Lightning causes power outage near Axtell

By Bruce Mehew
Published on August 29, 2011 at 10:19 AM
(AXTELL) – Lightning caused a power outage Friday afternoon affecting about 2600 Rocky Mountain Power customers in Sevier and Sanpete Counties. RMP Spokesperson Margaret Oler said lightning hit a transformer on a power pole about two miles south of Axtell at about 4 p.m., causing the pole to catch fire and knocked out power to the North Sevier and South Sanpete county areas. Oler said crews were able to re-route power and had service back up at about 5:30 p.m.. Crews replaced the burned transformer after switching the power.

Annette Morely: Thanks, Myrna for letting us know the official cause of our getting out of the temple early last Friday--Love, Annette

Myrna: It was exciting in the Special Dressing Room. Of course, you also had sisters doing initiatory work which also complicates the "leaving early" connotation.

I had to find an auxiliary electric plug in another area so that the poor bride could curl her hair because she had not done so before arriving. It was decided to let them use a sealing room where there was natural light. It was still sunny outside and so it was bright enough inside with the big windows to go ahead with the ceremony. Her mom then hung the hot curling iron up inside her locker area in the semi-dark dressing room. There was one small light that is run by the generator. In the excitement, I forgot to pin her card back on her wedding dress so she had to come back for it.

The second girl was told to come back the Saturday morning early to receive her endowments. Then she would still be in time for her wedding Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, the assistant matron came in and told me to pack her up because she was going out for photos and would not be able to get back in and so would need to change back into street clothes in the ancillary building. Her mom had hung the curling iron in a locker next to hers and I didn't notice it. The next day, when I arrived, the office sent me to find it so that we could mail it to her. I hope she had one to use for her reception which was held on Saturday.

So what did I learn? Do not get so excited that you forget to put the card back on the bride and always check all four lockers.

The temple presidency had been told that the power would be off for three to four hours and so made the decision to close early. The power came back on much before that but we were already in shut-down mode with Security already closing exits and etc.