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Show Writing books not so terrible by Kirk Mitchell Writing children's books is a terrible, awful, miserable job that requires endlessilonely hoursin front of a computer terminal. At least that is what one nationally acclaimed writer wanted the fifth grade students to believe at Sage Creek Elementary School. As part of an ongoing effort to interest their students in reading, Sage Creek invited Dean Hughes, the author of 13 books, to come and talk to them about what it takes to write a book. What the children got was a humerous slide presentation showing what the life of an author was like. In an effort to gain sympathy from the students, Hughes contrasted his family's exciting lives to his "dull" life. He explained that for an average book 12 to 14 revisions are required to satisfy his publishers. While his family was out skiing, playing football and going on trips, he was home trying to think of something to write. Eventually it slipped out though, as slide after slide revealed him sunbathing in Hawaii, in Colorado river running and in New Mexico horse riding, that he actually led an enviable life. The fifth graders were unsympathetic, but amused, and Hughes admitted he loves what he does. Since 1979, when he published his first book, "Under the Same Stars," Hughes has been writing mostly for a young audience. His books trade off from being humerous and light-hearted light-hearted to serious and educational. He writes for an LDS audience, which includes historical settings in Missouri about the trials of the Mormons, and a non-LDS audience with such books as "Nutty For President" and "Honestly Myron" that are popular all over the country. coun-try. Hughes lives in Provo and is presently working on a history of the Mormon church for young readers. After the slide show students were able to bring books Hughes wrote for signatures. Children's book writer Dean Hughes, from Provo signs books for fifth graders at Sage Creek Elementary School as part of a reading program to interest the students in reading. OSTAL CLERK & CARRIER POSITIONS (S9.67hr to start) Special announcement for all candidates planning to sign up for the Clerk-Carrier Clerk-Carrier Examination at the Springville Post Office as well as many other Post Offices in the 846 and 847 Zip Code Areas when it is announced. Last given in 1982 - and since it won't be offered again for at least 3 years, don't miss out! 1 1 4-HOUR WORKSHOP Score 95-100 or Your Tuition is Refunded! NOW it the lime to prepare. The pressure Is on to score as high as possible to get the lob. Career Postal Workers will now earn a starting salary ol $20,113.60 plus benefits - with an accelerated step increase plan; men and women, regardless ot age. are eligible. The first step toward a postal service career is getting your name onto the "Register of Eligibles," which is accomplished by passing this Exam. To be one ot the first hired, you need to get one of the higher scores) And to be hired at all during the next three years, you will need to score at east 95. ' . This workshop is being offered now, prior to the formal announcement ol the examination dates, to give you adequate time to prepare for the test. Many post offices begin testing within a week of the announcement which isn't enough time to prepare properly. By starting now, you'll be ready to attain high scores using our methods when the test is given. Come to the workshop. It you don't feel, at the end ot the course, that it will help you achieve a score ot 95 or better, don't pay tor the workshop! Furthermore, if your score is less than 95 on the official exam after using our techniques, we will immediately refund your tuition in full! WANT TO RELOCATE? We are the publishers of The Postal Alert, the bi-weekly newsletter giving you postal exam dates nationwide. Only The Achievement Center provides this service. Learn how you can relocate to any area of the country you like. You are invited to bring your tape recorder to record the workshop for personal exam review. You may attend as many extra sessions of the workshop as you like (on a space available basis) without additional tuition charge-. WORKSHOP TUITION - $40 (Includes guaranteed 4-hour Workshop, The Corey Guide to Postal Exams (with 6 complete practice tests, a Sample Exam with Answers, Workshop Workbook, "12 Important Steps for Getting Hired into the U.S. Postal Service" Booklet, Follow-Up Consultation Privileges, Achievement Award to High-Scorers and Practice Kit containing Six Additional Practice Exams with Answers, Memory Test flash Cards, "Simulated Exam" on cassette tape, and ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SIGN-UP DATES MAILED TO YOUR HOME). Please bring two sharpened No. 2 pencils with you to the Workshop. Seating is limited; pre-registration by phone is advised. Otherwise, you may register by arriving thirty minutes early. Tuition is payable at the door by cash, check, money order, MasterCard, VISA or American Express. CHOOSE 1 OF 2 WORKSHOPS SAT., June 7th 9 am-1 pm; 2 pm-6 pm MOUNTAIN SPRINGS RESTAURANT - SPRINGVILLE 1-15 at Hwy. 75 (Exit 265 off 1-15) For Instant WORKSHOP RESERVATIONS Call Today - TOLL FREE 1-800-233-2545, Ext. 7292-A Here's what others say "Please accept my thanks for your wonderful workshop. When my test results of 100 came in a 'fat' envelope, I immediately knew there was an application included, . a career that would never have been possible without your help." D W., Riverton, UT "Just received my score ol 100. I know it would not have been possible without the application of your very effective methods. Your fee was one of the best investments for my future that I've made in a long time," D.H., Phoenix, AZ CAN'T hTTENO? For the Postal Exam Workshop on cassette tapes, workbooks, and all workshop materials mentioned above - with same lull money back guarantee - send Mb (plus $4.00 tor shipping and handling) Send Orders to: The Achievement Center. 