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Show Home of: DEADLINE NOTICE The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1997 Attendance: 145,000 THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1997 MANTI, UTAH 84642 50 CENTS VOLUME 111 NUMBER 51 145,000 make trek to Manti to attend this years presentation of Mormon Miracle fw number of areas of that size, he feels they can come pretty close. Also, the count is done by more than one person its a consensus of several people, he added. Night by night attendance, as determined by the above method attendance at the pageant has was: Opening night, Thursday, steadily grown, until last years June 19: 10,000; Friday, June 20: official attendance was 146.000. 25,000; Saturday, June 2 : 24,000; afin dates Would that change Tuesday, June 24: 2,000; Wednesfect the attendance? In other words, day, June 25: 8,000; Thursday, June 26: 10,000; Friday, June 27: will they come? The answer to that question 28,000; Saturday, June 28: 28,000, was a resounding yes. 145,000 of for a total of 145,000. The 8500 chairs were returned them came during the eight nights to their storage building Monday it was presented. The pattern of attendance by morning. The sound and lighting nights pretty much followed the equipment w ill be hurriedly loaded previous pattern, Friday and Sat- into the church truck and carried urday nights were the highest at- off to the Hill Cumorah Pageant. tended, w ith week nights somewhat In actual fact, v irtually the same TK owssr. if Two eeks ago, w hen the Mormon Miracle Pageant was readying its opening night, the question Will they come? w as asked The question was raised because the dates of the pageant were changed this year. In prior years w - i. V f -- ,i .' . vp,v' V arii tin ' v V V v .LI " syy. . V n v - 'v J . 1 V j'- - t feA. 1 lower. Its pretty difficult to estimate a crowd that size, says Pageant President Jay Cluff. Someone suggested that we count the feet and divide by two, but thats not too accurate, he said. What they did do was make as scientific an estiand keep it mate as possible We know there were 8500 chairs set up, Cluff said. That is the starting point we can pretty well assess the number of people sitting in the chairs. On the lawn and in the streets, it's a different matter, he noted. By actually counting the density of a given area on the law n, and then estimating the equipment will be used for several of the LDS Church pageants this year, and succeeding years. The dates of the Mormon Miracle Pageant w ill remain in June in succeeding y ears to accommodate the use of the equipment at the other pageants. A brisk business at the dinners and the snack foods at the booths at the pageant site was reported. All proceeds from the serving of those foods is allocated to the General Church Missionary Fund. Young Men and Young Women also served breakfasts on mornings follow ing the pageant. Manti City plans x ? ' J .4 -- I v v . fc - T w C V ' ' ) ,7 v. n'- - -- t. , - I v t:- fM-i- - 'L . ytK. n-., ' .uVv-.-v- 4 , j - ' - .. .. v . . i : V'j V 4 . H . v: f & v jrfv ! t, I , y e TV v , K t il f Rescuers attempt to remove a car from Gunnison Reservoir. The car was headed north when the driver apparently slid off the road and rolled into the water. The car was further vandalized by removing all four tires and the vehicle identification number from the front dash area. Alarming string of vehicle thefts plague Manti, Ephraim residents A car vv as recov ered from the bottom of Gunnison Reservoir Thursday, June 26 by the Sanpete County Sheriffs Department. The red Ford Escort, registered in Salt Lake City, apparently rolled off the road into This incident is only one of an alarming string of criminal activity involving automobiles and other vehicles in recent weeks in the heelthefts of numerous ATYs. A stash of in in found unit a was Manti. ers storage 4-- w No official infomiation was available from the Sheriffs Department on the status of thc'C cases, however investigations are proceeding Gunnison Reservoir and was then vandalCitizens are encouraged to remove valu13. All were recov ered, some from a sandbar able items from vehicles and make sure keys ized by removing all four tires and the vehicle ID number from the front dashboard in Manti Canyons creek and two east of are not left where thieves can have easy acwhile the car was underwater. Other identiEphraim. Police indicate that all vehicles had cess. Any information regarding these or other fication w as recovered, how e er, that identi- been left unlocked w ith the key s inside. thefts should be given to local law enforceAnd juvenile thieves have been blamed for ment authorities. fied the ow ner of the car. Manti Ephraim area. A number of trucks were stolen from Tphraim and Manti residents on Friday, June gala celebration in commemoration of Sheriff suggests solutions to crimes Independence Day By Sheriff Stan Anderson In May there were 31 cases handled in Manti by the Sanpete County Sheriff s Office. Of the 31, six were burglaries, four thefts from vehicles, three drugs, and one stolen vehicle. The balance were mis- len in Manti, and ending up