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Aaron Broomhead selected Ephraim Police Chief EPHRAIM — Ephraim City recently announced that Aaron Broomhead has been selected as the city’s new Police Chief, replacing Chief Ron Rasmussen, who recently retired. Police Chief Aaron Broomhead will be responsible for continuing the community’s high level of policing services, while keeping Ephraim City’s traditional values. Broomhead joins Ephraim City after serving the Salt Lake City Police Department for 18 years. While serving in Salt Lake City, he gained experience as a patrol officer, gang detective, and member of the SWAT Team and Training Unit. There were 13 applicants that applied for the Ephraim City’s Police Chief Position, three of the applicants were interviewed. A panel of five was selected to be on the hiring committee. It was a priority for the panel to select a candidate with experience, but who also understood the small town environment. The panel felt that Aaron Broomhead met all qualifications. Broomhead’s official hire date was Dec. 1, 2017. He was sworn in as Police Chief on Dec. 6 at the Ephraim City Council meeting. The community is encouraged to help welcome Broomhead as he comes to Ephraim with a distinguished background and experience. Broomhead’s emphasis on community policing will support the community’s vision for public safety and continue to be a common denominator in protecting local neighborhoods.
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Why St. Nicholas? Davis is making these presentations because Ol’ Saint Nick has been given a bad rap recently. Many people connect him with the big box stores, because that is where they see him. Some even think Santa is an agent for the dark side, along with his mischievous helpers. The truth is, Saint Nicholas was a real person, a powerful and good man that did a great work in the early church, so much so that his spirit, the spirit of his efforts lives on to this day. During the presentation there will be stories, lots of stories and a bit of music and song. Many of the stories are true. Yes, he did fill stockings of the children of a specific family with gold coins as they were hanging on a hearth. However, he did not come down the chimney. Nicholas was also a craftsman. He made things out of wood, beautiful things, toys and useful things. He did organize and help see good things happen, especially at Christmas, the hardest time of the year. And at his workshop, the bishop’s storehouse, many gifts and special things were made and distributed to bless and care for those in need. In addition to these facts, Davis wants to present the case that St. Nicholas’ spirit and person are still with the people today. Davis says, “St. Nicholas lives on, and most of his work in this world is still done by his special servants, those who love people and Christmas, his elves.”
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The one-man show “Stories of the Real St. Nicholas, the Man Who Became Santa Claus” with Terrel R. Davis will take place Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16 and 17, in Manti and Ephraim. About St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas was a bishop, and eventually an Arch-bishop, similar to an LDS Stake President. Nicholas worked tirelessly for the poor, discouraged people and was a special friend to children. He is also the person who instituted the concept of elves and the church in his area was the first to develop and present what is now known as a Christmas Pageant. According to Davis and historical records, Nicholas was born of goodly parents, Epiphanes and Johanna, in about 270 A.D., in Patara, which is now known as Turkey. He was named Nicholas, which means “victory.”
Nicholas’ parents were Christians. His father was a merchant shipper and was pleased with young Nicholas. Nicholas was smart, he was straight-forward, and he loved people. His father thought Nicholas had promise. He looked forward to having him take over the family business. But Nicholas’ heart was not in business. He loved helping and blessing others, even at an early age, and of all things he loved Christmas. He loved the stable, and the star. He loved the shepherds and the wise men. He loved Mary and Joseph and the Christ Child. Oh, how he loved the baby Jesus! Then, when he was about 10 years old things changed. There was a plague and both his parents died. He found himself an orphan and alone, except for one uncle, the Abbot of the monastery outside of town who took Nicholas in at the Abbey of Holy Zion. Nicholas became the Abbot’s student and he learned to write and read. While there he studied the holy writings, as what is now known as the Bible had not yet been printed. Nicholas also helped his uncle around the abbey and went with him to attend to the sick and needy. When Nicholas was age 15, his uncle, the Abbot died. Nicholas became the new Abbot, head of the abbey, taking his uncle’s place. He was young, but he was able, he knew what to do, he loved the LORD and the people knew he loved them. Throughout his time at the abbey Nicholas dreamed of going to the Holy Land. He wanted to walk where Jesus walked. He thought that would be great! He also wanted to go to Egypt, to study under Origen, a well-known church figure. When a new abbot was assigned to the monastery, Nicholas saw his chance to go, and went. But he didn’t go like on a vacation, he was on the Lord’s errand. Wherever Nicholas went he found ways to be kind, to lift the discouraged, bless the needy with secret acts of kindness; things that would open people up to the love of Jesus Christ. Two years later, when returning home the ship docked at Myra and Nicholas went to the church to give thanks to the Lord. Being only 17 years old, he Please see SHOWS, Page A6
NSHS choirs perform, entertain attendees BRAD BENTLEY
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MT. PLEASANT — The Women’s Chorus and the Concert Choir at North Sanpete High held their annual Winter Choir Concert on Wednesday evening, helping to bring in the holiday season, putting attendees in the spirit of winter. Under the direction of Tim Kidder and accompanied by the accomplished Debi Fowles, the two groups presented a myriad of song genres and performed them admirably. The Women’s Chorus opened up the night with a couple of arrangements it had been practicing since the beginning of school and closed things out with “Amid the Falling Snow” and “Noel Nouvelet.” After the lovely warm up, the Concert Choir then filled the risers. The singers began with a couple of gospel songs and then entertained the audience with a great rendition of “Jabberwocky.”
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North Sanpete Women’s Chorus and the Concert Choir combined during the Winter Concert and performed numbers which put attendees into the holiday spirit. Then it was their turn to bring in songs of the season, including the ever popular, “Carol of the Bells.” The Women’s Chorus joined in on that song the first time through, and
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then, as has been tradition for over four decades, North Sanpete alumni were invited to the stage to join the choir and sing the popular holiday song one more time.
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Aaron Broomhead has been selected as Ephraim City’s new Police Chief, replacing Chief Ron Rasmussen, who recently retired.
