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Show W . ip itp pw 0' 'ipr y piiirmninioiiiipiii Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1997 Dates: June 50 VOLUME 111 NUMBER 41 MANT1, UTAH Cents Manti LDS Temple 24-2- 8 19-2- 1, 84642, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1997 feature Pageant sound, lighting will state-of-the-a- rt audiovisual arm of the Mission- ary Department of the LDS Church has provided their expertise and equipment to the Mormon Miracle Pageant for installation of the new system. There will be lights at the top of the hill which have never been there before. These will enable back and side lighting which will eliminate long shadows and lift the characters from the grass background, giving them added dimension. Front lighting alone, which was all that had been used before, flattened out the scene. The new system will also allow the use of colored lights. Until now, colors of costumes needed to be carefully coordinated with lighting because of the flattening effect of the lights. Colored lights will give much more flexibility in this area. The first performance of the Mormon Miracle Pageant was for only one night, held in the Sanpete County Fair Grounds. Doug Barton, who was in charge of lighting, borrowed equipment from Snow College and Manti High School and hooked the cords One of the poles which will be installed on Temple Hill for into the power box at the fair the Mormon Miracle Pageant grounds. The Nephite Warrior scene was performed on the northtacular. By Karen II. Buchanan west lawn of Temple Hill. They five The two The crane weighs 57 12 tons, had to trim the tops of four trees the six poles are 12 inches square foot square towers that held the on Cemetery Lane to allow for and are 40 and 50 feet tall, the lights for the pageant in the past spotlighting and a view of the area. project will cost about $150,000 are now a thing of the past. They The performance was moved and the resulting view of the Mor- are being replaced with a much second year to Temple Hill. the mon Miracle Pageant will be spec- - more sophisticated system. The Scaffolding was tied to the trees. There were lots of trees on the hill at that time. What is now the seating area was then a field and some of the audience sat on hay bales. Old Folks attending are requested to wear The Dave Cox and Alvin Beal set Party will be held this Saturday, Hawaiian dress, if convenient. up the lighting then and when But come anyway, even if youre April 26, at 12:30 p.m. in the Doug Barton returned from his not dressed Hawaiian, the comManti Stake Center. mission, he was asked to be lightThe committee emphasizes that mittee said. ing supervisor. These men are all The event is a continuation of a old folks who live in Sterling, still involved. as well as Manti, will be honored tradition established many years They scrounged throwaway ago by Brigham Young, who said, by a sumptuous dinner and enterlights from the college and high One day of each year is to be set tainment school, and even used two spotto honor the old folks, serve aside All people from Manti or Sterlights from a ship. Empty soup ling who are 65 years of age, or them a hot dinner and provide a cans from the school lunch proolder, should plan to attend free day of good entertainment. The gram were painted black to house of charge. numerous committees down lights. Some of those cans are still Participants are asked to bring through the years have kept this in use on the stairway scene to their own silverware. tradition and made this day a suc(See "Pageant" In keeping with this years cess. on page 12) those from Utah theme Aloha view-obstructi- ng Old Folks Party Saturday Manti-Sterli- Residents and students admire this Army National Guard Apache helicopter which made a windy landing in Manti for Career Day. Career Day brings insights for future job opportunities Career opportunities came Operation Desert Storm. The Utah from the sky, literally, on April National Guard has nine of the 8 in the form of a $14 million Apaches. AH-6The pilot selected to fly the misApache Attack Helicopter. sion for Career Day was a Manti The Utah National Guard High School alumni, CW3 Don flew the aircraft down from its Jacobsen, son of Gwen McGarry West Jordan facility in support of Ephraim. Also a part of the imof the annual Career Day at the pressive display was an 8 local high schools. Howitzer belonging to the local The Apache represents the unit in Manti, Battery B st Batlatest in technology, and was talion, 145th Field Artillery. The Utah National Guard has proven to be very effective in 4 M-19- 1 ATV helped many thousands in finding their careers. One can choose from many varied career choices and receive paid military training in the area chosen. The pay received for this training ranges from $833.40 to $1049.70 per month. This is in addition to weekend drill pay that averages $134.68 per weekend to start, and goes up from there. (See "Helicopter" on page 12) accident claims life of ng Ephraim girl 12-year-- old girl died Friday after a night tragic ATV accident north of Ephraim. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on April 18, Penny Schroeder, Ephraim, and Angela Rees and Michelle Otteson, both from Utah County, were having some offThe road fun on a terrain was hilly and steep. While trying to climb one rise, the ATV apparently lost power, rolled backwards and then flipped over. Angela and Michelle were able A four-wheel- to jump off, but the heavy ATV landed on top of Penny before she could get out of the w ay. Penny was taken to the Sanpete Valley Hospital where she died due to internal injuries. Parents are warned to exercise caution when allowing their child dren to use vehicles like and motorcycles Always wear a helmet, use common sense while riding and be aware of the machine's potential off-roa- four-wheele- Penny Lee Schroeder for injury. Miss Manti crown to be bestowed Saturday night Seven talented and beautiful young ladies will compete for the Miss Manti crown Saturday night The Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Manti High School auditorium. Unforgettable is the theme, which describes what the evening promises to be as the young ladies display their talent for the judges and the audience. Committee Chairman is Lisa Jackson. She is being assisted by the other members of her committee: Tammy Jackman, Jennifer Bigelow, Angie Hugentobler and Valerie Beal. We appreciate this community and love the people I i ' Alexis Mickelson ' here, they said. We are striving to make this beautiful city of ours an even better place to live by helping our young women grow and achieve. We want our young people to know how fortunate they are to be here and to give back to the community that has given them so much. Participants include: Kylie Franz, a daughter of Willard and Korbe East. She will perform a vocal solo. Jannetta Cluff, a daughter of Jay and Janice Cluff. Her talent will be clogging. Michelle Barton, a daughter of Doug and Marianne Barton. She will sing a vocal solo. Karen Ericksen, a daughter of Bruce and Beth Ann Ericksen. She will play a piano solo. Janey Ann Petersen, a daughter of Jim and Janice Petersen. She will perform a dance. Alexis Mickclson, a daughter will sing a vocal solo. Shelly Otten, a daughter of Steve and JoAnn Otten. She will perform a dance. Come and support our youth, the committee urged. After all, they are the future leaders of Manti. of Jan and Pennie Mickelson. She ' 1 Jannetta Cluff Kylie Franz Janey Ann Petersen Shelly Otten IPOORiCOPY Michelle Barton , Karen Ericksen |