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Show Emery County j&sssBzB 000 6S2s r,Y'jV,;;1;:Jj;jiVj;iyi.(. Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Home Grown News Since 1900 Castle Dale, Utah Volume 104 Plans for Rilda Canyon Facility By PATSY STODDARD, Number 6 50t INSIDE Editor f4'" iFii Taser Training at Sheriffs Office Carl Pollastro discusses the Rilda Canyon facility. Proposed construction of mine facilities in Rilda Canyon was the topic of discussion at the Emery County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon held on Jan. 28 at the Museum of the San Rafael. Emery County Economic Director, Marlin Eldred welcomed the group and the speakers, Carl Pollastro from Interwest Mining and Chuck Semborski from Energy West. Pollastro is the director of technical sendees and project development for Interwest and Semborski is the manager of geology and environmental sendees for Energy West. Pollastro stated that they are going through the permitting process for the Rilda Canyon facilities. Energy West isnt looking at expanding operations at the Deer Creek Mine, but maintaining what they already have as they develop the Mill Fork lease. Their main commitment is to PacifiCorp to supply quality fuel to the power plants since at least 60 percent of the power plant budget goes toward fuel cost. Electrical generation is vital to everyone and Deer Creek Mine plays a significant role in the fuel that produces that generation. Additional fuel Continued on PAGE 3A. DWR Reports Elk Herd Numbers on the Manti Forest By PATSY STODDARD, Editor Emery County Commissioners met in commission meeting on Feb. 3. Der-ri- s Jones from the Division of Wildlife Resources expressed his appreciation 4A BRIEFLY Grant Writing Workshop In a time of tight government budgets, many organizations look toward grants as a source for funding. The Castleland The Castle Dale Fire Department displays information about fire safety and prevention. RC&D Council and Manti- - La Sal National Forest will sponsor a workshop Feb. 24 and 25 to teach principles of grant search- Castle Dale Stake Holds Emergency Preparedness Fair ing and grant writing. Kresha Eastman and Rosann Fillmore, who have had extensive experience in writing and managing grants, will teach the workshop. It will be at the old Town Hah in Huntington and will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. each day. There will On the evening of Jan. 30, Castle Dale Stake hosted an emergency preparedness fair which offered speakers and booths to assist the residents in learning the basics of being prepared in the event of an emergency. These emergencies can come from natural disasters, power outages, wildfires or any other cause that would disrupt the lives of many people. Karen Huntsman organized the event. Maralin Hoff was the first speaker for the evening. She is also known as The Earthquake Lady. Hoff works for the State of Utah Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Services and Homeland Security Emergencies can come in many forms, she said. They can be natural disasters, fires, ice storms or earthquakes. Did you know that Utah has more than 1,500 earthquakes each year? Hoff went on to explain that Utah has hundreds of small earthquakes every year. This is a good thing to have happen as it releases the pressure and may cause the Big One to be delayed for some time. Although, Utahns should not become complacent because there will be a non-prof- tend. For more information about registration, contact the RC&D or the Council at Forest Service at Power plants set generation record Lady, spoke at the fair. Guymon for the support and assistance of the sheriffs office during the recent death of Officer Kip Draper from their division. Jones introduced Wade Paskett who is the new damage specialist for the division. He said the division has plans for the coal bed methane mitigation funds with projects in the Mohrland area for a pinionjuniper push to make more winter range for deer and elk. Plans are also being made to mow down a 500 acre previously chained region around Poison Springs A wildfire last summer on the Wilcox acquisition will be reseeded. Part of the area is within a wilderness study area and will be seeded by flight, but part of the area will undergo mechanical treatment to bury the seed. The bighorn sheep have been surveyed and the north San Rafael showed about the same numbers as two years ago, but the south dropped considerably and could be due to the drought or a new counter. The Manti has been over objective in elk numbers and is now closer to objective than two years ago. Total elk counted in the Manti herd was 6,990, which is down 1,259 animals from 2001. This area includes north Fish Lake, south Muddy, north Muddy Ferron, South Horn, North Horn, Trail Mountain, East Mountain, Candland Mountain, Gentry Mountain, Gordon MWh. Hunter The Power Plant generated 10 million MWh, an increase of 400,000 MWh over the previous record set in 2000. Both units ran continuously from early May to late September in 2003, setting a continuous-op1,320-megaw- This young man checks out the fire fighting equipment at the record as well. These generation records can be attributed to the people who work at these power eration preparedness fair. plants, term'll These girls show interest in frjyi the kits and displays. U ( The LDS cannery brought samples of the products they have available for canning. if V., y oo email editorecprogress.com Visit tforlil m on the fth wwwUTiifYwi 4F v 9 v Cell r&kjffltn said Barry Cunningham, PacifiCorps senior vice president of generation. They have made significant improvements to maintenance and operations that have resulted in fewer unscheduled outages and overall improved availability. One megawatt-hou- r equals 1,000 kilowatt-hourAn average residential customer in Utah uses an average of about 700 kilowatt-hour- s of electricity per month. PacifiCorp is one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, providing more than 1.5 million customers with reliable, efficient energy. The company works to meet growing energy demand while protecting and enhancing the environment. PacifiCorp has more than 8,300 megawatts of generation capacity from coal, hydro, renewable wind power, d combustion turbines and geothermal. s. Y Continued on PAGE 6A. 0 d PacifiCorps two largest set in Utah power plants records in 2003 for the amount of electricity generated in one calendar year. The Hunting-to- n Power Plant, generated more than 7.2 million megawatt-hour- s (MWh) in 2003. This : breaks the previous record set . in 1999 by more than 80,000 coal-fire- to Emery County Sheriff Lamar Bench. be a charge tor materials, wrhich must he paid by Feb. 18, in order to reserve a spot at the class. The course will be targeted to it orgovernment and ganizations. Individuals who are interested in grant writing but not affiliated with any organization are also welcome to atnon-retunda- ByGOREY BLUEMEL Staff Writer The Earthquake Lady brought displays of kits and the items in them. II Visitors to the fair pick up information on preparing food for storage. Photos by Corey Bluemel and Patsy Stoddard gas-fire- V 31 ; m ""I il |