MANTI/EPHRAIM — Two presentations of the one-man show “Stories of the Real St. Nicholas, the Man Who Became Santa Claus” with Terrel R. Davis has been scheduled. The first show will take place Saturday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m., at Correnti’s Event and Floral, 1 North Main, Manti, RSVP at 435-835-3151. Then on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m., at Thunderbird Book/Tilted Tulip, 77 South Main, Ephraim, RSVP at 435-851-7761. Admission to either presentation is free, but reservations (RSVP) are requested because seating is limited. To reserve seats call the phone number for the desired show location.
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Ephraim money use, clean water, taxation questioned Dear Editor: A few years ago, while paying my utility bill I asked the clerk what the franchise tax was for. She and none in the office knew, but city manager Anderson just came by and said it was a charge Ephraim City charged Ephraim Electric to provide their services. I asked how since they were both city functions. His an-
swer was other cities were doing it and we can. Since they really are separate entities, it makes sense why it is illegal for them to take funds from the utilities for the general fund, and had to have a public meeting announcing it to get around it. Different from the franchise tax that they could raise 10 percent as they did three month
ago without any meeting. But that is taxation without representation. I suppose that is why the Utah legislation outlawed the franchise tax last March (Bill 81). I don’t understand why Utah legislation put it in with the bill outlawing city’s profiting from licensing, probably because they are both limiting the power of the municipality.
I think it is too bad that they took the money out of the utility fund. They need to work on their water system. It would be a wonderful Christmas present to the citizens of Ephraim to have clean pure water purified with healthy oxygen instead of the poison chlorine. Some cities have this blessing. Frank Crowther Ephraim
NSHS council discusses current programs BRAD BENTLEY
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MT. PLEASANT — North Sanpete High School Community Council met recently to discuss several necessary items at the high school. Nan Ault presented the financial report, showing where Trust Land Funds are being spent. There was over $22,000 carry over from last year due to a grant being used to help with the cost. This was moved over to the 2017-18 school year. The financial report is posted on the school website for public perusal. The council discussed and approved the Human Sexuality curriculum that is being taught at the middle school. In the last meeting the high school curriculum was reviewed and approved. Since this Community Council is assigned to approve the Human Sexuality curricula for the district, the middle school was required to come and present. Curriculum waivers are sent home to parents two weeks prior to talking about the Human Sexuality part of the curriculum. All of the eighth grade
Health and Human Sexuality curriculum follows the State of Utah core curriculum. The motion to approve was passed unanimously. The council then looked at high school data presented by Principal Ault. The state requires that graduation rates include all of the high schools in the area. While there is just the one high school in the district, the local alternative school, Pleasant Creek, is currently added into the graduation rate as things stand. Many of the students may only be in the district for 30-90 days but are still being counted for the district. Without Pleasant Creek students the high school graduation rate is well within the norms set by the state, but with those students added in it pulls the graduation rate below what is considered acceptable. Because of that, it’s possible that the state would require that the district purchase an outside program. Nan presented what is already being done and the hope is that it will be enough to meet state requirements. It will likely be necessary for
the Trust Lands to continue to fund the program, as well as continue to use AmeriCorps funds. Seniors are being given numerous opportunities to visit colleges and universities. 12 visits have been made so far. The counseling center held a FAFSA night to help parents and students apply for financial aid. A scholarship application night also took place with over 200 applications filled out for the students. All students at the high school also have access to a program called Naviance that gives the students information about college and the opportunities that are available. This program is on the student’s iPads. Another program that is on the iPad for the students, especially for English as a Second Language (ESL) students and migrant students is a Reading Assistant. It was found that average of the students are on a sixth grade reading level at the beginning of the program. They are now above this level. There are currently 61 students that are using this program.
This program is pushing the students forward and helps with the reading understanding and increasing oral literacy. Early results have been very positive. ACT testing results were shown, and the trend is moving up for the junior classes. There is an assessment tool, called the ACT Aspire that the younger classes take as a predictor towards how these students will do when they are juniors and take the actual ACT test. The scores from the freshmen and sophomores as well as this year’s juniors continue to show an increase, which is very exciting for the school. This also helps administration and teachers to align curriculum for better teaching and student preparation. In spite of what the state said last year, the school will still be required to do the SAGE testing, so the students will be double-tested as the school year comes to a close. Both of these tests can now be counted on the final grade in a class and so SAGE test scores should move up.
NATIVITY DISPLAY WINNERS Darlene and Charlie Stevens’ cowboy/western nativity display won the prize by receiving the most votes during the Ephraim Co-op’s annual Nativity event.
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Sanpete County booking report MANTI — Activities on the Sanpete County booking report are as follows: Dec. 4 Amber Eicmiller, Moroni, was arrested in Moroni by the Moroni Police Department on the charge of child abuse. Bail was set at $5,000. Dec. 5 David Lee Olsen, Gunnison, was arrested in Gunnison by the Sanpete County Sheriff ’s Office on a Sixth District Court Warrant. Bail was set at $1,000. Nickole Wareham, Ephraim, was arrested in Ephraim by the Ephraim Police Department on an Ephraim Justice Court Warrant. Bail was set at $1,260.
