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Show Page - Two The Pyramid - May Pyramid Editorials PIS!DOW Comments Letters to the Editor Tourisms impact profit. Because of that, tourism-relate- d jobs are generally low paying, and most businesses would not survive if they relied strictly on the tourism trade. Yet, the county is aggressively developing its resources. Sanpete County Economic Development director Joe Blain is uniting Sanpete cities to capture tourism traffic from the Mormon Miracle Pageant, and people are responding. Cities are planning summer celebrations. A summer recreation guide will be published by The Pyramid within the next few weeks. But more is needed. Sanpete boasts some of the richest historic treasures in the state. In order to make those assets more appealing to tourists, buildings and sites need to be preserved, clean and attractive, and events documented. Some towns are planning home and walking tours this summer. We encourage those who are able to participate in these events. Tourists will also be sampling local food, shopping in retail stores, and visiting with residents. As we greet them, we should portray a positive image, genuinely welcoming their business and comments, and leaving them with a desire to return to our county again. Tourism may not be Sanpetes leading industry, but it is one we all can participate in. Dear Editor: Those interested in heirloom plants, trees, and vegetables are welcomed to join the Spring City Plant Guild. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. in the DUP Building (Old Town Hall), 46 North Main, Elder Travis M. Larsen, son of Spring City. and Ruth Larsen of James The discussion will include a Fairview has returned home Central Utah Garden and Seed after serving in the California Exchange, Sanpete Heirloom Los Angeles, Cantonese-speakin- g Plant Registry, native Mission. He will speak etc. For more informaMay 10, at 12:50 p.m. Sunday, tion call People from in the Fairview Second LDS the entire county are welcome. Ward Chapel. Traveling the backroads of small Central Utah towns, looking over old fences, one sees rustic buildings shaded by tall trees. Close by, in rows or small orchards are gnarled and weathered fruit trees. Often long neglected, behind each tree lies a story. Older residents can sometimes recollect the names of some of these trees, remembering the uses, seasons, and flavors of the fruit they bore: some for eating fresh from the tree, some for cooking, juicing, and storing for winter. Some even remember the ancient art of grafting and budding, by which favorite varieties were carried on from generation to generation. Fruit culture has ancient roots. men and women learned its skills, passing them down to children. Since before historical record, biblical and Elder Scott L. Brewer, son of classical writing mention many fruit varieties as well as grafting, Lonnie and Patricia Brewer of Spring City will return home showing an already May 7 after serving in the knowledge. Gutierrez LDS MisBy the time America was He will speak Sunday, sion. discovered, there were thousands May 10, at 10:50 a.m. of fruit varieties. American settlers preserved the tradition. They Spring City Chapel. also planted innumerable seedlings (a seedling apple is always a new variety), the best of which were preserved by grafting to become old American favorites. The American fruit tradition is Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, in addition to gardening and farming, grew large orchards and experimented with a wide variety of fruits. Now, much of this legacy is gone. America, as a rule, chose a consumer econodivermy over the sified small-fareconomy on which the country was founded. As a result, many crafts and Molly M. Brotherson skills dwindled. Fruit production became big business, with only a few varieties and these were bred for mass production, mass appeal, and selling color, rather than distinctive flavor and variety. These few varieties replaced the OREM-- - Molly McKay Broththousands Americans once knew. erson received an Associate of Mormon settlers brought, the Science Degree in Nursing from old agrarian tradition to Utah and Utah Valley Community College Men such as Orson Sanpete. in graduation exercises held and Neils Borresen planted Hyde Thursday. a wide variety of fruit trees, in Mrs. Brotherson has been n addition to shade trees. The employed in the cardiac unit of family planted their fruit the Utah Valley Regional Medical orchard the first spring after Center for the last two years. arrival. Now that she has her RN she will continue her duties at UVRMC. Mrs. Brotherson is the daughEven in rural Utah, however, old skills have dwindled. But ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles some small growers across the McKay, Mt. Pleasant. She and country have continued the old her husband, Richard, make their home in Pleasant Grove. heirloom traditions, grafting in their varieties, breeding own, the belief that such knowledge may still someday be important. In addition, many have preserved heirloom vegetable varietornaies and mentals, some of which are almost gone. In Sanpete, some of these MT. PLEASAN- T- Mt. Pleasthings remain. Varieties not found ant Elementary School will presin catalogs can be found: pears ent its annual dance revue, "The such as "Parker", "Lincoln", and Rainbow Connection," Wednes"Flemish Beauty"; apples like day, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the high "Maiden Blush", "Winter school