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Show Cyan Magenta Yellow Black A8 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition Sanpete track teams compete at state meet Lessons from Jackson The end of the 2004-2005 school year also marks the end of an era for Manti High School. The Camelot-like days under the watchful eye of Brenan Jackson are over, as he moves on to his role as assistant superintendent of the South Sanpete School District. Jackson came to Manti High School in 1993, my senior year. Jackson was a football coach and educator, but somehow he got suckered into coaching the school’s golf team—a group of kids who cared less about winning golf tournaments than simply getting out of school to play the game. In the interest of honesty, in my two years on the team, no one ever “coached” us. At best it was a supervisory role and at worst the position degenerated into a well-paid babysitting job. Point being, Jackson didn’t teach me a thing about golf. He did, however, teach me a few things about life. One of those things was honesty. I don’t mean honesty in terms of simply not telling a lie, but true honesty, the kind that’s coupled with accountability and requires a person to be forthcoming if they’ve done something wrong. During my time on the team, we developed a tradition before we left for a tournament, to smack a ball from the school’s front lawn over the fairground’s grandstand east of the school. We were leaving for the region tournament at Jeremy Ranch, and Jackson had left the team to its own devices as he ran home to get his things for the weekend trip. As Jackson was pulling out of the school parking lot, I teed up my ball for the ceremonial whack, grabbed my one-wood and took a mighty swing. I wasn’t really good with my driver back then. The ball careened off the toe of my club and streaked to its mark— the door of one of Bill Thompson’s classic cars. I looked and saw the golf-ball sized dent on the canary yellow door of the car, then quickly glanced up to see if Jackson was stopping the van to kick me off the squad. The van kept going, and I quickly turned to the rest of the team. “Not a word of this to Jackson from any of you,” I said. The rest of the team laughed and promised their silence—for a price. Twenty dollars doesn’t go far when you’re buying snacks and food for a whole golf team, and a Snickers and a Coke at Jeremy Ranch can nearly bankrupt a poor high school golfer from Sanpete County. The only thing that saved me from starving to death that weekend was the generosity of Jackson’s parents, and the reasonably priced hamburgers at Arctic Circle (everyone else ate at the considerably more upscale Wendy’s). On our way home, as we approached Pigeon Hollow Junction, Jackson turned to me and said, “So when are you going to tell Mr. Thompson about his car?” I was incensed, and Jackson broke into riotous laughter as I turned to the rest of the team to discover who had violated the agreement. Jackson said no one had told him, that he had seen the whole thing in the mirror as he was pulling out of the school. And so, as I was buying everyone nearly everything they wanted, Jackson watched silently as I struggled with the hunger pangs. I only hope he wasn’t laughing then. I hope he was observing the whole fiasco with the concern and sadness of a parent watching their child make a needed mistake. But I’m not holding my breath. Jackson can be cruel. Jackson also taught me to be prepared. On that same trip, we stopped at Gart Sports to waste some time before the tournament. We eventually came upon the boxing section, and Jackson threw on some gloves and said, “Who wants to box me?” I wasn’t really good with common sense back then. “I will,” I replied and began squeezing into a pair of gloves. As I looked up after putting the gloves on, all I saw was red. On a side note, Jackson also taught me that boxing gloves don’t really offer that much padding against a well placed blow to the snotlocker. “You gotta keep your hands up,” I heard Jackson laugh through the buzzing in my ears. “I guess so,” I said as I wiped the tears from my eyes and felt to see if my nose was still properly aligned with the rest of my face. He also taught me about good sportsmanship. “I even held back on that one,” he laughed. “Thanks,” I said. But it didn’t make me feel any better. He also taught me how to laugh at myself. He laughed at me enough I figured I better join in. At a tournament at Grantsville I was disqualified, after on the 12th hole, I hit my final ball into the drink (the course there is 75 percent water). I wasn’t really good at hitting straight back then, and the sicko who designed the golf course in the middle of that quagmire put all the water to the right, which was where I liked to go. As I trudged back to the van, I was upset and worried and a little embarrassed. I despondently opened the door to the van, which awoke a snoozing Jackson, and as he looked questioningly at me through bleary eyes I said, “There’s a lot of water out there.” Jackson laughed and laughed. In fact he’s still laughing at it—or me—I can’t tell which. He also taught me that there’s a time and a place for everything. At that same Grantsville tournament, after hearing the Park City team slander the Manti High golf team, he gathered us all together, incited us to violence against them, then told us to wait until they had had an opportunity to finish their round. “Wait until they walk off the 18th green, then you can let them have it,” he said. Jackson’s lessons will stick with me forever (as will a persistent ache across the bridge of my nose when the pressure drops or the humidity is high), and despite how you might interpret what I’ve written, I’m a better person for all of it (Jackson’s constant laughter in my head whenever I hit a boomerang slice forced me to develop an arrow-straight drive). Here’s wishing Jackson the best of luck, and hoping he can do as much good for the district as he’s done for me and numerous other students who have walked the halls of Manti High. Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Lindsay Larsen, daughter of Chad and Tracy Larsen Spring City was invited to play in the high school Senior All-Star Game held May 23 at Cottonwood Complex in Salt Lake City. Lindsay was one of seventeen girls invited to play from the 3A division from around the state. The 3A allstars played and defeated the 2A all-stars, 13-5. Lindsay went 4 for 5 at the plate, with three singles and one triple. She also had 3 RBI’s in the game. Student Athlete GUNNISON—Kayde Eggleston, a junior at Blackfoot High School in Blackfoot Idaho, and daughter of Verdean and Kathy Lin Eggleston of Gunnison has been awarded two academic track awards. Kayde received the Idaho High School Activities Association’s Scholastic Team Award for track and her varsity letter on May 24. She has also been chosen High County Conference All Academic award for “Outstanding Kayde Eggleston performance in Track” and “Academics.” The High County Conference included Blackfoot, Bonniville, Hillcrest, Idaho Falls, Madison, Rigby and Skyline school districts in Idaho. PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING The following persons have requested to appear before the Sanpete County Planning Commission in the meeting held on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at the Sanpete County Courthouse, 160 North Main, Manti, Utah. Lee Holmstead Proposed Addition/Changes to Zoning Land Use Matrix and Minor Subdivision Requirements. Matthew and Stacey Palmer Request for Approval of a Minor Subdivision of one lot on S 26313. The property is located at 16891 N. 11230 E Mt. Pleasant. Sanpete County is proposing an alteration and amendment of the Skyline Villa Estates Subdivision, Unit 1. The following lots would be reduced in size as a result of the Ephraim Canyon Road improvements: lots 7, 8, 9, and 25 in Block 1, lot 1 in Block 2 , lots 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in Block 3, lots 2, 3, 4 ,5, and 6 in Block 5. Individuals with disabilities needing special accommodations during this proceeding should contact Kristine Frischknecht, County Clerk, (435) 835-2131 at least 3 work days in advance. Sincerely, Kristine Frischknecht, Sanpete County Clerk Publish Sanpete Messenger June 1, 2005. PROVO—Teams from Sanpete County high schools competed in the state track and field tournament May 12-14 at BYU. The North Sanpete boys’ team placed seventh overall in the 3A competition. Individually, John Anderson took fifth in the 200-meter sprint, and third in the 400-meter; Bryce Carr placed third in the 3200-meter and sixth in the 1600-meter events; Austin Jorgensen claimed the state title in the javelin, throwing farther than anyone 1A-5A. In the 400-meter relay, team members Tyson Church, Kyle Norlander, Tyler Walker and John Anderson took fifth place. In the 1600-meter sprint medley, team members Tyson Church, Kyle Norlander, John Anderson and Bryce Carr placed fourth. From Wasatch Academy, Hannah Bedford missed the top spot in the 1A long jump by three-quarters of an inch and took second. The Manti High School boys’ team placed fourth overall. Individually, Tim Dalene led the Templars and claimed the state title in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Tyler Richardson took fourth in discus and fifth in shot put; Ammon Boorman placed fifth in discus and seventh in shot put; Brett Brown placed eighth in the 400–meter; Dexter Rowley placed fifth in the 100-meter and seventh in the 200-meter; Taylor Salanoa placed sixth in the long jump. In the relay events, the team of Chris Hunt, Tim Dalene, Dexter Rowley, Kyle Hatch set a new Manti high School record in the 4 x 100 relay, and placed second in state. In the1600 sprint medley, team members Chris Hunt, Taylor Salanoa, Tim Dalene, and Brett Brown also placed second. In the 1600 relay, the team of Justin Wayman, Tyler Richardson, Ben Cox and Bret Brown took eighth. The Manti girls’ team placed sixth overall. Individual results were led by Whitney Aste, the new 2A state champion in the high jump. Terrell Chandler took third in the 100 hurdles; Amanda Copeland placed third in the100-meter, and Sili Hafoka took second in discus and shot put. The Gunnison boys’ team member Justin Hyatt took sixth in the 1600-meter, and Jack Pay took eighth in the shot put. Are you CONCERNED about your home in the event of a FLOOD? Call Blake, Michelle, or Marlo at Donaldson Insurance for a Flood Insurance Quote 528-7253 OR 800-978-2121 or stop by our office at: 558 S. Main, Gunnison We also offer Auto-Home-Business-FarmSR-22-Health-Life-Annuities 5/11,18G SIX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS Weatherization/Carpenter Helper Wanted Position opening. 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