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Show SPANISH FORK WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 • A5 Covering what matters most Seven Trees Courtesy photo VIKING CHOIR: Children at the 2008 celebration sang for their guests. Annual Viking celebration Would you like to sample some traditional Viking Food, and enjoy a typical Icelandic meal? The Icelandic Association of Utah is providing such an opportunity at Thorrabl6t 2009. This annual event is on Sat, Feb. 28, at the Veterans Memorial Building (400 North Main Street) in Spanish Fork. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. so that you can visit, view displays and sample traditional Viking food. The Icelandic Association has imported the following Viking foods from Iceland especially forThorrablot: hardfiskur (dried fish) with butter, hakarl (cured shark), hangikjot (smoked lamb, super tasty), flatbraud (flat bread, a treat when eaten with hangikjot), hrutspungur (pickled Iamb parts), and lifrapylsur (liver pudding). These food items helped the Vikings survive Iceland's long, hard winters. The various foods represent methods that Icelanders preserved foods such as to dry, pickle, smoke, salt etc. Our Icelandic board member, Thelma Martnosdottir-Moreland, will be at the Viking Deli to explain how these food items fit into the Icelandic culture and traditions. Shortly after 6:30 p.m.. Marvellous Catering will begin serving shredded lamb, breaded haddock, sweetened rutabagas, pickled red cabbage, glazed potatoes, rolls, and Scandinavian cake. Nammi! (Yummy!) For the children (eleven years old or younger). the Association is providing lasagna and hot dogs. These items were popular last year. In fact, several adults found themselves wandering over to this ''Emergency Food Station" booth. During the evening, guests get to welcome and recognize this year's Icelandic Association Honorees. You might want to come just to honor these three gems: Krege Christensen (Salt Lake City), Lynette Reynolds (Spanish Fork), and Norma Jones (Spanish Fork). Or come to listen to the Barnakor (Children's Choir), to take a way a door prize, or to sing some Icelandic folk songs. Tickets for the catered buffet are $13.50, if prepaid by February 24, or $16.00 at the door. Chil- dren's tickets for lasagna and hot dogs are $4,00 if prepaid or $5.00 at the door. The cost for the imported Viking food will be an additional $5.00 to sample all six imported items, or $1.00 to sample an individual item. The Association laments the additional expense, but is happy to bring some traditional foods to you. The event is limited to 200 guests. To get tickets send a check to the Association's post office box or call a board member. The Association's goals for Thorrablot 2009 are to KISMIF (keep it simple, make it fun) and to have guests leave a bit more Icelandic than when they arrived. Come, and bring a friend! Courtesy photo ON HOLIDAY: Seven Trees Tree Experts of Spanish Fork volunteered their resources on President's Day, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 to trim the trees at the library and city park. MESSIAH Preformance Salem Stake is sponsoring a performance of Handel's MESSIAH on March 27 and 29 at 7 p.m. in the Salem Stake Center, 470 East Salem Canal Road in Salem. Anyone wishing to attend is welcome. Any singers who wish to "sing along" may bring their books to the Friday evening performance (March 27) and join in. Of special interest will be the performance of the bass solo, "The Trumpet Shall Sound" by Spanish Fork High School Choir Director Shea Bradshaw with David Krueger on Trumpet. Other soloists include James Duncan, Tenor from Provo; Mary Chaffin, Soprano from Rexburg, Idaho; Rebecca Monson, Mezzo from Layton, Utah; Jason Mulder, Bass, from Woodland Hills; and John Prather, Bass, from Draper. Dianna Ballard, Organist; Chris Koeltzer, Harpsichord; and 36 local members of the orchestra with Annette Wells as director with members of Salem Stake and surrounding area as choir will join in presenting this uplifting Easter masterpiece. This be a great way to begin the Easter season. Come and join us. Kiwanis Courtesy pfioto TOUR THE JAIL: The Kiwanis Club recently toured the Utah County Jail. Sargeant Robin Wall guided the tour. He said that 98% of the current 750 inmates are in jail on drug related causes. The jail was built in 1997 and is one of only 357 similar jails in the entire nation. It is a "direct supervision" type jail — where every unit has an officer on the unit. With its new addition, the jail can hold 1200 inmates, but funds are not available to staff this many. The jail is one of the most modern in the US and around 20 different classes and programs are offered to help inmates get on with their lives. Kiwanian Bert Timpson arranged for the tour. Courtesy photo NEW MEMEBER: Sheril was born in Payson and raised in Spanish Fork. He graduated from Spanish Fork, then got a bachelor's degree from BYU, then a master's degree, and finally a Doctorate Degree from USC. He taught in Seminary and Institute systems for many years. He then spent some time working at Long Beach City College and at Snow College. After Snow, he became Senior Vice President of Forever Living Products in ^ Arizona where he remained until retirement. Throughout his life he has had a serious involvement with community theater. Currently he is also spearheading a group that constructs and distributes wooden cars to children in poverty stricken countries. To date, the group has made over 20,000 cars. He is married to Loa Ann Oberhansiey. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Sheril will be serving on the Human and Spiritual Values Committee in the Kiwanis Club. |