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Show g Page Two i "T 'iir The iTnW Ip Pyramid 8, May Parents need to attend 1991 Pyramid Editorials Comments O)P0KQKl I I County-economi- , : : needs to be involved. from page 1 good faith effort at cleaning up the properties will be cited for and given an additional 10 days to respond. On the eleventh day, the city will hire a crew to clean up the property and attach a bill for their services to the property tax. Reward The council took action to offer a $300 reward to the most improved property on the "hit list", with $200 and $100 designated for the second and third places respectively. Historic sites Historical sites are being referred to the citys Historical Preservation Commission that has organized a committee chaired by Joe Blain to organize homeowners and find funding to repair and preserve historic structures. Arlea Howell Spokesperson said the committee is trying to set up a to assist property owners. Mrs. Howell said a list of 737 historic sites that have been photographed and recorded are on file at City Hall for those questioning the historical value of their properties. She explained that only two entire cities, Spring City and Williamsburg, Va., are designated as national historic sites. She stressed, however, that historic sites needed to be cleaned up, too, and if structures were "saveable and they should not be torn down. Gary Peterson, professional photographer and historian, suggested property owners tap into historical people who would be willing to clean up the properties and even salvage boards for restoration projects. He said one of the citys charms Was its iota! landscape that provided a "unique visual image." He stressed the importance of preserving what had already been destroyed In other If towns. Peterson said he brings a bus load of people cacMay to Spring City and would like to bring more. Burn at old dump Those attending the meeting were given a list of individuals with dump trucks and back? hoes and those willing to remove junk cars and scrap metmini-foundati- Still live in wild west not looking for more trouble, but for peace. Also, after reading the front page article in last weeks Pyramid, I had to resist the urge to were A family living among us has harassed and terrorized this county for a number of years. Complaint after complaint has been filed with our law enforcement officials but to no ' V avail. Our law enforcement and ' go out and buy a dozen sympathy cards to send to the Hinton family. Granted, we live in an area where we dont gel a lot of "big" news (Thank God), but if The Pyramid has to sensationalize an incident and not research the facts, like they did last week, I will never pick up a Pyramid and believe anything in it again. Maybe it is time to take a long look at our elected of ficials and law enforcement officers who are paid to uphold the law, instead of just having to live in the wild, wild west again. Name withheld , judicial systems cither can't or wont deal with them. Do you know there are more laws to protect the common criminal than there arc to protect the law abiding citizen? This situation has gotten so out of hand that a "gang" of our "good" juveniles felt that they had been harassed and threatened long enough and they stood up to it. No one else would. This "gang" of "good" juveniles are our own honor roll te ball players who and all-sta- Preserve pioneer character Editors Note: The following letter was sent to Spring City Mayor Ron Christensen and to The Pyramid for publication. Dear Mayor Christensen: I would like to lend my voice to the cause of preserving buildings scheduled to be burned in Spring City, but that would do little good, since live in Pennsylvania, so am enlisting the help of Macscene, my computer. Dont however, think wasnt provoked sufficiently to yell so that I might be heard all the way to Utah. I visited Spring City only 1 I I Sanpete's Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID (USPS 365-58- Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah 84647 49 West Main Street Telephone: 462-213- 4 Publisher MARTIN CONOVER KOLEEN PETERSON .Manoging Editor Editor PENNY HAMILTON Office Manager LOIS BYNUM SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In advance) $11.00 par year 50 par copy $11.00 per year OatsMa Sanpete Co. CORRESPONDENTS Mt. Pleasant Hollee Anderson Fairview, Ginnie Riches . . . Moroni, Ida O. Donaldson., Ftn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd Wales, Colleen Lamb Snow College Dean O'Driscoll once, last summer, and could tell as soon as I drove into town that this was no ordinary village. The distinctive architecture told me that whoever settled the place had some kind of unifying idea they wanted to put into effect. Unifying, not conformist. There is variety to the builI dings of your town that the Even found refreshing. spaces between the structures impressed me and the friend with whom I was traveling. We walked all over town and had the feeling that we were in a unique place. It had none of the correct prissiness of Williamsburg, Va. Instead, we found a place with character and a sense of the past. While it is true that some of the buildings wouldnt quality for the cover of "House Beautiful", I dont think it Tair to torch them any more than it would be to run some of your citizens out of town because they dont qualify for the cover of "Runners World, or a muscle magazine. It seems only fair that if we can live with aging neighbors among us, we ought to apply the same principals to buildings, among which there may be what the Bible calls. The lame and the hall. 467-313- 1 .427-337- 5 .436-831- 2 .445-342- 2 436-880- 8 Sand changt at oddrou to TIo Pyramid. 