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Show will for their church and country wherever they travel. At least they were in Sanpete. Thank you Snow College and Sanpete Fine Arts Council. good b Mai Call For an area of our size and remoteness, Sanpete County is truly blessed with its share of cultural events. Recently weve had the opportunity to share in several of these, and while I make no claim to being a dramatic or music critic, I do have my unprofessional opinion. As we attended The Importance of Being Earnest, I was really struck with the exceptional talent of these fine young actors and actresses. Not only did they portray their characters with great depth, they had done a fine job with the required accent. I could understand them much better than a true Englishman, whom I have difficulty with. There were no faux pas, at least on the night we went. It was a delightful evening. Thank you Snow College, Richard Haslam and Kim Christison. The following Sunday we attended a recital of LaVar Jensons piano students. It was indeed gratifying to hear those budding young musicians do their stuff." And their stuff was pretty good too. In fact some of the older ones (e.g. John Simmons, David Christiansen and Laury Apple) couldnt be considered as "budding but rather in full bloom." All performed superbly. We are extremely fortunate to have a music teacher such as LaVar Jenson in our midst. Thank you LaVar Jenson. Another treat came in the form of the International Folk Dancers. Young and old alike were enthralled and enthusiastic in their praise of this fine dancing group which has performed the , world over, and represent their university (B YU) and their country in such a fine manner. Their program was exciting and entertaining as well as informative. They surely have to be emissaries of We are embarrassed that in our article last week about the rescue of the Snowmobilers in Ephraim Canyon, we neglected to mention the role that the head EMT on the rescue, Jack Steck, played. As head EMT, Jack directed the operations after they had been notified. From an EMTs point of view there were difficult decisions to make and rescue operations had some unusual complications. The skillful manner with which Jack, and the others involved, met these challenges is certainly a credit to all of them. Thank you Jack Steck and your team of rescuers. And still another bouquet is due this week to the Don Barton family. This week a major story about them and their champion Charolais cattle operation appeared in a national magazine, Farm and Ranch living. The story goes into much detail and contains plugs" not only for the Bartons and their prizewinning cattle, but for Sanpete County, their church, the Manti Temple, missionary work, the Mormon Miracle Pageant, etc. Barbara Sue, who is the principal author of the feature story pulled no punches in doing what she could to promote our area. Many full color pictures spiced up the narrative, several showing the Manti Temple. The Bartons have done much for Sanpete County and the cattle industry, especially the Charolais breed. Thank you Don Barton family. Sanpete County Sales Volume Posts 14.8 Rise in 1979 Sales volume rose 14.8 in Sanpete County last year. Business volume, as measured by local sales tax receipts increased by 14.8 in Sanpete Co. last year, according to an analysis just completed by Utah Foundation, th private tax research organization. A major factor in this increase, however was inflation which rose by 11.3 in 1979. t The study shows that gross sales in Co. last year totaled This compares $46,647,000. with $40,613,000 in 1978, $26,628,000 in 1975, $J6,786,000 in 1970, and Sanpete $11,171,000 in 1965. Throughout the state, business activity, as measured by the sales tax slackened in 1979. While total sales volume in Utah rose by 10.7 last year. this was less than the inflation rate, and sales volume, after the "effective for inflation, actually adjustment declined by 0.5. Foundation analysts believe that this decline was a temporary aberration resulting from a number of unusual factors and is not the reflection of a weak Utah economy. They note that the large number of sales tax refunds made last year may have distorted the sales volume data. In addition, the report cites the following special factors that slowed sales tax collections in 1979: 1. Escalating energy costs made a smaller portion of the average family budget available for expenditure on items that are subject to the sales tax. 2. Rising interest costs discouraged d items and ensales of couraged the repayment of old debts. 3. High gasoline costs contributed to a slowdow n in the usual summer tourist (Continued on Page 2) high-price- Manti Chamber Meets Tonight Report Night" will be the agenda for a Manti Chamber of Commerce meeting to be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 in the Manti Library clubroom. Chamber President Lloyd Smith said that various individuals would give reports on existing or proposed projects. All reports will be short and will be of interest to everyone," President Smith said. Some of the projects which will be discussed will include the Manti City Building complex, industnal development, youth employment program, Mormon Miracle Pageant and others. Everyone is invited to attend, whether registered as members of the Chamber or not," Smith added. Wed rcallv like a large number of people to attend and give us their support and suggestions as to action which the Chamber should be involved in," he said. Pat Murphy worked at the local