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Show Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Sanpete Messenger/Gunnison Valley Edition A4 Promises, promises Heaven Help Us Well-known Sanpeters go public with New Years resolutions By Corrie Lynne Player eral prominent Sanpete residents what their New Year resolutions were for 2006. Here are their responses. The new year is a time for moving ahead on both public and personal levels. The Sanpete Messenger asked sev- Early morning madness To brighten your new year, I'd like to describe mornings at my house when all eight original kids were still at home, plus Roland had just joined the family. (We hadn't adopted Brian, yet; he became No. 9 as a 15-year-old.) Married only a few months, Dolly and Roland lived with us to save up a housing deposit. The lack of an affordable large home in San Luis Obispo, Calif, had forced us to rent two three-bedroom condominiums. The two sets of stairs in the condos wore me out. Whenever I wanted a kid (to answer the phone, do the dishes, explain a mysterious dent in my car) I had to guess which condo he or she was in. Most of the time I guessed wrong. I'd trudge in the front door and up the stairs, only tofindthe object of my search had walked out the back patio doors to the other side yelling, "Mom? Mom? What do you want?" Pre-Dawn Beginning The alarm blared at 5 a.m.—my time for breakfast before the rush. Light from the bathroom" illuminated my trip down the stairs. I didn't turn on the dining room light while I poured my granola and sliced my banana, because I didn't want to wake up Micah and Nathan who slept in the living room because Dolly and Roland were in their bedroom. I made do with the nightlight that glowed over the stove. I found that this quiet time was much more important than extra sleep. Reading my scriptures in the stillness, as dawn lightened the sky, helped prepare me to face the day. But on this particular day my eyes kept slipping closed. So, as soon as I finished eating, I hurried back to bed. The Wheels Start Rolling When the alarm rang again at 6:15 a m , it was my turn to flip over for a few minutes while Gary took Eric, then 14, and Roch, then 16, to early morning seminary at the high school. Doors slammed and cries of "Where's my lunch?", "Who left the ice cream out?", "We're out of milk!" and "Shut up! Some people are still asleep!" echoOTferough the walls. Pipes rattled as two orajwshowers started. I crammed my pillow over my head and clenched my eyes shut, but the floor shook as footsteps pounded up the stairs. Then my bedroom door crashed open. The steps continued into my bathroom; clinks and thuds followed. 'Tor Pete's sake, who's in here?" I yelled. Eric poked his dripping head around the corner and grinned at me. He waved my curling brush and his dad's razor. "I can't find a comb." Water dribbled from his blonde bangs onto the carpet. I sat up. "If you'd ever put anything away, your bathroom would be as well stocked as mine; besides, I clean up after myself and never drip on somebody else's rug." As you know from reading my columns, I believe in using every possible teaching moment. The car honked outside and the engine revved; Eric grinned again, flipped his hair out of his eyes, blew me a kiss, and departed. I gave up and climbed out of bed. On my way downstairs, I rapped on the little boys' bedroom door. "Rise and shine, Dolly!" It was her turn to make breakfast and run two loads of wash before she left. Roland peered out of the bathroom. He shifted his toothbrush to the side of his mouth and said, "I'm letting Dolly sleep in; she had an awful stomach ache last night." I sighed and rolled my eyes (out of his sight, of course). As I entered the kitchen, I caught six-year-old Nathan, who had slipped while climbing up'the cabinet drawers. In the process, he'd also kicked over a cooler and splashed water across the floor. A broken bottle lay in front of the refrigerator; mayonnaise oozed under the door near the hinges. Linda, 13, opened a new quart and sliced some salami. "Did you do this?" I glared at her and the spreading puddle. "No, honest, Mom; it was there when I got up." Linda continued slathering her bread. More next time. There's still time "(1) Help get funding for Snow's library. (2) More exercise, less Diet Coke. (3) Stop giving media interviews (Oops, I broke that one already;. _R|Chard Wheeler, Utah House of Representative, District 68 'To get a six-pack (abs, not beer)." "I haven't thought of anything personally; everything we do is re-, lated to our company. We want to work toward continued prosperity for the company, growers, employ-, ees and community." '—David Bailey, president of Moroni Feed Company "/ want to be more organized, and spend more time with the people I love." —JD Fox, local radio personality "Try to be a better person than I was last year and continue to fight to get the Narrows Project." —Claudia Jarrett, Sanpete County commissioner —Bruce Blackham, Sanpete County commissioner (1) To be a kinder gentler boss; W To cut my 80-hour work week back to 60 hours; (3) To hire a personal trainer and get in shape." c n K11 h # -Suzanne Dean, publisher of the Sanpete Messenger "I'm not prominent, and I don't "I've got to lose 20 pounds and finish reading make resolutions [laugh]. The the B o o k Of M o r m o n . " _ R h e tt Jackson, Gunnison Bulldogs football coach only resolution I ever make is See a {ew more interesting to continue to try to do my places and eat more good best." —Chesley Chrlstensen, mayor of Mt. Pleasant Italian food. —Mark Henline, editor of the Gunnison Gazette iC Get funding for a new Snow College library, and to lose 15 pounds before getting married on June 15." —Michael Benson, president of Snow College "Bring increased economic development to the county, or find oil." "We found that the best New year's art ones that are . For instance, We resolved to not buiA -^l-per-gallon gfls —Roger Baker, Sanpete Messenger columnist "My goal is to get Utah citizens to buy more of Utah's own products, especially agricultural products." —Mark Anderson, Sanpete County commissioner —Leonard Blackham, Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food Regents seeking president for vocational colleges SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah State Board of Regents is accepting applications and nominations for the position of presi-1 dent of the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT). The winning candidate will replace President Darrell K. White, who plans to retire on March 31, according to information from Utah's commissioner of higher education, Richard Kendell, Kendell said candidates do not need to have a Ph.D. or equivalent professional degree, but that the Board of Regents is "seeking qualified individuals who have proven educational leadership ability and extensive experience in applied/career technology." UCAT is based in Salt Lake City and has nine campuses statewide. The president is responsible for facilitating the operation of ail the college's campuses. Nominations and letters of application, which must include a complete resume, five references and other pertinent materials, may be sent to: Commissioner Richard E. Kendell, Utah System of Higher Education, 60 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284. Or, they may be sent electronically to the web address ucatpres@utahsbr.edu. Theater Listings Telephone inquiries about nominations or applications may be directed to Assistant Commissioner David S. 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