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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Mother s Day Trivia . 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 by Pat Mellor Festival time quicker yourselt. Besides, the white lace dresses have destroyed the grocery budget, let alone ruling out the purchase of a computer. The care and feeding of teenagers during the last weeks of May is nonexistent. They show up once in awhile, but never at mealtime. If they show up while you are out, it will look as though a horde of locusts has gained access to your frost-fre- e refrigerator. If you cook something substantial for them, you will end up eating it yourself, and then you will not fit into your dress you planned to wear to whatever theyre in next. ages, traitors were taken into the city square in Paris and their arms and legs were tied to four teams of horses which were then encouraged to run in opposite directions. Mothers of children involved in graduations and May festivals scheduled for the next couple of weeks will recognize the feeling of being dragged in all directions at once. To the Editor: I felt that this action was in poor taste. I would much rather have received a telephone call or a letter advising me that my application for a license to sell beer had been rejected. I wouldnt have felt bad at all, but to read it in the paper in such a manner was very awkward for us. I made out that we were running a den of inequities. None of the present owners use the stuff. There seems to be a misunderstanding, and I would like to explain why we applied for a beer license at Sno-CaLanes. First of all, the way it is being handled and has been handled in the past, we have no control over it. Beer is purchased at the grocery stores or other places that may sell it, then they bring it to the bowling alley in coolers or and drink it. At least if we were selling it, we could asl for I.D. cards and we could monitor who we sold it to, and we were going to limit the selling of it just to the league play. I have seen different commissions in the past drink their can of beer out at the golf course in front of minors. 20-ye- a.m. of the same day. Age and ability groupings will be determined based on the number of entries received. . In the article it said the Sheriffs dept, was going to patrol and monitor the place. We would encourage this very much even with or without a beer license. I think Kennard Anderson, and he was the one doing all the quoting, has been in the bowling alley one night since we opened in September, and that was the day this issue came out in the Messenger. It might be if there was more patrolling and monitoring done we wouldnt have as many robberies or crimes committed as are going on in the county. We had a robbery right after we opened up and it is unsolved and we hear no progress. It i was reported and the Sheriff s office was there on the investigation. This ' is some six months ago.', v . . by Max E. Call Bart Nelson, Box 4, If the bowling alley doesnt stay open and it isnt open for next winter, or if we cant sell it, it will be because of these reasons that I have tried to convey to the public in this letter. Sno-Ca- p Republican County Commission hopeful Ted Crisp lost out in a three-wasplit vote at the Sanpete County Republican Convention held May 9 at the Sanpete County Courthouse. y I ' Ephraim, Utah 84627 Crisp, who recently moved to Manti from the Fairview area, lost the race for his party's endorsement to Robert Bessey, Manti, and W. Mont Wheeler, Mt. Pleasant. Bessey and Wheeler will now run against each other in the August primaries. Both candidates on the Repub lican ticket for sheriff will also be listed on the August primary ballot. They are Gunnison City police officer and former police chief Joe L. Christensen, and Utah Highws Patrolman David Bailey of More ' Only the sheriffs office position r and that of the county commissioner will be contested in the primary at the county level on the Republican ballot. The Republicans have one candidate for each of the other county offices except for that of clerk, assessor and auditor. No Republican is running for those two-yea- posts. Gunnison delegates For those of you who dont know Bill Peterson of Manti, you should. Despite the fact that hes quite a bit uglier than I, he nevertheless is quite a guy. A number of years ago, Bill met with an untimely accident in which he lost the sight in his remaining good eye, leaving him blind. Everyone felt sorry for Bill that is everyone but Bill. I don't think he feels the least bit sorry for himself. Instead he has become involved in a number of community and civic activities. One of his most noteworthy projects is sponsoring a breakfast and day of entertainment at Palisade State Park for handicapped people' of the state. This event has grown each year, and I expect that again this summer Bill will be spearheading it. In addition. Bill has served on various city committees, always willing to share his talents and expertise to help others. He's a pretty fair country musician, too, constantly taking his guitar and his dry wit to some group or other to entertain them. One bad thing about him, his politics. He's a though DEMOCRAT! Not only is he a Democrat, but he has served as Chairman for the Democrats in Manti. I guess its all right to have just one fault though. If he were perfect, no one would have anything to do with him. The other day I saw Bill tap tapping down the street with his white cane. I wondered if I should help him, but just as I headed that way, he managed the gutter by himse)f. Meanwhile, I stumbled and nearly went clear down. Hes pretty smart too. The other day he was out to the golf course talking to golf pro Kirk Abegglen. Bill challenged Kirk to a special match to raise funds for his handicapped breakfast. But I dont want any special