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Show t WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. MAY 31. 1979 Held The Kaysville Civic As- sociation meeting commenced at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday even- ing with President Ronald Pearson conducting. He extended a welcome to Mayor Gar Elison and KCA members. HE ANNOUNCED that this was the last meeting he would be presiding over for KCA and it was with mixed emotions that his year is completed. He has enjoyed 'tj serving as president of KCA and working with the members. Tom Allen, will take office president-elec- t in June. New lights have been installed in the Barnes Banking Company to provide better and adequate lighting for the monthly art exhibits. The KCA and citizens greatly wJ. appreciate the Barnes Banking Company for this added service and the opportunity of exhibiting the many exhibits over the years at the bank. The exhibit is sponsored by the Fine Arts Committee of KCA. PRESIDENT PEARSON asked the KCA nominating committee chairman, Richard Bushnell, to give a report on the nomination of the new slate of officers for the 1979-8year. The committee has nominated John Brown as Robert Anpresident-elec- t, derson, adult chairman and Patty Hartley as youth chairman. No name has been submitted for the office of secretary. 0 Election of new officers will be held during the June meeting. Members of the nominat- CHAMPION FIDDLER Playing the fiddle seems to be somewhat of a natural talent for Christine (Chris)? Campbell of 155 East 200 North, Kaysville. WITH DETERMINATION Chris has accomplished a goal and excelled to the top having won the National Ladies Championship title in 1978 and prior to that taking many first place trophies' and awards as well as win-- , ning the International Ladies When it comes to that there fiddlin' music, hardly a match for Chris Campbell of Kaysville. she would spend five to six hours trying to learn some I just tunes. She states, drove everyone around me crazy those who had to listen to her, but she continued her desire to learn. THERE ARE really no teachers to sign up with, each fiddler just makes up his own tunes and most do not prefer to share them with others. She just learned from listening to others who plaved well. Championship. Chris was born in Richfield, one of seven children of Wayne- and Louine Campbell. graduation from high school she attended BYU in Provo and received her degree in elementary educaAfter- tion. With this strong will and determination she mastered the instrument and in a short time entered her first contest knowing only three tunes. She made her first cut and was asked to play three more tunes in the next days has to have talent and I do theres Stirling. forget all about other music and that she ever played the viola and just play this by ear as it is completely a different style of music. dedication to become the tional as well as international lady champion. She said, ing committee are Richard Bushnell, chairman, Dwain and Kathryn Buchanan it for fun and the association with others, the winning is a She is willing to share her talent with others and to be so professional one has to have a love for it, which she does. sideline. What Chris would like to find is someone (older, or younger) who would enjoy doing cording on a piano or guitar that could accompany her and do programs for the public. TO HEAR Chris play the. fiddle, one would think she had played all of her life, rather than for just two years. She has such a natural talent and winning personality that she plays with ease. She said, it was not hard, but one has to and give it a try, it was something he had always , wanted to do. With this encouragement Chris did just that, she went to the Ogden class just to listen and today she has the championship title, np , this area, is impossible" competition. SHE STARTED playing the viola in high, school and con- tinued through college. She has taught school, the second grade, at the H.C. Burton Elementary School in Kaysville the past five years and moved to Kaysville a year ago. She learned there was an adult education class offered in Ogden for oldtime fiddling and decided to go and just listen for an evening. She became so excited and interested that she enrolled for the course, just for something fun to do, never would it dreaming materialize into something six-we- else. After being so enthused over the first class she immediately purchased a fiddle and spent every spare minute practicing. After each class SHE REALIZED she did not know three more tunes to play, but recalls she stayed up all night learning three more tunes to play for them. This was when she won fourth place at the Peace Gardens competition in Canada. She desperately wanted again to which she did. With many hours of practice and the push to reach the top, Chris entered a fiddle competiton in various states. In the past two years, since she began, she has competed Washington, usage, especially during the peak hours each evening from p.m. This is a must and he encouraged all KCA members to remind their clubs and organizations to be aware of this warning and help the city avoid a brownout. Ann PTSA Marcusen reported that the PTSA had a successful year and reached their projected goals. The PTA awarded three $250 scholarships with funds raised from three schools: Davis High, Kaysville Jr. and Farmington Elementary. Ed Ritter reported for the Happy Kand F senior citizens. They reached their goal of over 100 members. They now have 107 paid-u- p members. THE KAYSVILLE Civic Association board and members decided to set a date, in the near future, to visit the Mountain Park and have the mayor and recreation committee give them a first hand excursion and tour. Mayor Elison expressed the great need for such an organization as KCA for a community and he is well pleased with the services it provides . the community. Residents and citizens need to be involved with city functions and government and he said he can see no other way than having all the city clubs in- - HE SAID the senior citizens are desirous to have a booth set up at the Kaysville tage Harvest Days celebration on July 4, so the senior citizens can display their crafts and President Pearson suggested they contact Robert Lundgreen who is the chairman and work with him. Thatcher elected Jaycee officers to serve during the 1979-8- 0 year are: Brit Howard, president; Boyd Anderson and Bryce Anderson, vice presidents; Kent Washington son-in-la- w -- senior facility analyst for the U.S. Postal Service in Salt Lake City is on special assignment to the nations capitol. He was recently installed as acting manager of Facilities Activation for the postal service for the entire United States. While in Washington, Mrs. Thatcher