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Show Jjfestyles Covering what matters most 1st Birthday Luke Nelson Luke Nelson celebrated his first birthday on Dec. 29, 2006. His proud parents are Gary and Alece Nelson of Spanish J Fork. Luke's grandparents are Brent and Kathleen Hansen of Spanish Fork and Brad and JoAnn Nelson of Roosevelt. Happy birthday, Luke! We love you! WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2007 • A3 Playing church ball shoots or assists most of the points. Usually, they are hardly recognized, but All That Jazz try their hardest, anyway. Jazlyn Crandall Then you have the one who just stands there and watches. When they're Among the rigorous sports of today, subbed out, they run off fake-panting, one rises as the most vicious and pretending like they were actually doing aggressive sport of all Picture a gym, something out there. No matter the battle-scarred from chairs, kids and boy player, church ball is taken seriously. scouts. Throw in competitive teenagers, strict referees and cheering parents. What do you get? Church ball. The Game \ If you ask me, the most amusing part of any church ball game is being a blatant outsider and watching as the "athletes" try to throw unseen punches into each other's gut. This doesn't occur as much in a girl's game. We stick to "accidentally" tripping people and false-; foul calling. I once had a girl defend me; so well that she wouldn't let me move. If I wanted to walk somewhere, I literally, had to push her along: \ The Beginning Church ball begins with a prayer about sportsmanship and playing with a loving heart. But as soon as the whistle blows that prayer is forgotten. The game starts. Now, there is always the MVP. Usually they're taller and a little more muscular than average. Since a young child, he or she has played on the basketball city league teams. The church team worships the MVP and if they're ever out, it's only for a few moments to grab a drink. Next you'll have a girl or a boy who is pretty good at playing and The End ! The best part about church ball is the end of the game. I like watching the girls throw fake smiles at each other —; so fake that their lips look pasted on. ; Boys . are different. The losingj team scowls while the winning team interrupts coaches with "Hurray!" or "We beat 'em1!". The losing coach isj always sympathetic towards his players; and takes them out for ice cream. A; winning coach feels like he just beat Jeff! Gordon in NASCAR, but keeps a good-! humored face for public image. ! The meeting adjourns the way itbegan — with a prayer. • The Spanish Fork Arts council is each class will participate in a Final pleased to present the new Cultural Showcase on Saturday, March 3 at Arts Education for Adults program 7 p.m. in the SFHS Little Theater to,, for individuals in the community display, recite or perform what they t 18 years old and older. A great have learned or created during their i deal of interest has already been classes. The Showcase will be free : expressed by many.- Ten courses will and open to the public. ; be offered this first year.. Instructors Tuition/Fees: regular one-hour-per! are individuals from our community week courses will be $25 per person. j with experience in that Specific Courses that are two hours each week will be $40. Some courses require a • discipline. . < tifiM : The courses will be .held'at materials fee of either $5 or $10. '. Spanish Fork High School and will Each course must have at least 10 ; run every Saturday morning from students in order to carry. If a course : Jan. 27-March 3, 2007. Students in is cancelled due to low registration,* tuition-will be refunded. • Courses include Beginning/ Intermediate Drawing, Introduction to Painting, Fantasy Illustration, Creative Lettering, Song Writing, Music Appreciation, Beginning FolV; Bluegrass Ensemble, Creative Writing and Drama/Theater. Register in person at the Parks' and Recreation Office, 99 North i 300 West,.Spanish Fork by Friday, Jan. 26, 2007. For more information contact Bjbrn Pendletoh, Arts Council' president, 798-0792 or arts@sfcn.. :Qtg. ; • Aidon Tyler Cordell This handsome little boy is Aidon T^ler Cordell, turning one year old on Jan. 16. He is the son of T^son and Trinity Cordell. His grandparents are Skip and Charlyn Cordell, John Giles, and Capri Lefevre. He loves talking on the phone, playing with tools and his Tonka trucks. We love you, Aidan! • Missionary Myles Thomas Elder Myles Thomas has recently returned from serving in the Philippines Bacolod Mission. He will report his mission at the Spanish Fork 6th Ward chapel, 585 North Main St., Spanish Fork on Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. Myles is the son of Lane and Annette Thomas and grandson of Clair and Esther Carlson and the late Calvin and Carol Thomas of Spanish Fork. &o&^^o»3V&^ Ajiv't^^.^^ .. : „ ^.. Keeping the cart before the horse Ramblin' Roads Charla Zeenian Why am I not having a nervous breakdown? All indications are that I should be having one, and I'm not. Not that I want one, but how can I be so lucky as to go through the last two weeks Byron Cottam will without one? celebrate his 80th birthday But, wait! I'm putting the on Jan. 22. He was born horse before the cart. It's the on January 22, 1927 in second week in January. I've Escalante to Lorin and just begun trying to dust off Meleta Cottam. After my New Year's resolutions — graduating high school, you know, the one's I've had he entered the US army for fifty years. and served in Germany So why should I be having during WWII. He served an a nervous breakdown? LDS mission in Northern Christmas came and went California. He also spent 17 with no major catastrophes! years working at the Provo Then January came along — Temple. the month named after Janus, He1 married Sheila the two-faced Roman god Winters in 1949. They have of gates and beginnings. two children, Robert, wife more children and 10 Then the terrors started, and Pat of Spanish Fork, and additional grandchildren. what am I doing? I'm sitting Lorvin, wife Geri of Price. To honor Byron on his Byron and Sheila have 80th birthday, join us at an seven grandchildren and open house at the Cambridge nine great-grandchildren. church 275 South 1400 East Sheila passed away and Spanish Fork on Saturday, Byron then married Joyce Jan. 20 from 2-4 p.m. Your Mitchell. He gained three presence is gift enough. Milestone Byron Cottam here as cool as a cucumber... everyone would just think I Today is Tuesday! "Yes, of almost. was extending Christmas for course, no problem." Let's^ I have a new responsibility some reason. For years, our see, how long is it until in my church. Week one went family left the Christmas tree noon? fine. I'm three days into week in place until after a birthday Yikes! I missed a birthday! two. Already everything that on January 17! What a mess, Not mine, someone else's. was done in week one has with pine glue dripping all Now where is the sink now changed. So, it's like I'm over the house and pine stopper? needles falling off every starting over. So, why am I not having branch. Thank goodness I Week one, I received one a nervous breakdown? My of those dreaded letters from have artificial trees in my dictionary describes the the County. I had totally house! dreaded condition as "an dismissed tax time because Two of my family emotional and psychological of a misunderstanding,tuKl a members: •: had ,• medical disorder characterized by lack of a reminder tax notice.// ; emergencies; in Week one, impaired functioning in Okay, I can handle this. I have neitherof-which required -my interpersonal relationships a week to redeem myself. laCk of expertise. --;* and often accompanied by I'm still having Christmas Today I got a call that a fatigue, depression, feelings at my house, or so it seems. good friend and a distant of inadequacy, headaches Week one of January brought^. relative went to meet our and hypersensitivity to light so much busyness disguised as .jmaker. I went to another and noise" I have all the business that everything took viewing in week one! This symptoms, except impaired precedence over changing my. will require two more relationships. And maybe I house from Christmas. , - funerals and viewings. have those and no one has y Four calls from my church mentioned it to me, or knew Because-of-.the ^busyness; assignment, a visit from my me well enough to notice any this week is rush-to-getrealtor, and a call from my difference. the-house-changed-ovef week! Now, if I hadn't felt type-setter. 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