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Show C4 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Emery County Horse 4-H members compete at state At the State Horse 4-H competition, Emery County has been represented very well. Since 2003, Emery County has had a State Champion. 2003 - Benjamin Toomer State Champion, Junior Division 2004 - Amy Langston State Champion, Senior Division Camie Whittle State Champion, 2Handed Division 2005 - Cindi Stevens State Champion, Junior Division Camie Whittle State Champion, 2Handed Division 2006 - Mandy Langston State Champion, Intermediate Division Ty Benson State Champion, 2-Handed Division 2007 - Mandy Langston State Champion, Intermediate Division There were many others from Emery County who also placed in the top 10 in their Divisions. Our 4-H Youth are pretty tough competitors, and we should be very proud of them, they compete against 300 of the state’s best and still come out on top. I think that says something for the excellent leaders here in Emery County and also hard working committed kids. This year’s state team members are: Senior Division: Mandy Langston – Champion; Kelby Farnsworth – Reserve Champion; Markie Rudman; Dakin Allred. Intermediate Division: Camie Whittle – Champion; Cindi Stevens – Reserve Champion; Jorgan Allred; Heidi Toomer; Taylen Nielsen. Junior Division: McKoy Christiansen – Champion; Hanna Nielsen – Reserve Champion; Josie Bjarnson; Marissa Austin, Kacey Farnsworth. They went to the State Competition on Sept. 17, 18, 19 in Vernal. Emery County Horse 4-H members. Out ‘N’ About Jake Garn to Speak at Youth Summit As part of the Emery County Youth Leadership Summit, U.S. Senator and astronaut Jake Garn will be delivering an address, “Endless Possibilities” at Emery High School on Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. The event is open to the public. For more information call Julie Jones at 687-9744. PASS Planning Meeting The Price Area Singletrack Society will meet Sept. 27, 5 p.m., at Bicycle Works, 640 East, Main Street, in Price, to discuss plans for the future for Price area trails and events. Among the subjects being discussed will be planning for TrailFest ’09 in May and a bike route proposal. Anyone who is interested in non-motorized singletrack trails in Carbon County, recreation for locals, the economic impacts of mountain bike tourism, or the documented health benefits of bicycle routes is invited to take part in the meeting and add your perspective. Canyon View Parent/Teacher Conference Mid-term is on Sept. 24. Teachers will post student grades that afternoon and a parent/teacher conference is scheduled for Sept. 25 from 3:20 – 9 p.m. Parents can pick up student’s mid-term report cards at the office and visit with the teachers at their convenience. Teachers Donn Jeffs, David Bird and Reed Fehlberg do not teach a full day at Canyon View and will be available from 3:20 – 5:45 pm. Emery High Parent/Teacher Conference Emery High School Parent/Teacher Conference first term mid-term at Emery High School is Sept. 19. On that day students will receive report cards. The school will then host parent/teacher conference on Sept. 24, from 3-9 p.m. All parents are encouraged to attend. For that conference, all teachers will be located in the school library. Some of the teachers will have modified parent/teacher conference schedules as follows: Corinne Dalton, 3-7 p.m.; David Bird, 6-9 p.m.; Kristy Guymon, 5-9 p.m.; Darrell Gardner, 5-9 p.m.; Tisha Thornley, 6-9 p.m.; and Alicia Whitesel, 3-6 p.m. Miners’ Health Education A free program for active and retired miners and families will be held Sept. 30 at the Western Energy Training Center, 847 North Highway 191, Helper, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Two programs will be presented. The first runs from 7 – 8:10 p.m. and is on why you should be concerned about substance abuse in and out of the mines. Participants will learn how drugs affect the human body mentally, physically and emotionally. The program will be presented by Craig PoVey, program administrator for the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse. The second program runs from 8:10 – 8: 30 p.m. and concerns understanding your medication coverage and Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D. The program will be presented by Kristin FoxSmith. Both programs are sponsored by University Health Care Miners Hospital, the University of Utah and the College of Eastern Utah Mining Department. Know Before You Go An ATV permit class will be held Sept. 24 at the Emery County Office located at 75 East Main, Castle Dale at 7 p.m. for ages 8-16 to be legal to drive on public lands. You must preregister at the Emery County Recreation office, located at 75 South 400 East, Castle Dale, by Sept. 23. For more information, contact Emery County Recreation at 381-2108 or Mark Williams at 381-2493. Republican Fall Breakfast A Republican Fall Breakfast will be held Sept. 27 at 8:30 a.m. at Barn’s Grill on Highway 29 in Castle Dale.. Tickets are $20 per person. Call Phil Fauver for more information at 748-2442. All candidates are invited to be at the breakfast. further evaluation of their speech or hearing. Students who fail the initial hearing screening will be given a retest in three to four weeks. Screening is scheduled with the schools involved and takes place anytime during the school year. District speech-Language pathologists administer the tests. All district preschool, kindergarten, first grade, new students and any referrals will be screened for hearing. Pre-kindergarten students will be screened during kindergarten registration and third grade students will be screened for speech only. Parents who do not want their child to receive speech or hearing screening tests must contact the school secretary. Meet the Candidate Night War II to the present. The city is sponsoring an Eagle Scout Project of updating and making a new plaque to honor Orangeville Veterans and military personnel. To qualify to be on the list: 1. They need to be or have been a resident of Orangeville City sometime during their life 2. They need to have served in any military branch or have been called to active duty with the reserve or guard units. Orangeville City is proud of the men and women who serve our country in the many capacities that the military offers. If you know of anyone or you are a veteran yourself, please contact Orangeville City at 748-2651. We need to have this information by Oct. 1. Please check with us to see if you are on the list. Foster Parenting Classes A Meet the Candidate Night will be held at the Spartan Center Little Theater on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. Free foster parenting classes start in October for Carbon/Emery county families. Visit utahfostercare.org or call 1-877-506-4666. Speech and Hearing Screenings Veterans from Orangeville Emery School District conducts annual speech and hearing screening to identify students who might need Orangeville City is looking for names of veterans and those who have served our country since World Events Award-winning poet featured at SUU poetry reading A prominent poet will join two Southern Utah University alumni for an evening of readings on Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Whiting Room of SUU’s Hunter Conference Center in Cedar Share the love. City. Corrine Clegg Hales of Fresno State University will headline the program, sponsored by the SUU Department of English, the Utah Arts Council, and SUU Gilly’s Inn & Convenience Store Buy one GeT one Alumni Relations. Hales is the author of Separate Escapes, an awardwinning book of poems. She is also director of the Fresno State’s master of fine arts program. She will be joined by SUU creative writing alums Joe Willis and J.D. Olenslager, both of whom graduated in 2006. Willis has completed a master’s degree at Northern Shady acreS B.K.’S STOP-N-SHOP RV Park & Campground Gas & Grocery Fuel • Pizza Daily Lunch Specials any Love It Creation™ (of equal or lesser value) www.coldstonecreamery.com of poems, is titled In Houses Like This One. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Danielle Dubrasky at 435-8658138 or dubrasky@suu.edu. Christy’s S alon ensations “Service With A Smile” FRee 1191 East Main Price, Utah• (435) 613-2653 Arizona University and has returned to Cedar City to teach composition at SUU. Olenslager earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Wyoming. 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