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Show OMNIWEST, CORP. 3322 SO. 3RD. EAST SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH MAN Volume 89 i N Number 45 h y. MANTI, UTAH 84642, Gli fm 1 THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1975 5 a copy Manti High School Will Graduate 66th Class The Manti High School commencement program is slated for May 23, in the Manti Center-NortChapel. This marks the 66th annual graduation ceremony to be held, beginning with the pioneer class in 1909. Top academic scholars of the school, Paula Lee, Tannie Gieave, and Mary Jane Witt, will be featured as valedictorian and salutatorians respectively. According to class advisors Morlin Cox, Earl Wheeler and Shirley Florence, approximately 90 seniors will don cap and gown to receive diplomas that night. Chris Snow, senior class h Paula Lee Tannie Gieave that Paula Lee Parade Marks First of the Bicentennial festivities in Sanpete County begins in Ephraim on Tuesday, May 20th. The Bicentennial Committee of Ephraim, headed by Linda Lohrengel, has called the event Dedication Day. In recognition of the forthcoming restoration of Ephraims historic Old Mill, the site will be dedicated for reconstruction on Tuesday. Officials of the state Bicentennial Commission will attend the ceremonies to present the first $5000.00 of restoration money to the local unit. that the application will be reviewed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and will be approved if found satisfactory and adequate funds are available. We are the mayor very optimistic, said, and anticipate that funds will be available for the Community Development Project sometime around the end of July. Ephraim United Order combetter known as the Old at 90 North Main. Joining the parade will be children from the elementary school, Mary Witt's Liberty Belles, horse drawn n wagons, the mayor and of Ephraim, state and local Bicentennial officials, and a fife and drum trio. At the United Order complex master of ceremonies Richard Haslam will introduce participants and citizens will hear songs of America by the and the LD Liberty Belles will officials State Singers. present a check to Richard Nibley, president of the Sanpete Development Corporation, the group who preserved the historic buildings from the bulldozer several years ago. Mr. Nibley is a member of the local committee. In addition to restoring the exterior structure of the two principle buildings, plans include landscaping and paving the grounds as shown in the rendering. This drawing, by Don Fotheringham, illustrates a walled area for public meetings, an outside gazebo (bandstand), flagstaff and plaque. Plans for future use of the Meeting Set buildings include a tourist center, historic monument, The celebration will begin with a parade. It will originate at the LDS Institute at 11:30 a.m. and terminate at the Manti City Submits Application to HUD Mayor Frank Wanlass of elected officials in determining Manti announced this week that what type of community devea Community Development lopment project was most Block Grant Application had been submitted to the Region VIII Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Denver. The mayor indicated that as a result of recent public meetings the City council had decided to submit the application for a grant in the amount of $150,000.00 for of the culinary water supply line which was damaged by June 1974 landslide. Mayor Wanlass expressed his appreciation to the City Council and all others who have participated in the preparation of the application. He particularly wanted to thank all those who attended the public meetings. The comments and suggestions made during the course of our public meetings was very helpful to us as needed, the mayor said. Mayor Wanlass indicated General Stake Priesthood meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 18 at 8:00 a.m. in the Ephraim West Ward for all Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood. This meeting will replace regular priesthood meetings in the wards. ' plex, Mill, g coun-cilme- home for the Sanpete Theatre group (newly founded by Sheril Hill), DUP museum, curio shops, art gallery, a living galery of old time crafts and historic miniatures. In addition to those named above, other members of the Ephraim committee are Nadine Concert The celebration will .onclude combined cor .ert of the Snow College orchf stra and the North and Soth Sanpete School District tring program. Featured or the program will be the Adagie movement of a The Yellow piano concerto, This work by the River. Chinese composer Sim Sing Hai will have its first western performance next Tuesday at the Snow College auditorium having been done