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Show i JUNE 22, 1983 Seminar For Kids Is Unique! LAYTON--Oop- SEMINAR FOR Kids is operated by Bonnie Smith and Susan Scheel, offering a variety of educational classes and field trips ranging from Spanish to art to aerospace. is operated by Loralee The Uintah Foundation and provides motivational classes related to developand other personality traits through ment of classes and field trips. we goofed! s, IN OUR enthusiasm to get the word out about summer classes available to interested youngsters, we inadvertently mixed together two different, very distinct programs in last week's editions. "Seminar for Kids and the Uintah Foundation" were both reported in one article giving the impression they are one and the same or connected. Officials at Seminar for Kids assure us that is not the case. De-spa- in self-estee- m THE TWO are both operated independently and provide different services, we reiterate. Program Termed Big Success I Editor's Note: In an article last week we erroneously printed that Seminar For Kids" was connected with Loralee Despain and The lintah Foundation Day Camp. It should be noted that "Seminar For Kids was originated and is run solely by Bonnie Smith and Susan Scheel and is in no way associated or connected with The Lintah Foundation and-o- r Mrs. Despain.) actually be fun! The teacher is excellent and the experiments are fascinating to watch and do. The kids get involved and are quite amazed to have science become a verb instead of a noun! THE class, taught by a docent from Hogle Zoo, has different live animals each week. With armadillos, boa constrictors (safe ones!), etc. in the classroom, learning about mammals, reptiles, etc. becomes fun. OTHER CLASSES available this summer include aerospace, international cooking, unusual art, Spanish, French (fun language classes-t- he youngest French class does the play of the Three Bears in French, learns a French song and dance, plays bingo in French, etc.!). The class sponsored by the Utah Arts Council will build from scratch a replica of a dinosaur! B Classes are offered on different levels: A (grades and C (grades so children are in a comfort(grades able peer group and able to learn at appropriate levels. Only 15 students are allowed in each class. Classes are held on Mondays; most are ons hour a week for six weeks. Field trip(s) related to the class subject bring total class time to hours per session. Classes are set up for optimum learning. ZOO-pendo- Begun only last year, 'Seminar For Kids has experienced what backers term as "great success with classes that are geared to be highly educational, inexpensive, great fun, and taught by handpicked professionals. BONNIE SMITH and Susan Scheel, originators and directors of the organization, wanted high quality summer classes (similar to those at the U. of U.) available to their children and other children throughout Davis County, but at a lower price and without a long drive. "When we started last summer we hoped other parents felt the same way we did, because if the classes didnt fill, our children couldnt take them either! said Mrs. Smith. The response has brought students per session, with many students back for the second summer. non-prof- it six-fo- K-2- ); 6-- 100-15- 0 REACTION TO the program has been exciting", not just from Davis County parents, but from established cational institutions as well, a news release says. edu- 8-- The Utah Arts Council has approved of and is providing d classes and the Bountifunding for some of the ful Art Center (operated through the U. of U. continuing education program) has been made available to Seminar For Kids for their classes. LAST YEAR classes were offered only in Layton but we are excited to be holding classes in both Layton and the Bountiful Art Center this summer,, said Mrs. Scheel. Bountiful area residents are really excited about our program being offered closer to their homes." "Cartooning is one of the most popular classes this summer, noted Mrs. Smith, and the science classes are can always the biggest surprise for the EACH CLASS is $25 plus a small material fee. This includes all materials needed for class plus field trip costs, excepting transportation. Two sessions are held during the summer to accomodate vacations. The first is already underway and will end July 11. The second runs July 22 with most classes repeated identically. Mrs. Scheel noted that many kids take classes both sessions, ...though sometimes they have trouble deciding which classes to take first!. arts-relate- FOR MORE information call Bonnie Smith at 5 Susan Scheel at or Judy Forman at 544-476- 546-113- 2, 544-351- Seminar On Habits Slated CLEARFIELD -- - Geologist Says; Still Potential For Problems Along Wasatch Various ways of changing smoking and eating habits will be explored at a Monday meeting at 12:3Q p.m. at the Davis County Library to be repeated at 4 and 5:30 p.m. DR. V. B. Smith from the Human Growth Services will be the speaker w ith no charge for admittance. Snow Packs Melting Fast 1 1 South News Editor pack at Farmington upper snow course, reports Max Phillips, Soil Conservation -- Service, Layton. ON MAY 26, when the course was read via helicopter, 102 inches of snow contained water in the snow pack at this site. At Chalk Creek No. 1, 69 inches of snow held 30.4 inches of water May 28. Snotel figures show 19.4 inches of water June 9. Eleven inches of water melted out of the snow in 11 days. IT HAS been a