Show ii i Western Mirrnnranhin 5357 Chois Ct Salt akp Citv IT 34170 34 vjj VOL 83 GUNNISON Sanpete Aqubats I perform for I benefit I concert VALLEY EDITION MANTI UTAH NUMBER 6 £ Wednesday k 5628 Mostly sunny ST'S Thursday - 5428 Cloudy Enrollment up library hopes rising Suzanne Dean Publisher cluding increased enrollment progress with the Sanpete College EPHRAIM— Snow College leaders are feeling upbeat this fall — and for good reason Three primary factors in Saturday 4618 Cloudy and colder the Library big and successful fundraising projects have cheered the ad- institution First The college posted gain in (FTE) Max Nov 8 9 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 13 14 Nov Nov Nov Nov Min 57 38 49 50 46 46 46 41 34 34 By h Skr‘‘ 11 —JiiiLC on impact the spread of artists knowledge “widened the definition of what a book was and began using the idea of a book as a powerful container for visual expression” Many of the pieces at the exhibit hark back to bookmaking in medieval and renaissance times when pages and covers were richly decorated “Book art” recalls the visual element found in such early books rather than the strictly literary function they have often served in modem times The exhibit will be on display until Dec 28 You said It! “That’s just the way we like it your honor” — Brody Kiesel Deputy in Sanpete response Mower's County attorney to Judge David question about the pervasiveness of zones in Sanpete towns 1 fjjjfpfc A4 Opinions Lifestyle School Sports Business First A5 A8 A9 A10 Place Group General Excellence Sanpete Messenger ' ‘socle" Utah Press Association General Excellence winner 1999 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 COPY g institutions on indicator This fall students on 4108 its Ephraim and Richfield up from last year the important Snow has campuses combined at the same time But the significant change is that the number of FTEs is up from 2573 last fall to 2683 a 428 percent increase 4036 (See Before zones were estab- lished drug offenses generally qualified as Class A misdemeanors or third or felonies With enhancements available to proszone laws drug ecutors through felonies charges are becoming legally as serious as some rape and mur- Military nurse Nellie Forbush (played by Camilla Matthews) shares a romantic moment with Frenchman Emille De Beque (played by Alex Jensen) in Gunnison High School’s production of South Pacific der cases zone statute”drag Under the offenses committed in zones are “enhanced” by one degree over the charge the same offenses would carty if committed outside of areas For example possession of is a felony however that same crime becomes a felony if committed in a Gunnison High School Theatre Department presents South Pacific John Hales By Staff writer GUNNISON — Jody Allred a choral instructor at Gunnison Valley High School will celebrate 10 years as music director of the school's plays when “South Pacific” opens Friday Allred has spent the last two months preparing students for the production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical to be presented Friday Saturday and Monday Nov 9 20 and 22 When he began teaching at Gunnison 10 years ago he had intended to eventually move on to a bigger school His plans have changed and he says he John Hales MANTI — Sanpete County prosecutors are taking full advantage of Utah's zone statute to bump up charges against suspected drug offenders y Early deadline EPHRAIM— The final exhibit of the year at the Ephraim Art Center opened Saturday and was attended by nearly 180 people says center director Adam Bateman The unique exhibit features books as art rather than literature and displays works of 25 different artists Exhibit organizer Adam Larsen says that although the book is “the most important development in the history of mankind” simply because of its soaiing fimd-raisin- Staff writer for Thanksgiving Final exhibit features books as art 17 2004 “Snow” oil A2) Oops! Sale in drug-fre- e zone could cost dearly 03 Due to the Thanksgiving holiday all items for publication in the Sanpete Messenger on Nov 24 are due Thursday Nov 18 by 5 pm stu- percentage out first Prec Snow wind 53 35 33 30 27 a dents compared to 2003 In terms Snow came among all nine state ministration at Snow and could indicate good times ahead for Last Week’s Weather Reported by Lee J Anderson Date NOVEMBER The beat is ‘up’ at Snow College By Friday -- 4624 Cloudy and colder WEDNESDAY will stay in Gunnison “Once you’ve reached the point that you’ve invested time into the program and you’ve started seeing success why leave?” he says Gunnison High drama teacher Mark Taylor is directing the play which was inspired by James Michener's book “Tales of the South Pacific” loosely based on true stories of military personnel stationed on Pacific islands during World War II and their interactions with the local inhabitants Performances begin at 7 pm Tickets are $5 per person or $25 per family at the door or advance tickets may be purchased at the high school office or Gunnison Market felonies generally occur when the offense is distribution rather than or 2 controlled possession of Schedule substances which include such drugs as meth heroin cocaine LSD and the “parly" drags ecstacy and Gl IB When it comes to sentencing the en- hancements can have a big impact in offenders’ lives A third degree felony carries a penalty of years in prison and up to a $5(XX) fine while a felony can result in years in prison and a $10(XX) fine A felony carries a sentence 5 years to life in prison (a prison term is virtually mandatory') and up to a $ 0(XX) fine Courts are seeing more and more drag charges that have been enhanced because of where the alleged offenses occurred One reason for this is that zones are much more extensive than is often realized Most people recognize churches and schwrls as zones but mistakenly believe that a person has to be (See zone “Drug Zones” on A3) Care center move will not damage Mayfield economy By Margaret Amy Staff writer MAYFIELD — Prior to the Mayfield Town Council meeting on Nov 10 the council heard comments from local citizens regarding relocating the Mayfield Community Care Center and paying for gas line extensions Cindy Peterson of the Mayfield Community Care Center came before the council to explain her reasons for moving the facility to nearby Gunnison She has two main concerns with the current building The building is old it was originally built as an ementary school in 1923 and it is difficult to find a loan to improve a building that old Also she said a health care facility needs to be connected to a sewer system which Mayfield doesn’t have Mayor Doug Bjerregaard said he doesn't like to see any businesses leave Mayfield The care center is one of few businesses in Mayfield and Peterson assured the council (See “Mayfield” on Stiffer penalties possible by catching drug offenders in ” zones which make up most of cities (like Mt Pleasant map above) A2) Reliadat to be first tenant at Smart Site By Lloyd Call ers hiring and training personnel and getting their phones in place Associate publisher EPHRAIM—Reliadat a company that provides services to legal professionals has leased the Sanpete Smart Site at Snow College west campus and will soon be operational according to Sally East Sanpete County economic director development About six weeks ago A Harrison Barnes the CEO of BCG Attorney Search an international offices worldcompany with wide visited Sanpete County to attend a friend’s wedding One of the supporting services of BCG Reliadat was looking to expand and Barnes thought the Sanpete Smart Site at Snow College west campus might work for an outsourcing office The idea has borne fruit Reliadat has signed a lease with Snow College and Sanpete’s Smart S ite This week the company is setting up shop: moving in comput Reliadat provides outsourcing services for attorneys such as writing and editing resumes and other hiring services Those services have been based mostly in Pasadena Calif and Ahmcdabad In- dia According to BCG chief operating officer Peter Wilkniss Reliadat interviewed candidates last week and as of Monday had hired 10 employees who as it was hoped for Smart Sites will make more than minimum wage When asked if more hopefuls should apply Wilkniss said “Not at present As we grow we plan to employ more people but we are set for now Future hirings will be done through Workforce Ser- t 1 I i r V £ - vices” Reliadat and BCG have been in business for about five years with offices mostly in the United Stat:V and one office in London BRUCE VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO Attorney Search CEO A Harrison Barnes is In Ephraim setting up a new processing facility (Reliadat) on Snow College's wes£ campus Smart Site BCG |