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Show iiiUjiiiiiiiM iThr Page A2 iltmfs-3lubfpfn&r- Thursday, July 11,2002 nt Bluegrass concert to fund playground at ball park by Janet hmr UfT ttriUr MuimLo t vrtuiig Julv 15. t,in iij"v the i miuiiiN (if , hluegr,i il Ipilig t tuilli) Lt - lt- U - The band Barefoot Bluegrass is comprised of Angela Oudean on fiddle, Annalisa Woodless, fiddle, Jason Norris, mandolin, Kater Hamery, base, and Mike Mickelson, guitar. as well aa a numts-- of local an a The coat ol the canii IN ISO ht day and will In- held at Star husinessea. Were still looking for five-memb- e r - Hall It a m through 5 p m. on Monday, duly IS and Tuesday, duly 10 Mu kel.Hon mud the goal in to tear h kid how to play and Moah "We invite kldw from the age instrument and to 17," oaid Muki Ion "We'll he mid rioting anyone 7 m the spirit of thmgN hy attending the concert on Monday evening at 7. .'10 Marry Till explauiN that 25 NTcent of the proceedN will go toward building a small playground at the ballpark lor younger, unsu-crviHc- 'nas in rnroiir-age- Till said m (Irand County have not i'XM rienci'(l losses quite that high. It's just not going to help us a lol," he said A I Meanwhile, Taylor said he, and all the other ranchers he haM talked to, are praying for a good monsoon season later this summer, and for normal prcdpitation next winter. A fifth year of drought could la1 the death knell for many area ranchers. "If that hapjaiis, most of the ram hers are going to lie out of business," Taylor said. And you city folks are going to la' hurting that happens, the calves will lie smaller and will weigh less come auction lime And that translates to lower in II for water ton " The National Weather Service has said that mniiHoon ruins will likely begin in the region sometime in July. Hut those anticipated weather put terns could change, and even if the rains come, they will not Is1 sufficient to replenish depleted reservoirs and streams. Hast month, the Spanish Valley Water District notified users of Ken's Like irrigation water that they will receive only (if) ercenl of normal water flows for come from sales, w Inch are based on the calf's weight The (all maiket this (all is unot her slot y. he said Were expecting the puce to Is' really low And that will Is' tough to take Itight now. this situation is nlmut the worst I've ever seen " ( iov Mike Is avitt has de dared a drought disaster ill ( tali, making the stall' eligible for low and no interest loans from the I ' S Itept of Agriculture, and up to $100,0(10 m giants from the I'S Itureau of 10 s Initial ion UN Agfl cult me .Ker rotary Ann Veneman has aiil.hnni'd emergency grazing on land set aside for the federal ( sinservat ion Reserve I mgr am. a move that may help ranchers in the Utah counties hit hardest hy the drought Taylor said the federal government does have insurance proglams some costing alsnit $.100 that ( an help some farm ers and lam hers recover a (sir tion of their loss Hut it is hsi late to sign ui foi crop insmance. and tin' subsidies, w ha h pay for half the total loss, are only available to those w ho have lost Ml (sTcenl of their crop And so, far, most hy is a community ellort," 'Hie Rotary is involved farmers now due to heavy rains The price hasnt hern alfected too nun h yet," he said The cow maiket is hanging m here dose to normal " The lag loss will come later ill the (all, he said, when cattle rum hers t ry to sell oil new calves The severe drought may result in calves Isang I mm later East and d children. Drought 4th the spirit can get to hrmg them the year (iiihm ol muNic on to nthcrx " The rent of the community from heginning level to ad Valued pluycr on the guitar, mandolin, Iuihc, and fiddle We can nl no aiicit lieginning level " hanjo phiycrs Mukelon rexirlH it k lient il pluyerx have their ow n nmt ru merits, hut they do have aomc that kalM can nan. Anyone with in schools, schools of photography or other specialties that are a good match for Moab Or how about combining all of those specialties under one roof?" queried Davis. Moab College or the University of Moab might be lorn. In the end, the council s the work day and they will be reimbursed for this activity," said Sweeten. "I'd also hke to expedite the land sale to the (Irand County Library, so they ran get going on building a " new, state-o- f the-alibrary Most council members in attendance appeared interested in biting off a bigger chunk of the problem and most agreed that much of the problem is related to money and economic development. How do we participate in first goals workshop ended with a commitment to host a conference on education. The conference w ill bring together all groups in Moab who have a vested interest in education to find out how the community can combine our efforts to improve education in Moab." Participants in the conference will be broad and far development?" reaching including existing colleges and universities, heal parent groups, the local school board and educators, and outdoor educators. The group will lie far more inclusive than exclusive," said Sakrison. Were not going to bring a Microsoft in here without adequate infrastructure in great entertainment lor the The ''ha-i(11111)1 (iiiiaKiaiiH i in a rain loret in Cordova. Alaka. uhnut 110 III lift Hontheat ol Am linrage, hut thin week they move their cnini to the red ro k ilenerl ol (orilinucri from Page A1 asked Mayor Dave Saknson. It goes back to infrastructure, having good health care, good