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Show CONCERT "f - l-Vvr,lKll ' v,ch. pitc.on , , . - LE C ACNA Fpl MA 16 200;: T P. BENtf ir S.". RUTH BASEBALL LFOIJE ) fi ' Jw 1 V- I ..... ' i - Nathan Russo and Gary Leach with South Central Communications offered their manpower and equipment to assist Panguitch City crews in erecting banners throughout town announcing the forthcoming Tammy In Panpuitch Tammy Cochran-Michael Peterson Concert May 16 At Triple C Arena PANGUITCH - The upcoming Tammy Cochran concert con-cert set for May 16 at 8 p.m. at the Triple C Arena in Panguitch, with Michael Peterson opening for her, promises to be the county's coun-ty's biggest event ever and is expected to draw fans from all over the county and nearby areas. Earlier in the day, Peterson will be at the Panguitch Invitational Ice Breaker Baseball Tournament to meet and greet the baseball players, fans coaches and kids. He is participating in the concert to benefit the local baseball program pro-gram where 30 teams are expected to participate in the ijornament. Hach player will receive a free ticket to the concert. con-cert. Doors will open at the Triple C at 6 p.m. for pre-concert festivities fes-tivities and an autograph party for concert sponsors at 7. Tammy Cochran will also sign autographs and CD's after the concert. Cochran"s career was launched in 2001 with her hit song, "Angels In Waiting", written writ-ten about her two brothers who died of cystic fibrosis. It established estab-lished her career as a symbol of hope and subsequently led to her nomination five times as a finalist for the Academy of Country Music Awards, making her the most nominated female in the business. Her newest album "Life Happened" reflecting the reality reali-ty of heartbreak in its early songs grows with each succeeding succeed-ing song into a picture of hope. Cochran, who calls herself a "positive thinker" says she always chooses to leave a posi- Cochran Concert. The outstanding event is slated for Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m. at the Triple C Arena in Panguitch with Michael Peterson as the opening act. The concert will benefit the Babe Ruth Baseball League. I Tammy Cochran tive feeling behind. More recently, she toured Jan. 16 through Feb. 28 with George Strait, opening for him in 16 states and the District of Columbia. Michael Peterson's 2003 album "Modern Man", the artists' debut for Monument Records, tells of loss and redemption, hope and fear, love and pain, revealing much about Peterson himself who looked into his own past to make his life experience relevant for all who listen. Raised in ranching country along the Columbia River in eastern Washington, Peterson barely knew his biological father who died just three years after Michael met him at 12 and his adoptive stepfather committed commit-ted suicide just two weeks before Michael's high school graduation. The teenager coped with his emotional turbulence by immersing himself in music, spending long hours at his grandmother's house where his creativity bloomed. He excelled in football, becoming a high school All-American. After dropping out of Pacific Lutheran University, he later approached his old teammate Brad Westering who backed him on Sparrow Records with an album of contemporary Christian songs. Peterson says, "A friend of mine said, 'You're a kid from a country town in Washington State. You wear cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. How come you're not doing country music?'" He made his living as for the next nine years as a motivational moti-vational speaker for schools and (See COCHRAN on page 7A) Cochran Concert From Front Page youth groups, making regular trips to Nashville and, in the process becoming enthralled with country music, moved to Nashville in 1995. He signed with Warner Records in 1996 and in 1997 his .first hit, "Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie" resulted in his being named Top New Artist by both Billboard and Radio & Records. His chart-topping "From Here To Eternity" followed and a third straight top-10 "Too Good To Be True" in 1998, with others following. In 1999, he guest-starred guest-starred on an episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" and was named 1 999's Male Star of Tomorrow at the fan-voted TNNMusic City News Awards. Then, after having done 600 shows in three years, Michael Peterson entered a time of retrenching and soul-searching that has resulted in this year's "Modern Man". Sponsors are expecting a turnout that will surpass all other county events, opening the way for future concerts and special spe-cial events at the Triple C. New representatives have been appointed to the Triple C executive committee. The com-' mittee will include a representative representa-tive from Escalante, Commissioner Commis-sioner Clare Ramsay frpm Bryce Valley, and Jeanne Russo Whalen from Panguitch. The committee has been organized to ensure county-wide involvement, involve-ment, input and support needed for the Triple C. |