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Show Page 8 50 Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, October 7, 1999 e years of weather reporting vice employees provide daily high and low temperatures and daily precipitation values. The weather information recorded at this station is archived at the National Climatic Data Center every month. The National Weather Service Institutional presented a Award to the United States Forest Service in Ephraim, Utah on September 28th. The U.S. Forest Service, in The volunteer w Happy eather observ- ers regularly and conscientiously contribute their time in order for their weather obscrv ations to provide the vital information needed to define the climate in their arThe weather equipment re- eas. It is due to the work of these mained at the same location (1.2 volunteer weather observers that miles southeast of the Post Office) the nations meteorologists can from 1949 until 1996 when it was prov ide information such as av er-afrost-fre- e moved to the new U S F.S. office dates, record high OfPost and low temperatures, normal high (0.5 miles north of the 50-ye- ar cooperation with the National Weather Service, began taking daily temperature and precipitation readings in September of 1949. The weather station has Birthday! Elliotts Pharmacy Messenger-Enterpris- e to all Manti Elementary students celebrating birthdays in the month of October! Harmons Hardware Main Auto Millers Bakery Universal Impression Manti Telephone Co. AsK ge been located at the Sorensens Field Station in Ephraim until 1996 when the equipment was moved to the new Forest Service Office on the north side of town. This birthday wish provided by the following PTA supporters: ' man Ui if ivi b- - Stars Gymnastics I Manti Grocery Birthday Club Barclay Mechanical Services Flix Video in Ephraim Fat Jacks Pizza in Ephraim Towne Theater in Ephraim Kents Market in Ephraim McDonalds of Ephraim Malt Shop in Ephraim KMTI fice). and low temperatures, normal A little history about the Na- rainfall and snow fall amounts, and tional Weather Service Coopera-ti- v many other normals, av crages, and e Weather Observer Program is extremes of weather information. m order. The first extensive netThese weather records are Past weather observers at the Ephraim, Sorensens Field station include; Paul E Hansen, 1949 to 1969, and Gary Jorgensen, 1969 to the present work of cooperative weather stations was set up in the 1890s as the result of an act of Congress in 890 that established the Weather Bureau. Today, there are more than ,000 volunteer cooperativ e weather observers scattered over the 50 states, taking weather observations seven days a week used constantly to answer questions and guide the actions of public agencies, agricultural and com- Star Theater in Gunnison mercial organizations, and Weather records also form a basis for preparedness for national and local emergencies by providing statistics such as the recency of flooding, tornadoes, throughout the year. In Utah, there hail storms, and severe wind are more than 200 cooperative events. weather stations. 1 The 50 Year Institutional indi-vidual- 1 1 Award states that the Forest Service started recording weather information in September 1 949. The weather station consists of temperature and precipitation equipment. The U.S. Forest Ser s. Sara Anderson, Carrie Cox, Daniel Cox, Shelbie Finn, Bliss Fitzgerald, Soapy Harr, Bryan Hintze, Angelia Layton, Nichole Madsen, Colton Miller, Taecee Miller, Joshua Mitchell, Aaron Rehn, Ben Rigtrup, Casey Shipley, Amanda Simons, Jayme Taylor, Taylor Thayne, Kati Tucker, Sarah Tukuafu, Anna Young, Naomi Young, Brayden Allen, Theo Fitzgerald, Desiree Allen, Daniel Pratt, Michael Reeves, Connor Queen, Dillon Simons, Rachel Opoulos, Kara Richey If you would like to donate or help the 1 contact Marilynn Hurst PTA, 835-010- erf Guonnison Valley DHospotal Vs s. People travel for miles to Gunnison because of the quality of care they consistently receive at Gunnison Valley Hospital, both from the physicians and hospital staff. We welcome the opportunity to serve you with your healthcare needs. Gary Jorgensen and Paul Hansen, recently awarded Institutional Award by U.S. Forest Service. Greg Rosenvall, Administrator 50-Ye- ar WEATHER for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. 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