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Show 3-o- n-3 MT. PLEASAN- T- In three on three action this week, it was Allens defeating the Rim Rockers 45-4Allreds beat Boylans 53-2and Amoco conquered Lee Dental 52-4Reeses beat the Rim Rockers 53-3Allens triumphed over Daniels 47-4Reeses defeated 49-3"Daniels Lee Dental trounced Boylans 56-2and Allreds beat Amoco 55-33; 9; 6; 6; 1; " 7; 7; 7. IMP report RICHFIEL- D- Utah Highway Patrol troopers were kept busy in Sanpete County with three accidents on Saturday, Dec. 18. Trooper Turner investigated an accident involving Zachary Proctor, 23, Salt Lake City, who received minor injuries when he collided with a cow on State Road 89 north of Fairview on Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. Proctor and passenger Andrew Patten, 25, were both wearing seat belts and injuries were minor. The vehicle was towed from the scene. The first injury crash on Saturday was investigated by Trooper Kevin Bradshaw on State Road 116, one mile east of Moroni at 9:30 a.m. Jay Jackson, 26, Nephi, fell asleep and allowed his vehicle to drift into an oncoming vehicle driven by Lisa Navarrette, 41,, Mt. Pleasant. Both drivers were restrained and air bags deployed. Navarrette was injured, Jackson was not. Two children in the Jackson vehicle were restrained, however, they both sustained minor injuries. Victims were transported to Sanpete Valley Hospital and both vehicles were towed. Jackson was cited for improper lane travel. Trooper Ken Pitts investigated the second crash at 2:58 p.m.' on State Road 89, five miles north of Ephraim involving Bernard Mutie, 21, Salt Lake City. Mutie rolled his vehicle one and one-ha- lf times, injuring himself and two passengers, Amram Musungo, 28, Salt Lake City, and Robert Kagabo, 27, Midvale. Victims were transported to Sanpete . Valley Hospital. Seat belts were worn by all occupants and the vehicle was towed. The third accident was investigated by Trooper Ken Pitts at 6:40 p.m. Sarah Larson, 23, Spring City, was injured when she rolled her vehicle on State Road 89, north of Fairview. She was transported to Sanpete Valley Hospital and the vehicle towed. She was wearing a seat belt. COPY f Comity looks back on 1 9,99. tragedies trmmpbs -- COUNT- Y- Top SANPETE of 1999 show the strengths and pitfalls of events in the county during the year. stories Recognition Several cities in the county found themselves nationally recognized this year. Fountain Green was the center of attention during the first Nor-be- st Birch Creek Bluegrass Music Festival, which attracted more than 1,300 people. The festival, which ran July 9 and 10, was held on Russ and Sharron Evans farm in Birch Creek, about two miles outside of Fountain Green, was also aired world-wid- e on the internet. The festival included performances by local, state, national and international bluegrass bands including The Grasshoppers and The Bladerunners. Workshops and impromptu jam sessions were also held. Plans are already underway for a bigger, better festival to be held next year. Mt. Pleasant City was named the best outdoor sports town by The Sports Afield magazine. article, which highlighted one town from each of the 50 states, said that the cities claim to fame was its four-whedriving, vehicle, mountain biking and snowmobile routes. Ephraim City was recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation with a Tree City USA award. Ephraim was one of 24 cities in Utah to receive the award. To become a Tree City USA the community must implement a tree board or department, enact a community tree ordinance, budget money per capita for tree care and observe Arbor Day each el 9 while sacking the opposing quarterback 41 times. Snow Colleges point guard, Trent Whiting, a sophomore from Kuna, ID, was named NJCAA first team He also received the John and Nellie Wooden award for top male junior college player in Utah. Whiting averaged 18.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.8 steals per game during Sports In sports the Manti Templars football team won the 1999 State 2 A Championship. The team held an undefeated record for the Tragedy The year saw its share of tragedy beginning in January when Matthew Nielsen and Jesse Van Krebs, both of Mapleton, were found dead in an avalanche in Fairview. The youths apparently had parked their car and walked out onto a snow overhang when it collapsed causing an avalanche, which entangled them. On Jan. 20 two brothers were reported missing from a snowmobile trip. Rescue teams were unable to locate Craig and Darrel Winegar due to weather conditions. Their bodies were recovered later in spring. Spanish Fork Canyon claimed the lives of two local residents on April 9. Former Mt. Pleasant resident Sheila Pittman was killed and her husband and baby seriously injured when their car slid on d roads into traffic. Former Fairview resident Stephen Dansie, was also fatally injured that day when he was ejected from his vehicle after hitting a patch of black ice, which caused the car to roll. The body of Darrel Young was recovered from Gooseberry Reservoir on May 29. Young had drown on a duck hunting trip with his