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Show Sergeant Johnson retires from Utah Highway Patrol LOGA- N- Sergeant Gary C. Johnson, son of Chesley and Fountain Johnson, the from retired Green, recently Utah Highway Patrol (UHP), after 29 years of service. He married SueAnn Irons, daughter of Bruce and Phyllis Irons, Moroni. They have two sons, three grandchildren, with one on the way. He also has two brothers, Mike and Keith: Johnson graduated from North Sanpete High School in 1965 where he was student body president and in basketball. In the Pony league, he took region. Johnson grew up in Fountain Green and SueAnn grew up in Moroni. Johnson and his wife moved to Cache Valley in the fall of 1970. His wife, SueAnn, has taught at Lewiston Elementary Bemeitta All-Sta- te Page Four - The Pyramid - March 24, 1999 Student tips for locker problems f MT. PLEASAN- T- Many students at North Sanpete High School, since 1981, where she will continue. Johnson has many memorable accounts of his past years on the UHP. He remembered being called out to investigate an accident, to find that one of the drivers had been murdered. Another account tells of Sgt. Johnson aiding to save an underwater photographer suffering from the bends after diving too deep. Had Sgt Johnson not pulled the man over for excessive speed, while checking for speed along U.S. 91 near Smithfield, the man wouldnt have received the medical attention he needed in time. Other memories include performing chauffeur duty for past Governors Rampton, Mathison and Bangeter, and hazardous duty in Price during a time when coal miners were on strike. are experiencing locker problems. School officials say that locker problems could be avoided if the students would remember that lockers are not secure and that valuables, such as money, and other items, should not be left in lockers. t North Sanpete High. School states that the school is not responsible for lost items. Students are assigned a locker and may store school supplies and books in the locker during the school year. All items must be removed on the day books are handed in. - T ;r"' ' 1 s Editors note: The following article is part one of a two part series which' compares conditions of Sanpetes children to those statewide. The information is taken from "Measures r f g in Utah, Child 1999", a Utah KIDS COUNT project, a program of the statewide advocacy group Utah Children, that contains information through adolescence. Health Out of the total population of kids in the state, only 71 percent of them have been appropriately vaccinated. Which means that children should have had four doses of the DPT vaccine, three doses of polio vaccine and one dose of measle vaccine by the age 283-732- painting by stenciling, glazing, marbling, wood graining, and gliding. It will be supervised by Daniel Peterson, Salt Lake City. Peterson has be-noted for restoration projects which include Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Library of Congress in Washington D.C., World Bank in Washington D.C., and the Michigan State Capitol. A conservation lecture will be given by Robert Young, assistant professor University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture. The second project will highlight historic millwork and wood preservation. The objective of this workshop will be to continue restoration of the log home of the historic Mormon artist CCA Christensen for Ephraim City. The workshop will include door and window construction, chinking and daubing, and replacement of sill logs. The expert In 1996 there was an estimatwithout health insurance. In August the Utah Department of Health instated CHIP, Childrens Health Insurance Program, which helps to provide affordable health insurance to families who earn too much for Medicaid, and cannot afford health insurance. For information on this program call ed 55,600 of children CEDAR CITY The campus of southern Utah University was host to the second annual Canyon Country Western Arts Festival, attracting cowboy poets, craftsmen and musicians from all over the western United States and The Cowboy Poetry Canada. rodeo held March 10 to 13, attracted 67 entries, of which Sam Deleeuw, Manti, was one. After two days of stories in tour categories, female poet Sam Deleeuw was sitting in first place in humorous, self-writt- en catego- ry, and received "day money" for placing. Only five women competed against the male dominated entry list and after three days, Sam was tied for second with the 1997 winner, Don Kennington, Ogden. Pat Richardson, Mercer, CA, took the lead going into the final day, Saturday, March 13. After the fourth and final story by each poet, Pat