Show Wednesday September 8 2004 Sanpete Messenger-Gunniso- n A3 Valley Edition youth in Sanpete County In addition to offering an overview of Pretty Shield’s approach of using horse training as a vehicle for reforming youth Birch also pointed out that the school will provide dozens of employment opportunities for but area residents As an educational facility for youth the school will need teachers counselors therapists and equine trainers The school will start up with staff imported from existing Pretty Shield schools but Birch said that it is his intent to hire local residents for the majority of these positions Being a residential facility as well the school will also need to hire people for positions such as cooks and janitors Birch indicated that meetings will be held in February or March to keep the public abreast of progress toward opening the school which it is hoped will happen next fall He added that Pretty Shield will begin accepting employment ap- Interest Countywide plications sometime this winter KMTI Radio hosts Taste of Home Cooking Show By John Hales annual Taste of Home Cooking Show will be e the theater of the Sevier Valley Events Center in Richfield RICHFIELD-Th- held Sept 6 in at 6:30 pm The show brings a representative of the Taste of Home Cooking School a nationwide culinary arts school to demonstrate food preparation class but a lot more fun” says Darcie “It’s like a glorified Home-EDickinson who is coordinating the event for KMTI Radio the event’s sponsor “Participants at the show follow along with materials provided for them in given to them Some of them might even be called onto the stage And there are a lot of fun prize giveaways” Dickinson adds Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased at Christiansen's Furniture in Ephraim Country Keepsakes in Salina and Blake Electric Heatin Richfield ing and A vendor tradeshow will be held in the auditorium of the Events Center in conjunction w ith the cooking show The tradeshow also on Sept 16 from pm is open to anyone whether or not they attend the cooking show The show will provide interactive informational and sales booths Vendors wishing to have a booth at the show must reserve their space by Sept 10 For vendor reservations and more information contact any sales representative at KMTI Radio in Manti at or its sister station KSVC in Richfield at CERT Training offered in Aurora AURORA — A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training will begin on Tuesday Sept 14 at 6 pm in Aurora at the Aurora Scout Cabin The training will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for three weeks CERT is a program that trains volunteers with basic emergency sponse skills so they can help law enforcement and other emergency responders during a disaster situation Part of CERT training is providing people with enough information so they can help in an emergency without jeopardizing themselves The training will teach disaster preparedness disaster fire suppression light medical triage light search and rescue and disaster simulation The CERT course is sponsored by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Sevier County Emergency Management and Central Utah Citizen Corps To register for the CERT course contact CERT coordinators Bastian or Rob Hyde at (435) extension 27 School Shara youth will bring jobs to county for MT PLEASANT — A unique school for the reformation of youth is planned for Central Utah which will bring jobs to Sanpete County Speaking before an overflow audience in Mt Pleasant’s city hall last Thursday Gordon Birch president and chief operating officer of Pretty Shield Foundation presented his plans to start a school for troubled Sanpete News Company Inc publishing the GUNNISON Sanpete VALLEY EDITION Gunnison Hospital presents health fair GUNNISON — A health fair presented by Gunnison Valley I l Home Health and Hospice will be held at Gunnison High School at 35 East 600 South on Saturday Sept 25 from 9 pm The following tests will be offered at the health fair: blood pressure check blood glucose test cholesterol check oxygen saturation and hearing screening The Utah Highway Patrol Gunnison Hospital Ambulance Search and Rescue Gunnison Fire Department and the SWAT team will give demonstrations recorder receives certification City By Geoff Pace GUNNISON — City Recorder Marilyn Stew'art was awarded City Clerk Certification from the Utah Municipal Clerk’s Association (UMC A) during a meeting of the Gunnison city council last Wednesday UMCA President Joanne Lessar and membership chairperson Dana Pollard presented the award which certifies that Stewart has received 100 hours of training that meets criteria set by the International Institute of Clerks In particular Stewart was recognized for having spent additional hours in receiving her business license Active since 1974 the International Institute of Clerks is a global association affecting municipalities as faraway as Israel Gunnison Stake sets Young Womens conference 8 in the Gunnison Stake GUNNISON — All young women ages and their leaders are invited to attend the Gunnison Stake Young Women’s Conference on Saturday Sept at 9 am at the Gunnison Stake Center The theme of this year’s conference is “Search Ponder and Believe” The keynote speaker will be Sandy Johnson followed by three workshop speakers Michelle Aston will speak on believing in yourself Kolleen Jensen will address believing that you can avoid Satan Jan Yardley w ill talk about believing in your future home and family Those who attend should w ear their Sunday best and be prepared to be spiritually fed and physically fed as well since a luncheon will also be held with the conference Contact Information Copyright Sanpete News Company lnc©2004 All rights served Reproduction or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher Published each Thursday for 75C each $2400 Inside Sanpete County $2700 outside Sanpete County by Sanpete News Company Inc 35 S Main Manti Utah 84642 Messenger Send address changes Manti 35 S Main Editor & Publisher Associate Publisher Senior Reporter Office Manager Circulation Manager Administrative Assistant Webmaster Editorial Assistant John Hales M T PLEASANT — The Mt Pleasant Library will celebrate the of its new children's room next week opening The children's room is located in the basement of the city 24 E Main St at brary Library director Shauna Busby says that the library is sponsorseveral activities from Sept to “help the public become ing acquainted with this welcome addition" Monday Sept 13: Mayor Chesley Christensen Tuesday Sept 14: to: Utah 84642 Suzanne Lindsay Kogianes Kelly Hancock Ben Fox Moroni Mayfield Spring City Staff Writers Sports Editor Sports Writers Photographers Columnists ' from Al) Commission chairman Greg Dettinger explained that the