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Show Mantt O County disapproves (Continued from Page Letters Many hands make light work To the Editor: 1 i 4. v 3 - ; ; Search and Rescue National Guard Many hands make light work. Lorna Frischknechts FHA And that was the case last Saturday Laura Meyers Seminary at the March of Dimes Walk Ephraim and Manti City Police America. Everyone involved came North Sevier FHA together and did their job well. Thus, North Sevier School District bus the most successful walk ever in Manti City crew Sanpete. There were 225 registered Bennett Highway Patrol Joe walkers and $5,000 pledged to help Arleen Henry, Jazzercise fight birth defects. March of Dimes Southern Utah I often say few people know how Chapter much work it takes to put on a walk. I've probably forgotten someone. I Just to give an idea here is a list of must give my heartfelt thanks for those groups who helped: both the Christensens and myself to all who helped. I love it when a plan Rick and Julie Christensen Manti Messenger comes together. Connie Hersman Stan Erikson and KMTI LDSSA Walk Coordinator A good neighbor To the editor: This is just a note to publicly say thank you to Ed Higham. When your home was burned last month, you had a good excuse to walk away from the mess. After all, youre not a kid anymore and clean up work costs a lot of money, especially when you have to hire it done. We want you to know, Ed, that we appreciate the way you went right to the job that needed to be done. In a short time you had the house demolished and the debris hauled off. Your pride in your property and in your community clearly points the way for all of us. We appreciate you as our friend and neighbor and admire what you did. The comer lot doesn't look like it used to and we miss your light in the window as evening draws nigh, but as we walk by and admire the beautiful patch of bright yellow daffodils, we think of you with fondness. The Petersons PUBLIC NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE The following described property will be sold at public auciion to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States, cash or cashier's check, at the time of sale, at door of the County Courthouse in Manti, Sanpete the West County, Utah, on Tuesday, May 22, 1984, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. of said day for the purpose of foreclosing a Trust Deed executed by David Stiutt, as trustor (now owned by James Mason), in favor of Gale City Mortgage Company, beneficiary (assigned to Gate City Savings and Loan 1) which goes into effect in July this year, elected county officials will . . . Association), covering real property located in Fairview, and more particularly described as: Lot 42, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, according to the official plat thereof on file in the office of the Recorder, Sanpete County, Utah. Dated (his 26th day of April, 1984. VALLEY TITLE COMPANY Trustee Publish Manti Messenger April 26, May 3, 10. 1984. have the option of continuing their retirement policies or withdrawing from the retirement program, and a certain percentage of appointed county employees are to be offered this option, at the discretion of the commission, based on a formula devised by the state. Beck said the option would be available to no more than two or three of the countys employees under the formula provided. The commission tabled action. Mr. Madsen noted he was not in favor of extending the option to the employees to withdraw from the retirement program at this time, as he could see no fair way to accommodate all those who might wish to withdraw. Emergency Services Emergency Services Director Gayle Rasmussen handed the com- missioners a letter from Communications DirectorDeputy Barry Bradley detailing items the Sheriff's office personnel felt were required for the coming season such as extra dispatchers to assist during flood periods and another telephone line out of the communications center. Commissioners Madsen and Candland denied the request, stating the county had managed well with what it had last year and did not anticipate a worse situation this year. The commissioners did agree to allot the Highway Patrol records office in the courthouse to the use of Emergency Services if a disaster is declared. Questions have arisen among volunteers in Ephraim as to the availability of county funds to pay for work on the flood mitigation projects, Mr. Rasmussen noted. He was advised by the commissioners that no funding is available and the county will have to plan to use volunteers barring a special presidential declaration. The commissioners noted that no funding was available at the outset of the trouble last year, either, and that money only became available at about the time repair projects got underway. The commissioners recommended Construction underway on Ephraim drainage project by Brace Jennings have 4S days to complete installation of the phase of the project. One line of perforated pipe will be placed along Second West between First South and Third North. A second line will run along Third North from First West to Fourth West. will in-to- Work began this week on the drainage system that