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Local troupe performs traditional Irish step dancing

‘Celtic Tale’

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MARCH 9-15, 2012

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March 9-15, 2012

MUSIC

4 USU will host two guest

performers during the Utah Clarinet Festival

5 New York Philharmonic

Orchestra has commissioned an assistant professor at USU to compose

theater 3 Performances of ‘The

Pirates of Penzance’ continue this weekend

PROFILE 5 Meet Matt Jeppesen, the

Cowardly Lion in The Old Barn Community Theatre’s production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’

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Six-year-old Gwynn Mahoney, left, and 14-year-old Mikyra Lund, right, rehearse with An Tús Nua Irish Dance Company in North Logan on Wednesday. On the cover: From left, Baylee Thompson, Heidi Pearce, Sadie Vail and Lindsie Womack rehearse for “Celtic Tale.”

Photos by Jennifer Meyers/Herald Journal

6 ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier

FROM THE EDITOR

shower’ this weekend Spy’ a smart spy film

7 There’s nothing new in ‘John Carter’

COLUMN 10 Lael Gilbert wonders: Butter or margarine?

CALENDAR 14 See what’s happening this week

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went to lunch at Great Harvest on Monday, and while I was there, they put their tables and chairs outside.

It made my day, and I was hopeful that it will soon be warm enough for me to have lunch at one of those tables.

And then it snowed Tuesday.

Generally, I freeze everywhere I go. It can be 80 degrees outside and I’ll wish it were just a little bit warmer.

After my car has been parked in the sun for several hours in the summertime, I

like to get in and soak up the heat. After baking something in the oven, I like to leave its door open and sit nearby until my fingers and toes are toasty.

So when I went to Great Harvest earlier this week, I chose a table next to the window so I could feel the warmth of the sun shining through. When I saw the outside furniture being set up, it reminded me of why March is one of my favorite months. It signals the coming of spring, and when this month rolls around I start to feel like we are putting winter behind us. What I feel and the forecast are most often two very different things, but the thought that brighter, warmer days are getting closer is

enough. It may rain for weeks and snow in June, but summer will be here before we know it.

But there is more to March than unpredictable weather, like St. Patrick’s Day. The March 10 activity at USU’s “Saturdays at the Museum” will be devoted to this holiday.

Also, during the next couple of weeks, there are performances featuring Irish dancing and music. The Bridger Folk Music Society is hosting Celtic Night March 17 and 23. And March 10 and 16, An Tús Nua Irish Dance Academy will perform “Celtic Tale.” To read more about the academy, check out page 8.

— Arie Kirk

A guest director, direct from London, leads the efforts for the next stage production at Utah State University, Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic comedic operetta “The Pirates of Penzance.” “‘Pirates’ is a witty story with superb music and I can’t think of a more enjoyable way to spend an evening,” said Colin Baldy, guest director.

Presented by the Department of Theatre Arts, the production began running March 1 and continues March 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morgan Theatre located in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the Logan campus.

Baldy flew in from London and arrived at USU on Feb. 7 to begin work on the production. He currently runs an opera touring company in England — Hand Made Opera — and is experienced in performing works of Gilbert and Sullivan.

In the story of “The Pirates of Penzance,” Frederic, as a child, was apprenticed to a band of orphaned, tenderhearted pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her master’s instructions to apprentice

– Matt Jeppesen, on acting with Old Barn Community Theatre, page 5

Photo courtesy of USU Theatre Arts Department

Cast members perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” at Utah State University.

the boy to a pilot. Frederic, upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and is now free to return to respectable society. Unfortunately, Frederic was born Feb. 29.

As a leap year baby, he must remain an apprentice to the pirates until his actual birth

date passes 21 times.

“The Pirates of Penzance” is an operetta — a short opera that is generally lighthearted and comedic. G.W. Gilbert wrote the script and Sir Arthur Sullivan composed the music.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and youth,

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

$10 for USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information and tickets, visit the CCA Box Office located in Room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 435-797-9022 or purchase tickets online at arts.usu.edu.

Learn the history behind St. Patrick’s Day Visitors can delve into the history of St. Patrick’s Day at Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology at the next “Saturdays at the Museum” activity. Everyone can get a jump on the holiday Saturday, March 10, during the museum’s 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours.

Museum guests can learn where the unique holiday started and why people traditionally wear green. They

can enjoy a green cream soda “St. Patrick’s Day is such an and make leprechaun treasure interesting holiday because boxes during the day’s activi- many people celebrate it but ties. There will be a scavenger they don’t think about where hunt with a “pot of gold” at it comes from,” said Amanda the end of the rainbow.

Arthur, a museum assistant.

Dancing demonstrations “This is a great opportunity to are presented at 11 a.m. and 1 enjoy the holiday and learn p.m. and presentations about about the history behind it the history of St. Patrick’s too.”

Day are scheduled for noon Community members and and 2 p.m. Event organizers USU students alike can visit invite everyone to the celebra- the museum during its operattion, especially families. ing hours, Monday through

Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The USU Museum of Anthropology is on the USU campus in the south turret of Old Main, Room 252. Admission is free. For Saturday activities, free parking is available in the adjacent lot, south of the building. For more information, call 435797-7545 or visit anthromuseum.usu.edu.

Pet: Sammy From: Cache Humane Society Why she’s so lovable:

Sammy is a spayed female who loves to herd people and things.

But she’s a border collie after all!

As a herding breed, she barks at cows and chases cats. But look at that face, so gentle and kind.

Sammy is an active breed who would love a job on a working ranch or a family to call her own.

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Last showings of ‘Pirates’ this weekend

“I think the thing that makes it fun out there is just the community of ideas and personalities and people.

