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Show September 6. 1995 Salina cowboy, Earl W. Bascom, dies Honestly is the best policy Nine old . . . Shantelle Johnson, daughter of Cindy year Johnson and Robin Johnson, found a $100 dollar bill in front of Hollys Pantry last week. Shantelle honestly returned the money to the owner inside the store. The grateful owner, who was from was very appreciative and thanked Shantelle by giving her $1.00 in return. Congratulations, Shantelle, for being so honest! out-of-tow- n, The Sunset Hills became the final resting place of rodeo pioneer and Salina cowboy Earl W. Bascorn. The 89 year old rodeo champion and cowboy artist passed away Monday August 28 of congestive heart failure in his sleep at his Victorville, California ranch and was buried at the new Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Apple Valley, California. The cemetery is so new that Earl Bascom was the very first person to be buried there and the grounds are only a western hue of sagebrush and sand. The funeral procession was held in the traditional of the Old West. Bascom's coffin, decked with his old time bronc saddle, was carried by a horse-draw- n freight wagon, while a riderless horse and saddle followed in the cowboy tradition of honoring the dead. At the grave site, the coffin was lifted from the wagon and placed over the grave. Then Bascom was buried cowboy style at high noon on a windswept hill over looking the valley, Thursday August 31, 1995. Bom in a log cabin on the 101 Ranch in Utah in 1906, Earl Bascom was the son of Deputy Sheriff John W. Bascom and the grandson of Mormon Pioneers. Earl spent his entire life with a wide range of western experience as a bronc buster, cowpuncher, trail driver, blacksmith, freighter, stagecoach driver, miner, trapper, wolf hunter, w ild horse chaser, rodeo champion, and Hollywood movie actor. In the 1930's Earl worked on the Scorup Ranch of Salina. A cowboy artist and sculptor of inter- national acclaim, Earl Bascom was known as the Cowboy of Cowboy Artists' and is found listed in Who's Who in the World. A cousin to western artist Charles M. Russell and also Frederic S.' Remington. Earl Bascom started sculpting at age 62. Since then he has been elected a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society' of Arts of London. England. The last living of four bronc riding brothers - Raymond, Med, Earl and Weldon who were known as the Bronc Bustin Bascom Boys, Earl Bascom rodeoed from 1 9 1 6 to 1 940. He competed professionally in Canada and across the United States in the three roughstock events of saddle bronc, bareback and bull riding as well as timed events of steer wrestling and steer decorating. In 1933, Bascom set a new world record at the Lethbridge Stampede, placed sec- - Five Generations Left to Right: Great Grandma Bea Mollerup, Mom Shelley Page, Grandma Joan Phillips, Great-gregrandma Ordell and Chazarae Knighton baby Page. at ond in the North American Championship at the Calgary Stampede and third place in the Championship of the World. One of the top cowboys of his day, Bascom won championship titles including: Champion, 3 Bar Ranch Stampede. Baskatchewan 1930; Bareback and Champion, Lethbridge Alberta 1934; Saddle Bronc, Steer Decorating and Champion. Raymond Alberta 1935; Champion, Nephi Utah 1936; Saddle Bronc, Bareback, Bull Riding and Champion, Pocatello Idaho 1937; Bareback, Bull Riding and Champion, Portland Oregon 1939; Saddle Bronc, Bareback and Champion, Raymond Alberta Canada 1940. A rodeo pioneer, Earl Bascom and his two older brothers, Raymond and Mel, designed and constructed rodeo's first known rodeo chute in 1916 at Welling, Alberta and a reverse openchute in 1919 at ing Lethridge. Earl himself designed and made rodeos first hornless bronc saddle in 1922, rodeo's first d bareback bronc riding rigging in 1924, and the first high-orodeo chaps in 1926. He has also been declared Rodeo's First Collegiate Cowboy having rodeoed his way through college at the Brigham Young University starting in 1933. A gold card member of the ProRodeo side-delive- ry one-han- Cowboys Association, the Canadian ProRodeo Association and the National Police Rodeo Association. Bascom retired from rodeo in 1940 having had a full rodeo experience as a rodeo contestant. rodeo producer and stock contractor. rodeo announcer, rodeo clown and bull fighter. He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Just three weeks ago. Earl was honored as the world's oldest living rodeo clown and bull fighter. After his rodeo career. Earl rode the range with Roy Rogers in television commercials. For several years. Earl has been recording his cowboy periences into works of bronze art at his studio. The life of a cowboy and the West, I know. Earl has stated. I rodeoed for some 25 years. I've cowboyed most of my life. I've associated with Indians and Indian fighters, miners and gunslingers, homesteaders and squatters, lawmen and reformed outlaws. I've chased wild horses in the badlands of Utah. Wyoming. Montana and Canada. I've been on cattle drives out of the. Rockies, I've trailed horses, over the Tctons into Jackson Hole. I've broken hundreds of