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Show Page Two - The Pyramid - February 17, 1999 mm Rep. Styler gives 99 survey results rn JJ Wheres the justice in Sanpete County Dear Editor: I would like to say that stolen merchandise I love good Sanpete County. It was enough for our familys and it grandfather, should be good enough for me. However. 1 have to wonder what is happening in parts of the county, specifically our courts. It amazes me to think that any person committing a crime is not punished. It amazes me to think that a uniformed police officer as an eyewitness to a crime does not have strong enough testimony for Judge Tibbs. It is amazing to me how many crimes Attorney Blackham w'll not prosecute. I am shocked to think that if 1 have been robbed, assaulted at gunpoint, killed in a suspicious manner, that in Sanpete County, great-great-gre- at it is okay. The Sixth District Court has recently refused to hear a case concerning robberies committed in Mt. Pleasant, because the ended up in counties. different Attorney Blackham did not prosecute a young man from BYU who pulled a gun and held it in the face of a Snow College freshman a year or so ago. A man from Ephraim died in possible strange circumstances and the wife said suicide, so thats that. When we think or talk of scandals, we in Sanpete County do not have to look to the President or the Olympic Committee, we need to look to Judge Tibbs and County Attorney Blackham. Perhaps we really only need to look to ourselves because we are allowing them to stay in office. If you feel strongly on the issue of "Little Justice in Sanpete" then talk to County Attorney Blackham, if you can find him. Diane J. Martin PLEASAN- T- Senator Hatch made a stop at The Pyramid office, to visit, while on his annual tour of Utah Counties. Hatch feels that going out among his constituents enables him to hear the concerns of local residents. Hatch expressed his concern of the current drug problem facing the country, and is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee which handles all drug related problems. He would like to see drug producing countries work together to stop trafficking into the U.S. and was able to get the governor of New York to take partnership in the Drug Free America Program. He has headed several-dru- g free programs for youth and is trying to not only prevent children from starting drug use but to help those already addicted. When asked about the impeachment hearings he stated that they were worthwhile and would like to remind everyone that President Clinton is the first president to be justly impeached without removal. He feels that the hearings would stand as a reminder to Clinton and any future presidents that they will be held accountable for their actions. Hatch's future political ambitions include another run for the senate, which would be his fifth term in office and although several groups have asked him to run Water for Sale for Well Permits 462-214- Mt. Pleasant THE PyRRdllD Published 365-58- 0) at Weekly Mt. Pleasant Utah, 84647 49 West Main Street Telephone: FAX: 462-213- 462-245- 4 Publisher Managing Editor Sheila Washburn Office Chris Harward Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) $20 per year-50- C . per copy CORRESPONDENTS Pleasant, Murphy Martin Moroni, Barbara Gordon Mt Ftn Green, Jessie Oldroyd Reporter, Ray Truitt "One-ha- lf to two-thir- 6. results wnen caroon is emitted into the air from combustion sources such as automobile exhaust. Practices such as no-ti- ll planting, crop residue management and conservation buffer plantings, help store carbon in soil and plants and prevent it from becoming harmful carbon dioxide. t land agricultural "Saving Greenhouse down gas. helps keep Urban residents should be concerned and provide help to save our agricultural land and open space. In the past, only two percent of the land in Utah was suitable for agriculture. Now it is down to 1.8 percent. This trend cannot continue," stated Sanders. Editors note: This is the first in a series of articles released by the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department in hopes of educat-- , ing the public to the different, facets which police work en? tails. MANT- I- Sanpete Countys, Emergency 911 is provided as 31 component of the Sheriffs Der partments Public Safety Dispatch" Center, which is staffed 24 hoursj each da. by a 91 dispatcher, are trained Dispatchers tn( telecommunications procedures for fire, medical, law enforce ment. and disaster emergency communications. 