Show UTAH 467 f VOLUME 82 NUMBER SALT GUNNISON 22 UTAH THURSDAY E PRESS ASS'N 300 S LT LAKE CITY JUNE 84111 2 1983 PRICE 25c T ye Area Flo®dim -- channel into the of the bridge of (be bridge crossing me Sanpitch River oo SR3 In Gumisoa allowing for e two end e half fo£ dip is the hope to alleviate flooding problems in that area vicinity Initial efforts to dike the banks of the Sanpitch River were deemed unsuitable at an emergency meeting called by the city council Sunday afternoon About 30 people! were engineering the Thistle Eighteen inches was the road south of ' operation taken out of the bridge Tuesday allowing only one lane of traffic to flow at a time during construction Traffic was unsually heavy due to the combination of the Memorial the opening of holiday fishing and the closing of school Also no diesels are allowed on MS between Levan and Sdpio so that traffic is also routed through west of Nephi has Gunnison about life ft of water over it LA Young trucks used the side roads of 1st South and 1st East over to 4th South to escape die traffic and get to the site The purpose of the dip is to allow for the water to run and the traffic same tint go threer>jh ' problems However may occur f during peak periods when the water will make the road im passable for the time The dip will remain according to DOT officials until the flooding threat is past and the road will then be raised back to -- 4e Fairview Evacuated Fear of Landslide The town of Fairview in no them was evacuated County Sanpete Monday evening after a huge lan-dslide was spotted in Fairview Canyon which officials feared at the time had die potential of damming Fairview Creek endangering the townspeople The evacuation began at 9 pm and was completed by 1 am according to Search and Rescue Commander Barry Bradley Residents of the town gathered in ML Pleasant at the schools church and were welcomed into residents’ hotnes there Search and Rescue members remained in the town that night to prevent any lotting and to mike sure that residents did not return to their homes At about 10 am they were given permission to to the town after Sanpete County Sheriff Kennard Anderson the landslide from a surveyed and could see that the helicopter creek was running fast enough to cut through the slide Fairview residents will remain without water until culinary to according probably Monday Mayor Ed Cox as there have been three breaks in the city’s water lines Residents are forced to boil their drinking water or rely on water trucked in by the National Guard Mt Pleasant is also battling ning return contaminated water Search and Rescue members are the slide in Fairview monitoring manThey are presently Canyon ning a 24 hour emergency operations center to handle the additional incoming Tuesday mor- - 3- - Bob Smith the resident engineer with the Army Corp out of Sacramento California is in charge of the work being done at the bridge also site Smith assisted in 800 feet water that was expected several' alternatives were discussed They the possibility of a portable bridge from the National Guard the water down through diverting or cutting the old channel the X were given the companies to bid on a private opportunity to stabilize the dikes with LA Young’s being the lower bid They are moving tons of dirt from west of the “G” at a cost of $329 a yard Their project should be completed by Friday The estimated total cost of the operation is $100000 the mayor including National Guard j City Engineer Highway Patrolmen and Fire and Police Chiefs a Neil Nielson president of the Gunnison Irrigation Company informed the groig at that time that the Gunnison reservoir was nearing the top and there were “only days te play with it" After It is filled to capacity 1090 feet of water or more would run additionally into the Sanpitch River which barely makes it udner the bridge at 830 to explored t Two Sheriff After raaftdng IW thter sffnrte-tT " date would not held the amount of wf $ contract present r or south federal state county and the Department of government left had decision the Transparation with the city authorities Sheriff Kennard Anderson stated that Service District Emergency Coordnator Wally Buchanan had and been requested granted a disaster declaration for the Gun flood area nison so whatever decision the city made they would receive financial help Massive sandbagging efforts and (Eke work on the Saeptfch River banks have beea taking pUee dtring the week as flood water! are exeningering pected to double homes in the and businesses Captain Newell E Knight with tbe Highway Patrol in Utah County his concern with tl£ expressed situation “I flew the area this and I was appalled" h! morning stated He further stated that the state sould be cut in two if they lost this bridge as this is the only road going north and south in the state that can support semi traffic With so many of the roads out they wanted to be told immediately what the decision would be so they would know where to direct all of the Memorial holiday traffic road north The disasters calls concerning flooding Take a Dip it The finishing touches are being roCfd out on the construction South of the Sanpitch River Bridge The 18 laekdip will remain in the highway until ‘if the normal level Mayor inquiring Rodney that they Any property will be turned over to the Anderson stated that the Mayor city about having the in Place for future needs but no decision has been bridge V Since the flooding began about r V have been filled 12000 sandbags over 5000 were filled just in the last The Army Cor week The signal to draw people