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Show page 13 - October 3, 2000 Basin LIFE Uintah Basin Standard HISTORICAL LANDMARK old Bridgeland Road 71-ye- ar bridge slated for replacement By CbeiyTUechun steel truss The old eingle-apa-n Bridgeland Road bridge built in 1929 crossing the Duchesne River on what was then US Highway 40 may be coming down in the near future, according to Duchesne Road Department Manager, Doug Nielsen. But first, Duchesne County has notified the Utah Historical Society by letter before they proceed with plans to see ifthey haveany interest in the bridge. Nielsen said there are few steel truss bridges left in Utah like the Bridgeland Road bridge which was built by the Utah State Road Commission (now UDOT). The steelbridge was constructed to bear 36 tons, or 72,000 pounds of weight over its 22 foot width. The trasses reach 14 feet tall. THE CH AMPS-Da- vid Moat, Coach of the Year, (back row, far right) coached his Duchesne cross country team to the I --A state title in 1994. Members of the team are: front row, Jarom Grant, Cody Moat; back row, Stephen Potter, cross Albert Foster, Craig Moon, Jared Tay lor, David Allred. He also coached a state track team in 1993, and in title 1998. squad country According to Nielsen, UDOT inspects bridge every two years and assignseachasufRciency rating. When There are few steel truss bridges left in Utah like the Bridgeland Road bridge which was built by the Utah State Road Commission in 1929. der the other 20 percent. In the early 1960e when a new U5. 40 was createdand the road was turned over to the county and named the Bridgeland Road there were twoother steel trass bridges crossing the wind- ing Duchesne River around Duchesne. of Duchesne on One on the east-enUS 40 near the east Duchesne City limits and one on State route 87, just three and one half--blocks north of US 40 on route 87. They were taken down , replaced with concrete and they the sufficiency rating falls below 50 salvaged them, Nielsen said. The process to apply for funding percent it qualifies the bridge for re- with federal funding. The and replace a bridge start to finishcan Jlacement Road bridge recently fell take up to six or nine months, Nielsen aid. under the 50 percent rating Where the Bridgeland Road bridge It doesn't decrease the value or structural stability of it. it just makes will end up is yet to be seen. Will it be it eligible for federal funduig,'N lelsen salvaged for the steel or given a promiaid, adding that when the bridge is nent place in Utah is anyone's guess. replaced the county can receive state But those who have driven across tha and federal funding for 80 percent of old bridge day after day will certainly the costa. The county will then shoul miss a very dear land mark. 2-- A COACHED 3 SPORTS Duchesne's David Moat named Utah coach of the year 2-- A By Aldon Rachel Duchesna High School's David Most, who was named recently as the 2-Coach of ths Year by the Distinguished Service Award Selection Committee of the Utah High School Activities Association, is truly a "Man of All Seasons. Since he began teaching at Duchesne High School in 1981 Moat has coached cross country, wrestling and track, bloat coached hiscroMcoun-tiy-, twice and track teams to stale championships. "1vt really had soma great athletes that have made coaching a pleasure and not a chore," he aaidL The Distinguished Service Award was initiated in 1987 to honor those whose contributions and service to high school activities have gone beyond the second mile. Most anil attend an awards luncheon, Wednesday, November 1 in Salt Lake City. Moat was graduated from IXichesne High School in 1967, and isagradual of Southern Utah State College (now known as Southern Utah University) in 1979 with a Physical Education nqor and a minor in English and Health. His two sons. Brandon and Cody, are attending SUU. Cody is a member of the coUege'acroes country 1 was surprised when I won the award. 