Ephraim city officials hope will solve the citys underground water problems. Ton Siaperis Construction Co., Price, started work Monday on the installation of a drainage system intended to draw off the underground water in the cemetery area. - The Price firm bid in the cemetery phase of the system with an offer of $57,856 and has 30 days to install two laterals of six inch perforated pipe, eight feet deep on a bed of gravel, north and south along the east and west sides of the cemetery. These laterals will connect w ith an eight inch pipe line running east and west that will drain the excess water off into an open ditch. After the cemetery phase is completed, Siaperis Construction At a point near Fourth West and Third North, the line will empty into an open channel which will carry the water into the fields. Siaperis Constructions offer for this phase was $112,683. Valley Engineering, Logan, designed the system. Mayor Halbert Jensen said some elements of the original design had to be eliminated because of funding problems. That meant the elimination of the D&RGW to installing a pipe line under the tracks to cany the water into irrigation channels, according to Councilman Roy Reid. He said that approval has not yet been received. Funds for the system are coming from a variety of sources: $1 13,000 in the form of a federal grant; $37,700 in the form of a Community Impact Board 4'a percent loan, and $75,300 in the form of a Community Impact Board grant. The amount above the installation costs will cover en- gineering fees and other expenses. Underground water has been a problem in both the cemetery area and the west side of town for several years. About 40 home owners have been adversely affected, most critically last summer, when several had to resort to pumping in an effort to protect their property. We hope this will take care of the worst of the problem, Mayor Jensen said of the installation now underway. VdSS You may still get tickets at file door h Sponsored by Ephrcitn Rotcry Mnflr, For the Robert Peterson Concert to Mr. Rasmussen that Fairview be declared a disaster area. The city has lost its culinary water line and is now seeking to drill a well to provide the town with culinary water. After the wording of the declaration was determined, the City of Fairview was officially declared the first disaster area in Sanpete County for this year. the Such action is necessary, commissioners noted, in order for the state to approve emergency funding. The commission spent some time debating what procedures Fairview would need to follow now to expedite the well drilling and agreed the city will probably still need to receive clearances from the State Engineers Office and to follow channels to get a well permit. Replacing standing facilities isnt a problem, but drilling a new well from a new source is probably going to take a little longer, Mr. Madsen observed. Weed Control The commission has instructed the weed supervisor to get letters and notices delivered on time to property owners so that when the time comes that the weeds constitute a nuisance, landowners can be brought into compliance. Certain residents in the past have defied the weed supervisor, the commissioners stated, and this year such actions will not be tolerated. The commissioners conceded the law will not allow the county to take action on the property of recalcitrant owners without permission, but said a nuisance action will be taken if weeds are not controlled by landowners this year. Road Requests Ed Painter, Spring City, himself a candidate for Sanpete County Commission, presented the commission with a sheaf of petitions requesting action to repair the Pigeon Hollow Road, which Mr. Painter alleged is keeping a garage in business in Spring City just on framework and rim repairs due to cars hitting potholes. Commissioner Candland said that Cox Brothers batch plant in Centerfteld had just reopened after the winter hiatus last week, and that now hot mix will be available for potholes in need of repair, but the work cannot be undertaken until the weather is warm and dry. Richard Olson of Ephraim read a prepared statement to the commission concerning repairs to his farm's access road, protesting the county's lack of action and poor judgment in repairing the farm road. A three-mil- e section of the county road north of Ephraim on which his farms brooder coops are located is now for all practical purposes inaccessible, Mr. Olson maintained, due to the county's repeated habit of beginning repairs, then pulling off the job to work on something else. The whole area also needs three drainage culverts in the middle stretch of the road, Mr. Olson noted. "1 agree with everything youve said, Commissioner Madsen stated. There is no question about it; the road has been ignored, and Im not sure why. We went over three or four months ago and gave directions to haul in fill and so on, and I know they didn't get in all of the fill nor any of the gravel. Mr. Madsen also said that over a month ago he had given an order to the county road crew to install a culvert to drain the water in that area. The commissioner also agreed with Mr. Olsons suggestion that the crews contact landowners in the area to