark L Roberts Address: Gunnison Date of Arrest: 1504 Location of Arrest Manti Charges: Sixth District Court Bail: $5000 Story hour is Tuesdays and Wednesdays from pm with the same story read on both days The library hoard would like to renovate and expand the library The board has given notice to the city The project is estimated at $2 million The library has received some grant money but more is needed Donations are being accepted Librarian Jackie Brown says “Everybody whose anybody hangs out at the library” Mt Pleasant Library Warrant Arrested: Jessie Dean Sheffield Address: Ephraim Date of Arrest: 11504 Location of Arrest: Mt Pleasant Charges: Sixth District Court Warrant Bail: $5000 A new children’s library is located in the basement of the Mt Pleasant Library The library just finished a children’s picture book contest It was open to all children below middle school age Preschooler Evens winner Fullmer age four was the He won with a watercolor entry and his mom helped him write the words The first place winners are as follows: Kindergarten: Makinzy Palmer second grade: Lauren Erickson third grade: Hannah Bailey fourth grade: Angela Parry fifth grade: Shelby Jorgenson illustrator Hayley Sheeley and sixth grade: Anna Ledingham j POOR |