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Show I ifiijfcTTmigirKiwrT ii JS. iumai mmtirfiimi V. - V ' V V SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community . 7 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19, 1994 V.V,AVAV.V.V.V,V.'.V.V.'V Domestic Blitz 6 I ' wfi By Dixie Brunner s - Parentteacher conferences You sit on the lone hallway chair with only the loud ticking of the clock on the wall breaking the silence. Your heart is flut- play with the whole parent teacher relationship is that there is no parenting test required for You just have and to are it. palms clammy, tering wing When your infant emerges into you wipe the sweat from your brow. You feel like youre having this world and lets out hisher a panic attack. first lusty wail, they dont arrive Mrs. Brunner, you may come carrying instructions. This in now. means that, on occasion, youre I walk into the classroom, bound to be a little bit insecure quickly set an apple on the about your parenting abilities. teachers desk and take a seat at Believe me, thats never more my sons tiny desk. My knees hit true than when youre called my chin as I jam myself into the upon to meet with another adult space normally occupied by an about your childs performance A piece of gum and behavior. stuck under the desk adheres to And then theres another element to the situation-wha- t has my leg. Mrs. Brunner, I want to talk your child told them? Counter to you about your son, hes... espionage is a very serious probI know, I know, all his nega- lem. When it comes to young tive qualities come from Dennis children, do they always get all side of the family, I sputter. the details right, and are they she continues. But he is... always totally truthful? I had a humiliating experiYeah, but hes working on it, I interrupt, hes tryingreal hard ence once when one of our sons g hab- was in first grade. He came home to get over his from school and I was lying on its. I Nail biting? Mrs. Brunner the couch with a sore neck. When was going to tell you how well he asked me what was wrong, for some reason I responded, hes doing in school. dad broke my neck. Well, I never thought another thing Its that time again-pareteacher conferences. about it until the next day when Theres no greater humbling the school social worker called of the human adult, than when asking me if everything was all heshe is called upon to attend a right at home. Our son had told conference concerning the per- his teacher that his dad had formance of their offspring. broke his moms neck. A teacher I liked and got along with all told me once that if I didnt bemy teachers when I was in lieve everything I heard about school, but that doesnt change her, she would reserve the same the fact that teachers are just a courtesy for me. The conference is over, and I wee bit intimidating. They are the ultimate authority figure endured it without having a nerwhen youre little. You respect vous breakdown, but Im not rethem, care about their opinion laxing too much, theres always and have a healthy admiration next semester. for their ability to wreak havoc on your life via your parents. Naturally then, theres some carry-ove- r trepidation when you eight-year-ol- '46 child-bearin- g. 'ik ?S ' ; f i , 1 VJ , 'v , - - V, - I ;k' m U-- . ' V , - ' - i 'jzr t v : '7 ' - ;: ftV ., ..y, '''1f ' 3 ? c r v. ft V ,' d. Five brothers earn Eagle Scouts Vern and Von Spencer ofKanab earned their Eagle Scout awards, pining brothers David, Brent and Mark. David was the first to earn his Eagle Scout in 1982. The twins received their Eagle awards at a Court of Honor on November 13, 1993 in Troop 365. Scoutmaster Keith Robinson was the scoutmaster for all five brothers. The boys presented Mr. Robinson with a plaque thanking him. Left to right: David Spencer, Von Spencer, Scoutmaster Keith Robinson, Vern Spencer, Brent Spencer, Mark Spencer. The boys are the sons of Mary Ellen and Dale Spencer. Obituary nail-bitin- nt attend your childs parent and Hattie Dover Jones Prisbrey. He married Aileen Holyoak on February 23, 1956 in the St. George Temple. They later divorced. The mayor and council ofthe Town of Fredonia have desig- nated May 2-- 7 as Fredonia Beautification Week. They ask everyone in th e community to put their best foot forward to spring clean our Town for the summer tourist season. :: Another plus is that during Beautification Week there will be no charge for the disposal of junk cars at the landfill. The usual charge is $25 per vehicle;: Lets all work together on this project, and make ail of us fee! good about our little Mr. Prisbrey was a finish carpenter. He did cabinet work and carpet installation. His hobbies were: archery (including making his own bows and arrows), fishing, hunting, camping and dutch-ove- n Custom Homes By cooking. He enjoyed exploring the mountains and canyons of southern Utah. He had a wonderful sense of humor andloved playingpractical jokes. Survivors include his children Denise and Boyd Cook of Richfield; Cindy and Sam Aiken of Kanab; Alissa and Curtis HaHartling of Kailua-Konand and Rodney Kep Stacy waii; Prisbrey of Heber City. Rodney Prisbrey had thirteen grandchildren. His brothers and sisters: Heber Kay Prisbrey of Fredonia, AZ, DeLoy M. Prisbrey of Richfield; George Jay Prisbrey and Mrs. Albert (Dorothy) Clark of Cedar City. He was preceded in death by a brother Paul and a sister Antionette Houston. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, J anuary 1 9 at 1 1 :00 a.m. at Mosdell Mortuary in Kanab where family and friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until time of the services. Burial will be in the Kanab City Cemetery. a, teacher conference. All your own old fears and feelings about teachers come into play. You suddenly revert back to the habits and mannerisms of a second grader. Mrs. Brunner, your son is all the way through his sevens in his multiplication...is that gum youre chewing? Uh yes, I answer guiltily, trying to swallow quickly. Youll have to go throw that in the waste can immediately and write on the board 50 times, I wont chew gum in class anymore. Another thing that comes into Rodney Smith Prisbrey, age 59, died January 17 at his home in Kanab of cancer. Rodney was bom on November 18, 1934 in Cedar City to Heber Maudsley Fredonia beautification week Rodney Prisbey General Contractors Vour Plans or Ours! 644-542- 2 |