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Show The Voice of Sanpete County Volume Ninety-fou- MT. PLEASANT, UTAH r 84647 - April 23, 1986 Number Seventeen Price 30 In Ephraim Canyon assive mud slide buries $100,000 diversion structure EPHRAIM A state of economic disaster was declared by the Ephraim City Council when a massive landslide in Cottonwood Canyon about four miles east of the c city buried the citys diversion structure last week. The council has asked Governor Norman Bangerter to declare the area a disaster as the city has not only lost the $100,000 water diversion structure, it has lost nearly all of the use of its hydro-electrplant which provides about half of Ephraims power. The city is now buying power from other sources, still paying for its facilities which are not bringing hydro-electri- ic in Officer Lynn Wilson and Sharon Sevy stand on the road to Ephraims water diversion structure. By Monday the massive mud slide had buried the structure under 60 feet of mud and debris. any income. The slide, which began last Wednesday buried the diversion structure which delivers water from Ephraim Creek through a pipeline under about 60 to the hydro-plan- t feet of mud, was still moving some Monday, officials said. However, by Monday the slide has stabilized, its descent slowed and with the warmer weather was beginning to dry out. However, there was concern over others slides in the same area according to Emergency Management Coor- dinator Sharon Sevy. The slide covered an area about a half mile wide at the top and pushed rocks, trees and mud into the creek at the base of the canyon. Some water had backed up, but not enough to cause any concerns over flooding at this point as water is flowing over the debris. Mrs. Sevy said the mudslide was a relatively new one although it may have moved some last year. It is about 100 feet wide at the bottom and about 600 feet long. The canyon has been the site of numerous slides since Utah entered this inordinately wet period in the fall of 1982. Most slides in previous years have caused problems for the citys culinary water line, but Wednesdays slide stopped the flow of irrigation water allocated to the hydro-planCulinary water is still going through the plant but the city is now buying power to supplement what the crippled facility cannot produce. t. Institutional Leon Lister council to meet Chamber names new director Leon Lister, MX. PLEASANT a foimer Salt Lake banker, was announced as the executive director for the newly organized Chamber of Commerce at a meeting held Tuesday night. The announcement was made by Mont Wheeler, a member of the board of directors who conducted the meeting. Under the new organization, the board was directed to name an executive director. Plans are to assign various committee chairmanships to other Chamber of Commerce members. five-memb- In addition to Wheeler, Dr. Bruce Larsen, Dirk Smith, Laura Beck and Worth Allred make up the board. the bylaws of Plans are to the organization, set dues and solicit businessmen to officially join the chamber. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. at city hall. All businessmen and townspeople who are interested in promoting Mt. Pleasant are invited to attend. Wheeler told the 12 businessmen attending the meeting that they need to be committed to working for the community and to follow up and get things done. We can make the Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce the best in the state, all we need to do is change attitudes." He said he was excited about the meetings which have been held and the enthusiasm generated by the citys businessmen. In announcing Listers appointment, Wheeler said he was not only a successful businessman but as a former president of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce he would have the expertise and insight which would help Mt. Pleasant's organization. In accepting the position Lister said he had no business interest here but that he was interested in the city and liked the people. I have worked a lot with people on an individual basis and through the LDS Church, he said and added that his goal is to get to know the community better. He also stressed that there has to be a change in attitude and stressed that the only one who can change an attitude is each individual. working for community development and suggested several areas the Lister stressed could work on the benefit the city. Among the suggestions were more promotions, working to increase economic development, cleanup and beautification, taking part in politics, and working to provide more community recreation. He also urged involving all businesses regardless of size and beginning a membership drive. chamber EPHRAI- M- Snow Colleges Institutional Council will be meeting this Friday, April 25, on Snows ampus, according to President Steven Bennion. This is the monthly meeting of the council which in most cases is held off campus, Dr. Bennion said. An executive committee meeting will precede the regular meeting. Dr. Gary Carlston, Logan, Superintendent of Schools in Davis County, is chairman of Snows Council. No power outages resulted from closing down the hydro facility. Mayor Robert Warnick and members of the council toured the area during the week. The mayor said the area was above the slide which occurred three years ago. He said he was concerned with the economic impact the slide was having on the citys power