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Show v. ill (QkQlQhdjl, T H F. Number One Rated iS-J T T . 1 ' forlitaons. In a recent study of nearlv 500 integrated health systems published in Modern Heahhcare magazine, IHC ranked number one in the nation lor the third time in tour years. Even more meaningful, the study confirms that some of the nation's leading health care is right here in Utah. 1-or more information about this study, visit the link on our Web site at ihc.com. 200i annual study conducted bv Vcrispan, a Chicago-based research firm, Jf T?VVi INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE (MO Health Care System 7 In The Nation CEEEBI.TE SUIVIVIERjJEST Continued from front page Magic Mike; 2:15 - The 4 Accords (an accordion quartet); 3 p.m. - Baby Contest winners; 3:30 p.m. - Miss Orem royalty; royal-ty; and 4 p.m. Fiddlesticks (fiddlers). Another traditional Summerfest event that has steadily increased in popularity from year to year is the baby contest. con-test. Broderick said that last year's competition drew 600 participants. With the theme of "A Day at the Zoo", this year's contest will take place at the Orem Senior Friendship Center, ,93 North 400 East, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Babies and toddlers ages 0 to 36 months (as of June 14, 2003) will be judged on personality and appearance, according to a schedule based on the first letter of the last name. There is a $7 entry fee, and there will be special costume and sibling categories. Awards, drawings, door prizes, souvenir photos, and gift bags will all be part of the fun. For more information on the baby contest, call the Summerfest Hotline, 229-7027. Activities for Friday and Saturday are listed on Orem's website, www.orem.org. Along with the talent festival and the Taste of Orem Restaurant Competition on Friday, there will be activities in the park, games and rides, and craft boutiques. An Urban Conservation Fair will be located in the Friendship Center Pavilion from 2 to 7 p.m. Conservation tips will be featured, along with a coloring contest, plant disease or pest diag noses, and a mulching lawn mower giveaway. A community information booth from 5 p.m. to closing will display pictures pic-tures of historical sites in Orem, and offer a free booklet showing the sites. Saturday's activities will kick off with a community com-munity breakfast prepared pre-pared by the Orem Rotary Club. This will be at the City Center Park Rotary Pavilion from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $3 per person or $15 per family and the menu includes ham, eggs, pancakes, pan-cakes, and juice. For more information, contact con-tact LaRane Jensen, 229-1620. Children's crafts, under the direction of Nancy Furr, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the large pavilion at the park. Free crafts are available for children ages five to 12. LuAnn Olsen will be in charge of free, old-fashioned games for children, including stilts and bubble-blowing. The Old West Dutch Oven Cook-off will be at the north pavilion at the park, and judging will take place at 5:30 p.m. The Children's Parade invites children to dress in costume and decorate their bikes and wagons. The procession starts at 400 East Center Street and travels trav-els west toward the Smith's parking lot. Participants should congregate con-gregate at 6:45 p.m., with the junior parade starting at 7 p.m. Summerfest will then go out with a bang in fact, many of them with the culminating fireworks display at City Center Park at nightfall. |