There’s never a dull moment out there.

It’s just always something new and something fun.”

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all mixed up Logan Arthouse to screen ‘The Wayshower’

By Manette Newbold Cache Magazine editor

The Logan Arthouse and Cinema will screen “The Wayshower” during its premier weekend Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, at 7 p.m.

The show premiered Thursday in Los Angeles and a few communities including Logan and Price, Utah. The filming of “The Wayshower” took place mostly in Utah around the Helper area.

Written and co-directed

by Jsu Garcia (“We Were Soldiers”) and JohnRoger (producer of “That Which Is”), “The Wayshower” tells the story of Jesus who searches to discover more about his spiritual mentor, JohnRoger. In doing so, he finds his true self.

Garcia said the film is somewhat autobiographical about his life and John-Roger, who was born and raised as a Mormon in Helper, Utah.

Garcia said John-Roger respected the Mormon religion as well as many other religions and eventually discovered his own

path. In 1998, he founded the non-denominational Church of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness which Garcia is now a part of.

“Our main boss is Jesus.

No one has a manual to get to Jesus. We accept everybody and love everybody,” Garcia said in a phone interview, adding the purpose of the church is to teach others to love themselves, forgive themselves and take care of themselves and others.

Together, Garcia and John-Roger created Scott J-R Productions and have since written and produced six short films and two features. Their first feature film “Spiritual Warriors” was screened in 53 cities across 22 countries. “The Wayshower” was the first film Garcia co-directed and he said he enjoyed the experience of filming in Utah and telling a story he believes in. He said everyone encounters wayshowers — people who help others find their spiritual path.

The movie is not just spiritual, but entertaining

Photos courtesy of David Sand

Above: Nina Bergman and Peter Stormare in a scene from “The Wayshower.” Helper, Utah, can be seen in the distance. Right: From left to right are Eric Roberts, Eliza Roberts and Jsu Garcia in “The Wayshower.” Garcia is the co-director and co-writer of the film, which will be shown in Logan this weekend.

as well, he said.

“You have to make an hour and a half exciting so you have to take a dramatic license,” Garcia said.

“The Wayshower” is rated PG-13 for some disturbing images. For more information about the film, visit http://thewayshower.com.

Guest artists perform at USU during Utah Clarinet Festival Two guest performers are included on the schedule at this year’s Utah Clarinet Festival, hosted this year by Utah State University. Donald Oehler is featured Friday, March 9, and Ted Calcara offers a performance Saturday, March 10.

The Utah Clarinet Festival began in 2011 as a way to support the professional, amateur and student clarinet community in Utah. The first festival was hosted by Madeline Johnson,

a clarinet professor at Snow College. The festival will continue its rotation among the state’s colleges and universities in subsequent years. The two-day festival features guest artists, master classes, student performers, clinic sessions and exhibits.

“The Utah Clarinet Festival is an opportunity for clarinet students of all levels to work with outstanding guest artists and teachers,” said Nicholas Mor-

rison, USU clarinet professor for USU students with ID. and host of the 2012 festival.

Oehler said his repertoire for Oehler, professor of clarinet the festival includes 20th and at the University of North 21st century works that reflect Carolina at Chapel Hill, offers formal concert music for the the first solo recital, “Nocturne: clarinet and piano.

An Evening with Clarinetist Calcara, principal clarinetDonald Oehler.” Concert time ist for the Utah Symphony is 7:30 p.m. at the USU Perfor- Orchestra, is featured in an mance Hall on the USU Logan afternoon event March 10 at 4 campus. Tickets for the concert p.m. at the Performance Hall, are $10 for general admission, “Don’t Be That Way: A Tribute $8 for seniors and youth, $5 for to the Clarinet Kings of the USU faculty and staff and free Swing.” The concert includes

both performance and discussion about the importance of the clarinet in popular music and culture during the 1930s and ’40s. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for seniors and youth, $8 for USU faculty and staff and $5 for USU students with ID. Tickets are available at the Caine College of the Arts Box Office, room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center, online, arts.usu.edu, or by calling 435-797-8022.

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bout four years ago, without any acting experience, Matt Jeppesen tried out for his first show at The Old Barn Community Theatre in Collinston. From there, he caught the acting bug and is now performing in his 11th show and rehearsing for the 12th. Starring as the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz," Jeppesen said this is "by far" his favorite role.

"Some of the other ones have been a lot of fun just because of the dancing and stuff, but overall, as far as the character and just being able to let loose in a show, this my favorite, easily."

• One of Jeppesen's favorite aspects of acting with the Old Barn Theatre company is the variety of people and friendships in the cast.

• "I think the thing that makes it fun out there is just the community of ideas and personalities and people. There's never a dull moment out there. It's just always something new and something fun."

• Jeppesen, 24, says he's never taken any acting classes or voice lessons. Although he did take four years of choir at Mountain Crest High School, almost all of his experience has come from working with the Old Barn.

• For now, acting seems to take almost all of Jeppesen's free time when he's not working at Lee's Marketplace in Ogden. Between "The Wizard of Oz" and preparing for his next show, “Remember the Magic,” he says he hasn't had a day off from the Barn in a couple weeks.

• His favorite song in "The Wizard of Oz" is, of course, "If I Were King of the Forest."

• "It's one where I can definitely let loose the most and it's a total personality song. If you try and sing that one to make it pretty, it just doesn't work. You have to put your personality into it.”

• “The Wizard of Oz” continues playing Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays through March 24 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance March 17 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $7 for children 12 and younger and $8 for adults. They can be purchased at www.oldbarn.org.

