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Show Sports Templars lay claim to Top Spot The Mormon Miracle with 0 victory. Pageant 19-1- 1 999 Attendance: - see page 6 94,100 VOLUME 114 NUMBER 12 MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS OCTOBER 7, 1999 Alumni honored at Snow Pedestrian hit when driver blinded by sun M Emergency personnel respond to a pedestrian accident on Snow College campus. The angle of the sun made it impossible for the driver to By Cindy Beck A fatal accident in Ephraim took the life of a Snow College student, Deede Greener of Delta. She was struck on Wednesday evening (September 29) near the Lucy Phillips Library. Anyone in Ephraim whos driven westbound at sunset knows that its a bad situation. The setting sun is a round fireball in the sky. The light is intense and the glare on the windshield is so strong that even sunglasses are of no help. Drivers are blinded by the light. And anyone driving westbound near the campus has the additional problem of heavy foot traffic. Most people deal with the conditions by driving slowly and praying that no one walks out in front of them. On Wednesday, that situation created a fatality. Deede was struck by a van as she crossed the street in front of the Lucy Phillips Library. Daniel Johansen, of Mt. Pleasant, was traveling west on Center Street at 6 43pm, but due to the angle and intensity of the sun, he claimed he was unable to see Ms. Greener, and hit her as she crossed the street at 235 West Center. The Ephraim ambulance responded to the scene. In addition, a number of emergency personnel who were not on call at the time, arrived to assist the ambulance crew. According to a witness, Ms. Greener was unconscious after being struck and emergency personnel stated that she sustained two broken legs and major head trauma. She was transported by the ambulance to Sanpete Valley Hospital for treatment and then taken by Life Flight to LDS Hospital Shock Trauma Center, where she was listed in critical condition. Brain surgery was performed, but Ms. Greeners condition deteriorated and she passed away over the weekend. Investigating officer, Chief Ron Rasmussen, stated that Johansen appeared to have been driving within the speed limit when he struck the girl and no charges have been filed against him Eight Snow College graduates w receive Distinguished Alumni Awards if the annual Distinguished Alumni Special Tribute evening on Sat , Oct 9 at 9 30 n see. No citations were issued. came to a stop when Traffic this accident occurred near the north road of the Manti Temple Hill. All occupants were transported to the Gunnison Valley Hospital k with injuries. Both cars were J towed. the newly remodeled Noyes Building Ball Room All alumni and friends are inv ited -- to attend the ceremony to honor the recipients Receiv mg the aw ards this y ear ( 999 are Byron and Renee Jones Gassman. Distinguished Alumni, Gordon and Diane 1 Seegmiller Peterson, Distinguished Alumni, Kent and Ida Thompson. Alumni, Kathryn Peterson ell mg. Distinguished Alumnus. Virginia Kirkham Nielson, Distinguished Service Award, and Glen Peel. Distinguished Noteworthy Award Byron Glassman was bom and raised in Ephraim He graduated from high school there and was Valedictorian of his class He then enrolled in Snow College, where he was involved in drama and music activities He graduated from Bt I' m June 1955 with a major m English He married Renee Jones whom be had met while they attended Snow College Renee was bom m Mt Pleasant and enrolled at Snow m 1948 She also was involved in drama and music She graduated from BYU in 1953 She began her teaching at Gunnison Valley High School, later moving to Tooele High School After Byron received his Ph D from Disfn-guishe- d Chicago, he taught at B U until his retirement in 1994 Renee taught at Orem Junior High She also retired in 1994 Gordon and Diane Peterson both graduated from Snow College They met and married during their time at 9now at this time. The information pertaining to the accident is on file, however, and w ill be available for the County Attorneys office to review. Anyone wishing to send condolences to the family of Ms. Greener can obtain further information by contacting Stake President Rick Wheeler or Bishop Jack Anderson at Snow College. UHP reports accident near temple 100199, 2 25 p m.: Crash with injuries on SR89 north of Manti investigated by Trooper Bruce Turner. Ann Peck, 17, Sandy, attempted to make a left