by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Symphony. Soloist for the occasion will be Mont Atkinson, student of LaVar Jenson, who attended Snow College three years ago before going on a mission for the LDS Church to Japan w here he discovered the Hai concerto. Marilyn Neilson, Bernard Prinz, and Valerie Robbins comprise a solo group in a concerto grosso by the great Handel of Messiah fame. Violinists Marilyn Neil sen and Gordon Andrus will play movements Irom Beethoven and Handel. Young string players mint North and south Sanpete School Districts will play light thorOld Mac Donaid, ites: Shell be Cornin' 'Round die Remember When Announces Graduation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints Institute of Religion at Snow College will hold their graduation Sunday, May 18, 1975 at 2 p.m. in the Ephraim West Ward Chapel located on 10 S. Main, Ephraim. Requirements for graduation are completion of twelve hours of Institute credit, four of which must be in the Book of Mormon. The theme for this years graduation is I am a Child of God" and the program is under the direction of Kevin Washburn and the student officers. The graduates speaking will be Linda Reeder, Roy: Clyde Mason, Aurora: Lorraine Peterson, Redmond; and Kevin Washburn, Mt. Pleasant. Peacock, Howard Tuttle, McLoyd Erickson, Maurice Crawford, Neil Frischknecht, Dick Sears, Shirley Stewart; second row: Barbara Clark, Doris Alder, Maurine Crawford, Max Madsen, Jay Larsen; third row: Jack Harrison, Carol Munk, Barbara Madsen, Betty Tuttle, Luciie Dyreng, Simonne Buchanan, June Tuttle, Miss Anderson, teacher; fourth row: Helen Cox, Evelyn Carlson, Alroe Sudweeks, Reva King, Dorothy Top Templar, Tip Top Templar, and Citizen of the Year have been announced at Manti High School. These students were chosen, not only because of their excellent scholarship rating, but because they have demonstrated exemplary qualities of citizenship and service, as well as a record of achievement to be admired. Roger Nielson Quiet, ambitious, dependable, and willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need, Roger Nielson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Nielson, has been selected as fourth quarters Top Templar of Manti High. Roger takes pride in doing things well. During his 8th grade year, he was honored as Student of the Month," and alto in the Manti Center Ward choir and in a trio with two sisters, Helen not only plays instruments, but has a very good singing voice. By special invitation from the Utah Institute of Fine Arts, Helen attended the Medallion Awards, 1975 last Saturday, May 3, at the University of Utah Ballroom where she received honorable mention for the bicentennial essay she submitted this year. Kerry Shorty Byrum oni; Rebecca Anderson, Manti; attended Janice Barton, Manti; Sandra Daniels, Ephraim; Patricia Ann Everitt, Spring City; Kathleen Findlay, Ephraim; Andrea Graham, Manti; Janis Green, Ephraim; Vickie Lee Hansen, Centerfield; Kay Dalan Mangelson, Ephraim; Dennis Garth Monson, Ephraim; Amy Marie Nielson, Gunnison: Bonny Nielson, Manti; Linda Nielson, Ephraim; Margie Olson, Ephraim; Melody Susan Fay, Mt. summer. Church affairs play an important part in Roger's life. He is a priest leader in the Manti South Ward and has a nearly 100 attendance record. Kerry Byrum, alias Shorty" the spunky senior, who does well in w hatever he tackles, has been honored by being named Tip Top Templar for 1974-75- . Kerry's list of accomplishments includes such honors as Number One Wrestler for Football Region VII, 110 player Award, National Honor Society member. Vocational Top Sterling Scholar runner-up- , Templar and recipient of the Governors Education Scholarship. Helen Maynes Tom Rees Local graduates will include: Ann Aagard, Fountain Green; Annetta Renae Anderson, Pleasant. Shown in the s. p Marv Jane Witt Honor Students Recognized Mor- Patsy Thompson, Ephraim; Kevin Edgar Washburn, Mt. picture are: top row, Paul An enthusiastic booster of numerous activities at MHS, Mary Jane has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years, this past year having served as an officer. She has been a member of FHA, SAE, Business Club, Ski Club and this year has been president of the Region VII top spot drill team, the Templar-etteThis accomplished senior has also been active in music circles. Her most recent honor came when she was selected as Sterling Scholar representative from MHS, and in region competition was chosen as runner-uin the category of art and art crafts. Mary Jane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Witt of Ephraim. LDS Institute Ephraim; Dorine Scovill, Manti; Sandra Sorensen, Manti;Lu-Dea- n F. Strate, Spring City; Cultural Hall Academic excellence is the name of the game where Mary Jane