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HIGH PERFORMANCE

Region 5 gathers together at Sky View for annual drill team competition

The Herald Journal

JAN. 31-FEB. 6, 2014

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Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2014

COVER 8 High school drill teams from around Region 5 converge on Smithfield

MUSIC 4 JazzReach coming to

the Ellen Eccles Theatre

5 Young Ambassadors set to perform show in Dayton

THE ARTS 3 Preston comedian Todd Johnson headed to Logan

4 Utah State to present

‘Candida’ starting Tuesday

10 Just Jumpin’ getting geared up for The Jolt

MOVIES 6 ‘That Awkward Moment’ is an average film at best

7 Three stars: Winslet and

Brolin strong in ‘Labor Day’

BOOKS 11 Novel revives famed case of the missing judge 11 Utah State professors

publish new ‘Farm’ textbook

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Mountain Crest’s Talia Roundy, center, and other members of the Caprielles perform their dance routine during the Region 5 drill team competition last Friday in Smithfield. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal) On the cover: Katelyn Miser and other members of the first-place Sky View Vistauns squad perform their military routine.

FROM THE EDITOR It appears that Cache Valley will be under siege for the next couple of days.

The Food Network has officially converged on our community — and specifically the Cache Valley Mall — in an all-out effort to film an episode of “Food Court Wars” with host Tyler Florence.

While we’re not likely to see as great of an impact as we did when ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” set up shop in Logan for a week in 2006, “Food Court

Wars” does present us with the rare opportunity to showcase our beautiful mountain valley on national TV outside of the Spectrum and Romney Stadium.

Filming for the show, in which two entrepreneurs face off against each other in an attempt to win free rent for a year for a new food-court restaurant, began on Thursday at Cache Valley Mall.

Today, filming is scheduled to move to Beaver Mountain ski area (which might give you a clue about at least one of the chefs involved). According to a press release, if you were to drive up Logan Canyon, you might have an opportunity to be used as an “extra” at The Beav —and

if that doesn’t work out, you should have plenty of fresh snow on the slopes.

The war is slated to come to an end on Saturday as the competition is brought to a close with the final day filming at the mall.

There’s the possibility of participating during that segment, as well, which begins at 4 p.m. Anyone interested is required to send an email to FCWLogan@gmail.com for additional details.

Most of us won’t know who won this particular war until the show airs in April, but who cares? When good food is involved, everyone wins.

— Jeff Hunter

Johnson adds two shows Preston comedian takes the stage tonight and Saturday

By Jeff Hunter Cache Magazine editor

If you were to ask Todd Johnson what the highlight of his career as a comedian is, the response likely wouldn’t be what you’d expect.

Even though he’s shared the stage and/or bumped shoulders with the likes of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Larry the Cable Guy, Tommy Chong, Paul Rodriguez, Harland Williams, Christopher Titus and the countrymusic band, Lonestar, Johnson says he saved his greatest performance for a hospital room.

A native of Preston, Johnson was on the road when his 10-year-old niece suffered a brain aneurysm.

“It’s actually a real tearjerker for me,” Johnson says. “We thought we were going to lose her. When I got to the hospital, we

were just trying to get her talk, and I finally got her to laugh. She started laughing so hard … I just looked at my brother and said, ‘Is that good?’ And he said, ‘Yes. She hasn’t laughed at all for about a week.’

“I told him, ‘If I never do another show, that right there would be the top for me.’”

Nearly two years later, Johnson says his niece is now doing “stellar” and that getting her to laugh in that Salt Lake City hospital room “is probably the best show I’ve ever done.”

While he’s not likely to beat that emotional performance this weekend, Johnson is going to take the stage four times tonight and Saturday at the Dansante Building at 59 S. 100 West.

Shows begin at 7 and 9 p.m. and the $10 tickets can be

– Sky View senior Kassidy Williams on the champion Vistauns (Page 8)

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

Photo courtesy of Todd Johnson

Comedian Todd Johnson will be performing four shows this

See JOHNSON on Page 13 weekend at the Dansante Building.

Talk set for Wednesday at Groutage exhibit The art exhibit celebrating the work of renowned Cache Valley painter and former USU art department chair Harrison Groutage will continue through Feb. 8 in the Tippetts Exhibit Hall located in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

The exhibit is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition, a gallery talk will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 (due to some misinformation, last week’s edition of Cache Magazine had the incorrect date for the gallery talk).

Three friends and former colleagues of Groutage’s — Adrian Van Suchtelen,

“We just need to be confident and know we’re a top contender.”

Marion Hyde and Glen Edwards — will be available to answer questions and discuss the work in the show.

“Harrison Groutage has become one of the most distinguished and celebrated artists of our emeriti faculty,” says Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts (CCA). “We are honored to celebrate his life’s work and legacy in this retrospective exhibition.”

Groutage grew up in Cache Valley and would often paint and draw beside his mother as a young boy as she did the same. His father shared with him a passion for penmanship and lettering.

He continued to develop his skills and went on to receive a bachelor’s of fine arts from Brigham Young University and a master’s of fine arts from the University of Utah.

Groutage began teaching at Utah State University in 1953, with a career spanning more than 50 years, including summer sessions and workshops at Snow College, Boise State, University of Utah and many others.

The exhibit also features a silent auction benefitting The Harrison and Iva Lou Groutage Scholarship. Harrison Groutage died Feb. 5, 2013 at age 87.

Pet: Boscoe From: Four Paws Rescue Why he’s so lovable: Boscoe has an amazingly sweet and friendly personality. He is great with other dogs, kids and cats.

He absolutely loves to be around people and soak up all the attention he can get. Boscoe is very mellow and just likes to hang out. He’s also house-trained and well behaved in the house.

Boscoe is about 8 years old and is a German Shorthaired Pointer.

