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Show Utah Press Association 1521 E 3900 S Ste 100 Salt Lake City UT 84124-1550 AN E D I T I O N O F P R I D E The Spanish Fork News VOL. 3 / NO. 38 J L L O C A L L Y O W N E D A N DWEDNESDAY, O P ESEPTEMBER R A T 17,E 2008 D 50* SPANISH FORK, UTAH 9/11 Memorial A CAPPELLA: Popular a cappella group Eclipse will be headlining the entertainment for this year's Harvest Moon Hurrah. Group to perform at Harvest Moon Hurrah Marilyn Nielson STAFF WRITER This year's Harvest Moon Hurrah will feature several hours of entertainment, from singing to dancing to juggling. Headlining the event is six-man a cappella group Eclipse, a Utahbased group which has won numerous awards and performed all over the world. Eclipse has its roots at Utah State University, where its six members were all members of a group called Sunburst. 'There were six guys and six girls in the group, and we did big Broadway- The name "Eclipse" also style reviews, with floor spare time." came about without any shows and a reproduction At that time, none of of the Glenn Miller Orches- them had any long-term dramatics. tra," said Eclipse member goals for the group's future, "I wish we had a better Shayne Taylor. "One of the Taylor said, but they start- story for the name," Taylor guys, Kevin, had ed singing at small laughed. "You have to unanother group events, and soon derstand that with a cappella that he s J acquired a bit groups, a certain amount of rt\rr with, but that V \ J ^ ^ "^ T of a follow- cheesiness kind of comes wasn't workwith the territory. Most ing. ing out. And ^ ' P e o p l e groups have a name based on the six of us started asking some kind of musical pun, loved sing* us, Where or maybe on the number of ing together; can we buy your people in the group. So we we loved the Big CD?'" Taylor said. "Well, just made a conscious deciBand type of stuff we we didn't have a CD. But we sion that we didn't want to do were doing in Sunburst but thought, 'Okay, maybe we that, we wanted to be called we wanted to try something better record one.'" something different. And a little more contemporary, The group recorded their then it came down to, 'What so we started getting to- first album, "Once," in April gether and singing in our 2001. See ECLIPSE • A8 Salem Hills dedication Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News DEDICATION CELEBRATION: Dedication ceremonies were held for the new Salem Hills High School Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 as part of homecoming week. Above left, SHHS choir teacher Justin Bills leads the concert choir in the Salem Hills High School anthem, written by Bills. Above right, Sheii Preece performs the national anthem. For complete coverage of the evening's events and SHHS homecoming week, see page B4. \ Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News NOT FORGOTTEN: American Legion Post 68 presented a memorial service on Sept. 11, honoring those who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as those who are now serving our country as a result of those attacks. There was a rifle salute and Dewey Burgess played "Taps," above. Post Commander John Williams read a short tribute and Chaplain Richard Banks offered a prayer. Local does aerial photos Christene Choate STAFF WRITER Spanish Fork resident Ryan Robinson started Plane Insane in 2005 selling inexpensive radiocontrolled toys and hobby airplanes, but flying hobby airplanes has been a hobby for Robinson for over 10 years. Robinson has always loved the idea of flight. "I think that is why I love to fly so much whether it is the real thing or just remote control," said Robinson. Learning how to control a model airplane isn't as easy as it would seem. Most hire an instructor at $15 an hour. "Don't get me wrong, $15 an hour is well worth See PLANE • A10 Courtesy photo / Ryan Robinson PAST AND PRESENT: Ryan Robinson's aerial photo of the cross and windmills highlights Spanish Fork's history. |