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Show .r: ' WEEKLY REFLEX f- DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 15, 1979 4 Renewed Interest In Theatrical Arts Are Thriving In Local Area ' OGDEN I a wave - Riding the of thea- '. A the M.S. Browning Tlieatre at' Union St a! km on Nv. 15, 16, renewed interest, trical arts are healthy and thriving in the Ogden area. 17 and 19, 20, 21 at 8,.tn. tughtly. Tickets are reserved and. cost': $4, available At ZCMI-OgderEt'Cie Art Center, Uaion Station ift COMMUNITY theatre is emerging as a major entertainment attraction with a new home of its own in the M.S. Browning Theater at Ogden Union Station. ACT, an acronym that instructor for Weber State College, is artistic director and Ron Christensen will provide musical dirediap. APPARENTLY filliag a need for community involvement and participation in theatre arts, Mr. Hall reports that over 200 people auditioned for parts in Fiddler on the Roof. The productions are staffed with people experienced on all levels of non-prof- it theatrical organization designed to promote interest . in all aspects of theatre. ACT PLANS to produce or sponsor several productions each year. Classes on all phases of theatrical perfor- mances are planned as are special programs for children and young adults. Alan Hall, ACT president, said the organization has a new office located at the c p Eccles Art Center and has received a $2,000 grant from the Utah Division of Fine Arts to help fund fall theatre programs. the Alumni-Communi- GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT Thursdays the day how much willpower tually have. IN FACT, if youre a smoker, the American Cancer like to Society would challenge you to participate in the annual Great American Smokeout. Those participating directly or helping a friend to quit will receive pledge cards to be distributed throughout for the Great , the disease is related to con- tinuing their abstinence two paign in north Davis County are unit leaders including Norris Robert Nalder, president; Bonnie Durbano, public education chairman; Norma Preece, public information officer; Nancie Nalder, crusade chairman; Larry L. Nielson, Christmas card chairman; Dorothy Adams, service chairman; and Vicki Knowlton, secretary. Mr. Nalder said one in every four persons will con-- , tract cancer. And of those ac- northern Davis County by the Layton High School Honor Society and others. The pledge reads: 1 do solemnly swear to give up smoking or help a friend give up smoking million who had stopped SPEARHEADING the cam- to see you weeks later. About 53 million people smoke in this country. Of those contracting lung cancer, only ten percent are cured, according to Mrs. Durbano, who indicated 80 percent of the cause behind screening clinics and presentations to public school health THE CANCER Society is able to provide services for those interested in reducing smoking. That includes counseling, sickroom supplies and transportation to radiation Mary Jane Patterson, Utahs 4-- National Photography Winner H who get cancer out of six, two will be cured and the other four will die, on the average. therapy, smoke stoppers clinic, cervical cancer smoking. classes and interested civic and church groups, Mrs. Durbano said. Further information tives will be at the Congress to congratulate the winners and participate in activities. Photography winners will be welcomed at a wl buffet on Sunday, Nov. 25, by Cart S. Dumbauld, director of American Smokeout, Nov. 15. I promise not to smoke for 24 hours (and maybe longer), or to help a friend quit. RECENT statistics indicate in every four smokers in the United States quit last year, with 2.4 million of 3.6 Mary Jayne Patterson, Clinton, as Utahs winner in one the National Photography project, will be honored by Eastman Kodak Company for outstanding achievement at the annual Congress here Lewis Piano Recital Held Mrs. Maurine Lewis held a, piano recital Wednesday evening for her students and their parents at her home in Kaysville. HER MUSIC students who participated that evening Shef- were Linda Clark, Elise field, Kim Blood, Brent Rom-nJennifer Romney, Kari Bodily, Cheryl Bodily, Dianne Andersen, Jimmy Lowe, e. Carrie Andersen, Caryn Lewis, Laura Lowe, Wayne Peck, Linda Lewis and Robbie Peck. at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Her all expense-pai- d trip to Congress was Nov. is available by calling tb -- Kodaks photo information department. 25-3- donated by Kodak. THE FOLLOWING day the photography winners will meet in an informal session with IN RECOGNITION of this achievement, she will receive a Kodak Centennial Medallion for excellence in amateur photography as a part of the companys celebration of its 100th anniversary in 1980. Highlight of the weeks activities will be a banquet, Tuesday, Nov. 27. J. Phillip Samper, a Kodak vice and president general manager of the marketing division, will be the speaker and present $1,000 college scholarship grants to the six national winners. THESE WINNERS are eligible to receive an additional $500 scholar incentive if rank award they academically in the top half of their class at the end of their first semester. Several other Kodak execu Robert P. Fordyce, youth services coordinator. John R. Robertson, and president vice general manager, consumer markets division, will be master of ceremonies for the banquet. A slide presentation made up of photographs taken by each of the state winners will be a part of the banquet program which will also include entertainment by Jimmy Nelson and Danny ODay, popular ventriloquist act frequently seen on television. Kodak is a long-tim- e paractivities and ticipant in sponsor of the photography project. The work of members in the photography project is supervised by the cooperative extension service in their home counties. 4-- 4-- colleges. THE sional services are Jack financial advisor; Frederick Froerer III, legal counsel and Bob Johnston, Lampros, accountant. FIDDLER ON the Roof, currently in rehearsal, will be a fully staged production with orchestra to be presented at Kaysville Mrs. Adeline Barton and two children have returned to their home in Paris, France after being with her mother, Mrs. Edna Parker, the past few months. Dale and Ann Hilton and son Adam who are stationed in Okinawa in the service are in Kaysville for a visit with Anns parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Umpleby and family. They arrived Saturday and will be visiting for three weeks. 