Text by Manette Newbold Photo by Jennifer Meyers

• Nearly all costumes and props used by Old Barn are handmade or purchased at the D.I. Jeppesen says there are always volunteers willing to sew and create. His lion costume was handmade locally just for the show.

• Jeppesen, of Wellsville, says he acts because it's enjoyable, and wouldn't mind if professional theater isn't part of his path.

• "(Theater) is something I'm doing simply because I love it. There's no other attachment to it. It's not because I owe it to anybody else to do it; it's not because I owe it to my family paycheck-wise. I'm just doing it because I love it.”

Jude Vaclavik, assistant professor of music theory at Utah State University, has been commissioned by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra as part of its “CONTACT!” series to compose a new piece for strings, brass and percussion.

“I couldn’t be more delighted with professor Vaclavik’s great work, talent and commitment to excellence in the musical arts here at USU,” said Craig Jessop, dean of the Caine College of the Arts. “This series selects only the nation’s most outstanding young composers.”

The CONTACT! series commissions composers throughout the nation to arrange works for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Composers are nominated and winners are chosen by the NYPO administration. Vaclavik’s new composition will be added to the NYPO repertoire by September 2012.

“This was a shock for me to be thrust into the forefront of national composers,” said Vaclavik. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity that could launch my career and this is it.”

Vaclavik received a doctor of musical arts degree from The Julliard School in 2011. He is an assistant professor of music theory at USU and currently serves as the composer-in-residence for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in Lubbock, Texas. Vaclavik has performed, been commissioned or recognized by the Juilliard School Orchestra, the New York City Ballet Choreographic Institute, the American Festival for the Arts and many other organizations.

“Being selected for this honor puts professor Vaclavik in the top one percent of composers in the nation,” said James Bankhead, head of the USU Music Department.

Bridger Folk Music Society sponsors Celtic Night The Bridger Folk Music Society is sponsoring two benefit concerts for the Cache Humane Society and Four-Paws Rescue. The first edition of Celtic Night will be Saturday, March 17, 2012 and the second show will be Friday, March 23, 2012. Both shows start at 7:30 p.m.

The St. Patrick’s Day show will feature the Inishfre Irish Dancers and Leaping Lulu. The show Friday, March 23, will feature the violin mastery of Alasdair Fraser and master cellist Natalie Hass, in addition to contributions from the Inishfre dancers and Leaping Lulu.

Reserved seating tickets are $15-19 available at the Eccles Theater box office or online at cachecenterforthearts.org.

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Cowardly Lion in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

New York Philharmonic Orchestra commissions USU faculty member

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Espionage thriller ‘Tinker’ comes to Logan The Reel Place Aaron Peck

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the intricacies of the Cold War, then this is the movie for you.

Gary Oldman gives a career-defining performance here. He’s been one of Hollywood’s most

stalwart character actors.

He disappears into whatever role he’s called upon for be it Sirius Black or Lt. Jim Gordon. It’s high time we saw what he could do if he were the one carrying the movie on his back. Smiley is a reserved personality.

He asks questions, sifts through information, and meticulously builds his case. If Sherlock Holmes were a little less eccentric and a British spy, I think he’d be a lot like George Smiley.

“Tinker” isn’t for everyone. Like last year with “The American” this is a different kind of thriller.

Although audiences

were misled by the trailers for “The American” thinking it was more action-packed than what it was. “Tinker” doesn’t really suffer that fate.

Even after watching the trailer you can tell that there really isn’t any large action set pieces to speak of. Instead the thrills for “Tinker” come with the overwhelming sense of paranoia that has gripped everyone, even spies, during the Cold War. Which, in a sense, is much more thrilling than running away from a CGI explosion.

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lems with the movie is its lead. Kitsch is a soggy blanket of an actor. An actor that has watched one too many action films and has decided that, yes, all action heroes talk in a gruff gravelly voice.

Only Kitsch can’t pull off the voice like Kiefer Sutherland. It’s hard not to giggle at his utterly

flat-line performance. He makes Sam Worthington from “Avatar” look like one of the best action stars out there.

The other problem with “John Carter” is the same problem a lot of these scifi epics find themselves having. So much of the movie is spent laboriously explaining every single piece of the plot with expository dialogue that there’s no getting to know the characters. They’re simply there so they can be included in the next battle scene.

“John Carter” isn’t awful.

Instead it’s a forgettable, big budget movie. Granted it’s easy to see where all that money was spent, but in the end you have to ask yourself, does it really matter anyway?

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“John Carter” tries in earnest to become the next big sci-fi space opera franchise. Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent creating the world of Barsoom (which is Mars; Barsoom is how the natives refer to it). Huge CGI cities dot the red planet’s landscape. A population of humans (called Red Men) lives together with a species of humanoids called the Tharks — with every character’s name seeming like it was picked blindly, letter by letter, out of a Scrabble bag. Of course the entire planet is on the brink of collapse just as our fearless hero, John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) enters the scene.

Sporting just the right amount of action-hero stubble, John Carter is a confederate soldier who finds himself transported to Mars while searching for gold. After being attacked by an unknown assailant, Carter clutches an amulet that the attacker is holding and whoosh he finds himself on Mars.

Carter soon finds out that he can jump higher than he ever has been able to before. Much is made of Carter’s different bone structure than the Barsoom natives, so he can do superhuman things that they can’t, but no one bothers to explain just how Carter can breathe the atmosphere of Mars.

No matter, because this is an action/adventure movie so all we need to know is key details concerning the plot. Forget the scientific mumbo jumbo.

Like so many worlds which are visited in space exploration movies, Barsoom finds itself on the brink of planetary war.

Factions of Red Men are fighting over the planet.

