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Show 1 Messenger - Enterprise, Thursday, July , 1976 40 Years Service Ephraim Red Cross Worker Honored for Contributions Mrs. LaRue Nielson was awarded a Red Cross service pin with guard at a meeting of Red Cross workers in Ephraim. Mrs. Maurine Young, who had worked with Mrs. Nielson in Red Cross for 10 years, made the pin presentation and paid to Mrs. Nielson for her contributions to the Red Cross in various positions, including 40-ye- Sanpete County chairman, During the meeting Earl Ursenbach of Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County Red Cross first aid chairman, showed a film on first aid and explained the courses available to Relief Societies which could be used to supplement their lesson mater-tribut- e ials. We had a good representa tion present from the four LDS stakes in the county, Mrs. Blodwen Olsen, Sanpete Red Cross chairman, said. The Mount Pleasant stake decided to have Mr. Ursenbach teach a class on multi-medi- a first aid for ward family health teachers. The other stakes in our county are also planning to have first aid classes taught on a stake basis. Red Cross service pin is presented to LaRue Nielson 40-YE- right by Maurine Young. Forthcoming Marriage of Jenilee Allred, Elliott Aanerud Revealed Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Allred the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jenilee, to Elliott R. Aanerud, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Aanerud, Provo. The young couple will be married in an afternoon cere- mony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allred on August 14. Mr. and Mrs. Aanerud will host a dinner for family members later that day at the , Cedar Crest A reception honoring the newlyweds will follow that d evening in the Manti North Ward cultural hall, Miss Allred is a graduate of Manti High School and the Hollywood Beauty College. In high school she was a delegate to the Model United Nations and participated in other activities. She is employed in Provo. Mr. Aanerud graduated from pr0vo High School and then served for four years in the U.S. Marine Corp. He now attends Utah Technical College at Provo and works at Mountain States Steel. Center-announce- Obituaries Carlson, Manti native and former resident, who died at his home in Bountiful on June 19 of cancer, were held in the Bountiful 18th Ward June 22. Burial was in Bountiful Memorial Park. Mr. Carlson was born in Manti Nov. 19, 1920, a son of Edward and Bertha Ruesch Carlson. He married Donna Ruesch Feb. 14, 1940. They were divorced. He married Beula Christiansen June 20, 1964, in Bountiful. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Mr. Carlson was a graduate of Manti High School. He was a poultryman and salesman. He had been active in the Lions Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Seventies Quorum of the Bountiful 18th Ward. He is survived by his wife; by a son, Jake, and daughters,. Mrs. Fred (Ruth) Lowry, Mrs. Wayne (Faye) Kotter, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Norman (Karen) Stanley, Glendale, Calif.; by stepchildren Darla Christian- from Page 1) Characteristics accelerated movement at one time last summer attaining a velocity of eight feet each 24 hours; pushing, shoving, raising Manti Creek channel; substantial deposit of silt into stream which is used for irrigation purposes. Present situation relative stability in the slide area; minimal danger of flooding. Temporary actions clearing stream channel of debris; clearing and enlarging debris basin; diverting stream at head of slide, Little Cottonwood Creek, Manti Creek, etc. Present actions studies in the canyon including drilling test holes and installing inclinometers which record earth movement to determine feasibility of constructing a bypass pipeline along the north side of the canyon, a settling pond at the foot of the canyon. Also studies to determine sediment load in creek, economic impact on irrigated lands; and percolation tests to determine ability of water to penetrate to plants. As a consequence of Ranger Allreds report, readers of daily newspapers, radio listeners and television viewers will again this week be given information about the slide. For readers of the Ephraim Enterprise and the Manti Messenger, who may want to examine the report in a more complete form, the publishers are including it elsewhere in this issue with only minor deletions and editing. (Continued The Report. . . The Manti Canyon Cottonwood Earthflow, more commonly known as the Manti Slide, has been headline news across the country this past year. Major movement was first detected in June of 1974. Tremendous volumes of earth and rocks fell from the ledges west and south of Burnt Hill Flat at the head of the slide. The weight of this material started the landflow to move, slowly at first, gaining velocity as more and more mass moved downhill. Manti Citys culinary power pipeline was severed on the 10th of June, 1974. Attempts to repair the system failed. Therefore to supply water to the citizens of Manti, the city established a pipetemporary, above-groun- d line. Aluminum irrigation pipe was hooked to the stable portion of the old line with flexible rubber tubing. Manti City immediately be- - bus load of Ephraim Miss Jenilee Allred Receives Masters Degree From Harvard University Mrs. Melinda Anderson Roth, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dell B. Anderson, was awarded a masters degree in nutrition at Harvard Univer- - sity's 325th commencement exercises