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Show Letters to the Editor W invit Utler to lh Editor Irom our mador. Latter must b signed, b In good taste, not slanderous, and limited to 500 words. We reserve the right to withhold name with su Hictent causa. Also, pleas , on letter per person per month. Enjoying stay at Manti To the Editor: We were standing in the parlor with our new Sanpete County friends singing My Alice Blue Gown at the piano and I felt that I was actually experiencing a bit of heaven on Earth. Lately, I have come to expect a sense of complete joy whenever I go visiting around here. We are not Mormons and our knowledge of the church was insignificant before we visited Manti. My husband and I are travelling journalists writing a book on American culture. We stopped here for a month attracted by the paradox of fertile farmland in the desert, the old adobe brick pioneer homes unique to the west and by the incredible appearance on the top of a hill in this wilderness, in a town of 2,000, of a structure so magnificent it would be the pride of many major cities: the temple at Manti. What was the spirit that created these marvels? We have travelled tens of thousands of back roads miles through the south from Boston to New Orleans, through the Ozarks to the midwest and up the California coast through the western desert. Though city dwellers by birth, we have had the opportunity in our travels to live for extended periods of time in rural and suburban communities. One half of the talks on our radioless drives through the land have been on our discouragement at the poverty of enlightenment, the emphasis on materialism and the negative attitude with which the vast majority of people, to varying degrees, are struggling. We had long since come to be considered upbeat and positive in the extreme by people we knew. Our attitude was not exceptional to us. We saw it as vital to our survival. But we needed to be surrounded by our peers. I was moved to write this letter to the people of Sanpete County. I intend to express to the people of this county as an outsider, how rare the life is here and hope by doing so to strengthen the pride that makes you treasure and preserve it. The exciting thing about the thorough commitment to com munity and family we have seen here is that its deliberate, not accidental. Goodwill and civic duty are guaranteed in the structure of the society. Right away, we noticed that the people here were unusually helpful in our had extraordinary knowlof their own history and edge in their pride heritage, and were uncommonly well educated and sophisticated thinkers compared to what we had come to know in some of their rural counterparts work, elsewhere. I cant tell you how long we have pictured in our minds a harmonious community of generous and unprejudiced individuals whose lives stressed fun and work without the complexities of We searched for a place with model citizens, role models for fathers, mothers, children and gracious friends. Where were closeness, kindness and trust? Who still knew the true pleasure of living? Frighteningly, although we always expected to find a place filled with these joys around n. the corner, we did not realize until we chanced on Manti how close we had come to never finding it at all. We had become complacent with running aeross a few great people over years and thousands of miles, and our need had become a dream periled by overwhelming evidence to prove it romantic folly. Dear people of Sanpete, we wanted to meet all of you so that you could tell from knowing us and our experience that what we say youre doing for America and the world is true. And to our beloved and close friends after such a short time, who have shared your homes, your tables, your gardens, your songs, your families, your lives and your love with us with astonishing readiness, we hope you can overcome your modesty long enough to accept our thanks for changing our lives. We know where were going next were not likely to find a place like Manti there, but we will never feel the void we knew before. Just knowing you exist has given us hope forever. With love. Sarah and Ron Tuso Boston, Mass. Read Act , make decision To the Editor, will leave them unimpaired for In a recent article in your paper, a county commissioner explained that The National Wilderness Act means locking up resources, cutting off jobs, restrictinggrazing, eliminating timber and mineral extraction, turning back the sportsman, the handicapped, the elderly and the very young." Sunday, Sept. 3rd, marked the 25th anniversary of The Wilderness Act. Rather than have a politician or a environmentalist (as Mr. Bessey calls them") tell us what the Wilderness Act means, we should decide for ourselves. Here is the act as passed by Congress future use and enjoyment as wilderness ... A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain ..." Sounds to me like the act means leaving some land alone, that hasnt been used much anyway, so we and our grandkids and their grandkids can see the land in its natural state. But you decide for yourself what it in 1964: The current debate over how much BLM land to set aside as wilderness will provide varied definitions of The Wilderness Act." Beware of protectionists who want all federal land preserved; be just as way of politicians, businessmen, and entrepreneurs who claim we need no more