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Show i m 4 ' w 't . Page Two - The Pyramid - June 21, 1995 Mt. Pleasant budget passed Continued from page 1 Contractual auditor services are expected to total $7,000. Accounting clerk expenditures total $7,466; treasurer, $19,756;. recorder, $18,122; attorney, $21,000; $35,696; grounds, airport, $25,400 (including a $24,000 capital project); elections, $1,000; zoning and planning, $500; advertising and promotion, $1,000; and celebrations $12,300. Police department expenditures include, $95,635 in personal services; $41,598 in payroll benefits; and $28,700 in material and supplies, for a total of $165,-93- N Merrill Ogden & I Calvin Hobbes Water, water everywhere... The fountain in front of the Horseshoe Mountain Lodge in Mt. Pleasant is a beautiful aesthetic addition to Sanpete. Those responsible for including a amenity to the motel project are to be commended. The fountain is pleasant to see even when just driving past the lodge property. This is the type of extra which often would be omitted in a development because of the extra cost. I believe that its difficult to place a monetary value or to calculate the rate of return on such an investment. O.C. Tanner, philanthropist of jewelry wealth, recognized this and donated substantial sums for the construction of fountains throughout the intermountain west. I believe that the fountain at Snow College came from Tanner as well as the one at the Technology Center in Richfield. The fountain at Snow is a restful spot which many found during the Scandinavian Festival. There is something intriguing about water to humankind. Most of us are attracted to lakes, streams, oceans and hot tubs. Kids are magnetized to ditches and canals. They need supervision especially now during high water season. Melville, in the first few paragraphs of "Moby Dick", goes into some detail about this fascination people have for water. Dust off your copy of this American classic and read just the first three pages. Its a great treatise on our subject soul-satisfyi- here Maybe youll get a surprise. I found four pristine condition wedding announcements from my marriage tucked away in the book. We didnt know we had any more' left over. (I last read "Moby" in 1978 when Diana Spencer taught a U of U extension class.) This is the year of water in Sanpete. Our lakes are up and the streams are running high. The mountain lodges are unable to open because of lingering snow. It appeared that more snow fell on the mountain tops last Saturday. People on the street are asking me if I enjoyed summer. Sanpeters are attracted to natures fountains; our streams and lakes. Milky Falls up Manti Canyon is a good example of a water spot that is entertaining and relaxing. My Calvin, and I have had several discussions about Sanpetes creeks. Its a pity that some of Sanpetes creeks have been covered over or otherwise made inaccessible for public enjoyment as they run through our communities. Granted there are safety concerns. But what a wonderful green zone is possible when the community surroundings of streams are planned and managed. The relatively recent improvements along the river in Boise, ID is a demonstration of what can be done. Some of our towns have taken good landscaping advantage of the streams on smaller scales in limited areas and thats terrific. Take a little time to rediscover the water spots of Sanpete this season. Youll enjoy both the manmade and the natural fountains Merrill Manti LDS Temple to face exterior restoration MANT- I- A major exterior preservation project on the historic Manti Temple has been announced by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. According to a recent news release, the project will include replacement or restoration of deteriorating stone; repair of mortar joints, stripping, repair and painting of woodwork on San p eta's Leading Newspaper THE PyRfldllD (USPS 365-58- 0) Published Weekly at Mt Pleasant 49 West Main Street 462-2- FAX: 462-245- 9 Publisher Penny Hamilton Managing Editor Shirley Christensen Associate Editor Cheryl Thomson Staff Writer SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) $18 per copy $21 per year outside Sanpete peryear-50- C County CORRESPONDENTS Manti, Bruce Jennings 835-38- MantiEphraim Angela Rasmusson Gunnison, Uleda Westiund. 