1 was nominated by Duchesne principal Stan Young, and thought it was for Region 13, but it is for the whole state in the 2-- class," Moat honor. aid. "It Moat coached smarting and track at Roosevelt Junior High School for two and then began hit yean, 1979-198coachingcareerat Duchesne. Duchesne sron its first cross country title under the direction of Moat A isaonce-in-a-lifeti- 1 David Moat, Coach of the Year. Day Depression Screening Northeastern Counseling Center frae Depression Scieeningsponsorod by and Uintah Basin Medical Center will be held at Ihe hospital on Oct. 5 from 10 - noon and 6- -8 p.m. Call Par more information. Utah History Lectures Mark this on your calendar! Plan on attending fascinating lectures on Utah history on Oct. 11. 18 and Nov. 1st the Duchesne County library at 7 p.m .and be treated to engaging lectures on A Funny Thing Happened on the Wy to Utah. the "Lost Rhoades Gold Mina, and "A Native American Perspective." Speakers from the Utah Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau will present the lecture. This is free to the public. 1-- A Moat coached wrestling at Duchesne for 17 year until he turf to retire due to knee problems. He had 24 state champions and three Brandon Moat was a four-tim- e stetechamp.and Cody Most plus Cory Ercanbreck were three-tun- e SEE COACH MOAT on page 20 Get a Handle on the Future Jp ''vs- Checkout thejob market for 2001. Don't mire this kJu this seminar on Oct 4.7:30-9a.- m. at the Dept. oTWorkforoe Services, 10W. 425 So, Roosevelt. Seminar presenter is Austin Sargent, Uintah Basin Economist from DWS. The Dept, of Workforce Service Regional Council Employer Relations Committee sponsors this event. A continental breakfast will be provided. Pleas RSVP to Jen Ureek, Joanna Reed, or Jano Cure. 722-651- class and then best in 1 994 in ths up 2-- teams for the stats crown in 1996. Four Eagles have won state cross country titles with Moat 's sons, Cody winning three; Brandon two, and Conley Nora, Kirk Grant, on each. Grant won last year's (also won 800, 1600 and 3200 at 2000 state track meet). "Our best team ever was last year, but Dayle Grant got pneumonia right after region and couldn't compete," Coach Moat said. Tha Eagles were unable to repeat as champs in 1999. "Duchesne has won six region cross country championships in a row and w are goingfor our seventh this year. Members of Duchesne's find ever cross country championship team si Jarom Grant, Cody Moat, Stephen Potter, Albert Foster, Craig Moon. JaredTsyior, David AllrvdDurhesne's -A champs art Courtney Moon. Kirk Grant, Dayne Grant. Johnny Foster, Andrew Spencer and Ryan Moat. "It was a thrill to beat the bigger schools at the 2-- State Meet and especially since Duchesne is oneof the Moat comsmaller mented. The InA battle for first place in the state cross country meet usually involved Duchesne and Dugway. . "We fought it out for three years. WV won ths fust one and Dugway took the next two. W had a good battle with them. Ws won it aU in 1994 and had everyone bark in 1 995, but Dugway just ran faster and beat us," he said. Duchesne woo the Crown in 1993, and Coach bloat said that Dugwqy was picked by predictor to win the championship that year. "Our kids came through to win the championship. We had Brandon Moat and Brandon Rowley win three titles each, and beat Dugway by ten points. We dominated the long distance and field events," he said. Moat won the pole vault, 1600 and 3200, and Row ley picked up top honors in the highjump, discus and javelin. e y ' PART OF THE the Bridgeland RoaJ bridge will end up is jet to be seen. WiU it be salvaged for it steel or given a prominent place in I'uh is anyone's guess. PAST-Wh- cre WORK REPLACES LINES LD Duchesne "rebuild" project ensures future power for area By Lex lee E. Whiting Selected power poles and lines installed in tiie 1960s are being removed and replaced with upgraded equipment that will serve this power needs of consumers in the Duchesne and Bridgeland areas "well into the future. At the same time, the construction is environmentally friendly to flying fowl who decide to land upon the structures. New growth, coupled with ths increasing demand forelectncity in the area, was stretching ths capability of ths Unas to near capacity lewis, explained Brace Hunt, manager of Operations for Moon Lake Electric Association. The line being upgraded serve roughly L500 residents m addition to Duchesne County jail, the 160-beand other Urge