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Show Salt Lake County may have wonderful hindsight. -- see editorial page Vol. 6 No. Police search for culprit in dog poisonings ...see story page 2 5 Wednesday, February 1, 1984 50 Meadow School offers new Spanish program ...see story page 3 8 cents a single copy Lehi grows with East side annexation In a public hearing held Tuesday evening, the Welch annexation, located at approximately 9282 West 9600 North, was approved. The annexation excluded several feet of the property which is presently involved in a court litigation. The council also approved the annexation of property on 1200 East between 700 North and 900 North to RA-The annexation involves five homes where owners have requested Lehi sewer service. Four of the five are already on city water while one owner has his own well. Utah Power and Light furnishes electricity to the homes. When asked about furnishing power to the area, Glen Carter, city electrician, explained that the city's power line ends at 900 North, however, "We could feed them underground but we doubt if UP&L would let go." A public hearing was also held to get citizens imput into the proposed acceptance of a $250,000 loan from the Utah State Water Pollution Control Committee to construct the east interceptor and Industrial Park wastewater facilities. Maxine Nelson and Gary L. Cooper asked about costs of the installation and the increase that will be included on their city utility sewer extensions were necessary not only to extend the service to the industrial park but to alleviate the bills. Both which services approximately 60 percent of the community is overloaded. Members of the council said that if the proposal is accepted, the industries now doing business in the Industrial Park will annex, thereby increasing the tax base of the community. Calvin Lassen and Howard stated that they had paid expensive hookup fees to get the sewer lines extended to their property and wondered why they should have to help pay for the extensions to the East Industrial Park by having their utility bills increased. Chris Lind explained that the possibility of serious sewer "backups" because the present line Johnson of Timpanogos Metals, stated that there is a lot of development already out there (East Industrial Park) providing jobs for approximately 200 people and more expansion is planned for the near future. Urging annexation, Lassen said, "If you don't get industry to come here, if you don't invest in industry, taxes will have to go up." It was noted by the mayor and City Engineer Lorin Powell, that it would be advisable to take adloan that vantage of the has been okayed for the Lehi project, providing the property is annexed. A final decision on acceptance of the $250,000 loan will be made before the next council meeting scheduled for Feb. 7. Karl Webb, speaking on bhealf of the Lehi City Power Board, stated, "If we're going to be in the power business, we've got to be more and go after this aggressive business in the industrial park. Extension of power lines should -- See Annexation page 2 Jordan dredging project is dead There is no chance the Jordan assuming,' "Wilson said. But local River will be dredged before this county officials felt the liability costs would be worth it if the river spring. The Army Corps of Engineers could get dredged and flooding deadline for the signing of necessary problems along the river eased. agreements before the dredging Apparently Salt Lake County work would begin came and went officials didn't feel the same way as last week with Salt Lake County they maneuvered for insurance and officials. stiJSJ Jiejdging piju tbfc, .other ways of offsetting the higkcost of liability for the project. agreement. With the hope for a clearing of the With Salt Lake County unwilling to Jordan's channel before spring runaccept the Corps' terms before the off killed, Wilson said the County is work could begin, the Corps with- considering its options. "We are looking at possible diking drew the offer. said in crucial areas," Wilson said -"That project is Utah County Commissioner Jerrill areas like the boat harbor, sewage Wilson. "There's not even talk as far treatment plants and homes. "Right as we're concerned. We can file new now diking may be an alternative, applications, but as far as that offer, but it's probably not a very good alternative." the deadline passed and its over." The Corps was asking Utah and County officials had been opof about the Corps Salt Lake Counties to accept liability timistic for any damage the dredging might Engineers' proposal. "When the cause. thing fell down we were very "We looked at the agreement they disappointed," Wilson said. "We'll wanted us to sign and said, 'Hey, do anything we can, but we're still that's a lot of liability we're looking at alternatives." dead-dead- ," OLD PIONEER WAGON is a sentinel t the past as Lehi celebrates its 132nd birthday. Council accepts Lehi to commemorate 132nd birthday assignments City Council members approved as the following appointments recommended by Mayor George Tripp in Tuesday's council session: Gary H. Lewis, Recorder; Joyce