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SARATOGA SPLASH

Saratoga Springs celebrates ‘tremendous growth’ COLIN DOUGLAS

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he west side of Utah County is booming, and the cities there are celebrating — Saratoga Springs in particular.

“We are excited to continue city traditions with Saratoga Splash,” said Corrine Prestwich, assistant civic events coordinator for Saratoga Springs. “With the tremendous growth in Saratoga Springs, we enjoy celebrating in Saratoga Springs, your hometown!”

This year’s Saratoga Splash will be held June 4-9, and all events are at Neptune Park unless otherwise noted.

“This year’s chalk art contest includes a semi-professional category in addition to our regular contest,” Prestwich said.

The sidewalk sections are numbered and each contestant is assigned a square. The regular contest is free, with contestants checking in at 6:30 p.m. Semi-professional artists can register at 9 a.m. for a small fee and have the whole day to create their art. Judges will include local celebrities and artists.

One of the highlights of Splash is the Splash Bash water party at Sunrise Meadows Park on Wednesday afternoon. The fire department will be on hand with hoses and a foam machine, and there will also be inflatable slides and water balloon launchers. The public is invited to bring their own water guns.

Prestwich explained that Search for Saratoga, on Wednesday evening, is an Amazing Race-type activity. Participants will meet at Neptune Park to get a passport with a list of clues that lead to different locations around the city, such as lesser-known parks, and city

facilities like the public works building, the fire station or the marina. The purpose is to help people get to know the city better.

“It’s a great way for people who are new to the city to explore places they didn’t know we had or hadn’t seen before,” Prestwich said. “We have tons of new people in Saratoga Springs, and so we focus on introducing them to things in the community that help them feel more at home and think of Saratoga Springs as their home town.”

The first 200 participants to arrive will get a gift certificate for a treat from Chick-fil-A. The first team to visit every location and receive a stamp on its passport and get back to Neptune Park wins the grand prize, which is usually a gift from community sponsors.

“It’s a surprise!” Prestwich said.

Participants may work in teams, such as family, friends, and church groups. “We do this activity on Wednesday night because it is activity night for many church youth groups, and we invite them to make this their activity,” Prestwich explained.

The City of Fun Carnival boutique on Friday evening will include local vendors, crafted items, gourmet cotton candy and more.

A main attraction Friday night is the concert featuring pop cover band New Soul Brigade playing current pop hits and oldies. The group has 10ten members, including additional percussion and brass not usually seen in a pop band. “It makes it extra fun — very lively, high energy,” Prestwich said.

And she emphasized, “They only play family-friend music!” There will be space near the band for dancing and also for lawn chairs. The final number will lead into the fireworks show.

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Kyson Palagar, 13 months, of Saratoga Springs, plays around with his mother, Hailey, before the Diaper Derby during Saratoga Splash Days on June 8, 2017, at Neptune Park in Saratoga Springs.

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2018 SARATOGA SPLASH CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, June 4

Thursday, June 7

ARTS COUNCIL DAY When: Chalk, Walk and Boogie, 6 to 8 p.m.

Chalk Contest, 6 p.m.

Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m.

Food Truck, 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park Tuesday, June 5

FAMILY PICNIC IN THE PARK When: 5 to 11 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

LIBRARY DAY When: Court of Mermaids Story Time, 6 to 9 p.m.

Wild Wonders Animal Show, 7 p.m.

Food Trucks, 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

CARNIVAL When: 4 to 10 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

CAR SHOW FIREWORKS When: Noon to 3 pm When: After the concert, about 9:45 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

BIKE PARADE When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

FOOD TRUCKS When: 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT (Presented by Open Air Entertainment) When: About 9:15 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

Saturday, June 9 SARATOGA SPLASH DAYS BOUTIQUE When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

FOOD TRUCKS When: 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

SPORT TOURNAMENTS 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament When: 8 a.m.

Where: Neptune Park 6-on-6 Grass Volley Ball Tournament When: 8 a.m.

Where: Neptune Park

FOOD VENDORS When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

Wednesday June 6 SPLASH BASH WATER PARTY When: 3 to 5 p.m.