with one vehicle being abandoned east of Ephraim. Two The stage is set for Manti City's ginning at the K.MTI radio station. were stolen from Manti Sunday vv ill be awarded. Prizes and annual Independence Day celebranight or early Monday morning. tion and what a show it will be! The American Legion vv ill once Juveniles play a significant part Activities have been planned again host the traditional 4th of July in Manti's crime. With the end of for all ages throughout the day. breakfast at the city park pav ilion or traf- the school year, some of them are demeanors, The festivities begin with the from 7 to 10 a.m. fic accidents. Someone from outfree to run. Ifyour child is sleeping Food lov ers vv ill also enjoy the side the valley would look at these crowning of the 1997 Miss Fourth during the day, I'd wonder what he of July at the Eva Beal Auditorium may or's free vv atermelon bust at the figures and be amazed at the lack she was doing during the night. in the Manti City Building tonight. pavilion at 3:30 p.m. of crime, but a low crime rate matEveryone has the responsibiliThe pageant begins at 7 p.rn. The city park vv ill be the scene ters little ify oure the v ictim. to ty protect himself. Take your The incident on out early morning Anew addition this year is the of numerous games and activities keys ofy our vehicle and lock it June 1997 with a started 13, ehidc at night. Lock the door of your basketball tournament to be all day long on the 4th, from the from stolen then sto two home when you are away. Find Ephraim, held at 5 p.m. today Little Mr. and Miss Sesquicenten-niafour-wheele- rs non-crimin- (Thursday). Manti High School coaches Mark I lugentobler and Jack Rapier hope to offer enough categories to make everyone feel welcome to play. Categories include: Junior High, High School, 35 or older, Open, and Women's. l Contest and the Youth Fashion Show to the children's games and free imming at the park pool. vv Skills ill need to be sharpened svv Hill City will pay for the vehicle and the equipment and the Sheriffs Office will train and supervise. They will be eyes and ears for the Sheriff's Office in Manti. This program has been effective in other sites. If you are over 55 or retired and interested in being involved in this program, contact the Sheriff's started scheduling a second patrol Office. You need a clean criminal car exclusively in Manti. Patrol record and a good dm ing record hours were increased at the wish The Senior Reserve Patrol w ill not of the Manti City Council. In May. stop or contact suspicious subjects, the Sheriff's Office and Manti City only observe and report Please Council agreed to jointly start a contact the Sheriff ifyou are SeniorCitizen Reserve Patrol. The Cumorah director visits Manti By Tricia Call for the tennis and horseshoe tourTravelers from all over come naments to be held during the day. to see Manti's annual Mormon And to top off Manti City's Miracle Pageant. This year, two be will another added Dancing Sesquicentennial Celebration, a New Yorkers attended the pageant their first opportunity to have bonus to this year's celebration. The dazzling fireworks display will attended the production. What Manti I ligh cheerleaders will sponagain be presented this year at the ever these set two tourists apart from sor a dance tonight at 9 p.m. and base of Temple Hill. The show beis their involvement tourists other Manti City will host another dance gins at dusk. in other outdoor dramas. Jerry on the 4th at 9 p.m. Both dances A complete schedule of events Argetsinger and his vv ife Gail hav e will be held at the old city tennis is provided inside this newspaper. been involved in the Hill Cumorah Cut it out and carry it with you courts, just behind the library. Pageant for over 20 years; the last And if your legs still feel like throughout the day. The events w ill eight with Jerry as director. Gail moving after dancing all night, also be posted at various places in designs all of the costumes for the brave souls can sign up at 7 a.m. the park. Everyone is invited to Palmyra production. Until the dates Friday for the 5K. RunWalk, be come out and enjoy the festivities. changed for the Mormon Miracle 1 some vv ay to secure y our ORYs and bikes. Watch out for your neighbor's welfare. Ifyou see someone out at unusual hours try to identify them, look closely to be able to describe them. Call the Sheriff's Office if you are suspicious. In April, the Sheriff's Office Pageant, it was impossible for the Argctsingers to see the pageant. Jerry Argetsinger is a college instructor who also directs outdoor pageants for a living. He is currently directing Trail of the Lonesome Pine. a story based on the popular book by John Fox Jr., which is the only production which portray s the story of the Appalachia. The production is an annual event for Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He also was the original director for the Tuacahn production of UTAH! which began five years Editor Max Call welcomes director of Hill Cumorah Pageant (See "Hill Cumorah" Jerry Argetsinger and his wife, Gail, who were in Manti to on papp ?) attend the Mormon Miracle Pageant. t |