An evil warlord named Sab Than (Dominic West)

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A Celtic tale Local troupe performs traditional Irish step dancing

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his weekend, Cache Valley residents can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early by watching some traditional Irish step dancing.

Members of the An Tús Nua Irish Dance Academy will present their first of two performances of “Celtic Tale” on Saturday night. The group features a troupe of 16 that includes Open Champion dancers competing on the highest national level. “‘Celtic Tale’ follows the story of an elf’s adventures in an enchanted forest of fairies, nymphs and leprechauns, all told with Cache Valley’s best Irish dancers,” said Terena Lund, An Tús Nua’s director. “Attendees can expect a fun-filled night of music, excitement and amazing dancing you won’t want to miss.”

The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. March 10 and 16 in the Caine Lyric Theatre.

The doors will open at 7 p.m. for a pre-show performance by the group’s younger dancers.

Since opening in 2007, An Tús Nua, which is Irish Gaelic for “new beginning,” has produced a dynamic group of dancers of various ages, some of which have qualified for the All Ireland and national competitions.

By receiving a notable certification, Lund effectively has Ireland’s stamp of approval for her ability to impart the country’s step dancing tradition.

“The Irish were brilliant about protecting their heritage and traditions,” Lund said.

She noted the Irish formed a commission more than a 100 years ago “to protect the songs and dances that meant so much to their history and prevent diluting what they held so precious and dear.”

“This is why I became certified,” added Lund. “I wanted the truest, purest form of the art that I had seen in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.”

Heidi Pearce, 23 of Mendon, joined the dance troupe a few months back. She has experience doing Irish step dancing while previously living in Germany.

“This is our first really big performance,” Pearce said. “It’s all about the energy on the stage and just getting people excited and up out of their seats clapping and tapping their feet. Our group is just really excited. We are ready for this performance.”

“Celtic Tale” will feature the hard-shoe step dancing — popularized by Riverdance and Lord of the Dance — along with soft-shoe dances and traditional Irish music. The cost is $5 for students, $6 before the event, and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the Caine Lyric box office or by calling 435-797-8022.

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A Celtic tale Local troupe performs traditional Irish step dancing

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his weekend, Cache Valley residents can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early by watching some traditional Irish step dancing.

Members of the An Tús Nua Irish Dance Academy will present their first of two performances of “Celtic Tale” on Saturday night. The group features a troupe of 16 that includes Open Champion dancers competing on the highest national level. “‘Celtic Tale’ follows the story of an elf’s adventures in an enchanted forest of fairies, nymphs and leprechauns, all told with Cache Valley’s best Irish dancers,” said Terena Lund, An Tús Nua’s director. “Attendees can expect a fun-filled night of music, excitement and amazing dancing you won’t want to miss.”

The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. March 10 and 16 in the Caine Lyric Theatre.

The doors will open at 7 p.m. for a pre-show performance by the group’s younger dancers.

Since opening in 2007, An Tús Nua, which is Irish Gaelic for “new beginning,” has produced a dynamic group of dancers of various ages, some of which have qualified for the All Ireland and national competitions.

By receiving a notable certification, Lund effectively has Ireland’s stamp of approval for her ability to impart the country’s step dancing tradition.

“The Irish were brilliant about protecting their heritage and traditions,” Lund said.

She noted the Irish formed a commission more than a 100 years ago “to protect the songs and dances that meant so much to their history and prevent diluting what they held so precious and dear.”

“This is why I became certified,” added Lund. “I wanted the truest, purest form of the art that I had seen in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.”

Heidi Pearce, 23 of Mendon, joined the dance troupe a few months back. She has experience doing Irish step dancing while previously living in Germany.

“This is our first really big performance,” Pearce said. “It’s all about the energy on the stage and just getting people excited and up out of their seats clapping and tapping their feet. Our group is just really excited. We are ready for this performance.”

“Celtic Tale” will feature the hard-shoe step dancing — popularized by Riverdance and Lord of the Dance — along with soft-shoe dances and traditional Irish music. The cost is $5 for students, $6 before the event, and $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the Caine Lyric box office or by calling 435-797-8022.

Story by Charles Geraci • Photo by Jennifer Meyers

The Herald Journal, Logan, Utah, Friday, March 9, 2012

Last year I attended a healthy eating class. I’d been hearing a lot of nasty stuff about margarine and wanted to know if it was actually worse for me than butter.

“Oh, I always choose butter over margarine,” the nutritionist gasped.

“Margarine is practically plastic.”

Right. That is what I’d heard. No more margarine. As expensive at it was, I’d start buying butter full-time.

Then something happened. When the presenter started abusing margarine, her coworker gave her a weird look. A squint-eye, raised-eyebrow, slight downturn of the corners-of-the-mouth look. A look that might have been saying, “That is actually not true, dearie.

Margarine is not practically plastic and in some cases choosing margarine over butter might be preferable.”

Or she might have had a piece of dust in her nose.

Either way, she didn’t say anything, but I was left with doubt.

Margarine has been

lately rejected as the “stinky kid” of edible oils.

It elicits strong opinions.

It seems to fall into the same category as political party affiliation, climate change, home birth and essential oils. In this bizarre genre of belief, people develop fierce opinions based on ambiguous information and go on to proselytize them with stormy zeal. Good information, in these cases, is secondary to a desire to align oneself with an underlying value, to making a statement about who you are.

I cornered a bona fide nutritionist to inquire whether I should have butter or margarine on the table. Heidi Wengreen, associate professor of nutrition at USU, could tell I wanted a straightforward answer. “Unfortunately,” she told me. “It isn’t black and white.”

