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Show State seeks to build prison in Juab County State officials are considering the placement of a 288-beprison in northern Juab County, State Senator Cary G. Peterson told The Times-New- s Wednesday. Peterson said representatives from the state bureau of corrections came to the capital facilities committee, which he chairs, seeking $700,000 to secure a site for the satellite prison. Peterson said the division is looking at sites in northern Juab County and southern Utah County, but could not be specific about the location. Peterson advised his committee, however, not issue funds for the site purchase until proper public hearings on the plan d cm. SOVTJJf ur ami the governing authorities okeyed the plan. That suggestion was endorsed by the rest of the committee. Such a rule had to be instituted, Peterson said, in order to protect the people of the rural areas those which do not have as much political clout as the metropolitan areas. Serving East Juab County February Peterson said it is the philosophy of the department of satellite minimum and medium security prisons throughout the state, and to bring prisoners into the communities of the area Please turn to page 5 1-- A Ken-wort- TRAIL mem- bership meeting tonight non-prof- it multi-purpos- v Miss Nephi meet is Monday night at city from the Nephi City An information meeting for in interested women or at the information Hall, young competing in the Miss Nephi meeting Feb. 7. pageant will be held Monday, Feb. 7. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Nephi City Hall. The Miss Nephi contest will be held Saturday, March 19. Any young women who are at least 17 years old and have never been married may comThe Nephi City Police have pete. Contestants will be judged on arrested five persons for alleged talent, an evening gown com- narcotics infractions recently. On Feb. 29 at about 11:30 petition, a swimsuit competia and interview personal tion, p.m., city officers were called to with the judges. the Nephi Husky at 875 South The deadline for application Main. is Feb. 28. Applications may be Pauly Ann Magnuson, 26, obtained from Judy Jensen at and Kathy Robinson, 21, both 623-159- Levami Levan town officials plan to make applications for block grant funds through the Six of Levan on Temporary just south of the Sevier River bridge. 9, Commissioners County organization to install about a mile of culinary water line, according to Golden R. Mangel-son- , mayor of Levan. decision by ofThe ficials followed Fridays public hearing in which citizens in attendance were overwhelmingly d behind the proposed improvement. Mangelson says the present eight-inc- h dies Jan. 28 in Richfield John Ivan Tew, 90, died Jan. 28 in Richfield. He was bom April 25, 1892 in Springville to John Henry and Emma Leona Bulkley Tew. He married Ellen LaVelle Ockey Feb. 20, 1918 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died July 11, 1971. Tew was a veteran of World War I, and had worked as a carpenter. He was a bishop of the Nephi Fourth LDS Ward, and served as a high councilman in the Juab LDS Stake. Survivors are his children: Milton H. Tew, Ephraim, Mrs. Paul (Joyce) Daniels, Somolia, s' North Africa, Mrs. Ward (Deon) Olsen, Ephraim, Mrs. Guy T. (Erma) Baker, Escondido, John Ivan Tew Calif., David I. Tew, Escondido, Calif., and Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) brothers, Eldon Tew, Salt Lake Johnson, Upland, Calif.; 30 City, and Merrill Tew, Provo. Funeral services were held grandchildren; 49 a sister, Grace Wednesday in Nephi. Burial Neilson, Layton; and two was at the Vine Bluff Cemetery. 3, Nice Place to Live! 1983 to replace water I Dime tion water. Approximately 65 Springs. new hookups have been added Mangelson noted that apto the system in the past seven proximately $47,000 in block years. grant money will be available to Levan Irrigation Company Juab County, if the same ratio members have discussed separating the irrigation system from the culinary head-hous- e, $50,000. The improvement of the towns water storage capacity should also be considered, officials said, since the present headhouse is now considered to be one third the size it should be. The town now has 232 water hookups on the system, and should have a storage capacity of 12,000 gallons per hookup. Capacity storage for that number of hookups should be 270.000 gallons, rather than the 166.000 gallon capacity the town has at present. Levan officials were also con- cerned about the impact of future growth, which would make the system inadequate to carry both culinary and irriga- - of West Valley City, were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. The arrest was made by Officer Mike Morgan and Reserve Officer Lee Scott. They were assisted by Trooper Paul Mangelson of the Utah Highway Patrol. The two have since been released on bail, and are awaiting trial. Tuesday, Feb. 1, three persons were arrested near Vards Drive Inn at 626 North Main. They were Dennis L. Johnston, 39, Becky Sue Garcia, 34, and Robert D. Peet, 44, all of Casper, Wyo. The three have been charged with obtaining a controlled substance by deception, and with the possession of a controlled substance. The three allegedly phoned in a fradulent Pharprescription to the Main. 656 North at macy a generating hydroelectric plant on upper Chicken Creek. A preliminary study prepared by the John Call engineering firm of Bountiful estimated the cost of such a project at $775,000. The cost includes building a reservoir, installing a new pipeline, and engineering fees. The reservoir would store 500,000 gallons, which would add 65 to 70 pounds of water pressure to the system. Such a project could generate approximately 92 kilowatts of power, which would be worth approximately $4,000 per month to the town. There is also a real possibility of picking up additional water in said, that area, Mangelson .referring to Cobblerock Middle school history fair is Wednesday The Juab Middle School will hold its annual history fair Wednesday, Feb. 9. The theme of the event, turning points in history, will be shown with historical displays, papers, and presentations. The public is invited to visit the school between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. that day. The projects will be on display in the schools media center, and presentations will begin at noon in room 10. There will be approximately 50 project displays, 20 papers, and several presentations. According to Lee Scott, social studies chairman at the middle school, approximately 150 students will participate in this years