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Feather River Bulletin Wednesday, May 22, 1991, Page 13B Indian Valley Record, Chester Progressive, Portola Reporter IEimlteirttaifiiniiimieinit Senior's dream fulfilled By Laura Barnthouse Staff Writer Jenny Lynn Wall, a 17-ycar-old senior at Chester JuniorSenior High School, has just fulfilled a lifelong dream. Wall, who has wanted to sing professionally since the age of three, was the star performer at a benefit concert held recently in the Chester High School gym. For her senior project, required for graduation, Wall elected to do the concert. Not only did she perform the entire show, but she also arranged and organized all of the details including scheduling, practices, advertising and promotion. She also wrote a research paper on benefit concerts as part of her senior project.

Yet to come arc oral board examinations conducted by professionals in the field. Well-known locally for her a cappella renditions of the "Star Spangled Banner" at school sporting events and an avid choir member both at school and at church, Wall was accompanied by pianist Pam Welton and drummer David Michaud. She was also assisted by fellow students Joel Sloper and Jody Dean. Sloper assisted in a composite of Elvis Presley melodies and he and Dean assisted with singing "The During the concert, "Candle in the Rain, Wall included a dedication of the song "Wind Beneath My Wings" and presented a bouquet of flowers to her mother for her help and support over the years. Performing a variety of selections during the 1 12 hour concert, Wall was in total control and manipulated the audience like a true professional entertainer, bringing the packed house alternately to laughter and tears throughout the performance.

At the end of the concert, Wall received a lengthy standing ovation from the appreciative audience, and was pressed to sing an encore song. The audience's reluctance to have the concert end was a tribute to the quality of her performance. No admission was charged for the concert, but donations of canned and non-perishable foods were solicited at the door. The food donations were for the benefit of Helping Hands, a Chester organization which collects and distributes food for needy families. Wall selected Helping Hands as the object of her benefit concert because "there are people in our community who are hungry all year; not just at Thanksgiving and Christmas when food donations are at their peak." s3 'i 1 linn lit I 1 Catie McNutt as she appeared in the recent FRC production of While the Lights Were Out-one of the almost 20 plays she's performed in over the past 30 years.

Cattie: FRC's lady of the stage Sorry Wrong Number, Barefoot in Frozen Yogurt iSs: 12 Price -IaLi Buy one at regular price, get 5o ZJ second one of equal or lesser Vor jfrf- value at 12 PRICE! "TV" Good 522 525 lYf THE BAKERY -W- 411 W. Main Quincy -vf- 283-BAKE Jenny Lynn Wall, Chester High School senior, makes her professional solo singing debut at a benefit concert "Candle in the Rain." Wall is shown here singing to a packed house whose donations of food items will benefit needy families in Chester. When the curtain call ended and the clapping faded after the final performance of the recent Feather River College production of While the Lights Were Out, actress Catie McNutt had no idea there was still more applause in store for her that night. The cast party was chosen as a backdrop for the announcement that in recognition of her continuous contribution to college and community events, particularly in the area of performing arts, the college had created a special appreciation award in her honor. "Catie is deserving of the award not only because of her exceptional talent, but because of her dedication and generosity," said play director April Keenan.

"She's an inspiration to others. She never misses a class or rehearsal and helps above and beyond the call of duty with props, costumes and sets-she even made the cadaver for Arsenic and Old Lace. For more than 30 years McNutt has been active in the Plumas County theater scene, appearing in 16 plays as well as numerous melodramas and reader's theater presentations. She was bitten by the acting bug in the late 1950's and since then has performed for the Plumas County Theater Guild, Plumas Players and Feather River College in shows that include Don't Feed the Animals, Low and Behold, jAirport and Lounge fee FINE FOOD LUNCH 11-2 DINNER 5-8 5-9 AND SPIRITS LIVE MUSIC Saturday, May 25 Fender Benders 283-4999 Reservations Suggested Closed Sunday Monday Gansner Airport Quincy -I Showtimes 9 pm Showtimes 7pm 9pm TfRfl I Call for more info. 283-1140 283-1140 9pm TERRIFYINGLY GOOD the Park, Fiddler on the Roof, and While the Lights Were Out.

Some plays she liked so well, she appeared in them twice, including You Can't Take It With You, The Curious Savage, Wizard of Oz, Harvey and Arsenic and Old Lace. Asked what play she'd like to be in next, McNutt said "any play that has a part for me." Catie McNutt was bom Catharina JoAnn Zeunen in Amsterdam, Holland on October 21, 1910. Her childhood was spent in Toledo, Ohio. She married Gordon McNutt August 13, 1931, though, due to a superstitious Justice of the Peace, her Marriage Certificate declares the event took place on the 12th. She was drawn to Plumas County in 1947 by an older brother who was working on the hydroelectric power projects in the Feather River Canyon.

By the early 1950s she was active in community life, teaching folk and square dance classes and raising a family. She said the college award has special meaning since her daughter, Anita, was the first Plumas County person hired at FRC where she was the first president's secretary. In addition to her acting talents, McNutt is a gifted artist and seamstress, and is particularly well-known locally for her creation of elaborate cloth dolls. For further information, contact director John Probst at the college, 283-0202 ext. 253.

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