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Show Wednesday, December 14, 1994 W-lt Page 5 Nephi, Utah ffltmgg-fflgfo- g Sub for State briefs... Santa needs donated food for needy families Park Pass Gift If theres someone on your Christmas list who enjoys boating, picnicking or visiting Utahs historic and scenic treasures, a Utah State Park pass may be the perfect gift. 1995 Multiple ($55) and Single ($30) Park Permits are now available from the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. Call Sub for Santa needs Christmas Dinners for 30 families in our community. If you would like to donate some canned goods, a 5th Ward Scout will be by your home on Thursday, December 15th between 4 and 8 p.m. You may also bring your donations to the Mike Jones residence at 336 North 700 East, Nephi. Items Needed: corn, green beans, canned cranberries, peaches, pumpkin, canned milk, applesauce, olives, stuffing (Canister), and gravy mix. program by the Soil Conservation Service. Sub for Santa receives trees from Soil Conservation Service i ' Continued from page 1 ( s Correspondent . corn-eig- , The Salt Lake County Scottish Dancers will perform tradid tional Scottish folk dances December 19th at Pioneer Trail State Park. Call low-lan- December 18th at 6:00 p.m., Morgan Freeman delivers a poignant retelling of the first Christmas according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The score, performed by The Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Oxford, England, perfectly dramatizes the power and beauty of the story of the birth of Jesus. Aggie Hoopla Gov. Mike Leavitt, TV personality Bob Welti, and Santa Claus will join other Utahns at the Delta Center on Saturday, December 17th, for the Aggie Holiday Hoopla. Parties for all USU alumni begin at 5 p.m. At 7 p.m. the USU basketball team will play the Thunderbirds of SUU. Call ht ad-lik- r Gor-for-San- ta Develop-mentPromotio- - awe-inspiri- New baby sub-for-San- ta Scottish Dancers , Sevier all cut trees for local programs. The Juab trees, he said, ' y came from the Marysvale area. j ' ' .The United States Natural We work as teams to improve ordination of cities and county, Resources Conservation Ser- the quality of our service to our promoting the county, and medical facilities. vices, formerly known as the customers, said Sevy. This was Now can we develop some United States Soil Conservation broad cut for trees the asked Service, Nephi categories? Those for the Greenhalgh. categories, he program second year in a row. said, should try to include all the The permits for the trees were Son born December 12, 1994, said he would distribute the important issues so several trees to families who would mittees could be selected to e donated, said Ken Sevy, repre- to Brian and Bonnie Warren of dress the various topics. We USNRCS. He them. be will named spent St. George. senting the, We might group the issues few who our own time and effort at our Brian Brantz Warren. His granda Morgan, suggested own expense to get the trees, parents are Ramon and Lanna years ago that efforts for the Sub--' into three categories, said said Sevy. Warren, formerly of Nephi, now program be coordi- - don Young, commissioner. For nated, found himself directing example, headings such as social, Employees from Richfield, residing in Afton, Wyoming. economic development and natuthe program. I started the central program ral resources might be expanded because some people who would to include the issues identified by benefit from the program were those attending the hearing. getting Christmas from four or Those categories were accepted five sources and others, less by the group but were slightly known but as needy, were going amended. Economic Developwithout. I suggested the coordi- ment became Economic and Natural nation effort and I ended up with Resources became Natural Re- -' the job, he said. Since then, a committee has sourcesLand Use. formed to help Morgan with the ;' Strengths of the county were identified as its location, people, program. law in interested enforcement, leadership, ag- Anyone partici g pating by donating gifts or spon- - ricultural base, recreation, a family, nr donatinglral resources, work force, beauty, money should call Louise at medical system, businesses, City Hall during business ral lifestyle, schools and space for growth. hours, said Morgan. Its weaknesses were identified as the countys lack of water, its location, small population base to carry the burden of services, its high percentage of state and federally owned land, lack of entertainment, the East vs the West portions of the county, inadequate employment opportunities, overcrowding of schools, lack of industry, the new growth rate, and the fact that it has become a county of bedroom communities. We need more family sustaining jobs, agreed Greenhalgh. We must be careful we dont confuse 623-047growth with progress. 