Boscoe’s adoption fee is $125 which includes his neuter surgery and vaccinations (rabies and parvo/distemper). We show dogs by appointment or at adoption events. If you would like to meet Boscoe, please call and leave a message at 752-3534, or email us at scfourpaws@hotmail.com.

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up ‘Candida’ coming to USU Shaw play set to begin on Tuesday night “Candida,” a play by playwright George Bernard Shaw, opens at Utah State University’s Caine Lyric Theatre in downtown Logan at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. Performances will continue at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 to 8, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday, Feb 8.

In the play, written in 1894, Candida, a woman of many talents, is married to the successful Reverend Morell. However, their conventional existence is shaken when a young poet comes into their lives and professes his love for Candida.

Marchbanks, a visionary poet, tells Morell that he is in love with Candida and wants to take her away from what he sees as a plain, unhappy marriage. At first, Morell doesn’t take Marchbanks seriously, but soon realizes his confidence in the security of their marriage is badly shaken.

“Morell has always taught Candida to think for herself,

Lance Rasmussen, left, and Parker Burningham star “Candida.”

but now that she is and her views don’t align with his, he is outraged,” says Adrianne Moore, the play’s director and associate professor in the Department of Theatre at the Caine College of the Arts (CCA) at USU. Candida feels sorry that Marchbanks has never received the love her husband is accustomed to. As

Morell gradually realizes he has been taking Candida’s love for granted, Marchbanks is busy wooing Candida with his poetry and artistic, ethereal views on life. When the two men finally tell Candida she has to choose between them, she is faced with not only a choice between men, but a choice of two profoundly

different ways of viewing the world.

Tickets for Candida are $13 adults, $10 seniors and youth, $8 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information or tickets, contact the CCA Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 7978022, or visit arts.usu.edu.

JazzReach to perform at Eccles The Cache Valley Center for the Arts presents JazzReach featuring Metta Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the Ellen Eccles Theatre.

Tickets for the performance are $16 to $22 and are available at cachearts. org, by calling 752-0026 or visiting the CVCA Box Office at 43 S. Main St. JazzReach is a New York City-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation and teaching of jazz music. For more than 16 years, JazzReach has provided essential, high quality, all-original arts-education opportunities for young audiences that aim to foster a greater appreciation and understanding of the art form. The organization serves between 25,000 and 30,000 young people nationwide annually through its programs.

All of JazzReach’s artistic programming is carried out exclusively by the organization’s critically acclaimed resident ensemble, Metta Quintet. A cohesive, tight-knit unit featuring some of today’s most esteemed, creative artists, the quintet is fueled by a collective, open-minded musical curiosity and dedicated to exploring new artistic territory while maintaining a passionate commitment to arts education.

Visit jazzreach.org for more information.

Adam Miller returning to Why Sound Australian fingerstyle guitarist Adam Miller will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cost for the concert, which will also feature Jaren Wagner, is $10.

A native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Miller was named the Australian Fingerstyle Champion in 2002.

He has played an array of festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Australian Blues Festival, A Day On The Green, Jazz In The Vines and the Melbourne, Frankston and Adelaide International Guitar Festivals. He has also done two tours to Afghanistan performing for Australian and allied forces.

Miller has been featured in magazines such as Guitar Player, Acoustic Guitar, Premier Guitar, Acoustic UK, Australian Guitar and Australian Musician. His album “Delayed” was named one the top 10 Albums of 2012

by Acoustic Guitar magazine.

Miller was also named one of the top 25 “Future Legends”

in Australian Guitar Magazine.

In 2010 Miller was named “Guitarist Deserving Wider Recognition” by Guitar International.

Miller juggles his time between international travels and Australia, where he lectures in contemporary guitar at the University Of Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music.

Adam Miller

BYU musical troupe to perform in Dayton Jan. 31 BYU’s Young Ambassadors are coming to the Dahle Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Idaho, on Friday, Jan. 31.

The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.wssd.k12. id.us or by calling (208) 7473502. Advance ticket prices are $7 children/students, $12 adults or $40 per family. Tickets may also be purchased at the door for

$10 children/students, $15 adults or $45 per family.

The Ambassadors’ performance is entitled “Heartsongs: Melodies of Love.” They will highlight some of the world’s all-time favorite love songs in a vibrant musical journey through the roller coaster of life. These musicians create a high-energy performance of traditional favorites and original melodies written for this year’s show.

‘Seussical’ at Sky View

The Sky High Players announces its production of “Seussical the Musical” — the Broadway hit by The Young Ambassadors have Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty based on the performed for 45 years and have books of Dr. Seuss. The production will be put on literally circled the globe. They under the direction of David Sidwell and Karen have performed before millions of Teuscher at 7 p.m. Feb. 6-8, 10, 13-15 in the Sky appreciative audiences, including View High School Auditorium in Smithfield. royalty and government leaders Tickets are available online at skyviewtix.org for from many nations. Treat your $5 (ages 3 to 11); $7 (ages 12 and up); and $25 (up loved ones to a night they won’t to six immediate family members). Ticket prices at soon forget and enjoy the talents the door are $6 (ages 3 to 11); $8 (ages 12 and up); of the BYU Young Ambassadors. and $30 (up to six immediate family members).

Space is limited so reserve your Come see many well-known Dr. Seuss characters, tickets today. such as the famous Cat in the Hat (played by Cameron Neeley) and Horton (Trent Thomas) the Elephant and JoJo (Abby Freeman) of Whoville, who will be visiting such places as Solla Sollew, Jungle of Nool, McEligot’s Pool and the Circus.

LYS delivers ‘Cardenio’

Set in the colorful and romantic world of 16th century Spain, “Cardenio” is an exciting and tightly woven tale of love upended, promises broken and the devastating consequences of betrayal.

Logan Youth Shakespeare’s production of “Cardenio” comes to a close this weekend with a 7 p.m. performance today, and a matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday. All shows are at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St. Tickets are $6 adults, $3 kids and are available at cachearts.org or at the door. This play contains mature themes. Parental guidance is suggested and as always, children under 5 will not be admitted.

