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Show ptfon Ch datacorp 112? (,J 2320 SLC UT 841 q ip" iuitfj gn)totng gfobantages $apton-itna- ll, Wednesday, July 17, 1991, Number 29 Volume 104 Blair Andreason Seriously Accident In Freali Injured Blair Parks Andreason Cemetery Superintendent hospitalized Old Pioneer Well Reveals Itself At Gray Residence and was by a freak accident at Memorial Park last Wednesday. He and his crew were using a machine to open up the line that runs into the park was caught alongside the nozzle, and when the hand Blairs Somehow, pond. the was turned back on, flushing action shot water and grit into Blairs pressure, arm through a puncture the size of a nickel. The water and grit stretched the skin on his arm and traveled up past his shoulder. He was taken to Mountain View Hospital by the Payson Ambulance Crew and doctors immediately began opening up the arm and cleaning out the grit. Blair, who is Paysons Ted Bates Memorial Employee of the Year for 1990, has all of Paysons best wishes for a speedy recovery. City high-pressu- re line-cleani- ng , Payson City Council Check Council Awards.Bid For Two Reservoirs Wednesday night Payson City Fathers awarded the bid for building two reservoirs for the new pressurized irrigation system to K&P Plumbing and Heating. The combined bid for both projects, an upper reservoir and a lower one, was $821,896.65, including a $91,321.85 discount for having been awarded both contracts. The City retained bids by RD&R Construction and L&M Construction contingent upon staff evaluation of the tentatively accepted bid by K&P. The winning bid was approximately $50,000 below the engineers estimate. The reservoirs will be completely lined in concrete. Nine companies bid on the projects. Council Concerned About Fire Hazard Councilman Steve Hanson asks citizens to take care of any weedy lots to prevent serious fire loss this summer. The City is sending letters to property owners of lots that . are obviously endangering property. Contact City Hall for information about taking care of weed problems. City Working On Ordinance To Allow Development Within Blocks In an effort to facilitate building residences in the interiors of some of Paysons large blocks. City Fathers are working on an ordinance that would allow "panhandle" shaped lots. In short, the ordinance would allow the construction of up to two homes if there is an adequate roadway into the interior of the block. Administrator Glen Vernon pointed out that large blocks in Payson, once used for agriculture, are often becoming weed patches, and making the property available for residential building could help remedy the situation. payson Establishes Cultural Arts Committee In order to meet requirements for possible federal and state grants related to the arts, Payson City Council has established a Cultural Arts Committee and will be appointing a Cultural Arts Director. Dr. Gordon Taylor, along with Mountainland Association of Governments Director Homer Chandler, reviewed the need for the committee and director during last weeks City Council Meeting. Dr. Taylor also received permission from the Council to pursue several improvements at the Peteetneet Academy, including planting red maple trees on the west end of the Peteetneet property and preparing for a rose garden on the northern border between the grounds and the sidewalk. Payson Citizen Concerned About Loudness On South Main A Payson citizen complained during Public Forum that youth on Main Street are getting out of hand with loud radios, stereos, and exhausts. "Older people up and down the street are dead scared of the kids," be reported, complaining that not enough is being done by law enforcement to curb the problem. He said young people had threatened to get even with him if he complained. Front row, left to right, Alison Gray, Richard Gray, Danny Gray, Peter Jared Alvey, and David Deschamps; back row, left to right, Gordon Deschamps, Chad Zeeman, and Bryce Zeeman. Des-champ-s, On the morning of July 11, 1991, Richard Gray looked out the bedroom window of his home at 572 West 300 South and saw an indentation in his nicely kept lawn. Surprised, he went out, jumped on it a bit, then took a shovel and began cutting around the edges of it All of a sudden a large segment of sod and topsoil fell through the opening of what appears to be a pioneer well, about eight feet in diameter and about 25 feet deep. Alison and Richard Grays home was built in 1984, but an older home had existed on the property but was removed long before the Grays built their home. The Grays had installed a sprinkling system for their lawn and the lines ran right over the well, but a cover of some sort had protected it at that time. It appears that some boards supporting the cover had finally rotted through enough to allow the collapse last week. The Grays and their neighbors had often wondered why irrigation water seeped so fast into the ground in the past. Now they know. When young Danny Gray called the Chronicle, he was quite excited, though, and he repotted the family had found a "Wishing Well. Indeed, the Grays, some of their neighbors, and even the Chronicle editor began making wishes and tossing pennies into the bole from over the left shoulder, as some local authorities on wishes advised, just in case Danny is right! Genola Sets Homecoming Activities This Friday And Saturday The city of Genola is planning an exciting Homecoming and July celebration July 19th and 20th with all activities planned to take place at the town park. The festivities will begin with a banquet at the park on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. followed by a patriotic program. The colors will be presented by the Utah National Guard headquartered in Draper. Guest speaker will be Stephen Studdert, a former aid to President Reagan, now residing in Highland. Music will be provided by a choir. Afterwards, a live band, The Country Steelers, will play for a western dance. The dance is open to the public from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Cost is $3 single or $5 couple. On Saturday, there will be a parade at 10:00 a.m., followed by a childrens play with a patriotic theme. There will also be races and games for the children. At noon, an apache helicopter from the Utah National and then land for everyone to see. Guard will do a The celebration is open to the public and former Genola residents are encouraged to attend. fly-ov- er |
