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Show 1521 E3900SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 T H E O N E T H A T ' S R The Spanish TotkNews J L L VOL. 4 / NO. 11 O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O WEDNESDAY, P E R AMARCH T E18,D2009 SPANISH FORK, UTAH Chad Carter, www.cartsphoto.com / Spanish Fork News NEW ROYALTY: The newly crowned Spanish Fork royalty are, left to right, Miss Spanish Fork Ginger Christopher, First Attendant Rebecca Tanner, Second Attendant Rebecca Terry Johnson and Third Attendant Rachael Butterfield. Ginger Christopher named Miss Spanish Fork 2009 Amy Connelly STAFF W R I T E R The Miss Spanish Fork Scholarship Pageant was held on Saturday, March 14 at Spanish Fork High School. Nine young ladies competed for the title of Miss Spanish Fork 2009 through their performances in several different categories: lifestyle and fitness, artistic expression, on stage inter- view, and presence and poise. The "Fork 2009 was awarded to Ginger evening was hosted by Miss Utah Christopher. Her platform is Ex2008 Kayla Barclay and Miss celling with the Fine Arts, and her Spanish Fork 2008 Ashlee Jex. talent was a ballet performance of At the conclusion of the eve- the Spanish Variation from "The ning, the title of Miss Spanish Nutcracker." "I am so surprised. This is really great, and I am excited to start my project and serve the community. I am just so overwhelmed," See PAGEANT • A8 A tribute to Marie Huff There and Back Again Shirlene R. Ottesen This is a column that I knew I would write some day, but I didn't know when. I was surprised to learn of the death of Marie Huff and then again I wasn't, especially when I heard that she had fallen in her home and was in the hospital. What a lady! This woman has touched my life in so many ways. She was not only a dear, sweet friend, but a cousin, too. She and my father were first cousins. My Grandma Roach and her dad. Earnest Williams, were brother and sister. I didn't know she was my relative for a long time. As a teenager I wasn't much interested in knowing who was related to whom. I just remember going to parties gatherings of all kinds where she gave humorous readings. It seems that years ago we used to have more parties and programs. We used to have a party when someone went into military service, and we'd have a party when they came home. We had a party for someone moving out of the ward or when someone moved in. We had parties when there was a new bishopric. There were programs at weddings, bridal showers and on and on. She was called on lots of times to participate in a program and she was good. As time went on, I discovered that we were related and I was glad. About 40 years ago, I went to work at the Oak, Crest Inn at the Marie Huff mouth of the canyon, and she was my boss. I probably haven't told you that before. I was a waitress and she taught me a lot about food preparation, serving, greeting customers and working as a team to make things work. I enjoyed working with her husband, Cliff, who was a hard worker and really knew the restaurant business. I had only worked for about a year when my father was killed and I needed to be home full-time. The menu at the Oak Crest featured loaves of homemade bread and if there was any left over at the end of the night, she would take them to neighbors, widows and widowers to enjoy. She was always thinking of others. Marie made history in Spanish Fork when in 1990, at age 76, she was elected as the city's first and only woman mayor. She did a fabulous job. She was energetic — she saw things that needed to be done and saw that they got done. She loved the city of Spanish Fork and its citizens and served for eight years. At age 84, she had done her civic duty! She and Cliff were successful in several businesses. They operated the old 91 Cafe in town, built the Skyview Cafe and Motel in Spanish Fork Canyon, and then, in 1962, built the Oak Crest Inn. Marie also had a gift shop on Main Street for a few years. Always busy in the Church, she served as Primary President, Relief Society President for 13 years, a counselor and teacher in the Young Women and. after the death of her husband, served a mission to Baton Rouge, La. She has garnered awards galore from many civic and service organizations: Out standing Woman of the Year by the Utah State Chamber of Commerce; the Good Samartian Award from KUTV and the LDS Church; Citizen of the Year award from the Kiwanis Club; Distinguished Alumnus Award from Spanish Fork High School, etc. She served on several state boards under the direction of the governor. She was also president of the PTA and a 4-H leader and supervisor. She enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls and pioneer antiques. In recent years when health issues took their toll — including a couple of bouts with cancer — she was still determined to stay busy and useful. She had friends and family collect discarded greeting cards and she would make book marks for the city library and also libraries in the See HUFF* A6 Lindsay B. Wolsey / Spanish Fork News PRESENTATION: Eric Solie and Captain Keir Scoubes present a flag and plaque to Post Commander John Williams. American Legion Post 68 honors veterans Lindsay B. Wolsey STAFF W R I T E R You would be hard pressed to find a more patriotic group than members of the American Legion. After all, in order to become a member of the American Legion you must have been in the military during Congress defined periods of war-time service. At the Wednesday, March 11 meeting of American Legion Post 68, over 80 people showed up to enjoy a dinner and a program honoring those who serve in the military. March marks the birthday of the Women's Auxiliary, and they did the event up in style with a roast beef dinner and a St. Patrick's theme down to the drinks and green Jell-o salad. Following the dinner, awards were presented honoring members of the local post. Two members of Post 68 recently returned home from serving in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Eric Solie and Captain Keir Scoubes served with the Utah National Guard's 142nd Military Intelligence Bat- talion from Afghanistan. Solie and Scoubes were unaware that they would be receiving Certificates of Gratitude from the National Headquarters of the American Legion. Solie talked about why he joined the military, owing in part to the example of his grandfather. "It's the best job there is," Solie exclaimed. Scoubes joked that as a teacher, he wasn't used to speaking in front of a group. "Sir Edmund Burke said in the 18th Century that all that is required for evil to triumph is to do nothing. And we're surrounded here by men and women of different generations, different walks of life that have not sat around and done nothing. Quite the contrary. We've all sacrificed, we've all served, we've all given of our time and our talents and energy to this wonderful country', to this beautiful flag here behind me. It truly is an honor to serve in the military," said Scoubes. "Most of all we thank you for the legacy See VETERANS • A6 |