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Show Templars shock Kanab in quarterfinal joust Meet San Juan Friday at Price in semi-fingame at 2:00 p.m. al For the first time in its 21-ye- ar football history, Manti High School has won a place in the state The Temdid it by plars defeating Kanab, 2-- A semi-final- s. at that point the state No. 0 on Snow team, Field Friday afternoon. The victory means the Templars and San Juan, Region 1 0s No. 1 team, will meet in a semifinal game at the Carbon High School gridiron in Price Friday afternoon at 2. Millard and Hurricane will play in Cedar City in the other semi-fincontest. San Juans Broncos lost to Millard in the championship 26-1- al game last year and will be out to win it all this year. Theyre undefeated going into the Friday contest and have several key players back from last years squad. The returnees include Mike utilizes an even mix of passing and running plays. Manti Highs biggest football victory came after a shaky first half start. Kanab took a three-poilead in the first quarter on field the basis of a Brown, quarterback; Scott Gutke, running back, and Brook Shumway, a receiver. In San goal. The Templars went ahead 3 with six seconds left in the period when David Stevens passed to Tyler Bolli in the end zone and Mike Brenchley made good on his PAT kick. Juans 40-- defeat of Delta, Gutke scored three times, once on a 6 pass and twice or runs, and Shumway ran for 27 yard and a touchdown on a reception. The scouting report has the Broncos big up front, with eight players at 200 pounds or more, and an explosive backfield that nt mid-quart- er 7-- William Peterson recovered a fumble after the kickoff to get Mantis second scoring drive (Continued on Page 4) No. 34, Justin Ludvigson, is jubilant coming out after another touchdown by Manti. The Templar team devastated the No. 1 ranked Kanab team, and earned the right to face San Juan this Friday in football. in Price. This is the first time Manti has made it to the semi-finals Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant Manti LDS Temple Volume 104 Number l7 n BY BRUCE JENNINGS Apathy is usually a main eleccharacteristic of off-ye- ar tions when candidates for county, state and federal office dont appear on the ballot and issues are muted. But not so in Utah this year with the Winter Olympic referendum becoming a hotly debated issue. And not so, too, in Ephraim and Mantis partisan elections for municipal office. In Ephraim, the entry of Dr. R. K Hedelius, who was a leader in the strong protest movement against mandatory garbage pickup this summer, into the mayoral contest as an independent candidate has added an element of excitement into what had been a quiet campaign. And Dr. Hedelius is reinforcing his candidacy with media advertising that outlines his position on a number of issues. Mayor Robert Warnick, a candidate for a second term, and Councilwoman Gwen McGarry are taking a public position in support of the states Winter Olympic bid, an issue that 50 MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER a copy J Lj Controversial issues characterize voters' choice Sanpete County voters are apparently unable to reach a consensus on. On the Republican slate LeMar Hanson, who was appointed to the Council as the replacement for Keith Keisel, who resigned last summer, is now the candidate to complete the final two years of Mr. Keisels r term. The other council candidates are Elaine Reid, an Ephraim Middle School teacher, and Dr. Terry Olson, a Moroni Feed Co. veterinarian. four-yea- Running for the Council on the Democratic slate are Bart Nelson and Roger Baker, Snow College faculty members who have long been active in city and church affairs. For several years Mr. Nelson headed the citys highly successful recreation program. Mantis partisan election has gained an even larger element of excitement thanks to a Republican party schism that made an overt appearance at the partys nominating convention. One evidence of the schism is the different stands on a couple of issues taken by mayor May Peterson and Councilman Jim Petersen, candidates for on the one hand, and Dr. Lee Thurston, a Council candi- The Council candidates are Lee L. Christensen, Clare Ann Fowles, Gary A. Lyon, Rex II. Mclff and Max G. Otten. date on the other. Their differences on issues are mainly eco- The proponents of the Utah Winter Olympic bid claim that hosting the Games would enhance the states image as one of the nations great scenic, cultural, social and recreational areas. Its economic benefits, they add, would include increased tourism and employment and an enlarged tax base. They say the Winter Game facilities would make Utah the winter sports capital of the nation. The opponents say that the