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Show Wednesday, December 1, 1993 Page 10 Buy your Christmas tree like you would a loaf of bread Orem-Geneva Times Would you buy a loaf of bread that is not fresh or moist?The same holds true for Christmas trees. You're not going to eat your tree, but a dry, old tannenbaum makes excellent food for fire. "Once needles dry out on a tree they do not easily re-moisten, even when the tree is placed in a stand with water," said Michael Kuhns, Utah State University Extension forester. 'The best way to ensure that your tree is fresh is to buy from a local grower or from a retailer you trust." Out-of-state trees sold in many Christmas tree lots may appear fresh, but they can be old and dried out, he said. To check for freshness, Kuhns said to gently pull on several needles. need-les. If many come off, the tree is suspect. You can also life the tree and strike the butt end on the Yoel Levi to lead Utah Symphony Dec. 3-4 ground. Again, if many needles fall off of the twigs, the tree is probably not fresh. Finally, pull off a couple of needles and streak them to see if they are moist and fragrant. There's no need to worry about old, unattached needles accumulated accumu-lated inside the crown. Though these needles can be messy and a fire hazard, he said they do not indicate a poor tree. They can be easily removed. Once a fresh tree is purchased, keep it outside until you are ready to decorate it. If you store it in a place where it doesn't freeze, re-cut the bottom of the stump and set it in water. This opens the tree's vessels. ves-sels. Keep it away from sun and wind to prevent drying. When you are ready to bring the tree in, he said to apply a fresh cut at the bottom of the stump one more time if it has been stored very long. Once inside your house, the tree should be placed in a sturdy stand that holds at least one gallon of water. A fresh tree can lose this much water a day. Old-fashioned Nearly six years after last leading the Utah Symphony, Yoel Levi will return to Abravanel Hall on Dec. 3 and 4 as guest conductor. Levi visits during his sixth season as Music Director and Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Sym-phony Orchestra. In 1991 he led the Atlanta Symphony during a 15-city European tour through six countries. The same year the Atlanta Symphony was one of two American orchestras to be nominated as "Best Orchestra of the Year" by the International Classical Music Awards. Among his guest conducting engagements from Israel to San Francisco, Levi was invited to conduct the Stockholm Philharmonic Philhar-monic in a performance at the 1991 Nobel Prize Ceremony. Levis was born in Romania, but moved with his family to Israel Is-rael where he eventually received a Master of Arts degree at the Jerusalem Academy of Music. In . 1978, he received First Prize int he Conductors' International competition in Besancon, France. Under Levi's baton, the Utah Symphony will perform Wolfgang Vmadeus Mozart's "Symphony To. 29" and Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6." This concert is part of the Utah "mphony's Classical Series. Lakeridge Ledger by Cheri Roberts Student Reporter Last week was a short week because of Thanksgiving but for that week we would like to announce an-nounce the 9th grade girls' and boys' basketball teams. The girls' team is Christen Connelly, Chantelle Dye, Brooke Dodge, Deborah Hatch, Renee Hill, Jeni Jones, Raquel Knapp, Mahana Kamai, Macy McCann, Sherian Nielson, Tresa Olson, and Lisa Peterson. We would like to congratulate those students. The boys' team is Jonathan Stringham, Richard Eaton, Jeff Johnson, Abe Richards, Mackay Asay, Shawn Ford, Tim Moake, Nate Sorensen, Jon Barlow, Joel Hawkins, Reggie Rhees, and Wane Workman. The manager for the team is Mark Stevenson; We would like to congratulate them also. Thatis all for this week. So see you next week. Mushrooms scramble up in a night,' but diamonds, you know, lie a long while ripening in the bed. Charles Lamb TIPS We want the scoop on what's happening in Orem. Call in news tips. Orem-Geneva Times 225-1340 There will be a pre-concert lecture at 7:20 p.m. Also, previous to the Symphony's performance, a member mem-ber of the Youth Guild will perform in the Abravanel Hall lobby. Tickets prices are $11, $15, $19, $24, $28, $32 and are available avail-able at the Box Office and all Smith'sTix locations. Student tickets are $5. The first electric razor was marketed in 1931. small stands just don't hold enough water, he said. Place the tree away from heaters, furnace vents, televisions or other heat sources. Lights on the tree should be UL approved and protected by an inline in-line fuse. Small, pin-point lights Art works on exhibit Paintings by Brian Thayne, watercolorist and resident of Orem, and pottery by artist and instructor Dennis Zupan, also of Orem, are currently on exhibit at the Zupan residence, 385 N. 400 East, Orem, by appointment only on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 ' and 5. Please call 225-1791 or 224-2146 to schedule a visit. Zupan is renowned for his salt fired pottery and authentic replicas of Indian pottery as well as traditional pottery. He holds a masters degree in art and teaches at Provo High School. Thayne's works feature scenes from his travels throughout the world as well as nostalgic Utah , country scenes. Sports enthusiasts en-thusiasts may recognize a favorite fishing scene in Provo Canyon or near Yellowstone Park in Montana. He has been featured fea-tured at the Church Museum of Art, the Ensign, and is exhibited locally in galleries in Salt Lake City and Park City. are good because they remain cool. Older lights with cracked insulation insula-tion or loose sockets should be discarded, dis-carded, he said. "Don't be sentimental about old Christmas tree lights," he said. "And be sure to turn Christmas lights off when the tree is unattended." unat-tended." If using electric lights, Kuhns said to make sure flammable decorations aren't used. Candles should never be used to light a Christmas tree or wreath. "A fresh tree that is watered daily can stay moist and safe for several weeks," he said. Trees used in public buildings shouldn't be displayed for more than 15 days. They should also be treated with a fire retardant solution, solu-tion, he said. David Jones appointed to new Scout position "David Jones has been appointed ap-pointed to the position of Director of Explorer Scouting in the Utah National Parks Council," Tom Powell, Scout Executive, announced an-nounced today. Jones is filling a new position created in the local Scout Council to assist sponsoring units with their Explorer program and to establish es-tablish special interest posts. Powell sajd, "This is a new position posi-tion and one we are excited about because Explorer Scouting has a lot of potential in our Council for 16 to 18 year-oldboys." Jones has been serving as a career Scouter in the Redwood Empire Council in California for the past two and one-half years. He is a graduate of the Brigtoam Young University Youth Leader ship Program. His experience in Scouting includes in-cludes his own achievement of the Eagle Scout Award with three Palms and service as a volunteer to local troops. In connection with Jones' appointment, ap-pointment, a special meeting is planned for Wednesday, December Decem-ber 15 at which plans will be discussed dis-cussed for strengthening Explorer Ex-plorer Scouting. The meeting will be held at the Eldred Center, 270 West 500 North, Provo, at 7 p.m. in Room 6. 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