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Show Page Two The August Pyramid 7, City wants input on restoration of old guard armory 1985 Pyramid Editorials OPINION letters Comments, Open MT. PLEASANT Selfish thing to do all said how deplorable the roads in Sanpetes cities have become and begged our local officials to do something about them. And who would believe that when one of the cities tries to repair a street, someone would have the meanness to vandalize it. Mt. Pleasant has been repairing 500 West, a concrete road, by pouring sections of new cement in damaged areas. The new cement has already improved the road, but the city has only been pouring sections at a time to leave the road passable to through traffic. Last week, after a fresh section was poured and barricaded someone carefully drove around the barricades and drove not once but three times through the wet cement leaving their tire tracks as a grim witness of the deed. It was a selfish, dumb thing to do. And that person should be located and punished. All of us have to drive on streets maligned with pot holes and crumbling asphalt. We have begged for some relief and when that relief finally comes, someone ruins it for all of us. We appreciate Mt. Pleasants efforts in trying to repair the streets, but we would appreciate it more if we could enjoy the repairs. We hope whoever had fun messing up the cement has an opportunity to pay for his crime. We have Cemetery is beautiful because citizens cared Dear Editor: Sometime ago, one of your readers wrote in telling of her displeasure of the way the pine trees were trimmed at the cemetery and I would like to respond. It isnt often I stand up for those things I cherish, but this time I feel it necessary, for perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Several years ago some very special people set out to make our cemetery a thing of beauty. Mayor Calvin Jeppson was at the head of it with Andrew Pratt and Dr. Dean C. Rigby working close with them. They planned and designed the way it should look and turned the work of carrying out their plans to Perry McArthur and my husband, Dale Shelley. Among many others, especially Perry, they shaped the trees as they grew, and each time I go to the cememtery I see these same trees and feel the love and the presence of the four special people, all of whom are no longer with us, and I remember once again the love and pride they felt in their community and the love we all feel for them, and to me, at least, they are a thing of beauty. Particularly on Memorial Day families who return have remarked on the beauty of the cemetery, especially the pine trees. And as our cemetery lies amidst the surroundings of our beautiful mountains we see our cemetery with its pine trees and remember in love those who planned it. Mrs. Dale (Erma) Shelley youth get ready for fair 4-- H All MANTI parents, relatives and friends are invited to activities at the attend the Sanpete County Fair. Aug. 16: Jr. Demonstrations District Court Rm. Courthouse 1 p.m. Aug. 20: Enter Fair exhibits at Fairgrounds 5 p.m. Aug. 21: Jr. Style Revue Judging 3:30 p.m. (Participants only) Manti 4-- High School. Fashion Show For Aug. 21: 5 p.m. The public is ALL 4-- invited. set August 10 intersections Dear Editor: Welcome to Mt. Pleasant. You better watch out for the intersections. They are terrible. Trees and grass all over town should be cut down on corners to people can see traffic coming. Grass and weeds are so high you cant see anyone coming in the intersections. George Porter MILBURN reunion will The annual Milburn be held Saturday, the Donna Brunger August 10, at residence. Residents and former residents are invited to attend the reunion which will begin at 5 p.m. Those planning to attend should bring pot luck and their own dishes. Meat and a beverage will be Sanpete's Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant, Utah 84647 (UPS 365-5890 West Main Street PHONE: 462-213- 4 0) Fair. The pageant theme is, The New and in breaking with Image, tradition, the pageant will be held in the Gunnison Valley High School Auditorium this year. In past years the pageant has been held in Manti. The pageant will begin at 7:30 p.m. Pageant contestants won the honor of competing for the county title by winning queen pageants in their communities. Queens and their attendants are qualified to enter. No plans Continued from page 1 should have been it would not be so costly. Its a lot of money and it is a drain on us, he said. Trade off helpful Christensen said he understood that although Sanpete County would not actually get any water out of CUP, there would be a trade off on water shares to help out this end of the area. Further increases may be realized if the amount the Central Utah Water Conservancy District pays the federal government is increased. A compromise agreement to retain federal money for the Bonneville Unit of the CUP in exchange for a $355 million payment plus a 10 percent adjustment factor in case final costs of the Bonneville project go beyond estimated costs may go before voters in the 12 CUP counties