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Show Page 2 Letters to the Editor Ke invite Uucrs lo the LJnor from our readers Letters must be signed, in good taste, not slanderous, limited to 500 woids We reserve the right to withhold names with sufiiecient cause One letter per person per month please and Heartbroken about tree loss To the Editor: I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments of Laura McGraw and Hilmer Peterson, whose letters about the street situation in Ephraim appeared in last weeks paper. People, in general, dont know whats happening until its too late. We need to know while there is still time to come up with a better way. Was there a way to keep our old trees, to provide a wide planting strip along most of our streets so that even more trees could be planted in the future? Yes! It simply wasn't found because too few minds were involved in the process and certain key interests were not represented. believe it or not Ephraim has a tree commission, formed over a year ago, to preserve and enhance our tree population, mostly on our streets ...ironically. They had plans to do some good for our things town, things that would have made it a better place to live and visit. Was the tree commission in on the street planning? No. Ephraim andor the county has a historic preservation committee that is concerned with the preservation of anything of antiquity trees, houses, stores, churches, schools, rivers, etc. Was that things-valuab- lc coni-mitt- ee involved? No. Ephraim has a tourism comm it- - Utahs Highway Death Toll As of September 13, 1996 Year to Date 1996 -- - Year to Date 1995 -- - Total 1995 Fatalities 195 227 -- - 326 Driving Tip; Drive Friendly. Safely share the road with motorcyclists and bicyclists by not following too closely. Be alert for sudden moves riders may make to respond to road or weather conditions. Also, watch for cyclists when turning or backing up. tee that is working and hoping to enhance the towns historical qualities, as these are always of the greatest interest to visitors. Were they involved? No. Who then made the decisions that have resulted in unnecessarily wide streets, the sacrificing of many of our grandest old trees and other valuable shade trees, ruling d out traditional streets making already shallow front yards appear even more so? The city proudly and so reasonably says they chose a representative of ordinary citizens to plan the streets. Were you reptree-line- atmosphere. Old small-tow- n homes stand naked in the sun, stripped of the beautiful trees that once graced them, cooled them, united them in a comfortable and comforting hometownl What a shame. Sherron Andreasen, Secretary Ephraim Shade Tree Commis- This is a free service and veterans need not be a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to qualify for assistance. The V.F.W. Field Service Officer will be at the Ephraim Job service on Monday, September 30 from 1 0:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 3284-000- 0 THE rPHRAIM Enterprise USPS 1777-200- 0 Published each Thursday for 50c each, $16.00 a year inside Sanpete County and $19.00 outside Sanpete County, by Messenger-Enterpris- e Inc., 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642. Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti, Utah. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Inc. 35 S. Main, Manti UT 84642 Messenger-Enterpris- e Max and Beth Call Max Call David Call Publishers Editor General Manager Sales Representative Manti City Reporter Tricia Call' Karen Buchanan Lynn Schiffman Ephraim City Reporter Manti High School Sports Greg Dettinger PROUD MEMBER OF Jutet. ff ; NATIONAL newspaper ASSOCIATION at least $5,000. We are serving notice, with this letter that we are n& going to pay for the curb and gutter, nor the sidewalk which Ephraim City plans to install on the south side of our property. I am currently the long process of applying for disability and we do not have sufficient income to pay for such improvements. It would impose a severe hardship on us to pay for 120 feet of curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Since Ephraim City has By re- duced the value of our property by approximately $5,000, Ephraim City will have to reimburse us by paying for the curb, gutter, and sidewalk. Jerry Norton Ephraim Natasha Madsen and Connie Commission seeks input on public lands Do you use public lands for camping, grazing animals, hunt- ing, fishing, riding mountain bikes, horses, or ATVs, or sightseeing and general relaxation? If you use public lands for any of these purposes, the Sanpete County Planning Commission Committee on County, Federal, Municipal, and State Lands would like to hear from you. What the Committee seeks to determine, among other things, is how Sanpete residents feel about their use of public lands. Do you believe these lands are over regulated or not regulated strictly enough? Do you think there are opportunities to establish improved communications or cooperation between or with agencies that manage public lands in Sanpete