News about People
Marie Osmond Separates from Husband of 13 years
In a short statement released Monday by her
publicist, Marie Osmond says that she has separated from her music
producer-husband Brian Blosil. Blosil and Osmond have been married for
13 years and have seven children, including several adopted children
and one son from Marie's previous marriage. |
Decorated BYU English Professor Arthur Henry King dies
Beloved BYU Professor and Mormon author Arthur Henry
King died Saturday, January 15th after many bouts with Parkinson's
Disease during the last year. King, 89, had received academic and
civic honors in both his native England and in the United States. |
| Jan Clayson's Secret Heartbreak |
| According to the National Enquirer (that font of all unadulterated truth),
the early morning smile of CBS's "The Early Show" co-anchor Jan Clayson is
sometimes only skin-deep, especially at Christmas. The Enquirer claims
that the death of her 11-year old brother fourteen years ago still grieves
her. Her father, a talented surgeon, discovered the boy's brain tumor, but
was unable to halt it's progress. |
| LDS Mathematician's Algorithm Named One of 'Top Ten' of Century |
| An algorithm discovered by an LDS Mathematician
has been chosen by "Computing in Science and Engineering" magazine as
one of the top ten "Algorithms of the Century" announced in that
magazine's January/February issue. The algorithm, discovered by former
BYU professor and sculptor Helaman Ferguson, permits calculating pi and
allows the calculation of any one digit of the infinitely long decimal
without calculating the entire number. |
| LDS Coach Builds Better Lives for His Players |
| This article looks at the life of Justo Pastor Frutos, the men's soccer coach at Santa Ana College in California. Now a 58 year old
grandfather, Brother Frutos has had a positive impact on many lives. |
LDS Military Officer Obtains Medals For Vietnam Vet
An LDS military officer at Fort Hood Army Air Field
discovered that Vietnam Veteran Deacon Victor Beltran had never been
awarded medals he was due for heroism during the war. So Col. Winn Noyes
made sure that Beltran got the medals. |
Other News about People
LDS Artisan prepares stained glass for Palmyra Temple
Tom Holdman, who recently gained the contract to do stained glass for
the LDS Church's Palmyra Temple, also did the stained glass work for a
new library in American Fork, Utah. The library work is a series of 12
panels in the library's rotunda that depict the way time flows through
days, months and years.
Am.F. library is nearly ready for books and their readers
Deseret News 20Jan00 P2
http://www.deseretnews.com:80/dn/view/0,1249,150007551,00.html
By Edward L. Carter: Deseret News staff writer
The striking rotunda has ultra-modern color-changing glass
Deseret News Columnist criticizes Snow College on mental health
Columnist Lee Benson suggests that Snow college should recognize that it
was wrong in how it treated LDS student Michelle Larson. Larson had a
near perfect record when she was hospitalized for 10 days for manic
depression. When she returned to school, Snow had placed her on academic
and social probation because of the mental illness. Larson, who has
since served an LDS mission and gone on to the University of Utah, has
filed a lawsuit against Snow seeking damages.
Wake up and smell the Prozac!
Deseret News 21Jan00 P2
http://deseretnews.com:80/dn/view/0,1249,150007835,00.html
By Lee Benson: Deseret News columnist
Obituaries:
Former Utah State Bar President Jim Clegg
Clegg practiced law with the firm Snow, Christensen &Martineau for 33
years and was state chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He
was also president of the Salt Lake County Bar and a trustee of the Utah
Bar Foundation.
Jim Clegg
Salt Lake Tribune 17Jan00 P2
http://www.sltrib.com:80/2000/jan/01172000/obituari/18341.htm
Educator Ronald Robson Smout
Smout taught in Ogden and Weber High Schools for 25 years and was active
in community affairs, serving for 10 years on the Weber County Planning
Commission and was appointed by then Governor Cal Rampton to a State
Task Force to study statewide use of public lands and development of
resources. He was bishop of the Slateville ward for six years and a
returned missionary, serving in Southern California from 1955-1957.
Ronald Robson Smout
Salt Lake Tribune 19Jan00 P2
http://www.sltrib.com/01192000/obituari/18772.htm
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