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Show F'-- v,n-- r :r ,t HI m: V 40N6 'I, i i: v . 1 6 i T 64101-12- 77 2HL&S EDITION OF THE AN l L0TC-00- 7 I AT ION m YOUR TOWN, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOUR NEWSPAPER 2a$UmU VOL 1 12 29 JANUARY 2004 NO. 5 50 CENTS Manti council considers expandim garbage service by Benton MANTI Council agreed in their regular Petersen Manti City by consensus council meeting held Jan. 21, to pursue the idea of picking up trash outside city limits. Manti Mayor Kim Anderson told the council that the city will make a proposal to Sterling to pick up their trash. He explained that they now have three companies servicing them on three different days. We can save the cities money, the mayor said. If it is economical, we should go for it. We could pick up on Thursdays. It may make our trash pick up a more profitable enterprise. City Public Works Direc- t tor Dale Nielson had a concern-abouthe truck the city now uses for trash collection. Coun- cilman Alan Justesen men- tioned that the city would have to make enough money to warrant buying a new truck, but a new one is probably needed anyway. Justesen also agreed with the mayor that Manti should try to service Sterling and suggested that a study be done to see if it is something that would be beneficial to both cities. If the truck is going through Sterling with a partial load, picking up garbage there could be a win-wi- n situation. Another change in the citys trash collection that was recommended by Mayor Anderson is that all businesses in the community be serviced by the city. Councilmember Diane Keeler agreed with that. I dislike using the private entity because they come on Friday and we have to put the trash cans out in front. Nielson added that the city could service businesses with the 400 gallon cans that Manti presently uses. Justesen asked why the city had not done this earlier, to which City Administrator William Mickelson replied, The council did not want to compete with private enterprise but protecting the private sector is kind of weak because we are already in the private sector with our trash pick-uMickelson also commented that placing trash cans on only one side of the street would not save the city milage or cost. He added that the trash cans would have to be on the north side of the street on one road and on the south side on the next street. p. The council decided to have Dale Nielson study the feasibility of serving Sterling and other areas outside Manti s boundaries. Road conditions Councilmember Loren Th- in very poor condition from the phase II water project installation and made note of east 600 South Street which is in a deplorable condition and has remained so without contractor follow up. Councilmember Dean Hatch made note of the melting ice and snow on the roads noting that the slush perhaps could be pushed from the roads and some discussion ensued with regard to road conditions, impact of snow plowing, etc. Mayor Protem Justesen made note of the condition of 300 North Street east to the Rackham property driveway and the condition of the Rackham property driveway which was left in a very poor state of repair. Some discussion ensued with regard to contractor w-up with it being noted that final grading and gravrepair, eling of these roadways could not take place until the areas were dry. Justesen made note of an follo- inquiry from Betty Barton con- cerning placement of the fire hydrant adjacent to her property and considerable general discussion ensued. Following this discussion the Public Works Director was instructed to follow up with communication with Barton. Other business ompson stated that there are Sheriff Kay Larson some streets that have been left re- - Local students inducted into National Honor Roll LYNBROOK, NY-Th- ere are 14 students from the Sanpete County area who are qualified for induction into the Spring 2003 National Honor Roll: North Sanpete High School Rebecca Boekweg, MT Pleasant; Tyler Christensen, Fairview; Shaylynn Daniels, Mt. Pleasant; Jaclyn Johansen, Mt. Pleasant; Jodee King, Fountain Green; Melissa Loomis, Fairview; Lataya Lund, Mt. Pleasant, Collette Seely, Mt. Pleasant; Sami Sego, Mt. Pleasant; and Marcy Stubbs, Mt. Pleasant. Gunnison Valley High School Naomi, Williams, Ster- ling. Manti High School Rachelle Frischknecht and Nicole Reynolds, both from Manti. The National Honor Roll recognizes high school and middle school students. Young people like these inductees, who work hard to attain academic success, de high-achievi- serve to be congratulated. says Lynn Romeo, publisher of the National Honor Roll. Honoring their achieve- ments provides motivation and encourages them to continue striving. Were proud to include them in the National Honor Roll. The National Honor Roll offers several benefits which can contribute to the success of its student members. By tak- ing advantage of National Honor Rolls College Admissions Notification Service, high school inductees can notify the admissions offices of as many schools as they wish that they have been inducted into the National Honor Roll and that they are interested in obtaining information about those colleges. A copy of the students biography is sent to the colleges along with that letter. Each state governor and U.S. senator receives a complimentary copy of the National Honor Roll Commemorative Edition, along with a list of the students who have been inducted in their states, and their mailing addresses. Complimentary copies of the book are sent to selected school libraries across the country. The National Honor Roll contacts potentially qualifying students after reviewing information about their academic performance. Each student is asked to submit information about hisher GPA, interests, activities, and future goals. Only students with a B or better average are eligible. Of the inductees in the Spring 2003 National Honor Roll, 61 percent averaged an A- - or better; 39 percent averaged B 27 percent were through B; seniors, class of 2003; 38.5 percent juniors, class of 2004; 22 percent sophomores, class of 12 2005; percent freshmen, class of 2006; and .5 percent middle