1 Rebel . r the match. Coach Williams commented on the good job done by Holly Barton. Laura Bloxham was a , strong point with her serving and front row play, and Kelly Clark also came on strong on the front row. The next meet came against Utah Technical College where Dixie's net play took away the momentum of UTC. The Rebels played aggressively and did a good job of blocking. Both Mo Edwards and Robyn Peterson did an excellent job of setting. THE FIRST two games against College of Eastern Utah went poorly for the gals and CEU won both of them. However, Dixie retaliated and won the next three games to take the match. Concerning the impressive performance of llene Spilsbury, Coach Williams said, It was the best effort put forth by her all season; she hit hard and aggressively, was outstanding at the net and strong on her serves. Williams was impressed with the way the whole team continued to work to turn the match around in Dixies favor. Their most recent confron- tation was against Snow College. Although Dixie lost, the match proved to be the most exciting of the season. 1114 LAURA BLOXHAM the first- two games. rally fronTDixie Dixies . evened the match comeback in the third and fourth games was attributed to their defensive play. Snow won 2-- THE TEAM received outs- tanding blocking from Lori and Laura McCurdy Bloxham. Playing her best match of the season, Holly Barton saved many points with her superb back' row defensive play, commented Williams. Williams said she was pleased with how the team fought back after a two game deficit, and indicated what a heartbreaker it was to lose. This last weekend was also the Dixie Classic. Participating schools were Snow, UNLV and BYUs junior varsity. Snow won the tournament, and although Dixie was still down from their loss against the Badgers, they did push Snow to three games. Coach Williams said it was a good tournament and everyone there saw a lot of excellent volleyball. Recital Slated DAHL as HfsI Place Don Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Blair P. Dahl of West Point won first place last week participating in the Utah Council of Cooperatives Youth Test at the Hotel Utah. DON IS currently serving of the Clearfield FFA Chapter, president of the Clearfield band, director of pep band as. vice president and sings in the concert and madrigal choir and is on the . COOPERATIONS ARE different from companies, corporations and proprior-torship- s. He won $75 for win- ning this event. Vouiii Special Interest Social Set For Nov. 16 nth Special Interest and ial Interest Social will be on Friday, Nov. 16 at p.m. at 326 Center Street, rfield. Special entertain-- : will be a musical group isting of Karen Scoffield, Marie D. Jeppson, soprano, will be presented by the Weber State College Music Department in a senior recital Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in the Browning Performing Arts Centers Little Theater. Seminary Council. Each year the Cooperative council sponsors the quiz and invites young people from all over the state to participate. The quiz is given in an effort to educate people about coops and their purposes. Phillip Greggerson and Peter Dumey. One selection will be Bring in the Clown. THERE WILL be door prizes and refreshments will be served. There will be a donation requested. PRESENTLY teaching at Wahlquist Jr. High, Mrs. Jeppson is a student of Mrs. Evelyn Harris, assistant professor of music at WSC. She was graduated from WSC with a degree in music education in 1978. She attended the University of California at Long Beach before coming to WSC. She has sung in several productions with the Utah Opera Co. ASSISTING HER in the recital will be the Wahlquist Jr. High Melodettes and the Musica Antiqua. The program will include music by a variety of comBach, posers, including Schubert, Handel, Donizetti, Franck, Hahn, Pergolesi, Morley, Jones, Campian, Gibbs and others. SHE AND her husband, Buckley C. Jeppson, reside in Layton. BURTON PTA - A Jeppson DON , quickly enough and Dixie won Bun- Robertson. Providing volunteer profes- s included a match against BYUs junior varsity. Dixie played well in the first two games of the contest, but cooled off and the momentum switched to BYU. However, the Cougars couldnt rebound MEMBERS OF the ACT board of trustees include: Alan Hall, president; nell, Luacine Pingree, Geneva Peterson, Beverly Reberg, Richard Glasmann, Lila Larsen and Hazel VOLUNTEERS handle ticket sales, secretarial work, ushering, light and sound, publicity or any work that-irequired to complete a production with full orchestra and meanwhile keep the community organization functioning. Anyone interested may call for inAlan Hall at formation. .; teams last four games Music Man. Currently, the organization has a core staff of 30 volunteers and openly invites all members of the community to become involved at all levels of the theater. Carolynn Lindsley, Ted . PART OP that success is due to team member Laura Bloxham from Clearfield. The past six years ACT has produced or sponsored twelve major productions including last success years sell-oDURING with costumes, tq help scenery, set design and construction, as well as acting apd musical performance.; he said. 1 as the Weber State College Theater, ACT amiably departed from cultural the colleges umbrella earlier this year. Todays the Great American Smokeout and helping spread the word are North Davis American Cancer Society officers Ruth Achter, left, and Bonnie Durbano, both of Fruit Heights. receive calls almost every day from those wishing After five league games, the Rebel volleyball team The possesses a record of team has been playing other teams in and out of their ( league, including some four-ye- time to time by donations 1973 theatre from university training to that gained in church ..sponsored productions, such as road shows. Moifbell Team ACT troupe is also aided from from private donors. Initially founded in . Shop, and WisebirdBookery. Martin Kelly, a theatre arts stands for A Community Theatre," is a recently chartered, independent, - - Getting things well underway for the new school year at Kaysvilles Burton Elementary School are new PTA officers including front, Patsy Hollands, left, Arvella Dent, Judy Perkins, secretary, Lynn Templeton, president, Cecilie Nelson, vice president, Beth Reid and Sherry Utley; back, Laurie Linford, Claudia Wangsgaard, Ann Benson, Haddie Fagg, Janice Hill, Carolyn Howard and Bowen Lewis, principal and 2nd vice president : |