Where: Sunrise Meadows Park CARNIVAL OPEN (Family Day, 1 ticket per ride) When: 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Where: Neptune park Search for Saratoga—Amazing Race Competition When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

MAGIC SHOW When: 6 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

Friday, June 8 SARATOGA SPLASH DAYS BOUTIQUE When: 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park CARNIVAL When: 1 to 10 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park FREE CONCERT When: 8 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

SARATOGA SPLASH DAYS GRAND PARADE When: 10 a.m.

Where: 800 W.-400 N.-Thunder Blvd.

FAMILY FUN DAY When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

COMMUNITY FAIR When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

CARNIVAL When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: Neptune Park

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OREM SUMMERFEST

Festival introducing pie eating contest, continues storytelling ANDREW DEVEY

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rem Summerfest organizers believe the strength of the festival’s tradition comes from the way it involves everyone in the community, no matter their background, to bring them together.

“We do things all week long,” Orem Summerfest Chairperson, Kena Mathews said. “If you can’t participate in something there’s always another event you can participate in. We have great entertainment and opportunities to be involved. There really is something for everybody.”

With so much success last year, the Timpanogos Storytelling Institute is returning with its free storytelling concert for families of all ages, Monday night at The Orchard at University Place.

Also returning is Wienerschnitzel’s 2nd Annual Summerfest Hot Dog Eating Contest which will be followed by Village Inn’s 1st Annual Summerfest Pie Eating Contest.

“Last year we had a lot of fun with

the hot dog eating contest and wanted to bring it back,” Mathews said. “We’re adding the pie eating contest to it this year, and already have people who want to participate in both.”

Mathews has been volunteering and helping put on Orem Summerfest for the past six years and loves that it provides an opportunity to recognize some of the city’s outstanding citizens.

“Last year we started giving out the Orem Spirit Award,” Mathews said.

“We give it to people that have worked for or in Orem and have given back to the city and community in some way.

It is one of my favorite parts because that’s what the community event is all about, honoring people and honoring the community you live in.”

This year, Summerfest is honoring Gerald Nielsen, a former Orem police officer, Grant Holdaway, owner of Vineyard Gardens with the award. Both men have given back to the community throughout the years while providing service to their family, friends and neighbors.

Summerfest also recognizes a hand-

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Storyteller Kevin Kling recounts a story about his childhood in Minnesota on June 5, 2017 at University Place’s Orchard Park in Orem. ful of young people in the community through the student marshal program.

Students who have overcome challenges, excel in the classroom and are changing the world in their own way are selected from the community’s junior highs are named student marshals and given special VIP access throughout Summerfest.

“The community and the people are what make this celebration great,”

Mathews said. “We’re all doing this out of the kindness of their heart and because they love Orem and its citizens. We just want to give back and make a great festival for people.”

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When Vivint Smart Home CEO and 2018 Orem Summerfest grand marshal Todd Pedersen was selecting a city to live and establish his business, Orem was an obvious choice for him.

“We love living in Orem,” Pederson said. “Everything is centrally located so we’re close to all the schools, shopping and I’m just two minutes from work.

It’s nice to live in a community that is so family friendly and where people watch out for each other. It’s a great place to grow a business because of the highly educated, hard-working workforce with strong ethics and values.”

Pedersen has lived in Orem for the past 15 years and first founded his company there in 1999. Since then, Pedersen has been a figure in the community with its innovative technology and products as well as generous donations and sponsorships.

“When selecting a grand marshal, we look for someone that has given back to Orem in a grand way,” Summerfest Chairperson Kena Mathews said. “Vivint has

done so much for Orem and throughout Utah County. As a thank you, we wanted to recognize Todd all he has done.”

Pedersen has been named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Utah’s Entrepreneur of the Year by Mountain West Capital Network and has been inducted into the David Eccles School of Business Hall of Fame. Also, under Pedersen’s leadership Vivint was selected as one of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2017.

“I thought [being grand marshal] was a great opportunity to represent the community that I’m so proud to be a part of,” Pedersen said. “My family really loves Summerfest – it’s always been something that brings the community together.”

Pedersen and his family attend Summerfest every year and has to make sure to eat a funnel cake and a corn dog during the week-long celebration.

“My kids love the carnival and the rides,” Pedersen said. “We always go at least twice – once during the day and again later at night. We love the music, including listening to all the different bands.”

