Deseret News (Salt Lake City) back issues from November 2007:
UVSC dance students, faculty perform in N.Y.
Nov 01, 2007 ... OREM -- Doris Trujillo, assistant professor of dance and directorof Utah Valley State College's Contemporary Dance Ensemble, recentlyreturned from New York City where she presented her choreographicwork "Resilire" at the American Dance Guild's Festival in the HudsonGuild ...
Swimmer prepping for Olympics
Nov 01, 2007; ... AMERICAN FORK -- Staying active is important for American ForkHigh School senior student Candice Smith. Not only does she serve on the high school senior class council,play cello in the orchestra and sing in the A Capella choir, sheswam at the Conoco-Phillips Senior Nationals ...
Gingerbread: Festival benefits children's organizations
Nov 01, 2007 ... LEHI -- One winter, folk artist Eric Dowdle took his venturingteam skiing. That day ended in disaster for him as he ended up beingcarried off the mountain with two broken legs. While recovering, Dowdle decorated sugar cookies with hischildren, and when he dropped a gingerbread man ...
Holiday calendar
Nov 01, 2007 ... Celebrate the holiday season with pageants, plays, concerts,displays and exhibits. To list an event in the Utah Valley Lifemagazine, contact our office at 437-7600 or e-mail Genelle Pugmireat pugmire@desnews.com. November * "It's Christmastime Again," Nov. 2- Dec. 19 at 7:30 ...
UVRays group attracts range of swimmers
Nov 01, 2007; ... PROVO -- Competitive swimmers in the central and south end ofUtah County swim under the banner of the UVRays, or Utah ValleyAquatics Incorporated. Coach Brian Sorensen said that includes about 250 swimmers a yearwith a core membership of 170. "Within the organization we have ...
Hilltop swimmers among the best
Nov 01, 2007; ... AMERICAN FORK -- When the Hilltop Aquatics Swim Club competes,the team usually places in the top three, said head coach Dee Loose. "It's usually us or the Cottonwood Heights Swim Club (in first orsecond place)," he said. The club and its local swim committee work under USA ...
Entertainment calendar
Nov 01, 2007 ... WHERE TO GO Friday, Nov. 2 * Celebrate the Day of the Dead at the Museum of Peoples andCultures, 700 N. 100 East, Provo. Come between 5:30-9:30 p.m. tolearn about this Mexican tradition. El Dia de Los Muertos celebratesthe homecoming of the spirits of the dead. Includes food, ...
Auditions
Nov 01, 2007 ... LINDON -- Auditions for "Who Killed Aunt Caroline?" will be Nov.10 from 2-4 p.m. at the Valley Center Playhouse, 780 N. 200 East,Lindon. Needed are five women ages 20-60, two boys age 17, two girlsage 10-12, and ...
High school artists' works on display
Nov 01, 2007; ... PAYSON -- A new juried art exhibition by high school students ison display at the Peteetneet Academy through Thursday, Nov. 29. Adjunct Utah Valley State College art instructor Donna Corno,also a member of the Peteetneet Art Council, put the show togetherby inviting art teachers ...
Santa exhibit now at Peteetneet
Nov 01, 2007; ... PAYSON -- Don't believe in Santa Claus? You haven't seen HeleneJones' collection of Santas that date back 58 years. Now on display at the Peteetneet Academy, the local historicalsociety collection was started in the 1950s when friends of Jones'children began telling her there was ...
LDS film scripts do very well
Nov 01, 2007 ... OREM -- Cindy Newell probably didn't anticipate the potential ofher script when she submitted it to the LDS Film Festival's 7-pagescript competition last October. Newell's recognition for a quality screenplay was just thebeginning. The LDS Film Festival became a production house ...
Museum to mark Day of the Dead
Nov 01, 2007 ... PROVO -- The ancient Mexican El Dia de Los Muertos or Day of theDead is cause for a Halloween-type celebration Nov. 2 at the Museumof Peoples and Cultures, 700 N. 100 East, in Provo. The traditional observation includes an altar of food, flowersand other items in the gallery for ...
