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Show rage Two The March Pyramid 22, 1989 THE VIEW FROM HERE Pyramid Editorials Comments Koleen Letters to the Editor Getting it straight Last weeks admission of embarrassment over action laken during a recent city council meeting is nothing compared to what we experienced this week from our editorial, " Fake Another Look. In that editorial we accused the Mt. Pleasant City Council of sneaking around making decisions on policies that would ultimately relocate people impacted by a proposed hydro plant and surge pond near 500 West. Particularly, we referred to the Residential and Relocation Assistance Plan and Certification Agieement approved at the Feb. 14 council meeting. Although this plan was approved as stated, it had nothing to do w ith the proposed hydro project. Closer observation of the notes of that meeting and the article printed in Fhe Pyramid Feb. 22, City seeks funds for $5 million and relocation plan was project, reveal the the part of citys pending Community Development Block Anti-placeme- nt anti-placeme- nt Grant application. Our editorial referred to the plan's approval as routine'' which, in reality, it was. The city's CDBG application has nothing to do with the hydro project. Of the four proposed hydro generating plants to be constructed only the unit to be located on 500 West 200 North has created concerns. The 500 West unit is needed to shave the costs of expensive peak power the city buys in the winter. It is designed to hold the line on electricity costs for Mt. Pleasant rate payers. Problems need to be worked out peaceably between those involved so that the project can move forward. Keeping in touch with home Dear Kditor: By way of introduction, I am Golden Sandcison fixing hero at the Golden Living Ccntc. in Salt Lake City . Each xxeek look d to teceixing The Iyrainid. This keeps me in touch with the home town folks. Theactivitiesof my hie have been such that not many of the older generation still living xvould know me. To the younger generation I am mostly a stranger. My last issue of The Pyramid prompts this letter. A meeting of Mt. Pleasant City shows inteiest in the preservation of the historic buildings along their Main Street. 4 here is a rare chapter of history in those old business fronts, a history that should be preserxed. To emphasie the historic store tronts could two or three historical x chicles be placed in the middle of the street on that one block? A gingetbiead Iron! and a boaidxxalk would be nice. What is the story of the peace treaty between Indians and Whiles that was signed there in Mt. Pleasant? Wasatch Academy is also a land mark of early Ml. Pleasant history. The ladies working in the business hours have to buy clothes and dress to fit their job. A gingham dress with a pioneer touch could well please that traveling shopper. Taking a broad xiew of North Sanpete County it holds a rare complex of history that could be coordinated into one ol the most I for-xxai- outstanding histotical centers in the west. This tourist dollar is so good for the economy -t- hey come, they spend, preserva-tions-touri- st they leave. Much grows up around us that causes little concern, in fact so little concern that even state and local public figures have time for the small towns. s Sanpete Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID Published Weekly at Mt Pleasant Utah 84647 49 West Mam Street (UPS365-580- ) Telephone: 462-213- 4 Richard Owman, a member of the LDS Histotical Division writes, 'The Fairxiew Museum is pioneei relic collections in the West." Yes, the museum has hundreds of rate items. When Mr. Owman says in the West, many ol you w ill wonder about this. Let's face the haid facts, tourists xvot credit us in this We this to be true believe respect. and we extend the challenge, II you know where there is a better one and wheie it is, we would like to know. Spring City holds so much in remaining historic homes and structures. The reputation of Spring City in the visual art field extends far and w ide. Max Blaine, Osral Allred, Dean Allred, Horseshoe ceramics. Ella Peacock docs so much to give local interests meaning. Her works relating to the Manti Temple puts much of the Moimon Miracle in place. Spiing City, where you can get that dnnkol pure spring water. We all stop here to refresh when down that way on a hot day. At Nephi, the name of the development agency escapes me, but they should have interest in economic development and help to get a master plan started. The Sanpete County Commission, the mayor and city officials of each community involved. That wealthy person who wants to give North Sanpete a place in historic records. Peterson Are they Stacked deck favors advocates of wilderness calling wolf? Dear Editor: Jason 1. Bailey, son of Susan Bailey, of Moroni, and Paul J. Bailey, ol Mt. Pleasant, has been called to sene in the Mississippi Jackson LDS Mission, lie will speak at the With all the recent interest in Wilderness issues, again, it causes me to recall the process many of us paiticipated in, dining the preparations of the 1984 Utah Wildei-ness Wales Wait! Chapel, Sunday, March 26 at 11:30 a.m. lie enters the mission home March 29. Act. remember well the approach then taken, was in the spiiit ol compromise, which enabled us to I Farmers offered assistance prepare a bipartisan, working agreement through cooperation and trust. Many of our associates traveled, at then own expense, to Washington D.C. to testify at the congressional hearings on the Bill. Even when some 1th hour juggling was necessary to accommodate furthei exploration for carbon dioxide neai the then proposed. Box Death Hollow Wilderness Area, both sides were still able to agree to a linal MANTI-- - Sanpete County farmn ers who have not applied for