Cache Magazine by The Herald Journal

Cache Magazine

The Herald Journal

FEBRUARY 17-23, 2012

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February 17-23, 2012

MUSIC 3 Crumb Brothers hosts concert Saturday

4 USU honors emeritus professor with music

10 Concert to be held at

Logan Tabernacle

theater 3 Mountain Crest play closes this weekend

5 Flamenco Vivo coming

to the Ellen Eccles Theatre

ART 5 USU exhibit showcases unknown, treasured art

MISC. 3 USU museum highlights Mardi Gras on Saturday

YOUR STUFF 12 Read three poems by local writers

COLUMN 12 Dennis Hinkamp talks

about short attention spans

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

Derek Davis, Jordan Todd Brown, T.J. Davis and Whitney Davis are shown in a scene of “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?” which plays at the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Friday and Saturday. On the cover: T.J. Davis acts as Juanito Bandito in the Pickleville Playhouse production. Photos by Bodie Brower

FROM THE EDITOR

f you haven’t noticed, it’s play season around here. It seems almost every middle school and high school has something going right now, not to mention Music Theatre West just finished “The Slipper and the Rose” and Pickleville Playhouse is bringing “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?” to the Ellen Eccles Theatre tonight and tomorrow. I had a hard time fitting all the plays in Cache Magazine last Friday, and this week, more calls came in

for upcoming shows. Both Lewiston Elementary and Old Barn Theatre are taking on “The Wizard of Oz” in a couple weeks, Unicorn Theatre has a Sherlock Holmes story playing Saturdays through the end of February, and I know there are at least a handful of others. While it’s unfortunate in some ways that some of the plays overlap, it’s nice to know there are plenty of productions going on for those of us who don’t know what to do with winter weather. I’ve said this so many times, but I really enjoy plays and learning everything that goes on behind the scenes — the costumes, the makeup, the lighting,

the music, the set design. I appreciate that our community has many opportunities for actors, whether they be in high schools or community theater companies like Old Barn. This week’s feature story highlights T.J. Davis and his original show “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?” Davis wrote the script, the songs, everything. And lucky for him and the cast, they’ve seen a lot of success with the show and three others in the “Bandito” series. While the event is almost sold out in Logan, Davis said there are some tickets left for those who decide to go last minute. Read all about the show on page 8. — Manette Newbold

“Once they heard that it’s coming, it’s the kind of thing — and we’re grateful for this — it’s the kind of thing that people want to share with their family and friends. It’s not something that you see every day.”

Topsy turvy: A look at Carnival and Mardi Gras

The worldwide traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnival will be celebrated at the next “Saturdays at the Museum” activity at Utah State University. Provided by the Museum of Anthropology, activities take place Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to wear purple, green and gold and learn about what these colors represent. They can also make a mask and

beaded necklace. “Almost everyone in the world has heard about either Mardi Gras or Carnival, but how many of us actually know the traditions of the celebration?” said Ally McDonough, a Saturdays program planner. The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of the historic Old Main building, Room 252. Admission is free.

– T.J. Davis on the play “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?”

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption Photo courtesy Jaydyn Todd

Emma Mark (with glass) and Heather Leonhardt act as two aunts who poison lonely gentlemen in “Arsenic and Old Lace” at Mountain Crest High School.

Photo courtesy Christopher Williams

Crumb Brothers hosts concert with Nashville singer Saturday Singer/songwriter/percussionist Christopher Williams will perform Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West in Logan. Tickets are $13 and are available by calling 435-757-3468. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. Hailing from Nashville, Williams is a songwriter, storyteller, and entertainer who performs songs that are honest and confessional, yet never overbearing. His performances

engage audiences with an appealing mix of intense passion and humor. With the release of his new CD, “Stone Water Wood Light,” Williams departs from his singer/songwriter sound to incorporate more elements of swampy soul and blues, with songs covering issues ranging from the lack of honesty among leaders and media, to the religious subculture of the South, to his own questioning and desire to be more a socially conscious individual.

Poison wine and family secrets

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ playing at Mountain Crest High School The Mountain Crest High School theater department presents “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy written by Joseph Kesselring, on Feb. 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. in the MCHS auditorium. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Follow newly-engaged drama critic Mortimer Brewster as he learns that his two aunts, Abby and Martha, have been poisoning lonely gentlemen with arsenic-laced elderberry wine and burying them in the basement. When Mortimer finds the body of their 12th victim in the window seat, he learns that his aunts see their murders as an act of charity. Add to this a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt and the return of a long-lost nephew, Jonathan, who shows up with a body of his own, and the family secrets start to unravel.

Pet: Tish From: Four Paws Rescue Why she’s so lovable: Tish

was found trapped in a barbwire fence. She has nerve damage in her front leg because of her experience, which causes her to limp. She is very loving, sweet and cuddly. Tish is looking for an indoor-only, forever home that will give her lots of love. To meet Tish or learn more about her, call Sheri at 435787-1751. The adoption fee for most Four Paws cats is $75, which includes spay/neuter and shots.

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WEEKEND

Quotable

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COMING UP USU honors emeritus professor with music Pianist and teacher Betty Beecher’s debut recital at age R. Beecher has been a vibrant 12 was announced on the “Page contributor to northern Utah’s for Women” in The Herald musical community for many Journal. Attending the recital years, according to Dennis Hirst, was fellow 12-year-old Florence a faculty member in the piano Griffin who formed a friendship program in the Department of with Beecher that has lasted for Music at Utah State University. more than 50 years. “It’s certainly time we held an Beecher completed bachelor’s event in her honor,” said Hirst, a and master’s degrees at Utah former student of Beecher. State University, and served A musical tribute honoring as full-time piano faculty from Beecher will take place Tuesday, 1972-1998. Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the USU “I imagine that I have worked Performance Hall. The evening with thousands of piano stuwill feature performances by dents since I started teaching USU music faculty and students, when I was 15,” Beecher said. both current and former, of proThe tribute includes the many fessor Beecher. The event is free college students who passed and open to the public. through Beecher’s group piano

classes at the university. The catalyst for Tuesday’s event came in August 2011, when Griffin (now Florence Griffin Butler) contacted professor Hirst. She wanted to honor Beecher’s musical achievements and contributions. Butler and her late husband, Dail, both USU alums, gifted money to restore a Steinway concert grand piano. During the tribute, the restored piano will be unveiled, used in the performance and dedicated in Beecher’s honor. The piano will serve students and faculty of Utah State University in the Chase Fine Arts Center.