Based on a side story from “Don Leidy Rogers stars as Luscinda and Jarren Worthen as Cardenio in Logan Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes Youth Shakespeare’s production of “Cardenio.”

Saavedra, “Cardenio” is thought to be a collaboration of Shakespeare Company worked with Spanish copies of the original prompter’s and his protege, John Fletcher. The playwright and Cervantes scholar script. play was performed by the King’s Antonio Alamo to add a few The Arden Shakespeare finally Men in the court of King James scenes based on the story found published this work as “Double in 1612, published in London in in “Don Quixote.” The resulting Falsehood” in 2010. The script 1653 as a work by Shakespeare and was considered largely unplayplay garnered rave reviews when Fletcher, and briefly revived in an the RSC staged it in 2011, and it able due to a couple of missing edited form in the 1720s by Lewis pieces, but Gregory Doran, artistic is their script Logan Youth Shakespeare will bring to life in Logan. director of the Royal Shakespeare Theobald, who claimed to have

‘Romeo & Juliet’ comes to Heritage Theatre

The Heritage Theatre in Perry will present the most famous love story ever written, “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare, from Jan. 24 through Feb. 8.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays with a matinee on Saturday, Jan. 25. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and children.

Call (435) 723-8392 for reservations daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for Tuesdays and Sundays. Tickets can also be

purchased online at www.heritagetheatre utah.com or at the box office at 2505 S. U.S. Hwy. 89 in Perry.

Melanie Day has directed this production for the audience member who is unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s text. “Many people are fearful that they may not understand the text,” Day says. “I can assure you, this production is easily accessible for the new Shakespeare viewer and engaging and entertaining for the Shakespeare veteran.”

Valentine’s at the AWHC

Celebrate Valentine’s Day the old-fashioned way with dinner and a vaudeville-style show of magic and music featuring deceptionist Richard Hatch, violinist Rosemary Hatch and pianist Jonathan Hatch.

On Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15, the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville will offer a special dinner for two prepared by Elements Restaurant, followed by a vaudeville-style program of magic and music in the opera house. Wagon rides to and from the venue and a historically attired staff will all be a part of both special evenings. Seating for dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with the performance in the opera house to follow at 7 p.m. The performance will feature selections from the Hatch Academy’s acclaimed ensemble performances, and again several new feats of magic will make their debut.

Tickets are $59 per couple for dinner and the show, or $29 per couple for the show only. Individual tickets for dinner or the show are available at half the couple price. Dinner reservations are required by Feb. 12.

For tickets and more information, call the American West Heritage Center at 245-6050.

Tanner Talk at Utah State

USU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents the Tanner Talk: “Society Through Religious Revolution” at noon Friday, Feb. 7, at USU’s Merrill-Cazier Library, room 101. Featured speaker Brad Gregory is a USU graduate and a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. He will speak on how European conflicts over Christian truth in the 16th and 17th centuries tore communities apart and led to fundamental changes in ideas, institutions, and practices that remain influential today. Gregory is a leading historian of early modern Europe, and he will discuss how the Reformation era led to modern Western societies held together by sovereign nations and shared practices of consumption. For more information, call 797-0254.

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Young Ambassadors coming COMING UP

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‘Awkward Moment’ is average film at best

By Jessica Herndon AP Film Writer

As Zac Efron tears up and professes his love to a pert blonde who gave it up on the first night, it’s clear the story line of romantic comedy “That Awkward Moment” has gone too far.

This is not because Efron’s leading lady isn’t captivating or that a fella can’t fall in love swiftly. But this revelatory moment required a compelling buildup — and an actor who could carry it out believably.

For his first film, writer-director Tom Gormican attempts a chick flick from a male point of view. But unlike successful films of this kind, such as “High Fidelity,” “Awkward Moment” unfolds like a college thesis

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Miles Teller, left, Michael B. Jordan and Zac Efron share a scene in “That Awkward Moment.”

with a big budget.

Jason (Efron) is a Manhattan pretty boy who designs book covers. He believes in having a “roster” of women and picks them up at bars and takes them home that night. Though he occasionally calls for round two, he keeps women at a safe, commitment-free

distance.

Miles Teller plays Jason’s quirky best friend, co-worker and fellow lothario, Daniel. Though he’s not as handsome as Jason, he has no problem hooking ladies with his wit and with the help of wing-woman Chelsea See BEST on Page 12

‘Ride’ keeps cruising along NEW YORK (AP) — The Kevin Hart comedy “Ride Along” continued to speed through a typically quiet boxoffice frame, while the monster thriller “I, Frankenstein” couldn’t be roused from the dead.

Universal’s buddy cop comedy “Ride Along,” co-starring Ice Cube, cruised to the top of the box office again, taking in $21.2 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The film last week set a January debut record, with $48.6 million over the three-day holiday weekend.

For the second weekend in a row, Universal claimed No. 1 and No. 2 at the box office, with the Afghanistan war film “Lone Survivor” earning $12.6 million in its fifth week. With a cumulative total of $93.6 million, the relatively inexpensive “Lone Survivor,” starring Mark Wahlberg, will soon cross the $100 million mark.

“I, Frankenstein” had a sizable budget, estimated at $65 million, yet

opened with just $8.3 million. Starring a beefed-up Aaron Eckhart as Mary Shelley’s famous monster in a modern-day setting, the 3-D film wasn’t screened for critics and came into the weekend with little buzz.

Two family films trailed “Ride Along” and “Lone Survivor.” The animated squirrel comedy “The Nut Job” made $12.3 million in its second week for Open Road Films. Disney’s juggernaut “Frozen” added $9 million for a 10-week domestic total of $347.8 million.

