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Show Page Two - The Pyramid - January 8, 1997 Commentary Retired president applauds Resident gives reasons for controversy at park Dear Editor: Aspen Village problems since 1989. The present city council was caught in a period of transition, or simply put, "a learning curve." Were they being led by the mayor and recorder thinking the information they received was correct? After one year, this present city council should take charge of the city and make the mayor and recorder quit making the same old mistakes over and over again. Since 1989 the residents of work Aspen Village have tried to with city government. The resident owners of Aspen Village .do not want this subdivision which could be a beautiful area and showplace for the city, turned into a "slum." We are not anxious for the area to suffer the same fate as was outlined in the Salt Lake as Tribune on Dec. 29, the mobile home park at the north end of Ephraim. Could your area be next? Undoubtedly many of Ml Pleasant citizens are asking themselves, "why so much written Dear Editor: I told Joan In July activity about Aspen Village?" To Merrill Ogden cast some light on the reasoning, Webb, Administrator of Moroni & I would like to document some Ross and Center Citizen Senior Hobbes Calvin Bumgardner, of Six County Area reasons. To begin, remember that we Agency on Aging, that I would must not live in the past; but to be retiring in December as president of Moroni Senior Citizen ignore the past, the present and Center and would not accept the future are in danger. Prior to our present mayor, another position. I told diem to Dear Editor: die residents of Aspen Village the fill someone to find position. hard to It is sometimes imagI congratulate Veria Marx on thought the problem of "park or ine just what happens in a crash. The following example may make her promotion by note and her subdivision" was resolved. Under The new ear has armed' Leavitt will entertain an offer acceptance of president. I enjoyed the previous mayor, city officials it easier to understand. I'm sure ou have made sour from Motel 6 to manage the were made aware of state law in Think about falling from a working with her as resolutions by now . made the facility. on the regard to what constituted a were who and those Mould y you building. same resolution that I left 5. The two Sanpete movie and that Aspen subdivision, board with me, for their dedicatexpect to survive such a fall? unfulfilled from last year. 'I'm theaters will institute Saturday law a subdivision. was and ed Village by everyone volunteering, Next think about driving your car The previous mayor arranged going fishing in 1997. dang afternoon matinees. cliff-abothe same else who helped in so many 50 a off it.' 6. The Mormon Miracle to have the area plowed with the ways. I appreciate their friendheight as a five story building, As promised last week. I'm rest of the municipality. She also Pageant will charge 50 cents ship. survive? would you expect to head admission. going to gise you my predicFifty has told me "well done, arranged for the area to have the God per a car about think Now driving tions of what the new year will thousand dollars will be donatwith the 40 miles per hour, would you you have fulfilled what I set forth roads oiled and chipped bring for Sanpete County. Jean ed to Sanpete County for that the following for you to do, now rest aw hile. understanding that crash at survive a to expect Dixon and Nostradamus have to year the roads would be hard upgrades at the fairgrounds congratulations Again, speed? The fact is that a car nothing up on me. I can foreand a party for the Sheriffs surfaced. w ho remained on and those Veria a tell the future just as well as moving at 40 mph would strike Office. With the installation of Mayor have who and those the board tree, wall or a bridge abutment the next gypsy. Some of these 7. KMTI radio will remain the hard surfacing of board Christensen, and volunteered accepted with the same force as a car hits prognostications may be more a country station. However. the roads went the "way of the positions. 50 a after off the believable to you than others. driving ground KMXU will change musical wild," nothing further was done, Pauline Cohenour foot cliff. But remember, the unbelievformats and become an adult although snow plowing has conMoroni An unrestrained able often happens. occupant station. tinued. contemporaryoldies within that car, moving at 40 In 1997: North Sanpete High School We were faced with the prob1. Sanpete's first traffic will host a reunion show of the mph, will hit the windshield or relatively low speed and crashes lem of "park or subdivision" dashboard with the same force he at that light will be installed in EphOsmonds promoting the chanspeed as being minor. It again. The city recorder continor she would experience hitting raim seems impossible that a crash at ued to confuse the issue in city geover. the ground after jumping from a that 2 More than 100 frustrated 8. The Sanpete County speed could be so harmful. council meetings. y motorists will conspire and building. However, a 35 mph crash into an Commission will declare the Each time the council had to Sir Isaac Newton put forth the immovable object is a very se- be swoop down upon Ephraim's that a "park" had day after Thanksgiving a legal Main Street in the dead of vere crash. Most of the time, to be owned by one person, one following theory after studying holiday. unrestrained front-senight armed with paint. They gravitation and motion: an object 9. The Pyramid will do an occupants conglomerate or one corporation. will transform the street back in to remain in motion continues will be seriously injured. the on Each time the mayor and city investigative report motion at the original speed until into a four-lan- e highway as the Forces exerted on a body council were presented with the alleged discrimination against Creator meant for it to be. acted on by an outside force. of Sanpetionics during acceleration or decelerafacts that Aspen Village was a speakers 3 The Disney Company In other words, something tion: mass x acceleration (sometimes called hickionics). subdivision; lots were owned by will admit to buying hundreds 10. President Clinton will keeps moving in the direction it force, weight