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Show A fund raising project will soon get underway to re- store the Veterans Memorial that stands on the corner of Main & State streets in Mt. Pleasant. The project is headed by the local VFW, Sanpete County Travel & Heritage Council and Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance. For more information contact Monte Bona at 462-250- 2. MT. PLEASANT, UT 84647 - September 4, 2003 Volume 111 Community working together to restore veterans memorial and II, Korean War and Vietnam War. Plans call for adding the names of those who also served in recent wars and conflicts in the Middle East. MT. PLEASAN- T- An effort is underway to restore the Veterans Memorial in Mt. Pleasant City, headed by a citizens committee and involving the Sanpete County Travel and Utah Council, Heritage Heritage Highway 89 Alliance and local members of Veterans of Foreign Wars. The goal is to restore the memorial, a monument located on Main" Street in Mt. Pleasant that honours local veterans who served in the Black Hawk War, Spanish American War, World War I The project is being overseen by a committee of more than 20 local residents, along with representatives of the aforementioned organizations. "The monument sits right on the corner of U.S. Highway 89 and Main Street in Mt. Pleasant, making it an important historical site along the northern end of U.S. Highway 89," says Monte Bona, a member of theTiigh-wa- "The monument is in a state of disrepair," says Sally East, Sanpete Countys Economic Development Director; "The Travel and Heritage Council has gotten involved in this restoration effort as a way to acknowledge the y alliance. role veterans played in the development of Sanpete County." and The preservation restoration effort will include restoring the names of veterans currently listed, adding searchmore names, and important PTA road trip within their own communities and to promote the arts. " Utah PTAs president is pleased to continue the road trip as a tradition. "This activity provides schools with an opportunity to utilize their creative processes and connect with their neighborhood. has the Each school chance to showcase its talents. Although the format of the event is the same for each school, the assemblies are completely different. It is MT. PLEASAN- T- Once hit the time to again volunand celebrate highway teers, communities and patriotism! This year Utah PTA will embark on its third annual "Road Trip." Members of the Utah PTA along with celebrity guests will begin a its three-da- y adventure across the state to visit more than nine schools Sept. 9, 10 and 11. "Our road trip begin its inception as a way for Utah PTA to extend our appreciation to thousands of volunteers and celebrate the endeavors of the local units," said Darci Hansen, Utah PTAs community involve- Sept. 11, 2001. "It was around 7 a.m. We were beginning our first day of the event in Cedar City. Kurt Bestor and I were preparing for a radio interview' when the devastation began," said Hansen. State board members' decided that continuing on! with the event that day would be best for the children. "We1 delivered a message that assured the children that there were caring adults looking out for them." The purpose of the "Road "To Trip" is three-folcelebrate local units and provide awareness of Utah PTAs mission, which is to advocate, involve and develop; to provide an event for local units to strengthen will see the names of their family members and contact us. Were also relying on the community to let us know of the names of people who served that may be missing from the memorial," Bona says. Part of the restoration effort includes fund raising. The committee will be applying for grants to assist in the and is hoping to project collect small contributions from family members of veterans. "This is truly a community project, one that honors the past and helps unite us for the future," Bona says. For more information, contact the Sanpete County Travel and Heritage Council at (435) 462-250- 2. Thirty-Si- x Hawks Steal 27 20 win at Timpanogos by Doug Johnson MWith four minutes remaining, Timpanogos took over on downs at its own 36 to begin what was g supposed to be a drive. North Sanpete had lied the score at 20 early in the fourth quarter, and highly touted quar-- , terback, Paul Kruger, was ORE- almost eight-minut- e that ended with a TD fourth down, to from Trevor Johnson pass Brett Madsen. came right Timpanogos back on its next possession to d go ahead 6 on a Jace to from Kruger pass Bramwell. North Sanpete retook the lead as the first half ended, again on a fourth down pass, this time Johnson to Wootton from six yards out. Johnson then threw to for a two-poiMadsen y, drive 20-ya- rd game-winnin- 7-- Tim-panogo- st 1. Things were set up for a clinching drive that would put these pesky Hawks in their place and just add to Krugers credentials as one the most sought after QBs in the state. But wait, enter Tyson Church, an undersized sophomore nose guard. 2 from the On his way bulled Church 45, the Timpanogos line through and tore the ball out of Kruger's grasp at the 30. Church raced to the end zone to give his Hawks an lead with 2:31 unlikely 27-2- 0 remaining. Timpanogos still had a chance. Starting from his own 33 following the Hawk kick off, Kruger lofted a pass down the right sideline. But wait, enter Brady Wootton, a sophomore corner back. Wootton picked off Krugers pass at the Hawk 45 and returned it to midfield to drive the final nail in the coffin. The Hawks ran out the clock to preserve an win over unexpected 27-2- 0 the 4 A Timberwolves. 2 Kruger finished for 186 yards and two touchdowns. Woottons interception was his second in two weeks. Neither team could ever get more than a lead in this seeseven-poisaw contest. North Sanpete scored first on its initial possession, a 36-yar- nt conversion to put North Sanpete ahead 14-- 7 at the half. In the third quarter it looked like the much bigger Timberwolves had worn out the Hawks and was ready to put them away. Kruger hit Alex Lyons for a 61 yard TD pass and Bram- third-and-1- -- TD as well ran for a Timberwolves put 13 points on the board to take a 20-1- 4 lead into the final period. "We came out after halftime not ready to go," said Hawk coach Mark Wootton. "But our kids didnt panic. 