RLhard- Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of. achis superiority knowledging. whenever we lie to him. Samuel Butler -- Texas cotton-produci- ng is the nations state. top struction. instructor for this project will be Kelly Shakespeare, Bryce Canyon National Park Service. has been inShakespeare volved in several projects including work at Capitol Reef, Colorado National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, and Pipe Spring National Monument. The conservation lecture for this will be given by Robworkshop ert Young. ' Sam Deleeuw places third Fairview City Youth Baseball and Softball sign-up- s will be held the week of March 22-21999, at the Fairview City Hall between the hours of 8 a.m.' and 12 p.m. Registration sheets will be provided at the Fairview City Hall. For more information contact Chad Nell at (435)427-3858- . 7, ' son, placed first, .Don Kennington, second, one point above Sam DeLeeuw. Sam was the only female poet to survive the third round judging. The five-memb- er judges panel was from Idaho, California, Wyoming and Utah. Sam was also among four poets invited from the competition, to perform at the Friday nights Western Arts Festival program at the Sharwan Smith Center Theater. Sam is a native of Blackfoot, ID, moving' to Utah as a youth with her family. She graduated from Snow College and Utah State University before teaching in Ferron, and now lives in Manti, with her husband, Scott. She initiated the cowboy poetry program at the Sanpete County Fair, which has proven to" be a big success. The poems used in the 1998 Canyon Country Western Arts Festival competition are contained in her book "Hil ia and Friends". , Married couples who love each other, tell each other a thousand things without talking. -- Chinese Proverb The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be as constantly would up. -- William Hazlitt HELP WANTED Snow College is seeking an ESL Instructor. Qualifications: Masters Degree in TESOLLin-guistic- s or a related field required. Experience working in an in- Terry Haven, editor of the book, states "Today and every day there are Kids under Construction in Utah. Like road construction, we must plan for their healthy completions. We must provide the quality material, tools, and professionals to complete the job right from start to finish, from birth through adulthood, from point A to point B". health, and Demographics, safety are the topics discussed in series. part one of the two-pa- rt In Sanpete County, in 1997, 82.4 percent received prenatal care during the first trimester, down by almost two and a half percent from 1996. The rate of low birth weight is up from 46.7 to almost 70 during 1988-9- 2 1993-9Statewide, the during trend of low birth weight babies continues to climb, although some of this increase results from greater success at saving low birth weight infants who might have died previously. 7. Demographics In Utah the total population in 1997 was 2,059,148 of which 833,841 are children under the age of 19. In Sanpete County the total population equals 20,893 and 8,993 are under the ae of 19. In Sanpete County, under the age of five, there are 1,584 white, no black, 27 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, 23 Asian and Pacific Islanders, 133 Hispanic (of any race). Between the ages of five and 14, there are 3,964 whites, no blacks, 46 American Indian, ' Eskimo, Aleut, 13 Asian and Pacific Islanders, 232 Hispanics (of any race). From the ages of 9 there 8 blacks, 34 . are 2,694 whites, America Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, Safety The number of substantiated child abuse and neglect victims has decreased from 156 in 1996 to 126, in 1997, in Sanpete County. There has been a fairly steady decrease over the last several years statewide, however of two. SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Utah KIDS COUNT project committee has come out with its annual book Measures of Child Well-Beiin Utah, 1999. This year their theme is Kids Under Con- Lockers must be clean and all items removed no later than two days before school ends. Locker combinations are changed and all items removed the day before graduation. cantly up from the count in 1988-9- 2 which was 56 and in 1993-9- 7 the count is at 78 with 44 births to single teens. 