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Show - B2 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Thursday, Aug. 2, 1990 tee chairman of Souter BYU visits official campus Japanese evaluation committee Brigham Young University President Rex E. Lee is chair of the American Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Reading Commit- jtee,. which is preparing an assess-,-jarent on Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter. j Ralph I. Lancaster Jr., chair of Standing Committee on report fhef-AB- Federal Judiciary, appointed Lee "and 10 other lawyers from across ; . the nation to the reading committee last September. , Lancaster's committee compiles ., reports from various sources, the reading committee, to the Senate Judiciary with a thorough evaluation ,'of all Supreme Court nominees, .The evaluation is used in Senate v : confirmation hearings. The Souter , 'hearings will be in September. Other members of the reading committee are former Third Circuit Judge Arlin M. Adams, now in j$vte practice in Philadelphia; iSafa Sun Beale, Duke University School of Law; Drew S. Days, Yale t- University Law School; John H. -- . , Com-.'.mitt- e University r'jiGarvey, .v'rLaw School; :.,'vice president-senio- of Kentucky Philip A. Lacovara, r counsel, Ge- neral Electric Co. .Also Kathryn A. Oberly, in practice in Washington, D.C.; Bnha R. Solomon, chief counsel, Stite and Local Legal Center, pri-"va- te ' By CHRISTI C. EVANS Herald Staff Writer Academy for State and Local Government in Washington, D.C.; former Seventh Circuit Judge Philip W. Tone, now in private practice in Chicago; Richard G. Wilkins, BYU Law School; and Charles Alan Wright, University of Texas at Austin School of Law. All have had extensive Supreme Court experience. Lee said the purpose of the reading committee is to review writings and weigh professional competence of Supreme Court nominees not to assess political or philosophical A to 1,800 Japanese artists, athletes, educators and business and religious leaders to Salt lake City. Japan Week is scheduled to occur May 1, 1991. Aichi spoke before members of the BYU executive MBA program during a student tour of businesses in Japan last month, said Lisa Lambert, director of the executive MBA program. When he found he would be traveling to Utah, Aichi expressed, an interest to visit BYU, Lambert said. The visiting official met briefly with BYU President Rex E. Lee before taking a tour of the university. Aichi was connected with the By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer - Katie Decker Partridge, 94, of Orem, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1990 at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1895, in Mcpher son, Kan., a daughter of Peter and Katie " Frey Decker. She married Charles Vernon Partridge, April 2. 1925, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died in 1973. She was a convert and an active mem ber of The Church of iV Jesus Christ of Lat- y Saints. She ." JS served 26 months in V 5 the Central States W Mission prior to her marriage. She held many positions, including Relief Society president. She is survived by a daughter and son, Mrs. Ruth P. Van Patten, Vernon D. Partridge, both of Orem; 5 grandchildren, tie Cropper Bliss. He married Ardella J Myers, July 10, 1933, in Salt Lake City. J Their marriage was solemnized in Jjthe" Salt Lake LDS TMnple. He graduated from J,Granite High School. He and his wife built a business, Zions in Pro-- t Upholstering vb. He became the ( first in the state to both manufacture and i sell furniture directly to the consumer. ' He was a member of the Provo Lions Club, and served a term as president in J i ' 1935. He' was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, and had served in numerous capacities including member of the bishopric-. , : u: . i - i it nr :is suiviveu uy ius wiie, rrovu, uuee sons .and one daughter, Kenneth A. Bliss, J Wellsville; Mrs. Clark (Janice) DeWolf, Cerajd M. Bliss, both Provo; Randy J. 14 P Bus, Alpine; grandchildren, 17 great-- i grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Paul Id.' ho Falls, Idaho; Verdon Bliss, Jliss, V Martin Bliss, LaRue Banks, all of Salt City; Jay Bliss, California; Iona J SnajT, Sandy; Betty Switzer, Midvale; J Barbara Latsis, Murray. He was preceded v in Aath by three brothers and one sister, J Bliss, Beatrice Noorda, Ray Hliss Richard Bliss. ; I Funeral will be Saturday, 11 a.m. at the 9th Ward IDS Chapel, 4300 N. Canyon Road, Provo. Friends may call at ,the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 E. Cejiter, Friday 8 p.m. and at the church J Satjiday one hour prior to services. East Lawn Memorial Hills. Bafial ' J iEdgemont . - s' . Thelbert Atkinson Thdbert C. Atkinson, 82, of Pleasant Grove, died July 30, 1990, at the American Fork Hospital. Funeral will be Monday, Aug. 6, 1990, 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Grove IDS SUike Cei)ter, 275 E. 500 S. Time of funeral was omitted in the original obituary. Death notice Phillip Rav Ewell, 86, of Pleasant I"Crbve. died Wednesday. Aui!. 1. 1990. in .Provo. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 JanJ. at Olpin Family Mortuary, 500 S. 300 E., Pleasant Grove, where friends niaV call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. or . '.Saturday one hour prior to services. Burial will bo in Pleasant Grove City kXaniietery. w '1' STRAWBERRY BAY The Uinta National Forest is sponsoring a Recreation Festival Aug. 4 at Strawberry Reservoir in Wasatch County beginning at 8 a.m. and concluding with an evening program at the Strawberry Bay amphitheater. All activities are planned at or near Strawberry Bay Marina, located five miles south of U.S. Highway 40 on the west side Strawberry road. Working in partnership with the Forest Service on the festival t rV - Herald PhotoTrent Nelson Kazuo Aichi, right, visits with BYU President Rex E, Lee. BYU students through his assistant Alfred Magleby, a BYU political science graduate. Salt Lake City outbid several cities to obtain sponsorship of Japan Week, including San Francisco, Calif., Atlanta, Ga. and Boston, Mass., said Joe Rutherford, public relations director for the Utah Travel Council. iu 9 2 Funeral will be Saturday, 11 a.m. in the Orem Sharon First Ward LDS Chapel, 440 E. 800 S. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the oiindberg-OlpiMortuary, 495 S. State. Orem, and Saturday one hour prior to services at the ward chapel. Burial will be in the Timpanogos Memorial Gardens, Orem. n World obituaries - The Copenhagen newspaper Jyllands-Postesaid Larsen suffered complications following a pancreas operation. n Born in Copenhagen, worked as a shop assistant before heading to Paris in 1959 to work as a photojournalist. He fashion and Recreation, Wasatch County Sheriff, Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Uinta Interpretive Association. The schedule of events is as follows: 8 to 10 a.m. fishing, with demonstrations on how to do it and what to use. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. horseback riding. 10 a.m. Mountain bicycle race sponsored by NORBA, with a mountain bike and other prizes to be "Options for Keeping Kids in School," a statewide workshop at the BYU Conference Center, Friday and Saturday, will address stemming the stream of dropouts from public schools and ways alternate programs can help them obtain a high school diploma. by the Utah State Office of Public Instruction and the Utah Council for Alternative Educators, the workshop will feature stuleaders in the field of dent programs: Dr. Larry Guthrie, director of the Students At Risk Program, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco; Dr. Steven Kukic, Utah state coordinator of services for Students; and Brad Green, principal of Apollo High School in Simi Valley, Calif., an alternative school described in Glasser's popular book, "Quality Schools." Previously considered a stepchild in some districts, alternative high schools have taken a prominent position in forward educational planning. In Utah, approximately half of the districts have an alternative school; others are considering one. A state board administrator estimated that 5,000 programs have been established nationally of the larger disand tricts have one or more to meet the needs of the over one million dropouts nationally. A video distributed by the Florida Association, "What Makes These Kids Love School," by award-winnin- g film maker Dorothy Fadiman, will be shown at 7:45 p.m. Friday, on the wide screen in the auditorium of the BYU Conference Center. The public is invited. Utah was chosen to host the event because, "The state of Utah was the most anxious to have it (Japan Week)," Aichi said. The event will be organized by Nippon Travel Agency, the second "The idea is to have them know largest travel agency in Japan, in how the Japanese ordinary people conjunction with the Utah Travel are doing "and show other coun- Council, Salt Lake City and Countries the Japanese culture and ty, and the Salt Iake Convention and Visitors Bureau. customs, Aichi said. Next year's Japan Week will be the first held in the United States, Aichi said. The event has occurred annually for four years in European locations. pho- Carl Ekern Carl RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) Ekern, a former Los Angeles Rams linebacker was killed in a single-ca- r accident in the Mojave Desert Wednesday. He was 36. Ekern, who was thrown from the car, died from apparent head injuries. Ekern played with the Rams for 13 years starting in 1976 and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1986. He was credited with 889 tackles during his career. d Ekern joined the Rams as a draft choice out of San Jose State. In college, he was a three-tim- e Coast Athletic Association selection at linebacker and the league's player of the year as a senior. - fifth-roun- Amos Hutchinson Amos K. GKEENSBUKG. Pa. (API Hutchinson, a retired state representative, died Wednesday at Westmoreland Hospital of complications from pancreatic and liver cancer. He was 70. - At-Ri- two-thir- given away. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Strawberry fish treatment exhibit manned by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources personnel. 10 a.m. to noon Archery shoot, featuring Norm Richards, world record setting archer. 10 a.m. to noon Free boat inspections by the Coast Guard auxiliary. 1 to 3 Sailboat races. p.m. 1 to 3 p.m. Utah Hobie Cat Sailing Associaton catamaran demonstrations. of the Forest in small Tours By CHARLA ZEEMAN Herald Correspondent People Preserving Peteetneet are sponsoring a garage sale and auction at Peteetneet Acadfor the emy as a fund-raisacademy. The event will take place Aug. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Steve Bona will serve as the auctioneer. 1, Dr. Larry Guthrie Friday morning, Guthrie will discuss "National Trends and Research on Students." On Saturday, Kukic will present ways high schools can offer a challenging students within program to k the scope of state board requirements and Brad Green will address "Building Health Relationships with Kids." For further information contact or Virginia Greg Hudnall, At-Ri- at-ris- 374-492- 0, Swenson, 373-621- 5. Mills groups, conducted by Uinta National Forest personel. Program at StrawberEvening ry Bay amphitheater. Strawberry Bay Marina will provide a free buffet meal and fish fry from 1 to 3 p.m., and prizes and commodities will be given away , during the day. Also available will be gasohne, boat and boat slip rentals, hot drinks, food and other refreshments. Throughout the day the pew Strawberry Visitor Center will be open for tours. , Feteetneet fundraiser slated er at-ri- Gunnar Larsen PARIS (AP) Gunnar Larsen, a Danish photographer and one of the French fashion scene's most prominent chroniclers, died Monday at age 59. free-lan- will be the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Division of Parks Statewide workshop at BYU Friday, Saturday ter-da- later became a tographer. 11 Uinta National Forest sponsoring festival "Ted" Bliss, 77, died Tues-at his home.' He was born Oct. 12, 1912, in Hinckley, J to Alfred F. and Mat-- J C. : The event is expected to bring it. Katie Partridge 31, 1990, t! 1,200 In appointing Lee, Lancaster said, "You have always been a man willing to serve the public well. We are grateful for your willingness to add yet another burden to your already overburdened schedule." He said the reading committee "makes an enormously important contribution to the justice system in this country. Kenneth Bliss J. Kenneth i day, July a II 1991. Obituaries r II II Wednesday afternoon naming Utah as the host of Japan Week Committee members are reviewing about 1,800 pages of Souter's opinions and other legal writings. In the past, the ABA formed an ad hoc Judicial Evaluation Reading Committee when a vacancy occurred on the Supreme Court. Last year, the ABA decided to create a standing committee and named Lee chair gov- ernment official visited the Brigham Young University campus Wednesday before finalizing plans with Gov. Norman Bangerter to bring a major cultural exchange program to Utah. Kazuo Aichi, a member of the House of Representatives in the Japanese Diet, signed an agreement in the governor's office ideology. to Japanese high-ranki- Money from the sale will be used to help renovate the space needed for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, which will be moved from the City Center, and to prepare space for an art museum featuring Payson artists and a pictorial history of Payson. The four rooms on the main BYU floor will house these exhibits and museums. The estimated cost to renovate each room is $6,000 to $8,000. Plans also call for the replacement of a staircase which was removed when the school was remodeled several years ago by Nebo School District and for paint and needed carpeting. The building will be restored as closely as possible to its original design. k grant has been received to repair the heating system. Donated items may be left at the academy beginning Saturday. To have large articles, picked up, call Jeri Anderson Karen Taylor, 465-310- 3; 465-225- 3; or Ernadene Roberts, 465- -: 2984. Hosting Services moves Brigham Young University's remain in his Provo home rather Hosting Services is moving to the than move to campus. renovated President's Home just Ron Clark, coordinator of Hosting north of the Maeser Building on Services, said the move is due to campus. the increased number of guests The home became available a visiting campus. Over the past 10 d year ago when years, the service has welcomed President Rex E. Lee chose to about 90,000 visitors, including foreign dignitaries, Clark said. The number of visits has risen from about 4,000 annually several years ago to 15,000 last year. Raymond Harry Mills Feb. 18, 1929. "The rapid growth of these visiShe managed the Lerner Shop in tors is overwhelming," Clark said. Provo. and was active in Provo's them requires extensive Hosting Chamber of Commerce, BP&W, Laplanning.' The visit of the Queen of dies Auxiliary of Railroad Trainentailed Thailand, for men, PTA and is a member of the many hours of example, research into her LDS Church. background, the culture of Thailand Her daughters are Sherie Hudson, and protocol. Then the detailed Marlene Savage, Lynda Bennett planning for her visit began. and Melody Buys. newly-appointe- high-ranki- celebrates 80th birthday The daughters of Myrtle Osborn Mills are honoring their mother at an open house to celebrate her 80th birthday Saturday from 4 p.m. at Lakeview Road, Lindon. The event is open to all friends and relatives. Mrs. Mills was born in 1910 in Frisco, Utah, to Frank and Edith Slaughter Osborn. She married 2-- 661 W. Calendar Greensburg Democrat was first elected to the legislature in 19(58 and retired at the end of the session. Ho was former chairman of the House Transportation Committee. The 1987-8- MO 4 ! K I I A R Y 8 Friday Rummage sale Women's Council of Provo is sponsorProvo's largest annual rummage sale Friday, 9 a.m. 