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Show Utah plss loiOCivrioN 4S7 EvoT THUD S.tLT Serving East luab County A UKE CITT, SOUTH UT 84111 Nice Place to Live! September 13, 1979 Nephi stake plans Sept 22 homecoming You might remember him as Uncle Roscoe, or by his full name: Roscoe Grover. Either way, those attending this years Nephi LDS Stake Homecoming Sept. 22 will have a chance to meet the former television perUtah sonality and long-tim- e Event chairman Theo Westring said Grover will set up his artists paraphernalia in a room at the Stake Center where, of course, the homecoming will be held and will draw sketches for as many people as possibile. Westring said the days activity would get under way at 3:30 County tax levy 'over legal limif commissioners told The State of Utah has informed Juab County that its mill levy ex- ceeds the legal limit, the county clerk told the county commission Monday. County Clerk Loree Memmott said the levy, which had been set at 14.06, will have to be lowered to 13.81 due to a conflict with the The commission also received two proposals for ambulance coverage for the county, one from the owner of a private firm and Please turn to page four p.m. when current and former Nephi residents will gather to talk about times past. At 6 p.m., dinner will begin. Some of the good things on the menu include, according to the chairman, "roast beef, potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, dressing, tomatoes and, to top it all off, pie with cream topping. After dinner, at 8 p.m., a program wil begin in the Stake House chapel. With a theme of Down Memory Lane, the program will feature music, comedy, and a procession of brides wearing wedding dresses dating fropm the turn of the century until now. Also, Westring said, Florence Kendall will set up a display of the work of stake artists and Fred and Ruth Chapman will display their popular photographs of the areas past. The celebration marks the 128th year since the founding of Nephi. hydrant. s-C- SSHV XI s if 4; '-- : t 4 Randy McKnight, left, is the new director of the Six County Economic Development District. Also shown is Richard McConkie, who is taking TNPhoto over the number two position in that organization. ), Randy McKnight named HDD director Six-Coun- ty Randy McKnight has been appointed director of the Six County Economic Development District. He replaces Courtney Larsen, who resigned his position to join the governors staff. McKnight holds a masters degree in public administration from Brigham Young University. He is originally from Carson City, Nev. Richard McConkie, a former Bountiful resident, has been named assistant director for the organization. McKnight served in that post for years until his appointment to the top slot. The organization serves Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Piute, Wayne, and Sevier counties. lf The winning Cub Scout physical fitness team, Danny McKenzie, Danny Throckmorton, and Paul Neilsen, all of Mona, show off their muscles. Mona Cub Scout team places first in fitness meet A team from the Mona LDS Ward won the district Cub Scout physical fitness competition Saturday. Team members are Danny McKenzie, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie; Danny Throckmorton, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Denver Throckmorton; and Paul Neilsen, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin E. Neilsen. McKenzie had 349 points, Throckmorton had 409 points, and Neilsen had 488 points. Neilsen and Throckmorton had the highest over-al- l score in their age groups while McKenzie took third place in the overall competition, giving their team the highest total in the stake. The team will participate in the Utah National Parks Council con test Sept. 22 at Provo. A total of 50 young men from throughout the Mona, Nephi, and Levan areas competed in the five events of the competition: situps, pushups, the standing broad and the jump, the softball throw. Here are the championship teams from each ward: First ward, Danny Johns and Morgan Ingram; Second ward, Michael Hunter, Chns Ogden, and Ralph Jeffery; Third ward, Brent and Tracy Boswell; Fourth ward, Aaron Painter and Curtis Jones; Fifth ward, Ronnie Davis, Tracy Davidson, and Jimmy Broadbent; Sixth ward, Ryan Barton, David Felix, and Mike Memmott; and Ievan ward, Kyle Carter, Martie Bosh, and Jeff Stephenson. There'll be trees Nephi City will soon have trees along its main street between First North and First South if Councilman Duane Sperrys plans become reality. Councilman Sperry got the idea for planting the trees while driving through Logan recently, he told the city council at its regular meeting held last Wednesday rj? V -- tr 71 s ' night. Sperry says he was struck by the beauty which he said has been added to that city by trees along its main street. He said Nephi could benefit by the planting of trees and the mayor asked him to check into the matter. (Twenty-fou- r Norway maples have since been purchased for $53 each.) The council also learned that and has been for the city is some time at an impass with Ma Bell. City manager Ted Anderson said the problem is linked to several occasions when buried cables were accidentally severed by city crews. The phone