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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Eric Stevens selected in youth as News from the Ephraim LDS Institute of Religion by Art BUILDING DEDICATION As many of you are aware, an addition to the Institute Building was completed in March of 1991. It included a chapel, some classrooms, and some stake offices. This new addition was dedicated, in a ceremony held on January 26, 1992 by Elder L. Aldin Porter, a member of the First Quorum of Seventy. Elder Porter also serves as the president of the Utah South Area. Michael W. Bawden, the Snow College Stake President conducted the meeting and was one of the speakers. The LD Singers sang0 That I Were an Angel" and James Willmore, the student council president, addressed the congregation. Prayers were offered by Scott Callister, Associate Director of the Institute, and Jessica Jacobs, an officer in the LDSSA organization. We are glad to have this new addition. Between the Institute needs and the stake, it has been used almost every day since it was completed. STUDENT ACTIVITIES This quarters Dinner at. the Tute" night washeld on January 29. It was under the direction of Becky Stock, the student chairman. The menu was Mexican haystacks, and approximately 500 students Bailey came for of students assisted with the serving and according to reports from the participants, it was an excellent meal and an enjoyable activity. entrepreneurial contest Eric Stevens, Ephraim, has been selected as one often semi- finalists in the Rural Young Entrepreneur Search and will take part in finals competition Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8 at Southern Utah University. Stevens was selected from nearly 100 applicants in rural counties who entered the annual by competition Utah Small Cities, Inc., and CHANGES IN FACULTY We are anticipating three new faculty members this coming year. Michael W. Bawden, our current director, has accepted a 7-- position as Administrative Assistant at the Jerusalem Center in Israel. Ronald K. Neilsen has been called to be a mission president and LeMar 0. Hanson will be retiring this year. It will be exciting to have three new men on the faculty, but we will miss the three who are leaving. All three have made significant contributions to the institute program here at Snow Sanpete Community Students In Free SUUs Enterprise (SIFE) Club. He coowns and operates E and J Vending." Stevens started the business in March 1991, with his brother, Jason, a senior at Manti High School. He currently operates the business while hisbrotheris serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- College. FORUM This weeks forum speaker was Elder Robert L. Simpson, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of Seventy. He titled his talk, Without Me Ye Can Do Nothing," and spoke of how the Spirit of the Lord moves in the hearts of people to influence them to come to the Master. Next week is the Sweetheart forum and Mayo and Eva Black will be honored and will also be the speakers. y Saints. In establishing the business, the brothers approached the project with a thorough professionalism. They registered their name with the State of Utah, obtained state and federal tax numbers, set up a bank account and secured a line of credit for future expansion, learned vendingmachine repair, obtained insurance and even Manti Literary Sanpete Community Theatre holds board meeting Theatre held its monthly board meeting Wednesday, January 15th. A summary of the 1991 A Christmas Carol" production declared it as a joyous success. An encouraging response from the community has gotten plans for the next theatrical production underway. Reports on the Blackhawk Treaty Project have set the pageant in June in conjunction Club News BY ARLENE SMITH The Literary Club will be Germany this Thursday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. The studying with the Mt. Pleasant Horseshoe Mountain program directors are Lonnie Wintch, Barbara Wintch and Vera Wintch. We will be looking about German history, culture and music. In our rapidly changing world it is important to keep abreast of other countries and people. Come and join us. Days. Anyone interested in participating in this exciting event can contact Camille Averett at 462-255- 4. next Sanpete Community Theatre board The meeting will be held February 12th at 8 p.m. in Manti City Building in the Driver License Room. All board members are encouraged to attend. Home and School: by 'Jll They purchased six more vending machines and leased another six from Coca Cola and Pepsi, expan di ng their operation from candy machines to include soda pop, fruit juices and pastries. They added seven more locationsfortheirmachines, and in November 1991, purchased a delivery truck. Stevens has set a number of goals for the business. The 1992 goals include paying off the original bank loan, while adding 30 vending machines and four more locations and expanding to include ice cream and coffee machines. His five year goals include building a larger warehouse and office, increasing E and J Vendings" operation to cover all of Sanpete and Sevier Counties, completing a mission and three years work towards a Absenteeism. What he steals is time. Virtually every child will miss some school because of an illness or family emergency. We must always make allowances for such absences. But what of the family, which always puts school attendance last? Could the dental appointment be made after school? Must the family vacation take school time? Ive had students explain to me that their parents let them sleep in" because they had been to a party the night before. These parents opened the door, and let the thief steal from these children. Oh, yes. And teacher is inevitably asked to allow the child to make up" the missed questions asked which clarified the lessons arent repeated. The hands-oactivities have been put away. It would not be reasonable to expect a teacher to an entire missed day for one child, and so, with all the best intentions, most teachers will tell you that a child cannot really make up a missed day. Studies show that students with a