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Show 2A Emery County Progress, Castle Dale, man mcauay, miijudt 1 Saturdays Warrior coming to Emery County Senior Citizen of the Week It opened last year at the prestigious Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, then on to its tour along the Wasatch front in Idaho, Utah and Nevada, playing to wildly enthusiastic audiences. The Salt Lake Tribune called it a Megahit! The Deseret News described it as Emotional and stirring, The Provo Herald said it was Touching and inspiring, with much humor. y As part of its 1999 tour, there will be one performance at Emery High School on Aug. 26. No, its not Le Miserable or Phantom of the Opera. Actually, its the 25th anniversary production of the family muty 40-cit- sical Saturdays Warrior. And according to Doug Stewart, Producer, the shows reputation as outstanding family entertainment is well deserved. Ive never produced anything on stage that comes close to provoking audience response of humor and tears, laughter and boisterous applause like Saturdays Warrior says Stewart. According to Stewart, this new version of Warrior" boasts a glorious new orchestral score, and its creators hope the play will have wide appeal both for those who saw and remember the original and for their children. Stewart describes Saturdays Warrior will take the stage on Aug. 26 at the Emery High School auditorium. The shows opening lyric, Saturdays Warrior as a phe- South Africa and South These are the few, the warnomenon. It first became fa- America. for Saturday," desaved riors show y been has To date the Saint mous among Latter-da2 valiant chilthose scribes million seen has It people, audiences. nearly by (Mormon) gone on to appeal to many and continues to endure the dren among them, Jimmy, who confronts head on the outside the LDS faith, being test of time. stated in over 300 US cities, as Enduring the test of time in- zero population debate thats well as locations in Canada, England, Australia, France, fers classic, and achieving the status can be a tricky thing according to Stewart. When your musicals message deals with bringing families into existence, missionaries out to save the world, and teenagers relating to God, the trickiness seems to fade away into what is really important to At least for those who agree, it is enduring. The show deals with the LDS belief that human beings in heaven before being bom on earth. LDS docof trine says only those spirits gained the possibility of coming to earth to get a body. Of those who did come, some were more valiant than others and were saved to come down in the last days. the-viewe- pre-exist- two-thir- ds STAR,THEATRES Huntington 687-92- 75 Open at 6.30 Show at 7 ends soon. Coming The Haunting (fG-13- ), Runaway Bride, Bowfingcr, Iron Giant, Mvstery Men, Muppets From Space raging in his day. On the other side of the issue is his own large family, which has become an embarrassment to him. Meanwhile, up in heaven, a little sister waits to be bom. Twenty-fiv- e years later and these valiant children-an- d teenagers who were portrayed in the 1970s musical, are now adults nearing 40. And most of their children have not seen the live stage production. The new production of Warrior is designed to bridge the gap between generation, allowing past fans to experience the magic of the original, at the same time updating it for the 90s. Saturdays Warrior will be performed Aug. 26, at Emery High in Castle Dale, beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by phone at online at wwww LDSentertainment.com or at Walton Books, 680 W. Price River Dr., Price. Ticket prices are $16 each for adults, $12 each for youth 17 and under, and groups of 20 or more are $10 each. If you want to sit in a front and center reserved section tickets are $20 each and must be purchased by phone or online. Joanna Clawson was bom the oldest of six chil- dren, five girls and one boy, on Dec. 14, 1926, to Joseph and Anna Fuenfgeld. They lived in Redlands Califor- nia. Joanna remembers weeding the garden and helping her mother around the house. Every day after school it was her responsibility to pull the plugs on the flume to let the water into the garden. Her father worked 12 hour shifts in a soda pop bottling plant, Joanna has been de- scribed by friends as energetic, helpful, fun, inde- pendent, and organized. She is a member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and makes Love Line calls as. well as .being a member of the Ferron Post 42 American Legion Auxiliary. She serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity where she takes care of the scrap book and also helped dig the foundations and wore a uniform. When on the homes they built in she was 12 years old, she Carbon County. . was given the opportunity She is very handy with to iron his uniforms. This an hammer and has brought her into the house pounded many a nail in andkhe was liberated from place. She collects and the dreaded job of pullipg builds birdhouses and her weeds. Being the eldest, carpentry skills are beyond she had many adventures reproach. She is always g her siblings. ready with a smile and a hand when She married James helping Anderson on Sept. 19,1946 needed. She is also a memand they had a family of ber of the Historical Socisix, five girls and one boy. ety. During the Emery They were married for 15 County Fair, she volunyears. He died, and in 1970, teers every day wherever she followed her daughter she is needed. She loves Daria Trenary to Utah for volunteering at the Mua visit. She loved it so seum of the San Rafael much, she moved to Castle and takes great pride in Dale. In 1974 she married being associated with the Lowell Clawson. They legacy of the museum. moved to Ferron in 1986 . Joanna loves to travel He was ill the later part of and is an avid camper and their marriage and she adventurer along with her took care of him until his faithful companion, Rosie, a miniature Schnauzer. death in 1991. Tragedy took the life of She is often accompanied baby-sittin- her youngest daughter, by her good friend Martha Coley. Joanna is a member of the Catholic church and Jolie, when she was killed in a one car roll over up by the Wilberg mine in 1986. She still misses her. Her other children are; Nancy helped build the Mission San Rafael. She is the unofficial Altar Society and Anderson, San Jose, Calif., Tama Mays, Redlands, Calif., and Janel Madrigal: Rifle, Colo. She has 10 on life. We are very pleased Sherman, Huntington Beach, Calif., Daria Trenary, Ferron, Walter takes care of the linens and flowers in the mission. She takes great pride in helping others and enjoys cheering people up, she has a wonderful out look grandchildren and six to have her as our senior citizen of the week. great grandsons. Stay up with Jerry and watch the stars come out. JERRY LEWIS IViDA TELETHON etting out without going away. Theres nothing quite like an evening outside: replacing the drone of a television u ith lively conversation, and trading bland casseroles for the vibrant smell and taste of a backyard barbecue. And while autumns shorter days and cooler nights may drive the neighbors inside, your natural gas patio heater keeps summer alive, affordably Natural gas is easy on the environment and highly abundant, so evenings like this will still be around for your kids to share with their kids. True, summer wont last forever, but natural gas will help you feel like it does. To find new ways you can comfortably use natural gas, call your local appliance dealer or the Rocky Mountain Gas Associaton at LABOR DAY SEPT. 5-- 6 WEEKEND Ha" "IJ jpww.iwnii.n.m h Muscular Dystrophy Association Jerry Lewis National Chairman www.mdausa org 4 |