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Show Page Eight - The Pyramid - October 6, 1999 Water board Snow forensics off to rockin start CEDAR CIT- Y- Snow College Forensics Team jump started another season with a great start at the Red Rock Scrimmage held over the weekend. The Badger squad captured third place in die individual events open division of the competition behind two powerhouse programs. Snow was also named top junior college in individual events. "This is the best results at the first tournament of the year for a Snow team since Ive been here," said Coach John Vitullo. About 20 schools from five western states were represented at the tournament. Arizona State and Northern Arizona captured first and second place. They are two of the top 10 in the nation in individual events in the four-yeschool ranking. ar Squad Captain Stephanie Wilson led the team with second place in the open classification of informative speakmg. That was good for a first in the junior college division. She also took first in the novice parliamentary debate with teammate April Kinney. April was the top junior division persuasive speaker, good for a third in the open division. Cheri Palmer was the top speaker in the duo interpretation for open division. She also garnered a fourth place in the open informative speaking category. Doug Holm won top prize in the extemporaneous junior division and second in the open division. He was a in the open impromptu and was named the second overall speaker in the novice parliamentaiy debate. Eve Patterson was the top communication analysis speaker in the junior division, third overall. She also captured fifth place in the open duo interpretation with Waylon Brown. In addition to his fifth place with Eve, Brown was named top junior duo interpretation with Chert Palmer. The competition at Southern Utah University is the first of about a dozen tournaments spaced season that over a seven-mont- h lasts until the national Phi Rho Pi to be held in championships Portland, OR. Last years team finished second in the nation in individual events at the tournament held in Minneapolis, MN. "This years team is better prepared at this point in the season than they have been in my nine years at Snow," said Coach Vitullo. "The new members are so energetic they are keeping the returning veterans on their toes. I semi-finali- tours counties really believe we can challenge for another national title this juniors, and third place in the ORE- M- Utah Board of Water Resources recently held a monthly meeting in Price at the Carbon County Courthouse. Local action taken during the board meeting included $49,000 authorized to the Wales Irrigation Company to rehabilitate a spring and to install a new transmission year." st , Vitullo is beginning his ninth year as the leader of the squad. His teams have finished in the top three in the nation each of the last six years. They captured national championships in 1995 and again in 1998. Coach Vitullo came to Snow after finishing a masters degree at Ball State University in 1991. Coach Vitullo doesnt really travel around and do any real recruiting. "I just hold tryouts in the spring each year after nationals," said Vitullo. "Any high school or college student who wants to be part of the team can come for auditions." This pipeline. For more information contact Ron King at the Utah Division of Water Resources (801)537-331- 2. The board and staff from the Division of Water resources toured various projects in Carbon and Emery counties aimed at reducing the amount of salts leaching from agricultural soils and entering the Colorado River system. Funds were also committed were an additional $635,000 to Fremont Irrigation Company to upgrade the Forsyth Dam in Sevier County, which includes removing an upstream sloping rock drain and the upstream face of the dam, as well as authorizing $150,000 to continue cloud seeding projects in several parts of Utah. years team started the year with an intensive training camp in They come in a week before school starts so mid-Augu- st. they can concentrate solely on forensics for about 12 hours a day. "It was nice being able to have a week to just get to know each other and lay out some individual and team goals without the worries of attending class and getting homework done," said Vitullo. "I think thats a big reason why-feel our team is ahead of previous vears at this point." The graham cracker is named for Sylvester Graham, an American dietary reformer of the early 1800s. Ted Wassmers 90th Year, an Exhibition of Recent Works, will be at the Salt Lake City Art Center adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center, from Oct. 2 through Nov. 14. Many of Theodore Milton Wassmers paintings and sculptures are currently displayed at the Fairview Museum of History and Art. artist to At 90, Wassmer is believed to be the oldest Utah-bor- n be still working and displaying his art. Utah symphony comes to Snow Jr livestock winners announced Not only has he received bach- by Holly Lynne Simonsen Snow College Media Representative EPHRAI- M- The inspiring sounds of the Utah Symphony are soon to permeate the Snow College campus. The symphony will be performing a community concert on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in the Snow College Activity Center. For more information contact Dean ODriscoll Tickets are being sold in Ephraim at Kents Market and Grand Vista Music; in Fountain Green at Fountain Green Music; in Gunnison at Gunnison Thriftway and Subway; and in Manti at Manti Grocery and Peterson Studios. Tickets are also available in Mt. Pleasant at Terrels and Violin Shop; in Richfield at Shirtstop and Thomas Music; and in Salina at Burns Saddlery and Moms Cafe. The program will feature Mozarts Overture to Abduction for the Seraglio, Prokofievs Classical Symphony, Mendelssohns No. 4 "Italian," and Symphony one more piece that is yet to be 283-706- 0. selecting for the the repertoire elors and masters degrees from schools orchestra and actively the University of Utah, he has also been on the faculties of Illinois Wesleyan University, Brigham Young University (BYU), and Ricks College. Katseanes was recently appointed the director of orchestras at BYU. He will oversee all orchestral activities at the School of Music and teach classes in conducting, violin, and chamber music. At BYU, Katseanes responsibilities will also include Sinfonia, working on collaborative efforts, such as operas and oratorios. H The Utah Symphony has devoted half a century