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Show "Law Enforcement Through the Years" is the theme for the annual Pioneer Day celebration scheduled for March 26 at the Mt. Pleasant LDS Stakehouse. There will be a luncheon at noon, followed by a program honoring local law enforcement officers. Ross Nordell will speak on the history of law enforcement in the area. John Christensen and Teri Tuttle will perform musical numbers and a slide presentation, done by Hollee Anderson and Shirley Christensen, will also be featured. Contact Dorothy Wilcox or Ches Christensen for more information. MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 Volume 102 - Price $.50 March 16, 1994 Number Eleven closes formation for last time CompanyunitD lives on National Guard 1457th becomes Company A . and 1st Sergeant by C,. R. Truitt ... MT. PLEASANT The presBrent B. Bailey performed the tigious Company D, 1457th "casing of guidon," whereby Company Ds colors were placed Engineer Battalion commanded by 1st into a canvas tube. The tube will Lieutenant Michael J. Seguin, remain in the armory and the closed formation for the last time colors may be put on display at a Saturday, March 12, in an infor- later date. The Company honor mal ceremony at the armory. banners will be added to their As part of the military reducnew flag. tion, Company D will become As Company D, the 1457th Company A. The Company D banner (called, in military terms, won many honors, but the units "guidon") was retired. history is even more impressive. The Utah Militia (Home Group Commander Colonel John L. Hansen, Tooele, gave the Guard) was formed in 1857 and farewell speech and the Company served in the Echo Canyon War D lineage was read by Mt. Pleasand the Black Hawk War, in ant Mayor Chesley Christensen addition to protecting the settlewho had served with the unit for ments from sporadic Indian prob42 years. lems. Lt-Segu- ..... in (Com-bat)(Corp- . s), The Militia first became part of the National Guard in April 1894. Kaleb W. West, Utahs last territorial governor, commissioned the unit as Company C 1st Infantry. The unit became Company D (Utah Cavalry) in 1909, and became the 145th Field Artillery unit in 1916. Approximately 118 of its men fought in World War when it was redesignated Company D 1457th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Corps) which it remained until March 12, 1994. Unit lives on Only Company ,Ds colors were retired Saturday, however; the unit lives on. Among Mt. Pleasant units honors, were: Honor Battery of Utah, 1927; superior unit awards, When the National Guard was again organized, it was known as Battery D 222nd Field Artillery. In 1941, Battery D fought in the Philippines during World War II. The National Guard was restarted in our area in 1947; this time the unit became Battery A 145th Field Artillery Battalion. In 1951 this unit went to Korea, returning in 1952. The unit was reactivated as Battery A on Oct. 7, 1953, and remained so until Nov. 1, 1966, Filing deadline counts down I. Most sixth grades will return to elementaries for 1994-9- 5 school year prefer to teach at, with the final decision to be made by the board. The possibility of a music teacher travelling to different elementaries in the afternoons was also discussed. The board also voted to accept low bids on Moroni Elementary from Granite Mill on finished cabinets and case work totalling $94,498, and Grow Painting for paint at $18,475 (almost $10,000 under the local bid). Rex Williams and Son was awarded the bid for student lockers at $15,000, and Lemco, the One Fountain Green and two sole bid for chalk and tack boards Mt. Pleasant classes will remain at $7,845. District Architect Dale at the North Sanpete Middle Allsop was able to save $10,000 School another year until the new by using fixed, rather than sliding Fountain Green Elementary and boards. Mt. Pleasant Elementary addition Although Sure carpets was are completed. low bidder on resilient flooring, They will, however, be they qualified their bid agreeing and no longer enrolled if awarded floor to in chorus and band classes to only wall accept where their bid and carpet, keep the entire grade on the same was $7,000 over Western Wholelevel for seventh grade entrance sale who won the bid. to the middle school program. Westerns bid was $6,518 on resilient flooring and $41,406 on The move will be made utilizwall carpet. The coming two relocatable buildings with floor and bid bined by Western was over two classsroms apiece and possiless than Sure Flooring $5,000 bly Spring Citys Media Center, with details to be worked out by and Allsop recommended that the same company do both jobs. the administration involved. The total amount awarded to Sixth grade teachers will be was $183,742, a allowed to express preference as to which school they would with every bid coming in under MT. PLEASAN- T- Four of the eight sections of next years sixth grade will