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Show I Page Two - The Pyramid - July 26, 1995 . O Ml om INI TA Y & Calvin Hobbes Movie more than just entertainment We went to the Towne Theater the other night with two of our kids to see the d Pocahontas. (Our oldest son would rather lift weights for football preparation rather than take in a Disney fantasy.) The line for the show was way up the street and people were turned away from the full house. We got in and sat on the third row which really wasnt a bad spot. While in line, I asked the folks behind us if it would affect their movie experience to know that Pocahontas really was only about 14 years old when John Smith et al founded Jamestown. And that she didnt marry John Smith, but a different settler. She went to England and there died of smallpox while in her twenties. The woman behind us in line said that yes it would probably bother her to know that before seeing the show. I told her that I wouldnt say anything about it then and we chuckled. By the time it was over, I frankly had enjoyed the movie. The mostly youngster crowd with parents and grandparents was surprisingly ruly. I could actually hear most of the dialogue. And when the music swelled at the end, (I wont give away the ending) I felt a swell of emotion for these cartoon characters. I must be getting soft. Aside from the PocahontasJohn Smith relationship, the show dealt to some degree on two basic issues. 1 . Enviromentalism. I agree that our awareness of conservation and wise use of our resources should be taught. Our native peoples were and are religiously connected to the earth and its bounties. The movie did a good job on this issue. I am just concerned that we dont want the pendulum to go too far in either direction, e.g., I dont think we need to have 5.7 million acres of Utah (more area then the entire state of Massachusetts) designated as "locked-up- " wilderness as some groups are calling for. My kids have been so indoctrinated from television, school and wherever else they mega-hype- Sanpete' Leading Newspaper THE PyRHIDID Published Weekly at 0) Pleasant Mt. Utah, 84647 49 West Main Street Telephone: FAX: 462-213- 4 462-245- 9 Publisher Craig Conover Managing Editor Christensen .....Associate Editor Shirley Penny Hamilton Cheryl Thomson Staff Writer SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) $18 per year-5- 0t per copy $21 per year outside Sanpete County CORRESPONDENTS Manti, Bruce Jennings MantiEphraim 835-519- 1 528-706- 2 Moroni, Barbara Gordon 436-876- 0 Fairview, Deanna Pate 427-379- 5 Ftn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd 445-342- 2 Snow College Dean O'Driscoll Reporter, Ray Truitt 445-332- Photographer, Hollee Anderson 462-3- 1 6 31 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. POSTMASTER: Desperate Anyone who reads or answers "Personal Columns." Someone so lonely or alone that they would seek the company of equally lonely souls through a "lonely hearts" Club publication. That is the prevailing feeling among the people I have polled. When you consider the choices a person has to "reconnect" with a significant other, how repugnant is a personal column? Probably the most popular, locally, are "singles" dances. How much different are the expectations when going to the dance? The difference being that at the dance you are the "listing" or the "ad". Instead of being in print you are in person. Waiting at home to be called or waiting on the sidelines to be asked to dance. The immediacy of being accepted or rejected is "in your face" while at the dance. I have found Recently, need in of "reconnect" myself and in reading "The Trib" I came across the "Voice Personals." Being the adventurous guy that I am, I put together some copy and filed my ad. Time will tell how effective my "ad" will be. Here is the ad I wrote. Tell me what you think: Underwear Model thats you, 64" green-eye- d stud, thats me. r, Exciting, funny, loving, honest, empathetic, romantic, NR, very spiritual, was so paranoid about making an embarrassing typo when I typed Merrills column that week I even asked Paul (my husband) to proofread it. "Its OK, Honey," he said. So he has to share some of the I OK, so Im human, but I do know the difference between shirts and shorts. column in Merrills the July 12 edition of this paper was typeset under exten10 circumstances-a- t uating five-hoa at after night p.m. irt blame, too. Now Readers, if you missed