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STRAWBERRY DAYS

Pleasant Grove’s festival is ‘rooted in the past, building for the future’ LAURA GILES

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ooted to the past, building for the future. That is the theme for this year’s Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove. The annual celebration, described by organizers as the longest running celebration in Utah, will be held June 16-24.

Plenty of strawberries and cream will be available at the events, but there is a lot more than that going on throughout the week.

With the theme in mind, Gary and Deann Keetch were chosen as grand marshals this year because they have deep roots to the city and also help to build the community, according to Lisa Young, Strawberry Days chairperson.

“They both have great roots to the area. Deann is part of the family that owned most of the orchards and farms

in Orem. Gary was an educator and worked hard to help all youth in Pleasant Grove for years and years,” Young said.

“Both work hard now to support local events. I have never heard the word ‘no’ come from either one. They are amazing and a great example to all of us of how we should behave, young and old.”

The week-long celebration will kick off on June 16 with a car show that is also a fundraiser for the Pleasant Grove Police Department.

“All proceeds are used to help the department purchase equipment, operate the Citizens Academy, help pay for our K-9 and Shop With A Cop. A number of local businesses are sponsoring the Honorary Colonels Car Show,” said Mike Carter, Honorary Colonel.

In addition to looking at more than 100 cars that are expected to be there, there will be music, prizes raffled off,

K-9 demonstrations and food trucks.

A highlight this year, according to Carter, is the National Guard 1969 Camaro with a 454 big block, built by the members of the 115th Maintenance Company. The car show is free to attend and will be held at Shannon Park, east of the rodeo grounds at 220 S. State St. All of the popular events that residents and visitors come to expect every year will be back.

“The rodeo is always a sold out event every night,” Young said. The rodeo will be held June 20 – June 23.

Another popular event is the free concert in the park, which will be held on at 7 p.m. June 19 at Veterans Memorial Park, 300 S. Locust Ave. Audience members can enjoy free strawberries and cream while they listen to The Flashback Brothers perform.

Huck Finn Day, a kids’ event that is

always well-attended, features fishing, train rides, games, face painting, prizes and more. It will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on June 22 at the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 547 S. Locust Ave. Other goings-on for kids include a baby contest, children’s art and photography show, children’s parade, relay race, Mutton Bustin’ on rodeo nights, princess party and a safety fair.

This will be the second year that the Safety Fair will be held. First responders will be on hand to help teach families about being safe. The Pleasant Grove High School Biking Vikings will also be involved. The fair will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. June 19 at the Pleasant Grove Recreation Center, 547 S. Locust Ave. For a full schedule and information about Strawberry Days, check out www.strawberrydays.org.

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS SATURDAY, JUNE 16 CAR SHOW

When: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CAR CRUISE Where: Shannon Park, 220 S. State St. When: 4 p.m.

Where: Begins at Shannon Park, 220 S. State St.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17 CONCERT IN THE PARK When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Outside the main doors of Community Center, 547 S. Locust Ave.

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CHILDREN’S ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW When: Regular business hours Where: Community Center Lobby, 547 S. Locust Ave. FREE FAMILY SWIM When: 1:30 to 8 p.m.

Where: Veterans Memorial Pool, 582 E. 300 South 4th/5th/6th GRADE RELAY RACE When: 5 p.m.

Where: Pleasant Grove High School track GARDEN TOUR When: 5 to 9 p.m.

Where: Various locations, see: www.strawberrydays.org

TUESDAY, JUNE 19 CHILDREN’S ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW When: Regular business hours

Where: Community Center Lobby, 547 S. Locust Ave. SAFETY FAIR When: 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Where: Community Center, 547 S. Locust Ave. STRAWBERRY DAYS CONCERT When: 7 p.m.

Where: Veterans Memorial Park, 300 S. Locust Ave. What: The Flashback Brothers ZUMBA NIGHT When: 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Community Center Parking Lot, 547 S. Locust Ave.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 CHILDREN’S ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW When: Regular business hours Where: Community Center Lobby, 547 S. Locust Ave. GOLF TOURNAMENT When: 8 a.m.

Where: Fox Hollow Golf Course, 1400 N. 200 East, American Fork BABY CONTEST When: See website for times Where: Community Center, 547 S. Locust Ave. PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT When: 3 p.m., 6 p.m.

