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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Thursday. December 5, 1991 Page Six AILT IL.AIKIE Feature We're off to see the Children's Museum of Utah face with the hugest train track By I have ever seen. "It has five complete tracks which are all Chandra Graham Chronicle Feature Writer computer driven," Miller said. estimate the total cost of the project to be around $56,000." The model set was complete "We At 840 N. 400 West visitors can Jarvic-- 7 experiment in a can also room. They operating chalkboard electronic an with play and a First Security Bank ATM. true-to-li- fe The Children's Museum of Utah houses these and many other exhibits which are fun to see and are learning experiences for children and adults of all ages. The newest exhibit at TCMU features the Utah Jazz. A mini arena and locker room provide an players to opportunity for pint-siz- e to those of skills their compare their heroes. Mark Eaton was present at the exhibit's opening to help his fans try out the new court. Sound fun? Other displays include a 727 cockpit, a big rig diesel cab and an energy arcade. But some of the most exciting parts of the museum are those which are just developing. The "informal" tour of the museum was very revealing. We were led into the basement of the building. The cavernous rooms were strewn with dummies and mannequins. "They were used for Halloween," said our tour guide, David A. Miller, director of development and public relations at TCMU. He snapped on an overhead light and we were suddenly face to with mountains and scenery which reflect a variety of actual mountain ranges from different areas of the country. Upon its completion it will be fully access. were then led into another cavernous room filled mainly with the remains of a 1923 Olympic-size- d swimming pool and diving area. "In 1923 this was called the We Wasatch Springs Plunge," Miller Delores Dore Eccles Foundation and profits from Smurfit Recycling efforts. In January, a program featuring and politicians Norm Bangerter, Jake Garn and Palmer DePaulis will also raise money for the museum. Upcoming events include programs for Christmas. A free ornament origami Christmas through the month of December all miniature doll houses and accessories are 40 percent off at the TCMU gift shop where no tax is charged. A "Merry Magical Christmas Show" will also run during the holidays. years." The building was leased to the museum in 1982. Only 15,000 of its 40,000 square feet have been medical exhibit will open next year. The $20,000 effort will restored into the gift shop, restrooms and galleries which are currently used. Future plans, contingent on grants, include covering the pool and using the pool area as the main entrance. For now, the pool is littered with the odds and ends of props and projects. TCMU is beginning to receive an increasing amount of often through community support, funding. Apple Corporation has donated a Macintosh computer system to Miller to aid his efforts. Other monetary gifts include a A new Primary Children's feature a stethoscope and amplifier which will enable children to hear their own heartbeats. And Miller hopes to open another gallery on the second floor of the museum. The Children's Museum of Utah is dedicated to children, learning and fun. Just ask Daily Utah Chronicle photographer Camron Carpenter. He had a blast while taking pictures of the exhibits. I can't wait until the train exhibit ' opens. ni- For information about the museum, call its information line at 322-526- 8. CHRONICLE "zsm : By tapes of metal, thrash, rock and Sarai Walker you're not looking for it, you probably won't see it. But if you go H '3' inside, you'll be amazed at what you'll find. Located at 1074 E. 2100 South, the Heavy Metal Shop doesn't just sell what is normally clumped into the "heavy metal" category. Its merchandise ranges from punk to stuff. really heavy or hard-cor- e "Heavy metal is hard to define. It's like a catch phrase I've used since I opened," Kevin Kirk, owner of the . Heavy Metal Shop, said. "I don't sell radio metal like Bon Jovi or Warrant. I sell more of Slayer, J Metallica and punk, like the Accused. I still sell Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and old stuff like Black Sabbath, but I sell more of the newer bands, like Soundgarden, CHKONICIiPHOTOScotlSine The Heavy Metal Shop, located at 1074 metal to punk and thrash. E, 2100 South, sells everything in music from rock and punk music. Countless posters, tapestries, buttons, stickers, jewelry, patches and sweats can be found in the store. Inside, the walls are lined with autographed photos of bands and all sorts of paraphernalia. Music plays but it's hardly in the background; you have to raise your voice to be heard. On one wall is a large poster of the band Slayer. The lead singer is wearing a shirt from the Heavy Metal Shop. "Shirts with my logo on them that I've given to bands have gotten all over, like on MTV and in ts, The Heavy Metal Shop is small. If All- - PHOTOComwi Corpwittr The Children's Museum of Utah is a great place for you to spend a fun and educational afternoon with the younger members of the family. Chronicle Feature Writer Wt fyt -f- this store appeals to punks too metal-head- s, csg jjgy ' workshop will be featured at the museum on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. And said. "It has been closed for Not only for g with handicapped equipped $25,000 grant from the George S. Nirvana, Primus and Red Hot Chili Peppers." The store sells mainly CDs and magazines. "I opened the store because I'm really into the music," Kirk said. "I played in bands in high school and more recently in the Maggot Heads. I know the music I sell. It's more of a personal level here than if you went into the mall; the person there probably isn't going to be in to what we sell here. They might sell some Slayer, but you won't hear it playing in there and you won't be able to listen to it they're not going to play see "metal" on page seven Randall Carlisle joins KTVX as anchor By Debbie leaves them "unfettered from the restraints of a station that is locally owned," like KUTV or KSL. Thus, if KTVX wanted to cover a controversial topic, "It would be harder to put pressure on the people who Moeller Chronicle Feature Writer Within the past year, the local news scene has already when Terry Wood returned seen a change in to KUTV (channel 2). Now KTVX (channel 4) news will be making a change as well. for KUTV news from Randall Carlisle, a 1980-87- , is coming to KTVX. Carlisle will be with Kimberly Perkins, replacing Phil Rcisen. Carlisle is coming from KXAS, a station in the DallasFort Worth Texas area, which he said was the co-anch- co-anch- or ng eighth largest television market in the country. However, "Bigger is not always better," when it comes to news, he said. "Utah's three stations could compete with news operations anywhere," he said. He is especially excited to come to KTVX, however. In a news release, he said, "KTVX is the most aggressive news operation in the state of Utah." He was referring to the greater amount of freedom KTVX has in news coverage, he said, because they are owned by a company outside the state of Utah. That ' Randal own us than on stations that are locally owned," Carlisle said. Peter Mathis, the station's general manager, said that the station had done a year long evaluation of their news operation and decided that they wanted a change. They went after Carlisle, he said, because, among other things, they knew he had an established popularity in Utah. Mathis said that Carlisle was a good communicator and journalist, but that individual traits were not the only things to be analyzed when choosing an anchorperson. "You have to look at the whole package," he said. Mathis did not comment on the circumstances of Phil Reisen's departure, saying only that his contract had not been renewed. He did not know about any of Reisen's future plans, but said Reisen had been discussing them on the Tom Barbed show on KALL radio. "There are no stories behind the story of Reisen's making a departure)," Mathis said, the station is just see "KTVX" on page seven Stilly onj . HJt wlhtny family, I V-4V- AJr&$3 W Vv CHRONICLE ARTMkhot Smith |
