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Show rr yitiiijtjrijjiupiiLiirnrT and Your Child: You Snow College Success by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President News and Sixty years ago, it was a common practice for parents to gather the family in the living room dur- Views by President Steven Bennion ing the evenings and read books to their children - aloud. In those days there was no TV, movies were primitive, and radio was a novelty. So Americans simply entertained themselves during the evenings by reading to each other. Now the Library of Congress has designated 1989 as The Year of the Young Reader." -- set design lor lb scenes, costumes for close to 50, technical direction, and the list goes on, was enormous. Special salutes go to Kim Christison as director and choreographer, Judy Morgan as music director, Mike Helms as set design and technical direc- MY FAIR LADY; A SUPERB PRODUCTION production, a musical comedy, a play superb where virtually every role was performed with great attention to detail. These are Just a few phrases describing the presentation of My cosFair Lady by the Snow College tor, Kathleen Hansen with tume and construction. design Theatre last week. Under Dr. Kim Dee Hill as stage manager, and Christisons direction, this proTidwell with properties. Tresha It duction was captivating. played In all, over 110 people were four evenings and one afternoon to capacity crowds totaling close involved nearly 50 in the cast, to 2,500 guests. 35 in the orchestra who likewise played superbly from the warm Dale Pike Melinda Anderson, and unseen" orchestra pit, and lead took the Branin and Jeb roles - Eliza Doolittle, Henry another 25 who provided directing, technical and staging supliggins and Colonel Pickering. port. The logistics of putting all of After watching the play two this together were a fascinating nights cannot help but wonder saga. Special services were renhow Melindas and Dales voices dered. in addition, by Intercolleheld up through five performKnights, Ralph Brenchley, ances and countless practices. giate KMTIKMXU, Nadine Nibley and braThey spoke with gusto and Cecil Cutler. vado and each sang numerous Yes, the unforgettable story songs. Their lines were extensive. on as do the lyrics of sevThe leads were outstanding but lingers eral captivating songs including so were several character roles. "With a Little Bit of Luck," Eliza's fattier, Alfred P. Doolittle, Wouldnt it be Loverly, The Rain played by Mike Jensen, was a in Spain, I Could Have Danced husky, working class character All Get Me to the Church who captured the audience. A On Night," "IVe Grown Accustomed Time," bystander, another husky on one to Her Face," and Just You Wait." crutch and played by Aric Craig, If you encounter someone singrapped with his audience in a ing, humming or whistling any of special way. Mrs. Pearce was the these songs, you will know they ultimate proper English woman. were likewise by this captivated Professor Higgins' head maid splendid Snow College producplayed by Becky Jeppeson. tion. Jeanene Bateman as Mrs. HigMy father exclaimed, These gins (Henry's mother), played an Snow aren't performers important role and was right in students. surely look Just older and Many , character. Freddy Eynsford-HillI proudly more experienced." played by Lee Daily, won the 'Yes - but with maraudience with his young responded. velous support and able direction face as he sang "On the Street from Snow's Theatre and Music Where You Live." This was indeed Departments." The tremendous job of directone of Snow College Theatre's finest ing. organizing, musical direction, efforts! A marvelous -- 1 1 -- love-fille- in School d parents observing the it occasion, means reading aloud To some to their little children A New Jersey educator designed a practice designed to help little children become eager readers. It works this way. The youngest reader in the family chooses a partner - a brother, sister or parent. That partner agrees to read to the child each day for at least 15 minutes, and the reading -- material is selected by both partners. The idea is to enjoy the experience of reading. Hearing something interesting, funny or exciting from the pages of a book often convinces the listener that hey, there must be something to this reading stuff. Kids are great imitators. So the younger listeners may want to switch roles. They want to do the reading, and when they develop the habit of reading regularly, they're on the road to becoming "experts." It's virtually impossible to overstate the value of reading skills. Reading is the foundation for a huge percentage of the learning a person experiences. The capable reader is likely to do well in biology, history, writing and many other subjects. So join your partner, grab a book, and have a good year! Walter and Hays Band will perform at Snow BY MARK SODERBORG The Snow College Cultural Arts Committee will host the Walter and Hayes Band on the college campus Thursday March 2 in the Crane Theatre. The band will perform two concerts, one at 7 p.m. and one at 9 p.m. According to Cultural Arts Committee chairman Ted Olson, the Walter and Hayes band is a classic rock and roll band that Indeed, she related some important feelings and information to This Week our student audience. at the LDS One of the most forceful statements Mrs. Davis made to the Institute forum audience was the formula she gave for loneliness andor by Barry Baker depression. Mrs. Davis said, If Associate Director you or someone you know is lonejy or depressed (and yes. the long, Mrs. Thelma Davis of Sandy. severe winter surely has not Utah was our Friday Forum helped), you can help overcome speaker on February 17, 1989. that depressed feeling by looking The subject of her address was outward, reaching out to others Serving Others With Love." Mrs. In service to them." Davis was surely well qualified to This past week we were pleased speak on this most important to share our fine facilities with principle. She is past president of visiting guests to Snow College. the annual Festival of Trees event, Four special guest lecturers gave held in the Salt Palace every their presentations to interested December to raise money for students and faculty during the charity. noon hour on Monday through She related several stories of Thursday, helping interested how folks have responded over persons be better informed of the years, individually and col- opportunities in the world of lectively, volunteering their time business. Those participating and materials to this worthy cause. seemed to be rewarded. r Eagle Scouts Tony Barlow receives Eagle Scout Award Tony Barlow, a son of David and Karma Barlow of Ephraim, was recently awarded his Eagle Scout Award. His project was the construc-Uoof horseshoe pits at the Ephraim LDS