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January Victoria Vasquez Ponce is first baby born at CVMC on January 3. Parents are Jaime and Isabel Vasquez. Water from Central Utah will be coming to Juab County following a $450 million agreement approving two hydroelectric plants to be built in Spanish Canyon. Val Jones is sworn in as the newest county commissioner. Tax Commission will be allowed to collect Transient Room Tax for Juab County. Glenn Greenhalgh receives high praise from Department of Workforce Services. The 222nd Field Artillery Battalion is called up to serve in Iraq. Domestic Violence Coalition Advocates are honored for service in working to both prevent and the effects of domestic violence. Phase one of the Moroni Feed/IFA railroad spur has proved to be successful; phase two and three will be built. Currant Creek construction is on schedule and should be up this summer. Senator Darin Peterson is appointed by the Governor to fill vacant seat in the State Legislature. Missionaries: Farewell: Nathan Neilsen, Figi, Suva; Harris Taylor, Argentina, Cordoba; David Westfall, California Ventura; Kyle Worwood, Pennsylvania Philadelphia; Mark Thomas, Fort Worth Texas; Kyle Adams, Georgia Atlanta. Homecoming: Darcy Gianvito, Italy, Catania; Russell Jackson, Italy Milan; Holly Hall, Cleveland Ohio. Weddings: Jonathan Hemsley and Amber Cragun, Alesha Revoir and Stephen Russo, Laura Matthews and Matthew Ware. Sterling Scholar organizes project to help tsunami victims. Cheryl Kay, Rick Welsh and Delanie Hathaway are sworn in as Juab School District Board members. JHS Drill Team takes first place at Region 14 Drill Competition at UVSC. February The body of an Orem man is found dead in his car. His death is ruled to be a suicide. Citizens for Recreation hold a kick-off meeting. Sgt. Paul Mangelson of the Utah Highway Patrol seized 197 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop on I-15. Kuhni Plant is in violation of the conditional use permit because of offensive odors. Residents ask for a second arena at the county fairgrounds. Salt Lake City man escaped with minor injuries after riding an avalanche of Mount Nebo. Police vow to enforce curfew on underage children after receiving many complaint. Missionaries: Farewell: Colby Park, Honolulu Hawaii; Brian Breckenridge, Jacksonville Florida; Justin Jones, Ecuador Guayaquil. Weddings: Jeremy Coulson and Jennifer Lynn, Ryan Argyle and McKell Memmott. JHS Drill Team takes 4th place at State competition. JHS Wrestling Team bring home their eighth straight Region Championship. JHS Wrestling Team takes the 2A State Championship. March Juab School considers obtaining property on the south side of Nephi for a new school. Two-year old survives fatal rollover on I-15. Commissioners talk face-to-face with Kuhnis over offensive odor violations. Former Times-News Editor, Vance Gibson, passes away in Salt Lake City. Levan will get a cable access channel to be run through the town's cable TV system. Rick Kolsen resigns from Mona City Council due to a change of employment. Chris Buckwalter, Justin Winn, Robert Conner and Kevin White return from serving in Iraq. Kuhnis offer apologies for offensive odors. Traffic stop results in seizure of $325,000 worth of drugs. A Texas company is battling to build a $200 million natural gas-fired power plant in Mona. Las Vegas tries to get water from western Juab County by drilling 17 wells, five of them on the border. Missionaries: Farewell: Kurtis Everitt, Pennsylvania Philadelphia. Weddings: Rachelle Wilkey and Brandon Farish; Taryn Christensen and Joshua Brooks, Casey Carson and Janice Proctor, Jared Brown and Farrah Callaway, Gregg Keck and Melanie Wright, Alexandrea Carlton and Michael Painter, Aubrey Nielson and Philip Tuttle. Sterling Scholar winners were Caitlin Holladay in English and Becky Stubbs in Family and Consumer Science. Runners-up were Jade Ellison in Dance an Matye Ingram in Visual Arts. Junior Prom Royalty: Queen Rachel Garrett and King Devin Hansen. Court: Chantel Wilkey and Jade Greenhalgh, Jeana Sutherland and Curtis Blanton, Hilary Hitchcock and Harrison Black. April Environmental Protection Agency continues to work with Eureka to remove soil contaminated by silver and lead mines. Utah Public Service Commission makes it possible for a Texas company to build a $200 million natural gas-fired power plant near Mona. Jade Ellison is crowned Miss Nephi 2005. 