long, wet fall, winter and spring. Mud slides have occured in South Weber and East Layton, Baers Canyon, Shepard Canyon, Rudd Creek (the bad one), Steed Creek, etc. The state geological survey said there has been significant soil slippage in all major canyons in Davis Coun- HE NOTED that there are more than 40 potential slide areas above Bountiful and several more in the foothills of Centerville and Farmington. Holbrook Canyon, he said, has the potential of 14 slides; Millcreek has about 15 slide areas with another five in nearby canyons; and Stone Creek area has the potential at this time of nine slides. of federal power would customers UP&L save up to 25 percent on their bills, company officials say, while Kays-vill- e officials emphasize such a change could put municipal power systems out of business. THERES A lot more to that proposal than meets the eye, said Kaysville Mayor Gerald Purdy to many of the countys mayors meeting at HAFB for their monthly session. Reallocation of shares in the federal Western Area Power Administrations Colorado River Project was raised by UP&L officials who want to apply for a part in the reallocations project planned in 1989. PARTICIPATION was limited to city power companies and rural cooperatives when the insystem was set up about 20 years ago and cludes participation by Kaysville and Bountiful in Davis County and about 30 other Utah municipal power firms plus those in other as states. Its allowed some of them--suc- h f. to rates Bountiful-- to lower up by charge one-hal- We would want to do it (reallocation) for our customers (benefit), said Darcie White, vice president for corporate and public relations at UP&L. There's a definite advantage in those rates" and his utility could give such benefit to a large number of customers--two-third- s to three-fourth- of the states s he said. power-user- s, THE FEDS came to the cities and talked them into subsidizing (the new program)," Mr. Thacker explained. At the time it was marginal to buy that power vs. the Kaysville had a tremendous struggle on how much (hydroelectric power) to sign up for. He noted that water power became a major source for municipal power systems and was set up when UP&L was building its own low-cofacilities. They (UP&L) havent suggested we share (power) and I dont see that happening. Many systems will go out of business if reallocations bring major changes, he told the mayors. d. st WERE ABOUT to break even (on the believe it's not fair, not prudent and that it should not be reallocated. We should County Suggests 1 Mill Increase For Flood Fund By MARK FOTHERINGHAM FARMINGTON - Now that crews are busy cleaning up and repairing damages from the recent natural disasters in the county, officials are now turning their thoughts to the important question of financing their efforts. THE FEDERAL disaster declaration, of course, will help tremendously. Under the d- eclaration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be picking up 75 percent of the tab. The only hitch is that the communities have to pay for all of the repairs first before the federal government will step in with reimbursements. il'i Another percent is expected to be handled by state disaster funds. That leaves about an additional 2Vi percent for the cities and county to worry about. GOLNG to take some money. I hope the public ITS extra is aware of that, said County Commissioner Harry Gerlach. I In order to combat costs for flood control and repairs this year, officials are recommending that the flood control mill levy be increased from 2 mills to 3 mills. The increase should add about $450,000 to the flood control budget. A flood control bond may be issued which would then be paid off by the mill levy increase. THE EXTENT of the financial impact will depend largely upon the participation of the Corps of Engineers. Com. Gerlach expects the impact to be concentrated in just this one year rather than spreading it out over the next several years. Com. Glen Saunders said he hopes the mayors and city councils from the unaffected communities will feel good about participating in the financial aspects of the disaster. WE SUGGEST that communities affected by the flooding make additional commitments above and beyond the county-wid- e he added. contributions, I HAVE flown the area for several years and would respond to only a half dozen or so slides a year, and most of these were in areas that could cause no potential damage to life or property. Then in one spring we have so many slides that I lost count after reaching ,000. Its almost unbelievable, even to geologists, what has happened the past few months. The number of slides in Northern Utah is far beyond what I dreamed could be possible. 