44 Wnt Moin Stroot. Mt. Plaatanl. Utah S4647. Socond dots pottoga paid at Mt. Plaowrrt, Utoh and additional mailing oHica. POSTMASTER SB am sure you are acting in what you consider to be the best interests of the community, but I hope you will reconsider and honor your heritage by sparing the buildings in I question. Jack Troy Huntingdon, Pa In view of the low test rates, inappropriate discipline and other inappropriate actions, the school board should make a thorough investigation of the practices of school administrators. Again, we urge all concerned parents and others to attend the school board meeting, Tuesday, May 14. Don Whitman scores, high drop-o- ut Use caution, judgment Editors Note: The following letter was sent to The Pyramid for publication and to Spring City Mayor Ron Christensen. on fix-abl- Dear Editor: Concerning Diana Gibbons comments in last weeks Pyramid, we would like to also urge all concerned parents to attend the next school board meeting. Diana Gibbons mentioned the lack of discipline. We believe the problem is not necessarily lack of discipline, but inappropriate discipline and other actions which lower students self esteem. City Spring Continued As National Tourism Week is celebrated through May , it is important for individuals to recognize the part they pla in this vital industry and its economic impact. In 1988, tourists spent over $2 billion, according to the U.S. Travel Date Center in Washington, DC. Utahs tourism-relate- d employment accounted for 39,800 jobs with a total payroll of $496.1 million. Tourism-relate- d spending generated $297.4 million in local, state and federal tax revenues. Tourism is our nations third largest retail industry alter food and auto sales and the second largest employer, alter health services. According to the National Travel and Tourism Awareness Council, 64 percent of U.S. residents took one or more trips of 100 miles or more away from home in 1989. If travel is such big business, how do small communities benefit and what can people do to attract travel dollars? A traveler visiting a community spends travel dollars at hotels, restaurants, local sights, entertainment facilities, retail shops, gasoline stations, etc. But travel dollars will not benefit rural communities if tourists arent attracted to towns, fail to find the services the want, or are turned off by negative attitudes ol residents. One of the goals of a recently organized Sanpete development committee is to improve communities' images and attitudes. The image a community portrays to the visitor is often nothing more than a casual conversation with a resident, the service he receives from a business, or the appearance of streets, houses, and public facilities. Are our attitudes showing that this is a nice place to visit? Do we portray a positive image? Business owners and individuals both should become more involved with activities and services in their area. There : should be a resurgence of community pride and unity that overrides petty differences or prejudices. And there should be I an understanding that tourism in any Sanpete community benefits the county at large. Our people are still our best resources. If Sanpete is to benefit from the economic impact of tourism, then everyone : THE VIEW FROM HERE Dear Editor: Letters to the Editor Welcome tourists ; board meeting Dear Editor: I am concerned about the clean-u- p situation developing in Spring City. I realize that since I do not live in Spring City, I may not know all the details regarding it, but I urge you to use caution and judgement in dealing with the problem. As a citizen of a very his- toric state I have always been charmed to drive through Spring City. And even though it is off the main highway, I like taking a detour whenever I have to travel to Ephraim. While in your town, I imagine the people who went before us all and the strength they had to eke out a living and fine purpose and pleasure in their , e" . al. Property owners were instructed to remove any trees and boards to the old munici-- J pal dump and when the area was full it could be burned. They were told the city equipment would not be avail- -' able nor would the National Guard that is still on active' duty in Germany. The mayor also commented that when violations on the: current list had been satisfac-- l tor ily remedied, other proper-- ! ties would be targeted. He said he hoped people would catch the clean up spirit and initiate their own campaign without having to be compelled by the iito j in i ,i .When I pull ' . - back, on the highway, I feelas if , my own strength has been renewed and invigorated. Perhaps its hard for you to sec Spring City the way I do since you live there every day. I urge you and your town council to move slowly and efcautiously i this clean-u- p fort. Please use judgement that would reflect a thoughtful nature and not do something rash, so that other Utah citizens coming to Spring City will continue to feel that peaceful sense. Jane Beckwith Delta Koleen Peterson No good excuses for lack of pride, initiative hate to rain on anybodys parade, but life is full of the good, bad and the ugly. And because were not always too original, its also full of cliches. Whether you like it or not, or whether you believe it or