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Show 20 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, April 3, 2008 2008 Festivals and events listed 1 " f - ' ' s ' ( . 3 !!; tf J 1 . " -: ; v , ,1 m i ll.. in i 'iii i..wim iw-"' ini i wiMiliillrtto ... n It was PTA's annual Dads and Donuts activity before school last Wednesday. Hundreds of fathers, and other family members, brought their school children to Hobble Creek Elementary School as early as 7:45a.m. to do a little reading together and to eat some donuts. The auditorium and all of the halls of the school were filled with avid readers enjoying a little reading time together on blankets and pillows. The PTA does this activity to promote reading and family togetherness. Cm1 features needed to assist aging motorists SALT LAKE CITY- A new study from AAA finds that technology can't resolve all the challenges faced by older drivers, but it can help. 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Also, the increased prevalence of health issues such as arthritis, ar-thritis, hip and knee joint pain or osteoporosis can reduce the ability to safely perform the complex task of driving. People 65 and older are the fastest growing population popu-lation segment. By 2020 there will be more that 40 million licensed drivers age 65 and older. Because everyone ages differently, AAA recommends recom-mends mature drivers look for vehicles with features that address their specific needs and health issues, which may include: Active head restraints, adjustable pedals, power-operated power-operated seat, large knobs and buttons, large wide-angle wide-angle mirrors, moderate step-in height, four doors. Keyless entry, keyless ignition, tilt-telescoping steering wheel, brake assist, as-sist, low trunk height, anti-lock anti-lock brakes, sideside-curtain airbags, dual-stage threshold airbags, stability control. A- ; Y;.z. tvl yJ ' S ' I """" H I "" - A'X XT . ' - - -mi mmmmmmmmmmmmmmimynmmviirfu " 'n i V Lmmmm .). r-1 As Max Hall and Fui Vakapuha walked through the halls to Miss Winkelman's class at Art city School, no one knew who they were. As they walked out the entire school swarmed around these BYU superstars. How did we get so lucky? We earned their visit by turning in all our work. And this seriously paid off. We had hoped Treatment by allergy specialists for children and adults with asthma and allergies to: PLANT POLLENS FOODS PETS INSECT VENOM MOLDS AH physicians are board certified in allergy and asthma as well as pediatrics or internal medicine. The Utah Valley Convention Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau (UVCVB) is announcing an all-new lineup of exciting excit-ing festivals and events for 2008. From tulips to theater to the Tree Room to the Pony, Express, the months ahead are packed with a broad variety of events that will appeal to every interest, so mark your calendars cal-endars now for a fun-filled summer. For continuously updated information on Utah Valley events and festivals, visit www.UtahValley.org. APRIL Tulip Festival: April 11-26 - 250,000 bulbs in 95 varieties variet-ies blanket Thanksgiving Point Gardens' 55-acres. The Tulip Festival also includes in-cludes live music, gardening garden-ing demonstrations, artists, contests, concessions and gardening vendors. Smokey Joe's Cafe: April 11-26 - Longest-running song & dance music revue re-vue in Broadway history, set in the 1950's, showing at SCERA Center for the Arts. Sundance Resort Tree Room Author Series: April 29 - The series brings leading authors to discuss their books complete with a lavish brunch and book signing. Topic, "Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming" by PaulHawken. MAY Sundance Resort Tree Room Author Series: May 3, "A Girl with No Shadow" by Joanne Harris. Synthesis: May 9 - American Amer-ican Jazz and Big Band music mu-sic played by world famous Synthesis at the SCERA Center for the Arts. Pony Express Days: May 31 - June 7 - Three-day Three-day event named in honor hon-or of the Pony Express route which from 1860 to 1861 ran through Eagle Mountain. Family activities include parade, carnival, children's games, concert and more. JUNE National Youth Theater Festival: June 2008 - Features Fea-tures workshops with guest artists to help improve young actors' skills in theater, the-ater, held at