Serve Daily Issue III.XXVIII September 2014

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Mary Dame creating a small wooden star at the Utah County Fair to give away. See her beautiful Merlin perched behind her. Inset: Delicately crafted by Mary Dame this Merlin took over 100 hours to carve and paint.

Utah Valley Woodcarvers create beauty By Mary Dame In 1992 my husband Gary and I were taking a oil painting class In Benjamin, Utah at the Hone’s studio once a week. The artist teaching the class had been given permission by the Hone’s to use the studio for this purpose. But there was much more there than I had expected. The owner, Keith Hone and his son Craig were Master Carvers. My love of art in the round came from going down there once a week to learn oil painting and to marvel at the beautiful carvings everywhere in the studio. My desire was so strong to learn to carve that when Keith and Craig said they were going to teach a class on carving a chickadee, I had to be in it. I had never carved before except for ruining a couple of bars of soap and hiding them from my Mom. My desire was so high that when Gary was away on business, I took a week off of work and

went to Benjamin. I have never stopped carving since. It is my joy and my peace. I now carve everything I can get my hands on and I have tried many different kinds of carvings from tiny little chip carving knives to big old chain saws. My love for birds has been the subject of many of my carvings, and I have taken classes all over the United States from Salisbury, Maryland, to Garabaldi, Oregon. I have been blessed with an overwhelming desire to help others learn this wonderful hobby. It started with me just taking classes, then more classes, then assisting my good friend Susan Hendrix in teaching classes here and there for our club. Then she talked me into helping her with the Woodcarving Show, and then to being in charge of the show. I have now been involved with the show and the club for nine years. I also help teach carving and painting at the Senior Citizens Center in Payson every Tuesday. I can’t think of a better way to fill my time and since I have retired, carving is a major part of Continued on page 4

New Springville Junior High Ribbon Cutting By Lana Hiskey Springville Junior High (The Knights) held its ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, August 18, 10:00 a.m. Principal Ken Van Ausdal welcomed future students, Springville City officials, state representatives, Nebo School District personnel, school employees, and parents. “We understand opening the new Springville Junior represents a unique opportunity for us to renew ourselves to our profession,” Van Ausdal said. “We as a faculty and staff have accepted to pledge to ‘Do One Thing’ for improvement. One person can make a differ-

ence.” Principal Van Ausdal invited parents and students to consider “One Thing” they could do to improve the educational opportunities for students at the new school. The Boy Scouts of America troop #64 conducted the American flag ceremony in respectable fashion. Superintendent Rick Nielsen introduced honored guests including MHTN Architect, Hogan General Contractors, engineers, Springville Junior Site Selection Committee and others that made this school possible. Then he said he liked his position on ribbon cutting program because it was between the flag ceremoContinued on page 6

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Courtesy of Lana Hiskey

School Board President Rick Ainge cuts the ribbon at the new Springvill Junior High on August 18.


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