Show Wednesday September 15 2004 Sanpete Messenger Sanpete own to meet federal 911 guidelines But there were no rules — phone companies kept w hatever they wanted for collection Earlier this year the state took control Under a new state law phone companies keep a standard amount for collection the state keeps an amount for administration and the rest is passed back to the counties The result is that counties are getting a bigger share of phone fees than in the past Jensen said All of the cities in Sanpete Truitt R Staff writer MANTI — The Sanpete County Commission has authorized Sheriff Kay Larse'n and former Sheriff’s Deputy Blanc Jensen to seek a $133000 grant to purchase equipment for the county wide 9 system The grant money will be used to replace the current 'Motorola phone and dispatch equipment and bring the county into compliance with “phase County have signed agreements and resolutions authorizing telephone fees collected in their jurisdictions to come directly back to the county Larsen added The grant application has to be completed this month After that the county will have 16 months to com- detwo’’ federal requirements signed to enable 9 operators to locate callers from cell phones as well as land lines Jensen w ho directed the 9 system before leaving the Sheriff's Office to become (Gunnison Police Chief but who is continuing to help the county iwith phase two compliance told the commission at the meeting (Tuesday Sept 7 that the county must meet the requirements or abandon its 9 system The new equipment will enable the county to replace the current system with a computer-basesystem The contain wdll computer system snapping software that w'ill location a give dispatch jfrom cell phone calls and evenalso be used locate to tually phones Sheriff Larsen said an addj itional $20000 is needed to purchase a second 9 work station The jin the county courthouse jeounty will have to come up with ithe money by 2003 Larsen said jsome of the money would come jfrom a fee recent added junto local phone bills In the past Jensen said counties collected money on their plete the new system Commissioner Blackham felt confident Bruce that the county could collect the extra $20000 from telephone fees by the end of the year Commissioner Claudia Jarrett said the project was a legitimate reason to increase the budget Brian In other discussion Barton from Jones and reported to the com- 91 mission that the Ephraim Canyon road project was going well and that the contractor Brown Brothwas doing a ers Construction good job The delay signs are still up and the construction company is still advising people to go a different way if possible but the delay hasn't been as long as four hours Barton said Barton reported that the construction company is now working on widening the road So far $650000 worth of work is com- - TO HHOOL PORTRAITS plete Drainage culverts are being put in now but the water lines won’t be relocated for a few months yet He said he expected the project to be finished by 2005 Barton reported Photof nphn about those J days only: Ephraim 74 W 700 N odntd ¥ Hurry! 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Ccha take home neuter prices $10 o'far cat patents flers o' tare pan medication at cost neuter clients Dscount vaccinations and avarabie II Howell Demont Ephraim deepen NAFTA Instead of the United States Mexico and Canada which comprise NAFTA the FTAA would broaden NAFTA by encompassing all 34 nations of the western ’ hemisphere with the current NAFTA tribunals are claiming the authority approved 10 years ago by Congress to overturn decisions of US courts In 1993 Henry Kissinger lobbied for NAFTA by noting that NAFTA “is not a convenbut the tional trade agreement architecture of a nfew international system” The FTAA would be a further expansion of that architecture with a shifting of control of government’s functions to bureau- hemispheric deception Trade under the FTAA would be highly regulated by a socialist bureaucracy even more so than with NAFTA Americans should appeal to their representatives and senators to reject any agreement to expand NAFTA into an FTAA Current plans are to complete hemispheric agreement by January and then present it to Congress For more information cheek Out wwwSTOPtlicFTAAorg crats The appeal to "free trade” to use the name chosen for the latest power grab is a blatant Kenneth Davies Spring City Want Sandy and Pete game back We recently heard that the Manti High School Templars do not want to play against the Noith Sanpete Hawks in basketball this school year This annual game called the “Sandy and Pete” game is a tradition and it would be sad to see it end It’s something that we as cheerleaders and as a school look forward to every year We also feel it is unfair not to have the opportunity to win back Sandy and Pete If Manti does not want to play this year they should relinquish Sandy and Former Manti resident honored as counselor Lillian former a Manti resident recently received the Human Rights Award from the Utah School Counselors Association The daughter of Scott and Suzy Larsen