3 calls taken are on Emergency a first-com- e basis., as ' normally only one dispatcher is on duty. Information and business' calls naturally take a lower prior-- v j 1 first-.serv- $ Our national motto, "In God We Trust" probably originated from verse 4 of the Star Spangled Banner "And this be our motto: In God is our trust." Coral Sea is actually a of the southern Pacific Australia, the Solomon and the Vanuatu Island Weight Loss Puzzles Doctors Doctors were surATLANTA, GA prised when two separate studies found that a natural dietary supplement could help cause significant weight loss. Although not conclusive, both studies found that patients receiving the formula x called 3000 lost more than twice as much weight as those in a control group on the same fat reduced diet. Neither group was instructed to decrease the amount of food they ate or to increase thcirexercise levels. An article publ ished in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that you don't have to decrease the amount of food you eat to lose weight, provided that you limit the fat. According toa spokesperson for Phillips Gulf Corporation, the exclusive North American distributor of x 3000, the company is considering additional in studies order to get federal approval to make pharmaceutical claims. Currently,, 3000 weight loss claims for the Bio-Rsupplement arc limited. However, with the requisite approval, the company could x 3000 decreases sugar say that cravings, increases metabolism and interferes with the body's ability to produce excess fat. x 3000 is currently available as a dietary supplement and plan in pharma-- ; cics and nutrition stores or by calling I or visit our website at www.phillipsgulf.com. y- e, - E911 service means enhanced; of having the callers name and,;, adults, crimes in progress, and anything believed to be hazardous jo life and property also fall under calling 911. 911 is not an information number, and should not be used for weather reports, highway conditions, animal control information, or to obtain other phone numbers. Emergency calls cannot be transferred to other Sheriff Department Offices, nor can 911 be used to speak with an officer or agency. can and teachers Parents instruct children in the proper use of 911 calls, this alone can save many lives by creating a quick response. to emergencies. Statistics indicate the faster responders can get die informa tion needed during an emergency, the more lives are saved. Prank 911 calls are illegal and threaten lives and safety of the community. Prank 911 callers should be rePorted t0 law enforcement, address on the indicated automatically' The emergency 911 system dispatch 911 console, urges the public to use 911 is dialed and rectly to save lives, property, and 911 captured by the telephone compa- - report crime, the ny switching equipment, name and address of the calling' phone line will display on the 911 console, even if the caller hangs up or abandons the phone off the hook. The service is expensive to maintain and operates with local RICHFIEL- D- For persons updates to the database, an ongo- - interested in becoming child care ing task for the 911 management .'providers, a meeting will be held and telephone companies. on Thursday Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. 9 fees Emergency jre at the Workforce Service North charged monthly to each teleBuilding at 201 East 500 North, phone customer to provide reveRichfield. nue to maintain the emergency Interested persons should call 91 system. for Melody at Emergency calls are 91 calls. further information and to pick Threats to public safety are the up an orientation packet. only calls that should be reported Melody Staples, state child to 91 , such as threats to life and care licensor and Julia Mohr, property, such as fires in a dwellChild Care Coordinator for the ing or structure, out of controls, Child Care Resource and Referral wildfires, and vehicle fires. Western Region Agency will Emergency medical situations conduct the meeting. can be reported on 91 1 and emergency medial assistance will be such as dispatched. Reports Tears, idle tears? Not quite. vehicle to clearing your eyes accidents, addition In suspicious activities, missing children and of dust, hairs and such stuff, your tears contain substances that fight bacteria and proteins that combat eye infection. Child care meeting to be held 1 5 436-876- 0 445-342- 2 Dean O'Driscoll 445-332- 6 POSTMASTER. Send change of address to The Pyramid, 49 West Main Street, Mt Pleasant, UT by '647 Periodical postage paid at Mt Pleasant, Ilf and additional mailing offices. 