school students. For more information, visit www.nationalhonorroll.org. ported to the council that 25 percent of all calls to the sheriffs department come from Manti. He also urged the city to have a curfew at the city park. Keeler agreed saying, When I was raised, you didnt go to the park after a certain time. The issue was tabled for further discussion. A discussion ensued con- cerning past-du- e electrical bills. One incident mentioned was where the owner of a well had passed away and others have been paying for the electricity to run it even though it is still in the deceased persons name. Justesen said that the bill is 90 days in arrears, so he urged the council to have the name changed to a living person. He also commented that a widow should not have an electrical account in the deceased husbands name. If they continued to use the husbands name, they could be disconnected. After reviewing wage evaluation forms that had been completed on the employees and following this review cJuncilmembers Thompson and Justesen, along with the mayor, had made determination and recommendations for salary adjustments. As a rule, the range of increases was in the percent range with the majority of the increases falling at two percent and some as high as nine percent on some individuals who were behind in the position or in scale. Gene Rogers, director of zero-to-ni- Manti Power, will receive $4,101 per month, retroactive to September of last year. The highest paid employee is William Mickelson, who will receive $49,704 per year. Mickelson commented that he had received a call from the Joel Sedgwick family who have lived in Manti less than the six months required for a resident cemetery fee discount. They have a terminally ill person in the home who wishes to be buried in the Manti Cemetery. They want to pay resident rates for that persons burial. The council tabled the issue. What to do about the city recycling yard was also an issue of discussion. Dale Nielson commented that where the recycling yard is now could be a fire hazard. Mayor Anderson suggested that the property be sold and the recycling moved to the industrial area. It was the consensus of mayor and council that the recycling provides a considerable value to the citizens of the community as far as disposing of organics such as grass, tree limbs and garden clean up. No action was taken. The council approved the application for the Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT) Grant to pay for classroom training and also approved the agreement which would allow other cities in the county in assisting Manti in cleaning up a hazardous spill. Councilman Loren Thompson suggested moving the city yard from First East to the industrial area, but no action was taken. Councilmember Lundmade note that Bill Peterson is expressing interest in purchasing some additional property adjacent to property he now owns. Lund expressed concern that some of this property has considerable value and the city should be hesitant to divest themselves of this property. Katherine Cottam, daughter of Mark and Miriam Cottam, Wales, stands in front of a grand piano in the Moroni Opera House. As a piano and violin student, Cottam has spearheaded a fund raising project to purchase the piano from Snow College. Grand piano comes to opera house g MORON- I- A has been created project and undertaken by Katherine Cottam, daughfund-raisin- ter of Mark and Miriam Cottam, Wales. The purpose of the project is to raise funds for the purchase of a grand piano from Snow College. The piano was originally the main performance piano at the college. Katherine has collected enough funds to provide a sufficient base, so that Snow College was happy with the piano being delivered to the Moroni Opera House before the collection of funds was completed. Cottam, a piano and violin student, believes that it is important for the Opera House to have a piano of this quality and that the piano will provide a stimulus and enrichment for students of the piano as they perform in their recitals. She is also making plans for local and visiting musicians to give concerts for the public. Students from colleges and universities will also be encouraged to perform. Cottam has attended events held at the Opera House with her family and was impressed with the decor and historical restoration of the building. She desires to see the Opera House become a wonderful venue for encouraging the growth of the musical arts. Cottam chose to have the piano be a gift to the Moroni Heritage Development Commission, which is making plans to dedicate the piano in the memory of Deniece Blackham, a respected and accomplished Moroni musician and a piano teacher for 72 years. She wishes to encourage the hundreds of piano students taught by Blackham to contribute to the fund. All the names of contributors will be placed in a register, which will be given to the Blackham family when the dedicatory concert is held. Anyone wishing infor- mation, answers to any questions or to make arrangements to donate, may call Cottam at Barton to speak at Snow Convocation EPHRAIM Prominent Central Utah broadcaster and Snow College Alumni Association President Doug Barton, Manti, will discuss Whats So Great About Snow? at the weekly Convocation program Thursday, Jan. 29, at 12:30 p.m. , in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts on the Ephraim campus. All Convocations are free and open to the public. Barton, a Manti native, began his broadcasting career with Snows student radio station while earning his degree. After time away for college and an LDS mission and additional broadcast experience, he returned to Manti and established KMTI, a small local station that has grown over the years into a network serving the entire Central Utah area. Post Office burglary suspect arrested MANT- I- The U.S. Postal Inspection Service in conjunction with the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department arrested Crystalyn Dawn Koivunen for the burglary that occurred at the SinclairPost Office in Sterling. Koivunen has local ties to the area. She and her accomplice are expected to be indicted by a Federal Grand Jury next week. |