Show B4 Sanpete Messenger Sanpete By MAYHELD jf' 4 -W v Vfr k U 4 4 j i reciting to a responsive audience That bode well for the activities following on the second day Mountain men awed a group of spectators by showing that metal works leatherworks hunting bows and arrows and birch beer could be made by hand and in the Orient not The quilt show and art show of long laresults the displayed bor by the artists The art show was an to the townspeople who didn’t know that their neighbors could paint ktr rSlVf Jktnw — As with most firsts the first annual Chief Arapeen Days was an experiment But the planners concluded that overall the celebration was worth having again next year Far beyond expectations was the success of the roast beef dinner and cowboy poetry the first night The Frischnecht brothers Joe and Steve were at their best r-- I tamales and tostadas They ran out of food and hurried to make more — but they ran out again Probably the most popular event was the poker shoot People who had never held a pistol were in line with the experts to get the best poker hand and win half the pot The face cards were turned so the shooters didn’t know which card they were aiming for making the game a matter of skill and chance Margaret Amy Staff writer hitu&Z r j' 7 ISM Wednesday September 29 2004 Chief Arapeen Days in Mayfield debuts will be back next year fisy r " Valley Edition Messenger-Gunniso- 4 f:4! s Employees of Gene Yardley Dairy Farm prepared an authentic Mexican dinner with chips and salsa soup and salad chicken and FtJfcnarrTC w: Mt Pleasant public plaza plagued by youth mischief and vandalism By Kathy Lin Eggleston Stuff writer Ml PLEASANT— Since Pleasant City developed a puband adequate paikmg in the alleyway Ivehind the businesses n the north sideol Mam Slice! and I1 S disoidei v youth activities have thieatened to destiny the area lie unmed's attention was again brought to the problem which has escalated ovet the last stated two seats Chnstensen ‘'Many itations have been issued" Some citiens Ivlicve inadequate lighting and lackol siiiei vision has invited the piohlems ol vandalism iCcn smoking and lewd behavior jl canopy built by business to impiove then buildings has li'eome a haven Im Mt lic plaa cis An aictide iltiw s youth to the hut uses cameras only to ate nioniloi hchavioi inside the business no pci son is on duty A citizen staled “I know the police cannot be there till the time yet can no longer let my child go out there oi take my laiinly to the aicade " licie is also the ongoing (ear ol n pi isal li was repotted that as many as so young people have galheied in the aiea altei daik Vandals have destroyed phone and clectneul lines poles chains signs and other business and city pioperty Cigarette debus amongst other ret use detiacts horn the plaza and businesses I'rination on the ptoperty js also a piohlem he State Boaid ol lealth has been contacted about enforcing ‘legulalions ol smoking within 2S leet ol public buildings Police w ill continue to patiol the area and give citations to lawhieakers Installation ol cameras better lighting and a cm lew aie still undci discussion Die council disc ussed the ear projection ol power supply and usage that protects a surplus ol vovvei until 202 S when growth ol the community will begin to need the power Chnstensen re ported “Eos Angeles Power has ” agreed to buy excess power Upon the unanimous vote of the council Christensen signed the IPP Unit 3 project agreement Chi istensen stated ‘‘This does not obligate us to a firm purchase It does obligate us to enter into the IPP Unit 3 pioject for 4(X) kilowatts " of powei Several complaints have been received about lack of irrigation Maik water lor homeowners Joigensen ol Twin Creek lmgation stated ‘‘I think we have done well w ith the water we have had " The city will need to share the replacement costs of three recent breaks in the pipeline and a cracked valve Jorgensen reported “It takes one break in the pipe and the pond is empty but we aie up and running now" llomeowneis have asked for at least one day a week to water Jorgensen suggests that “as long as there is adequate water in the system we continue with watering three day s a week "Jorgensen rides the system every day and reports “The fanners below tow n are abiding to the schedule Not one sprinkler head ran lot the last two weeks Hie biggest problem is we arc running on veiy little water" Councilperson Clins loirsen believes "We aie not going to warrant a lot more water for this season" Chnstensen stated the sy stem is "getting old" and needs renov The instillation of a pressure pump was discussed to help crease the water llow ‘‘It would benefit us as well" stated Jorgensen The council agreed to develop a plan to alleviate these types ol problems in the future Owen Eatham new president for the student body at Wasatch