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Show " The weather is terrible !" Excessive moisture threatens stockmen, turkey growers by Bruce Jennings A lot of people are wishing that April would act more like spring and less like winter. The storms that made March even wetter than usual are continuing into April. one The weather is terrible, sheepman said. Its terrible because his sheep have been trucked in off the winter range and are beginning to produce the annual crop of lambs. Usually, the ewes are relieved of their wool before they go into the lambing sheds, but the weather is holding up the shearing of thousands of sheep that are now on the lambing range. Most of the sheepmen now have -- I the pastures are coming along slowly. As a consequence, some livestock people are having to lambing sheds, and that is an e improvement over the practice of lambing on the open range. But the excessive moisture still poses a serious problem, with diseases like foot rot and "quick pneumonia more prevalent than usual. old-tim- continue feeding. Ordinarily, Mr. Reeve said, the planting of spring grain is by now well underway, but the ground is so wet that farmers arent able to get on to the land. Field corn is usually planted about the middle of May, he said, and the planting of that crop could also be delayed if April continues to produce frequent rain and snow showers. The wet, cold weather, Sanpete County extension agent Tom Reeve said, is now posing serious problems for the livestock people and is beginning to affect those turkey growers who put their poults in the brooder coops a few weeks ago and now need to get the young birds out in the open to make room for more poults in the coops. Much of the bottom land is still under water, Mr. Reeve said, and I fy!? idfc - f ' i The problem that the weather is causing for agriculture in our area," Mr. Reeve said, is compounded because the ground was thoroughly saturated even before the official arrival of spring. 1,3 atedJlMMMai The Weather Anr. 6 Home of the Mormon Miracle Pageant 1984 July 12, 13, 14, 17-2- 1, JOC MANTI, UTAH 84442, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1984 Volume 98 Number 40 per copy Runoff plans dominate Council deliberations by Pal Mellor Preparations for flooding, funding years flood damage and the progress of the proposed upgrade on for last the citys hydroelectric project dominated the Manti City Councils meeting last Wednesday. Aldcn Robinson of Sunrise En- - Manti High School-namTop Templars es Manti High School has named the third quarter Top Templars. They are Stacy Jorgensen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Jorgensen, Ephraim and James Jim Anderson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Anderson, Manti. Stacy is an officer of Templarettes and a member of the volleyball, basketball and track teams. She has participated in the Model UN for two years, is a drama student and enjoys Stacy is a good woodworking. citizen, works hard, is conscientious, cheerful and ambitious," Winona Erickson, a faculty member, says. Jim played football, is a member of the Jazz Band, the Concert Band, the yearbook staff and the stage crew for assemblies, plays, dances and other activities. He assists in the chemistry lab and helped with the Science Fair at the Elementary School. Jims a gentleman, dependable, willing to help others even those who may be in competition with him, according to Mrs. Erickson. The Top Templars are selected by the faculty from the senior class. The faculty will still have to make two the Top Templars more selections for fourth quarter and the Tip Top Templars for the school year. gineering delivered to the council; the hydro contracts which had been revised to conform to instructions from Farmers Home Administration, a major source of funding for the projects. Underthe revised contracts, many of the work areas would be consolidated under a single heading and a single dollar amount. The billing rate would be as the hourly rates established in the contract plus fifteen percent for overhead and profit. Certain maximum amounts would appear in the contract and billings would not exceed these maximums. Recorder Bill Mickclson was instructed to forward a copy of the contracts to City Attorney Paul Frischknecht prior to action by the council. Councilman Lionel King took advantage of the presence of the engineer to ask why the pipe size on Com- Madsen, Sanpete County mission chairman, in discussing the weather situation and the potential for flooding. Lorayne Tempest, Utah coordinator for comprehensive emergency management, put it somewhat differently; We plan for the worst and have to be ready for it, she said during the 61st annual convention of the Utah Association of Counties in St. George. Mr. Madsen and other Sanpete County officials attended the convention. "It was concerned with two major subjects, he said, the tax situation and preparations for this spring's expected flooding. The preparations for flooding, Mr. Madsen said, are being developed along state and county lines. n Four high school juniors plan to attend Girls State in June Four Manti High School juniors will attend Girls State June 9 at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City, under sponsorship of the Manti American Legion Auxiliary. 