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January

•New Year's Baby is Nathan Ray Cummings. His parents are Dr. Darin and Becky Cummings of Ephraim.

•Tom Green faces parole hearing.

•Levan Town swears in new officials: Robert Shepherd, mayor; Paul Mangelson and Ralph Brooks, council members; Candace Jackson, clerk.

•U of U prepares to welcome the world to its campus for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

•Nephi Olympic Torch Relay celebration events are scheduled for Feb. 5.

•Mona City Swears in new officials: Bryce Lynn, mayor; Rick Schnurr, Darlene Fowkes, Cory Squire and Harry Newell, council members.

•Nephi City swears in officials: Chad Brough, mayor; Mike Jones and Greg Rowley, council members.

•Nephi City and Irrigation Company work out plans to preserve Salt Creek and conserve water.

•2002 Winter Olympic banners are hung along Main Street to welcome the torch relay through Nephi. Torch route is announced.

•Nephi Torchbearers announced: Mike Brown, Kate Bates, Leonard Trauntvein, Mariann Gibson, JaNell Stephenson, Gina Taylor, Iris Tolley.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Sister Emily McKnight; Elder Brian Dansie; Elder Joshua Terry. Homecoming: Elder Jacob Hyde.

•Weddings: Jared Jarrett and Jessica Sponsel; David Nuttall and Alisha Wilson; Jeff Dansie and Natasha Jones; Sloane Allen and Kelly Neumann; Janell Coates and Nick Bowles; Cody Shepherd and Marianne Adams; Lindsey Robinson and Brandon Steele; Thad Putnam and Alison Simons; Shane Ward and Jennifer Warner.

•School: JHS wrestlers take 1st place in Enterprise Invitational. JHS ProVita takes 1st place in Region 14 competition for 6th year. NES presents 2002 Olympics Program.

February

•JHS is evacuated following a bomb threat.

•Thousands turn out to watch the Olympic Torch pass through Nephi.

•Mona residents threatened with cut off for non payment of utility bills.

•Scoping meeting set to discuss fate of CUP water&emdash;north or south.

•Food Share seeks new location to better serve those in need.

•Citizen's group formed to explore developing skate park in Nephi.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Wesley Taylor. Homecoming: Sister Sarah Malloch; Elder Brett Seely; Elder Josh Hart.

•Weddings: Jaclyn Rasmussen and Ryan Crum; Darcie Epps and Jeffrey Yates; Robyn Jensen and Troy Mortensen; Jennifer Miller and Jeffery Higginson; Lindsay Park and David Grantham; Machelle Martin and Robert Lovejoy; Mary Gardner and Phillip Sudweeks; Tarius Wright and Jennifer Keyte.

•School: JHS wrestlers win region title for 5th time. JHS wrestlers finish second at state. JHS boys's basketball takes region 14 title.

March

•Juab and Southern Utah Counties fight to keep CUP water.

•Nephi wastewater collection system needs to be updated.

•Girl Scouting celebrates 90th birthday.

•Representative Jim Hansen puts bill to correct Mount Nebo Wilderness Area before congress.

•Miss Nephi 2002 Jamie Jones. Attendants Amber Cragun, Megan Jones and McKayla Brough.

•Burglars are on the move in local communities.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Kyle Lynn; Elder Brian Gibson; Elder Lewis Mitchell; Elder Cody Jarrett; Elder Matthew Goble. Homecoming: Elder Brad Dinkel; Sister Leslie Brosius; Elder Jonathan Truscott.

•Weddings: Michelle Parkin and Todd Hepworth; Jami Davis and Bradee Beddoes; Janelle Kuchar and Joey Nelson; Jason Jarrett and Amanda Sutherland; Melyn Nielson and Griff Lund.

•School: JHS speech and debate team take region 14 championship. JHS boys' basketball finish second at state. Junior Prom Royalty named King Shane Stubbs and Queen Diana Kay.

April

•Commissioners ask Congress to fully fund the PILT program.

•Nephi City Park celebrate Arbor Day with planting of new trees and community celebration.

•Major wind storm causes a lot of damage in the area.

•Weddings: Ryan Sperry and Jodee Nielsen; Tracy Fincher and Shorty Butler; Christine Park and Eric Harris; Colby Stephens and Jenie Johnson.

•School: JHS Math Team takes 1st place at Region Math Competition. Sterlings Scholars bring home two winners (Sarah Gibson, Science; Autumn Nielson, English) and two runners-up (Jordan Gould, Family and Consumer Science; Justin Ware, General).

May

•Tom Green trial on child rape is adjourned to May 10th and is filled with plot twists and turns.

