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Show k F f f PACE 7 EDITOR Thursday, August 25, 2011 .0 n ii John Grimshaw, rise Com com Three to five thousand people will attend the 21st annual Enterprise Corn Festival this Saturday to enjoy corn and fun according to the festival website. The festival will take place 40 minutes west of Cedar City at the Enterpiise Elementary School at 100 E. 200 South and will be open from 10 a m. to 11 p m. Food vendors from last year s Corn Festival. A dutch oven dinner will be served at 5:30 at $6 per adult. All other activities are free to the public. 8 food and fun By JENNIFER SHAKESPEARE jshakespearesuunews 586-548- will for People gather fresh corn, vintage cars, live entertainment and dancing chairman David Hall said. You will never taste a better ear of coin in your life. I would call it the 8th wonder of the world. ..man made of course, said Jake Clove, a junior accounting major from Las Vegas, Nev. Although free for admission, Clove said he usually plans to spend around $20 on a whole bunch of food. Kassie Truman, who has attended the event more than a dozen times, said three families raise their crops of corn specifically for this festival. Not only is the corn delicious but the price is cheap. By the end of the day, you should be surprised if you can find any corn left, Truman said. Originally started to raise money for the Enterprise park, the Corn Fest now raises money to suppoit youth groups, elementary schools, city parks Enterprise Corn Fest Events Line-u- p Enterprise Elementary at 100 7am.- E. 200 South - 5K Run 10a m to 4p.m. Booths, 100 car show, Food, Entertainment, Book Fair, Kids Activities, Displays, Volleyball Tournament. -- 5.30 p.m. to 8:00 p m. - Dutch Oven Dinner ($6 per adult & $4 per child). 7'30 p.m. to Source: 11 pm. - Dancing www enterprisecornfest and recreation. Generally, the festival raises Hall said. The Enterprise Corn Fest is intended to be a good $10-15,0- in the Park com for everybody experience Come for the corn but stay for the fun, Hall said. For information visit www. enterpnsecornfest.com. Outdoor enthusiast suggests adventures Now that the school semester And they Arches, Zions, Bryce Canyon, Capital Reef and students (including myself) Canyonlands aie no further find it difficult to leave their than just a gas tank away. air conditioned classrooms and You dont have to be a rock study sessions, and take a much climber, a mountain biker or needed breath of fresh air. drive a jeep to explore and Free time is rare for a student enjoy the wonders of the area. and often times even sleep will For instance, a short and take the back seat if there is an easy hike up the north folk of important due date that calls Mill Creek Canyon has a great shotgun. payoff. On top of all the lectures and The trailhead, just minutes essays and quizzes and group from downtown Moab, takes projects and exams and on and you along a crystal clear creek and through on, many students also need to balance a job a slick-roc- k canyon in order to pay for a covered in ancient INSIDER place to live and for petroglyphs. food to eat. After about a 30 While its important minute the hike, for you to get good widens canyon grades as well as enough to reveal a maintain a job, there cool, deep pool that is another thing that one cant help but hop is often neglected in into after a hot day in the life of a college the sun. student which is just the Surrounding as important: hole are your watering ZACH sanity. many red cliffs that ALLRED But there is no need vary in height from to worry. Theres an about ten to 40 feet. The pool is deep enough to escape from all the stress, a release from this intolerable jump into from as high a cliff urge to tear out handfuls of as you dare, and Ive seen locals do some pretty g your own weave. It lies just beyond your own stunts. Of course, that is just one backyard. There is one thing that you adventure on a limitless list of have, which makes going to things you can experience in a SUU a better experience than day in this state. what youd find at pretty much Like I said before, I know any other school on the planet firsthand that school can earth. That is the fact that you be rather demanding of a are surrounded by the most students free time. beautiful land the earth itself If a day is more than has to offer. school and work your This state is an epicenter of schedule can afford, there natural beauty. People travel are more trailheads within from all over the globe to visit just a 30 mile radius our national parks. See HIKE, Page 8 is officially in full swing, many death-defyin- Tl Outdoors offer students a variety of activities JOHN GRIMSHAW By jgnmshawsuunews com UNIVERSITY JOURNAL FILE PHOTO Southern Utah is filled with natural beauty. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the surroundings that are within their reach. Students interested in rock climbing, rappelling, camping, snow shoeing or doing nearly any outdoor activity can find tips and rent equipment through the SUU Outdoois Recreation Center. The center is located in loom 176B of the Sharwan Smith Centei, which is north of the living room Kaitlin Jones, a sophomore elementary education major from Salt Lake Cny, has worked at the SUU Outdoor Recreation Center since the beginning of the school year Jones said she enjos outdoor activities because she grew up camping in an outdoor oriented family and doesnt like to sit around "It doesn't cost anything to go out and have fun Its pretty dang free, she said. Jones said she also enjoys rock climbing and bouldering at the climbing wall located in the J L. Soienson Physical Educuon Building. It is great exercise and I like how its a sport that requires you to focus on one thing It helps me to relax, she said. The climbing wall is open with instructors present weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Jones said that the climbing instructor will either belay students or teach them how to belay each other Jones said she encourages any student who is new to SUU or who has never been to the Outdoor Center to come in and check it out. Students can find information about future activities and equipment rental price listings at the center. She also said the SUU Outdoor club will be at the club fair tonight, or students can look at the SUU Outdoors Facebook page. Along with offering rock climbing, SUU Outdoors also provides trips for students. Rob Myers, the Outdoor Recreation and Education Coordinator, said they usually have 50 to 60 trips a year. The center has at least two trips planned for Labor Day weekend. One will be a three day trip to Kings Peak, the tallest peak in Utah, Myers said. He said the group will hike part way up the 13,528-foo- t peak the first day and set up a base camp The second day they will ascend the peak and return to the camp. The third day the group will hike the 20 to 25 mile trail back down the mountain. Students go (on our trips) t get away and renew their energy, for exercise or fitness, just to have fun, to meet people wnh similar mtei ests or to challenge their self with new skills, Myers said Students interested in the backpacking mountaineering trip can talk with the Outdooi Center Myers said the cost is not yet determined, but was aiound $70 last year The fee will pay for all expenses including transportation, food, equipment and hiking permit. Another trip phnned tor Labor Day weekend is a bouldering trip to Joes Valley near Orangeville Myers said the group will most likely leave Friday Sept. 2 and return Monday Sept 5 Those interested can contact the Outdoor Center Along with offering bouldering and backpacking trips, the SUU Outdoor Center will be teaming up with the American Canyoneering Associating to present the ACASUU Canyoneering Conference at the Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort Thursday See AIR, Page 8 |