Several Oscar candidates sought to capitalize on their recent best-picture nominations. Expanding by a few hundred theaters were “Dallas Buyers Club” ($2 million, $20.4 million total), “12 Years a Slave” ($2 million, $45.5 million total), “Gravity” ($2 million, $261.2 million total), “Philomena” ($1 million, $25.8 million total) and “Nebraska” ($1.4 million, $11.6 million total). unusually strong overseas for such an American story.

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Based off of the novel

by Joyce Maynard, “Labor Day” is an inventive mesh of genres. It’s hard to think of another film that tackles the idea of a home invasion the way this one does.

That’s because “Labor Day” isn’t all that interested in the aspects that these types of cinematic stories are known for: gunfights, car chases, tense standoffs. There’s a deeper story going on here. A character study about a mysterious man (Josh Brolin), a depressed single homemaker (Kate Winslet) and her resourceful yet vulnerable son (Gattlin Griffith).

AP Photo/Paramount Pictures Winslet plays Adele, Josh Brolin, left, and Kate Winslet star in the new film “Labor Day.” a tortured woman. Her depression is palpable, enters the home add a susand Winselt gives the penseful gravitas to the soggy-eyed performance proceedings. The score that she’s given to so really adds to the overall many other melodramatic uneasiness of the entire Director // Jason Reitman heroines over the years. film. Most scenes are Starring // Josh Brolin, Kate Winlset, Clark She’s perfectly believGregg, Tobey Maguire, Gattlin Griffith, Brooke filled with an unnerving able as a woman right Smith, James Van Der Beek, J.K. Simmons unknownness. There’s so on the edge. Dealing Rated // PG-13 for thematic material, brief much about these charwith a divorce — and violence and sexuality acters that isn’t revealed, other deep-seated secrets except in fragmented which are revealed as the appears able to navigate flashbacks, which helps movie unfolds — Adele with relative ease. His frame exactly who they is only semi-functional as directorial choices during are. Well, they sort of a human being. Her son the moments after Frank help. You’re still left to Henry takes care of her. !

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The characters played by Winslet, left, Gattlin Griffith and Brolin first meet up at a grocery store in “Labor Day.”

put together the puzzle pieces on your own.

That’s the power of “Labor Day,” really. Its ability to slowly build on these characters, layers of a disjointed past.

Heartbreaking pasts indeed.

I have to say that much of the movie enthralled me with its willingness to hold back answers; to let the audience piece together the mystery. But “Labor Day” does have its flaws, chiefly an ending that only serves to undercut the film’s competent storytelling and character building. An ending that could be put up there with the mushiest, most groan-inducing

Nicholas Sparks endings. A real disappointment when you get right down to it.

It’s hard not to admire the craft on display here, though. Reitman never overplays his hand — until the sappy ending, that is. Even the scenes that had every opportunity to go way over the top stay grounded in a humanistic reality. The acting, across the board, keeps you invested in what’s going on. There’s a lot to respect in Reitman’s adaptation. It’s too bad the missteps come toward the end, because chances are that’s what the audience leaves the theater thinking about.

And that’s a shame.

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Most Valuable Vistauns: Sky View

ky View High School’s gym buzzed with activity last Friday night as girls clad in colorful spandex competed in the Region 5 Drill Team Competition.

Sky View last hosted the event in 2005, and this year, the Vistauns not only qualified to move on to the state competition this weekend, but took first place in the region for the first time in history.

The teams from Logan and Mountain Crest took fifth and sixth place, respectively, and earned scores high enough to advance them to the state competition, as well.

Sky View drill team coach Britt Johnson said the win was “super exciting.”

Johnson said the girls performed so well because they made a goal to win the regional competition at the beginning of the season. The Vistauns are set apart from the competition, she said, because their dances are difficult and the dancers are focused on every count.

Johnson also admitted the team probably had a homecourt advantage, and that the support from the team members’ parents and peers helped propel the team to victory.

In addition, Johnson said, every category’s routine is different from what the judges are used to seeing, so they stand out.

The team took second place in the dance category.

For this number, Johnson chose to move away from the jazzy, pop-style routines the other high schools chose, and choreographed pretty, flowing movements to the song “Imagine.” Johnson said she felt inspired to choose the number after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary.

The team caught onto her

Above, members of the Sky View Vistauns perform their military routine during the Region 5 drill team competition last Friday. Right, Logan Hi-Los Misty Jensen, Tysen Miller and Shanae Larsen take the floor.

vision by listening to guest speakers who had lived through school bombings, shootings and other tragic and violent events, Johnson said.

“We tried to tell the girls that (the dance) really means something,” she said. “We wanted to make it so the girls had something they were dancing about.”

Kassidy Williams, a 17-yearold senior team member, said the dance routine is her favorite. She said she thinks the team can win that category at the state competition.

“We just need to be confident, and know we’re a top contender,” she said.

The Vistauns’ performance in the character category was also unique, Johnson said, as the squad presented

a Bollywood-themed dance with scarves, hoops, flags and sparkly costumes. Johnson used her brother-in-law, who studied authentic Bollywood dance at Brigham Young University, to choreograph the

dance, which helped the team snag a first-place victory in that category, as well.

Finally, Johnson said the difficulty level in the Vistauns’ military-style routine led to its first-place ranking. Lifts,

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Above, the Mountain Crest Caprielles deliver their dance routine. Left, Mountain Crest’s Emilee Hendrickson performs during the Region 5 drill team competition last Friday.

kick lines and strong, precise movements characterized the dance, which she described as “channeling ‘Stomp the Yard.’”

Johnson said she feels that if the girls don’t let their nerves get to them, the team

stands a good chance at the state-level competition.

“I’d love to place top five,” she said. “I know we have the capability to do it, too.”

Logan High School took third place in the character

tion were a little sloppy at regions, Carlisle said, because the team had to make lastminute substitutions due to injuries.

