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Show . - ' .1 v - i Tuesday ,fSSS SS3K1, - lllthYear-N- October 1,2002 o. Price, Utah 79 500 Vikings capture region title, IB ifi A'. V i YJK--r- &' I iJii IrWi ri f Mwiiiw.'-Wri- ;'- r V Vr4ui jVs-V.- . !, Helper city reviews arts' festival profits reports from council members concerning city department Kim Spradling reported working with Lynda Varner from the Carbon County Housing Authority, the agency that controls the Golden Rule Mission in Helper. Spradling said Vhmer is going to apply for grant money to do some work on the mission. Tbny Gonzalez discussed the grant the city received to work on the Spring Canyon Thail extension. The project will eventually hook the trail up with the Helper Park- By RICHARD SHAW Staffreporter Presented in August, the 2002 Helper Art Festival made an unofficial profit of $6459.59. Die figure was given to the Helper City Council last Thursday by Mark Stuckenschneider, the event chairman. We made about 150 percent' ofwhat we made lmt year, stated Stuckenschneider. The total inoome from the festival was $30021 and the committee had expenditures of $22, way. 543. There are still some invoices coining in so nothing is totally set in terms of numbers, but this is dose towhat we made, the committee chair told the council. Stuckenschneider pointed out that die event set up a website at helperaitfestivaLcain for people to contact vendors in case they want to buy something they saw, but didn't at the time. The committee also ran local ads in the newspaper and radSo ads to grt more Carton-Emer-y County vendors to participate in the event Emncy and ambulance penonnei assist at flu scene ofatrafficaccidefit last Wednesday evenjiattiwconieroftrtionAvemM and bUm Street in Price. Ttw Stuckenschneider reported Sept 25 mishap sent two Emery County residents to the hospital for medical treatment and severely damaged flu vehicles involved in the incident that 29 vendors have already signed up for next years show. In an unrelated action, the to raise die rate that Gty Sanitation can charge Helper customers by 5 cents a month. The officials based the action on a contract increase the council Two injured in Price Main Street accident drew F!ulaino,sge 17 of Helper. By RICHARD SHAW The' accident happened at 6:10pm. and forced the Ariaino vehide into the drive entering the Center Tkiaco Service Station. Stan reporter ' A traffic mishap last Wednesday evening at the oomerof Carbon Avenue and Main Street in Price sent two Emery County residents to the hospital and damaged the vehicles involved in the accident. The Sept 23 mishap reportedly occurred when a small car driven by Susan Davis, age 51 of Cleveland, turned left and collided into a vehicle driven by An relatively unscathed, while the two women in the second car had to be removed by rescue crews. The mother and daughter were transported from the accident ABonamgmmevemaewimscenexerusnevmriosptnu, Davis was the driver's daughter Anna, 21. The mishap scattered glass across the west side of the intersection. The blockage and rubber necking by other driven resulted in stow traffic for a time in the downtown area. Rufauno emerged from lus car sc-ver- . Utah counties eligible for Utah beef and dairy cow producers alongwithowneis of sheep, goat, buffalo and beefalo who suffered losses dueto drought are eligible for immediate compensa-tkfrom the newly created Bve- - Neither Davis nor her daughter appeared to be wearing at die time of die mishap and both sustained neck and head injuries, according to acd- - J : seat-bel- ts Ifeilaino was wearing his safety restraint device. Witnesses indicated that the compensation program. The program is limited to live--. stock producers in counties dut eceived primary (hsaster designation due to drought in 2001 and or 2002. Gov. Mike Lesvittand the federal agency announced earlier in the year that severe drought as well as a cricket and grasshopper infestation, high winds,hailand frost have qualified Utah farmers Carbon County hvestock producers are enoouraged to contact the local United States Department ofAgriculture Rum Seivice Agency office to sign up for die program. are expected as soon ; Payments as the FSA can process the applications. : Dus tsexaedy the kind of help Utah cattle and sheep producers have been seeking, stated Utah Cbnrnwsioiicrof Agriculture and ' Food, CatyG. Peterson. : ; Utah is among seven states ! where die cash assistance will be . disasterr Oidy qualified livestock camera may participate mAe livestock compensation program. .. Sign up was scheduled to start Oct 1, wiA ptyments allocated . Qualifying counties in another Some'of the peoplrwho-claimed they witnessed die al--: leged dose calls returned to the corner of the accident when they saw the Davis vehicle turn left into Fhrlainos car. " No one was cited at the scene, but the incident has been referred to the Price CityAttorney's Office for review. reviews regularly. ' ' In the past, the council has de-increases btcuuy of 1 compensation funding 30 states are also eligiUe for Ad- - soonthereafter. m Davis car was headed north on Carbon Avenue and purportedly had crossed the center line several times,' barely avoiding head on collisions with other vehicles. problems with service or other situ-? it npnnKcnfTmiinflPinniCTfqwpiq caused for the public. "They seemtohandle the complaints well," stated Councilman Robert Which, referring to the compass record in working with the public. Tor that reason die city gets very few from residents about the aervioe. Addressing an unrelated USDA US. Agriculture Secretary Am Veneman recently announced that approximately $750 million is bring made available for die council agreed New York, ( egaPlcqritylvania,SbuAj Tbnnessee, Tkxas, Virginia, Vermont, kshington and Voming. The funding for the program wfll come from