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Show Thursday, May 17,2007 Page 2 'Fablehaven' author makes two Orem stops tJ E W j ' ' i 1 j NO Wj K E F P YOU INFORMED AND INVOLVED 2007 Miss Orem Contestants This year's Miss Orem contestants are: Mica Emily Bown, Naomi Ruth Bridges, Cathy Crowder, Kila Catharine Custer, Beci Eversole, RachelJones, Lindsey Hill, Becky Keller, Krystal Millard, Khristen Millecame, Alison Joy Poulsen, BreAnne Tippets and Annie Rose Williams. I u '. i Mica Emily Bown. 17, is ;i 3007 graduate dl (Item llih S he x 1 She is lnti-rcsli-d in (l;ni( c. ;ml Ullldoo! ,i tiviti;s su( h .is hiking. 'amping. ;iiid snow .mil vv.ilci spor ts Sin; is n isn I'tiiijj; ;i ;i icer as ;i pliysn inn's assisl ;n it or pilot op apln-i Beci Eversole, 1h, gr.iduiitfd Irom l'a son High S 1)1 K)l in 200fj and has attended Snow ('i)l-l'g(; ('i)l-l'g(; She is a ventriloquist. and has interests in travel, dance. snowl)ai ding She plans have her own business in fut lire ''.;,l.piW'"M r J) .urn to the I Krystal Millard. IX, is a 2007 graduate of Mountain View High S( -Ik ml. She has participated par-ticipated in several track events, including sprints, hurdles, and high jump, as well as playing play-ing basketball Her interests include music, and she will present a vocal number foi her talent performance I Annie Rose Williams. Wil-liams. 17. plans to attend at-tend Weber State to obtain ob-tain a bai he-lor's he-lor's degree in respiratory therapy after her graduation gradua-tion from ( )rem I hgh School this year, then wants to earn a master's mas-ter's degree and llil ) in physical therapy. She enjoys singing, piano, pia-no, guitar, running, swimming, tennis and photography. I Naomi Ruth Bridges. Hi, graduated gradu-ated from Mountain View High School in 2imm; and current Iv attends I, tall Valley Stale ( ollege. She is hoping to obtain a master's degree in counseling, counsel-ing, and enjoys singing, writing writ-ing poetry, and working with children I Rachel Jones. 1 is a l.'VSC student who graduated from River-ton River-ton I hgh School in 200i. She is working on a degree in visual arts, and is interested in singing, acting, fashion, travel, and interior design. Khristen Millecam. 22. graduated gradu-ated from Timpanogos High School in 201 IS, and has attended BYU studying study-ing technol ogy educa- tion, with the goal of becoming a high school drafting teacher. Her hobbies and interests include in-clude figure skating, interior design and scrapbooking. v I Cathy Crowder, 22, is a junior at Brigham Young University working on a degree in linguistics. She has per formed with the BYU International Folk Dancers, and at the Hale Center Cen-ter Theater and SCERA Shell. I Lindsey Hill. 21. graduated from Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove High Schixil in 2004, and is a student at UVSC where she is working to obtain a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and communication. She has been a lifeguard for Orem City and has participated in rodeo competitions. I Alison Joy Poulsen. 20, is a 2005 graduate of Orem High School and has attended UVSC seeking seek-ing a bachelor's bache-lor's degree in legal stud ies. She plays the cello, speaks Spanish, and enjoys cooking, running and traveling. 0 A mm n' )' ii ii I Kila Catharine Custer, 19, is a UVSC student working on a bachelor's degree in English who hopes to pur sue a career in writing. She plays the flute, and enjoys reading, horseback riding, and fashion design. t Becky Keller, 24. is a BYU student with a dual major in home and family living and visual arts. She has traveled to Europe, the eastern United States, and Mexico playing bluegrass music mu-sic with a performing group. In the near future, she hopes to create a Web page and sell her own graphic designs. I BreAnne Tippets, 19, graduated from Mountain Moun-tain View High School in 2006 and is a student at UVSC majoring in elementary education. She wants to be a fifth grade history teacher, and also wants to play Snow White at Disneyland. She recently went to Thailand to start a new retail clothing company. ft 1 .ii w L Michael Rigert There's nothing kids like more than a good tale about heroes, trolls, witches and fairies except for maybe a chance to meet the author in person and discover the magic behind the book. Students at Cherry Hill Elementary El-ementary School in Orem will get that rare opportunity on Monday when Utah's Brandon Mull the author of "Fable-haven" "Fable-haven" and its just released sequel "Fablehaven; Rise of the Evening Star" visits the school. He also will appear at a book signing at Barnes & Noble Bookseller in Orem later Monday night. After the success of his first young adult