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S 962 idBCl H3adO S1V t)3S 0990 tcoo. in do . ,E9 1 9IG AiNn an no ytiviAi eCZ0 2,6SE2 d2 S2 E Tuesday, October 7, 2003 Home Grown News Since 1900 Castle Dale, Utah Volume 103 Mark Mansfield Discusses possible Hunter 4 Number 40 50C INSIDE By COREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer On Sept 2.1 m the Museum ol the Sail Kalael the Linen ( minty ( hamherof ( omni'Tc e held its montiily luncheon Mark Mansfield Hunter Plant Super- intendent was the guest speaker Mansfield began with a report on the water situation at the luntington Plant There are seeral problems with the .James ( am on w ells one i one ei mug a t the pump motor out foi repair lames Canyon d, the water is being throttled back ' Skyline Mine will close as soon as the longwall nioe is completed said Manslield Watei is tight at lei trie ake. but it has S ()()( acre leet moie water than at this tune last year We pul tlourosene dye in the lake to ti nek the watei s mmeinent, but as ol this no rutime, no dye has been traced mors ol its surlacing are not ti tie Our engineers say we probably will not ha e the repoi ts on the dy e until at least ebiuary Manslield reported that watei situation at the llunlei Plant is a little bet-land w ith the ( onservation methods implemented at that plant watei is being used more elhciently Paeilit orp is hoping along v ith even one else that this winter w ill be a good one Hunter wo is olllme at the moment Work is being done on the connections as the plant was notilied by the inanii-faeter that some are tailing m other plants, so this work is being done as a pieventative measure Along with the connection woi k, some overhaul work will Ik done here will be a lew ovei- - Powderpuff football Annual game I 5A I BRIEFLY I I The fall colors were in bright display in Nuck Woodward Canyon in Huntington Canyon ei 1 ui 1 Continued on PAGE 2A County Prepares for Emergencies By PATSY STODDARD editor Count prepared lor a hat is exactly the question that the Local Emergency Planning Committee is Hying to answer he LI PC is made up ol representatives lrom local agencies such as the mery I minty Sherifl s Ollicc, mayors ol i al communities, school board representative neighborhood watch health depaitment, load department, water consenaniy distiict and mam others ,iou might wondi l what al! ol these organizations have in common In the event of a disaster these agencies all need to coordinate and cooperate to lacilitate an organized el led iv e response to w hatev er situation arises Marlin W dson is a sergeant from the mery County Sherd! s Ollice and is chan man of the LLPC committee He lecently named Jed Jensen as theco-- ( han man lor the committee I lie committee meets monthly to com dmato eflorts and address needs the recent Lh PC meeting Sgt Wilson called lor a list ol items on hand in each ol the cities that would be available lor use should an emergency situation arise I his inventory of items would include ambulances, heavy equipment- - ty pe and amount and other Is Pinery I I I lo-- items Part of the planning procedure is the dev elepinenl of a list of hazards and a history ol past emergencies to develop a current list and develop as part of the Autumn Leaves are Falling Fall Visits Emery County It will piobably loci like summer loi a while longer but summer ollicially ended lieie in the northern hennspheie at 17 a m 1 A.1 Ml) on Sept 2 i According to As A Solai Sv Ambassadoi to I tab Patrick W iggins, At that moment the sun will glide southwaid a ross the celestial equatoi an event known I y v as the Septembei or autumnal equinox I he celestial equatoi is an imaginary line m span' directly above earth s equatoi On the day ol the equinox the periods ol day light and dark are about equal and the sun ises due east, and