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Show WAH FRFSS ASSOCIATION wlt 467 Fast Third South Lake City, up 84111 O in Serving East Juab County Nice Place to Live! A April 24, 1980 Jlenkins resigns as mayor, Shelia McPherson named Sterling Scholar cites personal reasons Shelia McPherson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McPherson of Nephi, took first place honors in the business education category of the Sterling Scholars of Central Utah contest, held at Richfield High School last Wednesday, April 16. Cindi Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Taylor of Nephi, was a runner-uin the English and literature division of the contest; Mollie Painter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Painter of in the Nephi, was a runner-uand Julie division; homemaking Mrs. Mr. of and Wright, daughter L. was of a Nephi, Lynn Wright runner-uin the speech and drama category. Miss McPherson received a $200 cash award and scholarship Nephi City is without a mayor today, but a new one should be selected at a meeting to be held next Monday, April 28. The vacancy was caused by last weeks resignation of J. Barres Jenkins, who has served as mayor for two and a half years. Jenkins turned in his resignation following the April 16 meeting of the p p Shelia McPherson, left, Cindi Taylor, Molly Painter, and Julie Wright won honors at the Sterling Scholars of Central Utah contest held in Richfield last Wednesday night. TNPhoto p offers from 13 didates for prizes: Cindi Taylor, English and literature; Maria Harmon, art and art crafts; Julie Wright, speech and drama; Molly Painter, home economics; Lorrie Jean Kelsey, general scholarship; Melanie Yates, music; Shelia McPherson, business education; state colleges, universities, and trade schools. received $100 The runners-u- p cash awards and their choice of a full tuition scholarship to College of Eastern Utah or half tuition scholarships to Southern Utah State College, Snow College, or Dixie College. All Sterling Scholar candidates received a certificate and sterling silver pins. The Sterling Scholars of Central Utah program is patterned after a contest sponsored by the Deseret News and KSL Radio and TV. It is open to seniors in Juab, Millard, North Sanpete,. Piute, Sevier, South Sanpete, Tiritic, and Wayne School Districts. Juab High School had 11 can- - Spring ahead, fall back Carla Sherwood, social science; Shawn Trauntvein, For j. Martin-Mariett- a science; Russell Belliston, vocational education; and William Larson, mathematics. The Sterling Scholar advisor at Juab High School is .Elaine Bowles. Finance chairman is Pat Greenwood. Local sponsors of the program were Valley Bank and Trust, First Security Bank, and Juab County. natural County commission asked for define Jire,, police responsibilities Martin-Mariett- Cement a Com- pany at its Monday meeting. The company wants the county to define what services it will provide for the company's cement plant in western Juab County, such as fire protection, law enforcement, and hospital services. soon-to-be-bu- Daylight Savings returns Sunday This Sunday at 2 a.m. marks the return of Daylight Savings Time. The twice annual fooling of ourselves is quite often a problem for those scores of people who forget and are an hour late for church or meetings on Sunday morning. One way to remember which way to turn the clock is the old saying Spring ahead, Fall back. Be sure to turn your clocks ahead when you go to bed on Saturday night, and remember that you will get that hour of sleep back in October when the nation reverts to Standard time. Brent Gardner of the Utah Association of Counties was present at the meeting, and the commission asked him to research the question. a also told the commissioners that the county would not need to hire a building inspector to check work at the plant, since the facility will be checked by inspectors from many different agencies. Martin-Mariett- The county decided that a permit would have to be issued before the building of the plant could begin, but didnt set a fee for the permit. A fee will be set Elva Lofthouse given 'Silver Beaver7 award Mrs. Elva Lofthouse of Nephi was recently given the Boy Silver Scouts of Americas Beaver award for her contribution to Scouting. The award was presented at the annual Fellowship Dinner of the Utah National Parks Council, held at Brigham Young University. The Silver Beaver is the award a Scout council can highest a & f- - r v ir She goes the extra mile in ' i: v n'c.Pk : -- C . ' ' US" " , g 0. Tuesday funeral services honor Tola Stephensen, 71 Tola Bowers Stephensen, 71, died April 19, 1980 at a Richfield She was bom Dec. 22, 1980 at Nephi to James and Keturah She married Harold Stephensen Sept. 21, 1927 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died October 14, 1968. Price Bowers. Those who may not have been contacted for time of appointment to register may call Thelma Reed at the school district office, 623-194- Tola Stephensen hospital. test. I fv 4 I one-yea- im- In earlier meetings, Ashworth : had told the council that if drawings were done quickly enough, Nephi City and Juab County could get together and bid the project as one, thereby saving money. J-M- return them to be reviewed at the next council meeting. A public hearing will be held May 7 at 7 p.m. for the purpose of accepting public comment on the remodel... ing of the building. Steve Ludlow, the citys engineer, will also need to define the areas which belong to the city and to the county so that the firm Please turn to page six art Approximately $1700 worth of prescription drugs were stolen from Pharmacy in Nephi sometime late Sunday or early a member of the of Utah Pioneers and Daughters the East Juab Senior Citizens club. She was a Relief Society She was secretary and a visiting teacher. Survivors are a son and daughter, James M. Stephensen of Nephi and Mary Boswell of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, four and a sister, great-grandchildre- Lillian Linton. Funeral services were held April 22 at the Nephi Sixth LDS Ward chapel Burial was at Vine Bluff Cemetery. ransacking. Among the drugs taken were seconol, Valium, Demerol, According to Nephi Police Chief Roy Manning, the theives used a pair of channel-locpliers to break the lock on the front door sometime between 6 p.m. on Sunday and 9 a.m. on Monday. The