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Show Wednesdoy, August 20, 1986 Yemal ExftteSS 1 3 apiir(?so(j)iiB& 1 r County 4-H families host Japanese youth V" 1 1; a M . 1 A 7 , KAUZUMI PICTURED with Barbara, Dave and Tiffany Haslem. firjr' ' PS'l-r'TT-UT-'J 1 m v THE JOHNSON family with exchange student Jiro. Back row, left to right, Reid and Sally Johnson. Middle row, Robert, exchange student, Jiro, Jennifer, Crystal. Front row, Bonnie, Barbie and neatner. .t I i7 ( r ' ""t I " : . m i j THE DWAYNE HUMPHRIES family are enjoying getting to know exchange student Kanako. Left to right, back, Shelton, Kanako, Michelle, Dwayne and Doris. Front row, Cindy, Jeramie, Dustin and Vance. V KATSUYOSKI pictured with Maurice, Shane, Heath, Brenda and Laci Lemon. YOKO PICTURED with the R'tk row. Rick. Jennifer. Janette and Ci. Front row: Dryan. Drett and 17 1 As i t-u Z--- ' - v T-y . ,i -' n if -; t 0 Dell family Le?t lo Mghj. t ,KK YokO. Midd'e row: Knsli. Dlake. J - , - ' A '- ..... 1 f ! ft I ... H "When you open your door, you open your heart!" That's how one of the participants expressed her feelings as she put her arm around her temporarily tem-porarily adopted daughter. This year, five local families are hosts for Japanese exchange students. The students are from two different Japanese language clubs similar to 4-H Clubs in the United States. After arriving in the United States each group of students went through an orientation session. The U-Trek group was introduced to the American cultures and traditions by a 4-H group at Park City. Members of the orientation orienta-tion group had hosted exchange students in their homes in the past or knew the Japanese language. Those students with the Lex-Hippo language program received their orientation at Camp Rogers. Twelve year old Kazumi arrived with the first group of students and was welcomed by the Dave and Barbara Bar-bara Haslem family on July 23. Kazumi has enjoyed learning counted cross-stitch and has had many opportunities oppor-tunities to see what the American 4-H program is all about. Kazumi attended attend-ed many activities at the 4-H Fair held this past week. On Aug. 1, the other four exchange students two boys and two girls-were girls-were welcomed by their 4-H families. Kanako Okuzawa, a 15 year old girl, is residing with the Dwayne and Doris Humphries family. Yoko Ishida, a 13 year old girl, is being hosted by the vV J h ii j r "4? ' JENNIFER MAHER and Deborah Pease show off their gifts from Japanese friends that they made while attending a YWCA sponsored spon-sored camp recently. Girls make new friends with Japanese at camp Two Vernal girls who had the op-Krtunity op-Krtunity to attend a YWCA pon-sored pon-sored camp called Camp Rogers, came back from their six day experience ex-perience with a heart full of new memories and some new Japanese friends. ' Jennifer Maher and Deborah Pease got a great bonus to their planned plan-ned camping experience when they were able to share a cabin with rihl Japanese youlh visiting in t'lah. "We had no Idra that the Japanese kids would be there," said the girls, "but we want lo go lo camp next year if they arc going lo come again!" Jennifer and Deborah learned many thing from their new friends Including paper folding art i origami i, fine manners, thine about the Japanese alphabet end much nmre With the thrme and gnal nf Camp ItngPfs trnlered around, "sharing, fund, friends and challeners," Ihe ex prrienee Ihe girls had with Ihe Japanese lied ficht in. The generous Visitors lo America gave Ihe girls coins, candy, paper balls and numerous cthc-r small things that Rick and Jennifer Bell family. Reid and Sally Johnson have Jiro Nishyama, a 13 year old boy, residing at their home in Lapoint, Utah, 'ihe fifth exchangee, Katsuyoshi Ymamoto, is a 13 year old boy. He is living with the Maurice and Brenda Lemon family,. Each student has hisher own desires as to what to do while here in Vernal. Usually, one of the primary goals is to be able to ride a horse. With the ample availability of horses in our area, this is not a difficult request. One of the goals of the families is to introduce the students to the ever popular and famous dinosaur. The basic purpose of the Exchange as outlined by the language club leaders is to increase international understanding understan-ding by sharing home and community communi-ty life with an international visitor, to learn about another country its culture, economy, and youth programs; pro-grams; and to increase awareness of our own heritage and goals through sharing with others. As part of the exchange, the local Utah State University Extension Staff arranged an ail-American style barbecue to provide the students and their host families with the opportunity opportuni-ty to get together and to allow the students to gather and converse in their native tongue. It gave the host families an opportunity to share ideas about the different experiences of their student while dining. . ) r. I ii ' '-XLZ2J - ' : : fr'A ' quickly became valued treasures. The girls said the Japanese arrived In spotless new white tennis shoes and they changed their clothes at least three times a day. They also showered and shampooed their hair twice a day. Dancing in kimonos was demonstrated by the Japanese and they allowed Ihe girls lo try on the kimonos and their sandals after the performance, Not many young campers can go to Camp fingers which Is H miles from Kamas, Utah on the road to Mirror Lake and find themselves learning the tradition and hospitality of a foreign country's people. Jennifer and Deborah's mothers said their daughters had come home w ith a fine al'.itude and feeling good aboui everyone. They attribute much of this altitude on the Influence of their Japanese roommates. While horseback riding, learning about the earth, studying health, safety and philosophy occupied a good deal of the Vernal campers time, they will not smn fnrcrl the refinement ami friendship of their Japanese friends. i " : n ) ? 