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Show Page 3 Wednesday, May 28 2003 Nephi, Utah 'cTimf0-Te6i- 0 Conservation critical in 5th year of drought in Utah Governor Mike Leavitt reported today that Utahs drought cycle is having an enormous economic Impact on the state and urged Utahns to continue using water resources wisely. Utah is the only state in the country where the entire state is in the extreme drought category. Elder Paul Sperry has been called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Mission. Paul is the son of Craig and Mary Lou Sperry and grandson of Jack and Iona Bailey. He is a member of the Nephi Fourth Ward He will enter the Missionary Training Center on MISSIONARY M. y June 4, 2003. YW AWARD Mandee Jones received the Young Womanhood Recognition Award on May 18, 2003. Mandee is the YW AWARD Harmon wants to regain control over land east of freeway Utah moves up to 50th place in per-stude- nt By Myrna spending Times-New- in the Utah isnt dead-las- t latest ranking of expenditure, but the newest National Education Association ranking places it 50th. The rank was made in terms of spend- Diane I. Sperry, recently received the Young Womanhood Recognition Award. Diane is the daughter of Craig and Mary Lou Sperry and the granddaughter of Jack and Iona Bailey. Dl per-stude- ing nationwide. Utah moved up one place in the annual ratings, with North Dakota now occupying the cellar at 51st. In a previous ranking, Utah had the 51st place. ings. Those who would like to donate items should take them to those sites and leave them inside the vans. All items must be in good repair. If the donator thinks the item is garbage, it is and that is where it should be taken to the landfill. However, workable household items, furniture in good repair, and clothing in good repair are all needed. Area Weather From The Internet Wednesday... Very hot with near record highs... Sunny... Highs in the mid 90s. Mostly clear... Lows near 60 Thursday ... Breezy... Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms with little or no rainfall in the afternoon. Highs near 95. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent. Friday ... Mostly clear... Lows in the upper 50s... Highs near 90 Correspondent s n , says Larry Anderson, the Director of Water Resources and member of the Governors Water Conservation Team. Even though May has had a lot of precipitation, our snow pack is almost depleted and the ground is extremely dry. Utahs continued population growth and multiple years of drought make it vital for everyone to implement water-wispractices, says Governor Leavitt We e can all do more to preserve this resource. A statewide public opinion project. Robert Steele, Juab County Commissioner, said he thought the county should have the property looked at along with the county GPS maps. It is though to make a rational decision without knowing exactly where the property is located, said Steele. Harmon said he was amenable to that proposal. In fact, he and Craig Sperry, county recorder, had attempted to get the map by using a satellite program that once wad commonly used. The terror problem and awareness of terrorism tactics which came with 911 had ended the availability of that mapping convenience. One August afternoon (in the 1950s) my father lost $150,000 of his turkey business when a flood occurred," said Harmon. That was one reason we contributed the to educate people on exactly how to be water-wise- . Utahns reported in the survey that they are still watering more frequently than they should and the vast majority, 94 percent, say they dont know how many inches of water they put on their lawns a year. of the And nearly respondents said that they have not made changes to their outdoor landscaping to two-third- s save water. Based on the survey findings, the Governors Water Conservation Team has de- veloped easy-to-rememb- and conservation tips that will be part of their Slow The Flow public information campaign happening this summer. The campaign this year includes television and radio public service announcements, collateral materials, community relations activities and media relations endeavors to get the message out. We need to reduce per capita water use by at least 25 percent by 2050, says Gov. Leavitt. We also need to change our watering habits so residents water less and for easy-to-d- o shorter periods of time and move from general awareness of the need to conserve water to an understanding of how to conserve. Gov. Leavitt recommends the following water-wistips for Utahns to follow to ensure 11 11 Partly cloudy... Lows in the upper 50s... Highs near 90 I Levan Weather Rose Godek, reporter dishwashers, clothes landscaping water-wis- e techniques. "I commend residents for their efforts. Already this year, weve saved thousands of acre-fee- t of water, says Leavitt. The Water Conser- vation Team is doing a fantastic job promoting water conservation and managing the states water supply. We all just need to keep up the effort. The Governors Water Conservation Team includes representatives from the Division of Water Resources, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Washington County Water Conservancy District, Rural Water Asso- ciation of Utah, Utah Water Users Association, and the green industry. For more information regarding the Slow The Flow campaign, or for Information on how to conserve water, visit www.conservewater.ut ah.gov. By Myrna Times-New- s Trauntvein Correspondent Who is supposed to insure the Mona Fire Station building, the city or the fire fireworks display on Pioneer Day. If we have fire work insurance, we are fine, she said. If we do not have it, we will need to get it before the fired department can do the fire works. property rather than selling it to be used for the project." Some other property owners were paid for their property, said Harmon. He and Sue, his wife, were not. We would like the county to give us a quit claim deed for what we conveyed," said Harmon. The dam has been in place for 40 years and has been useful for the purpose for which it was constructed. However, it has become apparent during that length of time that the property he conveyed to the county is not needed for an expansion of the project and, therefore, he would like to recover the property, said In addition, Mike Seely, county administrator, has requested a map showing the location of all fire hydrants for the city. Mayor Lynn said it was his opinion that the fire district was to take over the management and payments of all the fire equipment. The station should be included in that equation, to his way of thinking, he said. When the debt on one of the fire trucks was retired, the title came to the city and was then relayed to the