Show !¥r f ¥ T' ¥ 'Wf f wv y w rvirt'9‘TVWTHVV9V J w CENTRAL UTAH GUNNISON Sanpete VALLEY EDITION Special Section In VOL 83 MANTI UTAH NUMBER 43 WEDNESDAY 5836 in Ephraim Cold and cloudy By - Thursday 4829 70 chance of rain FPHRAIM — Fur West Bank hosted an open house in Ephraim’s Building last Thm sday that bank President and CEO Don Norton said was “held in appreciation Partly cloudy Saturday - 5534 Partly cloudy Last Week’s Weather of Ephraim residents who have accepted us into the community” Far West came to the city as a result of the failure ol the Bank ol Ephtaim last June when the DIC and the State Department of Financial Institutions selected it to take over the Bank of Ephraim’s former accounts Norton explained Far West’s role in Reported by Lee J Anderson that process He said that the DIC notified him on the Tuesday prior to the Bank of Ephraim’s closuie — which took place on Friday June 25 — that “there was a bank in central Utah that was going to be closed and did Far West want to make a bid on taking it over They didn’t say at the lime which bank it was but we were able to make DONTFORGETI 'JU&'Ji a pretty good guess” The bid w as due in the DIC’s Dallas office by 11 am the follow ing Thai sday Norton was notified at 5 pm Thursday that Far West had been selected and that there UAC1S V BRUCE Daylight Savings Set clocks back Sat Oct 31! FI Election coverage will be online Because the Messenger must print on Tuesday to meet terms of its advertising agreements next week’s paper which will be delivered Wednesday morning will not contain election results However the Messenger realstaff plans innovative intime election coverage cluding numerical returns photos and quotes from winners and losers on Tuesday night via its web site vvw sanpeteniessengercom Watch the web through- out Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning for the most comprehensive Sanpete County election coverage available Gunnison pool begins winter hours Gunnison City Pool Winter Hours begin November 2004 Adult exercise hours at the pool are Monday through am with open Friday swimming hours from 3:30 -7:30 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday noon-- 6 pm John Hales Staff writer Friday - 4930 VAN DER RIET MESSENGER PHOTO Getting ready for Halloween are Gracee Fonville daughter of TJ and Annie Fonville of Cedar Fork Morgan Fonville daughter of Shane and Whitney Fonville of Manti Rylee Olson and Caylie Olson daughters of Amy and Kasey of Ephraim and Peyton Fonville son of Shane and Whitney Fonville The kids posed at the home of Sheila Olson of Ephraim on Monday (See story Page A5) (Sec “Far West” on A2) Snow College student body president removed By Suzanne Dean Publisher EPHRAIM — Snow College’s student body president was removed from office Monday folclosed trial belowing a fore the Student Senate Justin Chandler 23 of Rexburg Idaho said he believes he was removed because he stood up for students in opposition to some decisions of the student affairs administration He maintained that members of the Executive Council (essenwho tially Chandler’s cabinet) hi ought issues to the Student Senate had “been manipulated" by student affairs administrators “1 feel I was punished for standing up for w hat believe and it was all done very quietly” he said Although he was elected by students he said the general student body didn’t know about the impeachment until after he had been removed But Michelle Richards activities vice president and an Executive Council member said she had supported Chandler's impeachment because his behavior created “distrust and lack of confidence" among both students and administrate! s Since the beginning of the year he had shown a la’ck of dedication she said “He was raiely supportive He wouldn't associate w ith us He chose not to represent the students at Snow He failed to attend meetings and didn’t keep office hours” Two incidents were particularly troubling she said Generally student body officers receive full- - Centerfield and UDOT work on measure to reduce brake noise By C R Truitt Staff writer CENTERFIELD — Centerfield moved one step closer to restricting engine break (also knowm as Jake Break) noise from large trucks within the city when a UDOT representative presented the city council w ith an at the Oct 21 city agreement council meeting When UDOT representative Glade Ludvigson presented the council with the cooperative agreement he said the city would also have to provide UDOT with a copy of the noise ordinance a description of where the city’s border lies and enforcement plans City employees put up the sign Ludvigson will help added that UDOT will provide the first sign and the maintenance will be provided by the city but must be maintained at UDOT standards For example the city should use (See “Centerfield” on A 2) tuition scholarships But Chandler already had a state scholarship which is given to residents of border states to help defray tuition costs Under college policy a student may not have two scholarships So Chandler was forced to turn down his tuition waiver “He was irate that he wasn’t going to get his full tuition paid for” So said Richards he arranged a way to use student fees to cover about $600 that w asn’t covered by his state scholarship “Thai’s what he put his time and effort into — getting his money" says Richards “I wasn't comfortable with that” Another problem she said was that Chandler “said one thing and did another" He told Executive Council members that he had permission from the administration to bum a Dixie State College flag at a pep rally prior to the football game When students checked it out they found no such permission had been granted The flag was not burned Richards He promised to improve It’s not clear what happened in the days following that meeting but on Monday Oct 19 an impeachment committee from the Student Senate delivered a package containing chatges to Chandler late in the evening while he was About two weeks ago the Executive Council confronted Chandler in a meeting MESSENGER PHOTO BEN FOX Stunned Snow College body president Justin Chandler learns he has just been removed from office (See said “Chandler” on A2) Fairview Heights may be annexed va By Please association on the issue for more Mike Smith thanayear Staff writer Uote FAIRVIEW — The Fairview City Council has set a public hearing on a pro- Two other factors have pro- pd led the annexation move- ment The sewer system the city is presently installing w ill serve posal to annex Fairview V Hat A4 A5 A9 Opinions Lifestyle School Sports Classifieds x 27 2004 Far West Bank made welcome Wednesday Fi OCTOBER B1 B5 TjtaE5es Dtar- '°Q Heights and certain other areas around Fairview that are receive electricity water and other services from the city The hearing is scheduled Nov 9 at 7 pm in the Fairview Dance Hall Under state law cities have the right to annex areas where they are providing utilities The theory is that if a municipality is providing services it needs to also have the tax base to help cover infrastructure and service costs Legally the city could annex Fairview Heights an upscale area east of town a mix of r fe Fairview Heights The system will generate reusable water which the city wants to sell for use agricultural But under state water law the city can only claim owner- - shipof water originating within ns municipal boundaries If Fairview Heights isn’t part of the Fairview the city can’t - stream— ultimately Sevier River in claim any of the reusable water in the development originating allow down- into the Millard (See “Annexation” i - on A2) Tf 'Cr rs It will have to simply the water to flow '’“ ' ? J r f i V t t a if si ft - - ’ ri i I 'n 3 v t V1' t i pi ( containing and Utah Press Association General Excellence winner 1999 2001 - 2002 - 2003 -V COPYU — homes without asking But it has been gingerly negotiating with the Fairv iew Heights homeowners’ BRUCE Fairview Heights nestled in the mountains for annexation into Fairview City east of Fairview looks like a town in VAN DER its own right PHOTO It is being considered |