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Show l icmiW he I Program trying to satisfy demand for machinists A. KA) SVILLF - Machining instructor tit Djxi Applied Ttvlmology Center are working wiih local emplojer to develop new way w meet the high de- 5 generating a computer program that will control the machine. Student will be able to accomplish these step electronically or manually, mand lor ckitled niahtnii. Machining training program haven't been able to keep up with the growing induMry need, i cay 1 teacher. PJlCOMW Swxhra Curww pflworkrtart 83 took three years of planning and 1 1 6 hours of sewing to complete this quilt so Janie Van Komon of West Pomt cou Qtve it to hor wein Pfesen n Komen, shown with the quilt, said she kept fabric from Rachel's dresses over the years to incorporate into Quilt ties up growing-u- p h Mom saves daughters dress scraps to tell story of her life years genre," quills that tell stones, the picporated this all around some of the most truly important things in her life: Her husband tures and fjbrics began holding to a certain and their 10 children. kind of continuity, as the nine panels slowly came together, unfolding pages of the past. Van Komen's interest in the world of fabBy KAYE J. VOLK rics. would inevitably spill over into her famiThough others have used pieces of loved Sanoafd ExamnarcomMponoe clothing items in a quilt or baby quilt of some ly life, and aJTcct her four daughters and six POINT -- The quilt that Janie but no more one than Rachel. sons, sort, little tokens of another time. Van KoKomcn decided to make for her men's quilt includes whole pieces of clothing. "By the time Rachel was 9," Van Komen Rachel was conceived as "I know that many people have thought to was "she And the tells, designing clothing. by being something quite unusual. do something like this, she said, "but genertime she was in the ninth grade, she was sewThree years later and now completed in ally they cut up the dress or whatever. I ing professionally and eventually winning a time for Rachel's wedding, which took place would have lost the integrity of what this national House of competition sponsored by earlier this month, the quilt is indeed unusuFabrics. She is an amazing seamstress," she quilt is all about, Van Komen explained. al. It stretches its massive king size Tar besaid. Completed and bound in time for Rachel's yond a simple bed covering. the first part of July, Van Komen's The ears wedding and of whole sewing saving For this storybook quilt - complete with gift to her daughter is already a cherished be from one to sister items, clothing passed -fabrics and of the pictures, clothing past heirloom and one that captivated those atto the next, gave Van Komen reason enough s, oilers a glimpse into the lives of the Van Rachel's wedding reception, where it tending the onto to of favorites and many hang family Janie and Rachel in particular. in display. hung became the for Rachel's inspiration it Van suppose really started," Janie We had it up and people were around it quilt. Komcn said, "when I first wanted to make a all night long, Van Komcn said. 1 think it's "Certain dresses became a favorite with dress for my daughter years ago. kind of like a Find Waldo type thing. The the girls and since it was Rachel who had Van Komcn realized, after cutting where longer you look at it, the more there is to see, I sewn over the the most years, started planthe material was only supposed to be folded, the more detail that is noticed. she said. ning a quilt, made from the boxes of clothing that it may not be as easy as it looked. She In one comer, due to the fact that her faI had saved of items cither I or Rachel had spent the rest of the night hoping that instructher is from Dutch ancestry, there is a prevaVan Komen said. made, tions would soon tell her it was time to stitch lence of blues and images of Holland. The process would be tedious, as every arclosed the section of the dress she had sliced Another section is the red comer. Another ticle of clothing, every piece of fabric, needed open. features the pink dress that was the favorite "I knew I needed help," she said. She went to be linked back to Rachel in some way. of all four girls. Another area shows a differThe next step came as Van Komcn sorted after as much knowledge as she could gather ent pink dress and at the side of it, is a pic- something of a character trait, to be sure. through photographs, hoping to find Rachel ture of Rachel as a crying toddler, seated in a dressed in the shirt or was dress she jumper, . The ensuing years have sent Van Komen chair, wearing that same little dress. high on more than just a few voyages of discovery, wanting to include as parts of the quilt. next to it on the quilt, is a shirt, Snuggled "That solid is a that took fabric concerned. where Over month, alone, especially just made and worn and pictured wearing it by an Van Komen said and then explained briefly time, she has developed talents and abilities, older Rachel. the process of color photocopying any pic- knowledge and understanding, to a degree For the quilt. Van Komen draped the and then with use a the craft of that only a few can imagine. store ture, sleeve of the shirt up and around the small product called Picture This, transferring Designing programs in fiber art, techpink dress, comforting and savoring both the a the fabric. works of onto It and instructional in image piece niques quilting, technical and memories of years gone by. very well and the original picture has never to images writing and editing of similarly based periodiOne extremely important part of Rachels be destroyed