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Contoy hosts equestrian event BY GOLORIA ALBRECHT
MT. PLEASANT—The Contoy Areana and Peterson Eccles Equestrian center played host to the Event at Skyline, the championship for Area IX of the United States Eventing Association September 11-13. Area IX covers the states of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota. For those not familiar with the term “eventing,” it is a sport where teams of horses and riders challenge each other through three different competitions, including horsemanship skills in dressage, cross country, and show jumping. The facility in Mt. Pleasant is one of only two in Utah (the other being The Golden Spike Events Center in Ogden), and one of only 10 in the Intermountain West It includes a 60 acre cross country course, outdoor arenas and supporting facilities, including concessions and over 100 covered stalls.
PHOTO BY GOLORIA ALBRECHT
Ron Stevens, on Froggy, gallops through a water feature on the cross-country course on Saturday, September 12th. Day one of the competition was dressage, which puts horse and rider through a series of pre-determined movements or tests, with minimal direction from the rider. Day two is cross country competition where a long course with multiple jumps, and water features challenge
horse and rider. The third day of competition is show jumping. The entire event is rigorous for both horses and riders. This year, James Atkinson, world-renowned cross-country course designer stepped in to lead the event when event co-founder
Carrie Matteson fell ill. Atkinson was involved from the start with all aspects of the Skyline Eventing Park cross country course design and construction. He has designed courses around the world and is a certified designer at the highest levels of the sport.
Atkinson praised those that made The Skyline Eventing Park happen. “The support from the community and city” goes way beyond expectation. He particularly complimented Jack Widdison who manages the facility for the city of Mt. Pleasant. “You don’t often get that level of commitment,” Atkinson remarked as he noted that working with the City of Mt Pleasant and the people who run this Equestrian Center is a “refreshing experience”. True to the culture of Sanpete Valley an army of volunteers makes things happen. “Seventy five percent of the volunteers are local,” noted volunteer judge and renowned artist Lee Bennion from Spring City. Summer Peterson, along with other locals built many of the log jumps for the cross country course after learning from James Atkinson how to make them. Peterson also Please see CONTOY, Page AA4
On with the show: Snow theatre department BY GLORIA ALBRECHT
EPHRAIM — Shakespeare was from a rural town. This little known fact is eagerly pointed out by Andrew Nogasky, the Department Chair of the Snow College Theater Arts program. “Everyone deserves a good theatrical education if they want one” claims Nogasky, and uses the Shakespeare analogy to demonstrate to his students that one doesn’t need to be in Manhattan to learn theater arts. Nogasky, who comes from a rural town in Pennsylvania, has worked professionally as an actor on the east coast, worked in major theaters, and toured with “The Acting Company,” which is the only professional theater principally dedicated to the development of young classical actors. Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley from the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Acting Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, while bringing high-quality professional theater to hundreds of communities from coast to coast. After two tours with The Acting Company Nogasky, who admits to “coming from a long line of teachers”, decided to follow his destiny and fulfill his love for teaching. Five years ago he was drawn to the opportunity to
teach theater at Snow College, where he embraced the chance to help position Snow College and the Theater Arts program to “act and behave as a cultural hub for the community”. Being close to nature, a wonderful quality of life and a chance to enhance theater arts in an area culturally underserved made the decision to move to the Sanpete Valley easy for him. Nogasky admits that the Theater Arts program has been moving forward cautiously and with pragmatism this semester due to COVID-19. But moving forward it is. Even though the Theater Arts Department’s final performance of last season, “Beauty and the Beast,” fell by the wayside because of the pandemic, there are four plays that are scheduled for this year. In addition to these plays, the Snow College Improv Team “Let Them Improv” will begin performances in a few weeks, with shows on October 2nd and 3rd. United by their love of theater, and recognizing that students are social creatures, this summer Nogasky and his students had “Shakespeare Summer,” which met multiple times over the summer, with everyone joining the Zoom sessions to read Shakespeare. The program for this semester continues with Shakespeare, with
PHOTO COURTESY SNOW COLLEGE THEATRE DEPARTMENT
