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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show Storm (Cont'd) April 29, 2004 (But we like the moisture) ALAN MURRAY/Standard-Examiner Utah Power's Navor Bustos (right) cuts at the base of a fallen tree in Jolene Goff's back yard in Clearfield Wednesday. High winds swept through Davis and Weber counties creating dangers for homeowners and drivers throughout the day. Storm From 1B Utah Power spokeswoman Margaret Kesler said there were power outages at noon throughout the area, including in South Ogden, West Haven and Marriott-Slaterville. Crews restored most of the power within the hour. Wind blowing trees into power lines or pushing the power lines close together caused many of the outages, Kesler said. "Electric power lines need to be a certain distance apart," she said. "If they come within a close proximity of each other, that sets off a circuit breaker." A 60-foot dead tree broke in Wednesday's snowstorm and fell on a power line that feeds a home in Clearfield. A neighbor, who lives behind the home at 770 W. 550 North, called the fire department at 1:43 p.m. to report the tree had fallen. The tree was broken off about 4 feet above the ground, said Clearfield Fire Chief Roger Bodily. Originally, there was a report of smoke, but firefighters found none. The home was not damaged, but a Utah Power crew was summoned to shut off power and repair the power lines. The wind was so strong that Lucy Miranda, owner of Lucy's Fashions, 1338 Washington Blvd., had to keep her door locked, opening the door for customers each time they arrived. "It's affected me a lot," Miranda said. "I have to stay here waiting for people. I cannot let the door go be-cause it will break off." When the letter carrier came to deliver mail, the front door jammed opened. Miranda said a similar gust of wind broke the door in the past. The high winds were expected to have cleared up Wednesday evening, with rain and snow continuing into today, Church said. Temperatures are forecast to remain unseasonably cold. Residents should have an inch or 2 of snow on the ground. Reporter Joseph M. Dougherty contributed to this report. |