In the early 1980's, Utah was hit with a lot of snow, especially at Mona Reservoir.

According to the Deseret News of April 13, 1982, the Juab County Attorney gave a warning to Mona residents they better take warning of damaged fences and roads if they don't prepare to lower the reservoir level. Back then, the Reservoir may have been owed by Mona farmers, but indications are now a days that most of it is owned by the LDS Church who run Hay and Beef for distribution from their Goshen farms. Regardless of the warning, more snow came in 83-84, and so did the floods, so we didn't listen as well as they did during Noah days. We bring this up today, as the front page of Section B shows a photo of a barn west of Mona, that was stayed in by my father-Alma C. Jones who not only helped build the road between Mona and Goshen, but also help lay the concrete portion of Old Highway 91 between Santaquin and Nephi, Utah. About the only concrete portion that can be seen is north of the propane tanks between Nortonville and Nephi. Alma worked for his Uncle-Charles Tolley and used mules to haul the cement, thus becoming known as a Mule Skidder. Alma wrote his work there was done in 1923, which would put him at the age of 20. He loved working with concrete and mortar after watching Nephi/Juab High finished in 1922, with the builder saying it would last a hundred years, an act that was overlooked when school officials condemned it but County Officials still use it. No wonder Alma loved cement until he was 81. And that is the dang truth-barn nun!