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Show Page Two The Pyramid ' 'fy February 28, 19!)l) wwmMj - y Pyramid Editorials Comments Letters to the Editor FTOOOM Government owns too much now For the third time in as many years. North Sanpete High Schools Spiriteers have taken first place at the Region Drill Team competition. That kind of consistency speaks highly of students and instructors, especially in lightoflastyears region restructuring that placed North Sanpete into a region with schools like Park City, Grantsville and Morgan. Iauri Canales, drill team advisor, deserves a lions share of the credit for the groups continued success. When she too over the responsibility of directing the drill team program, the Spiriteers were good, but not good enough to win the region title. Through her insistence upon detail and her eye for creativity, a new confident team emerged. That team continues to thrill crowds and has set a trend of excellence yet to be matched by any competitor. Assistant advisor Kandy Holden and individual team members should also be commended for standards that have allowed them to represent their school and communities so well, as should parents of drill team members who have helped support the program. Others who have made drill team training a cultural experience should also receive praise. Last summer's Japan tourcould not have happened if the schooland communities had not united to bring a once in a lifetime experience to North Sanpetes drill team students. In a world where youth and adults are having a hard time achieving potential because of a bombardment of negative and destructive influences, its refreshing to see a group of young ladies who have gotten it all together and have kept it up for three consecutive years. Being the best in any field doesnt just happen. It takes effort, commitment, and m many cases years of training. It also takes support from a lot of people who care as well as believing in oneself. The Spiriteers have discovered the right combination and we are all winners because of their success. MORON- Christenson, son I- Kyle of Mary Kay and Vaun Mickelsen, nod for first place in the recent 'Search for Young Entrepreneurs in Utahs Small Cities, conducted by Utah Small Cities, Inc. Christensen was awarded S 1,000 as a finalist at Southern Utah State College in Cedar City. Christensen has a farming business raising 3,000 to 4,000 turkeys each year, plus sheep, goats and calves. In an effort to make money The Salt Lake Tribune dated Feb. wilderness use. In the same article Lawson LcG ate, associate southwestern regional representative for the Sierra Club, said BLMs final recommendation is as woefully inadequate as it has always been. The Sierra Club is part of a coalitio'n of conservation groups seeking 52 million acres of wilderness in Utah. Rtp. Wayne Owens has also endorsed this figure. By operating this way, Christensen has been abic to build a profitable business. He is a senior at Norfs Sanpete High School. ing: Northeast, 3.4; Midwest, 3.8; South 5.1 and West (Mountain States), 60.3 percent. The percentage for some of the states is. New York, 3.5; Ohio, 1.2; Texas, 2.0; Idaho, 63.8; Nevada, 85.1 and Utah 63.7 percent. Source: U.S! General Admfnistra- tioo. Inventory Report on. Real Property owned by the United States. Is the Sierra Club doing Utah a service or a great injustice? Should Utah utiens decide how much of their land should be in wilderness or leave the decision to the centers exercise equipment. Research shows that just 20 minutes of exercise has a calming effect that lasts up to three hours, he said Exercise equipment available includes rowing machines and life Instruction and exeicise programs are available. Its time to shape up for the 90s, Winegar said. cycles. The North Sanpete Recreation Center, located in the old National Guard Armory at State and Main, is now open from noon to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, and noon until 6 p.m. Saturday. NS math program studied MT. PLEASAN- T- An Ad Hoc committee was recently organied by the North Sanpete School District to perform a comprehensive study ol the districts math programs. Composed of community mem- bers and North Sanpete educators, the committee has been charged waih the responsibility to determine whether the district's math programs Sanpete s Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah 84647 49 West Main Street 365 580) (U P.S S arc accomplishing whai they were designed to do. The first committee meeting was held Feb. 7 and subsequent meetings will be held weekly. According to Assistant Superintendent James Thornton, committee members have been visiting schools to see programs in action and to talk with personnel involved with math instruction. The North Sanpete Board of Education is committed to providing the best possible delivery system of ail educational programs. Thornton said. Patron input .s welcome through any committee members which include. Chairman Tim Biatkham Moroni; patrons, Laura Louise Smith ), ), and Randy McArthur all Mt. Pleasant; Blake ), Fuirview: Madsen (436-S559- Telephone: MARTIN CONOVER 462-213- 4 . KOLEEN PETERSON Publisher Managing Editor