Show fry w y y ji '"' (Section GwaP!n ESSENGER EDITION Sanpete B MANTI UTAH NUMBER 47 VOL 83 Wednesday 4220 Thursday - 4426 Snow possible J ' Snow possible Saturday - 3716 Much colder Last Week’s Weather Reported by Lee J Anderson 17 55 18 19 20 49 Min Prec Snow 22 26 26 24 40 21 40 22 21 40 21 Max Nov 15 50 Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov 16 55 01 The Sanpete Messenger office will be closed Wednesday through Friday this week for Thanksgiving holiday Items for publication still be dropped off may physically through our drop slot in Manti at Gunnison or to newssanpetemessengcrcom Our deadline will be Monday at noon for all ads and news items but we request you drop them off Fri- Staff writer j i vf r k: tl BRUCE Is your family facing nancial or other hardships that make it impossible for you to provide a Christmas for your children? Can you be a “sub” for Santa for a needy child senior citizen or family this holiday season? The Sanpete Messenger is a reformulated Sanpete Sub for Santa organization that will be providing gifts and in some cases helping with basic needs for families throughout Sanpete County who are in tough situations Both an application for assistance (in English and and a volunteer apare on page A8 of Sanpete Sub for Santa is only one way to give unselfishly this season Fora full list of giving programs see “How you can help” on r ifeE Section A A4 Opinions A5 Lrfestyle School A9 Classifieds A12 Section Christmas Ephraim B memories (first in a series) Page B2 celebration Page B3 Gunnison celebration PageB4 Fairview Home Show Page B5 Manti celebration Mt Pleasant Page celebration Page B9 How you can help Page BIO Holiday calendar 12 toys PageBII hp First PageB12 Place f GeneralGroupExcellence Sanpet Messenger Utah Press Association General Excellence winner 1999 - 2001 2002 - 2003 COPYI VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO spend it The option to lower taxes needs deal of careful consideration as it come back to bite you” the The option of transferring funds to the capital improvement most likely go towards purchasing cars backhoes and other equipment “Gunnison” a great “might money would patrol for the on A2) Manti High ticket booth bombed Citizens don’t want By John Hales Staff writer MANTI — Teachers and students at Manti High School were cautioned Monday to be aware of objects after evidence of an exploded bomb was found on school grounds Brenan Jackson Principal called a special faculty meeting Monday afternoon to alert teachers of the discovery and to instruct them to discuss the incident with students According to Jackson an “explosive device” was detonated sometime last week in a ticket booth on the north side of the football field to help families ? plication this issue to state regulations surAccording pluses cannot exceed 18 percent of a balanced budget and any surplus must be dealt with in order to make the budget balance Kimball gave the city three options to deal with the surplus — transfer it lower taxes or (See FI Want Spanish) $710636 LDSingers director Joseph Scholes (left) gets his Snow College Institute singing group psyched and ready for the holiday choir season The LDSingers will perform Dec 8 and 10 with plenty of fun choreographies as well as spiritual numbers for the soul if possible needy Geoffrey Pace GUNNISON— Kay Kimball from the auditing firm of Kimball and Roberts of Richfield gave a glowing report to the city council last Wednesday regatding the annual audit According to Kimball the audit showed a general fund surplus of over $92000 The city took in $803542 and expenses totaled trace newspaper day NOVEMBER 24 2004 WEDNESDAY By Early deadline for next week's Implement 75 0- - Friday - 4122 Date n?nr Ftirthmi Gunnison must spend surplus funds 4 r t‘4 ? Cloudy Ewrirwir SAMPLE COPY Sanpete County Holiday Guide y Manti High ticket booth sometime last week bady damaged by pipe bomb Although the exact nature of the device is unknown Jackson says evidence suggests it was a pipe bomb constructed of PVC Jackson says he noticed damage to the structure Friday afternoon as he drove by and on Saturday morning he received a phone call from a janitor reporting the damage discovered by groundskeepers At that point Jackson said he would investigate the matter on the following Monday Shortly after arriving at the school Monday morning janitors presented Jackson with fragments (See “Bomb” on A2) Gunnison cafe to have beer license By The meeting was held in response to a request by the Home Town Cafd for a variance to the ordinance as the restaurant lies within 600 feet of the city library However the distance from the library was rarely mentioned and residents who attended the meeting said instead that alcohol in general was an influence they would rather do without “I feel it’s in not something we need that location It presents a lot Sean Hales Staff writer GUNNISON— Gunnison residents told an official with the Utah Department of Alco- holic Beverage Control (DABC) that they disliked the idea of having the Home Town Cafd as an outlet for beer at a public meeting last week For the restaurant to qualify for a state liquor cense it must first receive local approval However the city must first grant a variance to an ordinance that requires all outlets of alcoholic beverages to be more than 600 feet from libraries churches and other public buildings of problems for our small that we could do without” said Gunnison resident Karen Prisby community “Cafe” (See on A2) Sub for Santa seeks help Teens’ Yule wish: pillow and bedsheets By Suzanne Dean Publisher MT PLEASANT— Dad mom a son live daughter and a in a drafty mobile home in northern Sanpete County The family has lived in the county for more than a decade When things are going well the family income is under $1500 per month But things aren’t going well In September and October the family finally caught up on their rent and car insurance Then dad was laid off and bills started mounting again Without help there will be no Christmas Mom and dad aren’t asking for anything although Christmas dinner would be nice But both of the teenagers have the same special request: Bed sheets a pillow and a blanket While a few details have been changed to shield the family’s identity the family is real and typical of families w ho will be seeking help from a reorganized Sanpete Sub for Santa program this year In the past the Sanpete County Food Bank w as the largest Sub for Santa provider in the county At a meeting last week at First Presbyterian Church in Mt Pleasant a new with First organization was established Presbyterian as the primary sponsor and the Sanpete Messenger as a are Pastor David Boge of First Presbyterian and Agnes Heath of Mt Pleasant “This is an important new beginning 3 V Hi Hy e? UJi ’ - v a ’V £$& kv BRUCE VAN DER HIET MEbbENGEH PHOIO e Lorieann Woodmansee volunteer with Sanpete Food Bank along with daughter Jenica 6 and son Justin 1 5 is now helping the new Sanpete Sub for Santa program Nearly 30 applications are in already so the volunteers are starting to fill bags with a few donations left from last year for Sub for Santa in Sanpete County” says publisher Suzanne Dean “As we m°ve forw ard the sponsors are committed to uniting the county in a Sub for Santa program capable of pan iding high- quality assistance While there are no lines the Sub for Santa program pnmanly families Families shoul J targets have incomes of $ 500 or less per month or less to qualify for help from Sanpete Sub for Santa However the Sub for Santa com mittee will consider special circumstances such as large families with modest incomes or families with unusual medical bills To apply for assistance and fill out dip (See “Santa” on A8 |