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Show I Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Sanpete County NEWS«BRIEFS COUNTYWIDE INTEREST Nephi to present 5th annual handcart pageant By Ben Fox The 5th annual Mormon Handcart Pageant will be held on July 26-29, 2006, in Nephi Utah in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Martin and Willie Handcart Company. Performances start nightly at dusk 9:15 p.m. The show will last about two hours (admission is free). This outdoor event features a cast and crew of over 200 (under spotlight) as they portray the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies and theirrescuers. "Come as a stake, ward, quorum, enrichment night, or just come as friends and family,'1 say pageant directors. Pre-pageant activities begin at 6:30 PM including: a handcart history fair, craft show, live entertainment, a pioneer art galley/sale, featuring the artwork of Clark Kelley Price, and Julie Rodgers. The Pioneer Supper has become a huge hit. The food proceeds go directly to support the pageant. More information about all of the events surrounding the pageant, including meal prices and directions to the show, can be found at www.handcartpageant.com or by calling the Pageant Hotline at (435)623-0196. Foster Care/Adoption Classes in Manti By Katliy Eggelston Foster families are needed in Sanpete County to care for the 15 or more children who arc in foster care here at any given time. The Utah Foster Care Foundation is offering a class in August for Sanpete area residents interested in becoming foster or adoptive families. There is a special need for families who can foster sibling groups, so brothers and sisters can stay together. Foster families get free training and are reimbursed for the cost of care. Care providers can be single or married, stay-at-home or CENTERFIELD CITY CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by Centerfield City, at the office of Bulloch Brothers Engineering, Inc., 1909 West. State Street, Suite 200, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062, Friday, July 28, 2006 until 1:00 p.m. local time, and will be publicly opened and read aloud at the City Office of Centerfield, 130 South main, Centerfield, UT at 4:00 p.m. the same date, for the contruction of the Centerfield City Park Restrooms Project 2006. The project includes, but is not limited to, complete construction of the restrooms and other appropriate work required for the City Restroom Project for Centerfield City, UT. A mandatory site showing will be held Monday, July 17, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. beginning at the Centerfield Town Hall. All prospective bidders are required to attend. Centerfield City, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Department of Interior Regulation (A3 CFR 17), hereby notified all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color or national origin. This is a federally funded project. All bidders are required to take the six affirmative steps to assure compliance with the State's lair share goals" and are required to comply with EEO regulations. Proposal forms, plans and specifications are on file in the office of Bulloch Brothers Engineering, Inc., 1909 W. State Street, Suite 200, Pleasant Grove, UT where they may be reviewed by prospective bidders. Specifications, proposal forms, and plans may be obtained at the above office, or the City Office in Centerfield, upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of $25. Payments to be made to Bulloch Brothers Engineering (BBE). Each bidder must submit a bid bond from an approved surety company; or in lieu thereof, cash, certified check, or cashier's check for not less than 5% of the total amount of the bid, made payable to Centerfield City as evidence of good faith and a guarantee that if awarded the contract, the bidder will execute the contraact bonds as required. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Publish Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition July 5, 12, 19,26 2006. working, renter or home-owner and can specify which age group and gender they arc willing to foster. Contact Debbie or Joy at (877) 656-8065 to set up an initial consultation visit prior to enrolling in the classes. For more information visit www.utahfostercare.org. GUNNISON Gunnison firework budget not enough By Sean Hales GUNNISON—The Gunnison City Fire Department is looking ahead to next year's 4th of July fireworks celebration with an A7 eye of concern. Fire department representatives approached the council last Wednesday, July 12 and said that the current budget of $3,000 for the fireworks display is not stretching as far as it once used to— the cost of fireworks is increasing nearly 10 percent every year— and equipment needed to launch the fireworks is wearing out. Unfortunately, the budget for 2006-2007 has already been adopted, so it is unclear what the city might be able to do financially. The council discussed options such as more fundraising activities for the fireworks show and asking other municipalities in the valley to increase the amount they already donate to the show. Sanpete students attend Honors Academy Expanding a student's circle Academic program seeks to turn of influence is another goal of the program. Mortensen would not students into best people possiblename names but tells of a past parMANT1—Four Sanpete County students recently spent 10 days in Cedar City attending the Governor's Honors Academy at Southern Utah University. Selected from nearly 200 applicants to participate in the academy were Samantha Jones, daughter of Dennis and Shanna Springer of Moroni; Brandon Jensen, son of John and Laurie Jensen of Gunnison; Brian Riding, son of Van and Margaret Riding, and Jacob Hedelius, son of Eric and Mcrilyn Hedelius of Manti. Each year, 50 students from around the state are selected for the academy. To be eligible to apply, a student must be either a sophomore or junior with at least a 3.85 GPA. The application packet includes transcripts, a 750-word essay on a topic of the student's choice, a resume and three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the student's counselor. Quinn Mortensen, director of the Governor's Honors Academy at SUU, says deciding who to invite is extremely difficult. "All the students are already so successful, and that.. .makes our choice all the more difficult," he says. "I can tell you we scrutinize the resume and writing