3000 is available locally at: SKY JNE PHARMACY 1W. Main St. 462-243- 4 Agthor'i Note--. Tfeh 'ttttsmt fen brt rvilutw fcv tfcc H)A n .WW 9 Mt Mlmdfd to dugMy, fptf, cort, or prtvtot uy dntttt, 1999PGC or us. ut. state. mstylerle. sive equipment to track Murphy-Marti- n botlT Beegle and Anderson and" one number agree, hydros two need some immediate work;-Beeglsaid, "Units one and two need about $20,000 each in minor repairs. Mayor Christensen reminded the council that power plants do have high maintenance ' " costs. Council Blackham raised con cerns about constantly pouring money into .the- power business Mayor Christensen. Dan Ander- -' son and Richard Beegle all agreed that the city was in too far. ; , to pull out now. Anderson said, "When the , hydros are working properly, city cost to generate electricity is only,., one ten thousandth of a penny.",, Blackham answered, "Yes, but with all the extra costs, hydros, , are becoming very expensive.?;. ' Mayor Christensen added, "Even is made on so, good money the, sale of electricity." Anderson estimated it would only take about a month to re-- , coup the $70,000 from customers. at the present retail price. e - - Superintendent Dan Anderson asked for $40,000 to upgrade the 7200 power line. Anderson also indicated that more than $100,-00- 0 would be needed in next years budget to upgrade the substation. Although the city council approved $40,000 to repair Hydro Unit number four, it was not enough money. Richard D. Bee-gl- e. Service Center Manager of Eastern Electric, indicated that the repair bill of $70,364.14 was very reasonable. Beegle said. "Eastern Electric has given the city every consideration and has not charged for certain labor items." Eastern Electrics rate structure is $68 for straight time, $83 for overtime and $98 for double time. When tea is designated "or'-- . ange pekoe" the name refers to the size of the leaves (these are the largest) rather than the flavor. ; Tea is the most popular drink ' in more countries than any other beverage. ' Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs Six month work period, beginning the second week of April through September and one week in October for leaf removal. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPER AND ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE : OF SPRING CITY CEMETERY : AND GROUNDS: Mow lawns and trim around grave markers at the City Cem- etery, the Pioneer Cemetery, the City Hall block and behind the 1. : DUPOld Fire House area as needed to maintain a neat and clean appearance. Special attention to be given to Memorial Day and Pioneer Day. Taxes, Sales, Tax, etc. 2. Keep weeds trimmed around the perimeter of the City Cemetery and Roadways and along both sides of Main Street. 3. Mow grass along tthe highway parallel to the City Cemetery and on the north side of the sidewalk leading from Main to the Light Bookkeeping Available Kevin Washburn Elementary School on First North as needed. Notify city employees of any trouble with sprinklers or other things not covered in the contract. . , 4. 9 - - . ; ' ; Thatch, aerate and spray lawns as needed, minimum of three sprayings per season for weeds ana for fertilizer. Spraying must be done by a licensed 5. Fairview Oak Creek Irrigation V hold their annual meeting Saturday, February 20, 1 999 at 1 p.m. in the Fairview City Hail prob- lems." Spring City Grounds Maintenance Contract EmployerEmployee 436-881- at,' M (801)538-1908, time. Anderson admitted he had learned something new about maintaining these items. "Anderson Beegle continues, has very sophisticated and expen PROFESSIONAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION In Your Home r. Company will L -- beegle assured the city that proper maintenance the hydros would run for a long 1 s Appreciation is given to those who participated in the naire and if anyone has any;, questions, comments or concern contact Representative Michael Styler, 318 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Ut 84115, phone MT. PLEASAN- T- The city is closer to satisfying the Y2K requirements to keep power coming into Mt. Pleasant; however, ongoing problems are apparent. During the Dec. 12. 1998, city council meeting $16,000 was approved by the council for the installation of a reclosure for the Mountainville line and $10,000 for material for the Industrial Park. . ex Bio-Re- x The graduated drivers license is favored by 67 percent and opposed by 33 percent. The majority, 82 percent, say that schools are safe and 1 8 percent disagree. Preference for tax reduction, 39 percent said property tax, 26 percent favored income tax, 22 percent said sales tax and 13 percent said gas tax should be reduced. with 1 Bio-Re- Parent involvement in teacher evaluation, 74 percent said yes and 26 percent said no. On the last subject, laws and safety, 40 percent said the comis munity police performance