Photo courtesy USU Public Relations

Pianist and teacher Betty Beecher will be honored during a musical tribute Tuesday, Feb. 21 at USU.

Sweet, handsome and evil roles take stage in North Cache show

Cache Children’s Choir performing with 4 Hims

The Cache Children’s Choirs are pleased to announce their annual “Sing, Play, and Share” concert, to be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in USU’s Kent Concert Hall. This concert is an opportunity for the children to interact, perform for and perform with invited performing artists. This year’s special guests are The 4 Hims, a male quartet that resists easy categorization: part barbershop, part a capella group, part Abbot & Costello and part out-and-out lunatics. The 4 Hims make trumpets with their mouths and drums with their bodies, put unique and rather suspicious spins on old standards, throw various bits of debris into the audience (mostly soft, but you might want to wear a helmet). Oh yeah, and they sing, too.

North Cache Broadway Humphreys. Review Club members Narrators, ensemble present “The Mortgage cast members, and stage is Due, or Curses! Foiled crew include Taylor Again.” Brought to you Hawkes, Jessica Tyler, by the REACH program, Cassidy Weeks, Shelby the melodrama features Steiner, Savannah Burns, Dangerous Dan, an evil Raquel Hancock, Abby villain, played by Chace Walker, Jarbi Joyner, Chelisa Peck, Treven Barnard, Poole, along with his sly sidekick, Tanner Jackman. and Tristan Carey. The production was written by Gray Baker plays Handsome Harry, a hand- Kim Chantrill, directed by Adrea Anderson and cossome, brave, and honest tumed by Melanie Stein. hero who’s just not very The short, half-hour smart. His object of affecshow plays at 7 p.m. tion is Sweet Sue (WhitThursday, Feb. 23, and nee Whitmore), a young lady who is as innocent as Friday, Feb. 24, in the North Cache new gym she is beautiful. in Richmond. Seating But the course of true begins at 6:30 p.m. There love never runs smooth, is no charge for admisand Terrible Tess is sion and all are welcome! determined to ensure Questions? Phone Adrea an unhappy ending for at 435-760-4373 or MelaHandsome Harry and Photo courtesy Melanie Stein Sweet Sue. Double cast nie at 435-770-4171. Students at North Cache will star in an original play next as Terrible Tess are Olivia Thursday and Friday. Knowlton and Kaysha

A new exhibit featuring artwork that has been long forgotten by most has been assembled at Utah State University. “Lost Treasures of Utah State University” opens Feb. 21 in the Tippetts Exhibit Hall located in the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus and features generations of rediscovered art. “Packed in closets and storerooms all over USU’s campus are examples of art that are virtually unknown to most students and faculty at USU,” said Christopher Terry, USU art department professor. “Many of these pieces were created by former faculty or students from the USU Art Department, but others were commissioned or purchased and have been forgotten over time.” One example includes a large fabric collage that was commissioned for the inauguration of the Chase Fine Arts Center in the late ’60s. “While the artist of the col-

lage has yet to be identified, we’re hoping to discover its creator in time for the show,” said Terry. The exhibit is being curated by seven Utah State students who have researched various pieces of art discovered across campus. James Ito, a USU senior majoring in art history, is serving as the liaison between the exhibition and the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. “While looking through the collections in the museum’s basement, I found a dresser that had a head, claws and arms that reminded me of something I would find at Hogwarts in the Chamber of Secrets,” said Ito. “It has such a horrid look to it that whoever walks down into the basement might just be scared to death.” Joshua Kuensting, a USU graduate student working on an MFA in ceramics, is providing information and pieces from the ceramic studio’s col-

lection. “The objects being shown in the exhibit have been tucked away for years and, in a way, it’s like finding a time capsule and discovering each piece’s history and secrets,” said Kuensting. “My goal with this exhibit is to uncover the artists that have created these pieces and the narrative that surrounds them,” said Terry. “I envision an exhibition that will not be a standard art exhibition, but one that will have a more aggressive component where the research will have an equal significance with the objects themselves and the presentation of the artifacts.” The “Lost Treasures of Utah State University” exhibit will be open to the public through March 22, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Tippetts Exhibit Hall. An opening reception will be held Feb. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Tippetts Exhibit Hall and all are invited.

Photo courtesy USU Public Relations

This collage is part of the “Lost Treasures” exhibit on display at Utah State University Feb. 21 through March 24. An opening reception will be held Feb. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Tippetts Exhibition Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center.

Flamenco Vivo taking stage with passion, drama

Photo courtesy Cache Valley Center of the Arts

The Cache Valley Center for “Flamenco Vivo provides a the Arts presents the pride, pastruly beautiful celebration of sion, love and sorrow of Spain dance and music,” said Wally with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Bloss, executive director for the Santana. Flamenco Vivo, the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. premier Flamenco Company “Flamenco Vivo’s choreography in the United States, will peris spellbinding, the heel-toe form in the Ellen Eccles Thework dazzling. The art of flaatre on Tuesday, Feb. 21, and menco will draw you into the Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 culture, the community, and the p.m. Tickets are $19 to $29 spirit of movement.” and are available at the CVCA Driven by the fiery cante Ticket Office located at 43 S. jondo, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Main, online at www.EllenEcSantana provides passion and clesTheatre.org or by calling drama in their inspiring pro435-752-0026. The performance gram “La Pasión Flamenca.” is sponsored in part by Comcast This fierce and eclectic evening Spotlight, ICON Health & Fitof Spanish dance and music ness, Inc., and the USU Charter features lamenting solos, sizCredit Union. In addition to zling duets and festive company the evening performances, the dances. Whether these amazing CVCA will host a dance master artists are conveying love or class Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m. on the sorrow, happiness or anger, the Ellen Eccles Theatre stage. To emotions will speak to everyregister, visit www.CacheArts. one and transcend all cultural org. boundaries.

