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Show 4 T.-e- i s CVrerref Lakeside 31 199? L'rS 'it? Putting together pretty package triggers career Ogden woman finds success packaging hands on books PytcncmPAn OtiDI i: I n...', i ht?. - If ll w dne h Jn 1'jvkh.un h.u N 4 KhA on I TnirVrtftei!KYfw mjnyiwi'kwhiwoih with thdrlunM. Tluywv the mVcsf jvtj'.V I huAv aihithtyaHkneaftwl haul' ll-- bcthcr ii titvHi uHi4orkiPtl. cunit?d juggling or manage. I,jvkh4m. owner ol UujHlItf I imucJ ai 2o4 2ih Si. ha Ken putting oul KhA pjikagex fir publisher for the pjvt ;o yearx, pjekham and her employ eex Jo the ty penning and photography of about 90 craft KhAx for puMu.herx throughout the country eavh year, Packham K'gan her craft KhA buvine 20 year ag witli T crrccc koHlruft, At ihal time the only pattern KhAx ihey produced were eountedcro'v nuh, authored under the name after ihe of "anewa-Ann,- " women's daughter. At the lime ihere were only 50 companies in ihe country making J ihe pattern KhAx, Then n seemed like everyone got into the act. and there were 500 companies. Foe years later, women entered the workforce and the physical fitness crac hit. leasing women with less time for crafts. Packham said. That's when the bottom droppeJ out of the craft KhA industry anJ that's when Packham deciJeJ to expand her business. Never attain would Pjckham center her business around one craft, she said. Now she works with authors all over the country, packaging their books for publishers. She also decided to bring hjrJ-Kun- d KhAs into the industry. At first, publishers were against her idea and didn't want d her to package books, but they went for it when Packham said the company t. would do all the typesetting and photography for -- Jo It- - lay-ou- t. ' X & A 'X f, f Her lne of crafts begin when she was living in Sacramento, Calif, whde her former husband weni I law hKo. She enrobed in a batik class just to gel oul of ihe house. 1 here he met a woman named Martha, who became her soulmate and dragged her up and down the coast of California 10 clae on all types of craft. uJi as quilting anJ croshetmg. 4 When she returned to Utah she got a job tn a craft store. It was after she met WoJrulT Hut she decided to gel into the business of making pattern KhAs, lo voti-Kun- tV SC00 SMWO Cmkw limited m Ogden. The company publishes books on a vancty of topics, Packham is a hands-o- of Chapelt Jo Packham is the executive and s involved w th an aspects of the process. PUBLISHING: pies-don- nothing if the KhA didn't sell. "But if it did. I'd get double the royalties." Paskham saij. One KhA. "Christmas in Cross-stitchsold a million copies. Now the challenge for Packham is to stay ahead and predict what crafters want. Currently, one of the company's best sellers is the "Two-HoSenes. said Cindy Stocckl. Packham's executive assistant. There's a KhA with counted-cros- s stitch projects that can be completed in two hours, a KhA with silk rihKm projects, Christmas quilted two-ho." ur hard-Ktun- lay-ou- t projects and a KhA called Two-Hou- r Nature Projects." Another Kst seller is "Sensual Massage." also called "Romantic Massage." written by RJ Nikola, Stocckl said. It is being sold through the Riklule BhA Club. All the KhAs Pjckham's company proJuecs are sold through hook clubs and can also be found in KhA stores. Pjckham attends KhA shows nationwide and listens to what publishers want. "Its hard to predict whats going to be popular K'fore its popular." Stoeckl said. It takes almost a year to put a KhA together. Stocckl said. And in that year, what publishers, writers and artists thought would he popular can be replaced by a new fad. Butterflies flew away before they hit the shelves, hut angels arc still pretty popular. Another trend on the market is quote KhAs. Packham said. She and the writers and editors she works with have put together four d KhAs with small, quotes and patterns. Fach KhA focuses on one craft, like stitch. quilting, counted-cros- s nbKm embroidery or wood painting. The Kxoks also tell how hard-boun- to turn the pages into patterns for different crafts. Pjckham has trieJ to Icam how to do every craft from which she has had a KhA produced. Some, like woodworking, she has not done. "I'm not a master woodworker," she sjiJ. But others she has tried, even though she has many projects. "I like to learn how to do it. I'm not interested in finishing projects. It used to bother me that I had 27.000 projects to finish, but now I don't care," she said. half-finish- Kaysville resident wants street plowed Thacker By RUTH MALAN S!a"0a-- 0 Eanwef conesponcent KAYSVILLE - Steven Talbot says there is a serious problem with the snowplowing on the Frontage Road on the east side of U.S. 89 and he wants something done about it. Talbot and his brother Lincoln attended the city council meeting this month to see if they could get the street that runs in front of their homes plowed. d The . Frontage Road runs in front of the Talbot fruit farm and Ott Estates. Steven Talbot said the road is not plowed when there is a snowstorm and that he has made 1 1 phone calls this year and has had no response. The road was plowed the second night after the last major snow storm, but by that time it was too late and cars were already stuck because of the height of the snow, he state-owne- said. "Our priority on that road is not very high. said John Thacker, city manager. But Talbot said he thinks it should have a higher priority. "Highway 89 is one of the most dangerous roads in the state," Talbot said. "When you try to get off of Frontage Road onto Highway 89 you get stuck. You get stuck just trying to get ofT the access road. School buses have trouble getting onto the road. I am concerned that children might slide under the bus and it is a fire and safety problem if emergency vehicles can't get on the road. The Talbot farm and Ott Estates were annexed into the city in 1983, but Talbot claims that people don't think they are part of the city. "There is not that