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Show inr upr npr pi rr f"np'p UU ii) p' 0 IT'Tw jr"yTr,f"1i' ilpwipii'witMwiiwytwiayapwlPiwpr' pHr riK pppi''yn Home of The Mormon Miracle is Xj Hngiji'-yeyi- Xe. Pageant 1995 Dates: July 6, 7, cents 50 VOLUME 109 NUMBER 41 8,11-1- 5 Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1995 Guard uses helicopter to deliver anti-dru- g message pay for your education at the college or university of your choice. Weekend drill pay starts out at $6.59 to $8.08 per hour and goes up from there. Pay for Initial Active Duty Training is $957.60 per This provides month for an an excellent summer job with savings and benefits. Members of the Utah Guard are eligible for the Montgomery G.I. Bill which is a $6923.52 Tax Free scholarship for college. For more information about the Best Part Time Job in America call SFC Jeff L. Bradley at 283-- 4 07 or stop by the Armory. Friday, the Utah Army Na- offered by the hometown National tional Guard turned the Manti Guard units. The pilot of the helicopter was High School football field into a Manti High Alumni CW3 their 1974 for of one zone $15 landing All-64 million Don W. Jacobson. Don is curApache helicopters. Utah has 8 of the Apaches rently one of the flight instructors at the Army Aviation facility in with the Army National Guards West Jordan Utah. Battery B 1st aviation program. Mr. Jacobson Battalion 140th Field Artillery spoke briefly to the studentbody Howitabout the importance of education also displayed an 8 and setting goals and importance zer. The equipment display gave of remaining Drug Free. The Utah Guard can offer the Utah Guard a chance to deliver g its message and gave many different opportunities, that the students the opportunity to get range from paid job skill training some hands-o- n experience with in over 150 different areas to around $350.00 per month to help some of the many opportunities 1 E-- 2. M-19- Anti-Dru- Manti Council 835-524- 2, 1 addresses Former Mantian CW3 Don Jacobson puts his delivered an anti-dru- g message to students. dogs, fires, history at meeting of the proposed kennels be looked By Bruce Jennings The Manti City Council last at before Mr. Bigelow gets his week spent much of its meeting answer. The consensus of the Countime discussing the several aspects of three issues: dogs, the fire dis- cil seemed to be that Manti should trict and something new to the continue its membership in the scene - an historical corridor. special fire district and give its financial support to the requested Here is a sampling: amount of $2.00 per hook-uAlfred in kennels. Dogs, as But should the money be colBigelow, relatively new to Manti and perhaps unfamiliar with the lected, as the fire district board had carecommended, by means of a spehistory of the citys nine problems, requested a kennel cial item on the monthly utility license that would allow him to bills? Gr should it be raised in an raise hounds and boxers for use allocation from the general fund? Several Council members said and sale. I le w ould locate his kennel, he they favored the general fund said, on his property at 525 East route as being more equitable. The 200 South. He would control the Council agreed to make a decision dogs, he added, so as not to be a at a May meeting. Council members added that nuisance, or worse. At least two Council memthey would like to know more about the operations of the district. to bers, who were evidently up here w ith kennels in general and Does it have elections? Does it one in particular, took a negative manage the funds? Are they audited? And so on. stance as to Mr. Bigelows appliThe Sanpete Special Fire Discation. But after some discussion the trict was created several years ago Council reached the conclusion by the Sanpete County Mayors that Mr. Bigelows application and Commissioners organization. The mayors and commissioners should be judged on its own merfire felt that a special county-wid- e its and a fuller look at all aspects -- p. on-goi- By Monica Butcher tained by contacting CommisJack and Wendy Rapier, ownsioner Eddie Cox, Fairview, Central Utah Gymnastics, ers of whose assignment included the fire district, the city mayors, or presented their plans for having a Apparently the concept of a History Corridor that would involve Manti, Ephraim, Spring City and Mt. Pleasant in a partnership that would promote historical preservation and economic development in a common cause originated with the Division of State History and the State Division of Community and Economic Development. Wilson Martin of the Division of State I listory was introduced to the Council by Colleen and Dirk Corrcnti, who are involved with (Continued on page 2) 4 Apache helicopter on display as he Ephraim Council discusses new building for gym district was needed in order to provide training, equipment, and coordination. The district is managed by an appointed board. Further information on its operation can be ob- Jack Stock, Ephraim, the fire chief. Like members of the Manti City Council, several citizens have made inquiries as to the Special Fire District. The Historical Corridor. AH-6- new gym built in Ephraim during the recent Ephraim City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 19. Central Utah Gymnastics is presently located on Main Street in Ephraim. The business has outgrown the facility and any other in Ephraim, as it has grown from just 30 students and one owner-coac- h from the time it began in 1991, to presently 200 students and seven employees. As Ephraim has been a nice center for the business, the Rapiers would like to see it expand there. They explained to the Council that the Industrial Park near West Campus would be an ideal location for the building of a new gym. There it would be easily accessible, well kept and clean, and plenty of parking would be avail- ceilings, would be able to host such events as power tumbling and competitive gymnastic meets. The building would also host summer camps in which head athletes from such schools as BYU, U of U, and SUU could come to instruct students from around the state. Clean-u- p The Council expressed their excitement in watching local businesses flourish. The Industrial Park is just one idea on expanding the local business. Ephraim City Council and the Rapiers will continue to look into final costs and other possible locations. Proclamation signed Councilman Barry Baker, Steven Crosland, Mayor Gary Anderson, Barbara Price and Craig Rasmusen, Block ProThe larger gym, with higher gram Directors, sign Clean-u- p Day Proclamation. able. 45 now employed Rivers West 'up and running', equipment coming state-of-the-a- pzsrr 1 px,- - By David ft 1 N ' -- VK t 51 . l i S e. mid-summe- Over 45 workers are now employed at Rivers West Apparel, Manti, with prospects for expansion bright. g job as tunity for a full the plant swings into operadecent-payin- employees working at the Manti plant, but that figure could eventually reach as high as Mr. 100 by is confident that many McGinley local people will have an oppor full-tim- T Call For nearly two weeks now, Rivers West Apparel, Inc. has been operating its latest business venture in Manti and, according to President Michael McGinley, the future looks promising. There are currently about 45 V . rt r. tion. The hope is that high school graduates as well as former Pyke employees will apply for jobs at the plant. Although training will be required for new employees, the time scale for this training should be minimal. "We expect good things," Mr. McGinley said. "All my customers are motivated to patronize this plant." The Manti plant will see new, equipment including several sergers and an embroidery machine. Ninety percent of the Manti plant's production will be promotional items such as professional and college team sportswear. state-of-the-- Rivers West is a manufacturing company based in Seattle, WA and has many large companies as customers including Patagonia and Nike. WEATHER for the Manti area Reported by Lee J. Anderson Date i 1 ir Iilft Max. Min. Prec. rW' ii f |
