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Show A8 The Emery County Review, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Emery High students delight audiences with wacky ‘Greater Tuna’ Kathy Ockey Emery High School students performed the wacky play “Greater Tuna” on April 22 in the Little Theater at Emery High School. Speech and drama instructor, Neal Peacock, said this play presented the “Faults and folks of Tuna, Texas”. The play began with two radio announcers, Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie (Colton Judd and Wyatt Jensen), that were as corny as an Iowa cornfield. It continued with loudmouth housewife, Bertha Zamber Rollins and Rebecca Lofley play the Yippy the yapping dog and Patty Fish of the Tuna Humane Society. Bumiller (Kaitlyn Potter) talking about censoring text books and discussing the Tuna Shut-In Visiting Squad – the Tuna Helpers. The motley assortment of characters also included Elmira Watkins, (Zamber Rollins) as a local Ku Klux Klan member; Patty Fish, (Rebecca Lofley) of the Tuna Humane Society; Yippy (also Zamber Rollins) the annoying yapping dog; Stanley Bumiller (Wyatt Jensen) a reform school dropout; Reverend Spikes (Tanner Crawford) whose sermons were a string of clichés; Vera Carp (Lydia Longmore), vice-president of the Smut Snatchers, a group that sent out “snatch artists.” These are jus a few of the citizens of Tuna, Texas who say, “If you find somewhere you like better than Tuna – MOVE”. There was some double casting and it was an off-the-wall play, but the students did a good job presenting their unusual and sometimes annoying Photos by Kathy Ockey Tanner Crawford and Colton Judd play radio announcers Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie. characters. These students also presented the play “Zap” on April 24 and then presented both of these plays on April 25. regular cheer classes, ages 4-14 years. For more information call Becky Bunnell at 749-1582 or 687-2632. on available funds for the program, so it will be on a first come, first served basis until funds are exhausted. Pick up your Paint the Town certificate at City Hall. Help make Orangeville a “Pretty Little Place” to live, work and play. OUT ‘N’ ABOUT Baseball Tournament Those interested are invited to participate in the annual Huntington Baseball Tournament on May 2, starting at 6 p.m. at the Huntington Ball Complex. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Emery High School’s Girls Softball Team. There will be a men’s and women’s division. Call Cheryl at 687-2403. Registration fee is $130 with three games guaranteed. Slow Pitch Softball Emery County Recreation is currently registering teams for women’s slow pitch softball and men’s slow pitch softball. Men’s league will be a metal bat league. All forms must be returned to the recreation office no later than May 16. Full registration fee must accompany the form. You may pick up a form at the Recreation office, located at 75 S 400 E, Castle Dale, or go to the web site www.emerycounty.com/rec to download a form. For more information contact the Recreation office at 381-2108. Miss Castle Dale Pageant Castle Dale City would like girls from ages 4-21 to be contestants in the Miss Castle Dale Pageant. Contestants must live in Castle Dale. Each contestant will be judged on appearance, talent and the results of an interview. Winners will receive cash prizes, crowns and a bouquet. To ensure a successful experience, an opportunity will be given to each participant to practice prior to the pageant. The winners of each age division will participate in parades and Castle Dale City celebrations throughout the year. The Miss Castle Dale pageant will be held June 6, at the Emery High School Auditorium. The Deadline to enter the pageant is May 16. A Miss Castle Dale application may be obtained at Castle Dale City Hall. For more information please contact Jeanette Woolsey at 381-5558. Book Drive The Castle Dale Elementary PTA and the Castle Dale Youth City Council is sponsoring a book drive. Bring your “gently” used books to Castle Dale Elementary from now through April 30, and they will be donated to a local charity. Please deposit them in the box located in the front hallway. You can also exchange your gently used books from 3-5 p.m. on April 30 at the school, during the Reada-Thon. Emery All-Star Cheerleading Emery All-Star Cheerleading Elite competition team tryouts will be held May 13, 14, 16, and 17 at Larae’s dance studio, ages 10-18. If you are not able to attend, you may schedule a private audition. Please call and register to receive a tryout packet. Some fees are due upon making the team. No auditions necessary for Paint the Town Orangeville is sponsoring “Paint the Town.” This program is for Orangeville citizens to help in their home maintenance. The city is encouraging citizens to clean up their yards and homes. If your home is in need of a new paint job you can go to the city office and pick up the information you will need, go to Jones Ace Hardware and receive $6 off each gallon of outside house paint. Jones Ace Hardware is offering $3 off per gallon of paint and Orangeville City is matching that amount for a total of $6 off per gallon of paint. The city is limited RSVP “Walk to Hawaii” RSVP is sponsoring a “Walk to Hawaii” contest for all seniors 55 years and older. They will be keeping track and combining all of the miles they have walked. When they have enough miles to reach their destination they will have a Luau to celebrate their success. They will also supply free pedometers to all participants. Call RSVP at 381-2765 for information. American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Emery County AnimAted for A cure relay for Life June 20-21, 2008 Castle Dale, UT Emery High School Make a Difference! Form Your Own Relay for Life Team. Call Kristi Rasmussen, Emery County Relay for Life Chair, American Cancer Society, Great Western Division, 435-653-2471 or 435-749-2533 for more information. www.relayforlife.org |