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Show 4 - : , -- V :i JTIMPAN O G OS-TIME- S-; . March 9, 201 1 - - ' - ' " The Casual Critic by Daryl Austin y -j W ' --rT- fv'5 ' N A A. r-- v" ' ' M --v- ' - Apparently mankind has proven over the centuries that we can't handle Free will, so an illu-sive and seemingly all powerful guy known as 'The Chairman" manages a team of men in fe-doras to make the necessary ad-justments to make sure mankind doesn't screw up this world too badly. These guys make sure ev-erything goes "according to plan" and apparently David and Elise are not "meant" to be in each oth-er's life. But their efforts may not stop the star-cross- lovers from trying to rewrite their own plans and live life by their terms. While the premise of men not really having free will is inter-esting and insightful, I had a big problem with being sold a story I initially loved so much, only to see it stunted and stymied in the last 20 minutes. I never say this about films, but I would have loved to see this story unfold more meaning-fully over another 60 minutes rather than end the way it did. I must admit though, the chemistry between Damon and Blunt was palpable and their genuine per-formances held the film together. But you'd think a movie all about adjustments would have had the sense to adjust the ending that made a potentially great film, or-dinary. Content: Moderate language and a scene of mild sexuality earn this film its PG-1- 3 rating. Other Opinions: 769 "Aver-age Joes" give "The Adjustment Bureau" a rating of 7.4 out of 10 while 164 professional film critics give it an average score of 70 per-cent out of 100 percent Should you see it? Yes. This is an interesting and entertaining movie that certainly attempts, to rise above the mediocre mess-up- s that Hollywood has been serving up in huge doses lately. You'll at least want to give them an 'A' for effort. For more reviews by The Ca-sual Critic please visit www.casu-alcriticmovies.co- "The Adjustment Bureau " Casual Critic Score: 7.5 out of 10 Release Date: March 4. 2011 Rating: PG-1- 3 Length: 105 minutes Genre: Romance, Thriller "The Adjustment Bureau" drew me in and captivated me faster than any movie has in awhile. Starring Malt Damon (True Grit) as David Norris, and Emily Blunt (The Young Victoria) as Elise Sellas, "The Adjustment Bureau" is about how the two of them find each other through a world of chance and choice, when the world'around them seems to be controlled by fate. ' . -- ' " ' rw-"-;- " c A .,- - The Chauntenettes Ladies' Chorus will be presenting their 201 ! Sacred Fireside entitled "Let Us Speak and Sing of Christ" Chauntenettes Ladies' Chorus to Present Sacred Fireside The Chauntenettes Ladies' Chorus will be presenting their 2011 Sacred Fireside entitled "Let Us Speak and Sing of Christ" on Sunday, March 13, at 7 p.m. They are pleased to an-nounce their guest speaker this year as Scott Anderson, a popu-lar LDS speaker and institute teacher. He is a published au-thor and lectures at BYU Edu-cation Week, EFY, and various other youth, family and mar-riage conferences. Brother Anderson has been teaching in Church Education since 1973. He is a faculty mem-ber at the Sandy Institute of Re-ligion, and also teaches Institute at the University of Southern Nevada and Neumont Univer-sity. Obviously a very "sought after" speaker, the Chaunten-ettes are excited to have him ac-company them this year. This annual concert is a favorite for many and all are in-vited to attend this event. The concert will be held at the LDS ward building located at 1030 West 1600 North, Orem. The director of the chorus is Margaret Barfuss with Marilyn Cowley assisting her. Their ac-companist is Irene Jenkins, and she is assisted by Zoe Coomes. The Chauntenettes are es-pecially grateful to Orem City for their sponsorship. PAW Power 5K Raises Money for Grovecrest sen at kfamussenyahoo.com. Cheerleaders and volunteers of all types are needed. The Grovecrest PTA has had several generous businesses from around the area step up and sponsor this event and there are still many additional opportuni-ties. Businesses can participate at various levels, starting at $25 to $1,000 with varying benefits from coupons in swag bags, the business namelogo on newspaper coverage and big banners on the school's fence. Fox 13 News will be covering the event, too! If you are interested in be-ing a sponsor and need more information, you can send an email to Aimee Charlton at Both the 5K and the one mile Fun Run will be held Satur-day, April 30, at the PG Jr. High Track. