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Show Letters to the Editor The grasshoppers are coming By unite I etters to the tditor from our readers Letters must be signed, in good taste not libelous or slanderous and limited to 500 words He resene the o more than one letter per right to edit letters to meet space requirements person per month n ill be published The opinions expressed are soleh those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions o this newspaper II e Jim Woolf The ground near this tiny Tooele County town (Vernon) was covered Friday with tiny insects that hopped back and forth among the first green stalks of grass poking from the desert soil. Close exe critamination shows the that crickets ters were Mormon hatched about a week ago. There are millions and zillions of them, said Ed Bianco, entomologist for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Foods. It looks like the fly-siz- Clarification To the Editor: Last week Mr. Benton Petersen wrote a letter about the Sheriff's office purchase of Durangos instead of pickup trucks and the Commissioners' displeasure at the transaction. Since I wrole the article from which Mr. Petersen got his information, there are two points which would like to clarifv. The Sheriffs office requested the pickup trucks original!) and the Commissioners appro ed that 1 request. They did not tell the Sheriff to buy pickup trucks. After the Durangos were purchased instead of trucks. Commissioner Besses said that he had heard they got poor gas mileage, and Sheriff Pickett should hae brought the change in v ehicle purchase request before the Commissioners prior to buy ing a different ehicle than had been previously approved. Shirley Bahlmann Manti Follow up on drug charges To the Editor: to show the same kind of determi- As a parent, teacher, and retired peace officer. I applaud the recent efforts of law enforcement in our area. These efforts send a clear message that we as citizens of Sanpete are against the use and nation and courage shown by members of our law enforcement sale of illegal drugs. Unfortunately it doesn't end there. All of these people w ill have to go through our court system and be found guilty of the charges. Our County Attorney, judges, and the citizens who sit on juries vv ill have is moving. The scene is a prelude to what state and federal experts predict will be a big year for Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in Utah. The population of these agricultural pests was building last fall and most of their offspring are ex- ground Even though this letter is four and a half months late in coming to you, I decided to go ahead and express my feelings and apprecia- tion. ful country. approached the cemetery was vv ith the aw magnificence I and beauty of all the flags put there in honor of our war v eterans. The flags were especially Messenger-Enterpris- thanks to all who have served in the armed services and to those who contributed in any way to that beautiful flag memoMy rial. Judy Harmon Tolman Spanish Fork, Utah modeling, public speaking, inter-- v ievvs, rodeo and horse know ledge and horsemanship skills. Contestants must use the same horse all y ear and cannot be in any other community royalty during the 1999 summer months. For further information, call Sam 835-866- 2. The date scheduled for the WEATHER for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. Anderson annual Old Folks Party is Saturday, April 17. This year will be quite an exciting event because it will be the 125th year anniversary of the Old Folks Party. In the next few issues of the Manti Messenger, Collette Thompson vv ill be including articles about how this event was celebrated 125 years ago. We invite the attendees to dress in vintage clothing as part of the Old Folks Celebration. Dig into your closets and see what you can come up THE KvIessenger 3284-000- Enterprise 1 777-200- annual function are Curtis and Becky Kjar. Committee members 0 Inc. 1998. All rights reCopyright, Messenger-Enterprisserved. Reproduction, reuse or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission by the publisher. Published each Thursday for 50c each, $16.00 a year inside Sanpete County and $19.00 outside Sanpete County, by Inc., 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642. Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti, Utah. PROl D POSTMASTER: member 0F Send address changes to: e, Messenger-Ent- erprise Inc. 35 S. Main, Manti UT 84642 Messenger-Enterpris- e Publishers Editor General Manager Sales Representative Manti City Reporter Ephraim City Reporter .... Sanpete County Reporter. Manti High School Sports large groups that consume everything green in their path. They are ugly to us, said Abbott. And it is ominous when they take off marching in the same direction. Mormon crickets figure famous story prominently about the pioneers that settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 848. during their first spring in Utah, a column of crickets began eating the crops. The pioneers were saved when a flock of California sea gulls flew in and ate the crickets. in a 1 - Reprinted by permission the Salt Lake Tribune. of Winners at recent FBLA competition are, top row: T rent Young, John Cox, Jed Rasmussen; bottom row: Heather Osmond, Sheleen Willmore. Business Leaders of America from Manti High School garner awards at conference On March sev en Manti High School students, along with their advisor, Mrs. Becky Kjar, 1 0, travelled to the annual Future Business Leaders of America ter, Sheleen Willmore, Trent to Business Communication; Jed Young and Jon Cox earned a Membership Madness award for recruiting members into the local Rasmussen placed 7th in Introduc- FBLA chapter. spring leadership conference held There were 999 students at the Salt Lake Hilton. MHS again present at the conference from all over the state of Utah. Students' garnered several awards The Manti High School FBLA chapter took 1st (not as a Gold Seal chapter) in a Jeopardy game that took the full year in which to qualify. Activities included such things as inviting a state officer to an activity, doing a service project, participating in an activity with another club, etc. Also, as a chap must compete against every school in the state that has an FBLA chapter. Only the top ten in each event are recognized be- cause of the huge number of students competing. Jon Cox placed 6th in Economics, 3rd in Introduction to Business, and 10th in Introduction tion to Impromptu: Heather Osmond took 9th place in Word Processing; and Trent Young placed 3rd in Mr. FBL and received a Superior rating in Who's Who in FBLA. Trent Young is the outgoing Southern Vice President for the state officer team. Manti High School has had an FBLA chapter in place since 982 when Mrs. Kjar began teaching. In all of these years MHS has 1 never come home from state competition. empty-hande- d with! This year's chairmen for the EPHRAIM USPS 0 - 1 Annual Old Folks Party scheduled for April 17 Your best source of local news! USPS long-horn- ed 1 Applications can be obtained from Sam DeLeeuvv, Manti, and must be returned by May to be eligible to compete. Contestants vv ill be judged on DeLeeuvv Ine e, THE 1111 ANTI Mormon crickets which actually are a type of grasshopper cause greater public concern because they move in 1. striking against the drab colors of fall and the leafless trees. The scene filled me with a reverence for those people who have given so much to preserve our wonder- 1 would cost about $1 million to control crickcrickets can destroy hay fields, ets and grasshoppers in the five denude range land and even dam- western states, said Larry Lew is, spokesman for the state agriculage gardens in suburban areas. ture The infestation could cover agency. If members of Con1.300 square miles of public and gress would provide that money, milprivate land in Utah, according to they could probably avoid state officials. Areas with the lions of dollars in damages. Abbott said grasshoppers worst problem likely will be Box Elder, Beaver, Millard, Tooele and cause more damage than crickets. When their population soars, they Sanpete Counties. denude vast areas. can Damage may be worse than In addition, people living in normal this year because the U.S. Department of Agriculture has no residential areas near Tooele and dammoney to continue its traditional Beaver this year could see residential their to role of controlling these pests. age landscap years outbreak. It ing The 1999 Sanpete County Cowboy Sweetheart and Sanpete community. County Junior Princess Contests The consequences of our failare to be held Saturday, May 8, at ure at any point in the process are the Sanpete County Fairgrounds. too appalling to ev en contemplate. The royalties will reign over the If you are concerned about this Sanpete County Fair Rodeo and matter, write or call our County stock events and will be required Attorney and let him know how to appear at all county celebrayou feel. Don't let these people get tions. parades and rodeos. off vv ithout serious consequences. The Sweetheart contestants must be 14 years of age by June Craig Rasmussen of this current year and Junior Ephraim Princess contestants must be between the ages of 8 and by June Flags were awesome On November 11. 1998 came to Manti to v isit my parents, Merl and Leonard Harmon. As 1 That means the responsibility vv ill be shifted to individual landowners, most of whom did not budget enough money to deal with this Cowboy Royalties to be named 1 To the Editor: pected to survive the mild winter. Its going to be bad this summer Said Greg Abbott, a plant protection and quarantine officer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hungry grasshoppers and - to Sanpete! Max and Beth Call Max Call David Call TriciaCall ...Karen Buchanan .... Lynn Schiffman Shirley Bahlmann Brad Barton, will be coming around with invitations and also asking for donations from the general public and businesses. 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