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Show Volume 109, Number Manti LDS Temple 1 Thursday, July 14, 1994 Price 50 Cents Manti Arts Council to offer latest exhibits By Karen Buchanan turing a magical quality as if from a The Manti Arts Council is pleased fairy tale and not real at all. Richard to again honor many of the wonder- Olsens scenic oils with his use of ful artists of out community by fea- brilliant color are always a delight The Manti Temple is always a faturing them in our latest gallery exvorite subject of local painters and hibit, MANTIS PRIDE Carl Purcels wonderful collage this is evidenced by a print of Ed painting representing the Mormon Hernandezs painting of the Temple Miracle Pageant, on loan from the which was reprinted in a recent ediManti High School Seminary, might tion of the ENSIGN and, a new exbe considered the showpiece of the hibitor, Ruth Halls dreamlike view exhibit It truly captures the essence of the Temple with colorful flowers ' of the Pageant. But we are also ex- -' in the foreground. cited with the paintings of many There are also displays of three other talented artists as welL Phillis dimensional art pieces. Henry Carpenter is showing some lovely .Gillespie has shared his realistic water colors. Known by most of us carved birds, Christine Wade has a an oil painter, we were delighted to beautiful floral creation, Keith see the freedom exhibited in these Burdick, silversmith, displays his delicate paintings. delicate jewelry, and Steve Johnson Mary Wintch is represented by is showing his world famous knives. There are several other wonderful paintings owned by her mother which are familiar to many but still artists represented, each one offerbeautiful to see in a gallery setting. ing exciting evidence of local talent. Mary's mother, Loni Wintch has disWe encourage you to visit the galplayed one of my personal favorites, lery on the lower floor of the a wonderful water color of an old Carnegie Library, open daily during world cathedral, carefully detailed in the pageant until 8:00 P.M. linear application and yet still cap The Manti High School Cheerleaders recently attended Cheer Camp at the College of Eastern Utah in Price. The girls had a great time and brought home three trophies, one of which was top honors for the Most Outstanding Cheer Squad. These 18 girls are continuing to work hard and are getting ready for the first football and volleyball games the end of August The 1994-9- 5 Cheerleaders are: 3rd row left to right Holly Dyreng, Kim Ilowe, Mindy Steadman, Amy Braithwaite, Kim Cox, Brenda Birk, Jami Shand, Valerie Trythall, Tristy Shaw. 2nd row left row right Katie Anderson, Joni Gottfredson, Stacey Hintze, Sara Nelson, Andrea Buchannan, Karen Ericksen, Amy Hintze. Front row left to right: Alyssia Frischknecht Claire Cox advisor, Janey Ann Petersen. ig crowds attend opening pageani dates Responding to the theme, Strengthen your families by particiin the Mormon Miracle Pageant, many families from towns throughout the Sanpete area are included in the cast for the 1994 pageant production, according to Helen Dyreng, assistant Director. It would be impossible to name all of them, but a few who are typical of families in the area would include Fred and Shirley Frischknect. Fred is cast as Oliver Cowdcry and Shirley as Lucy Mack Smith, and they with their children participate in some of the group scenes. Fred works in the coal mines, and has taken his vacation at this time so he can participate with his family. He was excited to have his Mission President and some of the missionaries with whom he served, in attendance at the Pageant this year. For 28 years families have come to tryouts, seeking an opportunity to be in the pageant because of the good they believe will come from the pageant to their family. When the children are small they might be cast as a family group, probably first as the Nauvoo family or in the handcart or bonfire scene. Then as children become older, they may be chosen for leading roles, or the boys may be chosen as Jaredite, Nephite or Lamanite warriors or missionaries, and the girls may be angels, Lamanite or Nephite dancers or may be cast as Wicked Nephites. Jim and Kallcen Braithwaite and their children and the Doug Dyreng family, both of Manti, and the Huffington family of Moroni are typical; as well as the Scott Hintze and Steve Johnson families who alternate as the Nauvoo family. The casting of brothers, Mel and Rick Kline of Manti, new this year, who alternate in the role of the Prophet Samuel the Lamanite, as well as brothers, Todd, Chris and Mike Jorgenson, in the roles of Joseph and Hyrum Smith and the Mortal Moroni, continues a tradition of family involvement that is as old as the Pageant itself. Paul Allred, Beit Liddell and John Bair alternate with the Jorgenson brothers as Joseph, Hyrum and Moroni. The Jorgenson boys have been in many roles beginning with Mike as a boy scout with the large U.S. flag in the Patriotic scene and then as