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Show mi e Two The June Pyramid rn llJ P Pyramid Editorials Letters to the Editor appreciation July will soon be here and with it comes the fun of celebrating our nations birthday. Each year, people are cautioned to use great care with fireworks. Some "firecrackers are illegal because they pose such a threat to human life and property. Unfortunately, the illegal fireworks are usually those most sought after, and people bring them to Utah from neighboring states where they are legal. Aside from the danger of personal injury, firecrackers pose a unique threat to people with pets. Even legal fireworks that make a noise can cause trauma to animals who are more sensitive to noises than humans. Some pets may respond to noises so far away that their masters cant hear them. The only clue a pet owner may have that their pet has heard something frightening is the uncontrollable trembling that ' results. To some pets the noises of July are so frightening that they become confused, and trying to run from the source of their tenor may compromise their own safety. Pet owners have had to tranquilize their animals just to get them safety through a month with not one but two holidays. Even tranquilized a pet may experience great fear. While it is not logical to forbid anyone to use fireworks, celebra-tor- s should be educated to the unique situation of others. Late night revelers should be also cautioned that fireworks after bedtime may cause inconvenience to people, too. July celebrations can be fun for everyone if we can all remember that the freedom we celebrate was never intended to be taken at the expense of another. Dear Editor: It has been my privilege for the past five and one-hayears to work with the ambulance associalf tions and personnel in Sanpete County. They are a unique and enjoyable group of people and are, more importantly, good Emergency Medical Technicians. I fear our community at large does not appreciate nearly enough the skills and dedication of these people. They bless our community. The importance of their efforts cannot be overstated. This week Sanpete Valley Hospital will have the privilege of hosting an EMT appreciation night as our meager attempt to express our appreciation for the work they do. If you know some EMTs give them a pat on the back and let them know of your appreciation. It is truly deserved. George Winn, Administrator Sanpete Valley Hospital d Former mayor appreciated Dear Editor; I think it is way past due to take our hats off to our former mayor, Amoir Deuel. Today, ML Pleasant residents are enjoying the fruits of her labors. Many thankless hours, days and years went into her great leadership. The improvements she brought about led us into the twentieth century. Im sure if we would be honest with ourselves, we would appreciate the civic pride that resulted. She went the extra mile in everything she did. I give her 100 of the credit on the Tidy Percent pressurized irrigation, armory recreation center, heritage restoration, city park, city building remodeling and many more projects too numerous to mention. j j "As long as Ive lived in Ml Pleasant, I am not aware of another person who has made our town come alive as much as she has. The. Deuel family is a great asset to us. Kerry, like his mother, is a great support to all civic project and programs and is willing to donate his time and resources to make a success of whatever is asked of him. He puts a smile on our faces with his great sense of' humor. Amoir, our lives and town are richer for your efforts. You made our city shine and Im sure the polish came from your hearL Like many others you deserve a special salute and thanks for a. job well done. Without people like you we would not shine. You are speciaL Maybelle Frandsen ML Pleasant Museum open demonstrated when they more hours FAIRVIE- The Fairview Museum of History and Art is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday according to Curly Swensen, director. Swensen said that families are encouraged to visit the museum ' on Family Night and that the museum will stay open until 8 p.m. on Mondays. He also added that anyone wanting to see the museum at other hours or who have' visitors W- who would like to see the facility , can make special arrangements by calling him at 427-927- 2. Sanpata't Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID (USPS Telephone: taxes shameful Dear Editor: As one of your readers, I want to urge you in the strongest terms possible to increase your coverage that for every new dollars Congress has raised this year in new taxes it has increased spending by $1.78. As "Readers Digest" reported, the budget and new taxes are a "sham." Last year Congress conned the American people and the new media. They told us we should go along with their "deficit reduction package" which included tax increases for every American because we had to get the deficit under control. But in the end, they just wanted to take more of our income in taxes. In the name of deficit re- duction, they enacted the sec- ond largest tax increase ever and turned right around and increased spending by $111 billion, pushing the deficit to a new record. It was the clearest case ever of false advertising. As they de- and stroyed Gramm-Rudmother spending controls, Congress never intended to reduce the deficit or control wasteful spending. an Tragically, the American people and news media bought the "this budget agreement will reduce the deficit" story hook, line and sinker. And now we are paying the price in higher taxes and deficits. The facts are that Congress enacted the second largest tax increase in histdry; increased spending by $111 billion; enlarged the deficit by $100 billion to an record of FY 1991 billion for $320 alone; pushed the national debt to a new record and increased the annual interest payment on the debt to a staggering $254 bil- lion, and Gramm-Rudm- an me the destroyed Deficit Reduction Act and all other effective controls on future con- -: gressional wasteful spending. We have this skyrocketing deficit today not because recession but because gress refuses to stop its reckless 365-580- ); Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah 84647 49 West Main Street New budget, all-ti- I j ; 462-213- 4 of-th- MARTIN CONOVER KOLEEN PETERSON PENNY HAMILTON LOIS BYNUM Publisher. . Managing Editor ' Editor Office Manager spending. Leon P. Olsen Ephraim SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In advance) ' Fountain Green jil.M S11.H per eepy per yeer- -J' per ye OwtsUe Sepete Ce. COHBPOMXNTS . Mt. Pleasant Hollee Anderson Fairview, Ginnie Riches Moroni, Ida O. Donaldson . 