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Show Thursday, July 26, 1984 Mssngr Pioneer spirit, community Pioneer children sang as they walked . . . 'T' .. involvement helps Mayfield by Bruce Jennings Mayfield is coming back. Twelve Mile Canyon water is now flowing into the pressurized irrigation system that waters around 1,400 acres of prime land on the south side of town. Some of those acres are now getting their first drink from the system, which was completed about three weeks ago. The flow of water was interrupted when the dam at the systems settling pond gave way, releasing a flood across bottom land and down streets. A hasty repair job in the bottom of is now putting creek water back into the system and its descending in gentle arches onto the the reservoir thirsty fields. Permanent repairs to the system will be made at the end of the irrigation system or next spring, Douglas Willden, Mayfield Irrigation Co. president, said. The pressurized system, used by 22 farmers, was due for completion last spring, Mr. Willden said, but the weather caused a delay. As a consequence, some of the fields had received no water and two-mont- some only one watering since the system went into operation. Mayfield Irrigation Co. received a $1,040,000, loan for the construction of the presst surized system. Enough of that money is left to pay for the etisT of repairs to the system, Mr. Willden thinks. However, he added, that the delay in getting the system into operation, followed by the loss of the dam, will cost the irrigators much more, in terms of crop loss, than the cost of the repairs. He estimates the harvest of first crop alfalfa at about 60 percent of normal, varying from farmer to farmer, and the grain yield down around 50 percent. The heavy June rains gave us some relief, Mr. Willden said, otherwise wed be even worse off. He believes the second crop alfalfa will produce below normal, but that there could be a good third crop as well as fall pasture. Of course, he pointed out, that depends largely upon such factors as the arrival of the first heavy frosts. One of the farmers who took the most loss was dairyman Stanford Peterson. The spring flooding overran his bottomland, which is usually very productive, and the water released by the dam washout flooded him again, depositing a load of gravel and silt on the same fields. Mountain Auto Wrecking, operated by Dan Good, was also overrun by the flood, which carried away a thousand used tires and buried equipment under a heavy layer of mud. True to their pioneer i " . y 9 Pag Mir ? I) ( r ; - tv fysvi;. spirit. Mayfield people have been helping Mr. Good recover his tires and equipment and Mr. Peterson clear his land of rocks. And theyre watching their parched fields turn green again. In the meantime, state officials and local irrigation company officers haven't been able to come up with an answer as to the cause of the dams failure. So far as the residents are concerned, that failure is something in the past. Theyre happy now to see those high arches of water over the south fields again. That water represents something good for their future. Indian girl' pulls plonr child" In "covrd as part of Pionaor Day Primary parad. wagon Meet Snow activity director Robert Trythall Sheep were imported into America in 1609, when the London Company brought over a shipment to Jamestown, VA. QUALITY PRINTING! We will meet ANY Competitors Legitimate Price on Printing! list goes on and on. The building is by Doris Larsen Public Information Specialist almost always in use and the staff Snow College never idle. Meet Robert Trythall, Director of Mr. Trythalls responsibility as the Snow College Activity Center. Chairman of the Physical Education Like many other Snow College Division is to supervise all physical education programs on campus, and employees who are (as President Bcnnion puts it) wearing many as Athletic Director he guides and hats, Bob is also Snow's Athletic directs the athletic programs. Director and the Chairman of the And if that isnt enough, this Division of Physical Education. His man is bishop of the Snow young responsibilities are enormous! College Third Ward, a member of Bob is responsible for the the Ephraim City Recreation Board operation and management of the and a member of the Rotary Club. active Activity Center, a job of Bob is married to the former huge proportions when one Debbie Nessen and they have three considers that some 120,000 visits children Tom 8, Jim 6, and Valerie are made to the center each year and and are expecting their fourth that equipment is issued, tickets 4, child in November. sold, or the building prepared that Commenting relative to his Snow many times. The versatility of the College experience, Trythall said, I building makes it possible to accommodate functions ranging from really do love Snow College. I grew basketball games and wrestling up in the Los Angeles area, and in a real sense would like to spend the matches to Commencement Exercises and conference sessions for rest of my life working at Snow and the Manti Utah Stake of the LDS living in Ephraim. I appreciate so much the way we have been Church. in the community and the accepted Examples of the jobs Bob superinvolvement we have had. We vises are the consider Ephraim our home! youth program for Sanpete County, the colleges intramural program, roller skating, swimming, basketball games, wrestling, tennis, and on and on. Whatever service is provided by the Activity Center is supervised and conducted by Trythall and his staff. Thousands of children take swimming lessons each year, Bob cited as an example, and they are all taught by members of the Activity Center staff. athletic-recreation- Fast Reliable - Dependable Service on Letterheads IfTTERHCAOt Envelopes PLVGR.& EElJZLrrJ Brochures Business forms NCR f mi forms Circulars a 3 rrviu Ftom aruviARS Forms jtxrr I rnmin Brochures rwvaoPES Postcards 52! and more! t o 3 ZJ We do not charge extra for a color other than black. We make enlargements, reductions, professional typesetting, pictures reproduced perfectly. We also have full-col- wedding invitations and or napkins. And, the job will be ready WHEN YOU WANT IT! Messenger-Enterpris- e Printing, Manti Call 8354241 0 35 S. Main, Manti In the seventh year of operation, Activity Center programs are continually growing and expanding to reach more people. "During these past several years, roller skating and the outdoor recreation programs have been instituted. The outdoor program consists of the rental of canoes and kayaks and such equipment, Bob explained. The Youth Recreational Program and provides such is county-wid- e activities as flag football, soccer, baseball, wrestling and tennis, which are all organized by the A.C. staff for the youth in . Sanpete County. Reaching beyond this county, the staff also provides these SC services for visiting youth groups coming onto the campus during the summer months. you ' -- " Y- - I Robert Trylhall Bobs office is in the Activity Center, but he isnt often in it. More likely than not, hell be somewhere in the building taking care of a "hundred and one" problems that arise during any given day in Snow's "Active Activity Center!" MUST SB TW6 NBW MAN 7 1K , The Manti Lions Club Free play time has also been provided for members of the community, and Activity Center equipment is used each year for Ephraim's July Fourth 'Anything Goes playtime held on campus, Bob said, adding that the center is anxious to serve all of the communities in the area. is collecting Newspapers! The Money is Reserved for Worthy Community Projects Basketball games for both men and women intercollegiate athletes are held at the center, as are ail other athletic contests. This Saturday is the Day! g "When large entertainment groups, such as BYUs 'Lamanite Generation of 'International Folk Dancers,' come to the campus, the Activity Center is the only building large enough to accommodate the performers and the audiences they draw, Trythall said. a The "Fieldhouse Frolics, racultystudent entertainment held in connection with Homecoming in the fall is another activity held in the "active Activity Center, and the M Please help by placing your papers near the curb or in plain visibility I from the road. H We start collecting around 9 a.m. 8 8 Thank You! 1 p jfj Q I fits |