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Show HolicG Please have flowers that are not attached to headstones at the Panguitch Cemetery removed by May 27. All unattached flowers will be removed thereafter to allow for Memorial Day preparations X The downed power line suddenly slammed with f j ., ' the force of 7,200 volts against the pavement. "You I v. - could feel the ground shake clear across four lanes of v highway," remembered firefighter Dave Willson. f . .. ; Only moments before, the line-a primary feeder , that had been brought down by a tree limb - was h , ' . just lying across a roadside hedge. It looked like a . . '; harmless old garden hose; no wonder the man from the neighborhood thought it would be safe to move it. . .jj Happily, Captain Willson had seen him reach for the r - line and acted quickly to stop him. I The firefighter had recently taken part in a Utah Power safety training session, where he learned ' to treat all downed lines as deadly. "They can snap ' back to life in an v It felt like a small earthquake. ;r;ir " V With the passerby J rl0 now out of harm's way, Capt. Willson dispatched his J ""-v fire trucks to block off the highway and sidewalks until v Utah Power's crew arrived on the scene. Capt. Willson is modest about taking the credit . for averting a tragedy. "I'd rather say thanks to . 'jNv ' lessons learned from Utah Power." We say, we're a good team. ' KV ; M - UTAH POWER i c '' Vl'CLi.' A PacifiCorp Company V Making it happen. ff ' lOIWH'.u-iliCorp |