Winter Olympics would be a huge gamble that could leave the state stuck with useless facilities that would be white elephants. They add that the sales tax money $45 to $60 million that would be diverted to the Game facilities - could be better used for education, improvements to the infra- nomic. The Democratic candidates are R. Kent Larsen, for mayor; R. Lynn Nielson and Thomas Reece, for the Council. Mr. Larsen is a former Councilman who is a Six County Organization employee and a turkey grower. Mr. Nielson is a retired federal employee who is the Sanpete County bee inspector. Mr. Reece is an Ephraim Middle School computer education teacher and Manti High School wrestling coach. Sterling, like most other Sanpete towns, takes the nonpartisan route to the election of municipal officers. The candidates file for office with the recorder and their names then appear on the ballot. This year, for example, Sterling has two candidates for mayor, Curtis K. Ludvigson and Brian R. Young, and five candidates for the two council seats available. -- and other urgent needs. They ask why, if the Games would bring so much financial benefit to the state, doesnt private business, instead of the tax payer, underwrite structure them? The polls will open Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Ephraim and Sterling ers will mark their ballots in their city halls. Manti District 1 will vote in the American Legion Hall; District 2 in the Manti City Building; District 3 in the Senior Citizen Center. Municipal election results will be available at the city halls around 9 p.m. vot- 2, 19891 L The Winter Olympics referendum tally will be available later, since it will include the votes in the countys unincorporated areas as well as the cities. County recorder Kris Christiansen plans to assemble the results of both the city and unincorporated areas voting on that issue and have them available by late Tuesday evening. Slogan contest entries sought Manti High Schools library-medi- a center is promoting a contest to find a fantastic slogan and art work for a button for all Templar fans to wear! The top entries in this contest will win their choice of the following prizes donated by local businesses who support Manti High School. $10.00 savings account by Zions National Bank in Manti. $10.00 gift certificate - donated by Jensens in Manti. Two separate chicken strip dinners with medium drink by Charlies Drive In in Ephraim. Ten separate Free movie -- rentals - donated by Top Stop in Manti. Please be sure to let these businesses know of your appreciation for their willingness to help in this effort, Mrs.Voni Rivas, the schools media coordinator asks. We can reduce or enlarge the entries on the office copier," she said. Judging will be done by local artists and faculty. These buttons will be sold for a bit over the cost to help raise money to buy more library books for Manti High School Library Media Center. We want to encourage school spirit, Mrs. -- Rivas said. First winter storm bolsters precipitation BY BRUCE JENNINGS The weather? There was much of it in changeable October to get the 1989 water to off a good, if soggy start. year And enough precipitation, too, to exceed Octobers long time half foot Angela Olsen and Jared Buchanan hold up ripe tomatoes they found under last weeks in of snow that fell Sanpete. Manti took the brunt: a heavy snowfall accompanied by high winds. Together they tore the branches from trees and blanketed gardens in white. But, Jared Buchanan and Angela Olsen found some garaverage. den survivors under the white Two storms did it: one, on stuff, rosy red tomatoes ripe for October 21, dumped .47 inch of the salad. And Jonathan apples water on Manti and the other, a were left dangling in the trees. few days later, delivered five to Manti had a power outage six inches of snow, packed with that lasted over five hours and around .6 inch of water, also to required the closure of Manti Manti. Elementary School and Manti The second storm was wideHigh School. centhe spread, especially over Ephraim, in contrast, wasnt tral and northern parts of the nearly as hard hit; a brief outstate. In the Sanpete Valley, age, no school closures, little V 4 damage to shrubs and trees and two to three inches of snow. Figures arent available on the amount of snow that came down on Manti Mountain watersheds during October, but deer hunters said the higher elevations storm on the 25th sent them out of their camps and down to the lower elevations. Over the years October has been the third wettest year in Sanpete, but the amounts have varied from year to year. In Manti, October 1952 was the driest of all Octobers, without even a trace of precipitation on record. And October 1946 was the wettest, with 4.08 inches. |