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Show f! I . o n V 1 V N ? Senator Orrin Hatch recently stopped in The Pyramid office during his annual tour of Utah Counties. Hatch stated that he enjoys visiting with the residents and hearing their concerns on issues. Pictured left to right are Sarah Clasby, Chris Harward, Senator Hatch and Shelia Washburn. n Price 500 MT. PLEASANT, UTAH 84647 - February 17, 1999 Volume 107 Number Seven Moroni council hears Water improvement plan added that the project can t proceed without passing them. The council these accepted conditions because the resolutions had been read and approved by the city atromey. by C.R. Truit MORON- IThe upcoming water improvement project and police coverage were some of the items discussed at the Moroni City council meeting held on Feb. 10. Maintenance Shop Councilman Greg Morley prowide "L" shaped posed a metal structure for the new shop and storage building. He told the council he had a rough bid of $110,000. but that included insulation and wiring of the storage areas. He said the actual cost would be considerably less, since the storage areas wouldnt be insulated or heated. He also reported a fence surrounding the' grounds would cost $75,000, which included privacy strips and two 20-fogates. After some discussion, the council agreed to build a rectan- - Water Project ' City council members passed two resolutions for the upcoming 30-fo- ot water improvement project.. Resolution confirms and ratifies past and present culinary water use rates. Resolution is for "authorizing the issuance and confirming the sale of a parity water revenue bond for the amount of $525,000." The resolution was 47; pages long reported Barbara Gordan, city recorder. Mayor Roger Cook asked for acceptance of these documents even though the Council hadnt had a chance to read them and 99-2-- 99-BR- -l ot .by Holly Lynne Simonsen LPHRAI- M- International harpist, Dominique Piana, will be featured at Snow College Convocation on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 12:30 p.m. in the Crane Theater She will present her program, "Romantic Spirit," a solo recital of 19th century music and poetry. For information contact Dr. All Diana Spencer at Convocations are free of charge. Her selections will include the famous harp virtuosi from Schubert, Liszt, Godefroid, and Chopin along with the poets who inspired them. Piana has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe. She was bom in Belgium, and grew up in speaking Brussels. She was educated in the humanities with an emphasis on classical languages. She studied various music academies, including the Royal Conservatory of Music, in the studio of Francette Bartholomee. Piana also studied with Fred-eriqCambreling in Paris. 283-741- 0. ue She earned a master of arts degree from the Claremont Graduate University in California, and is currently adjunct Drofessor of harp at the University of Redlands and La Sierra University. Pianas music embodies the subtle, yet powerful messages of The Romantic-men- t. Romanticism. Romantic spirit, uplifted imagination, emotions, nature, truth, beauty and love. ' Performed in the grand manner of" the era, that harp reveals itself as a unique instrument, capable of singing in its own way. Dom- iniques interpretations decisively capture the essence of romantic inspiration in changing moods. R COPY Piana has an intense passion for the harp. She states, "Playing the harp, fingers can sing and dance, make statements astonishing about the human condition, and build prodigious castles of sound reverberating in the body of every living thing." MP holds two public hearings by Murphy-Marti- n Two public MT. PLEASANT hearings were held at Mt. Pleasant City Hall. One hearing was concerning a zone change from single family residential to general commercial modified, the other was regarding sexually oriented businesses and zoning inside Mt. Pleasant city limits. Mayor Christensen stated that the meetings were advertised in both The Pyramid and The Daily Herald. The purpose of public hearings is to correction officers that would be e and willing to work invited the council to interview part-tim- them. Cook agreed to expand police coverage to 200 hours and again stressed that a single full-tun.officer gets burned out from all the calls he receives, which the c ! , Police Update announced that the Cook Mayor is still to interest hoping city Officer Gene Openshaw to take e over running of the also anCook force. police nounced that he has found two ' I DOftVH Water Well Problem e, Morley will get another estimate based on these new suggested changes. v i i Morley reported that well num- -i ber three's pump is so powerful that it sucks air into the lines. Morley said that the water table level is much lower in winter than summer, which caused a problem. The problem was fixed by adding a valve to restrict the amount of water that can be pulled up by the pump. The only other solution, he said, was to have an electronic control to govern the rpm of the well's , i part-tim- Academy hosts Harpist to preform at Snow convocation -- gular building and situate it on the lot where an entrance door would reduce some fence cost and put privacy strips only on one side, where residents had requested. One wall would separate the shop from storage, instead of the proposed three walls. The shop would be insulated and heated. but the storage area would not. The storage section will house city equipment such as the back-hograder, city float, and Christmas decorations. receive comment regarding issues. Planning and Zoning Chairman Tom Rhodes said, "The zone change address is at 100 South and 55th West. The commission requested information concerning gas tanks and adequate parking for the new zone. The sexually oriented business zone overlay will be located in the only manufacturing zone in the city which is the Industrial Park. Mayor Christensen pointed out that no business has applied, but wr.ij. j to be ready in case a busine ? approaches them. A nuivci was passed since there were no objections, a! documents seemed to be in order, so Rhodes asked the city council to adopt the new zones. Tibetan Minister basis for her culture's happiness. "It is the mother of the family, who is the most respected," she said. Choegyal went on to say that the mother is very important in the family structure. She spoke on her views of cultural issues emphasizing the importance of understanding each cultures differences. "There are many differences between my homeland and tnis country." Choegyal commented. "Cultures can learn from and share differences," she stated. Two Tibetan students on scholarship at Wasatch Academy, Kunsang Dorjee and Tashi Bhuti, were encouraged by Choegyal in her presentation to the Wasatch student body, to learn as much as they can about experiences here and to teach those around them about Tibetan culture. MT. PLEASAN- T- Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Minister of the Department of Education for Tibet, from Dharansala, India, visited the campus of Wasatch . Academy, Thursday. Feb. She spoke to the student body and faculty on profound issues of family, religious beliefs, cultural differences and the importance of education. 