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day in the life | Kalian Smith New food
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By JOEL LAMB
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“It’s not work if you love what you do.” This is how Kalian Smith reflected on 30 years of teaching tumbling and dance to droves of young pupils in the Creston area. In her line of work, Smith wears a lot of hats on any given day. She is foremost a teacher, but also by necessity a stylist, housekeeper and office administrator, all in the name of serving the youth who study their craft at Leslie’s Dance Emporium in Creston, Osceola, and Mount Ayr. “If you’re lucky enough to have a job you love to do, time doesn’t matter,” Smith said. This is good for Smith, considering a typical day in the studio for her “can start anywhere from 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning and last until 10 at night.” For every public recital performed by her students, the preparation time required by Smith can be measured in weeks and months, rather than hours. In preparation for a performance, students of all ages must learn dancing and tumbling skills that connect to the corresponding choreography of the upcoming show. This molding of the performers takes place during afternoon and evening classes, leaving morn-
“I REALLY don’t have time for hobbies. Keeping busy, I guess, could be my hobby.”
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KALIAN SMITH Dance instructor
By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
CNA photo by JOEL LAMB
Instructor Kalian Smith gives assistance to a tumbling student during a dress rehearsal in May.
ing and weekends for all the extra efforts. The studios must be cleaned, finances organized, scenery designed, dancers fitted for costumes and choreography crafted. “Probably doing choreography takes the most time,” Smith said. “I really don’t have time for hobbies. Keeping busy, I guess, could be my hobby.” Though the process of designing and synchronizing the moves to each dance and tumbling performance
can be grueling, seeing the progression of her students is what continues to stoke her passion. “It’s the light bulb,” Smith said. “Seeing the light bulb come on in their heads when they realize they can do something is why I love to teach them.” “Kalian has taught kids to tumble, tap and twirl. She has pushed them to be strong, be flexible and to do their best,” said Leslie Tyler, owner and president of Leslie’s Dance Emporium
“In her years of teaching she has touched the lives of children and families for three decades, inspiring them to work hard for their goals, celebrating their success, and showing them how to recover when things go wrong,” Tyler continued. Smith’s legacy as a teacher stems from a lifelong background as a dancer and tumbler. She is certified by test through Dance Masters of America and safety certified SMITH | 2A
Southwestern Community College (SWCC) approved a new food service provider, Consolidated Management based in Des Moines, during a board meeting Tuesday. The most recent food service agreement was with Creston Hy-Vee and was approved in 2015, but Hy-Vee opted out to focus more on improving the quality of its services in-store, SWCC Dean of Student Services Beth Kulow said during a previous board meeting. Hy-Vee will complete its services with the college at the end of June, and Consolidated Management will begin its services July 1. “Consolidated does have other community colleges they serve,” said Barb Crittenden, SWCC president. “There is a college in Iowa they serve, Southeastern, and they certainly gave a very positive reference.” SWCC received three proposals this time for food services: Consolidated Management, Great Western Dining Service and Treat America Food Services. Before SWCC entered into its agreement with Hy-Vee, it previously partnered with Treat America since 2004 and Consolidated Management from 1997 to 2004. “Consolidated Manage-
ment will continue with our current plan that we have, which is a declining balance plan, so they were willing to reserve that,” Crittenden said. “One of the other folks who responded wanted to go away from that to Crittenden more of a meal plan, and we have liked having this declining balance option.” A declining balance plan is similar to a debit account. Each time a student makes a purchase, the amount spent is automatically deducted from his or her account. A traditional meal plan, on the other hand, charges a student per visit to the dining hall. The board approved a twoyear contract with Consolidated Management to renew for an additional two-year extension.
Summer enrollment Also during the meeting, Kulow reported the summer enrollment statistics for this year. “This is not the report that I like to give to the board, but I would say we were able to predict that our summer enrollment would be slightly down from last year just SWCC | 2A
Authorities try to piece together Orlando killer’s movements ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Omar Mateen drove around the Orlando area the night before the nightclub massacre, visiting several places, the mayor said Wednesday as investigators tried to piece together the killer’s movements and zeroed in on how much his wife may have known about the plot. An official who was briefed on the case but insisted on anonymity to discuss a continuing investigation said authorities believe the wife, Noor Salman, knew ahead
of time about the plans for the attack that left 49 victims dead, but they are reluctant to charge her on that basis alone. Investigators have spoken extensively with her and are working to establish whether she recently accompanied Mateen to the Pulse club, said a second official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly. The official said investigators have not ruled out charging others,
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Old Glory: American flags line West Adams Street in uptown Creston Tuesday in celebration of Flag Day. Flag Day cele-
brates the adoption of the flag by the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
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