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Show The Mt. Pleasant Pyramid Page Six April 2, Editorial 197s How do you say youre sorry? District contemplates funding new buildings Continued from page one fourth and fifth grades to the newly by Koleen Peterson How does a town say its sorry? What do you say to a grieving mother and wife who will no longer feel the at today's construction costs, Supt. Smith said. However, the administration and the school board have stressed Dial no definite plans have been made as to which schools would lie built, where, or whether it would even follow the state's recommendations. The school district has $832,344 in stale crticial building funds to use m the district now, Supt. Smith reports; but lit' also went on to explain that before the funds can he used, a master building plan needs to be established During the past three months, the district has held meetings in all of the towns with patrons from each of the communities named to a steering committee to work with the administration and principals in defining the needs and in establishing building priorities. Master building plan sets goals From their suggestions, it is expected that a master building plan will he forthcoming, which will set funding priorities on the schools which need replacing or remodeling first. It will also set goals to be reached in the district in the next 10, 15 or 20 years. Should the district decide to embark on a building program, it is expected to go to the patrons and ask for funds through a bonding election. According to Lloyd Assessor, County Christiansen, the North Sanpete School District has an assessed valuation of $9,588,269 including utilities. It has been reported the district can bond for up to 13 percent of that amount which would protective arm of a loving husband, or know the joy of an active but thoughtful school was teenage son. closed five years ago due to a decline in What do you say to the children who to bussed enrollment and students were ill miss the guidance of an honest, Moroni. According to Supt. Lloyd Smith, the dependable and upright father? What do Moroni Elementary may not need an you sav to ease the heartache of brothers addition if the Fountain Green school and sisters who can no longer share remainds open. humorous teasing or tusseling with a The district is planning to add two mobile modular units to the Mt. robust brother? Pleasant School to house special What do you say to a grieving mother educational programs, thus freeing or to other members and grandmother valuable classroom space for adlives have been shatwhose of a family ditional dasswork. torn the and tered untimely loss of their by Modular units needed next fall The administration lias stated that brother and nephew. modular units, costing an estimated The tragic accident at Wales Reser$ti0,0(X) for four units, are necessary to which claimed the lives of Mark voir meet the increase in next falls and his son, Dix, has touched Christensen exis A unit projected enrollment. not in and of to be lives the City only Moroni residents, but Spring placed pected the other one in Fairview. According to the hearts of everyone in the North Santhe administration, the units can be pete area. sold if there is no more need for them The Mark Christensen family was a when new buildings have been comclose family unit devoted to each other and pleted. to the building of their community. Mark The Fairview Elementary building, said to be designed for about 90 gave many hours of service to his fellow studenis, now houses 185 children in man while serving as bishop and in other grades kindergarten through sixth. endeavors. Those who know him Some classes have been held in storage closets. All classrooms are overrecognized him as a man of dedication, a crowded and special education students man who was glad to live, but not afriad to have been meeting in the city library die. He was a man who always did more nearly two blocks away from the than he promised. school. The school is also one of the Why do tragic things happen to nice oldest buildings in the district. New Fairview school estimated at guys, a classmate said. Dix had many generate an estimated $1,246,474. Christiansen said property revaluation friends and a lifetime of possibilities. $800,000 It is estimated that the cost of a new which is expected to be completed this The Christensen family continues to be building in Fairview would be about year will increase the assessed a mark of courage and strength as ther valuation to about $15,000,000 in 1979. $800,000. everlasting faith and belief in God carries Conditions in Spring City are similar. Property revaluation has already-beguthem through this ordeal. on a state level, Christiansen Even though filled to capacity, the school's enrollment is only