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Show 6 6, 1989 The Magna Tlmea, Thuraday, July News Briefs Great Salt Lake pumps shut down on June 30, 1989 Utahs Great Salt Lake pumping project will be shut down June 30, 1989, after more than two years of successful operation. The unique project was conto provide imstructed in 1986-8- 7 flood control for mediate and the Great Salt Lake. Economic losses to state, federal, and private interests from flooding between 1983 and 1986 was an estimated $240 million. The pumping project received praise from industry, recreation, and transportation interests, and wildlife agencies, along with awards from professional engineering societies for helping lower the level of the lake more than five feet. The lake peaked at a record 4211.85 feet above sea level in 1986 and 1987. The lakes level on June 15, 1989, was 4206.45, The project pumped about 2.2 acre feet of water, or about 26 inches, from the lake. long-ter- m The pumping project was funded with a $60 million appropriation from the Utah Legislature. Utahs Division of Water Resources, the agency charged with designing, implementing, and operating the project, spent about $58 million to construct the project. In addition, the division has spend about $1.6 million per year to operate the pumps. shutdown of the pumping project will take about eight weeks and cost $150,000 to $200,000. Shutdown costs are within the projects budget. The shutdown process includes: 1) securing the pumping station, 2) dismantling, preserving, and storing tools, systems, and control devices, 3) periodically inspecting and maintaining the project site, and 4) releasing water from the projects evaporation pond through the Newfoundland Dike weir. Pumps and engines will not be dismantled for other uses. They will remain in place as insurance against future flooding around the Great Salt Lake. Recommissioning the pumping project will take about the same time as shutting it down. Long-ter- m UPCOMING EVENTS 1 . Utah 22, American Fork High Pageant of the Arts, June School. 2. Little Shop of Horrors, June 26, Lagoon Opera House. 3. Angry Housewives, June 26, Egyptian Theatre. 4. Bedroom Farce, July 4, Egyptian Theatre. 5. Love Rockets, July 8, ParkWest. 6. George Winston, July 9, Symphony Hall. 7. Alabama, July 12, Huntsman Center. 8. Steve Miller Band Bonnie Raitt, July 12, ParkWest. 9. Howard Jones, July 15, ParkWest. 10. Steve Wariner, July 15, Symphony Hall. 11. Celebrity Team Roping, July 15, Salt Palace. 12. Days of '47 Rodeo, July Salt Palace. 13. Dolly Parton, July 20, ParkWest. 14. Utah Jazz and Blues Festival, July 28-2Snowbird. 15. Great West Fair, July 5, Utah State University. 16. Americas Odyssey, July 5, Utah State University. 17. John Bradshaw, August 11, Salt Palace. 18. Everly Brothers, August 24, Symphony Hall. SEASON EVENTS: Murdock Travel, SLC to Los Angeles Salt Lake Trappers Baseball, 1989 Season. 6 A Tickets can be purchased by calling or service fee applies. g. g. 30-Au- g. 18-2- 4, 9, 28-Au- g. 28-Au- g. 467-599- i$toVHIMlit- - ii)H Mountain men to set up camp July 9 at Wasatch State Park 7-- By Dr. Marla Struebin, M.D. Pediatrician Specializing in newborn children through adolescents. grandson home from pre- without a car seat. I try to warn my daughter about how dangerous this is, but she tells me hes too old for a car seat. How safe are car seats and seatbelts? And how old must a child be to ride without one? QMy A Two very important facts must lead any discussion about automobile safety for children. First, automobile accidents are by far the leading cause of death and injury among your children in the United States. And, second, most automobile accidents occur close to home, when the driver is out for a short ride. A child his age should ride regularly in a toddler-styl- e or booster car seat. In fact, Utah law requires infants old and younger to use a car to be either in seat and from a car seat or using a safety belt. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all infants ride in rear-facin- g car seat a from their first car ride until the child reaches the weight of about (usually around 9 months), after which he or she should ride in a forward-facin- g car seat until the age of 4... or older. Most accidents involve two collisions: The collision of the car with another object, and the collision of the car's occupants with its interior. The latter, which usually is what injures and kills, is preventable. Children riding unrestrained in a car will incur greater injuries than adults if there is a collision because a smaller body travels with greater velocity inside the car. Seatbelts are better than nothing, but during an accident, a seat-be- lt may Cause harm to small children. While it could hold an adult firmly against the seat, allowing his or her pelvis and rib cage to absorb most of the impact, children under the age of 4 have softer bones and cannot withstand such pressure. A car seat helps distribute the force of a crash so that it is more evenly absorbed by a child's body. Additionally, a car seat can also serve as an additional barrier bet ween a child and the source of the collision. For example, if a car were hit on the side where a child were sitting, the car seat would offer added protection from the impact. Car seats are not only the law in Utah. They save lives! This series on Health Matters is published weekly as a public service by the Magna Times and Pioneer Valley Hospital. If you have questions about health care issues, please