From the Mayor`s Office... Thank you Parowan

community review these proposals and
make the recommendation to the City Council. The committee was given a fairly extensive list of criteria to insure a fair and impartial selection. They made their decision
and it was a unanimous decision to recommend the design team headed by Larry PenFrom the Mayor’s Office...
dleton to the City Council. The City Council
This is the time of year
accepted their selection and moved to send it
when we start planning for to the next Council Action Meeting to make
Parowan’s 2015/2016
the selection official. This is really not offibudget. The various depart- cial until we have a signed contract and it is
ment heads meet with me
approved by all parties involved.
and the staff and discuss
If you have any questions on how the
their needs for the year. We scoring was accomplished, please contact
have taken a conservative
the City Manager, Shayne Scott. We look
position on the budget and
forward to being in the new City Hall late in
do everything we can to reduce costs wher- the fall or early next spring. The new buildever we can. When all is said and done we ing will house not only city government, but
will be holding our Budget Public Hearing
also the Police Department and the Parowan
on May 14, 2015. I would urge everyone to Judicial Court. I’m confident it will be
come and make your position known in re- something of which we can all be proud.
lation to the proposed budget. These are
your dollars that we are spending and you
Mayor Donald Landes
have the right to express your opinion.
We are pleased to see work starting at the
south interchange where KB Express has
The Pressurized Irrigation is tentatively
started construction on a new facility.
scheduled to be turned on April 21, 2015.
I am also excited to see construction unThe water schedule will follow soon.
derway for a new restaurant in town next to
Please watch for the schedule on our webThe Gym on Main. I have had the opportusite “parowan.org”, Facebook page
nity of discussing with the new owner what
“Parowan
Utah”, or at the City Office.
he has in mind and I believe that everyone
will really look forward to seeing what he
has in store for us.
Finally, the new City Hall for Parowan is
Thank you Parowan
about to become a reality. Last year we rePower Company for the
ceived a grant from the Community Impact
new Christmas lights!
Board for $1,414,572 and a 1.5% loan for
$972,000 totaling $2,386,572. With the
We look forward to the
funding secured we advertised and eventuadditional lights that you
ally agreed on 3 design teams to actually
plan to add next year!
make a proposal. I felt it was important that
we have a committee of 5 members of the
Parowan City Office—5 S. Main—PO Box 576—435-477-3331
Parowan Events Center—73 N. Main—435-477-9022
Parowan Visitors Center—73 N. Main—PO Box 1165—435-477-8190
[email protected]
Dog License and
Shot Clinic
The Parowan
City Police Department is sponsoring
the Annual Dog License and Shot
Clinic. Dog Licenses will be
available for a rate of $5 for
spayed/neutered and $25 for
male/female. After the clinic,
licenses will go up to $10 for
spayed/neutered and $50 for
male/female. Dr. Bagley, the
veterinarian, will offer discounted shots for your animal.
Date: April 4, 2015
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Place: Parowan Fire House
Vice President: Bob Whitelaw
Treasurer: Julie White
Secretary: Jet Smith.
The Chamber will continue
the Annual Car Show in June and
Ladies Night on Main in December. They will also participate
and support the "Play Unplugged"
program for the summer of
2015.
A message from PAAL...
Parowan Animal Assistance
League is an all volunteer organization, dedicated to the welfare
and care of the dogs that enter
the Parowan City Shelter. We at
"PAAL" take care of the daily
needs of the animals while they
Business of the Year
are with us. PAAL provides mediMonster Ink and Design was cal attention as needed, participates with other organizations to
voted by the Parowan Chamber
provide adoption and placement
of Commerce as the "Parowan
Business of the Year". Located at of our dogs in forever homes,
24 North Main, owners Tyra and provides and promotes spaying
and neutering. PAAL is concerned
Jimmy Rice have a complete
screen printing and embroidery with the well being of all the animals and pets that live with us
facility
Past Chamber President, Kris- here in Parowan. If you are interested in becoming a member and
tina Harris, gave a speech on
what the Chamber accomplished working with these issues, please
in 2014 at the February meeting. contact Diane Bixman at 435559-1122.
