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Show MT. PLEASANT, UTAH Volume 106 84647 - Price August 12, 1998 500 Number Thirty-Tw- o School bells ring to return students, Aug. 20 MT. PLEASAN- T- School for the North Sanpete School District will starting Thursday, Aug. 20 and 21 for all students, except kindergarten, will begin at 8:25 a.m. and dismiss at 2:55-- 3 assess- required ment. First grade Minimum days, 8:25 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., will be held the first three weeks of school for first grade students. The regular 8:25 a.m. to 3 p.m. schedule will begin sept. 15. Monday schedules All schools, will observe a minimum class day every Monday, with students dismissed at 1:45 p.m. Teachers will use this time for staff development and planning. Middle and high school students will be able to utilize some p.m. Kindergarten School for kindergarten students will begin Aug. 31, but teachers will meet with kindergarten students on Aug. 20 and 21 as outlined on letters to individual students' parents. K-1- 2, Individual appointments for kindergarten students and their parents will be held the week of for the Kindergarten Aug. 24-2- 8 Student Education Plan and state- - Monday afternoons for academic deficiency make up. Registration North Sanpete High School registration will be held Aug. 17 and 18 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. New elementary students may register at their respective schools on Aug. 17 and 18 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All staff members will be in training on Aug. 19. Seminars will be held with teachers, teaching assistants, custodians, and food service workers. Bus schedules Regular bus schedules will begin with the first day of school. old barn withstands old age , i Center, 85 North Main, Ephrat. im on Aug. 10. MORONI Becky and Roy Ballards barn is being held up by milk cans. It isnt because the barn is falling down. Quite the contrary. The wooden structure, believed to be more than is as strong as ever.-Thbarn was built on milk cans on puipose. They are the old metal cans, the kind milk was delivered in years and years ago. Today, these types of cans are usually found on peoples front porches, holding flowers or painted for decorative purposes. But once upon a time, the person who built the Ballards barn thought the cans would make a good foundation. They dug holes in the ground, filled the cans with cement and laid the barns support system right on top of the milk cans lids. The Ballards have never counted how many milk cans- are underneath their barn. They are not even sure who built the structure or when. They have a picture of their home from the year 1900 (it was two years old) and the barn is nowhere in sight. But an neighbor, Glen Rasmussen, says the bam has been around as long as he can remember. "We figure it is at least 85 years old," Becky says. The Ballards love their barn and are convinced the milk cans are what has kept it standing long, after most other barns its age have succumbed to old age, heat and weather. The bam, about 100 feet by 80 feet, still has its original Jackson Fork for loading hay. It is believed to have previously s, been used for horses.' The. who have lived in their adobe home near Moroni and Chester for 10 years, store hay in 29-Oc- Bal-lard- . 4 the barn and use it to house cows and newborn calves when necessary. "I love to think about everything my barn has seen. Through the years Im sure it housed livestock, and kept pigs and sheep out of the cold during the winter. Im sure that the barn saved a lot of lives, Becky says. The Ballards have found a lot of "treasures" in the barn, like old horse shoes and bits of farm equipment. Once, during a cleaning spree they found and old magazine tucked away in the rafters. It was from 1932 and was probably considered quite racy during its time, Becky thinks. "It was stuffed under the wood, hidden out of the way. Im sure some husband or son snuck out to the barn at night to read his nasty magazine hoping his wife or mom would not find it, she says. "I saved the magazine because I love thinking about that, about what this barn has seen." Becky hopes the national exhibit will help raise awareness of the historical importance of bams like hers. The exhibit will include photographs and drawings of barns from across the country. It is being produced by the Smithsonian Institutions Traveling Exhibition Services. Part of the exhibit will include displays and tours of local bams, including the Ballards. Becky says that most of the old bams in Sanpete County are gone now. "Theyve been torn down, erased," she explains. Most of those left are in poor shape, many of them tipping over, about to fall. She is proud of her milk-ca- n supported bam that still stands strait and proud. "Somebody was really ingenious. Whoever built it knew what they were doing." residents County Sanpete interested in having their bam involved in the exhibit should call Monte Bona, June Crane or Joe Blain, 462-250- 2; 283-665- 283-432- 1. 4; 462-295- 4. Mou-ntainvil- le w Writers to be feted at program 85-ye- ar Editors note: This is the first in an ongoing series featuring local barns in honor of the Smithsonian Institutions national "Barn Again: Celebrating an American Icon" exhibit that will be at the Central Utah Arts-- Thursday, Aug. 20. Parents needing more information about their students individual routes should contact their students bus driver or Ron Shelley at the bus garage, Individual bus routes include: Leslie Arnoldson, bus 913, and Fairview to Fair-vieElementary; Dean Jensen, bus 91, Mt. Pleasant, Spring City and Moroni to the high school, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, and the middle school. Bus 971 driven by Ron Shelley, Mountainville, Fairview and Mt. Pleasant, to the high school, Mt. Pleasant Elementary and the Winners of the Historical Writing ConSanpete test will be honored at an award program on Monday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Ephraim Senior Center, 85 West 100 North. A fine program is being arranged and refreshments will be served. Volume XXX of the "Saga of the Sanpitch" containing the winning entries will be available for purchase as well as previous volumes. The public is welcome to share in this special afternoon. EPHRAI- M- Crib