Section 32, a permanent appropriation that since "This program will provide ers who need it die most,1 plained Vfeneman. ihis program will partiaihuiy . help livestock producers who have very few risk management tools available to help during these difficult thnes, continued the federal nlBrial, Cash assistance win be made available statewide iriUtah, Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and SouA Assistance will also be available in specified counties in 30 other drought affected states in- cluding California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho. niiioois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 1935 . has earmarked die i lent of 30 percent of t toms receipts to support theU-S- . Paymeatswill be based on standard feed consumption data for each eligible type of livestock. The rate is $18 per animal consuming unit, which is indexed against beef prtttp, types of livestock adjusted by the Actors include beef cows, Sl&OCVhead; dairy cows, $31.5(y bead; stockers, $115(V head; sheep, $4Qhead. In August the federal agency (Continued on pege 10A) Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, decided to have Helper Attorney Gene Strate draft up an ordinance documents people want to obtain. Id like everyone to think abort hew much we should charge ftjr copying, staff time and other costs, expressed State. Most of the time, requests are small. But we recently had one that was quite larpe.Ve also need to determine which types of documents need to be put m a protected dass. Stiate was referring toarequest from an individual cited for a minor violation who used Ae right to know act to request dozens of documents. The documents in- . Gonzalez indicated that he was curious about the liability people who grant easements to the city for the parkway may face should someone get hurt on the trail that is on their property. Gonzalez also pointed out that the dty will soon be getting a road ranger(asmall ATV type vehicle) that will be used for spraying weeds along the cities roads. It was pointed out that in the winter that same machine can be used for plowing snow along the parkway and sidewalks. Councilman Welch brought up the fact that the city has found a new water source for its system. There is a spring located in the Fish Greek area that belongs to Helper that the city has not been utilizing. We are setting things upso we can start putting this water in our lines, he told die council. This doesnt eliminate the need for water conservation, but if it works out we may be able to revisit the higher water rates we enacted earlier this year. There is no definite timetable forwhenthewaterinquestionwOl come mi line. Mayor Joe Bonaoci brought up the problems that the dfy encountered during the rainstorms a couple of weeks ago. WiA the covering of the canals on the east side of town there fc nowhere for the waiertogp when it rains and comes off the canyons above town, the mayor told the counriL Luridly .the railroad bed hrid and water was diverted so we avoided some of the flooding, but I worry that in a worse instance we could have real problems. Discussion ensued about what could be done. So far, the city has been able to deal withit by cutting some extra ditches but a heavy storm or aheavy winter could . The mayor said he would contact Ae county to see what Car bon officials may sugg they can do to help alleviate the -, chided Everything from information about each of Ae city council members to vriiere Strafe had re- 1 I J a! education. ceivcaM In addition, Ae council approved the bylaws for the Helper Railroad ami Mining Museum board wiA some amendments at the public meeting on Sept 27. The officials listened to verbal Jim Robinson indicated Aat a number of citizens are protesting the UJ. Highway 6 overpass because ofAe damage it might cause to the historic Bruno Farm site. This city is not going to take a position on this issue, stated the mayor. I wish the citizens well an Aeir endeavors, but we are not going tojoin sides on this. vote 10 tier system at . The Rice City Council mem-- . bere voted fcurtoane last Wfednes- daynighttopurchaseandinstalla the iwim- - r. mission to i matemporary unit because it will take Aree or four months to stall a new astern. The expected cost for repairs would be aroupd die $5000 mark. , The second motion mebded &ingpooLL The decision followed a long- rijscuasinnregaidingAeuacofthe permissiontoadvertiseforbidBto fedlity.' discussioti centered purchase and instafl the new boiler ,The mound the fact that Ae purchase replacement system at an esti-ltltereplacmenitystpmw31in- - mated price of $50J)00. " . The council agreed toaDow the tfoiveanoobudgeteditem. The existing swimming pool solicitation and hiring of neces- boiler, which nu been function- -' saryconsultanlsindsubcontao-- jhg far the last, 36 yean began ton to design and construct the showing serious signs of tieterio-- .. foundationudbuiklingthatwill which prompted thecityto support and house the new boiler ijegin preparations to replace it. - replacement system atanciti- , . however, just last week the boiler jnatedcostof S40JXX). stopped operating unoqiectedly ... resultinin the temporary closure councilman Stephen Denison' OZPG . : j " i ' cfthepooLUnderanemergency status,thexincflwaspolledfor permterion to hire siboOorn a ' IFtofixtheboiler t motionsAat passed iper-- k V- - votedno, statingmeachcasethat thiswas contrary tobudget. Aer city buuness thee cildiscusBedAepirkiqgattiiaAn on 100 South, near Carbon Av6r (Continued on pege 10t) M Constructlon crews start rebuilding foundation at. Petersen Elementary School i comptetinf thn processof rabiiildHttw1bun-- f School in Sumtysitto. Crews bean wodutwlast week to tofldify flu bass of tfie txiBffir, wttktii has been giving the (hstrict - . . ' ' . education of several hundred youngtien from ttw local i |