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Show r Page 12 March 29. 1989 Education IBasin Standard (LUintah wrzsinw &S TridellM 'NemM C ; ty Lorna McKee 247-23- Word was the death Lisa Bingham Tiffany Montgomery Three Union students inducted to Academy their dedication to excellence and achievement. Three students from Union High School have recently received recognition from the United States Achievement Academy as National Award winners. Lisa Bingham, the daughter of Jon and Linda Bingham, Neola, has been named an award winner in the category of leadership. She is the granddaughter of. Melvin and Glenda Bingham, also Neola, and Thure and Lillian Carlson, Roosevelt Tiffany Montgomery, daughter of Dennis and Julie Montgomery, Roosevelt, has been honored for her honor roll status at Union. Her grandparents are Leslie and Mabel Bethera, Heber, and the late Russell and Edith Montgomery. Clarence Biy an Duncan, son of Lloyd 0. and Maxine Duncan, Roosevelt, was also selected for his achievement in the honor roll category. He is the grandson of McNeil and Elva Duncan, Roose- X'- Cougar ''.V Chatters h' By respected by many students. After spending more than thirty hours per week with their students, many teachers may wonder if what they do is really worth it. Students at Union would like to tell them that they are greatly appreciated and that they are making a difference in many of their lives. To show their appreciation for the faculty of Union High School, a luncheon was sponsored by the student council and Sterling Scholars of the school. Each teacher was awarded with a certificate of appreciation, while they were entertained by a program and luncheon prepared by the Sterling Scholars. Karalee Grain an and advisors Karen Crook and Christine Bigler, headed the luncheon, and felt it was a great nomi- nated for recognition by the U.S. Achievement Academy by Union High counselor Brad Monks. They will appear in the official yearbook of the academy, published annually. Dr. George Stevens, director of the U.SAA., states, Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in America's history. Certainly U.S.A.A award winners should be congratulated and appreciated for Julie Brough Believe it or not, but students really do appreciate the effort the faculty and administration of UIIS put forth on their behalf. Strange as it may seem, faculty members are looked up to and velt These students were all - ; - success. Many of - the faculty are more than teachers. To kids with prob- lems they become roll models, examples, counselors or best friends. Every year teachers see students come and go. Many times the things we remember are not the prepared lessons in the classroom, but the words of wisdom and the lessons of life teachers share. Sometimes appreciation comes with maturity, and we dont fully realize what impact a great teacher has had on our lives until we begin to make our own mark in 50 & received in Tridell of of Jay Harvey, 66, Clearfield, who died of cancer. Funeral services were held Monday in Clearfield, with burial in Tridell. He is survived by his wife and seven children, and three sisters and three brothers. Elma Wallace and Helen Simmons are two of his sisters. Mr. Harvey lived in Tridell for a number of years. The Gene Wallace family, the Ron Stump family, and the David Wallace family went to Ferron Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wallace, and to see Tridells at boys play in the area play-of-f Price. The Aaron Simmons family went to Idaho Falls to visit the Joseph Ellisons for the Easter weekend. Joseph and Mrs. Simmons are brother and sister. Students home from Utah State University for the weekend were Jaycina Wilson, Michele and Su-zet- te McKee. Shirley and Matt Lohoff spent Friday night with Vida McKee. They are living in Smithfield. Spending the Easter weekend with the Ray Haslems were Mr. andMrs. Jim Goodrich, Bountiful, and Doris Haslem, Provo. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Goodrich spent the last week of February in New Orleans where Jerry attended a telephone convention. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons spent Friday in Prova Mr. and Mrs. Hyram Dudley, Joseph, Utah, is visiting at the home of his mother, VDate Hall, and sister, Margaret Ellison. Neil Bartlett returned Thursday night after spending four days at Ft Collins, where he attended a meter school. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simmons went to Salt Lake over the weekend and brought Tana home for a few days. Her fiance, Kevin Hemmert, came to Tridell Tuesday to visit and take Tana back to Salt Lake Wednesday night. The Tridell boys basketball team won first place in region Saturday. They will go to Price this Saturday to play in the' area competition." Ray Natani is coach for the boys. The Tridell girls basketball team were also winners. They took second place in region, and third in area. Janet Bartlett is the coach. Hansen spent a lot of time and money creating his fantasy DRAGON DOCTORING-Ronn- ic to him in his time of need. The broken front legs will be abandon and he about isnt masterpiece, repaired in time for Ronnie to display Spitfire at the District Fine Arts Fair in May. For now, the dragon resides on the Hansen family carport, until a more suitable domicile can be decided upon. Dragon is first statewide art win for Union Art reaches new dimensions in Union By Karla Whats students creation Bolton suggested to Cox the first thing that pops into your head when you think of an artistic sculpture? A Patrician bust, perhaps, or maybe a full-scale Michealangelo David type? For Ronnie Hansen, its a dragon. A dragon thats nine feet tall named Spitfire, to bo exact. Spitfire, Ronnies first major creation, won a special award of excellence