fantasy novel its hardback version has sold over 75,000 copies Mull released the second book in the planned five-book series earlier this month. "Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star" will debut on the New York Times children's chil-dren's hardback Best Seller List at 8 in Sunday's edition, according to the Fablehaven series' Shadow Mountain publicist pub-licist Liz Carlston. Positive word-of -mouth buzz about Fablehaven and its sequel combined with its crossover cross-over kid and adult appeal has made them surprising successes, suc-cesses, Mull said. "If the wordof-mouth isn't decent, it doesn't matter how much you pore into it," he said. "As people are discovering Fablehaven, it's snowballing ... It's kind of a dream situation." "Fablehaven" centers around two siblings, Kendra and Seth, who discover that their grandfather is the caretaker care-taker of a hidden preserve of endangered mythical creatures. crea-tures. In "Rise of the Evening Star," an evil syndicate called the Society of the Evening Star attempts to steal a secret artifact from Fablehaven. When the kids' grandfather brings in specialists to stop the Society and Kendra and Seth get involved, all kinds of trouble ensues. A public relations graduate from If you go What: "Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star" book signing with author Brandon Bran-don Mull When: Monday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Barnes & Noble Bookseller, 330 E.1300 South, Orem Web site: www.fablehaven. com If you go What: Miss Orem Scholarship Pageant When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: SCERA Center forthe Arts, 745 South State St., Orem NorthCounty Its OK to be a fair-weatherfan NEWSPAPERS Marc Haddock ; ; vyc Phone; ."..f, !.(.'; Fax: 756-5274 Cathy Allred u ; 3?6? Lt'hi, S,va!oQ,i S)'!ii(;s, Pi cVw Callred'4'!ir.!,ii:l.'. com DAILY HERALD Barbara Christiansen 413 vm publishing co. Mike Rigert ua 3: f r, Oient. 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Tonight is Tuesday, so I'm writing this before the Utah Jazz defeat the down-and-dirty Golden State Warriors to earn a berth in the Western Conference Confer-ence Finals of the National Basketball Association champioaship. 1 have every confidence the Jazz will win this game. At least, I'm, pretty sure they will. I'm surrounded by doubters. Wade, my son-in-law, Ls convinced the referees will manage to push this series to the limit. And my wife, Sharon, is pretty convinced con-vinced that seven games are likely, because be-cause that way they sell more seats, sell more ads and make more money. Me, I have confidence in the team. I've been their strongest supporter ever since they beat Houston on May 5. Before that, I hadn't watched an entire Jazz game in eight or nine years. But a week and a half ago, I became a believer, and I haven't missed a single game since ... I still have a couple of questions. Like, where did those powder blue uniforms come from? Last time I looked, didn't these guys wear purple? And how did Rafael Araujo get from Provo to Salt Lake City? The last time I could watch a BYU game, in the good old pre-The Mountain days, he was beating guys up for BYU. Then on Friday he turns up banging around for the Jazz. OK, so maybe I haven't kept up so well, but I have a good reason. The last time I gave my heart to this team what did I get for'my efforts? Just the opportunity to watch Michael Jordan break my heart. Again. Now here we are, after eight years of apathy, living our lives from playoff game to playoff game as the Utah Jazz march on to the Western Conference Finals and an NBA title. And right now, 1 believe, brother. I believe. After all, who was it who kept the faith during dur-ing that last game against Houston, confidently proclaiming, "If they just dont screw it up now, they might win," just before Mehmet Okur hit that blissful three-pointer that put the Jazz ahead for good? Wade kept predicting doom. "That's it," he Marc Haddock THE EDITOR'S ' COLUMN would say every time the Rockets pulled ahead in that fourth quarter. "It's all over now." But I kept the faith with a confident, confi-dent, "Maybe not. Maybe not. They can still pull this out." And they did! Are we fair weather fans? Of course we are. I've learned the hard way to not fall in love with the teams I like. After alL I am a BYU f aa Need I say more? So letting down my emotional barriers bar-riers enough to let the likes of Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko is a big step. It's hard not to love Derek Fisher, though. Even Sharon is into the games, especially after Sunday night's win in Oakland. The last time she enjoyed watching basketball on television was the