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Show Emery 46? E 300 S SHLT LttKE CITY S41 1 HEART Of CASTLE COUNTRY i 50 Cents Tuesday, April 17, 1990 Volume 91 Several file for positions in county elections 4-ye- Water levels below yearly figures Progress editor With the deadline for filing for political office coming yesterday (Monday), the 1990 election in Emery County has been set. Several candidates have tossed their hats into the ring for local offices. Incumbent County Commissioner Duane Collard, a By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor Democrat, will seek to the county commission. The Huntington man is completing his first term in on office. ar ar typical Easter weekend fashion, local emergency and personnel were busy with a variety of situations Thursday through Sunday. Above, firemen from Ferron, Castle Dale and Orangeville were called to a grass and tree fire on In Canyon Road in Huntington when a controlled burn got out of control last Thursday. The fire threatened residences in the area, but it was contained before any damage was done. Photo by Larry W. Davis ar Mr. Hatt was earlier appointed to fill the unexpired term of Bill Bacon. Earlier, several other canfiled for office. Howev- didates er, only the incumbent treasurer, Elaine Wilson, Huntington, has any opposition. The Democrat is being challenged by JoAnn Behling, also a Democrat from Ferron, and Republican Janet J. Petersen of Ferron. Other candidates, all incumbents, are: James W. Fauver, Republican, assessor; Scott Johansen, Democrat, county attorney; Lamar E. Guymon, Democrat, sheriff; Ina Lee Magnuson, Democrat, recorder; Karen L. Truman, Democrat, auditor; and Bruce C. Funk, Democrat, clerk. ar drought continues By LARRY W. DAVIS Mr. Collard is being challenged by Dixie K Thompson of Orangeville, a Republican who ran in the last election for a county commission post. Also filing for the election is incumbent County Commissioner Jerry D. Mangum of Emery. Mr. Mangum, a Democrat, is completing his second term in office but is now position running for a since the law was recently changed making all county commission positions terms. Filing for that county commission post on the Republican ticket is Huntington businessman Mark Injustice, who has also run for the county commission seat in the past. Filing for school board positions for the fourth precinct were Marie N. Guymon, LaR-a- e Leamaster and Loretta Jensen, all of Huntington. They will run against incumbent Kathy Cannon who filed earlier. Also filing in the fifth precinct was Royd Hatt, the incumbent from Green River. - No. 16 Arrests made in auto burglaries DAtE The then tracked the suspects to a Sheriffs nearby residence and Emery County footCASTLE matched tire tracks and prints which led to the arrests. Sheriff Guymon said that the arrests and interrogations of the juveniles have cleared said Lamar Guymon Monday 11 local auto burglaries. Dale Castle Also last week, Deputy that three juved niles were arrested Thursday, Richard Graham made a 12 a resident which after on arrest April of marijuana, a reported some strange activi- netted ties in the Valley View small quantity of qualudes Subdivision. and $100,000 in cash and gold Sheriffs office personnel coin. The local department is Department has cracked an auto burglary ring that has been plaguing the county for the past two months. Emery County Sheriff drug-relate- 1-- b. e snowfall in avert a March is not enough to fourth year of extended drought in the Carbon-Emer- on the case. Last weekend, a partially buried body was discovered east of Emery. The sheriff said the body may be the remains d of a Indian. The body has been taken to the State Medical Examiners Office in Salt Lake City. Sheriff Guymon also noted that rewards are still being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for long-burie- the theft of speakers from the Emery High auditorium and for vandalism to golf carts at Millsite Golf Course. Regarding activities in the county over the Easter weekend, the sheriff said that things were pretty quiet on the San Rafael Swell. He attributed the lack of traffic accidents to those people choosing to drink, choosing not to drive. Most people drinking had a sober, designated driver, he said. wont have water to lease UP&L Above-averag- working with federal officials y area, Utah Power & Light reports. The power company says 2.3 inches of moisture fell at its Huntington Canyon measuring station near Electric Lake last month. Thats 120 percent of normal. However, its not enough to make up for the lack of rain and snow in years past. Total snowpack in the Carbon-Emer- y drainage system averages 75 percent of normal. Electric Lake, which is down 43 feet from its highest elevation, is only half full. And because of dry ground conditions, much of the snow melt will be soaked up in the soil before it can run off into the reservoir. Runoff is predicted to be only 50 percent of normal. We wont be able to lease any surplus water to farmers this year, said Carly Burton, who manages the companys hydrologic operations. Weve g had a agreement with irrigators in this area that wed be happy to share our water when we long-standin- could. Now, after a four-ye- ar dry spell, theres just no surplus. He said that there will be enough water to keep the pow- er plants at Huntington, Castle Dale and Castle Gate running, which means that electric supply and employment at power