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Show August 17, 2011 vy TIMPANOGOS TIMES 5 Oak Canyon Holds Open House Summer 2011 is al-most over and Oak Can-yon is preparing for the start of the 2011-201- 2 school year. We would like to invite all students and their parents to a Back to School Open House on Monday, August 18, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. During this evening teachers will be available in their rooms to meet stu-dents and parents. In the cafeteria you will find pay stations for paying fees and getting lunch ac-counts set up. From 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. all seventh graders are invited to meet in the auditorium to learn about their Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes. We anticipate an en-joyable evening as we pre-pare for this new school year. Monday, August 22, is 7th grade day at Oak Canyon. School starts at 7:45 a.m. in the auditorium. Students will attend all eight of their classes. Lunch will be from 11:05-11:3- 0 a.m. Buses will arrive at 11:30 a.m. to take students home. Tuesday, August 23, is the first day of school and all students attend. School begins at 7:45 a.m. Students should arrive at school at least by 7:35 a.m. School is adjourned at 2: 15 p.m. mtm .zzizz,::.; Harold Newman to Perform at Sunday's Concert in the Park Harold Newman, a local fa-vorite, will close the 2011 sea-son of Concerts in the Park this Sunday with a concert of easy listening music. Harold sings hits of the "greats" like Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole, along with his original compositions. "I do the music that people love to hear," Har-old said. He has recorded two CDs, "You Make Me Feel So Young," released in 2004; and "It's a Matter of Time," released in 2007. Raised in Pleasant Grove, Harold said he wasn't involved with music while in high school, but has always been a music lover. About ten years ago, Har-old began singing and entertain-ing. "I love music; I love people and I love to entertain," he said. Harold has traveled throughout the state, sharing "the best mu-sic" with audiences. He has per-formed at the Utah County Fair, the Utah State Fair, Sundance, the St. George Tabernacle, and at a variety of other venues throughout the state. Harold has been a favorite performer at Pleasant Grove's outdoor Concerts in the Park. "Harold's concerts always at-tract a crowd. He has a very easy listening style which is very entertaining. His voice re-minds me of the great singers of days gone by," said Jeralyn Merrill, of Pleasant Grove Arts Association. After a performance at the 2009 Orem Fest, Paul Farn-swort- h, Orem Fest Entertain-ment Director said, "Harold Newman is an accomplished entertainer whose smooth voice and polished performance charms his audience. His rep-ertoire includes favorite love songs from the past, which are carefully choreographed to fa-cilitate pleasing interactions with the crowd." In addition to love songs and easy listening favorites, Harold's performance will include other hits from the past, a little bit of country, and a little rock and roll. Harold has three grown daughters, Cassie, Angela, and Marianna. Occasionally Cassie performs with her father. This free concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on the east lawn of the Pleasant Grove Commu-nity Center, 547 S. Locust Ave. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and savor the final performance of the Pleasant Grove Arts Council's summer 201 1 concert series. Concert in the Park a Success Because of Dedicated Community Volunteer r ! px ? I : I ; ''"jr. , .J i-- v. ..i J ! L - ..--: ri" Jeralyn got her first experience with the Sunday evening performances when she was called in a panic for help, that responsibility has now lasted more than fourteen years. Photo courtesy, of Gen Taylor by Geri Taylor Regular attendees at the Sunday evening Concert in the Park view Jeralyn Merrill as a good friend who makes them feel welcome, and her constant presence seems to assure all, that rain or shine, the show will go on. When the Arts Council was organized in the 1980's, the summer concerts were one of the original programs initiated, with Ida Mae Christiansen as director and Doug Bezzant run-ning the sound. He soon real-ized the need for better equip-ment and after some research, was instrumental in purchasing a state-of-the-a- rt sound system for the city. Although Bezzant didn't continue managing the sound, Ida Mae booked and co-ordinated the popular concerts for nearly twenty years. With a solid background in music, Jeralyn was a perfect choice to chair the Arts Coun-cil and in 1998 she took over the reins, representing the city orchestra as one of her main duties. Shortly after her ap-pointment, she had her first ex-perience with the Sunday eve-ning performances when Ida Mae called in a panic that her sound person