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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, August 28, 1980 e, Page 9 Donation to Seminary Skyline Mine Operation Now Under Construction By Pat Mellor national company. 6,000-employ- The The scenery is changing quite a bit, says Vernal Mortensen, head of Utah operations for Coastal States Energy Company regarding progress on the Skyline Mines, Skyline has obtained its mine permit and the operation is now under construction. Mortensen paints a gray picture of the coal industry at present. Coastal States Energy is presently stockpiling coal in its Sevier SUFCO mine, he says. Mortensen blames the stockpiles on lagging conversions from oil to coal production systems. Federal regulations, he avers, also contribute to a dark picture for the industry. It takes years to go through the governmental red tape to obtain a mine permit," he noted, driving up costs and slowing construction and operation. However, Mortensen notes that the company is hoping and betting for a good market and is quick to put down the road, down any rumors of layoffs at the SUFCO mine. Coastal States has never had a layoff, Mortensen noted of the with the Japanese on the problems, there were at that time 34 ships sitting in the harbor at Hampton Roads waiting for the proper mixtures of coal. However, with the development of mammoth power facilities such as IPP due to come e and the opening of the Japanese market as that country converts more to generating facilities, the operation of Skyline mine drab outlook painted by Coastal States officials may be the cloud in front of the silver lining, however. Skyline Mines is expected to be reaching optimum production in about five years, just about the time Japanese purchases of coal are expected to rise considerably. Presently the Japanese prefer American coal, says Leo Smith, a former Utahn who is now based in Coastal States Houston office. But shipping the coal from America to Japan is complicated at present. California ports are ill equipped to handle huge shipments of coal, presently able to export only about 2.5 million tons per year. Hampton Roads, Virginia is the port from' which to ship coal, but much of the Japanese market is for metallurgical coal, which requires mixtures of coal with different properties from different mines, and herein lies much of the The present delay, Smith explains. Japanese are disgusted," he says, with the amount of time it takes to get coal mixed and shipped out. Smith noted when he recently attended a conference on-lin- coal-base- d could turn out to be profitable indeed. Officials note that Skyline has not committed or contracted the sale of any of the coal from that facility and say that they expect to sell the coal on the open market. The Skyline Mines are obviously being developed in this anticipation of an improved, competitive market by the time the operation gets into full swing. large contingent of Sanpete county fair winners have been selected to take their exhibits to the state fair. They received cash awards and ribbons from the Sanpete County fair board. Sevier County judges selected their entries for state fair participation. These are the categories in which they won: Food I Kim Larsen, Spring City.; Melanie Snow, Sherene Beazer, Melody Nicholls, Becky Meade, all Ephraim: Tamera Ramsey, Moroni; Nichole Spencer, Mt. Pleasant, Michelle Olsen, Kayla Food 2 Christensen, Jeanie Duncan, all Ephraim; Kay Christensen, Mt. Pleasant; Karen Nielson, Manti. RaChell Holman, Moroni; Food 3 Karen Barlow, Ephraim; Michelle Larsen and Robyn Westenskow, Gunnison; Janice Sparks, Mt. Pleasant. Malina Hansen, Fairview; Food 4 Ann Harless, Lorie McAllister and Rebecca Hartog, Mt, Pleasant; Kimberly Morley, Moroni. Cake Decorating April Daniels and Wendy Snow, Ephraim. Outdoor Cooking Angela Adams and Annette Cox. both Manti; Janet A 4-- Dog Demonstrates Abilities Drug-Sniffin- Picture Stories . . . g d Vardley, Mayfield; Richard McAllister, Mt. Pleasant. Melanie Aagard and Clothing I Julieanne Hardy, both Moroni; Diane Jensen and Taunia Luster, both Ephraim; Brenda Lund and Robyn Westenskow, both Gunnison. Jennifer Christensen Clothing 11 and Kathleen Livingston, both Moroni; , Melissa Olsen, Ephraim; Cindy Gttgen, Fountain Green. Clothing III. Angie Dyches and Cheri Crisp, Fountain Green; Lorna Jorgensen, Ephraim. Melanie Larsen and Clothing IV Kelly Larsen, both Manti; Melanie Birch, Ephraim; Lorie McAllister, Mt. Pleasant. Advanced Clothing Jody Gilgen, Fountain