Where: Community Center, 547 S. Locust Ave.

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LEHI ROUND-UP

Parades, picnics and performances: Lehi promises fun for all ages MIRANDA HUBERT

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he Lehi Round-Up is all set to ride back into town this summer, Saturday, June 23 through Sunday, July 1. Featuring an array of family-friendly events including picnics, parades, and performing animals, everyone is likely to find something to do in Lehi over the course of the week.

“We want everyone to feel like there’s something for them,” said Melanie Hansen, the event coordinator for the Round-Up. Many well-loved favorites are back this year, including the baby contest, which will be held on Tuesday, the outdoor movie and barbecue on Wednesday night, which will feature the movie “The Sandlot” this year as well as a band and bounce houses, and of course, the rodeo which will be held Thursday through Saturday.

“We love our parades here in Lehi,” said Hansen, explaining that the Round-Up this year will boast three different parades on three different DA

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A dog shows off its tricks during the animal’s got talent event at Wines Park in Lehi on June 22, 2017. Dogs competed whilst doing tricks such as playing dead, bouncing balls off their nose, and standing on their hind legs. days. Thursday kicks off the parades with the stock parade, starting at Wines Park and going to the Rodeo Grounds. Friday’s parade is a miniature one, with miniature floats made by residents based on the theme “In the good old days.” The parade route is

the same on Friday and Saturday, both parades beginning at Wines Park and ending at Lehi High School. The Grand Parade is held Saturday, also known as Family Fun Day. Back again after a successful first run last year is the “Animals Got Tal-

ent” show, comprised mostly of dogs, who will show off their skills Thursday in a contest judged by the local police department.

“We decided to bring that one back, it was a lot of fun,” Hansen said. “I loved the ‘Animals Got Talent’ last year. It’s a smaller event but it’s a lot of fun.”

New this year, revived after some time away, is Lehi Idol, a singing contest with cash prizes. The event will be hosted by former American Idol contestant Carmen Rasmusen Herbert.

“We’re pretty excited about that one,” Hansen said. “Lehi Idol is back.”

In addition to these events, the week also includes a 10K, 5K, and kid’s mile, lots of live music, a golf tournament, bingo, a car show, and much more.

More details can be found online at lehi-ut.gov/roundup.

“Our goal is just to celebrate Lehi,” Hansen said. “Our hope is to make sure everyone gets out and gets to know their community a little better.

It should be a good time.”

Stan and Peggy Lewis to serve as Lehi Round-Up grand marshals of the parade committee, who was in charge of selecting the grand marshals For Lehi natives Stan and Peggy this year. “They have served the Lehi Lewis, there is a time of the year that is community for as long as I can rememextra special. It’s a time when the fam- ber. For Peggy, Lehi Round-Up is her ily gathers, food is eaten, and favorite time of year.” long-standing family tradiStan and Peggy have altions are carried out. For most ways been involved in the people, this time described Round-Up, carrying on an sounds a lot like Christmas. involvement that started with For the Lewis family, it’s the their parents. Whether it was Lehi Round-Up. building floats, participating “My mother loves the in the rodeo with their kids, or PEGGY AND Round-Up more than Christserving together with the Lehi STAN LEWIS mas,” said their daughter NaCivic Improvement Associtalie Larsen. “We’ve created a bunch of ation, they are always found helping traditions.” out behind the scenes of the festival.

The Round-Up committees decided “The rodeo part just comes natto honor Stan and Peggy and their leg- urally,” Larsen said. “We grew up on acy of involvement in the Round-Up horses. They started building floats by naming them the grand marshals with their wards, and my mom loves of this year’s festivities. that. It wasn’t just the building of the “No one deserves it more than they do,” said Pam Gordon, the chairwoman Please see LEWIS, Page A11 MIRANDA HUBERT

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floats, it was all the people she got to know and be with.”

“He’s been president of the Lehi Civic Improvement Association for many years, he’s a big part of the rodeo,” said Gordon. “They love Lehi, and getting families together and celebrating the community.”

As for Stan, he sees the Round-up as a time to celebrate family. “I guess probably the week of family activities, that we’re all together as a family, I think that was the purpose of the beginning of the Round-Up, to celebrate who we are and what we do,” he said. “It’s a family affair for the citizens of Lehi, a time to be together.”

