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Show Home of: The Mormon Miracle Pageant Ntifn , Sanpete Countys Elk Ranch 1 999 Attendance: 94,100 VOLUME 114 r fl -- - see page 7 OCTOBER 14, 1999 MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS NUMBER 13 ' f fmT Manti City busy with major projects Culinary water improvements and new building take priority in meeting. , By Karen Buchanan Even though the work began last spring before the contract date, the Manti City culinary water system upgrade is taking more time to complete than was expected. In a report to the City Council meeting, October 5, Public Works Director, Dale Nielson explained that a major part of the delay involved exploratory work. Old cities like Manti often do not have accurate documentation on the location of existing pipelines. When a contractor digs in a certain area expecting to find a pipe, only to discover that it does not exist there, they must then search for it. Too often the old pipe is many feet away from the location marked on an outdated or inaccurate map. This exploration adds considerably to the work time. Dale also mentioned other delays as well, and concluded that street repair and clean-u- p may not be completed until spring because of bad weather that will surely interfere with the work this winter. However, Mr. Nielson did say that 7 mation regarding these discussions w ill be reported to the Council at their next meet- r ing on October 20 with the goal to complete the new salary schedule at that time. The architect of the new City Building, Naylor and Wentworth, held a site review for interested contractors last Thursday, October 7. City officials and interested staff were invited to attend. To date 27 general contractors have picked up plans. It has been the experience of the architects that 30 to 50 percent of these contractors follow up with a bid. Bids w ill be opened today, October 14, at 2 p.m. A new sprinkler system has been installed on the east half of the Manti City Park, with completion of the entire sprinkling system scheduled within the next two years. The Public Works Director has also been researching costs and methods of providing a barrier between the parking area around the park and the park itself. He reported that cost estimates for curb and gutter around the park would cost approximately $6 00 a foot if installed by hook-ups and that this are most machine and if the site is prepared by city completed the of should be finished work this Hand forming would cost $1 .00. crews. phase week. The City of Manti employs 14 fullSanpete County Sheriff Claude time workers. The Council has spent time Pickett reported his ongoing concerns that in several meetings discussing the devel- better arrangements be made for traffic opment of a new pay schedule for them. control and parking at the Mormon Proposed pay increases will add approxi- Miracle Pageant next year. A meeting for mately $14,000 to the budget require- him and the Pageant Committee is schedments for this category. However, based uled for October 20, at 7 p m. to discuss on sales tax receipts to date, there should the problems and formulate appropriate be adequate funding. solutions. The Council agreed that the employCouncilmembers asked that sheriff ees should be met with individually to discuss specific information regarding pro(See Manti City on page 12) scales and increases. Infor posed salary 1 yj y grass. The marching band was unaware of the accident that had happened moments earlier and continued to march down 200 North. Vance Larsen, Snow College Music Instructor, became aware of the situation and disbanded the group ,vj I . 4 " V . V fjf I- - if Si Sr iw -- V ' ikM Justin Atkinson, of Sunrise Engineering, surveys the main water line that will be switched with a new line, as part of the culinary system upgrade project. The switch necessitated shutting off the water supply in Manti for several hours Tuesday night, leaving Manti residents high and dry. Snow College will hold Noyes Building dedication Nov. 4 LDS Apostle Russell M. Nelson will attend ceremony as distinguished guest Holly Lynne Simonsen Snow College Media Representative Nov ember 5th, 999 w ill be a day that many people m the state of Utah will never forget. At 2:30 pm on this day the Noyes 1 Accident could have been worse By Cindy Beck Sometimes its a matter of minutes that makes the difference between life and death, between a walk down the street and a tragedy in the making. Such was the case in an accident which occurred last week in Ephraim. The Snow College band was marching down 200 North around 1:10 p.m. If they had hit the street ten minutes earlier, a number of them could have been injured or possibly killed. At approximately 1 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 8, Craig Parry was driving west on 200 North when he lost consciousness. According to two witnesses that were standing on the comer, Craigs head starting bobbing as if he were passing ouL He then slumped over the steering wheel of his truck. While unconscious, he accelerated and swerved to the left, hitting a parked truck and knocking it up into a driveway leading into Castilleja Hall. Witnesses stated that he was barely coherent as he climbed out of the truck and lay down on the V ' .. Building at Snow College will be rededi-cate- d exactly 90 years to the hour of the original dedication. Russell M. Nelson, member of the LDS Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, will dedicate the building; the original dedication was done by LDS Church President, Joseph F. Smith. According to Dean ODnscoll, Snow College Director of Public Relations, This is more than dedicating a building, it is a tribute to the people who spent ten years of their lives building it the first time. The City of Ephraim gave the largest donation to start construction on the building, and the citizens of Sanpete County did the work. Citizens cut stones and timber, laid bricks, and donated nickels and eggs. The dedicated time was not included m the cost of the building. Because so many people have special ties to Snow College, the dedication will be held outside w ith the building as a per fect backdrop. There is not room in -- id the Noyes building for the anticipated at All who come should dres js they did 90 y ears ago m coats, glov e and hats. Free hot chocolate and donuts will be provided. Guided tours of the Noyes Building will also be given before and after the dedicatory service Besides be mg a part of history, attending the event is the only way to receive a limited edi tion book about the Noyes Building Souvenirs will also be available including engraved pieces of the original dance floor, a few original bncks, and badger blankets Snow College has extended inv nations to several very important people including political and religious leaders, but a more important emphasis has been on inviting the people that have been a pan of Snow. More than 50, 000 students hav e tendance. come through Snow College since the first dedication. They have impacted the college and the college has impacted them, this is a relationship the people at Snow truly cherish. All who come should plan on arming early as parking will be limited The driver of this pickup truck lost consciousness and crashed near Snow College last week. Fortunately, the Snow College Marching Band was ten minutes behind the accident. about half a block before the accident scene, as the Ephraim Ambulance arrived. Emergency personnel checked Mr. Parry for injuries. He was then transported to Sanpete Valley Hospital with minor injuries to the head and rib cage, and was subsequently released. The doctors were unable to determine why he lost consciousness, but medical tests are being run in the hopes that they will pinpoint the problem. Upon speaking w ith Mr. Parry later, he stated that he remembered nothing about losing consciousness. The only thing he could recall about the accident was hearing the marching band and seeing an EMT walk up to him. After I hit the truck, I got out, I turned and I remember seeing the band come down the street.. .Lucky they werent around." Local city council seats up for grabs The 1999 election will feature three entirely different types of situations in Ephraim, Manti and Sterling. In Ephraim, there are three council positions open, and six candidates are run- have filed for those positions, so will b running basically unopposed, w ith the ex ception of possible wnte-in- s. The three are Alan Justeson, Nit; Madsen and Brent Wade. In Sterling, w ith tw o council ning, along partisan lines. position: for the Democrats Loma are Running open, there are four persons running, am w ill earn the Larsen, Robert Hedelius, and Craig the tw o high po Johnson. Their opponents, representing sitions. the Republican party are Lynn Schiffman, The four are; Larry Hansen, Manly t June Crane and Dean Cox. Lyon, Randal L. Cox and Oti In Manti, there are three counSoutherland. cil positions open, but only three persons The election w ill be held November 2 vote-gette- ar rs |