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Show 'tah Tress Association 67 E. 300 So. LC, MANTI The Sanpete County Water Conservancy District met with Harvey Hutchingson and another technician Irom Alpine and Engineers Engineering Science and approved a Chairman of the Conservancy contract with the firm to begin Board, Reuel Christensen, said preliminary studies on the proposed $5 following the meeting that the Thurs-- , million Gooseberry Narrows project. day night meeting was the first step in In addition the Conservancy board getting plans underway for the long received the hearty endorsement of awaited project which is expected to mayors of most Sanpete communities provide a vital water source for. a for the proposed project which is also growing county. Yet to come are enexpected to include hydro-electri- c vironmental studies and the project's facilities. design. Mayors and city officials along with county commissioners, Newtort Several years away Donaldson and Willis Candland at-- ' tended the meeting held Thursday night Christensen said construction of the in the courthouse. Commissioner Ned' project was several years down the line Madsen who also supports the project and explained that the board had to go was unable to attend. ahead now to meet 1973 budget UT eiflll Plans move forward on Narrows project requirements. He said the board would be seeking federal funding which may not in use at the present time. free some of the additional Gooseberry Christensen said Brooks Canyon and the cities are considering is using the Cabin Hollow water are still in the pow er to avoid peak usage and putting water to meet lower river irrigation the power on line on a steady basis. He rights. said all cities were anxious for the increased power development. project and the board was looking into their feasibility. He said the study Wells considered would include looking at a pipe line to divert the water from the two sites into Wells are also being considered in the the Narrows project. project. Christensen said that by exBrooks, Cabin Hollow included changing usage with irrigation users, wells could be drilled and water, The reservoir without the Cabin pumped into the culinary systems for the county's communities. This would Hollow and Brooks Canyon water is Christensen said among the things cover half of the projects cost, but the county may have to bond for the remaining amount. He indicated that the Bureau of Reclamation strongly supported the project. Included in the feasiblity study will be two hydro power plants, one at the dam site on the Gooseberry Creek in Flat Canyon and the other near the Fairview Power Plant. He said the board was working with Fairview City in the hopes the systems could be integrated. Fairview's old hydro plant is expected to hold about 7,500 acre feet of storage water. A tunnel was built in the late 1960's to divert the water to Fairview Canyon. In addition to increasing Sanpete Countys water resources, the reservoir would also provide a recreation site. Although Sanpete County won the court battle in March Christensen said Carbon County planned to appeal the project although he did not know what the appeal would be based on. A old court veteran of the long struggle, Christensen added "were prepared for that." The dispute over the Gooseberry water goes back 57 years. The plan is on the drawing board and moving forward," he added. TV Listing Inside The Voice of Sanpete County VoIwm MT. PLEASANT, UTAH Eighty-Nin- e 84647 - May l4, 1981 Number Nineteen Price 30 Unemployment ip to9o8 in Sanpete EPHRAIM Unemployment figures released . this week by the Utah Department of Employment Security again show Sanpete County with one of the highest unemployment rates in but the figures do not necessarily mean that more Sanpete people are out of work. the-stat- Since employment figures are gathered on the job where the employee works and since so many Sanpete workers are employed out of the county, the figures do not give an accurate picture of the employment situation, according to Karl Kelley, Job Service Director of the Ephraim office. Commencement rites set May 22 at NS MT. PLEASANT- - Graduation plans are well underway at North Sanpete High School and Principal James C. Thorton has announced the names of students who will be speaking at commencement exercises, Friday May 22. evening. One hundred and four students are expected to receive diplomas in the ceremony which will start at 8 p.m. Eric Jackman, Russell Graham, Lynn Daley and John Tipin petts. 104 students are expected to receive diplomas Pleain Mt. the 8 held at p.m. ceremonies which will be sant LDS Stake Center. Chosen to speak or take part in commencement exercises on May 22 at North Sanpete High School are front front left: Jan Nelson, Hally Miner, Linda Wind, Jody Gilgen; middle, Lisa Simons, Tom Cox, Peggy Fussell, back, Eric Jackman, studentbody president w ill open the exercises with an address of welcome. Prayers will be offered by Jan Nelson and John Tip- - Snowmobilers hurt when vehicles slide FAIRVIEW CANYO- N- A Saturday morning snowmobiling trip ended abruptly for a Mapleton family when two of the snowmobiles crashed into some rocks and injured two men in the party. Family members said the accident occurred about 10 a.m. in an area about 14 miles east of Fairview and a little more than a mile southeast Road. of the Fairview-Huntingto- n According to Sanpete County Deputy Sheriff, Wally Buchanan, Lester Long, 46, of Mapleton was injured when he tried to climb out of a small basin and couldn't make it. His snowmobile rolled back into some large rocks causing apparent back injuries to Mr. Long and damages to his snowmobile. A son, Bruce Long, 19, also Mapleton then tried to climb out in another area, went higher, but also rolled back into some rocks. He sustained multiple head injuries and damage to his snowmobile. However, the younger Long walked back to the highway where his mother, Karen, and sisters Mariane and Janet and two friends had arrived. Son walks out Janet reported that her father and brother along with another man, Tom James, left home earlier in the mor-- . ning. Janet said when they arrived they lound her injured brother walking back to the road. Mrs. Long and Mariane took Bruce to the hospital in Mt. Pleasant and notified authorities. He was later released. Mr. James stayed with Mr. Long until S': far help arrived. v.J ! 