1st Attendant is Malaree Park. 2nd Attendant is Danielle Reading. Donna Andersen is named Woman of Achievement for 2005. A new $50,000 piano makes its debut in the Juab Fine Arts Auditorium. Wolverine Gas and Oil of Michigan meets with Levan Town Council for approval to do seismic testing in the Levan area. Boundaries for Nephi Elementary will be changed to accommodate population growth. A Salina to Levan railroad line will be considered to haul coal and commodities to the UPRR in Levan. LaMar McPherson is honored for his service to the Ute Stampede. Juab School District will have three elementary schools beginning in the Fall. Folks in the West Desert protest Nevada's claim to water on Utah side of the border. Missionaries: Farewell: Rex Memmott, Brazil, Sao Paulo North. Homecoming: Adam Everitt, Mexico Torreon. Weddings: Troy Pay and Kazeray Knickerbocker, Chet Jackson and Briley Bills, Cody Powell and Kimberly Conder. Midnight Express Wrestlers take state championship. JHS Drama Team takes first place in Region. JHS Chorus received Superior ratings at Region Choral Festival. May Envision Utah predicts 58,000 residents in Nephi within 30 years. Gordon Anderson is sworn in as new Mona City Council member. Wasatch Energy LLC, North Salt Lake won the wholesale natural gas agreement with Nephi. Nephi will no longer have a partisan election for mayor and council members. Women and Children's Resource Center opens its new location in Nephi and will offer immediate intervention for victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Mona gets a new "C-50" to protect wetlands from development. Rainbow trout, stocked in Yuba Reservoir, have grown and thrived over the past two years. Rash of home burglaries are solved as a fifth individual is charged. An OHV trail is being planned by Tooele County and Juab County is invited to participate. Greyhound closed three of its Utah stations, and one of them is Nephi. Citizens present a wish list ($766,590,000) for UDOT. Missionaries: Farewell: Spencer Bennett, Wisconsin Milwaukee; Kolby Ence, Cape Verde Praia. Weddings: Trevor Royce and Desiree Hoog, Ben Sevy and Elizabeth Draper, Kade Royce and Kyra Schugk, Leslie Paz and John Kenison, Nettie Smalley and Trent Crawford, Mandee Jones and Jaren Robison, Julie Kenison and Kurt Vorwaller, Carole Coray and Loran Fuchs, Kevin Higginson and Rachel Dull, Camille Park and Brian Rupp. JHS Boys' Track Team sweeps Region. JHS Boys' Track Team takes 2nd at State. June Juab Fine Arts Council will present the annual Art in the Park. Nephi accumulates $18,119.84 in overdue utility and tax fees. Juab County needs more land set aside for an industrial park to attract businesses and jobs to the area. Commissioners discuss concerns with Utah's Governor about Nevada's proposal to take water from west Utah. Jared Eldridge, county attorney, will also serve as the county appeals director in cases of zoning disputes. Both Juab and Millard agree to use the same representative at meetings on the issue of whether to allow a pipeline to carry water from Utah and Nevada to Las Vegas. Good Sams hold gathering at the fairgrounds in Nephi with over 500 in attendance. Currant Creek power plant begins generating electricity by operating as a single cycle producer of power for the high summer demand. Missionaries: Farewell: Michael Kay, Atlanta Georgia North; Nickelle Carter, El Salvador West; Paul Shepherd, Montana Billings. Homecoming: Nathan Hunt, South Carolina Columbia; Cole Everitt, Argentina Buenos Aires South; Paul Sperry, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; Devin Jones, England Birmingham; Byron Major, Culican, Mexico. Weddings: Marcie Johnson and Kaylan Keen, Rachel Peck and Brian Dansie, Matthew Colby and Josey Carter, Daniel Hunt and Amber Esplin, Jordan Painter and Veronica Buckley, Delena Lewis and Ben Markland, Ryan Meier and Mary Dawn Sperry. July Wildland fire of forest service lands creates problems for county, but can be prevented by proper management. County Attorney explains the steps that must be taken before a recreation district can be created. Firework mis-fires and starts a small brush fire near the cemetery. Juab continues to grow at a rate above the state average. Mandy Anderson reigns as the 2005 Ute Stampede Queen. Attendants are Kamisha Young and Ashley Day. Jim and Zoma Painter are the Grand Marshals for the Mammoth Parade. Glen Jarrett is Grand Marshal of the Western Parade. Several area youth, representing the Nephi Gun Club, placed 1st in the State Trapshoot Championship. Mona's Pioneer Day Royalty are: King Bradley Hoaldridge, Queen Katie Lynn, Prince Stetson Voorhees, Princess Camille Kolsen. Sarah Williams wins the Bathing Beauty Contest. Others placing are: Amber Craig, Jessie Stephensen, BreAnn Bowles, Britney Park. Mormon Handcart Pageant continues to bring in the crowds. Missionaries: Homecoming: Warren Hall, Brazil Florianopolis; Marc Young, Brazil Belem; Ray Smalley, Tonga Nuku'Alofa. Weddings: Brett Christensen and Claudia Veloz, Lewis Mitchell and Tori South, Colby Carter and Tanele Skeem, Kayla Stanley and Hala Paongo, Rachel Hyde and Hunter Cox, Charles Harder and Amberlee Gooch, Dustin Phillips and Jessica Rowley. August Natural gas price hikes will be passed on to consumers yet again this year. Commissioners ask for old pictures of the "canyon" to show how it looked in the past and compares to the deterioration that is going on. Juab will host Relay for Life to raise awareness and support for cancer research. Whitney Worwood is crowned Miss Juab County 2005. 