of body; deceleradifferent people and it was reof acres in the north end of the was heading until it is stopped. In tion in Gs; 10 lbs x 20 Gs visit and declare Sanpete Coucorded as a subdivision in Manti. a vehicle, the stopping force may 200 lbs; 180 lbs x 20 Gs and a county under various "straw national treasure The county building inspector nty be the brakes, another vehicle, or 3600 lbs. man" names. A new theme "I asked the mayor what provide no interest loans to all stated, a tree. For the occupant of that A 35 mph barrier crash exerts the designation was, and he said park will be announced: Turresidents. vehicle, the outside force could about 20 Gs to the vehicle. because utilities were in and the key Town.' Simultaneously an Theres the list of predicbe the windshield or a safety belt. animated feature mo le will be Those are the kind of Gs a electrical tions for Sanpete in 1997. Put pedestals were installed, We have an object in motion, unveiled about an asthmatic it on your refrigerator and fighter pilot endures in a dog to treat it like a park. " All of the either a vehicle or an occupant, check them off as they happen turkey named Tommy who fight. previous work citizens thought saves the environment. Bottom line, even at a reduced as they most assuredly will stopped by an outside force, had accomplished "went out either a wall, windshield or a or slow speed, a seat belt or child they 4 Phase II of the Gunnison happen. Oh yes, one more: the window." safety belt. Lets examine how safety seat is essential to your prison will be built. Governor Pigs will fly.... Merrill Even when a special meeting much force that object is experisurvival. was held at city hall writh a state encing as it comes to a stop. Trooper Terry C. Smith representative from the DepartConsider these facts: more lnformationEducation Officer ment of Professional Licensing than one-ha- lf of all traffic deaths the county present, building and serious injuries occur in for some reason, inspector, frontal crashes. More than 90 would not correct the problems percent of victims are front seat The oldest town of European which were being created. Dear Editor: of crashes paper, they should confront the passengers. One-haorigin in the United States is T. Consider this, on June 5, I would like to comment on person that has reportedly made occur at speeds of 0 mph or Augustine, St. Johns County, 1989, a written complaint signed the article "Putting Down Roots" the statements. To quote one less. Florida, founded in 1565 by by three resident owners was letter "JUDGE NOT LEAST We think of 35 mph as a Pedro Men by Shawn Foster that was in the Salt Lake Tribune on Dec. 29, YOU BE JUDGED!" given to the city manager conmi1996. The article regarded cerning weed ordinance abuse in I love living m Moroni and Utah. in Aspen Village. Action: we wrote grants enjoy associating with ALL of a letter, nothing further. I would like to set the record the people here. I deeply apoloIn 1990, when city officials stated The comments by gize if I have offended anyone. straight. asked about complying with were me in the article were out of Ron Pipher ordinance our answer weed the context of what I actually said. Moroni I never said that I would like "send them back to Mexico!" was, "what can we do?" In 1991, we again tried to get city officials Some of these citizens who conto see all Mexicans sent back to to correct the weed problem, our sider themselves good LDS peoMexico! I do not know where Foster got that quotation, but it ple, strong in their beliefs, show answer was the same as 1990. me with these attitudes and seem was not from me! I have many Again nothing was done even Latino friends whom I have to forget we are all children of though we asked the city officials God and considered equals by to follow the ordinance and send worked and associated for many Him. registered letters to the lot years and who I greatly admire. Whatever happened to follow-- , ers who were in violation. Foster asked me, "Do you We requested the mayor to feel that many Latinos are aware ing "Christs example?" This past of federal programs that are Dear Editor: July my husband was asked by comply with the ordinance and I said yes offered to them? In order to show that all city council members to organize hire some young people to mow a Hispanic dance for the 4th of the weeds and bill the owners for because we tell them what is things in Aspen Village are not available and how to go about negative we have been watching July activities, which he was the service. This is allowed by the ordinance, if the owners dont applying for assistance. I did not closely the work Mr. Shaw has happy to do. The dance went without incipay the bill, ordinance allows the imply that all Latinos are on been doing with his "manufacsuccess. The a was dent and city to place the bill on the yearly federally assisted programs. tured home" installations. I was asked what the feelings profits were turned over the 4th taxes. If the offenders do not pay We have had discussions with are in Moroni and Sanpete Counof July committee and many the taxes, the property can be other resident owners and it is taken and sold at public auction. ty on the migrants in the commuAnglos that were present comthe general opinion that . he is On July 14, 1992, at a city mented on how impressed they nity? I said and made it clear that doing a bang up job; we are very this was a city councilman makand council meeting it was agreed were hispanic by support pleased. how they conducted themselves. they would enforce the weed We appreciate you Mr. Shaw. ing comments regarding comthis a felt could become ordinance. Action: nothing done. plaints brought to his attention. They Mr. & Mrs. George (Jack) We talked about taxes, housing, Smith On October 26, 1993, followregular part of the activities. We and felt on our about crime, drugs and income. ing another complaint signed by things good Mr. & Mrs. Jack Martin I also told Foster that we as a own, we organized a second eight resident owners, William Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Martin dance in September and again Way, city manager, wrote a letter city are trying to work these Aspen Village turned the profits over to the to Richard Brotherson, Public problems out to make things better for migrant