commission did not raise the tax increase amount because of estimated needs but rather because of shortfalls that have already shown up in the budget such as a deficit of nearly $145000 in the Road Department account Another problem was that it took the county jail longer than expected to qualify to house state inmates That caused a revenue loss that could amount to $60000 In addition to “concrete” budget deficiencies Dettinger enumerated potential losses Income from building permits and recording fees are both projected to be down percent from i’nitial projections and local sales tax revenue is expected to be “down significantly” Still another consideration is mandatory periodic and expenses that county can’t avoid For instance the Federal CommunCommission and Utah Legislature arc requiring the county to update its 9 dispatch system by 2005 at a cost of about $84000 By 2006 the county will have to replace election equipment to comply with federal regulations at a cost that has not yet been determined Attempting to put the tax “into context" for citizens a Blackhani disseminated chart showing that even with the increase Sanpete’s certified tax rate is lower than rates in Millard Emery and Carbon counties even though Sanpete has both a larger population and lower assessed valuation than any of the three counties The bottom line is that Sanpete County is providing government services for significantly more people with less revenue than surrounding rural counties the ications ceremony at 10:30 Refreshments will be served book sale am with Dear Fiiends and Patrons Regretfully we announce the closing of Don a Gallery Cafe which we opened down on the corner in September of 1997 Over the years we have served thousands of isitors from out of the area along with many local clients on a daily basis We deeply appreciate your friendship and patronage Don’s Gallery Cafe would have continued in operation in Manti but under the terms of our lease with the property owner it would have required us to continue the practice of being open on Sundays something we have dutifully complied with until recently Being open on Sundays has always been difficult due to the problems it creates with staffing and in terms of the local prevailing attitude about being open on that day for commercial reasons We agree Everyone deserves a day of rest including our dedicated employees who have been diligent in working on that day Perhaps it’s a sign of a weak economy perhaps something else but the simple fact is that there has been a dramatic decline in our Sunday business in the last few months so much so that theoveihead (utilities labor costs etc) was far greater than the net receipts of the day Closing on Sunday was an obv ious step toward keeping the business on solid ground however it was against the terms of the lease agreement There is no dispute on that point In discussion with the property owner and explaining what we were facing his response was basically "If you are loving money on Sunday that’s your problem not mine" le is precisely correct We hope our customers will understand that we were faced with a very difficult situation that basically came down to a very simple answer: Did we want to continue losing money or take steps to eliminate the losses despite the lease terms? Once the decision was made it was out of our hands Yes we will miss our business in Manti and our friends But we have been around that there long enough to know from personal experience more to life than beating yourself to death every day of the week-iorder to satisfy someone else Money isn't everything Health for instance is of far greater value A person can be fine one day and without warning his heart fails None of uir knows how much time we have been given and we should take inventory of w hat is truly important to us We have As far as the Sunday issue goes the little cafe in the center of Manti with hours being set fiom Aikansas and Manti will' never be mistaken for an urban metropolis Most of the people in the area will probably appreciate our" position For those w ho don’t it’s okay We w ish the best to our' many friends and customers in the future Come visit us at our" new location 61 South Main Street across from Flix Video Dean Lloyd Call Sean Hales Jacque Marsh Robbie Davis Staff Manti Ftn Green Gunnison Centerfield Axtell Art (Continued Mt Pleasant publisher: stories to: ads to: Deadline: Thursday 5 pm Manti: 35 S Main Hours: 9 am to 6 pm Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti Utah 84642 and at additional mailing offices Sanpete am for children 6 years Wednesday Sept 15: Story time and younger 6: Free library cards issued or extended for all Thursday Sept patrons who visit the library (good for three months) Friday Sept 17: Library closed of popular Saturday Sept 18: Prize drawing for children’s titles Entries will be received from anyone who attends ! the library throughout the week NS HS class of 1999 to hold reunion fax suzannesanpetemessengercom newssanpetemessengercom lloydsanpetemessengercom POSTMASTER: ' Manti City is considering closing its recycling area at North mile north of Manti because Cemetery Lane (100 East) such as furniture there people are leaving accepts trees grass and other organic wastes and metal Citizen Dumping of other trash and starting fires is prohibited cooperation is required to keep the recycling area operating says city administrator William Mickclson sion By UPS Phone September’ 2005 Mt Pleasant Library opens childrens room Member Utah Press Association & RICHFIELD — Motorists on SR 117 and SR 132 in Sterling and from Moroni to the county line should expect reduced speed limits and moderate delays during road construction Among other projects the roads are receiving a chip seal Traffic is reduced to one lane in alternating directions and is directed by flag crews and pilot cars The projects are expected to be completed by the end of MT PLEASANT — The North Sanpete High School Class of 999 will be having a reunion during the high school’s homecoming events this year All graduates and their guests are invited to attend an ice cream social at the Mt Pleasant City Park on Friday Sept 24 at 5:30 pm Please spread the word to any 1999 graduate Contact Kirston at for more information or (801) Messenger Deadlines Post Office Manti recycling area threatened Road Construction continues on local highways Judy Chantry C R Truitt Darlene Agren Elva Jensen Boore Audrey Margaret Amy Holly Nicholes Erika Johnson Kathy Eggleston Bob Bahlmann Doug Johnson Jeff Ericksen Craig Cox Sean Hales David Edwards Vem Buchanan Peter Goss Russ Beck Roger Baker Corne Lynn Player Contributing Writers Jana Wahlquist Karen Buchanan Anita ' Ephraim Shirley Bahlmann Lyons Brenda Bailey Sincerely Ernie and LuDON Augustus (Gus and Don) t 98M i |