“We love Lehi because they’ve taught us to love Lehi,” Larsen added. “They love the Round-Up so much, and they love Lehi, and they wanted us to love it too. That’s just what they’ve always done.”

LEHI ROUND-UP 10K, 5K and KID’S MILE When: 10K starts at 7:30 a.m., 5K starts at 7:45 a.m., Kid’s Mile starts at 8 a.m.

Where: 10K starts at Lehi High School, 5K starts at Skyridge High School, Kid’s Mile starts at Lehi High School DOUBLES TENNIS TOURNAMENT When: 8 a.m.

Where: Willowcreek Middle School tennis courts. $15 per team.

MISS LEHI PAGEANT When: 7 p.m.

Where: Lehi High School (180 N. 500 East) Info: Presale tickets are $10 (from a contestant or Pioneer Party) or $12 at the door

Sunday, June 24 ARTS IN THE PARK When: 7 p.m.

Where: Wines Park, featuring Joshua Creek

Monday, June 25 HALF-PRICE SWIM DAY When: 1 to 8:50 p.m. at the Legacy Center and 11 a.m. to 6:50 p.m. at the Outdoor Pool ART SHOW When: 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Lehi Arts Center (685 N. Center St.)

PICNIC IN THE PARK When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Wines Park Info: Featuring Ned LeDoux. Food Trucks will be available.

Tuesday, June 26 BABY CONTEST When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Legacy Center.

Info: Entry fee is $5 in advance or $10 day of contest.

ART SHOW When: 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Lehi Arts Center.

PARTY ROCK PROJECT When 7 p.m.

Where: Skyridge High School (3000 N. Center St.)

Where: Wines Park Info: Cost is $5 per plate ART SHOW When: 6 to 8 p.m.

Where: Lehi Arts Center OUTDOOR MOVIE What: “The Sandlot” When: 9 p.m.

Where: Vets Ball Park

Thursday, June 28

ANIMALS GOT TALENT What: K-9 demonstrations and adoptions.

Registration begins at 11 a.m. or pre-register online When: 12 p.m.

Where: Wines Park STOCK PARADE When: 6 p.m.

Where: Route from Wines Park to Rodeo Wednesday, June 27 Grounds COWBOY CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT ART SHOW What: 18-hole four-man scramble. $400 per When: 6 to 8 p.m. team. Hosted by the Lehi Area Chamber of Where: Lehi Arts Center Commerce.

PRCA RODEO When: 7 a.m.

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PONY EXPRESS DAYS

Eagle Mountain expects big attendance this year COLIN DOUGLAS

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ony Express Days in Eagle Mountain will look much like last year’s, but bigger.

“We haven’t added any new events this year, but we expect to see an increase in attendance with the tremendous growth rate the city has had over the past year,” said Linda Peterson, communications and community relations director for the city.

“We try to keep all of the events affordable, as we have a lot of young families in our city,” Peterson said.

The celebration starts on Memorial Day weekend with a rodeo. Eagle Mountain’s rodeo is an official PRCA event with world-class riders, according to Jared Gray, of Pony Express Events. “We have a full line-up every night this year,” Gray said, including bareback riders Mason Clements, who recently was sitting second in the world, and Kaycee Feild, who once won four consecutive bareback world championships.

“Some of the top people who go on to national finals rodeo compete

here,” Gray said.

The rodeo will be followed on Tuesday by the bike ride for families. It will start at City Hall and follow the paved trail on Pony Express Parkway to Unity Pass, the back to City Hall.

“The ride is not difficult, so it is doable for families with small children,” Peterson said. There will be giveaways for the participants, something for everyone, while supplies last, according to Peterson.

Last year it was a bag with water bottle and gift cards for restaurants. “I don’t want to promise what we’re giving this year, because it might be different from last year,” Peterson said.

The bike ride will be immediately followed by a free pancake dinner at City Hall under a dining tent in the parking lot, served by the mayor and the city council members. The pancake dinner is open to everyone, not just to people who are doing the bike ride, Peterson emphasized.