Margarine was invented in 1869 in response to an order from Napoleon III to produce a cheap and stable substitute for butter. Beef tallow was churned with water or milk and flavored with

salt. Margarine became popular in the United States when the public health conscience began to grasp the detrimental effects of saturated fat and cholesterol found in butter. Margarine was made from vegetable oil, which contained no cholesterol. Manufacturers used a process called hydrogenation to make vegetable oils creamy and spreadable. Margarine had essentially the same function as butter ... to add to the flavor of food and to improve heat transfer when frying, but it was cheaper and longerlasting than butter.

People contentedly used margarine for decades until word began to creep out that the consumption of trans-fats, created by hydrogenation, increased the risk of coronary heart disease by raising levels of LDL cholesterol and lowering levels of good HDL cholesterol. Health experts began recommending that consumption of trans-fat from partially hydrogenated oils be reduced to trace amounts.

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Butter or margarine? Keep the debate going

“It only takes a really small amount of trans-fat to raise your risks,” said Wengreen.

But here’s the rub (and perhaps the reason for the weird dust-in-hernose look I’d noticed earlier). In recent decades, margarine spreads have changed. Many brands have phased out the use of hydrogenated oils, and are now trans-fat free.

Some have introduced margarine spreads that contain less fat and calories. Other varieties add Omega-3 fatty acids for heart and brain health, have low or no salt or add plant sterols for reducing blood cholesterol. Some

are made from olive oil, vegan oils or yogurt.

So it isn’t just a choice between saturated fat (butter) or trans-fats (margarine). “I can’t say whether butter or margarine is better because there are so many different kinds of margarine and spreads to choose from,” hedged Wengreen.

There are also other variables that play part ... like how much of it you eat, if you are already at risk for heart disease, and if you are a healthy weight, she said.

But it is clear that trans-fats are bad for you. To choose a healthy margarine, don’t just check the nutrition panel, said Wengreen. Due to a loophole in FDA labeling, even if the package says “no trans-fat,” it may contain some. Check the ingredient list for the word “hydrogenated,” she said. If you see that word, it contains trans-fat.

Solid margarine (the stick kind) usually has more trans-fat than spreadable margarine (the tub kind), she said. The softer the product, the fewer trans-

fats it likely has.

Margarine by itself doesn’t increase the risk of cancer. It won’t make you go blind. It doesn’t kill turkeys. It doesn’t block nutrient absorption.

And you can’t simply add a molecule to margarine to make plastic milk jugs or pop bottles — any more than you could add a molecule to the fatty acids that occur naturally in your own body and turn yourself into a giant 4 version of Aunt Jemima.

A more useful conversation is determining what value people are v expressing by hating margarine. Is it an expression of flavor over price? That they distrust the corporate food machine? That they, like Michael Pollan, prefer the short ingredient list on the butter package to the long one on the margarine package? Are they secret patrons of the powerful butter lobby?

The important thing is to keep the conversation going as you chomp your toast, however you top it.

Feedback can be sent to laelgilbert@hotmail.com.

Ceramics classes at the art center set to begin this month The Cache Valley Center for the Arts Ceramics program will begin their spring classes Tuesday, March 19. Classes are offered for all ages and all skills. If you are looking for something to do this spring that is relaxing and fun, consider signing up for a ceramics class.

Sign up for a 10-week class or register your child for a 5- or 10-week session. For info or to register, visit CVCA online at www.CacheArts.org.

We provide the place, the staff and the friendly, creative atmosphere. You provide the enthusiastic participation.

Students ages 4-11 will learn about clay and create their own

ceramic work using a variety of hand-building techniques.

All students may try the potter’s wheel. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Students ages 10-19 will learn about clay construction techniques and choose what they most wish to create with a strong focus on wheel throwing.

The adult class is a 10-week session. Students in the Adult class will choose what they most wish to create throughout the 10 weeks of classes. Lab times available. Minimum enrollment is six.

All ceramic classes are inside the Bullen Center Ceramic Studio located at 43 S. Main

St. in Logan. Children and PreTeen/Teen classes are $71 for 5 weeks or $106 for 10 weeks (includes $15 fee for 25 lbs of clay and firing). Adult classes are $151 for 10 weeks (includes $15 fee for 25 lbs of clay and firing).

CVCA offers private classes and discounted group rates.

Arrangements can be made by calling 435-752-0026.

Registration is available online at www.cachearts.org or stop by the CVCA Ticket Office before heading to class.

The Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Make all checks payable to CVCA.

Festival celebrates the power and fun of words

The Bridgerland chapter of the Utah Storytelling Guild and Bridgerland Literacy, two of northern Utah’s organizations devoted to bettering the ways we communicate, are putting on a festival for all ages celebrating the power — and fun — of words.

“A Festival of Words” takes place Saturday, March 10, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Bullen Center, 43 S. Main St., downtown Logan. The festival will include storytelling, singing, dancing, workshops, vendors, kids activities and even cooking with words. As part of the festival, kids will enjoy wand duels and other Harry Potter activities in Hogwarts Hall. At 7 p.m., the “Milk & Cookies Storytelling” concert event will be held featuring storytelling, of course, but also music, magic, dancing and other arts.

The entire event is accessible and familyfriendly. Cost is $1 for the festival and $5 for the evening concert.

There has been a bit of

KART Kids Book List winner Shaunda Kennedy Wenger, and awardwinning authors Carole Thayne Warburton, RK Hinrichsen, Daniel Coleman, Cami Checketts and others. At 4 p.m., authors will participate in a lively “Shout Out” in which they get one minute to shout out about themselves and their books.

