thePyramid We A r e S a n p e t e . c o m
An Edition of the
POSTAL CUSTOMER Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 372 Provo, UT ECRWSS
We A r e S a n p e t e . c o m
| www.heraldextra.com
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 • Vol. 130, No. 16 • Free
Sanpete Pantry holds successful food distribution BY GLORIA ALBRECHT
The Pyramid
The Sanpete Pantry’s first Mobil Food Drops started in Maroni on April 6th where the Pantry’s Mobile Truck Outreach program served 17 families. The following night, on April 7, the Sanpete Pantry set up delivery in Chester where they served 19 families. In addition to the Mobil Truck Outreach, the Mt. Pleasant facility of the Sanpete Pantry hosted 55 families the week of April 5. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, the “Mobile Food Drop” from
the Sanpete Pantry was in Ephraim across from the Verizon store at the trailer park. They were able to serve 29 families in Ephraim and helped 60 families at the main facility in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The Sanpete Pantry in Mt. Pleasant is located at 1080 S. Blackhawk Blvd. and open from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday. “Sanpete Pantry is dedicated to helping those who are struggling financially in Sanpete County by providing the opportunity to obtain food and
Gardening workshop shares useful info
other resources at no cost to them with dignity and respect …” “We would not been able to do this without all the generous support that we have received the last three or four months from the citizens of Sanpete County. We want to say thank you to all those who have supported us” reads a statement on the Sanpete Pantry’s Facebook page. Marty McCain, Director of Fundraising at the Sanpete Pantry recently initiated a grass roots effort to raise funds by rallying the people of our county to donate to the new “3 And Me” ini-
tiative. The campaign is a challenge of sorts; you rally 3 people to donate with you, and your donation is matched with donations from these 3 friends, colleagues, or neighbors, with everyone giving the donation 4 times a year. That is a donation once a season, or once every 3 months from each person. McCain eagerly points out how these donations added up quickly, enabling the Sanpete Pantry to achieve the goal of assisting those in need with the new Mobile Food Drop program. With thousands of resi-
dents in Sanpete County who may be willing to share what they can spare the food pantry is reaching its goal to serve families in need all across the county. Anyone that could use some help at this time can visit the Sanpete Pantry in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. For those unable to get to Mt. Pleasant on those days the Mobile Truck Outreach will be visiting communities in the evenings. Please check with the Sanpete Pantry at (435) 462 3006 to find times for scheduled community food drops.
MANTI TEMPLE RENOVATION
Rally for the murals
BY GLORIA ALBRECHT
The Pyramid
On Thursday April 15, the Mt Pleasant Library hosted a workshop for gardening enthusiasts. Those who attended left with a lot of information on how to keep things growing in this challenging environment and what species survive the temperature extremes and soil conditions in our high desert valley. Matt Palmer from the USU Extension office in Sanpete County opened with some startling statistics on the precipitation over the last 12 months (measured in Manti). Many have forgotten that last year from April to September there was very low MEASURABLE RAIN in Manti, which is probably representative of the entire county. That resulted in one of the lowest annual precipitation levels in recorded history (since 1976) in Manti. The bad news continues with Sanpete County finishing the winter of 20202021 with an average of somewhere around 55% to 60% of the average snow water equivalent, showing no signs that the drought is easing. In February, David Miscus of NOAA mapped Utah’s drought conditions, and places Sanpete County firmly in the Extreme Drought area of Utah. With a growing season that averages 121 days (in Ephraim) the shortage of irrigation water presents a big challenge for those with gardens this summer. Add this to the usual challenges of very cold winters, high pH water and soil and vegetation-eating wildlife and gardeners need to be armed with information for success. Good gardening practices that will help mitigate these challenges were outlined by Palmer. When planting your garden consider the following: Check perennial plants for hardiness. Plants that thrive in Hardiness Zone 5 or 4 can survive our winters. Drought tolerant plants will have a better chance of survival. Choose vegetable plants that will mature in 78 to 90 days if possible. Choose plants that thrive in high pH conditions since the area has a high
PHOTOS COURTESY ESTHER CANDARI
A group gathers inside “breaking bread” portion of the April 11 rally to save Minerva Teichert murals in the Manti Temple. A Teichert painting was shared at the event that included members of the Teichert family.
Provo event backs keeping Minerva Teichert murals in the Manti temple BY GENELLE PUGMIRE
The Pyramid
A peaceful gathering of 150 supporters of Minerva Teichert, a notable female artist and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, broke bread together and then marched to Provo’s City Hall on April 18. The event was sponsored by the Paisley Shawl Revolution. It is a group of female LDS artists who use the Paisley shawl, and the history of the shawl as a comfort and piece of women’s history and culture. Artist Andi Pitcher, one of the organizers of the event, noted that artists and residents gathered, having been asked to fast first, to break bread and to celebrate the history of Teichert art and the historic “Mormon” culture. Rather than it being “an issue of controversy or friction,” it was intended as a “community gathering of believers and like-minded creatives with the same Please see MANTI TEMPLE, Page A2
Carol Christensen, Andi Pitcher and Cassandra Barney carry the Paisley Shawl at the head of the march to City Hall on April 11. The Paisley Revolution has organized to help save Minerva Teichert murals from being destroyed with the renovation of the Manti Temple.
Please see GARDENING, Page A2
CHECK OUT THE HOT DEALS ON THE BACK PAGE! 105 S MAIN, EPHRAIM • 435-283-4033 OR 1-866-533-0861 • WWW.JORGCHEV.COM