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Show r i Page Two - The Pyramid - March 11, 1998 t Preservation, our link to past, helps communities indii!d?S? Dear Editor: There are certain things we take for granted. The garbage is going to be picked up. There will be food on the dinner table tonight. Our families will remain close-kn- it and happy. We will continue to enjoy our current standard of living. The list goes on. Unfortunately, historic preservation is one of these things that benefits the entire community, yet most people take it for granted. Part of the problem is that the average person has no idea about the countless hours of hard work and the often large sums of money that historic preservation demands. More importantly, in our world of sprawling suburbs and gigantic super stores, we tend to lose sight of the most important reason for historic preservation: To enable people to learn their common past. Historic preservation brings people together. It unites the community. Those towns and cities that ignore historicr preservation run the risk of erasing their past and thereby jeopardizing community pride. For these reasons, the Sanpete County Heritage Council has been leading an effort to promote historic preservation. Trying to preserve the past is often a difficult and thankless struggle, and raising the funds is time consuming. Perhaps the most disheartening is that historic preservation programs are often the hardest hit by budget cuts. Merrill Ogden Sanpete can help noticed and read with interest Ann Potempas article in Sundays Daily Herald about Bruce and Skylar Henderson of Fountain Green. Im not personally acquainted with the Henderson family. The newspaper piece gave me some feeling for the Sanpete family which is now without a father and a brother. I think most Sanpeters heard about the fatal car accident a couple of weeks ago. Bruce, 49, and Skylar, 13, both died and Sterling, 16, who was in the back seat of the Subaru, survived without serious injury. Bruce worked at Deseret Industries in Provo. A large came group of his to the funeral services to pay their respects. A bus was rented for the trip and evidently the bus driver donated his pay to the Henderson family. 1 Its another case of a bad thing happening to good people. If you can find the paper from Sunday, the article is worth reading. Now widowed, Catherine and the children have to face the future. The report is that Bruce had no life insurance. Catherine has said that her family has gotten used to living on very little, and she isnt looking for a free ride. Thats a great attitude. But regardless of that, I believe Chose the right margarine spread SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Those who use margarine should choose brands that list a liquid vegetable oil as the first ingredient, according to the American Heart Association. 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Pleasant Utah, 84647 49 West Main Street Telephone: FAX: 462-213- . 4 462-245- 9 Publisher Craig Conover Penny Hamilton Cheryl Brewer Managing Editor Office Andrea Lloyd Manager Staff Writer Deanna Pate Mkt.Photog ra p her SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) $20 per year-5- 0( per copy $23. per year outside Sanpete County CORRESPONDENTS Manti, Bruce Jennings 835-382- Fairview, Sabrina Haycock Moroni, Barbara Gordon Snow College Reporter, Ray Truitt 4 427-35- 2 Dean O'Driscoll Laind-owne- partment of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Through the Environmental Quality Improvement Program, landowners may receive up to 75 percent cost share for fencing. water developments, vegetative rehabilitation and other range management techniques if their land meets certain criteria. Landowners interested in participating in the program have until March 27 to sign up. Contact the Farmers Home Administration for further information at 835-411- 1. "This is a tremendous opportunity for landowners to defray the cost of these improvements while, at the same time, improving the overall health and productivity of their land," Nelson said. Residents should be aware of Fairview s water, sewer Dear Editor: Recently, the Fairview City Council discussed the likelihood of the resurrection of the sewer system, which was refused by citizens just a few years ago. Now the council is contemplating redoing culinary water lines, which everyone in Fair-vieknows have been in need of repair or replacement for many years. No one has firmly stated anything yet, but it is known that in other cities, when a culinary project is undertaken that the sewer is the very thing to do so that the streets "wont have to be torn up again. " In an analysis that precedes