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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday February 27, 1991 'V 'fa' " ' ' ; Page 4 skillful contractor) to help deal with easements, design, construction, and funding. As a result of her relentless effort, 10 months later the project was completed, and delivering precious liquid to the drought stricken farmland. v , , , 4 tyM'Jrt "w4nmr - - . , ' L' V i "Jfaity:!'" it ' .' S'. , , S w, ' , V' ' , ty ' ' , ' ' A - i V! ' v ? ' $4 V7, " v5,'-.-.''- ', , A 'A , - f' i" busy, the time will not be given over the telephone. People will have to refer to their radio. Midland Telephone Company. ponttlieirt j a Forty years ago this week sizeable crowd gathered at Special: Saria man will read Rebecca at the MHS auditorium. Tickets are 25 cents. Proceeds to defray expense of banquet the courthouse in Monticello to discuss artificial rain making. Donald Rogers of Bland- Defensive driving course March 9 The Utah Safety Council announces a Defensive Heidi Redd at headwall which diverts water into irrigation system. SCS photo Rancher pioneers irrigation pipeline just cant stand to see my water running to I said Heidi Redd as she walked through the door waste, at the Soil Conservation Service office in Monticello about a year ago. The stress on her face was put there by the past years of drought a common expression these days on the faces of farmers - and ranchers. Historically, water flowing in North Cottonwood Canyon had been diverted and used for irrigation by Catthe Scorup-Somervill- e tle Company, and by earlier More recently, settlers. Heidi, as owner of Indian Creek Ranch, has used the water for irrigation. The efficiency of the old irrigation system was very poor. In dry years, earth ditches soaked up most of the available small stream flows, leaving inadequate water for irrigating the fields. Because this water was running to waste dur- ing the drought of 1988, 89, and 90, and alfalfa and pasture fields were burning up, Heidi was determined to explore every alternative for getting tbe Cottonwood water into an efficient irrigation system. Heidi located a lavendar-coloresolid rock floor in the creek three miles up Cottonwood Canyon. The 10 foot creek depth there made a structure feasible for diverting water out of the channel. Below the natural ledge rock, the Cottonwood drainage becomes an enor- d, pre-registrati- mous channel, too deep and wide for diverting water. The Soil Conservation Service , at Heidis request, assisted her in a design to bring water out of the creek and into a pipeline. After an investigation by SCS of possible alternatives, it was decided that a concrete headwall, 100 feet long and three feet high, could be fastened to the rock floor with anchor bolts. The head wall then could withstand the pressure of floods caused by cloud bursts. The headwall diverts wa- ter into a and de-silti- Driving Course on March 9 in Blanding. The course will be held at the Blanding Senior Center, 177 East 200 North, and is required. There is a fee. The eight-hou- r course teaches a better way to drive in a program thats strong, incisive and memorable. You learn to recognize a hazard, understand the appropriate defense, and act correctly in time - in bad weather, on c mntry roads, on rush-hou- r expressways, with cyclists, and with fixed screening box, where it is sufficiently cleaned to pass through irrigation sprin- kler nozzles. Up to 1,200 gallons per minute enter a 10 inch plastic irrigation pipeline at the cleaning box, and flow three miles down Cottonwood Canyon to the Indian Creek Ranch. At this location, approximately 40 pounds of pressure develops to operate a gravity objects. Drivers who successfully complete the course receive a reduction off their Utah driving record, one time during any three year Individuals 55 period. of age and older may years for insurance disqualify counts after completing the course. 50-poi- For enrollment and fur- Twenty-fiv- e years ago this week services were held for pioneer Christian R. Christensen, age 91. In addition to serving as a mail carrier most of his adult life, Christensen served as sheriff of San Juan County, county assessor, commissioner, of the peace. county and justice County commissioners performed an across-the-boar- d cut of 10 percent in the salaries of all county officials, with the exception of the sheriff. Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Barton of Monticello were A wedding reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shumway was held in Blanding. The Editor: is not very far March 15 away, and to many of us this celebrating their 25th associations. Tbe one way to beat Mrs. Jerry Holiday of Blanding held a party in ding anniversary. date has horrible this horror is to file your returns early, so that the time of suffering will be shortened as much as ble. wed- honor of her husbands birthday. Curtis Lyman Butt of Blanding had been called to serve an LDS mission to the East French Mission, possi- Public Notice: Due to the fact that we are so terribly Without advertising you wouldnt know 1991 Chevrolet Caprice ther information, call the Utah Safety Council at toll-fre- e Marine Pvt. Todd Jones, son of Stanley and Mary C. Jones of Monument Valley, has completed recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Califor- The sprinkler system. nt for ball boys. ing and Clay Pehrson and Robert Martin Black of Monticello were to report to Fort Douglas for induction into the army. Mrs. Albert Semadeni of Cedar Point announced the engagement of her daughter, Dahlia, to Rulon Merrill Dutson of Leamington, Utah. Two quilting bees were held in Blanding - at the homes of Becky Palmer, and Sally Walker. With Bush- fields around the ranch will be irrigated from this system to produce pasture and Caprice Classic Sedan Buy now at nia. During the hay. 13-we- ek train- ing cycle, Jones was taught the basics of battlefield survival and he studied the per- During the off irrigation season, Cottonwood water is diverted into the irrigation water storage reservoir located at the ranch. The water will be used later in the summer for irrigating the fields north of the ranch. Heidi started the irriga- sonal and professional standards traditionally ex- hibited by Marines. A 1990 graduate of over dealer inventory Monu- ment Valley High School, he joined the Marine Corps in September 1990. tion project in January 1990. She secured the assistance of several agencies (and a Advertising Pays 36-mont- h, 50,000 mile wrap-aroun- d warranty Hurry! Only two left in stock Come in Today ! 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