Academy addressed the city council stating Ins administration "would like to use the student body 's resources to help the com" munity lasting several community charities and projects Latham asked the council to notifv him ith ideas “A lot of our students have a lot to give to this community and would like to get programs going as soon as possible" Mayor Chesley Chnstensen extended his appreciation and agreed to help Royal Fletcher of PagcPro? presented a website proposal that he believes “will provide a professional image of Mt Pleasant to the world and facilitate communication with city residents" Fletcher provided example websites produced by his company and client references He also answered numerous questions presented to him by the council The council voted to approve a development agreement with PageProz A contract for airport improvements was voted on and signed by Christensen Improvements will provide a teacup turnaround and taxiway from the north paiking area Chnstensen believes the are needed greatly stating “Traffic is increasing The flight school lhes every day and people fly back and forth from woik" State funds have been approved and will cover 90 percent of the costs The city's portion of the aiqvort improvement is $59746 over two years Engineering will be done in one fiscal year and construction will follow the next fiscal year The development of a truck park and service center was discussed as part of phase 3 of the dustrial park This project would involve the use of transportation enhancement monies presentation concerning the region and Sanpete County laz Met response was given by Deputy Kevin Holman director of emergency management The council accepted one agreement for Mt Pleasant’s inv olvement w ith other communities in the Haz Met response program Another agreement w ill be examined by the council and discussed in the October A meeting End of the line for Loose Caboose Kathy By Lin Eggleston Staff writer MT Sept PI EASANT — At the 21 Redevelopment Agency nc eime board memlvi Aloiik B mm reviewed ihccvpcnsc involved in restoimg the only Rio Grande depot left standing in Sanpete County and tire old caboose that was the last one used on the Hoover Dam 7R)i on 'iaU‘d "Wo have done tins m an effort to dev clop a " Village Coming to the end of a ear lease for the Eixise Calvoose Sandw ith Shop which is no longer open Bob Sorenson stated "We wire void a illige preqeii and we invested m what we were premised ” Unable to sell his leave he reiterated “We invested money time and goodw ill into tins project and w hat has happened is there is no village " Dan Simons stated "Before the next board meeting I would like to see Christy Johansen’s documentation so we can go over w hat has been going on out there over the last few years” Johansen had not yet proof duced the documentation ceipts used for property improvements The board motioned for a plan that might allow the city to reimburse Sorenson for his improvements MIKE SMITH MESSENGER PHOTO The city’s installation of a proper sewage system has been decades in the waiting and now the system is going in on time and on budget: All the reports from the citizens to the city council have been good so far Fairview sewer project on time and under budget By Mike Smith Staff writer FAIRVIEW— Sunrise Engi- neering inspector Rhyn Taylor reported at the city council meeting last week that the pipe work for the new city sew age system is 65 percent complete Both the council and the contractors concluded that the project was coming in 10 percent under budget The contractors have spent 55 percent of the budget so far Reports from citizens to the city council have been satisfactory Some minor errors and damage to property by the contrac tors are being addressed The contractors are woikmg to complete road paving before the snow falls If they can’t complete the w oik they intend to lay a temporary surface to avert mud The council expressed concern that the contractors are laying the road too high which w ill cause swamping when autumn weather sets in The contractor assured the council they are aware of this possibility and have a plan to combat this situation The contractors don’t know which citizens are planning on hav ing dnvew ay s directly to their properties and would like those residents to identify themselves The contractors are having "good luck w ith the compaction” ground and insist that the materials they are using settles rapidly so no further damage w ill occur The treatment plant south- of the west of town on US89 is on schedule to be completed March 7 The contractors hope to have the pipe work completed by Christmas Three cars have driven off the road recently w here the sewage treatment plant is to be constructed The city is looking into placing a guardrail or cement blocks to allev iate damage in the future |