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Show irrmr" f iinrnii'TiiriiTriT pi ir iiiiip--ipr- r yf " ,mm '"'r T Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1995 Dates: July 6, 7, 50 VOLUME 109 NUMBER 50 Final preparations are being made for the grand opening of the 1995 season of the Mormon Miracle Pageant. The characters are polishing their lines, the many beautiful costumes are getting is their final touch, the make-u- p being mixed in just the right pro- of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, but it was written by ented Grace Johnson of Ephraim and rewritten into true pageant form by Macksene Rux of Salt Lake City, who directed the pageant for many years. tal- The pageant is about the portions, the props are being people in this valley and for the brought out of storage, the stage people in this valley. It has become sets are receiving an evaluation, the chairs are ready to be set up, and all will be ready for the opening at 9:15 p.m. on July 6, 1995. The production of the pageant involves hundreds of volunteer people who give willingly and liberally of their time and talents to bring about this magnificent production. No one is paid and many make great sacrifices to help with the production. Not the least of these is Mr. Ron Hall, who travels from his home in West Valley City several times a week to direct the pageant. Many others travel many miles to a great tradition for the people and is a great legacy to be handed down through the generations. The pageant committee presidency: Mr. Douglas Dyreng, Mr. Ivo Ray Peterson, and Mr. Lynn SchilTman, have worked long and hard and feel their committees are organized to meet the great number of people who will travel far and long to be inspired by the message of the pageant. One of the highlights of the pageant is the singing of the National Anthem in the opening scene. The Music Committee, consisting of Doreen Kurr and Barbara Barton, have invited practice. Besides local Sanpete resi- Truck runs amuck! July 7: Marilou Meyers, a native of Manti who now resides in Provo. She graduated from BYU in Vocal Performance. She has toured with the Young Ambassadors and the a capella Choir throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was selected to represent the U.S. as a soloist in the international competition at Isteadfoed, England. July 11: Angela Lambert, of Ephraim. She was Miss Louisiana and had the opportunity of singing in the Miss America Pageant. She has sung extensively throughout the United States. July 12: Barbara Barton, from Manti. She is well known for her singing throughout Sanpete County and Utah. July 13: demolished Bruce Jennings The South Sanpete School District and the Bank of Ephraim completed a transaction last week that will result in a large open space on Mantis Main Street. The bank accepted the districts offer of $50,000 for the historic Manti Theater. The trict expects to demolish the building and convert the site into a parking lot, hopefully in a joint venture with Manti City. And cost of the demolition? An estimated $15,000. Where will dis- - jf jinn paEs Vn A'.'. r This pickup truck, parked on Main Street and left in neutral, rolled down Main until it plowed into Simmons Hardwares north display window last Thursday. Leslie Hill Walker, from Maplcton. 1 le was this years winner of the Student Auditions sponsored by the National Asso- Historic Manti Theater By f in 1940. dents, there are groups traveling around the state to participate in from Nephi, Mona, Provo, Salt the pageant this year. Lake City, Sandy and other comSingers selected include: ciation of Teachers of Singing for munities. Several young people July 5 (Dress Rehearsal): Rithe State of Utah. She recently have taken up residence with their chard I less, an outstanding young competed wilii udict singers fiom relatives in the area for the duramusician from Manti. I le recently the western regions of California. tion of the pageant in order to par- graduated from Snow College and 14: David, Doug and July ticipate. One family has come has performed in many producNathan Osmond. They have sung from Minneapolis and have rented tions. He is a favorite soloist for professionally all over the world. an apartment in Ephraim so they gatherings throughout the area. They are the popular young sons 6: David Thomas can enjoy being part of the pagof July of Alan and Suzanne Osmond. eant. Spring City, who has done considJuly 15: Paul Gates, from The pageant is sponsored by erable singing throughout Sanpete Farmington. She is a vocalist w ith the Manti Region of The Church the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. County. will be 1 July 8: Carol Nelson, from Bountiful. She has sung with the Utah Opera and won first place of the Metropolitan Opera auditions sev- eral outstanding soloists from Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1995 