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Show American Fork's Steel Days New Utah! - Wednesday. June 30, 1 999 - Page 1 5 Chipmans to lead parade as part of 'Hometown Family Fun' both hearing and sight, Elyah's spirit still comes across with great pride in his community. He has served in many positions of leadership in the civic Marshal, but an entire family. arena, plus in the LDS Church. The Elijah Chipman family, He has been a volunteer fireof some descendants of man, cemetery sexton, headed American Fork's original the senior citizens, and served founders, will lead the grand in the Rotary Club. He also parade on Saturday morning, served as an LDS Bishop and was a Stake Clerk for three difJuly 10. Elijah and his wife Alta are ferent presidents. Alta is recovering from conthe parents of Charlotte (Mrs. Brian) Packard, Jewel (Mrs. gestive heart failure, but doing and well. She has spent most of her Murdock, Richard) Richard, plus one child they life helping Elyah and raising her family. lost as an infant. When they counted recently They recall early days when they had 20 grandchildren and each duty required more work Some than it does today. One of their 46 of the family members will early callings in the LDS come from areas outside Church was caring for the sacrament supplies. American Fork for the celebraThe glasses had turned tion. celebecause of the hard white Alta and recently Elijah brated their 75th wedding water and they had to clean anniversary, surrounded by them with sulphuric acid. To fill many of their posterity. Elijah the cups, they had to take them is nearing 95 years and Alta outside since there was no runwill be 94. They suffer some ning water in the church. Despite their hardships, the physical trials based on age, to each still but enjoy family found ways to partake of manages hometown family fun. life. "Our family could tell you a Troubled with problems in By Barbara Christiansen the theme Following "Hometown Family Fun this year's Steel Days Grand Parade will honor not just one Grand n. rr sw 1 Alta and Elijah In 1993. their 70th wedding anniver Chipman, as they were surrounded by most of their posterity when they celebrated sary lot about family fun for the Chipman family get-togeth- from Poultry Days, A&W Root Beer, Rotary Park, Lions Park, carnivals, fireworks and parade and morning watching evenings," said their daughter Jewel Murdock in nominating them to be grand marshals. Elijah has lived in American Fork nearly his whole life. His parents, Abner and Elizabeth Bourne Chipman spent five years in Canada in the cattle business, during which time Elijah was born on Sept. 8, cows, in addition to 1904. He was their third child and oldest son of their eight children. The family returned to American Fork to work in the his school work. He found time for other pastimes, however, with a special interest in sports. The school did not have football in those days, but did have basketball, baseball and track teams. In those days, there were basketball games played in the Apollo Dance Hall, because the school's gymnasium was too small for regulation sheep business when Elijah was one year old. When he was ten, his father took him to the family's summer range at Strawberry Valley, where Elijah learned to ride horses. During school, he would walk eight blocks to and from play. school and do daily chores of Players had to use the baseof Science Hall across the ment and milking feeding sheep street from the Apollo to change clothes and sometimes traversing a foot of snow to the game. "We didn't have sweat shirts then, either," he said. After graduation. Elijah worked for the Utah Poultry Association, Chipman Mercantile Co., was in a private feed business, and American Fork City as cemetery sexton. In September of 1942, he began work as the of Alpine School District. He retired from that position after 28 vears of service. clerk-treasur- er Beautiful babies invited to annual Steel Days contest ... One of Steel Days' favorite events is the Baby Contest, featuring beautiful babies from birth to 42 months old. This year the contest will be held on Thursday, July 8 at Rotary Park, at 400 South and 200 East. r Registration at. a, discount is still available and will be accepted through Monday, July 5. The forms are available at and Street. Baby contest schedule 0-- 6 7-13-1- 8 19-2- 4 25-3- 6 2 months months months months months months Jennika Walker, Junior Grand Marshal of the Steel Days celebration, as she performs one of her dance routines. Walker to lead Children's Parade Center Street. Grand The Junior-Junio- r be Alexis will Marshal Stewart, daughter of Tiffany Stewart and the late American Fork police officer James Stewart. Jennika is the daughter of Stuart and Cindy Walker and has been dancing and tumbling since she could walk. She has danced with Jazz'n Place, a local dance company, since she was three years old, and has performed many times with the group. In competition, Jennika has earned several first place trophies, a sweepstakes trophy and a first place at nationals in Palm Springs last year. Her teacher and choreographer is Stephanie Stroud. Jennika has also been on the Gymnastics team since 1994, and has earned several medals. She recently progressed to Level 7 after the State Finals. She has also added diving to her repertoire, and joined the Utah Valley Diving Team and competed in her first event recently. She will be a sixth grade Colts cheerleader, something about which she has always dreamed. Maintaining an A to A minus average in school, despite, practicing six days a week, sometimes three times a day, Jennika has kept a positive outlook. She wants to use her talents to cheerlead and dance, eventually teaching those talents to others. UJf.UIWI.llMu Starts: I ,l'HIMaMWUlli.m! mMUHU)M Chipman Bicentennial Park When: Route: . '. 