had quit and asked what she should do. Leadership instincts kicking in, she grabbed her son and said, "you're the new sound person," and off they went to a responsibility that has lasted more than fourteen years. For about eleven years, the Merrill boys shared the task of setting up the sound system during the concert season, and when they announced two years ago they were finished, for the first time Jeralyn had to go out-side the family to fill this essen-tial job. During this time there have been various upgrades to the equipment, including new microphones, amplifiers and speakers, but the sound board is original and still in good work-ing condition. When Ida Mae became too ill to line up the concerts six years ago, Jeralyn stepped in and has been running the show ever since. The 30-ye- ar tradi-tion has made her duties much easier since local groups know and respond quickly to the con-cert announcements that are posted in March. As she first took over, Jera-lyn would use the Utah County Musicians as well as recommen-dations from friends to find and invite different groups and indi-viduals to perform, but for the past several years, people call her to get on the twelve-wee- k schedule. The goal is to vary up the genres so the audience isn't listening to the same thing each week and with the increased options, the mix between professional, and just-for-f- performers, has supplied the variety she has sought. While there have been few disappointments through the years, Jeralyn remembers the rock band she scheduled and began having second thoughts about. Asking them to play soft rock and tone it down was per-haps the main reason they never requested to play again. Know-ing the audience and what they like has kept the roster upbeat and at the same time diverse enough to appeal to all ages. The move from the hill at the old rec center to its present location was one of necessity for the concerts to adequate-ly serve the community. As Pleasant Grove grew, so did the attendance, and with the increased traffic, the venue outgrew the First East site. An attempt to use the park on the West of the Rec Center was quickly abandoned when it was realized the setting sun would affect the performers and the playground was too big of a temptation and distraction. After the new rec center was built, Jeralyn requested a cement pad be poured in the middle of the lawn for the concerts, but the sprinkler system had already been installed, precluding the proposal. For his Eagle project, Calvin and Angie Walker's son, Henson, poured the pad on the northeast corner of the center, which was sadly abandoned due to the evening sun shining in the audience's faces, an occurrence that wasn't discovered until a. number of weeks after the task was completed. The present lo-cation seems to be a perfect fit for both performers and audi-ence alike. With three sons who play multiple instruments, a back-ground of playing piano, cello and organ for most of her life, and a husband who plays trum-pet in the Buzztones band, Jera-lyn Merrill can say with author-ity that "Concerts in the Park are a great way to introduce families to music." The last concert of the summer is always held the Sun-day prior to school starting, and this year will feature the home-grow- n talent of Harold Newman. There is so much more to putting on a success-ful concert than just choosing the right group, and Jeralyn has fine-tune- d the art of pleas-ing the crowd. Thanks for a job well done. Friendship Set to Music by Geri Taylor With an Allemande left and a o, couples all over the world are swinging their partners to the official dance of nineteen states, in-cluding Utah. , The Square Dance, al-though originally hailing from Old Europe, has evolved into a folk dance that is uniquely American. As various people migrated to the United States, they brought distinctive steps and figures of their native dances, which have been in-corporated into the familiar four-coup- le sets. The modern-da- y phenom-enon can be attributed to Lloyd Shaw, an educator who had the foresight to preserve the dance from extinction. While teach-ing folk dance in the '20's, he noticed all the square dance callers were getting old and the new generation was not taking over. Recognizing a lack of continuity in different parts of the country, Shaw for-mulated a strategy he believed would keep the dance from dy-ing out. Traveling throughout the country, he began compiling instructions for traditional square dances, documented them and then tried them out on his students. He formed the Cheyenne Mountain Dancers, a high school exhibition team, and toured the United States in the 1930's and '40's, appear-ing in more than 50 major cit-ies. In 1949 the Lloyd Shaw Folk Dance Program was cited as a noteworthy contribution to physical education by the American Academy of Physi-cal Education. His books, articles and week-lon- g