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Show Gtizen-Wednesday, March 23, 1984 - Page 8 Historial writing winners announced fcv,v s ! I'l - ---- T h iSji aJ , Irrrl h ndld i I GREEXWOOD GOOD GITS VND GALS-Citiwns fer the menU at Gree wo4 Elementary ncludf. frm Jrft, front: Justin Rnnolfsoo. Abbv Fitrgerald, Matlhen Yavng. Rtanda Cannm and Mary a LiKa Mechan. Back: Kimberlv Dibb and Amv Grav. L M' Jfr BOOSTING BOOKS-Friends of the library board mrmbers looking to a new year of fimd-rainng and assistance te the American Fork City Library air from left, front: Diane Hunsaker, vice president, and Sandy 1 Awards, president; Back row, Jan Sbelton, corresponding secretary, .Annette Smith, doll chairman, Karen Harvard, membership chairman, and Sue Call, recording secretary . Absent for picture was Cheryl Brenchley , volunteers chairman. Friends of Library to hold book sale It's a chance to save tig on bocks and boost the library budget at the same time - this Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31. at the American Fork Library. The Friends of the Library are Barratt School receives national honor Barratt Elementary School f American Fork has received the national George Washington Honor Medal for the school year 19E2-B3. The school is one of only 20 schools in the United States to receive the honor which is awarded through the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge in Pennsy lvania. In making the award. Mr. Robert Miller, president of the Freedom Honesty pays off for young girl By SH ARON MORREY "What would you do with a frozen waUet and $200 in bills? Rachel Martinez didn't hesitate a minute, she knew exactly what to do. She turned it in to her principal. Herb Gilbert at Greenwood Elementary and went off to class as usual. Rachel didn't think she was doing anything out of the ordinary, but the owner of the wallet, Paul Peters, thinks she did a very unusual thing. Peters lost his wallet last December in the snou at Rotary Park and had pretty much given up hope of ever seeing his money or identification cards again Rachel happened to find the bright red wallet March 8 on her way to school. "It took me the whole way to school to get it open," tells Rachel, a fourth grader at Greenwood. "Then it just flipped open and there was all Ibis money ." Rachel didn't know how much she'd found - school officials had to let the wallet thaw for several hours before they could open it up. Then they called Peters. "I guess I was pretty lucky," says Peters, counting out 5 as a reward to Rachel for her honesty, "1 had W I e i i E 0 e Free Candymaking Seminar For All Occasions Plan to attenrJ tfiis lh tow ee csritlirmaiimg class ant) teani tioo to mat oeatftiful. OeiiCBus and mepwye canflies to' all oaccsttfy. XNTEHMOUNTAIN 43 South FlesMsnt 1 I II sponsoring a Book Sale featuring seconds and discards from the library stacks and patron donations. M proceeds from the sale, scheduled from 10 a. m. until p.m.. 'Foundation, praised the educational program at Barratt Elementary for its leadership in teaching the principals of American freedom such "respect for the flag and awareness of the free enterprise svstem ." "We commend the citizenship building efforts of the Barratt V 1 W f JUr'i KIP r. W ANT YOUR WALLET BACK. MISTER? Rachel Martinez hands Paul Peters the cloth wallet she found one morning recently n her way Ui school. The wallet contained over $206 and had been missing since earh December. planned U go Christmas shopping when I lost it. There was over $230 dollars in it that I thought I'd never see again" Rachel thinks it's no big deal, in fact, she says, "AD the kids were teasing me about it," and shell be 0B E e 1 1 1030 a.m. 4 1030 a.m. 5 7 JO p.m. E 1 e otcaswtis Piease no children E fi CRAFT SUPPLY Gmve 7850440 will go toward library needs . , Children's selections will be priced at 23 cents and adult book; at 50 cents. Xo early sales. School,"" said Miller. School principal, Douglas Xicholes. praised the efforts of teachers, students, and parents in making the award possible. "This is a unique honor for the school." said Xicholes, "it recognizes the contribution con-tribution by a number of individuate who have contributed to the overaQ success of our civic awareness program here at Barratt."" f.'')l til- St aJr l, v glad when the fuss settles down In the meantime. Rachel, daughter of Benny and Carmen Martinez, 535 S. 330 East, is pret' v happy with the "reward money' -and her school along with Peters are impressed with her integrity . Carpet - Drapes - per SQ7 sofa or f m I TTf f- r xu-rTO cleaning - 756-2238 Seven cash prizes and a number of honorable mention certificates we presented to winners of the American Fork Historical Writing Contest at the Council meeting in the -American Fork City Hall Tuesday evening, March 27. Mayor Malcolm Reck awarded the prizes as follows: In the Youth division, lisa Card and Scott Thrasher tied for first place with their historical essays, respectively, "Hospitals in American Fork," and "Timpanogos Cave: A National Monument" Alyssa Cloward and Julio Milton submitted "Selected Information on the life of Mary IVlkv." and "Florence IXmyon, First Rate First Grade Teacher." respectively, and received honorable mention. These young pt-opk' an- history studrots in the class of Mrs. Janice Mavne at the i HOLD THAT MIMICAL MOMENT AFHS Sand Director Don Peterson preparation Ur a CMncert in league with Orem High School. rA' v,'. ' f? 1 . ' i " HOW DO YOU SPELL ADDITION TO MV CtLLECnON? la We Him ell, case, the word k trophy. He just wen hk second all-school trophy for ecellent spelling in the Deseret New Spelling Bee, for Forbes Elemental- . Howell wins Wes Howell, a fifth grade student at Forbes Elementary School, has added another trophy for exceptional ex-ceptional spelling ability to his collection as he placed first in the school contest and recently competed com-peted in the Alpine District Spelling Bee The Face. son j Robert and Jackie 280 East m North m in m Upholstery Cleaning room (2 room min.) two chairs tree tsti mates or 756-3084 American Fork Junior High School. Virginia W. Kins received second place for her non professional poem, "Sweet Reward," and Edna S. Walker for her first place anecdote, "And They lived Happily." For the non-professional historical essays, Hazel K. Petersen received first place for "Timpanogos Cave National Monument," and Edna S. Walker received second place for "Relief Society Wheat Meets Crucial Needs." Other entrants with nonprofessional non-professional historical essays who received honorable mention were Grace Hudson for "In the Shadows of Mount Timpanogos," and Douglas E. Nicholes for "Celery Growing in American Fork." In the professional division, Gertrude I rfvbrr wvived first place I i " - - - 1 spelling bee American Fork, Ues has won the school contest the past two years Asked how much time he spends getting prepared for the Spelling Contest W es answered "From 4 to 8 at night and from 6:30 in the morning mor-ning until school." He is already planning to win next year 's trophy hoping to do better in the district contest as well . Dr. Clair Palmer is changing the name of his practice to American Forh Vision Center and Contact Lens Clinic The business is still hnaled at 321 Earn 300 Sonh American Fork 750-7990 for her poem, "Grandmother's Hands." In the historical essay, Wanda S. Petersen received first place for "One Saved One Gone, Alpine Stake Tabernacle Rescued While the Tithing Office Disappears." Second place went to Gertrude Lobrot for The Era of a BeJL" while honorable mention went to Thomas J. Griffiths for The Sage of Tab and Bun." A special article about Clarence Alma Grant, charter member of the Dena S. Grant Historical Records Room Committee, was written by his daughter Joleen Grant Meredith, at the request of the committee. These manuscripts will be printed in Volume Five of "Spokes in The WheeL" which will be off the press early this summer. 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