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Show 11 ft sz 100- 0- SJf SS .. r.VtlVV V W mery County Home Grown News Since 1900 Tuesday, October 7, 2003 l Mark Mansfield INSIDE Discusses possible Hunter Number 40 50$ Volume 103 Castle Dale, Utah 4 By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer On Sept. 25 in the Museum of the San Rafael, the Emery County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly luncheon. Mark Mansfield, Hunter Plant Superintendent was the guest speaker. Mansfield began with a report on the water situation at the Huntington Plant. There are several problems with the James Canyon wrells, one concerning a pump motor out for repair. At the James Canyon 3, the water is being throttled back. Skyline Mine will close as soon as the longwall move is completed. said Mansfield. Water is tight at Electric Lake, but it has 8,000 acre feet more w'ater than at this time last year. We put flourosene dye in the lake to track the waters movement, but as of this time, no dye has been traced. The rumors of its surfacing are not true. Our engineers say w'e probably will not ha e the reports on the dye until at least February. Mansfield reported that water situation at the Hunter Plant is a little better, and with the conservation methods implemented at that plant, water is being used more efficiently. PacifiCorp is hoping along vith everyone else that this winter will be a good one. Hunter Two is offline at the moment. Work is being done on the connections as the plant was notified by the manufacturer that some are failing in other plants, so this work is being done as a preventative measure. Along with the connection w ork, some overhaul work will be done. There will be a few over- - Continued on PAGE 2A. County Prepares for Emergencies By PATSY STODDARD, editor Is Emery County prepared for a disaster? That is exactly the question that the Local Emergency Planning Committee is trying to answer. The LEPC is made up of representatives from local agencies such as the Emery County Sheriffs Office, mayors of local communities, school board representative, neighborhood watch, health department, road department, water conservancy district and many others. You might wonder what all of these organizations have in common. In the event of a disaster these agencies all need to coordinate and cooperate to facilitate an organized effective response to whatever situation arises. Martin Wilson is a sergeant from the Emery County Sheriff's Office and is chairman of the LEPC committee. He recently named Jed Jensen as the for the committee. The committee meets monthly to coordinate efforts and address needs. A the recent LEPC meeting, Sgt. Wilson called for a list of items on hand in each of the cities that w'ould be available for use should an emergency situation arise. This inventory of items would include ambulances, heavy equipment- - type and amount and other items. Part of the planning procedure is the development of a list of hazards and a history of past emergencies to develop a current list and develop as part of the hazard plan. Identifying and prioritizing possible hazards such as earthquakes, flooding and others to identify those most likely to happen in Emery County and to prepare accordingly. The Association of Governments has listed hazards as a starting point for evaluation by the LEPC committee. Areas where flood plains have been identified and maps of such plains are in existence with the AOG and can be utilized in emergency planning. Planning ahead to remedy flood situations or at least being aware of where floods will occur is part of the process. Daryl Wilcox, Elmo mayor, was also concerned about maps which show the power lines and gas transmission lines in the event of a disaster. He said these types of maps would be helpful to have on hand and in place in emergency re- - Powderpuff football Annual 5A. BRIEFLY The fall colors were in bright display in Nuck Woodward Canyon in Huntington Canyon. Autumn leaves Fall Visits Emery County It will probably feel like mer for a while longer, but mer officially ended here in the northern hemisphere at 4:47 a.m. MDTon Sept 23. According to NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah Patrick Wiggins, At that moment the sun will glide southward across the celestial equator, an event known as the September or autumnal equinox. The celestial equator is an imaginary line in space directly above earths equator. On the day of the equinox the periods of daylight and dark are about equal and the sun rises due east, and sets due wrest, which Wiggins notes, Can be a problem for drivers in Utah where so many roads run due east and west. While we who reside in the northern hemisphere think of this months equinox as the start of the shorter, cooler days of fall, those in the southern hemisphere, where the seasons are reversed, see it as the start of the longer, warmer days of spring. sumsum- are Fallin MECCA Bike Club Fall Ride The fall ride and campout will take place on Oct. 10, 11, and 12 at the Wedge Overlook. Road The yellow aspens and the green pines make for a bright picture on this sunny fall day in Huntington Canyon. rides will be taken each day beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. Registration begins Friday at 1 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served Friday at 5 p.m. Continental breakfast will be held on Satura.m. with riding day from beginning at 9 a.m. A dutch oven dinner will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday rides will begin at 9 a.m. Contact Lamar 8 for more Guymon at information. 687-930- Powerless Sundayhit Two power outages Emery County on Sept. 29. The first area to be effected wrns Huntington, Cleveland and Elmo. Over 1,610 customers were without power from 1 1:09 a.m. A disturbance at the Huntington substation was the cause of the outage. The second outage occured at 10:02 a.m. and lasted until 3:39 an 9-- p.m. Effected areas were Orangeville and Castle Dale. These fall leaves are at the mouth of Nuck Woodward Canyon. The bright yellow leaves are on display for a short time in Huntington Canyon and other canyons in the county. The next similar event, known as the March or vernal equinox, will occur wrhen the sun moves northwmrd across the celestial equator next March, marking the start of northern hemispheric spring. Similarly, there are two times a year when the sun is furthest from the skys equator. One is at the start of summer, when its furthest north, and the other is at the start of winter, when its furthest south. These events are known as the June and December solstices. For further astronomical information isit Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador wreb site at http:planet.state.ut.us Bright orange pumpkins signify Continued on PAGE 3A. game the changing of the season. Photos by Patsy Stoddard Over 1,261 customers were without power for the five hour period. The cause of this outage wras a squirrel contacting twro bushings in the Orangeville MEETINGS Oct. 9, City council meetings: Orangville at 7:30 p.m., Cleveland, Castle Dale and Fer-ro-n at 7 p.m., Green River and Clawson at 6 p.m. Oct. 14, Public Lands council in the courthouse at 10 a.m. Oct. 15, Huntington City Council at 6:30 p.m. email editorecprogress.com Visit us on tho VorM Vi(lc Vtb wWW.oep rotj ross.co rn 5 8 v |