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Show UMMIT UNTY el/v Coalville, Utah 84017 It's a 1, 4, 3 record for Francis' water 2014 Best in Utah, 4th in Nation, and 3rd in 2015 A,NERICAN „ig • ilk -0, 6th place for State...NSHS...see Page A6 "Nationals": Left to right: Lee Snelgrove, Mayor, Luke Thomas, Jeremie Forman at Nationals in Washington DC Wildcat Basketball place in State. See Page A4 BY CHERYL OVARD SCN Editor In 2015 the three top selections for the "Best Drinking Water in Utah" competition at St. George where the Rural Water Association Conference was held February once again included Francis City's sample in Summit County. Mayor Snelgrove was excited to hear that they were in the top three, as they took third this year at the Utah Water Users Association as the Annual Board Meeting tasters picked the top three winners. The awards were handed out in this order: Francis came in 3rd this year with a service of 1077 people, accepted by Luke Thomas, Public Works Director; accepted, 2nd place went to Upper Country Water in Duchesne County with a service of 1,500 people, accepted by Greg Miles, and 1st place to West Bountiful with a service of 5600 people, accepted by Blake Anderson. There were over thirty samples brought in, and the top three selected were "hard to place" commented the judges! Coming down to the finals meant that the smell, taste and clarity of the water were so very close that it took quite a while for the judges to s 50(t Friday, March 6, 2015 Vol. 86 No. 10 INSIDE THE NEWS THIS WEEK E make their final decision. As one former judge commented, watching the three judges, "...they all are so very close, it could be any one of them coming out the winner!" Luke Thomas was present to accept the award on behalf of Francis City. Following the award process from 2014's, Francis Mayor Lee Snelgrove, Public Works Director, Luke Thomas, and Councilman Jeremie Forman attended the NRWA Awards program and Ceremony in Washington DC which was held Feb. 10 and 11, 2015. There they not only received recognition for placing 1st at the General Session in 2014 at the Annual Rural Water Conference in St. George, but they were chosen as placing 4th in the Nation with their water sample. The "4th Best Tasting Water in the Nation" was completed and announced while they were in Washington DC. Francis has been fortunate that their water system, es- tablished in 1950, has had the one spring and two wells working for them and available to those in the valley. The purpose of these competitions and interest from all cities and counties in the State of Utah, is to show that there is an interest in the communities for the water use. Those in charge of each of the cities and towns share the same concern as do the those responsible for the Francis City Water. They are interested in the upkeep and technical issues related to keeping their city's water in their best interests. In Francis, the fact that even though the population has grown these past 15 years, the city has paid attention to the upkeep of its water and water system, and are always providing technical care and concerned for keeping their water the "best" it can be for the community. Thanks to those who support and work so diligently with this care for water in Francis City! When do we turn them back? Clocks, that is! A mandate was passed in Congress, which in 2005 was an "Energy Policy Act" of that year, and thus the clocks are turned twice a year to gain an hour of daylight in the spring (this year March 8), then then turned back on Nov. 8! Seventy countries practice this Daylight Savings Time, and an easy way to remember which way to go is to think..."... spring ahead; fall back!" It is interesting to note that Benjamin Franklin proposed this idea in 1784. This was also to save energy! Germany tried it in 1916. It was passed as a "law" in the United States in March of 1918 known as the "Standard Time Act, then known as "fast time". This only lasted one year. When WWII began it was tried once more, but they changed it again in 1945. In 1966 it was instigated once again, and called the "Uniform Time Act". It then changed to an earlier date, turning the clocks forward on Feb. 23, in 1974, due to another energy crisis. This year the clocks will be turned forward an hour on March 8, and then turning them back the first Sunday of November! Just another reminder, "spring forward March 8...fall back Nov. 8." The spring and wells that comprise the Francis system today is always checked and care taken with pride, as it was stated at the NRWA that "...it takes technical care and concern - always for the best of the needs for the people of their cities and towns, as in Francis. Today H48 1_19 Sunny Beef and Lamb Ag Afternoons H the fourth grade Saturday H52 1_26 Sunny Sunday H51 1_27 Sunny Monday H53 1_29 Sunny Tuesday H57 1_32 Sunny Wednesday H55 L34 Partly Cloudy Thursday H55 L34 Mostly Sunny Inside The Summit County News 1 Section 12 Pages Opinion Happenings Obituaries School News Public Notices Classifieds A2 A7 Al2 A4-5-6 A8 A9-10 SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Farm Bureau Members On Monday February 23, Farm Bureau members and friends came to North Summit Elementary School to teach the fourth grade classes about the beef industry. Kitty Young taught the students about range cattle herds. Dane Ercanbrack taught about registered cattle herds, and Cheyenne Young and Arielle Hunsaker showed the film Utah Beefscapes and taught about beef nutrition. The three fourth grade classes rotated every twenty minutes to a different station. On Wednesday Feb. 25, Farm Bureau members and friends came again to the fourth grade. This time the topic was lamb and wool. Lorin Fawcett brought some sheep and John Brown sheared two sheep for each class. They were assisted by FFA members Dalton Gibbs and Kodee Dawson. Joni Richins taught about range sheep herds and Jim Brooks explained about registered sheep. Jennifer Fawcett taught about wool products and lamb nutrition. Jennifer with the assistance of FFA members McKaylie Richins, Chloe Richins and Emily Donaldson then helped each student make a wool bracelet. Once again there were three rotations of twenty minutes each. Summit County Farm Bureau organized this event to help our students learn more about agricultural practices and the reason for them. We want our students to know where their food and fiber originates. The two afternoons were organized by Waneta Fawcett and Kitty Young members of the Summit County Farm Bureau Women's Committee with the help of the three fourth grade teachers Tammy Stevens, Jessica Keyes, and Heidi Robertson. See more photos on Brag page Mock Trial Team SSHS South Summit Middle School Mock Trial Team has been working hard in the early morning practices over the last several weeks. It paid off for them as they won their first case last Friday, Feb. 27. Team members include Bridger Prescott, Emmeline Heywood, Joshua West, Brooklyn Tuttle, Zach Bednarik, Claire Iverson, Emma Neff, Keaton Crandall, Justin Anderson, Iptel Quezada, Gracie Averett, Jacob Rydalch, and Trent Fraizier. New to Coaching this year is Tressa Stevens. |