including Sanpete in an election tentatively set for November. In 1965 the Conservancy District agreed to pay the government $140 million for the project. Elden Laird, Central Utah Conservancy District Public Relations Director said that the supplemental repayment contract for the Bonneville Unit will not increase taxes over the current two mills. Instead the contract will extend project repayment from 40 to 50 years. SUBSCRIPTION (In $12.00 $13.50 per New equipment for basketball and volleyball are budgeted for $1448. This includes 12 basketballs, 12 volleyballs, three volleyball nets, 12 basketball nets, two backboards, and one set of volleyball standards. In order to make the armory successful and draw outside games and tournaments, an electronic scoreboard and timer will be purchased at a cost of $2134. Since the present facility does not have adequate seating, 90 feet of aluminum and pine bleachers for the east side of gymnasium are proposed. This cost is $5000 for Equipment mounted volleyball standars including standards, plates and labor will cost $808. Activity rooms Six activity rooms and one office need remodeling. $5881 budgeted will include putting up sheetrock, stripping and sealing oak flooring, and updating lights. The kitchen needs to be completly remodeled and refurbished. This will include putting in a counter space between the kitchen and hallway and purchasing a freezer, refrigerator, hood, stove, oven, and fryer. This is to cost $6880. If there are no objections to completing the recreation center, the city council is expected to award the contracts for the rennovation Sept. 24, OConnor said. The new Miss Sanpete will succeed Alena Krouth, Mt. Pleasant, who has represented the county in various events since winning the title last year. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Krouth. Miss Krouth will present dance numbers on the program. Other program numbers will be presented by the contestants. Julene Taylor, former Miss Sanpete and Miss Utah State Fair, is pageant director. Assistant director is Erma Lee Hansen, Fairview. Assisting the directors are community committeemen from each city. Included are: Fairview, Sue Stavaros and Koleen Peterson; Mt. Pleasant, Dixie Lewis, Elizabeth Ream, Laura Beck and Sal Krouth; Moroni, Joyce Westenskow, Marie Westenskow and Ruth Weston. Fountain Green, Dawn Allred and Rachael Syme; Ephraim, Marcia alheady elapsed and Snows birthday is seeming much closer. As we look to Snow Colleges Centennial, I am prone to reflect on the founders and early pioneers of the college. These folks had both the vision to know what a college would mean to the people of .this area, and also the commitment to sustain the institution in lean times until it grew stronger in numbers and economic support. Without the of courage and strength President Canute Peterson and the local Board of Education from the Sanpete Stake, Snow could not have emerged to the point it has reached today, and likely would not have survived. President Peterson served as Stake President of the South Sanpete Stake from 1900 until his death in 1902. It is fitting that a Snow College building will soon bear his name. We must also recognize the relentless efforts of numerous faculty and administrators who labored so diligently to provide a quality institution. One example comes to mind. President Newton S. Noyes headed Snow College for twenty-nin- e years from 1892 to 1921, during which time ' much development and maturing took place. While twelve presidents have served at Snow (and several others as acting president,) President Noyes shouldered the leadership d of the college for nearly of its history. one-thir- The sacrifices of many, many people who work (or have worked) at the college, and of thousands of hundreds yes, citizens and alumni in Sanpete Valley and beyond, have created a college of the quality we know it to have today. As we contemplate the efforts of these choice folks through the years, an old adage When you drink comes to mind of the water, dont forget the spring from whence it flows. We salute the early pioneers of this area for their vision and commitment. They have left us a priceless legacy on which to buuild. Beyond the heritage of the college, we are anxious to see several worthwhile activites and events build momentum toward per year 30 per copy Outside Sanpete Co. year CORRESPONDENTS 462-213- 4 436-831- 2 445-342- 2 462-213- 4 283-940- 7 835-768- 2 FEATURE WRITERS Snow College Sports 283-628- 1 Photographer Second Class postage paid at Mt. Pleasant, Utah 84647, entered at the post office in Mt. Pleasant, Utah 84647 and other offices, as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. . Events committee; Douglas Barton, Manti, Publicity; Leon Olsen, Ephraim, Research; Linda Lohrengel, Ephraim, Special Events, and Victor Rasmussen, Fountain Green, Historical Focus. Announcement a chairman for the Campus and Community Beautification committee is forthcoming. A list of the entire Centennial Committee will be printed in a subsequent article. of As the titles of the subcommittees