1st Attendant is Malaree Park. 2nd Attendant is Laura Gould. Kuhnis is threatened with penalties if problems persist at the plant. Large Rave party is broken up by local law enforcement. Students at Beehive Martial Arts become World Champions at competition in Las Vegas. Historic fire engine is restored and will be housed in the old Brough building behind the DUP Museum. Mona will enforce the utility shut-off policy. Three closed roads in Juab, used for more than 100 years, are at the center of a lawsuit against the BLM who barricaded the roads from public use. Missionaries: Farewell: Janelle Bastian, San Francisco, California. Weddings: Alyssa Peay and Jaren Lynn, Jamie Jones and Trent Nielson, Scott Brenchley and Molly Mangelson, Cammy Shaw and Kelly Draper, JaNae Stanley and Louis Hooate, Janilee Mangelson and Kurtis Parry, Allegra Stephenson and Bart Garrett; Jacob Bailey and Jamie Sevy, Adam Young and Laura Hare, Cody Jarrett and Marissa Stephens, Robyn Johnson and Todd Greenhalgh, Jacob Menlove and April Taylor, Brandon Day and Tyrie Thalman, Cathalyn Westfall and Quientin Anderson, Lee Magnuson and Shandy Johnson, James Neilsen and Jolene Simonson. September A resolution creating a non-taxing recreation district makes way for recreation to become another special service district. County and Kuhnis at odds over the definition of offensive odors. Utah Public Health Laboratory confirms that the West Nile Virus has been found in Juab County. Residents in the west fields want speed limit lowered to 25 mph. Commissioners continue to fight for Snake Valley's water rights over Nevada's claim to take the water. Area residents contribute and many ways to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Missionaries: Farewell: Matt Howard, California, Riverside; Leonard Telford, California, Riverside; Jordan Guillory, Brazil Santa Maria. Homecoming: Michael Wood, Brazil Maceio; Heidi Baker, Spain, Las Palmas; Tyrell Orme, Naga Philippines; Riley Worwood, Santa Rosa California. Weddings: Scott Jones and Melissa Park, Jeffery Whiting and Kellina Vincent, Jacey Keith and Steven Powell. Homecoming King and Queen are Dallen Proctor and Terika Bundy. New core requirements for high school graduation are considered by the school board. October Senator Bennett opens regional offices for the convenience of Juab County residents. Legal services for Nephi were separated into two contracts. PacifCorp agrees to fund $180,965 worth of projects which will directly benefit Juab County residents. County planning commission agrees to allow a penalty fine to be imposed on Kuhni Sons Inc. Juab County Planning Commission is actively beginning the process of determining area where there should be industrial zoning. Juab County has a new predator control contract with the Department of Agriculture and Food to increase money. Missionaries: Farewell: Devin Belliston, Canada Edmonton; Greg Neilsen, Peru Lima North; Brett Hansen, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Homecoming: Jacob Kenison, Nebraska, Omaha. Weddings: Eric Stratford and Amber Ingram, Brittany Frampton and Kyle Gulley, Shane Howarth and Amber Larsen, Rachelle Kay and Trenton Olsen, Brittany Smith and Jeremy Elder, Silvia Oakeson and James Horn. Dallas Brass performs with area school bands in special concert. November Nephi City natural gas rates are expected to increase by approximately 50 percent over last year. Increase in fuel costs cause district personnel to look at travel arrangements for school activities and sports events. Commissioners look to acquire land near the fairgrounds for a road and shed. Levan discusses need for stricter enforcement of the ordinance pertaining to loose dogs. Texas power plant sues PacifCorp for taking information concerning Spring Canyon Plant then using that information to build Currant Creek Plant. UDOT replaces milepost markers and exit signs on I-15, I-70 and I-80 to correct inaccuracies. One Man Band closes after a fire does damage. Drug Court held its first official graduation. The Mona growth area needs to be expanded. Weddings: Amberlee Wright and Steve DeFino, Karli Hackett and Buck Taylor, Ron Shepherd and Machelle Miller, Josh Dyches and Christina Lund, Michael Klunker and Amanda Howard. JHS presents "My Fair Lady." December Jarrett home is destroyed by accidental fire. Large tree at Nephi City Park will be removed. JAFC's Christmas Festival raises over $2,400 for Sub-For-Santa. The final CIB list of projects the county would like to have considered for a Community Development Block Grant was approved. Nephi will now have control of city streets along 300 West from 700 North to 1500 North. Sgt. Paul Mangelson retires after a long career with the Utah Highway Patrol. George Morgan Sr. honored for his many years of service to the Sub for Santa program. Missionaries: Farewell: Chase Olpin, Peru Piura; Ryan Weight, Oklahoma, Tulsa. Homecoming: Nathanael Malloch, Calgary, Canada; JaNae Besendorfer, Philippines Naga; Steven Besendorfer, Panama, Panama City; Logan Vance, Argentina Buenos Aires South. Weddings: Erin Wilson and Cody Mortensen, Colette Olpin and Derek Hatch, Natalie Hitchcock and Colby Park, Nathan Searle and Danielle Hall, Jason Hansen and Emily McKnight, Matthew Goble and Aimee LeFevre, Andrea Harper and Jonathan Burton. Chance Carter is crowned Mr. Juab. |
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