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Show Puppeteer and show geared to help children Vernal Express Wednesday, August 1 6. 2000 7 by Kristen Kremin Express Writer With the philosophy that music and art are the best platforms to teach from, teacher Penelope Torribo uses puppets to discuss serious seri-ous issues ' with children. She believes that it is most effective to teach as many subjects as possible at one time and to make the learning learn-ing process fun. That way," Torribo explains, "you reach children chil-dren at all different levels." Torribo lives in the Los Angeles, Calif, area and has been involved in puppetry since she realized the influence that puppets had on children. chil-dren. While working with severely emotionally disturbed children, Torribo discovered that she could reach the children with her puppets. Most of these five to eight-year old children in the psychiatric hospital had suffered from abuse and found no one trustworthy until they found a friend in Torribo's puppets. Torribo explained that as a member mem-ber of a country music band, she learned to play the guitar and eventually even-tually wrote her. first play, "The Grass is Green," a puppeteer show about farm animals. She wrote it for the emotionally disturbed children that she was working with. She wanted them to be able to put on a show and be able to see that they could do it. Torribo's "The Rain is Coming," followed and finally "Dinosaur Dance," all musicals dealing with issues that children face day-to-day. Specifically, "Dinosaur Dance," is about a Pterodactyl that is teased and made fun of by the other dinosaurs. A Brontosaurus named Ed comes to his rescue and helps him handle his problems. "It is a lot of fun songs on serious subjects," commented Torribo while explaining that the show discussed issues such as violence, drugs, ecol- Board buys building Tuesday the Uintah School Board approved the expenditure of $435,600 to purchase the Northeastern Counseling Center building. The funding for the purchase will come from the undistributed M&O reserve, $372,600, and the balance from the general fund. Northeastern Council has secured ogy, and relationships. Torribo has successfully performed per-formed these shows at museums, schools, universities, parks and libraries making the audience a part of her show. "I believe that it is very important to have as much interaction with your students as possible. I always say that you should never teach without a student stu-dent by your side, so I make these puppeteer shows interactive with the audience," Torribo stated. The Uintah Basin Shrine Club and McCarty's Rocky Mountain Soda Fountain are sponsoring Penelope Torribo's "Dinosaur Dance." Torribo will be performing t ice on Sunday, Aug. 20 at the Colton Pavilion. A barbecue will be held from 12 noon to 5 p.m. with show times at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission to the puppet show is free,' and there will be adult and children CDs available. a $350,000 grant and a $650,000 loan to build a 7,000 square-foot building to house the Vernal offices of the Northeastern Counseling Center. &4 -y v f -. i m f:' i " t " ... j f'Y Woodey B. and Vonetta Searle donate $1 ,000 to Uintah Animal Care to built a new Animal Shelter. Left to right are Rick Bell, Uintah County Animal Control, Vem Coombs, Vernal City Animal Control, Woodey and Vonetta Searle and Darlene Koemer, representative of Uintah Animal Care. 1 0? 4 . " 1' li i . I' Notice of PuEilic Offering $6,445,000 The Municipal Building Authority of Uintah County, Utah Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2000 Care Center Project AA-lnsured Underwriter: George K. Baum & Company (801)538-0351 For additional information call any of the following: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. 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