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Show Vernal Express Wednesday, December 24, 2008 B3 Auditions set for 'Birdie' Auditions for the community theater production of "Bye Bye Birdie" in will take place Jan. 8 from 7-10 p.m. and Jan. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at Roosevelt Junior High School. Those trying out should be prepared to sing, have their own music, and have a means to play it. The show is open to all ages; however, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent at the time of their audition. "Bye Bye Birdie" is one of the most captivating musical shows of all time. It tells the story of a rock 'n' roll singer who is about to be inducted into the Army. The singer, Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley type, has a pompadour pom-padour and thick sideburns; he wears gaudy gold costumes and speaks in a rugged voice. Albert Peterson, his agent, is a very pleasant mild-mannered young man. Albert's faithful secretary Rose Alvarez keeps him and Birdie moving forward in the world. Rosie concocts one final national publicity plan before Conrad's induction. Conrad will bid a typical American teen-age girl goodbye with an ail-American kiss. Kim MacAfee in Sweet Apple, Ohio, wins the honor. All of the phones in her town are already busy during dur-ing The Telephone Hour as Kim has just been pinned to Hugo, a local boy. She is a pretty girl of 15 and sings with springlike ardor "How Lovely to Be a Woman," as she pulls on the plaid woolen socks and the baggy mustard colored sweater considered stylish styl-ish and popular among young ladies. The arrival of Birdie in Sweet Apple causes people of all ages to swoon. Birdie says that his success is due to the fact that he is "honestly sincere" when he sings, and the quiet little town goes into a spin. The MacAfee household is completely upsot by the visiting celebrity. It is decided that Birdie will give his one last kiss on the Ed Sullivan show. Kim's father who laments the whole uproar, tries to break into the act and behaves like a ham on the TV show. "Hymn for a Sunday Evening" Eve-ning" is a salute to the greater glory of Ed Sullivan. Birdie becomes disgusted with his life and goes out on the town with the teenagers. He feels tense with Albert and is tired of being supervised. The parents of Sweet Apple cannot understand the new generation and express this in "Kids." Rosie, still waiting for that band of gold from Albert after eight years, invades a Shriners' meeting. An extremely hilarious ballet ensues. She then decides to become the Latin American spitfire that she is painted as by Albert's lead-footed, catastrophe-ridden catastrophe-ridden mother. She is determined to become "Spanish Rose." Kim is reunited with Hugo, and Rose with Albert in the lovely number "Rosie." Other hit numbers include in-clude "A Lot of Livin' to Do" and "Put on a Happy Face." "Bye Bye Birdie" is a satire done with the fondest affection. affec-tion. The musical will be performed in Roosevelt March 13-14 and 16. Contact Connie Eliason at 435-722-5960 with questions. Uintah Care Center employee recognized Roseann Smuin Roseann Smuin has been with the Uintah Care Center for 25 years, since it opened its doors. She started as a Certified Nurs ing Assistant (CNA) and by 1 988 was working in the Activities, Social Services and Therapy Department as a restorative aide. She then attended nursing school and became an LPN. Five years later she became an RN. Smuin says basic nursing hasn't changed much in the past 25 years and that she loves working with patients. "You meet ' hundreds of different personal!'- " ties, and you have to get used to each one. What works for one person may notworkforanother. This includes patients, staff and family members. Something new happens every day. This is my comfort zone. I have made a lot of good friends, and I love my patients and want to take care of them." Eagle View students read with Desperaux Students at Eagle View Elementary El-ementary have been working all month on increasing their reading read-ing skills at school and home. "The Tale of Desperaux," a special home reading incentive program based on the book, began the first day of December under the direction of Eagle View media specialist Tina Daniels. The goal was for each student to read 20 minutes every night and return a paper mouse. One family even turned off the sound on a movie and had their grandson read the subtitles. As part of the program, the top of the library walls became a dungeon leading to the castle. As the students read at home, the mouse Desperaux moved around the walls to get to the castle and save the princess. Desperaux needed 100,000 minutes to become the hero, which he did! The students completed 100,389 minutes of reading. Many classes read "The Tale of Desperaux" and completed related literacy activities. In addition, Cal Huber's seventh grade class in career and technical tech-nical education sewed felt mice with candy cane tails to hand out. On Friday, students who met their goal went to watch the movie, "The Tale of Desperaux." Happy Birthday future readers of the Vernal Express. Drunk driving no part of holidays x ... ' . j .: . .5 V V r ,. ' warm ft i,, .,.- Alexis Owens, daughter of Austin Kash Jackson, son of David and Nicole Owens, Rhett Jackson and Ashley celebrated her first birthday Massey, celebrated his first Dec. 17. birthday Dec. 19. I i - The holiday season can be a dangerous time of the year due to an increase of impaired driving. According to the Utah Department Depart-ment of Public Safety, last year there were 51 alcohol related fatalities within the State. The Utah Safety Council is joining with national, state and local highway safety officials to remind everyone who will be celebrating during the Holidays that drunk driving takes lives. The following are some easy steps that any driver or passenger passen-ger can follow. Enjoy a safe and festive holiday without jeopardizing jeopar-dizing your life and the lives of others: If you know someone who is about to drive while impaired, take their keys and help them make other arrangements to get to where they are going safely. Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin. Before drinking, designate a sober driver and give that person per-son your keys. If you're impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, or use public transportation transpor-tation so you are sure to get home safely. If you see a drunk driver on the road, don't hesitate to contact local law enforcement. Saving lives on our roads is a top priority and it takes everyone's every-one's help. Make smart decisions and plan ahead to better assure a safe way home. For more information, contact the Utah Safety Council at www. utahsafetycouncil.org or call us at 801-478-7878 ext. 303 or 800-933-5943 ext. 303. Kyson Dace Perry, son of Roy and Sadie Perry, will celebrate his first birthday Dec. 26. s 1 ..'II " ' Wedding Registry Celebration km fidmiS 4 Saturday, December 27 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Uintah Stake Center 4080 South 2500 East 280 West Main .Vernal 781-1556-Mon-Fri:8-7 Sat: 8-6 Sun: 10-5 Free Gift Wrapping & Delivery is ' 1 Dave Haslem, left, with Steve Evans 21 YEARS OF SERVICE TO UINTAH COUNTY As Uintah County Commissioner Dave Haslem's term of office comes to an end, a raft of family and friends dropped by Western Park on Dec. 19 to wish him well. Haslem, left, summarized the pleasure of his public service, saying: "I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I'm proudest of the fact that I survived seven years, seven months and 23 days of elected office." Here with Steve Evans of AM KVEL radio, Haslem promises to keep in touch with folks throughout the Basin. That might be difficult as wife Barbara says she has a "list of honey-do projects for Dave that begin with re-doing the kitchen and landscaping the front." Haslem says he'll be looking for work, maybe after the list is done. (Mary Bernard Vernal Express) V I ' it 7 V 5 f; 1 'mj k$ 'v&zzzzzts it i - - r ' -!! r -Z . VaiW next riH--js Atr til y mm VERM ML Express 60 East 100 North Vernal, Utah 84078 435-789-3511 www.vernal.com Daniel Dyer and Adrienne Fairchild of Vernal were married Dec. 15. Keith Hausman and Keshla Davis of Vernal were married Dec. 15. Jason Nichols and Lariah Bodily of Vernal are to marry Jan. 3. Cody Peterson and April Perry of Vernal are to marry Jan. 9 Tony Migliaccio and Annette Tryon of Dinosaur, Colo., are to marry Jan. 9. C T IV. lJ , Kff " , Roinsettias & Floralfe Bouquets Available ... i "Make a child's holiday brighter" . 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