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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant Attendance 1991 Manti LDS Temple 166,000 lvolum0lO6Number14 50 a copy MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1991 1 No injuries sustained as two vehicles collide Enrollment in South Sanpete School District climbs over last year BY BRUCE JENNINGS The official South Sanpete District enrollment figures are available now the figures the State Office of Education will use in determining the allocation of funds to the district for the operation and maintenance of the schools. This years enrollment, as of October 1, the date used statewide, is 2,804 students. Thats an increase of 98 over last year. Two of the elementary schools show decreases over last year: Ephraim Elementary, down 14 to 403, and Gunnison - Valley Elementary, down 7 to 585. Manti High School recorded the largest increases: 58 more students to a 529 total. Ephraim Middle School has 23 more. In the districts six schools there are 1,432 boys and 1.372 girls, but Manti High School and Ephraim Middle School do not follow the usual gender pattern. They have more girls than boys. The district not only gets more money from the state because of the increase in student numbers, but also because of an increase in what is called the Weighted Pupil Unit. This years WPU brings in $1,451, whereas last years was worth $1,346. A WPU is about the same as one student in average daily attendance. In addition, the 95 increase in the number of students is worth $139,296. This means that for the 1992 school year the district will have $4,068,000 in state money to spend on operation and maintenance. Last years total was $3,644,968. This doesnt mean that the difference is going to do much to enhance the educational program. After all, there are still those additional 94 students to provide with teachers, classrooms, textbooks and all those other These two cars collided In Manti on the morning of Tuesday, expenses that go into educating October 8. The crash devastated both vehicles involved, but the children. drivers were uninjured. The vehicle driven by Wendell Johnson If all this means that South in the intersection of 1st West and 6th South with the Sanpete is going to spend more vehicle driven by Charleene Nance. money in 1992 than it did in 1991, that assumption is in error. This years budget projects expenditures of $9,828,322. Last years total was $10,496,155. Why the difference? Because Sheep producers have voted and other market development last year the district spent more to continue deductions to finance programs under a proposed new money on its building program promotion of wool from wool price agreement between the - classroom wings at the Ephraim support payments made by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Middle School and Gunnison U.S. Department of Agricultures American Sheep Industry than it Commodity Credit Corporation, Association. Producers voted in Valley High School will in 1992. according to Keith Bjerke, a referendum held August executive vice president of the Sheep producers approve wool promotion program 19-3- Manti City Youth Council CCC. JENNINGS Manti seems headed for a tougher curfew law. A revision of the current ordinance apparently has general community support, Duane Campbell, Youth Council mayor, told the City Council last week. He said the Youth Council has interviewed residents on the curfew ordinance issue and a large majority of those contacted favored think the current ordinance is too liberal and should be strengthened. He added that businesses had expressed similar support and are addressing letters to the City Council reflecting that position. The Youth Council has also reviewed the curfew ordinances of several area towns and favored one similar to the Gunnison curfew program, Mr. Campbell said. The City Council then decided to fine tune some details in a proposed revision ofthe city ordinance and then refer the matter to the city attorney for an opinion on legal ramifications before approving a revised ordinance. Well be taking a stricter position on some activities, one Council member predicted. The Council took action on some matters and deferred action on others: It approved contributing $500 to the Close-U- p program, which involves sending several young people to Washington, D.C., for a weeks opportunity to see the democratic process in action. The Close-Urecipients p owning 75.6 percent of the sheep, favored continuing advertising will be expected to do some work for the city in return. The Council discussed several aspects of a development now underway north of Manti with Lorin Chesley, representative of the developers. Mr. Chesley stated that the buildings could be in place at the site in about two months and that provisions need to be completed for the delivery of water to the project. That would mean water transferring rights to the in for a hook-ucity exchange p, Mr. Chesley acknowledged. Another issue it was pointed out, involves the annexation of the property to the city. And a third issue is the extension of city utilities to the development We need more details on the scope of the projects before we can make decisions on these matters, the Council in effect told Mr. Chesley. It was the consensus ofthe Council that those who served as election judges in the last general election be contacted as to their desire to serve again and appointments made accordingly. With respect to turning over the operation of the old City Hall to a newly organized Arts Council, the county-wid- e Council decided that legal advice should be sought and the recommendations of the Manti City Historical Preservation Committee be obtained before any action is taken. The Council decided to obtain information on the publics attitude about a monthly fee for street improvements by means of a general ballot 0. The proposed agreement authorizes continued deductions