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Show A2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1999 CLIPPER TODAY Choruses tune up for competition BY MARK WATSON Clipper Today Staff Wnter - STUDENTS from many countries learn English at More than 800 LAYTON will be singers belting out tunes this weekend at Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace as part of the Rocky Mountain Fall Convention & Contest for choruses and barbershop quartets. The annual event will feature 18 choruses and 27 quartets from nine states including Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, Idaho, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Singing begins at 7 a.m. on Friday and runs until 10 p.m. On Saturday, the competition will start at noon and continue until 9 p.m. The finals is scheduled from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Last years competition was held in St. George. The Rocky Mountain district is part of an international barbershop quartet organization which includes nearly 40,000 members with DATC. Visiting Kosovo students learn English at DATC KAYSVILLE - It's a veritable basis with students time. A student does at any beginning not need to be enrolled in a DATC program to participate in the ESL classes. No fee is charged for U.S. resor those who idents. more on the information need just program may contact Darece Sperry at (801) Davis Applied Technology Center serves Davis County and surrounding areas with training courses in industrial and technical programs. These programs consist of courses in auto collision repair and refinishing, automotive technology, business technology, clinical lab technology, computer technology, culinary arts, dental assisting, diesel technology and transport refrigeration, drafting and CAD technology, 593-231- 1. and Encouragement of Barbershop Quarter Singing International. Winners of the Rocky Mountain District will advance to an international competition. Macfarlane is a member of the Beehive Statesmen chorus which will be part of the competition this weekend. Members of the Statesmen come d from along the Wasatch Front of those from Davis County. Our chorus has 86 members. We usually have 45 members on stage, Macfarlane said. We wanted to hold the competition in Layton but couldnt come up with 450 hotel rooms, Macfarlane said. He was hoping that the conference center and hotel would have one-thir- farm business management, health science technology, heating, ventilation & air condition (HVAC), indus- trial machine Taiwan, France, Yugoslavia, Russia, Guatemala, Brazil, China, etc. With at least 45 people attending class every day speaking all of the various languages represented by the different nations, they have one thing in common they are all trying to learn English. So, when they come to the ESL classroom they are greeted by a sign that states Only English Spoken Here. The ESL program at the DATC is available for beginning to advanced students since they practice speaking, listening, reading and writing in small group format. Students who apply Visas through the and receive DATC may participate in the ESL program. English as a Second lan-- electronicsmaintenance, technology, medical assistant, nursing (PN & RN), nursing assistant & home health aide, plumbThe ing and welding technology. DATC also provides apprenticeship opportunities in a number of the programs offered at the center. The Davis Applied Technology Center is located in Kaysville and offers courses with open entry that are available both during day and evening hours. DATC also works closely with industry and local businesses in designing programs to meet their specific needs. For further information regarding any of the programs currently offered at DATC or information concerning registration, contact the DATC at (801) tool been completed by now. There are plenty of places to hold the competition in Layton, but we didnt have enough hotel rooms, he said. We devote a majority of our efforts to promote music in schools., Macfarlane said. We perform concerts if the schools agree to fund the proceeds into music programs for the schools. We are losing funding for the arts in schools while funding continues to increase for sports, he said. The Beehive Statesmen rehearse once a week at Central High School in Salt Lake City and perform at least once each month. 1 593-233- 2. Clearfield man BY VERA O. BARKER as top instructor their own benefit. Usually this happens with the oldest son when the dad dies, Dunford said. The son comes and takes the car and money and leaves the mom with nothing. This constitutes a second degree felony, and the state can prosecute and return the items! In Utah the law states that any person who believes a disabled or elder adult is being abused, neglected or exploited must immediately report the situation to the local Adult Protective Services or the nearest law enforcement office. All reports are confidential. Anyone failing to report a case is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. The protective service worker will investigate the case in one to three days. There are resources available to help the abused, but they have the right to Clipper Today Correspondent CLEARFIELD Michael Clearfield Cragun, who serves and City Planning Zoning Commission, has been named 1998-9- 9 instructor of the year at Mountain West College in Salt Lake City. Cragun chairs the colleges parale-gallegassistant department where he advises a student body, supervises several instructors and teaches 16 credit hours each quaral er ter. In addition to the college award, Cragun is one of 10 recipients of the 9 Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Parthenon Award. He received this award at a gala dinner hosted by Corinthian Colleges, Inc at Paradise 1998-199- Island, Bahamas. Mountain West College President Ron Hutkin observes, Michael consistently receives outstanding reviews from his students. We applaud his success and achievements and we are proud to have him represent Mountain West College at this years Parthenon Awards Ceremony? There are 3,000 reports of elder abuse every year in Utah, according to the State Attorney Generals office. Because most abuse, neglect and exploitation of elderly or disabled persons comes at the hands of a family member, only one of 30 cases are ever reported. Thom Dunford from Adult Protective Services, a part of the Division of Aging, and lisa Miller, volunteer from the office of State Attorney General and coordinator for Safe at Home, recently presented a program at the Heritage Senior Center. They showed a video calling for people to break the silence about elder abuse. Abuse can be physical, emotional or psychological anything from name calling to slapping or kicking Neglect might be self neglect, when the person, living alone, is no longer able to take care of hisher own needs, or it could be neglect by the caretaker Exploitation occurs when someone uses another person's belongings, like a home, car, money, or credit card for Sprint refuse. Many times people are unwilling to turn in a son or daughter! Dunford said. Then there is nothing we can do. If the person accepts help, the courts can issue a protective order, removing the abuser from the per- sons life. If a person is unable to care for himself, the family is encouraged to Its a lot more fun to participate in a chorus or quartet than it is to listen! Macfarlane said. We have a standing invitation to anyone who wants to sing to come join us. We try to have one sing-oper month and usually perform 10 times during Christmas. We perform at the Ogden Mall, various wards, and churches of all denominations. We sing for the Festival Trees of Salt Lake JXxnZMZZlDGD Totally Jifireless, enzEzHxrbcni) Nokia 6 185 dual band City. Our One More Time quartet has sung at hockey games and Jazz games, Macfarlane said. The Beehive Statesmen present a concert in the spring at Layton High School Once a a year the group presents a (You oiol treatment concert at Ogden Regional Hospital which helps fund programs at the hospital. This program was first organized as a joint venture between groups from the Catholic Church and LDS Church. Although the group has more than 80 members, some prefer only to sing at practices and not compete. During the competition, each chorus will perform two numbers, one Come see our wonderful spaa come feel our ambience come enjoy an experience beyond expectation! . 4-- said. 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