last time the Jazz played the Bulls in the finals, exactly exact-ly nine years ago. But Sunday night she declared the games "fun" again. Which is good news for me. Otherwise I'd probably be watching "Boston Legal" tonight, while my heart would be at the Energy Solutions Arena. And the games have turned into a great bonding bond-ing experience for Wade and me. He moved his sVnall family into our home to bridge the short gap between earning his teaching license and finding a job as a teacher. The games have given us common ground, although I'm the optimist in the relationship, and he the eternal pessimist. Wade is a died-in-the-wool conspiracy theorist, convinced that the officiators are manipulating the games. He points to the two games where Deron Williams was in foul trouble only seconds into the actioa But the Jazz won one of those games, so his theory breaks down a little there. It all makes for fun concentratioa Tonight we'll be back in front of the TV, along with thousands of other fair weather Jazz fans, cheering for "our" team as if John Stockton and Karl Malone were back on the court. I remain confident the Jazz will wia If not, I'll be back Thursday, hoping for the best, preparing for the worst. A fair-weather fan to the end. Brigham Young University with a minor in English, Mull said even as a young kid he was passionate about fantasy. The main influences of Fablehaven, he said, are C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia," from which he learned the great possibilities of fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," by which he realized how deep a fantastical world could be, and J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, which illustrated how a fantasy title could be loved by kids and adults. "I just love to daydream about that stuff," Mull said. "It's something that's hardwired hard-wired in my brain that's focused on those kinds of stories." Six months ago he realized his ultimate dream quitting his job to begin writing fantasy fanta-sy projects fulltime through his publisher, Shadow Mountain. Among several projects in the works, including future Fablehaven Fable-haven titles, is a stand-alone fantasy entitled "The Candy Shop War," due out this falL "I've been waiting 10 years for this door to open," Mull said. "There's tons of stories I want to write." Mull's interactive school presentations center around the message "imagination can take you places." Rather than simply trying to hawk his books, Mull uses examples from his stories to help students stu-dents understand the allure of reading. For example, he'll read a description of a witch from Fablehaven and then show three illustrations of witches from various artists. "Though it's the same description, de-scription, different people visualize it in different ways," Mull said. As opposed to movies and TV, there's no bad acting or bad special effects ef-fects in books, he said, because readers can customize the stories with their imaginations. imagina-tions. "My goal is not to say 'Don't watch TV,' but to say (kids and parents) par-ents) can win the battle by adding reading to the menu," Mull said. Garden Continued from Page 1 drought-resistance plants or water-efficient landscaping, she said the key is that someone some-one can have a lush, green garden while still watering correctly. "One of the main goals of the Gardens is to demonstrate the beauty of this type of landscaping," Guenter said. Guenter said though residents resi-dents often pay more attention atten-tion to water conservation during drought periods, they need to be mindful of using water efficiently for landscaping landscap-ing even during wet years. "In reality, droughts are a completely normal part of the state's climate," she said. "Where it becomes more important is as the population increases affect the water supply." Finlinson said it's difficult dif-ficult to gauge how popular the Gardens will become, but said staff are prepared to handle everything from individual indi-vidual guests to large groups. Guided tours are offered Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. or by appointment. "I think we'll be pleasantly surprised," she said. A Utah native plant garden is in the works for this fall while a Virtual Garden available avail-able at the Gardens' Web site (www centralutahgardens. org) allows guests to pick and choose from a variety of plants and designs to create a template for a customized garden electronically before planting the real thing. Free classes on a variety of topics from the Seven Water Efficient Landscape Principles to Essential Lawn Care begin this month and can be signed up for at Central Utah Gardens Gar-dens or by phone at 226-7100. |
