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Show The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, July 23-26, 2005 A-19 Local teen explores career options in medicine Nicholas Edwards, a student at Park City High School, recently enrolled in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED), taking place in San Francisco through July 26. Edwards has joined 350 other high school students from around the country who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential and an interest in a career in medicine. Throughout the 10-day forum, NYLF/MED will introduce Edwards to a variety of concepts in public health, medical ethics, research and general practice, and will include site visits to medical facilities and clinics. Students will engage in a simulation using problem-based learning, an edu- cational method in which students will be presented a fictional patient's case history and must diagnose and develop a treatment plan for the patient. "Nicholas Edwards may very well be the face of the future of medicine," said NYLF executive director, Donna Snydcr. The National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine creates a virtual classroom with hospitals, clinical facilities and health care professionals. By shadowing key personnel, these students will have a great opportunity to gain a behind-the-scenes perspective on a medical career. Timing is critical as young people explore their career paths, just prior to immersing themselves in college work. In addition to visits to cuttingedge medical schools and clinical facilities, Edwards will have Ihc opportunity to hear from and interact with leaders within the medical field. Students have upclosc-and-pcrsonal contact with physicians, surgeons, researchers, scientists and medical educators as they go behind the scenes to view these professionals at work. Edwards is the son of Melanie and Mitch Edwards of Park City. . NYLF is a nonprofit educational organization that brings various professions to life, Nicholas Edwards empowering outstanding young people with the confidence to ed programming to more than make well-informed career choic- 100.000 young people. For more es. Since 1992. NYLF has provid- information, visit www.nylf.org. "Cozy" ALL LCOTIKR Urban archaeological dig focuses on Danish pioneer While most people are preparing to celebrate "Pioneer Day" with fireworks, floats, and hot dogs, an archaeologist from Michigan is observing the holiday by working on a unique urban archaeological dig. Dr. Timothy Scarlett is investigating the site of Danish immigrant Frederick Petersen's pottery shop near 300 East and 600 South, Salt Lake City. Frederick Petersen immigrated to Utah in 1852 as an apprentice to a master potter. Later, he set up his own business and made everything from roofing tiles to flower pots (both of which Scarlett has found at the site). He would have also have made things like plates, teapots, crocks, piggy banks, flue liners, and more. Scarlett has a passion for pioneer Utah pottery. He began studying the subject in 1999, spending a year and a half living out of his truck as he researched throughout the state. Now, the owner of the land where Petersen formed and fired pottery between 1865 and his death in 1898 is allowing Scarlett and graduate student Chris Merritt to excavate a corner of the lot. After digging through two layers of asphalt, a layer of heavy clay. and a thick layer of coal waste, Scarlett and Merritt have now reached the 1865-1898 layer. It is rich with artifacts. A clay marble, fired and glazed, tells one story: "Peterson used to send children out to look for clay deposits/ says Scarlett. "When they told him about a good source of clay, he would give them a bag of marbles he had made." Scarlett hopes his research will do more than sit in a dusty archive; he wants to make it come alive by building an authentic Danish kiln at a history interpretation site - for instance, a place like This is the Place Heritage Park. A kiln like this could teach people about pioneer life, economics, social history. 30% OFF the science of archaeology, the art of pottery, and more, he says. "Tim has a passion for getting the public excited about the past," says Wilson Martin, the Stale Historic Preservation Officer. "He has a vision for combining science, history, art and education, and it's an exciting vision." The State Historic Preservation Office has worked with Scarlett over the years, granting archaeological permits and encouraging his research. For now, Scarlett is feverishly working through 100-plus-degrce weather to learn all he can before he must fill in the excavation on July 30. "historic" WITH BAG Of FOOD DONATION UTAH HOOD BANK "TraditionaC" Utah Humanities Council now accepting grant proposals The Utah Humanities Council (UHC) is currently accepting grant proposals in the competitive grant ($5,000 maximum) category from nonprofit organizations and groups to support future public humanities projects. Draft applications are required and are due Aug. 1, 2005 for projects beginning after Nov. 1, 2005. After receiving staff comments, final applications are due Sept.l, 2005. Grant guidelines and forms are available online at www.utahhumanities.org or by calling (801)359-9670. According to Cynthia Buckingham, executive director for UHC, "UHC grants are intended to foster connections among cultural organizations, community groups, and humanities scholars. Grant projects promote public appreciation and understanding of human traditions, values and issues through informed public discussion." Projects must involve one or more of the humanities disciplines: history, literature, languages and linguistics, philoso- phy and ethics, cultural anthropology, archaeology, comparative religion, jurisprudence, folklore, and history and criticism of the arts. For a complete list visit our Web site at www.utahhumanuities.org. Brandon Johnson. UHC program officer says. "Grants may be requested to support lectures, conferences and symposia, panel discussions and discussion groups." He clarifies. "UHC grants also support production or distribution of films, videotapes, audio! apes. exhibits, and publications, if a strong public programming component is present. Programs should be free and open to the public." UHC will provide examples of previously approved projects if an applicant is unsure of what might qualify. 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