at the Utah All-sta- te High School Show. The show, which took place at the Springville Art Museum during February and early March, was a fbll-fledg- volving 800 juried art show, inentries in a variety of art mediums. Of those 800, only 300 were selected to be displayed, and of those 300, only 10 received the sward of excellence. In addition, this is the first time in Unions history that a student has submitted a work and won an sward. Thus, Spitfire is no mall accomplishment Ronnie, a junior at Union High and the son of Keith and Beverly Hansen, Roosevelt, began his unusual creation last spring whan UHS art teacher Joyce all-sta- te the students the possibility of fantasy fair in the coming school year. That concept was later abandoned, but Ronnies imagination had already set to work on a project that began the day after school let out It began as a sketch, then became a more accurate blueprint, continued with a pipe and wire form, and developed form and structure as it grew. And grew. And grew... Nearly all of Ronnies personal earnings and time went into the project during the summer months, as he worked on it first in the back room of his mothers hop, then on the patio at their home, and still later on the Spitfire grew, there wasnt enough room anywhere car-port-- as else. Ronnies artwork is mixed media; Spitfires skeleton is composed of wire and PVC tubing while his muscles are foam. The body structure is a combination of casting plaster, plaster of Paris, and papier mache. The wings am fabric on a wire frame. Several costs of acrylic paint, all nicely shaded in red, orange, and yellow, complete the effect The eyeballs far the creature took a tittle time the world. Once again, the studentbody would like to thank the faculty and administration of Union High School for a job well done. You are indeed making a difference in our lives, both now and in the future. Thank you! Clarence Bryan Duncan ROD'S MINI LUBE Tune-up- s Shawn Mitchell, son of Paul and Kale Wilkins, Roosevelt, has been doubly honored by Brakes Auto Repair Transmission Service nomination to the National Honor Society, and Whos Who Among American High School Students. He is a junior at Union High School LUBE, CHANGE OIL & REPLACE FILTER Lubricate chasis Change oil (up to 5 qta.) 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Judges and small children alike were fascinated with the nine-fo- ot dragon; Ronnies win is the first ever for Union High at the statewide juried ait show. Stewart-Radiolo- Indian Health Services MacEachen-Fami- ly ' ! 25 Yearling bulls on Surgeon Help Celebrate Doctor's Day, March 30 I Your Physician You Appreciate Themj 10 Yearling 6 Two-year-o- heifers bulls ld lor mors Information sail Dd win Mills at (Ml) 744-SM- S to figure out, but Ronnie finally decided on something nice and commonplace: two blue marbles. Judges at the show commented on the accuracy and proportion of muscle distribution in the nine-fowing span crealong ture. While one has to wonder how these judges could attest to the accuracy and proportion of a life farm that doesnt currently exist, Ronnies careful work and delightful detail do in fact create the feeling that he has, somewhere, sometime, actually seen a dragon. That illusion is so convincing that studenta from a school near the museum came daily to admire Spitfire, taking a very personal interest in the dragon while ignoring other displayed artworks entirety. Mrs. Hansen tells of one young child who came regularly to ee the dragon, and became quite concerned when the day came fir the Hansens to take it horns. Ha wanted to know, "What does its home look like?" and continually insisted, "You cant take it, apparently believing that the beast nad come there to live for hia personal enjoyment Still more amazing the madia director from Whittier Elementary School in Salt Lake City virtually begged Ronnie to sell her the dragon fir $500.00, to display in the school's media center, so the studenta there could benefit from a daily dose of imaginative wandering whenever they entered the dragons lair-t- he library. This fanciful Itygmalion has worked its magic on the maker as wall, however; Ramie is unwilling to sell Spitfire. He did agree to commission a similar work for Whittier, hia mother says. 81m laments the addition of a new member of the family, stating facetiously, "We will have to add on to the house just to keep ft! The dragon is so cumbersome, that when the time came to transport it, the Hansens had to rant a mobile trailer to haul it to and from the competition. Stormy weather caused bad roads that on gave the creature a shake-u- p the way to the show, requiring a few touch-up- s prior to exhibition; by the time Spitfire was back home on the Hansen carport, soma mqjor was in order. But the expense and inconvenience of the undertaking has had no dampening effect on the Hansens enthusiasm fin the entire project They have been entirety supportive, and share in Ronnies excitement Bolton, who suggested that Ronnie display hia artwork at the competition, is also prodigiously proud of his accomplishment These things dont come easy," the remarks about the honor of uch a win; the competition is realty keen, especially when you realize that all ofthe schools in the tats compete at the same level, and Union ia only allowed, by enrollment numbers, to enter eight artworks. With 800 entries, and four of Union's included in the show, we can feel pretty good about our showing. Roger Burton nad two photos on display in the show, and Justin Yates had one sculpture. Spitfire will be on display as an entry in the Duchesne District Fine Arts Fair, May at tha Vocational Center m Roosevelt, alrnig with thewoiks of other talented and dedicated young artists of the area. ot 10-fo- ot knee-surge- iy 1-- 4, |