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Utah State exhibit releases unknown, lost art

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movies

Reviews by The Associated Press

Rachel McAdams wakes up in the hospital after a serious car accident with no memory of the past five years of her life and discovers she’s married to Channing Tatum, lives in a spacious, boho-chic loft and has a successful career as a Chicago artist. That wouldn’t suck, right? Nevertheless, she must reject this foreign existence in her confused state because the plot of “The Vow” requires some conflict. This old-fashioned amnesia tale would seem totally implausible and manufactured for maximum melodrama; as it turns out, director Michael Sucsy’s film is indeed based on a true story. But it might have been even more compelling with some different casting. McAdams, as the perplexed Paige, is her usual likable self and Tatum, as Leo, once again proves he’s an actor of greater depth than his hunky good looks might suggest. But what if Paige woke up and found she was married to someone Columbia Pictures who looked like, say, Paul Giamatti? He Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum are shown in a scene from “The Vow.” loves her fiercely and madly and deeply and all those intense proclamations meant Having great-looking actors who actually can act makes this noisy romp more tolerable than it ought to be. It’s essentially a love-triangle version of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” rendered even more bombastic in the hands of “Charlie’s Angels” director McG. So you’ve got your sport utility vehicles tumbling in slow motion, your gravity-defying shootouts and your obligatory explosions galore. Naturally, the premise is the most high-concept contrived confection: Two CIA agents (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) who happen to be best friends also happen to fall in love with the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). Screwball and high-tech, it aims to provide laughs and thrills at the same time, and only intermittently achieves its goals. Still, the sight of Pine and Hardy one-upping each other for this woman’s affections through ridiculously elaborate dates and outright stalking (with the help of government resources) has its amusing moments.

★ ‘The Vow’ Director // Michael Sucsy Starring // Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum and Sam Neill Rated // PG-13 for an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language to make the teen girls in the audience swoon. He’s willing to fight for her, to help her retrace how they met and what their life together was like in hopes of jogging her memory. He’s even prepared to withstand the condescension and disapproval of her wealthy parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), who wanted her to be a lawyer and from whom she’s been estranged all this time. “The Vow” serves as a series of precise if obvious moments and emotional cues we must endure en route to the inevitable reconciliation. 89 minutes.

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‘Borrowers’ tale ‘Arrietty’ has warm charm

Considering the eccentric, almost psychedelic fantasy worlds created in Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki’s tales, a story of tiny people living beneath the floorboards of a house seems almost normal. “The Secret World of Arrietty,” from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli, also is a pleasant antidote to the siege mentality of so many Hollywood cartoons, whose makers aim to occupy every instant of the audience’s attention with an assault of noise and images. Disney Slow, stately, gentle The character Arrietty, voiced by Bridgit Mender, is shown in a scene from the animated feature, “The Secret World and meditative, “Arrietty” of Arrietty.” nevertheless is a marvel Disney Channel’s “Wizfriend and her kind, doing of image and color, its ards of Waverly Place”), what he can to help. old-fashioned pen-anda sickly youth who has The filmmakers inject ink frames vividly bringcome to stay in the coun- a bit of tension and ing to life the world of try with his aunt. some laughs through children’s author Mary What could turn into busybody housekeeper Norton’s “The BorrowDirector // Hiromasa Yonebayashi boy-meets-girl, boyHaru (voiced with joyers.” Starring // Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler and Will squashes-girl-like-a-bug ful, gradually increasing Already a hit in Japan, Arnett instead becomes a sweet, lunacy by Burnett), who “Arrietty” has undergone Rated // G chaste, sort-of first love sets out to capture the the typically classy Engstory. Arrietty sheds her borrowers for her own lish-language transformastories follow the advenLuck Charlie”) lives inbred borrower’s fear mad purposes. tion that Disney renders tures of a family of teeny with her mom and dad of humans, and Shawn The women of “Arrito Studio Ghibli’s films, people who live off (real-life couple Poehler proves a tender soul who etty” definitely get the among them Miyazaki’s and Arnett) and is about understands the fragile good parts. Mendler Academy Award-winning things scavenged from nature or from the overto join in on her first existence of his small plays the title role with “Spirited Away.” sized human world that’s borrowing expedition to What U.S. audiences unaware of the existence fetch back supplies from get is a hybrid — the PLAYING FEB. 17-23 Action! of this miniature race. the “human beans” living grandly fluid pictureMOVIE HOTLINE 435-753-1900 Spirited 14-year-old upstairs. book imagery of firstUNIVERSITY 6 STADIUM 8 Arrietty (voiced by Yet Arrietty violates 1225 N 200 E., BEHIND HOME DEPOT time feature director 535 W. 100 N. PROVIDENCE MIDNIGHT SHOW FRI/SAT $6.00 2297 N. Main Bridgit Mendler, star of the rules — she’s seen by SAFE HOUSE in Digital Hiromasa Yonebayashi, THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13) MOVIE HOTLINE 753-6444 Disney Channel’s “Good Shawn (David Henrie of 12:30 2:45 5:00 7:15 9:30 WWW.WALKERCINEMAS.NET STAR WARS EPISODE 1 a veteran Studio Ghibli in Digital 3D ALL SEATS ALL TIMES $3.00 SAFE HOUSE (R) OpEN SuN-FRI AT 3:45 pM animator, merged with THE VOW in Digital 1:10 4:10 6:40 9:10 OpEN SAT. & MON. 11:30 AM FOR OuR MATINEES an English-language THIS MEANS WAR in Digital SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (G) WAR HORSE MISSION CACHE VALLEY COWBOY RENDEZVOUS 12:30 2:35 4:40 6:45 8:50 rendering of Miyazaki’s GHOST RIDER 2 in Digital 3D (pG-13) 6:45 & 9:30 IMpOSSIbLE 4 2012 Reunion of Cowboy Poets, Musicians & Artisans GHOST RIDER 2 (PG-13) screenplay, OscarJOURNEY 2 in Digital 2D (pG-13) 9:40 ONE FOR THE MONEy 12:35 2:50 5:05 7:20 9:35 JOURNEY 2 in Digital 3D winning sound designer (pG-13) 9:55 THE MuppETS JOURNEY 2 3D (PG) (pG) 4:45 Gary Rydstrom directing 1:10 3:10 5:10 7:10 9:10 WE bOuGHT A MOVIES STADIUM 5 Sat & Mon Mat 12:00 & 2:30 2450 NORTH MAIN zOO a Hollywood voice cast THE VOW (PG-13) Dave Stamey 12:40 2:55 5:10 7:25 9:40 (pG) 4:00 & 7:00 SHERLOCK that includes Carol BurMAN ON A LEDGE Sat & Mon Mat 12:50 HOLMES: GAME CHRONICLE (PG-13) March 1 - 4, 2012 THE GREY nett, Amy Poehler and OF SHAdOWS THE AdVENTuRES 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9:20 Friday 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. IRON LADY (pG-13) 7:15 & 9:45 Will Arnett. WOMAN IN BLACK (PG-13) OF TIN TIN MOUNTAIN CREST HIGH SCHOOL • HYRUM, UT EXTREMELY LOUD AND 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 9:30 Previously adapted (pG) 5:00 REd TAILS INCREDIBLY CLOSE For Information & Tickets, Go To: EVERY TUESDAY IS PEPSI DISCOUNT NIGHT BIG MIRACLE Sat & Mon Mat 12:20 & 2:40 (pG-13) 7:30 in the 1997 live-action www.cachevalleycowboyrendezvous.com CHRONICLE ALL SEATS MATINEE PRICE ALL DAY ALVIN & THE CHIpMuNKS: slapstick comedy “The Call Toll Free 1-866-967-8167 or purchase at Macey’s in Providence CHIpWRECKEd (G) 4:15 GIFT BOOKS AND CARDS AVAILABLE and IFA in Hyde Park, Utah Borrowers,” Norton’s Sat & Mon Mat 11:40 & 2:00 BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.MOVIESWEST.COM

