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Show April showers bring - Those April showers more snow than rain have improved the water prospects for Sanpete and its neighboring counties, with the lower elevations still below normal but the higher elevations showing an e water content in the above-averag- snow pack. This good news was conveyed in electronic sno-treports for several locations. el end-of-Ap- The Soil Conservation Service chartered a helicopter that takes snow survey crews onto the high mountain courses wasnt able to fly last week: the cloud cover on the high elevations too dense. But the hel icopter was flying this week and more detailed . . . good news information than that supplied by snow-t- el will soon be available. And that information will undoubtedly show that April, over the years the most generous water month, will have lived up to its reputation, SCS people predict. g snow-te- l At two content water is the stations, still below normal. At the Beaver Dams in Twelve Mile Canyon, snow-te- l reported 6.7 inches of water in the snow cover. Thats low-lyin- 80 percent of average. The report for the Gooseberry Ranger Station in Salina Canyon showed 2.8 inches of water in the snow. Thats 42 percent Higher on the watersheds, the water situation was markedly better. The report for the Seeley 4 Creek Ranger Station, over the summit east of Ephraim, has 12.5 inches of water in the snow. Thats 74 percent of average. The report for the Mammoth-Cotto- n site east of Fairview has 20.9 inches of water in the snow, 115 percent of normal. The Pickle Keg Spring snow-te- mL. i . A ' .:: l in Salina Canyon reported 17.0 inches of water. Thats 100 percent of normal for the first of May. And at Farnsworth Lake, also in the Salina Canyon drainage, the 21.7 inches of water figure out at 98 percent. The heavy - ' v TMm Y ' .T , . winds that accompanied the April showers caused considerable drifting on the mountains, according to the reports. Winter scene looks kind of unusual for April 30, but thats the was it is this year. Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1991 Dates: July 11, 12, 13 and 16 thru 20 50s a copy Volume 105 Number 43 MANT1, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1991 1 Mary Lois Madsen steps down as County Extension Home Economist Mary Lois Madsen, USU Extension Home Economist in Sanpete County for the past 20 years, will be retiring in May. There will be an open house held in her honor on Monday, May 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Courthouse in Manti in the Commissioners room on the upper level Everyone is invited. The program in Sanpete has County expanded in many her under supervision and ways felt the have many youth influence of and have in participated many county, activities state, and national and trips. leaders also have been trained in skills and leadership and have attended many forums throughout the 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- New studentbody officers at Snow College: Jill Petersen, Senator; Rachel Ure, Executive Vice President; Carrie Andersen, Activities Vice President; Larry Cox, President. Not pictured: Kelly Peterson and Jason Baker, Senators. United Snow College names new studentbody officers for 1991-9- 2 because there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Larry attended Snow for one quarter before leaving on his mission and now that he is back he sees several things that he would like to help accomplish in his new position. My number one priority is to get more of the Executive Vice President, Rachel students involved and informed Ure; Activities Vice President, about what is going on here at Carrie Andersen; and the Snow. I can also see a need for Sophomore Senators are Jason more housing and more access Baker, Jill Petersen and Kelly to computers... both have been Peterson. improving, but we still need to work on them. Larry Cox was born and raised in Manti, Utah. The son football player The of David and Kathy Cox started Scout and definitely likes Eagle working on the family farm at to and set then work goals an early age, where he learned them. towards Larry achieving the meaning of hard work. After graduating from Manti High is working towards an associate School Larry spent three and a degree and plans to major in half months in the Utah National business administration. Guard. He then served an LDS The new Executive Vice Mission in the Brazil Sao Paulo President is Orem native Rachel South Mission. When I got Ure. Rachel is the daughter of back from my mission I knew Paul and Aleen Ure of Orem. that I wanted to get more Rachel gained years of involved in what was going on in student experience at Snow, said Larry. It feels government during her four really good to win, but now that years at Orem High School. She the elections are over I feel a served as Freshman Publicity different kind of nervousness Chairman, Sophomore Class Late Friday night the Snow College Student body found out who their new student officers will be for the next school year. The winners were announced around 11 p.m. during a dance Friday. Hie new officers are Student Body President, Larry Cox; All-Sta- te Institute open house set The general public is cordially invited to attend an open house for the new addition to the LDS Institute of Religion BuildingonFriday,May3,1991 from 6 - 8 p.m. A new chapel, new classrooms, restrooms, etc., have been added, according to Michael W. Bawden, Institute Director. Meeting the needs of the students is what it is all about, Bawden said. It is exciting to see the growth of Snow College and the students interested in Institute Classes. This facility is in constant use for learning and activities. Many students make the Institute their Home Away From Home." The Activities Vice President