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Show 4 Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant Attendance 1991 Manti LDS Temple 166,000 Voiumr'l06 Number 13 50c a 1 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1991 copy Governor Norm Bangerter spends a day visiting in Sanpete County JENNINGS Sanpete County was Utahs Capitol for a Day last week. BY BRUCE And, appropriately enough, Governor Norman Bangerter spent the day in Sanpete conferring with city and county officials, attending a luncheon and just plain looking about. The was governor accompanied by his wife and an entourage of aides. Not necessarily in a time or importance order. Governor Bangerter did these things while in the county. 1. Got his hair cut. 2. Attended a lunch sponsored by the Sanpete County Commission at the renovated Old Co-o- p in Ephraim. The meal was served by Snow College Food Services and the featured menu item was turkey croissants. The 50 or so in attendance heard the governor talk in somewhat general terms about the need to spend more money on the infrastructure, about economic development in rural Utah, about the attractiveness of rural Utah as a place to live. When we talk with business people about locating in the rural the said, areas, governor they want to know about the location of the nearest major airport. If we could get them to come to rural Utah for two or three years, theyd never want to leave. Presented awards to three Sanpete residents in recognition of their volunteer services: Pam Jensen, Manti; Marilyn Hatch, Gunnison, and Kerry Deuel, Mt. Pleasant. 3. Visited the Spring City Elementary School, which has been designated for an Excellence in Education award. One small girl asked him if he was a king. Not so, said the states head man. 5. Strolled along several Main Streets, shaking hands and 4. exchanging pleasantries. 6. Spent some time with the County Commission discussing substantive matters. The Commissioners told him that the Southern Utah Correctional Facility, (SUCF) is a considerable drain on the Sanpete County budget because the county is required to both prosecute and defend prisoners charged with illegal activities while incarcerated. The Commissioners estimated the cost to the county for providing these legal services at around $200,000. Governor Bangerter said he would try for funds that would help the county meet these extra legal costs. And the Commissioners also asked about possible improvements to the Salt Creek Road, between Nephi and Pigeon Hollow Junction, which has heavy use, is deteriorating and needs both upgrading. The County The Commissioners said they also didnt want the expense and approved another during its Tuesday meeting on Sept. ofrepairingormaintainingthat Sanpete 29. It approved the request of Douglas and Jay Olsen that an e unused section of the old Highway 89 be closed. The Olsens had made the request because they have property on both sides of the road, and the closure would be a convenience to them. The closed section begins at the Jay Olsen home and extends to the Pigeon Hollow Junction. two-mil- A decrease of federal highway funds has put a pinch on state road upkeep programs, the governor explained. And so, with a new haircut , the taste of turkey in his mouth , and a big smile on his face, Governor Bangerter departed Sanpete - Utahs Capitol for a A Day. 89. The Commissioners did, however, deny the request for a zone change from agricultural to commercial for a parcel of land about a mile and a half south of Chester. The zone change was requested by Lorraine Sessions and Clifford Greene, who proposed to develop a club at the location. Governor proclaims Oct. as 'Freedom of the Press' Week 6-- 12 Governor Norman Bangerter has proclaimed the week of October as a time to celebrate Freedom of the Press in Utah. The Governors historic 2 proclamation marks the first time a Freedom of the Press week has been designated in the state. The date of the proclamation .vas carefully orchestrated to coincide with two additional media The zone change request was supported by a petition signed by about 100 persons, and opposed by another petition signed by a similar number. The Commission denied the request for several reasons: citizen concern va that the agricultural zoning should be maintained, and the values expressed by the larger community, that because the proposed business would create a demand for government services, particularly police and (Continued on Page 3) events: National Newspaper Week, and a statewide student essay contest on the Bill of Rights sponsored by Utah Press Association and The Utah Committee on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. The Governors proclamation, signed September 23 at the State Capitol, states in part that Freedom of the Press is a valued right set forth in the First Amendment ... and is vital to the of an maintenance informed electorate and citizenry." The statewide student essay contest, which asked students to write on the subject, What the Bill of Rights Means to Me," was open to all students in grades Contest winners will be recognized October 7 during an K-1- 2. awards ceremony at the State Capitol. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Capitol Rotunda. Janice Keller, Executive Director of Utah Press Association, said a dramatic way to highlight National Newspaper Week was to combine the student essay contest on the Bill of Rights with the Governors Freedom of the Press week declaration. I think sometimes we tend take things for granted, but to hopefully during the week of October 6 we will all be reminded of the importance of a viable and free press, said Keller. Manti Independent Party names council candidate Mantis Independent Party has entered the campaign for a seat on the City Council. The party named Gary Clayton as a candidate for one of the three seats that will be filled in Novembers general election. deputy sheriff in California and Utah County. in Weather The Weather is reported by Lee J. Anderson, cooperative observer for the U.S. Weather Bureau. Mr. Clayton, who recently moved to Manti, is Sanpete director of Countys part-tim- e emergency services and previously had extensive law enforcement experience as a dozen new faces join Snow College's enlarged staff Wednesday morning the sun rose in Ephraim on a couple of hundred brand new faces as the first day of classes marked a new school year for Snow College. A dozen of those faces belong to e the new employees recently hired by the college to help handle the increasing student body population. e There are ten new employees on the payroll right now and there are still several positions open at this time. Eight of the ten employees received some oftheir education at schools in Utah and the other two come from major universities in the full-tim- full-tim- midwest Dr. Kari Arnoldson is a new math lab instructor at the college. She has a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University in Instructional Science. Kari is single and speaks fluent Spanish. Trade Bradley is a new e staff member of the after working part time last year. She is a new lecturer in the Family Life department She earned a BS degree in Home Economics from Utah State University in 1980. Trade is married to Brad Bradley. Bob Dyrengis doing work at full-tim- f part of the road, because it is completely unused, and runs parallel to the regular Highway Orem-Gene- , Commission. doses highway, denies zoning change for club Commission denied one petition 6-- 12 Editor-in-Chie- repairs and Eugene H. Findlay, director of the Utah Department of Transportation, said there no plans, as yet for an early remedy of this situation. as "Freedom of the Press" Governor Norman Bangerter signs proclamation designating Oct. f, Weber State Signpost; Kenneth G. week. Standing, left to right: Jim Sawdey, Adams, Publisher, Morgan County News; Jerry O'Brien, Publisher, Salt Lake Tribune; Brent Times; James Mortimer, Publisher, Deseret News; Janice Keller, Sumner, Publisher, Executive Director, Utah Press Association. photo by David Fleisher Snow now as a Transfer Counselor. He has a MSS degree in Human Resource Admin- istration from Utah State University. Bob is married to Connie Dyreng and the couple has four children. The new face in the Development office is Trent Keyes. Trent earned a BA degree in Biology from Utah State University in 1968. Trent is married to Jodi Keyes and they have six children. NathanMillwardisthenew man with numbers on campus. Nathan is a new Junior Accountant in the finance office. He picked up his bachelors degree from Weber State University in 1990. Nathans wifes name is Margaret. He has recently been working in Salt Lake City for the Larry H. Miller Sports Group... or the Utah Jazz. Another graduate of Utah State University was hired in the Humanities Division at the school. Ron Lamb picked up his MS degree at USU in English Composition, Theory and Practicum this year. Ron is single and goes to work this fall as an English instructor. Donald Stikeleather is a new Dance Instructor at the college. He comes to Ephraim by way of Purdue University where he was a modern dance specialist and choreographer for the student company. Don has a master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Illinois. Judie Johnson was just hired this week to work in the counseling office at the college. The single mother of three has two bachelors degrees from Smith. His degree is in Science Education and he will be an assistant professor in Math and Larry is Physical Science. married to Holly Ann. They have two children. Paula Soderborg now joins her husband Mark as an employee at the school. Paula is the new Tutor Coordinator for Student Literacy Corps. Paula is currently working on a BA degree from Southern Utah University and expects to graduate next year. Another new face on the payroll is Carl Sullivan. Carl is anewESL(EnglishasaSecond Language) Instructor. He received his MA degree from BYU in 1989 in Language Acquisition and Japanese. Carl and his wife Sheralee have four FrGSh . T3CGS Qt Qnnw children. Nathan Millward Brigham Young University. One is in Home Economics Education and the other is in Child DevelopmentFamily Relations. Judie has been a career counselor at Utah Valley Community College. Judie has two sons, Tyler and Brett, and one daughter, Lorinda. Dr. Joe Papenfuss is a new assistant professor in Biology. He comes to Snow from Purdue University where he picked up a Ph.D. this year in Plant Genetics and Breeding. Dr. Papenfuss is married to Heather. The couple has six children. Also joining the faculty at Snow College with a brand new Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin is Dr. Larry K. 1 Kari Arnoldson Don Stikeleather Cart Sullivan Joe Papenfuss Bob Dyreng I Ron Lamb John Vitullo Larry K. Smith S Judie Johnson Trent Keyes |