such a move, the "average income" of city residents is taken into account. Right now the average income is supposedly $23,000 per year. I wonder how and where these figures originate. We have a majority of senior citizens living in Fairview, on a limited budget, nowhere near that figure. As I have helped at the Food Bank for the past 20 years, time after time the elderly come to get a little help for the time being because their small check does not cover all their bills. More often than not, when asked how they are getting by, their answer is that they have cut down on their food and now they will have to cut down on their medicine so they can pay their bills. In talking to Kent Miner, city administrator, he said that the seniors have never been a problem with their bills and somehow they manage to get them paid. Many seniors feel that they lived through the depression and they made it then and can make it now. Theyll just have to cut down. How much further can they cut, when they are already at rock bottom? When asked where the sewer lagoons would be placed, the answer is on the west hills south of the upper cemetery, owned by Monday morning, however, we were disgusted to realize that someone had broken into a locked cabinet and stolen as many CDs as they could. All of Once again, we feel fortunate to have such a wonderful facility in our community. Lets take responsibility, as a community, to keep our building safe and protected. Debra C. McKay Heidi M. Kelso Mt. Pleasant Pain may be eliminated for millions (SPECIAL)-- A drugthat is exciting researchers in the treatment of pain has be en fo rm ulated i nto a new product known as "Arthur It is," and is being called a "Medical Miracle" by some, in the treatment of debilitating conditions such as arthritis, bursitis, rheumatism, painful muscle aches, joint aches, simple backache, bruises, and more. 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A book exchange was held and prizes were given. Winners included Lori Jonson, best slippers; Dalium Heningson, best pajamas; Kimberly and Katie Tucker, best storybook outfit; Aden Shorthill, most colorful; Skyler Miller, best animal; Sha-ttlargest family attending. The teen council donated the books that were given as prizes and judged the categories. Fast Pickup & Delivery File by phone the professionals at 4C.7-278- 462-24- 4-- H No one knows the tax code Prefects, iac. Skyline Pharmacy 4-- H 1040A to Z. Use only as directed Reading event hosted by Council McAllisters. (A good place for MANTI A successful "Read it, because the neighbors wont Across America" night of family complain as they have lost their bedtime stories with 343 attendvoice). was recently sponsored by For some unknown reason, ing, Teen the Sanpete County people are being told that we Council and Manti Elementary. would not have the odor from the ponds. Mt. Pleasant doesnt? I Local celebrity readers were have been in Mt. Pleasant in the Barbara Wintch, Mayor of Manti; past few years almost every hour of 24 and I have smelled the Janey Peterson, Miss Manti; sewer down there, anytime of the Leslie Madsen, President Douglas Dyreng; DARE Officer Holman; day or night. Dr. Mullins, Teresa Carmody, You should contact the mayor or council and let them know how you feel. Too many times GREAT WESTERN LEASING & SALES people sit back and figure that this or that thing will not affect (801) 295-181- 1 (800) 211-281- 1 them. Mobile Storage Containers Then when it happens and and Mobile Offices their and are affected empty they pocketbook is attacked again then Buy Rent Lease they become concerned. By that 40 ft. Containers $110 per mo. time it is too late. Now is the 20 ft. Containers $85 per mo. involved. time to become w We have enjoyed using the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Center for the past six months for our Firm Body Workout class. The class has been very successful due in a large part to the cooperation of Mt. Pleasant City. The Recreation Center is an exceptionally nice facility for everyone in our community to use. 1996 Stellar rs re Dear Editor: 6 Send change of address to The Pyramid, 49 West Mam Street, Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647. Periodical postage paid at Mt. Pleasant, , UT and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: SALT LAKE CIT- Ythroughout Utah may now assisbe eligible for cost-shatance for improving grazing lands or riparian areas, according to State Conservationist Phillip J. "Skip" Nelson of the U.S. De Burglary at rec center stuns patrons availableimmediatelywithoutapre-scriptio0 Ftn. Green, Jessie Oldroyd North Sanpete, Leah Freeman that this is an occasion for Sanpete to "step up to the plate" and