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Show Orem-Geneva Times Wednesday, January 18, 1995 Page 8 'J A f ? i -.7? t i H 1 K 'ti I BESSIE D. SMITH Bessie Smith to celebrate 80 th birthday Bessie D. Smith will celebrate her 80th birthday at an open house hosted by her family on Saturday, January 21, 1995, from 1-3 p.m. at the Orem City Center, 56 North State, Koom 106, Orem. She was born January 24, 1915, in Provo, Utah. Bessie retired from Alpine School District in 1979 as food services manager, after 29 years.. She is a member of the IDS Church and has served in . numerous positions. She has also been an ordinance worker at the Provo LDS Temple. She is the mother of two daughters: Peggy Johnson and Linda Williams, Orem. She has four grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Babies born to Orem parents Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Jan. 2 Boy to Douglas and Lis a Mer- 'rill Jan. 3 Boy to Robert and Kyla Robertson Jan. 4 Boy to Don and Lisa Brickey Girl to Randall and Nichola Clark Jan. 5 Boy to Daniel Means and Amianne Hall Boy to Stephen and Teresa Wyman Jan. 7 Girl to Deron and Sarah Stad- ler Orem Community Hospital Dec. 27 Boy to John and Maree Berry Dec. 28 Boy. to Eric Green and Heather Jenkins ' Dec. 29 Girl to Howard and Susan Eckstein Jan. 2 Boy to Michael and Holly Wall Jan. 5 Girl to Shaun and Karissa Shields There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. Chinese Proverb Utah Valley Elder Quest January Calendar Utah Valley Elder Quest, a non-profit organization sponsored spon-sored by Utah Valley State College Col-lege is open to retired and semi-retired semi-retired adults wishing to further their education and experience. UVEQ is a local affiliate of Elder-hostel, Elder-hostel, Institute Network. Monday, Jan 23, Literature, 1:30 pm, at the Provo Library, Line Dancing from 3 to 4 pm. in the ballroom at UVSC. Tuesday, Jan 24, Piano & Guitar at 10 and 11 am. at 537 E. 3650 N. in Provo. Wednesday, Jan 25, Basic Oil Painting, 10 am to 1 pm., 1005 N. 600 E. Am. Fork. Thursday, Jan 26, Music Night (Utah Valley Symphony Young Artists Concert), Con-cert), Provo Tabernacle at 7 pm. Former Israel ambassador to France to speak at UVSC Walter Eytan, former Israeli ambassador to France, will be speaking at the International Forum on Friday, January 20, in A group of jesters added to the festive mood at Westmore Elementary's Middle Ages Fair last week. From left are Ryan Sargent, Mitch Mehlhoff, and Nic Wiest. Many of the 6th graders who participated in the fair dressed in medieval-era costumes. Two-artist watercolor show now at Historic Courthouse "Home and Country", a water-color water-color show by local artists Sharon R. Cannon and Mary Ann Judd-Johnson, Judd-Johnson, is currently showing at the Old Utah County Courthouse on Center and University in Provo. Sharon R. Cannon has studied art at Brigham Young University and holds an MA in art education. She has also studied under several watercolor artists at the University of Wisconsin. Wis-consin. She enjoys the looseness of watercolor and is well-known for her landscapes and underwater under-water fish-scapes. Her work has been sold in the West, the Midwest, Mid-west, and locally. Sharon has taught in the Alpine School District Dis-trict for 13 years and currently teaches art at Orem Jr. High. She is a member of the Utah Water-color Water-color Society, the Utah Valley Artists Ar-tists Guild, and the Ching Hai Oriental Painting Society. She is married to Dr. John F. Cannon, Taylor Native American Indian Exhibit coming to UVSC As part of the Utah Valley State College (UVSC) faculty art exhibit, hand-made beaded moccasins moc-casins from the Anthony Taylor Native American collection will be on display in the Carol Reed Library Gallery Friday, January 20, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Anthony Taylor, a friend of the college and an art teacher in the Salt Lake School District, has assembled one of Utah's finest selections of moccasins from such tribes as Ute, Shoshone, Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, and others. The moccasins on display range from those 150 years old to modern pieces. All styles, representing repre-senting moccasins for newborns to ceremonial or burial moccasins, moc-casins, will be shown. Barbara Wardle, assistant professor of art and graphics and Those who desire may meet at Frontier Pies on the BYU diagonal for Dutch treat dinner at 5pm. (Please reserve with Tom Davis at UVSC, 222-8000, ext. 8002) Tickets for the concert may be purchased from Bernice Williams, Wil-liams, 225-9335, or at the UVSC Student Center information desk in Orem. Monday, Jan 30, Line Dancing from 3 to 4 pm. in the ballroom at Uvsc. Tuesday, Jan 31, Piano & Guitar at 10 and 11 am. at 537 E. 3650 N. in Provo. Class fees are $3 per semester for Elder Quest members and $ 25 for non-members. Yearly membership mem-bership fee is $25. For membership member-ship or class information, please call Tom Davis at UVSC, 222-8000, 222-8000, ext. 8002. room 238 of the Harold R. Clark Building, at Brigham Young University at noon. J: S i . T- P BYU