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Show Thursday, August 16, 20Q7 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING wimwear line opens er. Fork store Am Barbara Christiansen NORTH COUNTY STAFF Trendy tropical, colorful and memorable. Those are the goals of Hapari Swimwear, which opened in American Fork -July 25. With origins in home parties, par-ties, the company has grown to a storefront operation, soon to be expanded. They plan on opening another in St. George next month; in Arizona in October and San Diego in January. The company's motto is . "Let our secret enhance the curves you love and hide the curves you don't." Swimwear is designed with that in mind. All the suits are mix and match, so a customer may purchase one size for the bottom and another an-other for the top. There are traditional two-piece suits, but one of their focuses is on longer tops which cover the midriff. '' "We do four things that -' nobody else does," said r ' Makay Tautu, the, company's president. . . The tops are .available in the extra long and average lengths; they hdve pockets for silicone breast inserts for those whahave had a mastectomy. mas-tectomy. There.js a tummy tttk line, which helps control con-trol the abdomen. )uit also come with "style , taij," which enable the wefrer to vary the look. The straps may cross in the back, go atound the neck halter style or go over the shoulder shoul-der )xe a tank top. There is a snap to provide extra suppot. 'hee is an emphasis on the qility of materials, Tautiftaid. "Thimaterial js ail im- portedAshe said. "We spent a lot ot -tie finding the best quality They wnt their custom- i t S ! h " 55 v U M ! I I BARBARA CHRISTIANSENNorth County Effie Kitchen shows Whitney Carson how to adjust the straps on a swimming suit while Cabrina Blackhurst looks on, at Hapari Swimwear, which recently opened in American Fork. nc X ers to feel comfortable in the suits, she explained. "You are never less dressed than you are in a swimming suit," she said. "Everybody has insecurity in their body. Everybody has come in and said for the first time they feel beautiful in a swimming suit." The firm is co-owned by Lori Shenk and Jill Carson. Carson said the company still has representatives in the field who are able to sell to the public. They are located lo-cated in California, Arizona, Texas, South Carolina. Oregon, Or-egon, Florida and Hawaii. She described how they decorated the store. "We have a tropical theme about it," she said. "We wanted the feel of a surf shop," she said. "We want you to feel like you are getting get-ting away," she said about the customers. Although the main swim suit season is, of course, the summer, the shop plans on being open year round. "We are getting people whose suit is worn out, or those going on cruises," Tautu said. "And going on Christmas vacations," Carson added. In addition to swimwear, the store offers Maui Babe browning lotion, designed to be worn over sunscreen. They carry Shaka Laka Lip Blaka and plan on adding new products this fall. They also plan on adding a men's wear line and men's products prod-ucts to their offerings. If you go Where: 69 East Main, American Ameri-can Fork Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: 8lv525-SWIM (794(5) or visit online at www. hapari.com LICK6T HeritagaMival spons&T Kiasant Grove Kiwanis seeking sponsors for the Heritage Festival Celebration Celebra-tion on Sept. 8 at the Pleasant Grove Historic Downtown Park.' 1 Bronze sponsors will receive re-ceive their business name on a banner for an event and 10 barbecue meal tickets. Silver sponsors will have a business banner, a logo on a promotional promo-tional poster, an option for a banner at the event and 20 barbecue meal tickets. Gold sponsors receive all of the above and 20 additional meal tickets, their logo on the back of all meal tickets and their logo on five promotional banners posted around the city. Those interested can reach Mike Chamberlain at 785-9714 at Edward Jones office or at 830-5585 no later than Aug. 17. Taz Business moves Robbie Robertson with Taz Business Solutions has changed office locations. Their new office is at 275 N. 950 East, Lehi, and Robertson can be contacted at 7664994. Garden Bistro opens Sandie Addis, owner of Cool Beans in Lehi, has introduced intro-duced a garden bistro behind her shop on 51 E. Main St. every Thursday from 6-9 p.m. Anyone may participate and perform vocals or instrumental. instrumen-tal. "It's just a really good way for the community of bringing bring-ing cultural diversity into the area," she said. Cool Beans sells fresh-baked pastries, muffins and cookies, and has gourmet hot chocolate, choco-late, smoothies, juices, Italian soda, cappuccinos and lattes for refreshment. Cafe hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. "It's like open mike. Anybody Any-body who wants to play can come and play, different people show up all the time," Addis said. To reserve time or for more information, Addis may be reached at 768-3666. Smart Cookie opens American Fork location Smart Cookie Company has opened a new store at The Meadows in American Fork. The store is located adjacent to the Cinemark 12 Movie Theaters, 743 W. 100 North. The original Smart Cookie Company location opened in Provo in June of 2005. Smart Cookie Company offers more than 25 varieties of gourmet cookies and baked goods, made from scratch daily. The signature dessert item is a (Jourmet Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich, which customers can concoct by combining two of their favorite cookies with a scoop of premium ice cream. "I want the new American Fork location to be the dessert des-sert destination for people yearning for a unique dessert treat in a cool, sophisticated atmosphere," said Christian McDaniel, founder and owner of Smart Gxjkie Company. 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