Dec. 6 Alani Leti Pututau, Ephraim, was arrested in Ephraim by the Snow College Police Department on a Sevier County Justice Court Warrant. Bail was set at $275. Dec. 7 Korie Bryce Cox, Ephraim, was arrested in Ephraim by the Ephraim Police Department on charges of criminal mischief and burglary of a dwelling. Bail was set at $15,750. Ronald Marvin Sorensen, Mayfield, was arrested in Sanpete County Jail by Adult Probations and Parole. No bail was set. Dec. 8 Teena Marie Rigby, Centerfield, was arrested in Gunnison
by the Gunnison Police Department on charges of credit card transaction fraud and theft. Bail was set at $10,250. Matt Daniel Duncan, Ephraim, was arrested in Ephraim by the Ephraim Police Department on charges of reckless endangerment, discharging of firearms, and possession/use of a weapon while under influence. Bail was set at $7,930. Dec. 9 Fredrick Glen Carter, Ephraim, was arrested in Sanpete County by the Sanpete County Sheriff ’s Office on charges of no insurance, two instances of using plate registered to other vehicle, expired registration, failure to stop at
Be nice for Christmas MERRILL OGDEN
I bought milk this past Tuesday. I got a little shock when I looked at the “best by” date. The date was: 12/25/17. Yep, the date was Christmas Day and I suddenly felt like I hadn’t studied for a final exam. I felt like I hadn’t been paying attention to the calendar and that I needed to work on having the “Spirit of Christmas.” The Christmas season motivates good behavior in many people. Sanpeters are good “Christmas Spirit” folks. Many of us who don’t consciously think much about it other times of the year, attempt to turn the spirit of love, peace and good will up a notch at Christmastime. I admit that it’s hard work being extra nice for a whole year; but many of us can handle it for a week or two or three in December. There’s nothing wrong with using a holiday to spur us on to better behavior. It makes the effort easier. Christmas is the mother of all holidays for this purpose. Christian ideals are brought to the forefront. We try to remember Jesus and what his teachings should mean to us. We try to be givers. The concept of Christmas gives us a logical place to “blame” our unusually good behavior right now. Christmas justifies our kindness. We don’t want people to get the idea that we are to be held to such high standards of niceness all year round. Here’s what I mean. A Christmas wish and good deed might go something like this: “Hi neighbor. I haven’t seen you for a while. Seeing how it’s Christmas and all, I thought I’d give you this smoked turkey I found in my freezer. Happy Holidays!” See how this works? The underlying message is that if it weren’t for the holiday, I wouldn’t be so nice. Shucks, Christmas made me do it. There’s still plenty of time to be nice this Christmas season. There’s time to do something extra beyond what we’d normally do. We need more random acts of Christmas kindness and giving. Some people I know have been doing the LDS Church suggestion of individualized acts of service. It’s called “Light The World” and is on the home page of lds.org. The concept is that over 25 days, one does service in 25 ways. There’s a scripture from the bible and a very short video for each day. I’m not a 100 percent’er, but I’ve been dabbling in the program. Last Monday night, a couple of college girls came to our house and brought doughnuts and cheer for us as they were “lighting the world.” Being a gracious receiver is part of the equation: “giving > receiving.” Giving may be greater than receiving,
officers signal/fleeing, and revoked-suspended or denied driver’s license. Bail was set at $6,220. Dec. 10 Benjamin Jensen, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department on the charge of
but being the recipient of those doughnuts was a good feeling. If you started today (the 14th), there’s just enough time to do the traditional “twelve days of Christmas” for someone (a gift or an act of service a day for 12 days). If a dozen days is more than you can handle, you certainly could do a “six-pack of Christmas” in some way or another for someone. And I don’t mean giving away a sixpack of a beverage. (However, on second thought, that’s not such a bad idea.) The Sub-for-Santa programs and Angel Tree donation organizations always need help. Your church leaders may know of someone for whom you could quietly provide some Christmas joy. In a place like Sanpete there’s no reason for anyone to be “without” on Christmas. In all the “doing unto others” and being nice this time of year, don’t forget to be nice to yourself. Sometimes we turn this season into such a pressurized hustle and bustle time that we nearly put ourselves into the hospital or the loony bin. We have to realize that we can’t do everything for everyone. Some of us go a little crazy and think that because it’s Christmas time we suddenly have super human powers. Some women I know attempt to dip thirty pounds of chocolates, make twenty batches of cookies, and crochet ten afghans in the days leading up to Christmas. I’m not sure what the male equivalent of that is. It could be the high stress of watching thirty football games, the edgy tension of watching twenty basketball games and, of course, the colossal effort of taking ten minutes to get the ten boxes of Christmas stuff out of the attic so the wife can decorate the house. All I’m saying is that we don’t need to put unreasonable demands on ourselves to feel good about Christmas. I’m going to try to have a little better balance in my Christmas season this year. As I say this, I’m wondering how that is going to happen. I really do want to make lots of fudge in the next week or so to give away. And there are some games I want to watch on TV. Time is slipping away on a little gift-giving project I had in mind to complete for “homemade gifts” for a few people. I haven’t given up yet, but maybe they’ll get “hand bought” gifts this year, instead of “homemade.” (My sister used to use that “hand bought” phrase when visiting people: “It’s so good to see you. I have a gift for you. It’s a loaf of “hand bought” bread.”) Now I’m stressed about Christmas preparations. I really shouldn’t have checked the date on that milk.
assault-domestic. Bail was set at $1,070. Dalton Angler Richman, Magna, was arrested in Sanpete County by Utah Department of Wildlife Resources on a South Salt Lake Justice Court Warrant. Bail was set at $635.
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JR. HAWK WRESTLER UNDEFEATED
During the recent Delta Duels, North Sanpete Jr. Hawk Wrestler, Kasey Curtis, Fairview; is credited with seven wins. Six of those were pins and a tech fall. He was undefeated in the tournament. Pictured are (left to right): Coach Nash Brown, Kasey Curtis and Coach Keaton Cheney.
JR. HAWK WRESTLERS TAKE FIFTH PLACE
North Sanpete’s Junior High Wrestling team recently took 14 wrestlers to the Delta Duels. The wrestlers competed against 12 teams from throughout Utah. The team is small in numbers but filled with strong wrestlers. The team took fifth place overall and includes one undefeated wrestler from the tournament, Kasey Curtis, Fairview. Team members are (standing left to right): McKaylla Edmunds, Thayne Smith, Oden Lupapa, Coach Nash Brown, Jon Dingamanse, Jamison Poulsen, Coach Keaton Cheney, and Kalon Bailey. Kneeling (l-r): Owen Sunderland, Arimis Delbequ, Kasey Curtis, Krew King, Dylan Whiting, Glen Poulsen and Cache Nickolson.
