The Payson Chronicle, April 11, 1990, Page 4 JOHNSON, to Mike and Stacy Askew Johnson, Delta, a girl, March 26 LE1KAM, to Mike and Diane Leikam, Provo, a boy, March 26 CHAPPEL, to James and Mario Chap-pe- l, Spanish Fork, a girl, March 26 SWAN, to Scott and Edie Swan, Mapleton, a boy, March 26 HUNT, to David and Marianne Hunt, The following births were reported at Mountain View Hospital, Payson, Utah: SEARLE, to Tony and Jacquelyn Searle, Elk Ridge, a girl, March 9 BAUM, to Thomas and Sonja Luster Baum, Orem, a girl, March 10 LIRA, to Ben and Mary Lira, Spanish Fork, a girl, March 25 MENDENHALL, to Robert and Kay Mendenhall, Payson, a girl, March 26 CREER, to Mike and Analee Sumsion Creer, Gunnison, a girl, March 26 CARTER, to Carwynn and Carla Carter, Santaquin, a girl, March 26 Provo, a girl, March 27 RAY, to Dan and Denise Rolling Ray, Santaquin, a boy, March 27 SHEPHERD, to James and Leslie Shepherd, Provo, a boy, March 27 SMITH, to Chad and Lori Shipp Smith, Springville, a girl, March 28 LANDBECK, to John and Jennilyn Landbeck, Springville, a girl, March 30 Shawn Thomas Wride Named Scholar All-Americ- an The United States Achievement Academy announced recently that Shawn Thomas Wride, son of Lynn and Lorraine Wride, has been named an Scholar. The USAA has established the Scholar Award Program in order to offer deserved recognition to an su-peri- or students who excel in the Academic disciplines. The Scholars must earn a 3.3 or better grade point average. Only scholars selected by a high school instructor, counselor, or other qualified sponsor are accepted. These scholars are also eligible for other awards given by the USAA. All-Americ- an Shawn, who attends Payson High School, was nominated for this national award by Kim Groscost. He will appear in the Scholar Directory, which is published nationally. "Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in American Scholar Awards should be congratulated history. Certainly, winners of the and appreciated for their dedication to excellence and achievement," said Dr. George Stevens, Executive Director of the United States Achievement Academy. Scholars upon the exclusive recommendations of The Academy selects teachers, coaches, counselors, and other qualified sponsors. Once awarded, the students may be recognized by the USAA for other honors. All-Americ- an All-Americ- Sandra Frank Value Opening Hardware and V & S Variety Store in Payson. It is located in the building which has been the True Value Hardware store at 61 South 100 West. Plans for the new store began last year and took several months to complete. The original building was enlarged by over 6,000 square feet. All of the items that were once sold out of the V & S Variety Store on Main Street have now been moved to the new store. The new store has over 20 separate departments, including Hardware, Electrical, Plumbing, Housewares, Small Appliances, Sporting Goods, Automotive, Candy, Crafts, Toys, Greeting Cards, Health and Beauty Aids, Fabrics, Yams; Bedding, and Seasonal items. There are over 30,000 different items in the new store. With the combination, there is now over 12,000 square feet of retail space in the store. The project was done by Tika, Inc., a local building contractor, and to the extent poswere local. Ground-breakin- g began the first week in November sible, all The mild winter made it possible and the project was 95 completed by to complete the project so rapidly. Leach said, "Projects such as this are not possible without the help and cooperation of many people." He said he was particularly pleased with the help and encouragement of Payson City. Permits and inspections all ran smoothly, according to Leach. When the project started, there were plans to utilize the old V & S Variety building (Forseys), but the plans did not materialize. This building is still available and should be occupied to strengthen the economic climate on Main Street. It is expected that the new operation will continue to grow and that there will be many changes and additions to the merchandise mix as shopper demand warrants. Grand Opening ceremonies are now in full swing and will continue through Saturday. sub-contract- ors mid-Februar- y. Volunteers Make The Difference At Barnett School Karen Sharee All-Americ- an All-Americ- Combination HardwareVariety Now In Payson Store of the True Leach have announced the Grand and an All-Americ- an MUIITARY1NEWS of Goshen, Utah, recently reported Marine Sgt. Allen E. White, son of Phil for duty with 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan. A 1978 graduate of El Dorado High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, he joined the Marine Corps in August 1981. G.-Whit- e Payson Middle School Team Places National Competition In finished The 7th8th Payson number 120 in the 1990 All-StMiddle School grade team at Academic Team National Competition. The competition was administered using the schools personal computer (APPLE or IBM). The students had to work together as a team to answer the curriculum-base- d questions Social and Studies. Arts The areas of Science, Mathematics, Language quescovering tions were timed and points were given for accuracy and speed. The top four teams in the country qualified as National Finalists and will be flown to Lexington, Kentucky, on May 1 1 , 1990, for the National Grand Championships. Academic Enterprises is the sponsor of the National All Star Academic Team Competition. Over 1700 schools from the 48 continental states were involved in the competition with over 25,000 students participating. As a Round 2 qualifier and semi-finaliteam, the students won $200.00 in software for Payson Middle School. st ar Burton, Nancy Jensen, Montague, Janice Gasser, Anita Charles, Duana Memmott, John Ballard, Debbie Ballard, Lisa Buchanan, and Mike Buchanan are coaches to four gifted and talented teams at the Barnett Elementary School in Payson, Utah. Only limited time is taken during the school week to work on the problems the students on the OMER teams will have to solve at the state level competition. During the school time these students work with teachers Randy Bartholomew, Linda Matthews, and Klara Durrant who create many challenging problems to solve. When school is out the volunteer coaches come in, usually once a week, but now that the competition is near it may be two or three times a week. This is a great amount of time and effort which all of us here at the Barnett School appreciate very much. On April 6, at Oreffi High School, the coaches and teachers tested their many hours of preparations when their students competed with other teams from around the state. The top four teams will earn the right to go to Ames, Iowa, this June to compete at the world competition. Last year Barnett Elementary won two first place positions and took two teams to Boulder, Colorado, for the world competition; one team took 27th out of 47 teams. We are proud of the work of the parent volunteers and the teachers who work many extra hours to promote the giftedness of those chosen on these four teams. We also appreciate the work of these young boys and girls from the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Teams and members are as follows: Team One: Melissa Montague, Greta Gasser, Julie Tervort, Monica Sanchez, Toni . Liechty, Tim Young, Grant Bench; Team Two: Eve Charles, Tami Memmott, Ben Blanchard, Jodi Perry, Addie Cook, Adam Hatch, Justin Jasperson; Team Three: Matt Ballard, Kristal Ballard, Delight Charles, David Hardy, Jodi Vest, Brittnee Stuart; Team Four: Scott Jensen, Eric Burton, James Durrant, Adam Hone, Mindy Taylor, Sarah Money, Candice Balzly. Payson Stake Easter Stake Dance Set for April 14 Everyone remembers the "golden days of dance" where friends would s. Those gather together and share a night full of glides, twirls and times are here again. The Payson Stake is sponsoring a dance for its members on Saturday, April 14, from 7:30 until 10:00 p.m. at the Third Ward Chapel, 191 North Main, Payson. TheEaster Stake Dance will offer a program and refreshments. Under the direction of Vem and Traleen OBrien, the dance specialists, the event boasts of being a night to be remembered. Adults (18 and over) are invited to bring their partners and take part in a wonderful evening. The theme is "April Love." There will be a floor-shodoor prizes, and dance instruction. two-step- w,