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Show oUPT Utah Press -n 307 W 200 3 Ste 400C A- Salt jrra i Lai e 1 1 Local 2 Community Sports v r . r i I ACr ' - " J.& s UT 3 HO Qassifiods Easiness .... 3 -7 Lifestyle 127 . 9 .40 .... - i ' . y u0': i ( i ! r X 4 , x WKairi if Thursday, August 29, 2002 Magna teen wins State Fair music contest By DEBB! OLSON Editor When Rachel Bower was she climbed on the family piano and announced that she wanted to play die violin. Fourteen years later, the Magna resident has won the Utah State Fair Violin Competition and an opportunity to audition for the Utah Symphony. "It's exciting to win," Bower said. "This year has been a wmmng year for me." More than that, it has been an affirmation of die dedication the has committed to her music. In addition to winning the state fair competition last week. Bower also won the Youth Guild Competition earlier this year. She is currently the concert mistress of the Young Artist Chamber Players and die Associate Concert Mistress with die Utah Youth Symphony. As a student at die Waterford Liberal Arts High School, she is the first chair violinist with the school's orchestra. Bower spent much of her summer practicing for the State Fair Competition and said she typically will spent four houm a day practicing violin and up to three hours a day practicing the piano. 'The week before the competition I had a panic attack that I wasn't ready," Bower said. "But I went in there and decided I was just going to have fun. When I came out I thought I had done well." Three years ago she received only an honorable " mention in die State Fair to be. I plan to major in I go to opportunity to do so." She also has four older brothers who play piano and one who play violin. Bower has spent most of her school years doing home school so tha she could have the time to practice her music per- forming when college." She also said she would like to teach. She is currently teacher violin lessons to one student, which, her mother Sofia Bower said, is all she has time for. With a scholarship to Waterford, Bower is the only student who has been allowed to have a relaxed schedule that will allow her die practice time she needs for her and accommodate the schedules of her instructors. She started going to public and private school when she was in seventh grade. She has studied violin under the direction of Suzanne Brim hall, Deborah Moench and currently is studying with Leonard Braus, Associate Concert Master with die Utah Symphony. "Deborah is a fabulous teacher," Sofia said. "She is the one who set the boundaries for where she is at now." Bower said her current instrufctor is very good but very tough, but she is excited about how much she is music. "You do music because you love music," Bower said. "When good things happen it's nice. But you have to do it because you love it If you're not having fun, there is no point to doing it because it's not important to you." Having sensed a gifted musical talent in their only daughter, Sofia and David Bower have concentrated on finding die best teachers in die state. "Sometimes that has meant havmg to drive a long way to get die best teachers," Sofia said. "She has a gift for music and I felt we needed to develop that gift by giving her die competition. "It's a very tough competition," Bower said. "My teacher thought I could do it so I worked to prepare for it" Bower played Concerto 5 in A Minor by Vieuxtemps for the State Fair Competition. She will perform again at the State Fair on Sept. 6 and again at die Assembly Hall on Temple Square on Sept 21. In addition to her music. Bower also takes dance and ballet but plans on a career in music after she graduates from High SchooL T love it," Bower said. "That's what my life is going 1 learning. "I'm just now beginning to become artistic and to become an individual musician instead of copying what everyone else is doing," Bower said. Gyprius- wins big ini fe&sori football T, - -- opener By DEAN LEDBETTER The Cyprus Pirates blasted the Kearns Cougars 35-- 6 in the season opener on Jl f z: f Friday. Tire homestanding Pirates built a 28-- 0 lead by halftime and increased the advantage to 35-- 0 in the fourth quarter before the Cougars finally got on the scoreboard. Quarterback Kyle Huntsman threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another in leading die team to the win. He gained 88 yards passing by completing 7 6f 16 passes with only one interception. The Pirates tallied an overwhelming 393 yards of total offense compared to onty2Q0 yards rushing by Keams and 83 yards in passing. : Cyprus struck first with 2:38 left in the first quartet Huntsman sprinted around right end to score the first touchdown. Tire iccre v . i- ; yl fit. .i - f . ' ; 5 - - f V f r' w t ' 4, 3s $ O ivH V - , ' w ii 1 . I 1 ? f advantage. The extra point by Tate put the score at 28-- 0 at halftime. Keams held Cyprus scoreless in the third quarter before each team broke out with touchdowns in the final quarter. Todd Griffith capped