Institute. n is former Ephraim resident A former Ephraim resident. Joanne Todd McKenna, was awarded the UUe of Utah Mother of the Year at a large gathering by Representative held in Salt Lake City Saturday, February 18. Mrs. McKenna will represent Utah at the national competition in Spokane, Washington, April 27th. Ray Nielsen 1 tion 13, concerning the proposed winter Olympics. This resolution states that the State of Utah is serious about obtaining the bid for the Olympic Winter Games. This is under the condition that the people of Utah support this action, by a vote. If the vote is successful, the Utah State Legislature will then allocate 1 64th of a cent sales tax. which would have been returned to the cities, for the building and preparation for the Games. The bid for these games would hopefully be in 1998 or 2002. The Winter Olympic Games will only be held in Utah if the people consent to it. I am a co- sponsor of this resolution, and see the potential of holding the games in Utah as a great benefit to the whole state. These Games would promote tourists to visit Utah, not only nation wide but overseas as well. I support this resolution and I hope that by informing the public, that they will too. - The last few days of all legislative sessions are hectic, and this year is no exception. Because of the logjam of bills waiting for final floor action, some very good bills never receive final approval. An example of this is IIB246, Compensation for Wildlife Damage. The bill would authorize compensation for damage done to livestock by bears and mountain lions. I am a of the bill. The bear and lion" bill had a hearing this week before the Natural Resources Committee, of which I am a member. The hearing was well attended by Sanpete livestock operators. It received the committee's approval with only approval are good. Then the bill will go to the Senate where time is so critical. If the bill can make it to the floor of the Senate for debate, I am confident it will pass. If It does not we will try again next year. I am throwing my full support behind this bill. The state protects bears and mountain lions. Therefore, I insist, the state should compensate livestock owners for their losses where it can be determined that bears or lions were responsible. This week another subject for heated debate was "Wilderness Designation of BLM Ground in Utah." The resolution passed the Natural Resources Committee and the House, expressing Utah Legislatures position on Wilderness Designations. Briefly the resolution states: a. Opposition to Congressional designation of additional land in Utah as wilderness, until the BLM completes its present studies and makes its recommendations. b. Recommending that Utah land designated as wilderness, or as areas of critical environmental concern, be studied for Impact on the local and state economy. c. Expressing opposition to any designation of land that affects revenues from state and school trust lands. This resolution also has my support. The debate this week on tax breaks was very heated. 1 supfull ported the expansion of the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Exemption for low Income elderly. I believe this tax break will pass. t Tony Barlow New Utah Mother of the Year Legislative Report On February 14, 1989, the one nay vote. It will be debated louse of Representatives passed before the full House early Monthe House Concurrent Resolu- day, February 20. Its chances for has gained some additional popularity recently by recording the local hit Mormon Rap. The band has also appeared on the Tonight Show. Principal band member Walter Gregory was previously the lead guitarist on the Donny and Marie Show. Members of the entertainband are ers, said Olson, singing, dancing, and telling jokes as well as playing their instruments. Snow College students selected to participate in Walt Disney World's College Program are; Felicia Watson, Judi Williams and Christine Colby. A native of Roosevelt, the Utah Mother of the Year attended Utah State University. She was married to Earl A. McKenna, who taught at the IDS Institute in Ephraim for a number of years. They left Ephraim in 1965 and spent a year in Tucson, Arizona and then moved to Logan where Mrs. McKenna has lived with her family of eight children since that Snow students get jobs at Walt Disney World BY MARK SODERBORG Three Snow College students will spend the summer working and learning at Walt Disney World, and others will soon have the opportunity to apply for summer Jobs at Yellowstone National Park, according to Darleen Anderson, director of Cooperative Education at Snow College. These summer employment opportunities are being made possible through the Cooperative Education program which allows students to earn college credit while working in a job related to their field of study. Judi Williams, Felicia Watson, Dugway, will be working in reservations: and Christine Colby, Kearns, will be working In merchandising. In addition to their specific Job assignments, the students will select 30 hours of classroom instruction related to various aspects of the leisure industry and resort management and operation. They will also attend semi- - l8c to 1 4c opposed the sales tax as being reduction in the too small to give the average family any meaningful tax relief. Instead I argued strongly for the money to go into an "Education Trust Fund" where it along with future contributions to the fund, would help maintain future educational funding at a decent level. I nars covering such topics as Employee Relations, Marketing and Career Planning and Place- Ume. ment. Mr. McKenna died in 1979 when the youngest of their children was six years old. Three of the children were bom after the McKennas left Ephraim. Mrs. McKenna now has 17 grandchildren. She lives in Hyde Park where she is active in church and Involved in music and community work. She is adviser to the Lambda Delta Sigma sorority at USU. Diane Rich Weese of Logan was chosen as Utahs Young Mother of the Year and will also represent Utah in the naUonal competition. Helen Dyreng of ManU relinquished her reign as Utah Mother of the Year, for the past year, at the banquet held in their honor. The Ephraim Enterprise The Manti Messenger Newspapers Representatives from TW Recreational Services, which operates the major concession facilities in Yellowstone National Park, will be on campus Wednesday, March I to interview students interested in summer Jobs at the park. A wide variety of Jobs are available at the park each year, from managerial positions to those in food services, lodging, clerical and recreation. Students interested in Interviewing for these positions must complete an application at the office of Continuing Education at Snow College beforehand. 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