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Show Flooding Plague Redmond Turf , It makes you kind of wonder what Redmond did to offend the heavens, one observer said about the towns flooding and storm problems last week. Residents, workers from the Utah Department of Transportation and the town of Redmond, worked feverishly last Wednesday and throughout the weekend to repair damage done by flooding waters and a Wednesday afternoon hail storm. One resident said some of the hailstones were inches or more in diameter. She said she saved then in her freezer. 2:00 p.m. a streak of a crash of thunder let and lightning loose the storm of the season and In a matter of 20 minutes, about 3 of hail lay on the ground, stones as large as 1 in diameter. Small limbs and leaves of trees were scattered everywhere and Main Street was a rushing river. Plants, flowers and gardens were striped, beautiful tall stalks of corn were stark, leafless sticks beaten and battered, broken and bent. Tomatoes, squash and potatoes were hammered flat. Drains were filled and plugged leaving water to stand everywhere. Mud washed down from the hills filled in the canal plugging the culvert causing it to overflow its banks, rushing water into nearby homes, several basements were flooded. The old timers of the community stated that never in all their days have they seen a storm or hailstones like these. The children were undaunted. They put on winter coats and snow boots and had great fun playing in the icy water and ice. Several farmers reported com and other crops were destroyed by the hail. Family gardens did not fare much better. Stake Relief Socity leaders asked Salina IDS Stake women to donate garden produce and other items to help Redmond residents whose gardens were virtually destroyed by the hail. . About Redmondites hope the storm of the century, not to be repeated. It appeared to be raining but it was tiny crystal clear beads of ice. The fury of the wind was increasing so was the size of the beads of ice. Christmas in July 6-Cou- Says No nty Rachelle Rasmussen, Redmond, shows off the snow that collected at her home town last week after a severe hail storm which destroyed and To Mayors Group Sevier County Taxes Expected To Be Raised By Two Mills By Dave Noyce Assistant Editor - It appears mayors are still not welcome in the Six County Commissioners Organization, regardless of what the governor and mayors think. In a general board meeting last Wednesday in Sanpete County, the Six Commissioners County Organization unanimously voted to prevent mayors from joining the group. Executive Director Carvel Magleby said the commissioners instead want the mayors and commissioners to organizations exist.separately as they are now He said commissioners want to work with the Six County Mayors Organization on important regional issues, but not as members of the same organization. The commissioners feel they represent the entire county, cluding the cities, according in- to Magleby. The mayors do not see it the same way. Chairperson of the Six County Richfield Mayors Organization, Mayor Sue Marie Young, maintains commissioners represent only the unincorporated areas of the county. She said a commissioner may be elected by city voters but that his legal jursidiction is limited to the areas outside of municipalities. The Sevier County Commission is expected to pass a two rfiill property tax increase in a special public meeting on Aug. 3 to cover the costs of flood repairs in the county. The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Sevier County Courthouse, Richfield. The tax hike is also needed in order to draw matching funds from State coffers as the county faces the task of repairing damages to public property caused by the floods of 1983. Jorgensen Wins Award Mr. Blackham Five Argonne National Laboratory employees have been selected to receive the 1983 University of Chicago Award for Distinguished Performance. Dr. James D. Jorgensen, son of Nelda Jorgensen, Salina, was one of the five. The awards, which consist of a medal, a certificate and $2500 were presented during ceremonies at the laboratory on July 19. The first man to file for the office of Salina City Councilman to fill one of three openings this November is Ray Blackham. The Distinguished Performance Awards were established in 1974 to recognize outstanding contributions to Argonnes research and development programs. Nominations are made by the laboratory and the recipients are selected by an awards committee of scientists and engineers named by the University of Chicago. Mr. Blackham is a graduate of Snow College in. Engineering and James D. Jorgensen, physicist in Argonnes Materials Science and Is First To File neutron diffraction method. In this method, the speeds ' and directions of neutrons scattered by a sample are analyzed in order to determine atomic positions and motions within the sample. time-of-flig- ht Jorgensen was the first to demonstrate that this method, using powdered ' samples, can provide information about atomic positions and motions which previously was only obtainable from single crystals. In collaboration with other scientists, Jorgensen has applied these techniques to numerous materials of great scientific and technological importance, contributing to an understanding of the relationship between atomic structures and physical properties such as electrical conductivity, ' chemical