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Show - N E W S Covering what matters most Spanish Fork WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 • A7 WH celebration WH talent show I \ i • ; Woodland Hills annual celebration will start on September 12 and swing into full force on Saturday, September 13. The Parks,Trails, and Recreation Committee has been vvorking on a slate of activities, as well as a commemorative t-shirt. Sign-up now to participate, buy a t-shirt, and contact Jerry Johnson to volunteer to help out. Watch the mailbox for more information. • TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • Friday. Sept. 12 ! Golf Tournament (morning through afternoon) j Movie in the Park • 7:30 p.m. Kid Movie ', 9 p.m. Teen Movie i Refreshments by Woodland Hills Fire Department ; Saturday, Sept. 13 — At the City Park '• Bike Race and fun Run: 7 a.m. • Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. • Program: 9-9:30 a.m. i Flag Ceremony ; Tribute to Veterans ; Citizens Awards/Recognition j Activities: ; 9a.m.-12:30p.m. i 3 on 3 Basketball I Volleyball Open Play j Horseshoe Tournament : Fear Factor j Old Fashioned/Newfangled Kid's Games L Parachute Giant Twister \ Tug of War j: Giant Ball '. Races & Relays ;Bounce Houses Hilarie Orman STAFF WRITER Song and dance dominated the variety talent show, put on last Thursday by the Maple Canyon Ward Relief Society. The women of Woodland Hills gathered at Claudia Fisher's home for an evening of entertainment and ice cream that showcased art and craft, as well as musical numbers. Carolyn Davis was the emcee for the evening that started with Tricia Erickson, co-founder of the local Camerata Musica club, venturing from her usual classical piano repertoire into a lively jazz number. Wendy Moore followed with an emotionally riveting rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings". Her daughter, Melinda, played "A Stormy Voyage" on piano, bringing life to the rocking ocean portrayed in the musical passages. Another lovely song was, "If I Loved You," from the musical Carousel. It wasn't only singing, though. Kimberly Clay- ton, the other Camerata Musica founder, showed her tailoring skills with a live demonstration of altering a lined jacket on its owner, Dolly Scharf, who had been meaning to take in the jacket for several years. Judging from the barrage of questions that they fielded, many closets must hold such unaddressed projects. The multi-talented Pat Finley showed her most recent quilt, a "Jacob's Ladder for Jacob" (her newest grandson). The quilt has scripture and genealogy on back panels, and they were created using special cloth media in an inkjet printer. Cheryl Gibbs showed a mosaic tile box decorated with handmade polymer tiles and a lily-of-the-valley center design. The group moved to Fisher's dance studio where Pat Finley made her stand-up comedy debut, telling the audience about how her children's personalities where shaped in the womb. She also told what her people watching skills reveal about women and their purses, introducing the group to "purse schizophrenia" and the "diaper bag syndrome". She then introduced the main attraction of the evening, The Woodland Hills Tappers. Costumed and coordinated, the seven-woman group put on a rousing show of tap routines with rhythm and verve. They brushed, scuffed, rolled, kicked, turned, and tapped through three sets of routines, including one number put to lively "red neck" music with red bandannas for classic western tunes like "San Antonio Waltz" and "500 Miles". Winding down with a patriotic number, the group was more than ready for the ice cream. Claudia Fisher is the tap choreographer, director, and coach, and her students practice twice a week and entertain locally. The audience and dancers enjoyed particularly delicious ice cream and toppings, including a unique buttermilk pineapple ice cream. > Fire Training Confined Space Structure (see what it's like to be a real firefighter!) !- Smoke Trailer (youth fire safety & prevention training) ;- Park Service Project (pitch in and help beautify our park!) t' I-12 p.m. Lunch (fundraiser for WHFD) '; 1 p.m. - Ultimate Frisbee! • 1 p.m. - Firefighter relay games (team up with a firefighter and some of your friends to see • how quickly you can perform some of their common tasks!) : 1:30 p.m.BYU football game Hilarie Orman / Spanish Fork News TAPPING INTO THEIR TALENTS: The Woodland Hills Tappers show off their footwork at the Maple Canyon Ward Relief Society Variety Talent Show. Hilarie Orman / Spanish Fork News WOODLAND HILLS HAZARD: Dry brush and weeds like this can be a fire hazard. The city :, asks that citizens keep areas next to roadways and residences as clear as possible. WH brush ordinances ;* Hilarie Orman '! STAFF WRITER As summer sizzles, *;Woodland Hills savors a '; selection of seasonal ordi!.nances. With warm weather •.encouraging open windows •• through the night, com' plaints about noise have ^increased, putting pressure ..on residents to quell their ;.barking dogs and crowing •- poultry. The largest concern •though, in the wake of the ,' Pay son/Spring Lake fire, .'is clearing dry brush from .-near roadways and houses. Brad Merritt is the city's enforcement officer, and his efforts to tell the populace • about fire safety complement - those of the fire department. •He distributes information to residents in the city's monthly utility bill mailings and , through information on the city bulletin board. : "My primary purpose is educational," he says. But, as summer drags on and the vegetation dries, education can turn to pointed warnings. Merritt says that dry grass must be trimmed to less than 6 inches of height within 30 feet of the pavement on city streets and within 100 feet of a home. Many residents do not understand that the clearance responsibility applies to property that is within 100 feet of a neighbor's home, and that sometimes leads to friction and complaints to the city officials. Merritt has an email address for reporting such issues: whcodeenforcement@gmail.com. Recently, some residents have received warning letters from the sheriff's department about violations of the city code, and they are given two weeks to correct the problems. The increased enforcement applies to homeowners, renters, and also applies to undeveloped property. The city's requirements for creating buffer zones clear of combustible material along streets and near houses are meant to protect the city as a whole and also its firefighters. "If there are dead trees and dry grass near a home, it can be too dangerous for firefighters to get close enough to protect the home," Merritt explains. A generally cool summer ,so far, has been good protection for the city, but several weeks of potentially hot, dry weather remain. The city will continue to enforce it's fire safety code with diligence. Thefiredepartment can answer any questions about requirements and provide information about fire in woodland areas. Looking for Around Town? See page B8. 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