The family fun night in Nolen Park on Wednesday afternoon and evening will include a collection of inflatable

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Members of the Kid Heroes Foundation dance and have fun with kids during the Pony Express Days Family Fun Night on May 31, 2017 in Eagle Mountain. devices that children can jump in, interactive kids’ games run by Gotta Dance Performing Arts Studeo, and music with dancing and sing-along provided by Munchkin Radio. The city will provide free popcorn and cotton candy, and there will be food trucks.

Family fun night will end with a movie in the park, “The Incredibles.”

Families should bring their own blankets and chairs.

“The Cupcake Charity 5K on Saturday has been called Utah’s fastest 5K because it is all downhill,” Peterson said. It is followed by the kids’ Fun Run for ages 10 and younger. “The registration fees for the runs go to help families in the community who have serious medical expenses and hardships.”

Candy tossing and other giveaways

will be permitted at Saturday’s Grand Parade, so kids should bring bags.

The demolition derby to be held Saturday night is also run by Pony Express Events, and Gray is as proud of the derby as he is of the rodeo.

“Two years ago we had the No. 1 demolition derby in the state for hardest hits and roll-overs Gray said. “We had the best wrecks in the state that year!” he added.

The celebration will end Saturday night with fireworks at dusk at the Cory B. Wride Memorial Park.

Meanwhile, a carnival will run May 31, June 1-2. Discount carnival tickets are available through May 25 at all Eagle Mountain schools and City Hall, except Frontier Middle School, and a portion of the ticket sales go to the school from which they are purchased.

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday, Saturday, Monday, May 25, 26, 28

When: 9 p.m.

Where: Nolen Park

PONY EXPRESS RODEO When: 7 p.m.

Where: Pony Express Memorial Park Arena

CARNIVAL, VENDORS, & FOOD When: 4 to 10 p.m.

Where: Nolen Park

Tuesday, May 29

Friday, June 1

BIKE RIDE AND PANCAKE DINNER When: Bike Ride, 6 p.m., Dinner 6:30 p.m.

Where: City Hall

CARNIVAL When: Noon to 11 p.m.

Where: Nolen Park

Wednesday, May 30 FAMILY FUN NIGHT When: 4 to 8 p.m.

Where: Nolen Park MOVIE IN THE PARK

Thursday, May 31

Saturday, June 2 5K CUPCAKE CHARITY RUN When: 7 a.m.

Where: Unity Pass to SilverLake Amphitheater KIDS’ FUN RUN

When: 7 p.m.

Where: SilverLake Amphitheater GRAND PARADE When: 10 a.m.

Where: Pony Express Parkway, from Hidden Hollow Elementary to Smith Ranch Road CARNIVAL When: Noon to 11 p.m.

Where: Nolen Park DEMOLITION DERBY When: 7 p.m.

Where: Pony Express Rodeo Arena FIREWORKS SHOW When: Dusk Where: Cory B. Wride Memorial Park

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ART CITY DAYS

Alan and Carol Curtis named Art City Days parade grand marshals CHRISTI BABBITT

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pringville residents Alan and Carol Curtis have been named grand marshals of the 2017 Art City Days Grand Parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, and travel down 400 South and Main Street.

Alan Loy Curtis was raised in Springville where he was active in youth football, baseball and the rifle club. He graduated from Springville High School in 1963 where he was participated in drama and sports. He played offensive and defensive tackle for football. Alan attended Snow College on a football scholarship, playing tackle for the Badgers; he graduated from Snow with his associate’s degree.

Carol Ann Jacobsen Curtis was raised in Salina and graduated from North Sevier High School in 1963 where she participated band and choir and sang solos and in a trio.

She received a music scholarship to Snow College and began attending there in the fall of 1963. It was at Snow College that Alan and Carol met. They married in the Manti Utah Temple on March 19, 1965. They have since lived in Ephraim, Provo and Springville as well as Omaha, Nebraska; and Carter Lake, Iowa.

Alan and Carol both graduated from LDS Institute and Snow College in June of 1965. Alan continued his education at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in youth leadership and a minor in physical education.

While Alan attended BYU, Carol worked for the Kress Co. on Center Street in Provo. She worked there until June 1966 when the management realized she was expecting her first baby. On Nov. 11, 1966, their first child was born, Kelly Alan Curtis. Their second son, Courtney Jacobsen Curtis, was born at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 9, 1968. Alan took a job with Boys Clubs of Omaha and worked extra jobs to make ends meet. Their first daughter, Christine, was stillborn when they lived in Carter Lake, Iowa.

