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Show r i 0 v Li Submit a Guest Editorial or Opinion at Commentary our office, located at 538 South Stats in Orem. Deadlines are Monday noon AI submissions are subject to editing for length, and the Orem-Geneva Times reserves the right to publish or not to publish a subrnis&on. Wednesday, April 26th 2000 Spring has sprung. The weather has been remarkably wonderful in March and April. The warm days, with just a touch of coolness in the air encourage outdoor out-door activities such as flying kites, climbing trees, riding bikes and playing ball. These activities are wonderful. The bring families closer together, promote better health and are just plain fun. But don't forget safety as you have fun. Larry Ellertson, local Utah Power customer business manager, has some words f caution for those who are getting into the outdoors. "Fresh air and outdoor activities are great this time of year, as long as they are conducted with a measure of safety," Ellertson said. "Power poles, overhead wires and substations never make good places to play. The danger is very real. To help remind people of the danger, Utah Power offers the following springtime tips for safe playing out of doors. Check trees for nearby power lined before climbing. If there are lines nearby, find a different tree. X Never climb a substation fence. Fences protect people from a 6erious hazard. If a ball or other personal property lands inside a substation fence, call Utah Power at 1-88-22 1-7070 and they'll come help you. X Never poke, pry or climb tan on green boxed ground-mounted transformers. They are safe while sealed, but pose a threat if tampered with. Kite flying poses its own hazard and has its own set of tips. While Utah Power doesn't have any of the "kite eating trees" made famous in the Peanuts cartoons, it does have power lines that could pass danger to the kite Cier and onlookers. Here are some special tips for kite fliers. X Fly kites only in open areas, away from power poles, substations and overhead power lines. X Use wood and paper in kites never use metal or wire. X Never fly a kite in the rain. X If a kite does get caught in overhead power Lines, release the string at once. X Never attempt to retrieve a kite caught in a power line, instead call Utah Power at 1-888-221-7070. These pointers are all things we've heard before. In fact we've grown up hearing them, but a refresher course is always welcome. wel-come. Every year, there are accidents involving kids and grownups) who don't follow these simple, basic guidelines and end up getting injured, or killed, by electricity. . There is a great deal of power in electrical electri-cal lines, transformers and substations. That power is not to be taken lightly it can kill. So, remember basic safety as you enjoy spring in Utah and you hare a better chance to enjoy many more springs to come. Timpanogos Green k7 IS Utah Valley Symphony POPS CONCERTS APRIL 26 & 27 The tails of fifty horses fly in frantic unison, attached to slender walnut bows, stretched tightly, end to end, and clenched by filigreed and silver teeth. Emtierced and lustered, then, by shards of Mother of Pearl. Two hundred fifty fingers, bravely bent, and cobra-p6ised, command the violet versatility of fifty sharpened saber-swords of music. Plucked, winter-white from equine steeds, one hundred-fifty horsehair threads are stretched from tip to frog of each and every bow. And deep within their DMA lit secret seeds of sound: the clever keys thaten ears to hear the resonating strings. But, like the forest free that falls, unheard by any ear, there, also, is no sound from horse's hair, Until the blessing of the trees illuminates the horse's silken tail with angel dust. The amber sap, the bleeding blood of trees, must gather and be crystallized. And then, like angel wings, the horse hairs of the bow are drawn across the resin of the trees, transforming the bow into the magic wand that touches G and D and A and E: the STRINGS; and makes of their intimate intercourse MUSIC! The violin, viola, violincello and bass viol are sweetly strung from stout and sturdy bridges to turning pegs. The master-crafted instruments hold within their hearts the endless notes of symphonies; of string concerti, of lullabies, of love songs, of dirges funereal, and rhapsodies. Seventy pieces of special woods, fashioned and varnished by the Master, combine to play MUSICt The hand that holds the violin by its neck has one thick thumb and four fantastic fingers, heavy-honed and shaped to stimulate the strings and nurse ths notes, drawn from the voluptuous breast of the wooden walnut wonder. Like holy hammers, brewed with brains, those fingers frolic up and down the strings, up and down the strings, like