summer classes for teachers and callers, were suc-cessful in promotin his vision of good dancing, along with his principles of teaching. As a result of his works, standard-ized "call" (or specific dance movement) lists were devel-oped and organizations such as American Caller's Associa-tion were formed to promote and manage a universal list and type of dance leadership Shaw had envisioned. Dancers can now go to almost any country and find a square dance group and join in with no problem because all calls are done in English. If you know the basic figures, you can dance anywhere. While using standard phrases, callers individualize their commands with rhymes that sets each one apart. Call-ing is both an art and a sci-ence, with the challenge to create dance sequences with qualities of good body flow, good timing, surprising danc ers and making sure they end with the correct partners. Ken "Lucky" Packer calls for the "Guys and Gals Square Dance Club" in American Fork, and after 44 years, still loves that exclusive status. Early on he found square danc-ing to be a perfect opportunity to meet wonderful people and has maintained many friends through his association with the club. Besides the camaraderie you will doubtless find at the various square dance clubs, there are some physical and social benefits that may just be the key to staying young. Among them are: dancing burns between 400 and 800 calories per hour, keeps you on' your toes mentally and physically, and improves co-ordination, knowing how to dance broadens your horizons and gives you valuable social skills, and is a great place to make new friends. Packer and wife, Judy, in-vite singles and couples to at-tend the FREE beginner class-es which will be September 15, 22 and 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Classes are held every Thursday night at the Ameri-can Fork Veteran's Hall, 53 North Center Street. For more information, call Lucky Pack-er at or Nina Childs 9. "Lindon Days" continued from Page 1 Udall as the evenings announcer with her helpers, Rachel Rawl-ing- s, Jessica Udall and Mea-Kali- a Fisher and Tallen Cox and Wade Welker on horseback rounding up all the animals. I even stepped up a few times, as the Timp Times fill in reporter, in order to round up a few sheep and cattle. were Francisco Calderon and Jamison Heward. Congratula-tions guys! The night ended with a few more rides on the sheep and just a few more spills in the dirt. What a fun tradition this is as Lindon Days continues on. It was fun to see several kids dressed for the occasion like, Cash Conners with her chaps and riding helmet. Many thanks to those who helped to make this a wonder-ful evening for families to en-joy. They were David and Tresa Hamson with all their children; Council Members, Mark Walker and Bret Framton, Lewis Cox and all his animals, Beverly - ft- -, Pictures 're NOW AVAILABLE at: IPYcAAvKidi , ' . .com ? L. - - " - l . J : ' M ,i Mm i 4 a. J Mention this ad and get a Free bag oS Popcorn ALLRED'S HARDWARE Since 1956 "Blah" continuedfrom Page 2 does take a hiatus. I will miss it but I can honestly say that if they need my help again. I am ready, willing and able! And to all of you. it has been great to see you all again and I hope to see you around tow n! and was even the first officer in the Pleasant Grove Arts Commission, and found myself secretary of the Strawberry Days Committee as well as several other groups including the Pleasant Grove Heritage Fair Committee. However. I did enjoy all of these organizations and especially the wonderful people I met while serving. It was great. Anyway, if this newspaper "Eagle" continued from Page 4 Mr. Brown organized a girls track team in South cen-tral Washington, served as Mountaineering Director for the Wasatch Mountain Club in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1962 Mr. Brown was instrumental in organizing the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Benton and Franklin Counties, Wash-ington. He served as a PTA president, introducing chil-dren's theater to the school activities. Mr. Brown was elected a Fellow in the Geo-logical Society of America and has been a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist since 1985. As is a veteran of WWII. He earned his wings as a US Naval Bombardier. Donald lives in Cedar Hills with his wife JoeAnn. Together they have three children, Tai, Ero and Seth. "IJfc's Moments" continued from Page 2 but it will all be worth it. For in the end. I want to say I gave my all. did my best, and strived for what I love. And again thank you! I'd have so young. It has helped me to move toward a career goal, and helped with education. It has brought my words to life. May you always be positive in reaching for the things you desire. It will take work, but it will be worth it. It may take sacrifices, but it will be worth it. It may take time and patience, |