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Show Page 2 DIXIE SUN March 9, 1990 News bbckb SIffi From "Spirit of Dixie"Celebration D.C. Receives $2500 Donation Public interest continues to build as The Spirit of Dixie Celebration progresses in St. George, says Cheryl Vause, executive director of the event. "The Mormon Tabernacle Choir kick-of- f for our community celebration gave a truly memorable from County anu beyond. Washington arousing support "Everyone likes a celebration," she states, and the activities still to come will be some of the most exciting Dixie has ever seen." The Spirit of Dixie Celebration will go on with "Western Worthen Park" and the "Osmond Sunbowl Spectacular," at Days on March 30 and 31. Western Days will take a page out of history as for the sale of food, elaborate western storefronts are goodies, hand crafts, and many other "fair" items, Vause explains. There will be lots of free games and things for kids to do. Colorful hot-ai- r balloons, a pancake breakfast, dutch oven dinner, helicopter rides, and livestock show. One of the highlights of Western Days will be the Osmond Clogging a national clogging event. Competition The Western Days Fair will run on both Friday and Saturday with a 4:00 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday. The ceremony will feature bands, choirs and elementary school children letting off more than 1,000 balloons. "This is really a celebration of some magnitude," relates Vause. "I think it will surprise people to see how extensive and grand Western Days and other activities will be." Saturday evening, at 8:00 p.m., Sparkletts presents the Spirit of Dixie Spectacular in the Sunbowl. Entertainer Marie Osmond will be the featured performer in a concert, followed by fireworks and a youth dance at 9:30 p m. Vause says The Spirit of Dixie will continue with a Queen Contest, April 4, by Boulevard Bridal. 2 Young ladies must be between the ages of years of age. They will be judged on beauty, poise, personality, and southern gown dress. A presentation on an event or story from southern history must be given, and each contestant will submit a "Southern Bake Item" and recipe. There will be no talent or swim suit competition. A queen and four attendants will reign at the Spirit of Dixie Grand Southern Ball held April 4th. Yet another page out of history will grace Dixieland as a Southern Grand Ball and Salmon Bake Dinner will be hosted in the Dixie Center on April 6. 16-2- two-minu- te Poetry Contest The deadline for entering the American Poetry Association's contest is March 31. The contest is open to the public and entry is free. Prizes worth $11,000 will be awarded to the best 152 poems. The grand prize is $1,000, and the first prize Poems postmarked by March 31 are eligible to win. A new contest opens April 1. Each poem is also considered for publication in "Students have written some of our finest Anthology, a leading collection of contemporary verse. $500. winning poems," said Robert Nelson, publisher for the asociation. "They are just the kind of undiscovered poets we are looking for, so we can give them the recognition they deserve." Poets may send up to 6 poems, each no more than 20 lines, name and address on each page, to American Poetry 250-Association, Dept. CO-4Potrero St., PO. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, CA 95061. the American Poetry Every poet receives a copy of the "Poet's Guide to Getting Published," a booklet of useful information. In the last 8 years the association has run 36 contests and awarded $180,000 in prizes to 3,300 winning poets. A check in the amount of $2,500.00 from the Utah Masonic Foundation was presented to Dixie College President Doug Alder by Willard P. Mead, W.M. of Franklin Lodge No. 27 at Cedar City. The check brings total donations to $37,500.00 for the Utah Masonic Foundation Emergency Student Loan Fund at the college. The revolving loan fund has helped hundreds of Two-Ye- during financial emergencies and in the 1988-8- 9 fiscal year resulted in $167,910.00 in short term loans to 279 students, according to Dr. George O. Rampton, Assistant to the President for Development. the noted Mead Foundation's annual donations to educational and cultural Community colleges two other year institutions are filling the role of providing a higher education experience for many Utah students who are is to seek "They without regard are for religion, or gender by !' who believe that an ec and unbiased societ officers presentation, te the private 10-ye- 1989. Another fact revealed by the Foundation's study is that the number of Utah students enrolling in Utah's public colleges climbed by 40 between 1979 and 1989, but the number of students declined by out-of-sta- te 32. nonresident students make up about 9.5 of total enrollments at Utah's nine public institutions of higher education. In the mid and late 1970's, students accounted for 18 to out-of-sta- nost bth stu s liege SI of 19 enrollment in Utah. At one time, Utah had one of the lowest nonresident tuition fees among public colleges and universities in the nation. These low fees tended to attract a large number of students to the state-supporte- research organization. to the According report, enrollments rose by only 4.0 at the University of Utah and by 14.2 at Utah State University over the past ten years. On the other hand, enrollments climbed by 125.6 at the College of Eastern Utah, by 86.4 at the Utah Valley C ommunity at the Salt College, by 80.5 Lake Community College, and at Dixie college by 74.6 during this same period. Enrollments at all nine Utah public institutions of higher education increased by 27.5 between 1979 and the I the aring raid ame you rnewt a ij;-- cri o vng o' universities and colleges. This were approximately four times was the conclusion reached in as many students d a study of Enrollment Growth attending at Utah's Public Colleges and institutions in Utah as there Universities prepared by Utah Currently, he said. institutions, services and media, make it one of the current experiencing difficulty in Utah public institutions. finding room at the larger Fifteen to 20 years ago, there Foundation, in the state worldwide necessity." Bob Kohl, President of the Dixie Club represented the 0. larges donors in Utah. "These L annual gifts are a direct of the benevolence of" 3pr Enrollment Is Colleges' total public college ar Mark Peterson and students remain in school U.IU I were Utah students public-supporte- U at. insti d in other states. it thi 18 'ymoi life i The subsidization of nonre students by Utah tax along with an of Utah st a seeking college edi prompted a policy nngt mlar vays ere 8 itini ly oul cl regarding fees for out students. Nonresident and fees were gradualhi so that continued on st out-of-sta- Dixie College 7 page I Dixie Center TOIZCTID - oyJ with Special Guests JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ & LORRIE MORGAN s At The Dixie Center Monday, March at 7:00 pf Tickets $15.00 12, 1990 Tickets on sale Saturday, February 10th at Di1 Center and Jolleys in St. George, Munson Music 'Cedar City and at KSOP in Salt Lake City. Chat by phone (801)628-700- 3. A Keith Fowler Promotion I |