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-- 3 p.m., at the Women's Council of Provo, 310 W. 500 N. There will be new and used items, clothing, kitchenware, houshold goods, books and magazines, lunch and baked goods. Proceeds to be used for scholarships and community projects. ing l MS .. .400 S. WdM'H I'KOVO Mamie Roberts Burnett Funeral services will be hold Fri- I day at 11 a.m. in the Walker ; Mortuary of Payson. Friends may call 1 hour prior to services. Inter- J 'mont Payson City Cemetery. J W Berg Mortuary .Services 373-181- 1 Parley Phillip Rasmusscn Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Tin.panogos Park 4th Ward LDS Chapel, 935 N. 300 E., Orem. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Orem. Friday p.m. or at the ward chapel Saturday 1 hour prior to services. 8 Luau Utah Valley Insurance Women and the Independent Insurance Agents of Utah Valley are hosting a luau Saturday with professional programming and catering. For reservations and information call Nancy Gray Nichols, RSVP by or Lynn Connelly Friday. 3 Interment Springville Evergreen "Katie Cemetery. Partridge Funeral services will be held Saturday 11 a.m. in the Orem Sharon 1st Ward LDS Chapel, 440 E. 800 S., Orem. Friends may call Friday 9 Mortu-,ar- y p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpi.of Orem or Saturday at the chapel 1 hour prior to services. Interment Timpanogos Memorial Gardens, Orem. n Kenneth Cropper "Ted" Bliss Funeral services will be held Saturday 11 a.m. in the Edgemont 9th Ward LDS Chapel, 4300 N. Canyon Hoad. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo Friday p.m. or at the ward chapel Saturday 1 hour prior to services. Interment East lawn Memorial Hills. SaturdayFair Children's Safety The third annual Children's Safety Fair at Orem Community Hospital, 331 N. 400 West, Orem, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p in. The fair will take place on the hospital's north lawn, and features something for all ages, with 38 different activities available. Tours of the hospital, drawings fur a bicycle and deluxe first aid kits, balloons, videos on first aid and safety, and a free health information will be offered. Each family in attendance will be given a comprehensive emergency and safety handbook. The Utah National Guard will have an authentic mobile hospital on hand to add to the festive atmosphere. New this e contest years will be a MASH for all ages with prizes awarded to the most authentic costume. The judging for the MASH contest will be held at 1 T.I.P.S. training program A T.I.P.S. training program will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Provo Elks Ixlge multipurpose room. AU servers of alcohol for consumption are encouraged to attend. There is a fee. The state requires T.I.P.S. training under the new state code. came a member of the Council of the Twelve in 1984 after serving for nearly three and years as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court. Elder Oaks was president of BYU from 1971 to 1980. one-ha- lt Monday Sanpete DUP jubilee look-alik- Sunday SAVE meeting p.m. Other activities include demonstrations on bicycle, water, natural gas, and pet safety. Free fingerprinting and blood typing will be offered, as it is helpful if a child is lost or missing. Free identification tags, which can be sewn into clothes or attached to shoe laces, will also be distributed. The Orem City Paramedics, Fire Department, Police Department, and t'tah State Highway Patrol will have vehicles present for children to view, and will provide instruction on safety. The Orem City Rescue Team will provide a demonstration of their rescue tools and equipment at 10:30 a.m. Special guest Konald Mcdonald will perform magic and safety shows at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., along with other entertainment such as singing and dancing from local groups. For more information about the fair call is a group of alcoholic and drug abusers and families and friends who share their problems and solutions by using the Twelve Steps. It meets 7 p.m. in eveiy Sunday evening from room 200 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. For more information call Shirley SAVE 18-sta- ke fireside Elder Dallin ti. Oaks, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Utter-da- y Saints, will speak ut an fireside at Brigham Young University Sunday. Hosted by the BYU Seventh Stake, the fireside will begin at 7.30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. It will be broadcast on KBYU-F(88.9) Aug 12 at 6 a.m., 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Elder Oaks, a native of Provo, be- - The South Sanpete County Daughters the Utah Pioneers will hold Its annual jubilee at the bowery by 'the Sterling Ward Chapel on Monday at 10 a.m. County President Darline Ivie and her officers invite all members to come and enjoy a luncheon and Each camp will be represented on the program. In case of inclement weather, the group will meet in the church, i of Americans generate about million tons of solid waste v about four pounds per year per person per day. 160 ; ESTATE PLANNING Willi Living Wlllt Video Willi living TruiW Avoid probate & reduce taxee. ' WIIHm Christian Hutchlni 4 Atioc. 377-740- 0 |