NS Hawk wrestlers’ young, but improving MT. PLEASANT — North Sanpete Hawk Wrestlers competed twice last week. They first participated in a home duel against Gunnison and then traveled to Juab for the Winter Classics tournament. The Hawk’s team is a young team this year but is getting better with every match. Unfortunately the team lost the duel to Gunnison, with the only win coming from freshPICASA man Jordan Watts. During the recent Juab Winter Classics tournament, North The team wrestled tough Sanpete Hawk Wrestler, Keegan Elliason, pinned his opponent in the varsity matches during and came away undefeated. the Winter Classics. Keegon Elliason came away from the Faxing service Printing tournament undefeated. The Fast, Reasonable Prices available Jr. Varsity team also wrestled $1 per page to send tough and had some great wins 50¢ per page to receive in their tournament. The team next will travel to Richfield for a team duel and on Friday and Saturday, Dec. starting at 15 and 16, the wrestlers will We A r e S a n p e t e . c o m 5¢ - 8.5 x 11 compete in the Manti Holiday 86 West Main, Mt. Pleasant 7¢ - 8.5 x 14 Classics. 435-462-2134 11¢ - 11 x 17
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Community Calendar Dec. 15 7:30 p.m., Ryan Shupe and The Rubberband Christmas tour 2017. Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 300 E. Center, Ephraim. Tickets online at www.snow.edu/finearts or call 435-283-7478. Dec. 15 – 16 6-8 p.m., a live nativity will be presented at about 400 South 800 West, Fountain Green. There is limited parking — those planning to attend are encouraged to take one of the free hayrides to the nativity from the Fountain Green LDS Ward, 151 South 200 West. Free hot chocolate and cookies. Bring a friend. Dec. 16 7 p.m., Spring City Arts Christmas Concert featuring Dave and Carla Eskelsen, the performing duo known as the Eskeltones. Spring City Arts Gallery, 79 South Main. Tickets at the door. Dec. 30 6 p.m., New Year’s Rodeo fun at the Contoy Arena, 955 West 1000 South, Mt. Pleasant. Signups at 5 p.m., activities include mutton bustin, group team roping, hide race, barrel racing, calf ribbon pull, and others. Prize money to be paid out. Admission tickets at the door, under 12 free. Concessions open. Questions call 435-851-4646. Indoor Soccer signups Moroni City Recreation signups for first-eighth grade girls and boys indoor soccer will be taken until Friday, Dec. 29. For cost and league information register at Moroni City Hall, 80 South 200 West, 435-436-8359. AA meetings Alcoholics Anonymous meet every week at the following locations and times: Sundays, 10 a.m., upstairs in Mt. Pleasant Recreation Center; 10 N. State, Mt. Pleasant (also Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at this location); Mondays, 8 p.m., Central Utah Counseling Center, 390 W. 100 N, Ephraim (also Thursdays at 8 p.m. at this location). Anyone interested in Alanon/Alateen fellowship for those whose lives have been affected by alcoholic behavior are encouraged to contact Central Utah Counseling Center, 390 W. 100 No., Ephraim. Contact Sam at 262-1188. Bible Seekers Club 6:30 p.m., Wednesday Evening Kid’s Club for ages 5-12. Hosted by Heritage Baptist Church. Games, activities, music, snacks and Christ centered. Adults are welcome to stay and attend mid-week service while
the kids are in club. 1045 Medical Drive (across the parking lot from Sanpete Valley Hospital) Mt. Pleasant. Call 462-9319 for details. Blood pressure clinics Free blood pressure clinics sponsored by Gunnison Valley Home Care are held monthly at the following locations: Manti Senior Center the second Wednesday of every month from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Gunnison Senior Center the third Thursday of every month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Contact Krista at 435-528-3955. Disabled Veterans Disabled American Veterans provides free van transportation to the George E. Wahlen Medical Center in Salt Lake City for veterans with medical appointments from Richfield and Sanpete County. For more information, contact David Powell, 800-613-4012 ext. 2003. DUP Anyone interested in joining or visiting local camps of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) is encouraged to contact any DUP member, visit www. isdup.org or contact Pat Olson at (435) 462-3134. Emergency preparedness 6:30 p.m., Emergency preparation classes will be held at the Spring City Hall the third Sunday of each month. Classes will last approximately 90 minutes and are free of charge. For general questions, call (435) 7091474. Employment workshops Department of Workforce Services (DWS), Manti, is offering free resume writing and interview skills workshops. Resume writing workshops are held every Tuesday, and interview skills workshops are held on Wednesdays. Contact DWS office for times at 835-0720. FG City Library Regular hours: Tuesdays 1-5 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays 1-7 p.m. 1:15 p.m., Mondays, Story hour for ages 4-12, 10:45 a.m., Wednesdays, Preschool story hour for ages 2-5, at Fountain Green City Hall, 260 W. 100 N. MatchingDonors.com 22 Americans die each day waiting for organ transplants, most of them for kidneys. MatchingDonors.com, a 501 c3 nonprofit organization, is helping to change that by linking organ donors with people in desperate need of kidneys and other transplants. And now, it’s not necessary to donate a kidney to save a life. Donors can donate a boat, car or real estate, with 100 percent of the
proceeds going to help save the lives of people needing organ transplants. Visit matchingdonors.com or call (800) 3850422. Mental health services Sanpete Valley Hospital offers Mental Health Services for individuals who are under or uninsured, including outpatient counseling, medication assistance, and medication management. Call Sanpete Valley Hospital at 435.462.2441 to see if you qualify. MP Public Library On-going programs include: 11:15 a.m., Wednesdays, Preschoolers and parents are encouraged to attend Storytime. Enjoy stories, songs, activities and treats. Free! 1 p.m., each Wednesday, home schoolers get together for books, art, activities, discussions and treats. Free! 6:30 p.m., fourth Thursday each month, stories. Kids come with their families, in pajamas, if they like, and enjoy stories, songs and a bedtime snack. 24 E. Main, Mt. Pleasant. NAMI connections NAMI Connections Support Group has begun holding meetings on the first and third Monday of each month at the Mt. Pleasant Residential, 125 South State Street, Room 2, at 5:30 to 7 p.m. NAMI support National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Sanpete County is offering a free family support group. Monthly meetings will be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the South Sanpete School District, 39 S. Main St., Manti. For questions about NAMI Sanpete County, call 435-851-0220.
