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Show Historical Writing Contest Rules Announced Rules for the Sanpete Historical Writing Contest for 1977 have been announced by Mrs. Lillian Fox, editor of Saga of the Sanpitch. Each year the Saga publishes the winning entries in booklet form. Rules for this year follow: 1. The Sanpete Historical Writing Contest is open to all interested persons who live in Sanpete County and to all former Sanpete County residents. 2. Contestants may enter in one of three divisions: profesor sional, senior citizen. Each entry must state clearly the division in which it is to be entered. Each division will be judged in four categories: anecdotes or incidents, historical essay, poetry or short story. 3. Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: historical 1st, essay and short story $25.00; 2nd, $10.00; poetry 1st, $20.00; anecdote 2nd, $10.00; 1st, $10.00, 2nd, $5.00. Third place will be awarded 'Honorable Mention and will be included in the publication. Saga of the Sanpitch, Volume 9. 4. Essays, anecdotes, or incidents must be written on a historical, pioneer or Indian theme, based on true happenings in Sanpete County during the years 1849 to 1925. Poetry and short story must be consistent with life in that period of time in Sanpete history and must be based on actual events, existing legends, or traditions. 5. All entries must be the original work of the contestant and should be in keeping with good literary standards. Anecdotes and historical essays taken from family histories, or histories of our area or county, must be authentic and fully documented. Source of material for poetry and fiction, whether story, essay, anecdote or written or verbal, must be incident. Also the division in which the author washes his stated. 6. The entry must never entry to be placed must be have been published or must stated. not now be in the hands of an 9. Manuscripts must be editor or other person to be panied by a separate 8 Vi by 11 published, or must not be inch sheet of paper bearing submitted for publication else- name and address of author, where until the contest is title, and first line of poem, decided. typewritten and the number of 7. Only one entry in each words or lines written on the category may be submitted by first page of entry. each contestant. Only one cash 10. Former Sanpete County award will be presented to any residents who follow writing as individual in one year. Persons a profession, or who have had, winning first prize in any or are having any materials category for two consecutive in any book or published years must wait one year before shall be considered magazine in that category. entering again He will, however, be eligible to professional writers. 11. Any person who wishes compete for first place in either to enter the contest in the of the other categories. senior citizen division must be 8. Three copies of each entry past 70 years of age and must are required. Names or other means of identification must include the date of birth on the identification sheet. not appear on manuscripts. 12. Judges are to be selected Each entry must be accom- by the contest chairman and members of the Saga committee with the approval of the state and regional authorities. Judges have the right to award ing losses upwards to $8 billion not award prizes or honorannually, from $5 billion only or three years ago. Other national able mention to entries. The judges decision will be final. organizations estimate shoplifting losses even higher, and 13. Entries must be poston the increase. marked no later than June 20, Even more significantly, the 1977. Manuscripts unaccomAttorney General said, shoppanied with a stamped, lifting does not occupy its envelope will not be traditional place as the most returned. frequently committed offense 14. All entries must be among juveniles, based on addressed to Sanpete Historical Juvenile Court referrals. Writing Contest, Lillian Fox, Instead, it is a lowly third, behind theft and possession of alcohol. This is the first time since I can remember, that shoplifting has not been first or second among referrals to Juvenile Court, Hansen commented. Hansen credited much of the How much are your trees drop in juvenile shoplifting to mass media support of the worth? Do you own any Green Ash Trees? The ultimate fate of camstatewide these majestic statures all in of which paign May began around our community, and the 1975, with the theme Shopmany unique qualities of the lifting Doesnt Pay . . . you do. show Our records that different tree varieties will be the subject of a meeting held in of time $100,000 upwards and space has been donated by Thursday night at the Ephraim City Hall beginning at 7:30 newspapers, radio and television stations, and other p.m. advertising media in Utah, The program will be coHansen said. We think this is indicative of a tremendous sponsored by the USU Exteneffort on the part of the media sion Service and the Ephraim to curb a problem that had Rotary Club, which will