industrial loads ind cluding two machine shops in .e Moon Lake Electric Association's rebuild project in Duchesne "should be used as a model for raptor protection. Duchesne. Without the remmslrarUoa to rebuild the lines, customers eventually would haw noticed lights starting to dun and other irregularities as rolt-ag- e fell ofT. "It would be just like a water line when evnvone turns on the water the pressure drops off. When voltage frills off. appliances don't function Russell Cowan. Mucsi Cprriy,ftaled Member-Relation- s manager "Ourconsumereaie upgrading their systems and w reciprocate ,.pw 722-652- I AARP 55 Alive Class Thera will be a AARP 55 Alive Class on Friday, Oct. 6 from 1 5 pjn. and Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. -- 12 p.m. at the Crossroads Senior Center. Sign up at the Senior Center or for more information call Judy Smith at con-sulten- Single Adult Activity For all LDSSingtoe,Adulta 30 and up, (All Faiths welcome, LDS standards apply) Come join us at 7pm on OH. 6 foran activity Sponsored by IheGluxe Stake Reah AllredGeo Rose Renew 2000 Renew 2000 will be starting again during the week oTOct. 8 at theSt. Helens Catholic Church. Wcwill be coming togrther in snudl groups in parishkmete homes to share life and faith, ifyou wish to join a group, call Marsha at 4 for more information. or Anita at 722-336- 8 Area Quitters Calling all Area Quillen, there will be a meeting on Oct. 10 at 7.30pm. at the Moon Lake Building. Handing out patterns for monthly quilt topi Post 64 Regular Meeting be American Post 64 their Legion day, Oct. 4 et 8 p m. will holding regular meetingon Wednes- times when power was down while we transferred from the old lines to the new lines. but for the most part the changeover is done with the electricity Cow ing through the lines. Every structure requires a dedicated amount of tune to safely install the new pole adjacent to the old pole. As part of the reconstruction the sue of the conductor is increased to provide increased rapacity in the line. The work is being done on the first three miles oflinr. which ernes as the primary snenfoedinglXirhesneCrty, aid Cow an. The pnywt began tn May and should conclude this month. Duchesne and the surrounding areas are served through a substation three miWs north ofDuchrsne on Highwav 87. The use of steel, rather than wood poles, and engineering employed in the rebuild project the conductor are suspended under the crews-arm- s of the pole to allow the birds to safely were reperch on the cross arms viewed last week by Rick Harness, l. Moon Lake's avian protection and Bob Lehman, a Colorado Slate University graduate student w ho is doing His doctorate on the raptor electrocution issue They declared the new construction to be safe for migrating bird populations that may come tn contact with the poles and wires. Harness was hired by Moon Lake Electric to confirm they were complying wit h a federal court order to retrofit utility lines to prevent the deaths of protected eagles and hawks which land on their power roles and line. Just over a year ago. Moon Lake was ordered to pay Kh!,000 in penalties and serve three years probation after they were found guilty in ths deaths of 17 hawks and eagles that were electrocuted after landing on the com pany'sequipment at the Chevron Chi field in Kangiey.Colo. over e two-yeperiod. The raptors frequently powpcr pills for roosting and hunting Prior to the time the chargee were filed against them. Moon Lake Elec- -- 722-651- 722-424- to make sure their loads and demands are met with a high level of proficiency. They need to count on a dependable supply of energy year round and that u w hat this does." While a few Moon Lake Electric customers experienced brief power outages, most drfn 1 notice any differ ence. said Hunt. There were a few ar ur DOl.S IT Moon lake E kitnc linemen take cart of tome In I me work." rcpl ing poles and wires while the w mn arc energized. The work with You have to handle the lines is tedious and wires with the utmost care," explored Moon take I Icvtnc I. me Crew f oeman Robert VresL You have to do it that way to mamtaai service throuchoid the corntruetuvi pivxcvs" btgh-vvhag- c 7TF M WNLAKE re I page 20 |