roads, good sewage treatment plants that can handle growth. nl extra iiitrumentM Continued from Page economic a-- of U. of Moab? rt 111. ill while it thf thilltirk jil ivgrnuiiil 1 lie huiid Ji iri foot Blue will iiiikt- h h i ial ni ,:i,i ) iirani' in Muib on MoiuLiy Wlllllg III I OIIlill( t ion with ti lullll I fillip to lit' In III here on Moinl.iy nod Tliewl,ty Smkl- H TOII lor till' hill id Miki' Mu ki Uoii h.iiiI all liii in U r ill thi' liahil, who radir in ago f r mu 17 to go, will In' at tending lllllll (IIHIpS iih i lol rlii'ii ami hoM' to ( iiltivati' thi' lovi' ol tniiii in inori' i InMn n The young hand iiii'IiiUth arc already vctcr. in ol the nation ally Ian inn. Irllni idc I iliicgr . FcMivul and then inneert in Mnah irniniiM'H to lie an evening I cruiting a private specialty college to Moab mentioning geologic schools, culinary ii rigatmg fields and watering lawns Tlie agency had initially Is'lieved it could deliver water at an HO percent level, hut since May, Kens Like has received virtually no runoff from the L Sul Mountains Dale Hierson, director of the (Irand Water and Sewer Agency, which oversees delivery for the Spanish Valley system, said further cuts may Is1 needed if record heat and ex- treme drought continue unabated throughout the summer "We're asking people to conserve water as much as jsissihle," Pierson said "Watering early in the morning and late in the evening helps And when possible. we ho)S )Nsplc will just use 191 to get Janet txisr staff writer much needed tralTic light st the mtcrertion of 4'1 Hast and Highway 191 is slated for mstal Istion sometime in 20(.'t. said Mrent Williams, puhlir works di rector for t he (Ttv of Monti, at Tuesday night's council meeting "We met with the t'DOT people today and derided what would need to tiapjien and who would pay for what," said Williams "It looks like we will have about a vesr to complete our design work, which will inA clude realigning connecting roads, closing Rittle Lane off 4 Fast, and basically rede- traffic light signing the intersection (Jrsnd County will participate in the associated costs of reconstructing Bittle lame Another traffic light is proposed for 200 Smith and Main Street but the city wont see any work on that until 2005 when the Utah Department of Transportation doe a major renovation on Street During 2005, Main Street will be dug out to a depth of six feet w here old utilities will be removed and replaced. The project is budgeted at over $7 million and will run from S' West on the north to the city limits on the south Main donations of work or cash." Till hoS'S to decrease the numlsT of accidents that occur among small, unaupervised children at the park. "There nothing for them to do, so we hos this will keep them happy, productive, and out of trouble," she said. The concert ia $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information about the enmp, contact the hand at 2562. If you'd like to participate in the playground project, contact Marcy Till at 907-35- 0 259-225- place." The next to question arise was, where do we get the money to achieve infrastruc- ture improvements? The kn, LwV lawns green, are also back, said George Roberts, city water master. Moab Irrigation water comes from creek water flowing into three ditches around the city, and Roberts said those ditches are running low because the creeks are eseciully dry. At the present time, (irrigation) water to Moab is down by a third at least," he said. I dont look for it to get any bettor." So city irrigation water users are ulso taking measures to conserve. Most are watering less often, and all are making sure not a drop is wasted, RolsTts said. Pretty neur 100 percent of the users watch really close alsiut not wasting water. Most take care of it without me havsaid. ing to say a word," Rolx-rt"Were just trying to hang on until things improve. But this is the worst Ive seen since Ive been s water master ." The state estimates that Utah ranchers and farmers will lose at least $79 million due to drought damage this year Grand County rancher Dee Taylor said the losses will be devastating to many outfits. 'Hus will put a lot of people out of business," he said. conditions in ranching havent lieen great anvway, so tins could Is the straw that broke the camels back." Eco-nomi- c the enthusiasm contin- A potential facilitator was called on the spot and a meetfor Wednesday ing scheduled to planning a begin morning conference on education in Moab Is there a University of Moab in the future? None of this will happen quickly, you realize," said the mayor. But it is a start. We need to show the powers that be up north that whether they help us or not, were going to do what it takes to be a vital, economically viable community with or without their help. If they are going to ignore us down here, were simply going to do it on our own and do it well!" and Davis Bailey, Saknson kicked off the meeting at the scheduled 5:30 time; Gregg Stucki and Rob Sweeten arrived approximately 15 minutes into the meeting; Kirstin Peterson was out of town. A Look Back in Time mayor summarized, We either cut like hell or increase revenues," which brought the group hack around to discuss- Historic pictures of Moab and Grand County Have a picture you would like to share? Submit it to The ing economic development. The only way to increase revenues is to increase commercial businesses," said Kyle Times-lndepende- nt Bailey. And one of the biggest stumbling blocks is saying we need the impact fees up front during a new development. Thats not realistic. We need to give them something like 20 years to pay for infrastructure improvements," said Mayor Sakrison. We still have to come up with the money to do the im- provements up front," less water. So far, thats what Im seeing in Spanish Valley. People are really trying to conserve." Moab City residents who rely on Moab Irrigation Water sharcM to grow crops and As ued to build, Davis remained focused Okay, let's do it. What are w e going to do to get this going? 