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Show ny W0 LUND, MORGAN K. 1525 H. 33RD S. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84119 EXPIRES Volume 98 Number 3 04-- 87 HBK310 30C MANTI, UTAH 84642. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1983 per copy 10190)(D view Pageant pectacle . . . .v ' ) - ' 'vtV f. - , ; i t 4 H' : y, . isir , i i H ii Attendance down slightly from previous years by Bruce Jennings As expected, attendance r !. -- at this years eight performances of the Mormon Miracle Pageant was down 14,000 lower than last year's 115,000, and 29.000 less than the 130,000 who saw the pageant in the peak year, 1978. Here are the attendance figures, as arrived at by Don Olsen, crowd management chairman: July 14, 10.000; July 15. 16.000; July 16. 12.000; July 19. 8,000; July 20. 7,000; July 21 , 9,000; July 22, 25,000 and July 23, 14,000. The 25,000 who attended on July 22 were one of the largest crowds in the 17 year history of the pageant. The record. 30,000, was set on a Friday night in 1978. Mr. Olsen counts the number in key sections of the seating area and on the grounds in arriving at his estimates of attendance. "I try to be realistic and conservative in coming up with my totals, he said. V' ' -- . Crowds ossemble lor presentation of Mormon Miracle Pageant presentation. By the time the performance began every available t4 . seat was occupied and lawn space was filled, with many in the streets. A total of 101,000 attended the eight performances. Miss Sanpete Pageant slated August 13 Miss Sanpete Scholarship Pageant 1983 A Singular Sensation", will be held on Saturday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Manti High School auditorium. The lights will dim and the curtain will open on a with excitement, staage Tilled e entertainment. energy and top-rat- Twelve talented contestants, along with exciting guest stars, promise to dazzle, entertain, and share the magic of the Miss Sanpete Scholarship Pageant. Contestants for 1983 are Marla Anderson, Manti; Tammy Bcigler, Mt. Pleasant; Brenda Bills, Manti; Anna Lee Brown, Gunnison; Suzane Cox, Moroni; Linda Erickson, Manti; Alena Krouth, Mt. Pleasant; Desiree Lowry, Manti; Margie Mogle, Centcriicld; Sylvia Niblcy, Ephraim; Mary Ann Swann, Ephraim, and Julene Taylor of Fairview. Debuting in the Miss Sanpete Pageant, Craig Clyde of KSTU-T20 will emcee the 1983 pageant. Craig will display not only his hosting talent but also his singing voice Utahns will recognize from his performances in musicals such as "Brigadoon. As production manager of KSTU, he divides his time between his live on air program Weekday" and the direction of the station production department. Craig is an English major with an Associate Degree from Ricks College and a B.A. from Washington State University. He is married to the former Vaunie Wilson of Ephraim d and they have a son, K.C. aw ay from his Las Vegas work to turn out another presentation in the dance. Todd has performed as dancer in the Las Vegas production "Dancin in the Street," featured Guest Dancer in Content Maxwell School of Dance Production's "Thats Entertainment." dancer in "To Broadway Luv and Kisses Kids" by Creative Productions, and dancer in the University of Nevada. Lis Vegas production of "The Music Man just this year. Pageant chairman Barbara F. Barton stated, "This year's pageant will be the most sensational production ever produced for a show. Complete with pageant-typ- e lavish sets and special effects, the show is predicted to be the most spectacular pageant of all time." Pianist for the pageant, now in his third year, will be Jerry Williams of Provo, who is a composer and conductor at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as well as accompanist for the Osmonds when they are on tour. Todd Hanks the general Valley Builders, contractor, began construction of the new Ephraim Middle School on July 21 ground breaking following ceremonies at the site a mile south of Ephraim. The contractor has 420 calendar days from July 21 to complete work on the S2.219.000 building. "We hope to move in for the start of the 1984 school year, Supt. Bean said at the ceremonies. The building is being built for 350 but he students, explained, additional classrooms can be built on the classroom wing, which runs cast and west, if that becomes necessary to accommodate an increased enrollment. The other wing of the building, which runs north and south, contains the gymnasium and a combined auditorium and dining area. Walter Wintch. Manti. will be the building superintendent for Valley Builders. He has supervised the construction of several other schools for the firm. Don Anderson, Valley Builders vice prsident. said his company has subcontracted the electrical work to Ewels Electric, Inc., Salina, and the masonry work to R. & L. Construction, Richfield. The con- tract for the plumbing and heating has not yet been awarded. U-M- . Nay & Sons, Gunnison, did the site preparation under a separate contract. The district has exercised its option to use brick instead of concrete blocks and to use Tublite doors instead of Kaunecr doors throughout the building. Superin- tendent Breaking ground for the new Ephraim Middle School ore: Scott Bean, Gwen McGarry, Elaine Reid, Charles Eberhard, LcRue Wtnget, McLoyd Erickson, T. J. Rees, Ken Naylor, Donald Shand ond Glen W. Lee. That's about the same as last year. The top night was July 15, when 900 people went through the serving line. Included was a group of more than 200 w ho had made an advance reservation. The number attending the Manti First and Second wards barbecued turkey dinners, however, broke last 7,000 dinners were year's record served. They included 2.600 pounds of turkey apparently cooked just right, as evidenced by the fact that many stopped to pick up the barbecued turkey recipe. Except for one night, July 22, the records were broken each night: 655 on July 19. 