MT. PLEASANT—North Sanpete senior Brynleigh Lund has served as class president all four years of high school. This unique experience is definitely something to be proud of. Now acting as the senior class president of 2021, Lund says, “No matter how hard or scary thing are, always try your best to be involved in something,”…
CEDAR FALLS, IOWA—Dallin Sweat, a freshman wrestler at Manti High School, gained All-American status by taking sixth place at the 2021 Folkstyle Nationals wrestling tournament. This is the first step in achieving the Triple Crown in wrestling. Sweat, the son of Diana Barnes and Steven Sweat of Manti, traveled to Iowa for the prestigious tournament…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete High School theater department will be performing a tale as old as time, “Beauty and the Beast,” in the school auditorium April 7-10 at 7 p.m., with an additional matinee performance Saturday at 1 p.m. The play will be directed by drama teacher Alex Barlow. “It has been well over a…
EPHRAIM—“I am Sarah, and my husband is Joe, and we are the chaos coordinators of WildWood Farm and we suck at our job. Our chaos is definitely not coordinated,” Sarah Wood stated in her introduction to her WildWood Farms Instagram page. Sara Wood’s page and other social media posts, which describe everyday life on her…
FOUNTAIN GREEN—Lexie Bradley was crowned Miss Lamb Day last Thursday at the Fountain Green City Council meeting. This year’s pageant didn’t go quite as expected and was very different from past years. An actual pageant wasn’t even held, and it wasn’t due to COVID-19. “We held a meeting that was a requirement for contestants to…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School Board celebrated the fact that things are slowly moving back to normal. Speaking at a school board meeting last week, North Sanpete High School Principal Christine Straatman said the school plans on conducting 1300 COVID tests on students in April for the Junior Prom; but if that is what it…
FOUNTAIN GREEN—A retired school teacher known for having a heart of gold has been given the first Fountain Green Legacy Award. The award, the brainchild of the current Miss Lamb Day, Shaelyn Johnson, and Amanda Tapia, pageant director, went to Susan Monsen, who taught at Fountain Green Elementary School for 23 years. The award is…
FOUNTAIN GREEN—Over 150 students and parents attended Fountain Green Elementary School’s literacy night, which turned into a “Seuss-Tastic” event. All attendees were able to participate in two literacy-based activities and were served a delicious dinner of homemade soups and breadsticks.