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June 2-8, 2017

COVER 6 SlikRok Productions carving out a side-by-side place on YouTube channel

THE ARTS 3 Summerfest Arts Faire

announces performers for this year’s event in Logan

4 Utah Festival Opera &

Musical Theatre tickets on sale now for ’17 season

4 Night Ranger coming

to perform at the Cache Valley Cruise-In in June

4 Summer concert series

underway at the Tabernacle

5 Folk songstress Melissa

Greener to play Saturday

5 Brigham City Museum

hosting school exhibition

MOVIES 8 Gadot discover power in ‘Wonder Woman’ costume

8 ‘Logan Lucky’ turns

Soderbergh into racing fan

9 Three and a half stars:

‘Wonder Woman’ takes DC movies to a higher level

CALENDAR 11 See what’s happening this week in Cache Valley

The sun sets beyond a pond west of Logan on a summer evening in Cache Valley. (Jeff Hunter/Herald Journal) On the cover: A custom side-by-side vehicle built in Logan tears across the red dirt of Southern Utah while being filmed by SlikRok Productions. (Photo courtesy of SlikRok Productions)

FROM THE EDITOR After contemplating for more than a week about how to deftly approach writing this week’s column, I decided to take the “tear off the Band-Aid” approach and simply pass on the unfortunate news that this is the final issue of Cache Magazine.

There’s really not much else to say.

While I wasn’t directly involved in the decision to stop publishing this longtime supplement to The Herald Journal, it wasn’t a huge surprise when I was told about Cache Magazine’s sudden demise. The newspaper industry as a whole is obviously undergoing some radical changes,

and this is simply another one of those that, unfortunately, directly affects myself, as well as readers of this publication.

During the almost five years that I have served as the editor of Cache Magazine, many people have told me that this is their favorite part of the newspaper, so I’m certain that there will be some disappointed subscribers out there. All I can say is that in the future, we will be turning our Friday feature section into a gathering place for many of the arts-and-entertainment items that used to be found in Cache Magazine.

That said, I do feel a sense of accountability and sadness over being the final editor of this publication. While no one seems to know exactly when Cache Magazine first showed up in The Herald

Journal, it’s certainly been a part of this newspaper since I arrived in 1992, and to the best of my knowledge, dates back to at least the late ’80s.

It’s hard to believe that I’ve written roughly 230 of these columns during my tenure in this position. And while not all of my editor’s notes have been “winners,” I have enjoyed the opportunity to share some of my thoughts and feelings about this wonderful valley that has become my home over the last quarter of a century.

Thanks for reading. And please continue to support the arts in Cache Valley.

We’re very fortunate to have so many taleneted and passionate artists, performers and musicians in this beautiful part of the world.

— Jeff Hunter

Shaun Canon, Malibu Revue and Danger 5 headline event The annual Summerfest Arts Faire is only three weeks away. Scheduled for June 15-17 at Tabernacle Square, artists have been juried in, food booths are ready to go and 37 performing groups have been booked for the popular event’s two stages.

Summerfest executive director Elaine Thatcher announced the headline acts for the three nights of the festival this week One group is local to Cache Valley, while the other two are from the Salt Lake City area.

“We always look for headline groups that are fun to dance to,” Thatcher says.

Rising local group Danger 5 will be the featured act on Thursday, June 15, taking the Cache Valley Radio Stage on the north side of the grounds at 8 p.m.

Talented vocalist Danielle Armour fronts the group, which describes its sound as

Salt Lake City singer Shaun Canon, who performed on “American Idol” in 2008, will take the stage with his Pops Orchestra on Friday, Jun 16, at the annual Summerfest Arts Faire.

funk, R&B, soul and rock.

The rest of the personnel are Lance Ruby (guitar), Ian Wadsworth (bass), Branson Bell (saxophone and background vocals) and Michael Burnham (drums). Danger 5 has been popular with local millennials and has performed to ecstatic crowds at WhySound, USU and other local venues.

Friday night will feature

“American Idol” veteran Shaun Canon of Salt Lake City, with his Pops Orchestra.

Canon, a talented singersongwriter who is also known as Shaun Barrowes, has toured internationally. His music has received acclaim from the likes of Norah Jones and Celine Dion, who said during an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that

the song “When I Take Your Hand” made her want to renew her wedding vows.

Taxi A&R representatives have called Shaun “a skilled and polished songwriter, vocalist, pianist and arranger” and have said his “great energy and strong vocal quality create a fresh new sound.”

