MANTI—The 20th Rat Fink Reunion, a gathering of fans of the late hot-rod artist Ed “Big Daddy Roth,” will be held next Thursday through Saturday, June 2-4, in Manti. Typically, people come from all over the country for the event. But Ilene Roth, widow of Ed Roth and organizer of the reunion, told the Manti…
MANTI—Jasmin Rangel Murillo, a senior at Manti High School, is the recipient of a scholarship from the Utah Jazz. For the second season in a row, the Utah Jazz has awarded a full-ride, four-year scholarship to a Manti High School student. The Utah Jazz team has committed to award a full-ride scholarship to a Utah…
EPHRAIM—Students from Spring City Elementary recently became one of the first school groups to make a field trip to Pioneer Park in Ephraim, which has been renamed “Ephraim Heritage Museum and Cabins.” During the tour on Tuesday, May 17, volunteers from local Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) and Sons of the Utah Pioneers (SUP)…
GRANTSVILLE – Manti High School recently took first place in all categories of competition at the Green Power race at the Utah Motor Sports Campus on April 26. The Manti team consisted of Mathew Olson, an aspiring engineer, along with Kaylee Olson, Joshua Pells, Grace Draper, Allison Olson. Their coach was Jared Eliason. During the…
MT. PLEASANT –Ballroom dancers from Brigham Young University along with ballroom dancers from Sanpete County are putting on a free showcase this Saturday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant North Stake Center, 461 N. 300 West. The showcase is organized by Jennifer Boekweg of Mt. Pleasant, who has been organizing dance classes…
MANTI—The Student Body Officers of Manti High School for the 2022-23 school year were elected on March 11. They include Madison Worthington, president; Isaac Smith, vice president; Tate Wayman, secretary; Joslynn Gordon, activities; Kayson Douglas, publicity manager; and Leah Arnoldsen, historian. These are the new student leaders that will represent the Templars. …
EPHRAIM—A Junior Genius Fair was held at Ephraim Elementary School last Friday to give students an opportunity to perform research and become a genius on the topic of their choice. Students were able to pick between three levels, including specialists, experts and genius, regarding the amount of research they committed to do in…
Eleventh-grade students at North Sanpete High School participated in an “ACT boot camp” on Tuesday, March 15, to prepare the students for taking the American College Testing (ACT) standardized college admissions test. They skipped regular classes that day for the special instruction.
Manti and Gunnison Valley High School students participated in career fairs last week.
EPHRAIM – During the last school year, the 4-H after-school program helped participating children regulate their emotions and improve their reading skills, according to a USU Extension leader. The 4-H after-school program serves about 150 kids at schools throughout the county, Shannon Cromwell, family and consumer sciences agent for USU Extension, told the…
North Sanpete and Gunnison High Schools will be filled with beautiful dresses and tuxedos this coming weekend at each school’s individual junior proms.
The Manti High speech and debate team recently took first place in the Central Utah Speech and Debate Circuit, a series of four meets attracting competitors from high schools in Carbon, Emery, Sanpete, and Sevier counties.
Kassa Overall, a Brooklyn based jazz drummer and producer was one of the guest instructors and performers as part of the ongoing Snow College Jazz Festival.
New York City-based jazz musician, Kassa Overall, is coming to Snow College as part of the 2022 Snow College Jazz Festival and will also perform as part of Snow College’s Convocation series.