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Show Home of: DEADLINE NOTICE As of June 1 st 1 997, the deadline for all news and ads for the Ephraim Enterprise The Mormon Miracle be Monday at 5 p.m. All items received after the deadline will be held until the will Pageant following week. Thank you for your contin- 1997 Attendance: 145,000 VOLUME 112 NUMRER 2 ued support. MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS 84642 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1997 Service Day offers opportunity for beautification efforts Mant! History House Dream of garden of treasure' growing more real all the time As the aroma of fresh bread drifted across the grounds of the History House, the sweaty workers were drawn to seek out the homemade bread, shade and a cool drink of ice water, for it was hot that July morning, and they had been doing heavy work for hours w ithout a break. This historic day, when each ward in The Church of Jesus Christ Saints had been asked of Latter-da- y to contribute 150 service hours in their community, had arrived, and would go down in the annals of history as a project that had never before been attempted. The Manti First Ward chose their project of cleaning the grounds, laying brick around the base of the newly placed statues at the Manti History House, and quilting a quilt designed to show Chief Walkara pointing to the temple. For years, Jane Braithwaite grass roots activity, they have acquired a prime piece of property, and slowly a vision of what could be created here is coming to fruition. Recently, a statue of Chief Walkara and a pioneer couple was placed and dedicated in the area that is to be the beginning of a Garden of treasure under temple lights. Plans were unveiled of a building that is to be built, to accommodate family reunions, highlight families and their histories, and many other objectives. Brass plaques, with names of ancestors placed as a tribute and memorial of their good works, donated by their descendants, will be placed in the gardens, near paths that will wind through the grounds, filled with shrubbery, flowers, trees, benches and garden walls. You are invited to visit the History House on Main Street, and and the Destiny committee have had view the work that was done by the a commitment to preserve the heri- Manti 1st Ward, and to join in the vision of this committee. tage and history of our people. Through years of struggle and PUP Monument Beautification award provides shade trees for monument Three flowering crab trees were recently planted at the DUP Monument by members of the Manti Beautification Committee. Nine shade trees were planted previously along the west side of the cemetery. These trees were awarded to the city for participation last year in the Utah Civic Beautification Program. Manti Cemetery Workers straighten headstones at Manti City Cemetery. Scenes similar to this one were common throughout Sanpete County and Utah during the LDS Church Service Day last Saturday, July 19. The Beautification Committees Tidy Bug Awards Wards in the Manti Stake were the line, leveling stones as they in projects at the Old City-Hal-l went, regardless of the names on involved have recently moved to the attracrestoration, the Heritage them. tive yards that are maintained by House and the City Cemetery, as Ivo Peterson had a good sized Buzz and Dorothy Winn, Mark and well roadside as many and yard group of volunteers working at the Cynthia Olsen, Clair and Nina areas. were old City Hall. The walls are pretty-muccleanup Although they Henningson, Carl and Orvilla Sterable the not work all stripped, the floor on the to Saturday, Braithwaite, Morlin and Muriel will Ward build second a pavilhelp story is ready for patching Cox, the Manti LDS Stake Center ling ion and other the work and at perform refinishing and some new winand the Manti Destiny Committees Park at a date sched- dows will be installed soon. This Sterling City House. Heritage uled in August. project, as well as the one at the Kids and old folks, and all ages Heritage House, is ongoing and in between, were involved. Janet will require continuous effort on the Garbe was working diligently to part of community volunteers. The mornings effort was well straighten headstones in her family plot at the cemetery. She said, I spent and several volunteers comof Latter-da- y Saints designated July had better clean up my own group mented that they were glad to be 1 9 this while Im out here. Others were involved and thought that such year as Worldwide CommuService to commemorate Day nity doing the same, while one group projects should be organized more this sesquiccntcnnial anniversary. started at one area and moved down than every 150 years. Time to set things straight with weathered headstones By Karen H. Buchanan The Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1 847. The Church of Jesus Christ Auto theft still a problem, say police Ephmim City Council News By Lynn SchifTman In dual meetings last Wednesday, the Ephraim City Council met, first to hear department reports, then in their regular meeting to consider agenda items. Department Reports Police Chief Ron Rasmussen reported that the recent Administrative Stop ran smoothly and was effective. During the stop, officers from Ephraim, Mt. Pleasant, the K--9 Force from the Central Utah Correctional Facility, and the County Sheriff s Departments participated. All drivers were stopped and questioned about current drivers license, property vehicle registration, and appropriate insurance. During the stop the following violations and citations were reported: 5 registration violations, 12 no Utah drivers li- Chief Rasmussen also reported that a vehicle had recently been stolen. The keys to