from payments made under the National Wool Act for wool and unshorn lambs marketed during 1991 through 1995. The new Preliminary returns show that, of the producers voting in the referendum, 70.4 percent, proposes city adopt new, stricter curfew BY BRUCE The larger vehicle crushed the front section of Nances car, and glanced off it, rolling over, coming to rest upside down. Invest! gating Sanpete Sheriffs officer Blake Larsen said more informa-collide- d tion about the accident will be available next week, agreement authorizes deductions for the 1991 marketing year of up to 7 cents a pound on shorn wool, and up to 35 cents a hundredweight on unshorn lambs. Deductions from price support payments for the 1992 through 1995 marketing years may increase from the rate established for the previous year, up to 1 cent per pound for shorn wool and up to 5 cents per hundredweight for unshorn lambs, each. Sheep producers have approved the wool and lamb promotion program in nine referenda held since 1954. The Associations national wool promotion program is run in cooperation with other segments of the industry which provide additional or matching funds. Promotion activities include adverting, merchandising and education. Lamb promotion is concentrated in high areas. lamb-consumi- Gets Yearling bull elk harvest service award Sept. 27th the restrictions continue here Dept Friday, staff surprised him Human showing 30-ye- ar On of The Manti will be preserved as an open bull unit for those hunters who are content with a yearling bull hunt. Compliance is the key. If even a handful of hunters illegally take a branch-antlere- d bull during the yearling-bull-onlhunt, the success of the program will be reduced. Sportsmen are encouraged to report any violations they see to a conservation officer or yearling-bull-onl- y hunting regulation was initiated on the Manti elk unit in 1989. and By protecting older bulls, Division of Wildlife Resources biologists hope to give a number of animals the change to mature and develop maximum antler size. The regulation remains in effect this year and appears to be working. Biologists and hunters report seeing a greater number of branch-antlere- d two-year-o- ld highway patrol dispatcher, or call thepoachinghotline, Rewards up to $1,000 be may paid for information leading to the arrest and limited permit system. Each year a certain number of hunters will have the opportunity to draw a special permit authorizing them to take a mature bull. The Manti will not become a limited entry unit, however. It will continue as an open area with the conviction of any person unlawfully taking any elk. A wildlife law enforcement bus will be stationed at the top of Fairview Canyon during the 1991 elk hunt y to provide hunters with a convenient means of reporting wildlife violations. Officers will also be operating roadblocks and checking stations at various locations in an effort to apprehend wildlife violators and gather harvest data. regulation. Under the program, 70 to 80 percent of all yearling bulls are expected to be harvested. Approximately 20 to 30 percent will survive and carry over to subsequent years. These will have the opportunity to grow up and provide a limited harvest for the trophy hunter. The system will assure that sufficient mature bulls will be left for breeding and a healthy sex ration will be maintained in the herd. on Depending Weather The Weather Is reported by Lee J. Anderson, cooperative observer for the U.S. Weather Bureau. the cooperation of hunters, this program will provide more and bigger bulls in the herd and eventually more trophy-clas- s bulls in the harvest. And the rHi jf jig nim.j.mi jirirL.it The Regional Associate Director, Therald Wernz, was awarded his certificate for 30 him a beautiful plaque containing a picture of one of his prize winning restored Mustang cars. y bulls. The harvest of mature bulls will eventually resume under a yearling-bull-onl- Services, Office of Family Support, held their annual awards dinner at the Ponderosa Campground in Beaver Canyon. years of service. The Manti Office by up with his wife, Nancy, and a special program to honor him. They had some special" songs and a tribute for him and gave - m Forum discussion on tourism and recreation dated for October 17 Sanpete County Office of Economic Development and Utah Power and Light Company are sponsoring a Forum Discussion on Tourism and Recreation in Sanpete County on Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. Snow College West Campus, Room 137, 345 West 100 North. The purpose of the meeting will be to identify and discuss recreation and tourism possibilities in Sanpete County. This includes sites like the Skyline drive, Fairview Museum, Manti Temple, and Yuba Lake, but more importantly, we need to identify other recreation and tourism possibilities. Is there a prime location in our mountains sites, said Joe Blain Sanpete Economic Development Director. Are there historic buildings which need to be preserved and restored? Are the sites in our county where an historic event occurred which need to be marked and remembered? Sanpete County has a history we all can be proud of. We want to identify and preserve it The Sanpete County Commission has authorized the office of Economic Development to develop a master plan on tourism in Sanpete County. This plan will be implemented and developed over the next five years in preparation for the State of Utah Centennial celebration in or valley for cross country skiing, snowmobiling, bicycling trails, 1996. hiking trails, baseball, tennis, golf, fishing, or other outdoor activities which could be developed for the benefit of all? We are also trying to identify and develop historic tourism County who are interested in tourism and its development are ifii All residents of Sanpete encouraged to come and participate in the discussion. We need everyones input and participation," Blain said. ifli irt iir iTm nilTii |