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Show Mssrigr-Entrprls- Editorials, Opinions Thursday, April 7, , Pog 193 Than h you! Dear Mrs. Kiesel, Thank you, Mrs. Kiesel for your nice letter to the editor on March 31, relative to the Easter Cantata. Personally, 1 was sorry that more did not attend the rendition, but otherwise 1 was very happy with the lovely rendition and the pleasure and enjoyment the chorus, soloists, and scripture readers received When it rains , it pours in Talk about going to lengths performing the cantata. Many of those in attendance expressed their deep appreciation for our efforts to magnify the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of our Savior. Sincerely, Harry A. Dean get out Snow. they found 68 inches of snow, containing 24.1 inches of water. That's 197 percent of average. And the crew helicoptered onto three courses in the critical Salina Canyon watershed in Sevier County. They measured 83 inches of snow containing 25.4 inches of water, or 133 percent, at Farnsworth Lake; 47 inches of snow, containing 15 inches of water, 125 percent, at the Gooseberry Ranger Sta77 inches of water, and tion, containing 29.8 inches of water, 160 percent, at Pickle Keg Springs. That was the year when snow piled high on Manti Mountain to linger all summer long, when farm lands were inundated, roads and bridges were flooded, and the sullen sound of rushing water was heard through June nights. Well, the Year of the Big Snow is well on its way to being eclipsed. In both Ephraim and Manti, precipitation for the first six months a year that of the 1983 water year began on Oct. 1, 1982, breaks the records established for the first six months of 1952. At Sorensen Field Station, maintained by the Great Basin by Pat Mellor Research Center. Gary L. Jorgensen has measured 10.08 inches of A broken culinary water line precipitation for the first six months contaminated with surface water of the 1983 water year. The total for during its repair is the "most likely the same period in 1952 was 9.64 source" of a parasitical outbreak of inches. disease which affected 41 people in The average for the six month Manti between January 12 and period at Sorensen Field Station, February 24 this year, a State Health going back to 193b, is 5.68 inches. Department report says. According to Mr. Jorgensen, The report was delivered in person precipitation for March 1983 was by Dr. Richard E. Johns, Jr., head of 2.52 inches, which is 219 percent of the Communicable Disease Division the long-timaverage for the month. and State Epidemiologist, at a The precipitation for March 1982 special Wednesday night public was 2.19 inches. meeting with the Manti City Council. Basically, the same situation has "The outbreak was temporarily been reported by Lee J. Anderson, related to the repair of a culinary cooperative weather observer, for water line serving 14 homes. All the Manti station. cases of gastroenteritis originated Mr. Anderson has measured 10.41 from the 14 families located below inches of precipitation for the first the break," the report stated. six months of the 1983 water year. Thats 159 percent of normal for the Glardla and amoebic dysentery period, going back to 1908. The March total at the Manti cases of gastrointestinal Forty-on- e station was 2.96 inches. That's the illness were reported to the health second highest total on record for department following the repair of March. The record for the month 4 the waterline. Eleven cases of w as set by March 1961. inches giardia Lamblii, a parasite, were Mr. Anderson said that he didn't noted, as well as suspected cases of measure any unusually heavy storms amebic dysentery. in March, but he did record 19 days "Exposure to contaminated water of measurable precipitation. from a repaired water line was the Will there be flooding with the only risk factor that could be spring runoff? That depends, he identified as contributing to says, on the temperatures. Overall, gastrointestinal illness," the report he says, temperatures have been noted. somewhat cooler than usual. If the According to the information cooler temperatures continue, the gathered and analyzed by the state's runoff could be prolonged, without team of epidemiologists, the the sudden rush of water down affected families noted that a city canyon streams that can overload waterline had been exposed for channels and cause major flooding. repair on January 4. The residents Precipitation on mountain watersaid the backhoe moved in and dug with sheds has corresponded up the broken corporation stop (the precipitation in the Sanpete Valley coupling between the main and a according to April 1 survey data service line) on that date, but then assembled by LaMar Jorgensen of work was halted and the water was the Manti SCS office. allowed to stand in the open hole Data gathered at three snow until January 11. "City officials claim the corporation stop was survey courses in Ephraim Canyon show 111 inches of snow at the exposed and repaired on January Meadows course. The snow contains 11," the report added. 36.6 inches of water, which is 163 Earlier, state officials theorized percent of average. The Headthat stagnant contaminated water quarters course has 78 inches of might have been sucked into the snow, containing 24.4 inches of repaired line by negative pressure, water, or 154 percent of average. caused by the attempts of residents And at the Seely Creek Ranger who lived below the break to use Station there are 81 inches of snow. their waterlines, because they were It contains 26.6 inches of water, or unaware of the repairs in process. 