fair. 4. Golden R. Mangelson Glenn Greenhalgh Mangelson, Greenhalgh to head UMPA Two prominent Juab County men have been chosen to head the Utah Municipal Power Agency, a consortium of eight municipalities which operate public power systems in north-centr- is Golden R. Mangelson, president of the Levan Town Board and former president of the Nephi LDS Stake. Glenn W. Greenhalgh, a Nephi City coun Concerned with state-assesse- d generously from County Assessor Tom Fowk-e- s met with the Nephi City Council Feb. 1 to determine the councilmens feelings about the increased property tax rates as set down by the State Tax Commission, and to solicit their support to formulate a plan to moderate those increases. Fowkes said the tax burden of the state has slowly shifted the Utah old when a five related disorders. Heart funds are used to support research, education, and community service proassociation Extension agent for Juab County. Dr. Jim Bushnell, Extension agronomist, will discuss the latest recommended varieties and cultural practices for alfalfa, small grains, and corn. Dr. Rick Chase, Extension weed specialist, will discuss weed control for these three The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the commissioners room of the Juab County Center. All agricultural producers are invited to attend, according to Blaine Jones, USU crops. r. Continuing to serve with Mangelson and Greenhalgh on the UMPA executive committee is Don M. Christiansen, a Payson City councilman and former chairman of the organization. properties County assessor says tax commission is unfair cents for life volunteer calls at said Nancy Heart Association will be call- their doors, of the ing on area residents soon, with McPherson, drive. Juab East five a plea to donate cents for County life for each year of the comThe Utah Heart Association bined age of family members. is composed of more than Heart disease kills more 20,000 volunteers who are Americans than all other causes dedicated to the reduction of combined. We hope the resi- early death and disability from dents of Juab County will be heart disease, stroke, and Volunteers cilman, is the organizations new vice chairman. Greenhalgh will also continue to serve in his former position of secretary-treasure- al Utah. The new chairman of UMPA Heart fund drive planned for area Crop, weed meeting is Friday at county center A crop production and weed control meeting for agricultural producers in Juab County has been scheduled for Friday, Feb. is applied for available funding as was used last year. A year ago, $15,000 was given to Eureka, and $30,000 was given to Nephi, he said. system, Mangelson said, and if this were to happen, the present system would be adequate for an additional period of time. Looking to the future, Mangelson said he thought it was very feasible to consider line, which conveys water from the towns was installed during the 1950s. The line is now inadequate to carry enough water to town for culinary use and for fire prevention. The mayor recommended replacing the present line from the headhouse to Third South and Fourth East with larger pipe at an estimated cost of Police arrest five on narcotics charges J. Ivan Tew, 90, A May build power plant, reservoir corrections to scatter the h northbound 1981 cabover tractor pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with steel slid on the black ice. The tractor went off the road and the trailer blocked the southbound lane. The truck was driven by Michael H. Putnam, 35, of San Jacinto, Calif. The flatbed trailer was struck is by a southbound 1979 GMC cabover tractor pulling a TRAIL, Inc., the citizens organization for the refrigerated trailer loaded with handicapped, will hold a potatoes. The truck was driven membership drive meeting in by Michael A. Huff, 26, of Grand Terrace, Calif. Nephi tonight. Both Putnam and Huff were The meeting will be held at 7 Nebo Mt. to the Juab County the taken at Training p.m. e room. Centers Hospital by the East Juab Am' The purpose of the meeting is bulance. Putnam complained of to solicit members and to ex- back injuries, and Huff had plain TRAILS goals for the facial cuts, cuts on his hands, handicapped for the coming and back injuries. Putnams tractor and trailer year. All interested citizens are in- received $20,000 in damages, vited to attend, says Kenneth and the truck driven by Huff D. Beardall, president of the received damages totaling $35,000, Duncan estimated. group.- - great-grandchildre- n; J.-lIH- ; commission and by other government authorities, and Wednesday smashup - Jx K.ix could be held by the county Trucks damaged in Black ice caused a collision between two tractor-traile- r trucks Wednesday morning. According to Trooper Scott Duncan of the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident happened at about 2 a.m., 15 miles south 457 grams. Committee heads in the area are Renae Truscott, Nephi first district; Bonnie Horton and Nannette Rosquist, Nephi second district; Margaret Williams, Nephi third district; Hildegard Phillipsen, Nephi fourth district; Sharon Garrett, Nephi fifth district; Gail Ludlow, Nephi sixth district; Sheril Curtis, Nephi seventh district; and Janet Ware and Ina Kay, Mona districts. v from large corporations to small businesses and home and property owners. Larger, state-assesse-d businesses are sometimes given tax breaks, Fowkes said, while he, as the local assessor, is obliged strictly to abide by the rules set up by the tax commission. He cited Mountain Bell as an example, telling councilmen the company claims to have put $1.25 million into their building last year. That increase in value should, he said, increase their tax by $300,000. He told the council, however, that they should not be optimistic about seeing that tax increase. Fowkes also used Martin Marietta as an example of inequities in the tax system. He said last year the company was given a reduction in taxes becuase of the poor economy, because it was just getting started, and because of e problems. He also said no on-sit- business assessed by Juab County has ever been given a tax reduction on those merits. Fowkes said residential property taxes increased 23 percent last year, and he suspects next years commercial property taxes will increase 57 percent, an amount which he calls absurd. Fowkes wasnt sure how the city would feel about these figures or his efforts to lower them, as the city stands to gain another $30,000 in property taxes at these rates, but officials said they were in firm support of his efforts, as higher taxes might cause more Nephi businesses to close. |