On Saturday, June 17, SLCbased Malibu Revue will pull

out the stops for an evening of ’50s and ’60s rock and roll, from Elvis to the Beatles. The band first formed in 1975, and they all have extensive musical experience. They were one of the most popular bands in Utah for a few years, and then the musicians took a small break for 25 years or so to raise families and have real careers. But 10 years ago they had a little reunion, which turned into the “middle-aged dream” of “let’s get the band back together,” and that’s just what they did.

In addition to these headliners, Summerfest will present 30-odd more musical, dance, and literary groups on its two stages, everything from local favorites like Leaping Lulu, the Raindogs and Sassafras to lesser-known groups like Slim Chance & His Psychobilly Playboys and Irish fiddler Mark Jardine.

“We work hard to present a wide variety of musical styles, and we like to present a good mix of local artists and some from farther afield to keep things fresh,” Thatcher says.

For more information, visit logansummerfest.com.

Summerfest Arts Faire seeking volunteers Now in its 34th year, the annual Summerfest Arts Faire depends heavily on volunteers. Each year, more than 300 people help make the festival happen.

This year, Summerfest is searching for volunteers in several categories: Eagle Scout and youth projects; business and organizations who will take on a particular aspect of the festival; and general volunteers.

Members of the Summerfest board of directors work as volunteers, each

taking an area of responsibility such as food, hospitality, music, plein air contest, coordination of volunteers and more.

“We are very grateful for all the folks who volunteer their help for Summerfest,” says Summerfest executive director Elaine Thatcher. “We couldn’t do it without them.”

Summerfest has several projects that can help Boy Scouts earn their Eagle rank. The projects require scouts to organize their own teams of volunteers

and to take charge of specific areas of festival operation. These can include helping with setup or teardown, assisting artists, keeping the grounds clean and so forth.

Other volunteer opportunities exist for individuals and organizations.

“We always need booth sitters who can be available to sit in artists’ booths for a few minutes so the artists can take a break,” Thatcher says. “And a couple of years ago, we had someone work off

some community service hours with us.

He was extremely helpful, because he knew how to fix electrical and other situations.”

Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Thatcher at 213-3858 or elaine@logansummerfest.com.

The 2017 Summerfest Arts Faire will take place June 15-17 and feature 138 visual artists, 38 performing groups and 20 food vendors on Tabernacle Square in downtown Logan.

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all mixed up Tabernacle concert series now underway The Music at the Tabernacle Summer Concert Series continues at the Logan Tabernacle this week. Admission is free, and all concerts begin at noon.

Visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com for more information.

Friday, June 2 Irv & Christina: Cristina Edlund and Irv Nelson are an incredible vocalist/piano

duo whose repertoire includes favorite songs from across the decades. Edlund is a vocal artist from Idaho Falls. She has spent the last six years singing with many USU groups; including the Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Voices, Chamber Singers and Jazz Night at the Sky Club. Nelson teaches piano, guitar, bass, and vocal lessons and has more than 50

years of piano experience. He is also an arranger, guitarist, bass player and vocalist. In addition to performing with Edlund, Nelson plays with The Fender Benders and Relic Acoustic Band.

Monday, June 5 Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre: Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite music in addi-

tion to previewing the upcoming UFOMT season which includes “Henry the VIII,” “Seussical,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Music Man,” “The Pirates of Penzance,” “Madama Butterfly” and other performances.

For more information, visit utahfestivalopera.org.

Tuesday, June 6 Liz Sampson’s piano stu-

Night Ranger to play Logan ’80s rockers set to perform at Cruise-In on June 30 After a two-summer hiatus, the annual Cache Valley Cruise-In will once again include a concert by a major musical act.

Night Ranger will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, June 30, at the Cache County Fairgrounds, marking the first time since a performance by REO Speedwagon in 2014 that the Cache Valley Cruise-In has hosted a concert.

“The reason we felt a need to bring back the concert was because people wanted it,” explained Brandon Douglas, a member of the Cache Valley Cruising Association committee.

“They asked for it. We started a tradition, and I think we should probably keep it around as long as people are willing to come out and support it.”

Tickets for the Night Ranger concert are on

Night Ranger will perform on Friday, June 30, at the Cache County Fairgrounds.

sale now at Lee’s Marketplace locations, as well as online at cachevalleycruisein.com and nightranger.com.

Ticket prices are $65 (floor front), $45 (floor middle) and $25 (floor back and bleachers). Special VIP packages are also

available for $300 and $150.

Best known for the 1984 power ballad, “Sister Christian,” Night Ranger is celebrating their 35th anniversary this year and released their 12th studio album, “Don’t Let Up,”on March 24.