wilderness. wild-eye- d In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. For this purpose, there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as wilderness areas and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as means. lock-it-all-u- p Sincerely, Steve Peterson Ephraim We print all kinds of Business Forms, Letterheads, Envelopes, Etc. Manti Messenger 35 S. Main, Manti To the Editor: A discussion of The Wilderness Issue was the main topic at the recent meeting of the Utah Water Users Association. The UWUA is a member of the Utah Public Lands Multiple Use Coalition and has taken the position that they oppose any more wilderness designation in the State of Utah. Earl Staker, Executive Director of the Association, said that Rep. Wayne Owens has submitted a bill to Congress to designate 5.1 million acres of Bureau of Land Management as wilderness. To counter this bill, he said that Representative Jim Hansen has submitted a bill calling for only 1.4 million acres of BLM land for wilderness. Mr. Staker indicated that the Owens bill calls for the 5.1 million acres for wilderness land, which is far beyond the acreage supported by the other four Utah members in Congress. He said this is the first time in many years that the Utah congressional delegation has been split on land issues. Mr. Staker said that his information indicated that the federal BLM is not ready to designate land for wilderness in Utah. Mark Welch from the Public Lands Multiple Use Coalition also indicated at the meeting that the coalition was going to contact the congressional delegation to work in opposition of the Owens bill. The UWUA, which is an association organized as a voice in Utah for water interests in the state, indicated that they would be hosting the National Water Resources Association summer meeting in Park City, Utah in 1990. President of the Association, Terry Holzworth, encourages everyone in the association to show support for the summer meeting in the hopes that the Associations enthusiasm will attract the NWRA annual meeting to Utah in the next few years. The association also supported a resolution from the National Water Resources Association in which it urges Congress to amend the Wilderness Act, the Land Management Policy Act, and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as necessary to insure the administration of the provisions of these acts will not preclude or restrict access to land for development of water rights, and water proj- ects under state law, ... and not preclude or restrict the multiple use of federal lands ... The Board also unanimously supported the efforts of the State Water Education Program which is celebrating Water Education Month during October. The Water education program and the Governors Water Education Committee was established to develop programs within the school systems to bring water awareness into the class rooms of all of the students in the State. In further business, the association adopted a resolution requesting the Governor of the State of Utah to allocate substantial portions of state surplus funds for water development programs in the State. Earl M. Staker Utah Water Users Association U.S. Const. Amendment 2 ... the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. (def. infringed - To break or break down. A. To destroy. B. To frustrate. C. To impair.) The violence associated with guns are less an indication of lack of gun control laws than a lack in the judicial system. The killing of school children with an automatic weapon by an early paroled convict is a case in point. It is the vested interest of lawyers to keep and recycle the deviates of society and only put the serious offenders of society viduals responsible for their acts. But if everyone were responsible in their acts the lawyers would have to find another trade. Can you expect a profession to self destruct for the benefit of society as a whole? If men were angels there would be no need for government, and if government were administered by angels there would be not need for controls on government James Madison. M. write-down- s, Utah. Mr. Nielson said the meeting is particularly important for FmHA borrowers behind in their payments and those having difficulty with their loans. We will go over all the options available to those borrowers and explain how to go about finding one that will keep them in operation, Mr. Nielson said. y thr-wa- trad small talk. And so th talk cam to b calld "trivia." by Max E. w At Call a routine physical My friend, Dr. Bob Armstrong, gave we dont executive (from Ephraim checkup to a business have any business executives in Manti) the other day. - The Defensive Driving Course r classroom course is an which has been recognized by the Utah Department of Public Safety as part of its driver improvement activities. Drivers who enroll and successfully complete the cours will receive reduction on their a - - perhaps painting to Slow down, take up a hobby relax, Bob advised him. The next day his patient phoned and enthusiastically finished a announced, Doc, this painting is wonderful! Ive dozen already! Then theres Bobs wife, Bev. With a house full of brightkids, she gets as little sleep as her drowsy eyed, bushy-taile- d husband. The other day I found it necessary to call her before 8 a.m. When she answered the phone, she sounded quite weary. did I? Oh, my, I said, I didnt get