| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION of importance to the progress of Lehi and later American Fork failed to receive unqualified endorsement in the columns of the Free Press and the Citizen The publisherinvolvement didnend with printed words however Fellow citizens of both communities remember Russ asleader in numerous projects He was elected to LehiCity Council organized its Chamber of Commerce and served as president wasprime mover in creation of the Hutchings Museum and chaired its Board of Trustees served on the Library Board and was president of the Lions Club He directed publicity for the Utah Valley Industrial Development Association wasmember of the board of the Utah Associa tion for Mental Health was active in the Lehi post of the American Legion and the Rotary Club of American Fork served asdirector of Beautification Councils in both towns and was chairman of the Red Cross Active in Utah State Press Association from the time he becamepublisher Russ was elected to the Board in 1954 and was president in 1957-58 For the next 21 years until his retirement he wasdirector of USPA and or its affiliated business arm USPA Inc In 1978 he was presented the associationhighest individual accolade the Master Editor and Publisher Award Intermittently Innes expressed his views inpopular by lined column titledNod andNudge Co-mingled with topics of local concern were somewhat whimsical observations like bachelor isman who naps onbedspread and Nonchalance is the ability to look like an owl when you ve just acted likejackass No doubt he was describing most newspaper offices when he wrote tongue-in-cheek In case of nuclear attack m going to jump under the wastebasket nobodybeen able to hit it in the last 20 years And he ques tioned Test your memory what were you worrying about year ago today While his editorial backing was generally directed to matters specifically of importance to his circulation area Russ admonished readers on such matters as feeding the hungry donating to programs assisting the impoverished and exercis 566 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
