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Show Home of: Labor Day NOTICE: Due to The Labor Day holiday, Mormon Miracle the deadline for all news and ads will be i Pageant Friday by 5 p.m. j Thank you. Attendance: 94,100 1 999 d VOLUME 114 the MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS NUMBER 7 mmmmtmm "f"-- I f SEPTEMBER 2, 1999 Ephraim City Council hears citizen requests Purchase of city property by Flix, skateboarding park, discussed By Lynn SchifTman Although the Ephraim City Council had planned no further meetings in August, a brief meeting was held on Wednesday August 25 to address citizen concerns and requests. Russ Johnson approached the city about purchasing from or ith the city on parking dow new employees with the city were announced, the Child Abuse Program re- partnering When this semi, carrying a load of hay bales, crashed along SR 1 32 last week the result was a huge plume of dust thrown into the air like an explosion.The driver sustained minor injuries. UHP reports on traffic accidents in Sanpete Ken Pitts investigated a crash on SR 3 . Steven Draper, 32, West Jordan, was following a vehicle driven by David Larsen, 57, Fairview, when the Draper vehicle ran into the back of the Larsen vehicle. Mr. Larsen was not injured. Mr. Later that day, at 9 p.m.. Trooper Gene Openshaw investigated a crash on crash on SR 132 on Aug. 26 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Ronald Taylor, 35, US 89, Straights Junction. Nlanti, went off the roadway on the right MistieSharpe, 18, Fairview, failed to avoid a vehicle turning left. The trailer to yield to a vehicle driven by Omar he was pulling, filled with hay bales, Lascano, 20, Mt. Pleasant. Ms. Sharp w ent off the shoulder and hit a culvert. was wearing a seat belt and complained Mr. Taylor was transported to the of back pain. Mr. Lascano was not wearSanpete Valley Hospital w ith an injury ing a seat belt and sustained head lacto his hand. He was not wearing a seat erations. Both vehicles were towed. belt. On Aug. 28, at 3:45 p.m.. Trooper Trooper Denis Avery investigated a 1 Draper was transported to the Sanpete Valley Hospital with cuts and lacerations. He was cited for DUI. The Draper vehicle was towed, the Larsen vehicle was retained. M " w quested funds, and discussion ensued concerning the skate board park. Russ Johnson, ow ner of the site where a proposal to Flix is located, expand his Main Street property by purchasing adjacent city property. A similar discussion took place approximately two years ago. The council, although of different composition, still had the same opinion - they do not want to lose potential city owned parking near Main Street. Mayor Gary Anderson and the city council encouraged Russ in expanding and improving his property. Mr. Johnson is considering selling all or part of his property for office development down town. The council committed to be partners in providing parking in the area. However, there are complications associated with this type of interaction and the council will seek legal adv ice before any decisions and'or commitments are made. Kay Jensen reported the projects and successes that the Child Abuse Prevention Team has had with a variety of projects in the past y ear. Kay is hoping to improve associations with at risk and latch key children and volunteering adults in improving their learning and study skills. In order to add this program Mrs. Jensen asked the city for a donation of up to $500. The council, although agreeing with the benefit of the program and anxious to contribute, tabled their decision to contribute until a legal opinion could be giv en. A recent court case in the Salt Lake area may have some ramifications on gov emment entities participating as they have in the past. (See Ephraim City" oa page 10) Snow College ready for school year Bountiful auto accident claims life of Manti son During the annual Presidents Fall million dollars. d The group was told that of Assembly at Snow College, employees were given some information, motivation Snows students come from the and recognition from President Gerald J. area surrounding the college. Day added that most growth for the college will have Day. and Richfield from the to come from outside the area because Employees 89 take to of the students in the six county area Ephraim campuses gathered part in some training, hear from the President attending college are attending Snow. and enjoy an evening meal at the Day bragged about the Noyes BuildPresident which welcomed Building. ing Day Noyes opened for business this week, all in attendance by saying that the reason after being under construction for 30 Snow College is so special is the people months. Its the first time in nine years involved. that we havent had a construction fence Our people have a nice blend of ex- on our campus ... and I think Im going to pertise and goodness, said Day. He con- like it for a little while, Day said. tinued by encouraging faculty and staff President Day spoke of a number of to help people become better. Hopefully challenges the college is facing, includour students leave us with a sense they ing integration of the two campuses, comare somebody. A