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Show Cyan Magenta Yellow Black A2 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Fires (Continued from A1) Valley fire, the one at the modular home, was dispatched on Jan. 30, a Sunday, between 10 and 10:30 a.m. The home was vacant at the time. Cox said the State Fire Marshal and the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the fire, but at this point, the cause is undetermined. The only access into Hideaway Valley is an unpaved road, so trucks can’t travel at top speed. When the Fairview and Mt. Pleasant fire trucks tried to reach the modular home fire, the Fairview fire fighter said, they encountered oncoming traffic, and the other vehicles were slow to get out of the way. “By the time we got there, it [the house] was pretty much gone,” the fire fighter said. “We pulled the hoses out…I sprayed for a minute, maybe a minute and a half.” Then, he said, he was told to stop spraying because water needed to be saved in case the house fire spread to surrounding brush. “Somebody went and got donuts and Mountain Dew, and we just sat there for three hours until the thing burned to the ground,” the fire fighter said. “…Finally somebody said it was safe to leave. We got home about 2:30 p.m.” Johnson said he presented a proposal to the county commission to set up a fire department in Hideaway Valley. The proposal represented a big step for the county, because it called for establishing the the first fire department under county jurisdiction in an unincoporated area. All current fire departments in Sanpete County are run by municipalities. Nevertheless, the commission was receptive, he said. But Johnson said that when he asked Hideaway Valley to step forward and volunteer for the department, the proposal “immediately died.” Johnson said the fire district actually has a truck in Elk Ridge, a subdivision near Oquirrh Hills. “But no one is trained to use it” so even when a fire occurs, “it just sits there.” Because of liability issues, only properly trained and supervised personnel can be allowed to use fire equipment, he said. Potentially, hundreds of homes could be built in locations such as Hideaway Valley, Oquirrh Hills and Elk Ridge. Those developments, and similar plats throughout the county, have scores of lots for sale. Under the “dry subdivison” rules now in effect in the county, each home must have a 1,000-gallon water tank. “But even that is only a bandaid” if a significant fire breaks out, said Johnson. (Continued from A1) said. “Mom has always been there, 100 percent supportive of all dad does, at home, at church and in the community. She is at his side at the park on the Fourth of July and pitches right in working on any project that comes along.” Marshall Sorenson, emcee for the evening, said the banquet is the club’s way of honoring the volunteers and service people in the valley. Those in attendance at the annual dinner represented the Gunnison Lions Club, city governments and the volunteer and community service departments of Gunnison Valley. “It doesn’t matter where we go, we always get a pat on the back,” Van Malmgren of Mayfield told the group as he reported on the progress of the Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department and the new equipment that has been purchased with grants. “We are a volunteer organization, and we drop whatever we are doing and respond.” Julie Southwick of Centerfield said the EMTs have received a grant to provide more defibrillators to be placed around the valley for faster response time. She said many of the EMTs are women. “We appreciate the support of the Fire Department when they show up on calls,” Southwick said. “For our agencies, working together is important.” “It has been a busy year,” Gunnison Police Chief Blane Jensen said. The police department has had 700 calls this past year that have generated cases with just two officers to respond. He introduced Zach Howick, saying he has been a big help. The department has been awarded $30,000 in grants used to replace aging equipment. The Gunnison Lions Club is one of the oldest clubs in Utah with over 80 years of service rendered. Anyone who would like to join the Lions may call Robert Anderson, 528-7845 or Adrian Harward, 528-374. Lions Sanpete News Company, Inc., publishing the GUNNISON VALLEY EDITION Member Utah Press Association Deadlines, Post Office & Contact Information UPS# 232-020 Copyright, Sanpete News Company, Inc.©2004. All rights reserved. Reproduction, re-use, or transmittal of all matter herein is prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. Published each Wednesday for 75¢ each, $24.00 inside Sanpete County, $27.00 outside Sanpete County, by Sanpete News Company, Inc., 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642 Phone 1-866-620-1935, 435-835-4241, fax 435-835-1493 E-mail publisher at: suzanne@sanpetemessenger.com E-mail sports to: sports@sanpetemessenger.com E-mail school items to: school@sanpetemessenger.com E-mail news to: news@sanpetemessenger.com ads@sanpetemessenger.com E-mail ads to: Deadline: Thursday, 5 p.m. Manti: 35 S. Main, Hours: M-F, 9 am to 6 pm Periodicals Postage Paid at Manti, Utah 84642, and at additional mailing offices. Commissioners seek funding, strong leader for economic development By C. R. Truitt Staff writer MANTI—Sanpete County Commissioners are considering bringing the county’s economic development office to Manti and restructuring how it works. The economic development office was one of the main topics at a special