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Show THE CHURCH IN ACTION AROUND THE WORLD i virMirirrivwvrwrWViinrMMr SEATTLE: BSA Picks Fund-Raisi- t Frank William Gay, a businessman from Encino, Calif., was named president of the Western Region, Boy Scouts of America, during the annual regional meeting here Oct. He also was awarded the Silver Antelope, the highest honor a region can scouter for bestow on a his dedication to the Scouting program. Brother Gay is a member of the Encino Ward, Reseda (Calif.) Stake, He has served Scouting as a troop and Explorer committeeman, Explorer adviser, assistant scoutmaster and scoutmaster, plus being on the Great Western Councils Executive Board, a National Council representative, chairman of the Scouting Fair and a council president. He also holds the Silver Beaver. Brother Gay and his wife, Mary, have five children. The Western Region includes the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and part of Wyoming. 19-2- ? M i ! I :: ; tf , ! ' WASHING! ONi Reclamation Chief Named A seventy in the Wakefield Ward, Mt. Vernon (Va.) Stake, has been appointed chief of the Division of Water and Land in the Washington office of the Bureau of Reclamation. Clifford Barrett, who has been assist- ant chief of the division since April 1972, I fills the position vacated last June by the I retirement of Maurice N. Langley. Broth-- ! er Barrett began his career with the Bu-- ; reau of Reclamution in 1956 as a rotation engineer in the Denver Office of Design and Construction, after graduation from the University of Denver. He was promoted to general engineer, Office of Program Coordination, in Sacramento, in 1960. He went to Washington, D C., as a program specialist in the Economics and Statistics Branch, in 1964, where he served until 1968, when he was made Special Projects officer in the Division of Water and Land. ' j Project Revolved Around 'Carousel' ng Western Region President EUGENE, ORE. It all a started when the berry vines on the Willamette Stakes welfare farm, southeast of Eugene, Ore., froze during last winter's cold spell. "No berries this year, was an unhappy refrain. Stake members wondered what the stake would do for a welfare project. Mel Westover, now a member of the service and activities committee of the Aaronic Priesthood MIA, had seen a stake presentation of "Carousel two years before while attending June Conference in Salt Lake City. Recognizing what a creative challenge it would be for the MIA of the Willamette Stake to produce this same musical, he and other stake MIA board members began some preliminary planning. It didn't take long for Brother Westover to arouse the interest of Carl Markworth, deacons quorum adviser and Scoutmaster in Springfield 2nd Ward, who also was drama director at Sheldon High School in Eugene. Brothers Markworth and Westover, with and Sister Mary Pack, Brother Westover, and others working to bring "Carousel to pass, saw ar. opportunity to earn mony for the stakes welfare needs, while at the same time musical phy for the providing a first-ratstake membership and the community. All of this could be accomplished, they felt, by expanding the musical from an MIA effort to a stake project. The stake presidency was consulted, and after careful consideration, they approved the plan. To make the production a real success by community standards was no small task since the area is noted for good productions and talented performers. Of the more than 5,000 who saw the sub-zer- o e musical, at least half were Brother Markworth commented, "It is important to reflect on the missionary feliowshipping activities that were even more successful than the praise of the audiences, or the money earned for the welfare program." The musical generated contacts for the missionaries as well as a greater awareness of the church on the part of many thousands of area residents. Pow-Wo- w SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. Lesli Peterson, 13, received confirmation this month frm National AAU headquarters in New York of her national recdash. Lesli, a member ord in the of the Santa Cruz Ward, San Jose West Stake, set the record of 58.2 last June in the state meet. The old record for her was 58.4, set in 1971. at Semi-Annu- early-mornin- CALIF. The Russell S. Poppteton family of Del Catr.po Ward, American River (Calif.) Stake sent three sons into the missior field within 11 months. Robert left home to serve as a missionary in the England East Mission; Joseph is serving Li the Ohio Mission, and Dale is serving in the CARMICHAEL, . . . native Utahn Indiana-Michiga- n Mission. "Without a question, one of the great- est successes of the show was the reactivation of a number of inactive members, who are now participating fully in the church programs of the church," Brother Westover said. Appoints Utah Director BYU More than 1,500 Boy Scouts are expected to attend the annual Scout Merit Badge Pow-Woscheduled on the Brigham Young University and Utah Technical College at Provo campuses Nov. 3, 10, and 17. The general assembly eaih week is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. with class work to begin at 10 a.m. age-grou- p CYPRESS, CALIF. Fifty-on- e Cypress youth attended the 143rd General Conference in Salt Lake in October. They planned the trip, and established prerequisites of attending 90 percent of all church meetg ings, and 80 percent of their seminary. Several projects were organized by the youth to raise money for the bus trip. Financially, the show was also a success, grossing $8,500 during its run ol and two six evening performances matinees. BLM PROVO: Scouts Slate 440-yar- d Clifford Barrett itvwn nriAivvyinrinrrwvwvMvyirfcVYiotVMyyyi different merit badge of-- , Forty-nin- e ferings from animal industry and beef production to woodwork will be offered to those of scouting age. The program is organized for all Scouts age It and older. Instruction will be available to the Scout or Explorer in three merit badges of his choice. Participants will work on each merit badge selected for 50 minutes each Saturday during the Pow-WoExceptions are swimming, lifesaving, and small boat sailing. These each require the total three of hours of instruction each Saturday. the Scout should Before the Tow-Wopurchase and study the three merit badge pamphlets approved on the registration acknowledgment slip he receives in the mail. Paul L. Howard, a high priest in the Annandale Ward, Mt. Vernon (Va.) Stake, was swom in as director of the Bureau of Land Management for Utah, Oct. 18, by national BLM director, Curt Berklund. Brother Howard, a native of Salt Lake City, has spent most of his career working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He is succeeding Robert D. Nielsen, who retired in June. Brother Howard served three years with the U.S. Navy before beginning work with the federal government in 1946. A 1941 graduate of Utah State AgriculBrother Howard has worked with the U.S. Forest Service, the Oil Conservation, the BIA, and the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An employe of the Department of the Interior since 1952, he was named chief of range management for the BIA in 1962. tural College, He was named staff assistant to Assistant Secretary of the Interior Public Land Management in 1967. He been acting assistant director for sources In the BLM since August of yG3r He Is married to the former Cook of Vernal, Utah. WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 3, 1973 CHURCH the for ha? re this Sybil - 1 1 |