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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…
Do you wonder why you see piles of dead wood and brush throughout the mountains of Sanpete County?
EPHRAIM—After exhaustively considering four options for a proposed development at 200 S. 300 West at the last city council meeting, the council tabled the discussion until the developer, Muddy Boys, could finalize a sales agreement with an adjacent property owner. Muddy Boys, represented by Clayton Holbrook, wants to develop a subdivision at about…
About 300 elk enthusiasts gathered in Ephraim last Saturday to socialize and raise funds for the Utah chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF).
MANTI—Fred’s Sports Grill has closed, and the property has been bought by Gunnison Valley Hospital to house a new health clinic and pharmacy, according to Brenda Bartholomew, hospital administrator. Sean Olsen, nurse practitioner, has been running the Manti Clinic at 46 N. Main for about a year. When Intermountain Healthcare decided to close…
EPHRAIM—Elementary computer specialist teachers in the South Sanpete School District are getting students excited about playing with and programming robots to learn critical thinking and problem solving. Last Thursday, a filming crew came from the Utah Educator’s Network to film Bratton teaching the children. “Our kids really have a lot of fun…