Ephraim Youth City Council looking for members Robert Stevens Managing editor 4-27-2017 EPHRAIM—The Ephraim Youth City Council is looking for sophomores and senior students to apply. “This is a great opportunity to serve your community and learn to become leaders,” said Jill Nielson. Nielson says the youth council meets monthly and is…
Manti High, Ephraim Middle School competes at Science Olympiad Linda Petersen Staff writer 4-20-2017 SALT LAKE CITY—Teams from Manti High School and Ephraim Middle School competed in the state Science Olympiad at the University of Utah last Saturday, April 15 Both schools did well at this year’s event. Fourteen students from MHS competed…
South Sanpete School District OKs spending for sports equipment Lloyd Call Associate publisher 4-20-2017 MANTI—Steps are being taken to have a new scoreboard installed at the Manti High School football field following action by the South Sanpete School Board at meeting last week. Manti High School football coach Cole Meacham told the…
North Sanpete High to perform ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ April 20-22 Linda Petersen Staff writer 4-20-2017 MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete Drama Department is dying for people to go see their production of “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Well someone’s dying, anyway, which is how Mortimer Brewster (played by Nicholas Honey) This comedy, written…
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox asks Snow students to consider how society makes changes Matt Harris Staff writer 4-20-2017 EPHRAIM—Is it possible to make change? The question focused on the political and highlighted the theme of Snow College Convocation’s guest speaker on April 6, Utah’s Lt. Gov Spencer J. Cox. The Sanpete…
GVHS play ‘Quite Contrary’ written entirely by students Linda Petersen Staff writer 4-6-2017 GUNNISON—When the Gunnison Valley High School Drama Department presents its spring play tonight, April 6 through Monday, it’s not only the play’s name that’s just a little contrary to what one expects in a high school play. “Quite Contrary,” a…
Snow recital showcases top piano students Linda Petersen Staff writer 4-6-2017 EPHRAIM—Thirty-three local piano students who are members of the Utah Federation of Music Clubs received awards last month representing hard work, superior ability and a good deal of patience. The federation’s Central Utah Area held its annual Gold Cup Recital on…
NS School District eliminates early-out days in favor of uniform bell schedule Linda Petersen and Matt Harris Staff writers 3-30-2017 MT. PLEASANT — Secondary schools in North Sanpete School District will change their bell schedules when students return in August. Following lengthy discussion on the subject on March 21, school board members…
New Ephraim Scout troop freezes out all competition at Fairview Klondike Linda Petersen Staff writer 4-6-2017 EPHRAIM — Scouts from BSA Troop 900 of Ephraim took first place in the Klondike Derby at the BSA’s Arapeen District’s Klondike Derby on Feb 18 with a time of 13.5 minutes. The event, this year in…
Manti students to perform with Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra Linda Petersen Staff writer 3-23-2017 OREM—Since early October, four Manti High School (MHS) students have given up most of their Saturdays to travel to Utah Valley University to practice as part of the Utah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra. Nate Thomas, Anna Johnson,…
Sanpete students do well in state FBLA competition Linda Petersen Staff writer 3-23-2017 Students from two local Sanpete high schools, North Sanpete and Manti, did well at state Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA) competitions last week. Kevin Nelson from Manti High placed first in “computer problem solving” and in “cyber security.”…