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Show 5 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, May 6, 2004 Van, Isabell Sorensen celebrate 61 years together mm Kera Erickson, Brad Williams temple vows Alan and Denise Erickson are pleased to announce an-nounce the marriage of their daughter, Kera, to Brad Williams, son of Scott and Glenda Williams and Molly Ruud. They will be sealed in the Logan LDS Temple on Friday, May 7, 2004. A reception will be held in their honor on Saturday, Sat-urday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the LDS Church located at 451 S. Main, Springville. Kera graduated from Springville High School in 2001 and has been attending Utah State University. Uni-versity. Brad graduated from Delta High School in 1998 and served an LDS mission in North Carolina. The couple will make their home in Ogden Deanna Crandall, Ryan Poidsen many in Logan Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. Craig C. Crandall of Chesterfield, Idaho, of the marriage mar-riage of their daughter Deanna, to Ryan L. Poulsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Poulsen of Rexburg, Idaho. The couple were married on Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2004 in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The bride graduated from North Gem High School and LDS Seminary. She received her Young Womanhood Recognition. Deanna is currently cur-rently attending BYU-Idaho majoring in family consumer science education. The groom graduated from Madison High School and LDS Seminary. He served a mission mis-sion for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints in Carlsbad, California. He is the recipient of the Eagle Scout Award. Ryan has his associate's degree in arts and science from Ricks College. He is also attending BYU-Idaho, finishing a degree in communications with a minor in business management. They will make their new home in Rexburg, continuing studies at BYU-Idaho. Heather Ewell, Kyle Hall to trade vows Announcement is made by Terry and Dana Ewell of Bel Air, Maryland, are pleased to announce an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Marie, to Kyle R. Hall, son of Rex and Chris Hall of Springville, Utah. The couple plans to be married on Friday, May 14, 2004 in the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple. A reception will be held that evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Alpine Art Center. All friends and family are invited to attend. Heather graduated from Papillion LaVista High School in Omaha, Nebraska and is currently attending Utah Valley State College. Kyle graduated from Springville High School and served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jackson, Mississippi. Mississip-pi. The couple will make their home in Springville. . ... . .... ... . .. -i I'. ' ' ., v , I ! v ' . 1 f c - ' rj : ' : Kera Erickson-Erad Williams where they will both continue their education Weber State University. at t vrrrr: t-v;" M'T . " i - i: US . - .J.V . -j , : - ' s i ' m . v '.? - Deanna and Ryan Poulsen A reception to honor the couple was held in Rexburg May 1. An open house will be held Friday, Fri-day, May 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Springville Second Ward LDS Church, 451 S. Main Street, Springville. . mulif ! Heather Ewell and Kyle Hall Camp Hobble Creek At a recent meeting members of Camp Hobble Creek met to have their officers for the coming com-ing two years installed by a company representative. They are Shirley Schardine, captain; Harriett Strong, vice captain; Virginia Law, vice captain and chaplain; Karen Helm, secretarytreasurer; secre-tarytreasurer; Catherine Bo-man, Bo-man, historian; Beth Peterson, parliamentarian; Coleen Barzee, musiclesson leader. The meeting was held at the home of Joan Odekirk with all members in attendance. New members and visitors are always al-ways welcomed. 1 1 1 S t H) JHOjJO Jtl i ' 296 S. Main Springville "FALL IN LOVE WITH PIZZA AGAIN" FREE DELIVERY TO SPRINGVILLE AND MAPLETON! 491-9111 Daugliters of Utah Pioneers SpringvilleMapleton Daughters Daugh-ters of Utah Pioneers will have their May company meeting today, to-day, May 6, at the DUP Museum Muse-um located at 175 S. Main. The captains will give a yearly report re-port of the activities for the year. Everyone is invited. They will be hostess to the two Company Convention joining join-ing with Provo DUP on Saturday, Satur-day, May 15, at the Springville Stake Center located in the Kolob Circle (600 E. 200 South) from 8 a.m. to noon. The general gener-al meeting will be at 10 a.m. International In-ternational visitors will attend to give instruction and provide materials and books for sale. Art Exhibit The Utah County Art Board announces an-nounces its Annual Spring Show, "Showing Off Utah." The art show runs from May 1 through June 30 at the Utah County Art Gallery, 151 S. University, Provo. It is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm and admission is free. Women in Leadership Round table discussions of current events and future directions di-rections for the WIL organization organiza-tion will be the focus of the May Women