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Show 75 Spring sports booster GUNNISON VALLEY EDITION _ANPETE WEATHER A dm without Hlqh/Low % precip. Wednesday 67/37, Sunny 0% Thursday 74/45; Cloudy Sanpete Latinos snow support for COtt 20%" Friday 74/47, Sunny, i>0% Saturday 72/47, Sunny 20% Last Week'm Weather (Courtesy Ted OlBon, Snow College) Date Apr. 30 May 1 Max. Mln. Prac. 71 38 trace May 2 May 3 74 • 34 74 40 4B 44" .04 May At 66 45 .01 May 5* May 6 65 34 -'•>•:, 67 3 8 ' W ; /••. AT A GLANCE • Time to renew watercrafb registration Watercraft ownei-- may now register their boats 24 hours per day through the Utah State Tax Commission's Renewal Express at www.renewalexpress.utah.gov. Mailed registration renewal ' packets include a personal identification number used to access Renewal Express. After submitting an online payment, a temporary registration permit can be printed with permanent registration decals mailed within 10 days. Owners can still renew through the mail-in or by visiting a Division of Motor Vehicle office. - - 1 - . . • | Gunnison scouts to join in Expo MT. PLEASANT—The Sanpete District of the Boy Scouts will hold its 2006 Scouting Expo Friday and Saturday ai the Mt. Pleasant City Park. Scouts from throughout the county, including Gunnison Valley, are scheduled to participate in a campfire, pinewood derby, car show and climbing wall, among other activities. An Apache military helicopter will fly in about 9 a.m. Saturday and be on display until 2 p.m. • Rhubarb Festival will be Saturday MT. PLEASANT—The •7th Sanpitch Rhubarb Festival will convene in Mt. Pleasant Saturday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The event will again include an Ugly Truck Contest, pie baking contest in two categories (classic rhubarb and fantasy rhubarb) and selection ;of the Rhubarb Royalty. ! Businesses will sell various rhubarb-based delicacies. Rodger's Dari Freeze will serve rhubarb shakes, Casey's and Jody's City Lunch will serve pancakes with rhubarb syrup and Native Wines will uncork its rhubarb wine. . INSIDE Opinions Lifestyle Sports School MANTI, UTAH • WEDNESDAY, MAY 10,2006 WWW.SANPETEMESSENGER.COM VOL. 85 • NUMBER 18 A4 A7 A8 A11 Group General Excellence Sanpete Messenger Utah Press Association General Excellence winner 1999 - 2001 • 2002 - 2003 -2004 -2005 By Kathy Lin Eggleston <! Staff writer. . ' •^; v .;.^".,; c'/:".r- 'V.,;'.;;/.. "A Day without Immigrants," May 1, turned attentions towards immigrants and their plight as a nationwide boycott took students.from school, workers from jobs and shoppers from stores. ../••". . ' ' - J ^ A r •••:'/':^'^--:: S-_['•;• /• •i'.-^: •• : '".v ! ; -'• '•':'•. Several Sanpete schools including Ephraim Middle School marked about half of the Latino children absent. A • ; few schools like Mt. Pleasant Elementary reported all of their Latino students in their classrooms on Monday. ;; "This has come at a hard time because we are doing our >[ core testing right now," said Lynn Willardson, Ephraim Middle : School assistant principal. ; .' - •••;" "We were missing a bunch," said Manti High Principal Ralph Squires. According to Squires, as usual, students would need their parent's signature to be excused. .: The prior Sunday, local Catholic churches asked their congregations to send their children to school on Monday stating education is important. . : • Many Latino workers who did report to work donned white shirts in show of their support. Employees at Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant in Ephraim restaurant were wearing their white shirts in support of the immigrant cause' as they continued serving non-Hispanic members of the community. , ';\^^l'^'^'-:^<:, • . •••-. (See"Boycott"onA2) North Sanpete students attend latino importance of education conference not knowing, about the difference in color and culture, said StaH writer •'• "',-, Dennise Montano, a junior at MT. PLEASANT— NSH. "I though that we would Twenty-six students from know better after the civil North Sanpete High School rights movement of the past." joined with other schools Conference attendees across the state to attend the wrote letters to Sen. Chris second annual Latino confer- Cannon expressing their conence on the importance of cerns and supporting a reform education in Provo on Friday, act. The letters were then hand May 5. . . ' V ..••'-•../' delivered to the senator's ofStudentf heard from David fice. Dominguez, aBYU law profes"Senator Cannon cares sor who grew up in East Los about what is happening," said Angeles after coming from Montano, who recently interMexico with his father. viewed the senator during his Dominguez stressed how im- stop at NSHS to talk to stuportant it is to slay m school, dents. "I thought about not obey the laws and choose to coming to school because of have a legal voice in govern- the boycott, but like my dad ment. He also discussed the said, it would only hurt me. I immigration law passed in De- think choosing to have a legal cember as well as its legal rami- voice to express myself'is fications. more important." "The fear people feel ' (See "Conference" on A2) about immigrants comes from By Kathy Lin Eggleston Gunnison will sponsor youth cheerleading By Sean Hales Associate editor GUNNISON —The Gunnison City Council voted to add middle school cheerleading to the city's recreation programs before beginning work on the 2007 city budget at its regular council meeting last week. At the meeting on Wednesday, May 3 the council approved the request for the cheerleading program in the wake of the South Sanpete School District declining to take on the activity. Dawna'Hamblin and other leaders have been seeking affordable liability insurance, which the group must have before performing at events. The council has been reticent about the proposal to this point, citing concerns that the team might violate insurance policies requiring open admission