Ironically enough, the cover of “Don’t Let Up” features several vintage muscle cars, not unlike the vehicles annually on display at the Cruise-In. Founded in the Bay Area in 1982, Night See PLAY on Page 9

dents: Talented homegrown pianists taught by a gifted teacher will share outstanding compositions. Performers include, Collin Simon, Braden and Bryson Peterson, Liz Sampson, Jocilyn Ward, Levi Hopkins, Emmalee Smedley, Millie Miggin, Heather Cantwell and Luke Facer.

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UFOMT tickets available now Single tickets for Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre’s silver anniversary season are on sale now.

Thanks to increased popularity and by using the newly restored Utah Theatre, the Festival’s season has been extended additional weeks and will run from June 23-Aug. 9.

“This season is a celebration of iconic genius,” said Michael Ballam, founding general director. “All the works are the supreme offerings in each form of storytelling through music.”

The Festival kicks off its 25th season with “Seussical,” a musical featuring favorite Whoville characters including the Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant, June 23-Aug. 7, at the Utah Theatre.

Productions at the Ellen Eccles Theatre include “Rex” (July 6-Aug. 7); “Madame Butterfly” (July 7-Aug. 8); “The Music Man” (July 7-Aug. 9); “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (July 8-Aug. 8); and “The Pirates of Penzance” (July 8-Aug. 9).

Special events this season include a lifetime opportunity to spend an evening with 93-yearold Oscar-, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning genius in “A Tribute to Sheldon Harnick” July 19. Harnick wrote “Fiddler on the Roof” and dozens of other musicals.

Performance tickets are available online at utahfestival.org, by calling 750-0300 ext. 3 or in person at the box office located in the Dansante Building, 59 S. 100 West. Ticket prices vary by performance and start at $13. Discounts are available for season ticket purchases and groups. Students of all ages receive a 25 percent discount with ID.

Just as school bells have evolved over time from a brass bell rung by hand to a computerized tone from a speaker system, education from pioneer days to the present has progressed dramatically. A historical exhibition featuring photographs and artifacts titled “From A to Z – Schools in Box Elder County, Past and Present” will be on show at the Brigham City Museum April 1

through June 10.

The museum is located at 24 N. 300 West in Brigham City. Admission is free. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. For further information, please call (435) 226-1439 or brighamcitymuseum.org.

In March 1851, William Davis, his family and a few friends settled in Shoshone Indian country near

Box Elder Creek. Parents were the first educators in the area, and the Bible was their textbook.

Two years later, Henry Evans, who was the first school teacher in Box Elder, walked from house to house teaching children their ABCs. In 1853, a log cabin schoolhouse was built next to the Box Elder Fort at 300 North and 200 See EXHIBIT on Page 10

Greener coming to Logan The Bridger Folk Music Society is pleased to present a concert featuring Nashville-based singer/songwriter Melissa Greener on Saturday, June 3.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 178 W. Center St. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance at bridgerfolk.org or reserved by calling (435) 535-1408.

Greener has been described as a “sassy singer, virtuoso guitarist, beguiling songwriter and an imposing stage presence” with an “original blend of quirky lyrics and distinctive voice.”

Her third album, “Transistor Corazón,” received a 4 1/2-starred review in UK national newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

Born in the musical Motor City, Greener was first enamored with the jazz vocalists that crooned on the late night radio station in Detroit.

Beside those standard

Registration is currently underway for the Hyrum City Museum’s fifth annual car show fundraiser Hot Wheels and Hot Dogs, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3. You may either visit the museum or hyrumcitymuseum.org to register your vehicle. It’s shaping up to be another year of spectacular vehicles, delicious food, antique tractors, local vendors and awesome prize drawings, and we are adding five new awards.

Come Bike with Brent

Registration is now open for the Cache Employment and Training Center’s “Bike with Brent” fundraising event.

This year the annual event, which the Cache Chamber of Commerce named “Thehe Community Event of the Year,” will be held on Saturday, June 17.

Brent Carpenter is a local celebrity who rides his bike all over Cache Valley, making friends as he waves and honks his horn. You can join Brent at this event as you walk, ride your bike, push a stroller or wheelchair,or cheer from the sidelines.

The community will unite as we all come together with Brent to support services for people with disabilities at CETC. There will be an entertaining Bike Polo game at 10 a.m. between law enforcement and fire fighters that you won’t want to miss. There will also be inflatables, an obstacle course, a rock climbing wall, games, pictures and autographs with Brent, merchandise, face painting, balloons and food to round out the day. The Stitch Riley Band will be performing live this year for your listening pleasure. Joyride Bikes is generously donating his and hers cruiser bike, and there will be other prizes to be given away to very lucky winners.

