The Delta Arts-Literary Section of the Women’s Council of Provo will hold its annual Honor Night on Wednesday at the Women’s Cultural Center, 310 W. 500 N., Provo. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Honored will be N. LaVerl Christensen, former editor of “The Daily Herald,” (now Editor Emeritus), and Mrs. Ora Burrup, past… Continue reading Delta Arts-Literacy Section Honors Two Local Residents
Category: Society
Provo Will Recognize Volunteer City Boards
In Honor of Provo’s 136th birthday, the city will unveil a permanent recognition Wednesday to honor those citizens who have served, or are serving, as volunteer members of a citizen’s board. Entitled, “In Community Service,” the permanent recognition will be featured in a public ceremony at 7 p.m. in the city center, 359 W. Center… Continue reading Provo Will Recognize Volunteer City Boards
Remembering Henry’s Oratory
It was March 23, 1775 – 209 years ago this week – that Patrick Henry, one of oratory’s all-time heavy hitters, gave the blazing speech that made his name immortal. There was tension in the air as great men of Virginia gathered in the little St. John’s Church at Richmond for the colony’s second revolutionary convention.… Continue reading Remembering Henry’s Oratory
Convention Was Quite a Show
EDITOR’S NOTE: N. LaVerl Christensen recently was in Honolulu to accept the American Legions prestigious Fourth Estate Award for a series of columns he wrote for The Daily Herald and other Scripps League newspapers about the American way of life and American values. Following is his comment on the convention at which he accepted the… Continue reading Convention Was Quite a Show
Growth, Change: They’re Perpetual Watchwords
So we’ve entered a new decade! High hopes for happiness and prosperity are mingled with concerns over inflation, energy shortages, and other economic problems as we turn from the 70’s and advance into a new 10-year span. There are other concerns too, as war clouds gather in parts of the world. The Soviet Union is… Continue reading Growth, Change: They’re Perpetual Watchwords
Paul Salisbury, Master Artist
In the death of Paul Salisbury, Provo has lost one of its best-loved artists–a man known widely in America for his western art. Painting from a natural, realistic approach, Mr. Salisbury generally chose subjects from the western landscape and its inhabitants. Pioneers, Indians, cowboys, horses, cattle, wagons, rivers, mountains, deserts – these were his characters… Continue reading Paul Salisbury, Master Artist