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Show The Mexican state of Puebla will be represented at the Spring-ville Spring-ville World Folkfest with their colorful, fast-paced dances and music. The Ballet-Folkloriko will combine energy, precision steps and lively music for the Folkfest audiences. Pallet Folklorjko will entertain at 1997 Folkfest ', Colorful costumes and a variety ; of instruments-that range from ! the traditional Mariachi band to ; armadillo and turtle shells, ocari- nas and clay flutes-are the trade- marks of the BalletFolkloriko ; U.A.P. This group of dancers ; and musicians will plerform at the World Folkfest in Springville July 12-19. This troupe of highly trained university musicians and dancers from the Mexican state of Puebla is directed by Dr. Cristobal Ramirez Macip. Dr. Macip says his group is dedicated to "preserving the cultural diversity of the Mexican peoples." The performers have a vast relpertoire of dances that include a ritual dance honoring the god Quetzalcoatl, the Sarao, a dance closely related to the Spanish fandango and the Jarabe Nay-arita, Nay-arita, which features the men brandishing machetes. Ballet Folkloriko expresses eachof these dances with a combination com-bination of energy, precision steps and lively music; a combination combi-nation guaranteed to delight Folkfest audiences. Sesquicentennial Remembering Springville and Mapleton Accidents John Hubbard Noakes Written by his great-granddaughter, Madeline Weight Beal. In the fall of 1870 Joah Noakes Noa-kes and James E. Hall went to Utah Lake for a day of skating and duck hunting. John Hubbard shot his own left arm between the elbow and the shoulder. The bone and muscle was shot away. The doctor told him that his arm would have to be amputated. The doctor prepared two to three times to operate but John would not let him. He had his arm bandaged and placed it in a wooden woo-den trough with a bucket of water hanging to the ceiling, dripping on the bandage. After a long time, it grew back together but was always quite stiff. Solomon Drake Chase Written by his daughter, Mary Jane Chase Finley. In 1881 Slomon met with an accident while at work on Nephi Packard's house. He fell and broke his leg. He was immediately immediate-ly taken home where he remained under a physician's care for 10 days. His leg was then amputated above the ankle. After his recovery recov-ery he manufactured a limb with which he was able to return in a measure to his work of contracting contract-ing a building. Children Pioneering Experiences Susan Amelia Childs Noakes Written by her great-granddaughter, Madeline Weight Beal. Susan had many play things that she had to leave behind when they started their trip across the plains. She did have one precious doll that she tied under the wagon and brought it to Utah with her. No one knew she had it with her. She walked most of the way from Missouri to Salt Lake City. Christmas Jane Hyde Clegg Shepherd Written by her niece Thelma Boyer Carter. Every child awaited Christmas with great hopes and anticipation. Jane was no exception, and when she was six years old had her heart set on having a doll to love and cuddle. Her mother, however, howev-er, was ill and not able to do much for her family at this time and resources were at the low ebb. Jane's expectation turned to bitter disappointment when she awoke on Christmas to find only a tiny "pill" box full of sugar and an apple. Jane's mother, too, was sad. that she could not provide a more welcome gift for her young daughter. The following morning brought a more pleasing experience experi-ence to Jane for when she arose she found a little baby sister had come to their home. Her love found expression in helping to look after this new member of the family. Church Albert Stan-Written Stan-Written by daughter, Mary Nevada Starr. In the winter of 1856, after moving to Springville. Albert was baptized into the LDS Church. They cut a hole in the ice of Hobble Creek to submerge him - it was a very cold winter. Clothing Delilah (Dellie) Markham Davis ; ; Written by, her granddaughter,. i Zerffla Ann Davis tierbertr Delilah used to buy, unbleached un-bleached material from factory and dye it with wood which was black and corpus. Those two colors together seemed to make it a blue in color. She made the children's dresses out of this color material. One day she had the material, pattern and all laid out on the table to make herself a dress. She had to run to the neighbors for something. When she returned she found her little daughter had ben helping her while she was away and had cut up the cloth until she was unable to make