you out of bed, There was a moment of silence on the other end of the No. But line, and then with a wistful little sigh she replied, I wish you had. The big trouble with communication today is the short supply of those willing to be communicated with. After a particularly frustrating day with the kids, my daughter-in-laCathi, reached the boiling point when Matthew spilled milk on the living room carpet. Lloyd, sensing her frustration, tried to be helpful. Try not to fold, dear, he advised her. Ive already folded, Cathi muttered through clenched teeth. Now Im trying not to spindle or mutilate! Another friend of mine has a ld son and a son. ld was loudly expounding his views the total uselessness of the young ladies of his acquainlistened in fascinated silence, then tance. The turned to his dad and said, I give him another year and his automatic pilot will take over. another friend of mine observed her grandson studying a picture of a womans anatomy and was a little hesitant about the results it would bring. She was caught by So surprise when he looked up and said matter-of-fadlwheres all the sugar and spice and everything nice? Still y: From reading the above, youd have to conclude that I have a lot of friends. Not so trivial: Why must the phrase Its none of my business always be followed by the word but? scheduled by LDS church "We will be putting emphasis on the Debt and Loan Restructuring (DALR$) computer program that was developed just for this purpose. Mr. Nielson said DALR$ does many mathematical calculations quickly and in a number of combinations in helping in the analysis of farm financial plans. If a restructuring plan ex- ists that will keep the borrower on the farm, DALR$ will find that plan, and that plan will minimize the cost of debt restructuring, he said. DALR$ was developed as a tool to help debt restructuring authorized by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. FmHA farm borrowers who are behind in their payments should, by all means, try to attend this meeting, Mr. Roger Nielson said. The annual General Womens Meeting of The Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints has been scheduled for Saturday, September 23, 1989, in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. The meeting will be televised via satellite to some 2,500 gatherings of church members in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. It will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. over the satellite network and rebroadcast at 8 p.m. that evening on both the satellite network and on KBYU-TV- , Channel 11, the public television station at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Speakers at the meeting will include a member of the First Presidency of the Church and members of the general presidencies of the Primary, Young Women and Relief Society organizations of the Church. Those encouraged to attend the meetings at the Tabernacle Defensive driving course scheduled Utahs Defensive Driving Course is a driver improvement program of the Utah Safety Council which seeks to reduce highway deaths, injuries and property damage by educating every Utah driver in traffic avoidance techniques. to Itself Annual General Women's meeting Ephraim invited to meeting scheduling and FmHA County Supervisor Roger Nielson, said today. The meeting will be at 1 p.m. in the basement of the Sevier County Courthouse in Richfield, lntrctlon. a such crossroad, popl stopped now call Crowther FmHA borrowers are Sanpete County farmers with loans from the Farmers Home Administration are invited to a meetingon September 20, 1989, on how FmllAs computer program is used i n consideringloan servicing options such as re- from Latin for com alludd to what on away after the lawyers have milked the situation dry. The purpose of the judicial system should be to make indi- Frank Th word "trivia" "thr way.' It One day the Judicial system lacking To the Editor: Trivia ... driving records, one time during any three year period. You can lessen the possibility of becoming a traffic victim by enrolling in the Defensive Driving Course classes beginning as Theatre at 145 South 800 West. follows: Council Richfield, Saturday, September 16 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Learn evasive actions necessary to avoid a traffic accident For further information and enrollment, call the Utah Safety at 533-594- 3, The regis- tration fee is $20.00 per person and the satellite locations include all women in the Church ten years of age and older. Women who are not members of the Church are also invited. August was wet month August was a wet month in the Sanpete Valley - wet comparatively speaking. Gary Jorgenson measured 1.15 inches of precipitation for the month at Sorenson Field a mile southeast of Ephraim. Average for August at Sorenson Field is .75 inch. The 1.15 inches helped improve the 1988-8water year. Mr. Jorgenson has measured 9.46 inches for the 11 months at -- 9 Sorenson Field. Average is 10.08. Lee J. Anderson, Mantis cooperative weather observer, he reported the same situation: in 1.14 inches for August, where the average is .90. But theres still a shortfall for the water year. Mr. Anderson has measured 1.58 inches, whereas 11.8 inches is average. Overall, in the Sanpete Valley, is one of the drier months of the year, with only June and July delivering less moisture. eight-hou- 50-poi- nt f |