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Show waG MTlAIN K GOOGWOGD V7 Home of the Mormon Miracle Pageant 1982 Volume Number 40 UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MANTI, King, Queen of the Junior Promm ' Ml ?. w" v.V 1' ' jp.-.- , V.f ; t f, 8 tf 4 " - , i W l r ! ' APRIL t, Dates: July 8, 9, 10, thru 13 17 25 1982 per copy Champion speller in District Jennifer Petersen, a daughter of Mr. Petersen, Manti, won the Spelling Bee competition in the South Sanpete School District. Shell now compete in the Deseret News sponsored Spelling Bee that will be held in Salt Lake City on April 16. The state winner will represent Utah at the ' National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Holly Jorgensen, a daughter of Mr. Mrs. Ken Jorgensen, Ephraim, was and , i the runner-u- p in the South Sanpete District contest. Both Jennifer and Holly were : awarded dictionaries by the school district. Eighteen students from Ephraim, Gunnison and Manti elementary schools participated in the district : contest. LaRue Jennings was the pronouncer. As each child attempted to spell the words given them, the audience strained t to help them, Kenneth Principal Graham said. If there is such a thing as mental telepathy, the children should i have been helped. However, some of them might have received faulty information as many in the audience would have had trouble spelling the words themselves. ' and Mrs. James - -4- 4 - -i VlU v VjM? J ' 'f Vfl. 4 4s-- r v 'tA 7 Sterling Scholar finals to honor top students oc?' Junior Prom Royalty who reigned over last week's annual dance highlight: Thomas Nash Lee, Teri Sue Wilkinson, 1st attendants; Donnie Mackey, king; Lisa Simonsen, queen; Lowry, 2nd attendants. Andy Russell, Desiree by ' Dr. Wendell H. McGarry sells practice to former Mantian by Brace Jennings He graduated from Manti High where he was studentbody president and played both baseball and basketball, in 1949. Two years later he graduated from Snow College. He enlisted in the Navy in 1952, went into flight training at Pensacola and served as a naval aviator until 1956. He was stationed on the USS Wasp. While at Pensacola Dr. Thurston also served as a flight instructor for a year. Dr. Thurston was married in 1955. After leaving the Navy a year later, he entered the University of Oregon at program. Eugene in the He was awarded the D.M.D. (doctor of medical dentistry degree) from the University of Oregon in Portland in School, Dr. Lee W. Thurston, who left Manti years ago to go to school, serve in the Navy and become established in his profession has purchased the practice of Dr. Wendell H. McGarry and has returned to Manti to engage in the practice of dentistry. 1 have been wanting to return to Manti for 30 years, Dr. Thurston said. I am grateful to Dr. McGarry for having given me the opportunity to do SO. tl Dr. Thurston and his wife are the parents of 10 children and have two grandchildren. Mrs. Thurston and five of the children will be joining him in Manti as soon as they are able to sell their California home. Frank and Orlean Thurston, Dr. Thurstons parents, purchased the Tennant Confectionary and moved to Manti from Salina when he was two. pre-dent- 1962. Dr. Thurston spent two years in practice in Portland and has practiced for the past 18 years in Los Gatos, Calif. He has now sold his Los Gatos practice. When Dr. McGarry called me in Brace Jennings - For nine Manti High School seniors, the suspense will not end until April 6. At 8 p.m. that night in the Gunnison High School auditorium, the names of the 1982 Central Utah Sterling Scholars will be announced. The winners in each category will receive $200 and the two runners-u- p in Valley California to tell me he wanted to give me the first chance to purchase his Manti practice, I knew that an opportunity I had looked forward to for many years had arrived, Dr. Thurston said. An active member of the LDS Church, Dr. Thurston has been involved in Scouting for many years. He has the service pin, has been a Scoutmaster for five years and has been the recipient of numerous awards. ' He was a member of the Kiwanis Club for 10 years, serving as president and in other offices. He has also been involved in community theater. Dr. Thurston is living temporarily in his mothers home in Manti. With our ' large family and grandchildren now were he said, going to coming along, need a large house. he added, are And our sons, going to need a lot of lawn to cut. Doctors Lee Thurston and Wendell McGarry chat in front of Dr. McGarry's office which Lee has taken over. each category will receive $100. In addition, theyll be awarded sterling silver pins. The Sterling Scholar candidates from each high school were judged Monday by teams from Utah colleges and the Utah Dept, of Education. The students had previously submitted portfolios. The Manti High School candidates were chosen by the faculty on the basis of interviews, scholastic records