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Show Thursday, December 7, 2006 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Pag 3 pnefsi Chauntenettes Annual Christmas concert Members of the Chauntenette Women's Chorus will present their annual Christmas concert con-cert on Dec 15 at 7 p.m. at the American Fork Tabernacle, 110 E. Main Street. The concert will include many popular Christmas carols. Families are welcome. There is no admission charge. The Chauntenette Women's Chorus was organized 60 years and is dedicated to giving giv-ing service to the community. This concert will be dedicated dedi-cated to Maurine Madsen who directed the chorus for 23 years. Margaret Barfuss is the director and Irene Jenkins is the accompanist. Utah Regional Ballet Nutcracker to be performed in Prowo Utah Regional Ballet, Bal-let, Utah Valley State College's performing company in residence, resi-dence, will present their traditional tradi-tional full-length production of "The Nutcracker" Dec. 21-23 at Timpview High School in Prove Pro-ve accompanied by the Utah Valley Symphony, conducted by Bryce Rytting. The Nutcracker, performed by URB for the past 24 years in Utah County, relocated from last year's venue at the SCERA Theater in Orem to accommodate accommo-date a full orchestra for every performance. In addition to an orchestra, the production will feature a more than 150-person cast with children from the community, students in the UVSC dance department, URB professionals and visiting professionals. This show has been a Christmas tradition for a lot of families in Utah County and we're excited to make the whole experience complete this year with the addition of the Utah Valley Symphony," said Jackie Colledge, founder and artistic director of URB. "Although we'll feature the same traditional choreography, choreogra-phy, our new talent creates I SELECTED INCIDENTS Reward offered Wells Fargo Bank Corporation and the Utah Bankers Association are offering a $30,000 reward for information that would result in catching the man who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 144 S. State St. in Lindon on Nov. 10 and again on Nov. 27. Pleasant Grove Police Capt. Cody Cullimore said the suspect was aggressive and demanding as he threatened the people inside in-side the bank. After receiving the money, he fled the bank on foot to Lindon Main Street where he entered a small silver vehicle as a passenger and fled the scene southbound into Orem. The suspect sus-pect is described as a white male, believed to be between 6' to 6'2", weighing 200 to 220 pounds. He was wearing a dark green to black jacket or sweatshirt, blue jeans and a black Balaclava ski mask Any persons wishing to provide pro-vide information in this matter is asked to contact either the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Police Department at 801-785-3506 or the FBI Provo Office at 801 -374-5332 Cedar Fort ANIMAL PROBLEM - A dog owner celled police and complained com-plained that she believed her neighbor had fed her dog tranquilizers tran-quilizers to keep the dog from barking at night. The investigating investigat-ing officer could not find any evidence evi-dence to support this allegation. Road hazard Police responded respond-ed to a report of cattle on SR73. They found eight cows on the side of the road. An officer herded herd-ed the cows back into a pasture that had an open gate, but there was no way to secure the gate. He put tome rocks by the gate to hold it shut. Eagle Mountain n n I I I I I l"" I Deciding to sell was tough. Using a REALTOR made it easy. Utah County Assoctlon of REALTORS MrMrw.ucaor.com m exchange freshness and newness in their roles that I think everyone will enjoy." The production will show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 22 and 23 with a matinee Dec. 22 and 23 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $ 15 to $25. For tickets, call Smithstix at (801) 467-TIXX 467-TIXX (8499) or 1-800-888-TIXX (8499), or go to www.smith-stix.com. www.smith-stix.com. SCERA SCERA to Present yuletide ballet "The Nutcracker" Dec. 15-23 If the sugar plum fairies fair-ies at the SCERA Center for the Arts seem a little smaller and even a bit more lively than in most productions of Tchaikovsky's Tchai-kovsky's famous Yuletide ballet, bal-let, "The Nutcracker," that's because dance choreographer Tami Meacham Is using enthusiastic enthu-siastic youngsters in her version ver-sion of the holiday favorite. She Is aLso using several guest artists from the Classical Ballet Academy as principal dancers in the key roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Spanish Dancer, Russian, Snow Queen and Prince plus 175 performers from her Timpanogos School of Dance. SCERA will present the seasonal sea-sonal ballet Dec. 15-23 at 7:30 p.m. with Saturday matinees on Dec. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. All tickets are reserved and are $14 for adults and $12 for children (age 3-11), seniors (age 65 and up) and students (wID). They are available online at www.scera.org, by calling (801) 225-ARTS or at the SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 South State Street in Orem. The box office Is open 10 a.m.