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FAIRVIEW — “Feel This Moment” is the theme for this year’s Miss Fairview Scholarship Pageant that will feature six beautiful and talented young ladies competing for the title. The pageant will be held at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Peterson Dance Hall, Fairview. The winner will replace the current reigning Miss Fairview Kelsie Nielson, who has spent the past year doing a wonderful job serving the community of Fairview and promoting her service platform “H2O, Let’s Go!” The importance of staying hydrated. Contestants will be judged on modeling, talent, interview skills and physical fitness. The 2018 Miss Fairview contestants are: Malia Ah Kuoi Malia, daughter of Sarah Noorlander and William Au Kuoi, will perform a lyrical dance to “Liability” by Lorde. Her service platform is “L.I.V.E.” Dallis Ann Makenzie Bell Dallis, daughter of Shelly and Rob Boren, and the late
Alec Bell; will perform a vocal solo, “Hallelujah” by Pentatonix. Her service platform is “Respect for the Departed”. Natalie Ann Day Natalie, daughter of Allen and Andrea Day, will perform a piano solo, “Hungarian” by Edward MacDowel. Her service platform is “If the Book Fits”. Allyssa Ericksen Allyssa, daughter of Jeff and Annette Ericksen, will perform a vocal solo, “L.O.V.E.” by Michael Buble. Her service platform is “The 5 W’s of Wellness”. Emily Kerksiek Emily, daughter of Amber and Scott Kerksiek, will perform a violin solo, “Roundtable Rival” by Lindsey Sterling. Her service platform is “The Power of Music”. Shelby Robinett Shelby, daughter of Doug Robinett and Marci Cheney Winch, will perform a solo on the alto saxophone “Largo and Allegro” by G. F. Handle, transcription by H. Voxman. Her service platform is “This is Me”.
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Malia Ah Kuoi
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Little Addie funds allegedly stolen, plea deal in works RAY LAFOLLETTE
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Addie Fausett, center, is shown with her sisters, Shayley and Audree. Her grandmother used social media in 2014 to ask for cards for Addie, whom had quit growing at the age of three. Cards and packages from all over the world were received. James Richards, Pleasant Grove, is alleged to have stolen funds meant for Addie and a plea deal is in the works. (AP Photo/ Tami Fausett)
PROVO — James Fowlke Richards, 46, Pleasant Grove, is allegedly to have fraudulently requested more than $20,000 in reimbursements for medical expenses he claimed to be paying for Addie Fausett’s medical expenses. According to charging documents, Richards only paid a few of her bills and kept the rest of the money. In 2014, little Addie Lynn Fausett’s grandmother, Maree Jensen, made a social media request for a “lifetime of Christmas cards” to be sent to the little girl who wished she had friends like her sisters and wanted to be able to laugh and play.
WA sets goal to be plastic water bottle free school MT. PLEASANT — Wasatch Academy (WA) Sustainability Committee, made up of students and faculty, recently joined the growing movement to reduce the huge amount of waste caused by plastic bottles. The “Ban the Bottle” campaign has since become a high priority for the committee. Plastic pollution is one of the most significant burdens to the environment. Believe it or not, enough plastic is discarded every year to circle the globe four times. Even worse, it is estimated that 50 percent of the plastic on this planet is used only once before being thrown away. Wasatch Academy currently provides bottled water for campus events in a number of settings. It is the committee’s goal for the school to be a “plastic water bottle free school” by Sept. 1. Committee members and the Development Office have set a goal to raise $24,500. Funds raised through this campaign will be used to purchase and install
In another step forward toward a zero-waste goal, Wasatch Academy Sustainability Committee recently joined the growing movement to reduce the huge amount of waste caused by plastic bottles. Anyone interested in supporting the “Ban the Bottle” campaign may contact Anne McCauley at anne. mccauley@wasatchacademy.org. 15 rapid bottle filling stations and provide every member of the school community a Wasatch Academy logo bottle. The ban is “another step forward on Please see BOTTLE, Page A6
The request made headlines as Addie was suffering with an undiagnosed disease which caused her to stop growing at the age of three. Her grandmother’s request led to the inundation of the Fountain Green Post Office with more than 300,000 Christmas cards, letters and gifts. Addie defied the odds and almost made it to her eighth birthday, but lost her battle July 29, 2016, in spite of many trips to Primary Children’s Medical Center where doctors felt she had symptoms of cerebral atrophy but were unable to diagnose her disease. Richards is allegedly to have led the Fausett family to believe he was a Please see FUNDS, Page A6
EPHRAIM--Work will begin this summer to improve transportation and recreation opportunities in 12 Mile Canyon. On Jan. 26, Sanpete District Ranger Kyle Beagley signed the 12 Mile Canyon Decision clearing the way for numerous improvement and restoration actions throughout the canyon. The Forest Service plans to complete the project over three years, and the 2018 project implementation efforts will be primarily focused on the Spring Hill and Town Reservoir areas. The forest plans to work on road improvements, angler parking areas, closure and rehabilitation of unauthorized routes and installation of barriers to protect wetlands and other resources. The Decision Notice indicated that a substantial increase in dispersed camping and Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use in the 12 Mile Canyon watershed has resulted in a noticeable increase in user-created roads and OHV trails resulting in a need for improvements and restoration. The project is intended to develop resource-sensitive transportation routes that provide access to camping and staging areas in 12 Mile Canyon. The project will also provide camping and trail opportunities and amenities in order to meet the needs of users. It will contain motorized use at many dispersed campsites, modify some to mitigate impacts, and close others to protect natural resources. The 12 Mile project was approved after an environmental assessment was completed, including public comment periods and an objection resolution process. Project documents are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ project/?project=43989 or can be obtained at the Sanpete District Office, 540 North Main Street, Ephraim or phone 435-283-4151.
FAIRVIEW MUSEUM DONATES TO SANPETE PANTRY Rinda Thompson, DRIVE 4 FOOD Committee, presents a check to Susan Kearney, Sanpete Pantry, from money raised during the annual Christmas Tree Festival held at the Fairview Museum of History and Art. Several beautifully decorated trees were donated to families and others were bought with proceeds split between the museum and the pantry. (Photo courtesy of Terry Madsen)
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