the vehicle were in the ignition and a personal wallet w as available. Ephraim City Police are working with the Sandy Police Department to solve the case. The vehicle has not yet been recovered. This is the third such incident where vehicles, planners, and wallets have been stolen. Citizens are advised to remove their keys from their ignition and their wallets from inside an unattended car. Alma Lund of the Ephraim Power Department reported that the electric hydro plants are operating well, but that the water level is nearly too low to operate the turbines. Regular Council Meeting In council meeting, issues over the Jazz Festival, stop signs, placement of school warning signs, weed no insurance, 1 suspended license, 1 tobacco possession by a minor, and evading the control, purchase of the new garcheckpoint. The last administrative bage truck, and the Streets Project stop took place several months ago were discussed in regular meeting. with similar results. Vance Larsen reported that the censes, 15 1 ordinance prohibiting uncontrolled growth and suggested that the city needed to reexamine its action torecent Jazz Festival at Snow Col- ward the problem. The issue will be addressed with the Beautificalege was preceded by a no frills music camp and had 25 students tion Committee to see if the probregistered. As a finale to the camp lem can be solved. a festival was held on the last It was pointed out to the Counevening and students were able to cil that the street signs indicating perform along with local and pro- that a driver is approaching a fessional talent. Larsen indicated school, zone may be misplaced. She that those involved would like to see suggested that the signs be replaced the Festival become a major event in a more appropriate spot. The for the city. He petitioned the Coun- Council concurred and agreed to cil to sponsor next year's event and have the Police Department evaluwas successful in receiving a ate the sign placement. $ 1,000 commitment to do so. The Council adopted a resoluA citizen concerned about the tion to initiate a leasepurchase speed of traffic along 100 East and agreement with Zions Bank for the along 200 South approached the new garbage truck. The cost of the Council to request that stop signs truck is $135,000. The truck has be placed on that comer. However, been ordered and should be in place the Council stood on its previous within six weeks. resolution to hold the line on any The current garbage fee asnew step signs until the traffic study sessed each household is $9.00 per is completed. month. That amount has been broThis same citizen asked if there ken down into four areas. These is a means of controlling or forc- include $4.50 to the previous Ephraim Cemetery new flag poles allow for multinational display 14 Two major projects for the tw o cemetery is opened the plan inEphraim cemeteries have recently cludes a display of flagpoles that been completed. Ephraim Park will fly flags donated by veterans cemetery is now waving the addi- and their families. This will be in tion of 1 4 new flag poles. The flags the future because there are still that fly from the poles are the flags many gravesites available in the Of the countries represented by the existing part of the cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery sports a original settlers of Ephraim. Included are Denmark, Sweden, Nordirectory. The inforway, England, with the Utah flag mation will be continually updated and the United States flag flanking as more information is collected. them. The Utah Territorial flag will Records before 1877 were defly also but had to be special or- stroyed. If there is not a stone, the dered. This fall, a contest will be only place the information can be opened to create a flag represent- obtained is from personal histories. ing the settling of Ephraim or an Many people would like to put Ephraim flag. This flag will fly at a stone at the cemetery to honor the cemetery as well. Power was their ancestors and a special area installed so that spotlights will shine has been set aside for this purpose. on the flags. Please contact the city offices beWhen the south field of the fore putting up a stone. long-await- ed Sanpete Sheriff Booking Report July 6: Anthony Deen Hess, 31, Murray, Utah was arrested in Ml Pleasant by ML Pleasant Police and charged with DUI and failure to yield. Bail was $1,250. July 10: David Lee Pruett, 19, Gunnison, was arrested on SR 28 MP1 by Sanpete County Sheriff, and charged with auto theft. Bail was $10,000. July 12: Robert Timms, 39, Moroni, Utah, was arrested in Moroni by Sanpete County Sheriff, and charged with DUI. Bail was $1,600. July 16: Sherrie L. Lamb, 38, Wales was arrested July 16, 1997 in and out of court by the Department of Public Safety, Utah State Narcotics and Liquor Enforcement ing property owners to control hauler, $3.20 for the landfill, $0.80 and charged with unlawful sale of weeds, particularly in vacant lots. (See "Ephraim City" alcohol to a minor. She was The Council was reminded of an on page 6) booked and released. July 16: Alisha C. Nielsen, 19, Ephraim was arrested July 16, 1997 by Dept, of Public Safety, Utah State Narcotics and Liquor Enforcement and charged with unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor. Booked and released. July 16: Chontae M. Thompson, 21, Gunnison, was arrested July 16, 1997 by the Dept, of Pub- lic Safety, Utah State Narcotics and Liquor Enforcement and charged with unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor. Booked and released. July 16: Hanscung Kang, 18, Ml Pleasant was arrested July 16, 1997 in Mt. Pleasant by the Mt. Pleasant City Police and charged with aggravated assault. Bail: $5,000. (See "Booking Report" on page 6) |