BYU theater department to perform 'The Seagull'
Nov 01, 2007 ... PROVO -- Anton Chekhov's classic tale of anguish and unrequitedlove, "The Seagull," will be brought to life by the Brigham YoungUniversity Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Directed by Barta Heiner, "The Seagull" tells the story of ayoung aspiring playwright, Konstantin ...
'Ah, Wilderness' is amusing
Nov 01, 2007; ... "AH, WILDERNESS," by Eugene O'Neill; Ragan Theater, SorensenStudent Center, UVSC; closes Nov. 3; (863-8797); running time: 2hours, one 15 -minute intermission. OREM -- It's rare when one leaves an Eugene O'Neill play light-hearted and smiling. Then again, O'Neill didn't write ...
Stop hyper-focusing before you crash and burn
Nov 01, 2007; ... I get asked many times when do I get to do my sewing,scrapbooking or any other hobby or craft. Right now I want to lookat this. Now don't get me wrong, we all need some downtime, butlet's examine our personalities in depth first. As sidetracked people we have a tendency to ...
Garlic's numerous redeeming features outweigh strong aroma by a long shot
Nov 01, 2007; ... One of my favorite things in the world is garlic. I like garlicso much I'll put it on anything, except chocolate, of course. Garlicis such a part of my life, I've written a poem about it: Garlic, garlic, garlic fair When I eat you, people stare Garlic, garlic, bulb ...
Popularity and noisy friends trump talent in BYU Idol contest
Nov 01, 2007; ... PROVO -- What does talent have to do with it, do with it, do withit? Brigham Young University's activity committee held its second BYUIdol singing contest of the semester last week at the VarsityTheater, but winning seemingly had little to do with talent. Rather,it was a ...
Mexican LDS history on exhibit
Nov 01, 2007; ... PROVO -- Collecting memorabilia of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints from south of the border has been a passion of aProvo family for years. It started when Fernando Gonzales' schoolteacher aunt begangathering church-related items decades ago. Several years ...
Pheasant hunt likely to be fair, at best
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Utah pheasant hunt will open Saturday. Roughly 16,000 huntersare expected to be out walking through fields and along ditches. The Utah quail hunt will also open Saturday. A combination of unfavorable weather, shrinking habitat and thesimple fact that pheasants are not easy ...
Ski Utah's Fat Flake Festival Saturday at Gallivan Center
Nov 01, 2007 ... Ski Utah will host its annual winter kickoff to the season -- theFat Flake Festival (formerly Snow Jam) -- this Saturday at theGallivan Utah Center. The event is free and will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. This willbe the second year Ski Utah has hosted the event. "We decided ...
Outdoor notes
Nov 01, 2007 ... 2008 DOG-SLED RACE The largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states is set for its2008 course through snowy Wyoming. The 13th International PedigreeStage Stop Sled Dog Race will start out of Jackson on Jan. 25 andfinish in Park City on Feb. 2. The 2008 Jackson race sendoff ...
Utah wildlife division proposing to standardize elk and deer hunts
Nov 01, 2007 ... A proposal is being presented that would make deer and elkhunting seasons the same statewide. What it would mean is hunters would have more days to hunt. Many hunters believe that taking a few days off a hunting seasonmeans fewer deer will be taken. But Division of ...
News Ski School marks 60 years
Nov 01, 2007 ... It wasn't easy being a skier 60 years ago. Skis were long, bootswere thin, bindings didn't release, under any circumstances, andonly a few people knew what it took to put skis on. Let alone trying to explain how you went about turning them. Mostpeople didn't own skis or boots and ...
Ski and Snowboard School: Lessons enable beginners to hit slopes with correct techniques
Nov 01, 2007; ... The question often asked is: Why take a ski or snowboard lesson? The obvious answer is to learn. A better answer, however, is tolearn good techniques and avoid bad ones. Self-taught skiers and snowboards tend to pick up bad habitsalong the road to learning a sport, which ...
Latest user-friendly gear available to participants in 2007 ski school
Nov 01, 2007 ... The evolution of ski equipment has, without question, been thebiggest change in skiing since the first ski school class back in1948. So much so, it's sometimes difficult for skiers to keepabreast of the new technology. Skis have gone from wood to metal to fiberglass to ...
