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A movie with friends
The Reedley Exponent B8 Thursday, July 5, 2018 APRONS
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A group of friends from Reedley High School's Class of 2018 attended the city of Reedley's "movie in the park" event on June 15 at Pioneer Park on G St. They watched the movie "Jumanji." Pictured (from left) are Lupe Corcoles, Vanessa Martinez, Shelby DiQuirico, Jackie Avila, RosaCorcoles,andMichaelSepeda. "Wedecidedtomakeitapicnic," said Rosa Corcoles. The next movie in the park will be on Friday, July 20 at 8:30 p.m. at Pioneer Park, featuring the Disney movie, "Coco."
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Meanwhile, Vivian in- herited her appreciation for fabrics - their textures and colors - from her mother, who taught Dueck to sew as achild. Dueck’smotherused to sew matching clothes for Dueck and her two sisters.
In fact, two aprons in Dueck’s collection were sewn by her mother and feature Russian girls on the front, a nod to Dueck’s Russian heri- tage. Another apron is red and white checkered from the 1950s, also sewn by her mother.
Dueck said the apron col- lection reminds her of her mother, who passed away six years ago.
“I got my creativity from my mom. She was so amaz- ingly talented,” Dueck said.
It wasn’t until Dueck moved to her new home that she realized just how many aprons she owned. She has an entire closet exclusively for the aprons.
When people visit the apron display at the West Coast MCC museum, Dueck hopes that they appreciate the aprons as much as she does.
“I want visitors to take a walk down memory lane and be inspired,” she said.
Ironically, Dueck herself does not wear an apron when she cooks. She admits that aprons aren’t used much any- more in today’s households,
"I want visitors to take a walk down memory lane and be inspired."
– Vivian Dueck, about her apron collection
but she said they are making a comeback.
Dueck’s collection in- cludes aprons of all sizes, shapes, and colors. She has aprons for men, women, chil- dren and even soap bottles. Some are convertible and turn into bonnets. Others are two-sided. There are short, long, half, and full aprons. The materials range from handkerchiefs and flour
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Lincoln Elementary School students enjoy taking a break from the heat at the Reedley High School Aquatics Complex. Pictured here (from left) are Camila Ochoa, Elijah Alvarado, and Eduardo Garcia.
sacks to polyester, netting, and lace.
Not all of the aprons are for cooking. Some were worn by employees at local lumber companies and res- taurants. One from a res- taurant has pockets for “tips, complaints, suggestions and compliments.”
There are holiday- themed aprons as well. Dueck’s collection also in- cludes souvenir aprons from near and far, such as Colora- do and South Dakota. Anoth- er one of Dueck’s favorites is a unique pleated apron that features playing cards.
Styles vary. There are “split aprons” that are worn around the legs like chaps, pinner aprons without ties that are pinned onto clothes, and crocheted aprons.
Dueck’s collection also includes sewing patterns and a book about aprons given to
SWIM
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“This is such an amazing opportunity for them,” she said. “Every day they ask me if we are going to the pool to- day.”
Klassen said the kids are learning essential swim skills such as how to kick, paddle, and hold their breath under water.
“It’s exciting to watch them experience something new,” she said. “I’m really proud of them.”
Samantha Rea watched from the stands as her two children, ages 10 and 7, par- ticipated in the swim classes, something they would not oth- erwise be able to do. Prior to the lessons, Rea said her chil- dren were not comfortable in water. Now, she said they are jumping off the diving board.
“They are now aware of what to do if they were to fall into the water,” Rea said. “It’s awesome to give these kids this experience to be safer.”
Sarah Reid, interim direc- tor of the city’s community services department, said the children are learning life-sav- ing skills. When the Reedley High aquatics complex first opened in 2014, Reid said the city and school district had conversations about provid- ing free swim lessons for stu- dents. It finally came to frui-
tion this summer.
“Not everyone has the
opportunity to receive swim instruction, so this is provid- ing that opportunity to those who may not otherwise have it,” Reid said. “Swim instruc- tion includes teaching the stu- dents water safety which will hopefully open their eyes to the danger that comes with water activities when not be- ing safe.”
Reimer said not one of the Lincoln students has been scared to get in the wa- ter. All are fully embracing the lessons. Reimer credits their enthusiasm to the swim instructors, being surrounded by peers, and the pool’s “fami- ly-like setting.”
“It’s going really well. The kids are having a ball,” he said.
KCUSD superintendent John Campbell said one of the original reasons for building the pool at Reedley High was to be able to offer the com- munity access to the aquatics complex for multiple purpos- es.
“Swim lessons and water safety are so important to a community that has a river running nearby,” Campbell said. “We are just so happy to have such great partners with the city and CYM that make this a reality.”
Campbell said the school district hopes to expand the program to include other schools in the future.
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Vivian Dueck has collected hundreds of aprons of all shapes, colors andsizes. Picturedhereareapronsthatarewornaroundthewaist.
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VivianDueckhasanentireclosetatherhouseexclusivelyforheraproncollection. Shehascollected closeto400apronsoverthepast20years. SomeofthemwillbeondisplaythismonthattheWest Coast Mennonite Central Committee museum on G St. in downtown Reedley.
her by her mother.
“It’s so much fun looking
at all the creativity that was put into the aprons,” she said. Dueck became involved with the Mennonite Quilt Center about six years ago as a volunteer. The Mennonite Quilt Center is operated by West Coast MCC. As a vol-
unteer there, Dueck is able to help customers with their quilting projects, another one of Dueck’s passions.
The apron collection can be viewed during regular hours at the West Coast MCC museum: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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