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Show ii n niMmwr Hi Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, February 1 4, e, Page 2 1 991 Trivia ... Letters to the Editor word ' trivia comM from Latin for "three ways. If alluded to what we Intersection. At now call a three-wa- y Th invite Letters to tho Editor Iroin our modoro. Lottoro muot bo olgnod, bo In good tuto, not olondorouo, and limited to S00 word. Wo roaorvo tha right to withhold namoo with autficlont cauao. Alao, ploaao , ona letter par paraon par month. W Mrs . McNaughtan should stay To the Editor: We would like to express our concern about the removal of Mrs. LouAnn McNaughtan, a Manti High School English teacher, by the South Sanpete School Board. Approximately 30 letters from parents, in favor of keeping Mrs. were McNaughtan, presented to the Board, along with petitions carrying over 175 signatures of Manti High School students. We feel that Mrs. McNaughtan, being new to the community of Manti, was not aware of the power certain established families could have over her job security. Going into this matter, we also were not aware of this, being relatively new in the community ourselves, and at first refused to believe such a thing could be. But in the course of gathering these comments and talking with many other parents, we feel that such is the case and we strongly feel that this cannot be allowed to continue. Mrs. McNaughtan has not been given the privilege of facing her accusers. We urge the Board to listen to those in favor instead of just those few against. We are aware that the official position" for the removal of Mrs. McNaughtan is administrative problems other than student complaints. Lewis Superintendent Mullins stated to us that Mrs. McNaughtan was a good teacher and they did not want to lose her, but she had problems that could be better worked out at Gunnison High. We feel, if this is true, she should be given at least another year here (not Gunnison) to improve her skills. We also feel that, if the problems are administrative, they can be worked out at Manti High as easily as at Gunnison High of course, those problems are, indeed, the opinions of certain students andor parents. We strongly feel that Mrs. McNaughtan has not received the support a teacher is entitled to expect from the current Manti High School Principal. We feel that good athletes are given special slack in our school system today, although most of us would agree that this should not be so. But to let this go so far as to cost a good teacher her job in a small-tow- n high school would be a disgrace - not to mention the long-terand very sad effect on the students -- involved. We strongly urge that these matters be given consideration and that South Sanpete School District not allow yet another potentially excellent English teacher to be driven out of Manti High School. Mr. and Mrs. L. Dean Robinson Manti, Utah Strongly supports troops To the Editor: At a time when the men and women in our armed forces are facing their greatest test, we at home are facing a test as well. Our test is to maintain our unity and resolve, as our troops are doing in the Persian Gulf. We don't want Saddam Hussein to take this country's tolerance for anti-wa- r demonstrators as a signal he should wait out our resolve in a long and bloody war. I'm outraged at the brutal treatment of our POWs. And I'm saddened to see the media give so much attention to the small number of anti-wa- r protesters pick up their signs, the cameras swarm around them, and they end up on the news. Our soldiers have said that they have a job to do, and are going to get it done. I feel I have a job to do, too. And thats to stand up in strong support of our troops. I want them to know that I and the American people are very proud of them. We are all inspired by their bravery. I hope that you'll print my letter, and others like it, in the days ahead. Thousands of local American newspapers are reachingourmenand women in uniform every day. Your newspaper may be one of them. I want the troops to know that we hold them in our thoughts and prayers every day. Sincerely, Ira Stevens Pioneer Flashbacks Models for Students to seel Keith and Erma Young of Sterling, Utah were honored this past week at the Ephraim LDS Institute as the 1991 Sweetheart Couple of the year! A capacity audience of students, former "Sweetheart Couples, and family members honored this special couple to keep the 13 year tradition very much alive. All those present heard a son, Clive Young, give the tribute to his parents, leaving no room for doubt to the audience as to why his parents were chosen as the Ephraim LDS Institute couple of the year for 1991. The Sweetheart Forum program also included two their expressions of affection for each other and family. The decorated hall seemed to add much in spirit to the event. Sweetheart Ball If couples wanted to move much as they danced, they had to find some side-spac- e alongside the walls at the Annual Sweetheart Ball last Friday night at the