•Commissioners receive support from Matheson on PILT program.

•School District opposes tax credits.

•Watering restrictions are put in place for both culinary and irrigation uses.

•Commissioners seek to declare Juab County and Emergency Drought Area.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Jesse Furse; Elder Gene Peterson; Elder Joshua Brooks; Elder Kent and Sister Claudette Lunt. Homecoming: Sister Renae Mangelson,

•Weddings: Lacy Talbot and Cody Molyneaux; Linsey Bailey and Ray Tullis; Lacey Timothy and Pete Larsen; Josh Stephensen and Alyssa Wood; Matt Hansen and Kami Nelson.

•School: JHS Golf Team wins Region Championship. JHS Golf Team takes State Championship.

June

•Mona accepts donations for a new Memorial Park.

•Mona seeks to implement stricter ATV regulations.

•Major wind storm tears through area with serious results.

•Mormon crickets invade Juab County and represents the worst case in documented history.

•Kuhni rendering plant shows interest in re-locating in Juab County from Provo.

•Tom Green will stand trial on child rage charge.

•Due to abuse, ATV riders at Burraston Ponds are banned from the site.

•Hearing on Kuhni rendering plant draws a large crowd.

•ATV riders face serious consequences for lack of respect for private property.

•Moroni Feed opens a new loading and unloading facility.

•Tom Green is found guilty of child rape.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Lew Smith. Homecoming: Elder Dustin Wardle; Elder Jaren Lynn; Elder Greg Sherwood; Sister Shanalee Stubbs; Elder Steven Johnson; Elder Bradley Peterson.

•Weddings: Melinda Stephenson and Christopher Thatcher; Kelly Clark and David Jackson; Tyler Shepherd and Tamara Nielsen; Kristina Butts and Neil Smith; Barton Mace and Brianne Brough; Benjamin Burdette and Marie Allred; Shawn Anderson and Melinda Messersmith; Matthew Allred and Karen Latham; Kara Robinson and Ryan Ingram; Josh Hart and Angela Rasmussen; Kaydee Morgan and Launey Ivers; Don Markland and Michelle Olson; Jerrel White and Michele Malloch; Jessica Johnson and Brett Stewart; Jamie Kouns and Kenneth Taylor; Michael Mitchell and Julie Jensen; Chad Sperry and Alicia Sehy; Nichole Newcomer and Shane Park; Jeanne Worwood and Jason Lewis.

•School: JHS Rodeo Team has eight members qualify for state.

July

•Commission approves zone change to allow construction of natural gas-fired power generation facility.

•County Attorney David Leavitt goes to Washington, D.C. to testify for CUP water rights.

•Cheyenne Howarth is named 2002 Ute Stampede Queen. Attendants are Lacey Smith and Kamisha Young.

•Ute Stampede Grand Marshals: Dona Jones, Western Parade; George Williams, Mammoth Parade.

•Baseball 11-12 year old All-Star A Team wins state title.

•Mona City Pioneer Royalty: King Taylin Squire, Queen Meadow Kay, Prince Nathan Bassett,Princess McKinley Packer.

•Mona enforces curfew ordinance; some parents are outraged.

•Commission urges citizens to contact their representatives for CUP water.

•Nephi hosts Cal-Ripkin-Babe Ruth Regional Baseball Tournament.

•Residential burglaries continue to plague area.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Stephen Phillips; Elder Justin Ware. Homecoming: Elder Tracy Thomson; Elder Jeremy Lynn; Elder Stephen Gliske.

•Weddings: Amy Walker and Kyle Stanley; Treven Wood and April Tanner; Jonathon Robbins and Sunny Aagard; Jade Jarrett and Sandi Darbro; Heather Whitehead and Kevin Morgan; Sarah Williams and Brian Fuell; Jeff Zakerdeav and LaDawn Barnes; Kimala Squire and Joseph Christensen; Riley Worwood and Jennie Memmott; Marlaine West and Justin Mitchell; James Jones and Julie Trauntvein; Jeni Christensen and Derick Hooper; Chad Ostler and Nichole Robison; Carmin Dennis and Brandon Hansen; Jake Stephensen and Amy Olsen.

August

•Annalee Lundell is crowned Miss Juab County 2002. Attendants are Katie Sutherland and Jill Dinkel.

•IFA project, south of Nephi, receives no opposition.

•Commissioners visit Kuhni plant in Provo and make plans to visit state-of-the-art plant in Massachusetts.

•Drought takes toll on Mona Reservoir.

•Foot bridge across 800 East gets the go-ahead.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Douglas Andrews; Elder Steven Brosius; Sister Collette Orme; Sister Karissa Olpin; Elder Mayne Mortensen. Homecoming: Elder Kris Kelsey; Elder Cullen Dinkel.

