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Show Page Four - The Pyramid - June 21, 1995 Fairbanks5 work being reassembled Spring City passes tentative 95 budget FAIRVIEW The Melchizedek' Priesthood sculpture done by Avard Fairbanks in 1960 has been undergoing restoration at the Fairview Museum of History and Art. Eugene Fairbanks of Bellingham, WA, son of Avard Fairbanks, and other family members have been working to repair the heroic-size- d statue which was exhibited in the 1964 New York Worlds Fair and now stands in the museums Heritage Building. The sculpture depicts Peter, James and John conferring the Melchizedek priesthood to Joseph Smith with Oliver Cowdery kneeling beside them. After the worlds fair the statue was taken to a missionary warehouse on 500 North in Salt Lake City where it was stored outdoors in a crate. About seven years ago by C. R. Truitt SPRING CIT- Y- The city council passed an estimated $800,000 1995-9- 6 tentative budget at their June 1 meeting. They set Saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m. for final passing of the budget. An irrigation representative raised questions about possible flooding. He asked the council about responsibility for watching flood signs, setting flood gates and if the city could have a back-ho- e ready to relieve plugs during flooding. Mayor Robert Allred said the ultimate responsibility was the states but the city and irrigation company should contact the county and start the planning process now. Councilman Johnson will oversee the citys part in flood preparation. Allred also advised that the city will have a backhoe and driver ready. The council voted unanimously to let Mr. and Mrs. Fillerup restore the current house on their property as a historic guest house and build a new house on the property. The council said they believed historic homes were part of Spring Citys persona and on that basis, did not violate Planning and Zoning ordinances or their intent. Each case, the council said, will be dealt with individu- help in solving agreement logistics. Final decision on land marked for trailer park expansion to be changed to residential was scheduled for the July 5 council meeting and will be on the agenda. The council approved Gene Sessions as the new Planning and Zoning member and Ed Silva and Diane Soffe as members of the Board of Adjustments. Officer Openshaw reported that the new officer is now being trained in the citys police operations and the new police car has been delayed from auto industry strikes. In his last months police report, the following was included: eight speeding tickets, two stop sign violations, a seat belt violation, a helmet violation and a domestic fight settled. He handled investigations for two harassment cases (two arrests), two abuse cases (two arrests), two burglaries, where stolen stereo equipment and tools were later returned to their owners and the theft of the citys boat for sewer ponds. Openshaw reported assistance in a Fountain Green spouse abuse case, a DUI and said that "selected enforcement" by county police officers wrote 32 speeding ticket. Moroni well bids awarded ally. Stipulations specified were that only one home service hookups could be made, the property could not later be split and the guest house cannot be rented out. The council expressed concern with staying with the county landfill. Councilman Martindale said engineers hired by the county didnt really think it was a good idea to continue with the landfill. He said the strict rules the county adopted for commercial haulers necessitated keeping the landfill under 20 ton and the landfill wasnt for trees and bushes. The council said they intend to look over their contract with the county and may even have a public meeting to discuss other options with city residents. The council is looking into, a permanent solution to Spring Citys sewer pond problem. Sunrise Engineering, in a meeting with Councilman Martindale and Mayor Allred, earlier in the week, suggested the city build a sluce system that will allow some waste water to be run through a sand and gravel filter and out of the third pond. The council is also considering another Sunrise proposal for building a fourth pond that could cost up to $30,000, but will extend current pond life to 30 or 35 years. The council is still working on a lease for the old school and questions came up about the costs to supply services to the building. The council seemed in agreement to supplying services at costs, but the electric power costs varies. Mayor Allred suggested the Old School Foundation Board, made up of one councilman, one foundation member and one citizen, make up a drawing and a plan to by Barbara Gordon MORON- I- New well bids were opened and read publicly on June 14 at the Moroni City Hall. Low bid was submitted by K&P Plumbing and Heating, Provo, for the new well. The new well house contract was awarded to Paulsen Engineering, Salt Lake City. New well bids were as follows: Wright Drilling, Nibley, UT, $120,878; and K&P Plumbing, Provo, $74,634. New well house bids were: Paulsen Engineering, Salt Lake, alternative one, $130,194, and alternative two, $135,882; and K&P Plumbalternative one, ing, Provo, $175,082; and alternative two, $174,782. Other bids submitted all exceeded the bids of the two companies. Karl and Joyce Finlinson, Morher oni, recently received Young Womanhood Recognition Award in the Moroni Second LDS Ward. I I WE CAN HELP! WL&TilPJS STATESCORPORATION We don' automatically turn you down because you have had credit problems In the past.... DO YOU NEED... HAVE YOU HAD... of your equity Cash out Debts consolidation LateSlow Payments Bad Credit ForeclosureBankruptcy Home Improvements YOU CAN Pay OFF high interest rate loans, credit cards & ONE low monthly payment... "ho see some fo f-h- e - grea-f- Sanpete Counfy SWoofoirf- 'hlrtis Friday f We June EpKraim norfK of B will b e 23 Cj-f--y & 2A a-j- - complex Girls ages 16 & playing some good sofF 9 DO n. SANPETE COUNT- Y- Sanpete County is winning the praise of state officials more than a year after the start of a pilot program for residents to take their used oil to collection points. The program began simultaneously in Juab, Sanpete and Millard counties. Their success has prompted the state the make collection areas available elsewhere in Utah. Six Sanpete County merchants MORON- I- A telephone call to the Utah State Centennial office has indicated by the State Grants Committee for three Sanpete County projects. Moroni Opera House, $1,800.; Ephraim Heritage Project, $1,000; and Ft. Green DUP building, $4,000. In other centennial news, a gun case will go to the winner of die Henry rifle. Tickets for the rifle can be purchased for one or all of the centennial balls scheduled. The postage stamp pictorial cancellation program is designed to enable those interested parties to receive county cancellations on Jan. 4, 1996. The Manti Post office is Sanpetes designated location. The Centennial Passport Program features different cancel- - afball Games will boFta days. One more greaf-thin- sf-ar- b EMISSION 16 - with the statewide Stanford 8 Achievement Tests administered to fifth, eighth and eleventh grades yearly. FREE! SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Since 1990, all Utah public schools students in grades five, eight and 11, have been tested each fall in a state mandated program covering five major areas of learning: mathematics, reading, languageEnglish, science and social science. The Stanford 8 Achievement Test (SAT) is a test with possible scores of one to 99. If a school has a median score of 56, it would signify that the typical school student scored better than 56 percent of the students who took the test nationally when it was "normed" (an average of score the past three years). There were 98,881 students tested in Utah last fall, or about 96 percent of all students in grade five, 94 percent of grade eight, and 90 percent of high school juniors. Compared to the national norm score of 50, Utah school children (especially fifth and 11th graders) score well in mathematics and science with a weakness in languageEnglish showing cause for concern, accprding to a report by the Utah Foundation. Sanpete students are no exception with the following results gathered by the foundation: Fifth grade North Sanpete North Sanpete District has five elementary schools with a total of 187 fifth graders tested. Only Fountain Green Elementary tested above the 50th percentile in the total basic battery (a composite score of mathematics, reading and languageEnglish) with a high of 72. Spring City came in second with 48. North Sanpete elementaries fared better in mathematics with all schools over the median mark except Mt. Pleasant, showing up at 44.4 percent. Fountain Green again had the high mark with 83' percent and Mt. Pleasant seconded it with 64 for the 1994 testing. Only Mt. Pleasant scored below the 50th percentile in science at 37 with Fountain Green again the leader at 64. Moroni had the low scores in reading and languageEnglish with 23 and 32 respectively. Fountain Green led reading with 65, and language-Englis- h with 64. Spring City led social science scoring with 55 and Fountain Green had 51. Over the three years averaged, North Sanpete District schools averaged 42.2 in the basic battery; 55.6 in mathematics; 41.6 in reading; 38.6 in languageEnglish; 48.2 in science; and 42.6 in social science. Fifth grade South Sanpete South Sanpete Districts three elementary schools fared a little better in the basic battery with 51.2 in the basic battery; 63.8 in mathematics; 46.2 in reading; 45.2 in language; 53.6 in science and 46.8 in social science. Ephraim Elementary led the 1994 basic battery testing with 52, followed by Manti with 45. Ephraim also led mathematics with 66, and the other two schools were in the 50s. Ephraim and Manti tied with 49 in reading and Gunnison had 39. The three schools were about