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Show Vv. fmmm ..v . 4i mi ' j , mty ; , . i,. V i ' V ,, V,. , : V i-- v , . Vv- , Y... V i t . s - CENTENNIAL 1 896-- 1 996 Moroni City Council installed a new Youth City Council at their Nov. 13 meeting. New officers are youth mayor, Jacob Black-harecorder, Leah Freeman; council members, Laura Bear-dal- l, Nicole Dyches, Anthony Bills, Ben Giblette and Stacey Pipher. Councilman Ron Pipher is the adult advisor for the group. "w (VT .'i iM x I fSTV ': S J' f4 Volume 104 MT. PLEASANT. UTAH Number Forty Seven Price $.50 84647 - November 20. 1 996 New visitors center planned as home for three bronze statues MANTI Bronzing of the trio of figures for the "Invitation to Monument has Sanpete-184- 9 now been completed. The announced date for unveiling and dedication has been postponed in order to adjust placement of the grouping in view of the new now center visitors being planned for the Garden of Treasures. unique setting and the inherent focus of the Manti LDS Temple. Mr. Grassli is well known for his site development-landscap- e work at SUU in Cedar City, Brigham Young Historic LDS Park beside City Creek, Salt Lake City, and numerous other award winning projects. Currently, he is overseeing development of Thanksgiving Point, near Lehi. The History House and a rental home will be removed to make way for the new center. Plans for the edifice are being developed to handle expanding needs geared to "Heritage Families" and visitors at large. Once the "footprint of the facility is finalized, Leonard monuGrassli will ment placement appropriate to the Price, will act as liaison with building and grounds architects for the Manti Destiny Committee. Morley is a board member and a of Isaac Morley who led the first company into Manti and was instrumental in settling other nearby communities. Others working with Richard Morley are David Mackey, Rose Ludvigson Mclff, LaRee Child Richard Henrie Morley, great-grands- Nooner and Lorene Maddox Blatter. The Ute Indian Statue, part of the threesome, can be viewed in the west foyer of the Sanpete County Courthouse during regular hours. Jerry Anderson, Leeds, has sculpted the commanding figure in winter dress, a composite of a number of prominent early Ute leaders, including Wakara and Souiette. Families wishing to participate in this grassroots undertaking may call Jane Braith waite at or write to the Manti Destiny Committe, 58 North 200 East, Manti, Utah 84642. Some of Fountain Greens veterans attended a special program on Veterans Day held in front of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers building. Pictured are: Robert Johnson, Merrill Ander Sale of Christmas tree tags to take place Nov. 30 EPHRAI- M- The sale of 1400 Christmas tree tags will be held throughout the county on Saturday, Nov. 30, beginning at 9 a.m. Tags will be sold on a e basis with one tag per representative of family, according to a forestry service press release. For further information contact the Sanpete Ranger District, 540 North Main, Ephraim, or call Forestry officials will be at the sites until all tags are sold or until the designated stopping time, whichever comes first. No tags will be sold at the Ephraim office. first-com- e, first-serv- 283-415- Times for tag sales are 9 to noon: Spring City, east stock corral, 350 tags; Ephraim Canyon, end of paved road, 200 tags; Manti Canyon, below forest boundary, 200 tags; Six-miCanyon, Sterling LDS Church parking lot, 200 tags; and Canyon, Mayfield east stock corral, 300 tags. Fountain Green and Nephi tags for the Sanpitch Mountains le le son, Dan Naylor, Chesley Johnson, Emerson Cook, Boyd Bills, James Allred, Clark Anderson, Victor Rasmussen, Lewis Rasmussen, Ove Lund, Dennis Jensen and Calvin Allred. will be sold at 9 to 10:30 a.m.. Fountain Green Elementary School parking lot, 75 tags; and Nephi, distnct office, 740 South Mam, Nephi, 11am to 1 p m 75 tags. Harvesting of trees will be allowed Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, Dec. 7 and 8, and Dec. 14 and 15. Rules for cutting trees are given with the tags and are expected to be obeyed. District Ranger Tom Shore states that each year the forestry service prosecutes people who are caaght without proper tags or violating the harvesting rules. 1. Christmas lights to be lit Nov. 29 The annuceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m., in front of the Senior Citizens Center. A short program will be presented prior to the lighting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served following the lighting. The event signifies the beginning of the holiday season and is sponsored by the Mt. Pleasant Lions Club, Senior Citizens Organization and the Mt. Pleasant V.F.W. with the assistance of the Mt. Pleasant City Power Department. All area residents are encouraged to attend. MT. PLEASAN- T- al Christmas lighting statue is one of three figures that will be in the new visitors center near the Manti LDS Temple. The statue by Jerry is part of a work entitled "Invitation to Sanpete-1849- " Anderson of Leeds, UT . This pioneer woman Tragic fire causes death of local man by Kathy Coon EPHRAI- M- A man, Marty Wilson, died Nov. 8, from smoke inhalation during a tragic fire at his residence. The fire, which broke out in a second story apartment at Silver Maple Leaf Apartments, was caused by a smoldering cigarette left burning in the couch. Assistant Fire Chief Ronde Larsen stated that the embers had been smoldering for at least an hour before becoming a freestanding blaze. The alarm was called in just before 7 pm. with firefighters responding immediately. Wilson was the only resident in the apartment and was found dead lying on the floor near his bed. Smoke alarms were present in the residence, but they had no batteries according to Larsen. However, the apartment managers stated they had recently checked all fire alarms in the complex, ensuring they were all functioning properly. Firefighters were able to limit damages to the one apartment, with estimated repairs to be about $20,000. SC Seniors Emerson Cook exhibits and speaks about planes used during World War II at the Fountain Green Veterans Day program. k 1 SPRING CIT- Y- Senior Citizens will hold their annual Thanksgiving dinner tonight, Nov. 20. at 6:30 p.m. Kent Roberts will speak on "Taking a Closer Look at Phyto Chemicals." |