• 2001 YEAR IN REVIEW

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January

•New Year's Baby, Miranda Lynn Johnson, born Jan. 3 to Randy and Kelli Johnson of Oasis,

•Tom Green trial postponed and moved to Provo Court.

•Mona Fire Department upset with lopsided representation in new fire district board.

•Wm. Boyd Howarth sworn in for another 4-year term as commissioner.

•Aaron Painter appointed to fill council seat in Mona.

•Glenda Buchanan resigns seat on Mona City Council.

•County will spend $36,000 to install communications at Fairgrounds.

•School Board members take oath of office.

•Richard Paxman to replace Darin Peterson in Nephi City Council.

•Mona Town Council appoints Fire Chief Sutherland to Fire District Board.

•Weddings: James Phillips and Shurron Genta; Pamela Taylor and Christopher Johnson; Carrie Taylor and Lee Dziabczenko; Jason Bastian and Ashley Wood; Tawnya Going and Kelly Davis.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Jaren Lynn; Elder Dustin Garrett; Graham and Colleen Misbach.

• School: JHS ProVita/Drill Team reign as Region 12 Champions for fifth straight year.

February

•Juab High School falls short of accreditation standard&emdash;School Board disagrees.

•Ryan Houchin killed in pedestrian-auto accident in Mona.

•Howard Stubbs fills vacancy in Mona City Council.

•Lions Club seeks to establish old fort markers in Nephi.

•Weddings: Krista Wilkerson and Josh Shumway; Heidi Tatton and Mark Sayles; Chalene Hart and Kyle Parkin; Brandy Sutherland and Robert Moore.

•Missionaries: Homecoming&emdash;Sister Karene Olsen.

•School: JHS region champs in wrestling; JHS presents "Thieves Carnival;" JHS wrestlers take 2nd place at State.

March

•Venice Theater torn down.

•Mountainland Head Start wants to use old Central Valley Clinic Building.

•Leslee Bishop promoted to Postmaster in Nephi.

•Miss Nephi 2001&emdash;Annalee Lundell, Queen; Amanda Sutherland, 1st Attendant; Cassie Winn, 2nd Attendant; Megan Jones, 3rd Attendant.

•Weddings: Jason Hyde and AraMae Isaksen; Darcie Thacker and Robert Cook; Melinda Higginson and Brian Rasmussen; Jennie Partridge and Trent Gavin; Jared Anderson and Ashley Johnson; Amanda Shepherd and K.C. Lunt.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Benjamin Sevy; Elder Michael Durbin; Elder Adam Truscott; Homecoming&emdash;Elder Kory Lovell.

April

•Troy Rindlisbacher appointed to East Juab County Water Conservancy District Board.

•Five home burglaries in Levan.

•Juab County will receive $45, 216 grant for Mona Reservoir park work.

•Sheriff Dave Carter reports no fatalities during Easter weekend at Little Sahara Sand Dunes since early 1980s.

•Darin Clark appointed as delegate to Utah School Board Risk Management.

•EPA releases data on Eureka lead and arsenic levels.

•Weddings: Travis Frampton and Phoebe Durham; Ben Sutorius and Shannon Vonk; Stephanie Sperry and Jess Jarrett; Leslie Stowell and Erick Anderson; Stacie Stewart and Aaron Stephenson.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Derek Everitt; Elder Nick Jones; Elder Jason Young.

•School: JHS Drama places fifth in State; Junior Prom Royalty: Queen-JaNae Stanley, King-Warren Hall; Courts&emdash;Byron Major and Alisse Hart; Mandy Kay and Cameron Painter; Dustin Greenhalgh and Janna Newton.

May

•Tom Green accuses state and LDS Church of collaboration.

•Second jury trial involving polygamy is federal court.

•Green goes to trial in 4th District Court in Provo.

•Juab High School graduation, May 29.

•Green found guilty on four counts of bigamy after trial.

•Janet Ware named new Nephi Elementary School Principal.

•Weddings: Alisha Terry and Douglas Humphries; Trina Johnston and Jason Wilkey; Lindsay Hewlett and Ben Harmon; Sheridy Alger and Louis Bailey; Jakoye Cowan and Ryan Lynn; Amy Carillo and David Sutherland.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Chet Ludlow; Elder Brady Sutherland; Elder Travis Kyhl; Elder Neil Greenhalgh. Homecoming&emdash;Elder Jeffrey Paystrup; Elder Joshua Park; Elder Jory Everitt; Elder Travis Rasmussen.

