OCR Text |
Show r Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1 993 Dates: July 8,9,10, 50 VOLUME 107 NUMBER 46 a copy 13-1- 7 Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1993 1 Rich smorgasbord of activities planned at Scandinavian Festival art auction, trolls, BY BRUCE JENNINGS Call it the Scandinavian Festival. Call it the Ephraim Stampede. Call it the Memorial Day weekend. Or call it the best of all cowboys and costumes. And especially for local history buffs rich samplings of heritage. Some of that heritage is close the Pioneer Park and its cabby: the p restored Ephraim ins, and Relief Society Granary, the old homes and bams and other three. The activity will open with a Little Denmark Dinner on May 28 and a lot of hours later with visits to Ephraims Park and Pioneer cemeteries. Co-o- structures. There are trips available to Over West, Lake, the Witches Knoll Swinging Bridge, and Guard Knoll for those who cherish childhood memories. And especially the Pioneer Cemetery- -a shrine in itself. The cemetery committee has accomplished great deeds at this early burial place. Not only a clearing away os debris, but a water system, plantings ofgrass, trees and shrubs, walkways and benches Some graves are still marked with wooden crosses and some by The cemeteries will already be bright with floral offerings. Visitors will exchange memories. No-Na- Therell be handclasps and embraces and the long weekend will come to a close. The three-da- y observance will be a rich smorgasbord of activity (See next weeks paper for the full schedule.) Two nights of rodeo, fun run and walking tours, a parade, displays, booths and shows, "Fire on the Mountain," dancing, music, games an very new monuments. Over the cemetery everywhere now is the evidence of caring people. Two grave sites in particular bear a heavy burden of pioneer tragedy. One is the new monument memorializing the massacre the death of settlers while working in the fields. The other is the grave site of sevenEphraim residents who died in a boating accident at Funks Lake. Their funeral procession, three miles from the center of town to the Pioneer Cemetery, was led by Apostle Orson Hyde. Twenty young men walked before and caskets and 20 young women walked behind. And perhaps a thousand, according to one account, went along in buggies, carriages and on foot Next week will be a fun week in Ephraim, but also a week for poignant thoughts andfor memories of other days, too. - Dairy Princess Pageant dated Governor Micheal O. Leavitt (center) cuts the ribbon at the dedication ceremony for the Snow College Humanities and Arts Building. Surrounding the governor from left to right are: Snow College President Gerald Day, Neil Stowe, Director of the DFCM, Senator Leonard Blackham and State Representative Michael Styler. Former Sec. of Education gives lecture at Snow College BY DEAN ODRISCOLL Former U.S. Secretary of Education T. H. Bell told the audience at his Tanner Lecture how important technology is in education, butalso warned about misusing that technology. Bell said that the technology revolution has passed by education and has left most schools operatingasthey did in the 1950s. Asupermarketcheckerhasmore technological support than many teachers do," said BelL He added that we need to move forward and bring technology into our lives and then use it wisely. Bell stated that the more we advance with technology themoreweneed the influence of the Humanities and Arts. The Sanpete Dairy Princess Pageant will be at the Gunnison Valley High School at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday, May 22nd. Girls competing Include: back row; Karrle Jo Eggleson, Paula Fjeldsted, Tammra Findlayson, Ester Yardley, Robyn Gregerson, Sandra Yardley, middle row; Kristyn Dyreng, Jodie Corcoran. The 1992 Royalty are Michelle Anderson, princess, and Annette Anderson and Candice Christiansen, attendants, Kara Young, Nikki Howe, front row; Heather Olsen, Amy Limb, Robyn Thompson, Angie Sorensen, Maleena Chesley. Not pictured: Karen Bartholomew, Meisha Peery, Bonnie Hilton, Teresa Sutherland. Tip Top, Top Templars Four outstanding students at Manti High School received the acclamation ofthe high school faculty this week. ' Each quarter the faculty names a boy and a girl as Top Templars. Then at the end of the year they select the Tip Top Templars. Named as Tip Top Templars were Shauna Johnson, a daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Glen Johnson ofManti, and Jeremy Peterson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Peterson of Ephraim. Top Templars for spring quarter are Lori Huntsman, a daughter of Leona S. Ruesch and the late Evan Huntsman ofManti and Steve Pershon, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Mak Perschon of Ephraim. The selections were made by the faculty, based on scholastic attainment and overall citizenship and activity at