This year the ride with Brent will begin at 11 a.m. at Willow Park (500 W. 700 South). The length of the ride is 1.4 miles. Money generated from this event will be used to support programs for people with disabilities at CETC. Pre-register for the event at bikewithbrent. com. Cost is $15 for adults; $10 for children. Fee includes an “I Biked with Brent” T-shirt. For more information go to “Bike with Brent” on Facebook or call CETC at 752-7952.

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The Bridger Folk Society will host a concert by Melissa Greener at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the First Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $15.

torch balladeers, other early inspirations were the Laurel Canyon and Greenwich Village songwriter scenes of the 1960s and ’70s, and then later, Texas poet-writers like David Rodriguez, Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams. Years living in Austin left a permanent mark on Greener — so much so

that Guy Clark took her under his wing as a cowriter in the last years of his life. A combined love of modernist poetry and the modal D tuning on her guitar gives Greener her unique approach.

In concert, Greener is magnetic, delicate, fierce and tender. Her voice is soothing while soaring

over the cinematic effects of a sometimes raucous electric hollow-body guitar. At the root of Greener’s expansive sound are her songs which summon mountain ranges, holy places, deserts, oceans and forests, or the lonely blacktop of Route 66.

For more information, visit melissagreener.com.

Musical theater camp

A fun and affordable musical theater camp for youth at the north end of the valley will be held July 10-17 in Smithfield. We’ll be singing and dancing to music from Cache Valley’s summer musical theater lineup, including “Big River,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “The Pirates of Penzance.” The camp has two age divisions: 8-11 and 12-16. Cost is $60 and includes a T-shirt. Sign up at smithfieldrecreation.com.

SLIKROK CREATing remarkab O

n the surface, Autocare Collision Repair in Logan looks a lot like a typical auto body shop, with assorted cars and trucks in various stages of being straightened, smoothed, repainted and restored to their former glory.

By day, that’s mainly what the crew at Autocare does. But in a separate shop in the back, three local guys spend many an evening building some serious toys.

For the past four years, Curt Miles, Cody Frederick and Jake Anderson have been building custom utility task vehicles, commonly known as side by sides, that are made to take on everything from the rugged mountain trails around

Cache Valley to the slick rock of the Southern Utah desert.

These aren’t your typical side by sides that have taken the fourwheeling world by storm in recent years. The guys take stock-model vehicles and replace almost all of the parts with bigger, stronger components to build machines that go where others simply can’t.

“The only thing that’s stock when we’re done is the steering wheel and the motor,” Frederick said.

In the process, they’re also building a substantial following. The trio have turned a lifelong love of fourwheeling into a social media-based enterprise, SlikRok Productions, that is gaining fans daily. Four-

wheel enthusiasts tune in to the SlikRok YouTube channel to watch videos of their red rock excursions, as well as videos showing tests and reviews of equipment shipped to them from suppliers around the world.

“We’ve been buddies a long time,” said Miles, a local auto dealer whose charismatic personality has made him the de facto face of the SlikRok franchise. “We all came from different groups, and we merged into one big group. We never expected this to grow like it has.”

Frederick, the third-generation man in charge of Autocare, provides the space. The side-by-side

endeavor is not officially affiliated with Autocare, but rather serves as a diversion from the day-to-day grind of running the family business.

“We all have separate careers,” Frederick said. “This is stress relief after our day jobs.”

Anderson is the man behind the camera. Using drones, GoPro cameras and other methods, he films the rides, distilling dozens of hours of footage into videos long enough to convey the experience, but short enough to keep the viewer’s attention. The videos show the custom machines in action, climbing large boulders and inching over chasms in the rocks.

Anderson has no formal training

Curt Miles, left, Cody Frederick and Jake Anderson of SlikRok Productions have turned a passion for Utah terrain and side-by-side vehicles into a unique and highly successful business venture. (Photographs courtesy of SlikRok Productions)

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ble vehicles and epic videos in film or video production, but follows his instincts and incorporates his own love of riding into his work.

“I’m self-taught,” he said. “I have ideas in my head, and I just put the pieces together and figure out how to make it work.”

The guys recently returned from Rally on the Rocks in Moab, an area well known as a jeep and fourwheel Mecca, and they frequent other desert riding havens like Sand Hollow near St. George. They’ve also become regulars at trade shows, where people often recognize them from online videos.

“We’re all about pushing the boundaries, but we do it responsi-

bly,” Miles said. “We follow Tread Lightly principles. We’re not out there making our own roads. There are already so many trails out there for people of all skill levels.”

They start with stock-model Polaris RZRs, but the finished products bear little resemblance to the originals, featuring beefedup suspensions, more substantial roll cages and other modifications, topped off with colorful wraps and paint jobs.