3-- A panel of judges from Gunnison chose the four delegates and one alternate on the basis of their leadership qualities, poise and personality and responses in interview situations. During candidates the interviews the were asked questions testing their knowledge of American History and government. They were required to be in the top third of their class scholastically. Chosen delegates were Jaylene Marie Guff, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cluff; Jennifer Meeks, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Meeks; Crystal Larsen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Larsen; Sue Anne Bown, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bown. Kelly Larsen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Larsen, was named alternate. Mr. Robinson replied that a flow variation would be experienced seasonally on the creek, and use of the 24 inch pipe would permit the winter flow of water to align with the generator, whereas the originally-propose- d pipe would require a higher flow rate to maintain efh ficiency. Mr. Robinson and members of the council discussed public meetings to with the workings and plans for the project, and decided to hold meetings as soon as full design information is available. familiarize citizens Shea and Gardner an advisory firm which assisted with federal applications, have billed the city $10,500 in regard to filing of the license for the hydro units with the department of Energy, and this billing was to have been paid by J.M. Montgomery Company, Mr. King stated. Mr. King said that while this was the understanding of the council, J.M. Montgomery said Manti City was. to pick up the tab. Mayor Bob Bessey asked the Recorder to communicate with the firms involved and report back to the council on his findings. Flood channel cleaning Flood channel work is progress- reported councilman Galen Christiansen. The councilman asked the electric department to move some eight-inc- h steel pipe belonging to the city into the area of the debris basin, where it will be used in the drain system being installed there. ing, Kevin Gray and Ervan Peterson were hired to assist Doug Hurst with the construction of bridges and related projects on the flood channel. Flood funds withdrawn? Councilman Kent Larsen advised those present that he had received information from Deputy County Gcrk Jay Alder that Manti City was not scheduled to receive any additional flood funding from the State, including S89.400 the city had anticipated receiving for clearing the flood channel and an engineering study to determine the citys best options for carrying high water through town. The announcement by Mr. Larsen caused concern on the part of council members, who noted that the city was depending on funding of approximately $84,400 to complete the stabilization of the flood channel and deepening of the channel appears to be one of the few options the city has (Continued on Page 7) Working for best, planning for worst "We would like a few warm days, said Ned but not too warm, Stacy Jorgantan the project had been reduced from 30 inches to 24, saying the Power Board had advanced the question. It is easier to deal with Utah's 29 counties than its more than 400 cities, Miss Tempest said in ex- plaining the chain of command. Overall, this means that the cities will work through the counties, the counties through the state and the state, if it comes to that, through the federal government. In Sanpete, Gayle Rasmussen has been appointed county emergency director and cities have appointed directors who will work through him. According to Miss Tempest, county declarations of emergency are important so the governor can sign state declarations. And presidential declarations of disaster cannot be signed until the county assessments are received. The county officials were told to document every step in flood control so they will be in a position to provide r- i ; i ; JoyUn Cluff - information that may be needed in applying for emergency funds. According to Larry Lunnen, state public safety director, agreements have been made with military and civilian federal agencies for emergency assistance. And on the local level, the Sanpete Ranger District of the Manti LaSal National Forest has agreed to work with the county in flood control situations. The county is also following through on another recommendation that inventories be made of manpower and equipment that can be called into play in emergencies and that centralized communication is provided. Quick response mechanisms solve many problems, Terry Holzworth, Salt Lake County flood control director, said. The Gunnison Reservoir is now being held at around capacity by the irrigation company and Electric Lake is being similarly held down by Utah Power & Light in order to accommodate the spring runoff. In an emergency, Dee Hansen, state engineer, said, state engineers will take over the management of a reservoir which has problems. two-thir- Weber County Commissioner Boyd Storey, given the outstanding county official award for 1983, gave his fellow some words of advice as they contemplate what they may have to confront in a very office-holde- uncertain year: I dont believe, he said, "that every citizen can be guaranteed government coverage of damages. We have to educate the public that we are not responsible for every problem. |