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Show r: r v 'V f f 9 T'T- - rr 1 f'W'W'9 'f' 'yf r ' i r. SECTION SUNDAY, AUGUST EDITOR (- -- '.Cl j.- ", I Elyssa Andrus 344-255- 26,2007 eandnisOheraidextra.com 3 J an n - mm . ,J . j Zj fimpanogos Storytelling Festival returns I to ; Provo Canyon Thursday through Saturday v PrM MINE DERERi Stacy Routes at Mt. Timpanogos Park in Provo Canyon for the 2007 presentation of the Timpanogos Storytelling PAIYHERAID Festival, hufco there you are, standing up in front of Now nearing the end of its second decade in opthem to of and dreds people trying sweep eration, the annual event is a tourism magnet that the ones , into the world of your wit, wisdom and delights Utah Valley residents of all ages ' I words ... only, as you look around out of the of them who know about it, at any rate. focused corner of your eye, no ones really , Not enough people know that it's right here in Ma--: his watch. checks A on what youre saying. guy our backyard, said longtime festival volunteer You see a few who managHills resident Wobdland a rini Maybe there are a couple of nodder. Spence, or furtively sies the food court, puppet shows and other ancillary people leafing through thi program, crowd. the of festival functions. '.'V dling toward the edge Youre not happy" when that hap-remembers the festival from when it really Spence stoAlan pens, said reading teacher and wai in a backyard, that of the Orem home of the ; ryteDer Jan C Smith. Many of the and Karen Ashton. Karen Ashton started up expert storytellers Say that instead of festival in 1990 to raise funds for the ftem nibnc Lirushing, which is what you want to - brary and the first festival attracted several hundred Redo, most of them say slow down. mostly local and largely curious attendees. members audience is well into the on focus ; ally Today, the annual attendance figure ' that are with you. That will bring the tens of thousands, and many people ftodi to the everybody else around." 44cre riverfront park that became the official festiSurvival tips of the storytelling val venue in 2005, because the Timpanogos Storytellmust-se- e trade, something that you can (and hear) annual tradition. ing Festival is a witness firsthand when tellers even a mere onceyear gathering, anyItsnot from all different parts of the more. The festival has become, even if on a rather united States, and some from small stale, a cultural force-Onexanqde is the outside the country, gather left, who was part of cm poll on young peopled attitudes and it a recent college graduate, defines happiness as Just a general stress-frefeeling where Im not. really worried about anything. THAT makes me AP-MT- V Cody Paris . , . e I happy." . .... tics, faith, belonging Jocelyn Noveck and Trevor Thompson , ASSOCIATED .. , . MIS$ WRITERS ; e youre between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, Weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a little rock n roIL Maybe some cash, or at least the car keys. Turns out the real answer is quite different. Spending time with family was the top answer to .that open-ende-d question, according to an extensive more than 100 questions asked of L2B0 purvey conducted by The Associated people ages 4 mss and MTV on the nature of happiness among Americas young people. , Next was spending time with friends, followed by time with a significant other. And even better for parents: Nearly threejuarters of young people say their relationship with their parents makes them happy. :. They're my foundation," says Kristians St. John, 17, a student from Queens in New York. "My mom teDs me that even if I do something stupid, shes still going to love me no matter what. Just knowing that makes me feel very happy and So : See STORYTELLING, C6 . V A - 13-2- 1 . r ' f' x 4 5 high-scho- . Other results are more disconcerting. While most young people are happy overall with the way their lives are going, there are racial differences: the poll shows whites to be happier, across economic categories, than blacks and Hispanics. A lot of young people feel stress, particularly those from the middle class, and females more than males. You might think money would be dearly tied to a general sense of happiness. But almost no one said money" when asked what makes them happy, though people with the highest family incomes are . generally happier with life. However, having highly educated parents is a stronger predictor of happiness than income. And sex? Yes, we were getting to that. Being sexually active actually leads to less happiness among 13-- to according to the survey. If you're 18 to 24, sex might lead to more happiness fa the moment, but not in general. From the body to the soul: Close to half say religion and spirituality are very important. And more than half say they believe there is a higher power that has an influence over things that make them happy. Beyond religion, simply belonging to an organized religious group makes people happier. And parents, heres some more for you: Most young people in school say it makes them happy. Overwhelmingly, young people think marriage would make them happy and warn to be married some day; Most also. want to have kids. Finally, when asked to name their heroes, nearly : 18th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Festival I What The annual event begun HAPPINESS, the back Where: Mt Timpanogos Park, Provo Canyon N. (some events at Orem Public Library, 58 Shell SCERA the at and in State St Orem, Outdoor Theatre. 745 S. State St in Orem) " See in Alan Ashton yard of the home of Karen and around the from Utah to storytellere brings from tent wander can country. Festivalgoers to tent In Mt. Timpanogos Patk and listen in wherever theres room to sit or stand. Food and souvenirs are available for purchase. . I Wham . Thursday through Saturday, times vary admission to all events is $40adult $35senior citizen and $25chiW; alFevent family pass is $100 per family of six or fewer, with additional family members from the same KbusehokJ admitted for $20 each. I Cost: Individual I Mk C7 www.bmpfest.org 229-743- 1 Texas shop goes back to the Mure to revive DeLorean cars John Ponctto persevered, gaining notoriety largely as the time machine Fax In a nondescript warehouse in drove in the blockbuster 1985 east Texas, mechanic and entremovie, Bads to the Future, and , its two sequels. preneur Stephen Wynne is bringThe trilogys enduring popuing rare sports car bads to life. If he succeeds, he almost certainly larity on cable TV has exposed has Michael J. Fox to thank. countless viewers and potential A quarter century after DeLocustomers to a souped-u- p verrean Motor Coi began making its sion of the DeLorean. There isnt a day somewhere glitzy, $25,000 twoseater an operation that collapsed after two in the world that Back to the Future isnt playing as a rerun," said years Wynnes small automo-tfvoutfit plans to bring thee-hid- e Wynne, president of the new, pribade into limited productnh vately held DeLorean Motor Go. at a 40,000quare-foo- t factory in Wynne formed the company in this Houston suburb; 1995, when the bulk of his busiThe creation of renowned auto- ness was working on original motive engineer John DeLorean, DeLoreans at a Houston garage. DMC eventually made fewer than Still, he needed a name, and because there was nothing legally 9,000 cars, distinctive for their g doors, preventing him from using the exterior and design. . original, he decided to give it a An estimated 6,500 remain on the shot. He even called John DeLoroad. rean, who wished him hick. A dozen years later, Wynne Despite DMCs flop, the car has ASSOCIATED MESS . . e . . MICHAEL STRA VATO Associated Pres Stephen Wynne poses under gull wing doors and an old fiberglass car body at the DeLorean Motor Company in Humble, Texas, on Aug. 7. Wynne has purchased cfl remaining parts, enough fbr about 500 can, and plans to start making the can in Houston. . guD-win- rear-engin- e . hopes to parlay the cars celebrity along with the worlds biggest stash of DeLorean parts and engines into a niche production business that begins hand-makitwo DeLoreans a month sometime next year. Theyve just started taking orders. Already, the Humble operation will take an existing DeLorean, strip it to the frame and rebuild it for a base price of $42,500. Wynnes staff can rebuild one every couple of months. The company also handles routine maintenance, such as oil changes and luneups, and ships between 20 and 50 parts orders a day to mechanics and individual owners worldwide. But because the original models are roughly 25 years old, finding suitable candidates to refurbish has become increasingly difficult. See DELOREAN, C7 P f |