Two Mountain Crest dancers also placed first and second in the region drill down competition: sophomore Above, the Logan Hi-Los perEmilee Hendrickson, 15, and form their character routine. Left, junior Kate Coombs, 16. the Region 5 champion Vistauns Drill down is a ‘Simon take the floor for their dance rouSays’-type competition, in tine at their home in Smithfield. which dancers follow commands from a caller and are Story by Rachel Kenley Fry • Photos by Eli Lucero eliminated if they make a mistake. division, with an “Arabian the dance category, with a Hendrickson said doing Nights”-themed number routine that coach Andrea well in drill down shows that which included lamps and Carlisle said the Caprielles your team is disciplined.

“This time … I noticed flying carpets. Coach Tessa really struggled with.

I focused myself a lot betItalasano said considering the “We were working on a ter than usual. I just blocked different routine, and we stiff competition in that cateverything else out,” she said. egory, which included snakes, scratched it and started over,” Carlisle said, citing complaints “I just wanted to get in the top mimes, and pirates, she was that the original choreography three, I didn’t really care if I shocked at how well Logan got first, so that was even more wasn’t competitive enough. did. She added that the team of an accomplishment too.” danced as well as it could and Carlisle said the team was The three Cache Valley plans to bring their A game to disappointed in their sixthplace ranking overall, but that teams will perform at the state the state competition.

Mountain Crest High it hopes for a better placing at competition today at Utah Valley University in Orem.

School took fourth place in state. Technique and execu-

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Just Jumpin’ geared up Student essay, poetry and for The Jolt exhibition art contests getting started

The Just Jumpin’ jump rope team and the USA Jump Rope All-Stars will present The Jolt on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Logan Community Recreation Center, 195 S. 100 West.

A silent auction will be held from 4 to 6:45 p.m., and the exhibition will begin at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person or $20 per family.

Two jump rope workshops will also be held on Feb. 8. A workshop for all ages will run from 1 to 4 p.m. and teach participants basic to advanced jump rope skills and fun jump rope games. Cost is $20 per jumper (including two exhibition tickets). A workshop for just adults will run from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. and teach participants basic jump rope skills and enhance workout routines. Cost is $15 per jumper (including one exhibition ticket). After the workshops, a parent show will be held from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

The Jolt is a fundraising event to help raise money to send the Just Jumpin’ jump rope team to Long Beach, Calif., in June to compete at the USA Jump Rope National Championship.

Just Jumpin’ is the only competitive jump rope team in the state of Utah and consists of 20 advanced jumpers from Cache Valley. Just Jumpin’ placed fourth in freestyle events at the 2013 USA Jump Rope National Championship. The team has been performing and jumping competitively for 12 years.

Just Jumpin’ performs

The Just Jumpin’ jump rope team will perform on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Logan Community Recreation Center.

in schools, at community events and in halftime shows at professional and university events throughout the state of Utah. The team teaches beginning, immediate and advanced jump rope skills at weekly workshops to children and youth in Cache Valley and taught more than 4,000 students.

Nine members of the USA Jump Rope AllStars will also perform during the exhibition.

The All-Stars have been around the country and the world competing in jump rope exhibitions and competitions, and they have been featured at performances at the 2012 London Olympics and television shows like “The Tonight Show” and “America’s Got Talent.”

For more information or to register, contact Patrice Winn at 755-6046 or patricewinn@thejump inco.org, or visit www. justjumpin.org.

Join us for another year of a Celebration of Writers and Artists. Creative Communication is pleased to announce our Spring 2014 Essay, Poetry and Art Contests. Thousands in prizes and awards will be awarded to students and schools in your area.

The essay contest divisions are: fourth through sixth grades, seventh through ninth grades and 10th through 12th grades, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter an essay, write between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. The deadline for the essay contest is Feb. 18.

The poetry contest divisions are: kindergarten through third grades, fourth through sixth grades, seventh through ninth grades and 10th through 12th grades, with 10 top winners in each division. To enter a poem, submit one original poem in English, 21 lines or less. The

deadline for the poetry contest is April 10.

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Please include the author’s name, address, city, state and zip code, along with the current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name.

Home school students are also encouraged to enter.

We also sponsor an art contest for students from kindergarten to 12th grade. More than $5,000 in prizes will be awarded to students and their teachers. To enter, take a photo of your original art and go to www.celebratingart.com to enter and for full contest information. The art contest deadline is April 9. If you have any questions, feel free to call (435) 713-4411.

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USU professors collaborate on new textbook Three professors from Utah State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences have written a new textbook called “Farm: A Multi-Modal Reader” to accompany a popular English course on farming in literature and culture.

“We know that we are riding a wave here with all the current interest in food culture,” says co-author and associate professor of English Evelyn Funda. “It’s clear that there is deep interest in farming and agriculture, and what could be more appropriate to an Aggie campus than a course on farm literature.”

Joyce Kinkead, Funda and Lynne McNeill wrote the new textbook, which is already being used in the USU course “The Farm in Literature & Cul-

ture” this semester. In creating the course and its textbook, the authors were well aware of the number of books, particularly memoirs, written by urbanites who have returned to the land. Books like “The Dirty Life,” “Growing a Farmer” and “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” to name a few.

The trio uses an interdisciplinary approach to consider what does the farm mean as a culture. They want readers to explore the culture within agriculture. The book focuses mostly on the American farm, although there are examples from ancient times, including the Sumerian Farmer’s First Almanac. In addition to literary selections from Novella Carpenter, Willa Cather and Hamlin Garland, there is his-

tory, like Teddy Roosevelt’s Country Life Commission and the Morrill Act that created land-grant universities, including USU. There’s ecology like Rachel Carson’s warning of impending ecological disaster.

And there’s music, like Woody Guthrie songs, folklore that focuses on hex signs and crop circles and popular culture discussions that include the Farm Aid concert of 2001, filmed just 18 days after Sept. 11.