send them to: Health Matters Magna Tunes 9145 West 2700 South Magna, UT 84020 The Shadow of Timp Mountain Men Wasatch Mountain State Park invite you to the beautiful Heber Valley for some of the best camping and blackpowder shooting in the state. Join us July 9 and experience the thrill and ruggedness of early Utah during the 8th annual Shadow of Timp Blackpowder Shoot and Rendezvous. Held at the Wasatch Mountain State Park Chalet, just a stones throw from Deer Creek Reservoir and Heber Creeper tracks, the rendezvous will feature a list of period activities. These include primitive and tin tepee camping, primitive shooting, tomahawk throw, silver bear silhouette shoot, mountain women relay, survival shoot, stones throw, and more prizes than you can shake a stick at. The shooting starts at 9 a.m. There will be no ground fires allowed, so bring your fire pots. Wood and water will be provided. There is a $10 camping fee. Fee for participating in the shoot is $10. There will be a $10 fee for trading. No trading fee is required if camping. For additional information, contact Wayne Richardson 5. at Coonville XLIX Frontier Justice ' The best rifle shots had been with Edwin Goble being chosen, Their names among their number. were written on slips of paper and placed in a hat ... the draw made. He had been (chosen) one of the six. by W. Kent Goble Magna Times Feature Writer PROLOGUE Their camp was by a smalt stream that came pouring over the rocks from one side of the pass, to end in a shallow pool at the base of a low cliff." It was here that Edwin Goble OF THE THE EXECUTION SENTENCE They had ridden to the jail in the quiet of the early morning, tied their horses to the hitching rail, loosened the cinches, pulled their rifles from die scabbards fastened to their saddles, checked their ammunition, walked into the courtyard ... stood waiting. The Indians, chanting their death songs, were brought out, two at a time, placed against the posts, their hands lashed around the post behind their backs. Edwin Goble paused ... a long moment of silence as the instant that he was ordered to fire came back vividly in his minds eye. continued his story of the massacre in Thistle Canyon and the desperate ride to save a family of six. Realizing that they could do nothing for the victims whose bodies they found inside the fire blackened cabin, the posse followed the trail of the raiding party as they fled further Into the canyon. For a time, their tracks were - clear, at least half a dozen, by the sign of their track and they were making little effort to conceal their trail. No doubt, they knew that the Mormon militia would be onto their trail soon enough. Edwin continued by describing the feeling of tension as they pursued the killers, determined to run them to the ground before they reached the more remote and Impassable areas of the canyon. His rifle came up, band. Mary Goble Pay recalls that the ugIndian who had threatened her life and three young children was among the raiding party in Thistle Canyon. It she recalls, was afterward proven, that (he) was one that had helped kill a family of six in Thistle Canyon. She He and five others had a continues, trial and were shot ... ly THE CAPTURE It may have been the old chief who saved Mary Goble Pays life who turned in the renegades. Their penchant for continued bloodletting put them at odds with Utes friendly to the settlers in and around Nephi. Edwin Goble recalled that it had taken several weeks for the murderers to be caught ... and then only with the help of some friendly Indians. Kenneth Goble, grandson of Edwin Goble, remembers the place where die Indians convicted of massacring the family of six in Thisde Canyon are said to have been buried. The trial, he recalled, had been a fair one ... the sentence pronounced ... death by firing squad. THE FIRING SQUAD in cooperation with 7-- GAL MAGNA But and friends. That brought ya to By We feel the state should receive some compensation when commercial enterprises use these lands, Patrick Spurgin, Director, Division of State Lands and Forestry, says. Our concern now is to design the most fair and workable program for accomplishing this. Spurgin emphasizes the current plans involve only outfitters and guides and do not affect or disrupt existing noncommercial users. We want people to know that hunters and others using the land may continue such use without Our Spurgin explains. concern, focus here is on selling permits to guides and outfitters, but this in no way affects other users." say to stay Magna All scarred and disfigured beauty now scorned, I recall a more elegant day When yon hills were adorned By wildf lowers of Spring, And my fields beckoned And children to play that lazy old sun Turned Pleasant My I'll hold When Cause and Green, meadows of clover and hay my head high she's calls out to me. And stand by her side come what may that lovely ol ' gal Has a look In her eye. That only true love can convey down deep In my a love just For heart as real, that ol' gal called today. Magna Kent Goble 18 March 1988 W. and outfitters who use state lands so the school trust fund will receive compensation for this commercial land use. right-of-ent- may battered and worn the ravage of Time, Now tattered and torn and affray Lies Development of the program will include input and assistance from guides and outfitters and a pilot project for limited entry to help assess revenue potential and administrative problems associated with varying activity in different areas. For the current