Can 'Grey's' recover?
Nov 01, 2007; ... "Grey's Anatomy" has been more complicated than a lot of peoplehave given it credit for over the years. And the writers haven'ttaken the easy way out in a lot of tough situations. But the Izzie-George-Callie thing just might be what ultimatelysinks the show. It's easy to be ...
Group looks to build velodrome in Utah
Nov 01, 2007; ... Utah is famous for its bicycling friendly culture. Not countingthe frequent interactions between cyclists and motor vehicles on theroads, there is an abundance of bicycle-related activities andvenues to take advantage of. One cycling activity that's not available, however, is ...
Y. men seize MWC cross country title
Nov 01, 2007; ... PROVO -- For the fourth year in a row, the BYU men's crosscountry team took the Mountain West Conference title last Saturday,while the Cougar women saw their 19-year conference-title winningstreak end. The men beat host New Mexico by five points, followed by AirForce. Dustin ...
One goal is all SUU needs to beat UVSC
Nov 01, 2007; ... OREM -- The UVSC women's soccer team gave up an early second-half goal to Southern Utah in its 1-0 loss on Saturday. The losscame despite the Wolverines outshooting the T-Birds 8-6 in the last45 minutes. Adrienne Schneider's chance to tie that match late fell short asher shot ...
Record-holder helps keep team at top
Nov 01, 2007; ... Targets are painted big and bright on the backs of every playeron her team. Nobody in the state can miss the huge bull's-eyeprominently portrayed alongside Lone Peak Knights, but nobody in thestate has come close to defeating the No. 1 team in the state withone of the most impressive ...
County teams respectable in 1st round
Nov 01, 2007; ... Even though four of eight teams had their seasons end lastweekend, it was still a respectable first round for the Utah Countyteams in the prep football playoffs. American Fork and Timpview, the No. 1 seeds from both Region 4and Region 7, did what was expected of them and took ...
Local teams shine in cross country
Nov 01, 2007; ... The 2007 cross country season was full of surprises in UtahValley. From unlikely champions to come-from-behind victories, UtahCounty teams kept coaches and fans guessing all season. In the end, valley teams collected 17 all-state honors and 11 top-five team finishes in 5A and 4A, ...
Tough Knights feeling the pressure
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Lone Peak Knights are looking to continue their reign ofterror against instate volleyball competition right through to the5A championship trophy. Not only are the Knights undefeated against other Utah teams andhave delivered severe blows to anything Region 4 had to offer, ...
No excuses: Tips to keep you running
Nov 01, 2007; ... OK, I admit it. I need a deadline. It is entirely possible thatif I'd entered a profession without deadlines, I might be the mostunderachieving 39-year-old on the planet. I am constantly trying tofigure out how I can accomplish what I need to do in a day, most ofthe time at the last ...
The line on BYU? 'It's on us,' they say
Nov 01, 2007; ... BYU's offensive linemen believe their best football is ahead ofthem. It has to be, since they've been put on the shelf with scarcelyany football games for a month. But the time has allowed tackle Dallas Reynolds to heal up hissprained ankle. Other linemen have the bounce back ...
Jazz game day
Nov 01, 2007 ... Jazz vs. Rockets ENERGYSOLUTIONS ARENA Today, 7 p.m. TV: KJZZ Radio: 1320AM, 101.1FM Season series: 0-0 PROBABLE STARTERS C. BOOZER . . . . . S. BATTIER (32 ppg, 15 rpg) . . . . . (11 ppg, 5 rpg) A. KIRILENKO . . . . . C ....
'Kind' granddaughter now jealous
Nov 01, 2007; ... Dear Abby: I have a serious problem. Several months ago, my 15-year-old granddaughter, "Brittany," brought a girlfriend to my homeexplaining that "Megan's" mother was on drugs and Megan had no placeto live. The mother was living between her car and an occasionalmotel room. I felt ...
Get whole family involved in making dessert treat: Amish Whoopie Pie
Nov 01, 2007; ... If you ever travel through Lancaster County in Pennsylvania,you'll likely find roadside stands featuring a regional specialtycalled "Amish Whoopie Pie." According to legend, when children wouldfind these sweet and yummy treats in their lunch bags, they wouldshout "Whoopie!" These ...
