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Knowlton Elementary students have fun learning history

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 10:07pm

FARMINGTON -- Knowlton Elementary School teacher Kirstin Reed believed she could teach history in an entertaining way.

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A figure skater carries the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games flag during the “Rekindle the Fire Within” ceremony at the South Davis Recreation Center on Thursday in Bountiful.

Skating event in Bountiful marks anniversary of 2002 Winter Olympics

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 12:19am

BOUNTIFUL -- South Davis Recreation Center Ice Sheet was the scene of a skating event filled with Olympic spirit Thursday evening.

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Layton High School student Parker Shaw gets his legs waxed by his mother, Mykalene Shaw, during a fundraising event at the school on Wednesday. The event raised money for Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center

Layton High School students raise $10,546 during PARC fundraiser

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 12:48am

LAYTON -- It says a lot about a school when students, some of whom don't have a lot to give in the first place, can scrounge up extra change and spare dollars and earn more than $10,000 for a good cause.

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Isaac Maughn (left) jokes with Zachary Buchanan after knocking over his cups during cup stacking practice on Thursday at the Spectrum Academy in North Salt Lake.

Cup stacking helps Spectrum Academy students achieve

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 18, 2011 - 12:07am

NORTH SALT LAKE -- Little did April Giauque, a fifth-grade teacher at Spectrum Academy in North Salt Lake, know that a way to improve her son's reading ability could be as simple as pulling out some cups and stacking them in pyramid formation.

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United States Air Force Staff Sgt. James Adams talks with students at a Veterans Day luncheon at North Davis Junior High School in Clearfield on Friday.

Veterans honored by Davis Junior High School students on 11-11

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 11, 2011 - 11:55pm

CLEARFIELD -- During the 11th hour of the 11th day of November, students at North Davis Junior High School honored local veterans.

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In this file photo, Ballet West dancers perform the Nutcracker Ballet for special-needs kids throughout the Ogden area at the Browning Center on the WSU campus.

Ogden Symphony Ballet Association thrives

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 11:10pm

OGDEN -- One of the more elusive groups in Ogden is the nonexistent Ogden Symphony, a group often thought to exist when performances are provided by the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association.

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Patricia Cottrell poses Tuesday for a portrait in her Kaysville home with her daughter, Cami Cannon, and grandson Gabe, via Skype. Cottrell was inspired to write the book “Cecil Celiac is Sleeping in Gabe’s Gut” after her grandson, 5, was diagnosed with celiac disease and had trouble understanding why he has to be careful to avoid foods and drinks containing gluten. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which gluten can damage the small intestine.

Grandson's celiac disease motivates woman to write book

Dana Rimmington Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 7, 2011 - 7:02am

KAYSVILLE -- When her 3-year-old grandson was diagnosed with celiac disease two years ago, Patricia Cottrell responded by entering the publishing world.

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