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Celebrating Christmas traditions in Sanpete County The Christmas season is ready to unfold, with a variety of traditional and not so traditional events. Lots of holiday celebrations are free, so Sanpete County residents and visitors can enjoy a wide variety of events and get in the Christmas spirit. Christmas lights, Christmas carols and fireworks begin in just a few weeks, and citizens are encouraged to join the festivities. In the spirit of the season residents of Sanpete County can also donate toys or clothing or make a monetary donation to help local residents, many of whom are feeling an in-
Donation box for Toy for Tots that is already taking place here in Sanpete County. GLORIA ALBRECHT
Training available for rural Utah businesses
Utah State University Extension recently partnered with the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments (SEUALG), with support from the Utah Association of Counties (UAC), to provide online training for rural Utah businesses. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SEUALG received $1.2 million in funding from the Community Development Block Grant program with a mandate to distribute it to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly $700,000 will be used to assist businesses in southeast Utah counties that have experienced pandemic-related challenges. To assist in the training, the USU Extension Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will provide online courses to help businesses as they go through the SEUALG’s CARES Small Business Grant Program. “SBDC has extensive statewide experience in helping small businesses in Utah and is well positioned for this partnership,” said Val Potter, who focuses on economic development and special projects for USU Extension. “The training course modules cover a range of business topics, such as cash flow, expenses and overhead, financial report cards and others. Our hope is that this business training and the training modules provided can be used in other counties also in need of help.” Stuart Clason, UAC regional growth director, said it is exciting to see partnerships like these because it produces market efficiencies while limiting operating costs “You have three well-respected organizations in USU, SEUALG and UAC working together on this effort, which will benefit our counties and businesses;
creasing financial strain from the Aquatic Center parking lot COVID-19. at 74 East Main Street. Vehicles will line up at 100 E. Main CELEBRATING St. and parade to see Santa and drop off their letters to Santa. THE SEASON Please be sure each letter has a Friday, Nov. 27 – Manti return address. Each child will City hosts their Christmas receive a gift bag from Santa’s Light Parade on Main Street, elves. Traffic will exit west and beginning at 6 p.m. be directed to Main Street to enSaturday, Nov. 28 – Mt. joy the Christmas lights display Pleasant’s Annual Christmas and holiday music. Tree Lighting is from 6 p.m. unWednesday, Dec. 2 til 8 p.m. The festival has been through Saturday, Dec. 5 – reinvented this year due to (you Charles Dickens “A Christmas guessed it) COVID-19. The tra- Carol” will be performed by ditional street party style gath- the Snow College Theater Arts ering on Main Street has been group at the Snow College Ecchanged to a DRIVE THRU at cles Center. Reservations are
required and seating will be spaced to ensure social distancing. The Theater Arts program will use the Actors Equity Association COVID-19 rules as a guideline, following as many as possible. There is a fee. Call 435 283-7478 for reservations. Saturday, Dec. 5 – Ephraim hosts the Christmas Fireworks Celebration with a red, white, and green fireworks display. Begins at 7 p.m. at Main Street and City Park in Ephraim. Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13 – The Snow College Horne School of Music Please see CHRISTMAS, Page A2
UTAH’S GOVERNOR-ELECT
Cox readies transition Fairview resident outlines transition plan, names staff BY CONNOR RICHARDS
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Utah’s Governor-elect Spencer Cox and Republican Spanish Fork Sen. Deidre Henderson, the lieutenant governor-elect, on Thursday outlined their plans for transitioning into office and named a number key employees of their administration. Among members of the Cox-Henderson administration announced Nov. 4 are former Salt Lake Tribune Executive Editor Jennifer Napier-Pearce, who will serve as a senior advisor and communications director. Jon Pierpont, former director of Utah’s Department of Workforce Services and Cox’s interim chief of staff in the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, will be the chief of staff. During a press conference at the State Capitol on Thursday, Cox said Pearce and Pierpont were “both incredibly talented individuals who are dedicated to the ideals that Utah holds dear.” “They have the experience and judgment that we need to help lead our team into the future and to confront head on any challenges that we face in the state,” the Republican governor-elect said. The press conference took place just days after election night, when Cox was declared the winner of the gubernatorial race by The Associated Press. As of the afternoon of Nov. 4, Cox had received 68.5% of votes statewide while Democratic candidate Chris Peterson had received 30.7%. Libertarian candidate Daniel Rhead had 3.2% of votes and Independent American Party candidate Greg Duerden
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Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox speaks with media representatives during an election night event at the Basin Drive In in Mt. Pleasant on June 30. Cox, a Fairview resident, was declared the winner of the Utah governor race on Nov. 3. had 1.7%. Cox and Henderson also announced that they would put together a “transition leadership team” to guide the incoming administration in the months leading up to the January inauguration. The team will be co-chaired by Lynne Ward, former deputy chief of staff under Gov. Olene Walker, and Steve Starks, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. The transition team includes Thomas Wright, Aimee Winder Newton and Jeff Burningham, who were all Cox’s opponents in the Republican primary, as well as former Republican 4th Congressional District Rep. Mia Love, Utah Women and Leadership Project founder Susan Madsen and dozens of other business and community leaders. “While this is all exciting and we are ready to get to work, I am still the lieutenant governor, and
I do have every intention of continuing to fill my constitutional and statutory responsibilities to the fullest,” said Cox. At the press conference, Gov. Gary Herbert said his administration “want(s) this to be a smooth transition (and) make it the smoothest in history.” “Spencer has been beside me working together as my partner for the last seven years,” the governor said. “It’s been a great experience for me, working with him.” Cox said he was “grateful for the example that he (Herbert) has set, for the things that he has taught me and for this opportunity that I will have to try, despite my inadequacies, to fill his very, very large shoes.” Henderson said part of the transition would be taking “a fresh look at each of Utah’s state government agencies” and finding ways to improve government efficiency.
“There are more than two dozen of these (agencies) in total,” Henderson said. “And a new administration is really the perfect time to take a fresh look. It’s a great time to see if there are better ways to do things, to streamline and to modernize operations. “For those that monitored our general election campaign, it should come as no surprise that education will be a top priority of a Cox-Henderson administration,” the Spanish Fork Republican added. Additional members of the transition team that were announced Thursday include Pamela Atkinson, Bonnie Jean Beesley, Mark Bouchard, Lisa-Michele Church, Amanda Covington, Sophia DiCaro, Kristen Edwards, Francine Giani, Crystal Maggelet, Lavanya Mahate, Steve Neeleman, Val Oveson and others. More members will be announced in the coming weeks.
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