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Show Thursday, August 9. 2007 Page 18 NORTH COUNTY NEWSPAPERS Family to share tales of flljUii ' ',t)U '. V.I I Wruit would it be like to be on the road with your family 247 for 2Hf days straight9 The Higham family, of Mountain View, Calif ., did just that and have been sharing their experiences and expertise exper-tise at such plac es as R K I , community meetings, and I.DS firesides The parents and two children chil-dren will give a presentation Sunday at 7 p.m. in a family fireside at the American Fork Hast Stake Center, X25E. fK) North. 'I'he event is free and 7 days. 4 lines and a photo. Includes Classified Marketplace & online. If it doesn't sell, renew for 7 days FREE. Magnum (7 037 LT7 (-XEE7 (3lJ YKEXLUl yzxhd nnxD crnis EXCELLENT MONTHLY RATES FULL SECURITY SYSTEM MOTION SENSORS DOUBLE GATES CAMERAS a - t ct)Ur j rr A f Beatles! 620 S. 1350 E. Springvillc Tickets $10.00 Tickets are available at the Springville City Offices, online at www.springville.org or at the gate. if ;. ) ' - ! . ' ' r I I the community is invited. The hour-long presentation includes slides, excerpts from the children's journals, and a how-to guide to encourage families to make their own plans to "visit someplace besides be-sides Disneyland." In June 2(X)6, the Higham family returned to their home after an entire year on the road. John returned to his job as an aerospace engineer and Sept ember to her software consulting business. The kids, Jordan, 9 upon their return, and Katrina, 12, spent their summer vacation like other ggrjg 4 BOATS CAMPERS TRAILERS Pleasant Grove Utah ) ii I Tf f!s oPM : pDml , Gates Open ( ) at 7 p.m. W. ,jr Ml. "I A I I world trip kids in their neighborhood and started public school in the fall. It was the return to normal, after 52 weeks that were anything any-thing but. They were $120,000 poorer, but agree that the experiences ex-periences they had as a family were priceless. As they biked and backpacked through 28 countries, they gained a broader view of the world and their role in it. Learn more about their trip at www.ldsmag.com. Search the Family Connections column col-umn for "Adventures in Family Fam-ily Togetherness: 247 for 365 days." heraldextra.com ftrihHrrato M & R.V.s & TRUCKS 0 - I jr k. o 1 i I JJ ;evenis UVSC honors Lucille Stoddard with scholarship Utah Valley State College has established a new scholarship in the name of Lucille Stoddard, currently the associate commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education. Stoddard served at UVSC for more than 30 years. She was the chair of business for Utah Technical College, the dean and acting president for Utah Valley Community College, Col-lege, and vice president of academic aca-demic affairs for Utah Valley State College. Stoddard also served as interim president twice at UVSC. "The scholarship will honor Dr. Stoddard for her contributions contri-butions she's made here at UVSQ" said Louise Moser Illes, assistant dean of The School of Science and Health. "She's been here almost since the inception of the college and she's been a continuing driving force." The scholarship will go toward to-ward students in The School of Science and Health based upon merit and need of the students. Community members can join with current and former UVSC faculty, staff and students stu-dents by helping to endow this scholarship. Contributions can be made to the UVSC Foundation, Founda-tion, earmarked for the Lucille Stoddard Scholarship, and mailed to: Utah Valley State College Foundation, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999. UVSC unveils new marketing campaign Utah Valley State College wants everyone to catch Green Fever. "Green Fever isn't your normal nor-mal illness," said Lyanna Lee, assistant director of integrated marketing. "All of the symptoms symp-toms are benefits." Symp oms may include but are not limited to: Hallucinations Hallucina-tions of wolverines, pain-free tuition payments, hands-on experience, ex-perience, small class sizes and high starting salaries. What started originally as a campaign for fall enrollment has developed into the overall theme for the transition to university status, which will be effective July 1, 2008. "The purpose of this campaign cam-paign is to get the community excited about UVU," Lee said. "We want to promote school spirit and remind people of the presence we have here." 'V tfS) Lincoln AcadefnX is accepting applications .olnAcad ' ''i i 1 1 - for our Junior High program, for the H7"" Ivr: 2007-08 school year. Cr- V The Central Bank Advantage 13 Month High Interest CD See us at any of our 9 convenient offices Annml p reenltgt yield u ofjuly 9. 