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Show 1- - UTAH expires 013091 440 PRESS ASSOCIATION F 467 EAST 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 VoL 12. No. 30 50 cents a single copy Wednesday, August 8, 1990 Meadow students prepare for emergencies 700 jfeite I made for classrooms IT n By RUSS DALY Students attending Meadow Elementary this year will feel prepared, not necessarily for school, but at least for emergencies that may come up. Under the direction of Marilyn Adams, past president of the PTA, and Marie Sorensen, Safety Commissioner for the school, over 700 emergency kits were assembled for inclusion in each classroom of the building. The two officers felt that this project was a m ajor portion of goals that the group had set. Following some considerable planning, the group kicked off the g camventure with a paign, in which students sold Christmas wrapping paper and jewelry. As a side note, that one part of the whole effort also netted the school several prizes, includingtwo singing machineamplifier systems. After the money was collected, the group then had to purchase materials for the kits. This facet was delayed when one supplier ceased manufacturing a needed item in order to move his facilities. Each kit contains an packet of sterilized water, a foil 1 . p same for J on year in Alpine district 1990-9- 1 ;: M k 'j& mtm- Students and moms build emergency kits to be placed in each classroom in Meadow Elementary. a hand warmer pack, a garbage bag (for use as either a ground cover or a raincoat), and one packet each of survival-typ- e candies and cake. Some bags also contain light sticks should they be In addition to the small space blanket, County to have Fair for 1990 ley Economic Development As so- such places as Geneva Steel, Word Perfect, Prolitho, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Novell and Sears operation. In addition, the U.S. Forest Service is sponsoring trailrides in the Nebo Loop area, under the direction of Spanish Fork Ranger Tom Tidwell. The rides will include a four-horide over Blackhawk Trail; ride at Jones Ranch, a three-hou- r Schram Creek Trail; and a seven hour ride over Loafer Mountain Trail. The Utah National Guard will set up displays of equipment at the j,,j.mtiororiUhostJurslQ non-prof- it corporation. Hudman said plans for the fair have been underway for several months, but legal work for the fair's non-prof- it corporation was completed just recently, taking it out of the political arena. Hudman is president of the new corporation with Malcolm Beck, vice president; Mike Stansfield, secretary, and Chris Fox, treasurer. Other board members are Carol Thome, Steve Densley, Michael D.S. Mack and Dean Gillman. It is hoped that each community will promote the fair, particularly in a planned "picnic in the park", which fair committee members hope each city will sponsor in its own park on Monday, Aug. 13. Local people are urged to perform at the picnics, with the best performers to be invited to join a Talent Find on Thursday, sponsored by the Utah County Farm Bureau. Hudson has also asked units of Utah County government to enter booths in the fair. During the week, the Utah Val- - . ? , ' in the box. If all of that is not enough, the school now has a large first aid kit for general use. "I feel that we have made a positive move toward being prepared," said Ms. Sorensen. "We must now continue our efforts by educat- ing the children about the use of the items and how to deal with , emergencies." fees Fees for two were raised by members of the board, however. The fee for the week-lon- g extra-curricul- ar participation at the Clear Creek summer camp went from $60 to $65, and the Unified Studies fee at Orem High School from $60 to $75. "We have tried to be sensitive to the financial concerns and burdens of our patrons by keeping all but these two fees the same, said Dr. Steven Baugh, Alpine District Superintendent, at the board meeting during which the fee schedule was set. Baugh added the district felt because of increased costs to the district, the increases in these two areas were "reasonable and necessary." The fee schedule as adopted by the board contains a philosphy statement which rehearses the reasoning behind the assessment of school fees, Baugh said. The statement says, "Many expenses in the operation of schools are beyond the ordinary costs of education. Added conveniences such as, but not limited to, lockers, towels, yearbooks, clubs, travel and tangible products