The custom machines aren’t for the faint of heart — or wallet. The finished products typically wind up costing between $30,000 and $40,000 — and that’s with many of the components supplied for free

by companies looking to hitch their wagons to the SlikRok brand.

In addition to the videos documenting their excursions, SlikRok also posts videos in which they test and review the parts they receive.

Manufacturers ship their parts, and the SlikRok team puts them through a rigorous process to separate the wheat from the chaff, putting their stamp of approval on products that make the cut.

“We don’t take cash from them,” Miles said. “We test all these products ourselves, really push the limits of what they can do, and we decide what we want to promote based on our own experiences. These companies are all competing against each

other, and we help drive them to make a better product, to push companies that are striving to be on that next level.”

The videos posted on SlikRok’s YouTube channel (search SlikRok Productions) have so far garnered anywhere from a few thousand to more than 120,000 views — not necessarily viral by YouTube standards, but Anderson said interest is growing all the time.

In the end, it’s all about sharing the love of the sport with family and friends, and introducing more people to the world of 21st centurystyle four-wheeling, Miles said.

“Everyone who gets into this world stays in it.”

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Gadot discovers power in ‘Wonder’ costume

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Gal Gadot arrives at the world premiere of “Wonder Woman” on May 25 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Despite wielding the golden lasso and deflecting bullets with her bracelets on the big screen for more than a year, “Wonder Woman “ star Gal Gadot still doesn’t see herself as a superhero.

“I’m not there yet,” the 32-yearold actress said in a recent interview.

“When I look on playback or I look at the monitor, it’s not there yet. I know it’s me. I understand everything, but I still don’t get that I’m doing this iconic character... It’s crazy.”

Gadot didn’t grow up with Wonder Woman and wasn’t a big superhero fan as a child. A former Miss Israel, she started her acting career there before making her American movie debut in 2009’s “Fast & Furious.”

But she dug into stacks of comic books and the 1970s “Wonder Woman” TV show once she was cast as the Amazon princess, and quickly realized what an exceptional character she’d be playing.

“On the one hand, she owns some-

thing that is usually owned by men, which is the strength and the power” Gadot said. “But she brings the feminine qualities with her, which are love and warmth and compassion. And if you bond those two worlds together, then you get a very special, beautiful, whole character.”

Director Patty Jenkins said Gadot embodies some of Wonder Woman’s best attributes in real life.

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‘Logan Lucky’ turns Soderbergh into fan CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Steven Soderbergh was never a big NASCAR fan despite growing up in the South.

But the Academy Award winning director has become one after working on his new film “Logan Lucky,” depict-

ing a theoretical heist at Charlotte Motor Speedway during the CocaCola 600.

“NASCAR was kind of mystery to me,” Soderbergh said in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday prior to the start

of the Coca-Cola 600. “I only had a very superficial knowledge of it. ...

I knew the big names. I would watch the Daytona 500, but I wasn’t following it.

“But the fun of this project has been learning a new sport and

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Actor Channing Tatum, third from left, and director Steven Soderbergh, center, pose for a photo with NASCAR drivers Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday.

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talking to people at all levels of the sport about the various layers that are underneath the superficial layer that someone like me would see when they watch the race on television.”

Soderbergh said he found NASCAR drivers to be fun and “very unpretentious.” Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson all have cameos in the movie, though none play NASCAR drivers.

Busch, for instance, plays a state trooper.

“The complete lack of cynicism was refreshing, because in my business you run into people who have a jaded attitude about what they’re doing,” Soderbergh said.

“It’s fun to talk to people that are that engaged.”

Channing Tatum stars in “Logan Lucky,” which will premiere on Aug. 18. Tatum said he liked the idea of the film right away.

“It is basically a bunch of good ol’ boys robbing

NASCAR and that got a pretty good giggle out of me,” Tatum said.

NASCAR has been heavily involved in the movie.

Zane Stoddard, NASCAR vice president of entertainment marketing and content development, is serving as an executive producer. Stoddard wanted to make sure that NASCAR was portrayed in the right light — and he said Soderbergh has captured that in the film.

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Gal Gadot stars in the title role of the new “Wonder Woman” movie.

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What better way to discover your inner hero than taking on Germans during the Great War, right?

The chunkiest part of the narrative is the expla-

Fan Continued from Page 8 “One of the things that was important to us is that even though the characters are down on their luck, lovable loser kind of characters, the vision that Steven and Channing laid out is that NASCAR is going to be this big huge event that is separate from the tone of the characters — and that was important to us,” Stoddard said. “The thing that is most important when we partner in these projects is there is a level of trust between us and the filmmakers. ... That trust was there from the beginning and they

nation of where Diana (Gal Gadot) ultimately comes from. However, once we dispense with the exposition and Diana finally finds herself at the

made it very easy.”