chemistry teacher. They have eight children and 14 grandchildren. Mary Ann is known for her watercolor renderings of historical histori-cal buildings, rural scenes, and natural foliage. Her popular painting of the Lehi Roller Mills shows the quality that has propelled her work into exhibits and collections around the country, winning numerous awards. Listed in Who's Who of Women Artists in Utah, Mary Ann received her BFA from the University of Northern Colorado and an MA in art education from BYU. She has taught for 19 years at American Fork and Lehi High Schools and has inspired and obtained ob-tained scholarships for talented young artists. Mary Ann is married mar-ried to Leo Johnson and has five grown children and seven grandchildren. Both artists have given other shows and taught workshops. coordinator for this exhibit, said the opportunity to see such an exhibit is of great value to the community. "These are examples of extremely ex-tremely fine Native American work," Wardle said. 'This allows our community to gain a greater appreciation of art and artifacts that come from other cultures." Everyone is invited and light refreshments will be served. Dialogue on reform (Continued from front page) She said Orton believes flexibility is important, and a common sense, realistic approach must be employed to remove hurdles so that people are not knocked back into the system. Orton favors a self-sufficiency program emphasizing individual-ized individual-ized flexibility and accountability, account-ability, with allowances made for those not able to participate, according ac-cording to Tidwell. Legislators' proposals Rep. Alexander said the plan he and Mortimer are proposing is called "Self-Esteem Through Self-Reliance". Self-Reliance". He said many people have targeted the program, believing the sponsors are trying to implement it in order to hurt others. The opposite is true, he said. Alexander noted that most of those who are on welfare do not want to be, and they are not lazy, as they are sometimes stereotyped. They may be unsure where to start or how to get going, he said. Alexander added that the only way to make a permanent change is to help develop self-reliance. He said some of his colleagues have criticized him for being too "liberal" and "giving" in his proposals. However, an important impor-tant feature of the proposed program pro-gram is permitting welfare recipients to develop assets, he said. As it is, those receiving assistance as-sistance can not even own a car that is worth enough to work well and provide reliable transportation. transporta-tion. Rep. Mortimer said Utah has the highest rate among the 1 Mrs. Kee Ross' 2nd graders built a papier-mache dinosaur dubbed the "Classyasaurus", which id double duty as a welcoming "dragon" at the Westmore Middle Ages Fair. The children used the knowledge they had gained about dinosaurs to select the creature's features, which included numerous defenses, such as sharp teeth, bony plates, body and tail spikes, and horns. Ross said the class is looking for a home for the carnivorous creation, perhaps a hospital's pediatric wing or a children's library. Pictured are (back) Lucas Lloyd, and (front) Carissa Ashby and Andrea Petersen. Westmore students step back in time with Middle Ages Fair byREVABOWEN City Editor Westmore Elementary students stu-dents took a step back in time last week with a Middle Ages Fair put on by the sixth grade students under the direction of their teachers Kara Chai, Craig Willmore, and Max Thomas. Chai said each sixth grade student was required to prepare a report and a display dealing with the era. The displays were set up in the gym of the school. As part of the project, students made models of castles using building materials ranging from Lego building blocks to silver-sprayed styrofoam. Each design was unique, uni-que, and some of the cs Ales were labelled, with parts such as the keep, the moat, etc. marked and identified. The sixth graders worked for over a month researching various topics related to the Middle Ages in order to prepare their reports western states of those revolving in and out of welfare. He said the proposed welfare reform program is designed to encourage people to gain training, build assets, and build hope. He outlined some of the main points of the program, including helping with extensive training and education for up to two years, allowing the building of assets, disregarding a portion of income once at work for a time, establishing estab-lishing a 24-month lifetime limit for assistance, and allowing no additional benefits for children born 10 months after a woman has gone on assistance. Mortimer said the reform proposals are a "costly venture in the short-run", but they should help those on welfare to break the bondage and get out. Testimonies offered Antoinette, a mother of two daughters, said she used AFDC and food stamps to support the girls when she was divorced 12 years ago. Contrary to popular opinion, she is still paying off her student loans, she said, and she is now able to contribute to the community. "Hope is the only gift we're asking for," she said, adding that there