697 Union Street, Dept. 7292-A. Manchester. NH 03104. Charge Card orders wil1 be shipped within 48 hours by phoning toll-free 1-800-233-2545. Ext. 7292-A. (Add $4 tor UPS 2-day "blue label ' service or $8 tor Federal Express guaranleed 1-2 day delivery ! The Achievement Center. Inc. Is a nan profit educational corporation dedicated lo achievement through preparation Nol atlilialed with the U S. Postal Service. Copyright 1986 Achievement Center. hirfeenfh etiniif nanc Fifty-one quilts, representing the finest examples of artisans from several states, will be on exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art now through July 6. This annual quilt exhibition, sponsored by the museum and the Utah Quilt Guild, strives to encourage and present quiltmaking as an art form, for it's visual elements as well as historical significance. The Museum has drawn heavily upon expertise from the Utah Quilt Guild organization, because of their emphasis in upgrading the quality and education of their membership statewide. The definition selected for the "Call for Entries" included "Two pieces of fabric that have been quilted together with fiber batting." This loose description emphasizes the direction by reinforcing traditional techniques of quiltmaking quilt-making as well as offering a springboard for imaginative adaptations and methods in fiber arts. Quilts were entered in the following categories: Applique, Group, Miniatures, Nontraditional, Patchwork, and Whole Cloth. Juror for the Quilt Show were: Janet Clark, Provo and Beth Ann Neville, Layton. Janet is the owner, with her husband Jon G. Clark, of the Naturalist. She helped put together the first quilt show at the Springville Museum. Beth Ann has been an instructor at Mormon Handicraft in Salt Lake City for eight years. Over $600 in prizes were awarded at the discretion of ' the judges. jQuality in workmanship, design and color, originality, and general appeal ap-peal were the principle criteria applied by the judges for admission and for awards. The first prize of $200 went to Marguerite Allred of Provo for her broken star quilt. Second prize of $150 was won by Jodi Warner, Salt Lake and third prize of $100 to Rita liii about our workshops: Your workshop was a success for me. A 100 final score success! What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment! I'm glad I made the effort to call and look into your workshop. It paid!" R.N., Boise, ID (Actual tollers on lilfl) annual auilf omaiiiim K. Bodily of Farmington. Four $25 awards of merit went to Lisa Towner, Salt Lake; Penny Stephenson, Provo; Jeanne M. Huber, Bountiful and Marva E. Dalebout, West Valley City. A 'People's Choice' award of $75 will go to the favorite quilt of the museum visitors and will be awarded at the end of the exhibit. Quilting Workshops will be held: Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eunice Young will teach curved piecing, mechanics for drafting patterns, constructing accurate templates, arid beginning construction of your own creation, large or small. On Friday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Connie Sheffield will teach nineteenth century Doll quilts, learning color selection of fabrics, choosing authentic patterns, and 19th century piecing to start a doll or wall quilt. For further details contact Sherrill Sandberg at 489-9434. Museum Hours: Closed Mondays. Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. Campfire program There will be campfire programs given this summer at Kelly's Grove in Hobble Creek Canyon. The first one will be Saturday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. at the amphitheatre in Kelly's located by the Lion's Pavilion. The subject of the first talk will be astronomy and will be given by Connie Smith, a student in that fie,,J One good turn deserves another. To Our Newest Remodeled Register Now For A HAWAIIAN! or Gas Bar-B-Q or $50 Savings Bond 702 South PTA requests inforrnotion Waldo Jacobson, principal at the Grant School, is retiring at the end of June after a long and dedicated career at that school. In order to pay honor to him the Grant School PTA, under President Mary Lou Jensen, is compiling a memory book. This book will contain letters of appreciation, ap-preciation, messages, picture, etc. and will be given to Principal Jacobsen to keep. The PTA is asking all interested citizens and former students at the Grant to submit information for this book. Please turn in any such material on a 9'2 by 11 page and either leave at the school office or mail to May Lou Jensen, 616 Kolob Circle, Springville, 84663 before June 20. Valtek Valtek Incorporated has received two major export orders for automatic control valves, totaling more than $1.5 million. The announcement an-nouncement was made by John Kowalyk, vice-president of sales and marketing. The first order was placed by Kinetics Technology International for a gas processing plant in India. The second order was from Overseas Over-seas Bechtel for a power plant in Taiwan. The shipments are scheduled for September and January, respectively. "These two orders demonstrate our increased ability to compete against foreign manufacturers as currency exchange rates improve," said Kowalyk. "They also represent more dollars than out total export business in the past two and a half years." 1 1 1 sSgEE ilajj 1 1 1 Stop TEI Register now for these FREE Prizes. Prizes will be awarded to the winners June 13. Winners need not be present to win. Main June 4, 100 1 He opmigvuie neiaiu i ac mice Debby Roylance graduates from Boston University Debby Roylance, daughter of Bert and La Rue Roylance of Springville, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Boston University on May 18, 1986. While attending Boston Debby was vice-president of AIESEC, was voted by the faculty as the top marketing student and received the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award for the top business student. She was given a personalized plaque and a one-yeear subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Debby was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, The National Business Honorary Society. She will begin her studies this fall for her MBA at Harvard University where she has been invited to become a member of the Future Business Woman's Association. Poet to get award Randy J. Croft, Springville poet, will be awarded the prestigious Silver Poet Award for 1986 by the World of Poetry. He was invited to accept the award at the Second Annual Poetry Convention Friday, Aug. 30, at Marriott's Orlando World Center in Orlando, Fla. Croft earned the award in recognition of "the remarkable poetry you have submitted in the past." In recognition of the achievement, celebrities Vincent Price, Maya Angelou and others will be in attendance, at-tendance, as well as World Television, to record the ac n and See ml I A- V Debby Roylance ceptance. His poem, "Two Pianos," which he entered in World of Poetry's New Poetry Contest last year, won an award of merit certificate and has been published in an 800 page, hardbound edition of a poetry anthology; an-thology; "Our World's Most Beloved Poems." The poem also won him a Golden Poet Award last year. Croft has been writing poetry all his life, but "Two Pianos" is the only poem he ever entered in a competition. com-petition. The 36-year-old was born in Provo, the son of John and Mae Croft. Office Springville v |