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ans of live theater, particularly live regional theater, may find themselves in for a real treat this weekend. After more than 50 sold-out performances in Garden City and a sold-out run at the Rose Wagner Center in Salt Lake City, Pickleville Playhouse is bringing the revival of its all-time most popular show, “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?” to the Ellen Eccles Theatre on Feb. 17 and 18. The show, the fourth in a series of performances featuring the character of Juanito Bandito, finds the self-proclaimed “most guapo villain in the world” just one heist away from completing his quest to rob every bank in the Western United States and cement his reputation as history’s baddest bad guy. Standing in his way is a self-absorbed lawman, a hard-working cowboy hero, and a devastatingly beautiful English reporter named Amelia Everlight. T.J. Davis, the mind and voice behind the bandit and writer of 11 Pickleville original productions, explained the success of the “Bandito” series and this weekend’s show in particular. “I think what it is, is that it’s a unique brand of entertainment,” Davis said. “It’s different from what people have seen before. It’s not exactly a parody; it’s not exactly like a traditional melodrama type of a feel where there’s a lot of interaction with the audience. There’s some interaction, but not as much as people think. There’s also different styles of music in the show, a lot of modern styles of music that people will relate to.” Not only is the genre different, but the character of Juanito Bandito is not your typical South of the Border bandit. “Bandito’s a villain, but not in a traditional sense,” Davis said. “Like in a couple of the shows, he ends up getting beat at the end of the show. I don’t want to give away the ending of the show, but it’s not like a traditional ‘good guy over bad guy’ ending always with the ‘Bandito’ shows.” Davis stumbled upon his flashy alter ego quite by accident. “I remember the first day that I came into rehearsal, and I was playing the villain in this melodrama, it was originally named something Whitney Davis, Jordan Todd Brown, Derek Davis, Rosa Gardner, Cory Keate and T.J. Davis are shown in scenes from “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?”

different, and I said, ‘Hey, let’s try it with a Spanish accent,’” he recalled. “And people just started falling over laughing in rehearsals, because there’s just someting funny about a Spanish accent with some of the funny lines that are said. So it kind of was an accident to begin with, and we’ve tried to refine the whole idea of it and tried to build shows that work.” The results are speaking for themselves. Pickleville Playhouse has been a popular draw for Bear Lake visitors every summer, and the shows

the company has ventured outside of Garden City with have grown a respectable following in Cache Valley, starting with special Christmas shows and then productions from the summer seasons. But taking the show to Salt Lake City was something new for the company. “We haven’t gone anywhere beyond Logan until this year,” Davis said. “This is the first time kind of venturing outside of Logan. We decided to try down in Salt Lake; a lot of our patron base is down there. So we felt pretty safe coming down and doing some shows.” The Rose Wagner Center sell-outs were a demonstration of the popularity of the Pickleville performances. “Just the word of mouth from the show is kind of enough marketing so we don’t have to do much to get the word out,” Davis said of the Salt Lake success. “Once they heard that it’s coming, it’s the kind of thing — and

