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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - Page 6 Storytelling Festival is January 30 (Szfilb Qzm Wednesday January 14 Blanding Story Hour, Blanding Library. a.m., 1 1 January 15 Thursday Monticello Story Hour, 10 a.m.. Monticello Library Friday January 16 January 17 Bluff Balloon Festival Sunday January 18 Mexican food as a fund-raiseVincent Craig is a Navajo, well known throughout Indian Country as one of its premier r. Bluff Balloon Festival Monday January 19 AA, 6 p.m., Blanding Library Tuesday January 20 Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Blanding Library Elk Ridge Boys. 7 p.m., SJHS Auditorium. Quilt N Time, 7 p.m., City Park Pavilion Wednesday January 21 Blanding Story Hour, 1 1 a.m., Blanding Library. Grayson Country Quilters, 7 p.m., Senior Citizens Center, Blanding. Thursday Worthy Glover, Sr. Local performers include Don C. Larson, Deborah Stevenson, the Monticello Vaqueros, and two competition winners. The RUCD Early Headstart will serve authentic homemade Bluff Balloon Festival Saturday The fifth Annual Winter Storytelling Festival will be held Friday, January 30, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the Blanding Arts & Events Center. Featured storytellers this year are Vincent Craig and Nannette Watts. Juantio Becenti has written an original composition entitled Story for the storytelling festival. It will be performed by the Whitehorse High School Band under the direction of Kim Schaeffer. Emcee for the evening is January 22 Monticello Story Hour, 10 a.m., Monticello Library. Diabetes Control Class, 6 p.m., Commission Chambers, Monticello. storytellers. Through stories told, through music, and through his fictional characters, Mr. Craig tells the story of his people, hi-- Navajo and Apache Reservation people. Vincent Craig served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam and saw combat there. His father served with the U.S. Marine Corps on Iwo Jima during Indian Youth sports programs. He was the Navajo Nation Policy Academy Director, Jus- tice Commissioner with the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and Chief of Probation and Parole Services for the Navajo Nation Supreme Court. As a graduate of Music Dance Theatre, Nannette Watts masterfully blends movement and voice to create animated characters in her storytelling. She is recognized by many children as the Troll Lady. Nannette enjoys coach-inchildren in the art of storytelling, including her own children who are accomplished Home Fire Safety representative Jack Clark presents storytellers in their own right. aMasterguard $100 Monticello Mercantile gift certificate to local resident Cindy She loves hearing a parents Smith. Smith was the winner of a drawing. Courtesy photo description of a child imitating her tales. She has been billed as very energetic and fun to watch. Shell delight you as she morphs into each character in her tales of fun and adventure. To become the character or not to become the character is not a question in g each performance. Nannette is an avid nurturer of storytellers. You will enjoy her performances as well as her workshops. - Weber State University Storytelling Festival Mr. Craig and Ms. Watts will WW II. He was one of the cel- be performing at the 5th An- ebrated Navajo Code Talkers. Craig tells stories of his combat experiences, his people, the Dine, his struggle with alcoholism, stories of his and other nual Winter Storytelling tival, Friday, January 30, 6 to 9 p.m., in the Blanding Arts & Events Center. Cost for the evening is $2 per person or $10 per family ticket for immediate family members only. For more information, families. He is a recording artist and musical composer, hav- ing developed the musical soundtracks for Jerrys Song and The Awakening. He developed a video for the Navajo Nation on substance abuse, Catch the Spirit, Fes- email heatheryoungsjc-ceu.ed- u or call 128. Check out the ext. 435-678-22- which is used by the National f ootball League to promote Recently, the Seventh District Juvenile Court presented certificates of appreciation to service volunteers in San Juan County. Rayburn Jack of Four Corners Care Center (I) and Deborah Stevenson of the Edge of the Cedars Museum (r) were honored for their work with youth and the community service program. They both go out of their way to assist arid help San Juan County youth fulfill court obligations. The Juvenile Court recognizes them as assets to the community for their dedication to this program. Courtesy photos website at http:sjc.ceu.edu Story Tellersindex.htm. r GARY WHITE, 435-678-- HAPPY SWEET 16 MOM, DAD, SISTER Eldon Carroll has accepted a call to serve in the Panama-Panam- a City Mission of the of Church Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will enter the Missionary Training Cen- ter on January 28, 2004. He is the son of Kline and Dianne Carroll of Blanding. A & BROTHER 17!fTK class forthe newly married,Tthelong-timejm- a ejxmroti January 10 Commission Chambers Class 9:00 am to 4:00 pm San Juan County Courthouse is FREE & Lunch will be provided This class is not therapy. It will only proved information you can utilize in your own home such as: How How How How How Why to to to to to r jrture a lasting talk as friends love relationship communicate and solve problems handle disagreements and conflicts promote a sense of being a couple genders disagree differently ana how to better communicate and understand each other How to have more peace and less conflict in marriage Original copies of Gone With the Wind weighed three pounds and contained 1,037 pages. a diar os ssoiBsm To register, or if there are any questions, contact USU Extension UNIVERSITY 435-587-32- 376 V IS. 400 26 W Blanding, Agent 1 WT 3 84511 Serving Wtafi & Arizona - 8 77- -' Proud Supporter of our active duty military |