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Show Monday. October 5. (tommuiniiy By LINDA HILLER For The Associated Press LEE VINING, Cafif. -D90 minutes south of riving the Carson Valley on U.S. 395, you could miss Lee Vining if you sneezed. You could miss Lee Vining if you gazed too long at the mesmerizing sight of magnificent Mono Lake just east of town, or looked too longingly at the spectacular wall of still snowcapped mountains west of the tiny community. But if you were looking for a big heart, for a resounding resilience of the human spirit, you couldn't possibly miss Lee Vining population 315 because here in the shadow of tUa F.nstprn Sinrra a nity has been tested and so far it looks like the grades will be high. On Sept. 19, the citizens of Lee Vining awoke early to smoky skies and the terrible news that the high school was burning. ' After the ashes settled, residents learned two Lee Vining students were responsible a 14- - year-olfreshman and a 15- - year-olsophomore who had recently left classes to be d d home-schoole- Hooligans and heroes While the arsonists were in their homes, where they were both later arrested and con ptuDDs Continued from B6 ball field. The events begin at 5 p.m. and run throughout the evening with winners announced around 9:45 p.m. Tickets are available at Office Necessities or at the gate. Costs are $3 general admission, $2 studentsseniors, and $12 per family (for a family activity . night). Dress warmly and bring blankets it is the fall season and weather is unsure. As the word has traveled, many more bands have opted to participate in the presti- fessed, other LVHS students rallied in the early dawn to try and save the burning gious competition. This year,. 19 bands from all over Utah will be vying for the coveted Sweepstakes Award, that will be crash and suspended symbols with stand, donated in part by Summerhays Music. 'This is really thrilling what these young students can do. If you have ever seen a marching band of this magnitude, you owe it yourself, in support of your school and students, to (fome out. This will be a very entertaining and inspiring performance, especially with this many schools participating," til-- 9 school. Robert Garnica, 15, a sophomore, saw the smoke early from his home in a trailer park across the highway and called his friend, Alejandro Flores, 16, a junior. The boys raced to the blazing school and immediately went to help other passersby who were removing computers, books, desks and anything that could be picked up and taken out. Both boys said they knew BKt.lNDA GRANT Ihs .Wuatcd Pros the suspects, and the word What's next? Lee Vining High School Principal Nancy Lampson talks was that alcohol was a factor last week about the recovery steps ahead after a devastating fire in the boys' behavior. burned the school in Lee Vining, Calif., in September. "They were drunk, they were Yogi Bearin' and that's Flores said. "We're all disap- said, 'Hey, it's not your fault, ' how they got the alcohol," pointed that they destroyed you didn't burn the school Flores said. sitschool the and caused this down,"' he said. Yogi Bearin'? uation. We all just want to get "It's where they go steal the back to school." Tiny town coolers of people camping, and Lee Vining, the "Gateway to "We have good teachers lots of time there is alcohol in here, and we all just want to Yosemite," is a tiny tourist there," Garnica said. get back to normal," Garnica town, with two churches, one Mono County Sheriff Dan said. "We heard the state grocery market, eight gift Paranick confirmed that at architect came and looked at shops, 11 motels, 10 restauleast one car had been vandalthe school and it might not be rants, four gas stations, one ized and that ice chests confixed. It will be sad if they pumice company and two taining alcohol had been missschools: Lee Vining High have to bulldoze the school." ing from a nearby campFlores said students had School, which housed approxiground. mixed reactions to the fact mately two dozen high school Flores and Garnica said that siblings of the alleged students and 20 junior high their fellow students were arsonists still remained at students, and Lee Vining anything but happy about the school. Elementary School, unscheduled school "vacation." The junior high students and "Some of us went up to one "We're mad, sad. disap- of the brothers who was think- their two teachers displaced by pointed and confused, really," ing it was his fault, and we the fire will remain at a new rU im nition at a gala held in their honor on Feb. 23 in Salt Lake City at Little America Hotel. Official entry forms are The bands include American Fork, Pleasant Grove, West Jordan, Roy, Lone Peak (HighlandAlpine), Spanish Fork, Springville, Bonneville (Salt Lake), South Summit (Heber), Tooele, Union (Roosevelt), Ben Lomond (Ogden), Brighton (Salt Lake), Uintah (Vernal), Viewmont (Bountiful), Copper Hills (South Jordan), Orem, Timpview and Payson. available at elementary schools statewide, or by contacting Ernie Doose at A.R.T.S. Inc. (801) or by writing to: A.R.T.S., Inc. 358 South Rio Grand, Suite 201; Salt Lake City, UT 84101-110Deadline for entries is Nov. 2. 328-388- 3 Call made for entries Thanks to an exciting educational program, thousands of teachers across the country are motivating and energizing their students with the desire to learn and practice real science. The program is called Explora Vision, and it's fast becoming an integral part of the science curriculum in schools across the country. Sponsored by Toshiba and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, the Explora Vision Awards program is the world's largest student science competition. The program encourages students to combine their imaginations with the study of science and technology to ARLINGTON, Va. Art applicants sought SALT LAKE CITY A.R.T.S. Inc. (Artistic DAILY III RAI D. I'rovo. I tall Page B7 together after tieemis bmrn high school said Connie Ericksen, Payson High Band Teacher. BRIEFS WS. Till Resource for Teachers and Students Inc.) is sponsoring a statewide Outstanding Teacher of The Year event, "ABC the ARTS and ME!" This event is open to all educators, grades kindergarten through sixth. Applicants may apply personally or be nominated by another individual. Entries will be judged totally on artistic merit, creativity and educational structure. One recipient will be honored from every school district in Utah. District and regional honorees will be presented with cash awards and certificates of recog K-1- 2 A "We're mad, sad, disappointed and confused, really. We're all disappointed that they destroyed the school and caused this situation. We all just want to get back to school.'' Alejandro Healthy Start building near the elementary school. High school students have moved to the lx-Vining Community Presbyterian Church. When portables are brought in all secondary students will move to the temporary classrooms until a new school is built. Meredith Ford, who has taught high school at LVHS for 10 years, said there have been lots of hugs and tears among her two dozen students. "At this stage, we are com e ' ing away with a greater sense of pride in our kids," she said. "Although this is very sad, it has really brought the kids together." Ford, who teaches subjects including English, social studies and Spanish, said the reaction of the students to the arsonists is complicated by the fact that the town is small and everyone knows each other. "1 think mostly they are upset and wondering, 'Why did they ruin it for the rest of us?'" she said. H " J: : n I 8 5 i J j CP explore visions of the future and find solutions for real-lif- e problems. Educators can take advantage of Explora Vision to spark interest in science among students of all grade levels, and promote teamwork and cooperative learning using an interdisciplinary approach! 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