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m. with the one mile Fun Run at 8:30 a.m. The fee for the 'one mile Fun Run is $11 and $17 for the 5K. Prices include a The prices will go up after April 1 1 , so register early To register go to http:262running.com events201 1pawpower5k or just Google PAW Power 5K and click the first link that comes up! a fund raiser to earn money to-ward setting up a new music lab for the kids at the school! The goal is to raise $12,810 to pay for the equipment. There are only a few elementary schools in Alpine School District with a music lab like this, so everyone is very excited about this oppor-tunity! This 5K event is for the en-tire community and there's go-ing to be a little something for everyone: families, runners, and walkers alike can participate at whatever level they are able. There will even be a one mile Fun Run for younger partici-pants. After the race is finished, there will be a lively atmosphere with music, food, prizes, raffles and booths! The goal is to have at least 500 participants, so your sup-port is needed! If you're not interested in doing the 5K, there are opportunities to partici-pate as a volunteer. If you are interested, email Kelli Amus- - by Vikki Simmons At Grovecrest Elementary the kids have been working hard during their recess time walk-ing and running laps around the playground. They're do-ing this for a few reasons: one, the exdtemcttL,iiaving. the Chick-Fil-- A cow join them once a month; two, the healthy ben-efits of exercise; and, three, in preparation of the school's first annual PAW Power 5K! 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American Fort, Utah 84003 Use coupon code 1 2783 Miss Pleasant Grove Pageant Prepares Girls For Life ! W w U U, .; 1 vrHI : 0 ; -- Eleven young women will compete for the title of Miss Pleasant Grove on Saturday, March 26. They are Talysa Anderson, Lexie Carr, Tamela Daley, Andrea Gneiting, Ra-chel Green, Mikayla Harmon, Janelle Matheny, Brooke Sav-age, Eliza Shumway, Tayler Welch and Lea Wride. To help the girls prepare for this event, the pageant com-mittee provides workshops to teach them skills to help them succeed. The girls must learn a production number, choreo-graphed by Tiffani Miller. They are coached on how to walk and present themselves to the judg-es. The young women are also given the do's and the don'ls when it comes to interview. Di-rector Terry Marchbanks said, "I think it is an awesome ex-perience for them to learn life skills that they don't get the opportunity to learn any other way. They learn how to inter-view, how to perfect their talent and keep physically fit. When you do a pageant, you are at the top of your game in all of these areas. It is fun to see how the girls grow, develop and learn life skills." In order to compete, the girls are required to raise at least $100 for the Children's Miracle Network, a Miss America Pageant fund raiser. Each contestant must also have a platform, something that she Miss Pleasant Grove Pageant Coordinator Terry Marchbanks directs the girls in "pageant skills " in a series of workshops designed to help prepare the girls for the upcoming pageant. Pholo courtcsy ofTimpanogos Times strongly believes in. Each girl is encouraged to do 20 hours of service to promote the cause they have chosen. "These young women are doing pretty major projects of service at this time," stated Terry. "It's pretty awesome to think about what is being done and the changes that can be made in the com-munity because of these young women." For the second year in a row, Pleasant Grove is partici-pating in the Little Miss pro-gram, which is a mentoring program that comes from the Miss America organization. Each contestant will choose a young girl between the ages of 4 and 7 to be her "Little Miss". These young girls will receive a crown, a and perform their own production num-ber on stage the night of the pageant. Each contestant will be accompanied by her Little Miss on stage throughout the evening as well. Contestants will be judged in the following areas: Evening wear 20, On-sta-question 5, Persona! inter-view 25, Swimsuit 15 and Talent 35. The Miss Pleasant Grove Pageant is a scholarship pag-eant and the newly named queen will receive $3,500; first attendant, $1,500; second at-tendant, $900; third attendant, $500; and fourth attendant, $300. Other awards given will be the Platform, Evening Wear, Swimsuit, Interview and Talent Award. The winner in each of these areas will re-ceive $100 as well as the girl who sells the most tickets. Tickets may be purchased from contestants in advance for $7 or at the door the eve-ning of for $8. The pageant will be held at the PGIIS audi-torium with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Come and support these lovely young women. |