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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1993 Dates: July 8,9,10, 50 a VOLUME 107 NUMBER 35 13-1- 7 Mamtl LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1993 copy Snowpack varies between 107 and 144 of average 1984 was 19.4 inches of water, which was then 158 percent of normal. BY BRUCE JENNINGS There is plenty of water in the mountainshed. That is the summary of the first Soil Consersnow survation Service e which conducted was last vey The Headquarters course in Ephraim Canyon has 71 inches of snow, with 14.2 inches of water, for 144 percent. on-sit- weekend. Across the Ephraim summit The crews flew onto the high mountain watersheds by helicopter and gather data at several at the Seely Creek Ranger Sta- tion the snow is 64 inches deep, and contains 13.8 inches of wa- locations. ter. That is 140 percent of nor- The data for Sanpete shows the water in the snowpack varying between 107 and 144 percent of the long-tim-e averages. Ranger Station course has 81 inches of snow, with 18.4 inches of water, for 125 percent and the e Huntington-Horseshocourse has 78 inches of water, with 21.3 inches of water, for 118 percentof normal. The Gunnison Reservoir had 6400 acre feet ofwater in storage in 1992 at this time. It now has 2130 feet in storage for the same date this year. mal. No measurements were taken at two locations in Twelve Mile Canyon, an area ravaged by floods ten years ago. SCS technician LaMar Jorgensen has supplied the same data for the same date in 1984, the most notorious of the "flood years in the last decade. Here are the figures for Sanpete The ML Baldy course, near the top of the canyon, has 82 inches of snow, with 20.2 inches of water. That measures 117 percent of average. 1984s average was 163 percent The Beaver Dams, low in Twelve Mile Canyon, has 43 inches of snow, containing 10.5 inches of water, for 107 percent The helicopter also took the County: At the Meadows course in Ephraim Canyon there are 82 inches of snow containing 20 inches of water. That is 117 percent of average, and about double the amount for the last three years combined. The figure for survey crew to two Fairvie w Can- yon courses. The Mammoth The survey crew also gathered data at two neighboring counties. The snow depth at Reeces Flats, east of Levan in Juab County is 51 inches, with 11.2 inches of water, for 125 percent of average. Data was also gathered at three sites in Sevier Countys critical Salina Canyon watershed. Farnsworth Lake has 64 inches of snow, with 15.5 inches of water, 120 percent; Gooseberry Ranger Station has 41 inches of snow, with 10.1 inches of water, 115 percent; and Picklekeg Springs has 65 inches of snow, 14.6 inches of water, 125 percent Receive Young Womanhood Award receive Academic All-Sta- Three young ladies of the Manti 1st Ward .have received their Young Womanhood Recog- te in delegate to Washington, D.C., and a Sterling Scholar candidate nition Awards. in Mathematics. They are: Shauna Johnson, daughter of Glen and Carolyn Johnson; Robyn Eliason, daughter of John and Barbara Eliason; and Karen Barton, daughter of Donald and Barbara Sue Barton. She enjoys snowboarding, waterskiing, cliff repelling, and reading. Robyn Eliason is a senior at Manti High School. She has been enrolled in Seminary for four years and plans to graduate in May. Robyn has been involved in many school activities. She has been a varsity cheerleader for two years, and participated this yearintheNafional Cheerleading CompetitioninDallas, Texas. She plays softball for the Templars where last year the team won the AH three young women were presented their medallions at sacrament meeting on February 28,1993. Shauna Johnson is a senior at Manti High School, where she has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Shauna has been a member of the softball team, tennis team, State Championship. She has been on the honor roll all quarters ofher high school years, and is a member ofthe National Honor Society. She plans to continue her education at Snow College after graduatioa Karen Barton is currently the Laurel Class President, and Camp Award, and is a fourth year Seminary student As a senior at Manti High School, she has been a cheerleader for four years, was the 1992 Homecoming Queen, and was a member ofthe Junior Prom Royalty. She attended Close-U- p in Washington, D.C., is a member of the National Honor Society, and is the Sterling Scholar candidate for Social Sciences. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA the last three years. Karenis also the currentMiss Manti, hasher4-yea- r Named as Top Templars Two members of Manti Highs graduatingclass,KariLyn Schiffman and Ryan Anderson, bring a wide range of outstanding achievement in both the classroom and other activities to their election as this quarters Top Templars. KariLyn Schiffman is the daughter of Lynn and Karen Schiffman of Ephraim. A senior at Manti High School, she has maintained a GPA of 3.79 during her four years there. She has been on the tennis team, in the band, and in the chamber choir, where she often accompanies the choir on the piano. She played the lead in the play Calamity J ane" in 199 and played a role in the produc 2, Robyn Eliason tion ofOklahoma"thisyear. She has participated in numerous musical competitions and earned superior ratings in piano solos and vocal performance. She has written and performed original compositions for community and church programs. She is this years Sterling Scholar candidate in the category of Music for Manti High School. Ryan Anderson is the son of Elliot and Janet Anderson of Ephraim. He has lettered two years in football, basketball and baseball at Manti High, while maintaining a 3.6 GPA. Favorite subjects include college algebra, English, history, calculus, physics and chemistry. Lynn SchifTman (far right), holds the plaque Snow College received last week from the Six County Economic Development District The award was presented by Mayor Robert Steele (left) Chariman of SCEDD and was of theSCEDD. Snow College Vocational Director Claudia Jarrett Is also on hand to receive the award for the college. Vice-chairm- Snow College receives regional Economic Development Award BY DEAN O'DRISCOLL The Six County Economic Development District (SCEDD) held their annual recognition banquet in Richfield last Thursday night to honor those people and groups who they feel contribute heavily to the economic development in the area. Snow College received the Regional Karen Barton BY DIANA RASMUSSEN Representatives from the Sanpete Conservation District were among nearly 2,000 leaders who met in Orlando, Florida for the 47th annual convention of the National Association of Conservation District (NACD) on They were joined February by their counterparts through the U.S. and its territories. 1. The highlight ofthe meeting was the signing ofahistoric document reaffirming the commitment of conservation districts, and their state and federal partners, to work together to deliver quality natural resource management assistance to local citizens. The document, signed by the leaders of NACD, outlined their set of guiding principles. Our goal, now that weve returned home, is to translate these concepts into concrete action noted Arthur King, director in the Sanpete SCD. "In coming months, we will be assessing the effectiveness of our local operations and working to strengthen our cooperative relationship with our partners at USDA and Utah Association of Conservation Districts." The conventions keynote message was delivered by Jody Powell, chairman of the public affairs firm Powell Tate and former press secretary to President Jimmy Carter. Powell noted that widespread public concern about the quality of the nations environment presents an unprecedented challenge for conservation districts. This opens a tremendous window of opportunity agement," Powell said. The NACD Council, comprised of delegates from 54 states 4 I..- -, KariLyn Schiffman Award signifying outstanding strength and support to (he region through its economic development programs. The award was presented by SCEDD ChairHobert Steele at the Days Inn in Richfield. Snow College Economic Development Director Lynn Schiffman and Vocational Education Director Claudia Jarrett were on hand to receive the award for the college. The school was also recognized for providing secondary educational opportunities to area students. There were awards made to individuals in each county as well as a beautification award which went to ML Pleasant City. Conservation District officials attend national meeting toyou,aslongstandingadvocates of sound natural resource man: an and territories, met during the convention to shape association policies for 1993, based on input from conservation leaders at the state and local levels. Wetlands protection, water quality, the federal Endangered Species Act, and federal funding for natural resource programs were among the critical issues the Council addressed. Eugene and Nancy Jensen of Centerfield also attended. Eu gene is azone director andNancy is President of the Utah Ladies Auxiliary. A year ago, our local area was awarded a six-coun- ty Resource Conservation and Development Council, Called the Panoram aland RC&D." Arthur King commented that this council is made up of a coordinator, a commissioner from each county, a mayor from each county, and a SCD director from each county. Jenny Watson, Showing items used for a fundraiser are local Kristine Cox, Zina Bennlon, Kara Young and Krlstyn Dyreng. ers plan fundraising activities for Leadermete 4-H- ers 4-- H fundraisers are in progress in Sanpete County to raise money for leaders to attend Leadermete and a combined Western Regional Leaders Forum. This is an annual event in the program. However, this is a once in leadermete years event being about a hosted in Utah. This forum will be a chance for local leaders to participate and get a great deal of personal, leadership and project training. One of the projects is the sale of bookmarks. Along with the 4-- H 4-- purchase of a bookmark, persons will qualify for a drawing of a beautiful porcelain doll donated by Melva Lund of Gunnison, and an afghan donated by Ruth King of Ephraim. H 12-ye- ar Prizes will be displayed in the window of Jensens Store, Mai n Street, Manti. Winners will be announced on KMTI AM650 Radio on March 9th at 7 20 a.m. If you wish to purchase bookmarks, contact your local leaders, youth, or call the exten4-- H sion office 835-215- 1. |