Today’s farms may mean rooftop gardens in Brooklyn, Williams-Sonoma designer chicken coops for the backyard, micro-farmers selling at gardener’s markets and a sisterhood of farm girls organized by a former USU student — MaryJane Butters.

Farmers’ market mystery stories written by Salt Lake resident Paige Shelton indicate just how popular farm themes have become in literature. The authors provide a handy glossary demystifying the spate of new words associated with a

renewed interest in agriculture.

For example, Locavore, eating locally and ethically, was deemed the word of the year in 2007.

“We think this book is a natural fit for any land grant university, but given the widespread interest in farming and ranching, we suspect that a lot of colleges might be interested in it for literature or writing courses, as well,” coauthor Kinkead says.

The book’s cover is derived from a painting by Jon Anderson, USU professor emeritus of art, and the visual rhetoric of farm imagery is explored throughout the book.

“Farm: A Multi-Modal Reader” by Fountainhead Press is available at the USU Bookstore.

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USU choirs ready to Best share ‘Love & Stuff’

Utah State University choirs present “Love & Stuff” for all to enjoy in a pre-Valentine concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the USU Performance Hall.

“Celebrate Valentine’s Day with that special someone by spending a romantic night with great choral music,” says Cory Evans, director of the choral program and professor in the Caine College of the Arts (CCA).

“Love & Stuff” will feature the USU Chamber Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir performing love songs and other choral works. Highlights of the evening include Monteverdi’s passionate “Baci soave e cari” and a premiere of a new work with ancient roots, “Veni Veni Bella,” performed by the University Chorale.

The chorale will also perform Z. Randall Stroope’s “Amor De Mi Alma.”

The USU Women’s Choir will perform “Mr. Sandman” and other songs of love.

“The evening will finish with the choirs rocking out on two of the greatest pop love songs of the ’80s,” Evans says. “‘Careless Whisper’ and ‘Faithfully’ are sure to bring audience members fond memories.”

Tickets for “Love & Stuff” are $10 adults, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For tickets or more information, visit the CCA Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts.usu. edu.

Continued from Page 6 (Mackenzie Davis).

The third link in the guys’ crew is Mikey (Michael B. Jordan, “Fruitvale Station”), a doctor who married his college sweetheart at 23. He’s the voice of reason — level-headed, loyal and romantic. But when he finds out wife Vera (Jessica Lucas) is cheating on him, he can’t understand where his perfect life plan went wrong.

Determined to lift their pal’s spirits, Jason and Daniel take Mikey to a bar and encourage him to become their lady-killing cohort as they all make a pact to stay relationship-free.

Unfortunately, they all end up breaking the pact: Jason falls for sassy publisher Ellie (Imogen Poots); Daniel realizes he wants to be more than friends with Chelsea; and Mikey begins sleeping with his wife again.

Though “Awkward Moment” is predictable, it’s not a complete disappointment. It’s satisfying for a lover of formulaic rom-coms.

There are amusing moments of absurdity involving Viagra and urination. And sweet bits, like Jason’s surprise tour of Ellie’s dream Gramercy Park apartment.

And there’s an attempt to inject some heaviness as Ellie’s father dies. But despite

Jason and Ellie’s budding romance, Jason is a no-show at Ellie’s father’s funeral. As a result, Ellie cuts him off. But Gormican fails to show Jason’s efforts to get Ellie back and falls short of making Efron’s character anything but selfish and egocentric. So when Jason cries in front of a bookstore full of people while declaring Ellie’s “the one,” it’s unconvincing.

Set against lofty talents like Jordan and Teller (fresh off the top Sundance award for his “Whiplash”), Efron comes off as little more than a pretty face. Luckily, his comedic timing is on target, though most of the jokes here are unnecessarily crass and forced.

Each emerging actress possesses a refreshing charm and on-screen easiness. But Davis’ grace and lure, though she wasn’t completely believable as a romantic match for Teller’s Daniel, make her the one to watch.

With much of the soundtrack consisting of 1980s new wave that would make John Hughes proud, the tunes are the only potential cult classic trait here. Well, that and tying everything up with a neat “love conquers all” bow.

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“That Awkward Moment,” a Focus Features release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “sexual content and language throughout.” Running time: 94 minutes.

Two stars out of four.

As a state, Utah ranks No. 1 in the nation for its volunteerism, and the annual Valentine Chocolate Festival is one delicious example of that community-minded spirit.

A completely volunteer-run event, the Valentine Chocolate festival has grown steadily over the years. Now in its 27th year, the Valentine Chocolate Festival is a light-hearted competition and friendly celebration of chocolate and good friends.

A committee of 15 devoted organizers plan the festival every year.

Many more think up new recipes and whip up fabulous sweets. They all enjoy support from a crew of 40 volunteers who serve desserts and keep the event running smoothly. An additional 20 amateur chocolate experts serve as judges and carry out the surprisingly difficult task of tasting all the entries and choosing prizewinners.

A student volunteer, Paige Helmick has made

prefer non-chocolate sweets. Entry forms and more information can be found at www. thechocolatefest.com and on Facebook. Judges will award the best entries in each category, including best amateur and best professional chef. Other awards will include best teen and best parent/child collaboration. The public will award their favorite the Valentine Chocolate begins at 6:30 p.m. The deserts with the “People’s Festival an annual tradievening ends with a live tion. “It’s a fun event and auction at 8:45 p.m. of the Choice Award.”

Cache Valley is proud a great cause,” she says. award-winning desserts of its tradition: strong “Plus eating chocolate and and other non-dessert commitment to communicelebrating with friends is items donated by local ty, good friends and a love a great way to escape the merchants. For a modest of all things chocolate. bad-weather blues.” donation, goody bags of Karrie Galloway, Planned custom-made treats are This year’s Valentine Parenthood of Utah’s Chocolate Festival will be available to take home.