In the evening at the family-friendly “Milk & Cookies” Storytelling Concert, along with the famous dessert duo, audience members will be treated to a plethora of storytelling and related performances by some of Omar Hansen, pictured above, is one of the storytellers the region’s finest tellers. participating in Saturday’s “A Festival of Words.”

Omar and Lori Hansen are returning to Logan activities for kids, and a buzz about what promby popular demand; their good handful of vendors ises to be one of the most dual performances are related to words, literapopular components of unique and famous for ture and language. Food the festival: Hogwarts will also be available for Hall, a place where kids purchase at the event. and adults can explore One of the key comthe world of Harry Potter ponents to the event through wand duels, the sorting hat, Quidditch try- will be author tables in which local authors outs and other activities. will be available to sign The festival will also their books. Some of feature other ongoing the authors who will activities such as perforbe represented will be mances and games, art

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being fun and engagof Culinary Concepts ing. Other tellers include that explores the world David Sidwell, who has of cooking and words told stories all across the at the same time. At 4 U.S. — but prefers his p.m., anyone interested in own Cache Valley when “Collecting Family Stoit comes to performing. ries” through oral history Other tellers include Clive can enjoy a workshop Romney, executive direc- teaching them the basics tor of Utah Pioneer Heripresented by history tage Arts, valley favorites teacher Aaron Crawford Ted Erekson, Dan Bishop from Brigham City. At 5 and Leah Adkins, Valley p.m., Leah Adkins will Dance Ensemble, Native present a workshop, “Fun American flute specialist With Literature.” As a Gary Hansen, and fatherfundraiser for the event, daughter performance art photographer Levi Sim of team Daniel and Emma S Designs Photography Kate Coleman from will be shooting portraits Wellsville. for $25 a sitting. To make The event will also fea- a photo appointment, ture a series of workshops contact David Sidwell at with no additional entry dr.davidsidwell@gmail. fee. At 3 p.m., workshops com. begin with a unique cookFor more information, ing workshop presented visit the festival’s website: by “Best Utah Chef” festivalofwords.wordwinner John Simpson press.com.

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Books

Book examines habits and why they begin

By Jerry Harkavy Associated Press

Some of us begin the day with a workout in the gym or a 5-mile run, others with coffee and a doughnut, perhaps topped off with a cigarette. It’s all a matter of habit.

Habits govern our lives more than we might acknowledge, raising questions about how many of our daily actions are the result of actual decisionmaking. A research study published in 2006 found that more than 40 percent of our actions are habits, not real decisions.

Most of us seldom think about how habits develop and what we can do to nurture the good ones and rid ourselves of the bad. Charles Duhigg has thought about it a lot, detailing his conclusions in a book that may lead readers to a fresh examination of how routine behaviors take hold and whether they are susceptible to change.

The author starts by describing the three-step process by

which habits develop: cue, routine and reward. For Claude Hopkins, the legendary adman for Pepsodent who helped create a craving that made toothbrushing a habit, the cue was tooth film, the routine was brushing and the promised reward was beautiful teeth.

In “The Power of Habit,” Duhigg presents a series of case studies that examines the

role of habit formation among individuals, businesses and society. His aim is to show that an understanding of how habits work enables us to change them.

One example is Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, which the author characterizes as the world’s largest, best-known and most successful habit-changing organization.

The key to its success was to change the habit loop by replacing the drinking routine with meetings and companionship.

Habit changes also loomed large for Tony Dungy, the NFL coach who transformed two losing teams into winners. His strategy was to get his players to react automatically to opponents’ visual cues, eliminating the need for decision-making and the momentary hesitation it entailed.

The book goes on to look at how Alcoa’s CEO revitalized the aluminum producer by emphasizing safety above everything else; how visualizing the perfect race helped

‘The Expats’ is a skillful thriller

By Jeff Ayers Associated Press

Chris Pavone channels spy-fiction superstars Robert Ludlum and John le Carre in his amazing first novel, “The Expats.”

Kate Moore leaves her double life as a wife and mother and a covert operative in the CIA when her husband, Dexter, gets a new job in Luxembourg. She tries to be a stay-at-home mom (her husband had no idea of her job working for the CIA), and though her former bosses aren’t concerned, she’s worried that her past will come back to haunt her.

Soon her new life as an expat begins to unravel.

Kate meets a friendly pair from America, and the two couples start spending time together. Dexter practically lives at the office and becomes increasingly obsessed with work. Bored — and a bit concerned — Kate’s old instincts kick in, and she begins to investigate her husband and their new friends. It doesn’t take long for her to discover that Dexter’s job isn’t what she thought it is, and that he might be responsible for the theft of a huge sum of money. Kate also discovers evidence that the American couple are assassins — and that she and Dexter are their next targets.

“The Expats” is a skillful and atmospheric descent into paranoia. Kate’s journey as her life

make swimmer Michael Phelps an Olympic champion; and how Starbucks instills in its baristas the self-discipline to deal with difficult customers.

Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring about change, as in a series of medical errors at a Rhode Island hospital or a disastrous fire in the London subway. Another catalyst can be social habits, which Duhigg says helped drive the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott during the civil-rights era. The role of habit also comes under scrutiny in the case of a compulsive gambler and a man who

murdered his wife while sleepwalking.

The stories that Duhigg has knitted together are all fascinating in their own right, but take on an added dimension when wedded to his examination of habits. Readers may come away from the book with fresh ideas about their own behaviors and their susceptibility to change.

