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Show Thursday, October 20, 2005 Page 11 NORTH COUN Wit Smith, 80th Micah Lisonbee Brian Prestgard Lindsay Foster TY NFWUAPFK .. , r- 1 ; . -i.. fv i ' .111 - - a 1 r w 1 ..-J " - irmr- il-iJ - - j . . .J L -,-- wl J LLiL Brady Russon Elder Brady Russon, son of Kevin and Sheree Russon, has recently re-cently returned from serving in the Sweden Stockholm Mission. He will speak in a sacrament service ser-vice Sunday. Oct. 23 at 2:I) p.m. in the Lelii Dry Creek Ward, 200 West 200 South. Lehi. Jason Long Elder Jason Robert Long, son of Kevin and Sheri Long, of Alpine, has been called to serve in the Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, Harrisburg LDS Mission. He will speak in a sacrament service ser-vice Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. in the Alpine 1st Ward, Templeview Chapel, Cha-pel, 676 N. Eagleview Drive, Alpine. Elder Long will enter the Missionary Mission-ary Training Center on Oct. 26. Doug Smith celebrated his 80th birthday Wednesday, Oct. 19. He was hnonored at a dinner party par-ty with 90 family members on Saturday Sat-urday the 15th. He then celebrated with 25 of his great -grandchildren on his birthday. Love from you family All 125! Elder Micah Lisonbee, son of David Da-vid and Bianca Lisonbee of Orem. has recently returned home from serving in the Spain, Bilbao LDS Mission. He will speak in a sacrament service Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. in the Orem Windsor Stake Center, 60 East 1600 North. Orem. Elder Brian Prestgard. son of Wayne and Jane Prestgard of American Fork has recently returned re-turned from serving in the Columbia Colum-bia South Carolina LDS Mission. He will speak in a sacrament service ser-vice Sunday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m. in the H illcrest -It'll Ward. 700 North 350 West. American Fork. Sister lindsay Marie Foster, daughter of Susy and Steve West-phal West-phal and Sam and Maria Foster has been called to serve in the Wisconsin Wiscon-sin Milwaukee LDS Mission. She will speak in a sacrament service Sunday, Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. in the Lakeshore 2nd Ward, 5916 S. 3200 W., Lakeshore. Sister Foster will enter the Missionary Mis-sionary Training Center on Nov. 9. Chauntenettes celebrate 60 years of belting out tunes Joyce Gunther NOR'H COUNTY STAFF As what may well be the longest continuous women's chorus in the state, the Chauntenettes are celebrating celebrat-ing their 60th anniversary this year. The theme for the opening social event was "Sixty Years of Singing, Service and Sisterhood," and the Chauntenettes live up to that slogan. The women's group, currently led by Maiiene Ledet and accompanied by Irene Jenkins, sings sacred, patriotic and pops music for a variety of different differ-ent organizations, schools and senior centers, all for free. Ledet has a distinguished and varied music career. A bachelor's of music in harp, voice and composition, as well as a master's of fine arts in vocal performance, per-formance, she is an author, arranger, composer. vocali.st. pianist and harpist. She has taught music at all levels, from elementary school through college. "Marlene takes us into things we haven't done before." said Loretta Pimm, current president, who has sung with the group off and on since 1981. "We've even been singing some 14th century music." Jenkins, the accompanist, has faithfully faith-fully served the Chauntenettes for over 20 years. The group claims that Jenkins is "one of the most talented accompanists ac-companists in the valley." Organized in 1945 under the direction direc-tion of Leland M. Perry, the Chauntenettes Chaun-tenettes was a spin-off of the Geneva Mixed Chorus, which started about 1940, but disbanded due to World War II. The name is a concocted combination combina-tion of French and German, from the words "chant" and "chauson," meaning mean-ing "song." The suffix was added to form "Chr.untenette" to mean a group of singers, although there is no such actual word. "It's a fun group," said Pimm. "We have a great time, and the tours are bonding." They have toured in such places as Las Vegas, San Francisco, Seattle, British Columbia and Nauvoo, Illinois, a well-remembered and favorite trip. "We go wherever we have contacts who can arrange concerts for us," said Carolyn Mock, who has taken her turn as president, historian and all the other offices, and has sung with the group for 23 years. They are hoping to go to Washington, Washing-ton, D.C., next summer, in spite of gasoline prices. "We raise the money for tours by selling concessions at BYU football games." said Pimm, since the group does not charge for concerts. "We sell candy and wrapping paper from catalogs, too," said Mock, "and take donations at the door (at concerts). con-certs). We want to be self-sustaining. I'm proud of our theme of service." Erlene Lott, a member of the group for 32 years, was president in 1986. "It was a fun time, and a growing experience, because I got to know everybody. We are not just friends on Wednesday nights," she said referring refer-ring to rehearsal days. "Some of us have had things like deaths, divorces and wayward kids in the family, and we support each other through it all. We're joined by the common com-mon thread of music, but we've stayed together by the common thread of friendship. "You won't ever find as many good ladies all at once and all in one place, as in the Chauntenettes," she said. Penny Spresser's first experience with the Chauntenettes was as an audience audi-ence member, watching her mother, MacCene Grimmett, as she accompanied accompa-nied the chorus in the 1940s and '50s. "I got married and moved away, but it was always my dream to be in the Chauntenettes," she said. "After my husband passed away, I moved back and joined about six years ago." Her daughter also sings with the group, making it a three-generation tradition. "Mother still goes to the concerts," said Spresser. "She still plays the piano, too, for her ward Relief Society. She doesn't let much hold her back, even at 92." The group, which sings in four-part four-part harmony, already has 10 performances per-formances lined up for December, including one public concert on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the American Fork Tabernacle. "We share music wherever we're invited," said Mock. Their theme song, "Let There Be Peace on Earth," is sung at every program. 'The 50-plus members are mostly from Utah County, although one does drive from Salt Lake City. "We have room for 60 women, so we're looking for new members," said 11mm. "Some may get discouraged discour-aged because the music is memorized, memo-rized, but we take a while to get prepared." "The fact that we sing in four parts makes for a broader range of tone," said Mock. To find out more, or to book the Chauntenettes for a program, call Loretta Lo-retta Pimm at 785-5692. Mmmge Stress Stop Smoking Control Wi'ight ' "T' iN Change Habits - Remove Fears f t Ruikl Confidence Improve Relationships .... f Specially: Helping overcome abuse trauma ' Goal Strategy Psychology ;;'AJ The Secrets of Achciving Success & Keeping it! f " We treat the problem not the Symptom" I zrtrrri - - MSkMomi. I . Begin your career by joining the family. .com 801-705-7602 Market Research Set your own hours with the 13th largest and fastest growing international market research firm in the world. PAID TRAINING! Flexible Hours Good Typing Skills HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WELCOME TO APPLY! Interviewers IMMEDIATE INTERVIEWS. Call: 226-1524 S. 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