not, or whether you accept it, there is an attitude problem in this county that needs adjusting. I The problem is that "everybody else is the problem" and people seem to be unwilling to accept responsibility for their actions or take the reins and get things done. They would rather bury issues that challenge their thinking rather than recognize them and make improvements. One of the roles of a newspaper is to point out areas that we see need to be changed for the belter. This is often called criticism. We do it in the editorials and the public docs it with candid letters. This allows a straightforward exchange of ideas and people become better informed which stimulates them to get things done. For example, last week we pointed out that more Hawk Pride is needed by everyone at the high school to keep the facility looking nice all of the time, not just part of the lime. We were told that all we ever print is "negative" .stuff about the school. Of course, those readers missed the music students on the front page, the fact that 97 dents are in the honor society and many other columns devoted to student achievements. I was also told this week that only the "negative news gets printed about Spring City. Then the person who said it admitted thats the only time he bought a paper so he missed a lot of other stuff. I appreciate people telling me those things as they see it from another view and I can, too. We can all listen more. We are getting a lot of letters from people living outside of Spring City who are concerned that historical sites be preserved and that the town keeps its quaint image. That has a lot of merit, but what do the people living there want for their town? Cleaning up the town also has lot of merit. Certainly you property owners can tell the difference between buildings, old machinery, etc. that should be preserved for posterity and keeping the towns uniqueness and just plain trash and dilapidated structures. Many of us in the county, myself included, have inherited old barn yards and farmsteads that need cleaning up. If we are honest with ourselves we know very little of it has any historical value and needs to be hauled off and the areas cleaned up. We all have many excuses as to why it doesnt get done. Some are valid, like some people who are physically unable, and others who cant afford it. We need to find a way to help those people. The rest of us dont gel around to it or just dont care. There are no good excuses fpr, lack. of pride and initiative. UV ;;u Changing our attitudes will change our image which can take a slice out of the bad and the ugly. Concert set at Snow by Dean ODriscoll Two concerts EPHRAIM will be held this month at Snow College. A jazz ensemble concert will be held Tuesday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Crane Theater, and the Concert Band will perform Thursday, May 23. Both shows will include special performances by other groups. The Snow College Jazz Ensemble will be jointed by the West Jordan High School Jazz Band. Guests are under the direction of musical director Julie Christopherson. The ensemble will feature music by Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Spyrogyra, 1 j city. to raise funds for books, training Read-A-Tho- n EPHRAIM A event for Sanpete Countys Literacy Volunteer America program will be held Friday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., in all Sanpete County libraries. The will raise money for books and training for those who cant fund-raisi- Read-A-Th- ng on read. Those interested in participating may sign up and pick up pledge sheets at any of the libraries located in Mt. Pleasant, Manti, Gunnison, and Ephraim, including the Snow College library. Participants are then responsible for obtaining sponsors to pledge any amount for hours they spend reading at the n. library during the Your Next Job: BASED ON MERIT OR QUOTAS? Your representative, Bill Orton, will soon be asked to vote on H.R. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Cleverly written by special interest groups, enactment of this bill will mean Main Street Business will be forced to hire by quotas, not the individual job applicants skill, experience or merit. so-calle- d an incentive to Attorneys will benefit because it creates a lawyers bonanza sue for big money awards. This Trial Lawyers Full Employment and Relief Act is a radical departure from all prior civil rights law. But the special interests think they can push H.R. 1 through the United States Congress anyway! Utahs economic development depends on your voice being heard in Washington, DC. If H.R. 1 becomes law, vital funds which could be used to create jobs in Utah and give the economy a boost would now go to pay expensive trial lawyers fees. Utahs workers need your help. They deserve to be hired and promoted based If on their ability, not based on quotas. you agree, please urge Rep. Orton to 1. H.R. oppose Rep. Bill Orton U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 1 Fax: (202) Phone: (202) 225-775- 226-122- 3 WE NEED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, NOT SPECIAL PREFERENCES Read-A-Tho- Prizes will be awarded to three people who raise the most money during the event. Prizes include a sweatshirt, tote bag, and golf cap. 1 and an analysis of its effect on civil rights law are available upon request. Paid for by the Fair Employment Coalition, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1500 - North Lobby, A copy of H.R. Washington, DC 20004-170- 3 . |