She thanked each member for
their support and participation.
The Chamber welcomed the
Street Tree Renewal
following new members: Tannin'
Program Underway
and Teasing, Renew and Parowan
Bone and Joint Family Clinic.
Over the next 10 years all of
In 2014 the Chamber was
the 1609 trees on Parowan’s
able to provide a great deal of
streets will be pruned at no cost
support to our community
to the homeowner. Undesirable
through donations and sponsor- trees will be replaced with better
ships, including the Cool2Care
kinds as directed in the 2012 City
anti-bullying program at the
Forest Management Plan. Tall
Parowan High School, supporting trees under power-lines that
Little League, a new flag for our must be pruned annually will
Library, banners for Main Street over time be replaced by shorter
and support for PAAL and the
species, according to City Forester
Sub For Santa Program.
Vern Fridley. In the plan, the
The Chamber voted in officers: Shade Tree Board has divided the
President: Katti Lister
City into 10 “units” of about 16
blocks each and will oversee the
treatment of one unit each year.
Unit 1 (roughly the 3rd Ward) is
being treated this year. Over 60
trees are being replaced and 110
tree pruned here this spring.
It is important to know when
your neighborhood will be renewed so that you won’t be
spending money to have a tree
pruned that would be removed
during this program. Undesirable trees that will be replaced
over the next 10 years are; Chinese (Siberian) elm, Poplars
(Cottonwoods, Aspen), Black locust, Boxelder and Russian olive.
Remember that big trees under
powerlines along the street will
also be removed so don’t spend
money on them either. Trees that
have been “topped” or are weak
or diseased will also be removed.
If you are thinking of pruning a
street tree by your home and
don’t know what kind of tree it is,
our City Forester, Vern Fridley
can help. Call 559-6751.
The Shade Tree Commission
will start laying out Unit 2 this
fall for renewal in 2016. This
unit is from 100 North (South
side of St.) to 300 South between
Main St. (West side) and 200
West (Eastside). All of the units
are shown on an aerial photo
map displayed in the Library
Board room. If you need help in
locating your residence on the
map call Mary Hanley, Tree
Board Chair @ 704-4112 or
Vern Fridley @559-6751
Change is hard sometimes and it
will take some years for replacement trees to mature and become
real shade producers. In the long
run, however, this program will
save water, add to the diversity of
trees, make our power supply
safer, increase real property values and enhance the City’s reputation of being one of the most
beautiful towns in Utah.
Parowan City
Employee of the Year
Richard Biasi
Richard Biasi began
working for Parowan
City Public Works Department in May of 1998 as the Mechanic. He is in charge of all the vehicles and equipment in the Public
Works, Electric, Police and Fire Departments.
Richard is honest and has a very
strong work ethic. Richard is what
every employer wants in their organization, from being a self-starter to
multi-tasking, doing several jobs at
once. He is always busy doing something and always has Parowan City’s
interests in mind. Richard is always
willing to go the extra mile to do
whatever is asked or needed of him.
Parowan City is very lucky to have
him working for them.
Thank you Richard for your service
to Parowan City and congratulations
on being Parowan City’s Employee of
the Year!
Parowan City Community
Theater Presents
“1776”
A musical based on the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The show
dramatizes the efforts of John Adams and others to persuade the
Continental Congress to vote for
American independence.
Nominated for five Tony awards
the show won three including Best
Musical.
March 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14
Show times at 7:30
Aladdin Theater
The Parowan City website,
parowan.org, has received a
recent facelift. Please take the
opportunity to log on and let us
know what you think. If you
have suggestions just click on
the CONTACT US tab and let us
know what we can do better.
Remember Our Own
Mischievous Rascals:
Don’t Repeat
Their Misdeeds
Recently, the Parowan Literary
Club studied Mark Twain’s The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the
natural extension of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. What
timeless characters Tom and Huck
are in their search for themselves,
sometimes accompanied with adolescent reckless abandon. Similar
tales can be found in small towns
all across America as their misdeeds have often been, in varying
forms, repeated or revised. After
all, kids will be kids.
