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Show Monday • June 4,2007 A2 for Annual America's Freedom Festival Baby Contest is a great opportunity for Humanity By Spencer Shell the community to see what NEWS EDITOR Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is partnering with Lemonade Life to offer a free seminar about clutter, stress and effective space-management on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Habitat ReStore (626 North Freedom Blvd, Provo). The workshop titled, "CLUTTER-FREE FOREVER: The Streamlined Advantage" will be taught by Alice Fulton-Osborne and Patty Liston and will show participants how to permanently eliminate clutter and overload from the home and workplace. The seminar is open to community members that are interested in spending less time and energy' maintaining spaces. Refreshments will be served. Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is a non-profit, ecumenical organization and is one of more than 2,100 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. Affiliated in 1991 by a group of local community members that were concerned about substandard housing in the county, the organization has built 24 homes providing more than 39 adults and 87 children safe and affordable housing. The affiliate is currently building and rehabilitating homes in Provo and plans to build or rehabilitate four tofivehomes of 2007. For further information, please look online at www.hfhuc.org Babies will fill the halls of UVSC on Saturday, Jun. 16 for the annual America's Freedom Festival Baby Contest. Judging will take place from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. in the UVSC courtyard. Following the judging, there will be an awards celebration in the Grande Ballroom at 3:30 P.M. Last year, more than 1,200 babies, ages newborn to 30 months old, were entered into the contest, with similar results expected for this year. "This year's contest is going to be better than Over twelve hundred babies ever," said Baby Contest Chair Nancy Cannon. The America's Freedom "These children repre- Festival Baby Contest is one sent the future and are of the largest baby contests a keystone of American in Utah Country, with parfamilies. This celebration ticipants competing for varhonors their importance ious prizes, including a fourin society and unites fami- year scholarship to UVSC. lies in the community for The babies will be a great lime and enter- judged in different cattaining display of talent." egories including age and expected to compete in the annual contest. costume. Children participating in the patriotic category will be judged on their rendition of this year's theme, "American Family Values—-Family, Freedom, God and Country!" The contest will be held entirely at Utah Valley State College. The location will help accommodate more babies than previous years and encourage the prospects of a college education in many of these future college-degree holders. "We are ready and excited to have the entire contest on the UVSC campus," Cannon said. "This "Be Your Own Boss" camp By Jennie Nicholls JVEIVS WRITER College Marketing {netXnews.net} vAvw.morguefite.com Bring your entrepeurial skills to a new high. UVSC will be hosting an entrepreneurial camp for high school students called, "Be Your Own Boss" this summer. Students will be able to test their business ideas and get advice from business professors and professionals on how to shape ideas into working plans. "This is a great experience for young entrepreneurs," said Peter Robinson, professor of business management. "This is our fourth year having the the most Entrebucks during camp, and it has been a suc- their participation at camp. The camp runs from cess in the past. Students really take a lot away with 8:30 A.M. until 5 p.m. them. It's a great learn- Jun. 11-15, in the Grande ing experience." There is Ballroom, and costs SI89. a competitive edge to the This fee includes all accamp. Participants earn tivities, breakfast and lunch "Entrebucks" which are each day, awards, a t-shirt, rewarded to students when books, admission to busithey make progress and con- ness competitions and actinue to improve their busi- cess to other prizes. For ness plans. The Entrebucks more information, call are redeemable for prizes (801) 863-8097 or e-mail and gift certificates. A one- beyourownboss@uvsc. year, full-tuition scholarship edu. The first 20 students to UVSC is also available that register for the camp to the student that earns will be enrolled for free. {netXnews.net} {netXnews.net} {netXnews.net} Q. OFF KcguUr price on iiny int mut m the college time/ j75 *MUU Kxpim.v Juiy,t ?, 2W)7 Editor-in-Chief Eleanor Takahashi Managing Editor Jack Waters News Editor Spencer Shell Opinions Editor Jared Magill life Editor Luke Hickman Sports Editor Ben Webster Web Manager Jason Adkins Photo Editor Mark Johnston Designers Hurry 5 Matthew Williams Brandon Schelin Carol Acevedo Copy Editors Amy Wilson Jason Pylcs Office Manager Robbin Anthony Adviser Brent Sumner CONTACT US: Student Media 800 W. University Parkway Orem, UT, 84057 TEL: (801) 863-8688 FAX: (801) 863-8601 E-MAIL: anthonro@uvsc.edu The College Times is a student operated newspaper which is published once a week during Fall and Spring semesters. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of The College Times or UVSC. Coil: First issue is free, each •• additional SI I the future Utah Valley University has in store for them and their children." Sponsors and • over 150 volunteers are needed to put on the America's Freedom Festival Baby Contest every year. "The Baby Contest has been a great way for the community to come together in celebration of children an d Ame rica's Freedom Festival," said Cannon, "This is a fun event that attracts thousands of children and their proud parents." The cost to enter a child/multiple birth is $10 per category if entered before Jun. 6, and SI5 after. There will also be 36 vendors present ranging from Tiny Touches hand and foot imprints to community resources available to parents of young families. There will also be a mother/baby respite room at UVSC's Centre Stage. Registration for the event is online at www.freedomfestival.org ; SUMMER HOURS: ^ Monday & Friday - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm H I M - , Wed. & Thur. - e:00 am to 6:00 pm ; Saturday & Sunday - Closed • > |