•School: JHS Golf team wins Region title; JHS boys and girls track teams place second and third at Region; JHS Golf places third at State; JHS Girls Softball places fourth at State; JHS track and field place third (boys) and eighth (girls).

June

•Vandals trash swimming pool, police charge 17-year olds,

•Gov. Mike Leavitt signs Declaration of Agricultural Emergency for hard-hit cricket and grasshopper counties.

•Outside water use in Nephi restricted.

•Magna woman missing in East Juab county.

•Vandals damage new sports park at Mona Reservoir.

•Nephi City gets tough with utility collections.

•Fifteen attend Forest Service open house.

•Weddings: Hailey Stephenson and Dustin Allred; Jeremy Gooch and Tamara Kelly; Michelle Wilson and Aaron Morgan; Peter Malloch and Rebekah Gocha; Kallee Truscott and Jess Rosquist; Marcy Worwood and Sam Curtis; April Fowkes and Regan Phillips; Jennifer Wilson and Steven Hunter; Michael Miller and Catalina Nava; Tina Blackett and Tory Coombs; Adam Brough and Amanda Barrett; Lacey Carter and Fred Spencer; Amber Leon and Michael Penzkover; Brittany Miller and Jared Hawkins.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Trenton Olsen; Elder Jimmy Coray; Elder Michael Tatton; Elder Michael Wood; Homecoming&emdash;Elder Scott Jackson; Elder Joshua Christopherson.

July

•Search continues for missing Magna woman.

•Farm sprinklers cause damage to county roads.

•Apparent suicide victim found near Mills.

•Scott Nelson resigns as Mona secretary/treasurer.

•Mona City Council votes to raise culinary water rates.

•Tom Green gets modest success in trial and won't undergo psychosexual evaluation.

•Torch run to pass through Nephi.

•EPA wants to dig up contaminated soil in Eureka.

•Ute Stampede Royalty&emdash;Queen-Josey Carter, 1st Attendant-Kamie Anderson, 2nd Attendant-Lacey Smith.

•Roger Jorgenson named Grand Marshal of Western Parade.

•Bessie Park Jones named Grand Marshal of Mammoth Parade.

•Bathing Beauty winners&emdash;Cheyenne Howarth, Amber Cragun, Mandy Christensen, Amberlee Searle, and Kristin Thatcher.

•Nebo Scenic Loop reopens after fires contained, but some restriction continue.

•Nephi City sets property tax rate.

•Redistricting proposal will effect state school board members.

•Fire near Rocky Ridge spreads to Utah County.

•Proposed natural gas-fueled power plant seeks sales-tax break.

•Mona natural gas rates increased.

•Levan raises gas rates, keeps current garbage rate.

•Weddings: Danny Scarpino and Erika Scholz; Kim Wilkerson and Ronni Sorenson; Camille Jacobson and Nick Davis; Amanda Houchin and Paul Paxman.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder James McKnight; Elder Brady Greenhalgh; Elder Kyle Ashworth; Elder George Andrew Fish; Elder Damien Mounga; Homecoming&emdash;Elder Cody Molyneaux; Elder Justin Banks; Elder Ben Markland.

August

•Levan LDS Church vandalized.

•Search for Magna woman continues.

•Historic use of stock roads vs. private land ownership.

•Ordinance requires candidates for public office to report campaign contributions and expenses.

•Casey Reynolds appointed Juab County Fire Marshal.

•Nebo wilderness bill passes in Washington, D.C.

•Miss Juab County&emdash;Queen-Marci Blackett, 1st Attendant-Mary Dawn Sperry, 2nd Attendant-Lynsey Stoddard.

•Sheriff says law firm was unethical in tipping criminals, drug arrests compromised.

•Lack of parental supervision causes concern for Mona officials in rash of recent vandalism.

•David Leavitt takes information about the U.S. legal system to Honduras.

•Commission wants better speed enforcement in Mona.

•Good Sams organization asks for "Long Term Contract" for organization.

•EPA begins massive clean-up of contaminated soil in Eureka, residents concerned about removal practice.

•Connie Dubinsky's bid to run for mayor denied.

•Wildfire on Nebo Loop Road forces closure of road and evacuation of campers and hunters.

•State studies possible annexation of Juab County property into Utah County to prevent dividing subdivision.

•Tom Green sentenced to 5 years in prison and pay state $78,000.

