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Show Valentine Concert M2 The melodies of Mdrvin Goldstein fill hearts in the Uintah Basin OnMonday.Feb. 12,theenergyof music danced across every member of the audience in the Altamont High auditorium. Held captive with won- - realized Marvin Goldstein had exceptional talent with the instrument, he began professional piano training. Now, Marvin Goldstein has been playing the piano for 43 years and esti- mates that he has learned and memorised over 4,000 songs. Goldstein works as a national keyboard artist with the Kawai America Corporation, and has performed in many parts of the world including Israel, England, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and other parts of the United der and thoughtfulness, we watched the piano come alive under the direction of the master's hand. At age nine, when his parents States. Strait from a performance in Las Vegas, Marvin Goldstein traveled to Altamont to share his entrancing music with members of our community. The auditorium was one ofthe fullest i t has ever been, with chairs in the aisles and every seat taken. As part of the performance, Marvin Goldstein played numerous love songs from the nineteenth century and folk songs from around the world, took requests form the audience, and even played a duet with a Nathan Snow, son of Lynn and Janet Snow, has been called to serve in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission. He will speak in the Roosevelt on Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. 2-- Helen Murray, Roosevelt, had the opportunity to assist ON STAGE concert pianist Marvin Goldstein at the grand piano on stage at Altamont High. Helen caught Marvins attention unintentionally while taking a picture ofhim from the audience. He good naturedly invited her toj oiq h im at the piano and pose for some really good pictures. So for a short time Helen and Marvin entertained the standing-rooonly crowd who turned out to enjoy the evening. Several ofthe piano compositions which Goldstein performed were written by Altamont resident Jeff Goodrich. member of the crowd! Helen Murray, was unexpectedly called up onto the stage and played side by side with the artist himself. Despite the embarrassment, she declared with a smile on her face, It was just a lot of fun. Following the performance, Marvin remar ked, "Tonight was just tremendous. The audience is always so much flin here. It turned out to be m ft STANDARD ? classified!, St a -- 800427-8679 As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Goethe The Utah Pioneer Communities Program and the Utah State Historical Society have teamed up to offer matching grants for the rehabilitation ofhistoric commercial buildings in the state. Grants are available only to applicants in communities with populations of under 60,000. Building owners can apply for up to $5,000 to help pay for the maintenance, repair, or restoration! of the historic character oftheirstructures. "Our objective is to stimulate economic activity by encouraging rein- vestment in buildings that are underutilised or even vacant, said Bim Oliver, coordinator ofthe Utah Pioneer Communities Main Street Program. Applications must be received by March 16. To receive an application, contact Bonnie Rogers at the HistoriFor cal Society at more information on the Pioneer Communities grant program, contact Bim Oliver at toll-frext 638, or Don Hartley at the Historical Society, The grants can be used for various types of restoration, although priority is given to projects that restore building facades. Grants must be matched by an equal amount of financing from the property owner. Applicants are asked to complete their rehabilitation projects in a timely manner. 3. ee Dirty snow melts faster then dean. 3, Lawyers hindering Indian money probe, court officials claim Balaran did not name the government lawyers in the Jan. 31 letter to Phillip Brooks, but he said they have questioned his ability to read, compared his work to that if aTV detective and falsely said he had never practiced here. Brooks told Balaran in a Feb. 2 letter that Justice Department officials "dispute your perception that they are trying to undermine the investigation. The Justice Department didn't return calls seeking comment. ' U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth held former Interior Secretary held former Interior Secretary Bruce Rabbit and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin in contempt ofcourt in 1999 for problems in turning over account records. Lamberth appointed Balaran to act as the court's supervisor of the government's attempts to gather and preserve the account records. The court appointed official keepingof billions ofdollars ofAmerican Indians' money contends that government lawyers have insulted them and tried to thwart his inquiry. In a letter to the Justice Department official in charge ofthe Indian Trust Fund Case, Washington lawyer Alan Balaran said Justice and Inte MR rior Department lawyers have reportedly gone to great lengths to malign me both personally and professionally. Balaran oversees and investigates problems with record keeping for a system of federal accounts holding proceeds from oil drilling and other uses of American Indian lands. The more than 300,000 American' Indians who have accounts are suing the government, contendingthe mismanagement for more than a century cost them more than $10 billion. National Guard graduate Army National Guard Pfc. Kevin graduated from the light-whevehicle mechanic advanced individual training (AIT) course at Fort Jackson, Columbia SC. During the course, the student ' was trained to perform maintenance on vehicle power-assiste- d brake systems, wheel vehicle suspension systems, wheel-hu- b assemblies, mechanical and hydraulic steering systems, and wheel vehicle crane, hoist, and winch assemblies. Moore