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Show May 26, The 1983 Page Three Pyramid Workers affected by slide eligible for housing MT. PLEASANT Coad miners and others who have been forced to live in campers or relocate in temporary housing closer to places of employment or are commuting excessive distances from their residences to employment due to the landslide in Thistle Canyon, may apply for disaster temporary housing. The slide in Thistle Canyon has necessitated some who work in the Price area but live on the Provo-Spanis- h Fork side of the slide to locate closer to their places of employment in order to keep their jobs. Persons suffering such hardships caused by the slide are urged to contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Temporary Housing Office at 465 North University Avenue (801) Provo, call the TOLL FREE DISASTER HOTLINE or attend tonights public meeting 6:30 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Civic Center. 374-010- 5, Currently, a number are staying in porary housing of individuals temin order to avoid a daily commute of several hundred camper-typ- e miles. Lorayne Tempest, State of Utah disaster The Thistle Dam as it looked earlier this week. At press time Wednesday Springville had the apparent low bid afternoon, unofficial word had it that W. W. Clyde Construction of road over Billies Mountain. Low bid given on as possible to see which will be the most cost efficient. As of press time W. W. Clyde, Springville was the apparent low bidder, with a bid of $22,700,000. Contractors were at the Spanish Fork site last weekend looking over the planned new route of the highway in preparation for a bid opening on Tuesday. sets of plans were Seventy-fiv- e sold indicating unusually high interest in the project. All 75 sets may not have gone to contractors but could have been to subcontractors, suppliers etc., however. Last week Sen. Jake Garn, announced that the Federal Highway Administration had approved Utahs request for $22.5 million in emergency road construction funds for the bypass. CIT- Y- Work on the bypass around Thistle Lake could begin this week, according to a spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation. We are still waiting on Highway 89, however, to see if the lake is SALT LAKE US6-5- 0 drained before proceeding with contracts to resotre its northbound traffic, he added. Bill Hurley, stated that three different alignments are being studied for the highway including restoring the old alignment once the lake is drained; going around the high water east of Thistle Lake and there; or connecting into US6-5- 0 making a direct connection down off the new alignment We definitely plan to reconnect US 89, he said and are studying the plans to make as rapid a decision ). Work continues on Thistle Dam Two men were hurt Monday when a rock slab in the railroad tunnel fell on them. One was taken to the hospital in Payson for observation and the other suffered a bruised back. Because of blasting along the Downstream toward ' Spanish Fork, the Covered Bridge had all but parking their cars farther down the canyon and being transported to the work site. All tours were cancelled. The work is going on to build the Denver and Rio Grande Western bypass of Thistle Lake which started forming when a slide moved across and the railroad highways US6-5line and river on April 13. Since that time the depth of the lake has reached over 180 feet with the spring runoff just starting. washed out by Monday and residents were crossing only on foot. Most believing that the bridge would go completely, were either stockpiling food or moving to other parts of Utah County. Work continued on the railroad tunnel and grade, as well as a bridge across the Spanish Fork . River farther UDOT has specified that the job will have to be finished by Dec. 1 and late completion of two lanes, surfaced, will mean a $50,000 penalty per day to the general contractor. The contractor will have to have two lanes open with three inches of surfacing by Dec. 1 and will have to finish the other two until mid-198- 4 grade, workers comodations, locating available rental rental The Sanpete County Democratic Convention will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Sanpete County Court House Court Room, according to Chairman Glen Hardwick. The convention will be held for the purpose of electing party officers to serve two years beginning June 6, already expended funds for such accomodations. Although the program may provide eligible families with no cost temporary housing for up to one year, those who receive