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Show yijBBay (Continued from Page 1) to soar above the crowd: you are the eagles. I know I am standing among future leaders. Be different, without your humility or separating yourselves. Dont let stuff, like alcohol, drugs, pornography, get in the way of your vast potential. Dr. Richard White of Snow College issued a challenge to the students to commit themselves to quality performance in all that they do View throughout their lives. yourselves as a class act, White counseled. Take challenging classfrom es stretch your abilities master teachers. Sit at the front of the class. Read more than is required. Study: theres an amazing correlation between the hours spent in studying and good grades! Go to work early and stay late. Be involved. Have an attitude of quality. Differentiate yourself by quality. People pay more for the better product. Although only three Manti students were finalists, all the nominees from Manti are outstanding scholars and representatives of the Manti High School studentbody. Its a great achievement just to be one of the 104 Sterling Scholar nominees," Olsen said. Those who represented Manti in other fields were Chrissy Shaw, losing O offers. will receive $100 The runners-u- p cash scholarship awards, pins, certificates, and undoubtedly will be the recipients of scholarship offers. Mark and Margie Anderson chaired the Sterling Scholar program for 1986-8They also chaired the program the previous year. Rodney Cox, Manti High School counselor, served on the committee, and Debbie Gardiner, Manti High English instructor, spearheaded the preparation of the Manti students for the competition. Hearing draws crowd (Continued from Page I) Florence Mitchell, Chester, questioned the water table at the site selected, an parcel west of owned by Ralph Ephraim currently Lund which the commission has agreed to condemn after failing to arrive at a negotiated price with the e owner. Former commissioner Newt Donaldson responded that he had accompanied the state personnel who conducted the core samples of the water table. Donaldson said the water table was established at 18 to 20 feet below the surface, but under further questioning admitted that tests had been conducted in "July or August. The operator of a turkey farm across the road from the proposed site asked the commissioners if they were aware that the land selected is located in a flood plain, to which Commissioner Wendell McGarry replied that such factors played no part in the state's study. A representative of the State Board of Health, however, said the land is in a r floodplain and the fact that it flooded twice in the last few years doesn't mean that it would flood more than once in a hundred years, statistically. Other concerns expressed by Ephraim farmers included the potential contamination of flowing wells in the area, the rough roads over which users would have to travel to attain access, and implied that the county was interfering with private enterprise in the form of a landfill presently in operation in Chester which is operated by John Bagford. State health officials asserted that site at Bagford's the lower operation is not exactly" in compliance with state regulations. Assuming he can make some improvements, it should be OK," patrons were told. Pressed to describe why Bagford was not in compliance, the health officials responded that the 40 acres in use has a groundwater problem, open pits of garbage are in view now and it is suspected there is water in the bottom of the pits, garbage is not covered adequately, the wind carries garbage through the brush because the operation is unfenced, and problems exist with scattering, covering and burying garbage at the 100-yea- 40-acr- e site. Other concerns cited by those present included the cost of equipment and personnel to work at the O English and Literature; Tracy Mendenhall, Speech and Drama; Stephanie Sanderson, Mathematics; Chris Nance, Social Science; Nathan Jackson, Foreign Language; Dale Henningson, Vocational Education; Melissa Olsen, Homemaking; and Lynette Daniels, Business Education. Manti had no candidate this year in the field of Science. Schools participating in the Central Utah Sterling Scholar program were North Sanpete, Gunnison Valley, Wasatch Academy, Wayne, Millard, Richfield, Juab, Manti, Delta, Tintic, North Sevier, and South Sevier. Manny will receive a $200 cash scholarship, a Sterling silver pin, a certificate, and several scholarship landfill site, general complaints about county spending, potential billing and collection problems, the futility of opening a landfill with the rapid advancements in recycling, and the lack of an environmental impact study on the property in question to date. Dr. McGarry assured that a study was coming "soon from the state on the environmental impact question. The cities, McGarry said, would handle their own collection systems and individuals will be charged a fee to dump at the landfill. One Spring City resident objected that individual haulers would be required to buy to cover their tarps and to avoid being ticketed if garbage trash flew out on the public roads. You complain about expense, but the cities all have expenses (in county comoperating dumps), missioner Bob Bessey told the crowd. You want a prison in here? This is one of the assets the site selection committee will be looking for. People who are in the collection business or the landfill business can go ahead and run their businesses. The revenue from the landfill should be Where are you going to dump your garbage when the city sites are closed, beginning in the spring of next year? When these dumps are closed, where will you take your garbage, and what will you pay for it?" One woman said she wanted the county to provide a guaranteed cost projection on dumping costs. A commissioner countered by asking Bagford what he charged and whether Bagford would guarantee those rates would remain the same over the next few years, to which the landfill operator responded negatively. After two hours of questions from the floor, Commissioner McGarry declared that nothing was being accomplished and calling the meeting to a close. A handful of indignant citizens so resented the closure of the meeting they agreed on the spot to institute legal action against McGarry for closing a public hearing, but they were uncertain how to proceed with such action and ended up asking McGarry how to proceed against him. Dr. McGarry explained how to contact the county attorney and