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Reflections on Blessings and Thanksgiving
Reflections on Blessings and Thanksgiving By Corrie Lynne Player Heaven Help Us Nov. 23, 2017 The month of November, with Thanksgiving, starts what I believe is our most important holiday season. I thoroughly enjoy reflecting with family and friends about just how blessed I am. I live in one of the most beautiful…
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Ruth Kjar of Mt. Pleasant is woman of many talents
Ruth Kjar of Mt. Pleasant is woman of many talents By Emily Staley Staff writer Nov. 23, 2017 MT. PLEASANT—Ruth Kjar is a woman of many talents. Ruth Kjar was born in Provo, Utah on September 23, 1919 to Eric Olaf Bylund and Sophia Johansen Bylund. On her 98th birthday this year,…
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‘Temple Light and Train Tracks’ is coming to local book outlets
‘Temple Light and Train Tracks’ is coming to local book outlets By Robert Stevens Managing editor Nov. 23, 2017 Author David Mackey has released his second volume of Sanpete history, Temple Light and Train Tracks. In his first volume, Rattlesnakes and Axe-heads, Mackey uncovered the county’s beginnings to about 1879. In this second volume,…
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Well-Situated Sanpete
Well-Situated Sanpete Gateway to Scenic Splendors of the World By Randall Thatcher Nov. 9, 2017 Convincing friends from faraway places to come visit us here in lovely Sanpete is usually not a difficult proposition. But, for the more reluctant, I tend to sweeten the proposal with two further inducements: First, I offer to…
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‘Rivals’ face off in Snow Theater comedy that places 18th-century play in Wild West setting
‘Rivals’ face off in Snow Theater comedy that places 18th-century play in Wild West setting By Robert Stevens Managing editor Nov. 9, 2017 EPHRAIM—This week, the Snow College Theatre Program began a production of a comedic reimagining of “The Rivals,” written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in the late 1700s. But in the theatrical…
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Optimism is much more comfortable than pessimism
Optimism is much more comfortable than pessimism By Corrie Lynne Player Oct. 26, 2017 Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? How you perceive the world will affect whether or not you can be happy, no matter what happens around you. Research…
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Group of Sanpete writers publish book of retold fairytales
Group of Sanpete writers publish book of retold fairytales By Emily Staley Staff writer Sept. 28, 2017 FOUNTAIN GREEN—The North Sanpete Fiction Writing Group is celebrating the publication of a newly released anthology of short stories, all written by local authors. The book, “Medley of Fairy Tales,” is a symbol, as well…
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British farce ‘See how they Run’ opens Snow season
British farce ‘See how they Run’ opens Snow season By Max Higbee Staff writer Sept. 28, 2017 EPHRAIM—“See How They Run,” a British farce about mistaken identity, Anglican clergy and wanton drunkenness, is showing at the Eccles Center through Saturday. The cast and crew have rehearsed the show since the beginning of the…
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