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Show ' 10B Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday May 16, 2002 CEU Museum hosts Prehistoy Even! By KEN LARSON Sun Advocate publisher '21 r W Marvin Evans, top left photo shows how dinosaur bones are cleaned while above Maria Cicconetti is giving a demonstration on a jaw of an ice age mammoth. The top photo on the right shows a local group ofBoy Scouts performing Native American dances. It was a day of fun and festiv- ity, a day of education and infor- niation, a day of creating and building. It was Family Activity day at the CEU Prehistoric Mu- scum. Last Saturday over 500 people attended the event Activities included the Utah Friends of Paleontology table. which also included members of the Raptor Chapter from Price where information was available on the group's activities. The Discovery Room fea- tured several activities but the most popular of them all were the Stegosaurus hats, made of paper plates and cuts. The Palcontol- ogy Lab offered viewers to ob- serve dinosaur bones with volun- teers demonstrating the process, In the Hall of Dinosaurs on the upper level the Cretaceous dino-saurs, including reproductions of the Utahraptor and the Gastonia were on display. This is the new- est exhibit Paintings by Denise Thayn and sculptures by Cliff Green were also featured. In the art gallery the Thnner Collection of Katchina Dolls fea-tured Hopi katchina carver, Earl Burge told stories from the tipi, Les Schultz dis-cussed mountain men functions Sioux-style- d plained how Native; Americans from an era tent and there were various childrens activities. A very popular performance fea-tured a group from the Order of the Arrow of Boy Scouts of America doing several Native American dances. The Nine Mile musical players performed in the upper level. At noon winners of the Mu- seum Prehistory Week Art Con- test were named. The top awards went to Phillip Raich, kindergar- ten at Castle Heights; Jamie Rae Jewkes, 1st grader at Sally Mauro Elementary; Shayiee Dona than, onstration. Outside Ray Thompson led the atlati spear throwing, Don fourth grader at Pinnade Canyon Academy, and Carlie Miller, fifth grader at Castle Heights.' Children were able to choose from a variety of topics all related Dandle. The Hall of Man exhibits in- -. eluded Joe Venus putting finish- ing touches on the Mammoth Mural, Maria Cicconetti dis- cussed teeth and a jaw of Ice Age mammals and Greg Nunn ex- - - made arrowheads and spear points in his flint knapping dem- - to the Prehistoric Ice Age. These , included mammals, cultures;' dwellings, or hunting methods They are currently on display ' ney, Curator of Education at the museum, explained that this an- nual event is an attempt to edu- cate and inform the public on the importance of the preservation of all prehistory sites. The event was sponsored by the Utah Statewide Ancheologi- cal Society and Utah Division of State History, Utah Parks and Recreation, Utah Geological Utah Friends of Paleon- tology, Utah Professional Ar-chaeological Council, SWCA Environmental Consultants, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Manage- ment, the National Park Service and the Lab dogs. Survey, Senco-Pheni- x, of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum -f- rom the left las Schultz,fiddJer and Don Burge on the birijd,-Fami- ly members of the Nine Mile Players, RobbyJewkes of Helper, Activity Day indude, from left to right top row Blane Mitoaseft slayer, a young atlati spear thrower; and Jes-- siftinfthroughsandlookifigfordinosaurs,andamember4 Faces at the Cofl sica Alexander of Victor, ID, gettingher face painted. The second row of votnnteersrpefeniiera or partidpants include, theBoyScout5.0nWoftheArrow,perfonrengNativeAmert; danctng- rcan .T c |