1 HE NOTED that this area has gone hundreds - maybe even thousands of years -without major slippage. Then in one season we experience one of the largest slides ever recorded (Thistle slide) and many other destructive slides. Canyon Theres one slide up that is even larger than the one that buried Thistle, said Mr. Kaliser. But this slide is in a remote area with no threat to life or structures so we arent paying much attention to it. -- le HE SAID mud slides, such as the one down Rudd Creek in Farmington, have caused a situation that could be very conducive to flash flooding in the future. Its a scientific phenomenon there are so many slides in northern Utah and in some sites where slides should never occur, he said. Theres been no slippage in Rudd Canyon for hundreds of years and the U.S. Corps of Engineers just a few years ago failed to recognize the site as a potential slide area. THERE IS no relationship between the recent floods and an potential earthquake, but if we should get an earthquake in this area - even a minor jolt it would be said Mr. Kaliser. The mountains are extremely wet and unstable more so than we have experiand it wouldnt enced in recent history take much to bring a massive slide tumbling down. UP&L Wants Public Power n Mr. Kaliser stressed that the rash of mud slides all over northern Utah is "extremely rare. THERES still a great deal of material left in the channels of most canyons and there is a potential of future slides if we he said. continue to get wet weather, still hazards are the prevelent Actually, and will be for several more years. Mr. Kaliser said one of the fears facing geologists today is that of an earthquake. IRRIGATION water will be plentiful in areas served by HAFB-Reallocatio- he said. - who SPOOKY BECAUSE Mr. Kaliser has been monitoring the floods and slides of northern Utah, including Davis County theres a high potential of more to come. Mr. Kaliser laid it on the line as he stressed the importance of a continued watch on potential trouble spots along the Wasatch Front. Hopefully we wont get another slide or flood, but the potential is still there, he said. 51.8 inches of water. The SNOTEL electronic reading June 9 showed 29.2 inches of catastrophic. In spite of flood waters flowing in the streets, some irrigation systems are still inoperative. Some crops especially vegetables need water. Things should be looking better by the time you read this. IT WOULD mean a reduction in rates ora lower rate of increase that he put at 25 percent possible. We believe the law allows this to be done, Mr. White continued. We are not opening a battle against the other entities but our interests do appear to conflict, he added. We of course resent the reallocation plans, Kaysville City Administrator John Thacker said. We believe its not fair because in the 1960s the funding was structured so in the next 20 years the taxpayer would pay for for irrigation (facilities construction)-al- so (water) and for future (needs). Sometimes Mother Nature takes over theres very little you can do to stop her," BOUNTIFUL - It was a little bit spooky listening to state geologist Bruce N. Kaliser address the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce at the regular membership meeting last Wednesday noon. ty, ranging from minor to By TOM BUSSELBERG and it would be humanly impossible to remove the debris from the canyon creek channels because of a potential flood. By GARY R. BLODGETT During days. May 26 to June 9, about 22.6 inches of water melted out of the snow - -- - continue our relationship with the hydroelectric power, he continued. Mr. White said that investment was by the U.S. taxpayer and called the amount collected from municipal power sources only a small fraction of whats needed to pay it off. Other power could be purchased from the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) or the et-Bonanza facility in eastern Utah, he said, but at higher cost than the Colorado River Project. IT ISNT a case of putting out of business. Its a case of holding costs down, he said. Monopolies will expand and the comparison point needs to be kept between UP&L and municipal power, he said further, noting rates charged by municipal power companies dont have to take investors into account, (as UP&L does). catos-trophi- c, - HE SAID the prediction of potential floods and slides is much more difficult to forecast than the weather because of the great number of factors to consider. And theres no computer to calculate the potential results, he said. Unfortunately, anything can happen. It may be next week, or next year-- - or never in our lifetime. Many of the slides in northern Utah this spring are known to be masses of earth that had slipped before, but it was probably hundreds or even thousands of years ago. HE EMPHASIZED that there was no more advance warning that anyone could have given for the recent slides. We anticipated a high stream flow because of the excessive snowpack and two years of wet weather, but no one could have predicted the intensity of this runoff and the subsequent slides. They were an act of nature that went far beyond our beliefs, he said. Deser- MR. KALISER noted that he and others had monitored the potential flood areas days in advance of the floods. I flew a television-owne- d helicopter over the foothills of Davis County and spotted several cracks in the earth. I immediately reported these findings to Mr. (John) Zip-prcounty emergency prepardness director, but there was nothing anyone could do. LAYTON MAYOR Lewis G. Shields said he felt presentations should be made to each city council asking for support or denial of the petition. And North Salt Lakes Mayor Robert Palmquist said only one side would be aired if UP&L officials appeared with the group agreeing both municipal power companies and UP&L should prepare arguments for city councils review. County Com. Harold Tippetts indicated the commission had reviewed the petition but decided mayors should have a chance to provide input. MR. KALISER noted that the Wasatch Front Range is very steep which allowed the recent slide in Farmington to reach the community. Slides in Utah are rare, compared to California where part of the hillside slips away almost every year. He emphasized that