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Show Lowell Curtis is the new presi- dent of the Nephi LDS Stake UTAH 46? MIT The presidency of the Nephi LDS Stake was reorganized at conthe stakes ference, held Saturday and Sunday in Nephi. President R. Clark Green-halg- h and his counselors Fenton L. Broadhead and Maurice L. Memmott were released. They were replaced by President Lowell D. Curtis and his counselors Paul M. Sutorius and Larry Harmon. In addition,. Bill Howard, Lowell Curtis, Larry Harmon, Bud Haymond, George D. and Bob Shepherd were released from the high council, and LeGrand Hunt was named to the high council. Four positions on the council are left to be fillsemi-annu- 1 99 PRESS AcSDrTTT'j EAST 300 HCUTh'" LAKE CITY, UTAH NBS411 84111 al ed. Pres. Curtis, 40, is a native of Green River. He graduated from Green River High School and has a bachelors degree in political science from Weber State College. He has worked in the insurance business for 13 years, and presently is a risk and insurance analyst for the Intermountain Power Service Corporation. He was a missionary to southern Australia and has been a bishop and a counselor to two bishops. He has been a member of the stake high council for two years. He and his wife, Cheryl, live in Nephi and have four children: Angie, 17; Colette, 15; Joshua, 8; and Jared, 1. Pres. Sutorius, 39, is a native of Los Angeles. He has a bachelors degree in English from Brigham Young University and has taught at the Nephi LDS Seminary for seven years. Before that, he was in the masonry business in Pocatello, Idaho. He presently is working on a masters degree in physical Serving East Juab County The new president of the Nephi LDS Stake is Lowell D. Curtis, center. His counselors are Larry Harmon, left, and Paul Sutorius. education at BYU. He was converted to the church while playing football at BYU. He has served on three different high councils and was a member of a bishopric in Pocatello. He and his wife, Janet, live in Levan and have six children: Shannon, 16; Mike, 15; Amy, 12; Katherine, 11; Ben, 9; and Joseph, 6. Pres. Harmon, 45, is a native of Spanish Fork, although he has lived in Nephi since he was 17. He is the owner of Harmon Tire Company. He has served as an elders quorum president, as a ward activities committee chairman, as a Webelos leader, and as a He has served on the stake high council for two years. He and his wife, Pat, have two married daughters, Michelle Feaman and Kayla Olpin, and an son, Trent. Cub-maste- A Nice Place to Live I August 27, 1987 r. Board OKs plan to take Nephi students to Mona Parents who object to the The board will allow the large class sizes at Nephi transfers until the class sizes in barn series of three blazes which the state fire marshal has labeled Elementary can bus their, the two schools are evened up, Nephi firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at a to but the parents must bus the at 225 East 1st South Wednesday, Aug. 19. It was the first in a son. Nephi police are looking for suspects. fourth- - and Mona Elementary, the Juab students themselves, and once School District Board of Educa- - the transfers are made, the tion decided at its recent parents must abide by them for Please turn to page 6 meeting. city-owne- d , fifth-grade- ar- rs Nephi police seeking those off fires rash for responsible owned barn at 225 East 1st of the structure South. The barn was totally transformers at $4,800. At 1:36 a.m. Thursday, a fire engulfed when the fire department arrived. The flames were destroyed the barn behind the very high, and were visible from Russ Jones home at 377 East as far away as Mona. It took the 2nd North. It took the citys citys two pumper trucks and a two pumper trucks an hour and brush truck one hour and 15 a half to extinguish the blaze. Wayne Hoaldridge. a The police department is of- minutes to put out the blaze. A The contents of the barn line a caused downed information electrical for reward a snowmobile, fering bike, and leading the the arrest and con- problems for the firefighters. motorcycle, a also were viction of those who set the The nearby home of Anna other items fires. Broadhead was threatened, but destroyed. All of the fire sites have been not damaged. Boyd Park, a member of the The barn was completely fire department, estimates the examined by State Fire Marshal Brent Halliday, and he has con- destroyed, as were transformers value of the destroyed property cluded that the fires were set. that provided electrical power to at $10,000. d well. Chief At 1:48 a.m. Friday, a fire The first fire occured Wednes- a nearby value in a the 10:50 estimates citydestroyed a barn behind the J.E. Hoaldridge day at p.m. Worthington property at 56 North 3rd East. The blaze also destroyed some lumber stored in the barn. The lumber belong We need help. We need to The Nephi Police Department in know the is seeking anything that someone publics help who observed that was suspicious, or the persons catching started a number of fires in any information that someone Nephi late