assis-laneeo- the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Sen ice (ASCS) director. The deadline fot filing applications on crop production losses caused by drought is March 31. To compeasate producers for their' 1988 crop losses, Anderson said the Disaster Assistance Piogram will provide payments on most commercially-growcrops to all eligible producers. Farmers who lost more than 35 percent of their crop production during the disaster may be eligible Or did we? Recent actions through appeals by the very same preservation groups, that agreed to, and supported the passage of this legislation, arc now mountingattempts to halt, prolong and delay the decisions that were addressed undei the Release Language portion ol the 1984 Utah Wilderness Act. One example of these recent actions include appeals on the very issue ol cxploiation and develop- n ment ol tire caibon dioxide, ol which the intent of Congress is very clear. Another example is with regards to lands inventoried cai ly on in the Roadless Area Review and Evalu- ation (RARF1.RARE2) process. The 1984 Utah Wilderness Act released the lands not designated as Wilderness, and returned them to multiple use, or in other w'ords, lands available lor many uses. The Forest Service, caretaker ol these lands, then proceeded to develop management plans lor these remaining lands. These plans give emphasis direction fora wile range of uses, including wildlife, recreation, grazing, water, timber harvest and others. Veiled attempts were made to address additional w ildlands through this process, piobablv, with hopes of revisiting the Wilderness issue again on the Forest Serv ice lands in Utah. do not believe these picserva-tiogroups have compiomised in good faith, with the citizens ol Utah. Thus, I for one can say through n experience, that when it comes again to the spirit of compromise on Wilderness issues, the deck is stacked I against me, therefore max demand a new deck. Sheldon Steed Resource Manager Escalante Sawmills, Inc. Escalante, Utah d crops still have time to do so, according to Jay Val Andeixon, county compromise. 1 1988disaster-aflecte- for assistance. He also reminded farmers of the emergency provision under the disaster program which allows program participants who received advance deficiency payments un der the 1988 wheat and or feed programs to retain that part of the advance payment which represents loss of crop pioduction up to 9s percent ol theii normal - MT. PLEASANT- The city coun cil gave unanimous approval to a economic development proposal at its March 14 meeting. The proposal, presented by Chris Schoppe, was to commit Si. 63 pei capita toward establishing a pn manent economic dcvclopim in office. S35, ()()() has been set aside bv e ol Sanpete County fora fice with the stipulation that Hu remainder would need to be raised by cities. Office space and some suppoit stall is being provided by Ephiaint Job Service and Snow College has promised a hard match, based on enrollment of JOO students. Mt. Pleasant's total commitment, based on the 19S0ccnsus, is S3, M0. Mrs. Schoppe said she would like county full-tim- 1 KOLEEN PETERSON PENNY HAMILTON LOIS BYNUM Publisher Managing Editor Editor Office Manager . . SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In advance) $15.00 par Year 50 par copy $18.00 par year Outside Sanpete Co. CORRESPONDENTS Mt. Pleasant Hollee Anderson Spring City Kathy Jackman 436 8312 Moroni, IdaO Donaldson Ftn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd Wales . Fairview, Nancy Miner Mark Soderborg ... .Snow College 462-328- . . 462-213- . . .427-342- Send change ot address to The Pyramid. 90 West Mam Street. Mt Pleasant. Utah 48647 Second class postage paid at Mt Pleasant. Utah and additional moiling offices. POSTMASTER andwemusthavesomethingworth while to meet this competition. U.S. Highway 89 is a direct route to the national parks. Many, many travelers visits are lost to us. We are simply too small to get the tourists interest. The door is open to change all this through a cooperative effort, the future hold promise. Lets gel Sanpete Countyofflood stampsand give ita place under the sun. Golden Sanderson Emeritus Director Fairview Museum of History & Art I cat. A highly manipulated, alarmist report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, using data rejected three years ago by icputable scientists, claimed oui nation's children's health w.o e to see the county's ecu nomic development office elfectivo April , but pointed out that befoi i the office could be olfieially opened a duector would have to be hired. Advei lisemenl for that position has not been made Mis Schoppe, who said she would be one of those seeking the ditec-totshisaid she has been appointed lo help laise funds. She also explained that the Six County Economic Development Office was being and that funds budgeted for that ol fices former director would be divided up between those counties e with economic develop ment operations. She is also looking into othei tunding and reported that the county could be eligible for an EDA planning grant next year. The council agreed to send the county a letter of commitment to confirm its support of the plan. In other matters, the council agreed to study irrigation pressure problems presented by Boyd and Avrin Brotherson and to follow up on their request for a city street light near their home about 400 East 400 South. The city also agreed lo check alternatives for providing stock wa tering to Frank Swensen west ol town who has not been able to access his water since the irrigation ditches were closed. Ordinance 89-Flood Damage Prevention, that would appoint a building inspector to approve a full-tim- 1 full-tim- in-to- 3, building site before construction was started, was also approved. Also approved were a resolution specifying the purchase of 1102 kilowatts from