715 on July 20; 695 on July 21; 1.120 on July 22 and 745 cn July 23. However, July 22's number was eclipsed by the 1130 who had barbecued turkey on the second Friday a year ago. The people who staffed the Ephraim and Sterling booths said that business was brisk but not as much as last year. And the same is true for . the sale of souvenir programs by the Manti Utah Stake Relief Society. The ladies sold just under 8.000. a few below last year's total, according to Sara Macfarlane, stake Relief Society president. Cox. who Ray and Dorothy with assisted the Language Translation Service, provided this information: The service provided translations different languages, from 38 countries, to 385 people. Ninctv-twof these people were not LDS and they came from nine different countries. in 24 o Translations were provided in two Chinese dialects: Cantonese and Arabic. Mandarin, in Persian. Japanese, German. Laotian and, of course, several others. In addition to the better known countries, the people receiving the service came from India. Bangladesh, Thailand, India. Cambodia and other nations with exotic names. The wide diversity of attendance illustrates the international appeal of the pageant, the Coxes commented. Jerry Williams Craig Clydo Construction begins on Middle School by Bruce Jennings On another night, 35 people, including youths and adults from the 12th Sandy Crescent Ward, camped in nine tents at Manti City Park, attended the pageant and then went on to Palisade State Park for additional activity the next day. "Attending the pageant as a group is part of a planned activity that also includes camping and visiting the outdoors. It is a fine summertime activity for our young people," Bishop Blaine Ferguson said. Bishop Ferguson, his wife Kathy and sons Brice and Tyler were members of the Sandy group. More and more these organized church groups, traveling by bus or in caravans, are attending the pageant. And family reunions, often bringing members from distant places to gather at Manti City Park or another nearby location, to camp and attend the pageant, are becoming a part of vacation plans. if attendance at the pageant was down, it wasnt at the ward dinners. three-year-ol- After performing at the Miss Sanpete Pageant last year, Sterling Todd Hanks is again taking time Youth groups, organized by LDS stakes and wards, are more and more coming to Manti for the pageant. One night, for example, groups came by bus from as far away as Soda Springs, Idaho, and Rock Springs and Rawlins, Wyo. In round numbers, 3.850 ate the roast beef dinners provided by the Manti Third and Fourth wards. Bean said. State Critical Building funds will finance the building project. State Dept, of Public Education South representatives, Sanpete School District officials and board members, Ephraim City council-woma- n Gwen McGarry and Ephraim Middle School faculty attended the ground-breakinceremony. g Dr. Kim A. Bateman heads for Indonesia by Max E. Call Dr. Kim A. Bateman of Ephraim, a member of the Ephraim Rotary Club, left Monday, July 25 on a medical service project in Indonesia as part of Rotary International's health care and agricultural training project for Medan, North Sumatra, and the inhabitants of five remote islands. Dr. Bateman will provide medical care for the inhabitants on those remote islands. The three-yea- r project is providing medical and dental service for island inhabitants and volunteer agricultural experts to teach at a new university in Medan and a nearby experimental farm. A U.S. $65,500 grant from the Rotary Foundation is providing medical supplies and equipment. Dr. Bateman will serve with a Rotarian dentist from India. He will be the second doctor to participate in the program. The first doctor was a Rotarian from Australia, who has served since July 1 . He reports some of the islands to be served have never had a white man visit them before. Medical teams for the project conduct clinics aboard a specially- - equipped ship provided by the Methodist Missionary Board of Global Ministries. Each volunteer travels at his own expense with the Methodist in Medan Church furnishing all lodging and food for volunteers both on ship and in Medan. Dr. Bateman plans to return about August 27. When the project ends, it is hoped that both the clinic ship and agricultural training program can be staffed by graduates of the Universities Methodist Indonesia in Medan. Funded by grants from The Rotary Foundation, the Program is to improve health, designed alleviate hunger and enhance human as a means of development international underfurthering Other standing. projects include health development activities in Mexico and Mali and agricultural projects in Belize, Honduras and Pakistan. 3-- 3-- Rotary is an organization of business and professional men, united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, promote high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build good will and peace in the world. |