Wilson, Treasurer; William (Bill) Gibbs, Chief of Police; Richard (Rick) Worthen, Justice of the Kenneth Rushton, City Peace; Attorney; Glen Carter, Power Superintendent; Dale Walker, Water and Sewer Superintendant; Tim Monson, Cemetery Sexton and Don Parks Superintendent; Grant B. Pinkham, Inspector; Smith, Fire Chief; Randy Wells, Ambulance Captain; all members All of the Fire Department; members of the Ambulance Department and Dr. David Smith as the City Physician. Not only does February bring Ground Hog's Day, Presidents' Day, Valentine's Day and thoughts of spring, it is Lehi's 132nd birthday! Lehi was incorporated a city on Feb. 5, 1852 by the governor and the of legislative assembly Territory of Utah and authorized to hold its first election for city officers. The little band of Pioneers who settled in Lehi were very proud of the fact that they had weathered not only wars with the Indians but grasshopper battles and were survivors of terrible winters that took many lives. Those who endured the elements did so at great cost. A chapter in Lehi's history is devoted to some of the struggles and hardships endured by the early Pioneers of our community. It is true that the development of any new country entails many hardships and an abundance of perplexing problems, yet it would seem that the early inhabitants of Ijehi were compelled to meet a succession of misfortunes and adverse circumstances far beyond the ordinary. This winter of 1984 will go down in the books as one of the coldest and costliest in Ijehi's history, yet the people of Ijehi suffered intensely during that bitter winter of 1855 and 1856. As we complain that we can't start our cars, our water pipes have frozen up and our gas bills are ridiculous, consider the plight of our -- See Birthday page 3 Cook serves three generations By MARC HADDOCK Three generations of Cedar Fort K:. EVELYN PEIKRSONdisiusse Cedar Valley Elementary. her 3ft residents will have passed through her kitchen and the community will lose an institution when Evelyn Peterson retires in June. For the past 36 years Mrs. Peterson has been serving up lunch to the, 40 or 50 students at the diminutive Cedar Valley Elementary, walking each day to the school, which is just through the block from her home. But this year Mrs. Peterson turns 70 - and she feels like it's time to lay down the ladle and turn the kitchen over to someone else. "I'm ready to retire,'' she said, expertly slicing an apple into small cubes - one of the ingredients for the fruit cup that's part of today's lunch. "But I've never been bored working here. I just go ahead and do what needs to be done." mmJ True to her word, she puts the fruit years as lunchroom cook at the cup in the refrigerator she estimates to be the newest piece of equipment in her kitchen and moves on to another task, slicing bread and buttering the home-mad- e she baked the day before. Getting ready to feed the 42 hungry children who will storm through the doors of the World War II Army Barracks converted into a kitchen-dininroom keeps Mrs. Peterson busy all morning - and part of the afternoon as well. She comes to work and starts cooking each day at 7: 15 a.m. - and for 36 years she's been there almost every day. "I've been real fortunate," she says, "1 haven't been sick and I haven't taken many days off. The Lord's really taken care of my g -- -- health.' . She has helpers, too. Four students help dish up the food into individual plates before the other students arrive for lunch, and help clean up the place as well. And then there's the book work. "I don't mind the cooking, and I don't mind cleaning up, but I hate the book work," she says. "The more you get mixed up with the government the more book work you have, and we're getting more and more mixed up with the govern- ment." She won't say what time she gets home. "I've been later this year," she confides. "I'm getting old and slowing up, so I'd rather not say." When she gets home, she says she still manages to keep herself busy. "I have to catch up on a little bit of housework now and then," she says. And serving as first counselor in the ReliefSociety also helps keep her on her toes. "When they ask a person my age to be first counselor, you know they are scraping the bottom of the barrel," she says. But you can'l help but think that rather they know a good thing when they see one. Her looks belie her age. Her hair is still dark under the hairnet she has to wear to meet government health standards, and she bears her 70 years well. Mrs. Peterson never intended to be a lunchroom cook for 36 of her years. When she started her first year she was only going to help out cook every now and the then. But before the school year started, the former cook had taken a e job at the Utah State Training School and Mrs. Peterson e found herself with a job as well. "When I started out I didn't think I'd be here but the first year," she says. "Then I spent another year trying to remedy the mistakes I had made the first year. After that nothing more was said. I just stayed on." The death of her husband, Glen, -- See Good Food page 12 full-tim- e full-tim- full-tim- |
