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Show AROUIUDlDAVIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 An encore performance scheduled for GinnyTiu BOUNTIFUL former Ginny Tiu Versatile is per- coming back to one of her most favorite on spots earth for her next concert Utah. a Tiu, world renown pianist, who was in Davis last County March will appear in South Ogden on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. for an encore performance. The event will be held at the Washington Heights Baptist Church at 1770 E. 6200 South, South Ogden. I just love the people of Utah and it is one of my most favorite places to perform and visit, Tiu said in a recent telephone interview from her home in Hawaii. The performance in March went so well, I decided to return for another showf A portion of the proceeds from the Oct. 22 performance will be donated to the Pregnancy Care Center in Ogden, Utah. Tiu added that her friends inDavis County urged her to return for another concert and she found it hard not to comply with their wishes. This time she will be performing in Weber County but invites her friends from the Davis County area to attend. Not only are the people nice, but the scenery is unbelievable, I am looking forward to the fall colors and Utah's beautiful autumn, Tiu said. She says her musical ability is a gift from God and if you've heard her perform you know it's true. She vows to delight the audience with her limitless repertoire. Her program will include music from contemporary to hymns to the classics. She says she has been blessed with perfect pitch and has a rare gift of a magical and musical mind. Tiu began her illustrious career at age 3 when her parents recognized her gift from the good Lord. In her home in Hong Kong she and her eight siblings listened to their father play the piano. I wanted to play too but I was always eating candy and Dad didn't want his keys sticky so he would chase me away; said Tiu. One day when Dad wasn't home, I climbed up on the bench and began to pick out one of the pieces he played. Mom heard me and told Dad I wasn't just banging the keys. From that day. for more than 40 years, she hasn't stopped playing. This child prodigy advanced from simple melodies to playing the masters in just a few years. At age five she performed Mozart's Turkish March and Twelfth Street Rag on television for Perry Como, Ed Sullivan, Danny Thomas and on the Tonight Show. She could barely reach the keys but she played with gusto. Her long braids would keep time with her animated movements and her toothless grin delighted audiences. When she was just seven she appeared with Elvis Presley in the movie Girls, Girls, Girls. She described Elvis as very nice and very handsome. I had a crush on him. Ginny Tiu 1 CLIPPER TODAY Clinton: balance of homes, farms in building boom in town Population surges with 14,000 one where open space is still valued and maintained, where possible. For example, two major and one mini-par- k are under development. Three others are in the process of becoming a reality. Two parks feature walking paths, and ongoing efforts with Davis School District are making the for young parks more and old alike, Guff says. The city has a tradition of a strong volunteer fire department, a recreation program that draws many youngsters from other communities, and the citys parks are known about and enjoyed by many from nearby towns, as well, Guff, city manager for about five years, says. And while the city is only about halfway built up to its potential of 28,000 to 32,000, the city manager emphasizes that we will still be a bedroom community not industri- BY TOM BUSSELBERG Clipper Today News Editor CLINTON This towns population is surging into the 14,000 range. In fact, it contains substantially more people now than its name- -' sake in Tennessee, for which the Utah town was named after a resident, who had served an LDS mission there, fondly spoke of the kind people in that community.' Davis Countys Clinton, like most of North Davis, has been experiencing a building boom, although Mayor DeMar Mitchell says construction starts are down, a bit, from last year reflecting a similar trend in nearby communities. And finally, the towns construction is not limited to residences, churches, or schools. A new commercial center (see story elsewhere in this weeks paper) boasts several businesses, while the Clinton Towne Center is looking to a Thanksgivingtime opening of its anchor Albertsons store. The supermarket will feature a gas station, one of the new additions to many Albertsons stores, along d with other establishments such as a video store, dry cleaner, etc. As City Manager Dennis Cluff notes, Albertson's has a strict busid policy favoring nesses in any of its projects. Another new feature that will be added to the citys skyline is the clock tower, which will anchor a part of the city park at the city' center. In fact, both city officials agree that the project, completely funded by donations, is moving along well, with more than $20,000 raised of the $25,000 or so needed. The mayor says his plans are still in place to unveil the clock as part of the Millennium's arrival with a special Dec. 31 event being planned. In the meantime, the two point out ongoing efforts to make the town user-friend- ly family-oriente- family-oriente- al. WHOLE In fact, hopefully farmers will have a place there along with everyone else. As Mayor Mitchell, a native of the city, notes, there are still 1,000 acres of farmland in the community. And whether the growth is a good or bad thing depends on who you are, Mitchell says. For most, I think the future looks bright As far as for families, things look really bright. I was born and raised here, have lived here all of my life. Ive seen Ginton come from a town of 26 homes to what it is today (about 3,300 residences). What we have now I like a lot more than the dirt roads, when we had no sewers, all got our water from wells, had outhouses. I know we can grow too much, but the way I see it now, I intend to stavf the mayor adds. As Guff sees it, the biggest problem is homeowners that dont cut their grass and junk (that has accumulated). To maintain a semblance of a good community, people have to maintain their yards. community, officials say. CUNTON is gaining some commercial businesses, at long CAIillEiaiED - 12oZ. 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Nursery care will be provided for children ages 4 and It just hit.Without warning, the winds raged through the cities and towns of northern Utah that morning last spring, toppling trees, tearing off roots, ripping down power lines. And the 7 a.m. to 4 p m. shift had started out so normally for Irene Bowen and Birgit Schulz, two customer sen-icemployees at Utah Tower's Customer Service Center. They had taken the usual number of calls, answering questions about things like new service, payment arrangements and energy efficiency. Around noon, the storm struck and suddenlv the phones lit up like a ideo game. For the next 12 hours, Irene, Birgit and their fellow customer sen ice professionals logged ex ery customer call so that line crews could be dispatched quickly Thev updated callers on the progress, checking the status of x ork for them. They also gave adx ice about what to do until the power was back on. 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