of Manti Lillian graduated from Manti High School in 1983 She has worked for the Murray School District for 12 years as a teacher in math photography and art and is cur Pete to North Sanpete We appeal to the public and the coaches to support and maintain this tradition In addition we challenge both high schools’ faculties to a game in November Please help keep the tradition of Sandy and Pete alive in Sanpete County! North Sanpete High School Cheerleaders Mt Pleasant a counselor at Murray High School Lillian was selected for the award because of her great love and concern for the students with whom she works She is certified for crisis response with the National Organization for Victim Assistance and is a member of the Utah State Office of Education’s task force for Indian education rently Gdiof Atapcm Days FestivaC f The Best Copy Center in Sanpete! Messenger Office 35 S Main Matiti As low as 5c a copy 'X hi & Sat Sept IH-1- 5 200t MayficCd Mad Schedule of Events Friday Mayfield Lion’s Club Western Dinner Mayfield Park Lion’s Pavilion $6person Cowboy Poetry & Music Mayfield Town hall $4person y - 5:30 to 7:00 pm " mi - y and one Tickets bought in advance: $10 for dinner program round of poker shoot on Saturday ' Poker Shoot ' 7 pm y Saturday 10 Park $1 per round Bandits of Highway 89 Presented by Paul Turner Authentic Mexican Dinner Mayfield Park Lion’s Pavilion $5person Soapbox Derby Mayfield Park $1 per round Poker Shoot Cemetery Road $5 entry fee a m to 4 pm Mayfield 10 11 10 am to noon am to 2 pm 1 pm am to 4 pm Ongoing Activities sa OM4K444 worth living My thanks to the highway for letting some of department them grow Opposed to flee trade area miles northwest of SSIIill 27 (Monday) 115 two Ephraim Lund said that the county road only goes to private lands People traveling on it are hunting rabbits with large caliber rifles and committing vandalism Lund said it has become dangerous to farm and he w ants the farmers in the area to be able to control the access The com- through Monday September 20 Srptamhar A5 the condi- tional use permit was granted The hunting club is a commercial business that will run from The business to March Sept owners have 80 acres and have leased another 1000 acres The permit will have to be renewed every three years the land has to be fenced signs must be posted notifying the public of the use and the business must carry a $2 million insurance policy On another matter three farmers lead by Tom Lund visited the commission about a number of problems One request was that the county to abandon about two miles of county road located Hours: will b ivailihlf Photognphw Thursday Wild sunflowers smiling from the side of our rural roads are happy flowers They gladden the heart and help make life more ception of Cuba It would deepen NAFTA by involving the FTAA in an number of functions that are properly the domain of national governments Even now pipe saving The pipe will be designed to enable fish to pass through it Barton said In another matter Barton suggested that the county replace a bridge near Axtell at a cost of about $620000 with an percent matching grant from the federal government The county would have to come up with the 20 percent The offer comes with a time limit and will end in 2007 Commissioners also conducted a public hearing on a quest from Thomas L Jensen and Robert L Jensen for a conditional use permit for a hunting club three miles southwest of ri iiitto Let the flowers grow! days to complete the section Brown Brothers is requesting 40 days for other delays The commission signed a change order for the extension Along with time extensions the change order calls for changing the gravel road base from gravel to 15 inches of gravel and a better spray for erosion control than previously planned Barton said the state had approved the county’s plan to supply its own gravel The change order also calls for replacing corrugated steel pipe with reinforced concrete i Tfe) iTftg HEJSEI&jcn The American people are not being told that the proposed Free Trade Area of the (FTAA) Americas is much more than a simple trade pact The architects of the FTAA intend that it broaden and further objections Portrait Studio nr that an archaeological study and road design for one 400 section of the road is complete but if will take “a week or so” to get approval from the Native Americans UDOT and other agencies before construction can move forward Because of the delay he said Brown Brothers is requesting a extension but once agencies pass on the archaeological plan it will only take about two Fayette Two landowners appeared to ask why their lands were included in the proposal On closer inspection county officials determined the listing of the lands in the public notice was a mistake With no milmmTi ¥ Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- n County seeks $133k grant to update 911 system By C nr ¥w wmtm Art Show at Mayfield Town Hall Basement Quilt Show on Main Street Mountain Men Demonstrations at the Park Crafts and Booths at the Park Horse-draw- n wagon historical tours leaving from the church |