CEO, always loves travelheld on Saturday, Feb. 8, All the money raised ing up to Cache Valley for at the Four Seasons Event supports Utah Planned this event.

Center, 140 E. 2200 North Parenthood and the local “It’s not just the fundCache Valley Clinic. in North Logan. Tickets raising, but the festive Everyone can particiare $10 per adult/$5 per pate. Amateur and profes- atmosphere and good will child 12 and under, and always inspires me,” Galsional dessert makers will be available at the loway says. are welcomed to submit door.

Together, the volunteers, Participants can sample entries in any of the following categories: cakes, the desert-makers and delicious treats provided members of the commuby local professional and pies, cookies, brownies nity make the Valentine and chocolates. There is amateur chocolatiers.

Chocolate Festival part of Public tasting and a silent also a category entitled “potpourri” for those who Utah’s volunteer tradition. auction of all entries

Johnson Continued from Page 3 purchased at the door (if still available) or online at www. cachevalleycomedy.com.

Johnson was originally slated to perform just twice on Friday, but because of overwhelming interest, the additional Saturday shows were added during the middle of this week.

“I knew Todd was popular just because I had seen him before, but we didn’t expect there to be so much interest,” says Spence Roper of Cache Valley Comedy. “When it became obvious that we’d probably sell out on Friday, we decided we didn’t want

to turn people away. So, we added the Saturday shows to accommodate more people.

That way everyone can get a big helping of Todd Johnson this weekend.”

Born in Pocatello, Johnson moved to Preston when he was 15 and attended Preston High School for his senior and junior years. He says he worked several jobs afterwards before turning to comedy about 15 years ago at the urging of some friends and relatives.

“They said, ‘You’re funny; you need to be in comedy,’” Johnson recalls. “I said, ‘No, you just say stupid stuff, and I slam you. It’s easy.’”

During his career, Johnson has experienced a number of successes. He performed on television when he was

featured on the Mad TV network show “Man Up Stand Up,” and he can currently be heard regularly on XM/Sirius Radio. Johnson has twice been a finalist in the Rocky Mountain Laugh Off, and he was runner up at the Big Sky Comedy Competition. He has been invited to the Laughing Skull Festival in Atlanta and the Aspen Comedy Festival, where he was so well liked he was asked back to host the 2011 Aspen Comedy Fest in Aspen, Colo. He was also a finalist at the 29th International Seattle Comedy Competition.

Johnson says he’s performed in 38 different states, and just since November his schedule has taken him from Florida to Tennessee, north

perform string concert Feb. 13

The Ambassadors from the Mountain West String Academy will be performing under the direction of Dr. James McWhorter at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Logan Tabernacle.

That concert is in preparation of the MWSA’s Ambassadors trip to Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 14, to perform with professional and elite musicians from around the state at Abravanel Hall.

The Mountain West String Academy began teaching a string class in 1999 at Providence Elementary School. Parents paid on a monthly basis to get the program started. In 2003, string classes were being taught in the fourth and fifth grades at all Cache County School District elementary schools.

Students learn to play the violin, viola, cello or bass. It is so important to begin a student’s string education in the fourth grade so that when they reach middle schools and high schools they have developed a strong commitment and knowledge of string playing and music. With this knowledge they further develop practice skills and dedication that will carry on in all areas. These skills that help them to work together with others as a team, understanding the language of music which helps them develop an appreciation for music and it’s different styles. Music can help them in basic areas such as math, science, history, English, and the most important thing of all, confidence.

Mountain West String Academy is eager to continue teaching string playing to many more generations of musicians.

to Seattle and Alaska (where he performed for soldiers and airmen near Fairbanks), then back to Washington and Oregon before heading out to Iowa, Arizona and Nevada.

“I like the traveling,” Johnson says. “I get to see a lot of stuff that most people don’t ever get to see unless they go there on vacation.”

“But,” he admits, “sometimes it does get lonely.”

Johnson, who says he was influenced by the likes of Bill Cosby, George Carlin and Johnny Carson while he was growing up, says his comedy style is “a little bit self-deprecating.”

“It’s just a lot of funny stuff that happens to me,” he adds.

“Crazy situations that I get myself into.”

Roper says the first time he saw Johnson perform was about two years ago at Wiseguys in Ogden. Although he didn’t know Johnson was from Preston at the time, he says he remembers feeling very comfortable with his comedy and that people who attend Johnson’s shows this weekend will likely feel the same way.

“Things that are funny to him are also probably going to be funny to other people from Cache Valley,” Roper says.

“He gets it, and we get what he’s talking about. It’s one of those situations where we kind of get each other.”

This weekend’s shows will also include the premiere of a comedic short film by Hyde Park resident Jordan Todd Brown entitled, “Seed.”

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Chocolate Festival coming up Ambassadors to

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Friday Nordic United will be holding its annual fundraiser from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at the Logan River Golf Course Clubhouse at 550 W. 1000 South. Nordic United is a nonprofit organization promoting non-motorized winter sports such as cross country skiing and snow biking. The fundraiser is combined with the Winter Wildland Alliances Backcountry Film Festival. Appetizers, drinks and treats from local eateries will be provided, as well as live music

by The Fool’s Progress. There will also be a silent auction and raffle loaded with outdoor gear and local treats. The entrance fee is $20 and kids are free. For more information visit our website at www.nordicunited.org or email info@nordicunited.org.

BYU’s Young Ambassadors are coming to the Dahle Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 31, in Dayton, Idaho. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.wssd.k12.id.us, or by calling (208) 747-3502.

Advance ticket prices are $7 children/students, $12 adults or $40 per family. Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $10 children/students, $15 adults or $45 per family.

Do you remember the inversions from last winter? Are you concerned about the air quality in Utah? Do you want to incorporate air quality issues into your classroom or curriculum? Join the Utah Society for Environmental Education and Breathe Utah at the Air Awareness Workshop from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Stokes Nature Center.

