Show Chief Arapeen Days in Mayfield debuts will be back next year By & ' ys :r Staff writer MAYFJLLD — As with most firsts the first annual Chief Arapeen Days was an experiment But the planners concluded that overall the celebration was worth having again next year Far beyond expectations was the success of the roast beef dinner and cowboy poetry the first night The Frischnccht brothers Joe and Steve were at their best reciting to a responsive audience That bode well for the activities follow ing on the second day Jf Ml r 7m938$ ' f-- rsrh '5 - JL Margaret Amy einic tamales and tostadas They ran out of food and hurried to make more— but they ran out again Probably the most popular event was the poker shoot People w ho had never held a pi were in line with the experts to get the best poker hand and win half the pot The face cards were turned so the shooters didn’t know which card they were aiming for making the game a matter of skill and chance Mountain men awed a group by showing that metal woiks Icatherworks hunting bows and arrows and birch beer could be made by hand and of spectators uti V‘wlr2 i' fc illiij'yl ft I vur1: fc M ’jft- - Id not in the Orient The quill show and art show displayed the results of long labor by the artists The art show was an to the townspeople who didn’t know that their neighbors could paint Employees of Gene Yardley Dairy Farm prepared an authentic Mexican dinner with chips and salsa soup and salad chicken and We like to focus on the BRUCE VAN DER RIET things that really matter: MESSENGER PHOTO Rubble pile is all that remains of home near LDS Institute The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints demolished five homes for new stake center 'f'lK Church demolishes homes near Institute John Hales By Staff writer PI1R AIM - The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints demolished live homes in Ephraim oyer the weekend including at least two l to make way for a new stake center The homes were all located on property the chinch has purchased in the vicinity of the Ephraim LD S Institute Doug Bailon president ol the Ephraim Utah College Second Stake says that the Chinch has bam acquiring property in the area for some time to make way for ture expansion The chinch is considering an eight waid stake center near the institute allhough plans for the center have not yet been approved “Construction is still a couple years dow n the road" Barton said ‘‘but we tore the houses dow n now hecause ol liability issues " ' Explaining further he said that many ol the houses weie in disreand falling down as it was pair "We’ve had problems with kids entering the houses and vandalizing them If anything was to happen iable" the chuich would be Friendly service l- Questions have arisen however about the historical value of some of the homes and whether the chuich did a disservice to the community by tearing them down Barton said the church does consider historical value before purchasing piopcrty for demolition but that neither he nor officials from the church's Real Estate Services Division saw significant historical valuf in any of the houses Great rates for both loans and savings Morris Ephraim Mayor Cusperson say s that the church him about demolishing the homes and inquired as to if the city required any permits It did not said Casperson and the church was free to do with its piopcrty as it saw lit Demolition peimits aie quired however from the county building inspectors office as set forth in Utah State Code said Linda Christiansen a building spector for SniiMe County Christiansen said that the church did not request those Church officials could not be leached to confirm or refute this by i'll bks Convenience confidence and competence press time Bridal Registry Ashley Dawn West hind and Shane Xeil Sorensen Oct 2 2004 Emilie Mickelsen and Michael Stubbs Oct 2 2004 JIIVD 423 S 100 IV Satina 528-722- 1 frutnyiffiT How do you like the Gunnison "Valley Edition of the Sanpete Messenger? Let us know we are eager for your feedback! 529-748- 8 POOR ( |