PENNY HAMILTON Editor . ... LOIS BYNUM ), Beck (462-3080- ), (462-3124- (462-2952- outside interests? Francis N. Mortenson American Fork Elder Daniel J..Prestwich, son of Richard and Valerie Smith, and Michael and Laurie Prestwich, all Salt Lake City and a former Mt. Pleasant resident, has been called to the Italy Milan LDS Mission. He will enter the Mission Training Center, March 7. (427-9421- Dear Editor: Love a duck! Norm, youre as regular as clock- work. Must admit I neaily missed ' it, but there it was hiding on the back page ol The Deseret News. Norman, you're getting another raise!!!! Dont you think that's a poor move on the part of the legislators and yourself in the wake ol a teachers' strike? There's no gening out of it. Norm. Dont tell me you didn't ask for it, but instead accepted it when offered as you did in the last letter you wrote to me. Come on. Norm, you received S6000 increase in February 19X8,t S6000 increase in 1989. and now inj 1990 only a paltry S3400. Still feeling the pinch. Norm. Having a hard time keeping up wah inflation like the rest of us? Nevertheless, Norm, that $3400 would buy several text books for our children m Sanpete's overcrowded classrooms, and a generous donation of your pay raise would be most welcome. Might even get you two more votes! In the meantime. Norm, I'll lake two aspirins and await your early reply. Helen Thurston Manti Off ice Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In advance) 50' per copy $15.00 51B.0O per year par year Outside Sanpete Co CORRESPONDENTS Mt Pleasant Hollee Anderson g City Kathy Jackman Moroni, Ida O Donaldson Ftn Green, Jessie Oldroyd ... , 462 3280 436 8312 445 3422 . Snow College to The Stmd change of odd-es- s Pyramid 49 Aesf Mam Street Mt Pleosar t Utoh B4647 Second class postage paid at Mt Pieasont Utoh and additional moiling offices POASTMASTfR dian'4 462-3I3- Sp-in- Wales Mark Soderborg fflciwc Palisade Pals would Ilka to thank the following sponsors for their contributions to the Eoster Seals Telethon this coming Saturday, March 4. Cox Transport, Centerfield, Freedom Ford Mercury, George Johansen Construction, Mt. Pleasant, Nephi Sandstone, Nephi ond Deseret Central Insurance, Monti. Thanks also to the Sanpete County Jeep Posse for their help. Gun-mso- Palisade Handicapped Children, Inc. K X ' 'i its too much to expect Emery. md those on the Wasatch Front, a ill produce untold education when they decided to give the local districts the option of ncreastng properly taxes .Utah used to pride itsell on providing equal educational opportunities for all children. That is what the VVPUs are supposed to do. But there is no way Utahs poorer districts can compel e for quality teachers, guets the state legislature to please all the people all the time. But J think they really copped out on the funding package lor mil-Jion- s. i up to two mills. First of all, property in Utah is already taxed too high. One reason lor that is because so much of the state is owned by the state and federal government and so cant bt taxed. That leaves about 35 percent that ls privately owned. It is estimated that the two-tm- ll increase will cost the average home owner S20 to S50 per year. Perhaps thats not too much lfwe can be sure it will be used to really 'help education, like by reducing class sizes. But what the state keeps forgetting when it shoves funding back to the districts is that a good education in Utah will be available mostly to kids where more money is. For example, a two mill increase on property in Sanpete provide adequate supplies find offer the same class opportunities. When funds were cut last year, Utahs larger districts cut out a lot of fat that wasnt even heard of in Sanpete. The most important thing state legislators can do is see that Utahs children are educated. President Bush has set some tough goals nationwide that arc wonderful, but will be dilficult, to achieve without a major overwe arc to haul of the system. achieve those goals, Utah's system will also need to be over11 hauled. But the way to do it is to provide the same opportunities for kids in poor districts as the kids in the rich districts get. Passing the buck back to the local boards is not the answer. County is not going to provide much. That same mill levy increase in some counties, like s Rec Center offers chance to Another raise work off nervous tension for governor MT. PLEASAN- T- North Sanpete Recreation Centers new director, Ron Winegar, says people who are nervous and tense should try out Passing buck isnt answer for education ElderR.Chad Hales, sonofRobert and Sandra Hales, Orange, CA. has been called to serve in the LDS Bilbao Spain Mission. lie will enter the MTC on Feb. 28. A farewell was held in the Orange Second Ward on Feb. 18. Elder Hales is the grandson of Leon and Beth Mikkelson, Fountain Green. opment and tourism. Mr. Wallentine said Rep. James Hansens proposal for 1.4 million acres of wilderness is closer to reality, but still too high if Utahns want to maximize the economic benefits of BLM lands. At the BYU Library I found the following, percentage of federally owned land, 1960 to 1986, by state or region, is as shown in the follow- - j -- water development, timber harvest-- . ing livestock grazing, hunting and fishing, mining, oil and gas devel- afterlosingitiniheturkcybusincNS when he started, Christensen de- cided to raise other livestock. Now he also- takethc manure from the turkeys and feeds it to his sheep, and takes the goats' milk and feeds it to the calves. A Elder Colin T. Lillie, son of Ralph C. and Emily M. Lillie, South Jordan, has been called to serve an LDS Mission to Conception Chili. He entered the MTC on Dec. 13 and left for Chili on Feb. 12. Elder Lillie is the grandson of Roland and Viola Mower, Fairview. 