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Show -N E W S- Spanish Fork Gracie Lou's Kid's Quilt Camp A12 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008 Christene Choate STAFF WRITER On Dec. 26-29 a Kid's Quilt Camp was held at Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe in Salem. Kid's Quilt Camps are held around the time that the kids are out of school and can devote more time to learning how to quilt. Every quilt camp focuses on a different area of quilting. This camp the quilt was precut which allowed for the kids to learn how to piece a quilt together. Each class hasfiveor six kids with two instructors. "Our teachers have years of experience, but mostly they just love to sew and love to work with the kids/' said Shasta Parry the owner of Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe. This coming year Gracie Lou's hopes to host a Kid's Club that will meet twice a month, and work on many different sewing projects. Gracie Lou's also is starting a Kid's Block of month quilt. "We offer classes for tweens and teens also. We are also kicking around a no girls allowed club for little boys. They love to sew," said Parry. The things that the camp focuses on every class are threading the machine, safety, cutting, reading and following the pattern, sewing on buttons, whip stitching, basic embroidery and general sewing. The owner of Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe, Shasta Parry has loved to sew since she was little. She received her first sewing machine when she was just twelve years old and has been sewing ever since. "I literally ran the poor thing until is seized up, I had no idea it had to be oiled," said Parry. Parry the owner of Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe quilting has become an addicting hobby that she Covering what matters most Obituary Christi Rae Hales ChristiRaeHaIes,38,of Bartlesville, Okla. passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 in the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa. Christi was born Dec. 2, 1970 in Rota, Spain to Frank Gerald and Toni-Rae VanHarten Hart Jr. She and Robert Hales were married Aug. 16,1994 in Salt Lake City. Christi was a Silver Director for Heritage Makers and was passionate about keeping memories. She loved dance, ballet, and survived three bouts of cancer since the age of 14. Christi is survived by her husband Robert Hales; three sons, Alexander, Nicholas, and Spencer; along with two daughters, Abigail, and Isabella, all of Bartlesville. She is also survived by her parents, Toni and Gerry Hart, of Southaven, Miss.; four brothers, Gerry Hart, of Edmond, Okla.; Mi- chael Hart, of Southaven; Jonathan Hart, of Minneapolis; and Patrick Hart, of Noblesville, Ind.; her sister, Jenni Hart, of San Diego; her paternal grandfather, Frank Hart, of Highland; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Tony and Inez VanHarten; and her paternal grandmother, Alta Marshall Hart. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Spanish Fork 12th Ward Chapel, 1150 East 1240 South, Spanish Fork. Family and friends may call at the church from 8:45-9:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be in the Spanish Fork City Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at: www. walkerfamilymortuary.com Clark: From CLARK • A l Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News QUILT CAMP: Kenadee Limb of Salem and McKinley Roundy of Woodland Hills participate in the quilt camp at Gracie Lou's Quilt Shoppe. wanted to share with others who might not have access to the knowledge or supplies needed to quilt. "It is the most wonderful, addicting hobby ever. I don't really know why I wanted to start a quilt shop, I just did and jumped head first into it and here we are," said Parry. Gracie Lou's has all of the latest fashion fabrics and traditional quilting cottons. There is always something new in the shop. They offer patterns, notions and of course classes for nearly every age and ability, and are open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Starting this year all the classes will be offered free of charge, so anyone can come and learn. They are focusing on the beginner as well as the more advanced sewer and really want to inspire people to develop new talents or improve on what they have. "I am so blessed to have a wonderful staff, anyone at anytime can come in and get the help they need. The ladies that work at the store are incredibly talented and are very eager to share what they know with anyone," said Parry. who said, "God never bestows upon His people, or upon an individual, superior blessings without a severe trial to prove them." Clark said, "I feel that to get these books published is a superior blessing, and true to Brigham's words I have had a severe challenge. But this year has been filled with miracles." Clark said that because chemotherapy did not work to eliminate her cancer, she is "still fighting to live by using alternative methods." And she remains upbeat and optimistic about her future. The Heavenly Story Books, Clark said, have been a great learning tool for her and a teaching tool for those who have read them. "One of my favorite parts is seeing the growth in children as they more fully learn the plan of salvation," Clark said. She hopes that she can live to see the books published and help fulfill her vision of teaching LDS doctrines "so a child can understand." DUP: Baadsgaard over 100 names were researched as burials in the cemetery. Fundraising tactics inlooking on the city with the strong canyon wind blow- cluded bake sales, silent auctions and the creation of ing around them. Additionally with the a cookbook that was sold. help of several citizens, Residents of Spanish Fork, city staffers and Council- Salem and other local citman Richard Davis, an- ies contributed funds for other step was taken to the large scale project. City further the progress at the officials worked hard with cemetery. With the modern the DUP to create a place technology of GPS tracking where the citizens can come each grave was able to be and honor the lives of those marked with a stake. This who founded our great city. allowed for the removal of Plans for the complethe old monument and some tion of the monument will slight changes to the plans continue into next year but so that graves would not be DUP members have had disturbed. Then later in the many great things to say year, a young man joined about the year's events. the cause. Jacob Harding set "It's been a work of to work researching names love, that's for sure," said of those pioneers who could Pat Mitchell while DUP have been buried there. As President Telia Montague his eagle project, Harding said that the DUP would found several new names ''like to thank the generous on a document that had not citizens of this community been used a resource previ- who have been so, so kind ously. Together with Janene in donating to this cause." From MONUMENT • A l Jr. Miss Courtesy photo Jocelyn Waite and Sonnett Davies met with the third graders at Foothills Elementary in Salem on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 to share the principles of the "Be Your Best Self" platform from the America's Junior Miss program. Jocelyn and Sonnett will represent the Spanish Fork-Salem area at the AJM state program in March 2009. Jen Allen / Spanish Fork News DUP: Pictured is the gate to the Pioneer Heritage Cemetery. |