the school and in the community. Shauna Johnson is a senior at MHS and has a GPA of 4.0 for ail four years. She represented MHS as the Sterling Scholar in Mathematics. Shauna has attended Close-U- p in Washington D.C., was an attendant to the Homecoming Queen, and in the Snow College Lan par-tidpst- ed guage Fair, as well as the Regional Math Competitions. She has taken Spanish for two years and is currently president of that class. Shauna enjoys many sports and has been a member of the tennis and softball teams for four years. This past year she was awarded the honor of being on the Academic teams for both sports. All-Sta- was a member of the football team, in the play Oklahoma", in the band and choir and carried a full load at Snow College. He represented Manti is the General Sterling Scholar. Jeremy will continue his education at Snow College where he plans to be active in student government. te She has received her Young Womanhood Recognition Award, being involved with several service projects and leadership positions. She will graduate as a fourth year student from Semi- nary, where she has served as class secretary this past year. She plans to continue her education at Snow College where she has received a Presidential Scholarship. Jeremy Peterson throughout his four years at Manti High School, Jeremy Peterson has participated in many activities and still kept his GPA between 3.9 and 4.0. Jeremy was the studentbody president this year. He also attended the Governors Youth Academy, Engineering State, a variety of leadership workshops, Lori Huntsman has been involved in volleyball, basketball, softball and track. She has received several awards in these areas: Outstanding Hustler Award in all sports, Academic in softball, All-Sta- All-Regi- te The former chief of the Utah Board of Education said technology is altering education and working conditions whether we want it to or not He then posed three questions to the audience: this (technology) make us happier and healthier? 2- - With life expectancy heading towards ill TheMarine Corp veteran has authored eight booksdealing with education, learning and shaping schools. Dr. Bell has two doctorate degrees and 37 honorary doc- torates. He told the audience that he chose to go to college at Albion Normal School in Idaho because it was the cheapest tuition he could find and that he became an educator because that was all you could study at a nor- mal school. Dr. Bell said, Intelligent people who think for themselves are the bastions of freedom and that the main obstacle for each of us is within ourselves." He then paid the school a great compliment by saying, Ifyouwantan education and degree thatmeans something and will lead you to success, then you should go to Snow College." Summer Food Service Program sponsored by School District The South Sanpete School District announces the sponsorship ofthe Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to children and will be ' provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap. If at anytime you believe youhave been discriminated against, please write immediately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Meals will be provided from June 7 to August 13, 1993 at the following sites and times: MantiEphraim area: Ephraim Heritage Park, 11:45 a.m., Manti City Park, 11:45 am.. Sterling Park, 12:00 noon. named at Manti High and teams. She was Team Captain on some of the teams. All-Sta- te She is president of the senior class, was secretary of the junior class and reporter of the FBLA. She has received her Young Womanhood Recognition Award and is 2nd Counselor in her Laurel Class. She also served as Assistant Camp Director for her ward last year and will do the same this year. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has a 3.8 GPA while in high school. She j:,- Shauna Johnson 120 years, will those extra years be worth much? 3- - Will whit1-haire- d men like me add to or detract from the general quality oflife? - has been on the Honor Roll every quarter. Steve Perschon, moved to Ephraim three years ago with hisfamily and is a senior atManti High School. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders ofAmerica and the Presidents Academic Fitness CounciL His overall GPA is 3.95. Steve was this years Business, and was a finalist in the State Young Entrepreneurs Contest Along with his interest in business management, he enjoys study " Jeremy Peterson -- t ing American History. He was active in football his sophomore and junior years, and loves most all sports. In church activities, Steve has held many leadership posi- tions and holds the rank of Eagle Scout He is currently the Chapter Chief for Order of the Arrow, Sanpete County and received the BSA Distinguished Leadership Award. His plans include attending Snow College this fall and pre--' paring for a mission. He would like to pursue a degree in |