“If you believe you can change — if you make it a habit — the change becomes real,” the author concludes. “This is the real power of habit: the insight that your habits are what you choose them to be.”

new york times best-sellers COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION 1. “Celebrity in Death,” by J. D. Robb 2. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” by Stieg Larsson 3. “A Perfect Blood,” by Kim Harrison 4. “Kill Shot,” by Vince Flynn 5. “Defending Jacob,” by William Landay COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. “The Vow,” by Kim and Krickitt Carpenter with Dana Wilkerson 2. “Heaven is for Real,” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent 3. “American Sniper,” by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice 4. “Steve Jobs,” by Walter Isaacson 5. “Killing Lincoln,” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Celebrity in Death,” by J. D. Robb 2. “A Perfect Blood,” by Kim Harrison 3. “Kill Shot,” by Vince Flynn 4. “Private Games,” by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan 5. “The Wolf Gift,” by Anne Rice HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “American Sniper,” by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice 2. “Abundance,” by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler 3. “Killing Lincoln,” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard 4. “Steve Jobs,” by Walter Isaacson 5. “Indivisible,” by James Robison and Jay W. Richards

falls apart is compelling, and the novel is impossible to put down.

Keep your reading list updated at www.nytimes.com/pages/books/

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CrossworD Spelling B’s

Across 1. Lacking 6. City near Oberhausen 11. Cause of the Great Chicago Fire 14. Norwegian mathematician Niels 18. Sociologist Max and namesakes 20. Yellow turnip 21. Ben Jonson wrote one to himself 22. Mouselike animal 23. Double-dealing 24. Seabees’ motto 25. ___ no evil 26. Sans purpose 27. Carpenters song revamped for “The Big Bang Theory?”

31. “___ be my pleasure!”

32. Bladed weapon 33. Ancient Greek 34. Blanched 36. St. Anthony, notably 38. Stripped blubber from a whale 40. “The ___” (Uris novel) 43. Colored like a rainbow 45. “La ___,” Fellini film 47. White House staffer 48. Squire 49. Mythical monster 52. Across, in verse 53. Brings to light 57. Start out arrogant, end up wealthy?

61. Trojan War figure 62. ___ Masters, video game character 63. Alt. spelling 64. “Maid of Athens, ___ we part”: Byron 65. Judge’s attentiongetter 68. Spanish liqueur 70. Shine partner 72. Denudates

74. U.N. arm 75. Make up one’s mind 77. The facts of life?

79. Neutron star 81. Near an impoverished neighborhood?

86. Lightweight line on ship 87. Wolf or devil preceder 88. Collector’s goal 89. Gone wrong?

92. U.S. ___ 93. Gives tongue to 96. Monkeyshines 98. Rebuffs 99. Hold back 102. Accustom 105. ___ sack 106. Pacific 107. Destroy disk data 108. Bar or nurse preceder 110. Attend a wedding for her sake, not his?

117. Epiphany figures 118. Frank McCourt memoir 119. Fair-sized musical group 120. One-dimensional 121. Songwriter Bacharach 122. “Take ___” 123. Sharp spur 124. Freethinkers 125. On the quiet side?

126. ___ carpet 127. High-voltage gun 128. Stiff hairs Down 1. Deck mopper 2. Chemnitz mister 3. Acquiring 4. Put back together 5. ___ bed 6. Break out 7. Persuasive ones 8. Sixth ___ 9. Old literary work 10. Sign gas 11. Russian in space

12. Theaters 13. Wimp 14. Winged 15. Soul partner 16. Some pipes 17. Grazing land 19. Cunning 28. Hopper, to friends 29. Conked out 30. Stay-at-home ___ 34. Top secret?

35. “We ___ the World” 37. Bouquets 38. Sideshow attraction 39. More orotund 40. Come-___ 41. Cleave 42. James and Jackson 44. Film maker Oliver 46. Windswept spot 47. It’s measured in degrees 50. Muscle type 51. Half of a Sheryl Crow album title 54. Short work of fiction 55. Tide competitor 56. Potential lifesaver 58. 59-Down is one 59. See 58-Down 60. Straight-billed game bird 65. Guitar brand 66. City in northern Syria 67. Trends 69. Time out?

71. Temps 73. Nirvana attainer 76. Mom-and-pop grp.

78. Additional 80. Long-necked instrument 82. Bed-and-breakfast 83. Like some automatic weapons 84. Lyndon Johnson dog 85. Having the most turns and bends 90. Mozart’s “L’___ del Cairo” 91. Trip producer 94. Romeo or Juliet 95. Conceal

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97. Fledglings 99. Invoice amount 100. Henry Clay, for one 101. Replace part of a coat, perhaps 103. Jaw 104. “That’s terrible!”

106. Strike down 107. Sound units 109. Pulitzer winner Pyle 110. Woman’s hairnet 111. Cruel person 112. Swarm member 113. ___ song 114. Antiquity, in antiquity 115. Word with base or bank 116. “What ___?”

117. CEO training step

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calendar Friday Nocturne: An Evening with Clarinetist Donald Oehler will be Friday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the USU Performance Hall.

Tickets can be purchased at http://arts.usu.edu.

Public auditions for childrens character roles in Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty Act 3” will be Friday, March 9, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Please arrive 30 minutes prior.

Auditions will be at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East, Logan. Available roles are children to the Old Woman in the Shoe. Auditions are for boys and girls ages 7 through 10.

Visit www.cvcballet.org for more information.

Robert Linton will perform acoustic music Friday, March 9, from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Caffe Ibis. Free.

Master guitarist Kris Krompel will perform Friday, March 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, located at 99 E. 1200 South. There will be no cover charge, but tips are appreciated.

SATURDAY “Don’t Be that Way: A Tribute to the Clarinet King of Swing” will be Saturday, March 10, at 4 p.m. at the USU Performance Hall. Tickets range from $5 to $15 and can be purchased at http://arts.usu.edu.