Witt is concerned. Named Top Templar for fall quarter, she now receives additional honors by being selected as a salutatoriun for her graduating class. etc. They will join Mountain, with che Snow College Orchestra in a performance of a Contra Dance" by Beethoven. The public is invited to attend this free concert at the Snow College Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20th. Pleasant; Kathie Peterson. Ephraim: Melinda Russell, Remember When? This Is the third and fourth grades of Manti Elementary School in 1929. Old acquaintances such as these will be renewed at the annua Alumni Banquet to be held Saturday evening, May 24 at the Manti South Ward Mary Jane Witt "i a short assemblies through the years. She has been a member of the band, the chorus, and has served as accompanist for numerous groups. in Ephraim Nibley, Merritt and Jessie Bradley, Arlea Howell, Grace Johnson, McLoyd Ericksen, Elizabeth Cox, Mary Witt, Maurine Scott, Maurine Young, Nellie Doke, Richard Haslam and Sheril Hill. with role in musical productions and Drawing by Don Fotheringham Committee Dedication Day Tannie Gieave Representing the graduating class of 1975 as valedictorian, Paula Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lee of Ephraim, has achieved a near 4.0 grade point average while in high school. Serving as editor of the school paper for two years, and acting as correspondent to the Manti Messenger and the Ephraim Enterprise during the past year, Paula has rendered a announces president, Artist's concept of the Ephraim United Order complex shown here as a project of the special service both to school and community. She has been a strong supporter of school clubs and organizations as demonstrated by the fact that she has been treasurer of the National Honor Society, and a member of the FHA MUN, band and Pop Chorus where she sen es as an accompanist. Tannie Gieave, salulatorian, has established an admirable record at Manti High. She has been a leader, a thinker, a asset to scholar, an the school. This versatile and well directed student has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years. Through her creative writing ability and her artistic talent, she has given great support to school publications. This spring Tannie was chosen by the faculty to represent Manti High School as Sterling Scholar in the area of general scholarship. As head cheerleader she has been an effective booster of school spirit. Active in numerous dubs and student government, she has brought leadership to her office. Tannie possesses outstanding vocal and instrumental talent and has played a major guest speaker for the evening will be Dr. Nolan Mangelson, MHS alumnus, who will speak on the theme Remembering Yesterday, to Build a Better Tomorrow. - 84115 Boys State last Music, writing, reading and four things characterize Helen Maynes, fourth quarter's Top Templar. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Maynes. Music is one area in which Helen is especially talented. She plays the piano, concertina, fife, and guitar and composes many of the songs she plays. Serving as API W chorister, an teaching--thes- e For his excellence in leadership, scholarship, service and most important, character, Tom Rees has been selected the Outstanding Citizen for the 1974-7school year. While in junior high, Tom was eighth grade president, studentbody president and on the main string basketball team. During high school years, he achieved the honors of 5 studentbody activity agent. Junior Prom master, FFA secretary, and senior class representative. He played on both JV and Varsity basketball and football teams. Tom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rees. Pageant Tryouts Slated Anyone who is skeptical that summer is just around the corner should report at the old Manti North Ward on May 30 and 31. The annual Sanpete ritual heralding the arrival of summer, Mormon Miracle Pageant tryouts, is scheduled on those dates beginning at 7 p.m. The Manti North Ward building is located between First and Second North on Main Street. Pageant director Macksene Rux will be on hand to supervise the tryout sessions to select a cast for the 1975 production. Mrs. Rux will arrive in Manti on May 28th and plans to hold several meetings with local pageant leaders prior to the tryouts. The annual production involves all the stakes in the Manti Region. Mrs. Rux made a special appeal to residents of the Manti Utah Stake to lend their support to the two sessions. Sorensen, Clara Jensen, Catherine Cox; fifth row: Carol Mellor, Renae Allred, Marion Madsen, Mildred Sorensen, Vivian Keller, Betty oorhees, Elaine Wlntch, Maida Jensen. Reservations MUST be made by Mav 2 1st. Roger Nielson Helen Mavncs Kerry Bvrum Tom Rees |