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Show Home of: CHANGE MTPn lisJUU The Mormon Miracle f DEADLINE T)ue to the Thanksgiving Holiday, the deadline for all Pageant news and ads for next weeks paper will be Friday 1 999 Attendance: Noon. Happy Thanksgiving! 94,100 VOLUME 114 OF mmmsa 50 CENTS NUMBER 17 MANTI, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1999 Manti High School names First Quarter Top Templars The Manti High School faculty has named the Top Templars for the first quarter. The selection is made based on scholastic achievement, combined with citizenship and leadership qualities and activities such as athletics, drama, etc. Receiving this recognition for first quarter, are Jamie Peterson, a daughter of Ralph and Mary Ann Peterson of Manti and Shaun Kjar, a son of Steve and Carol Kjar of Manti. Jamie has maintained a 4.0 cuextra-curricul- Mrs. Nielsons 6th grade class from Ephraim Middle School views a model of the space plane at Senator Bob Bennetts SpaceTalk 2000. X-- 33 Senator Bennetts SpaceTalk 2000 wows Sanpete County students Sanpete County middle-schostudents handled solid rocket propellant, learned how to track a Utah-bui- lt satellite, and saw experimental spacecraft at an educational program hosted by Senator Bob Bennett November 10 at Snow College. Bennetts program, titled SpaceTalk 2000: One Orbit Around Utah, explained our states important role in the nations space program to nearly 1000 sixth through eighth graders, encouraged them to study science and technology, and explored future job opportunities in the space program available to them in Utah. Who knows, with Utah playing an important role in the future of the space program, these children may someday be the scientists, engineers, or astronauts working at a Utah spaceport, Bennett said. The SpaceTalk program exposes them to some of the exciting possibilities of the ol future and teaches them that virtually any career they choose will require the skills in science and technology they are now learning in school. NASA engineers, Utah State University scientists and space industry officials taught the students how the solid rocket boosters for the Shuttle are built and refurbished near Brigham City, how two Utah companies provide booster rockets for most commercial launches, and about satellites and other space hardware built here. Wow, said Kelan Steck, a e student at Ephraim Middle School, I wish I could ride in a spaceship. Kelan learned that his wish may not be totally unrealistic. He and other students marveled at the is to drastically reduce the cost of 3 is a space travel. The the VentureStar, a prototype of X-3- space plane under development by Lockheed Martin, NASA and others, who are considering a site in Beaver County as the reusable vehicles spaceport. Within Kelans lifetime these new tech- launch nologies may make commercial space travel economically possible. ar mulative grade point average throughout her high school career. She has also been busy participating in class activities as well as sports. This year Jamie is the editor of the Manti High Schools Yearbook, the Clarion. She is also one of the studentbody artists and served as the Junior class president. In addition, she has been serving on the Manti Youth City Council. Throughout her high school years, Jamie has been a member of the volleyball team and the girls .basketball team. This year, she played on the varsity volleyball team. She will be playing in the post position of the varsity girls basketball team. Shaun Kjar Shaun Kjar is currently In addition. Shaun has been taking college courses this year. He has taken seminary all four y ears of school and w as on the Seminary Council for one of those y ears. He Honor Roll. is active m church and scouting He is a defensive lineman for and will soon be getting his Eagle the Manti Templar football team Scout Award. that has set a new school record of Shauns hobbies include studentbody president at Manti High School. He has maintained a GPA of 3.876 throughout his four years of high school and is on the and 0. Shaun was chosen as captain for the team and expects his team to go all the way. Along with football, Shaun has participated in wrestling, baseball, track and tennis. Shaun was also able to attend Engineering State as a 1 1 Last summer Jamie repre- Sanpete County teachers thanked Senator Bennett and NASA for bringing the SpaceTalk program to their students. Its great to see the students so excited about space and the possibilities within their reach in Utah to acquire the skills to be astronauts and all of the other job opportunities without leaving e Utah. said Terry Madsen, a 3 an Elementeacher at Fairview spaceplane, experimental craft that could begin test flights tary. Theyre seeing that even into