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Show Home of the Mormon Miracle Pageant July Volume 97 Number 37 MANTI, UTAH 84642. THURSDAY. 14 thru 16. 19 thru 23, 1983 30C MARCH 10. 1983 per copy W arm weather raises Sanpitch over banks by Pat Mellor . Clear skies and warm weather have brought the Sanpitch River to flood stage between Sterling and Gunnison, and County Emergency Operations Director Wallace Buchanan says the situation could become even more severe if the county receives more springlike weather with temperatures in the 60s during the latter part of this week. Flood control crews worked throughout Monday night to stem the waters of the Sanpitch as they A 89 at across Highway resiand invaded Christianburg dences on the south end of Gunnison. Homes directly across from Happy Service on Highway 89 edged their backyards with sandbags borrowed from Manti Citys freshly replenished supply. We got our replacements for the sandbags we provided the county for the break at Wales Reservoir: they came in on Friday night at about nine p.m., and on Monday they were gone to Gunnison," City Recorder Bill We have more Mickclson said. coming down again already." flowed The wet snow of the past w eek has contributed heavily to the flood situation, property owners along the Sanpitch said Tuesday. The snow melted rapidly because the ground was already warmed up, and then more warm weather helped hasten the process along. Mr. Buchanan said the county had ordered 14,000 more sandbags from Emergency Operations in Salt Lake of further City, in anticipation problems with high water in the coming weeks as the spring runoff really gets underway. Driver cited for DUI Semi overturns, litters highway with turkeys White sandbags line the Sanpitch River along Highway 89 on the south end of Cunntson as clear, warm, sunny weather prompted high runoH. Emergency Operations Director Wallace Buchanan estimated an evening rise In the creek of about 8" above daytime level shown In this photo, reminiscent of the 1952 spring runoff floods. Turkeys littered the roadside in heaps on Saturday as police puzzled over the problem of cleaning up a semi loaded with 40,000 pounds of the cleaned and dressed birds which overturned about three miles south Manti on Highway 89. Construction will start this summer V oter approve The refrigerated truck was enroute from Oklahoma to the Moroni processing plant, according to an officer at the scene, when it overturned. UHPTroopcr Joe Bennett said the accident occurred about 2:15 a.m. Saturday morning. The northbound truck crossed into the southbound lane and then left the highway on a bond issue jail straightaway, continuing north at a tilt in the borrow pit gravity-defyinfor several hundred feet. When the driver encountered a ranch exit, he apparently attempted to put the semi and its load back up onto the highway. In the process, the load of turkeys in large boxes apparently shifted and caused the rig to overturn. The top of the refrigerated unit was broken through by the load of turkeys and the cargo and van of the truck effectively blocked the southbound lane of Highway 89 for almost 12 hours. County Commissioner Ned Madsen authorized the use of a county loader to clear away g turkey carcasses, under the supervision of a representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Both occupants of the truck were booked into the Sanpete County Jail on charges of being intoxicated. Police retracing the trail of the truck said they believed its occupants had stopped into a Cenieriicld bar at about 5 p.m. Friday and apparently closed the place up" sometime about 1 a.m. Saturday. An illegal weapon and controlled substances were also allegedly-founin the vehicle following the accident, and the occupants cited for possession. "I believe Trooper Bennett wrote about five tickets on those two. an officer stated. The bond issue will finance Sanpete County's present courtto the present house does not meet life safety improvements Sanpete County Courthouse and the standards, fire safety standards or By a vote of 1,449 to 1,105, of a new wing to the east of handicapped access codes. The a addition voters approved Sanpete County the present structure which will Sanpete County Jail, with a present $2.5 million general obligation bond include a issue on Tuesday. jail. holding capacity of five males, no females and no juveniles, was in TABULATION OF SPECIAL BOND ELECTION RETURNS danger of being closed down because it does not meet any jail FOR SANPETE COUNTY JAIL COMPLEX safety standards. FOR Issuance Surprisingly, Manti, which has Against Issuance Districts of Bonds of Bonds recently embarked on several public 11 improvement projects at consider4 Indianola able cost to the residents, carried the 8 16 Milbum vote by a wide margin, accounting Fairview 1 & 2 82 76 for nearly Vi of all the votes cast in 104 185 Mt. Pleasant I, 2, & 3 of the total the county, and 30 72 59 Spring City for vote the project county7 14 yes" Chester wide. 21 15 Wales The three voting districts in Manti 73 Fountain Green 63 showed a count of 422 in favor of the 94 Moroni 1 & 2 96 project, 174 opposed. Ephraim's 127 259 Ephraim 1 , 2, & 3 ... . three voting districts also approved 175 422 Manti 1, 2, & 3 the project by a wide margin, with 47 32 Sterling favorable 259 votes and 127 38 37 Mayfield vote showed 47 1 121 Sterling's opposed. 89 Gunnison & 2 67 yes, 32 no. 54 Centerfield On the north end of the county, the 19 20 Axtcll project failed to find support in Mt. 14 33 Fayette Pleasant, where the vote was 104 in 1105 1449 Total County favor, 185 opposed, and in Moroni, a two vote margin was all the county had in its favor, with 96 affirmative votes and 94 opposed. County Commission Chairman Ned Madsen said Wednesday morning that he felt real good about the turnout and the favorable vote. 1 was glad to see the people turned out and supported us," Madsen said. "1 was concerned maybe they wouldnt realize the need. Construction slated this summer Commissioner Madsen said he had already notified the county's financial consultant, Jim Fenton, of the favorable vote, and said that the architects for the project would be advised Wednesday of the on the project. The county has contracted with William A. Richardson for architectural planning and supervision of the project. by Pat Mellor much-neede- d Commissioner Eloctlon fudges Marilyn M. Lyon, Dona S. Potorson and Virginia Andoraon talllod 47 votos In favor of county bond Istuo, 32 against, In Starling. Madsen said construction on the project will begin this summer, with the work hopefully to be completed by the summer of 1984. Van of rofrlgoratod truck blocks Highway 89 south of Manti on Saturday morning as Its cargo of turkays llttars roadsida oftor bursting through tha roof of vVide. Truck's driver was cited with driving under the Influence. |