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Show PYRAMID THE Thursday, November 18, 2004 3 Tie one on Sanpete Life NAP- S- To help ensure that the roadways are safer for family trips and holiday parties, Mothers Against Drunk Sub for Santa Local changes hands students included in National Deans List TX-- - AUSTIN, Local stu- dents are among the approximately 254,000 students included in the 27th Annual Edition of The National Deans List, 2003-04- . The National Deans List the largest recognition program and publication in the nation honoring Diane Slack, daughter of Dennis and Shirley Slack, Mt. Pleasant received her Young Womanhood Recognition Award Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, in the Mt. Pleasant Second LDS Ward. Sherril Clegg named Canal Creek DUP Daughter of the Year SPRING CITY- - Daughter Sherrill Ruth Adair Clegg, Spring City, member of the Canal Creek, North Sanpete Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) was honored by her camp as Daughter of the Year, for 2004-0Sherril was presented with a DUP book for her service and as first 5. vice-preside- nt also president. She joined the boys; Danny Charles, Johnny -- grandchildren. : great-grandfath- Sara Ephraim Calderas, Tarah S. Cox Black, Toshikazu Kuroda, Yasutaka Morita and Mio Yoshida,, all atvo to start the first school. tending Snow College; Later he was asked by Marcie K. Stevenson and Brigham Young to sell the Katherine G. Webb, atlots where the school was be- tending Utah State Ungun. Brigham Young Acade- iversity. Fairview my was later built there. Greene was the second mayErik Krusch, Robyn L. or of Provo. Peterson, attending Snow Sherril married Charles College; and Christian P. Marvin Clegg Sept. 28, 1957. Larsen, attending Utah They are the parents of four State University. Canal Creek Camp April 6, Kay, Ricky Lee and Russell 2002. Alan. They have 25 grandSherril has put a great deal children and 12 great of interest in getting grants and upgrading the DUP MuThe couple lived in Salt seum, located on Main Lake City where Sherril Street, next to the Post Of- worked at the Automobile fice in Spring City. She is a Club of Utah (AAA) for 43 dedicated daughter and has years. She is active in the helped in the restoration of LDS Church and is helpful to the old jail that was used those in need in the commuback in the 1800s and had nity. She is enthusiastic made a great contribution to about DUP and loves workthe camp. ing with the daughters in Sherrils parents, Joseph every capacity. Welton Adair, Jr. and Susan Sherril is truly a preserver Evaline (Evelyn) Smith, lived of the little town of Spring in New Harmony. Her City and wants to make it a was a nurse, historical paradise. grandmother City so she was born in that home, August 21, 1938. On her fathers side, her second was Samuel Jefferson Adair, married to Jemima Mangum. He came to Utah in Allen Taylors wagon train in 1852. He was asked by Brigham Young to lead the first group to go to the cotton mission in Washington. : Allen Taylor was also her second and was a bishop in Kaysville. He was also asked to go to southern Utah to help with the cotton mission and settled in New Harmogreat-grandfath- high achieving college students. Students are selected for this honor by their college deans, registrars or honor society advisors and must be in the upper 10 percent of the class, on their school's deans list or earned a comparable honor. Students are eligible to compete for large scholarship awards funded by the publisher and may also use a referral service for future employment opportunities. College students from the Sanpete County area include: er er ny- Alien Taylor was married to Sarah Louvisa Allred, daughter of Isaac Allred, who is buried in the old Spring City Cemetery. On her mothers side, she is descended from John Smith and Clarissa Lyman. John Smith was ordained as LDS after Church Patriarch Hyrum Smith was killed. Tney arrived in Utah Sept. 25, 1847 and On Oct. 6, 1847 Was sustained as a stake president in Zion. Sherrill is also descended Melbourne Evan from Greene and Susan Kent, who came to Utah in the Allen Weeks Company Oct. 12, 1852. Greene was a school teacher and was sent to Pro Sherrill Ruth Adair Clegg The Sub for Santa Program will not be sponsored by the Mt. Pleasant Community Food Bank this year. There will be a meeting tonight, Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church, 91 South 100 West, Mt. Pleasant, during which, plans wiU be made to establish who wiU rim the program and how this program will be handled within the community for the 2004 Christmas season. If interested in attending, have questions or to make a donation, or for more information, contact Pastor Dave 7 7 or Agnes Heath at, or by mail Boge at, to the above address. MT. PLEASAN- T- 462-266- 462-222- He enjoys being outdoors, four-wheelin- S grandson of Clair and Ar-ea- n Headmaster's Honor & t GRANDMA inn Roll alcohol-r- to quit and maintain absti- vice-preside- nt m - Wasatch Academy Students presents Taming ofthe scared smart: - With Shrewon Nov. 18 and 19 the dropout rate SALT LAKE CITYhigh-scho- MT. PLEASANT-Wasat- ch Academys Bootstrap Players