2 Ftn, Green, Jessie Oldroyd Wales, Colleen Lamb . . . .7436-880-8 Dean O'Driscoll , . , Snow College 462-313- 1 437-337- 5 ' .436-831- 2 .445-342- ' ; The Oldroyd Cousin annual party was held June 22 at the Alpine Country Club. Those attending included, LaJune 'Jones, Maxine Jensen, Salt Lake City; Velda and Dick Evans, Lehi; Ora j Morley, Moroni; Myrle and Wells Goward, Provo; June Chipman, American. Fork; Joyce and Sam; Kelly, Grand 'Junction, Colo.; Marilyn O. Nielsen, Newport Beach, Calif.; Etta Schfield, Orem, and Jessie Oldroyd, Fountain Green. -- rOHMASTHt fend change ot oddm to The eyieild. 4 Wart Main Street, Mt Fteaont. Utah 0447. Second cioM portage port of I Utah and eddMenet mailing rtticef. EPHRAIM- EMTs deserve firework-celebrate- 4 s - One hundred twenty six athletes participated in Comments Keep July 4 fun - mii Football camp draws 126 1991 29, wi ny - Crib corner FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Mr. and Mrs. Charles II Thomberg announce the birth of a daughter, Carrey Linda, Feb. 19, 1991, in the Nephi hospital. She has two brothers and two sisters, Charles III, Katie, Jenny and Chris. Grandparents are Charles L. and Barbara Thomberg, Fountain Green, and John and Doris Brewis er, Moroni Mis. Dee Keisel, Manti tions. In one instance, a Davis County farmer was prevented from cleaning out drains on his farmland after they became filled with silt and plant mate- rial during the 6 wet cycle. Consequently, water began to stand on the farmers property and the land became somewhat marshy as excess water had nowhere to go. This farmer simply wanted to return 82-8- ! . j j , j Student says thanks for hospitality i i i ' 4 f Tv' t to Vv' t 0 0 7 ulP ft ft J V Sneak Preview, a junior drill group from Alices Dance Scene were awarded third and fifth place trophies during two competitions recently in Tooele and Provo. Pictured are from left, back, Teresa Christensen, Carly Vance, Shannon Bailey, Kaelynn Hansen, Melinda Despain, and Allison Aime, and front, Rebecca Cook, Julie Cain, Jamie Cloward, Tina Simons. Not pictured are Tara Dye, Maria Cook, Sara Whitman, Cyndi Cook and Alyson Aagard. Director is Alice Wilkey. ; 7 ! New owners take over Fairview sports store FAIRVIE- "Same place, land expanded items offered for. same name, just new owners." sale, and said they will continue as The same place is 310 N. well as offering the best service Milbum Road, and the same possible. name is Big Pine Sports. New In addition to recreational owners are Glen and Judy Zumvehicles, the store carries fishing J walt, of Fountain Green, who and camping equipment and sup-- ; have scheduled a grand opening plies, including bait and ice; for the store which sells all kinds equipment, including life- -; of sporting goods and Yamaha sized foam targets; ammunition snowmobiles and four wheelers. and hunting gear, horse tack and The grand opening will be supplies, and hunting and fishing held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturlicenses. Gunsmith services are, also available as are Coke prod- -' 29. June Activities include a day, ucts and munchies. Dutch oven cooking demonstration by Kerry Deuel from noon until 4 p.m., test rides on new Yamaha four wheelers, prize drawings and special prices on ' merchandise. "Our aim is to be Sanpetes sporting goods headquarters," commented the new owners, who bought the business which was started some 15 years ago by John and Sandra Bigler. Sandra Bigler will manage the store, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through - t f, LI T Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Sundays during the summer and fall seasons. "Im not retiring or giving up my day job," Zumwalt, who is general manager of Utah Fuels Skyline coal mine, noted. An avid snowmobiler for the ' past 23 years, Zumwalt previously had a Chapparral snowmobile-dealershiin Green River, Wy. JanaLee Faux, daughter of Ella Mae Faux, Moroni, and the late He has successfully raced in both Robot J. Faux, recently graduatsnoweross and cross countiy snowed from Dixie College where she mobile races, and is interested in was named on the deans list and setting up sleds to make them go received an associates degree in faster, climb higher and handle science.She also graduated from better. the LDS and completed Institute "For Glen, this is every kids dream come true," his wife, Judy, the Murdock Travel program' who raises Arabian horses, said receiving a certificate in travel and tourism. She is currently "He bought the candy store." in Sait Lake City and. The new owners have added employed plans to attend the University of Utah in the fall. She is the grand-- ;' daughter of Lora B. Faux, Moroni, and Aleen B. Christensen, 4-- H Fairview. W- v Great-grandmoth- er ar-che- ry Wetland regulations pose problems for many people Dear Editor: Landowners and local governments, as well as Utah farmers or ranchers are being adversely affected by confus- ing federal wetland regulations enforced by four separate U.S. Government agencies. The lack of a coordinated approach has resulted in severe problems