are items of cost which may properly be borne by parents and students. activities are outside the normal school program and should be supported largely by participating students." Baugh said parents who want to pay the fees in advance are able to do so by contacting the school After-scho- ol W Christmas fills project , O 1XII1J.I1C5 IT ,. Most folks wait for fall or winter to begin Christmas projects, not so a group of Lehi ladies who are anxiously making hundreds of Christmas tree ornaments. Oh no, these ornaments are not for their own trees. That's what makes the project so exciting the decorations are for Christmas trees at the Utah State Hospital. Come December, eight trees will be trimmed with crocheted bells, baskets, snowflakes and tiny hats. The summertime Santas are Ruth Cox, Kenna Chadwick, Katie Ingle, Elaine Crandall, Lorna Bartel and Louise Cartwright. How did all this activity come Tele-Catal- n lift - fairgrounds. Mattie Kilmer, Salem is in charge of commercial exhibits; Mrs. Craig Crandall, Springville, chairman of entertainment; Helen Olsen, Spanish Fork, chairman of floriculture; and Tom Sorensen, Payson, chairman of horticulture. Daryl Tucker, Springville, and Gary Herbert, Orem, are in charge of government exhibits, with Richard Christensen and Jeff Thomas, Spanish Fork in charge of grounds. Ross Bradford, Goshen is chairman of the horse show, will will run throughout the week and is expected to be one of the largest in the state. Folk arts is under the direction See FAIR on page 3 per- - sonal kits, each room will also have a box containing additional water. Five gallons can be stored in the tough, mylar bag. After removing the container of water, the box can then be lined with an empty refuse bag for use as a portable toilet facility. Sanitizing chemicals, toilet paper, and the empty bag itself are also included necessary. To make handling easy, the items are packed in a scalable plastic bag, with 30 bags in a box that can be kept by the door of the rooms. eight-ounc- e Utah County will have a county fair.this year Planned for the week of Aug. 13 to 18, most events will take place at the Spanish Fork fairgrounds, according to Mel Hudman, chairman fair of a newly organized Students in the Alpine School District will pay the same basic school year as fees for the 1990-9they have during the current year for most subjects. According to a schedule set by members of the board of education earlier in the year, all traditional school fees such as textbook rental, activity fee, lab fees, and locker fees will remain the same for junior high and senior high schools. No fees are assessed at the elementary level. 1 fund-raisin- . e VOTOJ . about? It seems that Ruth's friend knows someone who works at the Utah State Hospital in Provo, and she said that the patients at the Hospital had Christmas trees but that there were very few decorations on them. "We thought that was such a shame," Ruth said. "We thought ' they should have happy things just like we do, so we got busy. All the ornaments they have are bows. Lots of bows. Next Christmas there will not be lots of other ornaments . - Working on ornaments for the Utah State Hospital are, 1 to r, Ruth Cox, Dee Healey, Lorna Bartell, Kenna Chadwick, Louise Cartwright; standing, Elaine Crandall. just bows." Loraa's goal is to crochet eight dozen ornaments. That's 96 of the intricately handmade ornaments! The Santas want to make three dozen ornaments for eight trees, so that each ward can have a fully decorated tree, See SUMMER on page 3 Jordan River pumps were once largest in world By RICHARD S. VAN WAGONER I recently visited the old Gardner Mill in West Jordan which has been beautifully restored. Archibald's restaurant and a country store share the mill now. While Archibald Gardner, the millwright who built that historic structure, never lived in Lehi, his son, James M. Gardner, who came to town in 1891 to boil the first batch of sugar at the Lehi Sugar Factory , was one of our town's most productive citizens. In addition to being Lehi's mayor during construction of the Memorial Building, Gardner served as Utah County Commissioner, a member of the Utah Legislature, the first bishop of the Lehi 2nd Ward, superintendent of the Lehi Sugar Factory, and general manSugar ager of the Utah-Idah- o Company. When the Gardner home was completed at 187 E. 300 North in ' 1896 it was dedicated by Gardner's personal friend LDS Church president Wilford Woodruff. This home, fondly called the "Rose and Grwn