the column that created all this power outage (remember the you have missed a wind storms?). classic. And furthermore, it is I had no choice but to finish no longer available on most the paper at night to meet my newsstands, so you probably press deadline, since being wont ever know what this "powerless" to do so during banter is all about. working hours- - thanks to Mt. Those of you who have Pleasant Power Department, or copies may end up with a Utah Power and Light or the cottage business if peoples One in Charge of weather curiosity suddenly creates a patterns (I never could get demand for this "collectors anyone to take responsibility). item." And since I wouldnt ask my As for those who read the staff to work those ridiculous column and didnt think a with thing about women being more hours, I was patterns "interested in reading mens swimming before my eyes) and shorts and vice versa," you Merrill had the nerve to write missed out on some chuckles. a story about "shirts." At least it kept me doubled A red flag goes up whenever over as I proofread Merrills I see that word and it appeared and Calvins column for the in Merrills story no less than July 19 paper at 10 p.m. dead17 times (18 if you count line night. It was just so funny "shorts" and yes, it was a and such an innocent mistake and it could have been so typo, Calvin). "Shorts" is not the only typo much worse (trust me). I enan editor can make out of joyed it thoroughly. And the "shirts." Think how that now laugh was just what I needed at famous sentence would have that time of night. read if I had left out the "r" in Someday Ill write a column "shirts" which we did once on our most embarrassing while typesetting a clothing ad typos, but first I have to find a for "sweat shirts." way to modify them for generYou think my face is red al reading audiences. from "shorts" you should have When I do, Merrills famous seen it from-w- ell I think you shirt column may be once get the message. again be in the news. b, . Cody (Tony) Miramontes, son of Raul and Juanita Miramontes of Mt. Pleasant, has been called to serve in the Denver South LDS Mission. He will speak in the Mt. Pleasant First LDS Ward Sunday, July 30, at 2:45 p.m. He enters the MTC Aug. 2. there-alone- -( three-dimension- al Milburn Reunion MILBUR- N- The annual reunion of present and former Milburn residents will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5, at the residence of Larry Stewart. The evening will include a potluck dinner and a lot of visiting. Stewart states that those attending should remember to bring their chairs and dishes. For further information contact Larry Stewart, 427-378- 7. The fish known as the ray has no real bones. Its skeleton is composed of cartilage. Christopher Olson, son of Darrel and Joan Olson, Spring City, has returned from serving an LDS Mission in Montevideo, Uruguay. He will speak on Sunday, July 30 at the Spring City First Ward at 9 a.m. Tree Council upset that city has not kept bargain Editors Note: The following' were here and ready to plant. I letter was sent to Mt. Pleasant was again assured that the drip Mayor, Chesley Christensen system would be installed after and is being printed here by we had planted the trees. In the Spring of 1995, I repermission. Dear Editor: As you may have minded Mayor Christensen and 4-- H great-kisse- long-haire- 835-726- Councilman Grant Peel about the fact that the drip system was still not installed. I was told we needed to wait for a "break in the weather. " To this date nothing has been done. The trees survived the spring thanks to our rain. The city crew watered them once about three weeks ago, when I threatened to dig them up and plant them elsewhere. These trees need deep watering at least once a week or more in hot weather, until the roots are established. The leaves are again curled and getting crisp. I might add thee trees retail at $250 each, that comes to over $2,000 worth of trees that we are allowing to die. Euvonna L. Christensen A citizen who tried to beautify our town swimming Lessons? Last Test scores within range expected, educator says Dear Editor: I was surprised to read your recent article in The Pyramid regarding the statewide Stanford 8 Achievement Test given in fifth grades in Utah. Some of the numbers did not seem familiar. Mt. Pleasant Elementary was at or above the district average in every area: math, reading, language, science, social science and total battery. The