and participation in school and community. The Manti High School candidates who were interviewed Monday and await the Sterling Scholar awards program in Gunnison on April 6 are Ben Anderson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Anderson, Manti, science; Troy Birch, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse D. Birch, Ephraim, general scholarship; Debra Chadwick, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Vern Chadwick, Manti, business education; Lori Cox, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Cox, Manti, social science; Angela Dean, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Dean, Ephraim, English; David Nuffer, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Nuffer, Manti, speech and drama; John Simmons, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Simmons, Manti, music; Sandra Squire, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meade Squire, Ephraim, homemaking, and Keith Willmore, a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Willmore, Ephraim, mathematics. I Can spirit made America great, F arm Bureau members told by Brace Jennings The spirit of America is well expressed in the last four letters of the said Evan J. Hale, word American, featured speaker at Sanpete County Farm Bureaus annual banquet. It is the I can spirit, Mr. Hale It is the I can spirit that has made American great and is our greatest promise for the future, Mr. Hale said. This I can spirit, Mr. Hale continued, has helped make the United States predominant in agriculture. Food is the one language that reaches across all borders, he said. "Agriculture in America has produced an abundance for our nation and our food furpluses have helped feed the hungry in other parts of the world. Some have appreciated our contributions; some have not. In his visits to other areas of the world as a government official, Mr. Hale said, he had observed that in many lands agriculture is still carried on by the same primitive methods used a thousand years ago. When I asked about this lack of progress, Hale commented, the reply often was: What would these people do with their time if they had the tractors and other equipment used on your farms? Mr. Hale acknowledged that These are rough times in agriculture because of weak markets and high interest rates, but he said that the American farmers I can spirit can overcome the problems of today. Dont let historians write that this nation died because no one cared," he said. We have lately been emphasizing the negative and ignoring the good. vliH at annual Farm Bureau Banquet. "What other nation could have survived the shocks of recent years the assasinatlon of one president and the resignation of another, the frustrations and dissilutionment of Viet Nam? "There are thousands upon our borders who want to get In, but no one who wants to get out." t ' Mr. Hale, is senior vice president of Farm Bureau Bank Services, the administrative arm of the Farm Credit Banks of Sacramento, which serve California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Utah. Next to water, he said, credit is the life blood of agriculture and the Farm Credit system is attempting to supply that credit at a reasonable cost to people engaged in agriculture." Mr. Hale, a native of Idaho, and a graduate of Utah State University, has worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and with the Farm Bureau in both Utah and Idaho. Farm Bureau," he said, is the one organization in America that can make good happen for farmers." Two Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Sanpete County residents during the course of the banquet. Marcie Nielson presented one of the awards to Mary Lois Madsen, Centerfield, who is Sanpete County home extension agent and has held several Farm Bureau offices. She was also cited for her church and community work. Richard Nielson presented the other award to Allen Frandsen, Centerfield, who has held county and state Farm Bureau offices, has been Utah State Fanner and who was praised for his progressive farming practices and his church and civic activities. The Ftn. Green Cloggers performed several dance numbers during the banquet. The program also included the showing of a film, What the Farm Bureau Has Done for Me. Jack Madsen, formerly of Manti, a prominent Sanpete County sheepman, is one of two Utah farmers featured in the film. The flag ceremony was presented by the Ftn. Green Boy Scout troop. Richai Nielson offered the opening prayer. L Sorenson, Mayfield, Sanpete Far Bureau president, conducted tl program and introduced special guest Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Frar Nishiguchi, Tremonton. Mr. Nishigucl is the Utah Farm Bureau president. Glen Allred, Sanpete Farm Burea secretary, awarded door prizes several lucky ticket holders. The Fti Green LDS Ward served the meal. I rrro! t.jiw - ri i C mb LaaMMk'w Ftn. Green doggers entertain at Farm Bureau Banquet. I I iff |