samples very carefully to make our final decision. Another thing we really look at is: Was the application submitted on time?" The program focuses on academics, but the goal is to shape the student into the best person possible, according to Mortensen. The program seeks to be a springboard to the rest of the students* lives. "We see these students come in on day one not willing to leave their own circle, and by the time they leave 10 days later, their circle has expanded to include the other 49 participants." f 1 f Y l l Y ° ' t ~ V l f " t l l Cf* V^vrtJ.J. U 1 U U 3 V (Continued from Al) the school board, said he was worried about the visitors coming to court. He said domestic disputes outside of the courthouse are not uncommon. Ralph Squire, Manti High principal, said the school frequently receives calls saying a protective order has been issued forbidding a certain person from having contact with a designated student. In some cases, the situation has been so serious that the school has been forced to assign someone to be with the student the whole time school is in session. He said he was concerned about the possibility of someone subject to such an order visiting court and taking advantage of proximity to the school to try to have illegal contact with a student. "I would like to see a location that's not so close to the high school," he said. Greg Detlinger, a Manti High School teacher, called on the commission to consider locating the courthouse near the jail, building an underground tunnel connecting the two buildings, and transporting inmates through the tunnel. He said the county would bear liability for anything that happened to inmates as they were being transported from the south to the north end of town. A single incident during a transport could culminate in a costly lawsuit against the county, he said. Garry Bringhurst, mayor of Sterling, who also drives a school bus for the high school, suggested adding onto the existing county courthouse or locating a new building on courthouse property. But Commissioner Claudia Jarrett and Joe Linton, architect for the proposed court building, both said such a plan wasn't feasible. Jarrett said it was important to preserve the look of the present, historic courthouse. And, she said, the back parking lot of the building should be reserved for expansion to accommodate county government. Linton said that revising the current building would double the cost of the courthouse. Commissioner Bruce Biackham said he had heard of "a concern" about the impact of the proposed building on the fairgrounds. Commissioner Mark Anderson acknowledged that the Exhibit Building and Rodeo Arena would have to be moved to the north in order to accommodate a court building at the proposed site. Barclay questioned the concept of tearing down and rebuilding fair facilities. He asked, "Does the commission really have a plan to make sure the Fairgrounds are rebuilt?" Anderson promised that the county fair would stay in Manti. He said the commission was ticipant who thought himself better than the other students at his school. The 10-day event taught him to take himself down a peg and reach out to his fellow students. "The program gave him a good dose of reality," says Mortensen. "When the student got back to his school with his new attitude, he took what he learned and sought out a fellow student in need. As it turns out, the needy student was contemplating suicide, and the once prideful honor student was able to save the kid." For students who may be interested in applying for the Governor's Honors Academy next year Mortensen says, "More than anything we're looking for a wellrounded person, someone who's involved in leadership and service, not only in his or her school but in the community as well, and the quality of the paperwork they submit is also very important." looking into a new steel building, but said that replacing the 80year-old grandstand might be a problem. "We are still working on plans," he said. But former 6th District Judge Judge Kay L. Mclff said it is important for a court building to have a commanding presence in the community. In a couple of rural counties, court buildings have been built for utility and cost saving only, he said. In one case, he was told that to find the court, he should take the road to the dump, and if he got to the dump, he'd gone too far. The court building was so nondescript that he did get to the dump without realizing he had passed the courthouse. More recently, the state has emphasized attractive, dignified buildings. Recent court buildings in downtown areas of St. George and Ogden "Have a wonderful presence and are wonderful additions to those communities,1' said Mclff. Referring to the Sanpete project, he said, "You ought to insist on it being beautifully done and beautifully landscaped, con- To students who might shy away from submitting an application, Mortensen challenges them to do it. "You'll never regret it, and I promise it will truly change you, so don't be afraid to go out on a limb and try." The program costs $800 per student and includes meals and lodging, more than 24 lectures by local and national speakers, two tickets to the Utah Shakespearean Festival and excursions at area national parks. Students are encouraged to raise money in their communities to pay most of their costs. Students who complete the academy are offered four-year scholarships to SUU. This year's speakers included Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. Utah State Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, former U.S. senator and former astronaut Jake Gam, retired Xerox vice president Renn Zaphiropolos, and the Rev. France Davis of the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City. sistent with the pioneer architecture of this community.1' Architect Linton said the two-story, 111,000-squar.e-foot building in the proposed Main Street location east of the high school and visible from U.S. 89 would have a "strong presence." He added that the LDS Church has offered a grant to pay for limestone for the exterior of the building. Manti City Councilwoman Diane Keeler said Manti is growing and new facilities, including the court building, are needed. She told commissioners, "We support what you're trying to do, and we hope we can do it in the safest way possible." Wrapping up the hearing, Biackham said the commission had "tough decisions to make." 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