company, Mountain Bell, levies substantial fines on such occasions. It is the position of the city that since it granted Mountain Bell the privilege of burying the cables in the first place, no fine or at should be least a lesser fine states mill levy formula. The 14.06 figure was arrived at by using the formula, but .25 mill was added to the total to provide an assistance fund for indigents in the county. However', the state overruled the action and set the highest legal levy at 13.81. If the levy were not dropped, Mrs. Memmott said, more money would be generated from taxes than is called for by the countys current budget. We should have opened the budget up in July, she said, in order to mate room for the extra revenue. Well, well just have to drop our mill levy. Commissioner Max Williams said agreed that the county had no choice but to drop the figure to 13.81 because the state had the county between a rock and a hard place. No, said Commissioner Ted Johnson, theyve done different than that. Theyve got us between a dog and a fire City council notes charged. It is the phone companys position that such consideration is not given any other local government and that Nephi should not be excepted. So, for the present, Anderson said, Mountain Bell has no right to bury cable or string it on poles anywhere in the city. Mayor J. Barres Jenkins noted the accidents were caused in part by the firms failure to mark the locations of buried cable. They havent worked with us in giving us a map, he said. All councilmen attended the He's off to Colorado! Com. Johnson to resign Juab County Commissioner Ted Johnson will resign his office at the end of September. Johnson, a Democrat from Eureka, will begin a new job in the Denver, Colo., area on Oct. 1. Johnson has been employed by Kennecott Copper Corp. My main problem with moving is that I cant move Fish Lake to Colorado, Johnson said. He Saturday funeral planned for Mrs. Sperry Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Nephi Third LDS Ward chapel for Leora Ellen Sperry, 78. Mrs. Sperry died Sept. 7 in Salt Lake City. Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home, Nephi Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday prior to the services. Mrs. Sperry was born July 31, 1901 in Nephi to John and Ellen C. Lomax Belliston. She married Edward Burdette Sperry in the Manti LDS Temple July 14. 1921. He died July 18, 1944. Survivors are a son, Kenneth J. Sperry, Nephi; daughters. Mrs. Wilson (Betty Jayne) Harris, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Milton (Dorothy) Neilsen, Mona, and Mrs. Neil (Nancy) Sherwood, Belliston, Nephi. Also surviving and 24 are 15 grandchildren Interment will be at the Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi. 1 & 1? V r. VIf I !vft y Salem. Oregon; a brother, Ray Belliston, Milford, and a sister, Maxine Mark Whittington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whittington of Nephi, TNPhoto looks over trees set to be placed on Nephis Main Street. meeting. In other business: k'The current city budget must be increased by $4,776 to compensate for the difference between an estimate of the valuation of city Please turn to page two Leora Ellen Sperry also noted that he was having problems finding suitable housing near his new place of employment. The new job is with Western Nuclear Inc., a subsidiary of He said his duties there will be similar to his Kennecott activities employee benefits, union negotiations, and salary administration. Asked if he would remain politically active in the neighbor state, Johnson said he would be too busy traveling to do much of anything. He said Western Nuclear has interests in Spokane, Wash.; Grants, N.M.; Jeffery City, Wyo.; southern Utah; and Kerr-McGe- e. Colorado. The vacancy on the county commission will filled by appoint- ment. County Attorney Donald Eyre said the Juab County Democratic Committee would recommend six persons for the post and the county commission would name a successor from that list. Stake plans Relief Society Leadership meeting Sunday The leadership meeting of the Nephi LDS Stake Relief Society will be held this Sunday, Sept. 16 at 6:55 p.m. in the stake center. According to stake Relief Society president, Thalia Mickelson, all ward Relief Society officers and teachers are expected to David Ralph Park David Ralph Park, 84, dies; funeral is Sat David Ralph Park, 84, died Sept. 12, 1979 at the Juab County Hospital. Funeral services will be held in the Nephi Fifth LDS Ward chapel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, 1979. Friends may call at Anderson Funeral Home on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the chapel prior to the services. Park was born April 6, 1895 in Nephi to David Mormon and Elizabeth Sarah Ann Jarrett Park. He married Edith Andrews Feb. 6, 1917 in Nephi. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Mrs. Park died May 6, 1974. Park was employed by Nephi City from 1933 to 1962. He worked with agriculture and livestock and was a member of the LDS Church. He i3 survived by the following children: Roscoe Park and Mrs. Norman (Ilene) Anderson, both of Nephi; and Jean Cherry of Provo. Also surviving are a sister. Thelma Seegmiller of Delta, and five grandchildren. |