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Show - j New Utah - Thursday, May 23, 2002 - Page 17 UVSC dancers io tour Europe ' The Utah Valley State College Ballroom dance Company will begin its 2Q02 European tour at the end of this month with a challenging competition at the Open British championships champi-onships in Blackpool, England. Eng-land. The team will travel through Europe from lAay 24 to June "Our team 22, making nilts rn CI TWO A. i. LLa ra hour show, a sides in LDS full extrava I-n s t i t u t e buildings and personal tours through cities Jike London, -i i Paris and Brussels. Twenty-eight students of the 90-member ballroom company will travel to the international competition, where the team has won twice before in its respective respec-tive formation team category catego-ry The team will compete against the Korean, Dutch Iffid Austrian national teams, which is tough competition com-petition according to Scott B. Asbell, director of the UVSC Ballroom Dance Company. "I feel like I have the .most talented team," he said. "I am confident we will do well. It's all a matter of tuning them to be at their peak at the moment of com petition." The UVSC student dancers will presort several shows during their 29 days in Europe. Performances include the opening act for the Alsace-Lorraine arts festival in France and a show for US. military stationed sta-tioned at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. The team has also been invited to present firesides fire-sides in Blackpool Black-pool and at the LDS Institute in Paris and the ganza Weston Temple director visitors' center. im mm "Our team puts on a two-hour two-hour show, a full extrava ganza," Asbell said. "We don't focus on only the competition, com-petition, we focus on a full performance medium. It makes our challenge a little harder, but it makes it more exciting as well." The team began 13 years ago, and Asbell has been director for 12 of those years. The ballroom company compa-ny travels internationally every summer to compete, give firesides and even raise money for charities. Last year in Australia and New Zealand the team raised over $58,000 for the Lion's Club Children's Hospital and the Helicopter Rescue Service. Electro Magic Fest at Thanksgiving Point Local high school students stu-dents will meet at Thanksgiving Thanks-giving Point this weekend, along with their robots. Together tRfey-will work t beat the competition in scoring soccer goals, escaping escap-ing intricate labyrinths gn.d climbing mountain Courses. There will be competitions, competi-tions, exhibitions and hands-on opportunities at the ElectroMagic Fest on Saturday, iffreeto "6 idSQ WQS the public to provide a and rum chance for the JolMS Public to see fest is spon- SOITie Of the iored by utah best student Valley State Thanksgiving Point. "We decided decid-ed to make it through a maze, climb a mountain terrain and push pucks to score goals on a makeshift soccer field. Other events outdoors include audience solar car races, jugglers, and acrobats, acro-bats, a catapult demonstration demon-stration and live music. Indoors, the 42 award-winning award-winning projects from UVSC's sponsored Multi-Media Multi-Media Arts Festival along with an original UVSC animation piece will be presented on Point's "jumbo screen" multimedia mul-timedia theater. the-ater. M c Fa r -land said the Tom McFarland Thanksgiv-UVSC Thanksgiv-UVSC chair in .Point m venue is perfect per-fect to dis- ii full-fledged festival " said Tom McFarland, chair of the UVSC multimedia communication technology department. "The idea was to provide a chance for the public to see some of the best student work." rn Technology as discovered discov-ered by high school students stu-dents will be presented in the form of 3-D animation projects, Web sites, computer com-puter games, classroom-assembled classroom-assembled robots and itfof e. , VTwenty-five Utah high fiichool science groups received kits from UVSC to design and build their own robots. These robots will compete com-pete in an outdoor triathlon, requiring them to use photo sensors to get play all the hard students work that goes into these projects. Other hands-on multimedia multi-media studios and computer comput-er terminals will yield lessons les-sons for the public in animation, ani-mation, special effects, graphic design and more. "I really believe colleges and universities need to be much more proactive in reaching children to get them more interested in sciences and engineering," said George Holling, dean of the School of Computer Science at UVSC. "We wanted to do something some-thing that was fun for the children and had a focus on the sciences and engineering engi-neering medium. Hopefully, Hopeful-ly, it will get the kids excited excit-ed about science." p. Halibut 2 Fish & Chips at , PHONE the utsEi ioy-s (buy accepted. 