plants and mines are not in jeopardy. It may not be apparent to the fisherman whos just hooked a nice cutthroat trout, but Electric Lake and Huntington Creek are integral parts of a major power plant. We bought the water rights and built the dam to make sure the units at Huntington would have a steady supply of water, explained (Continued on Page 2A) Soil Conservation Service figures indicate that Southeastern Utahs water supply is seriously low. Snow water content increased 22 percent as much as normal this March, the report states, reflecting figures through April 1. The onset of snowmelt was about two weeks earlier than usual. April 1 snow surveys indicate water content is 52 percent of average which is only 73 percent of last year and the lowest of the four consecutive dry years since 1986. Looking at March precipitation figures gathered from mountain stations, the SCS reports that the area is just 57 percent of normal, leaving the total for the water year at 62 percent. Only 40 percent of capacity is filled in our sample of reservoirs in Southeastern Utah compared to 60 percent last year and 49 percent normally at this time of year. Storage is 67 percent of average, the report indicates. The report alsb notes that streamflow forecasts are continuing to decrease slightly with a basin summary of 51 percent of average expected. The SCS Snotel data compiled April 9 shows that the Price-Sa- n Rafael Basin is at 66 percent of snow-watequivalency and 71 percent of average precipitation. That reflects readings of snowwater and precipitation at Seeley Creek, 63 and 75 percent; Buck Flat, 58 and 74 percent; Red Pine Ridge, 70 and 67 percent; Mammoth- Cottonwood, 70 and 66 percent; and White River No. 1, 67 and 76 percent. The Dirty Devil River Basin stands at 50 percent snowwater equivalency and 59 percent precipitation. Those figures come from readings at: Donkey Reservoir, 79 and 49 49 percent; Black and 67 percent; and Dills Camp, 37 and 62 percent. er Flat-U.M- ., Emery does well at scholarship meet By JAN HALLIDAY Staff writer Carbon High School seniors won Sterling Scholar Awards in six of the competitions 12 catagories and runner-u- p status in four. One student from Emery High was named a Sterling Scholar, with six students named runners up. Two students from East Carbon High were runners up. The sponsoring organization of the Sterling Scholar Program is the Southeastern Utah Sterling Association. The program was held April 12, at the College of Eastern Utah Geary Theatre. The program honored 63 outstanding high school seniors from Emeiy, Carbon, Grand, Monument Valley, Monticello, East Carbon and Whitehorse high schools. Students were nominated for their accomplishments in the use and development of their full potentials during high school' years and were rewarded for scholastic excellence throughout high school. Each student nominee received a Sterling Scholar Certificate. The winners received $250 cash awards, and runners up received $100 cash awards to be used for college expenses. In addition, Utah colleges, universities and technical schools offer tuition scholarships, some to winners only and some to runners up. Marlene Wells, Emery the winner in the homemaking category with Lisa Story, Carbon High, and High, was Tamra Bunker, Monticello High, runners up. Marlene is the daughter of Dan and Annette Wells of Cleveland. She has been peer educator and vice president of the National Honor Society and on math and business teams. In sewing, she participated in the county style review for three years, the state style review for two years and the Make It With Wool contest. She enjoys cooking as she daily prepares meals and fun foods for her large family and is involved in the seasonal canning. A free enterprise project making and selling pies netted the money needed to make stuffed critters for the children at Castle View Hospital and quilts for the Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City. Mary Ann Siggard was the winner in the music category. Runners up were Shana Stubbs, San Juan High, and Ronald Terry, Monticello High. Mary Ann is the daughter of Derral and Janis Siggard. She has competed at the Utah State Fair, Brigham Young University and Utah State University. She has been a member of the Band and Jazz Band and has placed in school, district and state levels of the PTA Reflections All-Sta- te contest in Music. In 1989, she soloed on the flute with the College of Eastern Utah Honor Band. She is president ofthe National Honor Society and has served as 0 " - local president and state historian of the Future Business Leaders of America. The winner of the last category, general scholarship, was Kathryn Crookston, Carbon High. Runners up were Brett Behling, Emery High, and Jamie Heaton. Grand County High. Kathryn is the daughter of Paul and Tonita Crookston. She has held leadership positions in student government, Girls League, writers club, al Space and Rocket Center in FHA, Youth City Council and Ilunstville, Alabama. in her church organizations. Tony Kirkham, son of Joy Her accomplishments and Hugh Kirkham, San Juan include winning local and reg- High, was the winner for the ional awards in science fair mathematics category. Susan and regional and state awards Hyatt, Emery High, and in music. In October, she gra- David Shafer, Grand County duated from the United States High, were runners up. Space Academy at the Nation- - (Continued on Page 9A) |