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Show Review Wednesday, August Karaoke competition for Lindon Days By ARLOWEEN BARNEY Lindon City will present ft karaoke vocal competition for amateur ama-teur vocalist in the Utah Valley area during its Lindon Days Celebration Cele-bration to be held Aug. 13. The preliminary competition will be held at the Lindon City Park, 235 N. State Street, on Thursday, Aug. 11. There are three categories for contestants: children (ages 3-10); teens (ages 11-17), and adults, (18 and over). Children will compete from 5 to 6 p.m.; teens from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; an adults from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Thursday. Many arena events offered Saturday Arena events will conclude Lindon Days. Those interested in participating should register before 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, at the Lindon City Offices. The fee is 50 cents per person, per event. The latest registration will be from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. No registrations will be accepted after 6 p.m. Sheep riders will have a weight Runners invited Races will begin at Lindon Park (upper diamonds)on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8 a.m. Categories are: 5K race, 2 mile walk and 12 mile chil 0 Denmark Continued from front page ing, history, geography, and religion. reli-gion. The large majority of Scandinavians Scandi-navians had some formal education in their own languages, although, many who came as adults were unable un-able to learn to speak or read English. En-glish. The territory was blessed with literate Scandinavians who had an interest in learning, but lack of awareness was keeping them out of the mainstream of western American Ameri-can pioneer life. In 1860, a Danish newspaper was published, and before the end of the century several newspapers werebeingpublished in the Scandinavian Scandi-navian languages. In 1876, Anders W. Winberg, a Swedish blacksmith began publishing publish-ing the Bikuben (Beehive). As he made his tour of the settlements drumming up subscriptions, he published pub-lished accounts of his visits. He became the' readers' informant of life' in Utah, "and Bikuben, their grapevine." Winberg proudly reported "that out of 90 Scandinavian families in Pleasant Grove. . . thirty subscribed to Bikuben.'' With the paper came Udklip chapters (removable sections sec-tions that form a book). These became be-came very popular and soon other Scandinavian papers did the same. The many Scandinavian books published pub-lished in Utah wer largely produced pro-duced this way. BGlfe fo &CD00O CpYfQoo Qo Ms&i OS & 0$ Mens, Ladies & Kids Shirts Boots Coats & Jackets 10, 1994 Page 4 Six finalists from each category will compete in the final competi-, competi-, tion to be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Lindon City Park from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Contestants arelimited toa song no longer than three and one-half minutes. Interested persons should register regis-ter at Summerhays Music, 1006 S. State, Orem, through Wednesday, Aug. 10. There is a $10 non-refundable registration fee to be paid at registration regis-tration time. Contest rules and guidelines are available at Summerhays Music in Orem, Cou limit of 60 pounds. The first draw will include 25 riders. The second event will be tandem bareback. Musical tires will fpllow with a round for nine and under and another an-other for 10 and over.Second draw for the sheep ride will also include 25 riders. Next, will be the candy scramble with little guys first. Groups will scramble according to age: 104, 5-8, 9-13, and 14 and up. Next will be the third draw for to join in Lindon races dren's race, with separate divisions for all age groups of men, women and children. The children's races will begin at 8:45. The three dollars a year for a weekly news subscription was thought high, but the newspapers and books were well used as they passed from one family and friend to another. The children of Anna Swenson Nelson recall the stories and talesof the old country told them by their mother in her native language. And she sang the "Fritshofs Saga," Norweigen stories in song. They remember how anxiously they waited for the Swedish newspaper news-paper each week to hear her read the story of "Haaken Haakenson," Robinson Crusoe translated into Scandinavian. The published Scandinavian papers pa-pers without a doubt had a great effect on residents. A former 20-year 20-year resident of Pleasant Grove, Andrew Jensen, began publishing the Utah Posteh in Danish. He soon . became the editor 6f Bikuben and he produced Utah's first book in a foreign for-eign language, alifeof Joseph Smith, in Danish. Scandinavian publications were enlightening and stimulating, but they did not help close the gap between be-tween the two cultures of Pleasant Grove. . The first generation Scandinavians Scandina-vians continued to speak their own language as well as learn English. John P. Hayes, a railroad employee for 20 years, associated with the Selected Ladies Jeans Rocky Mtn., Blaze, Roper & Silverlake gar Rentals in Provo, and Walker's Gas and Convenience Store in Lindon. Prizes include a karaoke singing machine from Summerhays Music, studio recording time from First Take Recording Studios, registration registra-tion and demo tapes from Stellar Entertainment Agency, cash awards from Walker Oil, and free videos and video rentals from Cougar Rentals. Rent-als. Scott and Sherry Harward of Perfect Harmony are contest organizers orga-nizers and will perform with their four children during the final competition. sheep riders (another 25). Seventh event will be the boot race (no horses). hors-es). Next will be the fourth draw for sheep