in Leadership meeting. This will be a fun, informal in-formal time to share great ideas and perspectives. The meeting will be held at the Peterson residence, 1145 S. Carterville Road, Orem, at noon on Thursday, May 13. There will be no charge for the light lunch that will be provided. provid-ed. Guests and new members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Anyone wishing to serve on the WIL Board for next year should plan to attend. at-tend. Women in Leadership was established in 1993 as a nonpartisan non-partisan forum which explores current issues, and supports and prepares women for leadership lead-ership in volunteer, appointed or elected positions on community, commu-nity, county or state levels. Membership is made up of women of all ages from all walks of life. We specialize in Machine Quilting & Machine Embroidery Located at 524 S. 300 East, Springville Call today! 489-4460 May 4, 2004 marks the 61st anniversary of Van and Isabell Sorensen. They were married May 4, 1943 in the Manti LDS Temple The Sorensens started their lives together farming in Aurora, Utah. After only seven months of marriage, Van left for World War II and was gone for one and one-half years. Upon returning home, they drew a homestead near Riverton, Wyoming and moved to the wilderness. wilder-ness. Van and his father spent several months building build-ing their home and preparing the soil for farming. farm-ing. Approximately five years later alkali came to the ground surface, rendering it unfit for farming. So they drew another homestead near Rupert, Idaho, cleared the sagebrush and started farming live once again. They remained on the Idaho farm for 41 years. In 1985 they were called to serve a mission to Adam-Ondi-Oman, Missouri. Within one month they had sold their farm, home, machinery and cattle and were on their way eastward to serve in Missouri for three years. Returning to the west, they bought a lot with a breath-taking view and had their present home built at 337 E. 170 North, Mapleton. A year later they were contacted and asked serve another mission, this time at Nauvoo, Illinois. They rented rent-ed out their brand-new home and willingly left to serve in Illinois for an additional year. As they returned to their Mapleton home, they have worked each year to make their yard and garden "blossom as a rose." The have also spent years developing their talents of a master woodworker wood-worker and prize-winning candymaker. They are lovingly referred to as "Grandma Bell" and "Grandpa Van" by many of the children chil-dren and neighbors that have received loving care from them over the past 16 years. Their three children, Steve and Jan Sorensen, Vancouver, Washington; Vanna Sorensen-Back, West Jordan, Utah; and Becky and Dave Nelson, v K ( - ' v X ( I 1 t I ' S i , - ' I .. Isabell and Van Sorensen Salt Lake City; wish them a wonderful anniversary anniver-sary and thank them for so many years of support, sup-port, encouragement and love. Their grandchildren, Jason and Janet Back, Preston Pre-ston and Lorelei Back, James and Virginia Back, Tamara and Ryan Moody, Elise and Peter Burt, John and Kara Nelsen, Chad, Sarah Adam and Branden Nelsen along with their great- grandchildren, grandchil-dren, Jilese and Jay den Back; Tucker and Ray lei Back and Aubrey Moody wish them the same. Bookbew Eightieth Bhihday After copious research, An-chee An-chee Min brings us the vivid portrait of a compelling women who became the empress and ruler of China during the mid 1800s. The book, "Empress Orchid," Or-chid," was the name given her by her family, but that was changed once she entered the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden Forbid-den City as a concubine. Orchid is barely 17 when she is selected to become one of the emperor's hundreds on wives and concubines. Understanding that the women who bears him a son will ultimately have the most power, she takes unusual and dangerous steps to be invited invit-ed into his bedchamber. She also understands that one misstep mis-step can cost her freedom, if not her life. She doesn't look forward to having all of her limbs being cut off and being placed in a jar as an example to those who come after. China is in the midst of a great deal of inner turmoil along with unrelenting forces from the outside world that are breaking off pieces of china for themselves. Decades earlier, China lost the Opium Wars and has been unable to build any strength since then. The current emperor is only in his early twenties and overwhelmed by the situation he is in. His cabinet is made up of petty, pet-ty, dishonest and power seeking seek-ing men who control and direct his affairs. Those in power naively believe that the past glory glo-ry of China will thwart any current cur-rent problems and will keep the "barbarians" (English and Russians Rus-sians in particular) at bay. Orchid delivers a son and is honored to become an empress along side of the first wife, who is a beautiful young women with power, but little understanding under-standing of the affairs of the government. When the young emperor dies, Orchid has to teach, entice and cajole the first wife to assist her