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Show TheEmeryCountyReview.com Spartans Stay Strong TALES Horse At 82, Jim Jensen still loves training his horses Emery overpowers opponents to win Coal Country Classic B1 A6 REVIEW Emery County The Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Local News, Local Voice, Locally Owned Volume 2, Issue 51. 75 Cents Preparing a plan of attack “I married a music man, so the symphony has been going on all that time.” - Elizabeth Hanson Water users discuss their options after zebra mussel invasion of Electric Lake C. Josie Luke The recent announcement that zebra mussels had been confirmed in Electric Lake has elicited both concern and action from local wildlife experts, power producers, outdoor recreationalists and water users. This concern was evident in a Dec. 9 meeting of the North Emery Water Users Special Service District, where Division of Wildlife Resources officials and representatives from PacifiCorp discussed the issue with the water board and concerned citizens. Though many in the room expressed much concern over the possible effects and clearly wanted an answer to how the invasive species was transferred to the reservoir, officials stressed that though they may never know how the mussels got into the water body, they believe the discovery was made at such an early point that there will be time to answer questions and develop strategies for dealing with the issue. “The whole purpose of this early detection process is to give us time,” said Daniel Keller, of the DWR invasive species program. He explained that because the state had been proactive in education and testing for the mussels, he felt they “really got a jump on it,” and would have time to formulate a plan to “prevent them from spreading to other water bodies.” He also stressed that all concerned should not waste the time they had been given to respond saying, “It’s important to start thinking about it now.” Cody Allred of PacifiCorp, who also serves on the water board, echoed Keller’s comments, reporting, “We’re being told that it wouldn’t be surprising if it took years for the power Continued on Page A3. Forest Service concerned over county OHV map C. Josie Luke Concern over the Emery County OHV map that was recently released was expressed by representatives from the Forest Service during their report at the Emery County Public Lands Council Meeting held Dec. 9. Leland Matheson, of the Forest Service said that in a cursory review of the trails, he had found 16-17 which were labeled as jeep trails that only allow for motorized travel under 50 inches. Mathis explained the problem came from the base map that was used not being the same as the base map used by the Forest Service and explained that the mistake put the agency “in a really bad position,” because if jeep users are found on those trails they will legally have to cite them. Public Lands Director Ray Peterson revealed that the maps were funded through the Emery County Travel Bureau and suggested the Forest Service contact the bureau about the issue. He explained the Public Lands Council had not been involved, but revealed that he understood that the travel bureau had contacted Forest Service representatives and had not received assistance. Forest Service representatives encouraged the bureau to contact their Price field office before the next printing, explaining that their database of record containing the relevant information is located in the Manti-La Sal supervisor’s office. The Forest Service will contact the travel bureau to encourage the group to correct the mistakes before more copies of the map are released. In January the Public Lands Council will need to fill four vacancies left open by those who have served out their term. In order to fill these positions, the council has advertised in both local papers, asking for interested citizens to apply. During the meeting, it was discussed that these advertisements were worded to include only Emery County citizens, but because the council did not want to exclude those outside the county, they voted to re-advertise, while accepting those applications already come submitted. The council also voted to amend their bylaws during the meeting, changing the length of terms for officers from one year to two years. Dorr and Elizabeth Hanson sit down at the piano at their home in Huntington. The couple will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Friday. Photo by C. Josie Luke A Symphony of the Heart Huntington couple celebrates 70 years of marriage C. Josie Luke N ow in her 90s, Elizabeth Hansen is legally blind, but by the loving way she glances at her husband as they reminisce about how they met, no one would suspect that she can no longer clearly see his face. For the couple, such circumstances are merely variations to the final movement in the symphony of their life. It is a symphony the two have enjoyed together for a lifetime, a milestone they will celebrate on Dec. 19, their 70th wedding anniversary. “We’re music people,” she related. “I married a music man, so the symphony has been going on all that time, with all the changes in tempo, dynamics, and its share of crashes and bangs. It’s been going on through our life, and we’re still hearing it.” She then turned to her husband Dorr Hanson and asked, “What kind of music is it playing now, dear?” He responded, “Very calm music. I don’t lose my temper anymore, and she’s very kind and gentle with me.” Their love of music was what first drew them to- gether. While playing in a band concert at Carbon High school, Dorr clearly remembers a girl coming up to give a poetry reading and thinking, “There’s a girl that looks pretty good. I wonder if she goes to school here.” From that point on, as he described, he “began to trail her.” Elizabeth was a year behind Dorr in high school, and that was stretched to two years when she was in a horrible car accident and was bedfast with a skull fracture for three months. It was after that accident though, when she began riding her brother’s bike to her a friend’s house to regain her balance that the two really met. Elizabeth described the scene, “There sitting at the table was their cousin Dorr Hansen. Boy, he gave me the eye. I think it was that beautiful maroon silky blouse and pants I had on. He took me back to Price and from then on he was steady company.” Dorr was attending BYU at the time, on a $25 a quarter scholarship, but made time to be with Elizabeth as often as he could. After what they referred to as a “dual proposal,” the couple was finally married on Dec. 19, 1938, in the depth of the Great Depression. Continued on Page A4. Orangeville lambasted for ‘preying on the weak’ James L. Davis The Orangeville City Council was lambasted during the public comments portion of the Dec. 11 meeting of the city council as they were compared to the Nazi party because of issues related to enforcement of the city animal ordinance. Orangeville resident Phil Fauver compared city leadership to the Nazi party and accused the council of preying on the weakest citizens in the city as the debate over animal issues continued for the third month in the city. At the center of Fauver’s impassioned statement is a neighbor of Fauver’s, Windy Larsen, who owns horses, goats, sheep and chickens, which she has kept on the property. The property, which encompasses almost 10 acres, has a home that faces the city’s main street. The issue of Larsen’s animals first came before the city council during its Oct. 9 meeting. The city had received com- plaints that Larsen had too many animals on her property and upon investigation by the city animal control officer it was determined that she was out of compliance with the zoning ordinance. Larsen’s property resides within an R2-8000 residential zone and because of the acreage of her property, she qualifies for three animal units, the highest number of units available for that zone. An animal unit consists of two horses, two cows, seven sheep, four goats, 36 chick- ens, or a combination of the animals. During the public comment portion of the November meeting of the city council, Fauver and other neighbors of Larsen defended her and said they had never made a complaint against her having the animals. Then during the Dec. 11 meeting Fauver asked the council why it responded to anonymous complaints, and argued that the accused Continued on Page A3. |