make an attempt to sign-ureached epidemic proportfor a massive spray ions. Shoplifting Drops Drastically Utah Attorney General Robert B. Hansen reported last Friday that juvenile shoplifting appears to have dropped dramatically in the last year. Hansen cited figures from the Utah Juvenile Court which indicate that the number of referrals to the court for shoplifting was 2,112 in 1976, compared with 2,612 in 1975 and a whopping 3,127 in 1974. This represents a drop of over 19 percent in the last year, Hansen noted, and a drop of over 35 percent in the past two years. This comes at a time when most national organizations report that shoplifting is still on the increase. The American Federation of Retailers is reported to have revised its estimate of shoplift- - evaluating the writ- ings, the following criteria will be considered: Poetry Length must not exceed 50 lines. 1. Message or theme and pattern Accomplishment of 2. Form 3. pur- pose 4. Climax Historical Essay Length must not exceed 1500 words. 1. Adherence to theme 2. Writing style 3. Accomplishments of purpose 4. Accuracy of information 5. Documentation Short Story Length must not exceed 3000 words . Message of story 2. Plot development 3. Characters and their presentation 4. Writing style 5. Documentation Anecdote or Incident Length must not exceed 300 words 1. Accuracy of information 2. Clarity of presentation 3. Writing style 4. Documentation 16. Winners will be announced at a special awards night which will be held for that purpose. Note: Contestants are encouraged to take all reasonable care to submit their stories, essays, poems, anecdotes, or incidents in Conformance with modern rules of English sentence structure and punctuation. 1 Texas Mission Don R. Olson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Olson, Ephraim, will have his farewell testimonial on Easter Sunday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the Ephraim West Ward prior to his departure for service in the Texas Houston Mission. He will enter the Mission Home April 16 and leave for Texas April 21. Don is a graduate of Manti High School and of the Manti Seminary. He has also attended Snow College. Active in football, basketball and track, Don compiled a particularly outstanding record in track. He won the mile at the state tournament in 1976 and in track that was also year. He won the Region 7 mile for three consecutive years. all-sta- Meeting Scheduled dramalic drop in shoplifting which has occurred in past two years in Utah, bucking a nationwide upwards trend. p Elder Don soon. Many of our Green Ash trees are infested so seriously that their very existence is jeopar- comments County Agent Mark J. Bingham. We must move now or lose them, dized, 6 The fourth annual rendition of the Easter cantata, Resurrection Morning, will be sung by the Manti Stake Choir in the Manti Center Ward Chapel on Easter Sunday, April 10, at 8 p.m. The oratorio depicts vividly the life of the Savior during his crucifixion and resurrection. The music of the cantata will be augmented by scriptural passages read by Mrs. Helen Dyreng, Mrs. Ann Hill, Glen J. Nielson and Merritt Poulsen. In addition to the choral members there will be recitatives, trios, and solos sung by Mrs. Lily Jane Miller, Mrs. Gladys Dean, Mrs. Carol Lowry, Mrs. Barbara Barton, Mrs. Melba Armstrong, Mrs. Bertha Anderson, Miss Rebecca Anderson, Ross Findlay and Montel Green. Harry A. Dean is directing the cantata. Mrs. Norma Olsen and Mrs. Ardith Peterson will accompany on the piano and organ. Harry A. Dean Readies Forum Address "Save Our Trees campaign to begin Page "Resurrection Morning u Will Highlight Easter Colled to Manti, Utah 84642. 15. In Manti Messenger, Thursday, April 7, 1977 Don R. Olson R. Olson he continued. The meeting will cover a full study of trees, their characteristics, pros and cons, care, management, and selection. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. A Sanpete County church leader and business executive will be the forum speaker Friday at noon in the Ephraim LDS Institute auditorium. Speaking will be Ralph S. Blackham, Moroni Utah stake patriarch and general manager of the Moroni Feed Co. A native of Moroni, where Mr. Blackham and his wife DeOra make their home, he graduated from Moroni High School and Snow College, serving as studentbody president at both schools, and then received a bachelors degree in agriculture economics and poultry husbandry from Utah State University. Mr. Blackham has a long record of service to the Sanpete County area. He was a member of the Snow College Institutional Council for five years; a member of the Sanpete Valley Hospital board for 11 years and is now a member of the board of directors of Intermountain Health Care Inc. Previously to his new calling as Moroni Stake patriarch, he was president of the Moroni Utah Stake. In addition to being general manager of Moroni Feed Co., Mr. Blackham is on the board of directors of Norbest Turkey Growers, Inc. 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