EPHRAIM – The Sanpete Kindness Project will unveil its “Kindness Mural” this Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Ephraim Family Park. Music and refreshments will enhance the experience, and everyone is welcome. The idea was to create a kindness-themed mural was the brainchild of Linda Christiansen head of the nonprofit, and her friend, Denise Duncan….
MT. PLEASANT—School board members learned that new training is coming to teachers, students and parents, as announced in a board meeting last Tuesday, July 19. The district will have a strong emphasis on school safety for the next school year, and are implementing training for teachers, students and parents prepared by the “I Love U…
EPHRAIM— Troubles with the contents of local sewer lagoons could have a damaging impact on a local business based on test results that were reported to Ephraim City Council last week. V-Dot Meats, owned by Ryan Rees, approached the council in October last year about expanding his business by creating a meat processing and packaging…
EPHRAIM—Three police officers received high honors last week for their service in recovering a kidnapped college student last year. Officers Dillon Rasmussen and Jordan Garff received Meritorious Service medals, and Sgt. Devon Krebs received the highest police medal, the Distinguished Service Medal in the category of service, at an Ephraim City Council meeting last Wednesday,…
‘A lamb in a pit is better than a pig on a spit’ FOUNTAIN GREEN—One thing people throughout Utah associate with Fountain Green is “Lamb Days,” with the traditional lamb dinner on a Friday evening and the assembly line of mutton sandwiches about midday on Saturday. Or as one chairman put it,“A lamb in a…
MANTI—The Sanpete County Cattlemen’s Association has named Brad Bown of Manti as the 2002 latest King Cowboy. Russell Faatz, association president, presented the award at the organization’s annual dinner Thursday, June 23 at the Fairgrounds pavilion. Bown will represent the association in the annual Sanpete County Fair parade later this summer. The King Cowboy honor…
EPHRAIM—The Granary Arts Center on Main Street in Ephraim has accomplished a lot in its 10-year existence, Amy Jorgensen, the director and curator, told the Ephraim City Council May 18. In her annual report to the council, which provides substantial funding for the center, Jorgensen said the center had impacted 170,221 people last year, a…
EPHRAIM — The Ephraim City Housing Authority recently asked the Ephraim City Council to collaborate with them in a new subdivision the housing authority would like to develop on city land. The housing authority builds homes and sells them to qualified families. Traditionally, the homes have been 1,450 square feet on the main level with…
MANTI—The American Legion Auxiliary Manti Unit 31 promotes patriotism and responsible citizenship and holds an annual essay contest for students. The auxiliary congratulates the students who placed in this year’s Americanism Essay Contest (see chart below for winners). Essay chairman Leah Black said, “Essays were well written and enjoyable to read. It’s refreshing to know…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School District (NSSD) named teachers in each school as Teachers of the Year, and one—Carmen Torres Garcilazo, a teacher at Moroni Elementary—was also named District Teacher of the Year. School principals from each school made the presentation at the board meeting Tuesday, April 19 at the district office. An…
MANTI—Congressman Burgess Owens, who represents Utah’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress, addressed Manti High School students on Thursday, April 14. He shared stories of growing up in the segregated South, becoming an NFL player with the Raiders and playing in a Super Bowl winning team. “I had 12 years of…
EPHRAIM—Early Bible stories take stage front and center as the Snow College theater department presents “Children of Eden” April 21,22,23 in the Eccles Center Kim Christison Theatre. The play focuses on Adam and Eve and their family, and Noah’s family and the ark, from Genesis. The musical play is directed by Davis Underwood,…
MT. PLEASANT—As part of its annual Easter ham donation program, the Utah Pork Producers Association (UPPA) delivered 40 hams to Terrel’s Market in Mt. Pleasant, which then donated them to the Sanpete Pantry on Tuesday, April 12. “We are honored to work with Utah pork farmers and the Sanpete Pantry to provide a…
EPHRAIM—The city council voted April 6 in a split decision to vacate a public access easement in a northeast commercial district to settle a dispute between a new developer and an existing business. Swagg Properties is developing a lot into flex office/industrial spaces for small business use and put down asphalt and a…
City prefers subdivision plan that enhances roadways EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council continued its months-long discussion last week of the city’s transportation master plan and a request by a developer, Muddy Boys of Orem, who want to build a housing development at approximately 235 S. 400 West. The city agreed at a meeting April…