we’re grateful for this — it’s the kind of thing that people want to share with their family and friends. It’s not something that you see every day.” The family-friendly Pickleville productions traditionally play well in Utah, and Davis and his team produce the show with family audiences in mind. But Davis is quick to point out that the tone of their productions has a much broader appeal. “It’s not just the Utah families and it’s not just the LDS families either that are responding to it,” he said. “We get a lot of emails, comments from outside of Utah from people who come in and see our show from back East and have family here in Utah. And they come from very different backgrounds. I can’t pinpoint what it is, but we’re sure grateful that it’s happening.” Davis is also quick to point out there’s a lot more to “Who Shot Juanito Bandito?” than just, well, Juanito Bandito. “Certainly the character has someting to do with it,” Davis said. “But it’s also that we get the right cast members together. It just seems like magic every year that everyone works on their parts, and it’s the whole blend. People hearing about it or reading an article about it might think it’s a one-man show, but it’s far from that. All the pieces of the puzzle have to work just right to make it all work on the stage.” And despite the ominous sound of the show’s title, people who are Juanito Bandito fans can rest assured that their favorite marauder has a big future ahead of him. “We’ve got plans this coming summer,” Davis said. “We’re going to revamp a show that we did three years ago. We got looking at it and said it was a pretty good show, but there’s some things we can do to make it better. It’s called ‘The Hanging of El Bandito,’ but we’re going to kind of redo it and rewrite a few songs, and it should be good. “We have plans to write a ‘Bandito’ Christmas production for this coming Christmas season as well.” Performances begin each night at 7:30. Tickets can be purchased online at www.picklevilleplayhouse.com or by calling 435-752-0026.

One of my favorite quotes is “I didn’t have Slightly time to write you a short letter so I wrote a long Off Center one,” attributed to Mark Twain. I turned 56 this week and my appreciation for brevity has not yet peaked. Sometimes you have to say the wine has aged long enough and just drink it. Why write a novel when a haiku will do? This is what I was thinking while flipping back and forth between you can type ’til your finthe Westminster Dog gers bleed and never fill Show and the Grammys. up your hard drive. YouThere is something to be Tube will accept hours, said for just one person if not days, of your cute standing in front of a dog videos. And, when microphone and singing was the last time you saw without all the smoke and someone pull a girlfriend/ fireworks. Likewise, I wife/child/dog’s photo would like to see a pooout of their wallet? dle allowed the un-coifed One of my favorite dignity to actually look parts of the Sundance like a dog that would Film Festival is the rather be rolling around “shorts” which are anyin dead fish. where from 5 to 40 minLike most social utes. Though I do admire changes, I blame the a movie such as Titanic death of brevity on the that can hold your attenInternet and electronic tion for 194 minutes even gizmos in general. There though you know how it was a time when people will end, I would probactually limited their ably be equally satisfied writing because they with 90 minutes of tragic didn’t want to run out historical fiction. But if of paper. Television stayou are getting paid $500 tions actually taped over million for a movie, long used tapes to save money. must seem like more of a Photographers carefully bargain. considered which photos Trending shorter are to develop because photo Twitter and texting paper and chemicals which are the drip of were expensive. Now conscious to the previous DENNIS HINKAMP

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Scattered attention equals short writing generation’s stream of conscious writing style. They are short, but not succinct. They are so instant that people don’t edit them and, at times, the writers seem to have Obsessive Compulsion Disorder coupled with Turrets’ Syndrome of the fingers as they fire off triteness that would make Hallmark cards seem contemplative. I’ve been counting words on a page like pounds on a scale for about 40 years now. Mental and imagined reader fatigue starts setting in at about 500 words. I’ve written a little more than 1,000 columns, but the thought of writing a book just seems too daunting. Or, maybe my attention span is as brief as my writing. I even like short sentences and paragraphs. I hope my obituary will read: “He died. Google it.” Dennis Hinkamp says he would have liked to write a longer column, but fortunately he found time to write a short one. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper. Feedback can be sent to dennis.hinkamp@usu. edu.

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Mami Lyon and Kevin Kula will perform next week as part of the group Music that Heals the Soul.

Logan Tabernacle hosts concert next Thursday

Music that Heals the Soul will perform Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. The group will perform inspirational love songs at the Logan Tabernacle. Having recently returned from their Arizona concert tour, pianist Kevin Kula and violinist Mami Matsumoto Lyon will play popular favorites and Broadway hits. They will also perform some of their original compositions from their newly released piano and violin duet CD, “Journey of a Dream,” as well as some of Kevin’s piano compositions

from his “Spirit of Utah” CD. Their original compositions from these CDs are currently aired on the radio in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Samples of their music can be heard at www.kevinkula.net. In addition to Kula and Lyon, soprano vocalist Jennifer Birchell will perform. She is currently the music therapy director at Sunshine Terrace, and enjoys using her talent to help those in need. Also, saxophonist and recent USU graduate Jeff Lyon will perform.

USU bands combine in winter concert The Utah State University Wind ‘The Language of Shadows.’” Orchestra and Symphonic Band will “The Language of Shadows” was combine for their annual winter concommissioned in 2011 by a consorcert Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in tium of university bands for a preKent Concert Hall on USU’s campus. miere at the national conference of The theme for this year’s concert is the College Band Directors National “The Bleak Midwinter.” Association. The work is essentially a “The overall theme of the concert contemporary film score accompanysuggests a somber mood, but there is ing a 1926 silent film based on the plenty of contrast all the way to the legend of Faust. end, leaving a gamut of emotions for Tickets are $10 for general admisall in attendance,” said Thomas Rohrer, sion, $8 for seniors and youth, $5 for director of the USU bands. “The head- USU faculty and staff and free for line work for the wind orchestra is a USU students and school band stunew work by Huck Hodge entitled dents with ID.

