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Show June 1 8, 1 Sun Chronicle, Sun Times, Ben Lomond Beacon, yfiO Clearfield Courier Page 1 1 old Syracuse youth charms crowds at Layton Mall 10-ye- ar By Keith Duncan r Chris Bodily, a old Syracuse boy with what seems to be a bright musical future ahead of him, has stolen the show at the recent opening of the Layton Hills Mall Chris, along with his seven-yea- r old brother and his mother, were regular Shoppers one day in the Layton Hills Keith Jorgensen store As I recall that day, said Mis I was interested in heating Bodily, the tone of a piano I had asked my son Chris to sit down and plav for a moment, but being a little shy he resisted Thats when Mr Curtis stepped in and coaxed Chris to try the piano," she said. Bob Curtis, manager and operatoi of the Layton Hills stoie was amazed at what happend next As Chris started to play, he began to shed more and more of his shyness as the tunes he produced became more professional, recalled Mr. Curtis. ten-yea- Then people began to stop and listen and gaze in wonderment that such sounds were coming from such a small boy Pietty soon the crowd had completely blocked both hallways tiying to get a glimpse of the young pianist at work, he further stated While playing in the mall, Christ books, but has what he plays all memorized Crowds there are amazed as he turns haif-wa- doesnt stare at music y Watching the crowd's pleased expressions and seeing that Chris was throughly enjoying himself, I walked over and told the young guy he had a job, said Bob Since that eventful fust day, Chris has spent various hours playing for Bob in the new music store And people still stop and marvel over young Chris playing ability Played For Two Years For the past two years, young Bodily has taken lessons on the piano from his teacher, Sharon Hamblin The teacher soon found that Chris was blessed with exceptional talent and it wasnt long before he had grown from the regular technique books to other more difficult forms of music around and smiles broadly back at them, while playing all the while. The piano hasn't been difficult for Chris, said his mother, : In fact he really enjoys practicing The day after we left the malllk went home to fix dinner. As r :cklyas we entered the home, Chris hurried downstairs and began practicing at the piano with no gesture from anyone to do so He's always been like that, always willing to practice without being told, said his mother. The Gary Bodily family resides at 889 West 2700 South, Syracuse and are members of the Syracuse Third Ward. Chris is a member of the primary in that ward and also enjoys playing baseball, teatherball and soccer. When asked what his favorite song was, Chris replied, I dont have one, I like em all And how about playing in front of all those people, Chris stated, Its fun Mrs Bodily says she is tickled by the attention that her son receives. She is equally excited about her seven-yea- r old sons chance to start lessons last Monday. While Chris has been playing in the mall, Ive had the opportunity of meeting many new friends and seeing some friends I havent seen for years. Curtis, who helped in the promotion of Ricky Tanner for years, says he knows talent when he sees it. Little Chris has it, he said I like to see talent like that exposed to the public as much as possible Were going to help Chris all we can, he said. YOUNG AND HAPPY Chris Bodily is all smiles while pausing for a moment from his playing piano in Keith Jorgensens in the Layton Hills Mall. Chris has charmed mall crowds over the past weeks with his ex- ceptional talent at the piano. Chris is the son of M- -. and a smaller brother who started piano lessons recently M-- s Gary Local Boy Scout project is By Bliss Fullmer To earn an Eagle Scout badge, a young man must carry out a community-service project of his own after passing many other equirements Thirteen year old Mark Reynolds, of Troop 72 passsed the othei requirements with relative ease, but wanted something special for his service project He learned of a need at the Lake for View School Elementary playground equipment and knew that the PTA had been collecting money for several years to buy equipment. He approached Mrs Lynne Greenwood, Principal of Lake View Elementary, and Pat George, Pi esident of the PTA with a bold plan to solicit donations and volunteer labor to obtain playground equip-- n ent, and install it They were c hoosing, t BOB CURTIS, manager of the Keith Jorgensens store, gets a kick from the music young Chris Bodily produces at the piano. Mark Reynolds discusses his project with part of the two dozen men who volunteered their labor to develop the Valley View playground. THIRTEEN YEAR old Mark Next, Mark collected pictures of