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Show Section Two Page Nine July 5, 2000 Host families love week juiiyiiiiiiiMiLiiiujii. ii uiuinii.Mui.il.. i hi uhi.wiiiiw.iii mmimimu'ym-m-mumm.im.ijt jmmymmmim i 11 fJ mu ft m I' r.;l-" - ..r i-.;:v You and your children can be a part of a pioneer pageant right here in Springville on Monday, July 24, at the Spring Acres Arts Park. "Pioneer Legacy," based on the life story of Elizabeth Jones Fox, will be portrayed, and citizens are invited to be a part of that event. Auditions are planned for July 17 with only two rehearsals. Auditions for 24th of July pioneer pageant Auditions for local families to participate in the first Springville pageant, "Pioneer Legacy" are being held on July 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Villa Theatre, 255 S. Main. The pageant will be held on the 24th of July at the Spring Acres Arts Park at 9:00 p.m. "Pioneer Legacy" is based on the life story of Elizabeth Jones Fox, a pioneer of great faith. It Story time at Read Leaf with chlldrens authorillustrator Nationally acclaimed children's child-ren's author and illustrator team Mark and Caralyn Buehner will be reading their books at a special spe-cial story time on Saturday, July 8, at 2 p.m. at The Read Leaf. The Buehners, who are also husband and wife, will be staying until 4 p.m. to talk with readers and sign copies of their books. The Buehners have collaborated collaborat-ed on a number of books, including includ-ing "Fanny's Dream" (a Boston -Globe-Horn Book Award winner, "The Escape of Marvin the Ape" and "It's a Spoon, Not a Shovel." Mark has also illustrated books written by other authors, including includ-ing "My Monster Mama Loves Me," "Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm" and "The Adventures of Taxi Dog" (a Reading Rainbow selection). "We're honored to host such a talented pair," said Margy Lay-ton, Lay-ton, one of the owners of The Read Leaf. "If you can't make it right at 2 for story time, we hope you'll stop by at some point in the afternoon to meet them." The Read Leaf is located at 164 S. Main Street in Springville and is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, please call The Read Leaf at 489-1390 or toll-free toll-free 1-877-287-1332. feanires music, dance and drama with a large supporting cast depicting the trek across the plains. Singing and dancing is not required. There will be only two rehearsals: Monday, July 17, during the audition and Thursday, July 20, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Spring Acres Arts Park, 620 S. 1350 East. Entire families, including toddlers and babies can be in this pageant performance. "We need lots of men and boys, too," explains Lynne Thompson, Tho-mpson, Pageant Director. "The whole idea is that the pioneers came across the plains in family units and that is what will be depicted. The story of Elizabeth typifies many pioneers so everyone every-one and anyone can participate and experience the pioneer spirit." spir-it." If anyone has any questions or for further information call Lynne Thompson, director, Academy Aca-demy of Ballet, 225-1775. by Aaron Huff Year after year, Springville residents turn their homes into hotels during the Springville World Folkfest. This year, Folkfest directors say that about 150 families will have the opportunity to host two or more international visitors. For one week, host families are responsible to feed, provide beds and transportation to all the events. Some host families use their vacation time from work during the week-long schedule of performances perfor-mances and events, said Teddy Anderson, general director of the Springville World Folkfest. Many of this year's host families are regular volunteers. Unfortunately, for one couple, it will be the last. Edward Boyer and his wife, Vesta, have hosted performers since the Springville World Folkfest Folk-fest began 15 years ago; and were it not for health reasons (Edward is 89 years old), he said they would gladly continue. "I enjoyed doing it and got acquainted with cultures and customs. I have no regrets," Boyer said. "Age caught up with us." The Folkfest performers come from all around the world. Many performers speak little or no English, making sign language and pantomiming necessary at times. To assist the host families with communication, Folkfest directors assign guides and linguists lin-guists to each performing group. The guides help coordinate schedules sche-dules and transportation to and from performances. The linguists, lin-guists, most of whom are returned re-turned missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints, are available to help host families when needed. Some families who have hosted foreign groups for several years say communicating is not a big problem, only a minor inconvenience. incon-venience. "Interpreting is not as difficult as you think," said Carol Morgan, Mor-gan, who together with her husband, hus-band, Clyde, have hosted performers per-formers for 11 years. "I buy a dictionary, and there are a lot of returned missionaries in Springville." Spring-ville." One of the reasons that families fami-lies continue to volunteer year after year is for the education their kids receive. "The positive thing is how much your own family learns. They (the performers) will cook a dinner from their country, bring gifts, necklaces, things they've made and even make dresses for the girls," Clyde Morgan said. "The biggest benefits are for my kids. They learn geography and languages better when they're in school," said Teresa Roberts, who has hosted performers perform-ers consecutively for nine years at her home in Spanish Fork. Roberts said she has hosted groups from Korea, Turkey, the Philippines, Russia, China, Israel, Isra-el, Spain, India and Lithuania. One of her most memorable experiences, she said, was taking the Lithuanian group to a rodeo in Price. Everyone, it seems, wants to host the girls, Roberts said. The majority of groups that have stayed in Roberts' home have been boys. To families who will be hosting host-ing performers for the first time, the experienced families offered simple advice. First, you must be willing to make the time, they all said. "The ones who have trouble are the one who are busy, who don't have the time," Clyde Morgan said. The Morgans once took a group from New Zealand to Arches National Park. Many times, the best way to provide guests with transportation to shopping malls, water parks and other tourist attractions is to coordinate schedules with another host family, Morgan said. Teresa Roberts suggested that host families try not to overdo it and become stressed. "Relax. They can take care of themselves," she said. She also suggested getting together with other host families to have parties and to share responsibilities. Though families such as the Morgan, the Roberts and the Boyers have hosted groups from many countries and cultures, they all have had similar experiences in at least two respects. They have all come to realize that ali people are very similar and that when it's time to say goodbye, they always cry. National Reflections winner from here Ryan Allred, a second-grade student from Sage Creek Elementary Elemen-tary has been selected as an "Award of Merit" recipient by the National PTA for a musical composition he entered in the 2000 PTA Reflections Program. Ryan's composition, entitled "The Wind and the Butterscotch Tree" was selected from among thousands of entries submitted nationwide. You can take a look at all the winning entries by visiting the National PTA website at www.pt-a.org. www.pt-a.org. Click on the "Program Areas" option, then on "Arts in Education Programs" to find links that will. let you view the 2000 Online Reflections Program Gallery. Next year's Reflections Contest Con-test theme will be "Wouldn't It Be Strange If..." Students can submit entries in literature, musical musi-cal composition, photography, visual arts, dance, filmvideo and theater. Contact your school's PTA organization for a list of rules and general guidelines. Summer is a great time to get a head start on a Reflections Contest Con-test Project! t ( . ) Ash V 1 v w J i Lose the weight you want or receive 100 refund! MetaboBurn! Rated 1 for weight loss! Over Metabolife! Over BioSlim! Over Calorad! Never before offered for sale in America! 120 - 500mg capsules for just $24.95 491-8880 Free shipping and handling. 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