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Show Page Four - The Pyramid - June 7, 1995 Honorary degrees part of Snow commencement exercises by Dean ODriscoll EPHRAIM Honorary degrees .will be presented to five people 'during die Snow College Commencement exercises. Wilbur, the son of Charles and Eva Tuttle Braithwaite, volunteered for induction into the service in WWII after high school. He earned the purple heart during operations in France and Germany. After his honorable discharge, he attended Snow Braithwaites First are Wilbur and Jane both born and raised in 'Manti. They graduated from Manti High School before parting ways temporarily. The one element of their lives have always had in common is their dedication to serving others. Brait-hwait- e, College, Weber Junior College and graduated from USU in 1950. He earned an MS degree at the University of Michigan and then returned to Manti. Fountain Green Elementary students participating in the "Partners in Excellence" program, are pictured here from left back: Khirsta Papenfuss, Cammy Shaw, Nicole Cook and Sariah Collard; from left middle: Ashley Aagard, Audrey Evans and Jessica Collard; from left front: Joseph Wright, Tyler Walker and Kyle Olsen. By signing up sponsors and reading books, they were able to generate enough money to buy four sets of Child-cra- ft and two sets of resource books for the school. World Book contributed one dollar for every two dollars raised. Dejae Sorenson, daughter of Debbie and Jay Sorenson, Fountain Green; Kami Jensen, daughter of John and Kay Jensen, Manti; and Tom Cook, son of Orson and Mary Ellen Cook, Moroni, recently qualified to compete in the state finals in Heber City on The trio had to qualify in the 32 high school rodeos June held around the state. There are over 1,000 students competing in Utah making it second only to Texas. 12-1- 7. Reading Railroad pulls into Mt. Pleasant Library MT. PLEASAN- T- "Reading Railroad" is the theme of this years summer reading program at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library. Open to children ages this program June 12 to July 12 encourages and emphasizes the joys of reading. Boarding time for all activites is 1 p.m. Each Monday will be story, activity and craft day and will be centered around a theme. Beginning June 12 is a fun day centered around freight trains; June 0, five-we- ek 19 will be a time train where children will navel the rails to the ancient past and rediscover dinosaurs. June 26 will be a railroad to mystery and the mysteries will be unraveled; July 3 children will travel Utahs rails discovering Promontory Point and the Golden Spike; July 10 will be hobo day and the prize drawing will be held for all participants of the reading contest, ice cream sundaes will be served. Wednesdays will be movie days. Reading game cards are now available at the library. Completers of the game will be eligible for the drawings on July 10. The game is to encourage continued summer readmg. The library is located at 24 East Main. For more information contact Karen or Bonnie at 462-324- 0. MP Seniors MT. PLEASAN- T- A program is planned for this evening June 7, at 6 p.m. along with the dinner in the Senior Citizens Center. Bring own dishes. Monday, June 12 is blood pressure day. The nurse will be at the center starting at 1 p.m. until every one is served. The monthly service trip to Provo will be Wednesday, June 14, the van leaves at 9 a.m. sharp. Call Bemece Coates for reservations. pot-lu- Mandy Turpin, daughter of Maurice and Rodaleen Turpin, Fairview, recently received her Young Womanhood Recogntion Award in the Fairview Second LDS Ward. ck The foot clinic will be Monday, June 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. Call or sign up at the center for an He began a distinguished career at Manti High School in 1951, teaching physical education and mathematics classes for 37 years. He was the head basketball coach during that time and continues to coach girls and boys tennis teams. His teams have won state and region championships and sportsmanship trophies in three sports. Some of the more than 30 professional, service and civic awards he has won include: a member of the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, member of the Utah High School Activities Association Circle of Fame, Manti Jaycee Distinguished Citizen Award, the Service Above Self Award, and USU Merit Citation Award. He was named. Utah High School Coach of the Year in 1987. He has helped raise money for and build tennis and basketball courts in Manti as well as a boys club. He has served as a precinct chairman of Manti. He has held numerous positions in the LDS Church, including bishopric and high council. He is a gifted musician and has performed as a clarinet soloist. His wife, Jane, says her claim to fame is the fact that she married Wilbur. However, she has made numerous community contributions as well. The two were married in 1952 and have five living children. Jane is the daughter of Clair Anderson and Rachel Holbrook. She started writing a column during WWII tided "Manti Around the World" informing local residents about those serving in the armed forces. She used that talent to attend Snow College on a journalism scholarship. She was active in drama and debate at Snow. After graduation she attended BYU. She used her talents and vision to assist with the direction of the Mormon Miracle Pageant since its third year, 1969. She says her dad was known as the father of the pageant and she hasnt missed a performance in the last 26 years. As president of the Manti Destiny Committee, she has also , helped raise money for the statue of Moroni and is completing a project for sacred historic gardens to beautify the temple grounds. Jane has always had an interest in politics, served as the chairman of the Sanpete County Committee and many teaching and supervisory positions in the LDS Church. Enid Adams Enid Adams is a Sanpete native, born in Mt. Pleasant where she attended school until her family moved to Manti, where she graduated from Manti High School, Snow College and BYU. Her students continually talk about the genuine concern and love they felt from their teacher. As a result of her caring attitude, Enid had few