- p.m. weekdays and on Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m. Since 1892, "The Nutcracker" Nut-cracker" suite has enchanted audiences with its charming characters, dancing dolls, a tree that grows to spectacular spectacu-lar heights, a land of sweets, a fiery battle and its land of snow. Beautiful and colorful costumes will give personality AS COMPILED BY STAFF. ROOF COLLAPSE - Two construction con-struction workers were taken to American Fork Hospital Tuesday afternoon after a roof collapsed on a home they were working on in the Lone Tree subdivision of Eagle Mountain at Unity Pass, 2100 E. 7240 North. Neither of the workers was seriously injured. MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION Deputies were patrolling the Hidden Valley area when they noticed no-ticed a stopped vehicle with the front doors open. They stopped to investigate and talked with the two men in the vehicle. The deputies could smell marijuana, and questioned the men about it. The men admitted to smoking marijuana and throwing the joii t out the window when they saw the police car. The driver of the vehicle was cited for consumption consump-tion of marijuana. The passenger was booked into the Utah County Jail for consumption of marijuana and five outstanding warrants in Utah County Fairfield THEFT A horse was stolen from a corral near Allen's Ranch Road. Evidence collected at the scene suggested a theft rather than the horse just wandering away from the owner's property. The case is under investigation. MEDICAL ASSIST - A police officer arrived first on the scene where a man suffering from severe se-vere abdominal pain had stopped on SR73 west of Fairfield, The officer assessed the man's condition, condi-tion, reassured him and provided updates on his condition to the responding medical personnel as they traveled to the scene. When medical responders arrived, the police officer assisted with traffic control while the patient was stabilized sta-bilized and prepared for transport to the hospital. Lehi m 877-844-1031 - t,.it -( i i. ii i l A t to peppermints, snow fairies, gumdrops, soldiers, mice, sugarplums sug-arplums and gingerbread. " 'Nutcracker' is captivating for all ages," says Meacham. , "With a beautiful set designed by Cole McCIure, light design by Cole Adams, along with a cast of nearly 200, it really brings the magic of a little girl's Christmas Eve fantasy to life." Eagle Mountain Old Fashioned Christmas Concert Country music artist art-ist J. Marc Bailey, a resident of Saratoga Springs and a well-known performer, is partnering with Miss Eagle Mountain, Celeste Lojik, to help raise money and collect toys and clothing for children in need. River Ranch Records and Eagle Mountain City are putting put-ting on "An Old Fashioned Country Christmas Concert" featuring J. Marc Bailey, Loreen Bliss, Jason Mecham, Jeremy Gardner, Tim Goodman, Good-man, Michelle Bailey and others oth-ers at Thanksgiving Point's show barn on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be co-em-ceed by Lojik and John Moy-er, Moy-er, writerdirector of the film "Mobsters and Mormoas" and writer on "The Singles Ward," "The RM," and "The Home Teachers." A portion of all the ticket and merchandise sales will go to The Adoption Exchange, an organization that assists in the adoption of foster children. Lojik and Bailey hope to raise at least $2,500 in cash, which Is the cost for a foster child to be adopted through the organization. orga-nization. Lojik will aLso have donation boxes for new toys and clothing cloth-ing at the concert, to be given to local foster children and homeless shelters for Christmas. Christ-mas. Information booths will le available for people who are interested in adoption or making other contributions. Asked about her motivation for starting these charitable drives, Lojik said, "Every child deserves to feel loved, especially espe-cially at Christmas time." Bailey will be backed by an "all-star" band, including musicians who have recently WEAPONS OFFENSE - The driver of a vehicle was cited for brandishing a weapon and aggressive ag-gressive driving. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM - On Nov. 20, an officer of-ficer ran a vehicle's license plate and it showed no insurance and the registered owner had a suspended sus-pended driver's license. A traffic stop was made on the vehicle. The driver was arrested for driv-ing-under-the-influence. SUSPICIOUS - Officers stopped a possible stolen vehicle on Nov. 21. Orem officers took over and located drug paraphernalia. parapher-nalia. TRUANCY - On Nov. 20, a juvenile ju-venile boy was cited into Youth Court for truancy. RECOVERED STOLEN PROPERTY PROP-ERTY A Dell computer, printer, Compaq pocket PC and accessories accesso-ries were recovered on Nov. 24. TRAFFIC OFFENSE - On Nov. 24, officers were dispatched to a reckless driver call. The vehicle was stopped at 100 East State Street. The drier was issued a citation ci-tation for no front plate, no Utah drivers license and no insurance. AMBULANCE ASSIST A man fell from a ladder while hanging Christmas lights