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Show Friday, December Volume 21 Number 5 6, 1991 Rotary Bowl Jhpkicks off thi6 JSaturday. ) St. George, Utah Dixie College r Jubilee of tress sprouts at Dixie College Ft Shalyna Edwards Staff Wriler v f The Jubilee of Trees held on Nov. 21-2io the Dixie Center Convention Ball, was as spectacular as ever tins year States of the trees there ranged from Tally Ho Ho Bo, complete with tittle Englishmen weartng hunting hats, to the Little Mermaid, containing glass bubbles and mermaid filled oysters In addinon to the trees, wreaths and crafts were also displayed and sold. The Jubilee was one of the 61 festivals of trees held in the U.S. and internationally. One of lire events that accompanied St. George's festival was the annual galadmner where the trees were auctioned ofL Also auctioned w asa W'atercolor painting, "Christmas Fantasy, by LDeane Trueblood, who won the poster contest Other events a Teddy Bear Pi erne for children and a luncheonfashion show The event's chairperson was Linda Stallings The money used to decorate many of the trees was donated by local businesses. All proceeds went toward the Jubilee Home, This home provides a place for families of the senouslydl to stay while the patient is being treated at the Dme Medical Center l zf J t'H IK tf v V - tJ? y i t - ? V t ; k is I V c o y -- I L'4. w r " itl'AVr S , v . ' .4.JE , vi.l; VI' f j $4 ' I j i4 ,l m y I r Mindi Ford fid to deEarlier this week a Cambmlge-styl- e bate concerning environmental ethics was held at the Dixie Centers Cox Auditorium, sponsored by the National Endowment for llie Humanities, the lb ah Humanities Council ami the Dixie College Honors Program 1 he purpose ot the debate was to raise llie local community s awareness ol the envi- ronmental concerns throughout Utah The moderator, Dr Quinn McKay of the Utah Health Cost Management Foundation in Sail Lake City, lead the mock discussion about Rustic, a fiction.d community with a The town's population dwindled because of a lack of a stable economic base in the community population of 1,200 had Wi x- -' tu I i 5 , JJ-r . V , t- ? a "iTa, , 5 Joe Green, humanities and social science as llie professor at Dixie College, acted mayor of Rustic and headed the dicussion Green announced that several businesses had expressed interest in coining into the situcommunity to improve the financial However, the businesses demanded ation that the town build roads, which would go through proposed land for enviromental study that would Dll off an endangered bird and several unusual plants A panelist. Jack Heppler, a science professor at Dixie College, staled that in this hypothetical situation he would not approve beol the businesses barging into Rustic He added, cause of its declining population "What is llie importance of saving it (Rustic)'" Sjsan Tixier a member of the Southern rf t iFbiMo Community debates environment By - H " j. 4 V' vv- t, V w ft jS. i v t , ' t ; A ' v ( 'H V' Utah Wilderness Alliance and an environmental activist from Cedar City, remarked " that the "bird is a part ol live fabric Tixier continued by saying that if society was to destroy the endangered bird, which is a it would ultimately piece of society, that " allow "llie fabric to unravel On the other side ol the argument, Heppler remarked that if businesses were brought into llie community , people would alsocome He stated, that because of crime, man moved from Cahtomia How many will follow?" Alter a tew hours of debate and discussion among llie panel, the argument was opened for questions from the audience Ollier panelists in the discussion were Rrent Atkin, Ralph Atkin, Gloria Bensen, Louise Excel!, Jeaniue Hunt and Robert Owens Du HHMtrtrrrJ A PEEK INSIDE Pages 2, 3 Entertainment. .Page 11 Features Pages 10 Pages 8, 9 Sports Commentary. .Pages 4,5 Classified Page 11 Holiday Ads..Pages 6,7 News Merry Christmas!!! Have a great vacation!!! |