June 17. A year ago Melindas hus- band received his master's degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Roths have now moved to Salt Lake City, where Mr. Roth will in the fall begin graduate work toward a doctoral degree in nuclear engineering at the Ladies A three club tournament was held by the Ladies Golf Association on June 22. Winners in the championship flight were Marge Peterson, first, and Ardith Mogle, second. In the Palisade flight Janet Mickelson was first and Mary Ellen Anderson was second. The Ladies Day luncheon will be held July 6 at 12:00. A business meeting will follow the luncheon. University of Utah and his wife will be employed in her field. Melinda's graduation was one of five for the Anderson family this spring. Mrs. Ruth Anderson, the mother, and Dell Ray, a son, received associated degrees from Snow College. Mrs. Andersons degree was in Applied Science and Dell Rays in Science. He is now awaiting a mission call. Shirley, a daughter, graduated from Manti High School and will attend Snow College; Loraine, another daughter, graduated from Ephraim Junior High School, where she was an honor student. Seniors travelled to the American Fork High School on Monday evening to see the Utah Pageant of the Arts. artists and sculptors were featured this year with several showing appropriate to the bicentennial theme and Americana. "Prayer at Valley Forge, by Arnold Friberg, was selected for a fitting and moving finale to the program. This trip has been accepted as a tradition with this group who are already looking forward to next years treat. Director Helen Rigby made the necessary arrangements. Manti Seniors Enjoy Outing Manti Senior Citizens about enjoyed a trip to west of Salina, Grove, Maple Saturday. The days activities included dinner at 12:30, hiking for those who wanted to, harmonizing on some of the good old songs, a lot of visiting and most of all the 60 strong enjoyment of the beautiful scenery on one of summers earliest and most pleasant days. ESP . . rences. Recommendations by the team for immediate action were the installation of an early warning system, measures for keeping the channel at the slide open, clear the stream channel of vegetative debris from the slide to and through Manti City, by-pa- ss Gnr-'rJiMU- by-pa- ss by-pa- ss Land Flow. Earl Olsen, regional environmental geologist for the U.S. Forest Service, has installed several devices ior monitoring slide movement. These devices are on the upper section of the slide near the old waterline, and along the 2,000 foot front of the toe of the slide. Movement at the present time is inches per day on the upper section and 18 inch per week on the lower section. This years snowpack has been somewhat below normal Streamflows out of the canyon peaked at 125 cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) this year as compared with an excess of 300 c.f.s. last year. Y Because of the relative stability of the slide and the low water flows, sediment has been no problem this year. The. Forest Service in cooperation with Utah State University and the Soil Conservation Service is monitoring the sediment load of Manti Creek. The sediment samples taken by the Soil Conservation Service are sent to Utah State University for analysis. Also, the agricultural land irrigated with this water is being mapped and crops inventoried for analysis of economic impacts by the Soil Conservation Service. Utah State University is making percolation tests in the fields with the irrigation water. While the landflow may begin to move more rapidly later this summer, there is no reason to be alarmed. The possibility of a flood is extremely remote at this time. se 0 0 0 our bank, youre always banking needs, you'll get Named Misty Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dean (Bobbie Sue) Nielsen are the parents of a 5 lb. 7 oz. baby girl, born May 25 in Mt. Pleasant. She was named Misty and has two older sisters, Julie Ann, 7, and Starla, 3Vi. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Nielsen now have 24 grandchildren. Maternal grandfather, Cecil Williams lives in Ventura, Calif. prompt, friendly service as well as professional financial assistance. So come on in and visit with us the next time youre near by. Third Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jim Peterson announce the birth of their third daughter, Molly Jae, who was bom June 22 at the Sanpete Hospital in Mt. Pleasant and weighed in at 8 lbs. 13 oz. Molly was welcomed home by sisters Jennifer, 5, and Jill, 4. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Rex Peterson, Manti, and Mrs. Edna Jones, Malad, Idaho. Mrs. Jones is now visiting at the Peterson home and helping with little Molly, her sisters and Jim. ONE-STO- P NOW FINANCING LONG TERM HOME LOANS FULL SERVICE BANKING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS REGULAR A SPECIAL CHECKING ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES PERSONAL LOANS AUTO LOANS INSTALLMENT LOANS HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS MONEY ORDERS CASHIER'S CHECKS TRAVELER'S CHECKS Pillar IftDffiB street! Its HOHAl MPOtit important. We YOUR UTAH EASTER now SEAL SOCIETY the handicapped 365 days every year. llXV house the inclinometers. Bedrock was found at 301 feet in one of the holes and 334 feet in another. The investigative hole for the proposed debris basin dam site has also been completed. The necessity of this investigation has been dictated by the possible need for a pipeline. The need for a pipeline is and will be dictated by the