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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1993 Dates: 7 July 8,9,10, 13-1- Volume 108 Number? 50 a Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1993 copy 1 may set record Estimated 54,000 attend first three performances BY BRUCE JENNINGS Apparently rumors of traffic problems in Manti because of Main Street road construction, has had no adverse effect on pageant attendance. For last weeks three performances, attendance was up by an estdmated6,000 to a54,000 total, over last years 48,000. Don Olsen, who has for several years made the official tally for the pageant committee, had 10.000 attending Thursday, 24.000 Friday and 20,000 Saturday. The 54,000 total doesnt include two thousand or so who on-goi- Several "pioneers" relax behind the blinds at the Pageant, prior to their part. The Pageant draws participants from a large area. attended the dress rehearsal on July 7. Mr. Olsen makes a conscientious effort to arrive at a reasonably accurate count. He walks through the seats, counting as he goes, then around the temple grounds and finally into the streets. From where did last weeks crowd come? Mainly, according to a survey, from the Wasatch Front. But also, according to license plates, from California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. And one plate bore the name Saskatchewan, a Canadian province. Usually, over the course of a pageant season, half the states and a half dozen foreign countries can be found on the registration rolls. They came by bus 25 busses were on the lineup Friday night and by private cars. And the survey again showed that the pageant is a family affair. - - 45 young people in one bus, 40 For instance, Elaine and Shirley Robertson and four of their six children from Springville. Blaine and Shirley first met as students at Snow College 20 years ago. And this is the fourth time theyve attended. Attendance at the pageant was the high point in a weekend adults in another. It was a ward excursion, explained group leader Connie Hall. It was a contribution to ward togetherness. Youth groups were very evident last week - 30 from the Hooper Ninth Ward, for example, and 60 from the Logan 16th. Its our youth conference, said Bishop Richard Meng, who cooked hamburgers for the group while his wife Marilyn, who is the Relief Society president, helped out. He gave me my calling, she said. How could I refuse? Attendance at the pageant set the tone for the activity, Bishop Meng said. Its a sharing experience." And so the first pageant weekend went: thousands of evidently impressed visitors, hundreds of very tired volunteers and a general sense of accomplishment and -- The vacation. Robertsons had dinner at the Tabernacle, breakfast in the park and went on to Palisade before returning home. What did they enjoy most about the pageant? The chorus on the wall. And the gorgeous costumes. Were the Robertsons a typical pageant-goin- g family? Hard to say. Some families represented three generations, and some were extended families having their annual reunion before going their separate ways. The Kearns 10th Ward arrived in two Lake Shore busses Manti City Council Report Council finalizes funding for streets project Ephraim City Council Report Ephraim rodeo shows net profit BY DIANA RASMUSSEN At the July 7th meeting of the Ephraim city council, Eda Cherry was recognized for her service to Ephraim City a3 the Librarian, a position she held since 1982. Representing the Arena Committee, John Peterson presented an audit and a check for the rodeo that was held May 28 and May 29, during Scandinavian Days. The group showed a profit for the rodeo and turned in all funds over those spent, in to Ephraim City. The Planning and Zoning Commission of Ephraim City came to the City Council .to present an amendment to the homing ordinance. This amendment would redefine a subdivision as any tract or lot or parcel of land that will be divided into two ormore lots, plots, sites or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of the sale or of building development or redevelopment, provided, however, that the division of land for ag- ricultural purposes or for commercial, manufacturing, or in- dustrial purposes shall be exempt. This amendment originally read three or more homes. Changing this amendment to two" would allow it to comply with state code. Much discus sion followed this recommendation, and further investiga- celed due to the absence of many Council members. tion will be done by Mark Haafe, an expert on roads and housing from Salt Lake City. It was recommended that Mark check out the entire Zoning Ordinance before amendments are made. There will be a bond election held in Ephraim City, September?. This election would give the okay to develop funding for Ephraim City roads and roadways, if passed. Discussion concerning the responsibility of hooking up to the sewer by new residents was discussed. At present, it is the responsibility of the contractor to provide hookups. This item will be brought to the council in August in the form of a motion. A recommendation was