10:30 9:30 - 10:30 - 11:30 12:30 12:30 11:30 10:30 a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. a.m. approx. 300 S. Center 6p.m.ThursdayJuly8 Participants arrive 5:45 North to 200 South, then east to Rotary Park. Participants will receive a treat and coupons for a carnival ride. fSSS Bank of American Fork an afcwrt bring h their quilts 4. - .1 I Friday, July 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to the basement of the Senior Citizen Center. All styles of quilt art, including wearable art and home decor items, will be accepted. There will be a special feature of the show this year, in the Second Annual Quilt Challenge of small quilts made for use in the intensive care departments, units, of area hospitals. Those quilts will be donated to the Parent to Parent organization following the show. Anyone with questions on the quilt show may contact Carmen Martinez at neo-nat- al 756-717- 8. n Today's Miss American Fork, Casey Brey, as she appeared in her younger years. 1 m,;Pj- - - Balloons to lift off Saturday f Show, one of Steel Days' traditional events. They will be available for the public to see at the Senior Citizen Center, 54 E. Main Street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 8 through 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone wishing to exhibit should j $7, Some of the area's most beautiful creations will be on display at the annual Quilt American Fork's Jennika 9:30 10:30 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. f Quilt show displays beauty in many varieties of crafted items it Walker has been named Junior Grand Marshal for this year's Steel Days celebration. She will preside over the Children's Parade, Thursday, July 8 beginning at 6 p.m. from Bicentennial Park, on South and prizes 1 w?3r ones who best portray the Steel Days theme (Hometown Family Fun). That event will take place from 12:30 to 1 p.m. awarded in each age division. Babies will be divided into categories according to age. In addition, there is a Novelty cat 37-4- costs egory, for children up to 42 months old, and will honor the the day of the contest the fee will be $9. There will be gifts American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church Street, or Little Things Mean a Lot, 455 E. State Tri-Cit- y 'PfrM Qd. J Visitors Inspect some of the displays at a recent Steel Days Quilt Show. The event has become one of the more popular of the annual celebration. It's Up, Up and Away as beautiful hot air balloons will rise to the heights above Utah Valley early Saturday morning. The Balloon Lift has become one of Steel Days most colorful events since its inception several years ago. Area residents have thrilled to the colorful balloons floating overhead, as the sun floods the valley with light. Some of the participants who have thrilled to the flight have been the Miss American Fork Royalty members. Many of the hot air balloons stay aloft for participants to view the morning's Steel Days activities and events from an unusual perspective. The balloons are scheduled to lift off from the playing fields of Forbes Elementary, 281 N. 200 East, at 6 a.m. on Saturday. Julv 10. Artists invited to Steel Days Art Show The annual Steel Days Art picked up at American Fork City Show will be held this year at Hall, Budget Framer and the Doug Smith Autoplex, 501 W. American Fork Arts Council office (in the Fitness Center). Main Street, American Fork. This year's theme is "You Thursday, July 8 it will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. There Gotta Have Art" The show is will be an artists reception that sponsored by the American Fork evening at 7. Friday, the hours Visual Art Board, the Steel Days will be the same, but Saturday Celebration Committee, Doug Smith Autoplex, and a grant the show ends at 6 p.m. Anyone wishing to enter the from the Utah Fine Arts Council show should bring their exhibits and the National Endowment of on Tuesday, July 6 from 4 to 6 the Arts. Children, 6tudents and p.m. to Doug Smith. Amateur and professional artists should adults may enter in a number of go to the Dodge building (with categories: oilacrylics, watercol-o- r, mixed media, photography, the red trim) while youth and children will register in the computer generated images, Plymouth building (the building graphics, sculpture, and wood with the blue trim). carving. V three pieces. The fee is $4 per entry for professionals and amateurs. Those enrolled in the public school system or of similar age will pay $1 for each entry. Prizes will include first, second and third places with cash awards and ribbons. Honorable mentions will receive a ribbon and certificate. Entries in all categories will be eligible for the "Best of Show" cash award. There will also be a "People's Choice" cash award in S0 1 mr mmin . mtWon for the amateur-profession- divi- al sion, and one in the children-studedivision. Area photographer Russell nt Gunther has donated a photograph for the Visual Art Board to sell. Proceeds from that sale will provide a scholarship for a 2000 graduate of American Fork High School who is an art student. Those wishing further information may call 1 or 756-373- 8, 763-308- 768-077- 1. . vtn . B4003 IAS . B01.4SS.0100 |