reactivity and mechanical strength. We would be remiss if we didnt go ahead and assess this, said Commissioner J. Elmer Collings. But if theres strong opposition we will have to take another look at it. recent special session, the Legislature dictated that counties could not draw state funds for flood relief unless they imposed at least a In a two percent jump in the mill levy. The state will match county expenditures on flood relief only for those counties that pass the tax increase. It makes sense to Ashman said the Legislature should have picked up the tab for flood relief through a sales tax increase. He said property taxes are already too high. Since Sevier County has been Ten Sevier County women are competing for the title of Miss Sevier County Fair and the right to reign over activities of the annual event next week. The pageant will be held Saturday 8 p.m. at Midway Park at the fairgrounds. the event, said there will be a queen and four attendants chosen. In the event of inclement weather, the pageant will be held at Richfield High School auditorium. at Contestants will be judged on interview, swimsuit, evening gown and talent. Contestants include , Rosemary Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Brown, Richfield; Karren Hardman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hardman, Elsinore; Robyn Wilkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Wilkinson, Glenwood; Vicky For ten years he was the plant engineer at Bestwall Gypsum and for thirteen years was a USDA Conservation Service officer. He is a veteran of World War n and the Korean conflict. N. Sevier Posse Members Return Dr. Jorgensen received his Ph.D at Brigham Young University. declared a federal disaster area, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will pick up 75 percent of the cost of all substantiated flood repairs. If the county imposes the two percent mill levy, the state and county will split the remaining 25 percent in flood restoration costs. If the commission did not impose the tax it would have to pay the remaining 25 percent itself, without any state assistance. The tax increase would raise Sevier Countys mill levy to six mills, according to Collings. Ashman said the $165,000 spent by the county last month for flood relief paid for such things as equipment needed to build diversion canals and dikes. Collings added that some (Continued on Page 2) Ten Vie for Sevier County Title 1950. a resident of Salina since do it, said Commissioner T. Merlin Ashman of the anticipated tax hike in the county. But I consider it a form of blackmail. Technology Division, was cited for determining the crystal structures of a variety of substances using thre has been seriously damaged crops and gardens in the area. "Ive never seen the likes of it in 50 years said one elderly gentleman. Trish Bumgardner, chairman of Hales, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hales, Aurora. Also, Stephanie Yardley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Staples, Richfield, and Carl Yardley; Micki Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McKay Roberts, Salina; Allison Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Edwards, Richfield; Carla Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Ross, Richfield; Shelly Barney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Barney Richfield and Lisa of Lael Thalman, daughter Vermillion. Thalman, from State Meet Search and Rescue units from 21 Utahs 29 counties were represented at the annual convention of the state Utah State Search and Rescue Assn, in Richfield last weekend. of I support peoples government and feel all citizens have a right and a responsibility to know what goes on in their city government Their ideas and criticisms make for better relationships between the citizens To and city officials, he said. criticize is not to complain but to recommend and show why yours is a better solution. No petition should be ignored and every effort to solve a problem should be made. Jim Porter, Sevier County Sheriffs Jeep Posse commander, said officials agreed the convention was one of the best held by the group. Even with some of the activities which could result in accidents, such as the road rally and pistol shoot, there were no accidents and went according to everything Porter said. schedule, He said he is not a politician but moved to Salina in 1950 because he liked the town and the people. I still feel the same way, he That is why I would concluded. like to be a councilman. Among the highligits of the convention were the pistol shoot, road rally, first aid competition and downtown parade. Weather Porter said for the 237 three-da- y adults registered meet which ended Saturday night St. George was chosen as next years convention site. The North Sevier Jeep Posse and auxiliary took first place and third place awards last weekend at the state Search and Rescue Convention in Richfield. MShelle Shaheen placed first in the state in the sharpshooters class of the pistol shoot. Mike Davis took third in the masters division of-- pistol shooting and Davis, Bryan Rasmussen, Jack Wood, Kathy Rasmussen and Mel Briggs took third in the state for the efforts of their First Aid Team. From left are Mrs. Shaheen, Briggs, Wood, Davis, Rasmussen and Mrs. Ramussen. The delegates also elected Blaine Roberts, Utah County, as state commander replacing Doug Lund of Box Elder County. i |