102 Asian and Pacific Islanders, 133 Hispanics (of any race). ng by Holly Lynne Simonsen EPHRAI- M- Snow College Traditional Building Skills Insti- tute (TBSI) is set to continue restoration projects through the ' month of April. Workshops are presented by the Building Construction and Construction Management Department at Snow College. On April 8 to 1C, a workshop ..focusing , on decorative painting preservation will be highlighted, followed by a workshop on log and timber preservation April 22 to 24. Both workshops are limited to 15 students and a fee is charged. Full payment is necessary to secure enrollment. Registration includes all educational materials, lunches, and refreshments. People interested in registering for a workshop should contact Russ 4 Mendenhall at as soon as possible. TBSI is also looking for pro- jects to further the mission of the ' institute and for financial Support. ' The institute is looking for applications from projects desiring technical assistance from TBSI. will Technical assistance include supervised student workers preforming projects that meet the mission of TBSI. Persons with a project who are interested in having assistance from Snow College TBSI should contact Russ Mendenhall for an application. Decorative painting preservation will emphasize decorative " Infant mortality - (rate is per 1,000 live births) from 1993-9- 7 is down with a count of 9 deaths at a rate of 5.4. Births to all was signifi- teens, ages 15-1- 7, Open me Door fofl L4 I .11 "I "I 8 in 1997 there was an increase of 604 cases for a total of 9,185 victims of child abuse and neglect. There were 17 child deaths in from 1993-9- 7 (ages Sanpete County which is down Statewide from 22 in 1988-9there were 15,040 deaths which is up from 13,001 from 1988-9Violent deaths, which include automobile accidents, homicide and suicide, went down in Sanpete to 12 deaths from 1993-9- 7 and up throughout the state, with a total of 1,040 deaths. Children discharged from the hospital for injuries in Sanpete was at a rate (per 10,000) of 46. Juvenile offenses, ages 17 and under were up in life endangering felonies at a rate of 20.4 and 74.4 of all other felonies. There were 46,282 misdemeanors in 1997 in Sanpete County. ,, The final article on the two-pa- rt series, Kids Under Conwill discuss topics struction, such as education and economic security. 2. 2. DlLiffiMllome DOUBLES from ? 24,995 Delivery 435-283-70- 57. " VyT & Set Up QUALITY WHOLESALE HOMES - 15-1- J L Top Quality Homes at "Guarahteeo" Lowest Price! aL in piL11h Far West Mortgage and Cedar West Realty Open House Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 1 p.m. - 400 West 309 South, Mt. Pleasant Far West Bank Mortgage and Cedar West Realty are sponsoring an open house in conjunction with Becks Home Furnishings and The Store House. The house, locted at 400 West 309 South in Mt. Pleasant, has been historically restored by Cedar West Construction. During the restoration, Cedar West relied on the engraving of the house which is on former owner, William Swensons, headstone in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery. Cedar West was recognized with a Heritage Council Main Street Award for Excellence" from the Sanpete County Heritage Council and Mt. Pleasant Main Street Program for theif efforts to retain the original architecture. To find out more about the interesting history of this home and its restoration of process, be sure to attend the presentation given by Doug Helden, Cedar West Construction, on March 27 at the Mt. Pleasant LDS Stake Center, in honor of Pioneer Day. Everyone is welcome to come by and see the beauty and convenience of this old home with modern cornfor. There will be representatives from both Cedar West Realty and Far West Bank Mortgage available to assist in the pursuit of home ownership. part-own- tensive English program and training Language teachers preferred. Knowledge of second language is desirable. If you are interested, contact Snow College HRPersonnel Office, EEOE. Stu- dents were required to Finish the sentence "Suddenly I turn around...". and Well-Bein- Students who have problems with their locker opening or closing should contact the office so the problem may be corrected. TBSI continues restoration projects of literature, music, art, video, and dance. Kids under construction county-by-coun- ty Sgt. Gary C. Johnson , Moroni Elementary students recently participated in the PTA Reflections contest. Entries could be made in several categories including Students are advised not to give out locker combinations, and students should use the locker they are assigned unless a change is cleared with the office. J vh L i : 0o No student has the right of unauthorized entry of another students locker. Locker inspections will be conducted periodically by school administration. I C J V School Any damage, painting or markings to lockers or other school property will be repaired at the expense of the student to whom the locker is assigned. -- -rT . er LENDER T-a- X.- rfrC,rrr: Ttxtvzzreixzzi Lo I jrr ct |