County? They are distributing a survey to get some of those answers. The survey contains ten question. Most can be answered by circling or underlining the response which parallels your own. There are also questions which ask for your comments on changes you believe will improve the way(s) public lands are managed in the county. Copies of the survey may be obtained from any of three locations in Sanpete County, including the Ace Hardware in Gunnison, and U.S. Forest Service office in Ephraim. Please leave the completed survey where you picked it up. Or you may mail or deliver it to the Sanpete County Office of Economic Development, 345 West 100 North, P.O. Box 59, Ephraim, Utah 84627. Direct telephone inquiries to Bonnie, Joe, or Odell at 283-432- 1. The targeted Survey should be completed and returned on or before September 30, 1996. Trivia . . . Webster's definition: trivia: Insignificant or inessential matters, that which comes from the street, of little importance or significance, trifling, ordinary, commonplace. Beth's definition: trivia: hogwash. in My definition: trivia: balderdash, but a lot of fun. by Max E. Call The Price Gouging Society was meeting in special session a few days after the Alaskan oil spill. Were here to discuss how we can rationalize our price gougAlaskan oil spill. Its ing of the American public by blaming the as good a reason as any, announced the chairman. Thats simple, blurted the gasoline cartel boss. Just tell them that the Alaskan oil spill has so depleted the world supply of gasoline must jump 3c per day until it of crude oil that prices reaches $2 per gallon. That way we can claim the price raising has nothing to do with the summer and vacation time, he added, diamond ring. fingering his sat The printer just there, absorbed in thought. We could double the price of beef, said the livestockman, keys. We could point out that all those jingling his Rolls-Royc- e workers from Exxon who are cleaning up the spill are eating so MHS Counselors Corner Planning benefits. IvIessenger for more years than anyone can remember. Our house was built in the 1870s and those trees have been providing shade and beauty for our property for as long as my wife can remember. We were absolutely heartbroken when those beautiful trees went down! I was very angry and I told the workers how I felt! Those two large trees added a great deal to the beauty of our home and lot. The removal of those two large shade trees on the south side of our property has reduced the value of our property by well-publiciz- compensation, pension, hospitalization, and other USPS This morning at 7:30 a.rn., Alma Lund and a couple of his assistants came to our corner lot and cut down the two big shade trees that have kept our home cool The excitement of Homecoming Week at MHS is over. Teachmaybe everyone but the town ers and students have settled back drunk. That certainly is a varied into the classroom routine. This is mix, only its not the kind of recipe a good time to explain the changes that cooks up into something palat our Counseling Center. atable or good for us. Rodney Cox, who served the I suggest the street committee students and staff for many years, needed representation from all has retired. I le graciously returned concerned groups mentioned earon registration day to help us. Mr. lier. 1 suggest the people of the Cox will also supervise ACT Testtown should have been explicitly on October 24 and April 10. informed of what was planned by ing We appreciate his continued willthe street committee and called ingness to help and advise us. together in some Connie Good is completing her meetings to approve, modify or counseling degree. She is in our change some of the plans, based office for the first four class perion what is reasonable and prudent. ods, teaching psychology three Yes, there could have been a much better plan that would have periods, and working with the Ephraim Middle School to implespared our trees, provided more ment the Comprehensive Guid- green space along our streets, required no moving of power poles, and saved much money on materials and time. It wasnt given an opportunity to come forth, and now Ephraim has lost much of its appeal, its pioneer character, its The Service Officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department Service Office, in Salt Lake City, will be in your area to assist you in understanding and applying for rightful VA benefits, preparing and documenting application IWI ANTI To the Editor: resented? Was I? Lets look at that ideal. There may have been on the street committee a housewife, business person, bishop, farmer, doctor, lawyer, real estate agent -- ATTENTION ALL VETERANS, DEPENDENTS, AND WIDOWS THE Deplores tree cutting cross-sectio- n sion for Thursday, September 19, 1996 Messenger-Enterpris- e Good ance program. Susan Hill, our secretary, is now full time at the Counseling Center. Both are outstanding individuals and we appreciate district support so that we have the opportunity to enhance our staff and better serve the students at MHS. We have