temporary housing reimbursement are expected to pay their own utility costs. She further stated, On the Thistle Canyon Disaster it is not necessary to have lost ones home in order to qualify for temporary All residents are encouraged to MT. PLEASAN- T- Plans for summer promotional sales and wear western wear during the event. celebrations were among the items discussed at the May 24 meeting of the Mt. Pleasant Chamber of lanes complete and the surfacing to Commerce. Also discussed was disaster help a standard seven inches of asphalt, and Chamber President Kerry the spokesman said. The new routing some six miles Deuel urged all businessmen to to the north attend a meeting tonight, Thursday long will move US6-5side of Billies Mountain north of the May 26 at the Civic Center at 6:30 lake. The Chamber decided to hold a Highway US 89 from Sanpete will Cowboy Days promotion on Friday east of Thistle Lake. join US6-5and Saturday June 17 and 18. 0 0 Merchants will run specials both days and will hold concurrent sidewalk sales. It was stated that members of the July 4 celebration committee will meet June 7 at 6:30 p.m. to make further plans for the celebration. President Kerry Deuel announced that Joe May will be in charge of booths for the Flea Market, which Deuel said has had inquiries from several places kkkkkkkkkirk k kk k k k 'A' Grade Lean GROUND DEEP CaDilVSKS BONELESS HAM U lb. 49 6 m Bar-- S, Pkg. jur.ioo FRANKS S-Due lo limited 3? fl spece. all items may not be available at all Bestway stores. Birds Eye, 8 Oz. Western Family Western Family or COOL whip Klngsford Bag 32 Oz. 14 Oz. Pkg. 10-L- b. CHAR COAL TOMATO CATSUP POTATO CHIPS CAKE PAN 4.49 Those to be elected are: County Chairman, Vice-Chairma- and TOO Secretary and Treasurer. Also three State Central Committee members will be elected to serve for the next two years. He reminds everyone that all of the cities in Sanpete County except for Manti will be electing city officials. MOSTIIM 1 2 Oz. Reg. & Diet Half Gallon Sweet, California SUNNY DELIGHT FRESH CORN RC&RCIOO 49 non-partis- ing City, Ephraim, Manti, Gunnison, Salina and Richfield. This telephone directory is the one with the big listings that was . Pleasant-EphraiMoroni-Mtin the distributed area last year. Now is the time to have your business or profession listed in the yellow pages. For the best coverage for your advertising dollar or for more information, call Western States easy-to-rea- d m U MCItVf A pnxsoury cane me SUPREME Fm,&FQQpj 2 Oz. or Fruit Snow Crop, 1 Reg. EV.. 3 Oz. Assorted NALLIY CHIP PIP Goldn' Soft, telephone directory. Included will be listings for Nephi, Ftn. Green, Moroni, Fairview, Mt. Pleasant, Spr- collect. TMICOVCMO APOtZVUIW PtMKHASa Skyline Telecom of Moroni, Central Utah Telephone Co. of Fairview, and Manti Telephone Co. In cooperation with Western States Telecom will publish a Sanpete area 1 housing assistance. Those who feel they may be eligible should call the Toll-fre- e Disaster Assistance Hotline. Chamber plans celebrations kk k NOTICE TO ALL BUSINESSES: 783-437- with assisting were Convention set for Demos Telecom at properties, payments or reimbursing eligible applicants who have 0, down. 1983. on the job to rebuild the Tri-Mill- er THISTLE Water spilled through the diversion tunnel and over the dam this week as the U.S. Corp of Engineers continued pumping from Thistle Lake at the rate of from 90,000 to 100,000 cubic feet per minute. railroad of $22,700,000 bypass US-6-5- 0 coordinator has requested from the Utah Director of the State Division of Parks and Recreation, Ross B. Elliott, that the y limit on camper stays in state parks in the affected area be waived. The Division of Parks has waived the limit on stays in Scofield Lake State Recreation Area for persons impacted by the landslide. Persons who have made this kind of arrangement for temporary housing may be eligible to apply for reimbursement of camper pad fees or to receive assistance in locating and paying for more suitable temporary housing in the vicinity near their employment. According to Cheryl Crisler, FEMA Individual Assistance Officer, FEMA will assist individuals in locating temporary housing because of the need to be closer to their jobs. This might include finding and paying for motel ac- Kraft, CRAPE JAM or JELLT .... Early California, 300 Can, PITTED OLIVES I9 Green Large Heads SUPER CAULI- 2 CUKES ..for S0 FLOWER H.M 29 GEN. MERCHANDISE Soft White, 60, 75 or 100 GA. LIGHT UL 2.5 Oz. Reg. or Lime, Stick RIGHT GUARD DEODORANT PLEASANT THESE! PRICESARE! EFFECTIVELM .69 All CRIS&PRODUC COT. Jlfii AY125-28I198- 3 ,1 |