The Snow College scenic design team prepares the stage for this year’s production, “Mid Summers’ Night Dream.” The performance is being revisited within a setting dated in 1920, when people were still wearing masks at the end of the 1918 flu pandemic. Performances are scheduled for October 7- 10. the opening performance “Mid Summers’ Night Dream,” which has been revisited within a setting dated in 1920 when people were still wearing masks at the end of the 1918 flu pandemic. These first performances will take place from October 7th thru October 10th. The second performance will be
in early December and will be a celebration of the holiday season with Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. At the end of February a Steve Martin comedy written in 1993, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” will lighten the mood. The final performance, Please see SNOW, Page AA4
Hawks win third consecutive 50-point game BY MARCY CURTIS
MOAB — The North Sanpete Hawks moved to 5 and 0 after last Friday’s game in Moab against the Grand Red Devils, scoring 48 points in the first half on their way to a 5113 victory. Grand’s offense was held scoreless until late in the 4th quarter when they were able to put 13 on the board. The offensive line of the Hawks did their job the whole game, protecting quarterback Landon Bowles. With a solid line, Bowles was able to complete 8 of 13 passes. “Our O-Line is amazing,” said Bowles. “They don’t get the credit they deserve because all the points PHOTO BY MARCY CURTIS we’ve been scoring come through them. They do all the dirty work in Hawk defensive linemen, Andy Mower, Leramie Roberts and Andrew Peterson the trenches making it possible to stop Grand in their tracks during last Friday’s blow-out against the Red Devils. score, while our defense is getting stops on the other end.” The Hawk Senior Cole Mickel led the Hawks adding 12 points to the total. Defense and special teams made a defense recovered 5 fumbles. in scoring with two touchdowns,
huge contribution to the game. Sophomore PJ Cook, raked in an interception on a long Red Devils pass in the first quarter and ran it back 62 yards to give the Hawks a huge 1st quarter lead. Senior kicker Rance Christensen alongside his long snapper Kasey Curtis completed 6 of 7 PAT’s and Clayton Lewis had a 43 yard field goal, putting more points up and through the goalposts. “It really takes each and every player on the team to get us up and over the top,” said Cook. “Turnovers, touchdowns, tackles, blocks, snaps, kicks, every play is important for us to keep getting the big W.” The Hawks are looking strong as they head into region play this week with their homecoming game against Delta. “Our coaching staff is incredible,” Please see HAWKS, Page AA4
COVID-19 update MT. PLEASANT—As of press time, the Central Utah Public Health Department had reported 557 cases in the Six County area. Of those cases 34 have been hospitalized with three deaths. The CUPHD reported 13 active cases and 113 total cases in Juab, with 99 recovered, one death and no current hospitalizations; Millard, 13 active cases, 154 total cases, 141 recovered, no deaths and one current hospitalization; Piute, six cases, with six recovered, no deaths, and no current hospitalizations; Sanpete has 34 active cases, 185total cases, with 150 recovered, one death and three current hospitalization; Sevier, 6 active cases, 97 total cases, with 90 recovered, one current hospitalization, and one death; Wayne has had two cases reported both of which have recovered. The largest increases in cases have been within the 15-24 year age group and the 45-64 year age group. There has been one case reported in the less than one age group; 50 cases in the 1-14 age group; 114 cases reported in the 15-24 age group; 172 in the 25-44 age group; 154 in the 45-64 age group; 60 in the 65-84 age group and six cases in the 85+ age group. There have been no new deaths in the Six County area. The CUPHD reported 13.660 people have been tested for COVID-19. Testing capabilities for COVID-19 have increased dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic. Currently, anyone experiencing flu-like symptoms (which include fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, muscle aches and chills, or decreased sense of smell or taste) should be tested for COVID-19. To find a testing location, visit centralutahpublichealth. org.
Lady Hawks win in 15-12 final set BY JORI TURPIN
MT. PLEASANT—The Lady Hawks eked out a close win last Thursday against the Delta Rabbits in a nail-biter that saw them win in five sets. The match was capped with a tight final set that saw North Sanpete come out on top 1512. This was the team’s second home region game. Delta has always been a strong competitor in volleyball and the Hawks weren’t sure what to expect. To prepare for the match, the worked on different attacks and scenarios that they may encounter against the Rabbits. However, the North Sanpete faced some uncertainty when, prior to the game, teammates Please see LADY HAWKS, Page AA4
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