Austin Joseph Ison, son of Kristie Ison and Joe Ison, Mt. Pleasant; is returning from serving in the Montana Billings LDS Mission. He will speak at 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in the Mt Pleasant Fourth LDS Ward, 4 9 South State Street.
SANPETE MOVIE GUIDE SHOWTIMES FOR: DEC 15 - 21
SOUTHTOWNE THEATRE 1 & 2 687 s. Main, Ephraim 283-6121
Playing thru Tues., Dec 19: “MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS” - PG-13 Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz Showing Nightly: 6:30 8:45 Saturday Matinee: 3:15
Opens Wed., Dec 20: “JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE” - PG-13 Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan
“FERDINAND” – PG John Cena, Kate McKinnon
Showing Nightly: 6:00 8:45
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Saturday (Dec 23) Matinee: 3:15
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“STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI” - PG-13 Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega Showing Nightly: 7:30
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Friday & Saturday Matinees: 4:15
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Hawk basketball wins five-of-six games MT. PLEASANT — With six games within a ten-day stretch, the North Sanpete boys’ basketball team has been quite busy this 2017-18 season. In spite of some fatigue, the team has been successful, winning 5-1 over that stretch, bringing the team to 6-1 this young season. A weekend ago, the Hawks traveled to northern Utah to participate in the Bear River Classic held in Tremonton. The team had three games in as many days while there, beginning with a very good South Summit squad. South Summit Wildcats North Sanpete started off hot in the opening period, pasting 21 points on the Wildcats to take a 21-14 lead. Shawn Taylor was hot in the game and led all Hawk scorers with 24 points in the contest. Most of those points came on slashing drives into the tall timber or
from the line after Taylor was fouled on lay-ups. While the South Summit defense picked up in the second quarter, cooling the Hawks down considerably, the Wildcat offense found its rhythm. Led by 25 points from big man, Ryan Griffin, the Kamas team crept back to within two points at the end of the half, 29-27. The second half was a battle royale with both teams battling to find some advantage. North Sanpete’s scoring was spread out among seven different players, while the Wildcats kept their scoring to their starting five. For the Hawks, Jalen Sorenson and Joseph Garlick joined Taylor in double figure scoring with 14 and 10 points respectively, and Spencer Steadman added seven points, eight assists, and three steals. At the end of regulation, the score was knotted at 61 apiece and the two evenly matched squads went into a four-min-
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ute overtime period. South Summit took the early advantage, leaving North Sanpete to play catch up ball. Having to foul and see if the Wildcat players would miss some shots didn’t work for the Hawks, and South Summit handed the Hawks their first loss of the season, 73-68. North Summit Braves Coming back the next afternoon, North Sanpete tipped off against the North Summit Braves. In this game, the Hawks started off strong and didn’t let up, staying in control the entire game. Balanced scoring helped the Sanpete boys to the lead and kept the Braves from knowing which direction the points were going to come from. Jalen Sorenson led the Hawks in scoring, dropping in 14 points, including three shots from long range. Sorenson was closely followed in scoring by Ignacio Vazquez and Shawn Taylor who each contributed 12. Steadman again had a very well-rounded game, chipping in seven points and adding five assists and five steals. North Sanpete had 13 steals in the game. Behind the balanced attack, the Hawks jumped out to a quick 18-13 lead, using an aggressive, trapping 1-3-1 zone defense to disrupt the Braves’ offense and get easy buckets on the other end for North Sanpete. Sorenson is typically out at the point of that defense and his quick reflexes and long arms are instrumental in breaking up passes and forcing the offense to make tough passes. Taking a five-point lead into the second quarter, North Sanpete extended the lead to 33-19 as that tenacious defense limited North Summit to just six points, frustrating the Braves nearly every trip down the court. The only thing that kept the Hawks from extending an even larger lead was North Sanpete’s inability to hang on to the ball, giving up 16 turnovers of their own. While the Hawks were able to cruise through most of the second half, they still man-
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North Sanpete Hawk basketball team member, Jalen Sorenson, sets up the offense against the Millard Eagles. The Hawks won the game 58-45. aged to outscore the Braves in every quarter to finish with a 21-point advantage, 57-36. Hunter High Wolverines The final game at the tournament came against a much larger school, 6A Hunter High. Despite the size difference, the Hawks still were able to eke out an impressive and exciting 5754 victory. Four North Sanpete players in double figures helped to overcome the balanced scoring attack that saw 10 Wolverine players score in the contest. Shawn Taylor and Jalen Sorenson each contributed 12 points for the Hawks, while Spencer Steadman and Ignacio Vazquez dropped in 11 apiece. Steadman completed a double-double by gathering in 12 rebounds during the contest. It was a back-and-forth contest from tip-off to final horn. The Hawks took a 15-12 by the end of the first quarter and kept the lead through the second as both teams scored 13 points. At the half North Sanpete held a 28-25 lead. Not much changed in the second half. Hunter would get close to the lead, and even a couple of times took the lead, only to see the Hawks come right back. At the end it was 57-54 for North
Sanpete. Union Cougars This past Tuesday, North Sanpete again went on the road for a long trip, this time going out to Roosevelt to take on the Union Cougars. This game was well in-hand for the Hawks from early on. North Sanpete came out with the hot shooting hand and quickly outpaced the home Cougars 24-7 in the opening eight minutes. Sorenson and Taylor combined for 39 points in the game, while Joseph Garlick popped in another 12 to help the Hawk’s cause. By the end of the half North Sanpete held a massive 48-16 lead and the difference extended to 70-30 by the time the third quarter was brought to a close. From there it was a chance for the younger players to finish out the game and the Hawks returned home with a 85-54 victory to place in the win column. Millard Eagles Finally getting to play at home again, North Sanpete welcomed the Millard Eagles into Mt. Pleasant on Friday. For the first half of this game is looked like it was Millard playing on its home court instead of North Sanpete. The Eagles, behind four