contacted several junior class students who should be interested in taking the PSAT-Mer- it test on October 5th. The cost is $8.50. Those who would like to take this test need to stop by and sign up. Last year, nationwide, Daniel Smalley scored with the top 50,000 Junior Merit Scholars. Also, students need to pick up the registration packets for the ACT test. We encourage our students to take the test several times. We always post the best total scores on the transcript. This includes the Math, English, Science, Reading, and Composite scores (sorry, we can't select the best subject score). Scholarships this week: We are looking for nominations for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. To all our readers, if you are working with any high school student who is an active community volunteer, please call us with your nomination. The honoree will be competing for $ 000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. All entrees must complete the application. We will select our candidate the last week in October. We have two applications for 1 1 Automotive Engineering Scholarships. Senior students need to pick up applications for the Coca Cola Scholars program. It doesn't cost anything to apply! Do it! Also, any 10th, 11th, or 12th grader may compete in the Voice of Democracy Competition. Students who like to write need to stop by our office and pick up the information. We now have the guidebook available. As always, please call if we can be of help, and well have more next week. much beef that its now in short supply. Lamb and pork, too, said the slaughterhouse owner, puffing his $5 cigar. Whatever beef can get away with, lamb and pork can do likewise. The printer raised his eyebrows. He was still thinking. I believe well double our power rate, said a private power suit. executive, smoothing the crease in his $ 1500 custom-fitte- d When theres a shortage of oil we have to find some other means of power generation, and thats expensive. But how much should we raise the price of a gallon of gas? asked the gasoline cartel boss. The spill cost us 110 of one percent per gallon, so I figure we can raise the price per gallon at least ten cents. At least, agreed the groceryman. I figure we can up the price of milk a dime, but Im still searching for the rationale, he said, lighting his cigar with a hundred dollar bill. The printer raised his eyebrows, still in deep thought. There must be some way the spill could raise the price of printing . . . but how?? Taxes must go up, said the congressman, checking his round g trip. It will cost trip ticket for two to Hawaii on a many millions to investigate the spill. Someone has to pay for all those dead seals, said the furrier. Its a cinch the price of sealskin coats will double, she mink coat. beamed, caressing her fact-findin- full-leng- th The price of whiskey can escalate, hiccupped the distiller, checking the wording on his TV ministry contract. Demand will be way up. Someone has to keep all those ship captains fortified. Perhaps Exxon could pay its captains in whiskey rather than money. The Exxon man paled. But that would take another 3c increase in the price of gas. He brightened. On second thought well raise it 5c. We may as well make a little profit on this deal. I have it! shouted the printer. Ive finally figured out a way to raise the price of printing because of the spill. You see, ink and . . . we printers use an oil-base Thats pretty far fetched, interrupted the building contractor. I could just as logically raise the price of a house because there was asphalt in the shingles. Go for it, said the real estate broker, shifting his weight so his bulging wallet wouldnt be so bulky to sit on. Then were agreed, announced the chairman. Well all raise our prices and when the gullible American public complains, well just say it was because of the Alaskan oil spill. By the way, could I bum a ride to the hotel? I couldnt afford to fill my tank before I came. A woman who works for the state got a call from a man who paused when she told him the name of her agency. He then asked her to repeat it. Its the Office for Elderly Affairs, she repeated. For gosh sakes, sign me up, when I was young. he said. I didnt do too well Not so trivial: A man has reached middle age when he is warned to slow down by the doctor instead of the police. MM'QT CITY CITIZENS RECYCLE Newspaper RECYCLE Magazines RECYCLE Tin and Aluminum Cans Newspaper, magazines and metal cans may be brought to the city yard, 55 South 1 00 East, Monday-Frida- y during regular business hours. Organics (lawn clippings, shrubs, limbs, etc.) should be composted or delivered to an organic recycling location. For larger metal items such as freezers, refrigerators, old vehicles, etc. take the items to Central Utah Coal located approximately 12 mile south of Ehraim on the west side of the highway. If you are unsure of their hours or if they will purchase what you have to recycle, please call them at Not only will they take your recyclable metals they may also a dollar or two give you for them. 283-409- 8. |