meeting of the commission held Feb. 24. Commissioners face two problems with regard to the office. First, Sally East, the former economic director, has quit in order to take the city recorder’s job in Mt. Pleasant. Second, the county will no longer receive funds for the office from the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG), which has contributed much of the money to run the department. Commissioner Mark Anderson took the lead in this discussion. Anderson recommended the economic office be brought to Manti. He said Manti City is offering a deal similar to what Snow College has offered. Anderson said it would be easier to work with the economic development director in the same city as other county offices. Considering restructuring the department, Anderson said that Monte Bona, the director of the Utah Heritage Highway US89 Alliance, had proposed that the county establish an economic development advisory board with an executive secretary that would report to the board. Anderson reported that, when asked, Bona indicated he was willing to be named chairman of an economic development board if he also was given final approval authority on the appointment of the executive secretary. Anderson said the county has an Economic Advisory Committee and a Tourism Committee, but neither one is functioning. Later, Bona said that under his proposal, the county would establish a tourism board as well as an economic development board, and that the economic board’s executive secretary would serve the tourism board in the same capacity. Anderson agreed with Commissioner Claudia Jarrett that in order for the county to prosper in economics, it would have to embrace the Heritage Highway US89 project because it was a good for county development. However, Anderson said the county has a very good plan already in place and he would like to see it implemented. He said he thought an economic director was the best way to go. Jarrett said she was a believer in Bona because of what she has seen him accomplish with the Highway US89 project. She said the county needs to have some kind of ‘spark or reason’ to get businesses to locate in the county. She said the county has tourism, but that the Highway US89 project and perhaps current oil and gas exploration will help. Commissioner Bruce Blackham said he liked the idea of a ‘strong’ director and Bona working together. The topic of funding was next. Blackham said there was a possibility that the Six-County Association of Governments would help in getting another CDBG grant for the same money. Commissioners haven’t made a decision as yet, but will continue to work out funding and department-structuring issues. AXTELL ACTION BY AUDREY BOORE 528-3309 The Gunnison Valley High School drill team/cheerleader spring show was held Feb. 16. They performed the dance and cheers they learned this year. The evening ended with the girls dressed in evening gowns and escorted onto the dance floor by their fathers or brothers for the last dance. Laura Mecham is on the cheer squad. Maren Brown, Brooke Heath and Sadie Westover are on the drill team. Kevin Westover was up from Arizona to attend with Sadie. Kevin said the floods in Mesa occurred down the hill from their new home. The cub and boy scouts have had a busy month in February as they celebrated the anniversary of scouting. On Feb. 8 the 11 through 14-year-olds were honored at the annual Lions Club dinner-and-games evening. The Lions Club has been hosting this evening for scouts in our valley for many years. The Gunnison Utah Stake eagle-scout recognition banquet was held Feb. 16 in the Axtell Ward cultural hall. This was for boys who had earned their eagle award during the past year. Axtell scouts Tyler Christiansen, Kade Despain and Sammy Brown have all earned the rank of eagle this year. Congratulations to all the boys who earned their eagle. Axtell Boy Scout Troop 573 attended the district scout Klondike Derby on Feb. 18-19 up Fairview Canyon. The first afternoon was spent digging snow caves to sleep in that night as one way to learn winter survival skills. Scouts from Troop 573 who attended were Jake Anderson, Wyatt Anderson, Ty Blackburn, Chad Boore, Ben Boore, Sammy Brown, Dolton Burr, Drew Despain, Kade Despain, and Andres Valencia, along with adults Danny L. Boore, Tyler Blackburn, Andy Thatcher, Alan Anderson and Steve Burr. On Wednesday, Feb. 23 the Axtell Cub Scout Pack 573 and Centerfield Cub Scout Pack 562 Blue-and-Gold Banquet was held at the Centerfield Cultural Hall. Along with parents and le4aders, cub scouts attending were Benjamin Bastian, Austin Burr, Keden Hartley and Kalob Miller. BOOKING REPORT POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Sanpete Messenger, 35 S. Main, Manti, Utah 84642 Editor & Publisher ............................................ Suzanne Dean Associate Publisher ................................................ Lloyd Call Senior Reporter .................................................... Sean Hales Assignment Reporter ........................................... 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Sean Hales, Vern Buchanan, Peter Goss, Russ Beck Columnists .......................... Roger Baker, Corrie Lynn Player Contributing Writers Jana Wahlquist, Karen Buchanan, Anita Lyons. Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Arrested: Dyna Yvonne Folkersen Address: Ephraim Date of Arrest: 2/25/05 Location of Arrest: Spring City Charges: DUI and prescription bottle w/label removed Bail: $1,887 Arrested: Juan Maldonado Address: Mt. Pleasant Date of Arrest: 2/22/05 Location of Arrest: Manti Charges: Warrants out of manti, Sanpete County, Manti City and Ephraim City Bail: $3,099.43 Arrested: Frederick Glen Carter Address: Manti Date of Arrest: 2/21/05 Location of Arrest: Manti Charges: DUI, Open Container, driving on suspension, no insurance Bail: $2,300 Arrested: Stefanie Vogt Address: Ftn. Green Date of Arrest: 2/20/05 Location of Arrest: Ftn. Green Charges: Assault Bail: $957 Arrested: Charles Bradley Wix Address: Mt. Pleasant Date of Arrest: 2/17/05 Location of Arrest: Mt. Pleasant Charges: DUI and denied drivers license Bail: $3,032 Arrested: Krista Lee Olson Address: Mt. Pleasant Date of Arrest: 2/16/05 Location of Arrest: Mt. Pleasant Charges: Driving on suspension, following to close and no proof of insurance, and Sixth District Court Warrant Bail: $13,087 Desirae Ball is crowned Miss SUU. She will now prepare to compete in the Miss Utah pageant. Former Miss Sanpete headed for Miss Utah Desirae Ball, the daughter of Ron and Gayle Ball of Gunnison, was crowned Miss Southern Utah University at the Miss SUU Pageant held in Cedar City on Feb. 5. Ball, a former Miss Sanpete, was among 19 contestants who vied for the title in competitions including, private interview, evening wear, physical fitness, talent and on-stage question. Runners up included Lacy Griffin, Tara Gubler, Sheleena Stevens, and Silva Navejar. She was also the winner of the Service Award for her platform essay on Media Influence. Ball will now compete in the Miss Utah Pageant, which will be held in June. CENTERFIELD COURIER BY ELVA JENSEN 528-3382 Kurtis Jensen, son of Bartley and Sherrie Jensen, spoke in the Centerfield 1st Ward on Jan. 27 prior to leaving to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kurtis will be serving in the Califronia Roseville Mission. His grandmother is Veone Fjeldsted of Centerfield. Chiyo Christensen and her daughter Diane and two daughtersin-law from Sterling traveled to St. George to the Home Show. They said the rainstorm was unbelievable, but the homes were beautiful. Camille and Rhon Peterson’s daughter, Samantha, was baptized and confirmed into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Feb. 19. Many of their relatives were here for the special event. Those present were Camille’s parents, Barbara and Tom Hadley, two sisters and two brothers all from Plain City, Utah. Two of her grandfathers and one grandmother enjoyed the time with them. It was a special day for Camille because her birthday on Feb. 20. Keith and Ardella Peterson of Gunnison were also in on the celebration. Other friends and family were there, too. Yvonne Willden was treated like royalty on Sunday, Feb. 20 because it was her birthday. Her family fixed a lovely luncheon for her and the day was great fun. She also had greetings from many of her friends and family. Feb. 20 was full of birthdays. Elva Jensen had a birthday that day. She enjoyed having part of her family (Marcia and Keith and DeAnn and their families) and friends that dropped in, and then McKay and family came Monday evening. On Tuesday evening some of her friends (Rilla Dee Beck, Bonnie Nay, Nancy Jensen, ArLou Edwards, and Phyllis Cowley) took her to the Mexicano restaurant in Salina. Paul and Lynne Bown’s son Seth was baptized Feb. 19. The grandparents, Mel and Claudia Briggs of Aurora and Keith and Ardella Peterson of Gunnison; Lynne’s sister, Stacy; and Darrell Reid, Doug Bown, David Bown and Danny Bown were all there for Seth’s special day. Curtis Miller and his scout troop attended the Klondike Scout Camp in Fairview Canyon Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19. Alex Jensen was the Junior Leader, and others who attended were Shae Peterson, Zach Mortenson, Xavier Jensen, Cutler Frandsen, Payton Sorenson, Seth Adams and Caleb Clark. There was plenty of snow to make very comfortable sized caves to sleep in, and they kept pretty warm. Other adults who assisted were David Beck and Kent Clark. On Feb. 22 scouts from the Centerfield 1st Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored a boy-scout fundraiser. They served a spaghetti dinner and auctioned a lot of nice items that had been donated. The auctioneers were Bishop Bruce King and Tyler Blackburn from the Axtell Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The event brought in $2,300. It was a very successful fundraiser for the scouts. The Centerfield American Legion Post 105 is in the process of finalizing the list of veterans to be placed on the veterans memorial in the Centerfield Cemetery. Lists on the memorial include all veterans who have served in every war from the Black Hawk War to the present time, and who grew up or lived in Centerfield or Axtel. The list will also include veterans buried in cemeteries other than Centerfield’s or Axtell’s. The Legion is accepting contributions for this memorial from all interested persons. They thank all persons who have already contributed to this worthy cause. Lists will be posted in the Centerfield and Axtell post offices. Please review these lists and add any names that fall into these categories. Questions or comments may be directed to Mardell Jensen at 528-3382, Reed Roberts at 528-3353 or Richard Ahlers at 528-7414. CORRECTION ... A story on the Centerfield City Council in last week’s paper gave the wrong hours for Jerry Johnson’s swap meet, to be held next to the Tip Top Club. The correct hours are weekends only for now and open on weekdays for special events. We regret the error. |
