As July winds down and August beckons, a new school year is upon us. Therefore, I would like to give you a preview of the 2021-2022 school year by highlighting some of the topics below…
2021-2022 Sports Calendars in Place – Three seasons of sport, full regular seasons, Southern Section Championships and CIF Regional and State Championship opportunities are all on schedule to begin as originally planned. After all that we have been through, it is gratifying to be able to state that fact as we embark on the upcoming school year. Reminder, individual schools/school districts/private schools still have the sole responsibility for hosting athletic contests on their campuses following California Department of Public Health and local county health department guidelines for capacity limits, social distancing, mask wearing, etc.
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Franklin County native and a former president of Brigham Young University-Idaho died last week.Â
Joe Christensen, the 12th president of then Ricks College, died on May 18. He was 91 years old.
Joe Christensen served as the collegeâs president from 1985-1989. He was born on July 21, 1929 and grew up in Banida, Idaho. He attended elementary school in Banida s one-room school, then graduated from Preston High School in 1946. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, then served as an officer in the Air Force.Â
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A funeral service was held for Christensen on Saturday in Salt Lake City. During the service, his six children, Amy Poulton, Susan Jones, Stephen Christensen, Linda Evans, Douglas Christensen and Spencer Christensen recounted their most memorable moments with their father.