Green; Corinne Frischknecht, Manti; Lisa Blankenship, Ephraim; Anna Marie Aagard, Moroni. Child Care Jayne Allred and Kimberley Hansen, both Centerfield. Home Improvements Tiffany Carver and Kami Stilson, both Manti. - Tami Malmgren, Knitting Gunnison. Desiree Lowry, Arts and Crafts Manti. Intercity tennis play between Provo and local netters brought these girls together: back, Fern Mortensen, NaDean Nielsen, Lisa Larsen Provo, Kristyn Larsen Provo, Carolyn Braithwaite. Front: Ruth Sprague, Mindi Haymond, Susan Frampton Provo, Margaret Lindsay. Susan Frampton is one of the state's outstanding players. h the schools out of pickup trucks, vans and cars. We let thousands of dollars worth of drugs get out of Manti last year because we did not have the authority to search a car. The courts will not accept my nose as evidence. But the nose of Gerry Nices dog Rusty, or any other certified trained drug dog, is acceptable, Lambert says. A dog certified as a drug dog may alert his handler if he senses the presence of drugs. The courts accept such an alert as probable cause' to search a vehicle, The investment in the dog is like an investment in a radar gun, Nice explained. You soon get your money back. One person Nice pulled over last year paid $ .200 in fines for carrying pot when he saw the dog and confessed to the location of the drugs in the trunk of his car before a search could even be instituted. I know the program is successful," Nice laughed. "Someone told me the other day that there was a contract out on both me and the dog in Sevier County." He thought for a minute and added, it was the same price for both of us. too. 1 Immunization Clinics to Begin in September Assembling puzzles, building toys aids in muscle coordination necessary for later learning tasks such as writing, reading. Accept Mission Calls To Philippines David L. Beazer, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Beazer of Ephraim, has accepted a call to serve in the Philippines Manila Mission. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Beazer of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Mrs. Margretta Oswald and the late George H. Oswald of Ephraim. David is a graduate of Manti High School and also a seminary graduate. While at Manti, he was active in sports, lettering in track, football, and wrestling. He is an Eagle Scout, has received his Duty to God Award and also Order of the Arrow. The past year he has been attending Snow College. His brother, Bradley, is now serving in the Apia, Western Samoa mission. A farewell in his honor will be held Sunday, August 31, in the Ephraim Second Ward Chapel at 2:40 p.m. David will enter the Mission Training Center at Provo on September 4th. County commissioners and mayors of cities and towns in Sanpete stood in a parking lot in Manti last Thursday night German and watched a kilo of out concealed a sniff shepherd marijuana in about seven seconds. A few minutes later the dog also located, under the tire of a vehicle, a top from a marijuana pipe which had been unused for at least eight months. The dog is owned by Lieutenant Gerald Nice of the Sevier County Sheriff's office. At the request of Manti police chief Bob Lambert, Nice and his wife brought the dog to a meeting of mayors and commissioners, to demonstrate the effectiveness of using a dog in drug cases. Nice trained his dog himself, Lambert said, although there is an organization which trains such dogs and their handlers. Costs of such training by a professional organization run between $5.51X1 and $11.000. "You can't put a price on a kids mind. Lambert told the officials. We are facing an increasing demand from the public to do something about drugs. Dealers arc selling them to our kids at one-inc- Many Sanpeters Will Exhibit at State F air by Bruce Jennings Cecil Cox, left, and brother Max, right, present generous check to Manti Utah Stake President Lee R. Barton, to be used for the new LDS seminary adjacent to Manti High School. "Cox Construction is happy to present this check and is appreciative of the support the stake has given to local contractors," the brothers noted in making the presentation. Immunization clinics in the south Sanpete area will again be conducted by the Central Utah District Health Department beginning in September. According to LaRue Johnson. Public Health Nurse, clinics will be held in Gunnison, Manti. and Ephraim, once a month from September thru November. Students entering school for the first time, either kindergardeners or students must show proof of immunization