Posted   For week ended June 29, 2001

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Another LDS Chapel Vandalized in Utah
The current wave of vandalism against churches in the Salt Lake Valley continued last week when the Rose Park North Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized. The damage was discovered at 8 am Friday by a maintenance worker, who called on local church members to help clean up the building for events scheduled that day.

After Early Opposition, North Yarmouth Maine Will Get LDS Chapel
In spite of some early resistance from neighbors, the North Yarmouth branch will get a new 13,000-square-foot chapel in the next year or so. Local and state government bodies approved the Church's plans last month, after they were modified to meet neighbor's concerns. Construction should begin in August, "We hope to be in within a year," said long-time branch member Jean Bibber. "It will be almost 10 years since we formed the [branch]."

Lethbridge Stakes Clean Local Parks
Over 600 members of the three Lethbridge stakes banded together a week ago Saturday for their annual day of service.

BYU Names New Vice President and Associate Vice President for International Affairs
President Merrill J. Bateman has appointed Sandra Rogers as the vice president for International Affairs at Brigham Young University, a new President's Council-level post. Erlend D. (Pete) Peterson has been named the associate vice president for International Affairs. The appointments are effective July 1.

Associate dean of General Education and Honors to speak at BYU devotional
Kristine Hansen, associate dean of General Education and Honors, will speak at the Brigham Young University devotional on Tuesday (July 3) at 11 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Ricks hires new director for internship program

Longtime Ricks employee named Food Services director
Longtime employee Dan Black has been named director of Food Services at Ricks College.

Ricks announces record second term enrollment
Ricks College has a record 2,282 students attending its second five-week term of summer school. This is a 288-student increase from the 1,994 students who attended last year at the same time.

Ricks announces record second term enrollment
Ricks College has a record 2,282 students attending its second five-week term of summer school. This is a 288-student increase from the 1,994 students who attended last year at the same time. Statistics for the second term show students are taking an average load of 4.6 credits. There are 1,016 freshmen and 1,266 sophomores; 905 males and 1,377 females; 965 from Idaho, 263 from Utah, 180 from California and 145 from Washington.

Bids opened on new Spori Building
Layton Construction of Sandy, Utah, is the apparent low bidder for construction of the new Jacob Spori Building at Ricks College.


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