Serve Daily Issue III.XXVII August 2014

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On Friday August 1, 2014 the Rodeo was alive and and full of activity in Santaquin. Congratulations to all the winners!

Santaquin City Celebrates Orchard Days |  6

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By Jolynn Forman It was a week of old fashioned fun in Santaquin for Orchard Days! The volunteers have worked for months to organize the activities and events. We had an ATV Ride the first Saturday that gave a group of riders the chance to create the best poker hand they could by getting cards at various stations around the foothills of Santaquin. The Little Buck-a-Roo Rodeo followed with kids from the ages of three and up riding sheep, wrestling calves, and chasing chickens for prizes. They all sought after the grand prize of a new saddle and a shiny belt buckle to show off to the crowd. Monday, we had a fabulous Family Night with free carnival games, a petting zoo, bounce houses and even a nighttime movie for the crowds. Wild Wonders came and taught us about skunks, snakes and other Utah animals. Everybody got to pet the animals afterward.

World Folkfest Wows Audiences By Shirley Hopkins Image having a passport that would allow you and your family to experience the sights and sounds of countries around the world at a bargain price. Stay in your seat. You don’t need to rush out to your nearest travel agent as you have it right here in Springville every year about this time. It’s the World Folkfest, brought to you and made possible by the volunteer efforts of many volunteers, host families, and participating sponsors. The World Folkfest has been bringing the real flavor of cultures around the world to your doorstep here in Springville since 1986. The extravaganza features hundreds of dancers, musicians, and other talent from diverse corners of the world along with some specialty local groups. For instance, Thursday night, July 31,

started with a pre-show group of flamenco dancers from Salt Lake City, the Tablado Dance Company. Minutes later we were in France, watching dancers celebrate their local way of life through folk dance. From there our world travel experience went to Bangladesh to watch the dancers from the Academy of Fine Arts in Dhaka. After being transported to their country via music, dance, and stunning costumes it was on to Lithuania to watch the stage folklore company from Vilinius, that nation’s capital. Next, the Rocky Mountain Express, from Orem, Utah brought us back home with its rousing fast and precise clogging footwork. Starting with a traditional blessing of the baby, the Native American performing group Morning Star (also based in Utah County), highlighted its presentation with the ever-popular Hoop Dance.

The week after was full of Home Run Derbies, Mountain Bike Races, and Fun Runs to get the community out and enjoying the surrounding area of Santaquin. It all ended with a Grand Parade down Main Street along with our award winning Rodeo in the Santaquin Fairgrounds. For the two nights, it was bull riding, bronco busting and fireworks lighting up our sky! The winners of the rodeo included Dylan Rydalch in Bareback Bronco Riding, Trampus Quaranberg in Calf Roping and Jacalyn Walker in Break-a-Way . Jaren Evans won the Saddle Bronc event and TJ Atkins bested in Steer Wrestling. Our Barrels winner was Brandi Giles and David Moates with Brock Andrus were the team to beat in Team Roping. The grand winner of the night in Bull Riding was Louis Schardine. At the rodeo Friday night, we honored Deputy Sherwood who was shot on our Main Street several months ago while protecting our city. We thank him for his sacrifice. We also want to thank all the men and women who helped Continued on page 16

Then it was back to our world travels first to Belgium where they celebrate clean clothes in one of their traditional folk dances. We then traveled from Europe to the Far East where the Water Reflection Dance Ensemble from Taipei, Taiwan, introduced us to three cultural diversities through dance. We then ventured to the outbacks of Australia to experience the sounds and dance of the Aboriginal Nyooongah nation. Our world travel experience ended in Indonesia seeing this country through the Radha Sarisha celebrating physical strength and skill through their dance. The outpouring of artistic expression is contagious. Soon hands are clapping, feet and tapping, and people in the audience are swaying with the music. During the twenty minute intermission, you are sure to see more than one solo performance from a youngster who has been caught up Continued on page 10

S. Hopkins

Members from Tablado Dance Company pose for pictures prior to performance.


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