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Show Home of: DEADLINE NOTICE The deadline for all news and ads for the Manti Messenger is Monday at 5 p.m. All items received after the deadline will be held until the following week. Thank you for your continued support. The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1997 Dates June 1 24 through 28 19-2- VOLUME 111 NUMBER 48 MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS 84642 THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1997 Sanpete County General Plan Local girl to participate adopted by commissioners in Miss Utah competition to ensure orderly growth Following months of commit- County Commission later this developed and used in Sanpete County. It reflects a positive Each of the seven members of growth position. It is flexible to Sanpete County Commission acthe Sanpete County Planning serve multiple needs and interests. cepted final recommendations from the Planning Commission Commission chaired a select It is strong in documenting that the and adopted the new Sanpete Committee that addressed a speCounty, community leaders, and County General Plan. The Plan cialized element in the General citizens must all work together to was adopted on June 3, 1997 at the Plan. Meetings started more than make sure that we preserve and d meeting of a year ago and culminated in Inprotect the Countys invaluable the Sanpete County Commission. terim Reports in October, 1996. natural assets. The Commission instructed Findings and recommendations of Copies of the General Plan are County Attorney Ross Blackham the Committees undergird the available at the County Clerks to draft an Ordinance, as provided Land Use Policies adopted in Office at the County Courthouse in Manti. Copies may also be obby Utah Law, which will mandate Chapter 10 of the new Plan. land with use Commissioner Robert Bessey tained at the Sanpete County Ofpolicies compliance contained in the Plan. The policies stated; This new General Plan fice of Economic Development in will be implemented in updated contains many constructive ideas Ephraim and, later in the month, Zoning and Subdivision Ordi- on how we can ensure orderly at each of the City or Town Adnances under consideration by the growth in Sanpete. It is the princiministrative Offices located in Planning Commission and antici- pal policy document underlying Sanpetes thirteen incorporated pated to be approved by the all decisions on how land will be communities. tee and public hearings, the summer. regularly-schedule- Invitation to Sanpete Bronze statues will beautify sacred gardens development Three bronze figures, a momentous of lasting symbols event which occurred June 14, life-si- ze 2 p.m. The monument, titled In dens. Manti became the destination the Isaac Morley company of vv hich was designated by Brigham Young in response to the Ute leaders request for settlers to come to Sanpete. The south side of the gray hill, later known as Manti Temple Hill, provided initial refuge from the vicissitudes of what has been termed the worst vv of Manti High School, where she was the Foreign Language Sterling Scholar, National Honor Society Vice President, president of the Show Choir, member of the Manti Youth City Council, attended Choir, and has earned her Young Womanhood Recognition Award. She atAll-Sta- te tended Snow College this year on an academic scholarship and participated in the LD Singers, and is a member of the Lambda Delta Sigma Sorority. This past year, Camille has served the community by promoting the importance of children. She has helped with the summer school program at the elementary school, is a member of the We Care child abuse prevention team, and helped with Palisade Pals. This year Heroes is the theme of the Miss Utah Pageant 1 at Mounto be held June tain View High School in Orem. Each contestant picks a Hero 18-2- vitation to Sanpete - 1849, will be placed near the Manti Temple on grounds owned by the Manti Destiny Committee and being developed as sacred, historic gar- 1849, will be unveiled and dedicated Saturday, June 28, 1997, at Camille Barclay, a daughter of Michael and Susan Barclay of Manti, will represent Manti this year in the Miss Utah Pageant. Camille is a 1996 graduate inter of a century. This Manti colony marked the Miss Manti 1996, Camille Barclay, will honor May asked to be the chairman of a committee implementing a Master Plan for the city. During the next 26 months she and her committee wrote a Master Plan which improved the zoning, brought in pressurized irrigation, put an emergency and disaster plan into place, began work on a new from her community to highlight power plant, rev italized the sumat the pageant. Camille, Miss mer recreation program, and beManti 1996, chose May Peterson gan installation of a new sewer because of her foresight, hard work and dedication to improving the quality of life for the residents of Manti. In 1981 Mrs. Peterson was system. May Peterson continued her service to the City of Manti when she was elected the first female mayor in 1986. During her term 18-2- 1. as Mayor she brought in natural gas, instituted long range finan- cial planning, completed the hydro plant, and helped to generate employment throughout the county via the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. May Peterson will join Camille Barclay at a walking parade scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p m. June 16 in the University Mall in Orem. Camille will also introduce Mrs. Peterson during the preliminary competition on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:30 p m. at Mountain View High School in Orem. 1 entertainment added to Pageant features Pre-performan- ce Something new has been names of groups or individuals added to the Mormon Miracle who will be commencement of sustained misfurnishing that enterthis year in addition to tainment. Pageant labors the sionary Indians, among new dates. Entertainers and the times although interest and kindly feelInasmuch as many pageant ings toward the Lamanites had they will be performing are as folbeen generated with the coming viewers come early to reserve lows: John Canaan forth of the Book of Mormon. seats and find themselves waiting Thursday and for time for some the performance Some fragmentary labors with Friday, June Tuesday, June Enthem had transpired prior to the to start at dusk, a 24; and Thursday and Friday, June tertainment Committee has been trek west in 1847. to make that wait more LD Singers, a 40 voice show Many Indians, including organized enjoyable. Chief Wakara, who had received choir from Snow College, directed Judith Gubler, chairman of dreams and v isions about the comby David Willmore Saturday; that committee, has released the the of were Mormons, baping 19-2- 0; Pre-Pagea- nt 26-2- 7. tized at Manti by Isaac Morley and others. The Elk Mountain Indian Peterson (pictured with her) at the Miss Utah Pageant June June 21. Promise a 40 voice singing group from Ogden, Utah, directed Saturby Kaye Starr Heniger day; June 21. Kathi McArthur and Daughter Shalei, performing some of her original music Wednesday and Thursday, June 25 - 26. Heritage Singers from Cedar City, Utah directed by Dale W. Sessions and accompanied by Susan Gubler Saturday, June 28. students hone musical skills during summer practice sessions EMS missionary expedition was organized in Manti. Indian farms were established. Indian slave trade in the Utah territory was abolished, due in part to the efforts of the It may be summer, but orchespeople of Manti. Also, there is an tra students at Ephraim Middle important thread from the Manti School have been busy making settlement to the Uintah Basin, music all day long. Southern Utah, Arizona and The music camp began each Mexico. Some of the original exmorning w ith a mystery composer plorers and company went with contest. Throughout the day, the Jacob Hamblin among the Hopi students learned music theory, and Navajo Indians in northern worked in large performing enArizona. sembles, learned about the liv es of Jerry Anderson, renowned famous composers and performed sculptor of Leeds, Utah, has premusic on Orff instruments. pared the Invitation to Sanpete The culminating activity was 849 monument, under the ausa picnic and concert for parents pices of the Manti Destiny Comand families. mittee. Funds and historical data Orchestra students from have been gathered from families Manti High School; Jessie who wish to highlight their family name in bronze and remember Bumgardncr, Jana Beth Reeves, their heritage in a visitors center and Chantry Clark, assisted with the performing groups. nearby. -- 1 This statue, sculpted by Jerry Anderson, along with two others, will be unveiled and dedicated Sat, June 28. A, i Orchestra students at Ephraim Middle School rehearse at summer music camp. I |