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Show tr ARIZONA ; ... Student Artists' The Jan. .. ExhfcWor-Sed- . The Power of Paint--; Post Surrealism Exhibit logm, film' Festival Nevada Gt Jan. Harrison! flL This cmetngaifaeriiv win eqdoae;:? Renat Jim Mipi328ilaliibitiandiq)lays showcases 5--12. ' , ona, works for srie by snidems and teaches. At subjecra on wildlife, waiuei,fixatiy;aome of d d,iaid.dKxiCHifoiefatheinott;bk)tediiiofae'ndmoie,inityfcfiqgii-.oaloorffetomilAlfclndieQianpopular student artwork. At the Sedona from animating to : Arts Centec (888) MuBHxnofAitar Utah State opens its 20th mow brilliam and IxautifuIly p FAitw Gallery at die Nadooal Auto- - ' lookat (435) : 797-141-4. 954-444-2. .fa' Art of Western Living Exhibit and Sale Widceobutg, Jin. -- 19- Mae than ;5(X)IiancbideiieaxatdexhibkandManlfrttah Rhythm ale of WoKtn-ioise- d jeweh ckxhing, accessories, home famfahirjp, and equine gear at the Desert Caballetoa Western lliwfimv (928) 684-227- 2. V- - ' ; ' ,'' ? : '1 ; from the 1920s, ' instrumental playing, and tap danripg.-- ; V,At,7:30 pjn. in BoiseHigb School '' 'AnditodnnLfflOO) the historical tall ships Hatumaa CJmUbm sod TbtLptx oAiniAinJ po-- l hijMifrwi ly Hatfaor Nautical die At Newport gams. ' r llmwwi. (BOO) 200-523r'.'H Beach, Jan.6-12.To- . Cottoowoodjan. life -- Come see wbix 10-1- 2. is like ia a monastery. Ftxsingle ;:tandCBHec(n$)J82-25$y;:-r':.,ffimxicEUnoiBlheatie.(503)375r35- y 7 2nd Annual Atta - in a iriiginm life Ar ' die Monastery of Sc. Gertrude 9fiM224.-- c-' ) n a Hab ring Laurel & Haody (1932), What Nat?. with Buster Keuon (1927), and Charlie Chaplin in TMpUTrmMe (1918). At thif,5 .'r .. OREGON hiwi iwywvnf nw-hn- ul 9. recycling. land protection. Imd advances in food prackxxs far animals. At the Carson Valley Museutri arid CriUr i:-f ur y ia coosHvarioa, 30. and '40s in riqgkV CALIFORNIA ?;.;? Tour of the Tail Ships Newpott ,.,Come ? and ;:See Weekend Harold Lloyd (1921X Taund coven the Ccchnologkal advancements Kings4-Boise- ,: Jsa. 1 L Unique trio brings together music Boy 300 Bcnd-:Snbwsh- s Walks at Paradise Join a ranger fix a Topmushers fan German; Adribed, Jm France, Swkzedaod,CaMda,'aod the USA " walk through a section of Mounc Rainier ' will nmijiitf in Ak 3nfl-Tumrarl one Mriaml Bale. Owt n Jufann Memorial ofonly lOwncrionedWaddCapstoddqg : Visiov Center; Satud and Sundays only . ocea in the wadd. (541) 3828711.: :: Y Snomhoes pmOd. (360 ) 4-1- 2. . lg Did Yon Know... ARIZONA Kerri Strug that pint-sizdynamo who sealed the fiat ever Olympic gold medal fix a US. women's gymnastics team was bom and raised in teacher in California, nailed Tucson. On July 23, 1996, Snug, now a second-graher performance on the vault to bring home the gold. ed de I NEVADA The stare reptile is die desert tortoise, the laigest reptile in the southwestern United States. The tortoise, which can live to age 70 and beyond, spends much of its life in underground burrows to escspe die summer heat and winter cold in Nevada's extreme southern portions. . CALIFORNIA The California Strawberry Festival celebrates die diig industry in Ventura County, where annual strawberry revenues top $100 million. Since the festival's 1984 inception, nearly $2 million of its proceeds have been donated to local educational and civic organizations. 1 I ' . . . ' i OREGON Bom in Salem in 1884, A.G Gilbert invented Erector Sets ooe of America's most famous construction toys. An Olympic gold medalist in die pole vault, he also was the first president of the worldwide Toy Manufacturers Association. A.G Gilberts Discovery Village, founded in 1989 in Salem, features hands-o- n exhibits to spark children's curiosity in science. IDAHO The name Idaho, once thought to be a derivation ofa Shoshone word meaning Gem of the Mountains,'' is actually an invented word thought up long ago. Even so, Idaho is known as the "Gem State. The state's largest tree is a western ted cedar 18 feet in diameter located near Elk River (pop. 156). The exact location of every state champion tree is available from the University of Idaho Extension Forestry service. Barbara Roberts, bam in Corvallis in 1936, became Oregons first woman governor on Jan. 14, 1991. She was elected secretary of state in 1984, becoming die first Democrat elected to that past in 114 years. In 1998, Roberts took s position at Portland Scare University's Hatfield School of Government. UTAH The lowest temperature ever recorded in Utah was 69 degrees below zero on Feb. 1, 1985, at Peter's Sink in Cache County. Four types of marble were used to create the 50,000 square feet of carvings inside Idaho's Capitol: red marble from Georgia, gray from Alaska, green from Vermont, and black from Italy. Idaho has the only Capitol heated by geothermal water in this case pumped from a source 3,000 feet underground. m WASHINGTON Adam West, known best as televisions TUrman, bom William West Andenon on Sept. 19, 1928 in Walla Walla (pop. 29,686). He won die role of die Gaped Crusader after impressing producers in his commercial fix Node's Quick in die '60s. Since Batman ended. West has appeared in dozens of ? s f - 1 |