history of high absenteeism have an extremely high dropout rate. Habitual absenteeism leads to academic frustration, loss of and failure. Parents must be depended upon to keep absenteeism to an absolute minimum. Protect your children. Dont let the thief get a foot in the door. n re-ena- ct self-estee- June Miller, storyteller, will perform in Manti special evening of storytelling from a master storyteller, June Miller, will be held at Manti Elementary School, on Friday, Feb. 7th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Manti A Elementary School, j The cost will be 50c per person or $2.00 per family. Mrs. Miller will be spending the day at the school working with the children and has planned a wonderful evening of entertainment for the entire expertise kick-offf- will be Numbers 911 or Week. Emergency Phone MantiSterling: in storytelling. This workshop will be held at 3 p.m. in the school lunchroom. This event will be the the celebration ofReading served. Ephraim: 5-23- 45 Everett and weighed 7 lbs. Other children in the family are Christopher, 10 and Elisa, 8. Proud grandparents are Ross and Linnie Findlay, of Ephraim, who now have 33 grandchildren and the girls are ahead by one, Linnie said. Other grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. M. Dee Brown of Salt Lake City. Baby girl Bunker second little baby daughter was welcomed into the family of Laura and Steven Bunker on Sunday, January 12, A another little parents and teachers who would Refreshments at The General Hospital in Nevada. The Bunkers have An extra workshop is planned for all interested some Scott and DeAnne Findlay of Everett, Washington, were elated to welcome a new baby daughter into their home on January 28, 1992. She was born 1992. She was born in Las Vegas, family. like Kathryn Elizabeth Findlay daughter, degree business in administration. He will take part in semifinals competition on the SUU campus Friday. Five youths will be selected for finals on Saturday, and three winners will receive awards from SUU President Gerald R. Sherratt at a 1 p.m. luncheon at the Cedar City Holiday Inn. First place is $1,000, with $750 and $500 awarded to second and third place, respectively. Robert Salmon, dean of SUUs College of Business, and Communication ten all said that Technology, semi-finalis- will be encouraged ts enter the Governors Search for Young Entrepreneurs, a competition involving all communities in Utah. That to competition offers a $10,000 first place prize. Rural competitors have taken second place in the Governors competition for the past two years, Salmon said, adding that he hopes to see one Central Utah Telehone Co. donates $3000 to hospital Sanpete Valley Hospital has always been there for the Cox family, for births, kidney stones and other health care services. So naturally, when the hospital Foundation went looking for contributions toward important medical equipment, Central Utah Telephone Co., owned by the Cox family, found a way to make a generous donation. Central Utah Telephone Co. Foundation with a $3,000 check, earmarked for purchasing state-of-the-a- sister. baby laparoscopic is needed to purchase the equipment, according to Rhea Stewart, chair of the Foundation Board, the telephone companys contribution is significant. She adds that the check represents more than monetary support. This is a strong community," Stewart says of Sanpete County residents willingness to back the hospital and other importantcommunity organizations. American Heart Association WERE FIGHTING FOR YDURLIFE that special someone? Flowers, Plants, Balloons Roses, Carnations, Spring Arrangements, Blooming Plants, and Planters. Pleased great-grandchil- Satisfaction and quality always guaranteed with the artistic flair ouve come to expect. d Elizabeth Mary Willden Its a first, a girl, for Mary Sue and Douglas Willden ofW est Valley City. The little baby wa s born Sunday, January 26 in West Valley. She will be named Elizabeth Mary. Happy red-haire- d large variety of Amer- ican greeting cards. CANDY Rutted Stover and Fern-woo- candy. d grandparents are Kathryn and Clyde Russell of Santa Rosa, California. Little Elizabeth Mary is the 11th for Nielson. Virginia great-grandchil- CARDS PERFUMES Sanpete't largett variety (or men and women. GIFTS We have a large variety of Itemt, at prlcet that fit any budgetl rt equipment. Though more money What to give the presented recently Rebecca, who is happy to have a grandparents are Kathryn and Clyde Russell of Santa Rosa, California. The baby is the 10th for Virginia Nielson of Ephraim. IIilitS i Ed Cox and Branch Cox, of Central Utah Telephone Co., who presented Rhea Stewart, chair of the Sanpete Valley Hospital Foundation Board, with a $3000 contribution. time. And teachers will try to come up with the pages to read or the worksheet to do, or the exercise to complete. But the discussions are gone. The .? locations and quickly expanded. ESKELSEN and again. The thief is -I- They began with four vending machines in two President, Utah Education Association TTiere is a thief stealingfrom our children. But what this thief steals is virtually impossible to replace. Some children are safe, but others, he preys upon again Hill! HiuhnuihiiiU! built an officewarehouse. of the rural competitors take first place this year. Vital Links LILY 1 Mp semi-finali- st the dinner. A number Page 3 Thursday, February 6, 1992 e, According to Branch Cox, president of Central Utah Telephone, the donation made sense since the hospital serves the same people as his company. This is not the first civic involvement for the company located in Fairview. Several years ago the company donated the labor to install the 911 system. full-servi- Central Utah Telephone, founded in 1919, employs eight individuals and is a telephone company serving 70 full-servic- e percent of the residents in northern Sanpete County. Accordingto Sanpete Valley Hospital Administrator George Winn, community support for the hospital is vital. We appreciate Central Utah Telephone for this handsome contribution. Its through partnerships such as this that the hospital will be able to bring important services to the county." |