in overcoming overcom-ing the palace coup. Walls have tumbled around them and China is filled with enemies en-emies within and without the government arena. Orchid's greatest desire is to hold on to the kingdom and teach her young son to be strong enough to govern it properly in the future. fu-ture. Anchee Min's own life reads like a fairy tale. She was born in Shanghai, became a movie actress and then a talented author. au-thor. Her memoir, "Red Azalea," Aza-lea," became an international bestseller and was chosen as a New York times Notable Book in 1994. Though an historical novel about one of the most important woman in history, "Empress Orchid" Or-chid" is told with high drama and lyricism and is most difficult to put down., It is mesmerizing and written with beauty and wit and complete understanding of the culture of the era Genevieve (Gen Duarte celebrated her eightieth birthday with family and friends. She was born April 28, 1924 in Boise, Idaho to Albert John and Ruby Scott Kaufman. She graduated from St. Teresa's Academy Catholic school in Boise, and met and married August E. Duarte July 1, 1944. He died in 1965. They have one son, James E. Duarte. Jim and his wife, Louise, live in Chesterfield, MO. Gen has two granddaughters. granddaugh-ters. Raquel and husband live in Holts Summit, MO. Yvonne lives in Mesa, AZ. Gen said, "I will never be this young again." i ' " . :.- Genevieve (Gen) Duarte Global Trends in Mothers Day Celebra tions by Pushpika Freitas The way we Americans prepare pre-pare for Mother's Day is very similar across the nation: we take time to reflect on the ways our mothers have helped us and what they have taught us over the years, and we give our mothers gifts as a kind of "thank you" for all they do that is not always recognized day to day. Many other cultures also have times to recognize mothers. moth-ers. Some countries, such as Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Turkey, Italy and Australia, celebrate Mother's Day on the same day and in the same way as we Americans do, while others have alternate ways of honoring mothers that provide interesting vantage points on women's changing roles around the world. In Spain and Portugal, for example, Mother's Day is celebrated cele-brated on December 8, the day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Spanish and Portuguese Por-tuguese families attend church services to honor Mary, mother moth-er of Jesus in addition to honoring hon-oring their own mothers. In France, Mother's Day is celebrated the last Sunday in May. It is not just celebrated by the immediate family (mother, father and children)but by the extended family as well. After a special meal, a cake shapedlike a bouquet bou-quet of flowers is presented to the mother. In Japan, an art contest is held for young children where they cansubmit a drawing of their mother. Once every four years the drawings of all winners win-ners are included in an exhibit called "My Mother" that travels trav-els throughout the world. The idea is not only to honor one's mother with a fine drawing, but also to demonstrate to oth- 1 er cultures how Mot hen's Dayis celebrated in Japan. In India, there is a holiday called Guru Purnima, which in some quartersis becoming an equivalent to Mothers Day in the United States. This holiday is a time for people to honor the gurus (mentors) in their livesand dates back to the time when many young people went to live with gurus who helped them develop from young people into mature adults. Today in India, the practice of going to live with a guru for one's education is no longer common. Although traditionally tra-ditionally the young students relied on the male gurus for direction di-rection and support, now it is not uncommon for women in India to rely instead on one another an-other for advice and guidance, much as we do in the United States. An interesting take on Guru Purnima can be found among the many women artisans in Mumbai, India affiliated with Marketplace: Handwork of India In-dia (www.marketplaceindia.com). Marketplace is a nonprofit, fair trade organization dedicated dedi-cated to improving the quality of life for women in India by providing economic opportunities, opportuni-ties, training and education in leadership. Collectives of women artisans arti-sans organized by Marketplace Market-place create thecross-cultural handmade fashions that reach American consumers through MarketPlacei's internet and catalog sales (for more information infor-mation call 800-726-8905). Because Be-cause these women artisans -nearly all mothers - work together to-gether to make decisions as to how their profits will move their collective efforts forward, for-ward, there is no guru for them to look to and honor during dur-ing the Guru Purnima festival. Instead, they all share the honor, hon-or, because they all depend on each other in order to help them build a better life. The Guru Purnima festival in India is just one example of how evolving traditions reflect the increasing importance of women in societies all over the world. Changing Mothen's Day traditions indicate that the role of women is changing on a global scale. ) |