Show a4smd m Wednesday October 13 2004 Sanpete A3 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- n Manti Sanpete County Countywide Interest City council proposes sales John Hales Sanpete Cdunty tax increase By MANTI — The Manti City Council has approved a percent sales tax increase for consideration by the public During a Sept 27 meeting the council elected to put the tax hike up for city vote in November although that vote will not be part of the general election on Nov 2 but will be held later in the month Mayor Kim Anderson says that the city considered three different taxes but decided on the sales tax increase over the others which cluded a phone tax — part of an optional communications tax administered by the state — and a property tax increase The council decided against a property tax hike since residents will possibly see one next year anyway to fund a new city swimming pool Anderson says a tax increase is necessary since city income has been flat for the last couple of years forcing the city to dip into financial reserves According to state law income from added sales tax must be earmarked for transportation but Anderson says it could free up other funds in the general budget for city employee salaries or other budget items “Money is always needed for upkeep and expansion of roads” Choir seeks voices MT PLEASANT — The Sanpete Valley Singers have begun preparation for their fourth annual Christmas concert series and are inviting choir singers and soloists from anywhere in the county to participate “This truly has become a rich musical tradition” stated Steve Clark the choir’s director “We have people from all parts of Sanpete partici' Anderson pating Our choir members enjoy a great opportunity to perform not says" The proposed tax would bring Manti’s total sales tax rate to only for our local community but in many other places as well” The choir will perform six Christmas concerts this year tire first percent putting it on par with rates in Gunnison and Ephraim in Spanish Fork The concert series will conclude with two being Dec performances at Tempfe Square on Dec 23 The first will be in the Assembly Hall and the second in the South Visitors Center As in past years the choir will perform for prisoners at the state prison in Gunnison Local community concerts will be held in Sanpete County and in Payson as well Choir participation is open to anyone over 15 years of age and capable of singing choir parts “We will also feature several soloists in this year's program" Clark said Rehearsals have already begun The deadline for joining the choir is Nov 7 This year’s program will have 14 choir numbers of which at least five will feature soloists Rehearsals are held every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm at the Mt Pleasant Stake Center 300 South State Mt Pleasant (the yellow church) People of all faiths are welcome For further information contact Steve Clark at By John Hales MANTI — Acting National Forest District Ranger Nancy Ross says that Canyon is already showing signs of recovering from the recent fire that burned in the area for two months Although forest officials were confident that the forest would grow back lush and green they didn’t expect that to happen until next spring Ross says she is surprised that it is happening so soon In a press release issued Forest public information by officer Anne King the Forest Service distributed photos of new shoots of brome grass and elderberry already several inches in diameter This new natural growth has been coupled with 33300 pounds of seed that was planted throughout approximately 4700 burned acres The seed costing about $67000 was applied to the area by a Forest Service contract helicopter on Sept Ross thanked the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation the Mule Deer Foundation Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for their contributions in the effort Aitistto “illuminate” at Snow College By John Hales EPHRAIM — French artist Richard Leray will display some of his work and demonstrate his techniques at a free event at Snow College Tuesday Oct 19 Leray works in illumination which is the medieval art of textual decoration or illustrating the letters of words in books The art historically deals in biblical literature but can be adapted to modem works as well Leray visited the county last year teaching South Sanpete elemento illuminate their own stories The event to be held in Founders Hall on the 7 pm should be of great interest at Noyes Building but also to historians book lovers scrapbook makers buffs says Diana Major Spencer the coordinator of tary -- fourth floor of the not only to artists and family history the event Free Hearing Test Anderson Hearing & Audiology Bart Anderson ms ccc-- faaa a Licensed Clinical Audiologist 867-576- 1 ‘Latest Digital Technology ‘Affordable Reliable Quality Seeing patients At the Gunnison Special Clinic twice Hearing Aids for all incomes Ail instrument sizes available 75 day risk free trial period on all new Hearing Instruments In Carrying top of the line REXTON hearing aids Gunnison Oct 20th Nov 3rd & 24th and Dec 8th & 22nd DIGITAL FREE Hearing Aids Initial Starting at $485 ea and j Hearing Test Consultation $170 value 10 625 Compiled by John Hales Thursday Oct 14 Snow College Convocation Series Free weekly lectures and performances are held from 12:30 to 1:30 pm every Thursday in the Jorgensen Concert Hall of the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts at Snow College For information call Diana Spencer at This week: Snow College creative writing teacher Chris Riselcy will read excerpts of his newly published book “Dog’s Days” and discuss the process of creating fiction “Dog’s Days” is a work about a boy in an environment of neglect abuse drugs and bullies Gunnison Stake singles host dinner The Gunnison Stake singles of The Church of Jesus Christ Saints will host a dinner and program at the Fayette Ward chapel at 7 pm of Latter-d- Saturday Oct 16 Art Center hosts open house The Central Utah Art Center in Ephraim will host a reception from pm for artist Tom Trythall