for school entry adequate again this year, says Mrs. Johnson. School records for sixth, tenth, and twelfth graders will be checked this year and a special clinic will be held in the schools in November, Mrs. Johnson added. The immunization clinic schedule is as follows: Ephraim The clinic will be held in the Snow College Health Center from 3-- 5 p.m. the first Wednesday of each September 3 will be the first month. clinic. Manti The clinic will be held in the a.m. the Library basement from 0 second Tuesday of each month, September 9th is the first clinic. Gunnison The clinic will be held in the Stake Center from 1 a.m. the third Monday of each month beginning September 15. For more information about these or other public health clinics in Sanpete extention 277. County, call 283-402- $22,000 to COMSAN By Pat Mellor Com- Sanpete County missioners last week gave tentative approval to acceptance of a five-yeinterest-fre- e loan of $22,000 to purchase additional equipment for the countys emergency ar Me? Scared? Freshmen listen to instructions from Principal Ivan Rowley during Friday's registration at Manti High School. Class will be the first to spend all four years of high school in the new building. David L. Beazer system (COMSAN). The loan has been offered to the COMSAN committee through an energy impact fund to assist counties experi- encing rapid To Japan Elder Kenneth P. Sorensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rey G. Sorensen, Manti, has been called as a missionary for the LDS Church to the Japan, Fukuoka Mission. farewell program in his honor will be held August 3 L, 1 980, at 9 a . m. Manti Fourth Ward prior to his departure to the Mission Training Center on Sept 11, A 1980. Kenneth graduated from Manti High School, Manti LDS Seminary, and attended Snow College during the present school year. Kenneth has been and FFA, winning a active in Danforth Scholarship to Camp Mich. Also a delegate to American Legion Boys State, and held leadership positions in the church. engineer 4-- Mini-wank- growth. Mayor Ben Kjar of Manti pointed out that generally energy impact funding is only allocated for such items as sewer and culinary water improvement, and said to his knowledge Sanpete is the first county to be able to for receive assistance items such as improved communications. Addressing the commissioners, Mayor Kjar said he was aware that the county would have to a, Don Findlay and Bill Thompson arrived at Friday registration High in style in Bill's car. at Manti the funding through a city in order not to lose its u appropriations. He stated that Manti City was willing to assume responsibility for the loan and to work out a repayment schedule with the county. We need this money, and this is the only way 1 can see to get this done, Mayor Kjar said in urging the county to act on accepting the loan. We are getting into this thing quite cheap as it is. If there is any way in the world we can see to get this loan together. Im all for it." Sheriff Kennard Anderson and chief dispatcher Barry Bradley told the commissioners and mayors from throughout the county that the $22,000 and a $10,000 outright grant from the Four Corners Regional Commission would cover such additions and improvements to the system d as a tape recorder, a standby generator (so that in event of widespread power failure, the countys communications system would still be operable), two additional repeater stations, crystals for modification of existing equipment throughout the county are The already apparent. system has saved several lives that I know of," he said. voice-activate- Since June the system has been in operation in the Sanpete County Courthouse. With the exception of Gunnison, every city police department in Sanpete now ties into the county system. Dispatchers also are able to summon fire departments and dispatch ambulances, although it has been discovered that some ambulance radio equipment requires improvement. COMSAN committee chairman Gene Williams The mayors of noted, nearly all the cities agreed to provide support for the system until the county takes it over on January 1 . The grants will help with equipment, but the cities are the ones we have to depend upon to pay the dispatchers. Manti and Ephraim have both assumed responsibility for paying a dispatcher. Sterling has contributed its per capita share Private contributions h.u e aided us irenteiidoush The support of the cities is the oulv wax we can fund the actual ojHration of the 24-ho- si stem until first. January I V |