Participants will learn about air quality, receive resources tied to the Utah State Science Core Curriculum, hear from local air quality experts and discuss ways to implement air awareness projects at their school.

Think you’ve seen every Shakespeare play? Think again.

The award-winning actors of Logan Youth Shakespeare

are thrilled to bring you the U.S. premiere and world amateur premiere of a play lost for centuries.

Set in the colorful and romantic world of 16th century Spain, “Cardenio” is an exciting and tightly woven tale of love upended, promises broken and the devastating consequences of betrayal.

Performances will begin at 7 p.m. on January 24, 25, 27, 30 and 31 with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Feb. 1. All shows are at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St. Tickets are $6 adults, $3 kids and are available at cachearts.org or at the door.

This play contains mature themes.

Parental guidance is suggested and as always, children under 5 will not be admitted.

Forever November will perform with Kendall Karch and Daniel Burt at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave.

you should attend this event. The Disaster Expo and Lecture Series’ inaugural event will feature special guest speaker Ralph V. Jensen, along with Roger K. Young, Scott Bradley and Rod L. Meldrum and Jack Monnett.Admission is $10 for both days and all events; children under 12 are free. For more information, visit www.loganfleamarket.com, or call Bill Knopp or Deborah Campbell Knopp at (435) 535-3027.

Cherish Tuttle returns to Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 31. Tuttle’s amazing singing voice and smooth guitar makes her one of our customers’ favorite performers. Pier 49 is located across the street north of Maceys in Providence. Everyone is invited.

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The Cache Valley Folk DancCache Valley Comedy ers and Bridger Folk Music announces that nationally touring Society are hosting their monthly comedian Todd Johnson will be performing at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, “first Saturday” contra dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Jan. 31, at the Dansante Buildthe Whittier Community Center, ing, 59 S. 100 West. Johnson’s 290 N. 400 East. This month live show has a universal appeal that music will be provided by Leapboth rural and city audiences ing Lulu. Kay F. will be calling. A enjoy; this performance will be a $7 donation is suggested at the PG-13 rated show. Tickets are door; $4 for children under 12. $10 and can be purchased on Beginners and families are welline at www.cachevalleycomedy. come; all dances are taught. For com or at the door if (if still availmore information about contra able). Online purchase of tickets dancing, call 753-2480 or 753is recommended as Johnson’s 5987, or visit www.bridgerfolk.org. shows tend to sell out. Tickets purchased online will be availRacecar Racecar will perform able for pick up at the door. from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal The Logan Flea Market & Ave. Health Village is pleased to announce that its official grand Adam Miller will perform with opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony Jaren Wagner at 7 p.m. Saturwith the Cache Chamber of day, Feb. 1, at Why Sound, 30 Commerce will be held at 1 p.m.

Federal Ave. Friday, Jan. 31, at 2759 S. Hwy. 89/91 (Peterson’s County Store).

Acoustic duo Bronze MuseThe mayors of Logan and Nibley um will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. have been invited to attend in the Saturday, Feb. 1, at Pier 49 festivities as representatives of San Francisco Style Sourdough these two cities which surround Pizza. Consisting of USU stuthis unique marketplace. The dents Conor Flynn and Devon Logan Disaster Expo will also be Smith, Bronze Museum is a held Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturfunky blend of unplugged alterday, Feb. 1. If you are interested native rock and swooping harmoin emergency and disaster prenies. There is no cover charge. pardness and personal defense,

SUNDAY The Post-Mormon Community is a non-sectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism. The Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing at a local restaurant at 6:30 p.m. every Sunday evening. Newcomers welcome.

For more information call Jeff at 770-4263 or visit our website at www.postmormon.org/logan.

fidentiality and the nature of the meetings. For more information contact Anna at 753-5353 ext.

103.

WEDNESDAY

Booklore Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the home of Kaye Soderquist.

Utah State University choirs present “Love & Stuff” for all to enjoy in a pre-Valentine concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the USU Performance Hall.

“Love & Stuff” will feature the USU Chamber Singers, Chorale and Women’s Choir performing love songs and other choral works. Highlights of the evening include Monteverdi’s passionate “Baci soave e cari” and a premiere of a new work with ancient roots, “Veni Veni Bella,” performed by the University Chorale.

The chorale will also perform Z. Randall Stroope’s “Amor De Mi Alma.” The USU Women’s Choir will perform “Mr. Sandman” and other songs of love. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For tickets or more information, visit the CCA Box Office in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, call 797-8022 or visit arts. usu.edu.

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

The Low Vision Support Group will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at OPTIONS for Independence, 106 E. 1120 North. This group is for individuals with low vision, family members and friends.

Anyone desiring to attend for research or other purposes are asked not to attend due to confidentiality and the nature of the meetings. For more information contact Royella at 753-5353 ext.

105.

The AARP is offering a new research-based driver safety class from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Cache County Senior Center. The class is four hours long and meets the requirements for discounts in vehicle insurance for those 55 years and older. Cost is $15 for AARP members. For reservations, call Susie Jackson at 7532866.

Scotty Haze will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at Caffe Ibis, 52 Federal Ave.

MONDAY The Cache Valley Retired School Employees Association will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Copper Mill Restaurant. Charlotte Skinner will present a musical program. All retired school employees in the valley are invited to attend. Reservations are necessary. If you plan on attending, please call Diane Esplin at 563-6412.

The Suicide Prevention and Survivors Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at OPTIONS for Independence, 106 E. 1120 North.

Be part of a network of people who really care and understand the various aspects of suicide.

Anyone desiring to attend for research or other purposes are asked not to attend due to con-

The Autism Spectrum Disorders Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at OPTIONS for Independence, 106 E. 1120 North. This meeting is for people with autism, family members and friends. Anyone desiring to attend for research or other purposes are asked not to attend due to confidentiality and the nature of the meetings. For more information contact Jennie at 753-5353 ext. 104.

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