about 85 reported. The higher valuation will During the last week, hundreds of students, but is up from about 50 enable the district to bond for an adpeople have given little thought to worldly or up to about students five years ago. The building ditional $703,526 things, but have rallied to the aid of the has three classrooms with two grades $1,950,000. Christensen family. The North Sanpete District cleared meeting in each room. Special When the events of time cannot be I Education and Title Reading its previous bond indebtedness early this in held the then a community says it is are year. gym being programs changed The district would be able to acwhich also serves as the dining room. sorry by caring. Fire and other safety standards are cumulate through bonding and state aid refurbished Fountain Elementary School. That Green main criteria for the proposed main replacement of the three-storbuilding at the high school according to the state survey. The state said in the survey it would not be feasible to make the necessary changes. The building is in better over all condition than is the junior high building in Moroni which scored one point higher. However, the fact that the building in Mt. Pleasant is a three-storstructure created the main concern. A proposal to build a new high school complex carries support according to comments from teachers and patrons a questionnaire who answered distributed at various meetings on building needs held in the district. Ninety percent of those responding to the questionnaire favorted new or improved buildings in the district. The estimated cost of a new high school complex could reach $3,000,000. According to the questionnaire, a number of patrons and educators favor building the new complex at another location Reasons cited were lack of space for adequate academic and athletic programs at the present location. What happens to old buildings? This poses a critical question. What happens to the buildings now being used and especially those that are still usable such as the gymnasium? Other uses have been suggested such as using them for industrial development or for office space. The middle school concept carries a great deal of support among district personnel and administrators. The cost of replacing the junior high with a middle school or a new junior high is estimated at $2,500,000. Moving the school to a location outside of town carries the support of some citizens according to the answers on the questionnaire. The estimated costs of adding on to the Mt. Pleasant Elementary to meet its expanding needs is $100,000. Tola progra in $7,000,000 The total cost of a complete new building program in the North Sanpete School District would exceed $7,000,000 the y y about $4,590,695 or an estimated $2,409,341 short of the $7, (MX), 000 needed to build all new schools in the district. Bond and build However, according to Dr. Russell Merrill, of the State Board of Education, who addressed the administration, board and principals recently, it is more beneficial on today's market, for school districts to bond and build rather than try to build on capital (outlay funds. He cited high interest and rising building costs as reasons. However, he also reported that bonds can be sold at relatively low interest rates. Ultimately, the direction the district takes in making these decisions will depend on North Sanpete citizens. Will they bond to support new schools or will they continue to pass the problem down to another generation? The decision is yours. Crib Comer April and 2. boy. to Rodney Kathleen Fairview. Some of North Sanpete High most talented music students presented in the annual solo semble recital tonight at 7:30 the auditorium. The program will open with Schools will be and enp.m. at a piano parade featuring the schools top pianists, a variety of instrumental and vocal solos and ensembles presented in the March festival in Delta will follow. In that competition eight students qualified for the state festival held last Saturday at Brigham Young University, but only three were able to attend. They were David Pay, vocal solo; who received a superior and excellent rating; Susan Pederson, vocal soloist, two excellent ratings; and Suzanne Peel, piano soloist, two excellent ratings. These three performers will appear on tonights program. Last weeks Pyramid according to a report given us indicated that the recital was last Thursday; however, according to director J.S. Christensen, the recital will be given tonight, April 20. Know Your Gospel The Moroni Utah Stake will host a second lecture by Dr. Hyrum L. Andrus on Wednesday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the stake center. Music will be furnished by the Moroni Stake Youth Search and Rescue bus kept at the Chorus under the direction of LaDawn scene throughout the search. Rawlings. Fountain Green. 