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Show A8 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 Vtht . Sentinel Guardian of Your Community News Jr. Miss state competition held Thalian Club holds meeting Thalian Club members held their Meeting Mar. 3, 2010 at the Prestwich Farm restaurant. President Mary Webster welcomed the 17 in attendance, Ann Turtle was the greeter and led us in the pledge of allegiance, and Vesta Robertson offered a word of prayer and blessing on the food. Bliss Moran Introduced our guest speaker Keir A. Scoubes a decorated veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. His military leadership training includes the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Officer Advanced Course, as well as the command and Staff General College in which he is currently enrolled. But as a great gift to Spanish Fork he is currently a teacher at Larsen Elementary. He is active in his church and community service. He was just recently elected to serve on the city council. He considers elected office to be a sacred trust that carries with it the responsibility to lead and educate the citizenry. Scoubes shared his experiences with us in regard to his service in foreign countries and of the importance of keeping our American soldier safe and helping the local citizens gain the great freedoms we here in America enjoy every day. He helped our members realize and understand there are many good and positive things happening over there that we do not hear of from the news media. Scoubes also spent some time reminding each of us of the great heritage we have here in Spanish Fork and the joys we can glean from the history and people of this great community. It is important for each of us to bridge the gap between the young neighbors and family members of the history of yesterday with the many things of today. He expressed the need for each of us to share our "Golden Nuggets:" The memories and traditions we remember with our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren even though they may not act like they want or enjoy hearing the things we are telling them. It is important and to do it time and time again. He told of his memories of his great grandfather and the things he taught him and he will now share that with his children and hopefully those "Golden Nuggets" of that tradition will carry forward. Photographer: From HICKEN'Al perfectly and the lighting was breathtaking. "If it would have been a crappy picture, I probably wouldn't have gotten into [photography]" said Hicken. But luckily he did. Hicken's first adventures with wildlife came through training animals like bears, cougars and falcons. With his new interest in photography, the two became one. Hicken started taking wildlife and landscape shots. Soon Hicken started cranking out professional shots of wildlife. Hicken sold so many shots he was able to pay his way through law school with all the photos he was taking. Hicken regularly takes trips to shoot wildlife. His favorite place to shoot is Alaska. His favorite animals to photograph are black bears, polar bears and falcons. Although they don't always sell the best, he still loves to capture them as often as he can. He encourages those interested in photography to just get out there and take lots of pictures. He also stresses not to keep the bad photos and make sure you have a wide variety, since magazine editors will want specific shots. In all, Hicken has over 250,000 shots and has sold thousands of them. But he is happy to say photography is just a fun hobby, albeit one that helped him achieve his goals to work as an attorney. TRAX accident Alex Amundson, 2 1 , of Birdseye died in a traffic accident last week when he apparently tried to beat a TRAX train in Salt Lake by driving around the crossing arm. The train hit his vehicle, killing him and a passenger. Two other passengers were hospitalized in critical condition. The four were in Salt Lake for management training with Kentucky Fried Chicken. Alex had been working at the Spanish Fork KFC. . Highway 6 fatality The driver of a pickup truck died after a head-on collision with a semi in Spanish Fork Canyon, Saturday, March 6, 2010. The pickup driver, 24-year-old Trent Walker, was apparently trying to pass another car when the accident occurred. The driver of the semi truck, Slobodan Spanovic, was taken to University Hospital in critical condition, but has since been released. The Utah Junior Miss Scholarship Program was held March 12-13 at Juan Diego High School in Salt Lake City. This year's local Junior Miss State Finalists from Spanish Fork and Salem included Ginelle Jack, daughter of Laurine and Allen Jack of Salem, and Kayla Christensen, daughter of Karla and Kay Christensen of Spanish Fork. The local winners, along with 37 other contestants from around the state, spent an entire week living with host families in Salt Lake City. They were involved not only with production rehearsals, but "Be Your Best Self devotionals, workshops and community service. The girls participated in service projects with the Make a Wish Foundation and other non-profits. At Saturday morning's awards program, Ginelle and Kayla each received a four-year renewable academic scholarship to Troy University. Sonnett Davies, from Spanish Fork, received the 2010 Outstanding "Has Been" Award. The Outstanding Has Been Award is given to a Junior Miss participant from the previous year who exhibits significant continued involvement with the Junior Miss program. Sonnett received a $250 scholarship funded by the Utah's Junior Miss. Courtesy photo AT STATE: Ginelle Jack and Kayla Christensen represented