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Show -- h'.t LIT f sWoQlt&BiTTO Porter Arbogast opens Kanab Computers Page 16 Pepsi commercial filmed at sand dunes Page 7 VOLUME 65 NUMBER 8 WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 1996 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 50e Dixie Escalante and Bullfrog event ends Garkane interested in buying Kanab Power Hosting hundreds of individuals whose primary objec- tive is to come to Bullfrog (Lake Powell) and party, is not an activity for which this area was designed, said Joseph F. Alston, Glen Canyon National Recre- By Dixie Brunner The cits power is bought from Weve got something they several sources, including wholewant.. .but do we, or perhaps ation Area superintendent. There is no acceptable justification for spending upwards to $100,000 to control this event and to accept the consequences of water quality degradation. We will no longer provide an area for this decreasingly popular party and access to the surrounding vehicle accessible dur-ingth- from his home in Johnson Canyon. The comet was discovered by an amateur See B ULLFROG, Page 5 Japanese astronomer on January 31. Photo by Edwin Sheridan. Accident claims three lives 19, of West Valley, swerved to By Dixie Brunner A March 24 accident on SR miss a deer. She apparently the vehicle, com89, milepost 46, claimed three over-correct- under five. ed ing back across the roadway, and collided head-o- n with a ve- The accident occurred at ap- hicle driven by Katherine proximately 7:20 p.m. when the Garrard, 30, of Provo. In the Featherhat vehicle, eastbound 1991 Ford Escort driven by Jaime Featherhat, Jaime Featherhat is in critical condition at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake. Arlinda Elk, 39, of West Valley KANAB WEATHER March Prec City was killed. Darian Featherhat, 9 months of age, who was in a carseat at the time, received head lacerations. Seven Dawnell John of Page, year-olArizona, is in serious but stable condition at Kane County Hospital, and seven year-ol- d Shasta Elk of West Valley City, is in critical condition at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City. The injuries were extensive in the Garrards 1994 Nissan d, Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family more appropriately, can we sell it and to whom? The p owned power company Dixie Escalante Rural Electric Association has offered to buy Kanabs municipally-owne- d power company. They are banking that Kanab will be a good future growth bet. But the issue is complicated. If the power board and city decide to get out ofthe power business, there will be several issues to address first. State law restrictions on municipal power system sales and legalities dealingwitha 1994 bond will pose major chalThe lenges. city powers-that-b- e also want to give local power company Garkane, who already services the annexed Kanab Creek Ranchos, an opportunity to buy. They will be discussing a proposal with Garkane later this week. Kanab City has been in the power business since 1987. The municipal power purchase came about over frustration with Utah Power and Light, the company who serviced our area at the time. Kanab Power is governed by a local board who with the approval of the cit y council, sets the rates, ordinances and nego co-o- Bullfrog beaches will be limited based on a need to provide a safe, healthy and quality experience for traditional recreation area visitors. Due to concerns for public health and safety Alston has announced that camping reservations are required for Stanton Creek and Upper Bullfrog Bay Hyakutake Comet e (north and south beaches) Memorial Day Weekend Photographer Edwin Sheridan captured the Hyakutake Comet the other night lives, including two children tiates for power purchases. Sentra. Amanda Garrard, three years of age, was killed instantly. Five year-ol- d Michael died later of injuries sustained in the acci- See WRECK, Page 2 sale contracts. The city initially went into a 1 0 year wholesale contract with Deseret Generation & Transmission to supply its power. The Kanab City Powder Company is far from beingpaid off, and in 1994 to in fact, was take advantage of lower interest rates. Once paid for, the system could actually be a money maker that could fund other city services. The 50 year-ol- d company known as Dixie Escalante today, is actually the result of three smaller companies (Escalante Valley, Dixie Rural and Littlefield) merging back in the 1970s. They currently have an office in Burrell, as well as a main office in St. George. Dixie Escalante purchases the bulk of their power from Deseret G&T, with a small portion of their energy coming from the government-owned Glen Canyon Dam. The Dixie offer came after several representatives met on February 12 with Mayor Viv Adams, City Attorney V an Mackelprang, Economic Director Jim Matson, power board rep Robert Houston and councilman Tony Wright. We had heard that the city See POWER, Page 3 How a power company works There are three different power for the least amount of in ways a power company can be money. There are six DixieTwo are regulated Utah. Garkane and managed. memberthe Public Service Commis- Escalante are both co-o- ps Commu- owned electric s. sion, one (municipal-owned- ) utilizes are nities that belong to co-oI. Investor-owneThese entitled to board representation, The boards set the rates. The Public Service Commission sets territory boundaries, and the rate of return allowable. ID. Municipal-owneThis is where the community owns its own utility, such as Kanab and Fredonia. Many believe that the co-op- self-regulatio- n. ps d. d. benefit ofmunicipal ownership is autonomy, and that there is very minimal government involve-b- y ment The city council chooses the board, which recommends policy and rates for the council to approve. The Public Service Com- mission has no jurisdiction over anythingdone. Some small west-u- p era communities fund other projects and community services with money they've generated from selling the power. They feel that it is more palatable than raising taxes. |