commercial playground equipment, and sketched some that cannot be purchased from a department store He laid out the location of each piece mm a (New Ones Mode) WINDSHIELDS REPLACED (Guaranteed Not ,10 To Leak) Your First Call, All Glass Needs GLASS Specializing in Insurance Claims Broken Homs Windows Doors Storm Windows Mirrors 'Table Tops Store or Business Windows l t YTLKLO DAVIS COUNTY Knowledgeable Salespeople No Deposit Necessary Free Maintenance Free Delivery (NOW FOR RENT) GLASS CO. number of college-agstudents, supposedly healthy and in good physical condition, with blood pressure readings too high for their best long-terhealth The red flag is also waving as a warning to the general populace Dont ignore it! Read on, your health may be on the line What Your Pressure Should Be PHONE US YOUR CLASS TROUBLES" We lead the way 2671 Washington Blvd., Ogden or 0 0 621-890- 1 equipment, and detailed matenals needed foi each item ol play He took his sketches and outline to the Lake View playgiound. and painted locations on the glass Maik (ailed dozens of neighbors who have ( hildren at Lake View, and One solicited then suppoit donated the use of a ba( k hoe tiactoi fot digging footings, and anothei offeied to furnish the cement Dozens of worn tues of various sizes weie collected liom local service stations and tne stoies Mark studied the list of volunteers, and assigned then into woik teams, with a team leadet in each gioup Many ot his fi lends fi on Scout Troop 72 were there to add n an power to the two do7en adults who showed up toi woik on Satuidav looming Mothers ot the neighboi hood ( ame bv with punch and cookies for the workers By the days end, the equipment was in place and assembled, and they were leady to cement the equipment in T he cement contractor was scheduled to be on the job Monday morning to timsh the job Scout Mastet, Scott Nickell was among the workers at Lake View, Saturday He is proud of his Assistant Patiol Leadei, and was confident that Maik would carry out the fantastic job he had undertaken of con-tiact- Mark will soon get his Eagle Badge, and it will be a proud day for the whole neighborhood who rallied behind the dreams of a thirteen year old scout, seeking to help his neighboi s and fi lends with a new playgiound of fun and games at Lake iew Elementary School Don't ignore your blood pressure e e a exchange e Authorized Dealers e e Best Selection e e Best Prices NEW 19 lech Color Quasar eye-open- er playground. 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Chris also has Nickell SCOUTMASTER Scott congratulates Mark Reynolds for his Eagle Scout project at the Lake View SCREENS REPAIRED delighted with his plans, and set up booths foi pledges of money and labor The public response was gratifying, and Mark went to work In a family council with his parents, Max and Pat Reynolds, Mark (ailed upon the services of his four little brothers The family spent many hours, touring playgrounds in Roy and Ogden, and Brian (age 11), Doug (9), Gieg (4) and David (2) became human Guinea Pigs for testing the various and sundry types of playground equipment The Reynolds boys decided which was more fun to play on, and reported the results to Bodily of Both systolic (upper reading) and diastolic (lower reading) are important People who have a diastolic pressure between 85 and 94 are 84 times as likely to have heart disease from fatty cholesterol deposits as people with a pressure of 75 1 THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD has fun ot the New Lake View playground Wildlife division gives advise Newly born wildlife are stirring in the mountains, meadows and open spaces throughout I tah this month The Division of Wildlife Resources warns I'tahns not to take these newborn animals from then natural environment, even if the baby appears to be abandoned This is usually not the case Foi example, dftci a fawn is born, the doe will leave her baby in a sheltered pln e while she grazes some distance away The doe returns only twice a day to feed the fawn A fawn only a few days old is still very si rawny ami has a difficult tune walking However, this does not indicate that the fawn has been adandoned Even if the does are not close by they have a great attachment for their lawns and they will return The same goes for all other types of wildlife, including elk, antelope, ducks, geese, and pheasant, just to name a few Wildlife officials warn that taking baby animals from the wild is against the law, and you are likely to end up with a citation The chance of young wildlife surviving out of a wild environment is only about 50 percent, and returning them to their natural habitat is even more difficult because half domesticated wild animals will nol know how to tend for themselves |