USU’s Wassermann Festival returns Thursday Guest artists, solo recitals and opening celebration included

Guest artists for the 2012 Wassermann Festival at Utah State University have been announced by festival organizers and include MarcAndre Hamelin, Kevin Kenner and Norman Krieger. This year’s festival runs Thursday, Feb. 23, through Thursday, March 1, and includes master classes, guest artist presentations and public concerts. A special afternoon opening celebration concert is Friday, Feb. 24. “The Wassermann Festival is among the premier activities in the piano program at Utah State University,” said the festival’s director Dennis Hirst. “Our opening afternoon concert, a first for the festival, celebrates successes in the

recently created Caine College of the Arts.” The afternoon event begins at 1 p.m. at USU’s Performance Hall — site of all Wassermann Festival recitals — and is free and open to everyone. The program includes a mini-concert featuring students — past and present — who have studied at USU as well as an overview of music activities through the years at USU. Tickets are not necessary for the event and seating is general admission. The festival also presents two evening concerts featuring guest artists. The opening solo recital features Hamelin on Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Hamelin has been

acclaimed “a poet among virtuosos” by the Sunday Times in London, and he is the recipient of a lifetime achievement prize by the German Record Critic’s Association. Kenner, top prize winner of the 12th Chopin International Piano Competition, concludes the festival with a solo recital Thursday, March 1. Reserved seating concert tickets start at $18 for adults and $8 for students. Discounts are available for USU faculty and staff. The Wassermann Festival is offered through the USU Department of Music and the Caine College of the Arts and is held every other year. It honors Irving Wassermann, a USU piano professor and former music department head,

who established the Music music students, college music West Festival in 1980 with a majors and non-majors, teachgoal of providing quality edu- ers of all ages and music aficational opportunities for the cionados. area’s music students. “Our classes provide a In recognition of professor unique opportunity for indiWassermann’s contributions viduals to interact in an intito music education and the mate setting with acclaimed department, the Music West performers and teachers,” Festival was renamed the Hirst said. “Sessions are Wassermann Festival. Today, inspiring, educational and in addition to public concerts, entertaining.” the Wassermann Festival proFor class session registravides lectures, demonstrations, tion information, contact Hirst question and answer sessions at 435-797-3257 or visit the and master classes with the festival website, usu.edu/wasworld’s leading piano persermann. Tickets for the eveformers and pedagogues. ning solo recitals are available The Wassermann Festival through the Caine College of is open to music lovers of all the Arts Box Office, Room ages and backgrounds, Hirst 139-B, by calling 435-797said. A typical festival class 8022, or through the college is attended by pre-college website, arts.usu.edu.

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“Cache Valley Winter Morning” shows the Wellsvilles on Jan. 23. The photo was taken by Monica Edelmayer of Hyde Park.

Photo taken by Mackenzie Lee of Paradise.

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Your Stuff To the editor: I like The Herald Journal! So did my mom who passed away in 1985. The following poem is hers and expresses her deep feelings. She wrote over 900 poems. Many of them have appeared in The Herald Journal back in the Ray Nelson era. They covered local, national and worldwide subjects as well as family and neighbors. She also wrote for The Herald Journal as a reporter from Richmond. Thad A. Carlson Logan

“When The Herald Journal Comes” By Leona H. Carlson

“Shoeshine Boys of Istanbul” By Ruth Harris Swaner Faces from the night, young voices plead, “Hey Lady, want a shoes shine?” Palms extended, they gesture to my sandals. “No,” I respond. They don’t leave. “No,” I say again with more firmness. Three boys offer a new approach. “One dollar, just one dollar lady.” I walk faster. They follow me. I turn and shout, “No, go away!”

Bigger boys push and shove smaller ones. The young vendors slide down cement statues, harass approaching late night walkers, tease two teenage girls. Istanbul rests. Lights dim. Tourists return from shopping, from dining out.

There’s an hour in the evening Best that all the farm folks know When the chores and supper’s over In the twilight’s shadowed glow.

Brother, unsophisticated ‘Laxing in his shirt and shorts Dreams of days he’ll be a champion When he reads the page of sports.

There’s an atmosphere exuberant As beating of the drums In another sphere we venture When The Herald Journal comes.

Youngsters busy with their lessons Now forget each seer and sage As they scramble, wildly shouting For the jolly funny page.

Yes, we read of things about us And of things so far away Of the wars and wild destruction Many failing in the fray.

Everybody likes the Herald Likes its kindly, friendly way Likes the way they treat the newsboys And the things it has to say.

Read of great folks and the humble Every type beneath the sod And there’s always just a line or two Reminding us of God.

Cartoons, menus, advertisements And our heart just fairly sings Through the treasured editorials “Curios” and “Thots and Things.”

Pa has taken off his hi-tops And with elevated feet Looks around for something different Now to meet the day’s retreat.

When things quite awful happen They arrange it true but nice And to things quite uneventful They can add a bit of spice.

Ma is busy with her darnin’ Nervous at his haws and hums So she feels relieved and happy When the evening paper comes.

When the wild, unruly youngsters Want to marry and elope Ruth just writes it up so lovely Parents feel a lot of hope.

While Pa reads of storms and losses He is thankful he can pay For a family’s recreation At a cent or two a day.

And importance due is given To our people as it sums Up the things that make the paper When The Herald Journal comes.

Sister busy with her make-up Just a product of the age Drops her powder puff and mirror She must read the social page.

Since they’ve tried so hard to please us In so many different ways We just think The Herald Journal folks Deserve a little praise.

The plans of the wicked ones, Are very hard to fight. If you try to understand them, It will keep you up all night.

Now the Devil’s evil work, They love to carry on. Their time here upon the earth, Will not be very long.

In a wave of mild excitement Looks the paper up and down For a bit she thinks unusual In the section “About Town.”

Give the staff a strong ovation Bring on bands and lots of drums ’Fore they get their final write-up When The Herald Journal comes.

Their evil plans would make you sick, If you buy knew them all. Those folks were once like you and me Way back before their fall.

They had their choice, they choose amiss, The evil that they do. It’s sad to know they once were, Trusted folks we knew.