producing facilities. City officials are also concerned with several other smaller slides in the same area. An area on the south side of the creek is also has shown some slippage and the slide which damaged the Ephraim Canyon Road three years ago also appears to be moving and could again pose a threat to the road. More file County commission battle heats up With filing dates over state and county offices, candidates will be anticipating state MANTI for most and county conventions in their respective parties. The Republican Convention will be held at 8 p.m. May 9 in the Sanpete County Courthouse. The Democratic Convention is scheduled May 19 also at the courthouse. If more than two candidates have filed under the same party for the same office, at least one of those candidates will be eliminated at the convention. If any one candidate receives 70 percent of the vote he will be the lone candidate representing the party on the Nov. general election ballot and no primary election will be held. Where two candidates from the same party remain running for the same office following the convention, a primary election will be held to chose the candidate to represent the party in the general election. The primary election would be held Aug. 19. r In the race for county two-yea- commissioner, three candidates filed under the Republican ticket, Mont Wheeler, Mt. Pleasant, and Robert Bessey and Ted Crisp, both Manti. One of these candidates will be eliminated at the Republican convention and if one candidate receives 70 percent of the delegate votes, two candidates will be eliminated and the candidate will not face a primary election. Under the Democratic ticket, Glen Mt. Pleasant, is Hardwick, challenging incumbent Newton Donaldson, Moroni. If neither candidate receives 70 percent of the delegate votes at the county convention, both mens names will appear on a primary ballot to determine the candidate for the November election. Two candidates have also filed under the Democratic ticket for four-yea- r county commissioner, Hal Jensen, Ephraim, and Ed Painter, Spring City. These candidates will also be voted on in the county to page 2 Neighborhood mass meetings slated Monday MT. PLEASANT Mass meetings for both Republicans and Democrats to determine delegates for the upcoming county conventions, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 28. At the mass meetings, each district will elect a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer and at least three committeemen. The district will also nominate delegates for the state convention. One hundred delegates elected at mass meetings will attend the county convention. In Mt. Pleasant, Democratic mass meeting will be held at City Hall, according to Lyle Klotz. All three meet will voting districts be will delegates separately. Eight elected from District 1; eight from District 2 and 10 from District 3 for a total of 26 delegates. Republican mass meetings will be held at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Center. Milbum Republicans will meet at the Donna Brunger residence. In Moroni, Democratic mass meetings for Moroni, Fountain Green and Wales will be combined at the Moroni City Hall. Republican meetings will also be at City Hall. In Spring City, Democratic mass meetings for Spring City and Chester will be held at Spring City Hall. Twelve delegates will be elected from Spring City and two from Chester. Manti Republicans will meet at the city complex auditorium at 8 p.m., according to Carolyn Bessey. Other mass meeting locations not available at presstime should have been posted by precinct chairmen in conspicuous public places April 22. Mud and debris slowly covered the Ephraim Citys water diversion structure last week and not only caused $100,000 damages but left the city without most of the use of its newly-buihydro facilities. Irrigation water was diverted through the structure and through lt plant down the canyon. Officials say the structure and fall of the pipeline were engineered for the present location. Relocating the structure will require redesigning the entire project. a pipeline to the hydro Photo by Alma Lund. Spring City students to be fingerprinted 7Vr ff! L ; 7 ,, Hs rv-iwf, f ' " ' '' - Pleasant Elementary School held their annual Arbor two gold (weeping) observance Monday, April 21. by planting included remarks by Mayor The playground'. program wmnwsMst of the Reed Miller and Amoir Deuel PTA president Cheryl Peterson, Principal dedicated Valerie Stewart t president-elecPTA a student Nathan Potter included the Mt. Pleasant Youth the program attending Others the trees PTA officers, students Council Arbor Day chairman Howard DenHartog. 26, at 9 a.m. the city is asking citizens to April On Saturday. and teachers. trees. come out to the city park and help plant ttiiHpnts from Mt. ' SPRING CIT- Y- The Sanpete County Sheriffs Department will be at the elementary school on Thursday, April 24 to fingerprint Spring Citys students. The fingerprinting will be for kindergarten through fifth grade only according to Marilyn Allred, Parent Teacher Organization President. The fingerprints will be given to the parents. Some water is backing up behind the massive mud slide in Ephraim Canyon but is flowing over the debris. As long as water continues to get through the about debris city officials are not concerned below. the in valley backup causing flooding stabalized. Monday the slide had apparently |