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Show Page Eight - The Pyramid - October 16, 1996 Sanpete receives $406,979 PILT fund SALT LAKE CITY Sanpete County will receive $406,979 for lands as their share of $9,587,428 paid to the state of for fiscal year 1996, ac- cording to a recent BLM press release. Utah was one of six states lions share of money. dance with the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Act of 1976. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt announced that payments totaling $113.1 million have been sent to 2,076 local governmental JI'its across the country in accor- - The annual payments are tributed to eligible units of gener- al local government by the U.S. Department Of Interiors Bureau of Land Management. Payments listed as receiving the pt are intended to offset the loss of tax revenue to states and localities by the presence of federal land. "These payments are beneficial to local governments, especially for sparsely populated counties that contain large amounts of federal lands," BLM Acting Director Mike Dombeck said. "The PILT revenues help local governments provide people with fire and police protection, hospitals, public schools, road construction, and search and rescue operations. BLM administers the PILT program because it is the largest single federal land management agency, with responsibility for over 270 million acres of public lands. Payment are made for federal lands administered by the BLM, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and for federal water projects and some military installations. The pay- pt dis-Ut- pt pt Five young men received Eagle Scout Awards recently. They are (left to right): Cade Beck, Each family, group or business that donates a scene will receive free tickets to The Haunted Forest and have a marker placed at each site to identify the creators. For further information contact John or Sherene McClellan, The Haunted Forest of Dr. Fright will open the Thursday before the Pumpkin Patch. by Tom Ladanye d. pure, sweet feeling which is a by- product of positive, uplifting actions. Love is kindness. Her advice, especially to couples is simply "be kind". Then, love is giving unselfish service. President Harold Mickel used the analogy of driving and herding sheep. Some escape through a hole in the fence and leave green pastures for the dry and barren ground. Much like some church members who leave the sacred and nourishing spiritually "ground of the church to seek after worldly pleasures. After experiencing the "barren ground" outside the green pasture, some sheep return through the same hole in the fence. Members find themselves missing the spiritual feast of partaking of the sacrament within the green pastures of the church, he said. Quit paying long distance on the Web!! local Internet Access as $12.95 $15,95 $17.95 $19.95 low as: - 40 Hours 60 Hours - 150 Hours Unlimited Ftn Green news Kady Anne Lunt, daughter of Rodney and Susan Lunt, was blessed and named by her father Oct. 13, in the Fountain Green First LDS Ward. The Lunts are new to Fountain Green and live in the John and Mary Aagard home. Grandparents are Kent and Claudett Lunt, Nephi; Herb and Lorna Lloyd, Santaquin. SHOW ts bhsb SPRING CITY: Beautiful 2 bdr guest house Large front room with Mnt view and comloitable family room. Extra storage room and attention to details throughout the home, enclosed carport. Landscaped yard, patio and redwood deck. Seperate storage building. Gas heat and wood buring stove. Many, many extras. All on 12 acre. GREAT BUY AT ONLY $131,900!! 8. Church leader admonishes youth about gutter language MT. PLEASAN- T- A strong message for LDS youth was presented by Elder F. David Second Quorum of Stanley, Seventy of the LDS Church who spoke at the fall session of the Mt. Pleasant Stake Conference this past week-enIn the morning session he stated his concern with the "vulgar and guttural slime language" now commonly used by many teenage girls. "This language is leading many young men to do and say things of an immoral nature and is pervading the Church," states Elder Stanley. Sister Stanley spoke on what constitutes true love. She said there were three important parts of her definition of love: love is a Great-grandparen- 8; When BUYING or SELLING give yourself the total ADVANTAGE offered by Century 21 Network Realty. .Listing your property on the Wasatch Front is very important and having local representation is vital to ensure that ALL prospective buyers can look at your property when they are here and not have to wait for someone to drive down or be put off until another day!! WE BELIEVE IN SERVICE and have 3 local agents and in excess of 1 5 in Salt Lake & Provo to help provide that service to you. tor Sherene McClellan repoued that response from last year's first effort was tremendous. "We had lots of families and gioup leaders find out what it was all about last year and wanted to be a part of the patch this year," states McClellan. They depend strictly on volunteers and welcome all who would like to participate. 462-380- Ian Rappleye, son of Austin and Brandi Rappleye, Fairview, will celebrate his first birthday, Oct. 18, 1996. He is the grandson of Randy and Debi Lusty, Spring City; and Darrell and Donna Rappleye, Milburn. are: Scott and Vera Lusty, West Valley City and Dan and Jean Rydalch, Magna. Cody Beck, Ryan Johansen, Chet Shelley, all of Mt. Pleasant, and Joel Slade, Indianola. Pumpkin Patch, Halloween family fun, begins Oct. 28 MT. PLEASAN- TThe Pumpkin Patch returns this Halloween from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28 to Oct. 31, east of the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery . The patch made its charming debut last year as a "family fun" addition to The Haunted Forest of Dr. Fright. It promises to be better than before and is free of charge. Sponsored by Mt. Pleasants Main Street Project the Pumpkin Patch gave kids and families a fun, safe way to enjoy the Halloween season. The patch is made up of different scenes of Noahs Ark, Charlie Brown, Miss Muffet and the Field of Screams, just to name a few. Each scene was donated by local families, church, and scout groups. Pumpkin Patch coordina ments are in addition to revenues from oil and gas leases, along with sales of minerals, timber and other materials and products derived from public lands. "Federal lands provide innumerable social, aesthetic, environmental and economical benefits and opportunities. PILT is a reminder of the partnership among federal government and states and local governments," Dombeck said. Including the current payment, over two billion dollars have been returned to local governments for BLM since payments began in 1977. All states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands are receiving PILT funds this year. The states with counties that collectively receive the largest amounts are New Mexico, $11,799,593; California, $10,981,192; Arizona, $9,637,603; Utah, $9,587,-42Montana, $8,932,533; and Idaho, $7,995,629. - . MT, PLEASANT: 365 OWNER Bradley Ray Blackham, son of David and Dianne Blackham, Mt. Pleasant, recently received his Eagle Scout Award. His eagle project was cleaning painting and putting logos on the North Sanpete High School baseball dugouts. At the 1996 Spring Camporee he was elected into the Order of the Arrow, and accomplished the Order of the Arrow ordeal at Camp Teepee Week this summer. He is the grandson of John Howard and Bertha Blackham, Moroni; and Elden and Lucille Andrus, Spanish Fork. 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