then observed. I think it's obvious why nothing was accomplished here tonight." State requests (Continued from Page I) insistence that the facility should be constructed in an area aw ay from the Wasatch Front, preferable in a county which can use the prison as a means for economic development. With an unemployment rate which has at times reached 19.5 per cent in this calendar year, Sanpete appears to be a prime candidate, both from the standpoint of its current economic stagnation and also from the number of persons available to work, for whom the prison could provide projected for 1990. As inmate populations grow, the site would eventually be expanded to accept the ultimate designed capacity of approximately 2,000 inmates. At todays dollar, the institutionsin annual operating budget would be excess of $25 million and would ultimately employ as many as 800 people. to the official project description, it is anticipated that at each phase, all necessary services' BY PAT MELLOR Sanpete Countys landfill hearing at which approximately 170 persons appeared, almost all apparently opposed to development of such a facility, apparently had an intimidating effect on members of the Sanpete County Commission in some respects. Dr. Wendell McGarry, chairman of told fellow commis the McGarry told his fellow commissioners and county attorney Ross Blackham on Tuesday that he had suggesgiven the states "bail-ou- t tion some thought, but had decided as long as the county has gone through the donnybrooks and is this close to accomplishing its goal, they might as well stick with the original concept of acquiring a site to be used by all cities in the county. sioners Bob Bessey and Keller Christenson that he had been advised by a state official that the county could still legally pull out of the county effort to develop a landfill on all of whom behalf of the cities have had their town dumps condemned and slated for closure beginning next year by the State of and could instead turn the Utah effort over to "cities that really need it and which are in danger of immediate closure action by the state, i.e., Manti and Ephraim. Manti seeks to end one-wa- y street status BY PAT MELLOR Manti City has officially sought help from the Utah Department of Transportation in removing the citys y street, which runs for only half a block between about 450 North Main Street and 500 North. UDOT created the one-wa- y street in the same year the Manti High School opened at its present location, in the assumption it would alleviate potential traffic problems. Instead, the one-wa- y street has grown into a problem of its own, accentuated by the awkward turn northbound cars must make off Highway 89 onto Fifth North in order to be legal. 1 have been amazed that some kid hasnt had a serious accident on that turn on icy mornings, Councilman Galen Christiansen stated. Another present said he often found himself driving on out the highway to turn around and come back because of the speed with which traffic approached from the rear. UDOTs response was made by Sterling Davis, District 3 Director, who suggested that the city consider bringing 500 North out across the grassy triangle that separates Main Street from Highway 89 at an angle, and building up the entrance onto the highway at that point. The council mulled this suggestion and tabled their response for the time being, but there appeared to be consensus that the street to simply two-wa- y traffic would be more efficient, and safer. Kim Anderson of the Manti recreation committee outlined plans for a shelter to be constructed on the high school recreational property which would include restrooms and a concession stand, as well as utility storage space. Some of the materials and work have already been donated or promised by local residents in order to further recreational opportunities in Manti, Mr. Anderson said. Wayne Saltzgiver of Mountain Fuel Supply appeared at the meeting at the request of the council and was asked about relative costs of pumping on farms, with natural gas as opposed to electricity. Mr. Saltzgiver requested additional specific information in order to be certain that costs would be calculated based on delivering the same quantity and quality of service across the two forms of energy. Mr. Saltzgiver advised the council he would work up the estimates and one-wa- added that his company is very concerned about its ability to install natural gas service in Manti prior to the traffic influx generated annually by the Mormon Miracle Pageant, and told the council Mountain Fuel would like to "get in and get out of Manti before the Pageant started. Water supply drops Councilman Christiansen asked what the status of Mantis water supply was, and was advised that water flow had dropped to approximately 700 gallons per minute, which is fairly adequate to keep the upper hydro operational while furnishing culinary water for the community. At this time, the upper springs have been checked and there does not appear to be any major disruption, but there is a low water situation. As of April 1, Soil Conservation records showed the water content as 78 percent of normal, and approximately 24 percent below last years figures for the same date. With this in mind, the Manti Irrigation Company plans to charge the pressurized system a week and a half ahead of schedule in order to permit outdoor watering and prevent a sudden drain on the culinary water tank. Meanwhile, a chlorinator malfunction at the lower tank has intensified the amount of chlorine in the water. It tastes like a swimming pool, observed councilman Larry Cox, who was told that the slow filling of the tank under these low water conditions had made it necessary to keep the chlorinated water in the tank, when under normal conditions with larger supplies of water available to pour into the tank, some of the heavily chlorinated water would have been dumped and fresh water used to replace it overnight. Ordinance approved The council approved an ordinance which combines the citys water and sewer billing functions. This will allow the city to shut off water service to those whose sewer payments are in arrears. The council tabled for further study a request from the Temple administration which would permit the Manti Temple to use its trailer court for temple patrons" rather than just "temple ordinance workers. A permit was previously granted with the understanding that the Temple trailer court would only permit ordinance workers called to serve in Manti to utilize the Temple trailer