This is not Soderbergh’s first venture into a heist move. He also directed Oceans 11.

But he feels this movie is different.

“When I read (the script) it felt like it was a kind of film that I like to watch, the kind of film I like to make,” Soderbergh said. “It was different. It didn’t feel like a repeat of the Oceans movie. It’s in the same universe, but in a different galaxy.”

After meeting and talking with so many people in NASCAR, Soderbergh has become a fan. He even finds himself rooting for the drivers he has met during production of the film.

“Now when I watch it, it makes sense to me,” Soderbergh said.

fighting front, things heat up.

Director Patty Jenkins offers up some stunningly choreographed fight scenes, and a few sequences where we literally watch Wonder Woman discover her powers. They are poignant scenes. Emotional scenes.

Gadot’s portrayal of Wonder Woman is commanding. There’s nothing not to like. When she picks up tanks or flies

Play Continued from Page 5 Ranger currently includes original members Jack Blades (lead vocals, bass), Kelly Keagy (lead vocals, drums) and Brad Gillis (lead and rhythm guitars), as well as relative newcomers Eric Levy (keyboards) and Keri Kelli (lead and rhythm guitars).

In addition to “Sister Christian,” which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Top 40 chart, Night Ranger’s hit

shield first into a sniper nest, it’s hard not to cheer.

We want her to succeed because she wants to succeed. Contrast that with watching the morose Superman of Zack Snyder’s creation — a joyless blob who appears beaten down and burdened by the fact that he is who he is.

Wonder Woman delights in her calling.

If there’s a fault with “Wonder Woman” it’s that while she’s a powerful role model for females who crave representation in blockbuster superhero films, the narrative often falls into routine storytelling ideas (like a predictable love story) that appear — at least on the surface — to contradict songs include “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” “When You Close Your Eyes,” “Sentimental Street,” “Goodbye” and “The Secret of My Success” from the 1987 Michael J. Fox movie of the same name.

Overall, Night Ranger has sold more than 17 million albums and performed more than 3,000 shows.

The 2017 Cache Valley Cruise-In will be held June 29-30 and July 1 at the Cache County Fairgrounds.

For more information, visit cachevalleycruisein.net.

the film’s overall message that women are capable, powerful and able to control their own destiny irrespective of male influence.

While the DC movies have largely felt like a chore to get through — even the main players have treated these movies that way — “Wonder Woman” is a celebration.

And while it was a joyous occasion watching Wonder Woman lay waste to German forces in World War I, I couldn’t help but think that after this empowering film she’d be relegated once again as she joins the boys club for “Justice League.”

There’s a scene early in the movie where Diana’s mother offers up some parental wisdom. “Be careful in the world of men, Diana. They don’t deserve you.”

Such is the case with DC’s cinematic universe and Wonder Woman. It doesn’t deserve this movie.

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The Reel Place AARON PECK

It feels utterly unfair — a tragedy, really — that a life-affirming superhero like “Wonder Woman” exists in the same cinematic universe as the boneheaded “Suicide Squad.” While it’s inexorably tied to the larger DC universe as a whole, “Wonder Woman” stands on its own as not only the best of the bunch, but also one of the most positively memorable superhero movies to date.

What a refreshing idea of a superhero desiring to be one, and for totally selfless reasons. The first slate of DC movies in this new iteration have been filled up with reluctant heroes. Talented vigilantes with demons and dour demeanors.

“Wonder Woman” gives us a willing hero. She jumps at the chance of defending the innocent, not because she delights in war or revenge, but she genuinely wants to help and knows she can.

As an origin story, “Wonder Woman” feels very much like “Captain America: The First Avenger.” It’s set during a world war and is a perfect backdrop for a superhero to find herself.

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Continued from Page 8 “She has such inner strength, such an iron temperament, that she could work through anything and always keep an upbeat attitude,” Jenkins said of the actress. “She’s a pretty amazing person.”

For Gadot, wearing Wonder Woman’s classic red-and-blue costume helped her feel like a superhero — especially once the outfit

was retooled after she made her debut as the character in last year’s cinematic showdown between Batman and Superman.

“The first time I tried the costume was for ‘Batman v Superman’ and it was tight and it was different,” she said. “This time around we did a lot of adjustments because I had to wear it for six months, six days a week, every week so I had to feel really comfortable in it and be able to perform and move and fight.”

