Got your camera ready? You might want to bring it along! Thanks McMorr for the Creative Commons use of this picture in Flickr.
On Tuesday, 47 SEP students and staff will depajavascript:void(0)rt by charter bus for West Branch and Kalona, Iowa! This trip is long-time in the making and finally here! We will leave promptly at 7 o'clock and be back at 5!
The Library sponsored trip is providing special holiday cookies from the Kalona Bakery and water bottles! The Hoover Museum and Library are planning a great tour for us as is the Cheese Factory in Kalona!
We are looking forward to a great trip. We have a full bus! You may snack on the bus, but we will expect not a single crumb or drop to be left behind! We will bring school lunches for those who selected this on the menu (others will bring their own). Additionally, we have cheese curd samples and special ordered cookies and water bottles for all; I think you will have plenty to eat! We have a 20-minute video on the Museum to show during the ride over and will also bring another movie!
The special feature on Elvis Presley begins this weekend at the Hoover Museum. To get you in the holiday spirit, please read this great promo from the museum!
See you soon!
Mrs. VanHook
Mrs. VanHook
A Very Elvis Christmas
West Branch, Ia – The Herbert Hoover Museum has come up with an exciting new holiday exhibit that features twenty trees showcasing the life and career of Elvis Presley. “A Very Elvis Christmas” opens on Saturday, November 22, 2008.
There are trees that recall some of the places where Elvis lived and worked. For example, there is a Hawaiian tree covered with ornaments of the islands – leis, hibiscus, and the like. And no one can forget Elvis’s frequent appearances in Las Vegas; the tree will feature dice, playing cards, and coins. The most important place in Elvis’s life was his beloved Graceland estate – and the tree standing in the rotunda will be decorated in the likeness of a tree from Graceland.
There are trees decorated to represent songs that Elvis sang and recorded during his career. The “Love Me Tender” tree is filled with hearts and other signs of love. The “Teddy Bear” tree is filled with teddy bears! How about a “Hound Dog” tree featuring bones, dog collars, and fire hydrants, among other items? And, of course, there is a “Blue Christmas” tree covered with blue lights and blue ornaments.
Elvis was more than a singer and selected, non-musical aspects of his life will be included in the holiday exhibit. Not surprisingly, there is a tree filled with items that recall his service in the U.S. Army. Several trees are decorated to represent themes from movies that Elvis made. For example there is a “Western” tree, a “Race Car” tree, and a “Beach/Ocean” tree – all three recalling Elvis’s appearances in various genre films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Fame visited Elvis early and often so several trees concentrate on Elvis’s achievements. There is a tree devoted to various kinds of Elvis memorabilia – from mini album covers to collectible playing cards. Another tree concentrates on his gold records and is covered with – gold colored records! And since Elvis was known as the “King of Rock and Roll,” there is a regal tree featuring crowns and the colors of royalty.
These are just some of the themes and trees that are included in “A Very Elvis Christmas.” It is an exhibit that will bring back memories of holidays past. In fact, it may encourage you to go up to the attic or down to the basement to find your old copy of an Elvis’ Christmas album. And if you can’t find it, you can buy a new one. More than fifty years after its original release, the album is still in stores – the top-selling holiday album of all time!
“A Very Elvis Christmas” opens at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum on November 22 and continues until January 4. The museum is open daily from 9 – 5, closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day and located just off I-80 at Exit 254 in West Branch, Iowa. For more information call 319-643-5301 or www.hoover.archives.gov.
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