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Show Home of: j X t. m- Physical therapist m will open - County clinic in The r: . Manti. Mormon Miracle VOLUME 113 , - see page 3 1999 Dates: 17-1-9; j:rrr$ h V Pageant d June Sanpete JLJ 22-2-6 MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS NUMBER 40 THURSDAY, APRIL 22,1999 Sesquicentennial Wagon Trek to be part of celebration Chief Walker, the Ute Indian Chief from Sanpitch Valley, with 12 of his tribe, met in council with LDS President Brigham Young and other Church officials on June 14, 1849. These Indians had come to request that the Mormon leader send colonists dow'n to their land to make settlements and teach Indians to live as the white men lived. On October 28, 1849, 224 pioneers left Salt Lake City for unknown wilderness enroute to Sanpete Valiev and the present site of Manti for the proposed colony. As part of the Manti and Sanpete County Sesquicentennial celebration, a reenactment of this trek is being organized in which those throughout the city, county, and state will have an opportunity to participate. This trek will begin on Wednesday evening, July 2 , 999 at Nephi, then proceed up Salt Creek Canyon on Thursday, July 22 and camp near Fountain Green. On Friday, the train w ill travel on the west 1 1 side roads to a camp site south of Wales given of the pioneer trek and other hap- and reach Manti on Saturday afternoon, penings that occurred along the original July 24 in time to participate in the city trail. Those with special talents are encouraged to participate in the firesides. parade. w The wagon train committee, Alv in ho all those to The trek will be open would like to participate with their own Kilmer, Richard Macfarlane, Linda Blake, Gardner and Doug Barton, has been wagons or buggies, horseback, handcarts to for Deadline or hiking. parworking on this trek for the last several applications ticipate is May 1. Those wishing to rent out their wagons are asked to contact a member of the committee for details. Each night there will be a campfire program with entertainment and history months and feel that those participating not only experience some of what the pioneers experienced, but will gain a greater appreciation of the sacrifices made to settle Manti and the Sanpete area Information and applications concem-Alle- n ing the wagon train can be obtained by or calling w ill 435-835-4- To help combat drug problem Citizen Task Force organized with help of law enforcement, civic leaders A each community. SheriffPickett reported on recent drug agencies involved in drug prevention or arrests and said more would follow. education. The condition at the County Jail was In a recent meeting of the committee, Lt. Rick Howe said that the jail discussed. Holman said the committee would be in the countys communities and recently held 30 inmates, the most in its history'. give education and direction to area citiThe committee worked on a petition Manti High Schools Math Team zens. He also suggested the group prioridisplays awards received at recent comcirculated the will which be tize efforts and work with county agenthroughout petition. Team members include: Bonnie Armstrong, Donald Brady, cies. county, which reads- To W horn it May Jamie Peterson, Stacey Crosland, Lynn Sullivan, April Butterfield, ChrisOther meeting highlights included a Concern: We understand the serious ef- tine Johnson, Jamie Luster, Jon Cox, and Neil Lund. Math Instructors fects of drugs in our community. We, the John Ockey, Robert Bessey and Leslie Good are holding the plaques. v ideo on how to help kids succeed. Discussion followed regarding the current citizens of Sanpete County, plead that d crimes DARE program in Sanpete County. people conv icted of Holman feels educating students as well in our county always be prosecuted and as parents is the bottom line in helping sentenced to the fullest extent of the law . Citizen Drug Task Force for health and other county or community Sanpete County has been formed. The mission statement of the Task Force is To develop solutions to problems caused by illegal substance abuse in Sanpete County and help our elected officials make the necessary changes that w ill make Sanpete County a safer and more attractiv e place to live. Committee Chairman Kev in Holman and Sheriff Claude Pickett w ill coordinate the efforts of the committee. Members of the committee include representatives from each community. County Commissioner Bruce Blackhant, representatives from the Sheriff s Department, mental pro-acti- ve - drug-relate- MHS Math Team wins