'y J II- . i 1 SHEILA COOK presents Tiffany Haslem with a blue ribbon rosette for first place as Janeen Murray, Youth Council Vice President, announces the contest winner. V, ' -i t i 1 i - ' -- ,ii ? m" - DINA DOGS for the Blind shared some of their activities of the past year through a special display at the 4-H Fair. Winners announced for annual 4-H Fair Local 4-H participants exemplified the National 4-H Theme: 4-H For Youth for America by displaying the skills which they have gained during the past year with projects at the annual an-nual 4-H county Fair. The key element for the 4-H program is the individual development which youth of Uintah County acquire through participation. Kicking off this year's activities was a talent show held Wednesday evening in the Vernal Middle School Auditorium. The performers demonstrated their talent through vocal numbers, dance, and instrumental instrumen-tal musical numbers. Each participant was judged and ribbons were awarded. award-ed. Maria Robb served as the Chairperson for the talent show. On Thursday, 13 demonstrations were given before judges. Only one participant shared her skills in public speaking. These contests provide the participants with an opportunity to excerpt ex-cerpt materials and information from project areas which they have learned learn-ed and organize them into logical, thought provoking sequence to bc presented before an audience. They also provide an opportunity for the participants to learn lo think extern-poraniotisly extern-poraniotisly as the judges and audience au-dience are given the opportunity to ask questions and respond to the presentation. Fashion Revue contestants are required re-quired to make their own article of clothing and model it in front of judges. Scoring for the contest includes in-cludes construction, grooming, poise, and response lo questions posed by the Judges. This year's Fashion Revue provided provid-ed its participants the opportunity lo express themselves through the art of mannequin modeling This unique style of modeling encourages each individual in-dividual or group lo experiment w ith creative poses and props lo create the appropriate atmosphere lo display their costumes. This was a firs! for the t'intah County 4 H ers This was accomplished ac-complished under the direction o( Ihe hcly formed 411 Club members: Sheila Cook. Tiffany Haslem. Deletio Jenkins, and Janeen Murray. Following Ihe Fashmil Revue. I on trsl Division Winners were announced. Junior Division Talent cnnirM w Hitters Hi-tters of Ihe 12. 12 and 1.1 e,ir olds included: Rarhara ItaNh, 1st Place; Tiffaney Itasiem. 2nd Place. Cher ice R'h. 3rd Place. Howard and Aaron Cleavinger. S23 d 1st Place; Rachelle Perry, 2nd Place; Merrietta Oviatt, 3rd Place. Junior Division winner of the Demonstrations Contest for ages 11, 12 and 13 year olds w as Tiffaney Haslem. Junior Division Winners of the Demonstration Contest for youth ages 10 and under included: Aaron Cleavinger, 1st Place; Lindsay Lind-say Lamoreaux, 2nd Place. In a tie for third place, Sabrina Allen and Howard Cleavinger. Sheila Beckstead placed first in public speaking this year, receiving a purple state rosette. Meal preparation Senior Division winner was Janeen Murray. She received a state purple rosette. Style Revue Senior Division Contest Winners were announced as follows: IX'lene Jenkins, state purple ribbon and $15 cash; Janeen Murray, state purple ribbon and $15 cash: Sheila Cook, state alternate blue ribbon and $10 cash. Style Revue Junior Division for age 13. 12 and 11 year olds were aw arded lo: Tiffaney Haslem. 1st Place; Christine Cooper. 2nd Place; Rarbara Hatch, 3rd Place. Style Revue Junior Division for ages 10 and under were awarded lo: Relx'kah Cook, 1st Place; Hebekah Snow, 2nd Place. Friday's Fair Activities began at 10:00 a.m. with the small animal show. Animals, such as chickens, were judg ed on their healthiness and the abilities demonstrated by Ihe Individual 4 II member to care for the animal. During Ihe afternoon. 4 H Club Members organized booths for fund raising The booths provided Ihose attending at-tending with cotton candy, snow eoi-s. and apple bobbing Monies raised from Ihe various fund raising activities ac-tivities will be utilized for leadership training workshops nexl spring Exhibits were open for display lo the public from 1 1 :Uo a m. until ".no p m. on Friday. Winning exhibits were selected for display al this .sear's t'tah State Fair. Any South between the ages nf S 19 can become a member ol 4 H Contact the local t tah State I'niversity Extension Exten-sion office to register in 4 II projn ts Some projects, sui h as Pood Preservation. Preser-vation. muM rrgiMer now lo tip eligible eligi-ble lo exhibit in rtcxl Sear's Fair. |