year, guides and outfitters who want to use state trust land will be required to from the Divisecure a sion of State Lands and Forestry. away And, though I'm While Board of State Lands and Forestry unanimously voted Friday to develop a program for charging guides turn the love that ya share With neighbors So The some Its not what you see That matters the most. Despite what those others Fore Where can I such. Young Roy Goble snuggled in tight between his older brothers in the tent pitched next to the freight wagons. As he drifted off to sleep, he heard the distant rumble of thunder ... but he wasnt afraid. Growin up and being a man might not be easy but he was determined to give it a try. A thunderstorm rolled through the pass that night, a sudden mountain storm ... the thunder coming in deep (with) reverberating bursts of sound ... each burst preceded by vivid flashes of lightning, but Roy slept, confident his father was looking after things ... like he always did. POSTSCRIPT Long ago, Roys father had said to him, Son, I hope in your lifetime that you are fortunate enough that you never have to kill one of your fellow men ... Roy lay close to the ground, the concussion of shells causing the earth to heave with every blow. Beside him, his pal, Archibald Bennett, hugged the trembling earth as well. Overhead, shells exploded like falling stars, illuminating the tom landscape with wavering flashes of light. p Heavy guns thundered with a cannonade. Tracers lit the night sky as the German advance edged closer to the Canadian lines. And, then it appeared like a deadly fog, drifting lazily across the tortured ground. Thick clouds of poisonous mustard gas curled through the twisted strands of wire seeping into the darkened trenches in search of human prey. The Canadians held their ground despite the creeping yellow death and threw back the German assault. Roy Goble was critically stricken by the lethal gas but refifced to retreat. The Canadian line was bent but they refused to break, and one of the heroes that day was a young Canadian from Alberta ... bom in Salt Creek (Nephi), Utah. non-sto- , ride my OHV? vehicles has Riding become a favorite past time for both young and old. The challenge of the elements along with the variety of terrain draws thousands of people to the wild lands of our state. Its great fun! The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation has printed a new pamphlet to increase and aid in the enjoyment of the experience. The pamphlet provides information highlighting Utahs OHV laws and rules. It answers frequently asked questions about OHV activities on public lands, trails, and roads. The pamphlet offers guidelines from vehicle registration to safety precautions. When un folded, it provides a color coded map of die state designating federal and state land managing agencies. Use the map to determine who manages the land where you want to ride your OHV. Addresses and phone numbers are also provided so that you may contact the appropriate agencies for a copy of their travel plan or map. To obtain a free copy of Highlights from Utah Laws and Rules, write or telephone the Utah Division of Paiks and Recreation, 1636 West North Temple, Suite 116, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116; (801) " le I think if I try hard enough ... close my eyes ... squint them shut real tight ... that I can actually recall every inch of the flume ... especially die very end of the spillway. And, in my minds eye, I can see that long ago spring afternoon ... the kind of warm, tranquil kind of day that God must have created just to tempt kids to ... and thats exacdy play bookie what we did. . Now I stood at the very end of the manmade waterfall ... the dreaded flume ... more than halfway wishing I was back in the stifling classroom on the east side of Webster Schools second floor. But, instead, I was now in the forbidden zone perched at die edge of the flume staring down into die blue lagoon into which I was about to hurtle myself. But not yet ... hang on just a second ... one more sweet lungful of air. I tore my gaze away from the plunging Niagara and stared at the planks at my feet. Every rivet and nail was staring back as if to convince me not to leap. Someone put them there involuntarily but I was animate ... I had a choice, but not really, because being a kid aint near as simple as being a plank or strand of wire. Youve got to think about how the other kids are going to look at you if you should chicken out. That can be some major anxiety if peer approval means anything at all. So, I knew I was going to take the plunge ... just deciding die precise moment when is all that delayed my departure. The possibility of slipping away from school had begun fermenting in our minds during recess. The day had adventure written all over it. The sun owned the crystal clear blue sky and we could feel die sandhills to the west of the school tugging at us. So, when the bell was rung calling us in, we slipped away from the throng of students streaming toward the north door and concealed ourselves behind a huge boulder. We lay flat on our bellies, our hearts pounding as we exchanged knowing glances. We were approaching die edge ... the point of no return ... but no one budged. When the teachers who were counting noses finally stepped inside, we sighed in unison, our relief clearly tangible. We were alone ... free at last! What to do next ... a split decision. Dig sandpuppies up behind die school? Head over to die vacant house across from Jack Edens