Show rw- A2 Sanpete Wednesday November 17 2004 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunnlso- n Snow (Continued from Al) students are Utah residents whose tuition is subsidized by the state In contrast students are workshops where the tuition covers all structional costs To determine the number of IT Es a school adds up all the credits of students and divides cT'ifV i FTFs statewide dropped the Legislature may be able to fund enrollment more fully than in the past If that happens Snow with its rising FTE count could benefit has school Under Board of Regents and Legislative lunding formulae an institution receives a set sum lor each FI E Because the number of ris- “a A 1) that her leaving town wouldn’t devastate the tax base lor her records showed that Mayfield received only about $175 from the business last year Peterson asked the council to think about what they would prefer her to do with the old building Construction on a new building in Gunnison probably wouldn't start until next August John Wilcox who has recently moved into a newly built home in Maylield questioned his having to pay for extending the gas line as well as the connection fee to Ins home lie did not expect to be billed $KX) by Queslar for the connection lee and then later ceive a bill for $1136 for the gas line extension Wilcox had not been informed ol the gas line At one time Questar had olfered a gas hookup to anyone in town or on Canyon Road who had a gas appliance or who would buy one within 60 days There was a connection fee at the time After that first offering any one who wanted a connection beyond the existing gas lines would have to pay for the line extension as well as the connection After hearing comments from Wilcox and Peterson the council held its scheduled council meeting and voted to place two more signs on Canyon Road in an attempt to keep the traffic to the residential limit of 25 mph said that town Bjerregard meetings have been held about getting a sewer system but the residents have showed little support for such a plan The council discussed at length how to best help drug users in town and especially how to help their children Councilman John Christensen who is in law enforcement suggested that the town form a citizens task force to provide a environment and a positive influence Christensen and the mayor agreed it is necessary to look at the root of the problem not just the symptoms Christensen said law enforcement can do only so much FEMALE SALE DISPERSION Saturday November 20 2004 12:00 Noon- - Mountain Time Offspring from this donor cow and other s cows 130 Head marked increase S' in the quality of incoming freshmen” says Benson The president himself teaches American V A every semester His current class he says is the best in I ’ o ' i government VU T three years significantly Not only is enrollment ing but faculty are seeing Mayfield from n sin the number by 15 a credit load In other words Snow has the equivalent of 2683 Utah students attending (Continued v‘ v FA students paying tuitition or taking A behind What’s the changes? The Eccles Center coming on line has made an Benson says The impression college has an energetic recruiting staff And partly due to fund raising success more scholarships have been available this year Over the long haul says bringing in scholarship money will be the top funding priority So far this year nearly $436000 out of the $638000 raised (68 percent) has gone for scholarships — more than for faBenson cilities faculty programs or SEAN HALES MESSENGER PHOTO Veterans of Foreign Wars fire salute to fallen comrades as part of Sanpete tribute on Veteran’s Day In Spring City o V V Veteran’s t 3 tti qQs W Salute 42 ) Dr RK Hedelius of Ephraim sounds taps while commander Lynn Poulsen of Mt Pleasant salutes athletics Another enrollment may be the draw partne- rships Snow is forging that will enable students to complete bachelor’s degrees without the leaving the Snow campus president says Utah State recently reported that it will station a faculty member in Ephraim to coordinate a partnership to offer bachelor’s degrees in business Second the pathway also appears to be bright for’ the College a project President Michael Benson says is critical to building the College's reputation as an academically rigorschool in an inti- ous Sanpete Library mate rural selling The Utah State Building Board the panel that integrates building requests from all state agencies into a single list for presentation to the Legislature has listed the Snow project as 10th on its 2005 list After a tough struggle to the win local support library may be turning into another success story The Utah Board of Regents ranked the project ninth on a list of 10 higher education projects But when the regents turned their list over Building Board the to the Snow brary leapfrogged over four projects that had received from the regents to take 10th place on the list Benson The main reason said was that the funding plan higher rankings comprehensive to calls for the Legislature nance only $149 million of the $21 million project cost The plan calls for the $6 million difference to come from a $2 million gift from the Jon M Huntsman family Community a federal ment grant a Sanpete grant from the Utah Impact Board and economic develop- Whether the library gets funded in 2005 depends on how far down the Building Board list the Legislature goes The Leg islature would need to spend $149 million to fund the top 10 including the Snow project Last year it spent $80 million on buildings plus appropriated a large chunk of funds toward the $200 million renovation of the State Capitol The year before the Legislature $200 million for appropriated buildings Finally fundraising has Total been going gangbusters grants and donations have gone from $564000 in 2001 (the year before Benson arrived) to $885000 in 2003 a 57 percent' increase The college brought in $638000 during first 10 months of 2004 ’w) F8HK 31J Quail Creek- Ranch Hurricane V Utah (435) wwwquailcreekcattlecom Sanpete News Company Inc publishing the GUNNISON San phth Messenger Post Office Deadlines & UPS VALLEY (Mb EDITION Contact Information 0 Copyright Sanpete News Company lnc02004 All rights or transmittal of all matter herein is served Reproduction prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher Published each Wednesday for 75c each $2400 inside Sanpete County $27 00 outside Sanpete County by Sanpete News Company Inc 35 S Main Manti Utah 84642 Phone fax suzanne © sanpetemessengercom publisher sports to sports © sanpetemessengercom school items to school ® sanpetemessenger com stones to news © sanpetemessengercom ads to lloyd ® sanpetemessengercom Deadline: Thursday 5 pm Manti: 35 S Main Hours: 9 am to 6 pm Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti Utah 84642 and at additional mailing offices POSTMASTE Sanpete R: Send address Messenger 35 S Main changes to' Manti Utah 84642 Editor & Publisher Associate Publisher Senior Reporter Assignment Reporter Office Manager Administrative Assistant Webmaster Staff Manti Ftn Green Gunnison Centerfield Axtell Moroni Remember when you were little and you saved your pennies? 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