•Weddings: Nicole Keller and Joseph Benson; Jared Mangelson and Donna Bawden; Torrey Weber and Gentry Glazier; Angela Kouns and Benjamin Elder; Missy Tanner and Kip Lambert; Jessica Warren and Jon Eyre; Ryan Smith and Desilee Dailey; Suzanne Woodland and Alan Gee; Jo Morgan and Robert Kim; Chuck Ainge and Vanessa Penrod; Josh Park and Diana Lynn; Brandon Taylor and Amy Elder; Deanna Webber and Don Shepherd Jr.; Ryan Anderson and Shirona Newell; Kortney Leavitt and Darci Lynn; Jason Ricks and Kathryn Ethington; Charlynn Malquist and Rodney Henry; Jayson King and Shantel Higginson; Brooke Christensen and Cache Lounsbury; Timothy Bowers and Shannon Munford.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Blake Peterson; Elder Cody Mortensen; Elder Cullen Dinkel; Homecoming&emdash;Elder Nathan Belliston; Elder Matthew Allred.

September

•Forest Service offers reward for information on Mollie Fire.

•Tom Green considered to be flight risk, release denied.

•Time capsule to be a part of Nephi City Sesquicentennial celebration.

•Brush Resources plans temporary layoffs.

•Governor Leavitt speaks about September 11 tragedy.

•JHS Homecoming Royalty&emdash;Queen-Katie Sutherland, King-Mike Worwood; Courts&emdash;Selena Sutherland, Logan Vance, Raquel Brough, Travis Warner, Danielle Reading and John Adams.

•Nephi celebrates Sesquicentennial Sept. 22.

•Sheriff Dave Carter named Sheriff of the Year.

•Weddings: Cory Thompson and Alicia Lewellyn; Tyler Hall and Maren Burton; Jamie Cook and Martin Gilbert; Tyra Echols and Joseph Tanner; Taralee Garrett and Kaylen Sperry.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Elder Devin Olsen; Sister Shantell Hall; Elder Kolby Anderson; Elder Kade Ence; Homecomings&emdash;Sister Sharon Oakeson; Elder Michael Anderson; Elder Justin Johnson; Elder Brett Lovell.

October

•Commission hears that northern portion of old Highway 91 needs rebuilding.

•Students not immunized could cost Juab and Tintic School Districts weighted pupil unit funds.

•Man-caused fire races up Mt. Nebo.

•Nephi Olympic Committee plan a 2002 Olympic torch relay celebration in Nephi.

•Olympic Torchbearers named&emdash;Mike Brown, Kate Bates, Leonard Trauntvein, Mariann Gibson, JaNell Stephenson, Gina Taylor and Iris Tolley.

•Two teens charged with burglary.

•Williams gets OK to build petroleum pipeline in Utah.

•Ryan Aagard appointed to Fire District Board by Levan Town Council.

•Contaminated properties in Eureka will take an extra year to cleaned up.

•District still needs certified media department to maintain accreditation.

•Weddings: Mindy DeGraff and Christopher Lovejoy; Allison Gibson and Spencer Kelly; Eileen Kendall and Jesten Moosman; Stephanie Flowers and Jeremy Walker.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Lynn and Jeanette Powell; Elder Mike Stowell; Elder Kenneth Winn; Elder Shane Howarth; Homecoming&emdash;Sister Christianna Jensen; Elder Brady Mortensen; Elder and Sister Whimpey.

• School: JHS Cross-country is 2-time Region Champs; JHS Cross-country places third at State meet.

November

•Nephi suspends water restrictions.

•Nephi man found in hills after two-day search.

•Mona City will enforce utility ordinance on unpaid accounts.

•Crash landing on I-15 injures two after plane clips power line.

•Three arrested on burglary charge.

•Levan official charged with misuse of public funds.

•Federal jury rules in favor of former UHP Trooper Nichols in civil rights lawsuit.

•Mona election concerns studied.

•Weddings: Christopher Truscott and Stephanie Craghead; David Trauntvein and Arbree Hohnstein.

•Missionaries: Homecomings&emdash;Elder Jeb Ingram.

•School: JHS to present "Brigadoon."

December

•Information sought about reckless motorcyclist in high-speed chase.

•School District and teacher discuss "U-Pass" requirements.

•Mona election results do not change after re-evaluation.

•Weddings: Krista Wilkerson and Jason Steiner.

•Missionaries: Farewell&emdash;Sister Kamelle Newton; Homecoming&emdash;Elder Michael Kenison.

•School: Senior Ball Royalty&emdash;Queen-Makenzie Warner, King-Larry Brough, Courts&emdash;Autumn Nielson, Jade Kendall, Jill Dinkel, Michael Kendall, Jenna Coombs, Tyrell Orme.