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Show irnr ipgpmm Thursday, March 13, 1997 Messenger-Enterpris- Page e 7 Flooding in Sanpete? Won't know until April By Bruce Jennings A Soil Conservation Service snow survey crew, riding a char- LaMar Jorgensen, who accumulates water data at the Manti office, has in his records: tered helicopter, has returned from In Twelve-Mil- e Canyon, which tine first collection surveys experienced devastating flooding of water related measurements in 1983, there are 27 inches of from critical watersheds in a water in 80 inches of snow at the central Utah area. Mt. Baldy Ranger Station. This is The crew dropped down on 128 percent of the e avcourses in Ephraim, Fairview and erage. Last year at this time Mt. Twelve-Mil- e Canyons and ex- Baldy was about average. At the g Beaver Dams pects to include Manti Canyon in its second flight about the first of there are 12.4 inches of water in the snow pack, 127 percent of April on-si- percent of average, based on 3 1 .6 inches of snow in the drifts. Overall, the winter storms have been more generous with Sanpete yon, has 56 inches of snow, containing 8 inches of water. Thats 130 percent of normal. Headquarters at this time a year ago had 2.4 than its neighboring counties. Reeces Flat, east of Levan in the 1 te five-coun- Measurements were taken at two courses in the Ephraim Canyon watershed. The I leadquarters course, about 0 miles up the can1 ty 1 inches of snow. The Meadows course, close to the summit, with 28.8 inches of water in 92 inches long-tim- of snow, is at low-lyin- 1 50 percent of aver- age. The Mammoth Ranger Station, east of Fairview, tops the central Utah area at 187 This is the data SCS technician five-coun- ty EMS team is Team of the Year' Holding weekly team meetings where plans are made and vj(3 riding. Bail $1,850. March 6: Arno Jensen, 60, Centerfield, was arrested in in their responses: Maybe. Lets wait and see w hat March and April do. A few- hot days in May would make more trouble. They point out that the preparations to handle flooding are now much more adequate than in 3. 1 long-tim- ater-way- canals. The Seely course is subject to winds that make measurements suspect. It now has 17.1 141 percent of Manti Elementary Positive Action Students found 93 inches of snow, with 30.9 inches of water, 155 percent of a erage. Incidentally, people who have been on the Fairview Canyon road, which is kept open all year, give it high marks for a scenic and safe uVl ' - f &X 'T t : mountain-viei nnMiniHM.il L i drive. w Twelve-Mil- Ephraim Middle School 6th grade team members: John Jensen, Marcea Nielson, Vickie Olsen, Eileen Anderson, Kristy Stevens, Lisa Schleuter, Shelly Gottfredson and Martha Olsen. e Canyon was al- most washed away in 1983. The Pinchot Campground was lost in the torrent, large sections of road had to be rebuilt, fields were over Jake Johnson and Brittani Boorman For those who thought couldn't make banking with Zions any more convenient, we just did. SponsorNo Ticket Activities for students who are well behav ed and received no disciplinary actions in a quarter. Sanpete Sheriff Booking Report March 3: Shelly Ann Holman, 33, Fairview, was arrested in Nephi by the Sanpete County Sheriff and charged with, discharge of firearm. Bail $5,o6o. March 6: Kenny E. Hinton, 22, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested in Ephraim by the Mt. Pleasant Police Dept, and charged with Joy- tative shoe course, the survey crew Involvement with teaching leaders. bot- ty 1 average. Across the summit in Fairview Canyon at the Huntington Horse- assignments given which are followed up and completed. Guest instructors brought in to give dance instruction to all the A successfuPRead-a-Tho- n that raised $1,000.00 this year to students. This year line dance inhelp pay for their activities and struction and the macarena were field trips. taught. leadership skills by trainingpeer berry Ranger Station, near the Will there be flooding in the area this spring? The snow survey people are very tenfive-coun- tom of the watershed, there are 1982-8And their advice to county ofonly 9.3 inches of water in the ficials and town mayors is to be 00 an even snow pack percent e sure to have an adequate supply record. of the s Farnsworth Lake is at 122 per- of sandbags and to see that w are 25 clear. Pickle and at cent also provides a much lesser Keg Springs You never know amount to Ephraim via a series of percent. inches of snow, Ephraim Middle Schools 6th grade team recently received the Team of the Year award at the annual Middle Level Conference in Provo. The team was awarded a plaque which will be hung in the building. The school was recognized for the exemplary programs they have in place. The mentioned programs included: The creation of a Home Room block schedule to create flexible time periods and close tracking of their home room students. Development of a6th grade discipline plan that takes care of most of the problems that occur in and outside the classroom. The Student of the Week for outstanding performance in school. Sanpitch Mountains, has 14 inches ofwaterin47 inches of snow, 130 percent of average. This is considered a representative course for Juab Countys irrigated areas. The Seely Creek Ranger Station is located along the Skyline Drive on a watershed that drains mainly into Emery County, but run with sand and gravel. This is better preyear, Twelve-Mil- e still threatened but by its pared, the 27 inches of water stored in 80 inches of snow at Mt. Baldy. Sevier Countys crucial Salina Canyon watershed w as apparently shortchanged ins the distribution of winter snows. At the Goose- March 8: Russell K. Barton, 40, Manti, was arrested in Manti by the Sanpete County Sheriff and charged with DUI and denied drivers license. Bail $5,405. March 9: Skye Louise Fossey, 18, Moab, was arrested in Gunnison CUCF by the Gunnison City Police and charged with poss of methamphetamine and poss of paraphernalia. Bail $5,185.00 March 10: David Leland Shep- Centerfield by the Sanpete County herd, 43, Mt. Pleasant, was arSheriff and charged w ith Lewd- rested by the Sanpete County ness and Lewdness involving a Sheriff east of Moroni and charged with leaving scene of injury accichild. Bail $2,400. March 7: Daniel J. Bills, 34, dent, poss of contr. substance, poss of paraphernalia, expired registraEphraim, was arrested in Ephraim tion, DUI w ith injuries, no proof and Police by the Ephraim City of insurance. Bail $5,085,00. charged with assault. Bail $925. March 10: Lawrence Richard W. McDonald, 8: March Darcy 23, Springville, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by the Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with DUI and denied drivers license. Bail: $2,405. Reese, 20, Roy, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by the Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with DUI, Denied drivers license, poss of drug paraphernalia and no insurance. Bail $2,390.00. A iA iA m uj Announcing our new branch in the Ephraim Kents Market COMG in MID TRY OUT our new pool tmjlct, Were celebrating our Ephraim Zions Bank opening, so stop by our branch inside Kents Market and register to win some cool stuff from our free drawing, first prize is a $100 gilt certificate to Kents Market, second prize is a $50 savings account, and third prize is a savings bank. Zionl Bank will also donate $1 toward Ephraim Elementary School for every account opened. Open six days a week. HOCKGY, fOOTBMi, MID NtCMJC GMIGV!!! NR AMES CiiAMEi (Special pr he Week 2 1 6" 3-it- em pizzas d75 South Main, Inside Kents Market. s16" ZIONS BANK LOTSfl MOTSfl PIZZA 101 S. Main. Manti I M 835-800- 0 I t m h r r F O I C |