fire distract, even though the fire district finished making the payments, said Doran Kay, council member. It may be, said Everd Squire, treasurer, that each member city is required to provide the insurance on their fire station building. The city could get John Sutherland, fire marshal, to come out and measure the building, said Squire. It is true, said Lynn, that all titles for vehicles, and the like, must be signed over the fire district. In order for the city to determine what needs to be done, they must first find out the building belongs to and what the responsibility of the city for example, the city is to insure the fire station or not. who ther, In order for the city to obtain the needed records, the building will need to be measured. The city would need the square footage, the year it was built, the type of construction used, and the address, said Cory Squire, council member. Elbert will find out what needs to be done to get fire w'ork insurance and Lynn will talk to Sutherland, city fire marshal, to find out what the responsibility of the city is in insuring the fire station. Harmon. Easements and those types of rights will remain with the county. so that the county commission can tell exactly where the property is located. If all is well, the property will be deeded back to Milton and Sue Harmon. Mona wants to to be included in the animal control facilities that Harry Newell, council member, has heard that Nephi City plans to build. He said he had not heard anything about the dog pound, a new one, that Nephi plans to build but seriously thinks the council should do what it takes to be involved. I understand that Nephi City Council is looking for It was determined that the Sperry and his office will obtain the proper mapping be included in Nephi animal control facilities By Times-Ne- Myrna Trauntvein s Correspondent u Mona City Council wants government grants to help construct the new shelter, said Alan Pay, city water who also doubles Monday ... Nephi Weather Dorothy Ball, reporter (i.e. washers, shower heads and toilets) with water conserving models, and implement State, council asks? Mostly clear... Lows in the mid 50s... Highs near 90 Mostly clear... Lows near 55... Highs near 90 and e Saturday ... Sunday ... have enough water now in the future: Refrain from watering between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and water less. Water just twice a week, even in the hottest weather. If you live in Northern Utah that amounts to 12 inch per watering cycle and in southern Utah, 58 inch. Adopt structural changes replace old appliances we Who is supposed to pay for insurance on Mona Fire from rushing down the district? Lori Elbert, town secrehillside from the mountain above and filling tary, said that Allan Ricks, canyons the valley with the resultant who represents the city on the fire district board, had called water, mud and debris. Milton and Sue Harmon her and asked if the city was donated land to the project insuring the fire station. and would now like to regain Why should we be held liable? asked Bryce Lynn, the unused property. We contributed our land mayor. I think we should without payment, said Milt just tell them, It is your Harmon. The property was building. Elbert said the city also used to dump overburden needed to have fire work from the dam construction but it was not needed for the insurance before the city truck to be in Nephi There will be a Deseret Industries Drive in the Nephi area from June 4 to June 7. Vans will be parked at the sites of several of the wards and at the stake center build- Trauntvein More than 40 years ago some property was deeded to the county for the Bigelow Dam Project, often called the Diversion Dam, located above Nephi in hills on the east and south of the community. The dam was needed to keep flood waters and mud per-stude- YWAWARD Jennifer Bailey received the Young Womanhood Recognition Award on May 18, 2003. daughter of Gary and Lori Jenny is the daughter of Jones. Her grandparents Lynn and Patsy Bailey and are Ted and Donna Jones of the granddaughter of John Nephi, and John and Shir- V. and Mildred Garrett. ley Bench of Salt Lake City. Jenny is a member of the Mandee is a member of the Nephi 5th Ward Laurels. For Nephi 5th Ward Laurels. For her projects, Jenny did babyher projects, Mandee assist- sitting for a family in need, ed with a reading program organized a recipe card file, at the Nephi Elementary organized and carried out a School for two years, made progressive dinner, particitwo quilts, and was a 5th pated in a school play, Cash year leader at Girls Camp. on Delivery. Earlier this week, the governor issued a declaration of agricultural disaster due to extreme conditions throughout the state. The declaration, sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, request more federal funds to assist the agricultural industry. To date, counties report nearly $287 million in losses. Almost half of the IS, 000 farms in the state have suffered significant losses. This is a hard hit to the economy of rural Utah, and causes a ripple-doweffect to the economy of the state as a whole, says Leavitt. Conservation by small and large water users in rural and urban Utah is critical. "The drought we are experiencing is taking a serious toll on our water supplies, survey conducted by the Governors Water Conservation Team found that while the majority of Utahns, 85 percent, realize it is important to conserve water and that most residents are trying to do their part, the study also found that there is still a need 11 1 I 11 Served in the Military? We want to honor all our local service men, past & present, by displaying their picture at our July 11 4th Carnival at the Nephi City Park. Please bring 11 a 5 x 7 or smaller picture to Ludlow Engineering 11 at 645 N. Main in Nephi Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm or Friday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. 11 We will make color copies of the pictures and t.Al IKI return the original. We will also have a brief profile to fill out for display with the picture. IVI m & as animal control officer. Ve dont have an approved shelter in Mona," said Pay. When Mona constructed the new w ater storage tank, the old animal shelter was destroyed. It has not been rebuilt at another site and Mona is hoping that Nephi will let them participate in the proposed new shelter Nephi is thought to be planning. Newell wanted to know, if at present. Nephi would charge the Mona City for coming out to pick up an animal or if that would be an option. In cases of criminal acts, if a dog bites a person, the Sheriff will take care of the dog," Pay said. The Sheriff will come and pick up tlie dog for us if someone i bitten by a dog." |