help one of its own. There are many opportunities to help one another here in Sanpete and this is just one of them. I do believe that this is an important one. (Doesnt the Bible say something about "pure religion" and "the fatherless"?) Catherine and her eight children at home will need help. Donations to the family can be made to the Bruce and Skylar Henderson Memorial Fund at Zions Bank. Zions has a branch in Manti. The Henderson accident underscores the dangers and problems of bad weather conditions on our roads. Snow and ice cause accidents even when we are taking the best of precautions. We cant be too careful when venturing out in winter weather. Friday night, my wife unexpectedly had to stay overnight in Beaver, because the roads were so bad as she travelled to St. George. It was a heavy storm. Chains were required for the "Black Ridge" and eventually parts of Interstate 15 were closed. Fortunately, spring is just around the comer. Actually, by my reckoning, spring is here. (The crocus are blooming and Ive seen robins.) Of Course, we have to remember to be careful all year round as we drive. But when roads are slick, the odds change against us and vigilance must increase.... Merrill them were purchased with funds from class members and some will be very difficult to replace. CHRISTIANSEN GLASS & PAINT T? available to improve grazing lands few years' not just a problem in have devastated preservation Utah, either. Its a nationwide across the country, contributing crisis. Across the country, other significantly to "widespread our cultural state and local agencies that, about ignorance promote preservation are facing heritage". To solve these problems, the. deep cuts. Federal agencies that deal with preservation are already NPS has advised local organiza-- ;' stretched to the breaking point tions such as ours, among other ', with requests for aid. things, to forge creative new;! relationships with local business-:- ; Luckily, despite the hardships, es, historians, state agencies, and; the rewards of historic preservacivic groups to promote preserva-I- ; tion are enormous. There are few tion and restoration of structures:; things more satisfying than witIn addition to collaboration: nessing a dilapidated office buildthe NPS encourages volunteers to: ing or a decaying Victorian home prioritize their projects carefully: restored to their former splendor. and use their limited resources' wisely. The idea is for communis : In order to achieve these ends, ties to share funding, ideas and' the Sanpete County Heritage material. Council hopes to help people In the short run, these are interested in historic projects terrific ideas that will certainly apply for tax credits, grants and enhance historic preservation, not other financial incentives. Beonly in Sanpete County, but cause the county is home to such across the state of Utah. . wonderful and varied structures In the long run. however, the. from the past, it provides an ideal goal of those of us who want to maintain some sense of the past, testing ground to promote historic in our communities is to educate preservation. the public about the importance' To be certain, those of us who of preservation. want to hold on to our past and It is unfortunate that most of face shared our heritage promote our knowledge of the past comes numerous challenges. Council from the classroom or movies.' members are strongly encouraged Until the general public stops' by the fact that the U.S. National historic preservation of Park System (NPS), one of the taking granted; until programs such as main federal agencies that proours are given the funding and motes historic preservation, is they deserve, we run the priority offering new and more creative risk of losing more of our local solutions to obstacles we face. treasures to decay and neglect. In a recent report, the NPS Monte Bona, declared that a nationwide neglect Mt. Pleasant of historic preservation in "both Sanpete County communinations and the parks Heritage Council ties causes irretrievable losses". Its The following assessments have not been paid for the 1997 season. A public sale will be held Saturday, March 21, 1998 at 1 p.m. intthe Spring City Hall. At this time enough shares of each delinquent person's water stock will be sold to satisfy the amount owed plus cost of advertising. Basic Investment Corp Peggy Broderick Bruce Christiansen Susan Howard Michael Jacklin David Jackman Betty Jones Dan Nielson Michael Patryson James A. Poulson Claudia Sisemore $2136.37 72.88 62.01 62.01 62.01 62.01 15.51 31.01 84.54 196.31 28.89 Horseshoe Irrigation Company Spring City, Utah Published in The Pyramid and The Pyramid Shopper March 4, 11 and 18, 1998. |