15, April girl, and to Sheila Syme, Spring City. Brinkerhotf, to 16, boy, April April?, hoy, to Sam and Douglas and Mary Ann Suzanne Osborne, Spring Barton, Manli. City. April 17, boy, to Melvin April 3, boy, to Bruce and Christine Curtis, and JoAnn Christiansen, Fairview. Ephraim. April 17, girl, to George April 4, boy, to Alan and and Peggy Dyches, Sally Stapley, Chester. Moroni. April 8. boy, to Michael April 18, boy, to John and Lynda Leeds, Mt. and Dianne Allred, Spring Pleasant. City. FAIRVIEW FARMERS' Admitted lo Sanpete Hospital since Valley April Mt. As far as I know, Sanpete County is the only county, or group of people in our society who put forth a united effort to preserve local history, said Dr. Halbert S. Greaves. Dr. Greaves, formerly of Ephriam and now a member of the University of made. In addition to the men taking part, women volunteers from Moroni and RedCros s workers served food and hot drinks to the cold, tired men from the James Nielsen, Nancy Rees and Becky Rees; back, John Rigby, Chris Lauritzen, Peter Stewart, Roger Olsen and Jay Zabriskie. Delmar Saga preserves local history slated tonight from page one where the hat was recovered and it was here that, finally on Sunday afternoon the bodies were found on the reservoirs northeast side out from the boat ramp about 100 yards south of the buoys marking the location of the hat, and approximately 50 to 75 feet apart. As those who have been involved in the massive search packed up their gear and headed home, Ross Nordell, Commander of the Sanpete County Search and Rescue said, I have never seen people rally around like they have on this one. It's hard to believe the number of people who have turned out to help and the effort that has been Dianne Courtney Concert Continued April 12, girl, to and North Sanpete High Schools LDS Seminary captured first place in region competition held at Snow College. Team members include front left Deniece Johnson, Mary Peterson, Harry Cunningham, Hospital news Searchers find missing bodies I in certain areas was discussed. It was found that among the biology student type O was dominant, then Type A, Type B and the least, Type AB. For the benefit of high school students not enrolled in biology, blood typing was done during the noon hour so that all students desiring to know their blood type could have it done. what your blood type is? Many students at North Sanpete High School found out last week what type of blood they have. The biology classes under the direction of Ted Dase, biology instructor, typed their own blood in class. This project was a follow up of a recent chapter in which blood types and concentration of certain blood types Do you know Utah English Department, made this comment in connection with his work as a judge of last years Saga of the Sanpitch Contest. The contest is now underway and entries must be submitted no later than June 1 according to Lillian Fox, General Chairman. Mrs. Fox said the contest is open to all persons living in Sanpete and to all former Sanpete Anybody who is County residents. interested in preserving local history is invited to submit a manuscript in one of the three categories in which prizes are offered, she added. Mrs. Fox reminded prospective participants that the rules for the contest were printed in the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid on March 30 or a copy can be obtained by contacting one of the following members of the committee: Loa Cheney, Fairview; Oldroyd, Fountain Green; Christiansen, Ephraim; Jessie Vivian Gertrude Beck, Gunnison; or Sonja Towne, Manti. You may also receive a copy of the rules by sending a stamped envelope to any of the above committee members or to Lillian Fox, General Chairman, Manti, 84642. The winning entries will be published in the Saga of the Sanpitch Volume 10 which should be ready at county fairtime. Dr. Greaves expressed his compliments to those who participated and to the committee and others who made The Saga the great success that it is. 3 were: Pleasant: J Jorgensen, Ray Huldah Spencer, Helen Rigby, Kathleen Housekeeper, Leeds, Neva Lynda Larsen, Ina Anderson, Thelma Jorgensen, Lorie Syme. Beck, .Moroni: Mary Ellen Morris Crisp, Beck, Leland Anderson. D.M. Cook, Peggy Dyches. Simons. Maxine Hardy, Sterling: Alene Larsen. Chester: Sally Stapley. Eugene Linsenbigler, Fairview : Tamara Cox, Jean Syndcrgaard, Glen Scovil, Beryl Johansen. Emma Evans, Christine Ephraim: G. Stanley Curtis. Black, Edna M. Nielson, Manti: Scott Cox, Leah Catherine Lyman, Merritt Poulson. Funk, Karen Hansen, Spring City: Burton Mary Ann Barton. Fountain Green: Nielsen, Milton Nelson, Dianne Allred, Sheila Dianne Nielsen. TACOS 3 IW FOUR DAYS ONLY iWofi.. uTuc., Uicd.. grim. 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