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Show Chamber of Commerce Section See inside CAR-RT LOTC-005 188918 UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION 307 U 200 S SUITE 4006 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101-1277 71st yearNumber 24 2001, The Orem-Geneva Times WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001 Orem's Weekly Newspaper Since 1930 500 Per Issue 538 South State Street, Orem, UT 84058 (801) 225-1340 Miss Utah crowne at Mountain View BY REVA BOWEN Times Reporter A powerful platform and strong performances in the pageant's competition com-petition categories lifted Lehi's Jaclyn Hunt, Miss Utah County, from the field of 59 aspirants to claim the title of Miss Utah 2001 after a week of intense preliminary prelimi-nary contests at Mountain View High School in Orem. Hunt, a junior jun-ior at Brigham Young University Univer-sity studying English, was crowned in the Mountain View auditorium after af-ter Saturday's finals, during which the "Top Ten" contestants contes-tants from the preliminaries were announced an-nounced and participated in a final round of talent, swimsuit, evening gown, and interview events. Hunt's platform highlights organ, or-gan, eye, and tissue donation. Featured Fea-tured among the contestants' promotional pro-motional posters at the pageant was an eye-catching placard by Hunt, which declared: "My crown isn't the only thing I plan to pass on." A photograph pho-tograph of Jaclyn has lines drawn to body areas of the cornea, lung, pancreas, heart, liver, kidney, and long bones. In a post-pageant interview, inter-view, the new Miss Utah said the . f'f ;- Vil ) - - Betsy Passmore, Miss Pleasant Grove, was a preliminary talent tal-ent winner with a Latin dance number. She was a top 10 finalist final-ist in the Miss Utah Pageant. poster has already drawn quite a bit of attention around the state, and she plans to use her position to promote her platform and to dispel myths that hinder donation. dona-tion. The organ and tissue donation platform was made even more compelling by the fact that Hunt has lost the use of one eye due to a detached de-tached retina. The new queen also told the press that the outgoing Miss Utah, Jami Palmer, has had a leg saved through a tissue transplant. Other young women with local lo-cal connections also did well in the pageant. Among those named to the Top Ten finalists final-ists were Rebecca Lynn Marchbanks, Miss Utah Vallev; Maranda Lamb, a Springville High School graduate gradu-ate serving as Miss Utah State Fair; Ashlee Shaw, Miss Mountainland; Betsy Passmore, Miss Pleasant Grove; and Holly Isaman, a Spanish Fork High School graduate who competed as Miss Snow Country. Also in the Top Ten were Marianne Oldham, Miss Davis County; Heather Anderson, Miss Sandy; Natalie Johnson, Miss Northern Coun- Continued on page 8 am M soikm to 2 Pi 0Mf MARTIN HARRIS Times Reporter f The Utah Legislature will be meeting for a special session today; to-day; to tity. They would form the Utah College of Applied Technology and regional applied technology colleges col-leges in Utah and thus create a tenth state college in Utah. If passed, the act takes effect September 1, 2001. It will provide better funding for the applied technology tech-nology colleges around the state according ac-cording to Utah House Represen- vote on a new bill that will change applied education edu-cation in Utah. T he new piece of legislation legisla-tion will take the applied g y schools around the state and unite them as Ten schools, including Orem's Mountainland Applied Technology Center, will be united under a new one aca-. state school called the Utah College of Applied Technology and regional applied technology colleges demic en- in Utah. V ::-'"-, f. i , "' tative, Bradley Winn. " ' "There was a concern if applied ap-plied technology education funding fund-ing was being equitably distributed," distrib-uted," Winn said. "This is good news ; lor U t a h County. Under Un-der the new model, Utah County will see "-"more funding for ATE programs." pro-grams." - The bill sets aside $6 million as initial startup start-up funds for the new college.: col-lege.: The money will be divided among five of the ten Continued on page 8 Impersonator and comedian Rich Little to perform at SCERA Shell George Bush, RonaJd Reagan, Bill Clinton, Johnny Carson and Jack Nicholson may not actually be in Orem this summer, and it's a sure bet the late Richard Nixon and John Wayne won't be there, but they can be heard all the same when famous impressionist and Jin rto -ii'LfiifitA Gardening together... Gwen Lund and her children Kari (left), 8, and Alex, 10, work in the garden at their Lindon home. Gwen and her husband, Randall, are organizing the Lindon CSA Cooperative, a means of bringing local produce growers and buyers together. comedian Rich Little appears in concert Tuesday, June 26 at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, 699 S. State (in Orem's SCERA Park). Tickets for $18 Genera! Admission Admis-sion and $24 Reserved are available avail-able in advance from 10-5 weekdays week-days at SCERA, 745 South State, Orem or by calling (801) 225-2569 or 225-ARTS. In the heyday of television variety vari-ety seasons, Little could be seen everywhere poking gentle fun and entertainers and politicians. He's a master mimic with more than 200 voices to his credit and has made a career out of charming, amusing, lampooning and sometimes some-times annoying those he has imitated. imi-tated. A tireless performer, Rich is busy preparing a Broadway show that will be called "The Presidents." Presi-dents." This two-hour comedy drama will highlight