166 percent. For the first time in the 1983 water No notification year, measurements were made at two Manti Canyon locations. The "An attempt was made by the Thistle Flat course has 76 inches of repair crew to notify residents the snow, containing 24.9 inches of water would be turned off for water, or 156 percent, and the approximately one hour. Although Middle Fork course 120 inches of several families were not home the snow, with 39.7 inches of water, entire day, all residents at home which is 170 percent of average. during the repair were not On other Sanpete County contacted. According to the water watersheds, the water content of the crew supervisor, the procedure used snow pack is also far above average. to repair the corporation stop was At the Gooseberry Ranger Station identical to that used on similar east of Fairvicw there are 97 inches repairs for many years. It was also of snow. Its water content is 33.6 reported by the water crew that the inches, which is 165 percent of water main was not flushed or e chlorinated, nor were the residents average. And at the Huntington-Horseshocourse, in a watershed notified to flush or boil their water that drains partly into the Price River upon completion of repairs," the and partly into Sanpete, the snow is state's findings noted. 131 inches deep and contains 47.0 Alihough giardia is "the most inches of water. That's 207 percent commonly diagnosed pathogenic intestinal protozoan in the U.S. of average. The survey crew also took today," review of communicable measurements at Juab County and disease data indicates there have been no cases of giardiasis or Sevier County locations. At Rees Flat east of Levan in Juab County, amebiasis reported in Manti City for low-lyin- g Some additional precipitation data: the water in storage at Item Gunnison Reservoir has been reduced by around 10 percent to make more room for the spring runoff. Item ground water is flowing into basements in towns as far apart as Fountain Green and Fayette. in Fountain Green the Item water table is being gradually lowered through the use of three large irrigation pumps. Item the water level in the high Sanpitch River below Manti and Ephraim has dropped off around two feet because of the cooling weather but is expected to rise again with the runoff. Item because of the slow vegetative growth in the Sanpete livestock operators are Valley, having to continue feeding and as a consequence hay is becoming scarce and the price for it is rising. Item people with a low frustration level are climbing walls. Item the muskrats are coming. W ater contamination verified e ' of work! Editor Max Call, searching for some way to take it easy, decided to get the flu bug 1983 Water year may set record by Bruce Jennings People in the Sanpete Valley still talk about 1952 the year of the Big to the past 12 months, except for the cases noted in the investigation. Seeks attorneys advice Mayor Bob Bessey noted at the conclusion of the presentation that two families had presented claims The report recommended that in for payment of medical expenses to the future, "in accordance with State the city and he presumed since the of Utah Public Drinking Water report had been concluded by the regulations, all culinary water lines State, there might be more. that are repaired or newly opened "Now that we have the should be properly flushed and information in the report, we feel disinfected prior to starting or that the council is not prepared to take action on these claims until the restarting service. "AH residents involved with line city attorney has been consulted," closures should be properly notified Mayor Bessey stated. In any event, in writing that water service will be this is a special meeting and we can't take action until the council meeting, disrupted and appropriate instructions given for line flushing before so we will seek our attorney's advice and take action at that time." consuming water." Report's recommendations minimum wage. Once they become members of the family, they will be expected to work for nothing. Good looks will help, but is not essential. Interviews will be held next week. Come in person Im a no photos please a of for a pretty photo pushover yesterday. Does this mean no Trivia this week? Of course not! The faithful staff decided to run one of his past Trivias thb week, so subscribers will not have to go through girl. As for the animals I'm going to the week without a chuckle. This selection from the past was picked start with the ones that are because of the wonderful weather tethered around my house we are likely to have this spring. theyre already used to us and will have little adjustment to make in WANTED: Will receive bids for living with us. the construction of one ark, to be I for darn sure don't want any built in my back yard. Allowable deer. (You think I want 100,000 time for construction is to be 40 hunters descending on my days (and nights if you want to promised land every fall??). And work nights, but you must do it few elk (just enough for my own quietly because I'll be sleeping use). And no skunks, no flies, no nearby). I will provide plans on a mosquitoes, no stink bugs, no basis as I receive pigeons, no snakes, and certainly them. Length is to be 300 cubits no badgers. When Snow College and width is to be 50 cubits. is they'll have to Height is to be 30 cubits. (I think a use a new mascot, perhaps a cubit is two ax handles and a plug mermaid or something else of that of chewing tobacco in length nature. (By the way if anyone more or less). knows where to find a couple of It will need three decks, one for mermaids, I'd accept them). animals, one for my family and Oh, yes, I'll need a couple of the top (or first class) deck is for doves and a few twigs of olive Beth and me. Solar heating is trees for them to carry in their essential, because we wont have little beaks. room for fuel. Television is Now, itll be just my luck when I optional