Show launch senior citizen center drive Tn Unit Dro ram will be A group of or Manti ManU men met Monday to tn lay the groundwork for a senior citizens' citizens center In Manta Manti The committee under the thodi thodi- dl- dl of or chairman Cal Mick Mick- elson studied a variety of or problems problems problems lems which face race the area In Its efforts to form the center Other members of or the committee committee committee com com- In attendance were Don Hoggan Alburn Lyon Lloyd Lloy 1 0 O. O Lionel King and Ernest Scow The seventh member member member mem mem- ber of or the group Clement Miller Miller Miller Mil Mil- ler was unable to attend Also present were Mayor Leslie J. J Anderson and City Recorder John H H. H NIelson Mayor Anderson gave information Information mation from a meeting which Mr and himself had attended last week In Richfield pertaining to the formation of the Ute centers He noted that some funds were available to help inthe inthe In Inthe the development of the facility but none for the acquisition ofa ofa of ofa a building He recalled that a few years ago a plan had been outlined where a center would have been established In Manti ManU and senior citizens from around md the county would have been brought to Manti ManU by bus to use the fa fa- fa Mayor Anderson pointed point point- ed out that this system never materialized He said that the present thinking was to have centers In each of the towns Due to this fact he said that Manti ManU City oC officials thought that It would be a good Idea to get moving right away to get some type of organization formed Mayor Anderson said that the center should provide an overall program of or education and recreation for those In the community 55 years of age and over He said to start with the committee could make use of city facilities where they could be used The problem of a constitution and laws by-laws was brought up by Lloyd 0 O. O He noted that this group had very little uttIe experience In regard to what laws should be made to govern governa a center of or this type He suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that the committee travel travel travel trav trav- el to FUlmore Fillmore Provo or Salt Lake City where senior citizen citizen citizen citi citi- zen centers are In operation and study their constitutions as well as the programs that they are carrying out Lionel King felt that If the center was to be a success that thata a well-rounded well variety of or ac activities activities activities ac- ac would have to be plan plan- ned Mr felt relt that before too many plans are made In relation to the center that thata a delegation of local women should be Invited to join with this committee A motion was made by Alburn Lyon that the Manti ManU committee travel to Fillmore In the near future to look over their programs programs programs pro pro- grams as well as their con con- After some discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon It was decided to travel to FUlmore Fillmore next Monday March They were Invited to bring along their wives for the trip In response to a question asto as asto asto to how many people are 55 or over In Mantl Manti Mr said that dinners had been served at the senior citizens party a few tew weeks ago In Manti Mantl This event he pointed out took who were widows In all persons or widowers and those 05 65 years of age and over said that he Mr had been Informed that there were more families now living In Sanpete County than have been recorded here In many years but that the count of children would show a decline He pointed out that this means segment of the that a large county population Is made up of or older married couples who would probably be Interested In to such a center Mayor Anderson estimated that between 2 1 to 3 2 of Mantis Manti's population would be In the category of 50 years of or age and over Mr said that several several several sev sev- eral sites have been Investigated ted around the town where the center could be established The only possibility presently being considered Is the former South Sanpete School District office building located west of or the Manti ManU Elementary School Mr said that If the structure structure structure ture could be obtained a great deal of work would have to be completed before the building could be used The committee chairman no noted noted noted no- no ted that he had talked to School Supt Winston Cleave Gleave about the possibility of using the former school offices for the senior citizen headquarters but Mr Gleave Cleave said that no answer unfit school ll ld J V be given r muon until the cou u u n board meets In April The school administrator told Mr that many of the school chool buildings would probably be available under the Mott Molt program which the state of Utah has adopted This system allows the to use school buildings at times when they are not being used for school u. Lions c d so this year around effect In classrooms shop would make recreational open and both summer and to the public winter explained Anderson Mayor was started that this program of Michigan where In the state General Motors executive ap- ap appropriated ap appropriated appropriated a be beginning beginning beof be- be for the The ginning of or this program University of Michigan at Ann Instrumental Arbor has been In Its development the mayor said told the The Manti Mantl mayor committee that where such senior senior senIor sen sen- centers have been citizen organized that the older peo peo- people people people happier have been much It was decided by the committee committee committee com com- that a treas secretary secre secre- and corresponding JI tary should be appointed to 10 lU work with Mr After Alter some discussion Mr Mickel Mickel- son recommended the names of Lionel King for secretary- secretary treasurer and Lloyd 0 O. O Chris Chris- for corresponding sec sec- Both men accepted the assignments It was felt by the committee that following the trip to Fillmore Fillmore Fillmore Fill- Fill more than another session of or orthe the committee should be plan plan- ned Mr and Mayor Anderson both asked Manti ManU citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens over 55 to voice their opinions on the project to a member of the committee In Inthe Inthe inthe the near future so that these Ideas could be discussed at the next meeting of the group |