The Ephriam Heritage Festival

http://www.scandinavianfestival.org/

The 2013 Scandinavian Heritage Festival is set for Thursday through Saturday, May 23-25th (Memorial Weekend) in Ephraim, Utah.

The festival begins Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Noyes Building at Snow College with the Scandinavian Heritage Conference, a free educational event. The conference continues Friday morning.

The Little Scandinavian Dinner, a gourmet Scandinavian smorgasbord, will be served Friday at 6 p.m. at the Greenwood Student Center at Snow College. The cost is $13 for adults and $8 for children 8 years and younger. No reservations are required.

From Friday noon through Saturday at dusk, the festival grounds on the north side of the Snow College campus and at Pioneer Park, 50 N 100 W, will buzz with costumes, dancing, storytelling, entertainment, historical tours, craft and food booths and more. 

Elder Russell M. Nelson - The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nelson will speak on the importance of family heritage and will share some of his heritage in the Sanpete Valley. He has a deep-rooted Scandinavian heritage, and some of his direct line ancestors helped settle and lived their lives in Ephraim

BYU International Folk Dancers

Come partake of music and dance in a stunning, 90-minute performance. The showcase incorporates dance and music into a showcase unlike anything audiences have ever seen. The ensemble's authentic costumes and precise performance leave every audience member breathless and anxious for more

There are new postings but some are from the past.

At the Trauntvein Home website, I have decided to go back and add, according to date stamp, all the past history I have accumulated in files on the computer. At one point, when the old beast downstairs failed, I thought I had lost it all. Alan repaired it and it has better memory and a new CD burner. It was approximately $300 (I have the order form) for all of the parts. When that happened, I decided that I would add all of the past stuff, with a few exceptions, to the site.

Dear Toni, Help Me Out Regarding Another Question

Myrna wrote: Did Uncle Frank have something to do with the early Disneyland? I remember, through the haze of years, that he took us there when they were just building the original park and I think that he may have been a founder or contributor of some sort. True or not?

Toni wrote: Gee, I don't know..... I never heard anything about that and he never took me there or anywhere else for that matter. T.

Myrna wrote: I was with his big sister and he loved to show her around. He had enjoyed being her baby brother for many years and liked to have a chance to be with her.

Toni wrote: Whose big sister?  Gilbert's??  I'm confused.

Myrna wrote: Uncle Frank's (my grandmother, Vivian). That is why I got to go places with him. It was the fact that he liked to shown Vivian around. He was really, really good to me. I remember that your Dad and Mom also took us all to the beach. I still love the ocean.

 

LHT's degree

Melanie wrote: Wasn't Dad's Master's Degree a MPA...Master's of Public Administration with the emphasis of education?

Myrna wrote: His degree was Masters Degree in Education Administration, K-12, from Brigham Young University. He then received his Educational Specialist Degree, also from BYU,  which was a new program they were just starting. It was a step up from a Masters but was about 16 hours (four or five classes) and a dissertation away from a doctorate. One of those classes was one on how to prepare for a doctorate.

Educational Specialist, or Ed.S., is a degree in the U.S. that is designed for those who wish to develop advanced knowledge and theory beyond the master's degree level, but may not wish to pursue a degree at the doctoral level. Since the course work in an Education Specialist degree is at the doctoral level universities will transfer the credits earned directly into a doctoral degree (Ed.D, Doctor of Education).

Melanie wrote: I remember all his schooling. I would often meet him after the classes he was taking for his Ed Specialist degree. I remember telling him he should get his Doctorate's degree as he was so close. He told me he was done with all the time away from home and that Kirk had told him that the degree wouldn't give him an edge or more money.


Myrna wrote: That is exactly what he said then and just repeated now. He also added that he would have had to rely on my reading and re-reading that dissertation and was not sure he wanted to put me through that. I would not have minded and still would not. However, I am not certain my English grammar skills are up to that level of inspection.

Braden in Peru

ESTUDIANTES RECIBEN CLASES DE INGLÉS CON ESPECIALISTA EN LINGÜÍSTICA DE LA BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY.

www.ceplainmaculada.edu.pe

Honeymoon Myrna

Leonard and I went to Bryce and Zions Canyons for our honeymoon. He snapped this on slide film. I have been going through the slides and converting them to digital photos. I can't believe I ever was this young. We were married on September 9, 1961.

That is a long time ago, is it not?

Bake the Ultimate (Healthy) Brownie

Trust me, I know there will be times when you are going to crave some of that ooey, gooey chocolately stuff. So, instead of getting personal with the office vending machine, whip up a batch of these amazing, indulgent, moist fudge brownies. Not only will they be the perfect answer to that cocoa craving, you won't be left with that bitter aftertaste of guilt for derailing your daily calorie limit. So, go ahead and treat yourself. You deserve it!

Fudge Brownies

Ingredients

• olive oil cooking spray
• 2/3 cup mild honey, such as clover or orange blossom
• 1/3 cups natural, unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup white whole-wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon aluminum-free baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8-inch square pan with olive oil. Set aside.

Place the honey in a large glass measuring cup. Microwave on high power until the honey is runny and just bubbling, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the cocoa and stir with a fork until well combined. Let cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until well combined.

In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, oil, egg, and vanilla. Whisk together until well blended. Add the honey-cocoa mixture and whisk until smooth. Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and stir until no traces of flour remain. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake until the surface looks dry around the edges of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it, about 25 minutes. Do not overbake. Place the pan on a cooling rack and let cool completely before slicing into 16 squares. (Store the brownies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.)

Makes 16 (2-inch) brownies

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 30 mins

Contains Wheat/Gluten
Contains Egg
Vegetarian
Good for Leftovers

Nutrition Facts 
Number of Servings: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 86.2
Total Fat: 2.2 g
Sodium: 63.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate: 16 g
Protein: 1.3 g

First Aid Teams Compete on Kenilworth Day

Jens Henry Trauntvein is competing with his mine team. He is the man standing in the foreground who is facing right with his profile showing. He is left of the man with his back to the camera. The competition was an annual event during Kenilworth Day and Henry usually was on the winning team. He was very smart about mine rescue and safety. That was one of the talents that helped him when he became the mine superintendent.

Dad's Shoes

Remember that these are farmer's shoes. They have points that are upward so they can walk in the fields and not get bogged down. They are also elevated with the little clogs on the bottom. Fishermen's shoes have no points so that they do not get caught in the nets.

These are the shoes Leonard bought while he was on his mission in Denmark (May 1957-December 1959). When we went there for the Danish Temple Dedication, wooden shoes were not as easy to buy. Else said that many of them were now exported.

Scripture from Kyle's Talk

Myrna wrote: LHT said that he thought that Kyle did an excellent job of speaking at Seminary graduation. He was very proud. He wanted his memory to be jogged as to the scripture that Kyle said was a favorite. Thanks.

AnnMarie wrote: Remind him that Kyle talked about faith.  He defined faith as the evidence of things hoped for but not seen.  Then he said the lesson from seminary that influenced him the most was the one about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.  They knew that Heavenly Father would answer their prayers, even if it wasn't in the way they thought.  They had faith that Heavenly Father's will would be done.  It revolved around "but if not."  The scripture was Daniel 3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.  When the men who cast them in and were covered with hosen and coats etc. still died, the three boys should have died.  But when the king looked in the furnace he saw one like unto the son of man.  Kyle said that when we are exercising faith, we also will never be alone.  Even if our prayers aren't answered the way we wished.  Our Heavenly Father loves us and Jesus Christ sacrificed for every single one of us so that we never are alone.

Myrna wrote: Thank you so very much. We are so proud of that boy/man. We love you!