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Show Home of: VOTER TURNOUT The Mormon Miracle -- SANPETE COUNTY -- Registered Voters .. 11,501 Pageant Votes cast 1998 Attendance: 94,800 VOLUME 113 6,028 Voter Percentage .... 52.4 NUMBER 16 50 CENTS MANTI, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1998 Comparably healthy turnout at polls Voters elect new state, county officials Cannon, 3,971; Will Christensen, 709 Every person counts in Manti, as new Zoning Ordinance is nullified by only two votes. DUI County Commissioner: cast in Manti, only 950 voted on the question. Some voters complained that they didnt even see the question on the ballot, due to the fact that it was ail by itself at the end of the ballot. much attention recently, both pro The question had received and con, and an initiative placed it on the ballot to be decided by the voters, which they did. The control of questions raised by the ordinance now reverts back to the previously-passe- d ordinance 1975, which is still in effect. In Sanpete County 6,028 14-year-- old All State Propositions passed 1,915 Bruce Blackham, 3,629; Jay Alder, accident kills Pickett. 2,824; Wallace Buchanan, 2,508 South Sanpete School District Board: Michael Barclay, 484; Douglas Neeley, 244 County Assessor: Steve Kjar, State Rep., Dist. 67: Bill 3,423; Eugene Bartholomew, Wright, 147; Paul Meredith, 61 2,395 State Rep., Dist. 68: M ichacl County Clerk: Kristine Stylcr, 3,228; Lloyd Pipes, 708 Anderson, 3,835; Robert Williams, If you don't think your vote the ordinance. Of the 1,100 votes can make a difference, consider this: The Manti City Zoning Ordinance question as to whether or not to retain the ordinance passed by the City Council, failed to be sustained by a scant two votes. Manti voters voted 476 to 474 to negate 1,645: Benton Peterson, 468 County Sheriff: Claude in Sanpete County. in vot- ers (out of 11,501 registered made the trek to the that's 52.4 polls Tuesday to cast ballots for numerous candidates and various propositions. Several candidates 1) passenger A youth was in the 25 mph zone. The passenkilled instantly in an accident in ger side of the van slammed into a power pole. The top of the pole Ephraim on October 30. Ephraim City police re- snapped off, bringing down the sponded to a 911 call Friday, power lines. Oct. 30 at 7:40 p.m. They arrived Oscar Reyes of Ephraim, moments later to the scene of a ( 4), a passenger in the van, was single vehicle accident at 100 killed instantly. The other occuNorth 500 West in Ephraim, just pants sustained only minor injuwest of the Snow College West ries. All the passengers were Campus area. young, age Cruz blood-alcohlevel According to police the accident occurred when measured at .266, more than Estroberto Ricco Cruz of Mt. three times Utahs legally-drun- k Pleasant lost control of the ve- limit. Cruz has been arrested hicle, a late 80s Chevy Astro once before for DUI. This time MiniVan. The vehicle was west- he was charged with vehicular bound at an estimated 55 mph homicide. 1 14-1- 8. ol were unopposed, and some races were close. of the Elected without opposition were: Eddie Cox, County Commissioner; Ross Blackham, County Attorney; Ilene B. Roth, County Auditor; Reed Hatch, County Recorder; Earl Clark, County Trea- Getting their kicks... 6- - Organized soccer hasnt been in Sanpete for very long but a team of hardworking and accomplished a rare achievement this fall in having an undefeated surer; Jim Braithwaite, South Sanpete School Board; Roger Nielson, South Sanpete School season. Board; In contested races: U.S. Senate: Bob Bennett, 3,974; Scott Leckman, 1,413 Members of the team from top right are: Brandon Benton, Jacob McGarry, Lewis Mullins, Korl Martin, Galen Brady, Skyler Miller, Griffin Aste (top scorer) Chase Stevens, Jennifer Johnson, Meg Jenkins, Benjamin Rigtrup, Tori McArthur. Not pictured: Russell Hugentobler. Special thanks is given to all parents for their great support U.S. Representative: Chris The team furthered their success by romping through the loss and holding their opponents to zero goals scored. post-seaso- n without a Snow College will honor distinguished alumni Sat. Snow College will honor seven individuals during Homecoming on Saturday, November 7. This year's Distinguished Alumni will