Cowboy Ted

school assembly knows about his roping buddy.?

“Cowboy Ted” Hallisey has visited with more than 175,000 Utah youth through the years in his healthy lifestyles program for youth. His program consists of eight steps for good health, symbolic of the 8-second ride in rodeo.?He has now developed a

Cowboy in a Box

fitness program, helping youth enjoy a 30- to 60-minute physical education experience daily. You can even buy a replica Roping Buddy like the one he uses in his assemblies.?For information, visit www.cowboyted.com ?

Team players?

Utah Jazz players will visit local elementary schools and read to students on Tuesday as part of the team’s

Be A Team Player – Read

contest. Forty-four elementary schools participated in the contest.?Students charted their out-of-school reading minutes for four weeks during January and February. The top 10 schools with the most minutes read per student will receive a visit from a Jazz player and an ice cream party. ?That means more than 26,000 students participated, for an impressive combined total of more than 20 million minutes read.?Local winning schools included Farmington’s

Knowlton Elementary

, Bountiful’s

Saint Olaf Catholic School

and the

Syracuse Arts Academy

.?Others include Orem’s

Meridian School

, Salt Lake City’s

Reid School

, Highland’s

Ridgeline Elementary,

Draper’s

Saint John the Baptist Elementary

, Lehi’s

Snow Springs Elementary

, Provo’s

Timpanogos Elementary

, and Orem’s

Windsor Elementary.

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Tidbits?

We note the recent passing for former Olympian

Jimmie Huega

, who skied to a bronze medal in 1964, then spent 40 years battling multiple sclerosis. He promoted a the battle against the disease for many years with fundraising ski races in the Intermountain West. He died at age 66 in Boulder, Colo. …?The

Utah Grizzlies

hosted their annual Tip-A-Grizz charity event last Monday at the Chili’s restaurant in West Valley City. …?Distance runner

Brian McKenna

— a former Viewmont High standout — was named Utah State student-athlete of the week last week. …?

Chris J. Miller is sports editor for the Standard-Examiner. He can be reached at (801) 625-4261 or cmiller@standard.net.?