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Show WWm i Lynn Nielson Jim Petersen r 'i . T' ' l X . Bart Nelson Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant Manti LDS Temple volume 104 Number 18 50 a copy Tuesday voter turnout was unusually high to run. for ofT-ye- ar Mtn. 19891 Fuel sponsored run to support Olympics Jim Petersen, running margin using taxpayer money in support of the states bid for the games. In the unincorporated areas of the county (Axtell, Chester, to local election officials. Indianola and Milburn) the Olympics bid garnered 43 yes The results mean that Manti and 78 no votes. Ephraim votes will have a new mayor and cast 466 yes votes and voters council member; Ephraim reno 346 votes; Manti, 409 yes elected its mayor in voting that votes and 426 no votes;Sterling, had a write-icandidate make Robert Warnick, running for an unexpectedly strong showa second term as Ephraims 47 yes votes and 61 no votes. Mayor-elec- t Kent Larsen had on the ing and elected two new council mayor, won chose and a members, Sterling Republican ballot with 462 votes. the followingcommentconcern-in- g new mayor and two new the election: As I stood in Mayor Warnick had no Democratic opponent. the lower hall of the city comBut Robert Hedelius, who plex and viewed the pictures of A spot check of several the great people who have served announced himself as a write-iEphraim and Manti voting discandidate for mayor only a few as mayors of our city, a lump tricts showed that more than before the election, with came to my throat I consider it 50 of registered voters cast days limited time for campaigning, truly an honor to be numbered their ballots, considered unusual nevertheless garnered 277 votes. with them. for an election. Manti I face the challenges ahead Ephraim's new Council District No. 3, for example, has members will be Bart Nelson, a with obvious mixed emotions, 483 names on its registration Democrat, who received 472 on the one hand I am extremely roll and 290 of them voted. Thats honored and proud to have the votes, and Elaine Reid, Republia 60 turnout. 407. other opportunity, on the other hand the can, Terry Olson, Election observers attribute I realize the time commitments followed Republican candidate, the high level of local participawith 363 votes, and Democrat and challenges which I will face tion in part to economic conas mayor. 263. cerns and in part to the Winter Roger Baker, LeMar Hanson, the RepubliI am grateful for my friendOlympics issue. can candidate to complete the ship with Mayor May Peterson, The Ephraim, Manti and last two years of fellow party and respect her for the genuine r Sterling turnout, however, while member Keith Keisels lady that she is. I am very sup706 received votes. term, was unusually high, apparently portive of her and the things In Sterlings typical of the entire state. Utahs that she has been able to accomvoters had something they voting, Curt Ludvigson won plish. I expect that the transiwanted to say with their ballots. election as mayor, defeating tion will be smooth and positive. Rex MclIT, She has truly been a great mayor Mantis new mayor will be Brian Young 62 and with and the citizens of Manti owe votes, Lyon, Gary Democratic Kent Larsen, the to the election with won a deep debt of gratitude for her 58, candidate, who defeated Mayor the two the of as a Council, top job well done. May Peterson, a Republican, in refive Max candidates. Otten her bid for a second term, with Mayor Robert Warnick ob458 votes to Mayor Petersons ceived 34 votes; Clare Ann served: I am pleased that we 372. Mr. Larsen carried all three Fowles, 27, and Lee Christensen, had such a good voter turnout. 6. districts. All the candidates were well voting the total Although Sanpete qualified and I am sure we can Mantis top vote getter, howon vote the wok together as a council to Olympic ever, proved to be R. Lynn Niel- County not referendum Games was .itinue the direction the presson, a Democratic candidate for available council has taken, that of at ent prelimitime, press received who the City Council, is that Sanpetes providing the maximum service 587 votes. He ran for the post nary evidence state-wid- e unlike the voters, possible and still say within a incumMax vacated by Call, small a opposed by balloting, frugal budget." declined who bent councilman For an election meaning no voting for county, state or federal offices Tuesdays voter turnout was an' unusually high one, according MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, to the Council on the Republican ticket, won a second term with 481 votes. The other Council candidates were Dr. Lee Thurston, running on the Republican ticket, who received 347 votes, and Tom Reece, the other Democratic candidate, 233 votes. n coun-cilme- n. n ofT-ye- ar four-yea- non-partis- 66-2- Local runners Doug Spencer, Nathan Thompson and Matt Baker (far left) joined in with the run through town as the Mountain Fuel sponsored Olympics torch run came through town last week. Mayor May Peterson read a proclamation supporting Utah's Olympics bid, which was voted on Tuesday statewide. Just to the left of May is Mtn. Fuel's designated runner Vic Mason, who ran through many Utah towns. City Council investigating additional culinary water It would cost an estimated $3500foranengineeringfirmto prepare the necessary documents and presentation to the Forest Service for special permit applications to develop additional spring water in Manti Canyon. Councilman Lee J. Anderson reported that preliminary discussion with Sunrise Engineering Co. had resulted with that figure as a working figure for that service. The Manti City Council has been studying alternatives to develop the additional water to supplement the available water in the culinary system. Engineers have already done considerable work, at no expense to the city, to investigate the feasibility of such action. That work was done by Sunrise Engineering with the commitment that the event the project materializes, they would do the engi- in neering. Several alternatives are under consideration. One would have the city develop its present well right, with the water being so produced traded to the irrigation company for spring water in the canyon for culinary purposes. Another alternative would develop not only the well, but one or more of the springs in the canyon. Before this could be done it would require Forest Service approval and cooperation. The well right which the city has would be lost if the well was not developed soon. Mayor May Peterson noted that inasmuch as the implem- entation of a project of such major proportions, and which was not of a critical nature immediately, that further action or decision in this matter should be tabled until after the election to allow the administration that would work with the situation for the next four years to be in on the decision. The council concurred in this action. The council also discussed the work being done on First South. The City Recorder was instructed to insure that the engineers approved of the culvert installation before it was covered. It was also suggested that an be installed additional clean-ou- t approximately midway in the line. Councilman Lee Anderson suggested that it would be advisable to have the school lot west of the Manti Tabernacle developed into a parking lot. Mayor Peterson said that that possibility had been considered, but that the LDS Church and the South Sanpete School District had been unable to reach an agreement as to development and ownership of the land, and that at the present such a parking lot was not being undertaken. Councilman Jim Petersen reported that scheduling prob- had made it impossible for Central Utah Ballet to present lems The Nutcracker ballet in Manti during the Christmas period and as a result the ballet would be presented in Mt. Pleasant. City Recorder Bill Mickelson reported that work is progressing on the Alvey Lumber development taking place in the Industrial Park. Manti City will begin work soon on the approach to be constructed from the highway on the east side of the property. It may also be necessary to construct a new fence between that property and the property on the south. Councilman Call suggested be called for in a Salt Lake paper for the furnishing of a garbage collection truck to be purchased by the city. No decision has yet been made on whether or not the city would indeed buy the truck. That decision was deferred until bids are in and the council has specific information on the costs involved. that bids |