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Show New Utah - Thursday, November 4, 2004 - Page 12 Open house to honor Vietmanese native who promoted religious freedom On Tuesday, Nov. 9, an open house will be held in honor of The Van Nguyen (pronounced Tay Van Win), a Vietnamese man who sacrificed his own freedom for those of his LDS branch after the fall of Saigon in 1975. The open house will begin at 7 p.m. at the Cotton Tree Inn, located at 2230 N. University Pkwy in Provo. The Van Nguyen grew up in Vietnam and served in the South Vietnamese military, fighting side-by-side with Amer ican troops against communist North Vietnam. Nguyen was charged with evacuating members mem-bers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from his war-torn country. When given the opportunity to escape from Saigon, he gave the opportunity oppor-tunity to a member of his LDS branch, knowingly sacrificing his freedom for his people. After the fall of Saigon, Nguyen spent two years in a "reeducation" camp fighting for his life against famine, disease, and death, which defeated many of his fellow prisoners. of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Saigon who were caught in the maelstrom of their country's collapse. The preface of the book tells of the suffering Hughes went through after the devastating loss of his brother who was killed in Vietnam. After his brother's death, Hughes thought he would never recover; that is until he met Nguyen. They first met while serving with the organization Veterans Assisting Saints Abroad Association (VASAA), which helped bring approximately 150 Vietnamese LDS Church members to the United States. "I lost a brother in Vietnam and I didn't think that I'd ever be able to love or embrace anything Vietnamese after that," recount Hughes. "Being involved with Tay has helped me heal my heart, change my attitude, and replace bitterness with love." For more information, contact Melissa Stockdale at Covenant Communications at 756-1041 ext. 167. Nguyen will be given a religious reli-gious freedom award in honor of his sacrifice and his demonstration demonstra-tion of endurance, bravery, and faith. Pictures and newspaper articles from the time period that depict the obstacles and trials tri-als of these courageous people will be displayed.. The Van Nguyen, David Hughes, and Virgil Kovalenko have written a new book, When Faith Endures, the story of Nguyen's indomitable faith in the face of danger, and the trials Children's art to be shown at American Fork Library Singer presents free lecture on influence of music A children's winter art exhibit will be on display in the rotunda of the American Fork Library during the month of December. The American Fork Fine Arts Council and the American Fork Library staff extend an invitation to enter to young artiKts, ages five to 12. Family traditions, winter or holiday scene as the theme of the exhibit. All medias - pencil, crayon, cray-on, watercolors, pastels or markers - and photography are eligible. Three dimensional dimen-sional pieces will not be accepted this year. Pictures must be mounted on heavy cardstock or framed. Framed entries must have a strong wire anchored to the back to ensure the safety of the art work and accommodate the hanging system. Participants will be limited to one entry. All artists will receive a participation ribbon. Twenty outstanding pieces of art work will be. chosen by the judges and each will receive a cash prize of five dollars and a special award ribbon. Art work will be received in the conference room of the American Fork Library, 64 S. 100 East, from 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, and Thursday, Dec. 2. All entries will be released to the participants partic-ipants on Monday, Jan. 3, 2005. Registration forms are available at the American Fork Library. City Administration Adminis-tration Building foyer, Fitness Fit-ness Center, and the American Ameri-can Fork Fine Arts Council office, in the trailer behind the fitness center. Call Sydney Syd-ney (756-3738) or Wendy (756-1165) or the American Fork Arts Council office for additional information. This exhibit is partially funded by American Fork City and grant monies from the Utah State Fine Arts Council and the Endowment of the Arts, Washington D.C. Utah opera singer Michael Ballam will share his views on the influence of music as part of the Family Lecture Series Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at American Heritage School & Family Education Center located directly east of Mount Tim-panogos Tim-panogos LDS Temple at 736 N. 1100 East, American Fork. The lecture is free and open to the public. A tour of the school is available immediately following the lecture. At the age of 24, Ballam became the youngest recipient recipi-ent to hold a doctorate of music with distinction in the history of Indiana University. Uni-versity. An accomplished pianist and oboist, he is the founder and general director direc-tor of the Utah Festival Opera, which is fast becom- Watercolor classes set The third series of watercolor classes, "Just Add Water," will be offered by the American Fork Arts Council on Nov. 6, 13 and 20, all Saturdays, Sat-urdays, in the American Fork Seniors building, 54 E. Main. The first two classes will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the Nov. 20 class will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration Regis-tration cost is $25. Paper, watercolor sets and brushes are available. Mary Ann Judd Johnson is the instructor. Additional information informa-tion is available from Sydney, 756-3738, Wendy, 756-1165 or the American Fork Arts Council, 763-3081. Surviving Christmas Rating: One-half star Wow. 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Unfortunately the movie is saturated by bad acting, bad dialogue and disappointing disap-pointing PG-13 language, themes and humor. They, like their leading star, think that it's not enough to crash the movie, they've gotta drive it into the ground. For instance, if it's funny to show the mom getting her picture taken in a slinky leather outfit, it would be a side-splitter to show her on a porn site her son just happens hap-pens to be looking at. Yea, that kind of humor. Over all I couldn't really recommend this movie to anyone. Everything in it is sub-par. It is embarrassing to watch and a waste of time. If you're sitting at home with nothing else to do, it might be worth watching watch-ing for the price of a video with some spiked eggnog to smooth the rough edges. 2 col. Advertise Here! Statewide!!! -Through Your Local Paper.-2x2 Paper.-2x2 statewide advertising network 2 in. 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The Family Education Educa-tion Center is the outreach division of American Heritage Her-itage School. Obituary Kristine Dee Stevenson Perry Kristine returned to her heavenly home, 1 Nov. 2004, after a sud den illness. She was born to Roger Ray and Mary Ethel R i c h i n s Stevenson in Provo, 24 Nov., 1960. She married Ronald Douglas Perry, 2 Jul. 1985 in the Salt Lake Temple. She served the LDS Church in the Connecticut Hartford Mission and has a special love for the people of Vermont. She has a passion for life and the gospel of Jesus Christ. A beloved wife and mother who served and loved her family and everyone every-one with whom she came in contact. Survived by her husband, hus-band, 3 daughters, Jessica, Michelle, Madeline, 1 son Jacob, mother, siblings, Roger of Michigan, Danny of Mapleton, and Mindy Stevenson of Pleasant Grove. Services Sat 11 am American Fork North Stake Center, 975 N 60 E. 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