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S a i ia Before Lisa Keene Horizon Feature Editor When I was six years old I decided I wanted to be involved involved involved in in- in news Reporting it not creating it You Vou see Im I'm Im x from Grantsville If you dont don't know where that is youre you're not alone If you care to know its it's about 12 miles west of the Oquirrh Mountains Yes Ves there is life on the other side I guess you can call it form of it Dont Don't get me proud to be a Grantsville Cowboy Its It's just that every of its residents is exactly alike No diversity co T t. t 1 So o I i 1 grew up sheltered from the in the big world of journalism Boy did didI I learn fast I came to with dreams of beginning my journalism journalism journalism jour jour- education Journalism days My first story was on Governor Bangerter speaking at the Institute I was so proud to see my name in a areal areal areal real line by-line So proud in fact I ignored the headline Governor speaks at Nobody's perfect Every journalist has to be bea a good communicator so I enrolled in Loretta Walkers Walker's speech class My first impression impression impression sion of Loretta I had only heard great things about her Yet she seemed to slam 90 percent of her students In time I learned she joked with the students she likes My self-esteem self was crushed but I knew I had made a friend Professor Walker is truly an asset to this institution even though she's obsessed with clothes Then I really immersed myself into the eat dog-eat-dog world of journalism I joined the Horizon staff Talk about in the world of journalism journalism journalism jour jour- We ended up with only three of the original members at the end of the year yeaL We had to go through some strange characters This years year's publications VP went beyond the call of duty Rick Weeks was there every step of the way putting extra hours and his all into the paper Rick enjoy your spare time this summer and sleep in every day Dan Metcalf our manag manag- ing editor the only guy I know who can be busy because because because be be- cause his wife is pregnant Go figure Dan I know you spent some stressful Fridays and Saturdays at work wondering what the heck would be on the front page on Monday In the beginning there was Janice Blackham queen of the nouns and adjectives Nothing got past her except a afew afew afew few grease monkeys Sorry about that Sweet little Janice who knocked a newcomer newcomer new new- comer off his chair with one finger When you work for forthe forthe forthe the Trib will you still speak to us Janice Then Ihen came Christy Jones the back up Janice This girl girlis is amazing With a different date every night she always came through for us We watched her stalk talk grab and snag her man Next year you'll know her as Christy Fender I love ya Wonder Twin This years year's literary journal v J. 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O 1 1 vf i Lj p r. r fy r r J 7 p j r y- y I t q t After i Thanks for the memories I Horizon staff 1 wouldn't have been a success without the talent of Staci Washington You Vou did a great job Staci Dana Snow our news editor After one week on the job he had a heart attack Shows how stressful the job can be Dana kept me on my toes He once almost put me into cardiac arrest telling me he hadn't planned for a story that had to go in Ill I'll get you Snow Then our lives were graced with the presence of Don Brooksby sort Brooksby-sort sort of He could work the Ventura like nobody else but he could also lie like the devil Im I'm sure Dan Metcalf wont won't forget the morning of April 1 I 1989 And Im I'm sure Don will never lose his peach wash cloth with peanut butter on it again Terry Birch What a guy Always willing to work we were sure he was trying to earn Christy's stipend for her always willing to listen never giving up And to the only guy on campus who doesn't wear washed acid-washed jeans thanks for your hard work and dedication dedication dedication dedica dedica- tion Ed tile Lile Kyle Spencer every womans woman's enemy At least Jean Some advice for next year Kyle Watch your mouth around Auntie Loretta Anyone who can survive the grease monkey episode sorry again deserves some recognition Vicki McPhail youre you're a rock even though you cant can't make it through a weekend o of armchair quarterbackIng quarterbacking quarterbacking quarter- quarter backing Jack Foriska our cub reporter This guy can put out stories faster than the National Nation Nation- al Enquirer and he could be even faster if he could only type a bit faster Erika Schuster came in and took on the beat nobody else wanted She did a great job Look out Washington Post Ive I've saved the best for last our adviser Roselyn Kirk Kirke Along with being our wonderful wonder wonder- ful adviser she is also an associate associate associate as as- professor of humanities time full-time teacher and is on the Salt Lake City Council In other words she spends most of her life in meetings helping other people If that doesn't take a strong person I dont don't know what does And I thought the weekly staff meetings were boring Also known as as s the family therapist Roselyn has helped each one of us through a crisis or two I swear she was a a therapist in a former life Thanks Roz youre you're the greatest and we love Jove you I hope you dont don't see a constitution constitution constitution tion in this issue either Now Im I'm off to bigger and better things My experience here at has been a great one and the wacky staff of the Horizon as been a big factor in that Im I'm leaving wiser Ive I've learned to work with people who are a bit off Good work guys We made it through Keep in touch I |
