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Show pnwwtTpny y t riii Wfffi ly r yTiwii HP o O Volume Ninety-Si- fi r, fiwip x Sonpeto Co., Utah - Number Fifty Two December 28, 1988 Highlights of 88 Economy, anniversaries, mark year MT. PLEASAN- T- Other highlights of 1988 included action by the Utah Legislature to establish Enterprise Zones in counties like Sanpete who face high unemincome, ployment, low and out migration. House Bill 51, sponsored by Rep. Ray Nielsen, passed after a stormy legislative review that threatened the. measure to extinction. In October, Sanpete was officially named one of numerous counties to benefit from that legislation with tax credits for new businesses, qualifying under enterprise zone status. A mine strike was averted in per-capi- Second week winners in the Ephraim City Chamber of Commerce lighting contest are Jack and France! Steck, 171 East 800 South who were named first place. Pictured with the Stecks is Loren Steck. February after three months negotiations between United Mine Workers of America and Bituminous Coal Operators of America when a r new contract was signed. A report by the Sanpete Sheriffs office in February reported crime had increased 55 percent but the county law enforcement office had been able to operate on $54,876 less than the previous fiscal year. 1988 was the year for anniversary celebrations. Moroni Feed Company celebrated its 50th anniversary in February. The Manti LDS Temple celebrated its Centennial in May, of and Snow College had a events to commemorate its first 100 years. Wasatch Academy, a four-yea- r private boarding high school, in Mt. Pleasant, had two changes of administration during the year. Don Chin, headmaster for seven years and employee tor 25 years, was succeeded by Dr. A1 Dahler, formerly Dean of Students, in February Dahler resigned in five-yea- full-ye- November and Jim and Vickie Thompson were named runners up during the second week of the Ephraim City Chamber of Commerce lighting contest. Pictured with the Thompsons is Brian. Joseph Loftin became headmaster at the academy. March chronicled the beginning of the 1988 election year with local and state candidates filing for available seats. By the April 15 deadline, seven candidates had filed for Sanpete County Sheriff, four candidates for two-yecounty commissioner, and three for four-yea- r commissioner. The incumbent county clerk had a challenger as did state candidates, Senator Cary Peterson, and District 68 House of Representatives. Only District 69 House of Representatives, Ray Nielsen, ran unopar posed. When the November elections were over, Sanpete County had a new sheriff, Wallace Buchanan and r a new county commissioner, Leonard Blackham. two-yea- In addition, Sanpete voters overwhelmingly defeated three tax initiatives that had dominated the news since the first of the year. Elected were county incumbents, Wanda Bartholomew clerk, and Bob commissioner. Bessey, four-yea- r Frank Cook was the only incumbent to regain his school board seat. Two new school board members, Ann Deuel and Elna McKay, were also elected. Other issues and events included an battle over Sanpete Countys district health services that had been affected by cuts the year before when the North Sanpete public health nurse had been dismissed. In March, the threatened to also cut sanitarian George Sanpetes Johansen from full time to two days a week because the county was not paying its full public health YEAR-EN- crease in taxes from the service district that would provide up to $370,000 for county roads within the next four years. The issue was resolved for the time at least with commissioners agreeing not to include the taxing authority in their service district application. At the end of 1988, taxpayers were given a break when tax notices reflected lower evaluations for homes and residential properties Although a boon to taxpayers the lower property evaluations meant less revenue to operate the county even though an estimated 90 percent of those assessments were paid. County officials adopted a lean $2,985,299 budget and announced it would hold spending until the economic situation improved. assessment to the six county association of governments. The discrepancy was traced to Sanpete formerly its sharing assessment with the school districts who were now being assessed separately. The county was picking up half the tab and Sanpetes two school districts were each paying one fourth. School districts who felt they were not getting their share of health services elected to be assessed directly leaving Sanpete with its full assessment to pay. Sanpete residents joined a statewide effort to fight proposed school district consolidation by par- ticipating in a study begun in April. When the results of that study was made available in October, a resounding 88 percent had registered their opposition to the consolidation proposal, figures that were echoed from other school districts throughout the state. Operation Lineshack, a joint effort of the Sanpete County Sheriffs Office and Sanpete Search and Rescue was initiated in the spring to aid in county law enforcement. The mobile unit could be seen throughout the county during spring and summer months. A Moroni girl, Heidi Keisel, was named Miss Sanpete during the annual Sanpete County Fair Queen Pageant. Her attendants were Suzanne Christensen, Julie Shelley, Cherish Church, and Jennifer Petersen. In October, a county proposal to establish a service district in order to obtain additional mineral lease money to maintain roads received opposition from residents fearing the measure would mean an in state-mandat- r1 i GOLDEN RULER Office Supply 86 West Main-M- Pleasant t. 462-355- 3 copies S each WE SELL Office Supplies, Computers Office & Computer Furniture Typewriters, Copiers WE SERVICE " Everything We Sell" Plus: Copiers, TV's, VCR's Computer Systems U.P.S. SERVICE CENTER All Shipments under 70 lbs. INVENTORY D i unj fl Barry and Tamera Baker, 319 North 200 East were named runners up in the second week of the Ephraim City Chamber of Commerce lighting contest. Fountain Green Lions hold social Thirty members and their partners attended. White elephant gifts were exchanged. FOUNTAIN GREEN The Lions lub Christmas party was held at ty hall, Dec. 22 with a catered inner served by Lucille Jensen and rlene Syme. Program was by udents of North Sanpete High chool under the direction of Jim usby. Three new members werrre in attendance, the first woman Lion, Mrs. Eli (June) Garrison, David Cannon IEGTED MEGKMND mil and Terry Jensen.ll ram 113150160110 Showtimes 9 (vtCflltlC 21 NORTH MAIN, EPHRAIM NOW PLAYING FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30 PM & 9:15 PM WON. thru THURS. WED., DUC. 28 Ho 8:00 PM DEC. NO LAY - A - WAYS Hes back! And thb time... NO PHONE CALLS saves Christinas POm. OUiiKtfa, emuvw ms tmm PKiUHS DKIGBUNON PKiuRfl COMING Dec. 31 nnte) K kihsuim w Pauen mm James Caan (lONDAY-THURSDAm- te . - "4 QiMniOQSD tores H ( |