8 I The Lovell Chronicle I March 22, 2012
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PATTI CARPENTER PHOTOS
Deaver's mayor Fred Yates and his wife Molly attended the Annual St. Patrick's
Day dinner at the Dearer Recreation Center on Saturday. Organizers of the
event surprised Yates by also holding both live and silent auctions to raise
money to help him with medical expenses incurred during a recent heart
surgery.
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BY PATTI CARPENTER
Deaver's mayor Fred Yates may have
been feeling the luck of the Irish on Satur-
day night when his friends and neighbors
held a fundraiser to help with the medical
A St. Patrick's Day evefft held in
Deaver on Saturday night a tracted
a full house of more than 100 people
to dine on a corned beef and cabbage
dinner prepared by volunteers from
the Deaver Recreation Dept.
expenses he incurred from an open-heart
surgery in December.
The town's recreation department usu-
ally holds a St. Patrick's Day dinner for
the town, but this year organizers added
a few fundraising events like a silent auc-
tion that included an original painting by
Frannie resident Marie Bramson, hand-
crafted jewelry and more, plus a live auc-
tion of home baked goodies. The auctions
netted $4,040 and Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans donated an additional $300 to
the cause. All of the proceeds were donated
to Yates.
Mark Sorenson acted as auctioneer,
netting as much as $60 for a single home-
made apple pie. Assisted by his wife Mona
and niece Caitlyn, Sorenson kept the crowd
entertained and in the spirit of giving.
"We tease him all the time about how
he really likes to attend auctions, but we
had to talk him into being the auctioneer,"
said Deaver town clerk Vanna Camp. "He
did a great job though."
The event attracted a full house of
more than 100 people to dine on a corned
beef and cabbage dinner prepared by vol-
unteers from the Deaver Recreation Dept.
The family-friendly dinner also included an
alternative hot dog entr6e, which the kids
seemed to appreciate.
Yates attended along with wife Molly
and other family members. Residents from
Deaver and neighboring towns also attend-
ed with many donating items to both the
silent and live auction.
Book art contest begins April 1
BY PHYLLIS
BRONKEMA
Donna Capellen, head
librarian of the Lovell Li-
brary, has come up with
an exciting idea. It was in-
spired by the number of old'
books that are dropped offat
the library to be either sold
again or discarded. Rather
than allow that, she rea-
soned, why not "transform"
them into something else?
This project is intend-
ed for all area youth from
kindergarten through
12th grade who attend
home schools, Lovell
schools or Rocky Mountain
schools.
Ms. Capellen found a
book with instructions for
making a lamp out of old
books. She took a number
of old Reader's Digest con-
densed books and turned
them into lamps, which
are currently being used on
the reading tables in the li-
brary. Next, a local girl from
a home school turned an old
book into a mobile, which
is also on display at the li-
brary. Thus the idea was
born to invite all area youth
to turn other old books into
works of art.
The contest will begin
on April 1 and completed
entries should be turned
in to the library by April
27. Prizes sponsored by the
local library board will be
awarded in the following
age categories: K-3, 4-6,
7-9 and 10-12. A first prize
of $75, second prize of $50
and third prize of $25 will
be given in each of the four
categories.
Contestants can pick
up books to use for their
projects at the Lovell Li-
brary. Some may also be
delivered to schools. A re-
source book of ideas will be
delivered to each school, or
participants are invited to
come to the library to look
at a couple more.
All entries must be de-
livered to the Lovell Branch
Library no later than April
27. Judging will take place
on April 30. Entries will be
on display at the library
through May 11.
See rules at the Lovell
Library.
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The Town of Lovell is providing an i
alternative to Open Burning ::
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Open daily, 8am - 8pro
To drop your vegetative waste off
drive north on Shoshone Ave., cross the
railroad tracks and follow the signs or
call Town Hall, 548-6551, for directions.
DO NOT leave waste at CONSTITUTION PARK
VEGETATIVE WASTE ONLY!
No metal or rubber material.
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