big part of our cause is puters and technology, salaries, and cerpersonal growth, Day told those in at- tain strategic challenges. He also stated There will be about 4,600 that a real challenge could be growth. The tendance. students enrolled in Snow College classes, state is predicting a 60 growth for higher including all of the concurrent enrollment education in Utah over the next 15 years. around central Utah. The college will run How are we going to handle that? he this year on a budget betw een 23 and 24 asked. one-thir- six-coun- ty all-ne- w Three employees were honored for outstanding service. The Outstanding Service Award for Professional Staff went to Don Erickson, Director of Contracts and Construction. The Jessie Madsen Brady Superior Teaching Award went to Paul Gardner, Associate Professor of Life Sciences. The new employees introduced on the Ephraim campus include: Leon Beal, Custodian; Curtis Condie, Summer Programs Director, Ellen Conover, School to Careers Secretary; Mike Empey, Head Foot- ball Coach; Leslie Good, Chemistry Teacher, Jill Hansen, Assistant Public Relations Director; Spencer Hill, Accountant; Sharon Kilmer, ESL Instructor; Joan Larsen, Assistant Director for the Central Utah Area Health Education Center; Marci Larsen, Presidents Executive Secretary; Clareen Nelson, Talent Search (See Snow College" on page 2) A tragic accident took the life of a former Manti resident, Erik Wardle Olsen on Thursday evening in Bountiful, Utah, just a block from his Bountiful home. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. when the car he was driving was hit broadside in an intersection by another vehicle. Mr. Olsen was killed instantly with massive head injuries. Erik is the son of Ken and Claudia Olsen, Manti residents, and is the grandson of Richard and Marie Olsen, also of Manti. His wife is the former Michelle Warner, and they were expecting their first child. Erik was an outstanding athlete and leader in Manti High School and other on Monday, August 30, 1999. A comeducational institutions. plete obituary' appears elsew here in this Funeral services w ere held in Manti issue. Call boys team up to run family business in the publication of the Manti Messen- By Lloyd Call Former publisher Lloyd Call has re- - gerEphraim Enterprise. Lloyd was a to Sanpete County to join with his dent of Manti for nearly 20 years until father. Max Call, and brother, David Call, 1994, w hen he left the area to pursue a resi-tum- ed Bachelors Degree and improve his skills. That goal was achieved this August 15, and with a degree in Business Management, he returns to Sanpete to help w ith the family nevvspaperprinting business. We have lived the past five years in Pay son, and I have worked for three companies w hile working tow ard my degree, Mr. Call said. I now have far more ex- tensive experience in color printing, graphic design, logo creation, internet programming, and management skills, with a strong emphasis on operations and financial management. I feel these skills will help as we move the Manti Messenger and Ephraim Enterprise into the new millenia. David Call has been working with e owner and father Max Call for several years now, and looks forward to his older brother joining the family team Manti again. Lloyd has learned a lot of skills that w ill help us grow, and I am glad to long-tim- and David Call will join forces to publish the MessengerEphraim Enterprise newspapers. Lloyd Call, Max Call POOR COPY have him return to Sanpete. Newspaper publisher Max Call noted, As Lloyd comes back, he and Dav id can handle more and more of the day-to-d- ay operations, and I can relax and be Chairman of the Board, meaning I can spend residents want just Ephraim news, Manti residents want just Manti news; other people are more interested in Sanpete as a w hole. Lloyd plans on conducting market research to find out just what is desired, and if the demand is there, w e will more time at the temple, in my garden, organize a Sanpete newspaper. and doing a ittle trav el ing. I plan on keepThis is about much more than just in hand the and ing my editing writing part giving advertisers increased coverage, of the business, but Ill spend less and less Lloyd said. A newspaper has a duty to time at the office. give their subscribers w hat they w ant, not Plans for growth include increased job what we think they want. Before we printing capacity to handle color printing, launch a county w ide new spaper, we w ant and inv estigation into a possible Sanpcte-wid- e to make sure it is desired, and would be newspaper. We want to find out supported. Such a paper would need rewhat people in Sanpete really want in a porters and photographers in every towii, newspaper before we plunge into a county not just pasting a different front page on paper effort, Lloyd said. Sun eys w ill be the same inside newspaper. If you have conducted to find out how much demand an opinion on this, please tell us. Do you w ant a county w ide new newsthere might be for a Sanpete-wid- e or not? spaper, paper. I have talked with both kinds of people, Lloyd remarked. Some people (See Call Brothers" want just their own town news; Ephraim ob 1 -- -- page 2) |