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Show -N fi W S- Spanish Fork A6 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 Covering what matters most Iceland Days 2007 David Ashby IAU Utah Iceland Days 2007 will be held in Spanish Fork beginning on Friday evening, June 22, with Icelandic Family Heritage Workshops and Presentations. This will be free workshops and a special presentation (Something new for 2007). The traditional Iceland Days Family Festival held at the Spanish Fork City Park on Saturday, June 23, and Iceland Days 2007 will end with the Icelandic Heritage Fireside on Sunday evening, June 24. The Friday evening Icelandic Family Heritage Workshops and Presentations are new this year. This free event will be held at the LDS Chapel on 300 East and Center Street, Spanish Fork, beginning at 7 p.m. and is expected to last for an hour and a half. It will consist of a group of workshops beginning with Provo author, Susan Evans McCloud, as guest speaker. Susan is the author of "Anna," a work of historical fiction about an Icelandic convert, her family and their experiences as pioneers in Utah. Even in Zion, life could be difficult, such things as: new land, new language, new. hardships, new customs and even the unfeeling prejudices of other pioneers could make daily life a struggle. Susan will be a delight to listen to as she shares her enthusiasm and love of history and life. She has written over 40 books, most of which are historical fictions, as is "Anna". The workshops for the evening are free and will include: 1) how to use the 2 CD set of historical information created by the Icelandic Association in 2005, 2) Icelandic family history, 3) Icelandic ponnukokurs, 4) other. These will be hands on workshops, so come prepared to actively learn and have fun. The traditional Iceland Days Family Festival will be held on Saturday, June 23 at the Spanish Fork City Park behind the library, beginning at 10 a.m. and expected to last until 4 p.m. There will be a lamb lunch available to purchase for the cost of only $5, drinks will be available, but at an additional cost. There will be displays, artifacts, memorabilia, family history, children's games, Icelandic sheep and horses, and spinning and weaving. The presentation of our honorees will be at 1 p.m.; they are Bruce Hall and Richard Johnson. The entrainment will begin at 1:30 p.m. with a children's choir and continue on until 4 p.m. for your enjoyment. Again this year we will have the bus tour of historic Icelandic sites in Spanish Fork at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for a modest cost of only $2. Bring your own chairs, family and friends and enjoy Icelandic traditions. Iceland Days will conclude on Sunday evening, June 24, with the Icelandic Heritage Fireside at 7 p.m. at the LDS Chapel on 300 East and Center Street in Spanish Fork. Featured speaker will be Dr. Richard Williams, Associate Academic Vice President at BYU, president of the Provo Utah Grandview East Stake, and past president of the Icelandic Association of Utah. Other speakers will be Darron Allred and Jason Mortenson both returned missionaries from Iceland. The children's choir will also perform at the Fireside. Don't miss Iceland Days 2007 in Spanish Fork, Utah, June 22, 23 and 24, 2007. Someday came ... CAME,., Courtesy photos ICELAND DAYS 2006: Above and below, families and friends celebrate Iceland Days in 2006. Women Working for Women • ./ Christy Hardman / Spanish Fork News Courtesy photo / Jim Bushman SURPRISE: We don't think this is the "someday" that Frank Kanig had in mind when he customized his bus into a recreational vehicle. A tree fell on it during a storm in early June. CONGRATULATIONS, BRANDY TIDWELL! EMPOWERING YOU: Women Working for Women met at Pier 49 Pizza on Monday, June 11, 2007 to hear a presentation by Mountain America Credit Union's Bill Loucks entitled "Empowering You: Educating women to make informed, intelligent financial decisions." Bears sighted: From BEARS • A l You are our Contest Winner for the month of May! From Doc Francis and Staff *m 375 West Center St. Kari M. Francis. DDS. PC for Children 8. Adutls j cJ frw Amniteoti Boora rJ _ Spanish Fork 798-8226 Canyon fatality, people are beginning to understand the need for it. Root said that he doesn't really think there are more bears than usual this year. He said that most often, when bears come down into residential areas, they are young bears who have just left their mothers. "Mom kicks them away because she's looking to breed again, and if they stick around a big boar would kill the cubs," Root said. The cubs follow their noses, and sometimes that brings them down into camping areas or neighborhoods. Generally the DWR tries to trap and relocate bears that have wandered into areas used by humans, but unfortunately, the younger bears don't always show fear of humans, and then they have to be put down. "We don't give bears three strikes," said Root. "They don't even have, to be aggressive, just exhibit lack of fear toward humans, and we have to take them down." Root said the fatality in American Fork should not cause a widespread panic. "If you see a bear, you should consider yourself lucky," he said. "Don't be afraid to go outside, to go camping and to enjoy the outdoors. We don't want people living in fear. Just take precautions." He said what the DWR wants is for people to be more "bear aware." "Just use common sense," he said. Root said the most important thing to do is to keep food packed away where bears can't smell it. When you go camping, keep the garbage cans closed tightly, and keep them away from your cabin or tent. Pack food away in your trunk or trailer. "People will sometimes get up in the morning when they're camping and have a big breakfast," Root said. "They don't know what else to do with it, so they dump the bacon grease on the bushes beside their tent. It's those kinds of things that draw bears. The cleaner the camp, the lesser the odds-are of bears." |