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Show "Cool Clear Water" , ,. ,,. moved the starting point to the Lehi area. We have been so very fortunate this growing season to have enough water to meet the needs of our people. Even Deer Creek is relatively full for this time of year. There were concerns early in the year that this would be a poor water year but it turned out to be a good one. Battle Creek and Grove Creek, as well as water from American Fork Canyon were good streams. Last Friday the Pleasant Grove Irrigation Board met to review the progress made during the past year and look to the new year. With the official irrigation season over, the water master can now fly south to Arizona for a well deserved rest and a warmer climate during the cold winter months we will have here in Utah. Art Estes and his assistant, Billy Joe, have done a remarkable job shepherding the irrigation water to the various destinations in our community. As boys we would go peddling fruit with our Grandfather Bezzant. I remember well some of the irrigation water we would see in various communities and think how dirty it looked compared to the crystal clear water we irrigated with in Pleasant Grove. I felt sorry for the people who had to use that muddy looking water. Worse still was to think they had to drink that water after it had been treated when we got to drink water that was so clear and cool right off the slopes of Mount Timpanogos. How fortunate are we! As we prepare for the first frosts of October, it must be said that this year people in our community have raised . some of the finest fresh fruits and vegetables you could find anywhere in the world. We ought to be very grateful that we were spared major flooding and hail storms that have damaged so many crops here in America and around the world. Soon it will be time once again to cast our ballots during the general election. We are so fortunate to live in such a great country and state. Political campaigns are difficult at best. For the most part good people chose to run for office. Let's hope that the good people in our communities participate and vote when the time comes. Good people can have honest differences of opinion and that is okay. The bad part is all the mudslinging that goes on. Here are two classic examples. Governor Herbert suggested his opponent didn't support public schools because he sends his kids to a private Catholic school. The simple fact is that the Carroons are Catholic and want their children to have a religiously oriented experience in school. The Carroons are strong supporters of public education and I respect the fact that they want their children to have a strong Catholic upbringing. Carroon's call for more math and science is also not an attack on LDS seminary but it does impact the numbers who could take seminary. I have known Governor Herbert for decades and this man is as honest as the day is by Mark Bezzant The official irrigation season is over and the Murdock Canal is empty. Local farmers have cut their last crop of hay and the unifsually warm weather last week was perfect for drying the last crop. We are so fortunate to have so many good farmers still left in the area. Work will begin on the massive piping of the canal this fall. Originally they were to have started near Battle Creek here in Pleasant Grove but long. The last thing he would be doing is trading state contracts for political contributions. There is no "pay for play" going on in the Herbert administration. These high level people get briefings from staff all the time regarding their appointments. When I was an executive at Utah Valley University, we would brief the president all the time regarding appointments he would be having with people, who he didn't know very well. It was a simple matter of keeping the CEO informed. The average person has no idea of the demands made on these people. The simple fact is that the system works if the people get "Bezzant" continued on page 3 "Bezzant" continued from page 2 involved and hold these public ' servants accountable. Graft and corruption know no political boundaries. It is simply the nature and disposition of all people to misuse power and money, unless they hold tightly to good principles. Meantime enjoy the clear cool water! |