| Show PSV The Salt Lakp Tribum‘ June I0LIH87 Wednesday Paralysis Didn’t Stop " Jaime Tabish Tribune Staff Writer Diane EllTwenty seven year-olwill head of at be the always ingson the class Ms Ellingson a former University of Utah gymnast was at the height of a professional career in 1981 when a tragic accident on the vault left her paralyzed from the waist down After spending two weeks m a Florida unit she was flown home to spend five months at University Hospital in the rehabilitation unit I was really motivated as a gym nast” Ms Ellingson said “I was an achiever I knew I could overcome the accident whether It meant being able to walk again or having to deal with my life as it is ” Since the accident she has earned a degree in elementary education and is teaching first grade at Rolling Mead ows Elementary School in West Val ley Other than an occasional test Ms Ellingson is finished with her thera p Living alone now she acquired the skills to become independent while attending a self care therapy session two years ago It was this type of devotion to rehabilitation that won Ms Ellingson the 1987 Ms Wheelchair Utah title Ms Ellingson will act as a spokeswoman and advocate for the disabled in Utah My job is to raise the awareness level of people toward the disabled and to take steps toward a more barn er free society" she said Ramps curb cuts in the road lowei phones and drinking fountains are a few examples she would like to see “You see more improvements nowadays because the awareness level is going up” Ms Ellingson said Not only did Ms Ellingson help lead the Lady Utes to their first na tional collegiate gymnastic title in 1981 she was also a three time Going from a talented gymnast to a student in a wheelchair was a difficult transition but a combi nation of strong will and boredom from watching television convinced her to return to school AI d Two high school seniors from the Salt Lake area have been selected to attend the 26th Annual Salute to Excellence weekend June 23 25 in Scottsdale Anz Maka Havili Kearns High School and Karmel Howell Alta High be among 400 high school students from across the country that wilt attend the program which is designed to honor America’s outstand ing leaders Students will meet and discuss various issues with praditio ners in a variety of professions Mr Havili is studentbody president at Kearns High School and is Utah s Industrial Arts Sterling Scholar He is a member of both the varsity football School w ill didn studv When asked about the possibility of I Ms Ellingson said recovering not s it but guess there s alwavs hope likely I m not obsessed with walking t and I m going on as if it won happen real d he if it does happy 1 and soccer teams He served on Sen Orrin Hatch s Youth Advisory Coni mittee and the Freedom Academy Ms Howell is senior class v ice pres ident at Alta High school and is a member of the National Honor Son ctv She is ranked first in her class with a 4 0 G PA She is Utah s Busi ness Sterling Scholar and is president of Alta s Future Business Leaders of America Club Fashion Place Mall selected the two outstanding students to represent Utah The Hahn Company develop ers and owners of Mall have spun sored high si hoot students nnnuallv for the event Midvale Stops 'Sale’ oil Cemetery Plots Special to The Tribune MIDVALE — Since February the Midvale city cemetery had a bargain on burial plots But the cheap prices were a mistake Five months ago when the City Council increased febs at the city cemetery no one noticed the word ' had been used instead of plot grave” m the resolution ‘ City officials had intended to raise grave fees from $200 to $250 for an adult resident The resolution listed the cost of a plot for $250 instead With eight graves to a plot it was a deal It would have been a real bargain if someone had taken advantage of the low prices " said Mayor Everett Dahl The eitv was lucky because no one did During a recent meeting the council changed the resolution so it would have the correct wording Featuring a complete line of VcjBlC© strong enough to do much more than watch TV but 1 could sit in class’ Ms Ellingson said 1 figured instead of wasting away I could finish my degree I was leally fortunate to have chosen a innior could stay in ’ wasn I 2 Seniors to Represent Utah ‘ I When you have a spinal injury you So I can t sit up for very long al first had to reduce my hours at school " smiled ' got straight A s she t have anvthmg else to do hill Returning to the university as a senior was hard for Ms Ellingson who hadn t seen many of her friends and teammates since the accident “It was so difficult going from an athlete to a paraplegic" Ms Ellingson explained It was awful The accident was really hard on my gymnastic friends and it was hard for me to identify with them I still have a hard time going into the " gym It took her two years to finish het degree even though she was a senior By - Ex-Gymn- ast 1® I?!? 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