first-half three-pointers from Tyson Aburto, took a 38-28 lead to the locker room. The Eagles used quick, crisp passes to find holes in the Hawk’s 1-3-1 zone and took advantage of the front and back point to get off open shots. Aburto was especially deadly from outside. The only saving point that kept the Hawks close in the first two quarters was the scoring of Garlick. The senior guard had a season high 21-points in the game, many of them in the first half. Garlick would wisely release quickly to the other end of the court once the Hawks had secured the ball, and was usually wide open for a pass from a teammate for the easy bucket. Both teams struggled to score in the opening quarter, and it wasn’t until the 5:30 mark that the first bucket was tallied, off a three-pointer by Steadman. Both teams were getting good looks but just couldn’t convert on the shots. North Sanpete fell to 5-10, but clawed back, and a buzzer beater by Steadman put the Hawks down by just one at 1110. In the second stanza, Millard switched from a 2-3 zone to a man defense and went up 17-12 until Tyler Hadley nailed a shot from beyond the arc to narrow the gap to 17-15. The two teams then traded buckets until the end of the half and at the break the score was 23-21 for the visiting Eagles. Millard went back to a 2-3 zone to begin the third and North Sanpete quickly took advantage. Using a much more aggressive and active defense, the Hawks nabbed a 31-27 lead, causing Millard’s Blaine Burraston to quickly call for a huddle. The stoppage in play did little to stem the flow of North Sanpete points and at the end of the period, North Sanpete had taken a nice 38-30 lead. The Eagles attempted a 1-3-1 zone in the final stanza but the Hawks flew to eight straight points and a 46-30 lead. North Sanpete then went cold and Millard heated up and brought the score back to 46-38, but the Hawks were able to slow the tempo of the game down and used a weave to run lots of time off the clock, forcing the Eagles to foul to get the ball back. Unlike the first half, when North Sanpete went 1-for-9 from the charity stripe, the Hawks did a much better job of hitting foul shots to close out the game, ending at 14-24 for a more respectable 58 percent to close out the game, 58-45. Maeser Prep Academy Lions North Sanpete faced one Please see HAWK WINS, Page A5
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more stern test to end this run of games and it came on Saturday evening against the Maeser Prep Academy Lions. The Utah County team came in with a 2-2 record but showed that they were improving with each game. The Lions began the game in a man defense and the Hawks quickly jumped up 4-0. Play was ragged and there was little movement for a good part of the quarter, but North Sanpete was still able to muster a 20-13 lead. In the second, the visiting Lions took their first lead of the game, using a 12-4 run to take a 25-24 lead. Maeser kept that lead until late in the fourth quarter. Behind the hot shooting of Lion Tade Davis, who had 19 points in the first half, Maeser Prep stayed ahead. 15 points from Steadman, and 14 each from Taylor and Sorenson kept the Hawks close, but at the half it was the
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Lions with the 34-32 advantage. North Sanpete dipped to a 39-34 deficit before once again clawing back to tie the score at 45 to begin the fourth stanza. Maeser extended a lead to 4945 early in the quarter, forcing the Hawks into man defense. The ploy backfired on North Sanpete who got behind as much as 53-45 before beginning their comeback. The Hawks switched into a 1-2-2 full-court press and took their first lead since the second quarter at 54-53 on a Shawn Taylor free throw. The defense was spectacular down the stretch and the Lions simply could not get a good shot at the basket. North Sanpete finished the contest with a 5853 well-earned victory. The Hawks will have a break this week, playing just one game, at home, on Friday against the Cedar Redmen in an endowment game. The game is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. and there will only be varsity that day.
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The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at the Sanpete County Courthouse, 160 North Main, Manti, UT 84642, on January 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. of said day, for the purpose of foreclosing a trust deed dated May 6, 2010, and executed by MCKADE LUSK AND SHAELENE LUSK, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Trustors, in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Beneficiary, which Trust Deed was recorded on May 7, 2010, as Entry No. 170276, in Book 603, at Page 459, in the Official Records of Sanpete County, State of Utah covering real property purportedly located at 440 West 400 South, Mount Pleasant, Utah 84647 in Sanpete County, Utah, and more particularly described as: BEGINNING 96 FEET WEST FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 4, BLOCK 65, PLAT "A", MT. PLEASANT CITY SURVEY, SANPETE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH; THENCE WEST 90 FEET, THENCE NORTH 165 FEET, THENCE WEST 28.50 FEET, THENCE NORTH 49.50 FEET, THENCE EAST 91.50 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 90 FEET, THENCE EAST 27 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 124.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Tax ID: 16330X1 The current Beneficiary of the trust deed is CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, and the record owners of the property as of the recording of the Notice of Default are MCKADE LUSK AND SHAELENE LUSK, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT TENANTS. Bidders must tender to the trustee a $20,000.00 deposit at the sale and the balance of the purchase price by 2:00 p.m. the day following the sale. Both the deposit and the balance must be paid to Lincoln Title Insurance Agency in the form of a wire transfer, cashier's check or certified funds. Cash payments, personal checks or trust checks are not accepted. DATED: November 22, 2017. LINCOLN TITLE INSURANCE AGENCY By: Paula Maughan Its: Vice President Telephone: (801) 476-0303 Website: www.smithknowles.com SK File No. 17-0535 Legal Notice 17539 Published in The Pyramid November 30, December 7 and 14, 2017.