be moving back to their respective elementaries following a decision made by the North Sanpete School Board at their March meeting. Allan Hall made the motion to move two Fairview classes, one Moroni class and one City class back to their respective schools beginning school year, with the the 1994-9- 5 board voting unanimously in the affirmative. Mor-oniSpri- ng , self-contain-ed amounts budgeted in February. The district is paying Allsop 5.5 percent on the Moroni school, with another half percent for quality control. Allsop has agreed to do the other projects at five percent with a half percent for quality control. The total cost for Moroni Elementary ends up at $1,703,200, over projected just $3,200 amounts and including the Risk Management Settlement monies for the tire damage. Mayor Dean Hansen presented the proposed agreement by Fountain Green City to deed two roads to the school in exchange for the school deeding another half block to the city. He also stressed the importance of getting the matter settled as soon as possible. The board voted to accept Hansens proposal and instructed Business Administrator Darin Johansen to draw up a written agreement. Jeff Jarman, of thfi High School Improvement Council reported on the recent precinct meetings and plans to hold cottage meetings by March MANTI With the March 17 deadline counting down, nearly all incumbents have filed for as of Monday, according to information requested from the offices of the Sanpete County Clerk and the Lieutenant Governor. County incumbents seeking to retain their offices include: J. Weather news MT. PLEASAN- T- The Weather Station reports that from March 8 through 13, the low temperature of 25 degrees occurred on March 9 with a high of 65 degrees on March 13. Precipitation was 20100" on March 11 and 01100" March 12, for a total of 21100". A mixture of rain and snow fell on March 11. The barometer recorded a low of 29.57 on March 10 and a high of 30.30 March 12. Wind direction was generally with gusts reaching 16 mph March 8, 21 mph March 12 and 22 mph March 1 1 . Urs-enba- north-northea- r If st from 1957 through the Eisenhower Trophy as 1986; the most outstanding unit, four times; the Itschner Award as the 20 times outstanding engineer company, three times;, the National Guard Trophy for rifle practice, every year from 1970 through 1989 except 1978; the Pershing Trophy for best unit marksmanship, 14 times from 1973 through 1990; Keller Christenson (R), Gunnison, County Commissioner A; Eddie L. Cox (R), Fairview, County Commissioner B; Jay D. Alder (D), Manti, County Auditor; Ross C.. Blackham (R), Moroni, County Attorney; Kristine F. Christiansen (D), Manti, County Clerk; Earl Clark (R), Spring City, County Treasurer; Reed D. Hatch (R), Manti, County RecorderSurveyor; Wallace S. Buchanan (R), Manti, County Sheriff; and Ned Jensen, Ephraim, County Justice Court Judge. Incumbents seeking to retain North Sanpete School Board offices include: Ronald L. Ivory, Fountain Green, District 4 (Chester, Wales and Fountain Green); and Allan P. Hall, Fairview, District 5 (Indianola, Milbum, Fairview and 2). State House of Representatives incumbents seeking for terms are: Bill Wright (R), Elberta, District 67 (Indianola, Milbum, Fairview 2 and rural Utah County); Michael Stylar (R), Delta, District 68 (Fairview 1, Mt. Pleasant, Spring City, Chester, Wales, Fountain 1 two-ye- ar and National Guard Trophy, six times through 1983. The units war credits include World Korea. Decorations Association from 1976 campaign War II and include the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Desert Storm ShieldDesert Superior Unit Citation. Green, Moroni, Ephraim, Manti, Fayette and Millard County); and Brad Johnson (R), Aurora, District 70 (Sterling, Mayfield, Gunnison, Centerfield, Axtell and Sevier County). State Senator Leonard Blackham (R), Moroni, District 28 (Beaver, Garfield, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne Counties), is asking voters to send him back to the senate for four years. New candidates wishing to unseat the incumbents include: Michael D. Barclay, Manti, for South Sanpete School Board; Claude A. Pickett (D) and Stan Anderson (R), both Ephraim, for County Sheriff; Steven B. Kjar (D) and Ilene B. Frischknecht (R), both Manti, for County A. Assessor (incumbent Howell hasnt filed); and Ryan R. Anderson (R), Gunnison, for County Auditor. Joseph C. Blain, Democrat, Spring City, has filed for State House of Representatives District 68, and is the only challenger to have filed thus far for any of the state offices. Y'-cun- e , 30. He said although turnout was not as heavy as theyd hoped for, they received valuable input Owfinued to page 6 The Company D guidon was retired Saturday as the 1457th Engineering Battalion (Combat Corps) closed formation for the last time dur- - ing an informal ceremony at the armory, part of the military reduction Company D become Company A. |