horses to work and ride. I've ridden on horse roundups Gunnison Valley Hospital August 5, 1995 and Rebecca Carter CARTER-J- on McKinzie Miller Millernamed in Who 's Who McKinzie Miller has been nominated for the fourth consecutive year to be honored in Whos Who Among American High School Students. She has been' honored both years she has attended North Sevier High School and was honored both years she attended North Sevier Middle School. They are honored for their achievements in academics and only 5 of the Nations High School students are honored. McKinzie will be a junior at North Sevier High School where she is involved in softball, FBLA, and the yearbook staff. McKinzie is the daughter of Henrie and Lisa Miller. She is the granddaughter of Vivian Williams and the late Robert Williams of Salina. Betty Miller Salina and Henrie Miller of Denver. Colorado. Esther Yardley Yardley receives FFA award Esther Yardley of CenterfielcL has been nominated to receive the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization, the American FFADegree. This honor is based on demonstrated leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing and service programs. Yardley will be one of the 1,479 member receiving the degree at eh 68th National FFA Convention in Kansas City. Mo., on November 1. Only one in 300 of the 443,906 FFa members have advanced through chapter and state FFA degrees to earn this national degree. Yardley, the daughter of John R. and Sofia Yardley. is currently working for the US Forest Service and attending Snow College. Photos... We know your pictures are precious to you. Please provide us with a stamped enwith velope your picture and we will promptly return it to you. She is a member of the Gunnison Valley chapter and her FFA advisor was Bryan Lusk and currently is Jesse Burreli. of Manti had a boy . MITCHELL Jason and Lori Mitchell of Monroe had a boy. BRIAN - Shane and Natasha Brian of Lyman had a boy. August 9, 1995 CHRISTEN SEN--Katri- August 17, 1995 PICKETT and Kaye Pickett of Gunnison had a boy. and Rachelle ADAIR-Brand- on Adair of Salina had a boy. JACOBSON-Tree- na Jacobson of had a boy. Sigurd August 22, 1995 SHAW-Dwa- yne and Roene Shaw of Redmond had a boy. August 25, 1995 NIELSEN-Kris- Nielsen of ty Centerfield had a girl. YOUNG-- Ed and JanaLee Young of Gunnison had a bov. 0 Survivors: wife, four sons and one daughter. Troy (Michelle). Mayfield, Utah: Andy serving an LDS Mission in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mission; Clint, a senior, Karl a sophomore and Takesha a freshman all at Manti High School: mother and father, Max and Melva Cox of Manti: three brothers and three sisters: Myra Braithwaite; Dennis (Lynnda): Lee James (Lora); Reid (Claire); Mrs. Brian (Michelle) Hatch all of Manti; Mrs. Kelly (Maxine) Jacobsen, Ephraim. Utah. Preceded in death Glenn by two nephews, Korie Cox and Andrew Kennedy, also his father-in-laBartholomew. Funeral services were held Monday. September 4. in the Ephraim LDS Stake Center. Internment was at the Manti City Cemetery' under the direction of Buchanan w Mortuary. Mary Vonita Jensen Woolsey MANTI Mary Vonita Jensen Woolsey. 71, of Manti died August 31, 1995. in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. Bom November 8. 1923, in Huntington. Utah to Julius March and Irene Foote Jensen. Married Max D. Woolsey November 30. 1944. in Preston. Idaho. Later solemnized in the Jordan River LDS Temple: he died April 8. 1983. Member of the Manti 5th LDS Ward. Loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. Survivors; four sons and three daughters. Mrs. Jon (Linda Rae) Reid. Provo: Max Udell (Irene) Brigham City. Utah: Mrs. Carlos (Ilia Mae) Centerfield. Utah: Rick (Debbie), Fairview, Utah; Allen J.. Manti. Utah: Mrs. Dale (Vonita) Lee. Glcnwood. Four brothers Utah; David (Shelly), Manti: 1 grandchildren. 2 and four sisters. Frank, Andrew. Joseph. Nephi. Emma. Alice. Mae and Bertha. Preceded in death by one son, Donnie, and on daughter. Karen, on grandson and one brother. Funeral services were held Tuesday. September 5 at the Manti LDS Stake Center. Internment was at the Ogden City Cemetery under the direction of Buchanan 1 Mortuary. Kathleen Reber Wilkins LAVERKIN, UTAH - Kathleen Reber Wilkins, age 70. died Friday. September 1. 1995 at her home. She was bom March 4 1925 in Santa Clara. Utah to Ernest J. and Jetta Gubler Reber. She rtlarried Jerry Max Wilkins. April 14. 1948 in the St. George LDS Temple. She attended school in Santa Clara and graduated from Dixie High School in 1943. After High School she moved to Concord, California where she worked on the victory ships as a welder for two years before returning to St. George to many her High School sweetheart in 1948. She become a homemaker in the service of her family and friends. She has lived in Salt Lake for 13 years. California for 10 years. Mayfield. Utah for 10 years, moving back to Southern Utah in 1990. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served in many positions. Homemaking and Visiting Teaching was her love in the Church. She has been a Stake Missionary w ith her husband for the past three years. Her hobbies included gardening, crocheting and sewing, which she shared with her neighbors, friends and family. Survivors include her husband of La Verkin; five children: Linda (Hank) Barenz of Salt Lake City. UT; Larry Keith (Pam) Wilkins of Highland. UT: LaDona Ann (Brent) Cox of Manti, UT; Jerri Lee (Craig) Nielsen and Ernest Lamond Lonnie (Vickie) Wilkins, both of Salt Lake City', UT; 18 grandchildren: 3 great grandchildren; one brother and two sisters: Jack Reber of Ivins, UT; Shirley Stratton and Janice Oyler. both of Cedar City. Utah. She was preceded in death by one brother. Kendyle Reber and one grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 5, 1995 at LaVerkin LDS Stake Center. Interment in the La Verkin City' Cemetery was under the direction of the Metcalf Hurricane Valley Mortuary. long-standi- Ephraim had a boy. " August 14, 1995 DRAPER-Hei- di Draper of Axtell MILLER Jeremy and Melissa Miller of Aurora had boy. EPHRAIM-Kev- in Max Cox, 44. died August 30, 1995, of injuries sustained in an industrial accident west of Centerfield, Utah. Bom January' 5. 1951, in Manti. Utah to Max A. and Melva Denison Cox. Married Sandra Bartholomew August 8. 1970. in the Manti LDS Temple. Kevin was the superintendent of Cox Rock Ready Mix Division. Centerfield. Utah. He was a member of the LDS Church and at the time of his death he w as serving as a high councilman in the Snow College Stake. Ephraim, Utah. Graduated from Manti High School; class of 1969, he attended Snow College; Ephraim. Utah. He loved his family, the outdoors, sports and was the life of the party and will be greatly missed by ali. This month, I want to take the opportunity to tell you about some exciting partnerships that have developed between the U S WEST Foundation and various organizations in Utah. commitment to education, We have had a this year with demonstrated has been and that commitment approximately $1.7 million contributed to major educational programs, alone. Here is a brief overview of each of the pro- and Teresa of had a girl. August 15, 1995 Kevin Max Cox Demonstrate Commitment to Utah Christensen of Centerfield had a boy on August 9, 1995. , t LARSON--Joh- n Page 3 U S WESTS Contributions na Jazz - Clogging - Tap - Ballet Register Today! Gary Harrison Community Affairs Manager U,S WEST Communications 0 in St George (801) ng grams: Multimedia in Education Grant: Utah State University is one of seven institutions across our region to receive a grant to develop a multimedia-instructionsystem known as the "Electronic Textbook Builder." The program will enable teachers to convert existing and new training material to multimedia programs using proven concepts of "how" we leam.The end result, our children will learn better and faster using interesting and challenging technological tools. U S WESTUtahLink Teacher Network: This project trains teachers in the use of new computer and Information Superhighway technologies. Each teacher who completes the program agrees to teach 10 more teachers or administrators. In the end, 3,000 Utah educators will know how to access and use the vast resources available on the Information Superhighway and be capable of sharing the experience and knowledge with their 673-748- 14-sta- te al students. Connecting Teachers with Technology Award: The goal of this program is to encourage and reward teams of teachers who learned to use technology to enhance their curriculum. The winning program has students applying mathematical theories to solve real business cases. In turn, local businesses are having a direct impact on the curriculum. Raising Telecommunications Awareness in Utah: A host of statewide organizations joined U S WEST to sponsor a series of workshops designed to teach people in communities throughout Utah about the Information Superhighway. What it is, what it takes to access it, what is on it and how they can use it U S WEST Children & Families Network: This project provides an low-coconnection to a regional network of information, education and consultation for professionals working with children and families in crisis or facing major challenges. This specialized resource network will provide ready and timely access to these resources. It will enhance and expand local counselor's and professionals abilities to help Utah's children and families in need. Bottom line: We are in the connections business helping customers share communications, information and entertainment -- - in local markets worldwide. These programs will help bring the benefits of the Information Superhighway to your very door. easy-to-us- e, st 9 9, - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School a.m. 10:30 Worship Morning 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship Visitors always welcome- - 165 South 400 East, Salina Call "Faith Notes" for a brief Bible u: boots." NEWSOME-Dav- id and Manena Newsome of Ephraim had a girl. Dance Lessons -- and cattle roundups and branded hundreds of calves. I've made saddles, stirrups, chaps, spurs, bridles and bits, ropes and hackamores. and patched my ow n old Salina SunGunnison Valiev News f message ,4 ' 529-394- 0 m Dance Works 528-739- 7 (Advertorial paid for by US WEST Stockholders) .J |