because the channels to get the thing built for the be received will be weatherman to predict nothing We should have one though but fair skies for the next six because in a few years maybe one months . . . and all the elk hunters of the kids will invent it again. If can go out and get stranded they do, however, I will maintain again. strict control over the programP.S. I wish that rainbow in the ming, thus avoiding many of the sky would go away. Wonder what lewd programs that we now have. it means? This thing has to be extremely seaworthy. We expect to be on it I wonder if I should take my for many days and we will be printing press??? "driven before the wind conwith mountainous waves tinually It is said, "Reading maketh a thundering over our hulk. So doth person. The outside will have to be very TV with potato chips watching smooth so that all the screaming and a of beer." people can't get a handhold and thus get a "free ride." A local scout group decided to I'll also need one extremely raise money by having a car wash. agile animal handler. (He should However, on the morning that the furnish his own shovel). car wash was to be held, it was In addition I'll need extra pouring rain. The quick thinking women for my unwed sons to scoutmaster saved the day by marry. Jerry will need one aged posting this sign. "God's Coabout Kelly wants a sweet operative Car Wash. We wash. young thing, about 1 who is He rinses." The r was a willing to marry into a rather success. great strange family, and David wants one "not a day over 13," who Not to trivial: We should not ' plays a fair game of chess. All a mans merit by his good judge must be extremely healthy and but by the wsy he uses qualities, willing to work at or below them. day-dy-d- d IPP to purchase coal from local mines The Intermountain Power Agency Tuesday morning announced that it had awarded coal bids to two mines located in Carbon and Emery Counties which will provide the Intermountain Power Project plant now under construction in Millard County with more than one million tons of coal annually for the next 22 years. six-pac- k Mines, a joint venture of Getty Oil Company and Coastal States Energy, and Plateau Mines, a wholly-owne- d subsidiary of Getty Oil. Although Skyline is a joint venture, the coal supplied to IPP will be Getty's a spokesman said. Ann Garrett, public relations director for IPP, said the agreements will provide coal for the Power Project over a period. Under the terms of the agreement, IPP may opt to purchase between one million and 1.7 million tons of coal annually from the mines. Inter-mounta- in much The agreement "pretty assures" the continued growth of the Skyline Mine, according to Glen Zumwalt, mine manager. The successful bidders to supply coal to the project were Skyline 22-ye- You Have 4 fo 6 Minutes to Take Action and Save the Life of a Heart Attack or Chocking Victim. V ED Cravj m CM oi(3 e o Manti City is sponsoring a free Class in Cardio-Pulmonar- Resuscitation y (C.P.R.) Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Upstairs in the Manti City Hall On April 14 and continuing April 21 and 28. Everyone 14 and over is welcome to attend. For further information, contact Rod or Pat Mellor classes Special available for groups. 835-206- 1. 30-4- 18-2- fund-raise- Learn to save a life Free CPR class offered to interested persons y Free classes in will be offered throughout the month of April to all Manti City residents as part of Manti e program. Citys The city has agreed to sponsor the classes and assume the costs of providing the materials in order to make this vital information available to anyone who wants to learn. resuscitation (CPR) is the system of providing breaths and manual compressions of the heart to stimulate breathing and circulation for a person whose heart has stopped, until the person can receive advanced life support from a medical team. CPR has often been successfully used to supply blood and oxygen to a patient's vital organs until the patient revives. "The only equipment required is your own brains, lungs and hands," and EMT noted. Gasses will be taught by certified instructors assisted by members of the Manti EMT squad. eardio-pulmonar- resuscitation Save-A-Lif- g Cardio-pulmonar- y Those attending classes will also be taught how to manage a choking victim with an obstructed airway. "A patient unable to breathe due to choking or cardiac arrest will six probably die in four to minutes," instructor Rod Mellor observed. "Half of every month, the ambulance is stationed in Ephraim. If your family is having lunch at Palisade and your kid chokes on a hot dog, you'd better know what to do for him until we get there." Classes will be offered Thursday nights beginning April 14 upstairs in the Manti City Hall at 7 p.m. They will run April 14, 21 and 28. The class is taught in three hour sessions. Attendees will be certified in the l'i American Heart Association's Hcartsaver program on completion of the course. This program instructs adult participants in r, CPR. Participants in the Heartsaver program who wish to continue with the Basic Rescuer course which includes CPR, infant CPR, and more intensive training may also make arrangements to do so under the citys sponsorship. Those interested in registering for the class may call Rod or Pat Mellor at Groups desiring to take CPR instruction may also make special arrangements to do so. "Normally the materials and training for the class would cost $5 or $6 per person," Mrs. Mellor said. "As EMTs, we appreciate the citys sponsorship of the program. It makes our job easier if we get there and find trained people who've kept their heads and taken proper two-ma- n 835-206- action. You feel better is you know everything that could have been done to save a life, was done. |