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Show Page 8 Thursday, December 16, 1999 Messenger-Enterpris- e Miniatures and memories B fill Christensen home of them miniature, and each and herbs, many of which she Karen Buchanan "At our wedding in the Salt Lake Temple, Rick and I wanted many beautiful photos of the ecnt," explained Julie Chirst-ense- n The photographer did not come They w aited as long as they could but he didn't appear When lie did come much later, they o ered that he had been looking for them at the Pro o Temple. "If framed differently from the others, are evidence that she loves to collect. Further evidence of this love is her collection of little houses. Even the huge Christmas tree in their high ceilinged Victorian parlor is hung with shiny little houses among the other ornaments. From a large village of lighted had not been for friends and rcla-tie- s and their small cameras, we would ha e had no pictuics of the occasion," she said Ever since then, the Christensens hae made sure that fam-'- il ccnts such as weddings, are ceramic Victorian houses surrounding the Christmas tree, to a small setting of tiny Victorian houses covering the top of a little table, these miniatures grace every part of the house. The kitchen has little houses containing spices dis-c- it grows. Their children, Jacob and Rachel, have learned from their mother and have miniature collections of their own. Rachel has a collection of tiny clocks which adorn a cabinet top in her room and Jacob collects miniature pewter warriors and dragons. Called the "Rose Cottage", the beautiful Christensen home is also a reception center w'here Julie and Rick host wedding lunches and other dinner parties. They are pleased to have people come and visit their home and love to show them around. always accompanied by several guests w ith cameras in hand And, since then, Julie has collected and displayed many pictures of her family She says that, w hat could have been a real loss, marked the beginning of her collection of photos and frames Tables, shelves and cabinet tops throughout her Julie Christensen displays miniature Victorian towns. lovely Victorian style home are covered with them. The hundreds of beautifully li amed family photographs, many I SIDING, DECKING, RAILING POST UTAH ENGELMANN SPRUCE! STARTING AT 30$ PER FOOT! 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Each entry was unique in concept, making the sum total of the parade a ; - . wonderful Christmas message Cash was awarded for first, second and third prize winning entries First Prize went to the Pah-- . better tomorrow in the new millennium The last e ents of the evening included a v lsit w ith Father Christmas, and tour of the History House County Exhibition Building was filled w ith crafts. li e music, food, excited children and Santa Claus Joel Wilson and his dedicated crew, representing the Cit of Sesquicentenmal exhibit There Manti and the Manti Destinv w as also a tour of the Manti House Committee, made this ecnt ery Inn Nam ity Display The Sanpete memorable. AdvrrUiemcnl Homeowners with money worries loans may qualify for low-intere- st LOANS: Direct lender loosens its require Late house payments'' credit7 ments for homeowners who need money Financial problems0 Medical bills7 IRS liens0 now. It doesn't matter! 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