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Show 4 ' October 11, 1995 - The Pyramid - Page Three Snow College Early Awareness Program assists sixth graders begin early future planning now by Richard Jay Snow EPHRAIM-Sno- College has presented the "Early Awareness Program" for the third consecutive year now to encourage sixth graders to start early in planning wi their futures. "We try and point out how important it is to get a good education and start studying now for what they want to be," explains Richard Jay Snow, director of student aid and veteran affairs. The programs purpose is to make students aware that each of them can go to college if they desire, to encourage then to learn all they can while in school, and to help them to start preparing now for the future. college and complete the following: Teachers in the middle schools should pass out mini for Admissions" "Applications before the activity begins and explain to the. students that they must apply to attend a college. Colleges have certain standards they must meet to attend. The schools should also have students divided up in even numbered groups and designated by colors before the students get on the buses to attend the program. , When students get off the buses they should line up in color groups and stay in their groups throughout the program. Schools should provide a teacher and at least one other person Last month Juab and Ephraim to help each group. They receive a brief orientation middle school sixth graders parfollowed by classes on "You are ticipated in the program. Good" by Cindy Crabb; "The should Interested students World Around You", by James contact Richard Jay Snow at the Luster and Larry Smith; "What LlF AINIP Do You Want To Be?", by Mark Simpson; and "Using Technology" by Marlin Mason and Shawn Lindow. After lunch, students turn in their stamped admissions applications and receive lunch and a tee shirt. MP Library reopening Oct. 12 MT. PLEASAN- T- The public library reopens on its regular schedule tomorrow, Oct. 12, after installing new computers and updating the existing system. Library hours are: Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 2 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays and Fridays. Cindy Crabb teaches Ephraim Middle School students to think positive and give others good positive feedback during the Early Awareness Program presented by Snow College. Snow Convocation features Tumblewords, David Lee EPHRAI- M- David Lee, Winner of the 1995 Western States ,Book Award, will be the featured speaker at the Snow College Convocation on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 12:30 p.m. in the Snow College Crane Theater. This speaker is provided by "Tumblewords", of the Utah Arts Council, WESTAF, NEA. The ' writer will speak on "My Town", :u, readings from his own works. Convocations are free to the ; public. if Lee, poet and former member , of the Southern Utah Swine fjti Breeders Association, will read Instructor Marlin Mason helps students under-- , ness Program presented for Juab and Ephraim V'.rfrom his latest book. : stand computer' technology and use of the; .Middle School students recently. "Tumblewords: Writers Rolling internet during Snow Colleges Early Aware- Around the West" is a series of .... !f programs featuring writers read-- , ing from their own works in rural TT7rT communities throughout the state. is Tumblewords sponsored locally by the Sanpete County lArts Council, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Western States Arts jFederation, and the Literary Program of the Utah Arts Coun' cil through a special grant from the Lila WallaceReaders Digest u Foundation. Lee, who is chairman of the Department of Language and Literature at Southern Utah University, has published seven works, including "The Porcine Canticles", his best known collection. A native of Texas, he earned his PhD at the U of U, hired on at SUU when it was the College of Southern Utah, and stayed to become known as the "Pig Poet of Paragonah". Although he no longer lives in Paragonah, he continues to write of farming and daily rhythms and labors of working with the land and seasons. He won top honors in the Utah Arts Council Writing Competition for Poetry in 1988, followed the next year by the UAD Publication Prize for Outstanding Book of the Year by a Utah Author. His most recent honor is the Western States Book Award for 1995, giving him, he says, "Boasting rights for one whole year to the best book west of the Missis- .i.1 ;'.i it .,,j sippi." Lee captures the language of real people in his writing. Listening to him read is like hearing stories of your neighbors, friends and family. He specializes in rural language and situation, in characters who work hard and have little, and tells their tales in the Texas drawl he brought to Utah more than 20 years ago. His presentation will be followed by a discussionworkshop at 3:30 in the Humanities Building Art Gallery. Next week will feature Carol . Snow Gollege s Tkird Annual Early Awareness Program Cornwall Madsen professor of history at BYU speaking on "Two Roads to Suffrage: How Utah Women Won the Vote-Twi- ce" sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council Centennial Speakers Bureau. Convocations are held every Thursday in the Crane Theater at 12:30. The public is welcome. r 'it: Sack lunches and rts for Early Awareness Students Mark Simpson talks with sixth graders about what they want to be (left). &: ..orjQ.aq Moroni seniors October menus MORONI-Men- us for Senior Citizens for the remainder of October are as follows: Oct. chops, dressing-grav- y, yams, applesauce, cookie; Oct. chicken, whipped 27-bak- ed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cherry shortcake; Oct. 31- - hamburger and cheese pizza, buttered com, cottage cheese wfruit, brownie. Wales Town News by Mathel Anderson WALES The council was informed at the Oct. 5 meeting that the voting site for the Nov. 7 general election will be at the Wales Town Fire Station Training Room. Mayor Ron Lamb and the council expressed their appreciation for the use of the facilities. Shelly Washburn was presented as the new town treasurer. Councilman Lee Lamb reported that all the Class "C" road funds have been used for the fiscal year. He stated that all graveled roads have been done. Councilman Kevin Washburn stated that four meters had water in them and two of those were unable to be read; one meter was leaking and many of the meters were covered in mud. The council decided to wait until spring to install the sprinkler system at the park. The next regular council meeting has been moved to Nov. 8. OdobER is his tIme of Pioneer girls club meeting held Dr. James Luster explains a physics experiment to stu- dents Early during Awarenessd Program t ONE ThiNq WE would to LikE SAy: HAPPY SOTH Fairview seniors BIRTHDAY Senior Citizens FAIRVIEW will host a potluck dinner tonight, Oct.. 11. Aden Johnson and friends will entertain. On Wednesday, Oct 25, treat night will, be held with Dorothy t!3 Joe, MeIissa, RAyE BRYAN RAY Ann, Nora, KiMbERly, PauIa, Brett Maddox entertaining. I Deer TIiere is oNly MT. PLEASAN- T- The Pioneer Girls club welcomes girls from age through 8th grade to join in Presbyterian Church activities on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 5 to 6 p.m. Club leaders are Cindy Bedford and Wynne Smith. Contact Bed3 ford at for more information. 462-286- P'-- ytAR HoNEy, PiNENUTs, HuNTiNq pre-scho- ol m 26-po- rk DISCOUNT MAMMOGRAM One in nine women will develop breast cancer. The key to early survival is early detection. The American Cancer Society offers the following guidelines: Women IHC 35-3- Baseline Mammogram 9 Women 4049 Women Mammogram 2 years Mammogram every year 1-- 50-ove-r. During Oc tober, Sanpete Valley Hospital is offering screening mammograms for $55.00. 1 Call for an appointment. 462-244- Sanpete Valley Hospital is an ACR accredited and FDA certified hospital for mammography. 1 haajL1 |