place that served as our neighborhood headquarters? Nope ... neither one. Instead, we chose the dreaded flume! The manmade waterfall that jutted from the hillside noithwest of Webster School. It spewed canal water incessantly into a pool that we called the blue lagoon, a large pond filled with a plethora of unmentionable creatures ... most imagined but some all too real. At a distance, the sound of the cascading water was muffled, but as we drew nearer, its roar filled our ears. We scrambled up the hill, and, after a short climb, reached the point where the canal water rushed to embrace the flume. We clambered onto the planks that paralleled the south side of the trough and gingerly worked our way out to the end of the spillway. Wed never heard of Jaws 1, 2, 3, or 4, ad infinitum but we had all those Saturday matinees at the Empress Theatre to psyche us with a passion for real adventure. And, Jaws or no ... there were enough giant carp and greybellied catfish in the pond to convince us that somewhere in the deep, behemoths the size of Orcas kid brother lurked as well. Yes, the leap off the end of the flume was a kind of rite of manhood ... or kidhood, if you will, and now it was my less than enviable opportunity to show my stuff. The blue lagoon below me seemed to be drawing me hypnotically ... like a giant eye ... the pupil seeming to dilate as the debris that encircled the pool like a wreath ebbed and flowed with the undulating tide. Suddenly I let go, aiming for the center of the doughnut. There was a brief sensation of free fall and then a thunderous splash as I hit the water like a ton of bricks. A wild scramble followed as I fought to the surface then thrashed my way wildly through the debris to the base of the flume and clambered out ... soaked but triumphant, ... smelling like ... carp, a rather pungent reminder of my death defying leap. We earned our stripes that day. We had made the fearful plunge. But, the champion of the flume was a certain daredevil who rode his bicycle off the end of the flume ... and that, folks, is plain crazy. my way all-ti- 538-722- 1. Annual Obon Festival to be held July 8 On Saturday, July 8, the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple will hold its annual Obon Festival (Japanese folk dancing). The temple is located at 211 West 100 South Oust west of the Salt Palace). On surviving kidhood ... by W. Kent Goble Magna Times Feature Writer Son, hold ycur head high She whispers to me. Be proud although 654-429- Guides and outfitters to be charged on state lands Oi1 When I was a boy, he remembers, Oliver Sidwell, Carlos Pay, Grant Sperry, Elmo and Weldon Kendall, my brother Veldon, and I used to play in Orson Caziers orchard and we used to play in the willows in the wash that ran through the north end of town. Elmos uncle, Joe Jones, had a place across the wash. Quite a lot of flood water came down the wash from time to time. There was a place, near the north hollow, at the top of the orchard that didnt have trees on it ... on the east end of Orson Caziers south ten acres. As near as I could tell, after listening to the old timers talk, thats where the six Indians were buried. Dad (Bill) and his cousin, Jim Bowers .used to talk about it. Jim had a funny way of speaking. Hisn and hern he used to say. They talked a lot about Indian depredations and THE BURIAL THE TRIAL IhA firing squad. he the front sight steadied remembered, on the forehead of the man no more than 30 feet in front of him ... his finger tightened on the trigger. Then, the sheriff calmly gave the command ... Fire! The butt of (his) rifle kicked back against his shoulder, a cloud of smoke drifted slowly upward, he saw the bodies of the two Indians slumped forward ... While the squad waited without exchanging a word, the sheriff and his deputy cut the bodies loose, dragged them aside, (and) went into the jail for two more of the condemned men ... Edwin Goble looked across at his young son Roy, whose face seemed to have turned pale even in the brightness of the flickering flames of the campfire. Roy seemed subdued ... the enthusiasm of his earlier question ... Well, did you ever kill an Indian, Pa? replaced by the sobering knowledge that taking a life was scarcely romantic. The retd anguish on his fathers face as he answered his sons eager queiy spoke more eloquently than his words of his reluctance to speak of that long ago moment. Edwin spoke softly now, convinced his youngest son understood the message he wanted to convey. Yes, my son, he admitted solemnly, I have killed an Indian. I helped kill six Indians that morning. I hope in your life that you are fortunate enough that you never have to kill one of your fellow men ... THE ESCAPE The Indians were not about to be apprehended. Instead, they split up and their tracks disappeared. Within a short time, the renegades slipped away from their hideout and mingled back among others of their Goblaa dad, Edwin, had ridden with the poaaa to rescue a family attacked by Indiana In Thistle Canyon. The family had been massacred but the Indiana were captured and Edwins name drawn as a member of the Bill The dancing will begin at 8 p.m. in the street in front of the temple, Japanese foods will be sold from 1 p.m., and chapel tours will begin at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited. Classified Ad Charge Rates $3.00 charge for minimum of 15 words. 15 cents for each word after. Classified: cash in advance. Classified Ad with border $4.50 per column inch. Deadline: Tuesday 3 p.m. ed , ' |