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Show Sample Copy Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant ... Manti LDS Temple THURSDAY, DECEMBER T'WFT' mmmw Pyke Manufacturing files Chapter 1 1 of Manti, and indeed, Sanpete County, was delivered last week with the announcement that Pyke Manufacturing Company, a Utah-base- d corporation with a production facility in Manti, plans to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Pyke manufactures coordinated sportswear for womens apparel. Pyke chairman bankruptcy lack of operating capital, and especially the advent of foreseen competition as a result of NAFTA, mandates a filing for protection under A potential blow to the economy Chapter 11. The company, which employs some 400 people in Utah, plans to continue its operation for an indefinite period, pending the formulation and filing of a plan of Ernest D. Mariani, in announcing the action, said that declining demand for Pyke Manufacturing products, lower product bookings, increased overhead. iWrtr reorganization. Mariani said he hoped the reorganization may save the jobs of their employees. Our employees are talented and dedicated and have made a major contribution, not only to our community, but the apparel industry itself, he said. Chapter 1 1 will ensure that all creditors, including employees, will be treated fairly, and every effort will be made, with court approval, to commence payment of companys indebtedness at the ing filed a petition for protection under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Following extensive negotiations with the Calls, Post agreed to On December 8, the Calls were permitted to reopen the business. We hope to rebuild our reputation as a major source of local news," Call said. In addition we will strive to reinstate our credibility as a very effective medium for our advertisers. We also will continue to serve our customers with a high quality job printing shop to take care of all the printing needs of Sanpete County." David Call, youngest son of Max and Beth Call, will handle general management duties. He and his wife, son, Beverly, and their return ownership and operation of the Messenger and Enterprise to the Calls. The agreement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on December 8, 1994. Mr. Call said he believed it was the first time in over 109 years of publication for the Messenger and 102 years for the Enterprise that an issue had been missed. Brian, and daughter, Andrea have moved back to Manti. Lloyd Call, who has been living in Payson since their familys July 4th accident, will assist in revitalizing the business, but will not be per- manent He intends to continue his schooling beginning Januiry 1. Kelly Call, another son, who s Jims. teMM Presenting yule candles Margaret Burnham. this year will ai j - be Thomas Bishop, Christine Johnson, Mindy Layton and Honor students will award Candles Tuesday Honor students who will be awarding the traditional Yule Having been closed most of the summer, the office at 35 S. Main in Manti will be open during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Deadlines for news and ads is 5 p.m. on Mondays. Publication date , . Yule now lives in Springville, will assist in the job printing department while his wife, Tricia, will act as a sales representative for the company. We hope that local residents will send in their news items, Call noted. We are anxious to publish all the news accurately and completely, but we need our readers help to accomplish that. He added that in the near future, news gathering correspondents would be named. Call also said that th" condition of the subscription list wa a mess. We hope that ali our loyal suppliers who have let their subscriptions lapse, will come in and will V. soon- Former owners take over After a years leave of absence, Max Call and his staff are again the owners and publishers of the Manti Messenger and Ephraim Enterprise. Call sold the papers to Post Publishing Company in November of 1993. At the same time. Post purchased the Salina Sun and Gunnison Valley News and operated all four papers for nearly a year. In May of 1994, Post Publish- J 7 ' sf the est opportunity. Mr. Mariani concluded that Pykes sincerely seeks the cooperation of its many loyal vendors, customers, employees and creditors, and will repay that loyalty with its dedication to the tasks that lie ahead to make the reorganization process 'V, V. ; 15, 1994 Candles at the Ephraim Middle School Candlelight program this year are Thomas Bishop, Christine Johnson, Mindy Layton, and Margaret Burnham. They were selected based upon their having the highest grade point from their 8th grade class during their years at Ephraim Middle School. Tom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldcn Bishop of Manti; Margaret is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Burnham of Ephraim; Mindy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Layton of Manti; and Christine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Johnson of Manti. The Candlelight program will be on December 20, 1994 at 7.00 p.m. in the Adams Commons at the school. It features Christmas music performed by the school chorus, orchestras and bands along with the awarding of a candle to a local citizen in recognition of a lifetime of service. Everyone is welcome to attend this Christmas tradition. County tackles budget and reappraisal of land values By Bruce Jennings Sanpete Countys 1995 budget was one of 25 items the Sanpete County Commission dealt with at its session last week. The budget given 15 minutes on the agenda --- has, however, taken up a lot of extra time lately. In build - ing the budget the Commissioners put in extra time that involved meeting with department heads and whittling down expenditure requests to fit anticipated revenue. Commissioner Eddie Cox and Auditor Jay Alder spearheaded the The tentative budget that the Commission approved last week will have its public hearing on Dec. 20 at 1 1 p.m. at the courthouse, and then be formally adopted at 1 p.m. that day unless a major hitch develops. (Cont. on page 6) process. be Thursdays. Manti High School names Sterling Scholars School were: this year. Each high school in the Central Utah area selects its nominees, who in turn submit their portfolios to the selection committee forjudging. Re- - entries are made. The categories are Applied Science; Business and Mar- keting; Dance; English; Family, Consumer and Health Sciences; For-eign Language; General Scholar- - cipients of the Sterling Scholar will be awards and the runners-u- p announced at a program, the place and time of which is yet to be an- - ship; Mathematics; Music; Science; Social Science; SpeechDrama; and Visual Arts, Selected to represent Manti High English; Amy Ockey, daughter Applied Technologies; Kary Larsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kim Larsen of Ephraim. Business and Marketing; Jeff Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Olson of Ephraim. Dance; Kathryn VanLeeuwen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil VanLeeuwen of Manti. 0f Mr. and Mrs. John Ockey of Ephraim. Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences; Amy Congdon, daughter Mrs. Richard Congdon 0f General Scholarship; Caroline Burnham, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Burnham of Ephraim. Mathematics; Karen Armstrong, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Armstrong of Manti. Music; Anna Thompson, of Mr. and Mrs. William Teresa daughter Foreign Language; of Manti. Mrs. Thompson Mr. and of Kiescl, daughter Science; Christy Alder, daugh- Arthur Kiescl of Manti. of Ephraim. The Lucky SpeechDrama; Nikki Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Peterson of Manti Visual Arts; Kellie Fore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fore of Ephraim. 1 f Candidates ;l .. 0 V- , - ' a - 3 Li Caroline Burnham Nathan Gedge y '4 1 Kellie Fore Amy Ockey Teresa Kiesel I Kary Larsen Nikki Peterson Christy Alder s 71 0 3' V Anna Thompson |