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Show Page 4 Messenger-Enterpris- Yes, its turkey time! By Russ & Cindy Beck Its that time of year when the celebrating begins, and the holiday season is usually kicked off with the fowl that Ben Franklin wanted to name as our national bird the turkey! It's true that some people - celebrate Thanksgiving by having spaghetti with mannara sauce, or However, to statistics garnered by according the turkey industry, turkey is the meat of choice for the Thanksgiv- large quantities of turkeys. Ac-- ( cording to Frank Cook, at the, Moroni Feed Company, the county, will produce about 5 million tur-- , keys in 999. That boils down (or ing table. In years past, turkeys were raised mostly for the holiday season. In today's world, and in Sanpete County in particular, its 1 truck locked up its brakes and went into a skid. The car behind appar- better investment. Not all growers cessing plant weigh anywhere' receive their chicks at the same from 8 pounds to 46 pounds. The time, so the months that the turlarger ones are usually toms and keys are processed vary. Olson's are sold to institutions such as ho- hens are taken to the processing tels and restaurants. Mr. Cook' 19 weeks 14 to when plant theyre stated, About 50 percent of the old. Toms are taken at 17, 20, and turkevs are sold as whole body The driver of the pickup was somehow able to avoid hitting rear-ende- rear-ende- (its (ftp chicks. This batch of chicks will be very lucky theyll arrive on Wed, Nov. 24. - Yes, thats the day before Thanksgiving and the little chicks w'ill be happy to know that theyre too young to show up on this years Thanksgiving table! pro- Legion lends support to holiday activities is an For many years the American Legion has lent its support to the help. A Christmas Lighting Parade by helping Santa Claus provide a sack of goodies for the children. The committee is ready to be- gin assembling the assortment of gum drops, chocolate drops, hard tack, salt water taffy and peanuts, according to i recent magazine article pointed out that about 1 ,000 World War IT veterans are dying each day and they need to be recognized and n appreciated while they can. for their efforts to honor Well-know- ed their comrades on Memorial Day, and for providing military funer- Morris Squire, who has helped with the project for several years. Six to eight people can complete the job in an hour and a half and it enjoyable project for all who : als, they also deserve credit for their continued community support of events such as the Fourth of July breakfast at the park and the special treat for the children Shopotnocio a iftfcft j jjiefi cbfeprtfeiP 23 weeks. His bigger turkeys are scheduled to be processed the first ten days in January. Like anything else in life, raising turkeys is a cycle. Even though most of Olsons bigger turkeys will soon be leaving the coop, hes slated to get a new batch of ' Turkeys coming into the Gasser's patrol car as he went past ently did not have enough braking it, and finally brought his truck to d time and the pickup a stop. His vehicle had minimal d truck. The pickup continued in a damage. The woman that had him was not so lucky. Her skid directly toward Sgt. Gasser. At that point, Gasser did some car had considerable damage, inquick thinking and fast maneuver- cluding a shattered windshield, ing. My car was at my left, so I crumpled hood, and the vehicle couldnt just jump out of the road. had to be towed. Both drivers were I didnt have a lot of choices. checked out by an Ephraim EMT Jumping to his right was also out and refused treatment. of the question as it would have Sgt. Gassers quick reactions the into him of held him in good and instincts directly path put northbound traffic. As the pickup stead. With the exception of a little continued toward him, Gasser dust, a few weed seeds and one turned and did a fast sprint down rapidly beating heart, he was fine. the middle of the highway. Ac- Gasser stated, In the past I've had cording to Gasser, he was barely motorists run over my flares and ahead of the pickup when he run over my cones, but this is the cleared his patrol car and dove into closest I've come to having one the weeds at the side of the road. run over me! birds, with the other 50 percent sold in a processed form. We ship turkey products not only in the United States, but also to Russia, Japan, Mexico and Taiwan. There are 65 turkey growers in Sanpete County, and all Utah turkeys come from a geographical area that is within 20 miles of the Moroni perhaps we should say "roasts, Feed Company. down to nearly 80 million pounds According to turkey grower of turkey. It takes a staggering 6! Doug Olson, growers will raise million eggs to produce that many both toms and hens, but due to their larger size, the toms are the birds. Ephraim accident (Continued from page 1) ation, it was too late to stop. The I, process that produces a year-roun- d sauerkraut and ham. y Thursday, November 25, 1999 e A Christmas Music Concert featuring The LD Singers and Institute Choir Wednesday, Dec. Thursday, Dec. 2 1 Friday, Dec. 3 8:00 p.m. at the Ephraim LDS Institute Reserved, Seating $3 per person $15 family pass General Admission $2 per person $10 family pass MEW-- ) Jgich-of- f Qooeert )ee. 19 Snow College Activity Center The Bar J Wranglers of Jackson Hole, Wyoming go on sale Thanksgiving Weekend Look for this logo in participating business windows to register for prize drawings! must be present to win will perform. Tickets Tickets available at: Kents, Bank of Ephraim, Ephraim City, Jensens in Manti, Ace Hardware in Gunnison, Horseshoe Mountain Hardware in Mt. 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