2007. Minimum $500 depoill ii required. Peniky for Mrly withdrawal. Offer and rale miUble for a limited time and lubject to change. Special promotional offer for cuilomenwho open or have a central Bank checking account. More information about university uni-versity status can be found at www.uvsc.eduuniversity. UVSC hosts summer fire school Utah Valley State College will host the Utah Fire & Rescue Academy (UFRA) Summer Fire School Aug. 17-18 17-18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 500 firefighters will come from throughout Utah and surrounding states to take advantage of firefighting training and education. The two-day training will consist of 39 classes, 27 of which will be strictly classroom instruction, and the other 12 will focus on practical applications. "In the past, students have wanted to participate in more hands-on classes," said Gary Wise, program manager. "In an emergency, you do what you practice. So this gives them that experience of actually physically physi-cally going through it." The UFRA Summer Fire School will have nationally recognized instructors from across the country. UFRA's fire schools are recognized by others state's fire service training train-ing facilities as on the cutting edge of firefighter training. "The fire program has been one of the fastest growing programs pro-grams at UVSC," Wise said. Noted speakers will include Fire Chief Christopher P. Riley from Pueblo, Colo, and Captain Michael Dugan of FDNY Ladder 123. More information can be found at www.ufra.uvsc.edu. UVSC West Offering classes at National Guard Building The best kept secret on UVSCs campus is "off campus" at UVSC West. UVSC West is located about five minutes from the main campus in the National Guard Building, directly west of the main campus on the other side of 1-15. UVSC West offers six classrooms, a 130 seat-auditorium and computer lab in which 45 to 50 classes are offered each semester to approximately approximate-ly 800 students. All UVSC students are welcome wel-come to use the UVSC West Computer Lab, whether or not they take classes there. The computer lab is fully equipped with computers that accommodate accommo-date DVDs, flash or ZIP drives. Students can also access UV Link and the Internet and print from any of the computers. Please apply at the school at . 1582 W. 3300 N., Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 or contact us at 756-2039. For more info, check out our webrtt www.Hntofa-oCTdemy.ofy L l1 fl. J CENTRAL BANK Utah County's Small Business Bank Because most students don't know about the computer Mb at UVSC West, it is rarely crowded. The computer lab is open and staffed Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. UVSC West was constructed summer 2006 once the previous previ-ous UVSC University Mall location's lease expired. "This new location is great," said Bob Burns, director of extended extend-ed studies. "More opportunities are being offered for students, and the location is closer to the main campus, and located right off the freeway for convenience." con-venience." At UVSC West, classes are offered during the day and in the evenings. General education educa-tion classes are the main classes class-es offered at the building. Each classroom is fully equipped with all the technology and equipment students and instructors in-structors would expect such as an overhead projector, television, televi-sion, VHSDVD player, a media me-dia projector and a computer with Internet connection. Live Interactive classes are also offered at UVSC West. Many required courses are offered at very convenient times. For more information on UVSC West visit www.uvsc. eduextend, or call 863-7322. UVSC's Alumni Magazine is "going green" UVSCs alumni alum-ni magazine, Sequel, is going green by offering the magazine maga-zine online for easier access and an environmental friendly option for campus faculty and staff. The new online format allows visitors to go page by page through the magazine, click on links for more information infor-mation and zoom in on articles. The online magazine is powered pow-ered by Nextbook and also includes some added features like expanded coverage, pod casts and photo galleries. "UVSC has always had an online on-line version of Sequel, but this one is a lot more technologically technologi-cally advanced and looks just like you're flipping through the magazine," said Jeri Allphin, director of alumni relations. With Sequel online, UVSC has reduced 3,000 copies of the printed magazine; all campus subscribers now receive an e-mail e-mail with a link to the Nextbook version of the magazine. Sequel online also allows users to click on advertisements that directly link to advertiser Web sites. To view Sequel online, visit www.uvsc.edualumni. For more information, please contact con-tact Melynda Burt at 863-8535 or Jeri Allphin at 863-8553. FDfC r 0011 C( IF "J""" |