The actress was empowered by an additional six months of pre-production training that included horseback riding, swordplay and dramatic fight choreography. And even if she can’t quite see herself as Wonder Woman — a Lynda Carter for the next generation — wearing the costume brings her the closest.

“It always gives me a little bit of oomph, I would say,” Gadot said with a superhero smile.

“Like now I’m stronger.”

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Continued from Page 5 West. Parents paid their children’s tuition directly to the teacher in cash or produce from their farms. A pioneer named Nels Madsen wrote, “(The teacher) received cash or carrots.” In 1861, religious leader Brigham Young asked William Watkins to teach all ages in the courthouse.

Young divided Box Elder, later named Brigham City, into four wards in August 1877 using Forest and Main streets as a focal point. Each ward was responsible for building a school and employing a teacher. Joseph Moroni Jenson was one of the teachers. The schools were named Webster, Whittier, Emerson and Columbia. A photo of each is in the exhibition.

Continued from Page 5 Wednesday, June 7 Banjo Meets Piano — Lezlee Snow Monroe and Jordan Snow: Award-winning banjo player Jordan Snow and talented composer, arranger, musical artist and teacher Lezlee Monroe combine their talents to do a repeat performance on the at the summer concert series.

Thursday, June 8 Sundance Trio — BYU Woodwind Faculty: Talented artists, Geralyn Giovanetti, oboe; Christian Smith, bassoonist, and Jed Moss, pianist, combine their talents to perform what the Salt Lake Tribune calls “fabulous!” They are gifted and skillful musicians who blend a sound like none other. Not to be missed.

A Meditation Retreat will be held June 2-4 in Paradise. Senior teachers include Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward and Dr. Larry Ward.

Deeply inspired by Martin Luther King and Thich Nhat Hanh, they have committed their lives to nonviolent social change, healing and transformation. Beginning and experienced meditators welcome. For details and registration, visit Cache Valley Sangha at cache-valley-sangha.webflow.io.

A fun and affordable musical theater camp for youth at the north end of the valley will be held July 10-17 in Smithfield. We’ll be singing and dancing to music from Cache Valley’s summer musical theater lineup, including “Big River,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “The Pirates of Penzance.” The camp has two age divisions: 8-11 and 12-16. Cost is $60 and includes a T-shirt. Sign up at smithfieldrecreation.com.

Dance Logan Dance will meet from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Friday, June 2, at the Whittier Community Center, 300 N. 400 East. Dance lesson will begin at 7:30 p.m.; Bruce Howe will DJ. Singles and married couples welcome. Donation of $7 requested at the door; snack donations also appreciated. Music mix will feature tuns from ’40s big band, swing, cha cha, country and rock oldies but goodies.

Booth applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair which will be held Nov. 24-25 at the Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 S. Riverwoods Pkwy. For more information, contact Charlene at 512-9745, or visit logannovemberfest.com.

The Cache Valley Bike Swap will be held June 1-2 at Bridgerland Applied Technology College West Campus, 1410 N. 1000 West. What is a bike swap? Well, it’s a place where you can bring your used bikes and bike gear to sell, and it is an event where you can buy used bikes and bike gear at great “swap meet” prices.

Bring in bikes and gear from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 1; buying and selling will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 1, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, June 2, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3. For more information and free bike pick up, call Amie Hansen at 881-9390.

The Reebok Ragnar Wastach Back relay race will begin throughout the day on Friday, June 2, at USU’s Ralph Maughan Track, 1200 N. 800 East. The 200-mile-plus race, which runs from Logan to Midway, features teams of 12 runners (or ultrateams of six runners) who tag team miles across three mountain passes, next to alpine lakes and past fields of wildflowers to Soldier Hollow. For more information, visit runragnar.com.

The Concerts at Noon Series at the Logan Tabernacle continues at noon Friday, June 2, with vocalist/piano duo Christina Edlund and Irv Nelson at 50 N. Main St. All concerts begin at noon. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For a more information, visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com, facebook.com/ logantabernacle or cachecommunityconnections.com.

The Logan Iris Society Flower Show will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Cache Valley Mall. Those who attend this free event will see a display of modern iris varieties and award winners, vote on their favorite iris, plus learn how to order, plant and grow iris.

SATURDAY The Logan Stampede will be retiring the jersey of longtime player Ryan Udy, who passed away in a car accident last October, at our last home game at 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at Sky View High School. We would also like to raise money to start a college fund for Tayli, the daughter Ryan left behind. Tickets to the game will be $8, with $5 of every ticket going towards Tayli’s fund. If you know Ryan or have ever played

with him we would love to have you help support him and Tayli by joining us for the game. If you are unable to attend but wish to donate, visit loganstampede.com and click on the player fee tab.