turn in front of a vehicle driven by Garrett Blam, 17, Spnng City. Mr. Blain was unable to stop and the collision occurred. Both driv ers and Breann Smith, a passenger in the Peck vehicle, were wearing seat belts and all were injured They were transported to the Gunnison Valley Hospital for medical treatment. College. Gordon received his degree in pharmacy at the liversity of Utah They bought the Kaysville Drug Company, which took them to Farmington, where they have lived ever since Gordon was president of the Utah Pharmaceutical As- - Both vehicles were towed. Ms. Peck was cited for failure to yield. (See Distinguished Alumni on page 3) Deer hunter survives cold night alone in Fairview Canyon By Cindy Beck The hunting season usually brings danger to more than just the deer and elk. The lure of the hunt often causes a hunter to be intently focused on his quarry so focused in fact, that he doesnt realize that - hes made a grave mistake. Hes the buck for several in unfamiliar territory and hes miles until he felt he was able to lost. get a clear shot. Before he fired, In the late afternoon of Oct. 2, however, he realized that he would Seth Ward of Pleasant have to find a w ay to carry the deer View, Utah was up Fairview Can- back out At that moment, he also yon, tracking a deer. He followed realized that he had no idea w here he was and how to get back to base four-poi- nt camp. According to Mr. Ward, "I followed the deer for three or four miles and then realized I was lost. I didn't shoot the deer because I couldn't pack it out. Since I was him At approximately 11 pm., Rescue were paged out. Since they he called his three brothers from the Ogden area and they drove down to help m the search. In the meantime, Mr. Ward was doing his best to stay warm. He had a back pack, jacket, a liter of water, food and a fuel source along with him. Ward stated, I had my jacket on, I had on three layers of clothes. My fingers were too stiff to light my lighter or to pick up sticks. My hands were cold, so I shot my gun off and used I it for heat to warm my hands. I carrying a muzzle loader, couldn't fire off three shots laid on the ground by some pine quickly, so I fired two caps and a real gunshot Three shots are a distress call, and I fired it thinking someone would notice. Wards father had last seen his : Ik "X Seth Ward got to put his wilderness survival skills into practice after finding himself lost up Fairview Canyon. trees to try to sleep and fell asleep 6am He then w oke up a around short time later and walked until he found someones camp. Ward's family, however, had son at approximately 4 p m. w hen no knowledge of his safety or he was about two miles south of whereabouts. On Sunday mornMillers Flat, and he was becom- ing, Oct. 3, the Sanpete County ing concerned. He went looking Sheriffs office was notified, an for his son and was unable to find officer dispatched and Search and ) had no idea how far the young hunter might have walked. Search and Rescue personnel were requested to bring four w heelers and horses to help with the search. Although a number of the rescue personnel already had plans for the day, they quickly responded and drove up Fairview Canyon to help w ith the search. In addition, the Drive had located him and were transporting him out Rescue personnel drove back to Sky line Dnve and waited to verify that the correct individual had been located At that point, emergency personnel had logged a combined total of 200 miles and 36 of volunteer time. Around 1.40 pm, a blue, Dodge pickup owned by Reo and the at Sheriffs office dispatcher Mindy Christensen came off of volunteered the use of her four South Skyline Dnve. Inside the wheeler, which was near Miller's pickup was a large dog named Flat at the time. Barkley and a young man named Approximately eight rescue Seth Ward According to the personnel met at the Millers Flat Christensens, We came out and tum-of- f to get organized. Infor- found him Ward ly ing next to our mation regarding the hunter was truck, all curled up, asleep in the gathered and dispersed to person- sun nel. As a plan for the search w as It seems that, between the being formulated, they were noti- skills he had acquired as an Eagle fied that the Emery County Scout and what his family had Sheriff s Office had received a call taught him, Mr. Ward had learned that the hunter had been found. how to survive through one very Two people on South Skyline long, cold night. 1 man-hou- rs |