Idaho Power, and an agieement to honor an existing I MARTIN CONOVER alarmed consumers. At the same time we were getting the message that apples and apple products were unsafe to This painting entitled The Bath by Sanpete artist Lee Bennion, at Snow Spiing City, is part of a Utah Arts Council art exhibit on display UAMPS contract with Deseret SLX The family of Jason Cox would like to express their thanks and appreciation to everyone who has helped in any way towards Jason's recovery. Jason is now each day. ing in Apple farmers are being hurl publics misplaced trust movement. Beef and other food producers have also been singled out. We have to leave it up to to detect and guard our by the in the anti-chemic- ex-pei- ls food supply. But what is happening is a mess created by ii k sponsible science and bad ic -- porting. Another example arc those who cry "wolf on gun control. The Stockton schoolyard incident was a hori lfying liagedy.no onewni argue that. Now every gun con trol advocate in the countrv is on the band wagon stumping toi nunc gun control legislation. The fact that California has gun control lawsdid not slop Pan u k Puidy, a homicidal maniac, liom killing those chtldien. Gun control advocates au standing on the wrong stump They should be working to keep people like Purdy, at rested eiglu times on charges ranging from dtug possession to armed rob bery which were always reduced by plea bargaining, in jail and removed from society. There arc laws against making homemade bombs, but that didn t slop terrouxts lrom blowing up Mrs. Roger's van. Deranged people will find ways to kill. L.iki a dangerous animal they should be locked up. Society should b piotected from them. A lot ol people ate bat kino wolf up the wrong tree. Thi problem is, when they teallv have something to say. we won t know when to listen. rehabilitation and is progressSincerely, The Cox Family Power for 30 megawatts ol take or pay power in order to qualify Ur Idaho power. the low-coUnder terms of the agreement, the city would only have to pu chase one percent of the contracted amount, which would cost about S53,000. The city will advertise for two part-tim- e jobs, one for summi i power help and the other to man the dump. The power dcpaitmeni would like to gel started on its pow. i projects April Land has to send its st employees to linemans school before they aie qualified. Other council business included approval to contact M & R. Equipment Company lo sec if front-en- d loader repan work by that company is guaranteed so that problems with the equipment can be conceded; update on existing hydro repairs due to be completed last week; approval to release S3U3U.32 escrow monies including five percent interest to the Lions Club for completion of the city house numbering project; approval of a grant application for airport upgrade, and report of S2 167.84 liq uor enforcement monies received from the Utah Tax Commission for the police department. No action was taken on a request forSlOOO to help obtain a replica of the Wooly Mammoth found last year in Huntington Reservoir for the Fairview Museum, or on a request to seek an grant to obtain elderly and handicapped transportation. The council approved an interlocal agreement lo share administrative and management services of 80-2- 0 Spring City's recoider, Vern Fisher, h on a trial basis. Pending approval by the Spiing City four-mont- Council, NOTICE College. Card of being jeopardized by the use ol agricultural chemicals. City supports county plan Some very interestingand important foreign x isits were recorded at the Fairs iexv Museum last season. With the dollar exchange on the open ntai ket, cheap gasoline, more foreign visits could be the pattern for the coming season. If any one wants a most interesting experience, let them provide the guide service. People from foreign countries pay the museum a tribute, that in their travels the Faiiview Museum is outstanding by comparison. To give the museum story to some one that does not speak English, to interpret the story into their native tongue is most interesting and every cflort is made by the museum to see that they can take home with them the story of this bright spot in rural Utah. make this proposal with considerable reservation memory as much as60years back. An organized plan would put all in its proper place. Bigness is the order of the day. Everyone wants the tourist dollar remember iviany of you can the story of the little boy who called wolf too many times. Remember he was lending the and sheep on a mountainside decided it would be fun to get the townspeople excited by calling, wolf. Twice he called, wolt and townspeople ran to Ins rescue. But of course, there was no wolf. I hen suddenly from the timwoll ber a sprang out and quickly killed one of the sheep. Then the boy called wolf again, but thinking he was just playing another trick, no one came. Today, a group of health experts, naturalists and environmentalists are all out there yelling wolf! But what is teally happening is that they aie losing any credita hiliiy tiiev may have hail because ol some ol their misguided con elusions. When, and if serious pioblems do occur, no one is going to believe them. Take for example the grape scare. Someone found two grapes reportedly laced with cyanide. No one was able to find any traces of cyanide in grapes anywhere else in the country and the alarm was called off. But in the mean time, the wolf call neaily killed the Chilean fruit market, caused havoc in stores and needlessly To Mt. Pleasant Pressurized Irrigation Users It will soon be time to turn on the irrigation water. We need everyone to check risers and pipe on their property to make sure everything is in working condition. It is responsibility the of property owners to make sure their systems are working. Mt. Pleasant City |