835-51- Moroni, Barbara Gordon 436-87- Foirview, Deanna Pate 427-379- ftn. Green, Jessie 445-34- Oldroyd Snow College Reporter, Ray Truitt 2 5 Dean O'Driscoll 445-33- Photographer, Hollee Anderson 462-3- 1 31 POSTMASTER: Send change of address to The Pyramid, 49 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. Second class postage paid at Mt. Pleasant, UT and additional mailing offices. ACLU blasts drug search Eric Wright, son of Wayne and Marianne Wright, Mt. Pleasant, recently returned from the Chicago, IL, Spanish speaking LDS Mission. He will speak Sunday, June 25, in the Mt. Pleasant LDS Sixth Ward at 12.50 a.m. Christensen that reported Beautification Committee members drove him around the city to note places needing clean up. The mayor said the committee will try to get those people to take care of clean up before the council steps in to enforce the ordinance. EPHRAI- M- A drug search in. three Snow College dormitories has been criticized by the American Civil Liberties Union. Dogs from the canine unit at Central Utah Regional Correc-- . tional Facility and Ephraim police made a hallway search last month but did not find any contraband. According to Carol Gnade,-whheads the ACLUs Utah chapter, "With no individual cause, no reasonable suspicion that an individual has broken the law by having or using drugs,: they dont have any reason to, bring in the dogs in the first " : place. Ken Beazer, Snow college, drug and alcohol prevention, coordinator, said there were no student complaints. The dogs inspected two mens and one womens residence halls sniffing at doors, but did not enter any of the rooms. If narcotics had been detected, police would have obtained a search warrant before entering any room, according to Neal vice president. Cox, student-lif- e Police and Utah corrections officials have conducted random searches at the request of Snow College officials. Cox said searches at the school will continue. Police regularly take dogs; through Utah high schools to sniff lockers, Gnade said, but the, same cannot be done in dorms; because they are considered : students homes. A group of 200 youth are scheduled to remove trash from three lots as a service project. All but one property owner has been notified. In other business, the mayor noted that money needed to be figured into the budget to handle mandate the states that all Utah cities must have a primary election if more than, twice the number of people run for the number of available officnon-fund- o ed es. The council passed a motion to accept the lease package for two police cars at $41,263.18 including interest for both cars with $9,000 yearly payments. He also said the police department has already picked up the cars , SVH Employees of the Month Green, was chosen as Junes Employee of the Month. She works at Ephraim Medical Clinic. According to a recent news release, she is always happy and pleasant and a hard worker. Voting takes place each month from the hospital, medical clinics and home health department. MT. PLEASAN- T- Liza Lee, an LPN at Sanpete Valley Hospital, was selected as the hospital's Employee of the Month for May. Fellow employees say she is an excellent nurse, always on' the go, and goes the extra mile for her patients. They enjoy working with her. Fountain Diane Walker, Earl W. Bailey, son of Warren and Lorraine Bailey, Fountain Green, recently returned from an Anchorage, AK, LDS Mission. He will speak in the Fountain Green LDS Second Ward at 10:50 a.m. He is the grand- 60066 6 0 0 6 0 , ! 6C 6 O 0 Q 0 0 C3 once vou Haue The Facts son of Hazel A. Bailey, Fountain Green; and Earl and Dorothy Nielson, Moroni. oolite limestone d SIZE OF DISH 18 INCHES COMMERCIAL-FRE- 28 MOVIE CHANNELS tPAY-PERlflE- The Ephraim Senior Shopping Service will be Wednesday, June 21, and 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Call Leon Olsen before noon to make arrangements. Ladies day will be Thursday, June 28. A quilt will be tied, and when finished, it will be donated to the food bank. The Sanpete Youth Pioneer Pageant is written, produced, and directed by Merrill Osmond. The entire production will be performed by youth and will feature a spectacular fireworks display. The pageant is a tribute to all freedom loving courageous, pioneers of all races and religions. The pageant takes place at die North