1 don t want to w ait," he said re- minded Bailey. It soon became clear that there is no easy solution to the problems Moab faces in coming years. Davis, however, was not discouraged. We need to give ourselves some jobs and do it," he said. Davis is particularly interested in the idea of re- - Main road out of town . . . This photo was taken of the main road leading north from Moab, from the north abutment of the river bridge shortly after it was completed in the early part of the century. Note the high water, lack of tamarisk., and no mill tailings in the background. From the Mitch WXHame collection. Young cooks learn culinary techniques from a seasoned pro in program 4-- H 77 by Jeff Richards staff writer About a dozen young members of a local 4 11 cooking club have recently been learning how to prepare food from noted culinary expert Peter Hodgson, an awardwinning chef who has cooked in restaurants all around the world. On July 3, at the Moab clubs weekly meeting (held inside the Sunset Grills kitchen), 4-- Chef Hodgson and his young team whipped up some Pasta Bolognaise, a dish of noodles covered with delicious meat sauce that won over even the pickiest of eaters among the group of In previous sessions, Chef Hodgson has shown the kids how to make Australian 11-t- o Pasta Chicken scones, and chocolate Carbonara, mousse. "Its great because we get to fantastic food, and then eat it," said Linsday Holyoak, 14, a member of the 41 1 group. Added her twin sister Megan: He cook Hatchery may have spread dreaded whirling disease to Ken's Lake Discovery of the dreaded whirling disease in one of the Division of Wildlife Resource fish hatcheries in Garfield County may have a permanent and negative impact on a local fishing hole. The Division discovered diseased fish in the Mammoth Creek Fish Hatchery south of Pan gu itch. Trout from that hatchery have been planted in 33 places in Utah. One of those spots, according to a Salt Lake TYibune news story, w as Ken's Lake in Spanish Valley. Other local fishing lakes in the Moab area may have also been impacted, since hatchery trucks usually make multiple stops when visiting a particular area. Whirling disease, according to biologists, does not go aw ay Once a fishery is impacted, it will forever be plagued by the malady. As it progresses, whirling disease curves a fish's spine causing the fish to swim in just before death. It attacks only trout and salmon, and is particularly virulent in warm water fisheries such as Ken's Lake, it w as first detected in Utah in 1991 at the Dry Valley hatchery in Loa. Since then, it was made a steady march across the state. semi-circl- Young cooks enjoy learning from a professional chef during 4-- H class at the Sunset teaches us a lot of stuff, like not to run water over the noodles, or they'll lose their flavor. Instead, we spread them out and let them cool down on the counter." Chef I lodgson, currently one of only about a dozen or so Certified Executive Chefs in the state of Utah, has been working as a chef since 1966. Over the years, he has worked in his native Australia, as well as in New Zealand, Ireland, and England. In the United States, he has worked for Provo Marriott Hotels and (most recently) for Larry H. Miller restaurants, based in Salt Lake City. Hodgson met John and Laurie Clayton, owners of Moabs Sunset Grill Restaurant, at a food distributors show in Salt Lake City in April. The Utah Jazz season was coming to an end and we asked Chef Hodgson about coming to the Sunset Grill for the season," Laurie Clayton recalled. This intrigued him, and he came down for a visit. He fell in love with the beauty of the area, and we fell in love with his culinary skills and enthusiasm for trying something new. John Clayton said that Chef Hodgson is still teaching a weekly cooking class at Salt Lake Community College, and Grill, Photo by Jeff Richards travels back and forth from Salt Lake City to teach that class each Monday night. But hes in Moab the rest of the week, and has been working at the Sunset Grill and plans to continue working there indefinitely. We're very fortunate to have someone whos bo passionate about food and about cooking , said John Clayton. Hes been helping us to improve the flavor of some of the items on our menu, and to improve the customers overall dining experience." Moab club members who have been participating in the culinary class include: Tristan full-tim- e, 4-- H Vanden Broek, 11; Lindsay Holyoak, 14; Jessica Hines, 12; Michelle Saggboy, 14; Ashley Holyoak, 13; Megan Holyoak, 14; Patricia Martinez, 12; Cassandra Tupek, 12; Jessica 13; and Tyler Bleggi, 14. The Claytons daughter Olivia, 10, serves as the chefs Martinez, assistant The organization ia the youth education branch of the Cooperative Extension Service, a program of the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. For more information about the various dube 4-- H 4--H and their activities, contact Marion Holyoak at 259-755- C |