lavish lovers, hungry to discover hidden sweets within. Rythymically, quivering at the wrist, each hand seduces strings with violet vibrato in wild orgasmic fervor. A thousand nimble notes, now, sally forth in earnest ecstasy and somber solo. Soprano, tenor, baritone and bass vibrations . harpoon the hall in harmony and hope. Antonio Stradivari and Wieolo Amah': this is what they visioned, when they cold their souls to angels, to apprehend the holy secrets of their fire: Making MUSIC from i hollow wooden chest, enshung with gritty guts cf frisky felines, caressed by the final figment of a tree, tied with the hindmost whinny cf a horse, and creatihg the Symphony of Strings! Help prevent substance abuse The Gathering Place is looking for volunteers to develop and implement a program that can be presented to the Utah County community. Volunteers will make presentations to the community focusing on drug and alcohol education. edu-cation. "Prevention and drug awareness aware-ness are areas of great need that our agency wants to address but we need help from the community commu-nity to do this," said Dr. Sharon Kay, executive director at the Gathering Place. The Gathering Place is a private pri-vate nonprofit substance abuse prevention and treatment center. The professionals at the Gathering Gather-ing Place are trained to help people recover from drug- and alcohol-related problems. There are several programs in which people may participate to overcome over-come drug and alcohol addiction including family education, family, fam-ily, group and individual therapy, stress management and recreational recre-ational therapy. Fees for services are based on a sliding scale according ac-cording to the patient's ability to pay. For the Educational Outreach Team, the Gathering Place is looking for volunteers who are interested in educating the community com-munity about drug and alcohol ahnse. Social, communication and public speaking skills are helpful. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Other volun teer opportunities are available throughout Utah County. Some of these are listed below. Mentor youth in the community. commu-nity. Volunteers, age 21 and older, are needed to serve as mentors for Slate Canyon Youth Center. A mentor is someone who can patiently pa-tiently assist with someone's growth and development in a specific spe-cific area. Assistance may come in the form of advice, guidance or by simply being a friend. Mentors may spend one to ten hours each week with youth who need additional addi-tional assistance. Slate Canyon Youth Center works with youth who have been referred to their agency through school counselors, counse-lors, parents and the youth correctional cor-rectional system. Serve the aging elderly. Oakview Living Center in Provo ( is looking for volunteers to work in their Alzheimer's unit. Volunteers Volun-teers would provide sensory stimulation to residents at Oakview through sharing talents such as dancing, singing, visiting with residents or playing musical instruments. Oakview Living Center is looking for volunteers who are interested in improving the lives of the elderly and are willing to commit to visiting periodically pe-riodically with their residents. Teach skills to the disabled. Tri Connections Personal Development Develop-ment Center an organization that provides individuals with disabilities, their families and the community with counseling and training in social skills needs volunteers who can teach basic grooming, nutrition, math, reading, read-ing, social and computer skills to individuals with disabilities. The center needs creative and self-motivated self-motivated volunteers who relate well with others. The required number of hours and days to volunteer vol-unteer is flexible. Donate time to the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross is holding a luau on April 29 at Timpview High School to raise funds for the organization Volunteers are needed to sell tickets tick-ets and to promote the fund raiser. There will be a silent auction, auc-tion, several door prizes and entertainment. en-tertainment. For more information about these and other volunteer opportunities oppor-tunities in Utah County, phone the United Way Volunteer Center Cen-ter at 374-8108 on weekdays from 8 to 5, e-mail us at volunteerunitedwayuc.org or visit the searchable database on the United Way of Utah County Web site at www.unitedwayuc.org. (USPS 411-700) Published Weekly by ' Utah Valley Publishing Company 801-225-1340 Fax 801-225-1341 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 ParicjEca! Postage Paid in Orm UT 84053 Postmastsr semi ctanp of addrsss notica tit The Orem-Ceissva Times, 533 South State Street Orem. 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