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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Good Enough to Eat Heritage Days Rodeo Cowboys kick off week of celebration Dog eats library book on obedience training B2 B1 REVIEW Emery County The Volume 2, Issue 27. Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Tour highlights progress on irrigation system James L. Davis Huntington/Cleveland Irrigation Company conducted a tour last week for agency representatives involved in helping to make the largest salinity control project in the Western United States a reality. As water begins to flow through portions of the landmark pressurized irrigation system, representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Utah Division of Water Resources, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, PacifiCorp and local agencies toured the pressurized system, starting at the Huntington North Reservoir and touring the Huntington and Cleveland area. In the afternoon the guests also toured the Ferron area to see the successes of its pressurized system, which has been on line for several years Huntington North Reservoir was perhaps a fitting place to start the tour because the cooperative nature of agencies to make the project move forward resulted in a negotiated agreement last year between Huntington/ Cleveland Irrigation Company, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Emery County Water Conservancy District, which allowed the irrigation company to use the reservoir to regulate water flow into the pressurized system rather than going through the expense of building an additional regulating pond. After meeting at the reservoir tour attendees left by bus to visit Snowball Pond, a 100 acre foot regulating pond created by Nielson Construction between Cleveland and 75 Cents Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Sitterud readies for ‘vigorous’ legal defense James L. Davis Photo by James L. Davis Tour members on the irrigation tour overlook the primary spillway for the Snowball Pond. Elmo. The pond is now being filled and will regulate water flow to that area of the irrigation system. During the tour Sherrel Ward of the Huntington/ Cleveland Irrigation Company explained that the system, which is partially pressurized, was off line because Continued on Page A3. San Rafael Classic As Commissioner Drew Sitterud waits on paid administrative leave for his initial appearance July 15 in Seventh District Court to face three felony charges of misuse of public monies, the Emery County Republican Party is standing behind the commissioner. The Emery County Republican Party Central Committee will meet July 1 at 6 p.m. at the Emery County Courthouse and at that time will consider the commissioner’s legal situation. On June 17 Sitterud was served by Assistant Attorney General Pat Nolan copies of information and a summons alleging that he misused public funds on seven separate occasions between November 2005 and January 2007. Sitterud According to Sitterud’s attorney, Sonny Olsen, the charges stem from a misunderstanding regarding travel reimbursements. Olsen said that as soon as the commissioner was notified that there was a problem, he remedied the situation “that very day.” Since the charges were filed there have been cries of a smear campaign as Sitterud faces reelection in November. Olsen said he found it interesting that the charges were only now being filed, with the last alleged wrongdoing to have occurred in January of 2007. “The fact that the charges come two years after the incident is unfortunate. If the charges would have been made earlier he would have been acquitted and could have moved on with his campaign,” Olsen said. Olsen said they hope for the fastest possible proceedings in the case and said they intend to give a vigorous defense of Commissioner Sitterud. Aware of the impact of rumor and speculation in the case, Olsen said he hoped people would remember that the commissioner had not been convicted of any crime. He said Sitterud has cooperated fully with the attorney generals office and provided all documentation requested. “Mr. Sitterud has nothing to hide. My hope is that people will understand the way the criminal justice system works and not rush to judgment,” he said. Larry Davis named new principal at Emery High Josie Luke Photos by Josie Luke Scott and Cassidy Larbum give each other a high five at the end of the San Rafael Classic Sprint Triathlon. RUNNING Off and Organizers pull off a hit in first San Rafael Classic Sprint Triathlon Josie Luke What does it take to pull off a triathlon? Members of the Emery County Search and Rescue Team recently found out—hours and hours of work, and a little luck. Weather for the first annual running of the San Rafael Classic Sprint triathlon, held June 28, couldn’t have been more perfect: clear skies and warmer than expected water—those were the things organizers hoped for, and luck provided, but the work involved, more than six months of preparation, may have rivaled the physical exertions made by participants in the triathlon itself. Asked what it took to put the event together, Sheriff Lamar Guymon responded, coyly, yet seriously, “A LOT of work,” adding that they had received assistance from many people to bring the event together. According to Race committee Chairman, Ken Eley, it took the efforts of all thirty members of the search Grady Anderson crosses the finish line as winner of the boys triathlon. and rescue team, and their spouses to “pull it off.” He said that organizers had been planning since Decem- Continued on Page A8. As a result of JJ Grant’s retirement and the selection of Gwen Callahan as his replacement as the Emery County School District secondary supervisor , Emery High now has a new principal in Larry Davis. A press release from the Emery County School District chronicles Davis’ accomplishments in the education field. “Mr. Davis has been recognized for his outstanding work in education. He has been Emery High School Teacher of the Year (2000), Emery School District Teacher of the Year (1992), a nominee for Utah Teacher of the Year (1989), and was named Outstanding Teacher at Spanish Fork High School (1981). “Mr. Davis has been involved in the development and implementation of many of the Emery School District’s instructional and curricular programs and has been a leader in improving education for the children of Emery County. Congratulations to Larry Davis on his appointment as the Principal of Emery High School.” The appointment, which will take effect August 1, came Thursday, June 26 after a series of interviews with potential applicants. Davis, the current principal of Canyon View Junior High, takes the position after 30 years in the field of education, the last eight years as a junior high principal, a position he assumed after Callahan moved to the high school. For both Callahan and Davis, it was an emotional and difficult decision to leave their current positions. Davis related the last three weeks had been “pretty emotional” as he tried to make the decision. “I have loved my position at Canyon View,” he said, citing the relationships he has formed with students, parents, faculty and staff in his eight years. “So that really made the decision hard.” So hard, in fact, that he didn’t put his application in until the last possible moment. After he finally decided to apply, interviewed, and was named to the position, he finally felt better about the move. “I decided to apply and was fortunate enough to be named,” he related. Callahan also commented that she had “mixed feelings” about the change. “I have come to love the high school kids a lot. That will make it hard.” she said, adding, “I felt the same way when I left the junior high.” But for both, the new Continued on Page A3. |
