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Show Home of; Ephraim City approves annexation of Nielson property. The Mormon Miracle Pageant June VOLUME 113 - See Legal Notice Dates: 1 999 17-1-9; on page 5 22-2- 6 mm of U African American history expert to speak at U Snow College Convocation ' By Holly Lynne Simonsen Snow College Media Representative Dr. Ronald Coleman, Associate Vice President for Diversity and Faculty Development for the University of Utah, will speak at Snow College Convocation on January 21. The entire community is encouraged to attend. Dr. Coleman received a B.A. in sociology at the University of Utah, an M.A. in social science at California State University, Sacramento, and a Ph.D. in history at the University of Utah. Dr. Colemans primary research focus is African American history. He has presented his work at a variety of history and ethnic studies conventions. His publications include articles on western black history. Dr. Coleman constantly contributes to the University and larger community. His activities have included membership on the University of Utah Senate, the Ath i 1 letic Board, the faculty mentoring program, and the faculty affirmative action committee. He is a life member of the NAACP and on the Board of Directors of the Utah Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Dr. Colemans contributions to education and community have been recognized by a number of organizations. In 990 the University of Utah awarded him the Calvin S. and Jeneal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching. In 1991 the Salt Lake Chapter of the NAACP named Dr. Coleman the Albert B. Fritz Civil Rights worker of the Year. In 1993 Dr. Coleman received the Olaudah Equiano Award of Excellence 1 from the University ofUtahs Ethnic Studies Program. He will address the audience about the real Martin Luther King, Jr. Snow College Convocations are held every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Crane Theater. The public is invited, free of charge. Sanpete Sheriff Booking Report The following bookings were reported by the Sanpete County Sheriff s Office: Jan. 12: Dustin Melecio Frutos, Moroni, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with pos- session of drug paraphernalia. Open container, Brake lights not working. Bail $1975. Jan. 18: Stewart Wayne Ivie, Mt. Pleasant, was arrested in Sterling by Utah Highway Patrol and charged with DUI, Paul Larsen, Driving on suspension. Bail $1800. Jan. 18: Andrew Michael Snell, in Moroni by charged with Fairview, was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by Warrant. Bail Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with Warrant out of Sixth District Court. Bail Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with Adult Probation and Parole Hold for 72 hours. No bail was set. Jan. 15: Geoffrey Moroni, was arrested Fairview Police, and Fairview Justice Court MANTI, UTAH 50 CENTS NUMBER 27 $150. Jan. 16: Ian Charles Anderson, Seattle, WN. was arrested at MP214 on US. 89 by Sanpete Sheriff Deputy and charged with possession of marijuana. Bail $925. Jan. 17: Brendon Leon Stevens, Fairview. was arrested in Mt. Pleasant by n . THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1999 Precautions should be taken before winter storms arrive Winter storms and high winds occapower outsionally cause weather-relate- d its customers ages, and Utah Power urges to take several precautions before the next storm arrives. Nobody likes to see the lights go out, and Utah Power makes every attempt to keep outages at a minimum. But its a fact of life during adverse weather conditions that occasional power outages do occur. said Mark Cox, Utah Power manager. When an outage occurs in the home or business, Cox recommended that a customer first check fuses and circuit breakers. If the pow er failure is not caused inside the home or business, the customer should then report the outage to Utah e Power at When calling, a customer should give his toll-fre- her name, address and phone number. Let us know ify our lights are out. or just dim, and whether jour neighbors' lights are out, Cox said. Be sure to mention if you can see any damaged poles or downed lines, which can save our crews precious time." Utah Power also thanked customers in advance for being patient during an outage. If a large number of customers are w ithout service, it sometimes takes longer before power is restored. Utah Power crews, which are dispatched as soon as the outage is reported, fix damaged equipment according to a defined priority and available employees. For example, a downed line that senes 10 customers will usually be repaired before one that sen es fiv e, but af Snow College will sponsor Blood Drive Snow College w ill host a Blood Dri e on Wednesday, January 27th from 1 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday. January 28th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Blood Drive will be in the Greenwood Student Center. Everyone is invited to donate. To make an appointment, call Mindy at ter a substation transformer that senes 100. To ease the inconvenience of occasional power outages and assist Utah Power crews in restoring power. Cox suggested the following tips: Before the weather turns bad, have the following supplies ready: A flashlight and portable radio w ith fresh batteries. A supply of firewood, if appropriate. During an outage: Call and report the outage to Utah Power. Stay away from downed power lines. Even if the line is not sparking, it could still have a dangerous current. Turn on jour porch light switch. After crews complete repairs, thej patrol the area of the power failure to see if thej successfullj restored power. As much as possible, do not open refrigerators and freezers - thej w ill keep food and perishables inside cold for some time if not opened Keep the power flow ing to our customers is a top priority at Utah Power." Cox concluded. You can be assured that if the lights go out. the team at Utah Power is doing eerj thing possible, including working around the clock, to restore jour power 283-706- 0. Scout cookies can be purchased during annual fund raising event Girl Tasty tradition gives girls a chance to do more than just earn money Girl Scouts across the state w ill be $10,120. taking orders from January 25 through Jan. 18: David A. Peters, Lehi, was February 8 for those famous cookies. In Utah, more than 7,000 Girl Scouts, arrested in Mt. Pleasant by Mt. Pleasant Police and charged with Possession of along with 3,000 adult volunteers, plan to in this cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Bail activity. of the fun activities Girl Scouts $11,850. once-a-ye- ar