burglars entered and destroyed the alarm system. The burglars seemed to know what they were looking for, said Manning. There was very little and dexadrine, phenobarbitol. They took uppers, downers, and said Manning. He estimated the black market value of the drugs owner at $5,000, although Mont Jensen put the value at closer to $30,000. Manning estimated the total damage to the store and its alarm system at $1,000. At the moment, police have no suspects in the case, but have about ten good fingerprints. side-wiser- k two-yea- munization record. The child will have his hearing and vision checked and will be given a readiness Jenkins. $1700 in drugs taken from Pharmacy Appointed childs birth certificate and It has been an honor for me to serve the citizens of Nephi and to participate in the democratic process in trying to make Nephi a better place to live. Please accept this letter and my best wishes to the council in the future. J. Barres Ashworth told the council the the high schools heating system is adequate to heat the vocational building. He also advised the council to make an immediate decision on the buildings floor sioners: 1 one else. plans. ... v Larry Peterson, Shirleen Newell, and John Campr bell to terms on the county hospital board. Don Eyre Sr. and Lawrence Brough were r terms. appointed to Agreed to install warning lights on the county spray truck, since it is considered a of the accomplishments that have been made to date and hope that those things which remain to be done may be done for the benefit of all the citizens in Nephi. It has become very hard over the past three months to continue guiding the affairs of this city in the direction that I feel they should be heading, and think that now would be a good time to turn this responsibility over to some- The council directed the architects to develop the plans and IV?' Kindergarten registration will be held at the Nephi Elementary School next Thursday, May 1, 1980. In order to register, children must be five years old by August 31. 1980. Parents registering a child for kindergarten should bring the merit badge work in preparing her boys for advancement. She gives her boys a basic foundation in Scouting and they love and respect her," district Scout officials said at the dinner. - . plan. Monday. program. In other business, the commis- Nephi City. I am proud City council reviews vocational building remodeling plans at meet y Kindergarten registration is Thursday, May balanced budget, the city administration has been completely reorganized, we have excellent employees and department heads who are qualified and hard working. We have an outstanding fiscal system and investment program and are presently in several important projects totaling over $800,000. These projects will have far reaching benefits to resignation letter: Due to the events of the past The council met with Dell S. Ashworth of Dell S. Ashworth and Associates, the architectural firm the city has hired to draw up when the cost of the services can ' be determined. Gardner told the commissioners that the county should consider hiring a building inspector. He suggested hiring Allan Firmage of the BYU Engineering Department as a consultant. Gardner also reminded the commission of a road school to be held in Park City May 21, 22, and 23. The main topic will be the financing, maintenance, and construction of county roads. The Association of Counties school for has set up a half-daarea commissioners to help them deal with the problems expected to be brought to the area by the development of the MX missile slow-movin- 4-- children. . Nephi City Council. The new mayor will be selected by the city council from a list of three names submitted by the Nephi City Republican Party central committee. City manager Ted Anderson also resigned at that meeting. He has accepted a job as a Midvale City administrator. Here is the text of Jenkins April 16. vehicle. Reviewed the applications of Levon Hanson, Duane Painter, and Sam Sperry for the position of county building inspector, but postponed a decision on the applications until they received comment from the county planning and zoning board. give. Mrs. Lofthouse is presently a Blazer leader in the Nephi First LDS Ward. She has served as a Trekker and Blazer leader for 15 years. She has earned the Scouters Training Award and has received the Second Miler award. Mrs. Lofthouse has coached dty softball teams, was a leader, and has participated in community events. She has served in many LDS Church positions. She is the mother of eight . I have never quit a job or backed off from any committment I have ever made in my life. At this time in my administration of Nephi City I have accomplished every promise I made two years ago. Nephi City has a The Nephi City Council went over plans to revamp the vocational building on the old Juab High School campus for use as a city complex at its meeting of Cement Plant The Juab County Commission met with representatives of the few months and in consideration of my family, I am submitting to the council this letter of resignation. s, Services today will honor Harrison Oliver Funeral services will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Mona LDS Ward chapel for Charles Harrison V w sve1 Oliver, 84, who died in Mona April 21, 1980. Friends may call at the chapel prior to the services. Oliver was bom in Adair, Oregon Oct. 10, 1895 to William Edward and Mary Jane Mills Oliver. He married Flossie G. Gedge in the Salt Lake LDS Temple June 22, 1932. She died July 9, 1938. He married Verda E. Russell in the Manti LDS Temple June 5, 1941. He was a Seventy in the LDS Church. He served in France and Germany during World War I. He also served as an LDS missionary in the East Central States mission. He was a farmer and stockman. Survivors are his wife, Verda, Mona; three sons, Harrison Dean Oliver, Salt Lake City, Gedge William Oliver, Mona, and Erwin Oliver, Blanding; three daughters, Sarah Jane Oliver, Bountiful Mrs. Lowell (Mary Carol) Jones, Mapleton, and Mrs. Richard (Kathleen) Dalby, Salt Charles Harrison Oliver Lake City; 21 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Alvera Norman, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Alice Shum-waBlanding; and a niece, who was raised as his sister, Violet y, Stock, Tennessee. Interment will be at the Mona Cemetery. i |
