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Show Utah Press Association 1521 E3900SSte 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 A N E D I T I O N O F P R I D E & II..1..I..I...II..I.I.I--I---II-I-I--I-1-H l.l.l.l.-.ll.l The Spanish Fork JNews M i O C A L L Y VOL. 3 / NO. 37 O W N E D A N DWEDNESDAY, O P SEPTEMBER E R A T 10,E 2008 D SPANISH FORK, UTAH vix-JT •y*p- 3 Rees teacher receives Star of Teaching Namon Bills EDITOR --* *•• : ".ti 'hen Eric Kern entered the auditorium at Rees Elementary, Thursday, Sept. 4, the entire student body erupted in cheers. At that point, neither Kern nor the teachers and students at Rees knew that he would be receiving a national recognition from the U.S. Department of Education — the No Child Left Behind American Star of Teaching. The kids were cheering simply because they recognized a teacher they loved — and they knew that he loved them. Carolyn Snowbarger, director of the Teacher-toTeacher Initiative with the Department of Education, flew in from Washington, D.C. to present the award. Snowbarger spoke of teachers as heros and said, "I'm here to honor one of your school heros today." Snowbarger explained that each year the Department of Education selects one teacher from each state to receive this award. This year there were over 5,000 nominees nationwide. See STAR • A8 Clair Jones / Spanish Fork News JUST DESSERTS: Bruce Flora of KiteMan Productions gives event coordinator Elaine Hansen a kite and a hug. The Sky Spectacular brought thousands to Spanish Fork. Sky Spectacular a success for SF Clair Jones STAFF WRITER Last week's Sky Spectacular was the perfect way for citizens to celebrate Spanish Fork's firstever "Wind Power Day." The Wind Power Celebration was a two-day affair, Friday Sept. 5th-6th, organized by the city to celebrate nine new wind turbines erected in the Spanish Fork Valley. The turbines form one of the nations largest urban wind farms and are the inspiration for the wind power holiday. Saturdays festivities started early in the morning and the crowd gathered at 11 a.m. for the Welcome to the Wind Farm Ceremony, where city officials and businessmen involved in the wind farm project spoke about the many ways in which the farm would benefit the community. State Representative Mike Morley, U.S. Congressman Chris Cannon, Cathy L. Hartman, Ph.D. and Edwin L. Stafford, PhD. of Utah State University's Department of Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development and Chief Financial Officer for Wasatch Wind, Brett Woodard, all spoke at the ceremony. Other key speakers included Mayor Joe Thomas, and Bruce Flora of KiteMan Productions, who contributed much of the days' entertainment with his company's water-craft kite-flying display. During the ceremony, Dr. Hartman and Stafford gave Mayor Thomas a commemorative pen honoring the celebration. FloSee WIND • A8 'iiM^^ Harvest Moon Hurrah set for Sept. 20 Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER The Spanish Fork Arts Council will be hosting the Fourth Annual Harvest Moon Hurrah on Sept 20. This annual event is an artsand family-oriented celebration of the Fall Harvest, featuring entertainment, craft activities, games, food, and more. The Harvest Moon Hurrah was started in 2005 as part of Spanish Fork's Sesquiccntennial Celebration. It was such a success that it became an annual event, and according to Arts Council President Bjorn Pendleton, the event grows and changes a little every year. "This year we reallocated some of our budget to bring in some even better entertainment," says PendNamon Bills / Spanish Fork News See HARVEST • A8 LITTLE HELP: Juggling storyteller Drew Briney gets some help from young audience members at last year's Harvest Moon Hurrah. BANNER WELCOME: Spanish Fork's Sky Spectacular took place near the windmills, at the reservoir and gun club. See Around Town, A7, for more photos of the event. |