Wednesday, early knows that might help us in the Thursday, and early Friday of investigation of the arsons, last week. says Nephi Chief of Police B. three-wheele- d d t p v .v ' city-owne- William D. Bill Howard, center, is the new bishop of the Nephi 7th LDS Ward. His counselors are Arvile Hap White, left, and Michael C. Cowan. They replace Bishop Raymond K. Sam Lovell and counselrs Jerry Westring and Leon Pexton. Teachers, district agree on salary pact Nephi North Stake to hold conference The faithful of the Nephi North LDS Stake will gather for v t. said Pexton. He also said a teachers understand the finanDavid Archibald cial and other problems the district is facing and agreed to a settlement on par with last years. The cost to the district will be approximately $44,000, which Pexton said was a very good settlement. David Archibald, 15, son of The district has yet to settle and Shauna Archibald of Bob .with its classified employees, received his Eagle Scout Nephi, however. award Aug. 23. other lanes of the salary At Nephi Elementary The award was presented by . schedule will remain the same, Pres. Chad P. Winn of the Nephi North LDS Stake presidency. when salary lane changes are Archibald has 23 merit made also have been badges. For his Eagle Scout renegotiated. public service project, he helped Contracts should be mailed to The students at the Nephi to refurbish the stage at the all teachers for signing this Elementary School wont have Nephi City Park. His Varsity week, says Pexton. He and to wait until Monday to find out Scout leader is Bob Archibald. board president Karren Newton who their teachers are. The new Eagle Scout will be a have been a part of the According to Dr. Kirk sophomore at Juab High School negotiating team representing Wright, district superintendent, this year. He has been active in the district. the lists of teachers and their baseball, band, and chorus. He This was one of the students will be posted in the has been a paper carrier for 3 smoothest settlements we have front window of the school or in years and works at Mickelsons ever had in spite of the tight the school's main office by 1 Restarant. His hobbies are fishing, camping, and hunting. budget we were working with, p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Teacher salary negotiations in the Juab District now are complete, and teachers have agreed to the proposed contract for the 1987-8- 8 year. The school district will pick up the increased cost of health insurance, and wages in the top lanes of the salary schedules will be increased 1 percent, said Leon Pexton, vice president of the school board. Salaries in the Archibald is Eagle Scout Class lists to be posted Friday I I their semi-annu- al conference Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30. The theme of the conference is Come Unto Christ through Temple Ordinances and ed to the Lynn Construction Company. An estimate of the value of the destroyed property was not readily available at sion will be held at 10 a.m. in the time. press Nephi stake center. Both of members and the church are invited to attend. A session of Primary for children 3 to 6 years of age will be held. non-membe- Levan sched- Covenants, says J. Randy stake president. McKnight, The first session of the conference will be held at the Mona LDS Church Saturday at 7 p.m. All members of the stake 18 A number of candidates have years and older are invited to attend. Special speakers at the filed for election to the Levan conference will be Alma P. and Town Board. Two seats are up for grabs in Cleo M. Burton, president and TemNovember election, and they the LDS matron of the Manti held by Ralph Wilson and are ple. The conferences leadership Joseph Jensen. Both Wilson meeting will be held Sunday at 7 and Jensen have said they will Ward run again. a.m. at the Nephi 4th-5t- h Other candidates for the seats church. Those expected to attend are the stake presidency, are Mala Ballow, Pete Ballow, the high council, the stake ex- Robert Sherwood, Eugene and ecutive secretary, stake clerks, Aagard, Quentin Melchizedek priesthood quorum Stephensen. A primary election will be presidencies and group leaders, s Oct. 6. The top four held ward executive bishoprics, in that election will face secretaries, and ward clerks. The conference's general ses off in November. ules primary elections vote-getter- I Private groups raised money for local schools The Juab Educational Ex- cellence Foundation and other local organizations have raised $2,453 for scholarships and other projects in local schools. Dr. Kirk Wright, superintendent of schools, said the groups have raised $500 for scholarships, $1,118 for the positive action program at the Nephi Elementary School, $200 for the University of Utah summer chemistry enrichment program, $500 to help send five middle school students to the national history fair, and $135 for a special math program at the Mona Elementary School. Under the auspices of JEEF, the groups were able to apply for and receive another $1,953 in state matching grants. |