will present William Shakespeares Ainsley McLaughlin, Santa Fe, NM; Teresa Moreno, Santa Ana, CA; Jong Oh, Ansan, Korea; Chloe Royer, Mercer Island, WA; Ariel Sherman, New Rochelle, NY; Hudson Shirer, Garden Valley, ID; Andy Smith, Mt. Pleasant; Lynasy Soltau, Sariah AZ; Scottsdale, Mt. Pleasant; Spencer, Caitlin Stevens, Mt. Laurel, NJ; Ji Hae Yim, Ulsan, Korea; and Reika Yogi, Okinawa, Japan. Dean's Honor Roll Students with a GPA of 3.4 - 3.79 were named to the Deans Honor Roll. Students are Emily Anderer, Copper-to- n, Garrett Anderson, Anchorage, AK; Frank Andrews, Fairfield, CA; Alyssa Barnes, Alameda, CA; Sonny Chang, Las Vegas, UT; Thompson, Vernal, UT. most delightful romantic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18 and 19, at 7 p.m., in the Old Tigers Den Theatre, located on the southeast corner of 200 South 200 West, Mt. Pleasant. The play chronicles the wooing and wedding of Katharina Minola, renowned in her town for ol climbing to a high of 50 percent in some urban communities, stressing the value of an education has now become more important than ever. To get the number of scholastic failures under control, one expert is taking the unusual step of scaring teens to stay in school. Students who are ready to drop out obviously see no value m going to school, explains Peter Verbansky, auher scolding tongue and thor of The Secrets of Acad- untamable spirit, that is emic Excellence. Rather j until Petruchio comes call- than glorifying the benefits of an education, students; ing. Some would call him in- need to be scared into stay-- ; sane for taking on the ing in class. i ed-- 1 that daunting task of wooing argues Verbansky this wildcat, but after ucators consistently make, much brawling and hilari- the same mistake or forcing ty, love finally triumphs. responsibility down a teens The production, direct- throat. To convince a teen j ed by Winnie Wood, stars to stay in school, we use Wasatch Academy stu- adult benefits like better pay, ' dents Meisja Turner, nicer vacations and a bigger ; Spring City, in the title house as motivators, he conrole of Katharina; and tinues. Chris Gate, Mt. Pleasant, To prevent a teen as her tamer, Petruchio. out or simply even ; from failing in school, Ver-- ; The Bootstrap Players bansky recommends that the are part of Wasatch punishment needs to be pre- -' Academys Performing emptive and comprehensible. Arts Department. They If your teen is incredibly take him or i competed in Cedar City at fasmon-mindethe Shakespearean Festi- her shopping at a very low- - i vals High School Compe- cost clothes store where tition, where they re- fashion is the last thing peo-ceived high ratings. pie worry about, he sug- This is a rare opportuni- gests. ty to see one of the Then, help them make the worlds great plays. connection between an edu- -' Winnie Wood is dedicat- cation and how the things ed to bringing Shake- they want today come from ; speare to Sanpete County. doing the easy thing and Last summer she pro- staymg in school. Most im-- j duced and directed a pro- portantly, Verbansky em-- ; duction of A Midsummer phasizes that parents need to ' Nights Dream, with San- - see the world through their ; ete Community Theatre, teens eyes. We need to i f or middle and elemenlike they do start children. and thinkingkids into tary school-age- d stay-frighten In the summer of 2005, ing in class by showing themj there are plans to do Mac- how much theyll lose today ! beth. if they dont get their act to- The Bootstrap Players gether," ; he says. plan to do a ShakespeareFor more tips on helping 1 an play every fall. your teen succeed in school, j For more information visit www.straightAse- - ) contact, Winnie Wood, at crets.com and click on free I The following students were named to the HeadmaNV; Eric Chen, Taipei, Taisters Honor Roll for having a wan; Kunga Choden, KathGPA of 3.8 or higher: Robert mandu, Nepal; Brady Farr, Baumgartner, Mequon, WI; Austin, TX; Shane Griffin, Sebastian Bey, Mt. Pleasant; Mt. Pleasant; Katie Iliya, Rock Springs, WY; Amy Collin Bregman, Scottsdale, Katherine Cottam, Jamison, Canon City, CO; AZ; Charlie Josi, Kentfield, CA; Wales, UT; Gordon Deason, Houston, TX; Tsering Dol- Dong Kang, Seoul, Korea; ma, Pokhara, Nepal; Adam Owen Latham, Moraga, CA; Jun Sook Lee, Seoul, Korea; Gockley, Houston, TX; BryCid Leeker, Palo Alto, CA; sen Hansen, Spring City; Yui Hiramatsu, Tokyo, Shaelynn McQuivey, Mt. Japan; Kei Kamigama, Hong Pleasant; James Otim, San HyoNam Diego, CA; Kong, China; Stacey Petrowsky, MoraKang, Seoul, Korea; Kiyoshi Kasagawa, Chiba, Japan; ga, CA; Kelvin Pond, Tucson, John Kei, Hong Kong, China; AZ; Fabian Schmid, Thun, Rachel King, SLC, UT; Sung Switzerland; Sid Suri, FreJun Lee, Daegu, Korea; mont, CA; Philip Thomas, AJ Lee, Seoul, Korea; Redmond, WA; and Tara Willy Lin, Taipei, Taiwan; talities involving alcohol, but the good news is that for the first time in four years, elated traffic fatalities and injuries have decreased slightly and seat belt use is up to 80 percent. Even though seat belts are the best defense against a drunk driver, there are still 29 states that don't have a primary seat belt law. There are more than 17,000 