Other tourists walk the cobblestone street toward me. Relief is near — someone else to deal with their desperateness. Later that night in the coziness of my tenth floor suite I gaze out onto the square. Midnight’s moon wraps around shadows. Small, dark figures catch my attention. Far below I see eight shoeshine boys. Their old wooden boxes filled with polish and used brushes define them. Their tattered clothing hangs loosely on their dirty bodies. They are off duty, releasing energy, rough housing. Shoeshine boxes fly, tossed about.

The boys relax on a bench. Older ones pass out cigarettes to the younger ones. Puffs of smoke hover over their heads. Two stray cats beg from the beggars. One thin boy lifts a napkin from his pocket and throws scraps. The cats eat, then retreat to the bushes. Prayer chants rise from the mosque towers. Exotic, mysterious voices blanket the city. Midnight passes. One last time I search the dark square. The little vendors have disappeared into the narrow cobblestone alleys of Istanbul.

“Secret Plans” By William Humphrey

Wellsville man tells story of ancestor By Manette Newbold Cache Magazine editor

It took 10 years of research before Kent Larsen felt he had everything he needed to write about his great-great-grandfather, William Henry Kimball. But now it seems the effort and work has been worth it as Larsen recently finished his book, “The Forgotten Son,” about his ancestor who was among one of the Mormon settlers of Kimball Junction near the Salt Lake Valley. More well-known in the LDS Church is William’s father, Heber C. Kimball, who was an apostle while Brigham Young was president of the church. While Heber C. Kimball served several church missions, William took care of his father’s 12 wives and children and prepared them to move west. In the spring of 1848, the Heber C. Kimball wagon company moved to the Salt Lake Valley with 662 church members and when settled, William joined the Utah Militia and advanced rank by rank from lieutenant to general. Larsen said William is known for his courage and bravery in protecting the saints during wars with Ute Indian tribe and, later, Johnston’s Army. He was also

given an award for discovering coal in the area now called Coalville. William had five wives and several children and helped settle Parley’s Park, which is now Park City. He owned a ranch and stagecoach line there that became a center of sociability for locals and travelers. Mark Twain, Horace Greeley and Walt Whitman all stayed at the ranch and met William. The ranch was known for its food including trout, wild duck, sage hen, beef mutton and vegetables. Larsen, of Wellsville, became interested in William’s life while living in the Heber area as an elementary school principal. He said he began gathering information in libraries and anywhere else he could find it. William’s sister, Helen Mar Whitney, did a lot of writing, Larsen said, and he was able to use information from her as well. “It’s just unbelievable the story of survival in the early days,” Larsen said. “I just love history and I just really got interested and then you kind of get hooked, you want to find more and more and more.” While writing, Larsen said the book became very personal as he learned more and

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more about William’s story. “I’m not sure there are words to describe it,” he said. “It was a very personal, emotional experience to connect with him and there were times I was led to some things. I picked up on things that I may have passed over. It was a remarkable experience to bring this out. That’s why I named it ‘The Forgotten Son’ because … his father, Heber C. Kimball, was just a giant in the church as a leader and in the government of Utah, and yet, there’s his son.” “The Forgotten Son” is currently available at Hastings. Larsen said it’s also being reviewed by The Book Table and the Mormon Historical Society. Larsen’s goal is to get the book in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum in Salt Lake City and available for the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and anyone else who would like to read it.

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Kent Larsen holds his book, “The Forgotten Son,” at his home in Wellsville.

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95. “Whateva Man” rapper 96. Suffix with butyl 97. Take care of 100. Runs out of steam 101. Drools over 103. Flagroot 106. Tribe in Manitoba 108. Vulcan’s Chimney 109. Rhyming boxing champ 110. Hotel freebie 111. Court matter 112. Medicinal berry 114. Pelvic parts 118. “Every ___” 123. Muscle 124. Liqueur flavoring 125. Always, to Keats 126. Bonkers 127. Bridgework 128. Armani creation Down 1. Soft foods 2. “O” in old radio lingo 3. Snoop Dogg CD 4. Aplombs 5. Carney or Monk 6. Harmonia’s father 7. Word waiters write 8. Downed a sub, say 9. Municipal officer, in Scotland 10. “___ For You” (Dylan tune) 11. Examines closely 12. Lao-tzu principle 13. Sign of nervousness 14. Sunless 15. Headlight setting 16. Approximations 17. Forearm bones 18. Sacred stories 20. Temporary living quarters 24. Moving ___ 25. Epitome of thinness 32. “Goldberg Varia-

tions” composer 33. Inebriate 35. “___ Smith and Jones” (TV series) 36. Plenty, slangily 37. Gelatin substitute 38. Islam denomination 39. Full DNA sequence of an organism 40. _____genous 41. Bartlett’s abbr. 44. Hindu terms of respect 45. Trivial Pursuit edition 46. Insect stage 48. Cardinal numbers 49. Twist 51. Band member 52. Check for accuracy 53. Famous fingerpointer 54. African antelope 55. Peppy 60. Cut the ___ 61. Fragrant resin 64. Shamus 66. Medea rode on it 67. Marine tunicate 68. Forger 69. Adjust, as laces 70. Really need to bathe 72. Flips 73. Drive away 77. Show piece? 80. Regional life 82. Leave in, as text 83. High spot 84. Family ___ 86. You can take one in football 87. Diatribe 88. Saloon selections 90. Blind follower of orders 91. Haptic 92. Involved with 98. Trick-taking card game

99. Like some salts 100. Cease and ___ 102. More futile 103. They’re succulent 104. Wrench type 105. Superstars 106. Davit 107. Pine product 108. Piercing locale 112. Say it’s so 113. Formally surrender 115. Pre-euro money 116. Getaway spots 117. Rock of ___ 119. Cable network 120. Dejected 121. Moldovan moolah 122. Common contraction

