Seatbelts likely prevented more serious injuries in two accidents over the weekend while individuals were recreating in the north end of Sanpete County. Just after noon on Saturday, June 18, the North Sanpete Ambulance Service responded to a report of an ATV rollover in the Skyline Mountain Resort area. According to Tracy Braithwaite, North Sanpete…
EPHRAIM—A long-time faculty member at Snow College who has been heading up college initiatives in technical education for the past year has been appointed interim president to serve during the search for a new permanent president. The post went to Stacee McIff, who has been vice president for technical education and workforce development for the…
MANTI—The Sanpete County Commission has reversed an earlier decision and voted unanimously to pay a bill from the state for approximately $82,000 to maintain bookmobile services in the county. At a meeting Tuesday, June 7, Commissioner Ed Sunderland proposed the motion to pay the bill, and Commissioner Reed Hatch seconded the motion. Then Commissioner Scott…
MANTI—Gunnison Valley Hospital is getting ready to build a 4,400-square foot clinic, including a drive-through pharmacy, at 156 S. Main in Manti where Fred’s Sports Grill is now located. The drive-in restaurant is now closed and will be torn down, hospital officials told the Manti City Council last Wednesday, July 1. “We’re excited to be…
GUNNISON—Kim Pickett, a member of the South Sanpete School Board, says an article in last week’s Sanpete Messenger and Gunnison Valley Gazette about his candidacy for the Utah State School Board had a number of inaccuracies and did not tell the whole story of Pickett’s experience with far-right organizations or political action committees (PACs). The…
MANTI—A 2-1 vote by the Sanpete County Commission to terminate a contract for bookmobile services in the county has prompted significant opposition on social media. At the May 18 meeting, Commissioners Reed Hatch and Ed Sunderland voted in favor of termination. Commission Chairman Scott Bartholomew voted against termination and in favor of keeping the bookmobile….
Cook receives ‘statue’ award in education SALT LAKE CITY—Bradley Cook, president of Snow College, received the top honor in education, and Snow College received medals in six education subcategories at the Best-of-State awards ceremony last week at the Salt Palace. The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area and Wasatch Academy received one medal each at the…
Editor’s Note: For a complete guide to all events at the Scandinavian Heritage Festival, see the festival magazine produced by the Sanpete Messenger and inserted in this week’s newspapers. Copies are also available at the Ephraim Co-op, city hall and businesses around the county. EPHRAIM—The Scandinavian Heritage Festival, being held Friday and Saturday in Ephraim,…
EPHRAIM— Bradley Cook, who took over as president of Snow College three years ago, has announced he is stepping down to become president of an American-style university in the Middle East. His last day at the college will be sometime in July. In a letter to the college community last week, Cook said he will…
EPHRAIM—A life-long Manti resident and graduate of Manti High School was honored as valedictorian for two-year programs during Snow College commencement in Ephraim last Friday, May 6. The honor went to Amie Squire, daughter of Annette and Ralph Squire, who, according to the commencement program “has always excelled academically.” At Manti, she maintained a 4.0…
EPHRAIM—Two Snow College faculty members were recognized at commencement last week as winners of prestigious teaching awards. Ken Avery, instructor in industrial mechanics, was called to the podium to receive the J. Elliott and Maxine Cameron Faculty Service Award during the Richfield campus commencement on Thursday, May 5, while Garth Sorensen, professor and…
MANTI—The Manti City Council has approved two sites in the city cemetery for the installation of columbaria and agreed to purchase the first columbarium structure. The action came at a meeting last Wednesday, May 5 after Councilwoman Mary Wintch, who has taken the lead on the project, visited the cemetery with Corey Hatch,…
But warns ‘extreme polarization’ is placing America in peril EPHRAIM—Just as Snow College has evolved from a struggling institution in two rooms of the Ephraim Co-op, this year’s graduates will evolve and adopt throughout their lives, Lt. Gov. Diedre Henderson told a Snow College commencement audience last week. “Embracing lifelong learning will make…
The Manti City Council has unanimously approved annexation of just under 30 acres on the south end of the city, with the mayor and council members saying potential problems in development of the land can be addressed when subdivision proposals come up.
SPRING CITY—The new Miss Spring City royalty was selected last Saturday after a short and simple noontime competition that even included lunch. The 2021 Miss Spring City, Morgan Drew, crowned the new queen along with first, second and third attendants in the ballroom of the Spring City School Community Center. The queen…