gymnasium. "Sweet Bough". The program of dances and songs tells the story of children An old gardener raises a bean searching for what each hopes to (called "Red Eyed") he got from find at the end of the rainbow. A small donation will be asked Sanpete. Another, still here, saves one called, "Colorado for admission. A bake sale will " Egg. One man preserves peonies be held by the PTA following the brought by his grandfather from a performance. mission to Denmark. Honey locusts growing in one yard are Maxine O. Jensen and Joan said to be seedlings from Brigham Christiansen, both Salt Lake City, visited Jessie Oldroyd Monday, Youngs Lion House. Brad Van Dyke and with friends and relatives in Moroni. Spring City wild-flower- s, 462-256- 0. old-time- rs By working together county can increase tourism Long-forgott- Dear Editor: The Sanpete County Economic Development Advisory Board in conjunction with the Sanpete County Chamber of Commerce, thank the citizens of Sanpete County for their interest and participation in the development activities during of county-wid- e the Mormon Miracle Pageant. The response to our request for assistance has been great. Our cities and citizens have expressed willingness to participate and have begun to organize activities and groups to support this county effort. There has been some concern expressed that we may in some way be competing with the Mormon Miracle Pageant. We want to assure everyone that our plan is to support and enhance our visitors experience of Sanpete County. We in no way want to compete with or detract from, the spirit and quality that is consistently exhibited by the pageant, its committee and performers. Our hope is to acquaint our pageant visitors to the beauties and cultural treasures that have developed as a result of the efforts of the early pioneers that settled Sanpete Valley. It is our hope that the efforts of our Sanpete County communities will serve to make the experience visitors might have at the Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant more enjoyable. Communities have appointed chairmen and organized activities to be held in each city. These activities are just the beginning. Any citizen who may have an idea or activity for the pageant weeks should contact one of their community chairs. Sanpete's Leading Newspaper THE PYRAMID We want to salute the efforts and commitment of the Mormon Miracle Committee. Pageant Without the untiring efforts of these people over the years Sanpete county would not have this great opportunity. We owe a great debt of thanks for their determination, work and devotion to an idea which has yielded a great asset for all of us. If we all work together, we can make this a great summer for Sanpete County. Anyone with questions should call me at 283-432- 1. Joe Blain Ephraim mailing 462-337- 5 427-831- 2 445-342- 2 436-880- 8 in-th- e long-standin- g. Molly Brotherson earns nursing degree at UVCC Fran-tze- er poor country." One of Coxs plans already in use, calls for donors to help local people pay off debts, like the cost of constructing a school so villagers dont have to sell off their tropical forests to pay their bills. Village chiefs in Western Samoa have already signed a document, as part of the plan, to protect and preserve the rain forest for the next 50 years. Spring dance concert opens May 19 at Snow faculty member Kathleen Sheffeld entitled "Meridian." Student choreographers have chosen some significant themes: the dolphins, tribute ecology-sav- e to those who participated in Desert Storm, the concept of death as well as themes addressing the human spirit. by Dean ODriscoll EPHRAI- M- Orchesis, Snow Colleges Performing Dance Company, is preparing for their annual Spring Concert to be held May 19, 20 and 21, at 8 p.m. in the Crane Theatre. The Concert, is the coming a of year of learning, together sharing and growing. It is a point of transition where the sophomores move on and the freshmen take a new leadership role. Its also a celebration of personal victories, discoveries and accomplishments. The public is welcome. The concert will feature faculty and student choreography, as well as a new piece by BYU "Imagination-Collaboration- ," "Imagination-Collaboration- " of outstanding choreography, enhanced by colorful costumes, enjoyable music and interesting technical effects. The Snow College Theatre Department, under the direction of Drew Strozza, will be giving technical assistance with lighting and sound. Tickets may be obtained at the will be an evening door. Mex-ico-Tux- tla m Colo.--Form- 462-213- well-develop- ed self-sufficie- Mt. PUEBLO, Pleasant resident, Jody Cloward, (USPS 365-58will graduate May 8 from Pueblo Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant Utah, 84647 Community College. She recently completed her 48 West Main Street 4 clinical internship in physical Telephone: disabilities at the Western RehaPublisher Martin Conover bilitation Institute at Sandy, Utah. Koleen Peterson Managing Editor Following graduation she will Editor , Penny Hamilton her formal training and complete Office Manager Lynda Grover psychiatric internship at the State. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Hospital in Provo. (In Advance) a certification $ 1 8 per year - 50 C per copy Following examination in July she will be a $21 per year outside Sanpete Co. Certified Occupational Therapy Correspondents Assistant and will be eligible to Fairview, Ginnie Richins .. work in hospitals, school systems, Moroni, Ida 0. Donaldson rehabilitation centers, nursing Ftn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd homes and home health care. Colleen Lamb Wales, While at PCC, she was on the Snow College Dean O'Driscoll Deans list and was selected as POSTMASTER: Send change of address one of 26 students whose biograto The Pyramid, 49 West Main Street, phies will be included in the Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. Second class 1992, "Whos Who Among Stupostage paid at Mt. Pleasant, UT and dents in American Junior additional offices. 0) en mass-producti- Jody Cloward graduates believes strongly that more can be done on an individual level. "If you can believe this, I figure it costs about $1.83 to save an acre of rain forest on this island," he said. "What an incredible legacy we can leave the world with such a small amount of money." Cox said that the Western Samoa government estimated if logging continued at the present rate, the entire country will be logged out within 20 years. "If we, as citizens of a wealthy country, sit back and pass judgement on these people and the issue of deforestation, were just as much at fault as the loggers who take advantage of this economically, by Dean ODriscoll Dr. Paul A. EPHRAICox, an associate professor of ethnobotany, will speak Tuesday, May 12, at 12:30 p.m., in the Crane Theatre. Part of the schools convocation series, Cox will be talking about "Saving the Samoan Rain Forest." Cox will talk about his plans and ideas during the convocation, and will let people know how they can become involved. The. community is welcome. Cox has been conducting research in Samoa for more than a decade. In American Samoa, 95 percent of lowland rain forest and 40 percent of the primary rain forest is gone, according to Cox. Samoa, about halfway between Honolulu, Hawaii and Sydney, Australia, is divided into American Samoa and Western Samoa. On the island of Savaii, about 80 percent of the lowland tropical rain forest has been replaced by plantations or stripped of its trees because of their economic value. Cox, who applauds any effort to save tropical rain forests, M- Stories lie behind old trees Today is National Tourism Day. Although that may not mean much to folks living here, it is the day our federal government has set aside for Americans to reflect on the impact tourism has on the economy. Tourism is a $2.9 billion industry in Utah, employing 61,000 people. Unfortunately most of those tourism dollars are captured by the Wasatch Front, ski resorts and Utahs parks, but Sanpete receives some benefit each year. Revenues from Sanpetes transient room taxes, generated by its motels and establishments will account for $15,000 of 1992 budget revenues. Visitors will also contribute to the $118,000 in sales and use taxes collected by the county. However, tourism takes the most expensive infrastructure of any other industry, requires lodging and other services, and provides the least Dr. Paul Cox to speak at convocation, May 12 1992 6, Mt. Pleasant to hold dance revue ed Pear-main- ", City continues clean up MT. PLEASAN- T- The citywide clean up campaign will continue this weekend with community garage and sidewalk sales, and area removal of limbs, shrubs, trash and debris. Garage and yard sales will be held at individuals properties from 9 a.m. to noon, May 9. The sales will be held in lieu of a previously planned community garage sale at the Recreation Center. Merchants will also be encouraged to hold sidewalk sales during the clean up campaign May 9. Clean up activities are being divided between east- - and west-sid- e residents with services being offered in one section of the town one week and repeated for the rest of residents the following week. East-sid- e residents had limbs and shrubs picked up by city crews last Saturday. This Saturresidents will have day west-sid- e their limbs and shrubs removed. East-sid- e residents will have all other bagged trash and debris hauled off this Saturday by city crews. West-sid- e residents will have their bagged trash and debris hauled off by city crews May 16. All items needing to be hauled off should be at curbside before 8 a.m. on the day specified for each area. Residents needing assistance or more information can call area coordinators or City Hall. Local Boy Scout troops will also be available. Correction MORON- I- The name of the overall winner of the Moroni Third Ward Cub Scout Troop 3550 Pinewood Derby was incorrectly listed as Daniel The winner was actually Weston Zabriskie, son of Gaye Deen Zabriskie. Other winners were Daniel Rose, son of Michael Rose, and Spencer Dyches, son of George and Peggy Dyches. Zab-riski- e. Fountain Green Avis A. Adams of Fountain Green and Merdith Hafen from Nephi, Alice Anderson and Elaine Grey from Provo visited with friends during the weekend. Kelly Hansen, son of Kenneth and Karen Hansen of Mt. Pleasant received his Eagle Scout Award May 3 in the Mt. Pleasant First LDS Ward. He is a student at North Sanpete High School. His Eagle project was organizing and doing a city clean up. Your Help Counts. Pat Shea is running for Governor because Utah needs someone with a plan to deal with the critical issues we face in the 1990s, issues like health care, education, quality jobs, hazardous waste. But if he's to win, he needs your help. . To volunteer, call campaign headquarters at 363-199- 2 or stop by, 35 South 600 West, S.LC. We welcome your ideas. We welcome your support. Paid For By The Shea For Governor Committee A Governor For Everyone. |