activity and consequences of the Cottonwood special. Whatever your helps sw w moved to within 25 feet of Manti Canyon Road, pushing Little Cottonwood Creek to within 20 feet of the road. Last fall, Little Cottonwood Creek and should accommodate was diverted into Yearns stream flows up to 1000 c.f.s. Reservoir to at least postpone To cope with flows above this the destruction of the canyon the team recommended an road. This spring the Forest with Sanpete emergency plan be developed Service contracted channel new a to Utah State the of Office dig County by road the and Emergency Services. This plan, between the slide Creek. Cottonwood Little for developed by Russell R. Bateman, area coordinator for the The water was then diverted Utah Office of Emergency from Yearns back through its natural channel and around the Services and Kennard Anderson, director, Sanpete County slide. Civil Defense, outlines authoriWhile these actions minimize and the impact of the slide on ties, responsibilities, actions for major flood and private and Forest resources, they are only temporary meadamage control. As the slide advanced, sures until a more permanent solution can be found. shoving and raising the stream One alternative proposed in channel, it was evident that a the September, 1975, report massive blockage, impoundment of damaging volumes of was a pipeline to water and immediate release of remove water from the toe of water were quite remote. The the massive landslide by steep stream channel precluded transporting it north of the ablockage high enough to present channel over the Old Cost estimates impound enough water to cause North Slide. severe damage. Concern, exceed two million dollars. Another measure that aptherefore, shifted to the sediment being transported by pears to have merit is a settling Manti Creek. pond in the vicinity of the upper In November, 1975, the Soil gravel pit. A dam 40 feet high Conservation Service ran a in this area would impound sediment analysis on Manti enough water to allow considerable deposition of suspended Creek. They found the sediment level, with the creek materials. These alternatives must be flowing 16 c.f.s., to be about 3 silt, yielding approximately thoroughly evaluated to de1,200 tons per day. At this level termine the stability of the a flow of 85 c.f.s. would North Slide and the most desirable site for the settling produce 27,000 tons per day. pond. During the winter of 1975-7- 6 The investigative work inthe Forest Service contracted with Sanpete County to divert volves drilling four holes on the the stream of water at the head old North Slide and one at the of the slide. This stream is one site of the proposed debris of the major tributaries of Little basin. To determine if there is Cottonwood Creek. At the suggestion of Mayor movement in the slide, inFrank Wanlass, the Forest clinometers are placed in Service diverted Manti Creek special casings that line the approximately 150 feet from the holes drilled on the slide. These north bank where it lacked only holes will be monitored a few feet from being pushed throughout the summer. An initial report of the investiof out the channel. completely This also helped reduce some of gative findings will be given the Forest Service this fall. the sediment in Manti Creek. At the present time all holes By the fall of 1975 material on the east flank of the slide have been drilled that will installation of a new diversion structure above town, and clean and enlarge the debris basin at the mouth of the canyon. These actions have been completed treated as someone Christiansen, Farmington, Utah, and Rodney Christiansen, Bountiful, and by three brothers and a sister, Ivan, Clair and Vernon, all of Spanish Fork, and Mrs. Ivan (Beulah) Voorhees, Salt Lake City. A gan searching for a permanent solution to the culinary water problem. The only feasible alternative was to reroute the pipeline to the north side of the canyon. The city contracted the design and construction of the line and it was completed in December of 1975. On June 12, 1975, the Forest Service flew and photographed the slide. At that time there was no apparent movement from above Cottonwood reservoir to Manti Canyon Creek. However, by September, movement was evident the entire length of the slide. The deep channel of Manti Canyon Creek became a Free Margin, meaning there was no resistance to inhibit movement, enabling the land-floto increase in velocity. One portion of the slide was moving at a rate of 8 feet each 24 hours. The slide separated approximately one mile uphill from the creek, forming two separate slides. It pushed Manti Canyon Creek north against the old North Slide, raising the stream-be- d nearly 100 feet. When movement into Manti Canyon Creek was observed, flooding was an immediate concern. It was feared the slide could suddenly dam the creek, impounding water until the blockage was saturated enough to wash out. The impounded water could then rush down the canyon and flood Manti. Early in September, 1975, a field study team, consisting of experts from the U.S. Forest Service, Corps of Engineers, Soil Conservation Service, National Weather Service, Utah Office of Emergency Services, Utah Geological Survey, and Sanpete County reviewed the situation. A report was drafted outlining possible alternatives given several different occur- At sen, Oakland, Calif.; Terry Ephraim Seniors Attend Pageant 4 Report Updates Condition of Manti Canyon Slide Carl J. Carlson Funeral services for Carl J. 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