The Curtis family moved back to Springville in August 1972 and pur-

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Alan and Carol Curtis and their children Kimberly, Katy, Courtney and Kelly. chased the Ostler home at 446 E. Center St. They lived there four years when they adopted their two beautiful Korean daughters Katy (Kim Eun Sung) and Kimberly (Kim Na Sung). They quickly outgrew their little home and soon moved up the block a few houses to 524 E. Center St. They have lived there since February 1977, 40 years this year.

Alan and Carol now have 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Carol has been involved in music her entire life. She has served in music positions in her church and joined the Springville Musettes in 1966, continuing as a member of that choir until a couple of years ago (other than living in Omaha for four years). After moving back to Springville, Alan worked construction until he was given the job of recreation and community education director for the city of Springville. He served on the city recreation board for seven years. He served the city and school district for 28 years. He has loved providing recreation for thousands of our youth, offering about 25 Community Education classes to adults and all ages of children, and keeping everyone happy with the temperature at the Springville Community Pool.

Alan was instrumental in getting several parks built such as Bird Park, Clyde Park, the Spring Acres Arts Park (upper and lower), Spring Creek, Big Hollow, Hunters Valley and Child Park. He redid Memorial Park’s ball diamonds and worked on the beginnings of the Sports Park in the West Fields, as well as helping with small neighborhood parks.

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ART CITY DAYS

Springville Citizen of the Year: Sonny Braun CHRISTI BABBITT

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t the young age of 32, Sonny Braun became the first head professional at Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville. Until his retirement in 2014 — 48 years later — he was the only head pro at Hobble Creek. That’s a Utah record. No other golf course in Utah has had the original pro maintain his position that long.

Sonny and his brother Jerry and sister Mary grew up loving golf. Sonny and Jerry both became golf professionals and Mary became the reigning women’s club champion at Timpanogos Golf Course for the better part of three decades.

Sonny started in golf at the age of 12 when he began working at the original Timpanogos Golf Course. He worked at Timpanogos for a period of 17 years, interrupted for two years by service in the Army. During those years at Timpanogos, he worked under the tutelage of Jimmy Thompson, Bill Johnston and Dave Crowton. While in the Army, he served as assistant professional to Ben Cavalier at Fort Sheridan Golf Course.

In 1963 he went to Monterey Peninsula Country Club as an assistant pro with John Geertsen Jr. He maintained that position until he was invited back to Utah County to be the head pro at Hobble Creek. All totaled, he has

served in golf shops for 68 of his 83 years of life.

During his years at Hobble Creek, he established strong men’s and women’s golf associations and worked closely with various mayors and city councils to build a solid core of loyal Springville golfers. Hobble Creek, because of its unusual beauty and serenity, attracts thousands of golfers from throughout Utah, but Sonny saw that it retained the feel of a small community golf course. As the golf course icon, Sonny conscientiously worked on linking the community to the course, and as a result, the residents of Springville take an unusual pride of ownership in their golf course. To them, Hobble Creek is their country club.

Sonny was a fine player, holding the Hobble Creek Course record at one time with a 63, but he devoted his golf focus to administration and teaching. He also developed a talent in golf repair and refinishing clubs and became a craftsman at it. He has won numerous awards including Merchandiser of the Year, the Bill Strausbaugh Award for Public Relations and the Utah Section PGA “Gentleman Jeff” Award. The Art City Amateur Tournament he established is a fixture in Utah golf and now is named after him.

Sonny married Laurel Turner (deceased) 57 years ago and they have three sons: Scott (deceased), Steve and Shea.

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FREE CONCERT & FIREWORKS

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 • 8 p.m.

Spring Acres Arts Park Featuring: The Landsharks Jimmy Buffet & The Beach Boys Tribute Band

More details at www.springville.org/art-city-days

Brown’s Amusements Carnival

ART CITY DAYS 2018 JUNE 2-9

Full list of events available at: www.springville.org/art-city-days

JUNE 6-9 • CIVIC CENTER More details at www.springville.org/art-city-days