1 thought we were set up to be blown out at that point." But as the tiiird period ended, seniors Johnson and Madsen turned around the momentum and led the Hawks to tying a touchdown. In a drive that spanned the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter, Johnson reeled off a run followed by Madsen carries of 14 and 11 yards. That set up Johnson to plunge in from the one just 20 seconds into the final period to tie the score at 20. Rain began falling as the third quarter ended and continued through the rest of the game. At times the rain 29-ya- rd nine-for-1- nt FSA seeks election nominations came as a downpour, and lightning strikes on the hills above the field had the officiating crew conferring whether or not to halt play after Johnsons touchdown. After an uninspired per- formance in its first game without a against Dixie, huge improvement from its line, North Sanpete never would have even been close against Timpanogos. Talking about his line, Wootton said, "We were tough on them in practice all week. We let them know our expectations and they had a choice to make, either crack and fold, or step up to the Hawks Tne challenge." obviously stepped up to the challenge as they handled the large and experienced Timpanogos line. Led by 290-poun- allstate d Isley Filiaga, Timpanogos had four linemen over 280 pounds. But North Sanpetes line of Kyle Turpin at center, Toby Schroeder and Justin Peters at guard and Kevin Bean and Tyler White at tackle was more than a match for the bigger Wolves. Hector Reyes and Morgan Sorensen rotated in to give d the Hawk starters rests. "Our line needed to be much better this week against Timpanogos, .and I knew they would be," said Madsen following the game, "All they needed was a game of experience under much-neede- their belts." On Thursday in Mt. Pleasant, North Sanpete won but Timthe JV game 14-6, panogos won the sophomore All Region 8 game 13-teams played Friday night. Delta opened its season with an impressive 30-- 7 win over Hurricane that was delayed for two hours when no officiating crew showed up for the game. Lehi evened its record at with a 23-- 0 shutout of Union. Emery lost its second to Canyon in a row, 40-1View, and Carbon dropped to losing to Uintah 6. 1- -1 9, LAKE are currently being accepted by the Farm SALT CITY--Nominatio- ns Service Agency (FSA) from eligible farmers and who would like their name to be listed on the election ballot for this Decembers County Committee election. and Female minority .candidates are encouraged to run for office to strengthen FSAs diversity and commitment to serve all local area farmers and ranchers. All farmers are strongly encouraged to take part in nomination this important process. land-owne- d: opportunities veterans. The Pyramid is also providing assistance by running names on the monument in hopes of tracking down family members. "We are hoping that relatives of those who served truly a memorable experience," said Neilson. The event will feature a special guest each day including renowned American Folk artist Eric Dowdle; Utahs First Lady, Jacalyn Leavitt; and musical singing sensation, Jericho Road. "Some of Utahs most talented people have joined us on our road trip. We are thrilled to be able to share this years guests with the children of Utah," said Neilson. Previous guests include Michael Ballam; Paralympic Gold Medalist, Chris Waddell; Kurt Bestor; and Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. ment commissioner. "The preparation process also demonstrates the significance of community involvement in our schools. The' road trip assemblies encour-'- : age neighbors to join together in commemorating the things that make "our education system great. This years Road Trip will also pay tribute to the memory of Sept. 11. The very first time Utah PTA organized the Road Trip was involvement ing for names that were lost due to deterioration or were removed from the monument over the years, Bona says. Mt. Pleasant Mayor Ches-le- y Christensen and Edith Sparks will head the effort to research the names of local Number Price 500 . For more information on the County Committee election process, contact your local County FSA office. rs FSA County Committees represent farmers in their local communities and make decisions on crop bases and yields, commodity loans, conservation programs, disaster payments and other federal farm assistance programs. "It is very important that producers become involved in this local election process," says Boyd Critchfield, state executive director. "The Nomination forms must be returned to the county office by Sept. 5. Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters in late November and must be returned to FSA by Dec. 1. Elected members and alternates will take office Jan. 1, 2004, for a three-yea- r term. positions available on the County Committees are the direct link between the voice of the farmer and the U.S. Agriculture. Department of Their main purpose is to make certain that viewpoints and issues are understood and considered in decision making." Nomination forms are available from local FSA Individuals offices, may nominate themselves or another individual, but that person must also sign the nominating petition. j For election purposes,' the county is divided into election districts. Each district holds an election once every three years. Contact your local FSA office for districts open for election. 21--1- 4. 1- -1 This Friday North Sanpete travels to Heber City to Wasatch take on the 0-- 2 Wasps. In a rematch of last game, Wasyears 3A-titatch again lost to Tooele last The Wasps lost week, 30-their season opener 13-- 7 when they hosted Grantsville. Wasatch and North Sanpete met twice in each of the last two years with North Sanpete winning 6-- 0 in last le 0. years regular season, but Wasatch came back to knock off the Hawks 27-- 7 in the state semi-final- s. top-rank- |