or damaged, she said. cals, just to name a few, have occupied much of Van Komens interest. And she has incor follow cra to the See QUILT6 Wanting Rachels quilt zy-qu- KAYSVILLE The Davis Applied Technology Center is putting the phrase "environmentally friendly" into practice by taking part in the Green Lights program being sponsored by the LPA. Green Lights is a voluntary, effort that encourages businesses, institutions and governments to install ry .I energy-efficie- BountifulDavis Main. Art Center, 745 S. The dance is free to the public where participants can meet the performers and learn some of their dances. Authentic folk music will accompany the Opening ceremonies for the festival will take place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 on stage in the park, 400 N. 200 West. Mayor John Cushing, mem- - through the more efficient use organization money on electricity bills. Currently, lighting accounts for 20-2- 5 percent of all electricity sold in the United States. Too often, organizations treat lighting as overhead rather than as an opportunity for investment. DATC has realized an r i.imTOTrian ! i.MLH In Lights participants nationwide. For more information on Green Lights for your business, Kent Thorsted contact DATC. H A'ilN STOPElTnYTOi B'J.m EVAPORATIVE COOLERS SAVE ON ALL SIZES E? 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Your home must be over 10 years old, you must not have a second mortgage on your home, and you must be income qualified for HUD. your family size as defined by 546-614- s I I 'Gutsy 3-- 451-258- I CITIZEN RUTH Life, Liberty And The Pursuit r a 1 1 2 A at 593-243- 0. CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING ALL RENTfALIlTHEILAUGHSlTODAY! Davis County, the Davis County Housing loans to Authority is providing owners for necessary home qualified available at 5 made are Loans home repairs. interest, depending on income (annual income for a family of five $41,200 or iess). To see if you er not used, the pollution reduction is equal to .8 pounds of coal, 1.48 pounds of carbon dioxide and .007 pounds of nitrogen oxide. Currently, there are a total of 2,077 Green iSRECIAli! HIGH The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 7 through 9. EQUAL savings created through the conversion. And the environmental benefits are good for the entire community. For each KWH of pow- ENERGY SAVINGS The cost is $3 per person (und12 is free) or $10 per family. LOAN? zero-intere- SRECIAII! er-age ST are return on its iniaverage rate tial investment of about 30 percent, according to a press release. The DATC showed enough potential savings to be granted st a SI 30.000 loan to make the necessary1 conversion. This will be repaid with direct J)cda. 505 N. MAIN. LAYTON QUALIFY FOR A instructors, machining working to update their curriculum so that students will be more completely trained in a shorter period of time. JlljcnuLaj'ht For more information call DOES YOUR HOME during the school e year, Seeley said. Seeley, Ken Evans and Ron Hansen, the other two DATC AIR CONDITIONING BANQUET FACIUTY FOR UP TO 40 PEOPLE 7. full-tim- part-tim- JUR CONDITIONING FREE Ko. Ogden - 2586 K. 600 E. Ogden - 3585 Harrison - 394-922-4 So. Ogden - 5582 S. 1750 E. Roy - 53X7 S. 1900 W- - 776-SS5-9 West Roy - 3484 W 4800 S. K. 1200 W. Layton - 1868 Farmington- - 1334 N Hwy 89 LOW-INTERE- pre- pollution of electricity, while saving the CINILAYTONB Major corporate sponsors include SPS Payment Systems, Davis School District Foundation and Barnes Bank. 292-036- lights. These vent unnecessary ' st nt lighting upgrades help to . bers of the Davis County Commission, BDACs executive director and other dignitaries will take part in the ceremonies, which will also include an opening parade of nations onto the stage. have engineering-qualit- y high school student ready to work in a machine shop e in the summer and 1 gets green light for energy savings of Ko-men- BOUNTIFUL - A street dance will kick off the Summer-feInternational Arts Festival from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 6 in the parking lot behind the new dustry's need. DATC WEST Dancin in the street will kick off local arts festival "It'i going to lake innovative Idea and a team effort. We have to work together with industry and come up with training plan not previously tried." Seeley said, Seeley I meeting with local machinist employers to discus partnership. DA1C l flexible and can respond quickly to in- trolled (CNC) machining center allow more ctudent to train on the newest technology. 1 he Ma-j- k can rotate the material to an infinite number of position to completely machine a part with the proper programming. Seeley laid. Student will also tram on new software coordinated wiih the Davis School District. Surf-Caa computer-aide-d drafting anJ machining program, will allow students to design, draw and produce a part. The Maak machining center is controlled by its own computer. The student will receive training on designing parts, creating the prints for parts, and T FAMILY HEIRLOOM: R ployer. con- numerically and the curricu- lum together so that student can move nuoihly from their high thool training to DATC. Seeley U exploring new way to do buxine to meet the need of local machinist em- DATC ha adJed new1 equipment and tofiware to the machining program to help irjin iudem, aid Joe Seeley, machining instructor and team leader. The new Maak four-ax- i computer ocal high school DMC developed presentation el the BOUNTIFULDAVIS mere information or to volunteer call ART CENTER. (801) 292-036- For 7. Of Hi iPsvmoHSjsera Major Corporate Sponsors of Summerfest '97 |