poor. Average and good performance were responded with 30 percent each. 1 1 Bio-Re- 462-366- school year 17 percent favored the idea and 19 percent favored a three week increase. No increase was favored by 64 percent. Ongoing problems plague MP power , Bio-Re- S23 per year outside Sanpete County Snow College HB Rep. David Ures, 105 which would end the 12 year cap they set five years ago on legislative term limits. The bill now goes to the Senate for further action. The 1994 law allowed legislatures to serve no more than twelve years in succession. Utah is one of 18 states to have limits on legislative terms. We had a great return rate on the surveys this year. I received 380 responses from Sanpete County. Along with the letters I receive and the discussions I have with my constituents, surveys help me decide what is best for the district I serve. 99 survey results On the first subject of the survey, growth, 40 percent said that local employment is the number one concern. Planning and zoning came in witf 31 percent. 19 percent said road maintenance and 10 percent were concerned about education. Support for government spending to preserve open space, 59 percent responded no and 41 percent responded yes. All but 10 percent agreed that we should leave planning and zoning to the local government. ot the the in dioxide excess carbon United States could be removed from the air," said Dr. Richard Sandor, CEO of Chicago-base- d Financial ProdEnvironmental ucts. "This equals about 300 to 450 million tons of excess carbon in the air." he finished. .. Bio-Re- 9 Craig Conover Cheryl Brewer SAN DIEG- O- The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), recently held their 53rd annual convention in ' San Diego, CA Those attending from this area were Eugene and Nancy Jensen, Centerfield, Art King, Ephraim, and Larry Stewart, Milburn. who are members of the Sanpete Conservation Department (SCD)i it NACD is a national association of nearly 3.000 conservation districts, state agencies and individuals that work to promote local initiatives in conj serving natural resources. About 2,000 people representing the 50 states. District of Columbia. Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Pacific Basin attended the convention. One of the critical issues discussed was carbon sequestra-- ; tion. a series of conservation practices that farmers can use to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and improve air quality. Carbon dioxide is the earths primary "greenhouse gas that 1 '! interest you. On Thursday, the House passed When to use emergency 911 1 Sanpata'i Leading Newspaper (USPS for president, he does not see that happening anytime soon. He supports women running for president and added that he thought that both Republican and Democrat mates would be female in the upcoming election. When asked whether Hillary Clinton would run for political office he replied she may run for a New York senate seat, but Rudolph Juliani will be a tough opponent. In the new presidential term. Hatch would like to see government reduce tax burdens, upgrade schools, save social security, strengthen military forces, get tough on crime and drugs, and continue to work on balancing the ' budget.,' Hatch expressed support of the Salt Lake Olympic Committee and feels the scandal was a shame. He agrees with Governor Leavitts opinion that "it didn't start with Salt Lake, but it will end here." In closing. Hatch stated that he would like to see the $35 billion federal school dollars be turned over to state and local school boards as he feels they would know how to better distribute the funding. He also added that he thinks Utah has good school systems which are equal to or better than most other states. Hatchs day included stops in Spanish Fork. Nephi, Mt. Pleasant, Manti and St. George. The section between Islands group. SCD members attend convention now passed the fourth week in session and things seen to be moving quite smoothly. Although there is still much to be done, there are several items that might non-prof- Senator Hatch makes a stop in Mt. Pleasant MT. On the issue of education seven percent agreed to a 15 minute increase of school dayst 42 percent were in favor of a la minute increase and 51 percent opposed extension. For a two week increase of the by Rep. Michael Styler SALT LAKE CIT- Y- We are Remove flowers from graves seven days after Memori ' Day using own equipment for clean up. Remove flowers from new 6. graves after five days. All trimmings and leaves must be removed from city grounds. See to the watering of City, Old Fire Station, and Pioneer r.em- - , I I 7 8. . etery grounds until an automatic system is installed. ; j |