be honored at a session held in the Greenwood Student Center at 9 a.m. I lie public is invited and the event is free of charge. Those being honored this year include: Senator Leonard Blackham, Bert and Val Greaves Gividen, Merian Anderson Murphy, Jerry D. Pulsipher. Eleanor Peterson Kjar Madsen and David H. Blackham. Senator Leonard Blackham graduated from Snow in 1 969. le and his wife, Laura, own a large 1 family-operate- turkey farm d in Moroni, which produces 240.000 turkeys annually. He is a member of the Moroni Feed Company and serves as chairman of their Board general manager of Wasatch Crysof Directors. He serves in the Utah tal, Inc., general partner in BGP&R State Senate as Majority Whip. 1 le also served two terms as Sanpete County Commissioner. Bert and Y'al Greaves Gividen both graduated from Snow College in 1956. Val raised eight children and served in many LDS Church callings, as well as assistant to the principal at a local high school for a few years. Bert was a professional educator in the public schools, including teaching, dean of students, assistant junior high principal, principal in junior and senior high schools, superintendent of schools, and Department of Conferences, Workshops and Director at BYU. He was also vice president and . i I I1&,, Leonard M. Blackham tLSk . f cation. He has worked for the past 29 years at Granite School District, in MG, Inc., Enterprises, president beginning as teacher and moving financial consultant in Amnivest almost immediately to principal. Financial and other positions. He has served in six different elMerian Anderson Murphy ementary schools as principal. He served as AWS President and has served as president, director graduated from Snow College in and board member in the Granite 1954 and began her career in dance Association of Elementary Princiimmediately following graduation. pals, He currently serves as direcShe taught dance in the comtor of 21 elementary schools in the and schools. various at Granite School District. Jerry munity high She was instrumental in imple- served in various leadership camenting many dance and drill or- pacities in his church and scoutganizations. In 1969 she changed ing. her career to mother w hen she and Eleanor Peterson Kjar her husband, Neil, adopted a baby Madsen graduated from Snow boy. Two years later, they adopted College in 1933 and is this years a girl. Her career changed again Distinguished Service Recipient. when she moved to Nevada, where She Taised five children with her she taught high school and college first husband, Ronald Kjar. After for 20 years and ten years as a he passed away, she reared her media specialist for Channel 10. Recently she retired after 36 years of service in the field of education. Jerry D. Pulsipher met his wife, Marlene Buys, at Snow College. He graduated in 1965 and started an illustrious career in edu- - children and married 8 years later to Leslie Madsen and shares in the lives of his three children. Leslie passed away in 1984. 77 and graduated from Snow College with his wife, Dianne Andrus Blackham, in 1980. He is the Dis- taught school, served as Sanpete County Deputy Recorder for 25 years, was editor of the Saga of the Sanpitch, and correspondent for the MessengerEnterprise for 40 years. She has served as PTA president, Ephraim Elementary tutor, president of the Ephraim DUP, member of the Ephraim Literary and Culture Lore Clubs, and political delegate. She received the prestigious Yule Service Candle Award from the community and many awards for exemplary tutor- graduates for noteworthy achievements in their early careers. He received his pharmaceutical degree in 1984. David returned to Sanpete and Jerry Pulsipher David Blackham 1 tinguished Noteworthy Award During her career, Eleanor Recipient, which honors Snow became the ownermanager of Skyline Pharmacy. He is also Director of Pharmacy at the Sanpete Valley Hospital. 1 le is completing a second term as Mt. Pleasant City Councilman. He enjoys his family and managing his familys farm, which raises a quality breed of Charolais cattle. David works with the youth by opening his home and ing. David II. Blackham served as his back yard tennis court to the Freshman Class President in 1976- - community. X Ms Eleanor Kjar Bert and Val Gividen Merian Murphy |