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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1992 Pageant Attendance was 116,000 VOLUME 107 NUMBER24 50 a copy Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1992 New industry for Ephraim is possibility Ephraim meets most of the required criteria BY BRUCE JENNINGS technicians. Ephraim is being considered as the site for a satellite communications ground station that would employ as many as 200 The communications system is being assembled by Energetics Satellite Corporation, a natural resources development company, based in Englewood, Colorado. The station requires an envi ronment that is free from electromagnetic noise. When three representatives of the consortium that would build and operate the station contacted the Utah State Office of Economic Development regarding a possible Utah site, that Ephraim has now received a $10,000 Community Impact Board grant to carry on the test- New physician assistant will join medical staff of Sanpete Valley Hospital Jan Jonson, a board certified physician assistant, will join the medical staff of Sanpete Valley Hospital in January. Mr. Jonson and his family have recently moved to Manti. Physician assistants do virtually everythingthatphysicians do in patient diagnosi s and treatment, butbylawtheirwork must be monitored by a licensed physician. Mr. Jonson will be working Q Will fill unexpired term of Leonard Blackham The process of selecting a new Sanpete County Commissioner, who will take office on Jan. 15, 1993, has now reached the halfway point The new commissioner will nessman and member of the Ephraim City Council; Lynn C. Cook, Moroni, a turkey farmer and Moroni Feed Co. board member, Glade Mower, Fairview, a North Sanpete High School replace Leonard Blackham, Moroni, in his second term, who will resign effective Jan. 5. Mr. Blackham was elected District 68 Representative in the State Legislature attheNovembergen-era- l election. District 68 includes all of Millard County and most of Sanpete County. A Republican committee, headed by Jerry Jorgensen and including other party members, reduced the 11 candidates to six followingappearancesofthe candidates before the committee. The six candidates are Eddie Cox, Fairview, manager of the Central Utah Telephone Co.; Mark Anderson, Ephraim, a busi teacher, Victor Rasmusse n, Fountain Green, a retired banker; and Jim Noorlander, Indianola, a con- tractor. The Sanpete County Commissioners, Robert Bessey, Manti; Keller Christensen, Gunnison and Mr. Blackham, will now choose Mr. Blackhams successor from among the six. Since Mr. Blackham is a Republican his successor will also be a Republican and will, by tradition, be from the central or northern part of the county. The new commissioner will complete theremainingtwoyears of Mr. Blackhams second term. People with Disabilities program in Ephraim presented special award The Division of Services for People with Disabilities announced thi s week that eight were to receive the Da Marie Goodey award for high quality, innovative efforts in behalf of Utahs citizens with dispro-gra- abilities. The Sanpete Community Training Center in Ephraim for Rural Supported Employment Services was one of the recipients. The award is named after Da Marie Goodey, a psychologist from the University of Utah, who contracted polio as a child. Dr. Goodey, despite using a wheelchair, has been recognized locally and nationally for many years as a passionate advocate for people with disabilities. The awards were based on the outcome of a Quality Assurance Survey that looked at what was actually happening to the individualsin programs and how their quality of life was being affected. The award was presented by DSPD Director Ric Zaharia Wednesday at the West Campus of Snow College. Ephraim Stake will present annual Festival The annual Christmas Ward Choir Festival for the Ephraim Stake will be held Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Ephraim Stake Center. This annual presentation has proven to be a favorite means of getting into the Christ- mas spirit Each of the five Ephraim wards perform two numbers, and then the choir and congregation join together to sing some of the beautiful Christmas carols. All are invited and encouraged to come and enjoy this hour of ing that would have to be made, but needs another $10,000. private practice in affiliation with Dr. Kauiryn Allen of Salt Lake City. He is a graduate of BYU and the University ofUtah Physician Assistant Program. He is Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified. Mr. Jonson, in addition to performing his regular duties as a physician assistant at Camp Williams, has been the Troop Medical Clinic Administrator since 1984. He is also an Adjunct Clinical Instructor in the U ofIFs Physician Assistant Program. Commissioner candidates narrowed to six Jan Jonson primarily with Dr. Robert Armstrong, of Manti, but will affiliate with all the physicians based at Sanpete Valley Hospi-ta- Mr. Jonson and his wife, Sandy, are the parents of eight children. He is active in Boy Scouting and in the LDS Church. Mr. Jonson has been a physician assistant for over 15 years. He will offer superb skills and A reception honoring Mr. Jonson and his wife will be held on Jan. 21at7 p.m. at the Manti L credentials to the people of Sanpete County. Over recent years he has worked primarily at Camp Williams and has had a Senior Citizens Center. The en- tire community is invited to attend and welcome the Jonsons here. School board reviews test results, buys new truck, hires teacher The South Sanpete School District board of educations wish for the new year: higher test scores on achievement tests. That wish surfaced at the boards monthly meeting last week. Board members noted that South Sanpete students did best on the math tests and lowest on the languageEnglish test. Both