whose work will be through Nov 8 Trythall teaches art at Manti High Martial arts school celebrates From 10 am to 2 pm Royal West Martial Arts in Gunnison will offer free martial arts demonstrations clinics and Tai Chi classes TROY FIELDING SAUNA SUN PHOTO Community puzzled over murder-suicid- e By like this there are always copysays Turner the Suzanne Dean cats” of Publisher SALINA Sevier County — No one knows for sure why William Smaw 85 shot his wife Jean and then shot himself outside their modest home last Wednesday Oct 13 The overriding impression that has emerged since die incident is how little people knew about the coufife1 who hid’ blinds' covering all their windows ahd ivoided contact with neighbors Most of the speculation centers on the possibility that Jean Smaw 80 was in ill health and William Smaw 85 wanted to end her suffering The wife “might have had some kind of illness” says Salina police chief Greg Harwood Prescriptions were found in the house and one of the couple's two daughters mentioned a possible illness The scuttlebutt in town says Joe Turner a local mortician who knew William Smaw slightly is that the wife had just learned she had a terminal illness that she had already been “having trouble healthwise and (that) he didn’t want to see her suffer anymore” Six days earlier in what seems to be a similar incident Kimball Jencks 84 shot his wife Beata Jencks 8 in her room at Cottonwood Hospital — and then shot himself Based on a noted written by Beata Jencks Murray police have described the as a mercy killing Like the Smaws the Jencks were described as tensely private people Investigators have no way of knowing whether news reports about the Murray incident figured in the Salina deaths “Anytime off! Mortuary “That's why I hate to see suicide of any kind” The Smaws moved from Texas to Salina six or eight years ago but no one knows why they picked Salina According to Turner who completed the death certificate William Smaw had worked as a photoengraver a ' printirtgtradc ' Just after noon Wednesday ALL Oct 17 The Gunnison Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Saints will host a fireside at 7 pm at the state center The speaker is Alex Boye a singer from Great Britain and convert to the LDS Church Monday Oct 18 Snow faculty to give recital Vedrana Suhotic and David Porter music faculty at Snow College affiliated with the Utah Symphony will perform piano and’violin music of Schubert Brahms and Ives at 7:30 pm in the Snow College Eccles Center Oct 23 Weekend The fifth annual “Holiday Magic Boutique” craft show will be held for widows” at the Fairview Dance Hall bed ayi on J Saturday ginning ttt10 am on Th iwl1 av Sevier County dispatchers received a 91 call saying a woman had been shot Harwood and two other officers were there within minutes They saw Jean Smaw lying on the ground inside the fence near where her husband was standing Subsequent investigation showed she had been shot twice in the head “We confronted him asked him ‘What’s going on?”’ says Harwood “We could see he had a gun He looked at us looked back down put the gun to his head and shot” He fell on top of his wife’s body Officers searched the house and found “nothing that would help us figure out” the case Harwood said He said there was no history of domestic violence that local officers were aware of But police had responded to complaints from William Smaw that neighborhood kids were harassing him Benjamin Miller who has lived next door for five years said William Smaw mostly initiated a conversation when he wanted to complain about something such as weeds in Miller’s yard But once he voluntarily filled a hole in the yard “He must have been a good guy under- neath” we see something r Sunday Musical fireside held in Gunnison says Miller Arrested: Bernard Carroll Address: Manti Date of Arrest: 10804 Location of Arrest: Manti Charges: Booked and released for court on charge of attempted possession of Arrested: Jamie Mower Address: Manti Date of Arrest: 10604 Location of Arrest: Indianola Charges: Sevier County Justice Arrested: Mark Leon Roberts Address: Gunnison Date of Arrest: 10704 Location of Arrest: Gunnison Charges: Assault and assault in the presence Court Warrant Bail: $500 Arrested: Corrina Dee Rigby Address: Mt Pleasant Date of Arrest: 92904 Arrested in: Mt Pleasant Charges: Intoxication of a child Bail: $1544 Arrested: David J Bills Address: Gunnison Date of Arrest: 10604 Location of Arrest: Manti disorderly conduct Bail: $494 '"Scuiuftic Deer Thurs Hunt Weekend Oct 21 22 Oct 23 Fairview 7 pm 7 pm 6 pm 10 am 10 am 10 am FriOct INSTANT UNLIMITED MONTH Booked and releasee for court on three counts a vehicle of burglary burglary and three counts theft Charges: stolen property Sat Purchases With this coupon HAPPENINGS on exhibit School Officers responded to this house on 1 00 S 1 00 E in Salina one week ago today in response to a murdersuicide call Canyon sees new growth already iftf'il aieiaai Dance Hall checkout FREE gift to first 50 customers door pnzes $50 drawing tickets with purchase Central $3999 A — rr Get the Flu Shot Not The Flu Medicare Part B pays for flu shots INSTANT CONNECT 500 PLAN Push Tel’ minutes 500 anytime minutes Unlimited nights weekends Best Time: September November Not Too Late: December January February For Information Call or visit — $3999 ££ E2 w ttt County since 1893 Richfield Main tMI tow" or kMltoei n‘ nM r in 0'rtl nm it IflH! iit nH r n tfT'r wm imii'mi unu rv with disabilities needing special accommoda- tions during this proceeding should contact Kristine Frischknecht (435 ) 835-- 3 at least 3 work days in advance r ft ft Public notice is hereby given that on October 28 2004 at 4:00 pm in the office of the County Clerk of Sanpete County at the Sanpete Courthouse in Manti Utah there will be conducted a test of the automatic tubulating equipment to be used to tabulate the result of the General Election to be held November 2 2004 Individuals awtoiw The Sanpete Messenger of Sanpete utttli VlDEOTROKIX 96 North The Voire 1530 NEXTEL VS Tell a friend! 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