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Show 467 ASSN PRESS UTAH E 300 S SALT LAKE CITY, S If & UT 84111- - 0 0 UU f MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 - May 12, 1993 Volume 101 Price Number Nineteen $.50 r Fountain Green looks at .3 million sewer project Jr ? . 4 ) 1 New Snow College student body officers are from left, back, Stephanie Neilson, Michelle Boyer, Mindy Leichty, and front, Jamey Christensen, student body president, and Craig Gardner. Sanpete men arrested on drug charges MANTI Three Sanpete men were arrested May 4 following a narcotics investigation the Quad by County Narcotics Task Force, according to a press release from the task force. Karl Jones, 39, of Manti, was arrested for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, possession of marijuana for distribu- tion, drug paraphernalia, possession of a sawed off shotgun and two-mon- th Moroni sets FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Resi- dents here are encouraged to attend a public meeting Wadnes- day, .May 19, at 8 p.m. to discuss a proposed wastewater collection and treatment system. Among the items to be discussed are proposed costs and funding. According to B. J. Moore of Sunrise Engineering, the system is estimated to cost about $2.3 million for the system, treatment facility, and road restoration. That includes about 260 con--1 nections. An estimated cost breakdown includes; three waste-watlagoons (costing $500,000); a gravity flow transmission line ($66,000), and the collection system ($1.2 million). . Proposed funding will come from both grants and loans. Grants (money doesnt have to be paid back) include: Utah Hardship Grant, about $200,000; Farmers Home Administration, about $631,000, and Community Impact Board, about $250,000. Proposed loans include; Farmers Home Administration, about and Utah loan, $710,000. Sunrise Engineering has just completed a feasibility study which includes an environmental impact assessment, Moore said. Once the public hearing is over, Fountain Green residents will be allowed to vote on whether or not they can support the $398,000, Waste-waterCI- B er by Barbara Gordon MORONI Herb Jacobsen was appointed city councilman at the April 28 Council meeting. Jacobsen will replace man Alan Morley who his post to take the job etery sexton effective Council- resigned as cem- May 3. Jacobsen will fill the remainder of Morley s unexpired term, this which is up for fall. In other business, Mayor Larry Freeman reports sewer line problems at the Troy Prestwich residence, 35 South 100 West. The service line was not installed properly by the city and sewer department. David Simmons had been working on the problem, which was expected to be resolved the following day. - for possible racketeering charges. He allegedly has been picking up marijuana in the Salt Lake City area on a regular basis and has been a major distributer in the Sanpete County area. , Other arrest .were: .James. Allen, 33, of Manti, for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and Clifford Armstrong, 49, of Ephraim, for possession of paraphernalia. Additional arrests will be Councilwoman Deanna Erick-se- n reported that six girls will be participating in the Miss Moroni Pageant May 22. Councilwoman Ramona Harris reported that the Historical Commission was adding Senator Leonard Blackham and Shirley Lauritzen to their board. She also stated that people needing building permits were to come to the city before going to the county to fill out a zoning exec- permit. The first Beautification Committee meeting will be held May 6 at City Hall. There was also a discussion about restoring the Opera House. Contributions may be made to Ramona Harris, Donnell Blackham, or other committee members. ution of a search warrant at the residences of Karl Jones and Ivan by Barbara Gordon MORONI "Clean-u- p Week" will be held May 15 to 22. Councilwoman Ramona Harris reported to the city council April 28 that she had met with Moroni LDS Stake President Kim Aagard for assignments. The First Ward will have the cemetery and Duckspring Drive; Second Ward will have the mini park and city park; and the Third Ward will have the ball park. Should voters approve the bond election, construction is scheduled for the spring of 1994. Herb Jacobsen named to council various wildlife violations. Jones- is also being looked at The arrests followed the Election dates will be announced at the public meeting, Moore said. Morlev resigns made. clean-u- p issuance of a revenue bond to approve the project. Willardson in Centerfield. Warrants were served by officers of the Task Force, Sanpete County Sheriffs Department, Ephraim City Police, Adult Probation and Parole, Gunnison Prison Canine Unit and Fish and Game. Seized Councilman Morley reported were approximately 14 pound of marijuana, scales, narcotic paraphernalia, miscellaneous pills, several guns, $70 and several wildlife items. . Mayor Jerry Hansen, Fairview; Commissioner Keller Christenson, Carl E. (Curly) Swensen, museum director; and Sen. Leonard Blackham discuss Fairview Museums new building pro ject at an information meeting held Thursday. In front are replicas of the new building and the rock school building when it is restored. the city needed to purchase a new lawnmower; that a scout wanted to paint fire hydrants for an See MORONI page 