4 v, J , fi ? ..V f- , w- Ilk; - . 4 ft- ' , Vx - . MHS to award 76 diplomas May 20 MANTI receive Seventy-si- x seniors will their diplomas Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Manti High May 20, School Auditorium. The program will be conducted by Ivan D. Rowley and the graduates will be accepted by Superintendent Ron Everett. Speaker? for the evening will be salutorians Walter Graham and Verla Principal McArthur, and valedictorian Fern Mortenson. Miss Mortenson will also make some remarks as Senior Class President. .lanet and Mariane Long anxiously wait word about their father, Lester, who sustained injuries in a snowmobillna accident Saturday morning, KMT's had difficulty finding the sitejmd their snow mobiles kept running Into drv areas. Deputy Buchanan notified the Sanpete Search and Rescue Unit and nine men volunteered to help with the rescue. The Lifeflight Helicopter was called in and arrived on the scene at about 2:30 p.m. and transported Mr. Long to the Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Fairview Marshal Raymond Nelson and EMTs Judy Anderson and Tom Lusk were the first to arrive at the location. Relying on directions given by Bruce Long from the hospital, Marshal Nelson said he and Lusk had a problem trying to locate the elder Long and Marshal Nelson was later met by Earl Ursenbach, and Richard Brotherson from the Search and Rescue unit and the men assisted Mr. Long until the helicopter arrived. Mr. James fcaid later, members of his party were veteran snowmobilers and had spent many weekends on the Sanpete mountains. Musical numbers are also planned as of the program. The awarding fo the diplomas will be done either by the superintendent or one of the school board members. part Other events preceding graduation are Athletics Award Banquet May 18, Awards Program May 19 at 1 p.m. and the senior program on May 19 at 8 p.m. A special treat for the seniors will be a trip to Disneyland. The entire class has made plans and will fund the trip. They plan to leave after graduation by a bus that has been hired by the students. Chaperones will be in Graduating seniors are; Diana Hedelius, Michelle Cox, Kent Abegglan, Lisa Cox, Julie Rasmussen, Ann Barton, Warren Nielson, David Peterson, Roberta Arthur, Laurie Hodson, Kevin Continued to page 3 Syndergaard, Dena petts. Speakers will include Fussell, Jody Gilgen, Hally Russell Graham, and Thomas Cox. Lisa Simons will recite the retrospection with organ accompaniment playing class songs. The presentation of the class will be made by Principal Thorton assisted by Lynn Daley, class president. Diplomas will be awarded by Dr. Harold R. Johnson. Superintendent of Schools. A complete list of the graduates will be printed in The Pyramid next week. Few summer jobs went on to say though that unemployment is up in the county and that jobs for young people and seasonal workers will be especially hard to find state this year because of the d of the economy. Figures from the Utah Department of Employment security Labor Market Information Services show the Sanpete County unemployment rate is up to 9.8, a rise of .2 percent over the month of March 1981 and a rise of .4 over the February figure. One year ago the rate iii Sanpete was 8.2 making a rise in unemployment from the same time last year, an increase of 1.6 percent. Sanpete higher than state Sanpete unemployment is half again as high as the state average which was 6.2 percent in April 1981 compared to Kelly 9.8. In 1980 statewide the figures stood at 5.1 percent compared to Sanpete countys 8.2. Sanpetes area Other counties in the likewise were higher than the state average with the exception of Millard and Sevier. Their averages for April Conlinui-- on I'uk? Throe News scene Scandinavian Jubilee Days set in Ephraim EPHRAIM Scandinavian Jubilee Days will kick off Saturday morning. folk dancers, gymnasts and a May 23 with a parade featuring sprinkling of bands throughout the area. The parade will start at 10 a.m. Theme of the parade will be Hans Christian Andersens stories and the floats will reflect this theme. In addition, David Seelander, recognized for his fine Scandinavian folk dances and as a teacher in the west will arrive Friday to teach folk dancing that afternoon and evening in the City Hall. Accompanying him will be his mend, Ahmad, who plays the hardangar. Both are from Idaho Falls. They will also participate in the parade and in the Jubilee from time to time. To publicize the event, the Ephraim Elementary Fifth Grade under the direction of Arlea Howell held a poster contest. Dustin Hansen was selected as the winner of a $10 cash award from 60 entrants. Jubilee Committee members include Mrs. Joyce Olsen, advertising; Lynn Higbee parade with assistance from Shirley Marsh, Joan Haymond and Lew Haslam. Kathy and Bruce Peterson are taking care of music and sound and Bart Nelson will be the M.C. Sherron Andreasen is in charge of costumes. A full schedule of the days activities will be printed next week. min-float- s, Far West to break ground on new bank FAIRVIEW Far West Bank will break ground on their new 1,200 square foot building this morning, May 14, at 10 a.m., according to Michael Andersen, vice president and area manager. Andersen invited the public to attend the event which will also be attended by city, county, state and banking officials. Far West Bank located a trailer on the Main Street and 300 North site and opened for business in January. exterior faced with Old The new facility will feature a western-styl- e tier brick and covered with shake shingles. It will feature complete banking services including drive-u- p window facilities. Andersen says the bank will have a warm atmosphere and also provide local residents with modern, banking needs. Construction of the new facility is expected to be completed by August 1, Andersen said. Expected to be on hand for the ceremonies are Rep. Ray Nielsen, Mayor Eicher and bank officials, Ted Blanchard, president and Don Norton, executive vice president. te |