park. Youre not out of the woods yet, Blackham told the commission. The attorney noted that actual condemnation proceedings on the site selected have not actually begun, and also that the decision of the Mayors and Commissioners association to form a special service district to facilitate operation of the landfill promised to be an involved procedure requiring a lot of work. "That is a big step, Blackham reminded the commission. We have represented the cities all along on this issue, commissioner It would be a Bessey observed. to get ourselves off the hook cop-onow and say, OK, May and Bob (Mayor May Peterson of Manti and Mayor Bob Wamick of Ephraim), you go ahead. Lets acquire the land, Bessey continued, with the public purpose of sitting on it until someone needs it I know the State of Utah bad wants it operational, but Im not sure thats absolutely necessary at this time. Im with you, responded McGarry. "We should acquire the land for the use of the cities as needed, and then wash our hands of it. I cant see bailing ourselves out this late, Bessey said. We can get ourselves off the hook, but wed only put somebody else on the hook. Its not a fun decision (to proceed with acquiring the site for the landfill), but it needs to be made. Commissioner Keller Christenson appeared to be considering other facets of the problem. Have you ever been on the receiving end of a he condemnation proceeding? asked. I have, twice, and I was one mad individual. And I stayed mad. In the long run, (establishing the landfill site) will be good for the county and beneficial for the people, Blackham conceded. "Thats the way I feel, and Im willing to take my lumps, Bessey reiterated. Dr. McGarry again stated his feelings that the county should only be involved in the landfill to the extent that they will acquire the land for the site, and will have no part in operating the site. Commissioner Christenson said he had conversed with local staff members from the State Health Department who had decided in view of the many citizens who insisted the water table is high at the site approved by the State, that they would again take core samples and determine the water level. Christenson said he wondered if the county commissioners should doublecheck the most recent findings with the State Health Department men, You can and McGarry responded, check if you want, but so far as I am concerned, theyve already approved it once, and they're the ones who made the determination that only this Sheriffs office seeks to curb keg parties BY PAT MELLOR The Sanpete County sheriff s office has requested the county commission beer to consider Ephraims anti-kesales ordinance in drafting similar county legislation to curb keg parties which Deputy Curt Iund says are "getting completely out of hand". Lund said in the past few weeks his officers have found keg parties involving from 150 to 500 persons in various parts of the county. One party in Moroni was financed by selling tickets, and even furnished a hired band, Lund said. Additionally, the party was held on the property of Morris Cook, who had no idea it was going on, Lund said. Commissioner Bob Bessey agreed, and said one Manti scout troop had gone camping recently at Yuba Reservoir and found itself "smack in g site met their specifications. Ultimately, the commissioners agreed to support the effort to place the landfill at the site selected and to continue in the effort to establish a landfill which can be used by the ciies as their dumps are shut down by the State. il Letters We invite Letters to the Editor from our readers. Letters must be brief (we reserve the right to edit to 500 words), not libelous, and in good taste. Letters must be signed and names will be withheld only for justifiable reason. Any one writer may not submit a letter more than once a month. Letters must be submitted to the exclusively. e Messenger-Enterpris- New address t To the Editor: A few years ago, I published the story of the involvement of Utahns in the gold fields of California in the 1847-5- 7 period. I am now concentrating my research on the miners in Utah itself during the 1850-190period. I have extracted from the U.S. Censuses for the period those individuals who were identified with the mining industry and I am now looking for the details of their involvement. In addition, there were many who considered themselves as craftsmen, farmers and ranchers but who were also involved in mining. I am also interested in identifying them and their stories. I would appreciate receiving any stories, references to journals, books, articles, etc., which tell of the personal involvement of individuals in mining in Utah during this critical period. Copies of written materials, in manuscript or published form would be especially helpful. If you only care to loan the materials to me, 1 would be happy to return them to you. Where practicable, I could visit you at your home. You many communicate with me as 0 follows: J. Kenneth Davies 620TNRB Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602 Telephone 378-252- 6 Needs information To the Editor: I would like to say thank you very much for sending me the Manti Messenger free. It is really neat to hear what is going on back in Manti. I have a new address. It is: Elder Mike Bumidge 905'i 2nd Ave N.E. Jamestown, ND 58401 I am looking forward to the paper each week. Thanks, Elder Michael Bumidge The Ephraim Enterprise the middle of a keg party at that site. County attorney Ross Blackham observed that the prototype Ephraim ordinance covered only beer sales. A few years ago when drug parties attracted the attention of local law enforcement agencies and a number of Highway Patrolmen who broke up one such gathering in Log Canyon north of Fountain Green, the county adopted a relatively strict ordinance requiring public gatherings of a certain size to furnish approved medical personnel toilets, and equipment, and several other facilities or else the organizers could be cited and held responsible. The Manti Messenger Wlnnr of tho Gonoral Excellence Award from the Utah Pre Association for the past four years straight 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 H U j Published Weekly by Messenger-EnterprisInc. 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642 Phone: 8354241 e, on-sce- Blackham said he would work with the sheriffs office to assure that between the two ordinances, the county would have "what's necessary to enforce strict rules against keg parties. 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