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Keith C. Keisel 1930 ~ 2017 EPHRAIM-- Keith Carlyle Keisel, 87, Ephraim, passed away at his home Dec. 9, 2017. Keith was born Feb. 25, 19 30 , to Ge o rg e Dewey and Elfia Kathleen Christensen Keisel in Manti. Keith was raised during hard times, leaving home at a young age to work and trying to join the Navy. He later enlisted in the United States Army and served in the South Pacific from 1947-1949. During his service he helped develop sea-toland surveying. Keith married Roxie Bradley on Sept. 23, 1949. During his lifetime he was instrumental in helping to get the Central Utah Correctional Facility located in Sanpete County. He also received several economic development awards and served two terms on the Ephraim City Council. Keith was co-founder and owner of Southern States Recycling for 41 years. Keith was very generous, sometimes to a fault. Keith is survived by two of his children, Janna Lee (David) Paystrup, Nephi; and Allen (Bonnie) Keisel, Ephraim; seven grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; and special friend, Denys Koyle. He is also survived by siblings, Boyd, Lane, Russell, Guy, Rosalee, JoAnn, Patsy and Marilynn. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Roxie, July 2, 2008; son, Ronald; siblings, Marlene, Lois, Jack, Georgia and Susie; and great-grandchildren, Joshua and Sami. Friends may call on Friday, Dec. 15, from 6-8 p.m., and on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 9:30-10:30 a.m., prior to funeral services at 11 a.m., at the Ephraim Sixth LDS Ward, 450 North 200 West. Interment will be in the Ephraim Park Cemetery with military honors. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
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MT. PLEASANT — The 2017-18 girls’ basketball season at North Sanpete finally got off the ground, but the Lady Hawks struggled to fly in their first two games of the season. North Sanpete played a pair of home games but couldn’t quite get the victories, losing 55-22 against the Juab Wasps, and then dropping a 43-31 decision against the Parowan Rams. Juab Wasps On Tuesday night against the Wasps, both the Hawks and Juab played man defense. This was the first game of the season for the Lady Hawks and only the second for Juab, and both teams were a little rusty when it came to the offensive end of the court. North Sanpete broke the ice first when sophomore forward, Sarah Oldroyd dumped in a shot for a 2-0 lead. Juab soon evened the score and took a lead they would never give up with just 16 seconds left on the clock. At the end of the first the score was a paltry 5-2 for Juab. Of more importance, there were nine fouls called against the Lady Hawks in the opening period, resulting in four of the starters with two fouls and the second quarter not even started. The Lady Wasps began to find their sting in the period, starting with 6’3” Hannah Robins who drained a three from off the elbow at the 6:45 mark. After that, the Juab offense began to click and went on a nine-point run to go up 14-4 before Sanpete Coach Randi Griffith called for a time out.
Getting careless with the ball, the Lady Hawks gave up several opportunities to the visitors from Nephi, and saw the lead expand even farther. By the end of the half, the Wasps buzzed into the locker room with a comfortable 21-6 advantage. Coming out to begin the second half, Juab continued where it left off. The Wasps scored the first ten points of the third quarter with the run split by a Lady Hawk timeout. North Sanpete was struggling to get things going offensively and couldn’t find the bucket while Juab outscored North Sanpete 18-4 in the third, putting the score at 39-10 going into the final frame. In that fourth period, the Lady Hawks began to find some success and the young team gained some experience even though they lost 55-22. In the scoring column, Robins led both teams with 15, while Juab’s Bayli Heap added 10 for the Lady Wasps. For North Sanpete, freshman Shaelynn Johnson led the scoring with five points coming off the bench, and juniors Halli Bennet and Tairei Laupapa each chipped in four. Parowan Rams Two nights later, the Lady Hawks were back on the court, facing the Parowan Rams. North Sanpete started this game off strong, and junior Halli Bennet began the scoring from inside the paint. Her teammate, Carlee Nuttall added five more in the first quarter, including a shot from three. Nuttall led the Lady Hawks in scoring with eight points on the night, matching
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North Sanpete Lady Hawk Gracie Christiansen works against the Parowan defense during one of their two first games of the season. The Parowan Rams won the contest 43-31. Bennet’s effort. While North Sanpete was certainly looking better on this night, the Lady Hawks struggled to contain two of Parowan’s players. The Rams, Danika Jones, just a freshman, kept getting great position in the paint and got great looks at the basket and had eight points on the night. At the end of the opening period, the Rams held a slim one-point
margin, 10-9. Going into the second frame, the Lady Hawks began running the pick-and-roll and finding success off from it. The result was North Sanpete taking the lead and forcing Parowan into a time out. Coming out of the huddle, the Lady Rams switched to a 2-3 zone after running man defense all of the rest of the half. Even so, North Sanpete ended
the half with a 19-14 lead. The downside of the first half was that starting point guard, junior Tiffany Peckham, rolled an ankle, and even though she was able to come in and play some, she was still not her usual effective self. Parowan came out on fire in the second half and ran off ten straight points including two three’s in a row from sharpshooter Autumn Rogerson,
who led all scorers with 18 points. Down 24-19, North Sanpete stormed back and went on a run of its own behind long– range shots from Anna Wright and another from Nuttall. At the end of the third it was the Lady Hawks up 27-26. The Rams took the lead, 31-29 but the game was tied back up by Wright, who had five points in the game, at the 5:30 mark. From that point, Parowan switched into a 2-2-1 full-court press and with Peckham not at her quickest, the Lady Hawks struggled to get into the offense. It certainly didn’t help much that this was when Rogerson got really hot and began hitting all kinds of shots with a hand in her face, including a 35-footer that banked home. 16 of Rogerson’s 18 points came in the second half. North Sanpete just couldn’t find any response to the offensive output of the Rams, who scored 29 points in the final two quarters while the Lady Hawks could only manage 12 to drop the 43-31 decision. The Lady Hawks will stay in town for their next game but won’t be on their own gym. Instead they will face off against the Wasatch Academy Tigers on Tuesday for a battle of Mt. Pleasant (results not available at press time). North Sanpete will then travel to Richfield to participate in the Central Utah Girls Basketball Preview at the Sevier Valley Center. The Lady Hawks will face off against Enterprise at 11:30 a.m., on Friday, and then against Canyon View, at 9 a.m., Saturday morning.