family in November of 1998. Richard and Brent Sterner, sons of Jerry and Dawn Sterner, were to the UniversiBurn Center after the of Utahs ty car they were riding in hit a high voltage power pole on July 7. They are still going through physical therapy and the scar tissue will always be there, but the boys are alive and doing well. Bernard Sorensen was found accident dead after a on July 9. Hospital EMTs, county sheriffs officers and Gunnison Fire Department crews all assisted in tire recovery of the Gunnison man. snow-packe- life-flight- year. Brett Johnson and Devin Shepherd, both of North Sanpete High School, were named to the first Football Team by both The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News. Johnson led the Hawks to the highest point per game average in 3A in the regular season. He was also named quarterback his junior ami senior years. Shepherd was named first te tern offensive lineman. His line allowed only 10 sacks All-Sta- te All-Regi- All-Sta- On July 4, the body of James (Jimmy) Jensen was recovered from Gunnison Reservoir, an apparent drowning victim. Gary Carlson, Manti, reported they had been fishing when the boat they were in capsized. Carlson was able to swim to shore. four-wheel- er Agnes Heath, Mt. Pleasant, organized a free Thanksgiving dinner for those that were in need or alone on the holiday. Over 250 people attended the meal, which was served at Sils Horseshoe Mountain Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant. Service Local students learned the value of giving through several fund raisers and service projects. the season. in year. . All schools in North Sanpete School District joined forces to help local residents in need. Each took on the responsibility of collecting food and personal care items for the Sanpete County Food Bank. All in all students collected 283 rolls of toilet paper, 200 pounds of detergent and shampoo, 80 tubes of toothpaste, 250 bars of soap, 1 ,000 cans of food, 42 quilts, and several large sacks of personal items. Mt. Pleasant Elementary fifth grade students collected favorite recipes and created a cookbook to be sold for Mothers Day. Proceeds from the sale of the cookbook were donated to the American Red Cross, who, in conjunction with NATO, helped refugees in Kosovo. North Sanpete High- - School Transition Learning Center Students conducted a food drive in the Moroni, Mt. Pleasant areas and collected over 200 pounds of food which was delivered to the Food Bank. Students spent approximately 25 hours delivering bags and collecting food. Mrs. Halls North Sanpete High School sewing students produced 40 baby quilts to be sent to refugees in Kosovo. Students put in more than 400 service hours to complete the project. The quilts were given to the Red Cross to be distributed as needed. Another group of high school students collected various supplies to send to Turkey after an left thousands of earthquake in freezing homeless people weather. These are just a few examples of the acts of generosity and local students have , kindness taken part. ome students involved with the projects felt that they may have started out as just something to do, but the feeling of making a difference has affected them in such a way that they will continue to find ways to serve others. Fairview citizens donated over 1,600 volunteer hours to create a tree for the Festival of Trees in memory of Zane Beebe, son of James and Lisa Beebe, who was paralyzed in an accident and later died. The tree sold for $9,850, one trees of the of the year. All proceeds went to the top-selli- Primary Childrens Hospital. Drug problems Drug claimed reached in south-centr- al Several enforcement officials drug trade the illegal "epidemic" proportions Utah. drug raids took place throughout the year resulting in the shut down of several metham-phetamin- e labs. Laboratory equipments, narcotics, paraphernalia and weapons were also seized. Central Utah Narcotics Task Force arrested over 22 people in drug raids throughout the year. Warrants were executed by 11 arresting agencies. Robert Sorensen, an alleged major drug kingpin was arrested in June, in Fountain Green, after being under surveillance by the task force. to keep citiAs a follow-u- p zens aware, the Citizens Drug Task Force in Sanpete County has tracked drug sentencing in local courts. Records show that judges are handing down light sentencing and that the drug problem in the county is ongoing. Miscellaneous Despite the controversy Wal-Ma- rt began building and is scheduled to be complete sometime in June of 2000. The Sanpete County Heritage Council has continued work on the Heritage Highway. Phase one on the Opera House in Moroni has been completed. Work on phase two and three is ongoing as money becomes available. on the Noyes Renovations Snow at College was building completed and more than 1,700 people attended the Mt. Pleasant Elementary, FACT Team students, taught by LuDean White, teaching assistant, made and donated a baby blanket to Sanpete Valley Hospital. George Winn, hospital administrator, accepted the donation at the school. Students made the blanket for the first baby bora in 2000. |