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Show "W Home of: The Mormon Miracle Pageant 8 Shopping Days Left 1999 Attendance: till Christmas!. 94,100 VOLUME 114 NUMBER 21 50 CENTS DECEMBER 16, 1999 MANTI, UTAH Storm, vandals combine to create power outage cat For that reason, pow er w as Cindj Beck Residents of Sanpete County from from Gunnison and by 3 '0 p m , a porManti to Fairiew experienced a power tion of the alley had pow er back People By failure on Monday, Dec that left many people with no electricity or heat in the midst of a chilling winter storm The storm front blew in around 1pm. and when it did the fireworks began on a 138,000 volt line in the canyon near the Jerusalem substation Apparently vandals had damaged an insulator on the line and the moisture and wind from the storm caused an electrical arc, creating a dan- were unaware that it was only a temporary solution and began tumirg on lights, 13, furnaces and appliances By approxithe mately 5pm. heavy usage created a power drain on the system m Gunnison Once again the valley was plunged into darkness At that point, it was determined that a power rotation w as the best route to mainand blew the fuses taining pow er ;r. the alley Although th-created sporadic brownouts throughout tne gerous situation in which the line dropped Most of the homes in the alley w ent immediately from cheerful, well-ligs, dences to places of ht semi-darknes- evening, it quested that consumers turn oil all unnecessary appliances and lights and an an- Although UP&.L responded quickly, the electrical line w as in a remote area that was accessible only by helicopter or snow Zions and First Security divest branches, two in Sanpete curity. merger. We regret that we will be obligated to sell the accounts of some of our long- standing customers as a result of these said Spencer In addition to the divestiture of branches and deposits, the assets to be sold include a total of approximately $660 million in commercial, consumer, and agricultural loans in these markets. Both First Security and Zions have Eccles, chairquirements, man and chief executive officer of First Security, who will become chairman and co-chi- ef executiv e officer of the new First Security. Zions w'ill divest 4 1 branches in Utah with approximately $1.35 billion in depos its in Utah, and six branches w ith approximately $86.5 million m deposits in Idaho. the problem with the line lust aiict on Tuesdav momine mid-nieh- Tractor Sales, for a distance th.it measure" of a mile In approximately an effort to keep the holiday season ioIlv. ing on US 89 at the south end of Ephraim, the song might well turn into tis the season to be grouchy if they aren't aw are that officers will l.ssue warning t.ckets for any speeding infractions in the new speed zone - at least for a short time Iter that, w lolations ill be tuiseted in the speeding usual manner a change to posted speed limits. According to Chief Ron Rasmussen, a new speed zone has gone into effect There are now three speed limit changes that take place at the south end of Ephraim The new 45 m p h zone extends from the South Towne Theater to Hermansen's tvvo-ler.t- city Therefore, as you're leav trg or enterfrom the be careful not south, Ephraim ing to speed up too soon or slow down too late Otherwise, you're liable to find a speeding ticket in y our Christmas stock-in- All-Americ- Alan Cox w as recently named first team NJCAA an skills, rather than his kicking Now. with Snow College's sport and football seems to be the foot- punter, becoming the only Snow Colball football er to season make the illustrious first unit lege play history, Cox is faced with this year. The former standout from Manti High a tough, decision School achiev ed the distinguished honor vv ith a 43.7 While four-yeschools are waving k o 4 tiers his 43 in his face to sign average, topping average from the prev ious year. the baseball world re- immediately, Alan is the son of Doug and Joyce Cox of Manti. mains an issue with the lure of poten- ar yards-per-kic- tency, cranking out ent case. hang-tim- near-perfe- ar ct multi-spor- ts program is always very special and helps to bring a wonderful feeling of Christmas into the lives of those who attend. All are encouraged to come and enjoy this special program. The two would like to know where vv ill cv entually be hv me before vv edding v ow s start due to the transition from football last season, Cox ended the year as one of the toughest pitchers in the SWAC. leading the Badgers into the Region Tournament by winning his final three starts on the mound rt All-Sta- I te . , - Time is of the essence for Cox to quickly settle upon where he will take his athletic talents He is gaged to be married on December 1 8. to Jennie Dyreng from Gunnison kicks with appar- star is not new for Cox Being a multiple-spoIn high school he was named first team in three separate sports, excelling in football, basketball and baseball for the Templars Ironically, as a senior, he was most noted for his quarterbacking di- recti on he will take A native of Manti, Cox has been a two-spo- rt star at Snow College, spending his springtime on the mound for the Badger baseball team After a slow . e' Alan Cox named punter, sought by big name colleges Though Cox's kick average is noteworthy, it is e that leav es four-yeing to participate in is not they exchange scouts drooling During his tw o y cars at Snow Col- an option It is time to focus on one lege, the sophomore sensation has been the focus of several celebrated football programs, such as: UCLA, Washington State, Kansas State and Miami. Being constantly evaluated is unnerv ing; yet, in face of the scrutiny, Cox has been the epitome of consis- The annual ward choir festival, sponsored by the I phrai Stake, will be held this coming Sunday, December 19, at-- 7 p.n phraim Stake Center. Each of the five choirs will perform, and the choirs and congregation will join together in singing Christmas carols. t. By Cindy Beck Tis the season to be jolly, or so the song goes. However, for motorists driv- there has been First Security will sell 19 branches with approximately S657 million m deposits in Utah, and two branches with approximately $12.8 million in deposits m Idaho. Included in the list of branches to be sold are First Security's branches in Mt. Pleasant and Moroni. his consistency and Stake to present ward choir festival hour-lon- g neighbors ith the information and tial stardom. In Cox's mind, continu- - they Ephraim This re- F. w New speed limits on south end of Ephraim First real winter storm in Sanpete combines with earlier vandalism to cause power outage that affects Sanpete County on Monday. co-chi- ef In F phraim. phoned each other saving. Hi, I'm Scrooge, turn off your Cl nstmas lights'" L'PcV. L was able to work their way back into the canyon and to final' v resolve -- executive officer and president, chief operating officer of the new First Security. And the sale of these branches in no w'ay diminishes our commitment to any of our communities. The sale of branch offices is necessary in order for us to receive regulatory approval for our re- 1 inform the public w ent door to door -- H. Simmons, president and chief executive officer of Zions, who will sen c as the to stay nouncement was made on KMJ radio to reported that temperatures dropped long histories of service to the communities in the markets we sen e, said Hams en- with quickly in their homes, going from sev enty to fifty nine degrees in the tw o hours before power became available again Zions Bancorporation and First Corporation announced this w eek that they have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to div est numerous branches in Utah and Idaho. In total, Zions and First Security will divest 68 branches (60 in Utah and eight in Idaho) with approximately $2.1 billion in deposits in connection with the pending merger of the two companies. The sale of certain branches is required by the DOJ in selected geographic areas to ensure the merger of First Security and Zions w ill not have any effect in any market that is served by the new First Se- give enough power to warm I PA.L able people little natural light available from the w inter sun. Those who had no backup heat Secu-nt- y dd resi- u Alan Cox, Badger punter from Manti, earns recognition. i |