competition for 3rd year For the third year in a row, the Manti High School math team won a first place trophy in the recent Snow College Math Contest. Nineteen schools from around the state participated in the annual event on April 13. The schools were divided into four groups, according to school population. Manti competed against North Summit, North Sev ier. South Sev ier, and Juab. The teams in each group were comprised of ten members and the top five scores were used to determine the team's group score. Participants liken the contest to a State Play -- off. Students with the three highest indi-- v idual scores in each group were also recognized and offered scholarships to Snow College. Manti's Chris Johnson's score was the highest of the Manti group and Bonnie Armstrong's score was second high. In comparison w ith the 140 students in the group, Chris score was the highest and Bonnie Armstrong's was in third place. Miss Ephraim Pageant will be held May 1st The Miss Ephraim Pageant for 1999 will be held Saturday, May at 7:30 pm. in the Crane Theater. Five of Ephraims young ladies will be contending for the crown. They are: Sharlie Andersen, daughter of Chuck and Tauna Blaisdell and Larry Andersen: June Fore, daughter of Paul and Rebecka Fore; Lindsee Moore, daughter of James and Kathy Moore; Brooke Pierro, daughter of Steven and Denise Pierro; Heather Osmond, daughter of Merrill and Mary Osmond. Mark Ammons and Karen Bartholomew, Miss Ephraim 1998, will emcee the program. Karen will perform during the e ening, along w ith other specialty numbers. 1 Norma Matheson, former First Lady of Utah, addresses participants at the Six County Elder Abuse Conference. Also on the stand, from left to right, are Agent Alan Larsen of the Department of Public Safety, Ross Bumgardner, Director of the Six County AgingHuman Resource Department, and Ron Stromberg, State Director of Adult Protective Services. Elder Abuse Conference held in Richfield More than 200 participants attended the Elder Abuse Conference w hich w as held at Snow College South (Richfield) Tuesday, April 6. The conference was presented by the Six County Area Agency on Aging, under the direction of Ross Bumgardner. Norman Matheson, former First Lady of Utah, was the key note speaker. Mrs. Matheson related personal experience which demonstrated how elder abuse has touched some aspect of her life. Ron Stromberg, State Director for Adult Protective Services (APS), said that the number of elder abuse cases investigated by APS in the Six County OPY Area, and in the state, has increased at an alarming rate over the past few years. This trend is expected to escalate as the number of elders, in relation to the total population, increases as baby boomers born between 1946 and 1954 come of age. Stromberg also stressed the fact that under Utah State law, it is mandatory that any suspected case of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation be reported to All Calls are confidential. Agent Alan Larsen explained his role as an investigative officer with the Department of Public Safety. Sevier County Sheriff Phil Barney answered many questions from the audience as he spoke about local meth labs. After lunch conference participants chose two of the four breakout sessions to attend. Senior Center boards and administrators, health care prov iders, nursing students, law enforcement officers and others from the entire Six County area attended. It was the goal of this conference to bring this problem to the attention ol the public, to give insights about who the v ictims and the perpetrators are. and to educate indiv idual citizens as to their responsibility if they suspect any form of elder abuse in their neighborhood or community. 16 arrested in traffic Sixteen persons, and the driver of a v ehicle, were taken into custody and transto ported the Sanpdte County Jail w ith the assistance of the Central Utah Correctional Facility, following a traffic stop in Gunnison on Tuesday, April 13. All subjects in the v ehicle were male, four of whom were juveniles. Immigration took custody Karen Bartholomew Miss Ephraim 1998 stop Gunnison by Gunnison Police for a traffic v iolation. Upon inv estigation, Santillan was arrested and charged w ith possession of stolen property , using plates registered to another vehicle, no insurance. The plates on the vehicle were reported stolen. Assisting Gunnison Police were the of all 16, plus the driver. Sanpete County Sheriff s Department. The driver, Alberto Gonzalez Utah Highway Patrol, and personnel from Santillan, age 29, was stopped in ClCF. 4 J |