suggest, there will be many avenues of effort, ranging from cultural events, other special events, publicity, research, historical projects related to the college and campus and community beautification. Under the auspices of the Snow College Foundation Board, special efforts will be made to increase scholarships for Snow College students. A centennial presents a wonderful opportunity for us to examine our history and roots and to look ahead to what we can provide for our children and grandchildren. Snow College does not belong only to those who work on campus; it belongs to the citizens of this valley, and well beyond. As numerous activities are planned and get underway during the next three years, we hope that everyone will want to participate. This occasion does present a very unique window of opportunity for the citizens of this area. We look forward to an exciting joint venture with all of you. I invite you to share with me the feeling of uncommon commitment made by our forefathers in establishing and sustaining College through their remarkable effort. With the Snow support of not only the faculty and staff, but also the broader community and the alumni, Snow will continue to be not only a college of uncommon commitment, but a college of uncommon accomplishment as well. Goble and Sherry Myrup. The judging team will be under the direction of Rhea Keisel, director of the Miss Salt Lake Pageant Tickets are available from contestants or at the door. Boil order Continued from page 1 did not enter the system for the work being done on the culinary water lines. There is no chance at all that the construction work has anything to do with the problem, he said. It is something in the storage tanks or springs. Before the boil order is lifted two samples in a row must show bacteria at a safe level, he said. 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You will receive a beautiful 8x10 color portrait, at absolutely no cost to you! Additional portraits will be available, but you are under no obligation to make a purchase. So accept this Special Gift and enjoy the lasting memory that portraits bring. Your family will love you for it. Limit one offer per family, please. Fairview advance) Fountain Green, Jessie Oldroyd Wales Ephraim, Jamie Baxter Manti, Charleene Nance When we moved to Sanpete I County nearly three years ago, learned that Snow College would celebrate its Centennial in 1988. In 1982, six years was a long way off, but half of that time has I the Centennial. Nearly a year ago, a Centennial committee was organized, chaired by Robert Stoddard, Dean of Development and College Relations. Karen Bliss, Director of Development is and Doris Larsen Executive Secretary. Six subcommittees have also been apBlodwen Olson of pointed. Ephraim chairs the Cultural Nielsen; Manti, Kristy Neeley; Gunnison, Jennifer Miller, Jodi RATES Spring City Moroni, Ida O. Donaldson Cbs $3592. Office Manager LOIS BYNUM By Pres. Steven D. Bennion the wooden backboards. Materials and labor are estimated at Miss Sanpete Pageant to be held August 17 GUNNISON Twelve of Sanpete Countys most beautiful girls will be seeking the coveted Miss Sanpete title at the annual pageant to be held on Saturday, Aug. 17. The event marks the opening of the Sanpete ,ji and Views are proposed to replace Editor PENNY HAMILTON Steve Peterson Margaret Russell Marvin Edwards one games Publisher Managing Editor MARTIN CONOVER KOLEEN PETERSON Doris Larsen 100-ye- ar County Milburn reunion Cant see at Residents are being asked to provide input regarding the restoration of the old national guard armory for a community recreation center at a public hearing scheduled at 4 p.m. Aug. 22. Comments may either be made in person of written and submitted to Mt. Pleasant City Hall by Aug. 22, according to Terence OConnor, city administrator. The old armory is in a flood plain and the public hearing is to see if any alternate building could be used for the community center. While the community center has already received a new roof, handicap ramp, new lighting and windows and upgraded heat and bathroom facilities and is open for imsome other activities, provements are scheduled. With $72,000 obtained earlier this year from a Community Development Block Grant and the Community Impact Board the following improvements are proposed: Resufacing 7980 square feet of gymnasium floor with an vinyl-type floor covering to allow the game floor to be used for a variety of functions. The flooring will allow for sporting events, dances and other activities without requiring heavy floor maintenance. Materials and labor for this project, expected to begin this year should cost $30,940. New backboards Two new glass backboards for the main court along with four side hark hoards for shooting and one-on- - Snow News 427-336- 3 Mt. Pleasant 462-245- 7 Offer good August 6 thru 10 without one. They will do more than just overedge. The demonstrations will be given at Lynn and Joan's Cafe, 140 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on Aug. 7, 8, and 9. 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. t - |