riders (25). Ninth event will be an egg and spoon race, open to any and all. The last event will be the dollar bill race, also an open event. Interested persons must sign up for chosen events at the Lindon City Offices. Awards will be given for overall men's and women's winners of the 5K, as well as first male and female Lindon residents. Swedish workers so much that he "learned to talk the Swedish language lan-guage almost as well as a native." Nomatter thecultural differences, differenc-es, the majority of the Scandinavians Scandina-vians made themselves comfortable in their adopted land, enjoyed their accepted religion and their freedom to own land and progress financially. financial-ly. An 1878 letter written by a traveling trav-eling correspondent relates the situation sit-uation he observed in Pleasant Grove. It is remarkable to note the comfortable com-fortable circumstances of many of the brethren principally Scandinavians Scandi-navians - who have been in Zion but a few years. When they came here, unable to speak a word of English, they were without means, even being indebted for the money required to emigrate them. Now, through industry in-dustry and economy, they are so far independent that they owe no man a dollar; they have peaceful, comfortable comfort-able homes, some of them even have large fruitful fields. If their thrift were only emulated by all who have equally good or better opportunities, the cry of "hard times'' might well cease in this territory.'' Scandinavians did make a place for themselves in the community and by the third generation many "son" suffix-names were intermingled intermin-gled with English-derived names in marriage, the native tongue ceased to be spoken, and old traditions were left behind. 95 SO1 Selected Ladies Fashion Boots 50 PP . hj ")y Lifesaving award recipients, center, Michael Gunther and Lincoln Woodard brought the people they saved with them, Jared Gunther, left, and Geoff Woodard, right. Local Scouts honored for saving lives Two Pleasant Grove Boy Scouts received high honors last week in a special Scout Round Table for heroism hero-ism and life saving efforts they performed per-formed in recent months. Lincoln Woodard was presented with the Heroism Award and Michael Micha-el Gunther with the Life Saving award. The awards were presented by Sgt. Les Langford of the Utah Highway High-way Patrol and Harold Jacklin, District Dis-trict Scouting Commissioner. In presenting the Heroism Award to Lincoln, Jacklin said that this award is very rare and is for significant signif-icant service to mankind. Lincoln saved thelifeofhis brother, broth-er, Goeff, when he found him burned severely in a smoke-filled shop at the family home. Pleasant Grove date for 1994-95 Pleasant Grove High School is happy to welcomeeveryoneback for the new school year and has released re-leased the registration dates for all students. New students will register on Aug. 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the media center. For students who pre-registered last spring, the seniors will register on Monday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to ,1 p.m. in the media center; the juniors will signup on Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the n n II II v I Limited Time Only At Participating Gcldsn Corrcl Restcurcnts. 458 E. State Rd., American Fork 756-9221 Great Taste, Great Service, Great Value, Every Dcyl 4 He removed his brother from the shop at considerable risk to his own safety and ran to a neighbor's home to call 9 1 1 as the phone lines to their home had been burned. No one else was home at the time. As it turned out, the dispatcher dispatch-er who took the 911 call was Lincoln and Geoff's mother, Nancy, who was substituting for another dispatcher at the time of the accident. Earlier she received a state dispatching dis-patching award for her professional manner of handling a call which was so critical to her own family. Michael was at a family gathering gather-ing last summer at Beaver Creek. Early in the evening he went down to the shore of the creek and was fishing. Hiscousin, Jared, came with him and he was only three years old. High sets registration media center; and the sophomores will register on Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the media center. Those who are unable to register on these dates may come to the high school any day between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. All students should havereceived forms from the school district and a mailing from the high school. If any have not received these mailings, they should contact the school at 785-8700. n . Jo golden cond n Pa n mm m Co) n o den eorofe Suddenly, Michael hearda splash and turned to see that his cousin had fallen off a big rocr. into the water. Michael jumped into the water and it was over his head, about six-feet six-feet deep. The child was belly side up, about three feet under the water. wa-ter. Michael grabbed Jared around the waist and pulled him to shore where his Uncle Kelly took Jared from him. Michael said he wasn't scared but he was very glad that he had learned how to save someone by passing off all the Swimming Merit Badge in Scouting. Each boy received a special medal med-al from the National Boy Scouts of America. JHeasant C6roue Seutcui ISSN No. 8755-9072 U.S.P.S. No. 4357-8000 Published weekly by Newtah News Group 11 South Main Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 Telephone Numbers Advertising & Circulation 756-7669 News 756-5273 Publisher.... Breti Bezzant Managing Editor Marc Haddock City Editor Marcella Walker Subscription price $24M per year Second class postage paid at Pleasant Grove, Utah Postmptar send address oSangrj to 59 West Man. Amarican Fork, Utah 84003 Is) WW lin ;i II it I Sun 7AM Wl'KlKh C3U mJ |