Cache Humane Society will be at Sam’s Club Saturday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please come support the shelter with donations of much needed supplies.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host a ski day Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 a.m. at Beaver Mountain. Adaptive equipment is available. Cost is $25 for a half day. To sign up for this activity or request transportation call 713-0288.

A super Saturday Vital Wellness Extravaganza will be March 10 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ellen Eccles Conference Center. Cost is $7.

For a bone scan or live analysis by a blood microscopist, call Brody at 435-512-1944. Learn how to prevent illnesses, diseases and other health challenges. There will be a raffle for an Aqua Pour Deluxe water system.

Mountain Crest boys youth lacrosse registration for third through eighth graders will be Saturday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Mountain Crest sports complex. The registration fee is $45.

and ear protection required.

Spectators welcome. For more information, contact Rich Meacham at 435-770-9399.

send RSVP to danene.dustin@ usu.edu or http://www.bridgerlandshrm.org by Monday, March 12, at noon.

The CHILD spring conference will be Saturday, March 10. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Child Care Resource and Referral Bridgerland, 6510 Old Main Hill. The theme is”Growing up Wild” presented by Project Wild. Learn how to make the most out of your child’s outdoor play experience. Cost is $25 and includes a booklet, CD and lunch. For more details contact Ellen Millburn at 435-753-4549.

North Logan City is hosting “Sprint 2 Spring!” This 5K fun run and 1-mile walk is brought to you by North Logan Recreation and students from the parks and recreation program at USU. The cost for the fun run is $10 and the proceeds will go to Common Ground Outdoor Adventures. Please register online at http://northlogancity. sportsites.com/Player/HomePlayer.aspx by March 12 to be guaranteed a T-shirt.

SUNDAY

Katie Jo will perform Saturday, March 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza, 99 E. 1200 South. Katie Jo is an acoustic singer/songwriter.

The Old Ephraim String Band will perform Sunday, March 9, from noon to 2 p.m. at Caffe Ibis. Free.

The ABC’s of Autism, a training session for parents of recently diagnosed children, will be Saturday, March 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University, Room 152. The training will focus on understanding autism and connecting with community resources. The training is free for parents and lunch and snacks will be provided. To register, please call Gina Cook at 435-797-7080.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures is hosting a movie night Monday, March 12, at 6 p.m. To sign up for this activity or request transportation, call 713-0288.

Fa Koshka will perform with Gravetown and Nescience on Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m. at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

The Cache Public Shooting Range and the Cache Valley Vaqueros will host a Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) match Saturday, March 10, at 9 a.m.

Rules of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) will apply. The cost will be $12 per shooter. The Cache Public Shooting Range (753-4600) is located at 2851 W. 200 North, three miles west of Logan on Highway 30 to Tremonton. Eye

MONDAY

The Mountain Crest STANG Aquatic Center is now taking registration for spring lessons.

Lessons start Monday, March 12, and are taught Mondays and Wednesdays for six lessons. There are two time slots available: 5:15 to 5:55 p.m. and 6 to 6:40 p.m. Cost is $35. Call 435-245-7962 or pre-register at the STANG Aquatics Center Monday through Friday after 6:30 p.m. or Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space is limited.

The next SHRM luncheon will be Thursday, March 15, from noon to 1 p.m. at Autoliv, 250 N. 900 West, Brigham City.

Bill Amos, director of human resources for West Liberty Foods, will speak about the Lominger Suite of tools for use in human resources. Cost is $12 for SHRM members and $14 for non-members. Please

Altius Gymnastics is offering free morning Zumba through the month of March. Classes are Mondays and Wednesday at 6 and 9 a.m. at 917 W. 600 North in Logan. Contact Zumba director, Michelle Nilson, at 435764-3898 with questions.

TUESDAY Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host an art project Tuesday, March 13, at 4 p.m. Cost is $3. Come get crafty indoors. To sign up for this activity, request transportation or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288.

The Cache Valley Watercolor Society will have its March general membership meeting March 13. Critique will be at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. at the Logan City Library, 255 N. Main St., Jim Bridger Room. Linda Wolcott will present another use for watercolors.

She will show us techniques for white-line woodblock prints.

Also, she will demonstrate both carving and printing from several of the woodblocks she has made. Please visit our blogspot at http://uws-cvc.blogspot.com/ and our UWS-CVC website, http://cachevalleywatercolorsociety.com.

WEDNESDAY Common Ground Outdoor

Adventures is having volunteer orientation Wednesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. Come and learn how to get involved by participating in Common Ground’s daily activities or destination trips. To sign up for this activity or to learn about other activities, call 713-0288.

Mountain Crest High School will present “Mustang Story Night” on March 14 from 6:307:30 p.m., at the school (enter at the south door by the horse statue). Members of the Future Business Leaders of America and Model United Nations will read tales of childhood and fun.

Admission is free. Families are encouraged to attend together.

Bring pillows, blankets and stuffed animals!

The Cache Community Band will perform at the Logan Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature the Hunter family trombone trio, the Glen Fifield brass quintet and the Derral Siggard clarinet quartet.

THURSDAY Common Ground Outdoor Adventures is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party Thursday, March 15, at 6 p.m. Wear your green and come prepared for fun games and treats. To sign up for this activity or request transportation, call 713-0288.

Common Ground Outdoor Adventures invites the community to a free St. Patrick’s Day dinner and ice skating at the Eccles Ice Center on March 15 from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. For more information call 435-713-0288 or stop by the office, 335 N. 100 East in Logan.

The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Spring Creek Camp, will have its monthly meeting Thursday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Elements Restaurant, 640 S. 35 East, Logan.

Hostess is Joi Clydesdale.

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