The 25th Street Market at the North Logan Library will opens for the season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at 475 E. 2500 North. Visit northloganmarket.com for more information.

Scheming Thieves will perform with The Makeways and Jail City Rockers at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Admission is $7. Visit whysound. com for more information.

The Bonneville Cycling Club will host the 30th anniversary of the Little Red Riding Hood as a fundraiser to fight cancer in women on Saturday, June 3. Spend the day riding through Cache Valley. The route is a loop through the valley on paved rural and country roads. The terrain is mostly flat, with some rolling hills.

There are 27-, 36-, 50-, 70- and 100-mile distances. The rides will begin leaving Lewiston at 7:30 a.m. Visit bccutah.org/lrrh for more information.

The Hyrum City Museum will host its fifth annual car show fundraiser Hot Wheels and Hot Dogs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at Hyrum City Square, 50 W. Main St. There will be spectacular vehicles, delicious food, antique tractors, local vendors and awesome prize drawings, and we are adding five new awards. Visit hyrumcitymuseum. org for more information.

The Herald Journal invites you to an evening with Camille, Kristen, Elyse, Steph, Lauren and Kendra from Six Sisters’ Stuff.They will be doing food demonstrations and talking about many of the topics covered in the Six Sisters’ Stuff Blog. Purchase a VIP ticket and get the opportunity meet with the Sisters in person, one on one. It will be a fun, interactive evening for everyone begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Riverwoods Conference Center. Tickets are $10 to $35, and they are available exclusively at deals.hjnews.com.

The Logan Trails Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at Merlin Olsen Central Park, 300 E. Center St. The festival will feature five outdoor activities: 5K trail run (begins at 10:10 a.m.); 10-Mile Urban Trail Run (begins at 9:10 a.m.); Bike Rodeo along 300 East between Center Street and 100 South (from 10 a.m. to noon); Tour of Utah Celebration & Summer Picnic includes a 73-Mile supported bike ride and a Maverik Bon Fire Grill BBQ (from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). For all details on these activities, visit logandowntown.org.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market will be held from, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Historic Cache County Courthouse on the corner of 200 North and Main Street.

SUNDAY The Sunday Talks Under the Trees series continues at 1 p.m.

Sunday, June 4, at the top of Old Main Hill on the campus of Utah State University. This week’s speaker will be Dr. Matthew Hammond of the Logan Eye Institute, who will discuss advanced cataract lens options.

MONDAY The Logan Library Monday Movie will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 5, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s movie is “The Magnificent Seven,” which is rated PG-13. Popcorn and admission is free.

The Concerts at Noon Series at the Logan Tabernacle continues at noon Monday, June 5, with singers and instrumentalists from the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre. All concerts begin at noon. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For a more information, visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com, facebook.com/ logantabernacle or cachecommunityconnections.com.

Please come try out our free sample music class at 9 a.m.

Monday, June 5, at Millennial MindBody Therapy, 925 W. 200 North, Ste. A5. Invite a friend to come with you, it’s a fun class where your child learns through music and movement. For children from infants to age 8 and their caregivers. For more information, contact heather@overlymusical.com.

TUESDAY The Logan Library will host Teen Tuesday from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, June 6, in the Jim Bridger Room. This week’s theme is “Craft It Up!” Visit library.loganutah. org for more information.

The Concerts at Noon Series at the Logan Tabernacle continues at noon Tuesday, June 6, with Liz Sampson’s piano students. All concerts begin at noon. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For a more information, visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com, facebook.com/ logantabernacle or cachecommunityconnections.com.

WEDNESDAY The Concerts at Noon Series at the Logan Tabernacle continues at noon Wednesday, June 7, with Banjo Meets Piano: Lezlee Snow Monroe and Jordan Snow. All concerts begin at noon. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For a more information, visit logantabernacle. blogspot.com, facebook.com/ logantabernacle or cachecommunityconnections.com.

THURSDAY The Concerts at Noon Series at the Logan Tabernacle continues at noon Thursday, June 8, with the Sundance Trio: BYU Woodwind Faculty. All concerts begin at noon. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. For a more information, visit logantabernacle.blogspot. com, facebook.com/logantabernacle or cachecommunityconnections.com.

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Cache Magazine calendar items are due Tuesday by 5 p.m. They will also run for free in The Herald Journal one to two days prior to the event. Calendar items can be submitted by email at hjhappen@hjnews.com. Any press releases or photos for events listed in the first half of Cache Magazine can be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com. Poems and photos can also be sent to jhunter@hjnews.com and run on a space-available basis if selected.

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