TURN’s Annual End of Summer Picnic
TURN’s annual End of Summer Picnic was held Saturday, August 28 at the Rice Terrace in Liberty Park. This year’s picnic was everything it promised to be and more! Entertainment was provided by the “Old Leather” band (featuring board members Jim and Janet Witherspoon), and Cowboy Poet Gary Fulton. Jim is lead guitar, Janet is lead vocalist and Gary Fulton adds cowboy poetry as well as his instrumental talents. Janet learned to play and sing country with her parents and performed at care centers. Jim joined Janet in the performances when they became a couple. Shortly after moving into their home in South Jordan, one of the neighbors, 
upon finding out they like to perform, introduced them to Gary and for nearly 10 years the trio has been performing in competition and at events. Recently they performed for the Provo School District. They are fun, talented and popular with their audiences.
Guests were also enchanted by the appearance of Mrs. Utah America, Ashalon Goodrich. The mother of a 5-year old son with autism, Ashalon is on her way to compete in the Mrs. America Pageant early in September.
"I am an artist", said Kathy Thomas when asked to describe herself. "And there's a lot of talents I can do, like exercise dancing. I do word search and jigsaw puzzles. I do cursive writing and I can do printing. I am good at bowling." Kathy says she has lived in many places in Utah, and currently loves the little 3-bedroom house she shares with two roommates. She is happy that she can walk to the market and her bank. She also likes the Orem Center Street Day Program she attends because of the friends and all the creative activities. "I think being an artist is real good. You can make pretty pictures and hang them up everywhere." 