the Spanish Fork/ Salem area at the state Jr. Miss Program. The Spanish Fork-Salem Program also received awards for "Best Choreographed Fitness Program," "Best Talent Segment," and a second-place award for "Best Program Book." Ginelle Jack and Kayla Christensen competed well both evenings of the program. They were evaluated in the categories of Scholastics (20 percent), Interview Skills (25 percent), Talent (25 percent), Fitness (15 percent) and Self-Expression (15 percent). Thank you to all the local conimittee members and sponsors who have worked hard to make this program a success. A special thank you to Jan Gordon, who helped prepare these girls for the state competition. If you would like to get involved on the state or local Junior Miss Program Committee, contact Director Carol Tanner, 798-0816 or email ctannerpac@gmail.com. SF senior center celebrates 40th Christy Hardman STAFF WRITER The Spanish Fork Senior Citizens Center celebrated its 40th anniversary this month on March, 12. They had activities, performances and refreshments throughout the day, as well as offering tours to the public to show off their programs and their facility. "This is a very special place," Joyce Webb, director of the senior center said. "Some of the best people in Spanish Fork come here." The day started out with the Senior Citizens Chorus, directed by Anne Kempton, followed by the line dancing group and other performances throughout the day. The senior center board has been planning the anniversary celebration for over a year. The Senior Center building was dedicated on March 5, 1970, and Spanish Fork Mayor Tim Moran as well as Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton attended the dedication. Webb said the senior center is the "country club" for the retired people of the community. There are around 480 people between the ages of 60 and 100 who are members, and Webb said the health of the members is pretty good. "We all hurt, but when you come here you don't notice you hurt so bad," Webb said. The center offers vari- Christy Hardman / Tlie Sentinel SENIOR STAFF: Pictured, left to right, are Clea Aust, Joyce Webb director, Leah Butler assistant director, and Joy Nielsen, members of the senior center board. ous classes and activities for the members, including oil painting, ceramics, billiards, line dancing, crafts and the chorus, which accepts invitations to sing for other events. They also have a Monday and Thursday "mini meal" every week, and a banquet the first Friday of every month. Webb said they have around 380 people attend the banquets. They have a lounge with a big flat screen TV and Wii where the members get together and play golf, bowl or play tennis. They also have a small library and they keep a puzzle out on a card table all the time so members can come by any time and work on it. The senior center has three cooks and one baker that provide the meals, and 110 volunteers from their members. Some of the members are on the board, where they are involved in planning to, as Webb said, "make the senior center as good as it can be." Webb said they always welcome new members. It costs $20 a year, and the cost of the activities, banquets and other programs are sub- ' sidized by Mountainland Division of Aging, as well as Spanish Fork City. "We wouldn't be able to do functions without the city," Webb said. The classes are no extra charge, but Webb explained the members cover the cost of the materials they use in the crafts, ceramic and painting classes. The Mon-day and Thursday meals are on a $2 donation basis, but Webb said if the members don't have the money, they don't have to pay. ; "That's why we call it a| donation," she said. ; Chorale gears up for Easter concert The Nebo Chorale has been hard at work since the first of the year preparing for their annual Hallelujah Easter concert. The choir will join with the Utah Valley Children's Choir, the Payson Civic Chorale and the UVU Institute Choir for their fifth annual Easter concert at the Provo Tabernacle in April. With just a few weeks left in their practices, Rick Lunt, the choir's musical director, is tSying to put the final touches on each song that will help make the concert enjoyable for everyone. Lunt has even challenged choir members to stretch their musical talent even more with the songs that appear easier than others. "Some of the most difficult music to sing is when it's easy. It takes focus and dedication to be able to make it sound beautiful," said Lunt. "But the listener will ultimately be the one to benefit from all of our hard work during our practices; that is our main objective of the choir." The choir is also working on some very techni- cal pieces as well. Randall Thompson's "The Last Words of David" is one of the great choral works that the choir is at work polishing up on for the upcoming concert. "This piece is well known and well loved throughout the choral community. It has so much varied emotion in it. It goes from one extreme to the other," said Lunt. "From the very beginning of the piece it feels like we are in a gigantic thunderstorm with all the dark clouds above us but just when we think that all is lost the clouds start to dissipate and the angels start to sing." The choir always looks forward to this concert at the tabernacle. "For me, being surrounded by choirs, backed up by organ in an historic building and singing about a very sacred subject is an intimate experience for me. There is nothing that can compare to it." says the Choir *s President, Kelly Williams The concert will be held on April 2, 2010 at the Provo Tabernacle at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. * |