is Carrie Andersen. Carrie, the daughter of Todd and Valerie Andersen comes to Snow from Alta High School in Salt Lake City. Carrie is a sophomore this year and is currently the secretary for the 2 Council Inter-Clu- b in the involved and is Activities Committee. All three of the Sophomore Senators elected last week come to Snow from South-Centr- al Utah. Jill Petersen, daughter of Jim and Janice Petersen, attended Manti High School. She was an officer in the National Honor Society, attended girls state and played on the tennis team. She also taught piano for two years and coached a youth softball team. Jill is the current Miss Manti. While at Snow College, Jill has earned a spot on the Deans list, a part of the Miss Snow Royalty and a position with the LD Singers. Jill feels it will be an honor to serve as a Senator to represent Snow College. Jason has lived in Ephraim since he was 13 years old. While at Manti High School he was called to be the president of the Manti LDS Seminary Student Council. He also served in the Model United Nations program . (Continued on Page 2) microwave cooking will be long remembered. Many Idea Fairs were held under her direction as well as Family Life Conferences. She has brought many Extension specialists to the County as well as other noted speakers. She is a mem Ber of the Utah Association of Extension Home Economists and has served as president of that organization. She has received the Extension Home Economist of the Year award from the UHEA and the Distinguished Service Award in the National Association of Extension Home Economists and the National Association. In 2990 she was awarded the NAEHE Florence Hall Award. 4-- Sanpete County. Her many ol 1991-9- States. In home economics Mrs. Madsen has had a lasting influence upon the residents of Secretary, Junior Class Vice President, and Student Body Vice President. Rachel was involved in six sports while attending Orem and is a strong believer in inter-schointramurals. She served on Senator Orrin Hatchs Youth Advisory Committee. for H workshops of upholstery, nutrition, money management, speed tailoring, units, and her recognition. H She and her daughters traveled to Chicago where she received She is married to Jack G. Madsen and they reside in Mayfield. They have seven children and 26 grandchildren. Drought, reduced stream flow forces closure of Electric Lake to fishing The Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced this week the emergency fishing closure of Electric Lake in Emery County. The closure, banning all fishing activity, takes effect on Saturday, April 27, and includes both Electric Lake and its tributaries. Electric Lake is Utahs only source of Strawberry cutthroat trout eggs, making this population of fish extremely important to the states sport fisheries program, says Kevin Christopherson, DWR regional fisheries manager. Five years of drought and reduced stream inflow at Electric Lake have greatly impacted natural reproduction of cutthroat trout DWRs sampling results show a drastic reduction in numbers of spawning adults over the past two years. The few remaining spawners are extremely vulnerable to angler harvest as they move into shallow staging areas in preparation for their spring run. This situation has been aggravated by the decline in Scofield's fishery, resulting in a shift of fishing pressure to Electric Lake." In late May or early June, DWR will set up a trap to collect spawning cutthroats. Biologists plan to strip up to 800,000 eggs from brood fish for shipment to the Kamas hatchery, where they will be hatched, raised to fingerling size and stocked into lakes and streams around the state. As many as 45,000 of the young fish will be returned to Electric Lake. Christopherson reports this is the first year that eggs have been collected at Electric Lake, possible only after an extensive three-yea- r disease-fre- e inspection program. The lake has now been certified disease-fre- e, allowing eggs from Electric Lake to be transplanted to other waters, says Christopherson. A portion of the spawning fish will be allowed to pass the trap and spawn naturally in the stream to preserve the wild nature of the population." After the spawning run is over, the fish population will be reevaluated and a decision made on reopening the reservoir at that time. To supplement the declining trout numbers, 30,000 seven-inc- h cutthroat trout will be stocked this year in addition h to the normal 45,000 cutthroats that are stocked annually, notes Christophersoa two-inc- Leadership summit set Six County Economic Development, in conjunction with Utah Power, Snow College and Sevier Valley Applied Technology sponsoring Center, are an economic development leadership summit on May 10th and 11th. The summit is being held at Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center. The purpose of the summit is to acquaint participants with available resources, foster a cooperative atmosphere among different agencies, define the roles of various organizations, improve communications and introduce participants to the new Paiute ATV Trail. Mr. Jim Davis, Mayor of the City of South Salt Lake and facilitators from Utah Power will lead discussions about economic development On May 10th there will be group discussions focusing on topics to include agriculture, tourism, industry, business retention and expansion, grants, financing, etc. Representatives from state, regional and local levels of government will be available throughout the day to answer questions and provide information. On May 11th economic will become leaders development the new ATV with acquainted Trail by riding the section from the Fremont Indian Park to the Richfield Lions Park. In addition a special tour of the Fremont Indian Park will be available as an alternative to the ride. |