5, 1990. contains this heading: BLM will propose 1.9 million acres for Moroni man ties for state business award Koleen I Dear Editor: C. Booth Wallentine, chairman of the Utah Public Lands Multiple Use Coalition, said BLMs final recommendation is too large. The BLMs assessment does not assure Utahns that adverse economic impacts will not occur on those acres, said Mr. Wallentine. He said the designation of so much wilderness would interfere with v Peterson t Way to go, Spiriteers! THE VIEW FROM HERE ' training set ' 1 N & 1 1 ssL ' AC-- ! - ; t New business MT. PLEASAN- T- A Sanpete County Cub Scout basic training will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 1, and March 15 at the Mt. Pleasant First and Fourth LDS Wapd Chapel. Training will include information on resource material, uniforms, pack enrollment, and departments for Bear, Wolf and Webelos. All Cub Scout leaders are en-- . incouraged to attend. For more formation call LuAnn Sorensen, There will be a small charge. News policy Due to limited space. The Pyramid has a policy to charge for news' stories about relatives or family members who have never lived in the county. This applies to stories about missionaries, grandchildren earning school and other awards, olds, college graduations, one-yeetc. when they have never lived in Sanpete County even though their parents or grandparents may have lived here. If they have lived here at some part of their life, there is no charge. For missionaries the charge is $5. All others are $10 and up depending on the space required. There is no charge for stones about people living in Sanpete County. Also there is no charge for stories about former residents and their ar achievements. There is a S5 charge on all wedding stories with pictures unless the invitations are printed by The Pymmid then there is no charge. All articles are published on a basis and are subto editing. ject le f Allen Dillman displays two of the 2,000 books he has in his used book store located at Skyline Pharmacy in Mt. Pleasant. Cub Scout spate-availab- I-- Book store opens Dillman did a lot of reading. He alsostarted a book mail order busi- MT. PLEASAN- T- If youre looking for a good deal on used books and are looking for some that have lists, you appeared on best-sellmay want stop by and browse through nearly 2,000 books at Woodland Books located at Skyline Pharmacy. Allen Dillman, who lives with his wifeand family in Hideaway Valley in Indianola, opened the business a couple of weeks ago. The book store contains works by ness. He finds a lot of the books at other dealers, estate and yard sales. er Dillman points out, too, that books dont lose their value because they have been read once.But the price giYS down and customers can save a lot of money. Later Dillman plans to add a line of jewelry and also plans to display a few paintings. Indianola artist Dennis Papworth is expected to have some of his paintings on display. Allen, Holly and their children enjoy their Indianola lifestyle even in the snow. Although Allen and Holly gave a little thought at one time to returning to East Carbon to start a business, Allen said Holly put thumbs down on that idea. You can come back and visit, anytime, she said adding that she was staying put in their beautiful Hideaway Valley. contemporary authors including Erick Segal, Jeffery Archery, James Clavell, Herman Wouk, James Michner, JRR Tolkein, Colleen McCullough, Danielle Steele and many others. Thestorealso has a nice select ion of Louis Lamour books, cookbooks, LDS books and other miscellane- ous books. The books are for sale at about half the original price or you can bring books backand trade them in for a small fee. Dillman started Woodland Books because he had to find something he could do. When he moved here fouryears ago from East Carbon he was employed as coal miner. For 17 years he worked in the mines, mostly as an electrician. He has a degree Weather students recognized MT. PLEASANT-Stude- nts from Mrs. Shelleys Third Grade Class received a letter from Lcn Randolph from KSL Television telling them they had received Honorable Mention on their weather school drawings. Since Feb. 5, students have been monitoring nightly weather school from Utah Technical College in Provo in Electrical Automation and also attended Brigham Young University. But a mine accident left him unable to work at his job and although he 4s almost recovered, the mine is apparently unwilling to let him return to work. While recovering front the injury squires a lot jjt, .therapy, VuJgB- . - under the direction of student teacher, Mrs. Willoughby. iefgl.4jaa |