Institute. Hie large crowd in the Institute Cultural Hall danced to the music of The Rave Band. Comments from the students seemed to approve the band with its music, even though some of the "older couples assigned to chaperone were not sure it was of the quality of their bands of years ago; we do try to musical numbers dedicated to the Youngs from understand. the Institute Choir and the LD special Singers. Mr. and Mrs. Young the gave FRIDAY FORUM Kent C. Parke, Caseworker for LDS Social Services, Cedar City, Utah, will be the speaker at Friday Forum on February 15, 1991, at 12:30 p.m. at the Ephraim LDS Institute of Religion. The title of his talk will be, Rock Music and Its Effect On Youth. The public is invited to attend. traditional appreciation and philosophy remarks of themselves, the couple chosen. It appreared that the near 500 students present Sweetheart forum at the were presented a model indeed; they seemed very interested in the stories the Youngs related and Helping your child Succeed in school by Lily Eskelsen, president Utah Education Association What a wonderful document you areholdinginyour hands at this very moment I wonder how many people take the time to reflect upon the power of a newspaper? I wonder how many parents understand what a learning tool comes into their, homes every day? I admit it Im guilty. I read the paper at the breakfast table. But I dont use it as a barrier, separating myself from my children. I use it as a bridge. Ill throw out an interesting headline. (If you have boys, theyll especially enjoy anything particularly disgusting.) When I get to the editorial page, they always want me to explain the political cartoons. Then, Ill read a letter to the editor and ask if they agree. Weve started keeping a globe in the kitchen. If I read about some foreign country, I make them try to find it on the globe. such crossroads, people stopped to trade smal talk. And so the talk Itself came to be called 'trivia. the way, they hate this. I make them do it anyway.) Die newspaper is a resource to find what one needs to know. Show your kids how to use the index on the front page to find the entertainment section and ' tell when the tnovje starts. Ask . them to look up tlTe score for last Jazz nights game (even if you already know it). Have them clip out a cartoon you want to send to grandpa. Whether or not theyre checking out a job in the want ads or the cost of a used mountain bike in the classifieds, theyre learning how to find information for themselves. We have many reference books in our home: (By encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and magazines, but by far the most valuable in terms of being the most used is your friendly, neighborhood newspaper. Share yours while its still hot off the press. by Max E. Call Im a dead duck Im bound to die soon. I just read a report that said that men who snore have a higher risk of coronary disease or stroke. That means Im doomed because Im almost the worlds loudest snorer. The report continues: Of the 4,388 men (40 to 7 0 years old - thats me) studied over three years, 149 developed coronary artery disease and 42 had strokes, reports the Journal of the American Medical Assn. After results were adjusted for age and other differences, habitual and frequent snorers to were found to be 2.08 times more likely than for Their risk stroke. or disease develop either coronary heart coronary artery disease alone was 1.71 times that of -- non-snore- non-snore- i Turn over, you old goat, is a common sound in the privacy of my bedroom. When I visit my relatives they always put me in the most remote room possible or even in the basement if they have one. One night when I visited my brother Lee, his wife Jessie made him get up three times during the night to see if there was a pig fight in the kitchen. I not only snore, I snort, gasp, groan, wheeze and if Tm dreaming, I even holler a bit Ill never understand how Beth sleeps through it. I guess you can get accustomed to anything over a long enough period of time. It does have one advantage though. When I was on the BLM Advisory Council we occasionally went on field trips where we stayed overnight in a motel. Of course the government is rather frugal (if not downright stingy), so they sometimes doubled us up in rooms. At In the 1860s, were working hard to make Corinne, first known as Connor City, a gentile" capital, and were entertaining thoughts of having a new settlement which would outshine Salt Lake City. So energetic were the gentiles that they tried by rail, wagon, and even steamboat across the Great Salt Lake to get control ofall the hauling in the Utah Territory supplying the rich Idaho and non-Mormo- which Mormons called Burg on the Bear, noted he found one church with two members, one with one and a third church with but eleven. Ministers often prospected for ore or found other pursuits to keep occupied. The general atmosphere of the new community wasnt y u-- - turn 71. Who knows - maybe by then my epiglottis will be worn -- - and out and Ill