the SCERA Center for the Arts. "The King & I" musical: June 2008 - SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. STIHL TIMBERS-PORTS TIMBERS-PORTS Series: June 6-7 - Top-ranked lumberjacks, lumber-jacks, the world's best speed climbers, and female boom runners compete in Thanksgiving Point's Electric Elec-tric Park. Visit www.ES-PNOutdoors.com www.ES-PNOutdoors.com and click TIMBERSPORTS for more information, or go to www. stihltimbersports.com. Art City Days in Springville: Spring-ville: June 9-14 - Enjoy some family fun with apa-rade, apa-rade, Dutch oven cook-off, hot air balloons, fireworks and more. Orem Summerfest: June 13-14 - Family fun in the summer with our parade, children's crafts, Apache helicopter, fireworks and more. Scottish Festival: June 13-14 - A weekend of Scottish Scot-tish athletics, dancing, bagpipes, bag-pipes, and clans in Thanksgiving Thanks-giving Point's Electric Park. Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove: June 16-21 16-21 - Celebration features a rodeo, carnival, craft fair, parade and more. Plein Air Art Festival: June 20-21 - Painters and sculptors create works of art in the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. Sundance Resort Tree Room Author Series: June 21 - Topic - "Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership" Leader-ship" by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Al-bright. Lehi Roundup: June 23-28 - Full week of city events including a live rodeo. Lavender Days: June 27-28 27-28 - Young Living Farms, the largest lavender farm and distillery in North America, will be in full bloom with activities and food for the whole family. America's Freedom Festival Fes-tival at Provo: Patriotic Service Ser-vice - June 29 - Inspiring message of freedom and patriotism at the BYU Marriott Mar-riott Center. JULY for a few autographs but got shirts and hats and all kinds of BYU stuff. These Superstars Talked about being kind and teamwork. They talked about how important it is to help others, ft is nice to know that superstars still remember the seemingly little things like kindness. Written by Andrew Hoffman, 4th grade Mow depot NEW DRY CLEANERS & LAUNDRY 1851 W. 500 South, Springville fust North of Wal-Mart parking lot Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-F Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sundays Orders in by 9 a.m. out after 5 p.m. Drive-up window Freedom Awards Gala: July 2 - At the BYU Wilkinson Wilkin-son Center Ballroom to honor individuals who have espoused the cause of freedom free-dom throughout the world Tickets can be purchased at the BYU Ticket Office starting June 2. Colonial Days: July 2-5 - Three days of live entertainment, enter-tainment, interacting with Founding Fathers and other oth-er colonial friends, Provo. Balloon Festival: July 3-5 - At Fox Field in Provo. Freedom Days: Jury 3-5 - Festival of the region's finest fin-est handcrafted artwork, fun hands-on activities, local entertainment, and unique foods in downtown Provo. Grand Parade: July 4 - The largest parade of its kind in Utah featuring the theme of freedom through bands, floats and localnational localna-tional performers. Stadium of Fire: July 4 -One of the largest firework productions in the country with headline entertainers, novelty acts and large-scale field production numbers. "Footloose: The Musical:" July 2008 - SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. Sundance Resort Bluebird Blue-bird Cafe Series: July 11, 18, 25 and Aug. 1 - Sundance's Outdoor Amphitheater. In the tradition of storytell-, storytell-, ing, Sundance's partnership partner-ship with Nashville's Bluebird Blue-bird Cafe brings renowned singer songwriters to the resort each year to perform their hit songs and tell the stories behind them. American Fork Steel Days: July 14-19 - Parade, variety show with fireworks, fire-works, horse races, art and quilt shows, carnival, car show, sport tournaments and more. Spanish Fork Fiesta Days: July 21-24 -Parade, " children's festival, craft fair, rodeo, fireworks and more. AUGUST "Pride & Prejudice:" August Au-gust 2008 - SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. Timpanogos Storytelling Festival: August 28-30. Payson's Onion Days: Aug. 29-Sept. 1 -Craft fair, carnival, live entertainment and parade on Labor Day. Open! leaninp |