discipline problems in her classroom. She retired from Ephraim Elementary in 1993 after more than 30 years, but continues to work at the school as an aide. Her family is of prime importance to her, from brothers and sisters to children and grandchildren. She was devoted to her husband, Roland, who passed away several years ago. She has four children, 24 grandchildren and one One of her greatest honors was in 1990 when the Utah State Legislature recognized her as Outstanding Educator of the Year. This award is the House of Representatives way of focusing on the excellence of education. She has worked on many civic committees, served in many LDS Church positions and served as an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple, Carlstons Gary and Janet Carlston represent the absolute best in public education in Utah. From Garys early days in the classroom as a social studies teacher at Logan Junior High School in 1972, to Janets work with first graders they have dedicated themselves to educating young people. Gary was bom and raised in Fairview and graduated from Snow in 1970. He earned his bachelors degree at USU, as well as his masters in 1976. He received is Ed D degree from BYU. He has been a 2 school in the Deaver, WY, principal assistant superintendent of Davis County School District, the 2 Curriculum Director for Logan City School District and Woodruff Elementary School Principal. He has been superintendent of the Logan City School District since 1988 and was recently named associate dean of education at USU. Gary has received many honors and been active in educational groups statewide. He was named to the "Executive Educator 100", educators to watch in 1985. That same year he was elected chairman of the Snow College Institutional Council and in 1988 he was honored as a Snow College Distinguished Alumni. In 1993, USU honored Gary with the Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Janet Christensen Carlston was bom in Ferron, UT, and graduated from Emery County High school in 1967. She attended Snow College where she was a member of the Snow College Executive Council. After graduation, she attended USU and received her degree in elementary education. She taught first grade for nine years. She has been active in many organizations and educational activities. Among them are the Logan Education Association and the Cache Valley Reading Council. She has developed a writing program for first graders, and has assisted in the adoption of reading and science materials. She has also been active in literature projects for elementary school students. Janet has been a PTA president and has been involved in the Logan Summerfest activities. Along with her professional career, she has served in the LDS Church as Ward Young Women president, Relief Society counselor and stake Primary president. The Carlston s met while at Snow College and were married in 1969. They have four children. Round Dance Festival planned in FV by Deanna Pate FAIRVIEW-- - Skyline Mountain Round Dance Festival will be held at the Fairview dance hall June Round dancers from several states will be attending. Organizers are hoping to make this an annual event. Persons wanting more information can contact Eddie Jean Coa12-1- 6. tes at 427-376- 5. Round dancing is synchronized ballroom dancing. Each couple is doing the same steps, but instead of over the floor they dance in a circular direction. (This avoids collisions.) Senior citizens MORON- IMoroni senior citizens should make reservations for the June 30 performance of the Sanpete Youth Pioneer Pageant by June 9. June 9, Bingo at 6 p.m.; June 12, serviceshopping trip to leave at 9 a.m.; June 14, free blood pressure clinic at 12:30 p.m.; June 16, lunch will focus on Fathers Day; June 20, free hearing clinic at 11 a.m. and free foot clinic at 12:30 p.m.; June 23, monthly potluck dinner at the City Park at 6 p.m. (in case of rain it will be at die Senior Citizen Center); June 26, second shoppingservice " trip , leaving at 9 a.m. To make reservations at any or all of the above functions contact the center at 436-827- 5. The rhythms used in round dancing vary from jive, waltz, mam-bfoxtrot, tango and quickstep. Every piece of music has a completely different routine written for it. Dancers are not required to memorize routines as cues are called throughout the dance. The festival will include round dance demonstrations by Doug and Vi Hooper, nationally famous round dance instructors. The Hoopers are summer residents of Fairview. During winter months they reside in Sun City, AZ. They teach 14 classes per week and have been teaching for 18 years. They have also been featured at many national conventions and conducted festivals all over the country, including Hawaii and Alaska. During daytime hours dancers learn new routines and steps. Evening is more relaxed as dancers perform what they learned during the day. Persons wishing to view the dances are welcome to come to the dance hall during that week. Dancing times are from 8 to 10 p.m. two-ste- cha-ch- a, p, o, The first house in the U.S. to have running water may have been John Headlys in Newport, Rhode Island. It was equipped in 1723 with pipe "underground from the Spring." Kymberlee Andersen, daughter of Michael and Sheryl Andersen, of Mt. Pleasant, graduated from North Sanpete High School on May 26, one year earlier than her class. She took classes at Snow College and night classes at the high school in order to earn the extra credits. She will further her education at UVSC, PRovo. of Mac Dyches and Jenny Great-grandparen- ts FREE Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Monitoring is back at SKYLINE PHARMACY great-grandchil- d. Every Saturday Begining Sat., May 27 from noon to 2 p.m. for all Skyline Pharmacy patients Skyline Pharmacy and Total llomeCare, Inc. are happy toonce again provide this valuable service to help our patients monitor their general health. K-1- K-1- 1 W. Main Mt. Pleasant 462-243- 4 Dy-che- s, of Mt. Pleasant, celebrated her first birthday on May 20, 1995. Grandparents are: Ted and Nancy Burnside, Mt. Pleasant; Terry Dyches, Moroni; and Rita Hendrickson, Salt Lake City. are Addie Dyches, Moroni; Betty Dase, Mt. Pleasant, and Don and Marge Ramey, |