John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson, Richard Rich-ard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. He particularly likes poking pok-ing fun of Clinton, he says, because "Clinton writes his own material." He is also known for his impersonations imper-sonations of classic movie actors. He became famous doing such favorites fa-vorites as Jimmy Stewart, George Burns and Cary Grant. More recent re-cent actors include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and Elton John. He says these voices are easy because they are "larger than life." More challenging to him are other famous fa-mous actors such as Robert Redford, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise, because their voices are not as distinctive. Little is quick to point out the difference between an impressionist impression-ist and an impersonator and puts himself in the second category. "Am impression is what you think a person per-son sounds like. It could be an exaggeration ex-aggeration or a cartoon. An impersonation imper-sonation is more of an exact copy. Knowing the person personally is not important; it's knowing the speech patterns and mannerisms so you can imitate the person they way the public sees him." Some of his voices have taken years to perfect. per-fect. Frank Sinatra, for example, took him seven years. Others are simple. He had Dr. Ruth down in several minutes. His career probably began before be-fore his teen years when he answered an-swered back to his teachers in their own voices. He has said that observing ob-serving the teachers in action was infinitely more fun than paying attention to class work. As a bonus, Little says his impersonations helped him snag dates during his younger years. Ever creative, Little has some- uuwiiwia ! . i. .nia 1 Jh 3 ;K k. '! RICH LITTLE times had to improvise. Early in his career he was booked in small Canadian Ca-nadian clubs. At one of them, he quickly discovered no one in the audience knew English. This was strictly a French-speaking audience. audi-ence. Using the voices meant a certain cer-tain flop, so he switched to walks -Bob Hope's, Jack Benny's, John Wayne's. As he said, "They all walk the same in French as in English." He was a hit (John Wayne particularly particu-larly liked how Little impersonated him and once asked him for a refresher re-fresher course in the John Wayne Continued on page 3 Lindon family hopes to save farms and promote fresh produce BY REVA BOWEN Times Reporter Many of us lament the increasing increas-ing urbanization of Utah Valley, and the disappearance of orchards and farms. But how many of us actually do something about it? A Lindon family is making the attempt. Randall Lund, a professor in the German Department at Brigham Young University, and his wife, Gwen, are organizing a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) unit "as a way of bringing local growers and customers together for mutual mu-tual benefit," according to the Lunds. Under the CSA, called the Lindon CSA Cooperative, customers custom-ers essentially buy shares of the year's harvest by making a down payment in the spring. At harvest time, they pick their produce and pay the balance of the cost. Current arrangements have provided for apples, potatoes, and corn. Other possibilities are u-pick beans, squash, cucumbers, and other garden produce. One share of Red Delicious, tree-ripened apples is eight bushels; bush-els; price per share is $64, or $48 u-pick. Cold storage may be available avail-able so the apples can be used over time. One share of potatoes is 100 pounds at a price per share of $16. A share of sweet corn is 12 dozen ears, and the price per share is $18, or $1.50dozen. Partial shares are not available, but share costs can be divided among family and friends. Interest so far has been high, as word of the plan has gotten out. "It seems to me that whoever we tell about it is interested," Gwen said. "We'd love to have both growers and buyers call." The CSA provides advantages to both the grower and the buyer. With the money advanced to them, growers have a guaranteed market and income, as well as the ability to use some of the money when it is most needed to grow the crop. "That's the beauty of this," Gwen noted. "It is totally supportive support-ive of the farmer." As farmers stay in business, green space is preserved, pre-served, along with a safer environment environ-ment and a healthier food supply, which benefits the community. Customers can be assured they are getting good produce at a fair, wholesale price, without advertising advertis-ing or "middle men" costs. Paying haif of the money in the spring and half at harvest makes budgeting and payment easier. "Part of the beauty is the cost," Gwen said, "and the elimination of overhead. We are above board with the growers. They should be able to look at the sheets, calculate their expenses, figure out costs, and add a little bit of profit. We believe the prices should not be reflective of store prices, but should be differ ent." Gwen frankly admits there are some risks involved. For example, in case of a total crop failure, it would be up to the individual farmer how much money would be refunded. Essentially, the customer is buying a share of the grower's farm investing in the potential crop. Another disadvantage might be that the buyer needs to be in town when the crop is ready to harvest. har-vest. The payoffs, however, may outweigh out-weigh the risks. One of the big ad-Continued ad-Continued on page 3 Subscribe to the Orem-Geneva Times by calling 225-1340 - Only $16. per Year! 1 ' "I M-LUI I I WW lllll, II I I .11 UN ! I I II llll Ill 1 1 II IWL llPIUft poor copy |