cents Curtain time nears for Mormon Miracle Pageant 8,11-1- 5 Rotary Club installs officers By Tricia Call Beatty were absent, but were acThe Ephraim Rotary Club knowledged before the club as elected chaiis for the community service and international service committees, respectively. Mark Nillson was sworn in as the chair for the v ocational serv ice committee, but only after explainboard. I lumor and comradery would ing to the members and their best describe the atmosphere of guests, the purpose of the vocathis service organization as they tional service committee, which is went through the changing of the to promote vocation and literacy through direct service. guard. held its annual installation banquet, Monday. June 26th at Snow Rotarian Max College. Long-tim- e Call was on hand to swear in the new officers and members of the with gusto that his job was to make sure his two committee people worked cr hirJ in building. club membership, setting up quality weekly luncheon programs and publicizing them, and producing a club newsletter. On a more serious note, Joes committee will enjoy his finely honed coordination and leadership skills to take on these functions. Bruce Barton was absent, so he was acknowledged as the club treasurer for the cominu y ear. All Rotary' members work to Test to everyapply the Four-Wa- y Joe Blain, elected to be club service committee chair, stated thing they think, say or do. This y Test is comprised of four questions: first, Is it the TRUTI I?; second, Is it FAIR to all concerned?; third. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSI UPS?; and fourth. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Rotary has four avenues of service: service; service; 3 international serv ice. service; and As a result, one person is installed as the chairperson of each avenue of service committee for the Ephraim Club. Lynn Schiffman and Cam George Winn (left) turns reins of Rotary Club over to Lloyd Smith (Continued on page 8) Four-Wa- the money for the project come The tract was purchased from from? From the districts capital J. Keller Christenson for an undisclosed sum. it is adjacent, on outlay fund. There is a very real need for the cast side, to the Gunnison I ligh School campus and that will enmore parking space in the area, explained Paul Gottfredson, dis- able joint use of some facilities. The district and its classified trict business manager. The district office, he added, isnt the only employees - everyone from cusentity in the area thats feeling the todians, on one end of the schedule, to administrators, on the other, parking pinch. And while the district was in w ill get 4. pay raises. A beginthe expansion mode, it completed ning teacher w ith a bachelors dethe purchase of a site for gree, for example, will now start the proposed new Gunnison Val(Continued on page 2) ley Middle School. -- 1 36-ac- re Jensen 's of Manti to celebrate 70th anniversary Seventy years is a measure of success in the retail merchandise business, especially in the small community of Manti. Jensens of Manti is celebrat ing this milestone on July 1st, 1995. The store opened in 1925 with Gail Jensen at the helm. This year, as part of the 70th anniversary cel ebration, gi As vv ill be given to every visitor to the store on July st and everything in the store will be sale priced. Of seven department stores 1 that once graced Sanpete County, Jensen's is the only one that remains. Jensen's has weathered the Great Depression and financial wars, famine and over-extensio- n, the automobile, along with accessibility to national chain stores in larger, more populated counties. They enjoy the loyalty of customers from Salina to North Sanpete, and for much of the time have been the only complete dry goods, clothing and shoe store in Sanpete County. It would be difficult, even impossible to find the complete selection of items carried in this one store anywhere else in the state. To what does the Jensen family attribute the success of their Main Street, Manti store? Service!, exclaims Joyce Jensen, wife of Bob Jensen, 2nd generation Jensen store owner. Lots of personal we'll get you what you want service. Service indeed. From the moment one steps foot onto the clean, hardwood floor in the air conditioned store, one can find anything from bathroom accessories and bed linens to Boy Scout uniforms to work uniforms complete with name badges, dressy western shirts for men, to lacy dresses or business apparel for women, shoes for all of the family, notions for crafts, sewing and home decorations and everything in between. Jensens even used to carry groceries! In the beginning days, Gail Jensen, with hfs brother Kay were employed as shoe store sales clerks while attending school at University of Utah. They set up shop in Manti in a part of the building that is now the Senior Citizen Center (about 15x20 feet) as a (Continued on page 3) |