sets due west, which W iggins notes, Can be a pi oblem foi drivers in I tali where so many roads i nil due east and est While we who inside in the northern hemisphere think ol Hus month s equinox as the start ol the shorter cooler days ol lull, those m the southern hemisphere, vv here the seasons are reversed see it as the start ol the longer, warmer days ol spring lu hill and nmpoiil lib l ill vv take plat on (hi 111 11 and 12 at llie Wedge Uvi look Ko.id uh s w ill be taken eac h (lav be- $8 c i i vv MECCA Bike Club Fall Ride H l x V ginning on P rj & &&? The yellow aspens and the green pines make for a bright picture on this sunny fall day in civ Huntington Canyon iv: ' ; i y Vv eaklast f.UA, .t -- w I a,. wo povvei hit meiy he lu st ana outages I ountv on S( pi 2d to be ellci led was Huntington ( h v i'l a id and I lino Over bit) usionioi s vv i i' vv nhoiil povvei ( 1 i i om d-- ltd a m 1 1 at the u nt i A disiui bam i ngton substation was theiauseol theoulagi ferW. . eh a m !D I.S7-hJI)- S li w onlmenlal ( Powerless Sunday This colorful tree by the Stuart Ranger station displays the changing season ' i I will Ik hi Id 7-- S 4 A., n al .! p m nlav al p in will Ik si rvoil lieg-isliaho- i i I r M. v I ( It ; iil.i gins sp.ighclli (hum " i nlav al p m dav T" l on Satin nh i iiting oiii A dut h ovi n m ha bcginmiigal il in in i w ill Ik gm al 7j Saton in p in dav Sundav ides w ill begin at h a in Conta t amai loi moi e at j u v mon mloi inalion In fry V P I Ik A 5 I outage oi ill ed at and lasted mini J JO fi ted a cas i e p in Oi angev ille and ( ast Ic )ale Over 2M ustometsvu icwith-ou- t I In' sei olid a 10 02 ( m I vv i ( i I . ( loi the live bom ic-- l liei utiseol this oulagi was a xqun ( ontai ting two bush( )i tin1 die substain angev ings tion povvi'i ioiI These fall leaves are at the mouth of Nuck Woodward Canyon hazard plan Identifying and prioritizing possible hazards such as earthquakes, Hooding and others to identify those most likely to happen in Lmery County and to prepare accordingly The Vssoi lation ol Oovei nments has listed hazards as a starting point tor evaluation by the LI PC committee Areas where Hood plains have been identilied and maps ol such plains arc in existence with the W)(i and can be utilized m emergency planning Planning ahead to remedy flood situations or at least being aw are ol vv here floods will occur is part ol the process Daryl Wilcox Limomayoi was also concerned about maps w Inch show the power lines and gas transmission lines in the event of a disaster He said these tvpesof maps would be help! nl to have on hand and m place in emergency re- - The bright yellow leaves are on display for a short time in Huntington Canyon and other canyons in the county lie next simihii event known ns the Match m venial equinox w ill occtii w hen the sun mov ex noi t h vv ai d aci oxx the ( elcslial equatoi next March mai king the start ol noi lliei n hi'inisphi ic I i spring I 1 MEETINGS Oct. 9 ( ltv oiim il nici lings angv ille at 7 10 p in ( h vcland ( astle i )ah' and i n Kivi r and on al 7 p m ( law son al 0 p m lliblu ands ouih il Oct m the' om lliousi at 10 a m ( Oi I ei-- ( 1 Similarly there aie two times a y eai vv Ikmi the sun is fill thesi lioin the sky s equatoi One is at the start ol summer, when it x lurthest north, and the othei is at the stai t ol winter when it s m tliext south hese events aie known as the June and Deeembei solstices ( I 1 ( Oct 15 Huntington at ( dy t oun-c- il 0 JO p m Emct I 1 or lurthei astronomical inhuAS Solar mation v ixit W iggins web site at System Ambassador http planet state u t ns I A Bright Continued on PAGE 3A. - f rs orange pumpkins signify the changing of the season Photos by Patsy Stoddard V .AW" i ni.nl editor ( 1'lprogrcss.iom isii VorlI US Oil Vi(l( lilt V(1) VwAV.(M)ro(jross.(t)iii , |