young Joseph, where he became convinced of the truthfulness of the work performed by Joseph Smith in his lifetime. Mike came home from his mission to portray the Prophet Joseph, and looks forward each year with eager anticipation for the time pating I for the pageant to begin and joyfully accepts any role he may be given. He desires that others may have an opportunity to become acquainted with the Pronhet Joseph, and this period of Church History as he has done. Another interesting family combination is Julie Christensen and her son, Jacob, portraying Lucy Mack Smith and the young Joseph Smith. Brothers Jon and Joel Guff portray Captain Moroni and Chief Zerahemnah on the same night. Bryan Olsen plays Robert Henshaw as the leader of the pioneer company one night and the next night he portrays Robert in the final scene. His brother Russell plays the alternate Zerahemnah and Willard Richards. Many other families and parts of families are performing together in this years pageant Michael and Heather Wmget flew from Laie, Hawaii early in June in order to be here to be in time for rehearsals. Michael and Heather are children of Robert and Linda Wmget The who are employed at B YU-Hparents and older children will come for a White family reunion and take Michael and Heather home with them when the Pageant is over. If the time comes when individuC. no longer in the cast, they may with props, costumes, staging, services, traffic or crowd conor in other ways tissist in pag- als are help food trol, eant production. Over 1000 persons are involved with the pageant, with about 400 of them in the cast Members of the large Pageant audience as well, find a family harmony through attendance. On Wednesday, July 6th, approximately 3,000 folks attended the final dress rehearsal, coming from places as far away as Mesa, Arizona, and Pryor, Okla- - homa, with a number of groups, who are attending Snow College youth conferences. We talked with folks from North Ogden, Cottonwood and .South Jordan. Brooks and Barbara Poulson of Richfield who recently returned from a Mission in Oklahoma, were elated to have Bishop Ayers and his wife of Pryor, Oklahoma, visit them on Wednesday, in time to attend the Pageant that evening, as well as a Temple Session on Thursday. A group of a dozen Hawaiians from Oahu, were in attendance on Thursday, most of them from the stalwart Fong family, who early gave support to Missionaries serving in those Is- lands. With them was Horoko Nakasone and June Hijirida who comes from the Big Island. This group had a visit planned to Salt Lake City; to church History sites in Missouri and the Hill Cumorah Pag- - eant in New York State; and from there an American History tour through the New England states. The Mormon Miracle Pageant will continue next week, Tuesday July 12, through Saturday July 16. Sanpete Community Theatre offers "Pieces of the Past" Sanpete Community Theatre presents something new for 1994. "Pieces of the Past" by Shirley Bahlman is a histortical vignette portraying true stories of Mantis early years. The performancees are humorous, heartwarming heroic and interesting! Performances will be held in Manti City auditorium each day of the Mormon Miriclc Pageant, July 9 and July 6 at 5:00 and 7.00 p.m. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult Plan the evening of entertainment by beginning with a historic home tour by Sanpete Community Theatre which will begin at and include the Patten House in Manti (300 N. 200 W.) Then bring the family along to the historical performaces before heading off to the Pageant 12-1- 7-- Sec. Babbitt gets eaiiull at hearing George Thompson The great trail ride completed yet another leg in its journey Monday as ranchers from across the state were in Richfield to give testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding proposed changes in the grazing fee, loosely termed Rangeland Reform By 94. The big crowd of predominately cowboy hats had a chance to hear from Interior Sec. Bruce Babbitt who was on hand to observe and make observations. If there was a general theme its that agriculture wants status quo something Babbitt couldnt - or wouldnt guarantee. hour session The kicked off with testimony from commodity and environmentalist groups before moderator Sen. Bob Bennett, In his opening remarks ' Bennett told the audience, "In the past weve had a great deal of shouting and were not looking for the five-and-a-h- facts. Properly managed cattle can help heal the land and improve the watershed benefits." Bennett apologized for the absence of committee members including all of the Utah delegation plus Ben who Nighthorse Campbell, were tied up with legislation in Washington, D.C. At a noon recess Bennett admitted to newsmen a fee increase is probably the best stock-me- n can expect Opening discussions was Ken Brown, a Rich County Commis- - sioncr, who noted, Livestock is the backbone of rural Utah, and the present proposal (which will raise the fee to $3.96 per animal unit