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At 10:00 AM the younger kids had some crafty fun while the adults were in their family program. Bob and LaMoyne Bunting, who have been tour guides at both Nauvoo and Carthage, Illinois teaching pioneer games, made a return visit.
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and even brought stilts for the kids to try. |
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Bonnie Wakefield came through in fine fashion with crafts for the kids. They could decorate foam visors |
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or paint t-shirts. |
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There were a lot of fun decorated shirts that were draped on the fence to dry, as shown here by Bonnie.
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The family program was held upstairs in the Social Hall. A blue-grass band got the audience clapping their hands and feet with some fun songs. The talented musicians played everything from fiddles, basses, jew's harp, mandolin, banjo and I don't know what all else.
They got some volunteers from the audience to play washboards, pie tins and sticks for their final number, during which two of the fiddle players did a trick that may have been unnoticed by some - they fingered their own fiddles, but bowed (I guess that's the term) each other's! Talk about coordination!
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Then was a presentation given by Tom and Shauna Fairbanks, telling about the new things at the Fairbanks Family Website.
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 Ginger Fairbanks treated us to a beautiful piano solo of "Press Forward Saints" which was accompanied by a moving video of art and movies depicting the pioneers who trekked across the plains. Then she played "If You Could Hie to Kolob". Both pieces were beautifully done and were her own arrangments. She has a link on our "Links" page if you didn't get a chance to purchase her CD.
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 We then were treated to a presentation honoring Avard Fox Fairbanks, Avard Tennyson Fairbanks' oldest son. We learned that he has a brilliant mind and can repair and restore almost anything mechanical (and perhaps non-mechanical as well). He has invented several things as well.
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 Two of Avard's brothers, David and Jonathan, put on a funny show of "Casey at the Bat", the kind where two people combine to make one midget-looking person, with hands provided by one person and the head and feet provided by the other and it is hilarious to watch.
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A financial report was presented by David Poulsen, our Treasurer. This was followed up with a computerized slide presentation set to music with pictures from those who sent in photos showing their talent, as well as photos of families that were taken at last year's reunion.
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 The official portion of the reunion ended with a lunch featuring rolls, deli meats and cheeses, salads, chips, and cookies. Ruth Challis, daughter of Leah Poulsen, headed up the food for the reunion and did an outstanding job.
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Two new board members volunteered their efforts for which we are most grateful. If you are able and willing to help the board in any way, we would love to hear from you!
Families then were able to wander the other homes in the Village, and view life as it may have been long ago.
We are very grateful to the Board Members for their tireless planning and organizing of this event. If you would like to express your appreciation for them, send the webmaster an email and it will get forwarded to them.
We look forward to 2007, which will be the best reunion ever! We hope to see you there!
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