Kamikazes kept their helmets on
Nov 01, 2007; ... Question: Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets when they weregoing to die anyway? Answer: In the wake of military setbacks in 1944, the Japanesemilitary launched a campaign of kamikaze attacks where pilotsattempted to crash their planes into U.S. warships, says Cornell'sRobert ...
'Spider-Man 3' tops DVD releases this week
Nov 01, 2007; ... A wide variety of movies has landed on DVD this week, led by theyear's No. 1 box-office hit. * "Spider-Man 3: Special Edition" (Columbia, 2007, PG-13, twodiscs, $36.95). Too many villains, too long -- it's the secondsequel syndrome (see "Batman & Robin"). But "Spidey 3" is ...
Schools now teach 'religion'
Nov 01, 2007 ... Opponents of school vouchers say tax money shouldn't go tosupport religious schools. Obviously they don't realize just howmuch religion is being taught in the public schools today: atheism,homosexuality, situational ethics, mental mediocrity, ...
Today on TV
Nov 01, 2007; ... Survivor: China (7 p.m., Ch. 2): Another contestant is voted off. Ugly Betty (7 p.m., Ch. 4): Marlo Thomas guest stars as a bigclient with an eye for younger men -- specifically, Daniel. My Name Is Earl (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Kenny appears in an episode of"Cops." Are You ...
Thank you, UTA
Nov 01, 2007 ... After I returned from Burley, Idaho, on Oct. 19, I saw UTA busesparked at the intermodal hub waiting for passengers ....
Becker ineffective on issues
Nov 01, 2007 ... For three years the Deseret Morning News has named Ralph Beckeras the least effective member of the Legislature among all of its104 members. And now he wants a promotion? Ineffectiveness onstatewide issues is bad enough, but Rep ....
Religious schools funded?
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Deseret Morning News (Oct. 20) listed 26 private schools thatwill accept vouchers. At least 17 of them are religious ...
Thank you, Postal Service
Nov 01, 2007 ... This is a big thank you to the post office. The other day I didmy shopping, put letters in the drop box outside the post office,then forgot to stop at the bank to cash a check before going home.The next day I could not find the check. After a few days, I gave ...
New coin pushes God aside
Nov 01, 2007 ... It seems that the weasels in Congress have moved the phrase "InGod We Trust" to the edge of the new Susan B., er, George Washingtondollar coin for political correctness. Also, on this wonderful newcoin that I didn't want or vote for, the patriots in ...
Respect others' opinions
Nov 01, 2007 ... I'm amazed at the number of letter writers who seemingly can'tcomprehend that there is such a thing as an honest difference ofopinion. I refer to the lady at the anti-war rally who was appalledat the "ignorance" of someone who would extol Vice President DickCheney. I was about 18 -- I'm ...
Time to replace S.L. Council
Nov 01, 2007 ... With change in a new Salt Lake City mayor, it's time to changethe City Council as well. We need to get rid of all the old, drearyincumbents who are no longer effective. It's time to elect LukeGarrott to replace Nancy Saxton. Garrott has a plan and many ideasto save ...
Mapleton Council OK'd 'scar'
Nov 01, 2007 ... Mapleton residents keep asking who is responsible for allowingthe 1,000-foot-long, 12-foot-wide irreparable scar across the faceof beautiful Maple Mountain. The City Council approved the changefrom CE-1 zone (critical environmental) to the PD-2 ...
Rock doesn't get it
Nov 01, 2007 ... Brad Rock still doesn't get it. He talks about sheep and the onetraffic light in Ephraim, even as he hears about the No. 1-rankedjunior college football team in the nation from the nationallyrespected head football coach, Steve Coburn. He just doesn't realizethat all of the ...
Corporate tax rates too high
Nov 01, 2007 ... Did John Florez really write in his column (Oct. 29) that thevalues of the "greatest generation" are being replaced with aculture of self-interest? Was he referring to the same "greatestgeneration" that has saddled subsequent generations with mountainsof debt created by entitlement ...
