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Show Tuesday, May 2, 1995 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah 7 A International Days booth space open to local artists , craftsmen The Carbon County Chamber of Commerces 1995 Inter- national Days committee is looking for arts and crafts depicting the local areas rich cultural heritage. The arts and crafts items will be showcased at booths during the International Days Fair, scheduled to be presented Aug. 4 and 5. The committee is dedicated to presenting an event in 1995 reflecting Carbon Countys ethnic diversity and needs local artists and craftsmen to come forward with wares for sale. Examples of items suggested by event organizers include handcrafted jewelry, leather work, clothing, unique handcrafted utility items and artwork such as paintings, sculpture or pottery. The International Days committee is also looking for Carbon County residents interested in planning and operating booths to offer a var- iety of ethnic foods for sale at the two-da- y fair. Retail space is available at reasonable rates for by open air inside the park, open booths and covered booths along 500 North in Price. Musicians and performing artists from Carbon County are also needed to carry on the International Days events theme. In addition, the committee is looking for booths sponsored by various ethnic groups in Carbon County to display family photos, heirlooms and 10-fo- ot 10-fo- ot memorabilia many early immigrants brought from their homelands. The International Days committee would also like to promote education and the sharing of history, storytelling, geography with the use of maps and flags as well as culture with the use of clothing and ethnic costumes. The International Days celebration is not limited to any one group or time frame in history. Participation is already expected from local medieval and theatre groups. The Society for Creative Anachronism will celebrate early European culture, while community theatre will focus on ( early Western American history. Retail booth space for the event will be rented throughout the month of May. For more information, contact Pat Johnston at the chamber office in Price. Budding artists display works From left, Sally Mauro Elementarys Velma Beaver, Sam Fairbanks, Dana Kelley and John Giacoletto represent third through sixth graders by displaying sculptures, drawings and other art projects many students com pleted last week along with Helper and other local artists who visited the school. Sally Mauro Principal Joe Bonacci said the artists came to teach the kids papier-mach- e sculpting and other fun art forms. Refusal skills: (Continued from page 5) goals and find our dreams," pointed out Ferguson. We tell them they dont need expensive clothes or the same hair style as others or the expensive Michael Jordan shoes to do so," added the prevention specialist. The elementary students were selected to participate in the retreat by their teachers, based on good citizenship and other criteria they have achieved in their schools. F erguson said the kids were all split up from their school friends and grouped with others to find out that our differences are good. The prevention specialist indicated that the groups went into breakout seesions where they learned teamwork and leadership skills and learned how to cope with and address peer pressure from others. We also teach them how to deal ;with anger in positive way3 without using violence,, she added. This has just been a very positive thing in the schools. They gain a knowledge of positive role models and then they go and take the things they learned and talk about it in their schools," she said. Its our hope that maybe they will become peer counselors in the future. Ferguson explained that the retreat was started last year and was so successful they continued the program this year. The 20 high school counselors went on from the retreat life skills to attend a two-da- y conference in Salt Lake City sponsored by the Utah FederYouth. ation for Drug-fre- e No fine print. No asterisk. No disclaimer. There is a time limit though. Its only free for the next one hundred years. Is that a problem? Court: (Continued from page S) ture of Velascos previously posted bail authorized; reissuance of a warrant for the defendants arrest also authorized, and bail on the warrant fixed at $5,000. Stephanie L. Quintana defendant entered a guilty plea at continued proceedings in an information containing a single .class B unlawful purchasepossession of alcohol by a consumption minor count; Quintana sentenced to 25 days in the county jail and fined $250 inclusively; entire jail sentence suspended, on condition the designated monetary assessment is paid. ltd a perdonal account called Centennial Checking. And thid id the only place you can get it ZIONS BANK Member FDIC delivers any new WurlHzer or Baldwin PIANO Official sponsor of the Utah Centennial Offer Ends Saturday MUSIC 54 E Main, Prfc 4 k |