to the cultural enrichment of its statewide com- 4-- H munity. The mission of the Utah Symphony is to enrich peoples lives by being a major orchestra dedicated to presenting inspiring performances of great music in a stable and creative environment. FV museum benefactor celebrates 90th birthday Early in life, he was influenced Zimb-eauby Utah painter, Frank I. He studied with Florence Ware at the University of Utah for five years, and encountered Diego Rivera in Mexico. In 1945, he moved to New York City where he married Judy Lund, a Salt Lake City native and former state director for the WPA and FERA art projects in Utah and the daughter of one of the architects who designed the Mt. Pleasant library building. announced. From 1945 to 1951, he studied Founded in 1940, the Utah the Art Students League with at Symphony has become a vital Arnold Blanch, John Carol, Jon presence on the American music Corbino, Robert Hale, Yasuo scene. The symphony members Kuniyoshi, and Sigmund Menkes, perform 70 subscription concerts, and at New Yorks American Art travelling the intermountain west He says of the figures he paints Academy with Raphael Soyer and quite frequently. in watercolor, "I dont have a had a portrait studio in the CarIn addition to this, they perform sense of The composinegie Hall tower for a while. purpose." for over 70,000 students each tions are not The Wassmers moved to Wood-stocpredetermined, they year. This uncanny dedication to spring from imagination. NY, in 1952 and in 1985, education is one of the most His figures evolve out of etheafter 40 years of painting and remarkable aspects of the sym- real watercolor washes, their exhibiting in the New York area, phony. substance and character made they returned to Salt Lake City. Kory Katseanes, a native of manifest by the addition of line. Hundreds of art works, which Blackfoot, ID, will be conducting had painted and collected He explains they are not sad, a they the event. Katseanes was appointsoul just cannot be during those years, were given to ed assistant conductor of the Utah persons a many colleges and museums in smiling face, painted making Symphony in 1987, and has been Utah. are or pensive. thinking they playing die violin for the symphony since 1975 LAKE CIT- Y- Ted Wassmers 90th year, an Exhibition of Recent Works, will be at the Salt Lake City Art Center adjacent to the Salt Palace Convention Center, will run from Oct. 2 through Nov. 14. The Fairview Museum of History and Art now houses more than 200, two dimensional works and sculptures of Theodore Mil-to- n Wassmer, with recent additions to the collection now showing in the gallery. At 90, Wassmer believes he is the oldest living Utah-bor- n artist who continues to paint and exhibit on a regular basis. MANT- I- Approximately 120 Record books 4-the In attended the record books compeople Sanpete County Fair Junior Livestock petition, junior winners were Show awards banquet recently Maren Brown, first place; Cali held at the new Gunnison Middle Christensen, second place; and School. Dinner was served by the Katrina Christensen, third place. Willow Creek Lamb Chops Intermediate winners were Club. first Brown, place; Eric Craig Swine Watson, second place; and Heidi In the showmanship swine Strate, third place. Senior wincompetition, pee wee winners ners were Brian Watson and were Riley Tripp and L i n d y Tamara Watson, tying for first Christensen. place, Misty Baggerly, second In the junior division, third place; and Sammie Nielsen, third through fifth grade winners were place. Alicia Tripp, first place; Jacob FFA Record Books competition Anderson, second place; and Cali winners were Jaden Sorenson, Christensen, third place. first place; Kendon Sorenson, In intermediate, sixth through second place; and Doug Brown, eighth grade winners were Karl third place. Peterson, first place, Josh AnderWritten test son, second place; and Jessica For the written test competiTripp, third place. tion, pee wee winners were DanIn the senior division, ninth ielle Watson, first place; Brent through 12 grade winners were Watson, second place; and Jacob Zach Coates, first place; Shane Olsen, third place. Christensen, second place; and Junior winners included Austin Orrin Anderson, third place. Revoir, first place; Jake Childs, second place; and Michelle FlowSheep In the showmanship sheep ers. third place. Intermediate competition, pee wee winner was .winners were Kendon Sorenson, Cody Westover. Junior winners first place; Heidi Strate, second were Alicia Tripp, first place; place; and Travis Anderson, third Maren Brown, second place; and place. Kristy Strate, third place. Senior winners were Jaden Intermediate winners were Eric Sorenson, first place; Misty first place; Kendon Baggerly, second place; and Watson, second place; and Brian Watson, third place. Sorenson, Keisha Beck, third place. Senior Miscellaneous winners were Doug Brown, first Other winners included grand second place; Brian Watson, beef, exhibited by champion place; and Sammie Nielsen, third Shayla Childs; reserve champion place. beef, exhibited by Jake Childs; Beef grand champion swine, exhibited In the showmanship beef comby Shane Christensen; reserve petition, the pee wee winner was grand champion swine, exhibited Tyrel Hansen. Junior winners by Whitney Denton; grand chamwere Jake Cochran, first place; pion sheep, exhibited by Jaden Christensen, second Sorenson; and reserve champion Clayton place; and Tyson Buck, third sheep, exhibited by Craig Brown. place. Judging Senior winners were Shayla In the judging contest, pee wee Childs, first place; and Edwin winner was Danielle Watson, Christensen second place. 110. Junior winners included SALT x. k, It just S or 427-327- 7 cell warning, the winds raged of northern Utah that and the cities towns through morning last spring, toppling trees, tearing off roofs, ripping down power lines. And the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. shift had started out so normally for Irene Bowen and Birgit Schulz, two customer service employees at Utah Power's Customer Service Center. They had taken the usual number of calls, answering questions about things like new service, payment arrangements and energy efficiency. Maren Brown, 136; Jake Childs, 135; and Jacob Cochran, 132. Intermediate winners included Kyle Denton, 141; Kendon Sorenson, 139; and Sadie Westover, 136. Senior winners were Shane Christensen, 135; Randy Beck, 134; Ben Bartholomew, 133; and Tamra Watson, 133. 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