Facts on Fed disputed
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tijs Limburg makes a critical factual error in his logic for notsupporting Ron Paul for president (Readers' Forum, Oct. 30). TheFederal Reserve was not created "in the post 1929-(stock market)crash era." Rather it was created in 1913. That means that, 16 yearsafter it was created, it ...
Parental support needed
Nov 01, 2007 ... Voucher advocates claim "competition" will benefit publicschools, but the odds in competing are stacked against publicschools. The playing field is uneven. Public schools must admit andeducate all students regardless of status, capacity or background.Private schools may choose their ...
Video game review: 5 games in 'Orange Box' simply spectacular
Nov 01, 2007; ... Game title: "The Orange Box" Platform: PC and Xbox 360 Studio: Valve Rated: T-M, Teen to Mature for blood and gore, intense violence,language Score: 10 out of 10 THE REVIEW: "The Orange Box" title can be a bit confusing to the uninitiated,but ...
Little evidence to support the dangers of 'driving while black'
Nov 01, 2007; ... Twice within the past few years, I have been pulled over by thepolice for driving at night without my headlights on. My car issupposed to turn on the headlights automatically when the lightoutside is below a certain level, but sometimes I accidentally brushagainst the controls and ...
Utah voucher war shows progressives need new label
Nov 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- In today's political taxonomy, "progressives" arerebranded liberals, dodging the damage they did to their old label.Perhaps their most injurious idea -- injurious to themselves andpublic schools -- was the forced busing of (mostly other people's)children to engineer "racial ...
Public art should be art
Nov 01, 2007; ... Allowing anyone to leave artwork on the wall of the Wall ArtGallery in Ogden looked like a great idea on paper. It just didn'tlook so good on the wall. In an effort to tap the city's grass-roots creative spirit, thegallery let local artists use its outdoor facade as a canvas ...
From the shotgun: A closer look at college football from around the region
Nov 01, 2007 ... BIG 5 FUTURES BUY -- BYU: After this week, November gets really tough for Cougs BUY -- UTAH: Utes have two weeks to prepare for struggling Wyo. SELL -- USU: Winless season is now very real possibility forAggies HOLD -- WSU: Can score 73 in a game, but are 'Cats ...
Uphold anti-child-porn law
Nov 01, 2007; ... One law-enforcement officer recently described the Internet asproviding a support group for child-sex predators. " ... offendersfeel normal because they see from chat rooms and Web sites that manyother individuals have the same interests," he told a reporter fromthis newspaper. In ...
The lineup
Nov 01, 2007 ... BYU (5-2) Opponent: Colorado St. Location: Provo Day: Saturday Time: Noon TV: The mtn. Radio: 1160AM, 102.7FM About the Rams: CSU (1-7, 1-4) is ranked last in the conferencein scoring defense (30.8 ppg) and rushing defense (226.6 ypg) ...
Make shopping easier
Nov 01, 2007; ... Dear Heloise: I used to create a weekly shopping list by jottingdown things that I needed. If I was out of something or nearly out,I would add it to the list. Inevitably, I would forget things that Ihadn't noticed needed replacing. I had to go back to the store orelse wait another ...
Parry's Power Guide to high school football
Nov 01, 2007 ... Favored Team . . . . . Rating . . . . . Diff . . . . . Rating . .. . . Underdog . . . . . Edward's edge 5A PLAYOFFS ALTA . . . . . 108.0 . . . . . 24.2 . . . . . 83.8 . . . . .Timpanogos . . . . . Alta AMERICAN FORK . . . . . 86.7 . . . . . 6.9 . . . . . 79.8 . . ....
LNR group acquires Bangerter Crossing
Nov 01, 2007 ... LNR Commercial Property Group has acquired the Bangerter CrossingBusiness Park. The business park is still under construction, with the first twobuildings to be completed next spring. The first phase ofconstruction will ...
IRS offers law workshop for some organizations
Nov 01, 2007 ... Nonprofit managers, accountants and volunteers can learn tax lawsduring one-day workshops this month. The Internal Revenue Service is offering the workshops for smalland mid-size section 501(c)(3) exempt organizations. The workshopswill be held at the Best ...