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Show aKC int, hlkalm da rrovo, utan, OUTLOOK '88, Sunday, 28, 1988 February Jordanelle to provide recreation opportunities Jordanelle Dam, on the River six miles above City, is in Stage Pro-v- o He-b- er 1 ceremonies for the huge dam construction were held June 27, 1987 with g Utah Senator Jake Gam touching off a ceremonial blast in the right abutment signifying the start of construction. Contract for Stage 1 was awarded to Torno America, Inc., of San Francisco, Calif., for $15.95 million. Throughout the late summer and fall, heavy equipment was at work stripping the valley floor and preparing to excavate for the dam abutments. Large piles of material were stockpiled in the valley for future use. The initial construction will include excavation of the dam foundation, stripping of the abutments and stockpiling of materials, all to be completed by the summer of 1989. The contract for relocation of Highway 40 was awarded to Clyde Construction Company and is proceeding along with Stage i 4.. - V, l ri ,v 9. - - , 1 '" ... al generate about 5,000 man-yea- I x .z i W Precision haircuts & styling for guys and gals. " h? h rr- " Precision v f-- - HAIRCUT J $695 f PERMS from Brian Tregaskis Photo The dam will rise 296 feet above the streambed and will have a crest length of 3,600 feet and a crest width of 40 feet. When the reser- completed, 0 voir is expected to store acre feet of water for use along the Wasatch Front. BOR officials say the project 320,-30- Unlike Deer Creek Dam, there will be no road across the top of Jordanelle Dam. will provide a dependable supply of municipal and industrial water of which 70,000 acre feet $995 including precision haircut, styling and warranty. (Long hair extra) massive blast on the right abutment officially began construction on the Jordanelle. A will be for Salt Lake County, 19,000 acre feet for Utah County, and 2,400 acre feet for Wasatch County. Completion of the project will include two primary recreation areas along the shoreline. Accomodations are NO APPOINTMENT PARKWAY VILLAGE, PROVO 2255 N. 374-840- NEEDED 7 S University Pkwy. (Next to Albertsons) OPEN: Mon.- - Fri. 28-mi- le 9:30-- 8, Sat. AT 30 Sanpete grew around building of LDS Temple By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Juab County Correspondent One hundred NEPHI years ago in May the Manti Temple of The Church of Jesus Saints was Christ of Latter-da- y dedicated. It was the third temple completed in Utah and cost $1 million. The cost included the terrances. It took less than 30 years from the time the first settlers entered the Sanpete Valley until the edifice was - Connie Christensen Heber 654-554- 1 1880. 374-179- 756-964- 7 . Reed Rawson 224-340- 3 George Johnson 374-179- 0 Ken England 798-353- 7 7 Tommy George 225-378- 9 ifff Randy Tuckett Rick Lee 224-099- 798-984- 5 9 Wendy Henke Delta 864-489- 8 David Anderson 489-800- 225-120- 785-352- 373-566- 0 7 ', 6 r if re to j OM? Karen Snow 224-340- 0 ! v Maybe your last 10 or 15 years have been free from financial or health difficulties, and maybe you've been paying insurance premiums all that time. It's tempting to think the money was wasted; Peace of Mind. All but you've purchased something of great value that time, whenever you have had a close call, when trouble or disaster has struck close to home, there was comfort in knowing your Farmers Agent was as close as your telephone. That's worth a lot! And now Farmers Insurance Group offers more creative ways for you to buy some peace of mind and make your money work for you too. Call your agent for details. ? 8 I J 1 Morris Haderlie 226-610- I; 1 Ml ! 0 ,r "All of these r. r 1 I Russ Cardon 768-364- 0 Eldon Huntsman 756-764- 9 off Mind Is Terry Aiken Fred Russell Doug Orton 0 Pease City. The "stones were used for the tablets in the east and west ends of the temple. Sanpete Stake reorganized. By this time President Young had died and John Taylor was serving as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until Taylor became president of the church on Oct. 10, 0 Ken Cardon Merrill Hymas r made their dugouts among hundreds of spotted-backe- d rattle snakes. Historian Jensen reports that on Aug. 5, 1850, '"President Brigham Young pointed out the site for a temple on the hills where the Manti Temple, Sanpete County, Utah, now stands." On July 28, 1878, two large stones, weighing respectively 5,600 and 5,020 pounds were taken from the Manti stone quarry to be used in the Salt Lake Temple. The stones were hauled by team to York, in Juab County near the Utah-Jua- b County border, to the railroad terminus and then shipped by rail to Salt Lake Manti. April 15, 1877 the temple site at Manti was dedicated by President Young, records Jensen. It was between this period and the dedication of the corner stones for the Manti Temple two years later that Juab Stake was organized and the 224-340- ( completed. When Assistant LDS Church Historian Andrew Jensen compiled his church chronology, he indicated a vote was taken to make a settlement in Sanpete Valley on Oct. 6, 1849. Isaac Morley, Charles Shumway and Seth Taft were appointed to oversee the venture. The first pioneers arrived in late November and camped on the south side of Manti Temple Hill. Dugouts were made in the hill to provide shelter from the cold and deep snow the first winter. It wasn't until spring the settlers found they had Meanwhile the settlements kept growing and by 1853 when 50 families were sent, following October conference, to Sanpete there were already 229 at Salt Creek later known as Nephi), 647 at Manti. and 118 at Pleasant Creek. On Dec. 28, 18G6 the Deseret Telegraph line was opened to Ken Honeycutt Farmers Agents are ready to serve you, and are as near as your im Lundberg telephone!" -J-District Manager rs or employment for about 1,200 people in any given year during the peak years from 1989 to 1990. of work, No hydroelectric power facilities are planned at present, although the dam's final de 1. Highway 189 will also be relocated around the Jordanelle Reservoir. Contracts for Stage 2 will be awarded later, and this will include the actual dam construction. Bureau of Reclamation officials, who are overseeing the construction, report material for the fill will be transported from the area north of the dam. The dam is due to be completed in 1992. non-feder- 10-la- ne of construction. Ground-breakin- sign will accomodate this. Efforts are being made to find a entity to develop hydropower at the damsite. BOR officials estimated the construction period will expected to include 160 picnic units, more than 200 camping units, single and group, complete with utilties, restrooms and showers. A boat ramp is planned, a marina, fish cleaning stations, and car and trailer parking areas. By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer Judd Doug 465-927- 1 .u (A Leon Aiken 785-352- 6 4. - v j Ralph Benson 374-877- 0 r r-- " t f Brian Lee 224-340- 0 e |