workers. As a Works Director, with copies to city. the mayor; Chief of Police; City city councilman, I receive many They didnt have a problem Attorney K. Chamberlin; resident complaints and comments everyaccepting the money, but it now owners and absentee property day that 1 have to report to counseems they do have a problem owners. cil meetings, whether or agree not. accepting the people. We should This letter was informing the I received give everyone the benefit of the public works director to have many comments doubt, teach by example, and "Von" mow the weeds and cap when I sold my business to a Dear Editor: I would like to give credit to Latino family, not just from give a fair chance. five open sewer connections. If we were all willing to help Action on cutting weeds: nothing. Moroni citizens, but from many the many homes, yards and break communication barriers, other communities. I told them businesses of Fountain Green that Action on capping open sewers: a the people were very good and to were so beautifully lighted during incorporate some of the ideas and worker sent to Aspen Village culture and acknowledge them glued PVC caps on all of the give them a chance. In the short the holiday season. with a friendly word or gesture, It is such a special time of time that it has been open for incoming culinary water stop it would go a long way. waste valve installations. When business, he has donated his time year for residents to put forth I commend Mayor Gary An- time and to share their love and and money in many community we informed them of this error remembrance our It Savior. of derson, we were told, "We dont have Ephraim, for his efforts programs. 1 called to involve Hispanics in their any more caps." The sewer conMr. Foster regarding was not a contest, but love of this the article and he stated to me, time of year beauty and remenv ' Seated or community. We all hope for nections remained open until accepted? Whatever and unity throughout the December 1995, when mobile "this was my interpretations of bering. Thank you. to the happened "golden rule"? It peace Jessie Oldroyd world, but that peace and unity homes were placed on lots 1, 2, your comments." It is too bad is also a very ignorant assumpFountain Green needs to begin here at home with 21, 24 and 27. that a Salt Lake reporter can tion that every Hispanic is in.our own children and in our own come here, not knowing the It could be stated that our volved in drug dealing or criminal activity. There is good and communities. people, misquote what we say present city council inherited Since my husband has read these problems from the previous when we try to give an honest bad in every kind of people, Harry S Truman, without the this letter and agrees with my council. In the last meeting of the answer to his questions, just to period, is the full name of the everywhere you go, and if all we are both signing previous council, one member 33rd President. sell a newspaper! comments, focus is on the then that you bad, I have received letters from it. is all you will see. stated, "Where is Aspen Village? The adding machine was Gerardo Reyes I have never been there." I am The entire U.S. is made up of people regarding this article and I invented by the Frenchman Pasthink that before someone beLori Reyes, aware this particular council immigrants. We all have anceslieves what they read in the cal in 1642. Moroni tral ties, so who are we to say. member had been voting on Example explains what happens 19, 1997 Predictions 1 five-stor- ut 19, Jack M, Martin Aspen Village Serving on school board worthwhile five-stor- at Citizen misquoted in paper, sets record straight lf 35-4- Are immigrants given a chance to prove themselves? Residents say Shaw doing good job 1 Resident gives credit to homes with holiday lights Dear Editor: I have just finished serving for eight years on the North Sanpete School Board. During this time, we faced some serious challenges and had to make some decisions that were very hard. Passing the bond for the building program was a major hurdle and one that was truly needed in this district. Personnel problems are always controversial and we dealt with several that made all of us lose a lot of sleep before they were resolved. We appreciated the support and input we received from the community. I have had the opportunity to serve with some tremendous people, Allan Hall, Ann Deuel, Ron Ivory, Bruce Irons and Frank Cook. They are all dedicated people who want the best for the young people of our district. We also have choice administrators and it has been a privilege to work with them and get to know them. Superintendents Dennis Mower and Brent Thome are both great leaders. Karen Kowalski, Jim Thornton, Darrin Johansen, Claudia Christensen, and the entire district office staff are all dedicated and supportive. I know my predecessor on the board very well. John McKay is a real gentle giant and will be a great asset to this district. I wish both he and Katie the very best and hope their service will be as rewarding as mine has been. There have been times of frustration as a school board member. However, the many friends Ive made in the district and the great education Ive received as a result of serving, has made it so worthwhile. concerned citizen Every should be allowed to have this great experience. Elna J. McKay Mt. Pleasant Cold storage supplies up from last year SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on Nov. 30, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, turkeys, and butter. Cooler stocks of pecans, natural cheese, and apples were higher than a year earlier, reports the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 17 percent from November 1995. Frozen pork stocks were nine percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were 17 percent below last years level. Total frozen poultry supplies were 17 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken were 12 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey were up 29 percent from last year. 19, The Code of Hammurabi, a collection of Babylonian laws of the 1700s B.C., included a form of credit insurance. A borrower did not have to repay a loan if personal misfortune made it impossible to do so. The borrower paid an extra amount for this protection in addition to the interest. |