should not be a two-year two-year time limit for help in education. educa-tion. Debra, a single mother of four children, said her ex-husband abused the children and was sent to prison. As a result, she and her family became destitute and homeless, and the children need continuing therapy. When she has tried to become independent, she has not been able to obtain I 7, A .:. and displays, Chai said. Sample report topics included "The Coat of Arms", "The Gregorian Chant", and "Origin of Surnames". Some students provided samples of foods typically eaten during the era, including biscuits and marmalade, smoked fish, apples ap-ples and pears, and even a taste of English ale. Many of the students dressed up for the event, and the room was filled with knights, lords and ladies, court jesters, kings and queens, and a nun. Chai said the students had "a wonderful time" fulfilling the unit assignment. 'They had fun as they learned. They went overboard on the requirements. Most did way more than was asked," she said. Student Elise Dicken said she had the most fun doing her castle model painting it, and sprinkling sprin-kling dirt on it for an earthy, realistic look. Jacob Cooper said he enjoyed researching about the feast and learning about the Crusaders. Kolby Billings said he the necessary medical assistance for her children. She also urged that help for educational and vocational training should not be cut off after two years. Expressing Express-ing a concern about taking children from parents to orphanages or-phanages or foster care, she said such a possibility would victimize children again. "Go after the men who caused the problem in the first place," Debra said, to loud applause from the audience. She said it is costing cost-ing the state $30,000 a year to keep her ex-husband incarcerated, incar-cerated, and he is in a more safe and secure spot than she and her children are. Ultimate objective Speaking on behalf of social services providers, Doug Carlson said the ultimate objective of welfare wel-fare reform should be "a reduction in poverty, not placement in minimum min-imum wage jobs." He termed it "arbitrary and punitive" to establish estab-lish a two-year time limit for education and training, and said five years was more reasonable. Carol, another social services provider, said she has not been a welfare recipient, but she has worked with those who are. She termed welfare "a mind-boggling maze" and "demoralizing". She told the legislators that if they truly want to be an instrument of change, they should convince employers to pay a living wage, provide benefits, and give flexibility to women who must work and raise families. Another divorced woman said she had once been told that she would be on welfare forever because be-cause she was "untrainable" and uneducable". She has persisted, however, and has acquired a $15,000 debt for her education. She wondered if. since her child also liked doing the castle, enjoying enjoy-ing the challenge of trying to decide how to build it. Mrs. Kee Ross' second grade class contributed their "Classyasaurus" "Clas-syasaurus" to the festivities. The large, papier-mache designer dinosaur was easily adapted as a "dragon" and was stationed outside out-side the gym to provide a mythological welcome to those who came to view the displays. ., Chai said Mr. Willmore worked with the students in teaching them to play Renaissance-style music on the recorder. The sixth graders also performed the Shakespearean play, "A Comedy Com-edy of Errors" as part of the unit. Despite the success of the Middle Ages Fair, Westmore sixth graders will not be resting on their laurels. Chai said their next big assignment will be to prepare a report on one of the countries of the world as they continue con-tinue to study world history and geography. support had been reduced to half by a judge, her student loans could be reduced by the same amount. "What got me off welfare was an obnoxious attitude', being a die-hard, and not quitting," she declared. "Rep. Mortimer, I want your job when I'm done." Gratitude Angela, now a junior at BYU, said she is grateful for the individuals in-dividuals and agencies who helped her get to where she is now, when very "financially able relatives" would not help. "The investment being made in me now I will pay back," she said, but noted that two years is not long enough to become self-sufficient. "We are selling our souls if our only goal is to lower taxes. The survival of our children is at stake." Response Mortimer responded by saying, "It is a long way from reality to say we are not spending money to help those in need." He said human services is the fastest-growing segment of the state budget. The meeting, he said, provided "good input" for the legislators. Stressing that he feels "very strongly" that a man may be able to divorce his wife, but can't divorce his children, Mortimer said a bill before the Legislature will be a major effort in child support sup-port reform. Alexander said the legislators will be "accessible" during the legislative session beginning now, and invited those present at the meeting to contact him with their concerns. 4 |