enjoyed a full calendar of plays, luncheons, seminars, museums, tours, picnics, and a boat trip on the Potomac River. The family visit to the made a ten-da- y southern states. IN WEST Virginia and Kentucky Mrs. Thatcher made contact with distant family members in connection with her study of her family history which she also researched in the National Archives and the Library of the Daughters of the two year directors; Austin ' Chiles and Allen Anderson, one year directors. He said they are moving right along with the plans for the events for the annual July 4th celebration of Kaysville Heritage Harvest Days. They have named their chairman for each event. Kent Anderson, chuckwagon breakfast, with Austin Chiles as cochairman; Allen Anderson, firework chairman and Boyd Anderson, cochairman; Herb Clark, chairman of afternoon activities and Tom Allen cochairman; Bruce Nielsen, chairman of the parade and Richard Bushnell cochairman; Gordon Einerson, chairman of evening activities and Brit Howard, cochairman; Eldon Haacke, chair a the Kaysville Elementary School PTA Board in a recent volleyball challenge held last week. The purpose of the challenge was to become better acquainted with the new board members taking office. PRESIDENT PEARSON announced the next KCA meeting will be held Tuesday evening June 26 at the city chambers at 7:30 p.m. np Fuschias & Geraniums Hanging Baskets, & Martha Washington Geraniums. mag- cleaner, bigger, and the racial tension is greatly ton Elementary School reported on the PTA activities at the school the past year. She said Burton Elementary School PTA Board won over Bedding Plants, Flowers & Veaetables. she said. Much more impressive than when I was there for the summer fourteen years ago, SHE HAS been awarded ten trophies as well as other awards and prize money for her talent as a fiddler. One Mrs. Edrice Christensen, PTA president for H. C. Bur- GUNNELLS GREEN ROUSE na- nificent city, available to those interested. SHE SAID a special award was presented to Mrs. Lucile Reading, chairman of Davis County School Board for her devoted service to the children and students in Davis County. DRIVE OUT AND SAVE tional food policy in conjunction with the current program of the American Association of University Women on Politics of Food. California, Nevada, Utah, and many other states. is convention scheduled to be in Albuquerque, New Mexico in June. Mrs. Stirling is the new president of the Kaysville Branch of AAUW and will be attending the convention. tained at the convention Anderson and Dwight Krebs, Mrs. Marjorie Thatcher has national reported that the association held their state convention in Salt Lake City during May with 30 workshops being conducted. She has reading and resource materials she ob- JAYCEE PRESIDENT Dick Bushnell announced the newly Visits convention was held in Ogden at Weber State College and the SHE ANNOUNCED they will hold their AaUW membership brunch in mid July and will encourage new membership from Kaysville-Frui- t Heights, Layton and Far: mington areas. Iris Rosier representing the Utah Association of Women hobbies. Mrs. WASHINGTON IS HIGH DAVIS realize the potential and study on the subject of Oregon, are-sturd- 5-- 8 President MR. BUSHNELL also announced the Jaycees are sponsoring a broom sale on Saturday, June 2, and will canvass the entire tow i, door to door, to raise funds for their club. They purchase the brooms from the Blind Center in Salt Lake City. They and well made and he asked the KCA and the entire 'community to support them. They need funds for their ' various civic projects. Kathryn Stirling, AAUW representative reported that Betty Brand is their new vice president. Their association, will study the topic Managing the Resources for the next two years at their regular meetings. She said their state i at- tended. He spoke on the need of the citizens to conserve on power American Revolution. She also did considerable enter more competition, in interested and should have uniqueness this area has for Kaysville residents. nounced that progress is being MAYOR GAR Elison spoke on the parks in Kaysville and a need for additional parks in various areas of the community. Lack of funds to develop and maintain them as fast as the need is arising, due to the tremendous growth in the people should be more AFTER EXPRESSING their feelings on both the ad- vantages and disadvantages of both park areas, Mayor Elison said it may be well to set up a public hearing to discuss this issue further and let people express their feelings. He did state however, that until people go up and visit the Mountain Park they will not children. MR. HUBRICH, made on the new Kaysville Brochure and they will be printed and ready for distribution soon. HE MENTIONED that not one citizen showed up to the budget hearing held last week and he feels that with some 9,000 residents in Kaysville available. returned to Kaysville from Washington, D.C. where she has been visiting for seven weeks with her daughter and Bette and Wynn Hubrich and their two an- man of the travel trophy soft-bal-l; Bryce Anderson, chairman of the float for Kaysville royalty with Kevin Parkinson, cochairman; Richard Bushnell, July 4th overall :: chairman. volved and through the KCA organization this need is fulfilled. members this park issue. Some members felt that the Happy Hollow Golf Course should be purchased by the city and developed into a community park rather than putting our funds in the Mountain Park east of Kaysville which is already being developed as fast as funds are SANDY Butterfield, secretary, announced that the June KCA meeting being held June 26th at 7:30 p.m. at the city chambers will be in honor of the outgoing officers and elect new officers. She invited the KCA members to make a special effort to be present. A. Neal Anderson, past president and director , CHRIS SAID, she owes much to a friend, Sam Hill of Kaysville, who was the one who persuaded her to jump in without passing of a bond or raising the mill levy. He discussed at length with KCA 3 Miles West of Freeport Center on 1 700 So. Phone 825-81- 46 improved. IAP-IJ-G- O (Sinn. MODEL 807 Governor Scott Matheson declares Soil Stewardship Week after discussion with SOIL CONSERVATION WEEK SET Edith Klinger (left), Past President of UACD (Utah Association of Conservation Districts) Auxiliary, now a Regional Representative of the Natl. Assn. Auxiliary; Loa Hansen, President of UACD Auxiliary; and Jim Matsumori, President, UACD. Kaysville See Your Local Dealer Today FARNAM Bishop and Mrs. Ray Lloyd and her mother, Mrs. Lilly Smith of Grace, Ida., were weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gundelfinger. They came to meet their son, Elder Scott Lloyd, in Salt Lake City. 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