r Black Hawk War certificates open to families MANTI-- - Certificates recogniz- people whose ancestors fought in the Black Hawk War may now be obtained at the Sanpete County Courthouse in Manti. The certificates are being distributed by the Sanpete County However, Heritage Council. requests for the documents have become too numerous for the council to respond to all of them in a timely fashion, says Monte Bona, a heritage council member. Jane Braithwaite and Barbara Jensen will oversee certificate distribution in Manti. For additional information, contact Jane Braithwaite at County Auditor Ilene Roth will make the certificates available at the courthouse. Certificates cost a small fee to cover printing costs. They may be filled in either by the can recipient or Braithwaite recommend a calligrapher. Certificates will continue to be available in Mt. Pleasant for people living at the north end of the county. The certificates are part of an ongoing heritage council project recognizing the historical importance of the Black Hawk War. The heritage council helped produce a documentary on the war which aired on KBYU in April. The council is also in the process of marking Black Hawk War battle sites in the county. Certificates are designed to recognize people who are descendants of Black Hawk War veterans. More than 1,000 certificates have already been distributed. At the premiere of the documentary, "Black Hawk War: Cultures in Conflict," several hundred additional people expressed interest in receiving a certificate. ing 835-584- Price 50C MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 May 5, 1999 Volume 107 Number Eighteen Commissioners give subdivision approval by C. R. Truitt MANTI The Sanpete County Commission assumed that when no one showed up for the public hearing portion of a meeting held April 20, it meant there were no objections and granted Robert D. and Aron Quayle a zone change from residential to businesscom-mercifor Palisade Resort propd mile erty, located about north of Sterling. The proposed use is for an RV park. The property was once zoned commercial but was changed to residential during the reorganization of the zoning law. The Commission set May 27 at 10 a.m. for sale of properties owing taxes. business and Johnson will also have to purchase a business license. Sweetwater subdivision Jozia May Hancock and Ryan Sanders from Jones and Demille, were given approval for a five-lsubdivision covering 48 acres of ground one mile from Sterling. Sanders told the commission that they had been to the Planning and Zoning Commission, had well water permits and that power was only 500 feet away from one of the properties. Property acquisition After returning from an executive session to discuss the purchase price, the Commission passed a motion to approve purchasing property that is between Subdivision approval the Fairgrounds and Manti High The Commission also assumed School, to be used for a parking no objections, because of no lot. Donations attendance, and passed a motion The Commission passed a giving preliminary approval to motion giving Rhea Stewart, eight Randy Lusty for e of Mental lots Utah from Central Spring building included which $1,209 Health, City. Lusty, Paul $60 for eight people to have Accompanying k that said Hamilton they had lunch at the long class, and of the at Zoning Utah, that University gotten Planning the and to teaches educators government concept approval subject commissions approval, an items officials how to deal with alcohol and drug problems. C letter of approval for a waste The money pays for 12 scholarsystem, a letter from the irrigation company, have fire hydrants ships. Stewart invited Commiswith a letter from Spring Citys sioner Blackham to come to the school beginning May 15. Black-hafire chief saying there wasnt any from and a letter agreed if he could clear his Mayor problems Allred describing the citys no schedule. Stewart requested them to send annexing policy. $480 to her office in Mt. Pleasant Land use permit and $728 to the University. The Commission also granted Phyllis Johnson received a Stewart a $500 donation for the conditional land use permit approval costing $500 from the countys three high school graduCommission. The land will be ation parties. She said all the is for food and used for a Bed and Breakfast graduates ot al one-thir- 1. The Percussion Ensemble of North Sanpete High School received a superior rating at the State Solo Ensemble at Timpanogous High School April 24. Pictured are Craig Clark, director, Aaron Justesen, Jay Cox, Ben Thompson, and