corner FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Jeff and Crystal Norton announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Rachel Norton, July 31, 1998. Grandparents are Elizabeth Norton, Fountain Green, Dean Norton, Santaquin; and Roy and So, wheres my new car? An- Doril Watson, Pleasant Grove. are Earl thony Tucker, Payallup, WA, hit a hole in one on Hole F2 on and Fern Wooley, American July 24, at Skyline Mountain Fork; Buzz and Dorothy Norton, Resort. The feat was testified Ralph and Bertha May Dodd, all by Jerry Pymm, Salt Lake City. of Chicago, IL. ts Council discusses new road projects by C.R. Truitt FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Road projects were the primary topic of discussion at the city council meeting held on Aug. 4. Mayor Hansen suggested that the city flush coat, some bad spots on the newly paved roads, then chip seal later. Hansen explained that flush coating is a mixture of oil and sand that seeps into the cracks to "heal" them. Flush coating would cost about $300 less than chip sealing. The plan spans over a four-yeperiod. Hansen also suggested another choice which was to proceed with chip sealing the worst roads. The price tag on that was $850 per block and $60,000 would do of the roads in Fountain Greens 106 newly paved roads. This would be a twe-ve-ar plan. The council voted to chip seal. ar two-thir- The council approved Hansens appointment of Roger to the position of sexton to replace the late Darrel Williams, who has held the position for 35 years. The council raised the grave digging fee from $100 to $150. It was recommended that timers were needed for the school crossing lights, which will be handled by Draper and Naylor. The DUP wanted a rest room added to their facility. When questioned, the city marshal explained that it was against the citys ordinances to take ATVs off designated routes, even to fill with gas or go to the store. On behalf of the Lamb Day Committee, Councilman Rasmussen and his wife presented the city with a framed aerial picture of Fountain Green. Aa-ga- rd middle school; Curtis Coates, bus 89, Fairview, Milburn and Mt. Pleasant to the middle and high schools. Jean Nielson has bus 87 for Spring City, Mt. Pleasant and Moroni to middle and high schools; Susan Allred, bus 931, Fountain Green and Moroni to the middle and high schools; Lynda Lott, bus 941, Chester, Wales and Moroni to Moroni Elementary. Keith Sorensen will drive bus 981, Moroni, Wales, Chester and Mt. Pleasant to Moroni Elementary, middle and high schools; Jackie Keller, bus 914, Indianola, Fairview, and Mt. Pleasant to the middle and high schools. Bus 912, Spring City, will take Spring City students to Spring City Elementary. Ben Jenkins drives bus 921, Mt. Pleasant and Mountainville to Mt. Pleasant Elementary; Sonja Orton, bus 911, Indianola and Milburn to Fairview Elementary: Butch Johansen, bus 90, all towns for students; Connie Lamb, bus 942, Wales, Freedom, Jerusalem, Fountain Green and Moroni to Moroni Elementary, middle and high schools; Herb Chandler, bus 83, high school to Sanpete Academy. pre-scho- ol Dinner, blue grass music kicks off national exhibition EPHRAIM Sanpete County will welcome the national "Barn Again: Celebrating an American Icon" exhibit with a turkey barbecue and blue grass music at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 29, at the Central Utah Arts Center. The evenings festivities celebrate the exhibits arrival to the Central Utah Arts Center in Ephraim. The exhibit runs from 10. It includes Aug. photographs and drawings of bams throughout the United States and Sanpete County. It is being produced by the Smithsonian Institutions Traveling Exhibition Services and the Sanpete County Heritage Council. For information about the barn exhibit, call Monte Bona, June Crane, or Joe Blain, The Blue Grass band "The Gift Horse will provide free entertainment. Band members are Blaine Nelson on banjo, Sharon Evans on the bass fiddle, Russ Evans on mandolin and Eric Brunvand on guitar. The public is welcome to attend both events and encouraged to take part in upcoming events celebrating the exhibit, including a square dance on Sept. 29-O- 462-250- 2; 283-665- 4; 283-432- 1. 12. More than 50 local bams will be included in the exhibit. Photographs or architectural drawings of the bams done by Peter Goss and his associates at the Center for Architectural Studies at the University of Utah will be on display. The drawings will be accompanied by histories of the bams. The winners of a statewide photography contest will have their bam photographs shown in the Ephraim Art Center. The exhibit will include a walk- -, ingdriving tour of local bams. The Fairview Museums will display photos of local bams, as well as historic farming tools. There also are plans for bam six-we- ek 6 dances, quilting shows and cook-out- s event. during the The Utah Humanities Council awarded the Sanpete County Heritage Council a $4,000 grant for an exhibit on local barns that will be part of a national display. The Utah Arts Council also contributed $500 toward the project. Both the national and local exhibits are intended to increase community awareness and involvement in barn restoration, so. there is a lasting legend left in the host communities. This is the second national tour of the exhibit. The tour is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Buildings Museum with assistance from eight state humanities councils. six-we- Farm bureau is seeking talented youth MANTI The Sanpete County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the annual Talent Find on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Manti City Building auditorium. Talent find is open to amateur talent acts in the following diviintersions: senior, ages mediate, ages junior, ages and beginner ages 6 and under. Those interested in entering the talent find need to register with Rex and JoAnne Christensen at County residents are eligible to compete for prizes. Winners in the senior, junior and intermediate divisions will compete at the Utah State Fair in September. The four finalists at the state fair will go on to compete for $500 at the state Farm Bureau Convention. Audience members will also be eligible for the drawing of a trip to the Casablanca Resort in Mesquite, NV. 18-3- 0, 13-1- 7, 2, 436-838- 7. |