588 E. owt 1ULABL rout 492-1762 O 7 l" i;ii M V7 ... (A 0 o ft st Chamber Orchestra courtesy photo Conducted by Lois Stout, the Timpanogos Chamber Orchestra will be performing in the Temple Square Concert Series tomorrow, May 24. Timpanogos Orchestra invited to perform in concert series The Timpanogos Chamber Orchestra will perform in the prestigious Temple Square Concert Series on Friday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The orchestra, conducted by Lois Stout, will perform Simple Symphony by Britton, Sonata VI in D Major by Rossini, Rossi-ni, The Adagietto from Mahjer's Symphony Sym-phony No. 5, Janacek's Suite for String Orchestra, Molly on the Shore by Grainger, Humoreske by Dvorak, and Abide with Me, arranged by Utah composer com-poser Robert Millett. The orchestra is composed of 60 of the most advanced young string players in Utah County. The students are from J2 to 18 years of age. The orchestra was started seven and a half years ago and has earned statewide recognition for its extraordinary extraordi-nary interpretation of string orchestra music. It performs classical string music in its original arrangements and has commissioned and performed several contemporary works. The group has achieved exceptional statewide recognition this year, winning a competition to perform in a special side-by-side concert with members of the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall. The concert was superb-a grand highlight of the orchestra's performance season-and received excellent reviews. Lois Stout, who resides in Alpine, is conductor and artistic director of the orchestra. The professional section coaches' who enhance the students' trailing are Christine Davis, Lisa Brodie, Lkida Pun-can, Pun-can, Patricia Pinkston, and ifemiifer Alton. Kathy Wilson is the orchestras general manager, Ann? Hill is business, manager, and Linda Benson is librarian. Free summer programs start Memorial Day weekend Timpanogos Cave National Nation-al Monument in partnership with the Uinta National Forest are pleased to announce the return of the free summer evening program pro-gram series (does not include $3 entrance fee). The programs will be held -Jhamghout the- summerat Vanouff lotfal ions '' throughout through-out American Fork Canyon. Friday's programs will be held at Granite Flat campground camp-ground from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring your own seating and something warm to wear. Saturday's program will be a ranger-led hike to Stewart Stew-art Falls from 4 to 7 p.m. Wear good hiking shoes and1 bring water. Participants for f: the hike are asked to meet a few minutes early at the Aspen Grove trailhead. Monday's evening pro grams will be held at the Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information call 7565238. These are fun programs for all ages. May 24 - Granite Flat Campground, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. "Stories and Reflections of American Fork Canyon" Ranger Jay Allen presents pres-ents this always popular program about the colorful history of American Fork Canyon. He will include stories sto-ries of the railroad that operated in the canyon and the miners who were seeking seek-ing their fortunes. May 25 - Aspen Grove Trail, 4 to 7 p.m. "Hike With a Ranger to Stewart Falls" Ranger Jody Rowel will lead this first hike of the summer to scenic Stewart Falls. Enjoy the spring wild-flowers wild-flowers and majestic views as you learn about the area and the plants and animals that live there. May 27 - Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. ' "Caves, the Last Great Unknown"1' Ever "wonder what it would be like to discover a cave, explore it and help protect it? Ranger Kowallis has done all these things and he will share his storiefe and pictures with you. Utajh has many of these fragile caves and you will' learn how to become a caver or you can just enjoy the beautiful beau-tiful slides of caves from this area. May 31 - Granite Flat Campground ,7:30 to 8::)0 p.m. "Being Thoreau in Nature" . Ranger Naomi Ha'ncpck shares the inspirational nature writings of famous authors and conseryation-.ists conseryation-.ists such as John Muir, Aldo jXieopqld and Ralph Valdo' Emerson. Try your hand at nature writing. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Owner: Pleasant Grove City Address: 70 South 100 East Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062 Separate sealed bids for the Construction of Pleasant Grove Boulevard - Phase II will be received by Pleasant Grove City at the Pleasant Grove City Hall, 70 South 100 East, Pleasant Grove, Utah until 2:00 p.m. (MDT), Tuesday, May 28, 2002, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. .,, The project will consist of construction of Pleasant Grove Boulevard from the I-IS interchange to Center Street. Items to be performed include grading,' surfacing, drainage, signing and landscaping. '.' The project is to be completed by September 1, 2002. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bid, Information for Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Change Orders, Drawings, Specifications and Addenda may be examined after Monday, May 13, 2002, at the folow-ing folow-ing locations: Horrocks Engineers, One West Main, American Fork, Utah 84003. Pleasant Grove City Offices, 70 South 100 East, pfeasant Grove, Utah 84062. Intermountain Contractor, 1743 West Alexander Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 19. Mountainland Area Plan Room, Plaza 1 100, 1 1 16 South State, Orem, Utah or S83 West 3560 South, Suite 4, Salt Lake City, Utah 84 1 1 5. Associated General Contractors of Utah, 1135 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Horrocks Engineers located at One West Main Street, American Fork, Utah 84003, upon payment of $50.00 for each set, none of which will be refunded. 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