for many farmers. Certain parcels of land that, have been farmed for many years cannot now be used for crops because of new and very confusing wetlands definitions. . In addition, other landowners who were trying to improv&i their property, and even local o governments wanting to make ' better use of questionable ar- eas, have had federal agencies ; "manage" their property by applying new wetland defini- - .A, V the annual Snow College Football Camp recently. Badgers head coach Paul Tidwell and staff members along with High school coaches from Utah and Idaho instructed players who traveled from as far as Virginia, Nevada, Hawaii and Idaho. Utah athletes came from Mountain View, Manti, Tooele, Bountiful and Woods Cross. Ages ranged from fifth graders to se- - . niors in high school. Athletes participated in two workouts each day and a passing .league in the evening. Awards went to Jeremy Sink,' Mountain View, Most Valuable Player, Jim Hawks, Mountain View, Offensive MVP; Travis Accord, Bountiful,- Defensive MVP, and Joe Jackson, Manti, outstanding receiver. , i his land to the agricultural production historically carried out there. However, the Army Corps of Engineers has refused to allow him to clean his drains as it would alter a "wetland." In another instance, a Utah County farmer was forced to haul in fill during the aforementioned wet cycle to gain access to farmland separated from a road by the rising Utah - Lake. When the lake receded the fill remained, high and dry. Now the Corps wants the farmer to haul outihe fill, saying it ' violated wetlands ; regula1 tions. These are a few of the cases where bureaucratic interpreta- - 4 . 1 -- tion of wetlands regulations has superseded constitutionally protected private property rights. Conserving true wetlands areas while protecting private property rights of farmers and .other landowners will be best accomplished by changes in our federal laws. Farm Bureau has been working with Congress to write legislation that provides a consistent and realistic definition of wetlands and would provide just compensation to property owners if their land is "taken" by regulatory action. The legislation will actually provide stricter regulation of true wetlands than current laws while freeing up land which is not truly a wetland and will protect the environment while simultaneously protecting private property rights. More than 100 members of Congress, including Utahs first Dear Editor: Im from Florstadt, Germany, but since last August Ive been living in Ml Pleasant, and going District Congressman, Jim Hanto high school here as an exof sen, have become change studenL Now it is almost a companand wetlands the bill, time for me to go home and I ion piece of legislation is about to would like to thank everyone in filed in the U.S. Senate. be Ml Pleasant for giving me the more support from many But chance to live here and have such will be necessaty if we are sectors a great time. have a common-sens- e appIm going to miss all- my. to We wetlands. to roach defining friends and teachers at North law which protects a need Sanpete. They helped me' learn from having the use of about American customs and land being arbitrarily and their history and improve my English. I unfairly controlled by federal will never forget the new things government agencies. we did, like playing softball and We support the protection of football and going to school danc- fide wetlands, true swamps, bona es. and bogs, but not the marshes I also want to thank Janice of wetlands regulations imposition and Joe Jarman for making this farmland or open spaces temon such a wonderful year, for the porarily made wet by flooding, too activities and their advice. They much irrigation, or leaking irrigaare International Exchange coortion structures. dinators for Educational FoundaLets make sure the federal tion for Foreign Study, the organipreserves the rights government zation that sponsored my exof all landowners as zealously as it change. is pursing the protection of AmerI would like to thank my host icas wetlands. family, Ona and Donald Howell, Victor J. Saunders and host sisters, Jenifer, Sandy, Vice President Caroline and Linda. I am espe- -' Communications daily grateful for my host sister Utah Farm Bureau Dawn, who helped me get in' Federation volved with other people. I feel like a part ofthe Howell, family and saying goodbye in a week will be hard. I will always treasure my American family. James Allred recently visited - I hope more exchange students Annalisa and Jeff Nelson, helping can come to ML Pleasant next' them move from Calhoun, Ga., to - year. , Ky., and Joni and Independence, I hope' I can come to visit .Eric Olsen, moving them from soon. Ogden to Florence, S.C. He also Sharon Schimmack visited Scott, in California. I events MANT- I- Upcoming events include a horse show, Thursday, June 27, in Fairview, according to Jennifer Seelor, acting extension home economisL leaders need to notify the office if club members will be attending the July 1 Camp, by Friday, June 28. Camp will be held at Lake Hills Community Campground, Monday July 1 through noon July 3. Also shooting sports' camp and national trips chaperon applications are due Monday. 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H Crib corner FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Mr.; and Mrs. Brad Morgan announce; the birth of a son, Nicolas, June 4, ; 1991, in the Nephi hospital. The? new baby has one brother, Kyle. Grandparents are Mr. and MrsJ Fay Morgan, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Johnson, all Nephi and Mrs. Donna Spear, Ely, Nv. I are Mr. and! Mrs. Devere Johnson, Fountain i Green. 1 Great-grandparen- ts - land-own- er Plan now to attend. . . i Fountain Green - ) ; Nephi, Utah For tickets Call Nephi Farm Supply or write to 623-440- 7 The Ute Stampede Box 404 Nephi, Utah 84643-040- 4 |