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OK Not to Know, Cedar City Arts Council Column for Iron County Today

  OK Not to Know By Sara Penny, CCAC Vice President The older I get the more I find there is much more to know. I joke that 22 is the perfect age because younger than that many students want to be older and after 22 most people want to be younger. It is also the age when you start to realize how little you know. Learning is definitely a lifelong pursuit.   Anne Carson was recently named as the Nobel Laureate in Literature and I have been trying to learn about her. “The best thing a work of art can do is take your mind with it,” she said. She uses her boxing class lessons as way of demonstrating the Greek concept of taking care of each other. She infuses modern ideas with ancient academic research. She says that “noticing small things makes a difference”. Really noticing other people “outside the stereotype I already have them is always surprising.”  At the recent Southern Utah Book Festival, Elaine Vickers recommended the book  10 to 25  by David Yeager. He...
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Art Defines Civilizations

by Sara Penny, CCAC Vice President for Iron County Today Art crystalizes human history, whether it is the ancient cave drawings of bison and horses or the paintings and sculptures of today. The 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry is on display in London this year. The original embroidery is on rare public display at the British Museum through July 2027. The 230 foot linen has been transported from France to England for public viewing. It tells the history of  William the Conquerer in 1066, starting with diplomatic negotiations and ending up with lots of dead bodies during war. When my husband Des and I visited northern France we were able to see it, but I didn't understand it as much at the time. Sometimes we need to learn more about an art object before it resonates. During that same visit, there were commemorations for D-Day and American school choirs were singing at the huge American cemetery. Music helps us mark important landmarks. The French have rebuilt bombed buildings from World ...
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Arming Against Loneliness

  Arming Against Loneliness (for Iron County Today) by Sara Penny, CCAC Vice President "A teacher’s job, he told us, was to arm children with tools against loneliness," wrote Liz Prather about writing classes with Wendell Berry. The American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, and farmer was an advocate for small farmers. "My basic assumption when talking about agriculture is that there's more to it than just agriculture. That you can't disconnect one part of a society from all the other parts and just look at the results and that alone," he said. There is connective tissue between family, work, and community. The arts offer a way to explore and strengthen those networks that form the glue of society. Theo of Golden , a popular book by Allen Levi, explores these networks and the ways connections through art can affect a wide range of people. Appreciating portraits and giving them to others becomes a means of learning about a variety of people. ...
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Cedar Post 1970-1971

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For our 55 class reunion I have tried to clean up old copies of our Cedar High school paper. Some of the pages faded and so the editing is for readability which negatively impacted some of the photos. I was the editor and Harold Shirley was the adviser.  Some of it is entertaining and some is cringeworthy, but it is fun to revisit a time when the big news was that girls could finally wear pants to school. 😂😂😂 Apologies in advance if any of our efforts are offensive. There are definitely articles that wouldn't pass current standards, but we hope you will get a kick of going down memory lane. Best wishes, Sara Nelson Penny Cedar Post Staff Reporters: Sandi Amend, Robert Burns, Gene Cardon, Jeff Carr, Cathy Cowan, Ralph Crockett, Gary Hancock, Cindy Hunt, Brent Hyatt, Ruth Kenny, Anne Myers, Corrine Paddock, Dennis Rollo, Clark Segler, and Kathleen Williams Typists: Carolyn Adams and Tamra Hunt Artists: Carol Palmer and Sally Urie Photos: Mr. Bohman  This is not complete y...
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