Fall 1994 results for Mt. Pleasant Elementary and the North Sanpete District are compared below: Math (Mt. Pleasant) 62, (District) 57; reading 41, 40; language 39 39; science 56, 52; social science 46, 43; total battery 43, 43. All of our scores were will within the "expected range" for it. I Utah Schools serving a similar student population. The teachers, parents, and students have worked very hard to improve student learning as reflected in these scores. Our end of level state core test scores are also improving steadily. Thanks for your continued interest and support of our schools. Karen T. Kowalski, former Principal Mt. Pleasant Elementary Relatives attending the July 11, funeral services for Diane N. Smith, former Fountain Green resident, were Mont Nielson, Bernard and Enid Nielson, and Edna Christensen. iMranmi I twirl! CUBSING of Year July 31 toAug.11 Call 436-863- 3 Flo Mitchell f ' . Makes mowing & weeding easier Solid concrete, yet less expensive than other edgings Guaranteed price & satisfaction Coming To Your Area Call Soon To Get Scheduled 801-224-36- Zu : Gives your yard the finishing touch Mountain Festival Cowpie Toss on ; . . Horseshoe August 5th s Session fling it heavenward Come Enter the i Shirts, Shorts and other typos hub-bu- club noticed, the trees our planted last year are drying up and in danger of dying. This is the situation, in 1993, Mayor Christensen asked for volunteers to serve on a Shade Tree Commission for Mt. Pleasant. About six citizens volunteered for that committee. One of the projects we contemplated was restoration of the maple trees on the east side of State Street between 500 and 600 South. Because there are no property d 57, owners living on the adjacent conversationalistphilosopher, 2 Calvin premises, it was determined that the only way to keep trees alive in that section was to install a drip irrigation system. Costs were investigated and it was determined that it could be accomplished for $500 in materials plus the labor and equipment of the city crews. At this time (1993) the city administrator. Bill Way, reported that the $500 could be used from the City Beautification budget item. However, the project was not attempted in 1993. In 1994, Bill Way, put the $500 into the budget for the project. I talked with Mr. Way several times up until the time he left; then with Mayor Christensen, and Councilman Grant Peel. All three assured me that the project would be undertaken by the city crews. The excuse being that they were too busy right now; but would get to it as soon as possible. By October, the project still Michael Dennis Roberts, son of had not been started.. The trees Dennis and Anita Roberts of Wales has accepted a call to serve in the Barranquilla, Colombia LDS mission. He will speak in the Sanpitch LDS Ward on Sunday, July 30 at 10:45 a.m. He enters the MTC on Aug. 2. His grandparents are Tom and Alasca Davis, Wales. Kortney Jo Perry, daughter of Danny and Jennifer Perry, was recently blessed in Fountain Green First LDS Ward by her grandfather, Joe Girot. She was bom July 9, 1995. Grandparents are Joe and Barbara Girot, Springville; Don and Connie Perry, Fountain Green. n iifijijjjiiifrW'(PfcWTriiiiiiiiiintfiir ur Do you like the feel of a Cowpie in your hands as you 835-38- Angela Rasmusson Gunnison, Uleda Westlund get their information that they make me feel guilty for not writing on both sides of a piece of paper. Were saving trees you know. (I saw a bumper sticker the other day: mine "EARTH FIRST-We- ll the other planets later. ") 2. Cultural Tolerance. This concept was well taught in Pocahontas. Indians and settlers both thought of each other as hardly human. (White demons vs. filthy savages) Pocahontas was the catalyst to get this principle of tolerance across to the feuding sides. The show is worth the money. It will be playing here and there for the next month or two. Take the kids and see if you get a little swell of emotion for Pocahontas. . . . Merrill 1 Dear Editor: I want to thank you for such wonderful support of our first annual Sanpete Youth Pioneer Pageant. The pageant was a wonderful success. Without your help, cooperation and support I am convinced that it would have been far less successful. You are good people to work with and I want you to know of my profound gratitude for your efforts. In all sincerity, I thank you. George Winn Hospital Administrator Mt. 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