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Show SECTION 0 WEDNESDAY, EDITOR T-- rjrp n i, "f I I lop'.JaredMuriUowith Vanessa Hudgens Middle: Josh Murilo.Zac Efron and Jared Murillo Bottom: Corbin Bleu and Jared Murillo. j , - i , - - 1 jT v - dfoxheraldextra.com 344-254- time: Todd Herzog won $1 million on CBS's 'Survivor: China, those of us covering the People from Small Utah Towns in National Competitions beat here received notice that the Hold- mans, also from Pleasant Grove, have set up a sort of pleasant Christmas grove on their front lawn. Their golden display of Christmas lights is a finalist in the KFC Festive Feast Contest, in which families around the country pledge to eat a piece of fried chicken for every light they put up on their homes. "" "' O Jared Murillo from left, Nathaniel Flatt, Asher Book, Wesley Quinn, Nicky Jared Murillo with Thafswhat girlfriend Ashley Tisdale Bottom: Josh and Jared anyway. In all serious- ness, the Hold-maare collecting donations at their shimmering house for the Mapleton dancer moves from 'High School Musical' background to boyband Irontman DAILY h Foundation of Utah. The prize money, Richard Holdmansaid, will probably go toward a family trip, and the fried chicken will go to the needy. America can vote at www. kfc.comfanatics for the most festive feast for the he thinks this group is going big. Logan Molyneux "I'm fairly certain the group will take off," "He's had so much1 success in his Pearlman said. "They have extremely strong young life. So in a way, he expected music. This first album is going to come as a huge surprise to the world. I think there's this kind of thing. He just goes an opening for a band like this at this point. about his work and just does it. He There's just the right people and the right level of excitement." stays with it. He is tenacious." Page said it was actually Jared who gave HERALD y age 19, most people have chosen a career path, have won national awards in their field and are on. their way to fame and fortune. Well, that s the way it happened for Mapleton resident Jared Murillo, anyway. Still technically a teenager, Murillo has finished touring with the stage version of the Disney Channel hit "High School Musical" and is now working with a new, boy band in Los Angeles. The n group is so new that Its name isn't trademarked, but the group's creator, Tommy Page, said the working title is "The Factory." "It doesn't sound like NSYNC, it sounds like the kind of music that's on the radio," said Page, who is a vice president of Artists and Repertoire at Warner Bros. Records. "What this group has going for it is that four of the five members are professionally trained dancers, studying all kinds of styles." Page's tentative plan is to release a single in the spring and a full album by summer, followed by a nationwide tour. The band's manager, Bill Pearlman, said Murillo is so busy recording and rehearsing for a full 2008 that he couldn't be made available to comment for eyes. The display with the most votes receives a year of free meals at KFC and a check for $3,000 to pay for him the idea to form the group in the first place. Page was impressed by one of Jared's performances on the "High School Musical" Alex Murillo Jared Murillo's father tour. He studied dance at Orem's CenteV Stage Performing Arts Studio and was named the national Youth Latin Champion last year. He's also a world and U.S. swing champion. He was a principal dancer in the TV movie "High School Musical" and was chosen as part of the touring cast last year. He spent much of his senior year of high school on the road, but completed courses online and earned his diploma. All of which led to a deal with a major record label. Oh, and he's been dating singer and "High School Musical" Ashley Tisdale for about a year. "He's had so much success in his young life," Alex Murillo said. "So in a way, he expected this kind of thing. He just goes about his work and just does it. He stays with it. He is tenacious." Pearlman also recognized those characteristics, which in addition to Jared's talents is why five-ma- co-st- this article. But Murillo is used to being that busy. His father, Alex Murillo, said Jared has been traveling and performing since he was 13. "I saw him dancing and I couldn't take my eyes off him," Page said. "When I saw that, it gave me the idea to put the group together, so officially Jared was the first member of the group." Pearlman said Jared is an extremely strong dancer and has a solid stage presence and singing voice. He and Page handicked four similar young men, ages 17 to 20, to join Jared and formed the band. electricity bills and weight loss programs. Whatwe at the People from Small Utah Towns in National Competitions beat wish for Pleasant Grove in this contest no one has heard of "I wanted the strength of the group to be their performance," Page said. "I don't see this as a music group, I see it as an entertainment group. With this group, all five kids have their own star power, in terms of their charisma, their looks and their talent. There are no clunkers in this group." Even if their talents are similar, Jared stands out from the group in another way. See KFC is hoping for, Murillo T. Well, if it isn't our very own Pleasant Grove making headlines again. On Monday, the day after Pleasant Grove native T' Top: the All P.G.all 1 Photos courtesy of Jared Murillo The Factory: 2007 - .. : I I Doog Fox Factoring IT ALL IN ,,w. I . i DECEMBER 19. MURILLO, is that it will get some "national recognition for its superior Holiday spirit." Those complimentary words come from the D2 promotional we received, and we envision people coming from around the world to celebrate the season in this hotbed of holiday happiness. The Pleasant Grove tourism bureau must be licking its chops (or its On the rocks Cory Ohlendorf THE WASHINGTON POST The presents. The planning. The parents. All this obligatory socializing and mandatory merriment calls for a lot of dressing up. And more often than not, a lot of drinking. What better way to trim your holiday attire than with the aptly named cocktail ring? The trinkets once favored by flappers during Prohibition and then, eventually, your grandmother, are once again the accessory du jour. And like restaurant portions, handbags and carbon footprints, today's versions are bigger than ever. A smoky quartz by Gucci weighs in at a whopping 21 carats and is set into an gold band by the Italian house's iconic horse bridle bits. Tiffany offers a more prim amethyst in a classic emerald cut, natch. More artful is Philadelphia-basejeweler Paul Morelli's trio of sculptural obsidian stones. Then there's the real deal vin- y "A JUUA EWANThe Washington Post to wear a cocktail ring to all your holiday celebrations. And the bigger, the better. From top: David Yurman lemon citrine and micro-pav- e ring; Banana ring; Gucci smoky quartz horse-b- it faceted candy ring; Tiffany amethyst and sterling silver Republic ring; Made Her Think pyramid ring; Paul Morelligold and obsidian ring; turquoise "xlg roe" ring,; vintage citrine ring. Be sure If you buy I Smoky quartz in Chevy Chase, ring, $3,390, horse-b- at Gucci fingers). And while scanning our beat, we've heard rumors of a P.G. pre-tee- n who could win the National Handstand In- Md. I David Yurman lemon citrine and micro-pav- e ring, $975, and Paul Morelli gold and obsidian ring, $3,275, both available at Tiny Jewel Box in Washington. I Faceted candy ring, $38, at Banana Republic stores. I Made Her Think pyramid ring, $30, at Shopmht.com. I Vintage ring, $285, at vitational, a P.G. mother of nine who will compete in the American Housewives Whisking and Stirring GoodWood in Washington. I Turquoise "xlg roe" ring, $70, at Poppi studio in Alexandria, Va., or www.poppishop.com I Amethyst and sterling silver ring, $750, at Tiffany & Co. stores. tage. Such as the hefty citrine stone perched atop an intricately etched gold ring with branch de' tailing, from the eclectic jewelry case at GoodWood in Washington. For a more playful interpretation, there's Banana Republic's g faceted ring or Meredith Kahn's edgy pyramid, . candy-lookin- Championship, and a P.G. man who may have the world's larg- cast in a black resin. Virginia artist Dawn Benedetto uses sterling silver bands and d a cluster of glass beads to form baubles she dubs "roe rings" due to their resemblance to salmon roe. A cocktail ring modeled after an appetizer? 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