Shane McFarland. Not pictured are Mallie Turpin, Chris Christensen, Craig Larsen, and Jacob Washburn. Arts council exhibition travels to Fairview Museum FAIRVIE- W- Utah 98 StateAnyone wishing to receive an wide Annual Exhibition: Mixed entry form should contact the Media and Works on Paper is a Utah Arts Council, Visual Arts Program Coordinator, Lila Aber-sol- d traveling exhibition being disat 533-419played at the Fairview Museum Saturof History and Art from day, May 8 to June 3. Annually, the Utah Arts Council sponsors a statewide arts competition for visual artists. Utah Arts Councils Statewide Annual is one of the oldest shows KERN- S- A couple with ties to of its type across the nation Sanpete County were killed in an dating back to the founding of the Idaho boating accident April 24, council in 1899. leaving behind 5 children ages 6, twins. The competition was predicated 4, 2, and 11 month-ol- d on a senate bill, authored by Amber Allen Pittl, 23, and Tony Alice Merrill Home, which "JR" Pittl Jr., 26 drowned while established the "Utah Arts Insticanoeing near the Coffee Pot tute" and called for an annual art rapids on Henrys Fork of the Snake River. exhibition to be held. Winning have been works historically purchased and become part of the The couple would have celeUtah State Fine Arts Collection. brated their sixth wedding anniThis years traveling exhibition versary May 1 . According to consists of Margo Pittl it was their first trip mixed media and works on pa- - alone together in a year. Mixed media is a term used per. Ambers grandparents are when art has been produced with Delores Lund Kelson, South two or more mediums, for examof Fountain Jordon, formerly oil ple: paper collage and paint. The work selected for UTAH Green, and the late Leon Kelson "98 was juried by Barbara Garformerly of Ephraim. were the rett, director of Visual Arts for the Idaho Commission on the late Leon G. Lund and Verda A. Arts and Dr. Robert Tracy, Lund, both educators in the 4 associate professor of Art History North Sanpete School District, and associate director for Honors and the late Hazel Kelson, forthe at of University merly of Ephraim. Misty Nielsen, North Sanpete College Las Nevada, FHA is Vegas. president, Chapter Relatives still living in Sanpete The Utah Arts Councils Stateshown here getting ready to donate 126,000 pop can tabs to wide Annual Competition is open include Ida O. Donaldson, MorBob Kelson, the RonaM McDonald House. to ail artists at least 18 years old, oni, great-aun-t; Elmo (Beth) great-unclManti, Local elementary students residing in Utah. The 1999 stategreat-gre.- ti Fountain Green, Anderson, wide annual helped collect t?bs which will competition will b i B. uncle Roxie and aunt; to in Paintartists hours of open 1,260 provide working 7. Couple drowns on Idaho canoeing trip one-acr- e, out-sid- one-wee- m Gunnison handles its own party so she gives them a share of the donations. Defense contract The Commission gave its approval after for a defense control, legal council, Ross Blackham, gave approval after warning them that the county is still the primary contractor and if the board should run out of funds, liability will fall to the County. The motion accepted Fred Mellows as director of the eight member board handling the $12,-00- 0 contract. Economic development department Commissioners passed a motion giving Sam Weller approal to purchase Sanpete Histone Books at the $12 printing price for sale in his book store up north. Retail cost of the book is $14,950. The commission also approved $1,500 for the cost of living study and $500 for the statehood study. Miscellaneous In other matters, the Commission discussed the grass hopper problem in the county, the lack of a transportation plan which may cause problems with the county retaining control in the designated wilderness lands and confusion on the part of Planning and Zoning Commission concerning conditional use permits. The Commission approved training for eight applications costing $25 each for the Planning and Zoning members. Nanette Despain was granted a raise and the commission held a second executive session of which no explanation was given. six-mon- th Great-grandpare- e; for patients. dialysis ing mid sculpture. Keisel, Ephraim. Janie Busby and Rachel Dye received free books provided by Christine Nokelby, KBYU Outreach Coordinator and Julia Mohr, Child Care Coordinator for Six County Child Care 'I Resource and Referral Western Region Agency, as pari of Scholastic, KBYU, PBSs First Book Program to prc. iote a lifctir-i- of literacy. c