on Nov. 25. He was taken to the American Fork Hospital Emergency Room by ambulance. FIRE Officers were dispatched on Nov. 25 to a possible structure fire. It turned out to be a controlled con-trolled burn, Pleasant Grove iHM Itt teiewket , JW If Mai of Tlw Tear PG-13 r- 1 ff I T 3 1 H I -I f H I Flika PG Strum W) fi DEC 22 (Fri) LEHI South End of New Legacy Center Parking Lot, 123 N. Center St. DEC 29 (Fri) PLEASANT GROVE Fire Station, 86 ElOO S. An"" " PftMr 1 - IMieO dip to HOHni $4Q mmmm tup Ui m ha; Firiiiyfn(ftW!!iwnw i')r,m nmn Ix left fri 6 moil toured with Gretchen Wilson, JoDee Messina, Joe Nichols, and Alan Jackson. There may even be a surprise appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Having grown up watching watch-ing Bob Hope's Christmas specials, Bailey has tried to emulate that feeling in his Christmas program. "It's a perfect show for the whole family to enjoy," he says. "I like to see kids in the audience and dancing in the aisles." Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children. They are available at the Thanksgiving Point Box Office at 7684900, Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or at any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 801.325.SEAT. UVSC Farley Family Xmas returns The Farley Family Xmas, an improvisational comedy com-edy presented by James Ar-rington, Ar-rington, assistant professor in the UVSC theatre department, will return to the Sorensen Center Ragan Theater Dec. 11, 14, 15, 16 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. for its sixth year running. The production, a one-man one-man show with eight or nine characters all played by Ar-rington, Ar-rington, calls for audience interaction as the Farley's, a family Arrington describes as "backward, awkward and inept," in-ept," celebrate Christmas. "People who have already seen it know why they should come," said Arrington of this year's production. "It's very, very funny, and always a little different. It's become a tradition tradi-tion for so many families and friends in Utah County." Audience members are encouraged en-couraged to dress up in their best Christmas costumes for prizes. Tickets are available at Campus Connection, (801) 863-8797. The cost is $6 for UVSC students, stu-dents, $8 for children, senior citizens and other students and $10 for general admission. For groups of 10 or more persons, per-sons, tickets will be discounted discount-ed to $8 per person. Valley Center BURGLARY - On Dec. 2 officers of-ficers responded to a residence regarding a burglary detail. Upon arrival, the residence owner said he left the house for approximately approxi-mately three hours. When he returned he discovered someone had entered the residence and took his tennis shoes. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - On Nov. 28, a landlord reported that previous tenants caused $12,000 in damage during the time of their 15-day eviction. The residents had been sponsored by FEMA and the only information the landlord has is the former residents res-idents name and that they have moved back to Louisiana. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - A woman was arrested for criminal crimi-nal mischief to a telephone pay phone and to household items. Police received the report on Dec. 3. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM - On Dec. 3, officers checked out a man sitting in his vehicle to serve a warrant on him. When they searched the man, the officers found he was in possession posses-sion of methamphetamine. They also found drug paraphernalia in his vehicle. The suspect was taken to the Utah County Jail and booked in for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and for the valid warrant. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM -A Dec. 1 traffic O O Cfer Training r Change Your Life In 3 Short Weeks! Become a Skilled Crane or Heavy Equipment Operator lnjuH3,t,9orUWeeka Douri; Excavators Backhott.Crarwt L Loadtft iOrsoers National Certification Job Placement Assistance Financial Assistance Camput Hotiinrtali Today 1-877-254-2947 www.NAHET8.com ASttdMTrakwtgStnkwofltw Ot E CoSwi Axwiu. Su m q uVmM,Hvsiis I'J K-f K I I I I I 94 . . both LocHlmr no more HOMrJF5S PFJSCP STOP UNWANTFO UTTFRSt TTnrrTrTr Playhouse Best Christmas Pageant Ever The "Best Christmas Pageant Pag-eant Ever" is now playing at the Valley Center Playhouse, 780 N. 200 East, Lindon. Performances Per-formances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 22, with one Saturday Matinee, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. This Christmas comedy is returning to the theater for its 18th year. Ticket prices are $6, regular admission; $5 students, children chil-dren and seniors and $25 per family. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are available for purchase pur-chase one-half hour before show time on performance nights. Although the production produc-tion is appropriate for all ages, please do not bring babes in arms or children under four. Reservations are recommended, recom-mended, you may make them by calling 785-1186. Utah Valley Symphony Annual Christmas Concert Dec 13, 14 The Utah Valley Symphony will celebrate the season Dec. 13 and 14 with an armload of holiday favorites when it presents its annual Christmas Concert in the Pro-vo Pro-vo Tabernacle at 7:30 p.m. Opening the concert will be Howard Blake's "The Snowman," Snow-man," followed by Leroy Anderson's "A Christmas Festival," Fes-tival," the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah" and selections from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." For additional information about symphony performances, perfor-mances, contact Madsen at corneliamadsenffhotmail.com. Lehi City Arts Council 'Tuna Christmas' to open Dec, 7 The Lehi City Arts Council presents a light-hearted Christmas today through Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. with a "Tuna Christmas." Doors open to the Smith Family Theater in the Lehi Arts Building, 685 N. Center St., Lehi, at 7 p.m. Tickets for shows may stop resulted in the arrest of a woman for possession of a controlled con-trolled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, providing false information, driving on an expired drivers license, and for the second degree felony warrant. war-rant. She was booked into the Utah County Jail. THEFT A woman reported on Nov. 29 that a $3,000 ring and a knife were stolen from her residence. resi-dence. BURGLARY - Officers responded re-sponded to a burglary of a business busi-ness on Nov. 26. A front door, sheet rock materials, and a corporate corpo-rate safe were damaged. RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY -Officers responded to a burglary of a residence on Nov. 21. The reporting party had surveillance cameras on his home that captured cap-tured video of the suspects in the act. The video was turned in as evidence. The suspects entered and stolen items from a garage. On Nov. 22, the suspects were located. Upon interview, they confessed to the crimes and were OUR LOVE IS THE BEST POLICY. JoAnn Adams (801)756-3503 52 EAST MAIN ST. 1 AMERICAN FORK joonnadormalfstoti.com Glen Pack (801)785-1255 140 S. MAIN ST M PLEASANT GROVE glenpock olktcrf.com I -I 1 Introducing Allstate Your Choice Auto Insurance. Choose Accident Forgiveness, so your rales won't go up just because of an accident Gotta love that. Ivm. coMiUom M guiMKitwM ml (na'tnu J(n Vow Coon Auto nuy not N Milan Iron al (omtKmi Put prong Utuu intuitru Umotnf Uw infemnty Compfr v4 lum hour a4 CaWr WfcwiM Comwrnr (Mrtntroon K Q7W, JWan Hmnug Umnm be purchased online or at the door. Cost is $8person, $20 family, $5students and seniors. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Doors open at 7 p.m. with concessions conces-sions and rest rooms available. Tickets are sold online by specific dates on www.lehic-ityarts.org. www.lehic-ityarts.org. Once tickets are purchased they are nonrefundable nonrefund-able and nontransferable. American Fork Arts; Council ' 'Honk' auditions Third- graders and up are invited to ; audition for "Honk, Jr." on Dec. 7. This retelling of "The Ugly Duckling" offers lots of great parts and fun music, and all who audition will be cast in the production. Rehearsals run through March and performances perfor-mances will be held March 29 to April 2. Workshops will also be held to teach auditioning and performance skills. Tuition is $40 per month. To schedule an audition or for more information, please call Judy at 785-2059. Utah County Art Board Christmas concert The Timpanogos Chorale will present its annual Christmas concert in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square today at 5:30 p.m. The concert will also be Friday at 7 p.m. at American Fork Junior High School, 20 W. 1120 North, American Fork. It is called "Christmas Around The World." The group is directed by Dr. Donald Ripplinger, retired associate as-sociate conductor of the Mormon Mor-mon Tabernacle Choir. They will sing carols from Russia, the Austrian Alps, the South, and an old Spanish carol and other favorites. No babes in arms should attend. at-tend. Donations may be made at the door. Suggested are $3 per person or $10 per family. The group is spoasored by the American Fork Arts Council. booked into the Utah County Jail. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF - Several Sev-eral reports came in the last week of November of Christmas decorations being damaged or destroyed. In one on Nov. 24, the reporting party said he placed the decorations on his lawn and left the residence for a short time. When he returned home he found someone had damaged dam-aged one of the decorations and scattered the others. He said he would probably take the decorations decora-tions down. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROBLEM - Police were called on Nov. 24 regarding a verbal altercation between a mother and her 13-year-old daughter. The mother handed over several prescription drugs to officers that she found under her daughters mattress. The juvenile was taken to Slate Canyon for a home confinement con-finement (school release) violation. viola-tion. A charge of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription in a drug free-zone was added at Slate Canyon. STAND instate. toumriyxxliundt COPY |