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Show Annda Guttierez 1521 E 3900 S Ste 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 !!,,l,,l,, I, nil., 1.1.1, .i. nil. 1.1. .I. I. II. ....1.1,1.1...!!. I AN The E D I T I O N O F PI\IDE L O C A L L Y & P R O G R E S S Fork News O W N E D A VOL. 3 / NO. 25 N D O P E R A T E D WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008 SPANISH FORK, UTAH Staheli honored as Best of State Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF WRITER English teacher Lu Ann Staheli just can't stop winning teaching awards. Already a Christa McAuliffe Fellow 1999, Utah English Language Teacher of the Year 1999, and Nebo Reading Counselor Teacher of the Year 2006, Staheli was just chosen as the 2008 Best of State Educator K12 Medalist. A resident of Spanish Fork, Staheli taught for five years in Rockville, Ky. and then moved to Payson Jr. High where she has spent the last 24 years teaching English. During her teaching career, Staheli has taught over 4,000 students. Staheli was presented with her medal at the Best of State 2008 gala held on May 31, 2008. KUTV's Mark Koelbel and Shauna Lake hosted the event. The gala was televised on KUTV on Saturday, June 14. Staheli explained how the awards ceremony worked. "The gala was wonderful; it was really fun. At first you go in, wondering what this is going to be like, but it was really classy. They had KUTV's Mark Koelbel and Shauna Lake as the hosts. As the gala started they went through the categories and started calling up awards winners, and they Lu Ann Staheli had our names and categories on a big screen. Then we were given a medal, and then backstage they gave us one with our name on it. That was kind of cool." It all started when Staheli first found out about the process from a friend. "A friend told me about the nomination process, and we went on-line and filled out the application," Staheli said. "The rest is history." Staheli's friend was paying attention close attention to judging, because Staheli found out she had won via an e-mail from her friend, before the e-mail from the Best of State Organization reached her. Judges for the awards score nominees indepenSee STAHELI • A8 Kelsey Hall / Spanish Fork News EXTRA SMILE: This year's Spanish Fork/Salem Jr. Miss winners, pictured, left to right, are Sonnett Davies, Jocelyn Waite and Kiera Cook. Jr. Miss Pageant held Jen Allen STAFF WRITER T he Spanish Fork/Salem Junior Miss Scholarship Pageant was emceed by Rebecca Cressman, who lent her beautiful voice and talents and brought an overall polished finish to this year's presentations. This year's contestants were Ashlee Head, daughter of Scott and Kim Head; Joy Marie Prior, daughter of Paul and Eileen Prior; Jocelyn Waite, daughter of Randy Waite and Michelle Waite; Jessica Wright, daughter of Russell and Keeley Wright; Whitney Dawe, daughter of Andy and Becky Dawe; NaRhea Rucker, daughter of David and Andrea Johnson; Krista McEntire, daughter of Merlin and Penny McEntire; Sarah Alanis, daughter of Scott and Janet Alanis; Kiera Cook, daughter of Ron and Kelly Cook; Shelbie Lynn Hone, daughter of Ernie and Malesa Hone; Sonnett Davies, daughter of Ron and Karin Davies; Ashlee Copling, daughter of Todd and Lisa Copling; and Jennifer Lowe, daughter of Gordon and Janice Lowe. Jocelyn Waite and Sonnet Davis are the two new Spanish Fork and Salem Junior Miss 2008 representatives that were named last Tuesday night. Kierra Cook follows them as the alternate should either of them be unable to compete. The program, which handed out over $7,000 in scholarship money, reinforces ideals of self awareness, pride, achievement, high standards and dreams. The girls compete during their Junior year of high school and are judged in the areas of scholastic achievements, interview poise, talent, fitness and self expression. The program offers the girls the opportunity to gain scholarship money to the college of their choice through the Be Your Best Self Pro- gram which teaches the Misses to get a good education, do community service, have proper nutrition, stay fit, live by moral principles, set goals, and strive to reach those goals. This year's girls started meeting in January and have maintained rigorous schedules to learn exercise routines, dance routines, do community service and learn more about themselves and the Jr. Miss Program. One of the service projects the girls recently worked on were the flower boxes that lined Main Street. Each girl in the competition also attended meetings that helped them learn about color tones, makeup and hair. Their scholastic achievements have also had to stay high. While the program focuses on well rounded girls, the result of their efforts through the program is through gaining scholarship money. As such, academics and school attendance became just as important. Barrowes wins UK contest Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER Kirsten Reimschiissel / Spanish Fork News CELEBRATING HERITAGE: A children's choir performs during last year's Iceland Days celebration. Iceland Days coming Trieste Bills STAFF WRITER Spanish Fork is one of the oldest Icelandic settlements in North America. In celebration of that heritage, the Icelandic Association is hosting the 111th Iceland Days on June 20-22. The three day celebration begins with several workshops, covering visiting Iceland, how to write a family history, Iceland Tour 2007, Icelandic folksongs, and cooking ponnukokur (Icelandic pancakes). The workshops begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at the LDS church at 300 East Center Street. June 21 is the Iceland Days Family and Friends Fair at the Spanish Fork City Park. The fair begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. Activities include a Children's Town from 10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m., bus tours of Spanish Fork Icelandic sites from 11:30 to 1 ($2.00), entertainment from 11:10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as the Iceland Days lamb lunch ($5). The fair will also have plenty of food, including two new dishes: kleinur (Icelandic doughnuts) and pylsur (Icelandic hot dogs). The celebration will conclude with a fireside on Sunday, June 22 at the LDS church at 300 East Center Street, at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Dr. Jack R. Christianson, a popular speaker and author, who is currently an adminstrator at UVSC. These activities are open to everyone, Icelandic or not, so come enjoy the celebration! Local singer/songwriter Shaun Barrowes has won an online music contest sponsored by the U.Kbased website slicethepie. com. The website allows members to get paid for listening to new bands and writing reviews, and Barrowes' award came as a result of his receiving the highest ratings from listeners. Barrowes, who has lived in Spanish Fork since his High School years, has been singing since he was three years old. He recorded his first album at age 16, played in cafes throughout Utah County for several years, and after an LDS Mission, moved to Los Angeles where he played in a rock band. After a few years, Barrowes decided that he wanted to be playing a different style of music, so he began working and recording songs on his own. Now, Barrowes describes his musical style as somewhere between jazz Courtesy photo / Shaun Barrowes MAKING A NAME: Shaun Barrowes' music is getting international recognition. He recently won an online contest sponsored by UK-based Slicethepie. rock. "My sound has been compared to Jamie Cullum, Sting, and Billy Joel," he h said. id For the Slicethepie contest, listeners from all over the world, primarily from the U.K., Barrowes says, but also from the U.S.. Australia, and Japan, listened to and rated Barc«D*DDnui« AO See BARROWES • AS |