Utahs Dugway Proving they have a chance. Theres a light Ground as early as next summer. in their eyes that not only A main goal of the 3 program superstars go into space. sixth-grad- sixth-grad- X-3- X-3- sented Manti at Utah Girls State. She was voted a state representative, and got to know girls from all over the state. She also attended some government study groups in Washington D.C. during the summer of 1999 and is a graduate of Utah State University Engineering State and Utah High School Business Week. Jamie was a member of the Manti High Math team which took first place in the Snow College High School Math Competition. She also qualified for the state speech competition. Drug Task Force seeks support for Resource Officers Citizen Drug Task Force committee members tested the w aters at a recent South Sanpete School Board meeting to see if board members would consider Resource Officers in Manti and Gunnison schools. Kev in Holman, Chairman of the Sanpete County Citizen Drug Task Force (SCCDTF) reported at their monthly meeting that the school board response w as encouraging. Holman is now developing a formal presentation to stories are welcome, take to the school board in DecemAfter dedication, the dugout ber or January. w ill be closed except for tours by In the meantime, Holman sugapproved groups. gested. Lets rally support. Go to the principals, mayors and other prominent people of the county and get them behind us. At the Dedication ceremony for dugout monument will be held this Sunday The dugout that the LDS The dugout has also been fur- Church has been constructing is nished with some e fur- and the will similar dedication to time the niture, completed, period it be Sunday, Nov. 21, with an open represents. There is also a com- house from 1 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the dedication scheduled for 4 p.m. The dedicatory prayer will be given by Clayton Huber, an Area hand-mad- 1 memorative plaque that will be part of the site. There will be a media briefing at 3:45 p.m., and cameras are permitted. Advance Authority Seventy. The project, which has been done entirely with volunteer labor, is an effort to a dugout, similar to the type of dugouts that early Sanpete settlers used to survive the first winter in Sanpete County. The location of the dug-ois at approximately 3rd East and 4th North in Manti, against the south side of the Manti Temple Hill. This dedication is the highlight g Manti event of the Celebration. Everyone is invited to attend. The event will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first The Manti pioneer dugout monument is built, decorated and ready for dedication ceremoMormon settlers into Sanpete Val- nies on Sunday, November 21. The monument was erected to celebrate the Manti City ley and Manti. Sesqulcentennial and is a of ut year-lon- on poor copy j dugouts similar to those of early Manti settlers. sports, snow boarding, fishing, hunting, riding motorcycles, lifting w eights, music and hav ing fun. He will graduate from high school and seminary in May and is able to attend one year of college before he leav es for an LDS mission. SCCDTFs monthly meeting, Holman rev tewed the responsibili- ties of the Resource Officer for committee members and warned them to not confuse the Resource Officer duties with duties of the current DARE officers. A Resource Officer would be e to one high assigned school and the junior high and elfull-tim- ementary schools that feed the high school. His duties would include: Instruct vocational law classes each school semester Serv e as Officer Friendly and teach safety issues to kindergarten through third grade elementary students Investigate to completion, school and juvenile related crimes Prepare and teach classes in related education, crime preand safety to vention, community groups and the schools law -- self-defen- se when requested Counsel students and parents with law related problems Act as a liaison with school -- officials and community crime prevention people Enforce law s and ordinances Cooperate and coordinate w ith other professional disciplines Prov ide law enforcement for and evening school activities Make an effort to assist administrators in specific enme related areas as needed Teach DARE to the students in the junior and senior high school ser-vic- es after-scho- ol Represent law enforcement for Program Implement and run the South Sanpete Youth Court Holman highlighted responsibilities of the Sanpete County Sheriff s office: Hire, supervise and hold the officer accountable Supply a vehicle and equipment to the deputy for his required duties Make av ailable to the deputy, training for police officer certification and resource officer related education Maintain and apply for grant At-Ri- (See Resource Officers on page 10) |