i the Villa" by family 1990 home of Devere Oliver. Although the U'hi Hiigiir liit tn . where Gardner whm supfrintenditit for many years, wh flemolisln-decades ago, the Fluard of Cimnl President Jordan Pumping Sim of the Salt Lake County canal companies. Lehi Yesteryears tion, which he masterminded, is still an important element in managing Utah Lake water. The Pumps," as most call the station at the headquarters of the Jordan River, had its beginnings at the turn of the century. From 1900 to 1901, a period of extreme drought, the river shrank to 25 percent ofits normal flow. The drought was so severe that hundreds of people moved from the Salt Lake Valley to wetter climes. For m any years Arch ibald Gardner, who had developed many canals along with his mills, had preached to his son Janie that Utah Lake water, much of which was lost to evaporation, could by merely pumping it into the .Jordan River where it would (low to Salt bike County. Young Giifdner, then superintendent of the Iehi Sugar Factory, presented the pumping idea in mass meetings held in a host of Salt Inke Valley communities. His efforts were Htirressfiil in converting Angus M Cannon, president of one During a March 26, 1902 joint meetingoftheSalt Lake City Council and the Board of Canal Presidents, the body which regulates irrigation matters in the Salt Lake Valley, Cannon presented the idea of a large pumping station at the mouth of the Jordan near Saratoga. After careful consideration the group voted to proceed with construction of such a plant. A $47,000 bidfortheplantandfour 100 horse- power pumps was awarded to superintendent Gardner and his chief engineer at the sugar factory, M.W. Ingalls. Gardner's interest in the project was not happenchance. According to his account, the Utah Sugar Company allowed him to "take some 'side-linewhich worked more or less for the interest of the company." The water shortage in Salt Lake County, which depended extensively on Jordan River water for irrigation, was posing severe problems with the sugar beet crop. The Lehi Sugar Factory needed those Salt Lake Valley beets in order to s' maintain operations. Construction on the pumps began June 21, 1902. By Aug. 19, four h centrifugal pumps, each of capable delivering 400 cubic feet of water per second (approximately 3000 gallons) had been installed. 48-inc- Gardner and Ingall's contract contained a specific deadline for completion of the plant. But Gardner was confident that even if the plant did not come in on schedule the canal companies would not make them "dig into our own pockets to pay the debt." Ingalls bet a new hat that they would. Shortly before the completion date a strike at the Pump Company in California resulted in the project being completed 20 days behind schedule. The contractors appealed to the Board of Canal Companies pleading that the delay was no fault of their own. All of the companies, excepting Lake Canal Comthe Utah-Sato grant the were willing pany, request. Ultimately the two men were paid $10. Ingalls, who had lost the bet, used his half to buy Gardner a new hat. During the summer of 1903 the pumps were so successful in increasing the Jordan's flow that a considerable amount of new land was opened for farming in the Salt Lake Valley. In 1905 another pump was added and in 1907 two more were installed. Six years later a pump, with a 160ft gallons per second capacity, w as brought on line. When all eight units were in full operation the plant was delivering 700 million gallons of water every J i , Byron-Jackso- n I r j 'til. - , 11 lt 60-inc- h The pumps at the mouth of the Jordan River near Saratoga once made up the world's largest pumping station. 24 hours. At the time it was considered to be the largest pumping plant in the world. In 1920 a $185,000 construction project doubled the plant's capacity. Pumping water is an expensive proposition. When Utah Lake is above its compromise point the pumps are usually turned off and gravity flow fills the river channel. During 1985-86- , as part of a $12,000,000 Utah LakeJordan River Flood Management Project, new flood gates southwest of the pumps were installed, improving gravity flow. Take a drive out to the pumps some time. If you make arrangements, the caretaker will give you a tour of the area. An interesting aspect of the buildings and equipment is that they are maintained with military precision. While the facility benefits Salt Lake interests, we can be proud of the area's history which is part of our local color. |