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Show . Feature SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 1993 mft Rainbow of friends at Children's Cottage The children enjoy fresh air and boys and girls. The other play- room is for blocks, trucks, peg sunshine playing safely inside a 5 foot fence. Well get a sandbox, boards, and Fisher type toys. Glover says, the children have swing set, and a few more toys, two activities in the she says. I want to put back into care and preschool in Kanab. morning and one in the after- - the business as I go along. Glover says that Childrens Cot- - noon. The activities depend on Theres an abundance of kind- is not the children. of The the a ness and caring at the cottage, tage ages just baby sitting. Its children also read books, sing Her employees are people she type atmosphere. By Barbara Pyles Leslie Glover, owner and direc- tor ofThe Childrens Cottage, loves children. Thats one of the rea- sons she opened her quality child pre-scho- Andrew Duff Bistline of says Carman. They would Fredonia is recovering from also like to thank Gay Wilcock of heart transplant surgery in Salt Panguitch. for donating tennis Lake City. Bistline, who was shoes for one of the children. Anyone wanting to donate operated on April 5, was released from the hospital several weeks food, or clothingmay call Druann later, buthad to return last week Carman, (602) Southern Utah Branches of because of problems. Even though Bistline returned Zion First National Bank are to thehospital, his daughter says also accepting donations for the he hasnt lost his sense of hu- - Andrew Bistline Donation Fund, mor. In a telephone call to his daughter, Bistline said, I feel like I got ate by a bear and dropped out of a tall tree. Bistline, originally from Colorado City, has battled poor health since 1989. At that time he was given a pacemaker. Doctors first told Bistline, he would need a transplant in Septem-beHe was in Salt Lake City for a monthly checkup when a heart became available for transplant. Its hard to explain how it feel s to have your dad go through such an operation, says Carman. When we first saw him after the operation, he was yellow and puffy and looked unreal. We couldnt tell if he knew 643-781- 7. on songs and talk about the has know for years and trusts, Glover graduated from South- em Utah University. She has a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Child Develop-leament and a minor in Reading, weather. I have paper dolls and they choose what clothes the dolls should be wearing accord- ing to the weather, she says. Glover serves balanced meals and 2 healthful snacks a day. The health department and the state checks on her regularly. m friendly atmosphere. The whole house is just for kids and thats important. Its not like we have a living room and say you can only stay in this room, she says, Forexamplethereisanaproom for younger children. A library and video room, a kitchen, craft room and two playrooms. One playroom is a dramatic playroom fX with a picnic table, a play kitchen, puppets, and dress up clothes for Surprise 40th Anniversary anti-rejecti- ol years old. I want it to be a real clean r. Hie "cictpr in law Leona Bistline hassnearheaded fund- raisers in an effort to help pay for medical costs. She was told his drugs will cost $250,000 just for the first year. The family is in the process of organizing an auction and needs the advice of an auctioneere, says Leona. But right now, the needs of the younger children at home are important. They could use food and clothes. The family says Lance Paxman of St. George donated parts for the family truck so they could have transportation. The family wishes to thank everybody who has been so helpful and caring. We especially want to thank Lee and Danny Bistline for staying at the home and taking care of the younger pre-scho- ol The children learn through play and fun. We are not so aca- demically structured that the children cant feel free to have fun, she says. I will help them their ABCTsand those kinds of things, but my main goal is for the children to learn motion skills and to enjoy themselves. Glover says her two eighteen month old slots are filled. She is also licensed to take careofthirty Andrew "Duff" Bistline enjoying life with his family. Bistline is still battling heart children from the ages of 2 to 12 transplant rejection problems. He's back in the hospital in Salt Lake. Bistline still struggling for life kids. 11 SUN feature writer Barbara Pyles and husband Jim were surprised by family and friends with a 40th wedding anniversary party. Barbara .second from the cenfer wjth glasses, are pictured here with their family. Leslie Gtover(c) with some of her new friends at the Children's Cottage. Photo by Barbara Pyles. The Song and Dance Club Music D.J.'s, Karaoke Sing-a-lon- g, Bands, Pool Tables, Darts Talent Shows Dance Instruction Line Dancing, Country Swing, Two-Ste- Etc. p, Aerobics Classes Snacks Come And Have Pun! 29 W. Center 644-534- 6 (Under The Kanab Theater) A No Smoking, Non-Alcohol- ic Environment A |