to public recreation activities. Council member Larry Jensen said that other recreation teams had open enrollment with no tryouts. Also, the proposal was for middle school-age children only, while up to now city recreation programs have been open to all age groups. The council was concerned that a cheerleading program might exclude participants based on talent or to keep numbers low, so some (See "Cheerleading" on All) Larsen, Howe to face off in Republican primary By Lloyd Call Associate publisher EPHRAIM—Incumbent Sheriff Kay Larsen will face Rick Howe in a primary election in June following the Sanpete County Republican nominating convention last Friday in Ephraim. W 2006 Of the possible 212 delegates, with alternates, 204 attended the convention, making it one of the best attended conventions ever. The sheriff race was the most hotly contested race, with Larsen getting 92 votes (45 percent), Rick Howe getting 85 votes (42 percent), and Paul Bailey being eliminated after getting 27 votes (13 percent). In the second round, Larsen got 108 votes (53 percent) and Howe got 96 votes (47 percent). Because neither earned 70 percent of the vote, they will face_ Incumbent Sanpete County Sheriff Kay Larsen (left) will face Rick Howe (right) in a primary election in June. each other in a Republican pri- and U.S. House of Representamary election in June. tives briefly spoke to the delThe other contested local egates, reminding them of the race, between incumbent audi- important for state delegates to tor Uene Roth and challenger attend the state convention on Robin Benton saw Roth win the May 13. nomination outright by getting Most spoke about immigra159 of the 203 votes case (78 tion, education, and economic percent") to Benton's 44 votes development concerns. (22 percent). The delegates were also While ballots were being thrilled when Sen. Orrin Hatch counted, county candidates spoke briefly, telling them of running unopposed spoke. powerful new recently passed These were Ross Blackham, Earl legislation that would permit Clark, Sandy Neill, Reed Hatch, tracking of sexual predators. Kenneth Bench, Bruce The primary election beBlackham, and Claudia Jarre tt. tween Larsen and Howe will be Candidates for U.S. Senate June 27. A chance to renew acquaintances who lives in San Diego and works as a registered dietitian. The Hills have 20 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way. "Ail of our By Karen Prisbrey kids and most of our grand, Staff writer children have graduated from Gunnison Valley High GUNNISON—Over 2,200 inSchool," says Helen. "We vitations have gone out for the have two grandsons still at 17th annual Gunnison Valley the school—Jaden, who will High^ School combined class rebe a junior next year, and Jusunion Saturday, May 27. The sotin, who will graduate May cial hour will be held at 4 p.m. 26." with a dinner and program at 5. In fact, Helen's association p.m. Reservations will be acKATHY PRISBREY/MESSENGER PHOTO with the school stretches back cepted until Wednesday, May High School Sweethearts Helen and Lester Hill are hop- to her childhood. Her father, 24. ing that all GVHS alums will attend this year's com- Byron Knighton, was the Lester and Helen Hill of bined class reunion on May 27. school janitor for 39 years. Gunnison, members of the class Helen says, "I hope evof 1943, were the first classmates to They raised their family in the eryone will come to this year's remake reservations this year. Gunnison Valley and four of their sons still union. If you feel young at heart, "It's such great fun to get together live in the area. Danny (Mary Nielsen of then you are, and you'll have a rewith people we grew up with and renew Ephraim) is a teacher and former basketally good time." our acquaintances," says Helen. bail coach ai GVHS. Donald (Denise Reservation forms may be sent to "It's fun to meet new people and Sorenson, Axtell) is superintendent of the Lana Larson at Box 895, Gunnison, get acquainted with them too," added South Sanpete School District. David Utah, 84634. Make checks payable to Lester. (Diane.Jensen) is a foreman at the SUFCO the GVHS Alumni Fund. Tickets are The Hills were high school sweet- Mine and Dale (Cindy Keisel) owns truck- $10perperson,or$I2at the door. For hearts and will have been married 61 ing business. Hill and Hill Transport. information, call Lana Larson at 528years in July. The couple also has a daughter Rita, 3762. Huge multi-class reunion set for Saturday, May 27 youth who want to be involved could be excluded. "We want to treat everybody fairly," Jensen said. Hamblin explained that since her previous appearance before the council on March 15, Gunnison Middle School allowed her to post for tryouts for the team, on the condition that she gets insurance. She said that 21 girls in the fifth through eighth grades showed up. After a meeting of girls and parents following the tryouts, 19 girls signed on to the team. She said that no boys expressed interest. The council also ex- Centerfield city officials tussle over water plans By Lloyd Call Associate publisher CENTERFIELD—A city councilman tried to make the case that there are better solutions to the town's water needs than a proposal to join with Mayfield to develop a water source serving both communities. Council member Eugene Jensen explained why he thought bringing water from Six-Mile Creek would be better than drilling a well or tapping into Twelve-Mile Creek. Councilman Jensen and Mayor Darwin Jensen have been at odds over water issues', with the mayor supporting the plan to cooperate with Mayfield. A large federal grant has been awarded forjoint Centerfield-Mayneld project. After checking state regulations, Councilman Jensen said the city's water supply was adequate as it now stands to meet fire safety requirements. "We need to have 1,000 gallons a minute for two hours to meet the state codes," Coun(See "Centerfield" on A9) |