1 Main, Nephi, Utah George Phillips said he saw local schools as a strength to the community unless they were unable to keep up with the growth. They could be considered either a strength or weakness depending on how they can handle growth. I have a perception we are Glider lacking in post high school educational opportunities, said Ken Times-New- .. KUER FM90 and KUED 7 are again joining with the Crossroads Urban Center to provide Utahns in need with Christmas dinners. The Food Drive will take place in front of the Eccles Broadcast Center, 101 Wasatch Drive at the U of U, on Friday, December 16th from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call Rabbit Ears Radio Planning & Zoning Sanpete, Millard; Juab And By Myrna Trauntvein -- Christmas Food Drive Christmas Carols The Severn Valley Singers will sing authentic English Christmas carols at Pioneer Trail State Park December 20 and 21. Call Board of Big Game The Utah Board of Big Game Control will meet Thursday, December 15th, at 10 a.m. in the Division of Wildlife Resources Salt Lake office auditorium, 1596 West North Temple, to talk about the 1995 big game hunts. The meeting is open to the public. n, Wasatch Rascals The Wasatch Rascals will perform acoustical folk music at Pioneer Trail State Park, December 18th. Call Pow-Wo- w natu-sorin- December 16th from family and friends ru-Nep- hi GJirisiirias for someone you lovefrom (SHnaipimoaim Frounmiit&mi? 27 South Recliners; Rockers Sofas Ware. Lamps Serta Mattresses Dining Sets Occasional Tables Plant Stands Curio Cabinets Banana Chairs OurffifttfoYou! With any purchase of$iyy or more n you may buy a Banana Chair for only k. .0 n D Offer good Dec. 7 to Dec. j'en ji Offer not applicabel to previous purchases shipment of Banana Chairs just in! jlew colors available The group identified opportunities as being able to plan for orderly growth, development of parks and recreation, the opportunity to obtain CUP water, attract industrial growth and jobs. Our proximity to the mountains should also be considered an opportunity, said Ike Lunt, ; Dame Edna The Dame Edna Christmas Special will air Monday, December 19th at 11:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 25th at noon on KUED Channel 7. , Gospel Christmas On KUED Channel 7, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present a night of gospel, including a gospel version of Hallelujah from Handels Messiah. Gospel Christmas airs Wednesday, December 21st at 8:00 p.m. the All-Atlan- ta toe-tappi- Swiss Performance Swiss Edelweiss, a group of singers and instrumentalists dressed in Swiss costume, will perform December 16th at Pioneer Trail State Park. Call Military Ball A military ball will be held December 17th at Pioneer Trail State Park, featuring country music and members of the Utah Civil War Association leading dances. Call Medalist Challenge Beginning December 17th, the Stein Eriksens Medalist Challenge will take place Fridays throughout the season (schedule permitting), at Deer Valley Resort. Call Whats in store for Utah agriculture in 1995? Farmers, ranchers, agribusiness people and lenders can get the answers at a meeting sponsored by USU on December 15th, from 10 a.m. to noon, in the South Building of the Salt Lake County Office There will Complex, 2001 (South State Street, Room be a satellite broadcast later in the day, contact your local USU Extension Office for infonnation. ' Threats to the county were seen by the group as too much growth too fast, the holiday influx which crowds into the county and places a strain on law enforcement and medical facilities, Wilderness proposals, changing of land use philosophy, noxious weeds, the shutting down of mining, and the requirements of Bangerter Highway The Utah Department of Transportation will hold a ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 16th to announce the opening of Bangerter Highway at 9000 South. Refreshments will be served, its open to the public. Transportation Meeting The Utah TVansportation Commission will meet Friday, December 16th, at 9 a.m. at the UDOT Complex, 4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City. Items scheduled for discussion and action include the Statewide TVansportation Improvement Proy gram, aeronautical projects, and acquisition on RS2477. We cant hire enough law enforcement to handle the influx of right-of-wa- ' , News Tips! Call 623-019- 5, in Nephi, 3 Mona, 623-150- See Zoning on page 6 1 ,i S Agriculture Forecast commissioner. people into our county during holidays, said Jim McWilliams, chair of the county planning and zoning commission. Mining has been shut down in the Wilderness Study areas," said McWilliams. Greenhalgh said the planning process now going on was an at-- , tempt to involve people of the county in identifying important issues for the county to consider Center, Salt Lake City, will be holding a December 17th. Call , Xhe Rpjy-wo- w 623-052- in in Levan 623-033- 9 5 |