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Show Sia. . a tit eS cei EO a ti i ane ie RBG Ta ern cae a al oe! ANOS Sw re tate” aN Since Mae el ge ocean Co ditented ee ego eee a ok Ue Spare Sti (esas Seley PARISI S ase SI BOs ore SS CHS widen Kite eam wa ene CE wh “SS we Oe eo de 47-year-old Marc Coulam finds time to rn rite ieiak he cemneatit tn niin sate POPPI bond with kids — skateboarding 4 } PHOTO COURTESY OF MARK ALLEN Heber Valley’s Roundriders will headline the Valentine fundraiser. % PIN rte ia I Valentine’s Dance Provides with Love ; : * _ Proceeds go towards new youth justice center fills children’s hearts with hope. For many youth, a Valentine’s dance will offer more and than pink red cookies and a stolen kiss; the dance will raise - funds for a center that comforts is a struggle for these and . we want to get them help and , assist their families.” abused children. VALERIE KELSON Event Organizer _ Midway Town Hall’s First Annual Valentine’s Dance, | held Feb. 9; beginning at 8 p.m. is an adult fundraiser for the Wasatch and Summit County’s Children’s Justice Center. The first 50 couples receive flowers, prizes will be awarded and a photographer will be on-hand. Forget lace hearts and sentimental songs, this is a down-home Western affair. ] medical community support. It children ENT be) Anne Main Street near 700 South. It was created to provide a comfortable environment for children during “You have to show much instructor © aa PHOTO COURTESY OF MARC COULAM exams, therapy. Wasatch The County School-District pro- ~_yideda building, and financial donations from private parties and businesses have been enormous, but more is needed. The center is dependent on grants and private fundraising. “We want to sup- port the center so it can open May 1. The building needs repairs, including new paint and carpet. We have to have the house ready for the legisla- . DEREK JENSEN COURIER STAFF eal estate banker by day, neighborhood ight. novelty by Sees As he quickly approaches age50, Heber’s Marc Coulam is proof. that you don’t have to grow up — at least if you keep things in balance. Safeway parking lot with his skate- ture to fund programs,” said event organizer Valerie Kelson. “You have Now 47, more than 30 years— later Coulam is skating again. VALENTINE’S DANCE continued on B5 CALENDAR: again after all these years, said Coulam who seemed eager to~ divert serious attention away. That's increasingly. difficult, he’s” finding, especially considering he’s hetter at it than his three boys. — ~ “PRE: biggest difference: Coulam can do handstands, even on slopes, which: none of his offspring can match: “They’ve tried it,” he said. ‘My 13-year-old can almost get it, but he’s not there yet.” _ An accomplished skateboarder Coulam’s boys, Corey, 11, as a teenager in Salt Lake, Coulam Derek, 13, and Jason, 15 are all avid never quite lost his passion for riding. He recalls fondly his days of. _ skateboarders and snowboarders. doing handstands through a - According to their old man they boarding buddies. to show community support. It isa - Heber’ s Marc Coulam, 47, shows how fun it can be to grow old. 3 police and attorney interrogations, and “My kids started skating a few Py AG PRGEN FPP Se ed letter d’amour, it and & * g Met. | member Lanenga. _ The center is located at Heber’ S ride ramps, rails and do the “hardcore” tricks. “They call it old style skateboarding what I do,” he said. But it is definitely new, and quite a spectacle for instance, when years ago and I decided to pick it up COULAM continued on BS & Teese oo Bigatti se unrequit- pene occasional PH and except for the RENE. Fa romance, B7 a Oval: as 3 ° BIATHLET= DINNER: ver OO Gel ~~ at poten "ere bolsters mm aint Valentine’s Day Special guests include the county’s own Round Valley Riders, Utah Valley State College’s acclaimed Fire and Ice Country Western Dance Team, music provided by Provo’s Omni Dance Club and instruction by B.Y.U. dance team Pe prbnis ge a COURIER STAFF 4 KIRSTEN SHAW i ’ ; 1 |