•Weddings: Adam Bennett and Julie Vest; Bart Olsen and Lisa Lefler; Sami Shepherd and Justin Johnson; Jeremy Peterson and Molly Howard; Jennifer Dalton and Martin Ingram; Jory Everitt and Janice Brandon; Brett Kocherhans and Betsy Bennion; Sharon Gooch and Cory Morrill; Amee Sanders and Jayson Sperry.

September

•Mormon Handcart Pageant exceeds expectations. Plans begin to make it an annual event.

•Tom Green gets minimum sentence in child rape case.

•Representatives tour rendering plant in Boston.

•Planning Commission tables Kuhni's request for zoning change.

•Commissioners request Senate to rectify mistake in Mt. Nebo Wilderness Act.

•Mona water system needs adjustments to hold down cost.

•Kuhni receives affirmative vote for conditional use permit.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Trenton Nielson; Elder Riley Jarrett. Homecoming: Elder Adam Ware; Elder Mark Goble; Elder Thomas Stubbs; Elder Joshua Parkin; Elder Scott Wallace.

•Weddings: Ryan Hansen and Sara Anderson; Troy Crump and Lori Worthington; Andrea Frampton and Nathan Torres; Rhett Watkins and Emilee Nielson; Danise Wong and Skip Worwood; Jessie Sperry and Adam Hathaway; Jennifer Rollins and Jason Webb; Daniel Nielsen and Kristine Lovell; Ryan John and Jamie Callaway; Scott Blackett and Andrea Clove; Crista Boswell and Jessie Backus.

•School: NES commemorates anniversary of September 11th with tribute to local heroes. JHS Homecoming Royalty King Mike Wong and Queen Punky Pakanant.

October

•Kuhni needs to start construction by January 1 to get state money.

•Municipalities must follow state rules for annexing unincorporated properties.

•Tour bus accident on Nebo Loop Road claims the lives of six women.

•Juab County will enter suit for CUP water.

•RV park ordinance temporarily changes to accommodate pipeline workers.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Jacob Menlove; Elder Clinton Pew. Homecoming: Elder Cade Jenkins.

•Weddings: Colebee Knudsen and Monica Winter; Bradley Nicholls and Christi Greenhalgh; Lea Bramall and Thomas Willden; Ryan Olsen and Ashley Olpin; Jacob Hyde and Antonia Goertzen; Russel Shumway and Megan Christensen; Crystal Greenhalgh and Matthew Shelley; Trisha Jarrett and Casey Smith; Jeremy Lynn and Alisha Jones; Steve Saunders and Alicia Seely; Daniel Palmer and April Mitchell.

November

•Levan group wants to stop Kuhni Plant from re-locating in Juab County.

•Election brings upsets, surprises and changes. Canvass of votes did not change the outcome.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Sister Silvia Oakeson; Elder Jeffrey Parkinson; Elder Keld Sperry. Homecoming: Elder Michael Painter; Elder Trent Wall; Elder Trevor Hooper.

•Weddings: Dustin Barrett and Dianna Jolley; Donald Martin and Leanne Hall; Seth McPherson and Stephanie Kay; Tyler Warner and Marci Kearl; Merity Blackett and Wally Ray.

•School: Senior Ball Royalty King Koyler Andersen and Queen Alyse Greenhalgh. JHS drama department presents "Cinderella."

December

•Kuhni's rendering plant receives conditional use permit. Appeals are filed.

•Mona considers bids to build skate park.

•Mona Council is authorized to turn off utilities at homes in serious arrears.

•Leaks in Mona water tank are fixed.

•Juab Fine Arts Council works out agreement with county over use of old auditorium.

•McCaffery home damaged in early morning fire.

•Missionaries. Farewell: Elder Riley Park; Elder Russell Jackson. Homecoming: Elder Joshua Kenison; Elder Samuel Malloch; Elder Buddy Westring; Elder Carson Park; Elder Jed Kendall; Elder Dustin Garrett.

•Weddings: Travis Frampton and Misty Wright; Angelina Dalton and Benjamin Anderson; Ryan McPherson and Stacey Anderson; Brian Jensen and Charloe Parkinson; Jonathan Truscott and Rebecca Cleaver; Brad Dinkel and Alisse Hart; Katie Wilkey and Waylon Nunley; Brady Blackett and Tenille Gubler; Kirt Nunley and Andrea Francom.

•School: JHS wrestlers place 1st at Panguitch Invitational. JHS wrestlers finish second at Winter Classic. Educators must raise achievement standards.