equal in languageEnglish: Manti and Ephraim, 39, and Gunnison with 36. Manti leads in science at 56 and Ephraim and Gunnison both Scored 52. Manti led social science with 48, and Gunnison was again low with 36. "norm-reference- Edwin H. Porter, Mt. Pleasant, graduated from Sevier Valley Applied Technology Center, May 24, with a certificate in licensed practical nursing. While attending the school, he served as student body president. A graduate of North Sanpete High School, he and his wife, Peggy, live in Mt. Pleasant and have three children. He is the son of Vernon G. Porter and the late Ethel R. Porter. are designated oil collection centers: Becks Auto Service, Fountain Green; Farmers Co-o- p Service Station, Moroni; oRon Greene Chevrolet, Mt. Pleasant and Ephraim; Walker Oil Co., Centerfield; and Rosenvall Chevron, Gunnison. The collection and disposal of used oil is currently funded by a fee collected by merchants when new oil is purchased. lations related to the Utah Travel Council. These cancellations will be available throughout 1996 at multiple locations. Area locations will be Palisade State Park, Fairview Museum, Gunnison City Park information booth, Mt. Pleasant Depot, Sanpete County Ephraim Co-oCourthouse, and a location in Spring City, yet to be announced. Barbara Gordon of Moroni, was appointed the Sanpete County Centennial Wagontrain Chairperson, for Moroni, at a recent meeting. Dr. T. Randy and Collette Hansen, Ephraim have accepted an assignment to plan and direct the Sanpete LDS Regional Dance Festival in 1996. This will be a showcase production and one of the highlights of the County Centennial celebration. TAKING APPLICATIONS All Positions Are Open for Super G Convenience Store Hogi Shop & Lube Center in Fairview Contact Jackie Zabriskie or George Lee 427-380- 2 d" X De p, 427-947- 5 g Jonathan Fairbanks, grandson Avard Fairbanks, states that his brother, James, is excellent at putting together this three dimensional jigsaw puzzle. Eugene Fairbanks said, "Much retouching was necessary, but when restored, it will be an inspiring companion piece to the "Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood" sculpture." The statue will be gilded after eassembly. Qf dealing Used oil collection continues al Laura Finlinson, daughter of MORTGAGE 5af-urda-y, Beginners are especially encouraged to participate. The workouts will be set according to the interests of those attending each session. by Barbara Gordon SAVE MONEY... Come son. pieces. Editors note: The following is the first of a four part series MT. PLEASAN- T- Anyone interested in meeting once a week to run with others are encouraged to come to the North Sanpete High School track. Runners meet each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Questions or further information, contact Coach Bill Bedford at Centennial assignments; state grants are focus of local statehood group Refinance Your Home soff-bal- l! Runners to meet weekly Local runners of all ages, experience and abilities will have the opportunity to work out together. This occasion also represents an opportunity for all high school athletes and cross country runners to continue their summer training before the sea- for restoring and to be displayed in Fairview. Reed Mower and friends returned the statue but deterioration caused by the storage and the ride back to Fairview left the sculpture in approximately 200 Eugene Fairbanks is a family practitioner and sculptor. He is currendy working on a heroicsized piece called "A Tribute to Commercial Fisherman Lost at Sea". The statue will be displayed in a museum in Bellingham, WA. Avard Fairbanks has a bronze casting of Albert Woolsen, last survivor of the Grand Army of the Republic at the battlefield in Gettysburg, PA. He also is noted for his Lincoln statuary which exhibits two heroic bas relief panels portraying Abraham Lincoln's and Stephen A. Douglas famous debates. The Lincoln statuary includes portraits of the 16th president and statuettes. There are many Avard Fairbanks works on display at the Fairview Museum. Sanpete fifth graders Sanford 8 achievement test outcomes compared Mt. Pleasant and Lyndel and Linda Cox of Fairview. 462-286- 3. au b mciNOini e Do you Hayley Jade Shelley, daughter of Sandy Shelley of Mt. Pleasant and Larry Cox of Fairview will celebrate her first birthday June 27, 1995. Grandparents are Grant and Gayle Shelley of the Fairbanks family petitioned the LDS Church for die sculpture SANPETE VALLEY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION DJnvites UlCl. C you Do: CPIeasanl's ZJracfiiionaf 4i ofcfufy D3reafasi BEST CHEFS IN THE WEST! COOKED TO YOUR LIKINQU cma mm (gem imbd menu Eggs Pancakes Hash Browns Bacon Sausage Hot Chocolate, O.J. (Please Bring Your Own Dishes) Tuesday, July 4, 1995 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Mt. Pleasant City Park $12.00 per family $3.50 per person $ Or any larger donation In cooperation with the Mt. Pleasant LDS 2nd & 3rd wards |