tests were protions of the overall Stanford Achievement Tests administered in September to 5th, 8th and 11th grade students throughout the state. The school board also took time for other elements in the school program: -- It approved the purchase of a Chevrolet pickup truck from Gus Paulos Chevrolet on the state contract It approved the first hire for the 1993-9- 4 school year. As a result, Mary Elizabeth Reeves will next year be teaching math at the Ephraim Middle School. This year sheisteachingatNorth Sanpete High School. -- It was informed that Paul Gottfredson, district business administrator, will install Nancy Jense, Centerfield, and Dr. Dwight Inouye, who were elected at the election in November, to positions on the board. They will be installed on Jan. 4 at the district office in Manti. Mrs. Jense n will be the replacement for Dr. Diana Major Spencer and Dr. Inouye for Boyd Brady. -- It decided that no board meetingwouldbeheldonJan. 13 because board members will be attendingthe State Board ofEdu-catio- n convention in Salt Lake on Jan. 14 and 15 in Salt Lake City. Quad County Narcotics Force makes arrests on narcotics violations During the first and second weeks of December, the Quad County Narcotics Task Force, with the assistance of the local agencies ofSanpete, arrested several persons for narcotics violations. Arrested were a male and female juvenile for distributing prescription pills at the Ephraim Middle School. They were referred to Juvenile Services. recommended they consider Ephraim as a location, because it might meet their prime criteria. The group followed up by contacting Snow College, as well as the Sanpete County Economic Development Office to outline their requirements for the satellite station. office Another male juvenile was arrested for distribution of marijuana. He was also referred to Juvenile Services. Also arrested were Mike Squires, 20 years old, of Manti, for distribution of marijuana, Clint Hammond, 20 years old, of Ephraim, for arranging for distribution of marijuana and Bradley Brock, 32 years old, of Nephi, for prescription fraud. The testing would be done by Snow College, with some assistance from other state institutions. Energetics AJ. Seastone said Ephraim has a lot of things going for it as the site for the ground station. One is size, another is locavice-preside- nt tion, a third plus is access, fourth is Snow College, and the fifth is the areas relative freedom from noise. Location is perhaps the most important. The mountains on both sides of the valley shield the town from the electronic noise, and the valleys southern end improves its exposure to a satellite orbiting over the equator. Other locationsare being considered, notably Camarillo, Cali- fornia. Its all very tentative, said Lynn Schiffman, Snow College Director of Economic Development and a member of the Ephraim Economic Development Board. We have met several times with the Energetics people, and intent to try to get the ground station in Ephraim. Well give it our best effort Need help in reading South Sanpete students test above national average in some areas The South Sanpete School Districts fifth graders scored 15 points above the national norm and five points above the state average in reading. But when it came to reading, the same fifth graders fell below the national norm by seven points and below the state average by ten points. Why the difference in achievement? District officers and school board members wish they had a satisfactory answer to apparentinconsistencies like this in test results. the State annual mandated Legislature statewide achievement testingin basic areas like math, reading and science. The Standard Several years ago, Achievement Test was administered in September to all fifth, eighth and 1 1th grade students in public school:; throughout Utah. In the South Sanpete District, scores for the 233 fifth graders who took the tests are followed by the state averages: Mathematics, 65, 62; reading, 43, 53; languageEnglish, 48, 48; science, 52, 56 ; social science, 48, 55; total basic battery, 52, 54. The district te sted 228 eighth graders with these results: mathematics, 47, 55; reading, 47, 55; languageEnglish, 32, 45; science, 53, 58; social science, 40, 54; total basic battery, 38, 53. And the districts 92 11th graders had these results: mathematice, 54, 59; reading, 54 61; languageEnglish, 45, 51; science, 54, 60; social science, 46, 56; total basic battery, 48, 56. , MHS Music Department will present concert The Manti High School presenttheir annual Christmas concert this Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Performing groups will in- clude intermediate band, advanced band, orchestra, chamber choir and mixed chorus. There will also be several solos and small ensembles made up of students the larger groups. The bands, orchestra and choirs will combine for a grand Christmas from Christmas Eve Candlelight is scheduled The First Presbyterian Church of Mt Pleasant will hold their annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Thursday, DEc. 24 at 7 p.m. Community members of all faiths are invited to join in this Christmas Eve celebration of scripture, song, prayer, and light. The Bell Choir will also play. The Church is located on the corner of First West and First South in Mt. Pleasant. Guests are encouraged to come early for good seating. finale with every music student in the high school participating. Approximately 175 students will be involved in this program, featuring old Christmas favorites and several new Christmas pieces. Directors for the evening will be Brad Flinders directing the bands, Roseann Iligham directing the orchestra and Bill Thompson directing the vocal groups. Everyone of any age is invited to attend this concert. Weather The Weather Is reported by Lee J. 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