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Show B Trvrs:;..- Lakeside JuyfC. 13?8 Lakeside Review Obon dance festival set By LORI J. NAKAYU Standard-Examin- ccmespondent If you are looking for a fun evening full of food, entertainment and Asian culture, the Obon dance festival is for you. The Obon Festival is hosted by the Buddhist Church of Ogden on Saturday. Admission is free and the public is invited. X In Japan there are historical records of Obon going back more than a thousand years. Over the centuries it has evolved from a courtly celebration into a popular festival to honor ancestors. The Obon is held during the summer lull between planting and harvesting. During this lull, Japanese families pay tribute to their ancestors, and after the memorial services have been dutifully performed, family and friends join together in Odori (dancing) as a tribute to the past and the future. About 50 to 60 performers wearing kimonos or hapi coats will dance under strings of paper lanterns to the music of 12 traditional Japanese songs. The dancers are children and adults who live along the Wasatch Front and range in age from lively to grandmothers w'ho just smile when asked their age. They have been practicing twice a wreek for nearly a month to leam the steps and movements involved in the dances. The dances use accessories such as a uchiwa (round fan), a sensu (folding fan), a tenugui (towel), and kachi-kac(a Japanese version of castonettes) to make the dance more beautiful. These accessories are tucked in the sleeves and sash of the dancers kimonos. It takes two women about 20 minutes to dress one girl for the dancing, said Annette Koga. Because it takes so long to get the dancers ready, and because the dancing is especially beautiful under the bright Japanese lanterns, the dancing doesnt begin until 8 p.m. and will last for about two hours. But the evening begins long before that with bento boxes, a hi complete lunch in a box, available between 4 and 7 p.m. The bento boxes contain chicken breast, nigiri (triangular-shape- d rice balls), coleslaw, orange slices, napkin and utensils. Beef and chicken teriyaki, noodles, and other concessions will be available for purchase at 5 p.m. The evening also features a Japanese Taiko Drum Exhibition just prior to the Odori dancing as well as during the dance intermis- so-m- en sion. Anywhere from four to 13 drums are used in each Taiko number. The Taiko drums, ranging in size from five to 50 gallons, will be surrounded by several performers, each holding two drumsticks called bachi. For more information contact Mike or Annette Koga at (801) 6 or Alice Hirai Thompson at (801) 479-123- 395-152- 9. The Obon dance festival will be held at the Buddhist Church of Ogden, 155 North Street. Cost of upgrading Gateway climbing The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY - The estimated cost of fixing up the citys western Gateway has grown - by $17 million - since last month. e Before the expanse of 650-acr- railroad tracks, contaminated dirt, factories and warehouses can become a trendy neighbor- hood, the Gateway will need new streets and sidewalks, buried power lines and a parkway. Last month. City Redevelopment Agency Director Alice Steiner figured the work, not includ- ing electrical improvements, . would total $83 million. But now, with the cost of burying the areas power lines factored in, just bringing the Gateway up to par with the rest of the city will cost about $100 million. The investment in Gateway . said .has been nonexistent, Councilman Roger Thompson. - Steiner divides the Gateway into four distinct infrastructure projects: South Gateway infrastructure costs, totaling $21 million, include rebuilding 400 West, 500 West, 800 South and 900 South streets, sidewalks and lights. Power lines and bigger water and sewer lines would be buried under the new asphalt. In the middle Gateway area. Salt Lake City would pay $3.4 million to enhance the 400 South, 500 South and 600 South viaducts. The Utah Department of Transportation will rebuild the Fire J Cracker Golf Check for overhead registration extended streets under the viaducts, but the city will have to cover any amenities beyond basic asphalt lines when moving Irrigation pipes or equipment KAYSVILLE - The registration deadline for the Davis Applied Technology Center Foundation and Zions Bank Fifth Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament has been extended. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis until all slots have been filled. and concrete. The area bill includes $800,000 to design the enhancements. Sprucing up the north Gateway will cost $51 million and includes rebuilding streets, replacing water and sewer lines and paying for property to extend Rio Grande Street (455 West) between North Temple and 200 South. Shrinking or relocating a power substation in the area and burying power lines alone will cost $16 million. And buying property along 500 West for a proposed parkway - a wide grassy island with playground equipment, benches, basketball and volleyball courts -will cost $3.5 million. The city will have to pay $24.8 million to buy property and develop Gateway Commons, a huge proposed green space wedged between freight rail lines and the freeway on the Gateway's western edge. The Gateway wish list couldnt come at a worse time. The city has another list, $600 million long, of infrastructure needs throughout the city to consider. On Tuesday night, council members decided first to adopt a master plan for the Gateway in August or September and then discuss funding options, which could include federal grants and loans, impact fees or special improvement districts. 10-- The tournament is to raise money for scholarships for the DATC, and both golfers and sponsors are needed. n This will be a scramble at the Bountiful Ridge Golf Course on July 29. Registration is at 7 a.m. with shot gun start at 7:30 a.m. The entry fee is $75 per person or $300 per foursome. This includes green fees, cart, lunch, golf balls, gifts and prizes. ;C3 X& JDM, age 10 Use four-perso- Those who would like to sponsor a hole or tee can do so with a scholarship donation t when operating trucks or heavy machinery! i! 1 'A-- : j m of $350. 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