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Show aT; GEAROE www.thespectrum.com — The Spectrum NEES OEHOORS For the week of October 31, 2008 — 15 For St. George woman, cooking is an art form By THAYA GILMORE For St. George Neighborhoods ST. GEORGE — Bonnie Bell Kieffer is an artist. As a mother with seven children in the house, many years ago on Halloween Day she painted, on black construction paper, a life-size witch with a poisoned apple in her hand from the ‘wellknown story of Snow White. She covered her front door with the drawing. Then she dressed up in a witches’ costume, placed a bowl of apples in front of the door, and she cackled like a witch when she greeted Trick or Treaters. “The kids thought it was scary. But I had fun, she said. She also designed and made special costumes for her children to wear each year. “One year I cut up an old fur bedspread and had enough material to make three bear costumes for my three little boys. I then dressed my daughter in a Goldilocks costume. They really looked cute at the school parade. In fact, a writer of a children’s book who was there, took a photo She taught art for community education centers, at private schools, elementary schools, and senior citizen centers in Salt Lake and Utah counties. Kieffer moved from Springville to St. George of them for her book” three years ago “where it is Bonnie was born in warmer weather and cleaner Hawthorne (near -Los Angeles), Calif. She has two air here? She has her own busiyounger brothers. She gradness providing services for uated from Hawthorne High School, attended El Camino - weddings, such as making Junior College, majoring in wedding cakes, sandwiches, punch, vegetable tray, decoart, and then attended. BYU rating, flower bouquets and majoring in art and also took corsages, “Anything that has classes in interior design. Her to do with a wedding, I do. minor was in psychology. She also teaches private art She served an LDS Church classes and is an interior mission to Germany for two design consultant in client's years. She later took comhomes. mercial art courses for two For her children’s birthyears including fashion illusdays, she made specialized tration, architect rendering, shapedcakesliketeddybears, and drafting at what is now Utah Valley University in basketballs, and pumpkins. Going to Mexico For Amr Orem). She was also on the - honor roll. Medical Treatments? JonSellers / For St. George Neighborhoods Bonnie Kieffer in her home with four pump- _ makes for holidays. The St. George resident enjoys celebrating holidays in artful style. kin pies topped with whipping cream she “It always amazed me that it took me three hours to decorate a specialty cake, and only five minutes for my children to devour it” Her two big interests are art and natural healing work. In her leisure hours, she enjoys reading natural health books as well as religious books. She is the ward singles representative and likes preparing the food for the regional singles dances held every Friday night in her stake. Her 7 children, 31 grandchildren, and 9 oat AAA at grandchildren ‘in Arizona, are located California, and Utah. Kieffer would like to share some of her family’s favorite recipes. “My mother used to make eSee COOK on pg. 17 esr iin Low Prices ‘way , Insurance aS e 1/2 Price Consultation with your first Chelation ae Telegraph * Washington. (435) 656- 3970 UT |