Sanpete High School stadium in Mt. Pleasant, June 30, July 1 and July 3. Starting time is 8:30 p.m. with a beginning at 7:30 p.m. On the first night of the Pageant, June 30, there will be a Pioneer Parade down Mt. Pleasants State Street beginning at 6 p.m. The parade will terminate at the Pageant site. Tickets should be to get reserved seating. Groups of over 20 people will receive a discount. Call Helen Rigby for tickets at D0.y0ir0WNJHElQUIPMENT 1 M- ed 283-413- 5, For food bank donations call ). Clara Petersen (283-6314- I $2.99 T ABILITY TO WATCH EVERY NFL SUNDAY GAME JEL EACH $3.95 NO E 3E YES 0NLST0PlF0RlQUIPMENTANDPR0GRAMMING' STARTING MONTHLY PACKAGE COST Travis Nathan Perry, son of John and Colleen Perry, Fair-viehas been called to the Brazil Sao Paulo North LDS Mission. He will speak Sunday, June 25, in the Fairview First and Fourth LDS Ward, 122 South State, at 2:50 p.m. EACH4 H YES WARRANTY EQUIPMENT 0) w W as E MUSIC CHANNELS E THREE FEET E CAN DISH BESELFJNSTALLED? MOVIE COSTS pre-sho- 528-706- by C. R. Truitt MT. PLEASAN- T- In a recent city council meeting, power superintendent Dan Anderson, reported that the fiber optics transmission line change is in progress. He also noted a number of mechanical problems he is working through including generator unit two which is currently off line due to a casting part, to be welded and repaired. The city is losing $50 per day in revenues from the off line unit. Unit three has had a filter plug up with mud and unit four has been tripping off once or twice a week in low peak hours. Anderson has found loose connections that might be caused from vibration, and is working to correct the problem. He said one of the power units will eventually have to be replaced. Residents will be notified that the $1.75 charge for the county fire district will be taken out of the existing budget and not charged to citizens individually. l 5 City addresses power issues Architect for the preservation project is Harry Weese Associates, Chicago, the same firm involved in similar restoration at the Washington Temple last year and at the Salt Lake Temple three years ago. (283-631- Craig Conover The-landfil- taken from a nearby quarry, which will also supply replacement stones for the more weather-worn portions of the exterior. A contract has yet to be awarded for the restoration. EPHRAI- 34 1 cream-colore- Crime and control investigation totals $10,053; with an Ephraim seniors Utah, 84647 Telephone: windows. The project is expected to take more than a year to complete. The Manti Temple was completed in 1888. Its exterior is a 3. additional $2,000 for traffic fer to other funds, library, $11, control, $2,500 for training and 107. Other funds C $1,000 in support services. The parks and recreation; Special detail services is allotted $2,000 and liquor law funds total $111,008, including: enforcement, $5,150. The fire $34,315 for the recreation center.: department is allowed $3,730 for Perpetual care has budgeted. materials and supplies. Fire $2,000. The debt service budget suppressions including payroll is $50,620, while capital projects': and personal services plans to totals $8,637. spend $13,531. Another $1,000 is allotted for fire prevention. The internal service, shared Streets, maintenance, cleaning ' service totals $86,875. The lif and Class C road program expenbrary budget is $81,610. ditures total $142,612. Other budget is $38,000; trust; and agency fire district is $16,-- ; t public improvements are budgeted' for $7,438. 620 and RDA has budgeted; Debt services totals $2,246. $176,792. i; Transfer and other funds-re- c total The electric utility fund has: $69,895; transfer to internal $991,610 budgeted and the irriga-- : service SF is $70,810 and trans- - tion fund, another $123,100. YES M $14.95 $31.95 w, Finally, DIRECTV Urse-nba- 150 crystal-cle- On the one hand, theres just cant get anywhere else. And then there are the channels. Digital pictures and sound. A ll other guys. A dish thats twice the size. industry. Any questions? dozens of special channels and sports services you THE CHOICE IS CLEAR. DIRECTV. Rent Your 18" Direct TV Dish $14.95 per month ch CENTRAL UTAH TELEPHONE 45 W. Center, Fairview (80 1 )427-33- 3 bss DIRECTV 1 (800)427-844- 8 BECKS HOME FURNISHINGS 14 W. Main, Mt. 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