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Show Page Two - The Pyramid - May 10, 1995 kJ (C GMI M E INIT A KY Merrill Ogden & Calvin Hobbes Here we are in the merry month of May. What follows are some random May thoughts. This is the month that the Utah Jazz fizzle in the playoffs. Why do I bother getting my hopes up? I might as well plan on winning the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes as believe that the Jazz will take an NBA title. I dont want to belabor the subject that seems to be the topic of conversation every- Sanpete the past couple of weeks. But what is the deal with the weather? I keep thinking Im going to look out the window and see Gene Kelly dancing in the gutter. Our poor Brazilian houseguest no longer believes us when we say that warm, dry weather is just around the in where corner. Are some of you still praying for moisture? Now is the time to thank the good Lord for the moisture weve received and ask for some sunshine. Im curious. Have you ever heard a public prayer around these parts asking for sunshine and warmer temperatures? I can hear seeds in the ground saying, "Hello up there. Its wet enough. Now how about some warmth. Id like to germinate sometime this year. " when the school May kids get restless. They are anticipating the end of the school year. When I was in school, it was this time of year when we said: "Spring is here, the grass is risen; three more is weeks " and well be out of prison. I have a feeling the teachers were reciting the same rhyme. As some teachers will still tell you, the three best things about being a teacher are: June, July and August. We dont have any teachers who feel that way around here though, right? In May I am in anticipation of summer. The depressing part of that anticipation is that almost every weekend is already booked with something. How can I have those carefree summer days when every weekend and discretionary holiday is scheduled? The month of May is the beginning of the heavy marriage season. Between friends and relatives, were already booked for several nuptial events in the next few weeks. One widower friend and his intended have taken the novel approach of planning a marriage in Las Vegas. Im still getting used to the idea of a Mormon temple in Glitter Gultchville. Them choosing Vegas gives me a chance to get a change of scenery and fulfill my social obligation at the same time. Weve nabbed tickets for Natalie Cole at Caesars Palace to round out that weekend. Im anxious to hear her do some of her dads old tunes like "Route 66" and "Mona Lisa". Enjoy the month. And if youre like me, youll have to remember that fun wont necessarily find you. Youll have to find it Merrill. Fairview couple feted by railroad employer According to the A&K Operations Newsletter, Bert and Carole who have been an A&K team since March, 1987, do a great job for A&K. A&K feels that they are lucky to have them. Bert has two girls of his own and Carole has three sons and one daughter, all of whom live in the Fairview area except for one son who lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Bert and Carole have always had a great attitude about their jobs, and like most husband and wife teams, they have willingly moved from one location to another on a moments notice, the newsletter noted. Bert does every aspect of the work required on any job from the takeup to road crossings, to bridge removal. In February this ar Khend his creweTved three bridges, two one Sanpete' Leading Kewspaper Mpupnmm (USPS 365-580- 1 Published Weekly at I Utah, Mt. Pleasant JMAJ7 49 West Main Street telepnone: 46 FAX: 462-245- oioi 9 Publisher Craig Conover Managing Editor Penny Hamilton Lind Barker Associa,e Edltor Sports Editor Shirley Christensen SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) $18 per year-50- C CORRESPONDENTS Manti, Bruce Jennings 835-382- 4 MontiEphroim Angelo Rosmusson 835-5- 1 Gunmson, Uleda Westlund Moroni, Barbara Gordon 528-706- 91 2 436-876- 0 Fairview, Deanna Pate 427-379- 5 Ffn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd 445-342- 2 Dean O'Driscoll ..... 