month (AUM) over a three year period) will decimate the industry. I wish someone would show me where the current PREA formula has failed, he asked? This fee, he said, will drive live- stock off of public lands, and Browns against any change in current stale controlled water policies. Paul Frischknect, a Manti rancher and president of the Utah Wool Growers Assn., vividly outlined how this increase will affect an individual producer. "This is not my first trip to town, he said. This livestock producer expects a 700 percent increase on his 300 cattle-3,00- 0 sheep operation which translates into thousands of dollars annually. There has been no demonstrated need for a change in the program," Frischknect reiterated. I would suggest that rangeland reform is an attempt to fix something that isnt broken." The UWG A president . challenged Secretary Babbitt to have recreationists pay similar costs to use public lands. Booth Wallcntine, head of the Utah Farm Bureau, said administrative costs will skyrocket" under range-lan- d reform. Wallcntine thinks the new proposal will strike a powerful blow against the spirit of proprietorship. Wallcntine said agriculture is a $2.4 i billion industry and the majority of it comes from livestock. His organization estimates the proposed changes would mean about a $40,000 loss to an average ranch. This plan is an attack on the pension plan of public lands ranchers, he concluded, calling for a congressional investigation. One of the looming questions in Rangeland Reform 94 is how it will affect the state as a whole. Gov. Mike Leaviu provided some answers when he told the audience the proposed increase could cost about 700 jobs and nearly $11 million annually. The governor pointed out livestock inrepresents the major source of come in some counties, and a proposed $3.96 AUM is just too much of a hit. We need a differential between Montana meadows and southern Utah desert," he charged, noting $2 per AUM would be a good figure for Utah. I like the fact that there are provi- states net agricultural worth if a rate hike is enacted. We must have a system that substantially recognizes the differences," he said. Bob Bessey, Sanpete County Commissioner, revealed the significance oflivestock here by saying, Eighty thousand sheep graze on public lands and the net impact is $6 million in sheep and $7 million in cattle. Twenty percent of our income comes the sale of sheep and wool, he commented Richard Nielsen, an Emphraim producer opposed to any changes, gave a more local localized five, saying, Ive got one of the best allotments in Sanpete County. I raise livestock and provide habitat for another 200 head of elk. The present formula is adequat- e- Please listen to the people of the West, he said motioning to Sec. Babbitt A spokesman for Farm Credit Services lent credence to the seriousness of a rate hike, when he said the lendsions for good stewardship inceners are likely to calculate tives," the governor said. Leavitt pro- loan rates on 15 percent of all cattle posed a solution to the grazing comand up to 75 percent for the sheep mittee issue by offering to draw up a producers. "Sheepmen will become list of preliminary candidates then ," he declared. forwarding it to the Secretary. We Sanpete County Commissioner need a good balance between local, Keller Christensen added to the urstate and national government," he gency, saying, Were going to feel added. this in town. The entire regional Leaviu is adamant water issues be economy is going to suffer. Well lose resolved on a state rather than a na- a viable and renewable resource. Its tional level. According to his estiunconscionable that the administramates, a proposed rate hike may re- tion would force their policy on us sult in a $ 1 10 million decrease to the without legislation. non-viab- non-viable- .i le After listening to ao-o- u pwpic notify and more than 300 attend the field hearing. Sec. Babbitt offered some observations. Babbitt concedes the administration needs to fine tune the water rights question and to figure out how to structure the grazing advisory committees, but he was quick to point out that fee issue must be settled first Babbitt remarked that rangelands as a whole are being managed properly, but he did note there are abuses. I believe the act requires me to set a fee based on the fair market value of forage, he said. This type of fee is a return to a formula that was in existence prior to 1978. Realistically. Nc secretary says about 75 percent of the BLM permittees will take less than a $1,000 a year hit under the present plan, with half of that going straight to a local committee. Babbitt offered some compromises saying it's possible the sheep stocking rates could go from five to every cow to six or seven. He also admitted noxious weeds need a closer look. Were going to have to devote a larger share of our resources to controls, he said. In the meantime theyre be tracks in the desert as all sides scramble to gear up for the next round of |