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Show Utah Press Association k67 E. 300 So. SLC, UT 81111 C TV Listing Inside Second Section Vm MT. PLEASANT, UTAH l&ty-Eg- kt 14447 November 24, ItIO 11 : -- ST - MT. PLEASANT North Sanpete School District officials expressed concern Thursday night for the high truancy rate this year at North Sanpete fittM shape. In order to correct the problem at the high school the board studied a procedure that would require formal commitments to parents in the handling of truants. Reporting on the progress of school , cf construction, Supt. Johnson said that .liilities to the Fairview School are is being rheii installed and that-wordone on the road. He said the district would plan dedication services for the new Fair-vieschool and also at Moroni and Mt. Pleasant Elementaries which have had large additions. No dates were set. 'a 0 w & Thanksgiving gives kids nice holiday "I ftfA ? '' I A lfisfi'i ?V. nasi - . ( ..V fi - , v) ; ; - ?;, iM W ' ' v :K 'It ;vv ,., '; ' ' - " ; ,y - '- , - MT. PLEASANT Students in both the North and South Sanpete School vacation Districts will have a two-da- y this week starting Thursday. Thanksgiving is a legal holiday and the next day, Friday, is a school holiday cn the 1980-8calendar according to school officials. 1 Too fast Loving caring giving sharing . . . that's wkat is all about Let this he your time to reflect on all lifes blessings, and all lifes true meaning of peace and brotherhood ... faith and hope. Show thanks... and give thanks for a truly wonderful holiday. joys. Celebrate the foj FilOM ALL OF US AT ' ' Road to stay open; maintenance cut - The Fairview-Huntingto- n FAIRVIEW will be kept Road (U-3open throughout the winter, Rep. Ray Nielsen said today. He said, however, that the level of maintenance may not be as good as in the past due to lack of funds. Rep. Nielsen said a number of coal who commute over the mountain to work each day had told him they were disturbed over reports that the Canyon Road might be closed (hiring the winter. Apparently some of the miners had signed petitions urging the state to keep the road open. miners I have the assurance direct from State Department of Transportation Director Bill Hurley, that the road will be open, Rep. Nielsen asserted. Director Hurley said the state had no thought of closing the road. He reported Hurley also told him that in an effort to curtail overtime and salting costs, the level of service may be reduced. Concerning the Fairview Canyon Road, Richardson said that keeping the road open and passable is a maximum effort" and whether cuts can be made there will have to be determined. Travelers on other Sanpete County roads maintained by the state along with other parts of Utah are likely to d roads and more see more snow piled beside the roads according to Howard Richardson of the Utah Department of Transportation, Rich' field Division. He "also said a determination about keeping the road open will have to be made in future years, taking into account the expense of the operation balanced against the numbers served by the operation. snow-packe- No definite decision has been made on cuts in Sanpete, he said, but he maintenance reported that winter-tim- e costs including salting and sanding will be cut. Richardson also said overtime would be cut by about 80 percent years the department has a deficit, but that amount with operated was picked up by the general hind, Richardson said. Since there is no supplemental funding source now, the department will have to operate within its budget and that will mean cuts, he said. In past In other matters, the board reviewed custodial needs at the new Fairview school and suggested that another person be hired part-timCustodial care of the districts other schools was also considered and it was pointed out that "A clean school is one of the most vital factors in maintaining school discipline and school morale. Supt. Johnson reported that the district would be monitoring the custodial care with a very critical eye so that this continued care would be maintained. The board approved an Proposal to provide for teacher training programs but no times or dates were set. School has been e. Reporting to the board, Principal James Thornton said an average of 43.46 students were absent each day. ...Average attendance per day is 89.32 percent of the studentbody, grades 9 through 12. He said much of the was caused from parents , who call in to have their child excused , for reasons other than medical. It was i reported that some parents are taking ' their children out of school for shopping - trips and other things. Supt. Harold Johnson said the truancy problem was not serious in the districts other schools and that through grade eight everything was in good U , ht percent absent High School. ?M- Forty-eig- h school truancy concerns hoard L . Number Price 25 Fairview protests new signs New speed signs went FAIRVIEW up in Fairview Wednesday on the city's main street in spite of protests against an increase in speed by city officials. The Utah Department of Tran- sportation determined through a study by traffic engineers that the street through the community is capable of safely carrying traffic at a speed five miles higher than the former 30 mile limit, and