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Gillespie: Provo comedian's video offensive

OGDEN -- When Adrienne Gillespie saw a Utah video in the news and that it was close to becoming viral, she had a gut reaction.

"I am so offended, so disheartened," she posted on her Facebook page. "Few things give me pause such as this."

BYU Bookstore lays off 29 employees

PROVO -- Citing business losses, the BYU Bookstore at Brigham Young University is laying off 29 employees.

Beverly Briem (Turley)

Beverly Briem (Turley) died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Ogden City Cemetery, 1875 Monroe Blvd., in Ogden. Arrangements under the direction of Myers Ogden Mortuary. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Benjamin B. Boyce

Benjamin B. Boyce, of Brigham City, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the Brigham City South Stake Center, 865 S. 300 West, in Brigham City, Utah. Friends and family may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 East, in Brigham City, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Monday at the church. Interment will be at the Brigham City Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded. Post condolences to www.myers-mortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Earl Floyd Patterson

Earl Floyd Patterson died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the Shadow Mountain LDS Ward, 5191 Old Post Road. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Interment will be at Mountain Green Cemetery. Post condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

 

Richard 'Dick' Flint Hill

Richard “Dick” Flint Hill, of Kaysville, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Interment will be at Kaysville City Cemetery. Post condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Walter L. Whipple

Walter Leroy Whipple, 80, of Pleasant View, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, because of an ongoing heart condition. Services will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, at the Pleasant View 10th Ward, 3602 N. 500 West, in Pleasant View. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., and from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment will be at Ben Lomond Cemetery, in North Ogden, where military honors will be accorded.

(The Associated Press) This image provided by CMH Entertainment shows the June entry of the calendar “Men on a Mission.” This 2012 edition of pin-up calendar featuring bare-chested former Mormon church missionaries will be the last printing of the controversial project, its creator says. Calendar creator Chad Hardy says the five-year project has run its course.

2012 Mormon missionary calendar is last in series

SALT LAKE CITY — The 2012 edition of a pin-up calendar featuring bare-chested former Mormon missionaries will be the last printing of the controversial project which prompted the excommunication of its creator by the church.

Barbara Jean Ferguson

Barbara Jean Ferguson, of Roy, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, of Parkinson's disease. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 S. 1900 West, in Roy, Utah. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday before services. Interment will be at Washington Heights Memorial Park. Post condolences to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Colonel Jay N. Fisher

Colonel Jay N. Fisher, 91, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Fruit Heights 5th Ward Chapel, 24 Country Lane, in Fruit Heights. Friends may visit family from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the church. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the Cedar City Cemetery, where military honors will be accorded. Post condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

(LEWIS JACOBS/NBC) Vocal Point performs during “The Sing-Off.” The group was voted off on Monday night’s show.

BYU a cappella group gets exposure on NBC's 'The Sing-Off'

Vocal Point, Brigham Young University's nine-man a cappella ensemble, finished its run Monday night on the third season of the NBC vocal competition "The Sing-Off." The group made it to the final five, concluding with "Every Little Step," by Bobby Brown, and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," by The Temptations."

The ensemble includes sophomore business major Jake Hunsaker, who was born in Ogden and raised in West Weber. The other current members of the 20-year-old collegiate group are Keith Evans, of Orem; Tanner Nilsson and McKay Crockett, both from Sandy; Ben Murphy, of Sydney, Australia; Michael Christensen, of Eagle River, Alaska; Robert Seely, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Ross Welch, of Cody, Wyo.; and Tyler Sterling, of Renton, Wash.

Elizabeth (Betty) Ure Camper Beeson

Elizabeth (Betty) Ure Camper Beeson died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Lindquist's Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, in Layton, Utah. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Interment will be at Clearfield City Cemetery. Post condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Joan Christensen Lucas

Joan Christensen Lucas, 77, of South Ogden, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the LDS Chapel, 4955 Adams Ave., in South Ogden. Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., in Ogden, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Monday at the church. Interment will be at the Hooper Cemetery. Post condolences at www.myers-mortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

Sen. Lieberman to speak at BYU forum

PROVO -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., will speak at a Brigham Young University forum at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Marriott Center. A question-and-answer session will immediately follow the forum, the university announced in a news release.

Dorothy Peterson Tippetts

Dorothy Peterson Tippetts died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at home. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Canyon Crest Ward, 6350 Combe Road. Friends may visit family from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., and from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church. Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road. Post condolences at www.lindquistmortuary.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.

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