out dike is built the bridge is safe and when their assistance in needed in the crisis is over The UDOT will take care of any expenses which are the sandbagging is three long rings entailed in the of the fire siren Fire Chief Blake con highway stated that any other struction Donaldson They are not obliged however to repair what siren would pertain to the Fire Dept they destroy Anderson condemn is JrEl f the flooding threat is past The engineering has allowed for water traffic to flow through the road at the same time if necessary Sites on both sides of the river the were chosen for sandbagging Gunnison High School parking lot The and behind the city building response to the siren calls have been admirable as hundreds of residents ' from the communltTeswould im mediately show up with shovel in hand to assist in the tedious job of filing and hauling sandbags feels Mayor Anderson would be good advise for to have some water stored that it residents and present time our culinary system is not threatened in any way’’ he said “But it is a good idea to be prepared” There is a threat to the city's sewer system Plastic has had to be placed over two of the manholes and weighted down with sandbags and the sewer ponds are “washing away” The Gunnison Police Department is asking the cooperation of the local citizens by staying away from the “At the (Continued on Page 2) Democrats Rosenvall Awarded Prestigious To Meet Karl G Maser Scholarship In County State Democratic Party officials and representative Ray Nielsen will address Sanpete Democrats at the 1983 County Convention to be held on Monday June 6 at 7:30 pm in the Sanpete County Court House Sanpete County Democratic Chaannounced irman Glen Hardwick that nominations and elections will for the following be conducted County Democratic Officers: Chair man Secretary and Treasurer Also three state Central Committee members will be elected from Sanpete County AH county Democrats are invited to attend and prrtidpate in this convention Greg M Rosenvall of Gunnison is among 21 Brigham Young University students who have been awarded Maeser G prestigious Karl scholarships for their senior year President Jeffrey R Holland said the winners were selected from among candidates with exceptional academic standing who were recommended by faculty members in the various colleges The number of awarded in each collscholarships ege was based on that academic unit’s enrollment The scholarships are provided by Associates G Maeser are of that organization Members who give $100 or more donors scholarshstudent toward annually ips and faculty awards die Karl scholarships pay the student’s $1340 tuition and provide $100 toward books and fees The Maeser They are named for Kail G who was principal of the Maeser infant Brigham Young Academy for 16 years in the late 1800’s before the school was named a university His dream was to have the academy center of become a of with high standards learning excellence Rosenvall a son of Clyde and is Jean Rosenvall of Gunnison majoring in chemical engineering He is one of three students in the college of Engineering Sciences and to receive a Maeser Technology Scholarship for next year Examine New Ambulance The Gunnison Valley Hospital Ambulance Association with Marty Christensen as department head is pleased to have a new ambulance for service in the Gunnison area You will be able to see this new ambulance at the following locations: In Gunnison on June 6 City Hall from pm In Fayette on June 7 church from pm 1983 at the 1983 at the In Centerfield on June 8 1983 at church from pm In Axtell on June 9 1963 at the church from pm In Mayfield on June 10 1983 at the city hall from pm Please feel free to go and observe the the concerning The ambulance should be in service within the next days We are thirty to waiting for a GE radio to be installed and some other minor and ask questions new ambulance equipment Sanpete County Dairy Princess To Be Crowned Friday June 3 The Sanpete County Dairy Princwill be held tomorrow ess Pageant June 3 at 7 30 at night Friday pm the Gunnison High School Auditorium Admission is $150 per person will present a Each contestant on dairy two minute commercial and model an evening products gown The new princess will be given a cash prize roses fabric for a new dress a $500 scholarship to Snow and a chance to run for College “Utah Dairy Princess” She and her four attendants will ride on the float at the summer county parades phis attend a workshop far August at Park City Judges for the contest will be Mis GaeLynn Peterson Miss Desiree Potter Lester and DeOna Olyer from Loa Mrs Peterson was Utah Dairy Princess in She attended Utah State University She married Thomas Peterson and they are the proud parents of six children ranging from the ages one to nine years They have lived in Provo Aurora and now Loa Mrs Peterson sings with a quartet and is presently teaching primary Potter graduated from Wayne High School and attended three CSU where she graduated at years Miss in Secretarial Law She was Miss Wayne County in 1981 Miss Rodeo Queen while at college and first attendant to Wayne County Dairy Princess in 1982 She is just finishing a cosmetology course and plans to go to SL George to work for the Dean of Students Mr and Mrs Olyer daughters and one son daughters have been have five All of their in beauty contests Mrs Olyer is presently as Stake Young Women serving President They enjoy working with the youth Mr Olyer farms and ranches besides working on the state road and in his church Mrs Olyer is presently working for the Forest Service |