understanding at the city shops, he said. Talbot told the council that he had checked every frontage road from Cherry Hill to Layton and they had all been plowed. I find it interesting that every road had been cleaned but one of the most dangerous. We would like the same serv ices as other residents. Your priorities need to be We are not asking for anything extraordinary." he said. Drivers often have trouble turning north on U.S. 89 when coming up Crestwood Road, so they turn south, then turn onto the frontage road and back to U.S. 89 going north. From 1 carry out the goals and wishes of those elected." He turned his attention to other projects, including a successful downtown improvement and expansion project. It was Thacker's attitude and experience that impressed Centerville Mayor-eleFrank Hirschi, who was chairman of the selection committee. ct She said at first it hurl her business to be from Utah, but now it ts a bonus because six nuny women in ITah da crafts. Im sa blessed to meet so many people who work with their hands. 1 hey are the nicest people I know and they all have a good heart." Packham said. Packham said the KhA industry is still controlled by men w ho do not undersun J w hat women are looking for in craft KhAs. For example, recently Packham chose to ignore a publisher's advice. He did not want any profiles of artists in a KhA. Packham sent the KhA with the profiles in it to Hong Kong, where it was published. The Library Journal gave it gimJ reviews, and KhA critics stated that what they liked the most -were the artists' profiles. Packham said. Hirschi said he's interested in tackling new issues and expects the new hire will be. too. "He's going to have a mayor whos not just a ribbon-cutteWe'll work well together." John Thacker said his brother would fit in well in Centerville. But the friendly neighboring rivalry between Davis County communities already has begun. "Well, no doubt about it. it's a foregone conclusion. Kaysvillc's still better, he joked. r. "I can sure see some problems try ing to drive a truck across the slick road, said city councilman Joe FI ill. W'e will have to have the staff take a look at that, said Mayor Art Johnson. The city has a pattern for snowplowing. The main roads are done first with the being done last. Remember - Preventive Maintenance Works and can save you money! Get Your TRANSMISSION Multicultural Youth Conference planned at WSU OGDEN - More than 1,000 students minority high-schofrom across northern Utah will be at Weber State University Jan. 4 participating in the fourth-annuMulticultural Youth Conol 13-1- al ference. In an effort to promote higher education and increase cultural awareness among the state's minority youth, the conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day in the Shepherd Union Building. "Our goal is to inspire students to become more serious about continuing their ed high-scho- ol Packham I'A tri-(iu- ucation and taking pride in their heritages, said Jeff Simons, coordinator of WSUs Services for Multicultural Students. Studies show minority students who have a solid understanding of their ethnic identity have more success in school. We hope students will leave the conference with the desire to go on to college. Conference organizers are anticipating the largest attendance in the history of this event. High-schoseniors will attend Jan. 13 and, because of an increased demand, the conference has been extended a second day to accommodate ol Bethel No. 15 to install officers Lacie Hagen, fifth messenger; CLEARFIELD - Bethel No. of the International Order of Hannah Matheme, inner guard; Job's Daughters will hold a pub- and Brindy Osborne, outer lic installation of officers at 2 guard. p.m. Sunday at the Clearfield Masonic Temple, 452 E. 700 Donna and Less Fluckiger will South. be mistress and master of cereSarah Fluckiger, daughter of monies. David and Charollet Fluckiger, will be installed as the honored Other installing officers are queen. Sarah Fisher, installing officer; Other officers to be installed Shannon Horton, installing chapare Sarah Anderson, senior prinlain; Brandy Harris, installing cess; Heidi Hagen, junior princess; Tara Vigil, guide; Stacey flag bearer; Monica Martin, inMansfield, marshal; Julie Erwin, stalling recorder; Kristy Maple, chaplain; Sarah Summers, recordinstalling guide; Shanda Maple, er; Jeanne Flenniken, treasurer; installing marshal; Jennifer SchuEmily Wilson, librarian; Stacy senior custodian; Harris, first messenger; Kimi ler, installing Knowlton, second messenger; Ann Erwin, installing junior cusKatie Matheme, third messenger; todian; and Jane Erwin, installing musician. Krista Vigil, fourth messenger; freshmen, sophomores and ju- niors. Centering on the theme "Planting Seeds of Success: Laying the Educational Foundations, a series of workshops will be offered for students to learn about AsianPaciftc Islander, African American and Native American cultures. Speakers at the conference will include Grace Sawyer-Jone- s, president of the College of Eastern Utah in Price; Jorge Rivera, a professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder; Elisha Semakula of the Gender Equity Education Center in Denver; and several members of WSUs faculty and staff. Other conference features will include entertainment, tours of the campus and the opportunity to enroll at WSU. Representatives from admissions, academic advisement, financial aid and scholarships will be available to assist students with information and registration. The Multicultural Youth Conference is free to all TUNE-UP- 1 Today! PRESENT THIS AD, AND WE WILL i Road test your vehicle prior to service check for transmission leaks Remove, inspect and clean transmission pan Adjust Mage and throttle cable Replace filter or clean screen Reinstall pan with a new gasket and fill transmission with new fluid Check modulator and replace hose Road test vehicle after work Is completed SAVE 40 students. 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