is the son of Clayton E. and Betti J. Garren of Roosevelt UT. C. Moore has el Roth, LFN.has worked for the U intah Basin Medical Center since October 1976 when the hospital was known as the Duchesne County Hospital. Originally Val worked with all the patients then gradually transferred for expertise to just Obstetric and Nursery patients. .Val is an excellent nurse and will be missed by the staff and patients and Uintah Basin Medical Center upon her retirement after over 34 years of service. RETIREMENT-V- al Comedy is King again on Great Alan King, that is. Performances The venerable comedian returns to Caltech - site oflast years successful College of Comedy romp - and has rounded up another cache of hands-o- n "experts to discuss how comedy is done, how people think about it, and what inspires it Ace writer Larry Gelbart; legendary stand-u- p comedian Shecky Greene; "Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher and Rita Rudner light up "The College of Comedy With Alan King III, airingon KUED-Chann7 Wednesday, February 21, at 8 p.m. "How do you get to Caltech? King asks his studentfaculty audience. You hire the hall," he explains. Ranked by U8. News & World Report in 1995 as one of the top 10 universities in the United States, the California Institute of Technology does not suffer fools gladly. T Wen ty-i- x NobelJPrizes have ' been awarded to faculty members and alumni, and the mean combined SAT score of members of recent incoming freshman classes has consistently been above 1,400, the highest el Cellular One is lookingfor current customers who have used their wireless phones to save a life, report a crime, or use their phone to aid in any emergency situation. Cellular One will send one nominee and a guest to ' Wash annual ( Association Samaritan Awards. The VITA Wireless Samaritan Awards are the industrys opportunity to recognize extraordinary individuals who have used their wireless phones responsibly to aid in an emergency. VITA, the Latin word for life, was chosen to represent the award for those "Wireless Samaritans who use their wireless phone to summon help in on emergency situation. Any currentCellular One customer who has used their wireless phone to summon help in an emergency situation between January 1, 2000 and February 23, 2001 isaqualified nominee. To submit your story or for a complete list of eligibility rules, please stopinat our store in Roosevelt 5 at 192 N. 200 E., or call us at from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (telecommuting, freelancing and The conference is on Tuesday, Feb. 27, beginning at 1 - 5 p.m. A dinner break will be held from 5 - 6 p.m. and then the conference continues from6 - 7:30 p.m. The is no charge. Enrollment is limited. If you are interested in attending please conor tact Ronda Olsen at Barbara Mathis, You can also pick up a registration form at the USU Extension ofTices located in Vernal or Duchesne. Business Extension Specialist from Utah State University. The first half ofthe conference. Home-Base- d flower best when built from ones life and experiences - even sad experiences. "I get drunk in Vegas many, many times, notes Greene, "and they started to arrest me. It was in the paper. He was incarcerated with a murderer. "Its the first time I realized the judicial system stinks. An hourlater the murderers free on bail and I was still in jail. I said, You just let the murderer out, and the jailer says, Youre a drunk. I said, Let me out, Ill murder someone. Rudner, it seems, was in love with dance, a passion that lured her to Broadway, with appearances in such celebrated musicals sb Annie, Follies and Promises, Promises. "I was never fiinny, she confides. I didn't talk until I was 25. 1 was a dancer. You dont become a dancer because you're witty. I took ballet lessons and just shut up. But then my feet hurt and I started to in the nation. So what happened? What happened was an evening of delight, tempered by keen insight and observations. Of particular interest: political and politically incorrect humor, ethnic humor, the futility of actors portrayingco medians and profanity ("Were gonna have on-targ-et non-com- ic tomor- alotoffunintheeditingroom row, quips King). "People laugh at others with- out realizing theyre laughing at themselves, suggests Gelbart. "We laugh because were surprised, either pleasantly or unpleasantly. Anything that catches us off guard tends to make us laugh - its funny or its a shock. We laugh defensively, we laugh offensively. "And, adds Maher, different people have different levels of shock. To make the average guy laugh, you show some comic dressed ii air oldlady falling down a manhole. To make a comic laugh, its gotta be an talk." DOUBLE POWER 9 Annual Black AngusRed Angus 58 YEARLING BULLS AND 4 COMING YR OLD BULL SAU,.,v ,Sst, Fet 24, 2001 aM.Wprn, era Slope Livestock Auction Montrose, CO for a catalog, 42 call . oldlady. 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Laugh with the King of Comedy on KUED Grants offered for historic buildings Michael Duncan will be receiving is Eagle Scout Award on Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Roosevelt 9 ward. He is the son of Jeff and Lisa Duncan. UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. February 20. 200 L-- Pace 5 Israel where he will perform in front a rewarding evening. of the two contrasting religious He also said the traveling waa the best and worst part of his career. He groujis, the Jewa and the Muslims. is able to see a lot of the world and He hopes to join them with common visit new and excitingcultures, but it interests for a night rf peace as well as entertainment. takes away from his wife and 1 Thanks toJeff and Joan Goodrich, son. Traveling 120,000 miles i n a year has been the greatest struggle who advertised and organized the program with only two weeks notice, for Marvin right now. Despite these j |