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Show I The Magna TimesWest Valley News.Thursday, April 8, 1999 5 Local LDS Sunday School Centennial Box opened for the second time this century KIM FOLSOM staff writer The LDS Sunday School Program was created in 1849. The by LDS President in 1899. It was fashioned out of 39 different types of wood from the churchs early missions around the world. The B. Gordon memHinckley, bers of the First box measured 24x36x15 inches and was constructed by two Presidency, officials, of the Schools, Sunday and the public church members well-know- hand this month for the opening of the Sunday School Centennial Box, a time capsule that were on S. Kienke. This year the marks is opened every 50 years. A few sesquicentennial year of the Sunday School ... . members of the Aq(JLi LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley opening the Centennial Box with current Sunday School Board leaders. Sunday School Board that filled PELOW; Former LDS President David O. McKay looks over the con- the capsule in tents of the time capsule with his grandchildren when it was last opened 1949 on hand which was originally called the Deseret Sunday School Union. The Sunday was School started by for the ceremonies. Some of the items includ- Richarda the capsule were a letter from the 1949 Board to the 1999 Sunday School Board; the Sunday School ed in Ballantyne, Scottish convert to the church. He started out with 29 children in a meeting in Centennial his home. the Today, Scrapbook; phonograph Sunday School Program reaches more than 8 recordings; books, pictures, programs, certificates; and a Sunday School commemoration plaque. Sunday School Board in 1899 created the Centennial, or Jubilee, Box million members in 162 nations around the world. Wanted: Garage sales to support kids Asthma Camp During the month of April, you can join volunteers across the state of Utah by holding a Garage Sale to available. At Camp Wyatt, Utahs only summer camp for children with asthma support the American Lung Association of Utahs (ALAU) Camp Wyatt, a summer camp for asthmatic children. Garage Sale proceeds will help send asthmatic kids throughout the ( state to camp. It will also provide educational materials and supplies for families who are searching for ways to deal with their childs disease. For many families, this is the only asthma management training kids learn all about (ages themselves and their disease. Children discover they arent the only ones with asthma, and come away with self confidence and esteem. With die approach of warm weather, many Utahns anticipate having a garage sale in their yard. We ask families and neighborhoods to help children with asthma by sending the proceeds from their garage sale to Polynesians celebrate culture and honor settlers of Iosepa organization were still alive and n wood craftsA.W. men, Asper and Asa support Camp Wyatt. Church groups, Scouts troops, school organizations as well as individuals are encouraged to volunteer. Retail stores can become involved by offering items to those organizing the yard sales, with the proceeds being donated to the ALAU Camp Wyatt. Camp Wyatt is open to all asthmatic children in Utah between the ages of 4, regardless of their ability to Those interested m attending pay. camp should call the American Lung 6 Association of Utah at or 484-445- Polynesian performance honored settlers who created A Paradise in Utahs Desert by GARY R. BLODGETT EDITOR Iosepa was settled in 1889 by Hawaiian members of The Church Saints. of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Maoris, Portuguese, Scots and English, according to local historians. It was more than just a After the LDS Church built a temple at Laie, Hawaii, music and dance from the South Sea Islands - much many of the Iosepan Hawaiians returned to the more. Among those honored were Islands. Polynesian show for lovers of But not Edith Tuia, 83 years old, and possibly the survivors of the settlers of last person still living to have been bom in Iosepa. Edith is in frail health, but hoped to be at the concert to be honored in person, according to a son, Malcolm. Several descendants of the Iosepa settlement performed in the show, an extravaganza that featured the Iosepa, an isolated community in the desert of Utahs Skull Valley, more than 100 years ago. Several attended the cultural extravaganza held recently at West Valley Citys We Titled Are Polynesian, the evening of entertainment spotlighted music, dance and Polynesian culture. It was rich in heritage, especially for those scores of persons of Polynesian upbringing who attended. The theme of the show, Iosepas Legacy, celebrated and paid tribute to the lives of more than 50 Hawaiian settlers ,.yhg acjively preserved their island culture while living in Polynesian woman performs dance at We the middle of the Utah desert Taking time from their Polynesian. prosperous agriculture, the settlers celebrated with their traditional luaus, dressed in native costumes, sang the songs, and danced the dances of their native land. The isolated town flourished - then w as v irtually abandoned in 1917. At its height, the town's population reached 228 - mostly Hawaiians but also Samoans, Polynesian Cultural Center Promotional Team from Hawaii and nearly 400 Utah-base- d Polynesian performers. It was the second We Are Polynesians cultural extrav in as many years to be All of staged in the the proceeds will be used to a Polynesian support Community Center is West Valley City. 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The festiv al w as sponsored by a grant from the Utah Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the West Valley City Arts DOWN Thus 2. Hoard 3. Mary Baker 1.- PVH to offer free pregnancy test Pioneer Valley Hospital offers free pregnancy tests Monday through Friday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the fourth floor in Labor and Delivery. Pioneer Valley Hospital offers a variety of Health Care Prov iders to care for the needs of women. Providers include: Board Certified Obstetrician Gy necologists, Board Certified Family Practitioners and a all of whom provide comprehensive health care for women including Certified Nurse-Midwi- fe prenatal care : ,ul delivery. |