favors, said Bill. I'll play you for $20 a hole. But that would be taking unfair advantage of you, seeing as you are (hesitation about saying Kirk protested. it), well, blind, But Bill insisted and so Kirk gave in and asked when Bill would like to play. Bill Any night at all, all. at answered. Any night When Beth woke up this morning she had a smile on her face. Im always suspicious about that, so I asked her what she had been dreaming about. I was dreaming that you gave me $100 to go buy a new dress today. Fat chance, I said. Surely you wouldnt want to anything to spoil such a beautiful dream, would you? she asked. do Certainly not. To show how generous I am, you may keep that $100 bill I gave you, I said triumphantly. Two boll weevils together. One worked got to be a big shot. and remained didnt of two weevils. grew up hard and The other the lesser When the Manti High School Alumni Association gets together later this month, they should remember that a class reunion is where everyone gets together to see who is falling apart. Not so trivial: Democracy means not, I am equal to you, but You are equal to me. Lanes would have been nice too if Sno Cap Lanes had been told of the decision. As far as the Sheriffs quote, the two times I've seen him in the bowling alley he has seemed to enjoy himself, as have the other officers. Not one word from any of them of any violations have been reported to the owners. If it was to be corrected youd think they would have done so. . slander us in saying the things they did is neither the truth nor deserving. We have worked hard to make the bowling alley a nice place to eat and bowl. We've invested a lot of money, as the place was falling apart. Our food is great. Weve had good waitresses who have worked with us in making it an enjoyable place to be. Sanpete County needs the bowling alley. There is little enough to offer people here. Bowling is fun wholesome recreation. But Ill tell you publicity like we got in the paper is not going to keep it open. Its too bad a few have to spoil things for so many. If it were to close down you the people of Sanpete County would be the losers, not us. Good cooks too! Weve had many compliments on the way it is being managed. When weve talked of selling it, those who frequent the place have urged us not to, as they like what we have to offer. The owners have always conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and set a good example too! As for as turning down Sno-Ca- p Lanes bid for a beer license I'm all for it. Ive never liked drinking of any kind. A simple no would have sufficed without the slander. It We want to thank all who have supported us, and for those of you who haven't we invite you to come see for yourselves how Sno Cap Lanes are being managed. Im proud of it!! to the Republican convention turned out in strong support of Christensen for the sheriff's office but failed to obtain the 70 percent vote needed at the convention to secure Christensen the final nomination. The three-wasplit on the commission vote also failed to produce a 70 percent majority for any candidate, thus necessitating the August runoff. The countys democrats will convene on May 19 and will be faced with the prospect of eliminating at least one of three candidates for the sheriff's race. Three present county deputies, Wallace Buchanan, Manti, Bruce Tidwell, Mt. Pleasant, and Curt Lund of Moroni have all filed seeking the post. Two Democrats are seeking their I Im looking at the small print! i , The Ephraim Enterprise The Manti Messenger Published Weekly by Messenger-Enterpris- great to think of bringing in new business, but how about supporting what we already have? Phyllis Cox f. partys endorsement to run against incumbent Republican commis- sioner J. Keller Christenson for the four-yea- r commission post: Hal Jensen of Ephraim and Ed Painter, , Spring City, , Incumbent county commissioner Newt Donaldson is being challenged r commission post by for a Glen Hardwick. , ' ' Inc. e, 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642 Phone:835-424- Its y . "Next time take out a group policy ' Republicans eliminate one candidate BY PAT MELLOR He sees quite a bit Sincerely, Cecil J. Cox . To the County Commissioners: I have never written an article to this paper before on controversial issues, because I felt it always hurt someone and I haven't liked that. But I am furious over the article that was printed last week in the Messenger concerning our bowling ') 51-- 3rd place in Nation for Editors Column in 1981 Bowling alley good for area receive an exclusive tournament Other prizes for the winners will be awarded. The fee for entering both singles and doubles is S7.00. Age p We have a feeling from the article The entry fee for all participants is $5.00, and each participant will (Partner We have wanted to keep this place open because we feel the area is in need of it. For 40 years we have tried to generate industry in this county so people can stay here, and Snow-CaLanes would generate somewhere around $50,000 in wages in a years time. This has certainly helped the people in this area, not to mention the fact that the city and county are helped in their tax base for all monies spent locally. But here again, our thinking may be wrong. Maybe this area doesn't need a facility like this. It doesn't mean that much to us whether it stays open or closes. We don't need the headaches that go with it and we dont need the money that it might generate. We felt we were doing a service to this area. The one thing we don't peed is an article written like Ibere.fvasuLthe May 8tIT ..issue- alley. To deliberately Entry Blank for Bjorn Borg Open Doubles v We feel that someone in the courthouse had a chance to take a shot at us, which they did. They took the opportunity, and we were wondering if it weren't the County Attorney since he lost