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Friday The DUP Ralph Smith Camp will meet Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the North Logan church building located at 1550 E. 1900 North. OPTIONS for Independence will attend the Bear Lake Chocolate Festival and have dinner Friday, Feb. 17. Festival is free, dinner prices vary and transportation is $2. Call Mandie at 435-753-5353 to schedule a ride or for more information. The annual African Banquet at USU will be held Friday, Feb. 17, in the TSC Ballroom at 7 p.m. The event showcases African culture through performances (from dances to poetry) and exotic foods from all over Africa. The profits from this event will be donated to UNICEF which is active in helping Somalia and the famine. Traditional African huts and bracelets will be on sale during the event. Cost is $10 for students, $15 for the public, $5 for children ages 5 through 10 and free for children younger than 5. Katie Jo will perform Friday, Feb. 17, from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Caffe Ibis. Free. Singer/songwriter Cherish Tuttle returns to Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza on Friday, Feb. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. Pier 49 Pizza is located at 99 E. 1200 South. Everyone is invited.

SATURDAY Stokes Nature Center will hold a sweetheart snowshoe Saturday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. Meet at the USFS District Office. Cost is a $5 suggested donation. Couples will explore the backcountry together on snowshoes, then relax and warm up with hot cocoa and treats. Adults only; all skill levels welcome. Registration is required. For more information

or to register, call 435-755-3239 or email nature@logannature. org. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host a ski day Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 am. Come hit the slopes with our great ski staff. Adaptive equipment is available. Cost is $25 for a half day of skiing at Beaver Mountain. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288. The next Loaves and Fishes community meal will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 178 Center St., Logan. This non-denominational event is for the whole community. For questions, call 435-752-0871. Join Logan Out Loud on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 p.m. for St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Commemoration show. Cost $5 for a night of improv with the group and special guest, Calvin Dittmore of Mission Improvible. The Cache Children’s Choirs are pleased to announce their annual “Sing, Play, and Share” concert, to be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in USU’s Kent Concert Hall. This concert is an opportunity for the children to interact, perform for and perform with invited artists. This year’s special guests are The 4 Hims, a male quartet that resists easy categorization: part barbershop, part a capella group, part Abbot & Costello, and part out-and-out lunatics. “The Adventure of the Norwood Builder” plays Saturdays in February at 2 p.m. in the Unicorn Room in the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main, Logan. Tickets are $2 for ages 3 and older. Sherlock Holmes does it again in this suspenseful tale of revenge with a twisting plot, a sprinkling of clues and brilliant deductive reasoning. For more information, call 753-6518.

El Sole, a Cache Valley running club, organizes club runs every Saturday morning. Check our website for dates, locations and times at elsolerc. blogspot.com. Come train for a race, meet new friends, or just have fun. The Pioneer Valley Lodge will have a Pancake Extravaganza at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. There will be pancakes with fresh fruit and other delicious toppings, sausage, bacon and juice. Pioneer Valley Lodge is located at 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. For more information and to RSVP, call 792-0353. Stick Shift, a bluegrass band, will perform Saturday, Feb. 18, for residents and the public at 3 p.m. at the Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. For more information, call 792-0353. One-man-band Scott Olsen will perform Saturday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South. There is no cover charge; everyone is welcome. Battle of the Bands Part 5 will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Why Sound. Cost is $5. False Witness, The Wide Awakes, Oddmality, American Attic, Erasmus, Bad Guy and Horse Bones will perform.

SUNDAY Blue Acoustic will perform Sunday, Feb. 19, from noon to 2 p.m. at Caffe Ibis. Free.

TUESDAY InTech Collegiate High School is now enrolling ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grade students for the 2012-13 school year. InTech Collegiate specializes in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and early college programs. InTech Collegiate will host information sessions for those interested in enrolling or

learning more about the school Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at 6:30 p.m. at 1787 N. Research Parkway, North Logan. For more information, contact JaDean Frehner at 435 753-7377 or jfrehner@ intechchs.org, or Jason Stanger at 435-753-7377 or jstanger@ intechchs.org. The Food Sen$e girls will share recipes using beans at a free cooking and community class at Macey’s Little Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. Participants will learn how to lower fat in meals using beans. The Autism/Family to Family Brigham City support group will meet Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at OPTIONS for Independence Brigham City office, 1080 N. Main, Suite 105-A. Contact Deanna for more information at 435-723-2171. A free introduction class to essential oils and energy healing will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at SunTerra Spa, 1153 N. Main, Ste. 130, in Logan. There will be fun demos and giveaways and free chakra clearings. Space is limited. RSVP to Jennifer Smith at 435-764-6107. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will have volunteer orientation Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. Come learn how to get involved with your community by participating in our daily activities or destination trips with Common Ground. We are a non-profit organization that provides outdoor recreation for people with disabilities. To sign up for this activity or to learn about other activities, call 7130288.

The USU College of Engineering is hosting a community open house in the engineering building Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. Come learn more about engineering and the projects engineers work on. Displays and demonstrations from the organizations and departments in the College of Engineering will be presented. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host a ski day at Beaver Mountain on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 a.m. Adaptive equipment is available. Cost is $25. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288. A weekly class covering Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia will be held every Wednesday at the Bear River Association of Governments Office, 170 N. Main, Logan, from 6 to 7 p.m. Come to the southeast entrance. For questions, call Deborah Crowther at 713-1462. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Cache Valley offers a Connections Support Group every Wednesday for those living with mental illness. The classes are held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the NAMI office, 90 E. 200 North (inside the north entrance of the Bear River Mental Health building).

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WEDNESDAY

Ashley and Alan Lunt will demonstrate how to make homemade chocolate desserts at a free cooking and community class at Macey’s Little Theater on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 7 to 8 p.m.

Quilters Spanish group will be held Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main St., Logan. Contact Royella at 435-753-5353 for more information.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will go ice fishing at Hyrum Dam on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. Cost is $3. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288.

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