about 99 out of 100 slides do not cause damage and those few that do reach the population have such slow slippage (about 5 miles per hour) that adequate warning for evacuation is usually o, real-locati- WE CANT shoot down the potential slide areas, like they do with avalanches, Photo Deadline Wed. 6:00 p.m. Lurk In (Cmwym By MARK FOTHERINGHAM FARMINGTON Although monitoring efforts are slacking off a bit, there are still dangers lurking in the canyons above Davis County. Flood control officials met in Farmington last week to review the status of the canyons and discuss federal air proce- dures. ONE GOOD sign seems to be that the streams are not quite so muddy as they were. Most of the waters now have cleared up considerably, said Davis County Engineer Glenn Austin. "Hazards still exist, however, and probably will for some time, said Mr. Austin. He specifically mentioned Rudd Creek where new cracks were still being identified in blocks of land above the stream bed. I DONT know if the homes at the mouth of the canyon should or could ever be reoccupied, he added. Although area residents have been allowed back in their homes to retrieve valuables, V, some have not gone home to live since the first slide on Memorial Day. Weve observed so many slides up in the mountains, we couldnt begin to number them all, said Mr. Austin. He reported that several slides had occured up Farmington Creek but that only the Rudd Creek slides have come low enough to hit populated areas. THERE IS still a lot of water to come out of the canyons, he especially Millcreek, added. The countys technical committee on flood related problems has been flying over the canyons, checking danger spots every day since the flooding began. Mr. Austin explained that there is a lot more snow in the mountains than is readily visible from the valley floor. Its deceiving when you look from here. There are huge basins in back of this rocky face where a lot of the debris comes from, he said. WE STILL cant even see the water channels up in Parrish Creek; theyre still under snow. He reported that movements of earth had been noticed at the snow line. There remains an enormous snowpack still to come down, he said. He added that the technical committee would remain active as long as there is danger of more slides or flooding. The county can only hope that no turther disasters strike while officials map out plans to repair existing flood damages. THE CITIES and the county are both groping for nation and direction, coordiaccord- IN DETERMINING disaster costs, Com. Glen Saunders recommended that cities work together rather than as separate entities. One of our major concerns is that stream channels know no city boundaries, he said. He explained that there were numerous forms to fill out in determining costs for federal assistance. It is desirable that we work together, filling out one application per channel rather than by city, he added. FLOOD CONTROL ing to County Commissioner Harold Tippetts. We want to put together a cohesive plan. We dont want to duplicate effort. Com. Harry Gerlach outlined the problem left to be addressed. The first hurdle will be determining the actual cost of the disaster. Second, we need to make an inventory of our major channels and determine how best to rehabilitate or repair them. The third problem will be financing the repairs. t offi- cials recommend that each major channel be evaluated by a separate team of representatives from each affected city. Com. Saunders cautioned that the assessment forms should be filled out completely, thoroughly and as soon as possible. First we need to evaluate our immediate needs to get the Army Corps of Engineers involved, said Com. Tippetts. THERE IS so much damage unincorporated areas of the county that officials fear county equipment and man in the power alone wont be able to handle it all. We will probably have to take bids from private contrac- tors for help, said Com. Saunders. "There is a greater risk of not being able to recoop the costs than if we did it all ourselves, but we need to get the work done. THERE MAY be some con- troversy regarding how stream channels are rehabilitated. Many of the available federal programs are geared to repair the channels according to preflood specifications. We dont just want to place what fore, didnt work rebe- said Centerville Adm- inistrator Mark Palesh. Weve learned a lot since the disaster began. MOST COUNTY officials agree that rebuilding closed culverts would in most cases be undesirable. Almost without exception, closed culverts have given us problems, said Com. Saunders. The problem is that there is no easy way to clean out a closed culvert when it gets plugged up. Open or surface channels can be dredged with a backhoe when debris fills them. IF THE county opts for betterment rather than just re- placement of the stream channel facilities, there is a danger that the federal agencies will not contribute to the extra costs. We will have to pick up the extra costs if we go over flood map specifications, said Com. Saunders. The federal people will handle each application on a case by case basis. Where rules dont apply to specifics, they said they would bend over backwards to help us out, he added. FLOOD CONTROL officials would also like to see more debris and silting basins installed to avert future disasters. Com. Saunders feels that the natural channels would have adequately handled the high runoff this year if debris and silt hadnt filled the channels up. |