installed signs raising the speed limit to 35 miles per hour. UDOT Director Howard Richardson and other road officials met earlier with Fairview Mayor Ray Eicher, City Administrator Kent Miner and City Marshal Raymond Nelson and were told the city objected to the increase. The City Council also expressed its apposition to the change in speed for several reasons. Arguments against the speed increase include the concern that there are only two traffic lines tnrough the city while other cities with the speed have four traffic lanes, the fact that motorists drive up to five miles over the posted limit throughout the state before they are ticketed, and concern for children crossing the street after opening of the new school when the existing 30 mile per hour school zone signs will be taken down. Richardson said one factor in the engineers' study is the average speed of the biggest number of cars traveling through the city, and that the department feels 35 miles per hour is a safe speed for that section of highway and the speed at which the most cars travel. dismissed on the selected day and teachers have been involved in the second half of the day for inservice education. Painter Motor was the apparent low school bidder for a new bus and the board approved the sale of house to the shop Morris Crisp. School lunch will be increased for adults to $1.25 to cover rising costs for the rest of the year. The board tentatively adopted textbooks for language and literature classes and urged parents to come in and review the books. The board is expected to adopt the textbooks at its December meeting. class-construct- Thieves strike twice; take 3 snowmobiles A local snowmobile FAIRVIEW business was hit by thieves twice within the last week according to City Marshal. Raymond Nelson, y Ron Cox, owner of Cox Automotive reported the theft of a vehicle between 9:30 p.m. Saturday, November 15 and 1:30 p.m. the next afternoon. The snowmobile, a jade green Kawaski LTD 440 was valued at $3,000. Cox said it was setting on a trailer from which it was removed and apparently hauled away. Sometime during the night of 1 two more machines November e snowmobile trailer plus the 20-2- two-plac- upon which they were loaded disap- peared. Cox said the 1978 snowmobiles were metalic blue Kawasakis, one a 440 Invader and the other a 440 Intruder. The thief or thieves apparently hooked on to the small light blue snowmobile trailer with the two machines aboard and removed them from the premises along the Fairview Canyon Road. Cox is offering a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever stole the machines. Investigation into the incident is continuing, Marshal Nelson said. News scene Injuries minor as teens overturn car Two teenage girls miraculously escaped serious ipjury FAIRVIEW Thursday night when they apparently lo6t control of their car which careened off the road and overturned. Driver of the southbound 1979 sedan, Pamela Peterson, 17, sustained fractured vertebrae and is confined to the Sanpete Valley Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. A passenger in the vehicle, Lauri Roundy, 16, was shaken but apparently uninjured and was able to go home. Miss Peterson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Peterson of Milburn and Miss Roundy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Roundy. The accident occurred about a half mile north of Fairview on the Milburn Road at about 6:30 p.m. Miss Peterson, apparently attempting to avoid going off the road on the west side, apparently overcorrected the vehicle, causing it to skid, overturn and land upside down. The girts were apparently thrown into the back seat and were able to crawl out a back window and walk away from the accident. They were given a ride into town to the home of Miss Peterson's brother, Robert. She was taken to the hospital by her father. Robert Allred, Deputy County Sheriff and Trooper David Bailey of the Utah Highway Patrol investigated the accident. Deputy Allred estimated damages to the Peterson vehicle at over $3,000. Miss Peterson was cited for exceeding the speed limit. The girls were enroute to Mt. Pleasant where both had parts in the school musical which opened that night. Annual Market Basket drawing starts today MT. PLEASANT Merchants will open the holiday season' with the popular Market Basket drawing starting today. The event will run through the next four weeks and will climax the day before Christmas with drawings held in individual stores. Starting today, November 24, participating merchants will be giving tickets with each $5 purchase. The tickets can be deposited in any one of the boxes provided at various stores throughout town. On Friday, all tickets will be gathered together and a drawing held and five winners chosen. Each winner will receive about $50 in merchandise and certificates from Mt. Pleasant businessmen. A similar drawing will be held each Friday until Christmas. Santa Claus has scheduled his annual visit for Saturday, December 6, following a movie which will begin at 1 p.m. in the Kinema Theatre. Mt. Pleasant merchants are encouraging shoppers to Shop Mt. Pleasant and take advantage of the holiday sales. The Market Basket drawing is their way of expressing their thanks to those who shop here,. A |