materials, three council offices, and committed Girl Scout professionals around the state. Girl Scouts enjoj the cookie sale because it's fun. Thej learn about finance, marketing, and communications, thej free is no the are to nice people, and thej work to make meet girl girl; participate Girl Scouts because her their own futures better. excluded from Dates to remember: Jan. 25 - Feb family cannot pay. Cookie money makes this possible. In addition, cookie money take cookie orders (door to door) Girl with Scouts Utah two March 2 - 28: Girls delier cookies. provides y dent camps, horses, camping gear, March Girl Scouts work teer training, new sletters and other printed cookie booths at area stores. in volun-Man- 19-2- 8: Jennings family makes permanent connection with alma mater i LaRue Jennings, Manti, has expanded on a lifelong connection with Snow College by making a contribution to the school that will fund a scholarship for a local student from now on. The Bruce and LaRue Jennings Scholarship Endowment will be funded before the end of the year and the earnings generated by the gift will pay for a fuli-tuition scholarship at Snow College for as long as the school is in existence. Bruce graduated from Snow College in 1931. He then continued his education at the University of Utah and earned a graduate degree at the University of Oregon. He became well known in the Sanpete Valley through his ability to w rite and his talent to share his skills w ith oth-- 1 ers as a teacher. I was quite impressed with his tal- ents, said his wife, LaRue. In fact it was his reputation as a scholar that really made me want to meet him after living just two blocks away from him in Ephraim. -J 1 i I j LaRue compiled an impressive education resume of her own. After two years at Snow College, she continued her education at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. She received a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education with minors in Language Art and Art from Utah State University. She also completed several graduate courses as well. In 1988 LaRue was honored as a Distinguished Alumni as part of the Centen- - OOR COPY nial Celebration at Snow College. LaRue not only graduated from Snow, but she remembers some of her fondest memories being those from her teaching experiences at the college. LaRue spent decades teaching young people in the Sanpete Valley. She taught every grade but sixth in the Ephraim Elementary school, as well as Junior High School. The president of the college came to LaRue and personally asked her to teach at the college more than once. I just hated to leave the young kids of our community, especially when I was enjoying it so much, said LaRue. The public school system was also lucky to have her husband, Bruce, for a number of y ears. Bruce taught Journalism at Manti High School and later became principal. He was also instrumental in making the consolidation of Manti and Ephraim High Schools a reality. I remember there w ere a lot of people opposed to the move, said LaRue, but after Bruce spoke at a mass meeting he won them over to the idea and remained popular w ith the change. Bruce also spent decades sharing his writing talents by w riting for a number of newspapers. Shortly after his retirement from Snow College, Bruce became a staff writer for the Messenger-EnterprisHe wrote numerous feature stories, many of which won awards in state competition. e. i district He also donated decades of his time to the Scouting program in Central Utah. He earned both his Silver Beaver and Second Miler awards during his tenure. Bruce and LaRue's connection with Snow College started ev en before the tw o attended and later taught at the school. LaRue's mother. Caroline Brady Paulsen, also attended the school when it was known as Snow Academy All but one of LaRue's siblings attended Snow. Bruce also had two sisters who attended and graduated. The family tradition continued when both of their daughters, JoAnn and DeAnn, attended Snow College. Both daughters enjoy their professional liv es in the field of education. DeAnn is a college professor at Harbor College in Los Angeles and JoAnn teaches at a mental health treatment facility in Salt Lake City. LaRue has been very active in the community over the years and has received awards for being chairman of the Sanpete South County Crusade for the American Cancer Society , for sen ing as a Vista volunteer with Bruce at the May field Manor Rest Home, for her paintings and pottery entered in state competitions. and for her writing and direction of LDS road shows. She has served as member and president of the Manti Ladies Literary Club, and is an active member of the LDS vice-chairma- n. . Bruce Jennings He was an avid reporter of the weather and kept meticulous records and reported the statistics, indicating snow fall, precipitation and water content of the area on a regular basis for many j ears. Bruce faithfully attended and reported the Manti High School athletic events, which he enjoy ed because of his close relationship vv ith the students. He also w rote occasional stories for the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News. Bruce passed away June 10, 1998. Bruce was heavily involved in civic and community activities over the years. He was a delegate to the state and county Democratic conventions, and was voting I Church, having sen ed in many positions in the church's auxiliary organizations. LaRue was reluctant to publicize the donation of the scholarship. But if you think telling others about this gift will possibly help in your efforts to raise funds for the college, then I'm definitely in favor of doing it." Snow College Advancement Director. Dean O'Driscoll said, Our students are always in need of assistance and when a friend of the college makes a gift that will help us continue to educate students, we celebrate." He continued, This family has had a connection with Snow for three quarters of a century and this gift will make the connection permanent. Students who arent ev en bom y et vv ill benefit from the generosity of the Jennings family ." LaRue added. We have a true love of Snow College in our house and hope that this gift will encourage others to help continue the tradition of excellence Snow has earned over the years. If we can help other young students enjoy the Snow experience and learn as much as Bruce and I did, then this gift vv ill definitely be worth it. The Jennings family has donated p enough money to fund a for students who grow up in Sanpete County. The way the money is invested may also allow the scholarship to pay both books and fees for the recipient each year. full-tuiti- schol-arshi- |