1 1 The audience listened attentively while she explained her peoples plight of a culture without a country. She expressed the importance about how having little can mean having more. "For Tibetan people, families are most important. Tibetan's have very little, and they are a happy people," she said. Choegyel stayed strong on her views of a loving family as the pump which cost an estimated for the city donation to the child abuse group. On a Halloween vandal case. $30 was paid. A bill for $11,000 for payment from Jones and Demille engineering company for work on the water improvement project was added and will be paid out of the gen t '1 fund. This $12,000. Cemetery Needs Councilman Kjar listed cemetery needs as; $1,000 for more gravel on roads. $1,000 for lawn mower repair, $375 to fix weed eaters. Si, 500 for a shed extension. $500 for lawn care, $275 r.s;r,,:sks-- jr.d Kjar's department is looking into using a pellet for weed control and an air compressor to run an impact wrench for removing stubborn bolts on equipment. Final decision to purchase equip- SSOPpd. receives grant funding. The council passed a motion to raise the limit for purchase orfrom $75 to $150. on ders, advice from the auditors. M mutes for the public hearing and regular council meeting was passed after corrections and councilman Larsen announced that two people had been changed on the Planning and Zoning commission. The council then adjourned into an executive session. ment will wait until the new shop plans are finalized. Miscellaneous Barbara Gordon, CMC, dis- with the council vehicle insurance which three vehicles were dropped from the list. Gordon announced that a letter of thanks came from Kaye Jensen cussed MP named best outdoor sports town by Sports Afield MT. PLEASAN- T- Mt. Pleasant City has been named one of the best outdoor sports towns in America by Sports Afield magazine. The Sanpete County town, with a population of 2600 and elevation 5924 feet was listed in a special feature in the magazine this month. The article which highlighted one town from each of the 50 states, said Mt. Pleasants "Claim drivto Fame" is its four-whemountain vehicle, ing, biking and snowmobile routes. It especially highlighted the recreation opportunities in the Manti-LaSNational Forest. "Cruise the 160-miSkyline Drive, one of the premiere routes in the country, w hich spans the Wasatch Plateau from Salina Creek to Tucker and Huntington Creek at the top of Fairview Canyon, which is one el in al le four-wheeli- We hope to work with businesses to develop heritage products and services that would serve people who are visiting Sanpete County to participate in outdoor recreation." Bona said. The county hopes to develop a network that w ill enable businesses to serve the needs of visitors, such as craft and antique stores and artisan shops. "We want to give people a quality experience when they visit the county," Bona Street. said. DWS closes for remodeling of MANT1- Department Workforce Services (DWS) located in the Manti City Building will be closed Feb. 23 through March 22 due to remodeling. Customers will receive all of Utah's lone-flfishing-onl- y DWS services at the Ephraim stretches of water," the magazine located at 390 North Office said. It also mentioned the folklore Main. For more information surrounding Hyrum BeBee, a contact DWS at (435)283-401Sanpete County resident whom y 98 principal crop values down by 8 percentage points Average price per bushel for winter wheat is $2.75, a 54 cent decrease from the previous year; and spring wheat, at $2.45, is SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Preliminary value of principal crops produced in Utah during 1998 is $290.2 million, down eight percent from the 1997 crop year, according to the Utah Agricultur- al Statistics Service. Hay crop, in 1998, is valued at $210.3 million, down $12.8 million from 1997. Price per ton is down $6 to $78. Barley is valued at $12 million, down 34 percent from the 1997 crop. Average price of $1.70 per bushel is down 59 cents from 1997. All wheat crop, at $23.9 million, is down 18 percent. s down $1,06. Corn for grain is valued at $8.1 million, down nine pereent from the previous year. Average price per bushel, at $2.40, is down 65 cent from 1997. Oats, valued at $85 thousand, is down 40 percent. Price of $1.35 per bushel is down 62 cents from the previous year. Nationally, the value of principal crops totaled $92.8 billion, down 12 percent from 1997. 1 8. many people was the Comment period extended by BLM SALT LAKE CIT- Y- The public comment period has been "The Sanpete County Heritage extended until March 15 for the council and Mt. Pleasant Main e Na'on-a- l Grand Street program are continuing to Monument Draft Management develop the heritage of the area Plan' Env ironmental Impact Statethrough various projects includment has been extended by 30 ing the documentary on the Sundance Kid," said Monte Bona. days. In response to congressional Heritage Council and Mt. Plea;-an- t and public requests, the AdminisCity Council Member. tration has decided to provide "We believe in Mt. Pleasant more time tor public comment City that support for outdoor the extension will result recreation activities is crucial to although in a slight delay in completion of Mt. Pleasant historical Main the plan. area. Staircase-Escalant- I TT believe Sundance Kid. The Sanpete County Heritage Council is in the process of producing a documentary on BeBee and his ties to the y |