learn where the trouble spots are when the ground gets wet, in order to know where to place the culverts. Telephone System The commissioners were advised by the county clerk that architect William Richardson desired to establish what type of telephone system is needed in the new annex, and that the architect would like the county to decide what is needed in the way of telephone service with an eye to calling for proposals on the project from several different companies. Manti Telephone Company is required to run the lines to the building, the clerk noted, but beyond that, any telephone company could provide the equipment and install it. The commissioners agreed to study the matter further and to consult in the near future with the architect. Weather Data . by Max E. Call Yield to emergency vehicles My entire column this week comes under the heading of "Not so Trivial. No jokes, no sarcasm, no hidden criticism, no degrading remarks about Beth, no cracks about the John Birch Society just plain serious talk. Yesterday, we were on an ambulance run between Manti and Ephraim. Not knowing the details of thq problem we were riding Code 3 (that means red lights and siren on). As we approached a car from the rear, it made no effort whatsoever to pull over and yield the right of way. Neither could we pass it because the oncoming cars did not yield either. Thus we wasted perhaps a minute, following a car which did nothing but slow down a trifle, which just made matters worse. We sounded the siren, the yelp, and the wail, all of which can be heard a mile or two, but to no avail. the call was a We were lucky we arrived the When run. dry patient had elected to go to the hospital by private car. However, there have been times when a could mean or less minute the difference between life and death for someone. If a person isn't breathing, even a few seconds can be critical. If a victim is spurting blood from an artery, they could easily bleed to death in less than a minute. Thats why we have red lights and sirens on emergency vehicles. This was not an isolated incident. In the many ambulance runs Ive made, I would estimate that less than a third of the cars weencounter know what to do (or at least they dont do it) when an emergency vehicle approaches them. Utah law says that when an emergency vehicle, with red lights and siren, approaches another car, either from the front or the rear, the driver of the vehicle is required to pull over to the right side of the road AND STOP. It doesnt say that you should slow down, it says that you should STOP. And that is true whether the vehicle Is approaching you from the rear or whether you are going in opposite directions and meeting. Thats true even on the freeway, where are there I multiple lanes. However, when you are in the opposite lanes of the freeway with a median strip divider, it is not necessary to respond. But If an emergency vehicle is going the same direction you are and pulls up behind you, you are required to pull over to the right AND STOP. I know I speak for all the EMTs, as well as law enforcement personnel when I encourage all drivers to familiarize themselves with the law, and observe it. Someone would feel pretty terrible if they knew that by delaying the speedy arrival of emergency personnel, he was responsible for a death, or paralysis, brain damage, or whatever. It could happen. Make sure causes it. its not you who Also not so trivial is the fact that all the tickets for the Robert Peterson concert Friday are not yet sold. Rotarians are concerned that the event is a financial success. The contribution to the Sanpete Valley Hospital is surely an extremely worthy cause and should be supported by all d citizens. Better yet, it's going to be an outstanding evening of entertainment. If you haven't reserved your tickets yet, please do so today. Call ext. 205. civic-minde- 283-402- 1, And thats all the serious thought I'm capable of in one day. scheduled for Saturday, May 19th Scout-O-Ra- ma a The will be held at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds to Manti on Saturday, May 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The World of Tomorrow Today has been selected for the theme this year. Scout-O-Ram- Scouts are busy canvassing the Sanpete County area selling tickets for the and will continue to sell until May 19th, the date of the Scout-O-Ram- a, Scout-O-Ram- a. Very worthwhile prizes will be awarded to those who sell the most tickets. "Please support these young men in their ticket sales effort," stated Myron Stewart, District Commissioner. Be generous, buy tickets for the entire family, he said. Many booths will be to operation at the event and will be manned by scouts from all phases of scouting. This should be a fine family affair and should be entertaining and worthwhile. 7331 A&TJ3 USPS03284-OOO- O Award for 1983 Published every Thursday at Manti, Utah. Entered in the Post Office at Manti, Utah 84642, as second-clas- s matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Mailing Address: 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Manti Messenger, 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642. 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