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Show ST. GEORGE 6 — For the week of November 7, 2008 Puzzle maker finds answer to hobby fun By THAYA GILMORE NEIGHBORHOODS The Spectrum — www.thespectrum.com frames most of them, and he Downtown: also collects classic model _ cars and trains. Your community His interest in puzzles came first in 2001 when common living area and Manor Apartments near another resident, Joyce I was watching her. She Dixie State College, has two Ludwig, introduced him to asked me what my interests hobbies that he enjoys. He putting puzzles together. were and wondered if I did puts challenging puzzles “Joyce was working on a things like color. I told her together, glues, mats and puzzle in the apartment's I couldn't stay in the lines. She asked me if I did puzzles? I told her ‘No. I have never put a puzzle together, not even as a child? Then she said, ‘I have something for you:” Joyce went to her apartment and_ brought out a puzzle and gave it to Ken. It was a multi-colored seahorse puzzle with 1,000 puzzle pieces, 3 feet long by 14 inches wide. “That was my first puzzle. I spread it out on a table in Jon Sellers / For St. George Neighborhoods the common area. At first I didn’t like doing it as it took Ken Schmitt holds the Tootsie Toy train he received for his first Christmas. _ too much.time and concenFor St. George Neighborhood ST. GEORGE — Ken Schmitt, a resident.of Mesa ede & Aunties Unique Gifts & Home Decor . \L_@ ALL FALL Pan40% TODECOR 75% i I Von-Sat 10-6 eSee HOBBY on pg. 7 BIBLES Bibles For All Ages Bible Covers * Tabs Bookmarks ¢ Hi-lighters =“. OFF Give A Gift Card, A Gift That Is _Never Returned 7 DAYS A WEEEK LUNCH: 2895 Santa Clara Dr. Santa zle calms me down. In fact it is very soothing to me and Come see our great selection of “yg OPEN Li. he said. “I'm a very hyper person. Working on a puz- GRAND ReE=-OPENING! RESTA UVR&A’N NEw MENU ITEMS NEW INVITING ATMOSPHERE i i A I i : I After working two or three hours a day on one, I could see something coming together in front of me? There are also other benefits of assembling puzzles, hilc MON-SAT 11:30 - 4PM* $3-$11 DINNER: 4PM DAILY Downtown St. George Ancestor Square 435-634-1700 C50 i| tration. I thought Id never get through it. But the more I worked on it, the more I liked it. Then I got hooked on doing puzzles because it gave me something to do. 0000007828 } a Jon Sellers / For St. George Neighborhoods Ken Schmitt holds a classic model car from his collection. Christian Books an Music. Corner of Sunset & Valley View Dr. St. George * 435.688.2866 f |