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Show !MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001 PAGE3 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS Old schools · to be razed SUU to host farewell party for community Some life-Ions memories in Cedar City are about to come crumbling down in a cloud of dust and if you don't already b:ave a . photo of where you went to school in the good ol' days , then e.ow is the tir11e to act. The buildings where thousand of youngsters enjoyed elementary, middle and high chool in Cedar City-or maybe endured is a better word-will oon be disappearing from the landscape for good. The old school , on the block at 300 We t and Center, are now property of outhem Utah University and are lated for demolition this summer. UBids won't be opened until June 28/ aid SUU spokesman Dean O 'Dri5coll, 'and work may not begin until July 5, but the project will move fast after that. " Once the project is under way local residents may need co drive by on a nightly basis to keep up with the progre s because the demolition will be completed and the ite . - - - -- - -- - - -~ will become a parking lot before school starts in the There will be opportunity for citizens to say farewell, take photos and collect a brick or two for souvenirs. fall. All of the buildings , except the pool, will be coming down co make room fora much needed parking lot on the northeast comer of the univer ity ..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _,campus.The pace will also become home fora teacher education building, when that project is _funded by the legislature. Research wa done, and it was determined that the cost to remodel the existing structures would simply not be economically-sensible. There will be opportunity for citizens to say farewell, take photos and collect a brick or two for souvenirs. O'Dri coll noted, "We will announce dates and locations for a farewell program and where a load of bricks will be piled for collectors who are in search of a tangible memory. It will need to be a safe distance from the demolition so no one is dodging heavy equipment while reminiscing." The contract stipulates that the demolition project will move rather quickly, with work slated for 10-hour days, six days a week. There has already been months of work in preparing for the demolition, most of which is not visible to the casual passerby. "The next few weeks may be the last opportunity for people to stop by and snap a couple of photos, which will almost instantly become limited edition collections," said O 'Dri coll. "We realize how many people spent a good portion of their lives either attending or working in these schools and we don't want them to disappear without the community having a chance ro say farewell. n The Utah Summer Games has, since 1986, offered Utah citizens of all ages a chance to compete. Summer Games are under way Utah' finest athletes and volunteers will celebrate the opening of the 2001 Utah Summer Games and all can be a part of that celebration. The theme of this year' event, which begins at 8:30 p.m. June 14, is Celebrate the Years, Celebrate the Music and Celebrate the World. To Celebrate the Years, USG honor the inductees to the Hall of Honor, including the skydivers from Sky Dive alt Lake, who died last year in a tragic accident. Also, to help Celebrate the Years will be a patriotic tribute to the veterans of the Armed Force . To Celebrate the Music, the lead singer from Three Dog Night, Chuck Negron will perform classics from the '60s, '70s and ·sos, including "Joy to the World" and "Celebrate." A medley of songs from the '50s and '60s will be sung by Southern Utah 's lron County Minors. Negron will perform again after the fireworks. Airwalk Stunt Demonstration team will help Celebrate the World by featuring some of the top BMX and Inline skating athletes in the world, including Jaren Grob, the world's number one inline skater. This y!;ir's Opening Ceremony will be extra-special with the unveiling of the n.ew Utah Summer Games cauldron, which will be used on Feb. 5, 2002 when the Olympic Torch Relay comes through Cedar City. "The Utah Summer Games is the keeper of the Olympic Spirit, in Utah," said Brian Dangerfield, executive director of the Utah Summer Games. Dangerfield said the world will be looking at Cedar City on Feb 5 when the Olympic Torch makes a brief stop at Eccles Coliseum. To close this years Opening Ceremony, Fireworks America' will fill the sky over the Eccles Coliseum with a spectacular display of fireworks. Tickets for the Opening Ceremony are available at the ,SUU Centrum Ticket Office or at the gate. General admission is $4, and reserved seating is $8 for adults and $6 for children. With water polo, American Legion baseball and racquetball competition completed last weekend, the Games continue.today and Tuesday with golf, followed by the remaining sports of the USG and the utah eXtreme sports festival2. This year's Games are on course to be the largest in the 16-year history, with more than 6,300 athletes already registered, which is nearly 2,000 more than last year's will numbers, with a po sible 2,000 more athletes expected in late registration. USG 's largest sport, soccer, has al o grown to 187 teams, 46 more than last year's 141 teams: In addition, SUU's new women's occer coach Brian Stock is ho ting a soccer skills competition as part of a fundraising campaign for the program's inaugural season. With the addition of the new SUU Natatorium inside the University's new J.L. Soren on Physical Education Building, USG officials expect swimming and diving participation to increase. In addition, youth volleyball and wrestling competitions are being combined with spores camp , which should produce a larger cum out. The Utah extreme sports festival2, which will take place June 22-23, also features two new-sports, including inline roller hockey and BMX dirt jumping, to go along with inline skating and skateboarding. · Athletes can pick up their registration packets at theJ.L. Sorenson P.E. Building lobby. Athletes will receive an official USG 2001 T-shirt, USG discount card, coupons and an official USG item from Chi5co Sports Products. Chisco Sports Products, a Silver Medal sponsor, has donated wristbands, lanyards, shoe wallets and other sport-related products for USG athletes. · The Utah Summer Games, in its 16th year, is a non-profit foundation based in Cedar City, which operates on registration fees and donations from corporate partners including our Gold Medal partners: Cedar City Corporation, DCI of Cedar City, Delta Air Lines, Intermountain Health Care, KUfV2, MB Media Group, Wells Fargo Bank and Young Electric Sign Company. The mission of the Utah Summer Games is to provide Utah residents with a whol_esome avenue for positive personal development through sports and physical activity, to recognize dedica~ion and achievement, to provide all residents with an qpportunity to utilize quality sports facilities, and to create an amateur sports network of administrators and volunteers throughout Utah to further the development of grassroots amateur athletic ' programs. A charter member of the National Congress of tate Games, the USG was among the first of what is now 46 states to hold state games. For more information and registration, visit the USG's official website at www.UtahSummerGames.org. . \· |