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Mormon gold miners take center stage in new Discovery Road episode
Rare and valuable gold coins bear testament to the early Mormon prospectors who contributed the gold dust and nuggets to produce them. Discovery Road’s newest episode, “Saints of Gold,” airs on the Utah Education Network on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m., and on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 12 a.m.
MT. PLEASANT — In its newest episode, “Saints of Gold,” Discovery Road, the TV series sponsored by the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area (MPNHA), examines the little-known story of Mormon gold miners and their central role in the California Gold Rush. “Saints of Gold” airs on the Utah Education Network on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m., and on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 12 a.m. The show will air on local Channels 10 and 3 this month. Check local listings for dates and times. Discovery Road host James Nelson takes viewers on a tour of Marshall Gold Historic State Park with its replica sawmill, original buildings and museum, located along the American River where gold was discovered more than 150 years ago. While prospectors of the day
were largely intent on building their fortunes, the Mormons in California focused on the future of their faith and the struggling Mormon communities back in Utah. Most brought the gold dust and nuggets they found back to Brigham Young, their religious and territorial leader. That gold was melded into coins which helped the struggling territorial economy find firm footing. In this episode viewers get to see some of the rare and valuable Mormon coins and hear stories from coin experts about the unique markings and inscriptions on the coins. Nelson then takes the story to Marysvale, where some local people became millionaires overnight from the gold and other precious metals discovered there. Along the way, Discovery Road takes a side trip off the
main highway in the middle of the desert to visit a one-room school house in Jiggs, NV; and meet a unique cowboy, John Collette, or “Cowboy John” as he is known. The modern-day cowboy shares the history of the area
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A live nativity display was only one of around 80 nativities of all shapes and sizes recently on display in the Fairview LDS Ward, 131 East 100 North. Participants in the live nativity were (left to right): Evie, Dimick, and Quincy Huntington, children of Dr. and Trine Huntington, Fairview Heights; and Macklin Lee, son of Blaine and Alyson Lee, Fairview. Attendees enjoyed the displays, live music by Chaz Hathaway and his sister.
was shocked when the priests asked him to be the new bishop there. Nevertheless, he prayed about it, and accepted the position. Bishop Nicholas served there for a long time, and accomplished much. He established a bishop’s storehouse, church social services and what amounted to an orphanage. He also continued his acts of kindness, blessing children, and celebrating the day Jesus Christ was born, known as Christmas. He encouraged the people of the whole community to celebrate with a Christmas pageant. It was presented with live animals and lots of little angels. The community organized and performed other scenes from Jesus’ life through the year. The area around Myra is well known as the first location of
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performed passion plays. Under Bishop Nicholas’ leadership the church grew and the people loved him. Eventually he was made Arch-bishop of the area. In that position, he wore the required red robe with white trim and a pointy red cap with white trim that never seemed to stand up straight. Arch-bishop Nicholas continued his secret acts of kindness which became his hallmark. In fact, if anyone suspected that someone had blessed them secretly, it must have been Nicholas, up to his usual thing. On top of that, he had a special way with children. Nicholas told them stories and always seemed to have sweet things and little things that tickled their fancy. The children loved him. Adults loved Arch-bishop Nicholas for his wit and wisdom. To the meek and lowly he was kind and true, but to the corrupt and unjust he was a flaming fire. He could see past any deception as nothing got past Nicholas. He knew naughty and nice and that is just the way he was. Nicholas was the one behind the concept of elves and he has them today. As the church
grew, Arch-bishop Nicholas knew he alone could not take care of things, administer, and still stay close to the people. The problem weighed heavy on his mind. In time he called a church conference and challenged the people to take up the charge, the same charge the resurrected Jesus gave to the remaining disciples on the mountain. Arch-bishop Nicholas told the people, “Jesus called those eleven men to his special service. He knew the challenge before them was great and he could not do it alone, without their help. He needed them to move the work forward.” “As Jesus called them, so I am calling upon you. The challenge is great and I need your help.” Nicholas said. The words sounded through the church, they rang throughout the land “Do the work I would do if I were in your shoes. Jesus calls you. I am calling you. Take up the shepherds crook and be Disciples of Christ. Be my eleven.” The call has echoed through the centuries and so it is today. Those who do good works without thought of credit or acclaim are St. Nicholas’ special servants, his elven.
Youngsters at the Mound Valley School in Jiggs, NV; gather for a history lesson from a real cowboy and find themselves in a cameo role during the newest Discovery Road episode, “Saints of Gold” which airs on the Utah Education Network on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m., and on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 12 a.m.
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with local students and tourists today. As a tour guide, he also helps visitors appreciate the beauty and wide open spaces of the West while realizing how challenging the crossing to California was long ago. The episode concludes by
introducing viewers to Samuel Brannan, the man who first shouted “Gold! Gold!” up and down the streets of San Francisco. He was excommunicated from the Mormon church after he was accused of diverting church funds into his own business and went on to become California’s first millionaire before dying penniless. About MPNHA The Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area is a federally designated area of central and southern Utah running along the beautiful and historic U.S. Highway 89 — including the All-American Road Utah State Route 12, and Capitol Reef Scenic Byway Utah State Route 24, which both intersect with U.S. 89 and together form the MPNHA’s Boulder Loop. The area includes the counties of Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield and Kane.
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