the court case representing the prior owners. Novice, intermediate and weekend players arc encouraged to participate. This is a social tournament, the winners do not qualify for Wimbeldon or the Charlies Drive In Invitational. s Another reason for applying for this license was to help bear the cost of the high power we are having to buy from Ephraim City and to help run competition against the college food department. six-pac- Bjorn Borg Open tennis tournament in Ephraim The first annual Scandinavian Days Tennis Tournament will be held in Ephraim as part of the Scandinavian Days Festival on Saturday, May 24, 1986. Play will begin at 9 a.m. at the Snow College courts. A draw will be conducted from entries received no later than 8 The article said the owners were lax, and that might be true because we had had no experience in running this type of operation. We have learned a lot since September and we have tried to stay on top of things even though we have made mistakes, but you talk about lax, all you have to mention is the County Road Dept. Now that is an area that we are professionals in. We competed with the best of them and we were very successful at it. p . Bjorn Borg Open that the commissioners are objecting to the way we are running the business. We dont profess to be experts in the bowling alley business, nor the cafe business, and we didnt particularly want to take this place over, but there was no other choice, we had to. Maybe the Commissioners would like to buy it from us and turn it over to the State Parks like they did the golf course. As a rebuttal to the article printed in the Manti Messenger May 8, 1986. Obstetricians who have those funny little calendars which adjust to calculate a baby's due date really dont need that one, since babies tend to just sort of show up anyway. They need a big calendar that calculates If you get to the point where you feel you can live permanently with this babys approximate expected time of arrival as it relates to the the peace and quiet occasioned by other kids you already have, so kids who are gone constantly you can figure out at a glance how practicing for something or other, many graduations you will have in you can set a stack of dishes by the sink to be washed, with the soap any one year. My own kids were born before I realized the need for container on top. This ritual this type of family planning. wards off teenagers. I could see the spring social Actually, the only reason I show whirl coming in December when 1 up at all the events my kids are in attended seven Christmas conis to see them. They are never around when it's time to clear the certs, three choral festivals, two Christmas programs, .and a table or mow the lawn. If you really feel a need to communicate partridge in a pear tree. with one, (for instance, if you Sure enough, I am now have moved while he was at spending my spring days trying to graduation practice), you might find my appointment calendar be able to catch him backstage that I carry in my two years after the program, but don't count supply of everything in my purse, on it. I decide to whether attempting have a free day between now and For some reason a parent's July 4. I find myself consulting presence at these rituals is sort of the backs of envelopes to in the nature of a command perdetermine who was able to find formance. only with the audience shoes on the last shopping excurcommanded to be there rather sion and who is still scheduled to than the performer. This does not mean that the person you came to wear a white lace dress accented see will acknowledge your by pink fuzzy bedroom slippers unless another foray into the presence, but you can bet he will world of consumerism can be remember if you don't show up. Years later when you ask a kid scheduled before Friday. he is creeping in at two a.m. why w I Meanwhile, the kid for hom on a school nighty he will point an dress--h Festival the May bought as modeled it justonce , for a few . accusing finger aiyqqpd shout, You didn't ftiaketnorfliy junior minutes, and it now has Pennzoi! high graduation, why should you it on which need may paw prints care how late I am?. It takes a to be embroidered over. clear head to realize that being One kid is planning his last date laid up with pneumonia in 1979 before he enters the mission has very little to do with the real training center, and another one reason someone in your own isnt going to dance the Maypole family is creeping past the if she has to hold a boy's hand, in bedroom door at two in the spite of the fact that she's already morning like a cat burglar. It's fractured two of her partners just easier to attend everything knuckles as a gesture of theyre in, in the first place. friendship. In another week it will all be In the time it would take to over and we can sit back, kick our program a computer to keep track shoes off, and watch young of the things everyone needs for mothers stroll down Main Street these rites of passage as well as w ith two kids on trikes and one in the changes in size, attitude and a stroller. Dont tell them w hat we plans for the evenings in know: theyll find out soon question, you could take care of it enough. Send entry blank along with entry fee of $5.00 to: 2 Four times Best Editors Column by Utah Press Association including 1985 Rebuttal on license decision In France during the middle Singles Pag 1986 reason. Any one writer may not submit a letter more than once a month. Letters must be submitted to the Messenger-Enterpris- e exclusively. Nome Thursday, May 15, e, 1 Publisher Editor Staff Writers, Manti Staff Writer, Ephraim News Briefs, Manti News Briefs, Ephraim uoyd Coll Joanne Bock Messenger Office, 835-424- Eleanor Madsen, Advertising 1 283-444- 3 Lloyd Photographers E. Max I. Call Bruce Jennings, Pat Mellor E. 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