the dress. Times were hard and a person couldn't always buy the things July 2, 1997 - The Springville Herald - Page Seven Judy Blake honored at Art City School by Gena Bertelsen The Art City Elementary PTA recently honored one of their outstanding teachers, Judy Blake, She was given a framed print by James C. Christensen at the awards assembly in May. It will hang in the school for all students to enjoy. ' Judy was born in Greeley, Colorado and raised in Phoenix, Arizona where she received her secondary education. She was an avid swimmer from the ages of seven through IS competing in the breast stroke, individual medley and the butterfly stroke. She was ranked twelfth in the breast stroke at the National Trails in 1963. Judy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Alaska and graduated with a Masters Degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Northern Colorado. She has been an elementary teacher for the past 18 y ears spending one of those years teaching in Scarborough, England with the England Ful-bright Ful-bright Teachers Exchange. Reading is her first love and she has tried to instill this in all of her students, her other hobbies include swirnming, cross-country skiing, biking and canoeing. In 1988 Judy was selected to go to Oregon to participate in a three-week workshop on the solar system. She was also the author of a grant that earned a planetarium planetari-um for Art City Elementary. Judy was chosen as the recipient of the Elementary Science Education Educa-tion Award from the Utah Stake Science Teachers Association in 1989. Her love of science has always been present in the classroom class-room as one student, Tommy Foote, remembered, "We did an astronomy unit and had a stargazing stargaz-ing party one night at the school. She also took us to the BYU PLanetarium. She's an excellent they needed. Lots of times she 5 had to put the children to bed while she washed their dresses. Huneerford Academy i Frank O. Leonard ' Written by himself. At the beginning of the Hung-erford Hung-erford Academy the upstairs rooms were designed to be used ; as dormitory rooms for pupils from the mountain and cow country. The new chapel was not yet built so the services were held in the old chapel that my " father and Mr. Sawyer had built. The girls were chaperoned by the teachers to and from church on Sunday evenings. teacher, one of the ones I remember remem-ber most!" Sandra Davis, another of Ms. Blake's students, said, "If you had a problem, she would help you work it out. She loves nature. na-ture. I remember her saving a little snake that wa sin our front yard." Sandra finished by saying, "thank you for all that you did! " Judy's personal motto is reflected in her teaching style; "Tell me I forget, show me I remember, involve me I understand." under-stand." Student after student remarked about her love for nature, animals, science, friendship friend-ship and especially reading." Her favorite book is Stone Fox" commented Brady Johnson, a former student of Judy's, "I remember when she read it to us she started to cry." Judy said it is one of her favorite 100 books. "Judy is an outstanding teacher," teach-er," declared Chris Sorenson, Principal of Art City Elementary. "Her dedication to her students is unsurpassed. She really loves them." Sandy Sutton, a fellow teacher said of Judy, "She instills a love of reading and learning. She is an inspiration to people by the way she teaches. She also instills the importance of being a friend." Judy explains to her students, "In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught." She has been quoted as saying, "IF I can touch these children by making them realize how important it is to take care of our planet ten our world will be a better place for all. So, if our world is to be a better place to live, it will happen because children care and will make it a better place. I believe that I touch the future, I teach." If she could leave one thing with every student stu-dent she has taught it would be "The love of reading." Cambria Caldwell, a student of Blake's summed up everyone's feelings for Judy when she said, "She was my favorite teacher!" I "VW" WU Art City elementary Princioal Chris Sorenson. left is shown with PTA President Jodie Alfred, Lori Bertelsen and teacher Judy Blake. Blake was honored by the PTA for being such an outstanding teacher. 66people come to me for good rates... they stay for my Good Neighbor service. 99. LSD Dean Bman 52 W. 200 S. 489 9444 i . ft i S U ' STATI FARM INSUIANCI CALL ME. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. 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