join the ranks of give Beth a non-snore- h decent nights sleep. I wonder if she could sleep if it was quiet??? friend of mine had an ailment so he visited Bob Armstrong for advice. Bob gave him a strip of leather and told him to bite off and chew a piece of the leather each day for 30 days, and then return for a check-up- . A After one month, the patient returned to Bobs office. How are you doing? Bob asked. Not so good, Doc. The thong is gone but the malady , r.htih I' j -- t V t touch. The towns - - The Manti Messenger I USPS 324-000publlhi wwkly lor IHOCVyoor Intldo SunpuM County, tll.txvyoor outoMo Sonptlo County by MMOongtr-EntorpriaIne, M 8. Main, Monti, Utah MM2. POSTMASTER: tend addioao changaa to: Manti Maooongar, IS a. Main, Manti, Utah MM2. - "t The Ephraim Enterprise USPS 11777-200publlahad weekly lor Inoldo Sanpoto County, IH.OOyw outaldo r Sanpato County by Meeeenger-EmerprlInc. US. Main, Manti, Utah MM2. POSTMASTER: Sand eddreee changao to: Ephraim I cl Entarprtaa, Boi Unit Ephraim, Utah M627. first newspaper editor at the time reported that he counted 80 soiled doves in Corinnes sinful cote. ". W. Power tumblers; front row: Julie Frischknecht, Ashley Nielson, Nina Madsen, back row: Janey Ann Petersen, Amy Jones, Andrea Buchanan. Johnson and Underdunk, Corinne lawyers, come up with all the religious a scheme to grant mail order denominations. Records show divorces. Any marned couple Six girls from the that Corinne attracted the first could be separated by paying area placed in the top Presbyterian and the first two and one half dollars, and five groups at a power tumbling Episcopalian churches in Utah, they didnt need to be present- If in addition to the Methodist he wanted, a petitioner could meet held in Salina Jan. 26. even get alimony arranged Those placing were: church. Attendance at the various through the mail. Janey Ann Petersen - 2nd churches was sparse, however. Corinne was a typical boom place, advanced. Daughter of In 1874, a visitor to Corinne, town of the Old West. James and Janice Petersen, Manti Girl n -- - Ephraim: 45 . tumblers win awards Manti-Ephrai- Emergency Phone Numbers Not so trivial: A saver grows rich by seeming poor. spender grows poor by seeming rich. i particularly religious. Corinne The towns leaders welcomed MantlSterllng: 911 A i boasted 29 saloons and two dance halls. Of course, women came to Corinne to supply the feminine Montana mines. And they almost did. non-Mormo- lingers on! I ii .v, i rs ot ' v . From then on, they always gave me a room by myself -hang the expense. If they had to, Im sure the others would have chipped in to get me a separate room or even a separate motel on the other side of town. However, the report only included men up to 70 years old. Im that now, so Ill only be at risk until November when I V The oldest Protestant church in Utah still stands in Corrine. Built at a cost of $4,000, the Methodist church was dedicated on September 20, 1870. least they did the first time. After that no one wanted to bunk in with me. In fact Cary Peterson even requested that he be separated from me by at least two rooms. I think he thought he was in the midst of a stampede of bawling steers. Hes too good a politician to say that to me directly, but Im sure he suggested that to those in charge of reservations. ' f rs. Although I dont believe snoring is as bad as smoking as a health risk, that report brought me up short. Believe me from now on Im sleeping on my left side because Beth says Im quieter that way. When I get on my back, Pm told Im terrible. Its a good thing Im hard of hearing so I dont have to listen to myself. by Quig Nielsen (Information Officer for the Museum of LDS Church History and Art) rs Amy Jones - 3rd place, intermediate advanced (13-1- 4 years). Daughter of Jay and Danon Jones, Manti Andrea Buchanan - 1st place, m novice years). Daughter of Wallace and Gail Buchanan, Manti. ; (11-1- 2 Julie Frischknecht place pre-novic- e (9-1- 0 - 4th years). Daughter of Paul and Rebecca Frischknecht, Manti. Nina Madsen - 1st place, (pre-novi- (7-- 8 years). Daughter of Gary and Natasha Madsen, Manti. Ashley Nielson - 3rd place, (pre- - novice 8 years). Daughter of Clair and Kathy Nielson, Ephraim. 7-- i Manti girl graduates from College of Beauty Mary Lou Bown, daughter tradition at graduation time, of Gene and Bonnie Curtis, of Mary Lou was presented with a Manti, recently completed all Gold Cloisonne M pin as a requirements for graduation symbol of friendship and gpod from Mary Kawakami College luck. of Beauty, Provo. Mary Lous With the training she achievements included winning received at Marys, Mary Lou is second place in both junior styling qualified to pursue a career in contest and a creative styling any one of the many different contest. She also won first place branches of cosmetology. in a freshman fashion show held at the school. Mary Lou received an honors certificate as a Shop Locally freshman and earned honor Whenever station placement four times. Possible! In keeping with the school |