brewery. One day while stirring a ' vat of beer he lost his balance and fell in. Pats wife was called to the brewery and was given the awful news of his drowning. After regaining her composure she allowed that she assumed his death was at least merciful and quick. The foreman shook his head, saying, I dont know about that, Mrs. Murphy. He got out twice to go to the bathroom." Thank you, Pat Murphy. Not so trivial: A man rarely succeeds at anything unless be has fun doing it. Thank you. Dale Carnegie. SOMEWHERE in that cloud of dust is Utah Highway Depts'. street sweeper. Given Scholar Recognition Sterling Dan Nance Recipient of Three Students Win t t Scouting Highest Award f a Sanpete District roundtable staff member, was a Dan Nance, Scout recip- ient of the Silver Beaver award at the Utah National Parks Council annual fellowship dinner. Mr. Nance, who lives with his family in Manti, is Snow College bookstore manager. He has had 27 years of service to scouting as a district scout committee chairman. Blazer scout leader, scoutmaster, institutional representative, cubmaster and council advancement committeeman. He has had Wood Badge training. The Silver Beaver award is the highest award that a scout council can give to an adult scout leader. Fireside to Place Accent on Youth Scouter Dan Nance Silver Beaver Paul Arslanian, a Snow College football coach and housing assistant, will speak on This Years Youth Conference at a Manti Utah Stake fireside on April 29 at 7 p.m. in the Manti Third-Fourt- h Ward chapel. The youth conference will be held this year at Snow College on June 2 and 3. The fireside will be held conjointly with the Gunnison Utah Stake. All youth 8 years of age are invited. Runner-u- p Honors Three Manti High School seniors who runner-uhonors in the Sterling Scholars of Central Utah program will use the $100 awards they received to further their college educations. Lynette Mickelson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vaun Mickelson, Manti, was a runner-u- p in mathematics; Dianne Haymond, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Haymond, Ephraim, in general scholarship, and Mark Russell, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Russell, Ephraim, in social science. The Manti High School entrants in the Sterling Scholars program were chosen by faculty committees on the basis of scholastic records, participation in school functions and portfolios that the candidates prepared. Committees that included representaLynette Mickelson tives from the State Department of mathematics Public Instruction and the state's the selected universities and colleges is winners and the two runners-u- p in each This Friday, April 25, Arbor Day will of the 12 categories. Each winner received $200 and each runner-u- p $100. be observed by all state and county students offices. All State offices, including the Richfield High School claimed a major share of the awards with Division of Family Services, the Utah State Extension office, and the Utah six winners and two runners-up- . Gunnison Valley High School had five State liquor store, will be closed. All Thirteen high schools were Sanpete County offices will also be runners-up- . represented in the Sterling Scholars of closed. City offices, however, will remain open. Central Utah competition. won p Friday Dianne Haymond Mark Russell social science general scholarship Arbor Day Coming Events . . . April 24 LD Singers Concert, LDS Institute, 8 p. m. April 25 Friday Forum, LDS Institute, noon. April 25 Arbor Day, State and County Offices closed. Stake Relief Society Conference, Manti April 26 14-1- Ward, 2 High School Names 3 Week of the Young April article for details. Top Templars April 29 son of Mrs. Sharon Hinkley of Ephraim, plans to become a lawyer. Throughout high school Louise Dennis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylen Christiansen has maintained a high grade point average while actively involved in organizations such as Future Louise Homemakers of America. serves that organization as presently secretary. Louise was named a Sterling Scholar in the field of business. She is training to become a nurse and currently holds three positions, at Gunnison Valley Hospital, Pacific Trail, and the Bright Spot, in addition to being willingly and actively involved with various high school activities. d April 27 Begin Daylight Savings Time. Set clocks one hour ahead at midnight. Activities. See separate 28-Ma- y by Ann Barton MHS Staff Writer Rigel Hinckley and Louise Dennis have been named Manti High Schools Top Templars for the third quarter of the school year. Rigel has been involved heavily in the music program, and has performed in many plays and dramatic activities since coming to Manti High School. He has participated in the Model UN club to do the actual labor but will need be strong at the convention this year. In forensics, Rigel has participated in almost every event possible. This year he placed first in Ledge Form at region and he placed second at state. Rigel, the First-Secon- pm. Stake Fireside, Manti Third-Fourt- h Ward, 7 p.m. April 29 Manti High School Musical concert, 8 p.m. in the new high school auditorium Admission free. April 30-Ma- y May I 1 The Show Off, Snow Theatre. Bountiful High School Choir Concert, Manti Ward, 8 p.m. May 6,7,8,9,10 May 6 Louise Dennis Top Templar girl Rigel Hinckley Top Templar boy Manti Utah Stake Play. North Sanpete School Bond Election Day. April 25 MHS vs South Sevier Baseball. April 29 1 adies Day at Palisade Golf Course. First-Secon- d |
