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Show Citizen - Wednesday, December 14, 1983 - Page 8 (Specialists For All AutoHomeLife Business Your insurance Computerized Quotes - Special Discounts Dedicated Service Call Cardon Insurance 756-9643 Ken - Russ - Wade or come in, 174 VV. Main, Am. Fork in Utah County for over 25 years ? xnrr Timp Girl Scouts seek help with tree y .J V'? :. t rti Ff; vfl V 'V''f vnn - , ..- 1 I t I j U s IN SANTA'S WORKSHOP?-No, that's Merma Winters at Durfey's Cleaners pressing American Fork High School Marching Band uniforms. Cleaning up band's act is pressing problem By SHARON MORREY It wasn't Santa's shop. But it looked that way, as hundreds hun-dreds of red and white uniform pieces came through the dryers and off the presses last week at Durfey's Cleaners. Durfey's got the opportunity to clean up the muddied American Fork High School band uniforms after their march in the rain Dec. 3 at Chaffey College in California. "It was a disaster," exclaims Kay Hutchings, remembering the big pile of dirty frozen uniforms he faced Monday morning last week. "They looked as if you had played football in them. Muddy . . . you wouldn't have believed it." And mud, according to Hutchings, is the most difficult of stains to pull out of a fabric because "you have all the elements of the earth" to deal with. Hutchings says he spent over eight solid hours "just spot- cleaning" the outfits. In all there are 160 marching band jackets, that many sets of pants, plus the Flag and Kifle Corps skirts and vests; more than 200 pieces of expensive clothing. Since the uniforms had to travel back to Utah by bus alter the competition, they were bagged and sitting for nearly two days before Durfey's got them. Those that dried shrunk. Durfey's has needed to stretch all the jackets sleeves back into shape and hand-block much of the clothing. His employees spent most of the past week working on the red and whites. By Thursday all but forty were done, crisp, white and ready for show once more. For Durfey's it's been an act of community service, with Hutchings charging only about half what the dry-cleaning fee would normally be. Even at that, he says the expense is fairly hefty, "but with the investment in-vestment you have there, you can't afford not to take care of them." Band Director Don Peterson is grateful to Durfey's for their prompt action. "We were lucky. If we had waited we probably couldn't have saved them." Don says the trip home from the Tournament, even though they were returning victorious, was long because of his concern over the band outfits. Band mothers gathered first thing Monday morning and tagged the uniforms, emptied pockets, rescued wet gloves and hats - then Hutchings Hut-chings and his crew went to work. Peterson says because of all the help the band received and Durfeyj expertise, all the band may lose is a few feathers from their caps. The 1983 Festival of Trees is over but sponsors and designers are already planning their next year's effort. The Timpanogos Neighborhood Clirl Scouts are one such group. They have sponsored and designed, decorated and donated a tree lo the Festival for the past three years, with two hundred girls combining (heir talents and creativity. Girl Scout leader Cindy Schow says they need community help. "Every year it costs us to get lights, ornaments, so even if we get the tree donated lo us, we still have to come up with around $100," says Mrs. Schow. "We thought if people had extra lights or decorations they could give us, we would theme the tree next year to use them." The (lirl SmM' mil iiit- imo together early with a "Christmas in July" event. That's when they plan their tree, make their ornaments, scour their homes for necessary materials. This year they put each girl's picture on a mirror and hung the huge flocked tree with "shining faces." Mrs. Schow says they can use whatever people can spare. "What we don't use next year, we'll save and work in another year. This will hopefully be an annual service project for our girls so we'll eventually use everything." Mrs. Schow says anyone with items to donate, even dollars toward their efforts, can call her at A Jl w i "J GIRL SCOUT GIFT OF LOVE-This year's entry to the Festival of Trees ; . from Timpanogos Girl Scouts shown with small faces. 756-7474 or Kathy Denny at 756-9112. girls from Alpine, Pleasant Grove,' Timpanogos Girl Scouts includes Lehi and American Fork. -; Holiday schedule for swimmers announced The American Fork Swimming Pool will be closed for the holiday Dec. 23, 24, 25, 26 and 31, pool director DeLayna Crockett reminded today. It will open Dec. 27 and continue through Dec. 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. for public swim, and from o to 10 p.m. for lap swimming. Regular hours will begin Jan. 2. New flyers telling of the; pool's winter schedule will also be out that week, with swim lesson times, swim team practice times, and public swimming times listed. I Admission for the Christmas holidays will be 50 cents. ' j Coast to Coast receives mystery shopper award Russell Latimer, owner of Coast to Coast, is the recipient of the Mystery Shopper Award for friendliness and courtesy to customers. In selecting Mr. Latimer, the Mystery Shopper told Chamber of Commerce officers it was hard to choose one person at Coast to Coast because all of the employees go the extra mile to aid customers. Mr. Latimer received two tickets to the Towne Cinema, courtesy of Deloy Sallenback, for being chosen for the award. Mr. Latimer, his wife, and other family members have operated Coast to Coast for the past six years, observing the anniversary of their opening recently. The store is located at 12 North Merchant, and is known as a "total hardware . store," carrying everything from tools to sporting goods, gift items, toys and other items. C 4 v !- K . h ' Romar's Salon 990 E. State, Am. Fork $20.00 Perm Special Expires Dec. 20, 1983 Tues.-Thurs. 9-7, Fri. & Sat. 9-6 756.8186 HONORED -Russell Latimer, owner of Coast-lo-C'oast, accepts Mystery Shopper award from Nancy Groll, executive secretary of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce. NEW!! -Save 20 to 50i K.Ds Family Factory Sample Outlet Men's Women's, Children's M0N-SAT 12 TO 6 965 West 2600 No., PI. Grove Kitty Corner from White Manila Church Interstate Autobody new Chamber member Interstate Autobody, 160 S. 500 East, is one of the latest American Fork businesses to join the Chamber of Commerce. Owned and operated by Larry Argenian, the firm has been in operation for the past year. Business hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Mr. Argenian says he does all colision repair from the minor parking lot dent to major collision work, including paint work. He, however, specializes in "repair of upper market automobiles." A mechanic is on the premises at all times, he noted. He moved to the area from California two years ago and says he really enjoys living here. He holds a California lifetime teaching credential for post-secondary instructors, in-structors, and has a two year degree in auto body. He was an instructor on the junior college level for two-and-a-half years. "I invite everyone to drop in and get acquainted and learn more about the repair services available here," he said. mi r mmr-mmmim jrT r 'if S i''V i fitv'' - ja'" INTERSTATE AUTOBOD Y-La rry Argenian, owner of Interstate Autobody, 160 S. 500 East, is one of newest members of American Fork Chamber of Commerce. "When my husband the perfectionist had trouble with his eyes, I suggested another perfectionist!' 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