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Show 25555555 North Sanpetes Spiriteers took first place in novelty and dance categories, as well as taking the overall title in State Class 3A competition recently. They took first place in Region 11 previ- CENTENN AL I 1 ously as well. MT. PLEASANT, UTAH Volume 104 84647 - February 28, 1996 896 1 996 Price $.50 Number Nine NS Board to appeal UHSAA realignment MT. PLEASAN- T- The decision to appeal the Utah High School Activities Association Rules of (UHSAA) 1997-9- 8 Alignment proposal was one of the actions taken by the North Sanpete School Board at last weeks meeting. The proposal would mean that North Sanpete teams would have to compete against schools much larger than they should the rec- - News Scene No injuries reported in one-c- ar accident Thursday MT. PLEASANT A one-crollover which occurred south of town on Thursday resulted in no injuries. The Utah Highway Patrol Office stated that the driver, Jennifer Cain, 19, of Mt. Pleasant, lost control of her car, a Toyota Tercel, close to mile marker 236 on Highway 89. The accident was due to weather conditions. She was not wearing a seat belt. ar Drug dogs find high school drug free in surprise search MT. PLEASANT Drug dogs from the Central Utah Correction Facility (CUCF) searched lockers and the parking lot at North Sanpete High School last week at Principal Courtney Symes In an interview Friday, Syme said that drugs were request. not found in the school, making the sixth straight year that the school has been drug free. Syme stated that he realizes that there are some students using drugs, but that they are not using them at school. CUCF officers did a demonstration of drug recovery and dog attack skills for three classes while at the school. Injuries occur in head-o- n collision near Ftn Green collision with injuries FOUNTAIN GREE- N- A head-o- n occurred just outside of town on Thursday morning. The Utah Highway Patrol Office reported the driver of a 1993 Pontiac, Ann Nielsen, 17, of Fountain Green, was transported to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC) in Provo with a possible facial fracture. She was released later that day. Wilford Terkelsen, 62, driver of a 1984 Cadillac, received head and chest injuries. He was treated at Sanpete Valley Hospital then transported to UVRMC. A witness reported that Nielsen was passing a school bus and hit the Cadillac head-oBonnie Bailey was a passenger in the Nielsen car. There has been no information as to whether she received any injuries. ommendation go through. District Superintendent Dennis Mower, board member Bruce Irons and high school Principal Courtney Syme will meet with the UHSAA Board of Trustees on March 12 to present their objections to the proposal. The boards objection to the realignment proposal is based on the fact that it puts North Sanpete as one of the smallest schools in 3A in a class with schools up to three times its size and requires excessive travel and loss of school time to compete. Schools within the 3A class proposal feel that such competition is unfair and limits their athletes abilities to compete for scholarships because only winning schools are scouted. Evan Excell, of the UHSAA, said the proposal addresses and affects nearly all classifications, and has enrollment as its only consideration. Brent Arnold, Emery High School principal and 3A representative on the UHSAA executive committee, denied that other schools, including Delta and Richfield, are upset about the realignment. The 1996-9- 7 and 1997-9- 8 school calendars were discussed. The school years were to originally start on Aug. 21 and Aug. 19 respectively, and would go past Memorial Day. The consensus was if the students were going to go into June anyway then wait until after the county fair to start school. Tentative starting dates are now Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 and would go into June. Work is still being done on the calendars. Approval was given for a member of the high school student body presidency to serve on the board starting in March. The new member would be able to give input, but will not be paid or have a vote on any actions taken. There are fewer students missing or late to classes at the high school since the new attendance workers have been at work according to Syme. It was also stated that the grounds are now much cleaner since the new maintenance and custodial personal have been hired. The middle school has established their school improvement council and will be having their first meeting soon. The high school is still in the process of organizing its council. The board discussed enrollment increases should a proposed housing addition south of Fair-viebe approved. Five out of seven schools in the district are close to capacity at the present time. Because the addition is still undecided, the board did not take any action. High school lunches will be served in the new recreational area of the high school starting Feb. 22. There will be an expanded menu for the students w Growth causes loss of farmland, trash challenges for Manti City by Bruce Jennings MANT- I- Two problems as far apart as trash disposal and the disappearance of choice farmland were the subject of substantial discussion at Manti Citys regular council meeting last week. The topics illustrate the effects of burgeoning growth in Sanpete County. Lloyd and Richard Stevens, in Stevens Bros., principals which has been producing seed on a tract west of Manti, told the council that they were preparing to convert the farmland to residential use. The conversion would see eight ranchettes occupy an area that had been used since the pioneer era for crop production. They estimated Stevens Bros, would spend around $30,000 getting power to the site and cleaning up a water issue. "Growth is coming," Richard Stevens said. "We have to adjust to change. " And if trash could once be dropped off in some convenient channel, new state and federal regulations now require a more sanitary method of disposal. Limbs, tires and other junk can no longer be dropped off at the old town dump. Manti has been spending a lot of man and equipment summer hours on trash 40-ac- re disposal. Its an expensive Dean Hansen Dean Hansen elected president of Woolgrowers pro- cess and is done when work crews have better things to do. Shawn Munk, of County Road Sanitation, proposed that the city FOUNTAIN GREE- N- Dean Hansen was elected state president of Utah Wool Growers Association at their annual convention held recently at the Red Lion Inn, Salt Lake City. Hansen replaced outgoing Paul Frischknecht, president Manti. Other officers are Jerry Peterson, first Phil Allred, second contract with him for that service. He proposed a bulk pickup service done on a regular basis, but indicated that it would not include every chunk of trash, including extra large tree limbs. The Manti City Council will now discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both methods of disposal before making a deci- vice-preside- Hansen currently resides in Fountain Green with his wife, Annette, and five children. He is also serving as city mayor. sion. Mickelson City recorder predicted, "Whatever way we go itll cost more. " Bill n. Lightning strike does damage to radio station MANTI Some of KMTIKMXU radio stations equipment was damaged during a lightning strike on Thursday morning. Doug Barton, Station Manager, reported in a telephone interview Friday, that lightning struck a line close to the station, causing a fireball to travel up the line into the building. Barton said that programming was lost for about five minutes before back-u- p generators were operable. Several serge protectors were blown and some equipment not on protectors were charred. All the stations satellite receivers were also knocked out. He estimated damage to be about $5,000. Manti City also had power outages in the Northwest areas lasting about two hours during the same storm, according to city officials. a . North Sanpete High School Concert Choir members performed two selections by special invitation at the Utah State Legislature m r jmmwl last week. The choir is under the direction of Roy Ellefsen, with Anna Aagard accompanist. |