After the presentation, the literary club members shared with
smiles and accompanying head
shakes questionable behavior they
knew to have happened over the
years. But be it known, scandalous
behavior from years ago, recalled
with a chuckle and wink does not
condone it.
With such an introduction, I
would like to share with you a tattle, a tale that occurred in our own
community of Parowan.
Some may remember “Homp”
Holyoak, christened “Glenn” although that name is rarely recalled.
Such a good man and a character!
He was a great story-teller, a giving
neighbor, a “favorite son.” Elaine
Adams recalls how very helpful
Homp was when her husband was
desperately ill and some heavy lifting was needed in their home.
So, for the tale shared by
Homp’s granddaughter, Wendy: It
seems that in high school there was
a required assignment. Each student was to write and submit an
original piece of poetry in order to
earn class credit. Well, Homp was
a bit rough around the edges; he
didn’t cotton too much to that
kinda fluff and stuff. But, under
pressure, he arose to the occasion.
With “Mr. Dandy” being a name
changed to protect the possible innocence of him to whom it was directed, this is Homp’s little poetic
ditty:
Howdy doody,
Mr. Dandy, Howdy do.
Is there anything
I can do for you?
You stole Dan Parker’s hog,
so I’ll treat you like a dog,
Howdy doody,
Mr. Dandy, Howdy do.
that are in the 10—15 gallon (1”+
diameter) size. “We could buy
fewer but larger more expensive
saplings but have chosen trees with
a better root-to-top ratio,” according to Fridley.
An uproar resulted. Poor rascal
Homp was given a few days of freedom from school until emotions
calmed down. He probably, just
like the character Huck Finn, found
it to be a reward! Oh, the lack of
filters among the young; what a
delight they are!
Note: This writer’s personal favorite
misdeed occurred a few years ago
when other Parowan rascals on the
eve of Beaver’s homecoming game
against Parowan put black plastic
over the bottom curve of Beaver’s
“B” on their “B” hill. The whole
town got up the next morning to a
“P” overlooking their community.
Now that’s responsible vandalism!
But it’s still vandalism.
Bigger Not
Always Better
When buying trees to plant on
City Streets in many cases bigger
trees do not do better than smaller
ones according to experts. The bigger planting stock looks great when
first planted because of its size but
then often just sits there for 3-5
years. Before the trunk and crown
can increase and expand, the roots
must grow out into the surrounding soil and pick up moisture and
nutrients. Before trees are shipped
from the nursery, the roots are cut
to fit a certain size box, ball or pot
and big trees lose more of their
roots than smaller size ones. Seedlings grown in pots often have roots
that are restricted and grow in circles. Bigger trees also have more
leaves that put heavy demand on
the roots to feed them especially
during hot summer months.
The City is now in the process of
buying trees, using a Tree Board
grant, and will be ordering trees
Parowan Heritage Foundation
Suzette Bulloch had a fund
raiser for the Heritage Foundation.
She raised $675 to help with the
cleaning of the Statues at the Heritage Park. The Heritage Foundation
was very excited to receive this as it
is time to have our beautiful historic statues professional
cleaned. We would like to give
Suzette and those that supported
her a big “thank you!”
Parowan Heritage Foundation
was established in 1988. The original board of directors began working on the plans for the development of the Heritage Park. The
Heritage Foundation also took on
the task of restoring Dr. Priddy
Meeks log cabin. The Heritage Park
was dedicated on Parowan’s Birthday, January 13, 1996, by Gordon
B. Hinckley, President of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints.
Nancy Dalton, an original board
member of the foundation, has
been awarded the 2015 Utah Heritage Award. The individual award
is based on a significant contribution to historic preservation in
Utah. Nancy has worked hard on
our “Parowan, Utah: Rich in Heritage, Recreation & Natural Beauty”
and “Parowan Cemetery: A Walking Tour Through Pioneer Folk Art
and History” brochures. They are a
work of art and full of information
that pertains to our historic town.
Congratulations, Nancy, for a job
well done!