445-332- 6 Photographer, Hollee Anderson 462-3- 1 31 Send change of address to The Pyramid, 49 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647TSecond class postage paid at Mt. Pleas- ant, UT and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: jobs and on every occasion he has been personally commended. This compliments A&K and gives us a god raPPort with thf rail road, making them easier for us to work with Ftll GrCGIl DUP County Reporter, Ray Truitt Many of the jobs Bert has done have been with Sailta per copy $21 per year outside Sanpete Snow College steel. His Prjects consistently come jn un(jer budget and on time. His shipments are always on time, his equipment is constantly main- tained, he works well with A&K Sales staff, the customers and administration and his accident rate is extremely low. FOUNTAIN GREE- N- The Unita Springs DUP was held in the Fountain Green Chapel on April 10 with Captain Arlene Farnsworth conducting. Jessie 01dryd 8ave Ol? mother, Mary Ann Morgan royd The lesson. "Welsh Converts to the Church", was given by LuJane Cook. Convention The dstrct was held on April 22 in Fairview under the dirtion of Eunice Rees. Fountain Green DUP mem bers in attendance were: Hazel Bessie Cook, Eulalia Bailey, Cook. LaVon Coombs. Arlene Farnsworth, Mary Hansen. Geor- gja Mikkelsen, Ellen Nielson and Kenna Rasmussen. O' if yg MHS Counselors by Natasha Madsen MANTI Many Manti High School students are taking advantage of available opportunities. Eleven hundred ninth grad students wrote essays on "How the Spirit of Olympicism Gives Me Hope for Tomorrow". During a Peer Leadership conference at the Utah State Fair Grounds, Amy Hintze, an MHS student joined 13 other students as a contest winner. The group will travel with the Olympic Committee to Budapest to hear the announcement on whether or not Salt Lake City will host the Olympic Games in 2002. Early registration will be held for Manti High School students on Wednesday, May 17. Staff members are designing the schedule and a class description catalog is being assembled. This information will be mailed to students and parents in the next few days. All students will register on May 17. Parents are welcome. Classes for students who have failed ninth grade English, physical earth Science, and world geography ancient world civilization, may be organized. These are required classes needed for graduation and the freshman center will not be open to students who are not ninth graders. Parents will be notified if a program can be established. Call the counseling office for more information. A A Moroni teen, Thomas Cook, 17, was injured when the motorcycle he was driving collided with an automobile at 100 West and Main Street, Moroni, on May 2. Cook, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident sustained facial injuries and was transported to Sanpete Valley Hospital where he was kept' overnight and released the next day. Cooks 1993 Honda motorcycle was westbound on Main Street when it collided with the automobile, Manti Council moves forward by Bruce Jennings MANT- I- The City Council took several steps toward construction of a $1 million d office building on a centrally iocated Main Street propertManti-owne- They also decided to seek a firm commitment from several of the prospective renters of building space. The council felt this move essential since the rental revenue would pay off the loan. tion and the interior? How much money would be available from grants and other outside sources? For what purpose would the building be used? Another million dollar project, last years street and sidewalks program, came up for review. Cox Rocks products and U.S. West will do street work required by their warranties prior to the pageant; the city plans to rock chip seal two miles of streets this summer and will repair and install additional crossings and do gutter pit work. Much of this, of course, will be done in completion of last years million dollar expenditure. y- On a motion by Councilman Kay Peterson, it approved forming a Manti City Municipal Authority. That action would facilitate borrowing for the building. Bond attorney Ken Chamberlain will be asked to prepare the necessary documents. The council also voted to apply to the Community Impact Board for a $1 million loan to be used in the construction of the proposed building. On another Main Street building, the council decided to seek more information before determining the fate of the Old Town Hall. It wants the states Division of State History and perhaps other agencies to make a detailed study of renovation costs. Councilman Douglas Dyreng said he thought three primary questions should be answered: How much money would renovation actually cost re: the founda Technology center offers HS courses n HealthriderKUTV-SoutherUtah University Schol- arship has been offered to graduating seniors with a 3.5 GPA, an ACT score of 22 or higher, and plans to participate in the 1995 Utah Summer Games. Students who meet these requirements can pick up an application in the counseling office. Have you noticed, luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Counselors are Rodney Cox. Natasha Madsen and Diane Rogers. EPHRAIM High school juniors and seniors will have two technology programs available to them in Sanpete County. Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center will be offering two training programs: Automotive Technology (auto mechanics) and Building Construction (carpentry). Courses are located in Ephraim at Snow Colleges West Campus. Because the Technology Center courses utilize an enrollment format, students can start any time during the year and progress through the courses in an individualized instructional mode. This has been a cooperative effort involving Snow College, Sevier Valley ATC, and North and South Sanpete school districts. Students can receive high school credit, and work toward completion certificates at Sevier Valley ATC. High School students should contact their high school principal or counselor in order to enroll. Ephraim Chamber to install officers at May 11 banquet EPHRAIM The Chamber of attend. Entertainment will be Commerce was reorganized on provided by the Ephraim LDS Institute LD Singers and the April 1. New officers include: Ned president; speaker will be Vern Heperi. Worthington, Two years ago the chamber Jerry Pickett, vice president, Dean ODriscoll, president-elec- t; changed its operating year from a calendar to a fiscal year beginsecretary; Hart Sanders, treasurer; and Lynn Schiffman, past ning April 1 and ending March 31. This change was made to president. Committee chairs include: give members a chance to recovFrank Montoya, membership and er from the holidays before reorJeff Huntsman, nominating; ganizing. merchants and promotion; Donna The new officers expect to continue Sorensen, education; Lottie Drapsupporting merchant er, special events; and Cliff promotions, advertising for the Birrell, city council. chamber as a whole, and sustainThese officers will be installed ing activities as it has traditionalat a banquet on Thursday, May ly done. In May, the chamber 11, at the Ephraim Coop Buildwill sponsor a softball tournament ing. All chamber members and during the Scandinavian interested citizens are welcome to ! Bert and Carol Miner of Fairview were listed as the most valuable players for A&K Railroad Materials, Inc. for the month of February. Bert is the son of Wilma and Kent Nielson and Orson and Janice Miner, all of Fairview, and Carole is the daughter of Marie and Harris Cheney of Fairview. Snow College is now accepting sealed bids for two (2) mini vans. One is a 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager with 74,000 miles and the other is a 1992 GMC Safari with 60,000 miles. The bids are due at 2:00 p.m.. May 12th, at the Noyes Building,. Room 200. You may come and check the vans out at Snow. If you have any questions, contact, the; ext. 393299300. Purchasing Office at NSHS drama students awarded impressive ratings GEORG- E- North Sanpete participates is the annual 3A State Drama Tournament was hosted by Pineview High School in St. George, included: Lucy Johnson, Josh Greenman, Lucien Christensen, and Katie Bench all received superior ratings. Excellent ratings were received by Russell Beck, Kirk Barrett Hilton, David Benge, Hansen, Jared Nielson, Robert Rigby, and Troy Thomas. At April 5 region competition held at Emery, Katie Bench, Zenna Webb, and Lucien Christensen were awarded superior ratings for mono-actJenny Tibbs, Jenny Rose, and Rachel Elmer received excellent ratings. In scenes from plays, David Hansen and Jared Nielson won straight superiors for their humorous rendition of "The Parrot" from Monty Python. Troy Thomas and Robert Rigby also got superiors while Becky Hooper, Cindi Rosenlof, Dustin Walker, Jason Allred, Laura Broderick, Corinne Jacob, Jayme Terry and Amy Smith received excellent ratings. In mime, Kirk Benge and Russell Beck received superior ratings, with Josh Greenman, Rachel Syme, Bonnie Bailey, and Mandy Mecham and Ben Dyches receiving excellent ratings. ST. s. bAaA m ,m iAi Lucy Johnson lead the squad in dramatic interpretations with a superior rating. Yuko Yokoyama, Amy Thompson, Katie Winona, Theresa Christensen and Amber received excellent Robertson ratings. In humorous interp., Barrett Hilton and Connie Canfield received superior ratings. Excellent ratings went to Laura Elmer, Tad Lucas, Hudson Smith, and Deborah Willey. NSs one act play, "Going Down", starring Liz Hall and Ben Dyches received excellent ratings. For most of the squad, this was their first experience at competition drama. "Im proud of our efforts" said coach Suzan Rasmussen, "and Im glad to see so many excellent and superior ratings on our team" First place went to Union, second to Dixie, and third to Hurricane. 283-402- A SPECIAL THANKS To all who donated and contributed to the great success of this year's Sanpete Valley Health Fair: FV rodeo queen contest scheduled Fairview PioFAIRVIEW Rodeo neer Days Queen Contest will be held on May 20, at 5 p.m. Anyone ages 13 and up wanting to try out should contact or JoAnn Mollinet at Denise Boylan at 427-384- 6, 427-932- 6. I 1, jj Mm |
