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Show Pagt D4 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, L lah. Thursday, October I, lW8 orthday parties don't nave to By MARY ENCELBREIT For many parents, the words "birthday party" have an ominous ring. And no wonder there are tales from the front line almost too scary to recount, from pizza on the family room ceiling to ice cream fingerpaintings on the wall. Usually these mishaps occur during a lull in activity. To keep the partygoers' attention and prevent minor skirmishes, I offer the following survival plans: Plan A: The Tea Party an especially nice option if calm is the name of the game. Set the tone with teapot invitations; make a cardboard stencil and trace the shape on fancy papers. At the party, alternate each child's chair with a seated teddy bear or doll. Prop a "Drink Me" sign on the teapot; fill it with grape AT HOME juice or milk. Serve peanut butter and jelly finger sandwiches. Offer a costume trunk of exotic hats and costume jewelry from the thrift shop for dress-uand charades. Play pin the spout on the teapot (made from oak tag or butcher paper). Children's tea sets make civilized party favors. Plan B: 1'ajamarama the . Moid sleepultimate sack a chiland races ing bag dren's video fest. Kach child is issued a slumber party overnight kit filled with appropriate: play lipsticks, charms, novelty soaps, curlers, harrettes, nail polish, flashlights, toys, books of bedtime stories, . and crystal balls for sleep-over- what-ever'- s k fortune-telling- The next morning, make pancakes in the shape of each child's first initial. Or The Orlando Sentinel I've glimpsed into the future of single life. I saw myself 50 or 60 years older on a wooden dance floor and to "Achy Breaky Heart" played by a swing band. And I don't mean the "Zoot Suit Riot" brand of swing fad fodder. The Cherry Poppin' Daddies got on Armand nothing Marchesano and his Orchestra. Now, I didn't peer into any crystal ball to study my options as a single guy. I simply took a trip to the Beardall Senior Center in downtown Orlando, Fla., on a Saturday night. By about 8:45 p.m., the dance floor in the huge ballroom was packed with about 80 golden age guys and gals who aren't facing their later years in an armchair. They're not duded up in fake retro suits and hoop skirts or overloaded with pomade like swing kids today. They sport coats and ties and comfortable dancing shoes. Like the banner over the band says, they're just here for the hand-clappin- g line-dancin- g old-ag- e with miniature cars, helmets, goggles and driving gloves as a centerpiece. Set traffic cones in the driveway and mark chalk lanes for balloon races (c hildren hop to finish line with balloons between their knees). Borrow a friend's classic car to sit in front of the house with balloons attached. Send guests home with car posters. Plan D: Craft Bash. "Not only do we dance, but we get to meet other people." Agnes Burton, age 69. favors. Party. Paint your own map of Never Never Land on arty the invipaper and hand-lette- r tations; scroll and tie like a treasure map and send in mailing tubes. On the day of the party, issue each guest another map with clues for a treasure hunt. The booty? Sacks of gold chocolate coins, party rings and necklaces, pirate bandannas and eye patches, fairy wands and "Peter Pan" storybooks. When it's all over and the candle smoke has cleared, you'll see that having a bit of strategy on your side can save the dav. Declare victory! Mold a d tie-dy- e in the front yard, hollering at neighborhood kids to get off their grass. They're not too different from other weekend who don't want to spend a Saturday night in front of the tube. These folks would rather the night away. Many of the senior center "Swingin' Sounds of Summer." members might not be willing And every Thursday and to deal with the hubbub of the Saturday night, these seniors downtown Orlando nightlife, hit the dance floor, baby. Dead but no one here is letting on. problems stop them "This is a social group," from kicking their legs up for says Agnes Burton 69. "Not the Charleston or letting their only do we dance, but we get to backbones dip at the end of a meet other people." At the slow number. This could be one center, many a dance has lead of the best times of their lives. to many a marriage, but One thing is certain: It's a sure Burton said the majority of way to get a groove on. folks here Saturday nights Looking out on the dance are single. floor, it's easy to see that a lot of I asked one woman if she these folks have always cut a came to the dance alone. She mean rug. blinked and chuckled a bit. I watched one slick dude "Ooh, well, I have a boyfriend," dance three ditties in a row, she said. Hey, I wasn't looking each with a different lady. After to rumble with anyone, so I taking a break for some punch backed off. and cake, he worked the room Nowadays we see the stereolike Sinatra on a sugar rush. types about grumpy old men and When he was done, the back of women, but the people here don't his shirt was soaked in