alcohol-relate-d traffic fatalities and half a million injuries nence for a year, pointing to the importance or repeated attempts, multiple approaches, and ongoing support. Behavioral programs like of operations with the Societys Quitline telespark a movement that would lead to smoke-fre- e the American Cancer Soci- - phone counseling service can abstinence achieve long-terlaws from California to New York City. wen though smoking rates of 12 to 18 percent in a Now for the 2004 Smokerates have dropped dramati- single attempt. The American Cancer Soout, the society is calling on cally in the 28 years since the smokers throughout the first Great American Smoke- ciety offers support and infor out, tobacco continues to be formation for smokers who state to go smoke-fre- e want to quit during Smokethe day and to consider giv- a major cancer killer. out and every other day, 24 will cause about ing up for good. Smoking A national survey after the 30 percent of 2004s estimat- hours a day, by calling 2003 Smokeout found more ed 563,700 cancer deaths. or logging on to than 8.3 million of the esti- Smoking causes many can- www.cancer.org. In addimated 46.2 million smokers cers besides lung cancer. It is tion, eight states including nationwide, 18 percent took a major cause of cancers of Utah now use the Societys part in the annual event, with the mouth, larynx, pharynx, Quitline, nearly 2.3 million, five per- esophagus, kidney, bladder, which is expected to field cent giving up completely pancreas and cervix and has 30,000 calls in 2004. The American Cancer Sofor the day. more recently been associatIf those results are ed with colorectal cancer, ciety is dedicated to eliminatmatched this year, over myeloid leukemia, as well as ing cancer as a major health 32,000 smokers in the state cancers of the liver, stomach, problem by saving lives, dicould be expected to smoke and nasal sinuses. minishing suffering and preless or not at all on Nov. 18. Tobacco is as addicting as venting cancer through reThe American Cancer So- opiates, amphetamines and search, education, advocacy ciety, as a member of the cocaine. Secondhand smoke and service. Founded in 1913 and with Coalition for a Tobacco Free contains more than 4,000 40 local of national more efforts than substances, Utah, supports headquarters in Atenvi- which are known or suspectto provide smoke-fre- e lanta, the Society has 14 reronments in the workplace ed to cause cancer in humans gional Divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities, as well as restaurants, tav- and animals. From 1995 to 1999, adult involving millions of volunerns and private clubs. While the number of peo- male and female smokers teers across the United ple who smoke in Utah has lost an average of 13.2 and States. For more information anydecreased significantly over 14.5 years of life, respectivethe years, almost 500 people ly, due to smoking. time, call toll free visit: or will be diagnosed with lung Only about five percent of 2345 cancer this year alone. We every day smokers are able www.cancer.org. g. Sorensen, Spring City; and Pearl Hansen, Enoch. He has one younger brother, Logan. Brysen Hansen SALT LAKE CIT- Y- In encourage anyone who has 1977, when the American ever thought about quitting Cancer Society launched its to take that first step on NoGreat American vember 18th. It will be the first Smokeout, no one could best decision theyve ever have guessed it would help made, says Rose Defa, first quarter honor roll students MT. PLEASAN- T- Freshman Brysen Hansen, son of Bruce and Rhonda Hansen, Spring City, was named Student of the first quarter. Brysen received the honor by having the highest GPA, 4.33, in the school. He also had a 4.0 while attending Middle North Sanpete School. His favorite subject is science and he is on the basketball team. The holiday season is often 28th Annual Great American Smokeout Wasatch Academy lists camping, hunting, archery His fuand ture plans include attending college and then going on to medical school. He is the swee r .pfpy MEGAN LOVE MOM, DAD Gunnison Wade M. Anderson, Cody Olsen, attending Utah State University; and Sherry Nay, attending Southern Utah University. Other areas Sarah Kiesel, Manti, attending Snow College; Carl Anderson, Mayfield, attending Southern Utah University; Rory Hansen, Mayfield, attending Utah State University; Carl Larsen, Mt. Pleasant, attending Weber State University; Alexander K. Stum, Mt. Pleasant, Utah State University; Summer Peterson, Spring City, attending Washington State University; and Colette C. Thompson, Spring City, attending Utah State cles. the most deadly for traffic fa- is Collette Seely, daughter of Ted and Tina Seely, Mt. Pleasant, received her Young Womanhood Recognition Award on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, in the Mt. Pleasant Fourth LDS Ward. Grandparents are Burt Seely, Mt. Pleasant, and the late Maxine Seely; and the late Rex and Lillis Kellett. Driving (MAE) is asking motorists to make a pledge to drive safe, sober and buckled up by tying a Tie One On For Safety (TOOFS) red ribbon to a visible location on their vehi- 5 from-droppin- d, 1 462-140- 0 ext. 129. tools. M |