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Show FAMILY Entertainment Landers , EDITOR: JANET HART rnr ' x' I PPNWT FS D2 D7 D7 Weddinp - lUillml ill v.lUlKl i). 5 :i 8 It THE DAILY HERALD birr SI NDAY, JHI V ?l. I"1' i. :i i .. 1 - ll! i ' il' J t ' , it ii 'V " $1 sx j. Janet Hart Vy (t ( in a the paper and surprised us all good way, our favorite way. It was a quiet Wednesday afternoon in the newsroom. A slow day, no natural disasters, actually accidents or automobile major politicians to deal with. Basically, we were all a little bored. Yvonne Jones Perry came into the newsroom to submit a wedding anniversary form. She and her husband, Elden, were going to be celebrating 60 years together. Nothing out of the ordinary happened during the few minutes she spent with our receptionist. The surprise came when she produced a box full of about three dozens doughnuts. With a smile, she set it down on the front desk and simply said, "These are for you." J . Janet Hart The Daily Herald. COPY at I 1 l- f . .; I j" .; j f - - ,'W (.: ' ji ."'"It' i . ii hi . 4 MATTHKW K. SMI I II Ihc Dally Gurgle, gurgle: Tyler Peterson, 18 months, is submerged under water with help from his mother, during swimming lessons last week at Veterans' Pool, Provo. J ! ; fids learn water safety aider wing of parents t s By BEKKI JANSON y The Daily Herald 1 Although little Madison Moreno is only two years old, she has already learned how to swim like a OREM -.- f:-'- - fish. : Through a program called Mommy and Me, held at the SCERA public pool in Orem, i' I , 'I Grove. is Lifestyles editor t X' -' ! ;i ., f THREE DOZEN doughnuts in aj newsroom full of bored reporters don't last very long. Chocolate, glazed, sprinkles they were all inhaled. I Everyone wondered what possessed Yvonne to do such a thing. Employees from other departments had to wipe their chins as they walked by, wondering why their part of the building hadn't been so lucky. Some joked that maybe the pastries shouldn't be eaten suggesting something along the lines of the Unabomber. But there was no ulterior motive for Yvonne. Doughnuts are her way of brightening up someone's day and lending a hand to her son. Yvonne's son owns the Daylight Doughnuts franchise in Pleasant EVERYONE WHO'S traveled Canyon Road has seen the red and white sign at some point in their travels. It's caught my eye and my stomach on several days when lunch wasn't quite enough. People can stop by and get their favorite for a discounted price. Life hasn't always been a box of doughnuts for Yvonne. She supported her siblings after her father died at age 43 and then raised a family of five children herself. In between the children, Yvonne also helped build the two homes she and Elden have lived in. Once the children had moved on to other things, she started a career with the government that lasted more then 21 years. But something about making and giving away the little round confections has stuck with Yvonne. She even likes her "doughnut lady" nick name enough to include it in her anniversary announcement. Just goes to show, life's simplest pleasure can be the sweetest. , H i long-wind- She sells what's left over from the day's work at her home on Canyon Road in Provo. But it's not an every-day thing. Doughnuts are considered an impulse item, which makes it hard to predict how many to make. Some days they're all sold at the store, and some days they're not. When they're not, Yvonne puts out a small table in her front yard and a sign that simple says "Doughnuts." .4 - ) Doughnut lady livens up the day with her surprise Lots of people come through the doors at the paper on a daily basis. Sometimes their actions are surprising. A short time ago, a woman visited j - j Q; ! ' t t ") "rV 1 ' kids like Madison can get a head start on water safety. They also learn to become water friendly while still under the wing of their parents. "The class teaches the kids water adjustment and how not to be afraid of the water," said Tiffany Lau, instructor of five years, at the SCERA pool. If . Benefits of the young .v . ... Teaching the kids about water at such a young age has benefits, according to Lau. "It's a benefit to do this so early because it is harder to convince the kids not to be afraid of the water when they are older" she said. "Kids feed off of other kids' fear, so if you have a confident kid the others will get into it too." t ii' f K1 That felt good: Tyler pops up from the water with mom, Amy at Veterans' Pool. Some lessons are offered at local pools which allow parents and the instructor to teach swimming to children. Madison's mom, Pam, has taken all three of her children through the program to teach them water safety and to have fun. "It is a safety factor for me," she said. "We have a boat and the more exposure to water they get at a young age helps them to be more comfortable." Nine-da- y program The nine-da- y program was created by Assistant Manager Jim Young, who has run the SCERA pool for 19 summers. A year after he started he came up with his own version of the Red Cross classes and has offered them every summer since. "Most of the parents like the class," Lau said. "The kids are so cute and great to work with." The class starts off by introducing the kids to water. Toys are used to entice the little ones into the shallow end of the pool and get them used to the pool environment. The next day instructors help them become accustomed to being under water. Getting their faces wet and teaching them to blow bubbles arc some of the major points il that day. The third day they learn a technical aspect of swimniin;;: Kicking. Considering many of these children are just learning to walk, kicking coordination takes a little more work. Next, the motion of moving the arms is added. Alter that the back float is mastered, along with the scary notion of jumping into the pool. "We try to build up one step after the other to connect each activity," Lau said. After every class the kids are evaluated and given a certificate for what they have completed. "We don't want any kid to go home without some sort of recognition," Young said. "The first objective of the class is fun." Motor skills Along with fun other beneficial relationships can confe out of the classes. Some of the objectives listed for the pro- - 4 Sec WATKR, 01 1 V '' ft,-- w . -- .. .... ''M v- -- - ' "..;'., ... Sing and swim: Moms and tots sing "Ring around the rosy" during a swimming session at the SCERA pool in Orem last week. ll?" f t |