a Cyprus drive by punching the pigskin into paydirt o a run for a 34-- lead with 10:48 remaining in the game. Tate kicked his third extra point to keep the Pirates ahead 35-Keams broke the string of 35 unanswered points immediately after the Pirate touchdown. The Cougars got into the scoring column on a touchdown bomb down the middle, but failed in its extra-poikick for a final score of 35-In a rare Thursday game. The Pirates will meet Granger High on the Magna home field at 7 p.m. The Lancers beat Hillcrest on Friday with a score of 21-four-touchdo- Staff Writer rd 8ss-- ' 0 0. Q3 Kyle Huntsman Photo by Oobtii Olson Cyprus tsam receives instruction from Coach Stuart Brooks before gametime. kick-o- ff remained 0 after the extra point kick wobbles wide 6-- gathered in a 10-ya- rd screen pass from Huntsman early in die second quarter. The 12-- 0 Cyprus lead soon jumped to 14-- 0 as Huntsman boot- legged around the left end on a conversion run. Less than four minutes later the Pirates were on the board again as Huntsman tossed a 13 yard pass to -- wide receiver Chris Dilley into the left comer of the endzone for a 20-- 0 lead. Jon Tate added the extra point with a successful kick to place the Pirates ahead 21-The Pirates celebrated another touchdown less than a minute later thanks to an excellent line block. Woifgramm ran up the middle to give Cyprus a 0. 47-yar- 63-ya- rd nt 6. 7. Housing project to break ground on Main Street Change is coming to historic Main Street in Magna this week as a new housing project is about to break ground. American Housing-Utaa local housing development corporation, is developing the Coppertree Apartments on 8700 West 2700 South in Magnx Phase One of the development will includes 88 multi-famil- y rental units. The project will break ground Thursday at 2 p.m. with a ceremony that will include city and county leaders. "The second part of the project will begin after we fill those rental units in the Coppertree Apartments." said Armando Alvarez, manager of the Utah Division of American Housing. Phase Two will include 69 h, copy single-famil- y houses just west of the apartment project Alvarez said that Salt Lake County strongly supported the new development which received approval from both the Magna Area Council and the Magna Planning and Zoning Commission. The county has targeted this particular area in Magna for redevelopment 'This two phase development will add critically needed housing an improvements to the area," said County Mayor Nancy Workman. When completed and occupied, the development will create an increased demand for residential services along historic Main Street City leaders hope the new project will encourage growth of die downtown retail business, which is needed to revi talize the 2700 South corridor. Fund3 to provide loans for this project have been made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Partnership Program through Salt Lake County that administers the program locally. The $807,000 loan was used to purchase land for the Coppertree Apartments. The County also worked with the Utah Housing Corporation to assist American Housing in getting an allocation of Low Income Tax Credits. As part of the redevelopment of die area on Magna Main Street, Salt Lake County has allocated funds to Housing Services of Utah to begin a new home improvement pro- gram. The program will consist of providing loans to eligible households to finance improvements to the interior and extenor of the homes. The loans are available at either zero percent or three percent The payments are structured to be affordable for each household. Labor Bay party at Copper Park An Old Fashioned Labor Day Celebration will be held Monday at Copper Park in Magna as a way of celebrating the "backbone of America." The celebration is being sponsored by die Utah Central Labor Council along with the Utah Buildmg trades. "We want to observe the true purpose of Labor Day aad honor our workr.g trovers and sisters, said Shelly Visser, chairwoman of the event "Working people in the United States are given one holiday a year to celebrate their historical accomplishments and contributions to society. But Labor Day seems to have lost its purpose." The celebiaticn will begin at noon at Copper Park and is open to everyone in die community. Featured at the picnic will f be a car show hosted by the Imperial Car Club, which will showcase some of die finest restored cars in the state. The car enthusiasts will also participate in a limbo and flame duowing contest. There will also be games and contests for all ages, included a sack races, frying pan throw, hone-shoand a belching and watermelon eating contest tug-of-w- es Other entertainment at die picnic will include clowns, kids games and door prizes. The event is free to the public and attendees are encouraged to bring their owr picnics and join with the com munity m celebrating a traditional Labor Day. Last year, more than 500 people attended the picnic, which was held for the first time in Magnx |