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Show Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Sanpete County N E W S • B R I E F S Countywide Interest Sheep grazing proposal in the works To maintain or improve rangeland conditions management of the Manti-La Sal National Forest has proposed to continue to authorize grazing at Black Canyon, Reeder Ridge, Clay Banks, Ridley Ridge, Olsen Bench, Little Pete’s Hole, Wagon Road Ridge and Peavine. When the final decision is made on the proposal it will establish where and when the sheep can graze and how much grazing can be done in a certain area. This will help the Forest Service move these rangelands to their peak conditions. The Forest Service would like feedback by Thursday from people and organizations that may have an interest in or be affected by the proposal. Comments may be mailed to Manti-La Sal National Forest, Attn: John Healy, P.O. Box 310 Ferron, UT 84523, or comments and questions may be given directly to John Healy at (435) 636-3585. Sub for Santa needs donations MT. PLEASANT—Sub for Santa donations, both cash and gifts, have been slow coming in, and a lot more help is needed this week and next, says Chairwoman Becky Wilson. Sanpete Sub for Santa and the Manti-based Child Abuse Prevention Team (CAPT) have about 300 applications from families. Last year, the countywide program raised about $4,000. This year, the program is sharing its cash donations with CAPT. Yet so far, it only has about $1,000. In terms of donated gifts, the greatest need is for gifts for boys 7-14, such as games, basketballs, Legos, large toy trucks and portable CD players. The program could also use Bratz dolls for girls. Among key donation sites are Terrells in Mt. Pleasant; Don’s Gallery Café in Ephraim; the Sanpete Messenger and Manti Market in Manti; Rasmussen Ace Hardware in Gunnison; all Moroni Feed Credit Union branches and all Far West Bank branches. Old Sheepherders’ Party planned The annual Old Sheepherders’ Party will be Jan.18-19, 2008, at Border Inn in Baker, Nev. Events will kick off with a buffet, the sheep being donated by Kim Aagard of Fairview, and an open mike program for entertainment. Other plans include a sourdough pancake breakfast, water tours, a craft show, live poetry and bands and the Sheepherders Ball. To RSVP or for more information call Denys Koyle at (775) 234-7300 or email Koyle at borderinn@aol.com. A3 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Axtell Gunnison Casino Star receives grant GUNNISON—Restoration efforts for the Casino Star Theatre have been bolstered by at $15,000 grant provided by the Utah Arts Council’s Creative Community Grants. The grant was applied for on the premise of beautifying Gunnison’s Main Street and providing more evening arts and cultural programs for the city. Creative Communities Grants provide $10,000$16,000 grants to promote the introduction and creation of cultural experiences and city beautification for cities throughout Utah. Spilled load causes flats AXTELL—An unsecured load from a flatbed truck caused at least 15 vehicles, including five large coal trucks, to be temporarily disabled with flat tires on Thursday, Dec. 13. Two buckets of nails spilled across U.S. 89 a half-mile north of Axtell, causing the punctured tires. “A Heavy Haul concrete trailer spilled two buckets full of concrete pins off of their flatbed,” said Sgt. Thayne Carlisle, Utah Highway Patrol. “The company is located out of the Provo/Orem area, and the driver, Craig Harnois, was cited for not securing the load properly.” The company’s owner has contacted several of the vehicle owners for possible reimbursement. Others who may have been involved in the incident may contact the Utah Highway Patrol dispatch in Richfield, (435) 896-6471. Carlisle reported that he spent “quite a lot of time” kicking the pins off the side of the road Thursday night to avoid further incidents. Manti Foster Care Foundation seeks families MANTI—The Utah Foster Care Foundation will hold a foster care information night on Thursday, Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Manti City Complex, 55 S. Main St., Manti. The foundation is looking for families willing to care for children from the Sanpete and Sevier County areas, especially for children who are sib- lings that need to stay together, and children over the age of eight. For more information, call Marissa at the Utah Foster Care Foundation at (435) 979-2233 or visit the website at www.utahfostercare.org. Mayors/commissioners keep status quo By John Hales MANTI—The Sanpete County Mayors-Commissioners Association elected members to leadership positions last week, but the election brought no changes. The association elected Centerfield Mayor Darwin Jensen as its chairman. Jensen subsequently retained Manti’s Natasha Madsen as the group’s treasurer. Both had just completed one-year terms in the same positions. For chairman of the Sanpete Cooperative Landfill Board, which is comprised by the mayorscommissioners association, the group re-elected Sterling Mayor Garry Bringhurst. Chesley Christensen, mayor of Mt. Pleasant, was re-elected as vice-chairman. Those two likewise continue serving in positions they held last year, which are held for one-year terms. Ephraim City to purchase power from Payson By Suzanne Dean EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council has approved an agreement to purchase 250 kilowatts of power from the Payson power plant that another city wanted to unload. The purchase brings the city’s purchase commitment to about 1,000 kilowatts, about 0.7 percent of the plant output. When the gas-fired plant, visible from I-15 in Payson, started operating about four years ago, Page, Ariz. owned rights to about 20 percent of its output. But Page became disillusioned with accounting practices at the plant and ended up filing suit against the Utah Associated Municipal Power System (UAMPS), sponsor of the plant. To resolve the dispute, UAMPS asked its 42 member cities if any of them were interested in buying out Page’s commitment. Several cities, including Ephraim, said “yes.” Ted Olson, a member of the Ephraim Power Board and of the UAMPS board, said Ephraim needs the power flow from Payson to handle daytime demand peaks, especially during the summer. During the spring, the city gets a big share of its power from its hydro plants in Ephraim Canyon. “After the hydro dies down, we absolutely need it (the Payson power),” Olson said. Season’s Greetings from Home-Tech Construction, dba Butterfield Construction, and the Butterfield family. Stocking Stuffers MotoRazr buy one - get one FREE! 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