2 Fairview museum looks forward to summer ground breaking FAIRVIE- W- Ground breaking for the new Fairview seum building could be as early as August, Wayne Balle, architect for the project, said Thursday night at a meeting here. He expected the bids to be ready by July, Balle told a group of people at an open house at the elementary school sponsored by the museum board to explain the building project. The new building, which is being designed to enhance the rock school building which now houses the museum collection, will contain a replica of an ancient Columbian mammoth, the Fairbanks collection, and new exhibits and will provide added space for items in storage. "The north building has great potential and will be the center-piec- e of the museum project," Balle said. He is also the architect for Mt. Pleasants Main Street restoration project. Balle said the new building will have an open design and large windows on the east to allow visitors to see the illuminated exhibit at night and allow the mammoth to face the mountains where it roamed long ago. The new exhibit building will include a main floor, balcony and basement. It will contain new rest rooms, gift shop and storage space. The new building will also serve as a tourist center for the north end of the county and the U.S. Forest Service. Mu- The museum board has already purchased the replica of the mammoth which was found buried in the mud under the Huntington Reservoir Dam in August of 1988. Since its discovery researchers have studied the specimen, searching for clues to life during the Great Ice Age. Technicians at the Utah Museum of Natural History did the molding of the bones so that a skeletal replica can be displayed. ' Funding for the $800,000 project was made possible by the George S. Eccles Foundation which provided defeasance funds for the $400,000 loan from the Community Impact Board and Fairview citizens who supported a $400,000 bond election which provided the matching loan. ' In his 'remarks Mayor Jerry Hansen pointed to the benefits the museum will provide the community and county and to volunteer efforts which have made many community projects possible. He alluded to the citys responsibility in handling the CIB funds. He noted differences in ideas between the city, board and citizens but said that this has resulted in coming up with the things that are best. "We are growing and things are looking better," the mayor said, complimenting the board on what it has done to preserve jetes heritage and move foi vard with the project. "It will be a place we can be proud of," the mayor said. Leslie Matthews, museum administrative consultant, outlined the master plan, which will eventually include an annex between the two buildings and the complete restoration of the north building to its original 1900 design, including the roof and tower. The building was destroyed by fire in 1916. Matthews said the most difficult concept to get across to the S high-pitch- ed people so far is just how big the mammoth is and how much space it will take. He also pointed out that the board has engaged professional people as it has to adhere to public safety and work with government money. He pointed out that when the building is finished and the exhibit on display., it will attract many visitors. Fairview will be 1 the hub of the US-8- 9, U-3- Scenic Byway system. "Over 40 people, mostly volunteers, have been working on this project and we are dedicated to making this an exhibit of .national importance," he said. Don Burge, curator, Prehistoric Museum, College of Eastern Utah, explained efforts taken by his organization to set up the mammoth exhibit in Price. He said the project drew strong interest with more than 1,200 people showing up for the dedication on May 1. "Annually about 50,000 people visit our museum," Burge said, "and we expect this will increase to 100,000 now that the mammoth exhibit is on display." Dr. A1 Tripp, research associate and professor of geophysics at the University of Utah, complimented the museum board on doing "the hard part" which was getting the first initial funding. He urged a united community effort, saying that there are organizations and individuals who are willing to fund projects like the museum but want to be part of "a winning team." "Fairview is a wonderful community, but things are changing. and the changes should be to your liking," he remarked. He suggested moving toward e finding a curator, which g would increase full-tim- fund-raisin- abilities. Other speakers included Sen. Leonard Blackham and Commissioner -- Keller Christenson. Commissioner Eddie Cox attended the meeting earlier. Richard Green, museum vice president, responded to questions from the audience. Director Carl (Curly) Swensen touched everyone with his remarks on the dedication and support the museum has received and his ardent t. desire to see the completed pro-jec- Children and adults alike enjoyed looking at a replica of the huge head of an ancient mamthe moth which was uncovered five years ago in mud under the Huntington Reservoir Dam about 12 miles east of Fairview. The replica is part of the skeleton which will be on display in the new museum building, A miniature replica of the new building and the restored building were displayed along with museum memorabilia and several of the bones that will form the replica. |