made and passed that land for the Mental Health Building be pursued. Property under discussion and negations is located at the oldBraithwaite property, across from the Ephraim 1st and 5th Ward Church building. On another matter, the names of six members and four members for a comon the road project were mittee submitted to the City Council. Those accepting and presently on this committee are: Meriel Wathan, David Strate, Charlie Stevens, Nedra Thompson, Theresa Alder, David Lanier, and members, David Alan Grindstaff, Barry Larson, Baker and Mark Anderson. A Manti io io motion was approved and passed. A seventh member will be contacted this week. TheJuly21stEphraimCity Council meeting will be can Pageant benefits - reported that the city is current with the contractor on water service lines and the installation of new electrical lines. Also in connection with the project, Vem Fisher, also with Sunrise Engineering, said that some beautification grant money may become available. Ken Lindsay has agreed to explore that source of funding. - . People concerned last week with the discoloration of culinary water need be no longer concerned. A collector ditch which had received some sediment has been shut off. And Councilman Galen Christiansen reported that Jets Reservoir, which feeds some of the springs in the culinary system, mayneedsome repairworkthis fall. The reservoir is nearly full now, he reported. 4,756 dinners served to Pageant visitors, booths do brisk business recreation One aspect of the pageant will benefit Mantis recreation program. The Recreation Committee is collecting fees at the Manti City Park during the pageant, at the rate of $3.00 per vehicle, and $3.00 per tent. Collectors make the rounds each day between 3 and 6 p.m. to harvest the money. And some users at the park, who miss the collection process because of hours, report to the City offices with their money in hand. Altogether, around $1,000 will be collected Manti City has now comA board of equalization will pleted a funding transaction address specific property owner that will provide the city with problems, in connection with an $873,000 Community Impact the project. Board loan to fund the citys Mr. Val Kofoed, of Sunrise street and sidewalk project. Engineering, recommended How will the city raise the that plans and bidding documoney to make the interest and ments be preparedimmediately, principal payments on the loan? so that bidding can be accomIt will be raised by means of plished by early fall a base $8.00 monthly fee on He further recommended each dwelling or service ad- that all phases of the project, dress, the Council finally desuch as crushing the material, cided. be covered in a single bid. He also added that if the Properties being developed will be assessed an Impact fee. bidding could be completed Further, an assessment of soon, the bridges included in $3.50 per linear foot will be the project could be installed charged Main Street property this year. owners for sidewalk installaIn connection with the tion. This assessment will cover Main Street project, public about half the cost of the works director Dale Nielson in park fees. And that money gives quite a boost to financing the city rec- reation program, treasurer Michelle Larsen said. You fed us twice," an LDS bishop told a Mormon Miracle Pageant official. And the official understood the bishops implication in his use of the word twice: once during the performance and once again at dinner. Last week, a total of 4,746 roast beef and barbecued tur- key dinners were served by the four Manti wards: 1,014 on Thursday, 2,030 on Friday and 1,702 on Saturday. For the first three nights last year, 4,170 dinners were served. Over the years, about one in 12 pageant goers attended the dinners. Breakfast were served at two locations: the Manti City Park and the Manti Tabernacle. In all, 1,005 egg, ham and pancake breakfasts were served at the two locations. Business was also brisk at the five booths operated by the Ephraim Stake and the Snow College Stake, according to Val Anderson, food services chair- man. Hamburgers continued the favorite at the booths, he said, with hot dogs far behind. And the favorite beverage depended on the temperature. A frequent question: What happens to the money? It finances the pageant the buildings that have been purchased, the equipment, the costumes, the scenery, the other expenses. Any excess helps support the church missionary fund. That goes for both the dinners and the booths. The net income produced breakfasts helps finance the by youth programs. - Paiute pow-woset for July 17 at Fremont State Park w The Paiute Indian Tribe will conduct a Pow Wow at Fremont Indian State Park on July 17, from 10 a.m. until the early evening. Activities will include Paiute dancing, singing and games. Paiute craftmaking will be demonstrated and the fin- - ished product will be sold. The public is invited to the Pow Wow at anytime during the day. It will be held south of the frontage road about 100 yards of the Visitor Center Driveway. The easiest access from both east and west is by using Exit 17 on 1-- |