sweat, seem to want to spend their but it didn't stop him from tanweekends sitting in lawn chairs going with one of the tallest, a e WEDDINGS itii VJLM 1 w ' v i BARBARA ELLIOTT MARTIN Mc Ink. UiutmI Press Syndicate family garage for a table linens checked surprise 16th birthday party. carry through the classic racing theme, supplemented by balloons and accessories. At home: Creative e d ,t, V" center probably been overheard at prom. I had just Viagra comment the band members that I can't repeat in a family newspaper when Burton cracked a funny on stage. "What goes up and down but never moves?" she asked the crowd. The answer could have was "a temperature," but judga high school ing by the chuckles and giggles overheard a in the place, that wasn't the from one of answer in most people's heads. PIS FINAL 4 DAYS a delta center TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM! TOMORROW at 4:00 & 7:30 PM! T?Xiitlets bvphoe.(801) Cessily and Cole attend the University of Utah and will tbJ i, , , Hansen, Kjar Donald and Dana Hansen pleased to announce the larriage of their daughter, jndsey, to Daniel Movie Kjar, son of Merwin K. and Gay Kjar n the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A reception will be held in heir honor Friday, October 2, "e ,;f 1998 from 6:30-8:3p.m. at Bella Via Reception ,he Tenter, 519 N. Main, Spanish Fork. All friends and family 0 ire invited. is a graduate Mike and Shyrleen Shoell of The bride-to-b- e Lindon are pleased to announce of Pleasant Grove High School the marriage of their daughter, and LDS Seminary. She is curJackie, to Matt Loveridge, son rently working as an LPN. The prospective groom gradjf Steve and Kathy Loveridge of Provo. The couple will exchange uated from Orem High School jovs in the Mt. Timpanogos and LDS Seminary. He recently IDS Temple on October 2nd. A returned from serving in the eception will honor the newly-ved- s Manchester, New Hampshire that same evening at the LDS Mission. He will attend indon West Stake Center, 1600 UVSC in graphic arts and illusorth 1020 West, Orem. All tration. y The couple will make their riends and relatives are first home in Orem. invited to attend. cor-liall- FFICE X : X VCRS AS LOW AS 1 $$$99 SAVE HUNDREDS Clayton 90th Happy Birthday Mother brating her 90th birthday. Friends and relatives are invit- ed to attend an open house in her honor on Monday, October 5, 1998, at the Pioneer 2nd Ward House, 450 N. 1200 W, Provo, Utah, from p.m. uaONHGK&SKSKI ON STEREOS, TELEVISIONS, SPEAKERS, VCRS AND MORE! 4-- 6 CELEBRATIONS BOSE SPEAKER SYSTEM WITH POLICY WOOFER AND 2 SPEAKERS A The Daily Herald will pub- Shoell, Loveridge ( BLOWOUT! Evelyn Gren Clayton is cele- pa 467-TIX- W) GRANITE OUTLET CENTER , reside in Salt Lake. 1)K,TA www.RinfcliiijS.rom TICKET PRICES STARTING AT $9.50 jH U If these folks are any indication, old age swings. But as I watched these folks fox trot and waltz like they did when they were my age, I thought about one hitch and wondered how I would relive the club days of my youth when I grow older. Am I really going to be able to breakdance at 65? most attractive women in the room, who didn't suffer a shortage of dance partners all night. As for conversation, the giggles and quips floating around the dance floor at the senior 7-- 9 Spanish Fork. parents commandeered the CMDMC MILESTONE Cherry, Johnson Cessily Marquette Cherry and Andrew Cole Johnson have chosen October 3. 1998 to be married. Family and friends of the couple are invited to attend a reception held in their honor at the Springville Museum of that evening. Art, The parents of the bride are Clair and Mary Cherry of Orem. The groom's part '"tsare Shirl 0. and Vivian Johnson of rubber bands). The party could also feature handmade paper airplanes, friendship bracelets and clay figurines. Have instructions on hand and practice in advance. This way, your party activities are also your Plan E: The Peter Pan decorating gala in the yard; supply guests with shirts and paint, crayons and pens made especially for fabric. Or mix up a few vats of dye and and "tie" with (ball the for parents seniors hit the dance floor for a groovin' time Golden-ag- e By TYLER GRAY serve waffles topped with ice cream and a candle in each one so everyone makes a wish. Plan C: Car Show. In a workshop or a clean garage, transform a sawhorse table into a car lover's paradise, tee seamy lish information and pictures for weddings, anniversaries, engagements and birthdays. Information must be submitted on a form available at the Herald office and be turned in with a photo, if desired, one week prior to the desired publication date. Celebration information is published in the Lifestyles section of the paper on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The cost for submitting celebration information is based on the length of the article. There is an additional charge for processing the photo. Tll 0(3)99 ONLY 1 LEFT! ONES OF A KIND, SCRATCH AND DENTS, SPECIAL FACTORY CLOSEOUTS, PRICED TO SELL! DELIVERY IS NOT AVAILABLE. 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