By Emily Sanderson — September 23, 2009
In 2008-2009 school year, three schools in Sanpete County failed to meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards associated with the federal No Child Left Behind statutes.
They are Gunnison Valley Elementary, Gunnison Valley Middle School and North Sanpete Middle School in Moroni, according to the State Office of Education [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Three schools fail AYP standards
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North Sanpete budget may be cut next year
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By Emily Sanderson — September 23, 2009
MT. PLEASANT — Utah State government can expect to experience 15-17 percent cuts during the Legislative Session this winter, said Superintendent Courtney Symes at the North Sanpete School Boar meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17.
“How that will affect education is yet to be seen,” Symes said. “Our board was generous to [...]
Municipal election ballots begin to take shape for Sanpete cities
Posted in Sanpete Messenger on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ephraim political parties choose candidates for mayor, council
By Suzanne Dean and Emily Sanderson — September 23, 2009
EPHRAIM — Mayor Cliff Birrell, the incumbent Democrat, and David Parrish, a Republican, current councilman and owner of eight McDonald’s stores, will face each other in the election for mayor of Ephraim in November.
Two Republicans — Don Olsen, a [...]
$5,000 up for grabs in rights essay contest
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By Emily Sanderson — Sept. 23, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va. — What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American?
That is the $5,000 question that high school students and teachers can answer in the Being an American Essay Contest sponsored by the Bill of Rights Institute in Arlington, Va.
The contest, the largest high [...]
Gunnison students study storytelling
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By Emily Sanderson — September 23, 2009
OREM — Drama students from Gunnison Valley High School attended the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem on Sept. 4, where they observed the acting styles of several professional storytellers. Twelve professional storytellers helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of the festival in the new Mt. Timpanogos park built for the [...]
Ephraim power outage scheduled
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September 23, 2009
EPHRAIM — To install a needed upgrade to the city’s electrical system, Ephraim will experience a scheduled power outage Thursday, Oct. 1, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
School will be out that day because the annual Utah Education Association (UEA) convention runs Oct. 1-2, so the city hopes having the outage on this [...]
Purchase of new ambulance approved
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September 23, 2009
EPHRAIM — The city council at the Sept. 2 meeting voted to purchase a new back-up ambulance for Ephraim’s ambulance association for $24,700 — less than the ambulance they purchased in the last year. Kerry Nielson, the EMT department’s maintenance officer, said the two-wheel drive van they’re leasing to own won’t go off [...]
Sanpete schools’ response to speech mixed
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By Emily Sanderson — Sept. 16, 2009
Principals and community councils within the North Sanpete School District had mixed responses to President Obama’s speech to school-age children last week.
“Overall, it was a positive challenge by the President and good for the students,” said Principal John Thomas of Spring City Elementary, where they showed the speech in [...]
Ephraim temporarily waives $1,000 bond for pawn shop, reviews ordinance
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By Emily Sanderson — Sept. 16, 2009
EPHRAIM — Regulations for pawn shops are managed by the state, and the present Ephraim City ordinance requiring pawn shops to file a $1,000 bond is outdated, said Preston Pritchard, owner of Advantage Pawn and Sports, at the Sept. 2 city council meeting.
He has been in business in Ephraim [...]
Many activities planned for Manti Homecoming
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By Emily Sanderson — Sept. 16, 2009
MANTI — It’s Homecoming week at Manti High School — with a full schedule of fun activities planned.
On Monday, Manti Templars painted the windows of local businesses. The traditional letter lighting in the rodeo arena was on Tuesday night.
Tonight, roles will be switched as the boys will participate in [...]
