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Marty Thompson works on stamping leather with sons Wells, 7, and Pace, 3, at his home workshop in Wellsville on Wednesday. Thompson makes custom leather saddles; his father taught him the skill and he’s been doing it his whole life. Now Thompson hopes to teach his own sons the process. Read more of this custom saddle-maker’s story on Page 8.

Photo by Braden Wolfe/Herald Journal

From the editor

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COULDN’T BELIEVE IT WHEN I checked my Verizon Wireless account and saw I had sent and/or received 806 text messages last month.

Compare that to 264 voice minutes, and it’s clear I’m one of those people who would rather type a conversation than have a real one.

There are so many ways to communicate with people these days that don’t involve any face-to-face time or actual talking, and it’s kind of sad. I never talk to my sister on the phone — but I do send her Facebook messages or text her daily. Same with some of my best friends who have moved away.

It’s gotten so bad that most people I know have realized it’s useless to call me.

Most of the time my cell phone isn’t even in the room with me, or I’ve turned off the sound, so I wouldn’t know if they were

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calling anyway.

But while this may be a bad habit I’ve fallen into, I am also arguing it’s saved many of my friendships. People might know not to call me, but they do know I’ll eventually answer their text/cyberspace message. What if texting wasn’t around?

Nobody would ever be able to get a hold of me and I would probably never bother calling anyone, effectively shutting myself away from everyone I’ve ever known.

Plus, with Facebook, I have hundreds of “friends” I wouldn’t know how to get a hold of otherwise — old friends who moved away after elementary school, cousins serving overseas, other friends who are like me and refuse to answer their phones.

I’m not underestimating the power of a “real” face-to-face conversation; I’m just saying sometimes technology really does make things a little more simple.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

— Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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Pet: Alfred Hitchcat From: Four Paws Rescue Why he’s so lovable: “Alfie is a very affectionate cat that loves to be petted and rubbed. He will take all the attention you give him! He loves to be up on your lap, or at least by your feet. Alfie is very calm, laid back and easygoing. He would love an indoor-only, forever home. If you would like to meet Alfie or learn more about him, please contact Sheri at 787-1751. And thank you for your interest in helping a homeless pet.”

The adoption fee for most Four Paws cats is $75, which includes spay/neuter and shots. A home without dogs is preferred for Alfie.

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OLRC actors Phillip Lowe and Nicholas Dunn rehearse a fencing scene from “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” The production opens the 2010 summer season for the Old Lyric Repertory Co. at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10.

Shakespearean play ‘at warp speed’ opens 2010 Old Lyric season HE OLD LYRIC T Repertory Co. kicks off its 2010 theater season with

the summer comedy “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).”

The play is the first of four to open the company’s 2010 summer season.

The production opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Caine Lyric Theatre in downtown Logan, 28. W. Center St. Tickets are available by calling or visiting the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the USU campus, 797-8022, at the Caine Lyric Theatre Ticket Office, open from 1 to 8 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, or online at boxoffice.usu.edu.

The Old Lyric Repertory Co. is a production program based in the theater arts department in the Caine School of the Arts, soon to be the Caine College of the Arts, at Utah State University.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” features three

actors who take on the Herculean task of re-enacting the entire repertoire of Shakespeare in less than two hours.

Jim Christian, director of musical theater studies at Weber State University, is directing the play; it is his first time to direct for the OLRC. “The three wonderfully creative actors are energetic, imaginative and fearless,” Christian said. “They perform Shakespeare in a fast, loose manner.”

Christian described the performance as “structured improvisation, like what you would see if ‘Saturday Night Live’ got its hands on Shakespeare — it’s wild and crazy, and may not be suitable for those younger than the junior high school age,” he said.

“It’s Shakespeare at warp speed,” Christian said. “Shakespeare purists will love it, and those who have never read Shakespeare will consider it a light, user-friendly version.”

For more information on the OLRC’s 2010 season, visit csa.usu.edu.

N THEIR FIRST full-length production, two casts of Logan Youth Shakespeare actors between the ages of 10 and 18 will perform “Twelfth Night” at 6 p.m. June 9, 10, 11 and 12 at the Logan Arthouse and Cinema, 795 N. Main St. Concessions will be available at intermission.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and ages 5 to 18. No children younger than 5 will be admitted.

What do you do when your ship sinks and you think your twin brother and only relative is gone forever? If you are the practical and well-spoken Viola, you impersonate your brother to get a job as a pageboy for the powerful, handsome and lovesick Duke Orsino. It seems like a good idea, until Viola develops an enormous crush that threatens to blow her cover. Orsino sends Viola as a messenger to the object of his obsessive desire, the Countess Olivia, who soon develops an enormous crush on the “pageboy” who is, of course, really Viola. Meanwhile, a host of nutty characters mooching off Olivia and Orsino are up to all sorts of mischief in one of Shakespeare’s Annie Shoemaker as Fabian, Jayme Warner as Malvolio, Peter most delightful comedies, “Twelfth Daniels as Sir Toby Belch and Leidy Rogers as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Logan Youth Shakespeare’s production of “Twelfth Night.”

Night” or “What You Will.”

Salute to American legend Cetera N AMERICAN “A Salute,” presented by the American Festival

Chorus and Orchestra with special guest Grammy Award nominee Peter Cetera, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 1, in the Kent Concert Hall on the campus of Utah State University.

Tickets are $20, $25 and $30 and available at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office and at the Eccles Theatre Ticket Office, 43 S. Main St.; by calling 797-8022; or online at www.american festivalchorus.org.

The chorus and orchestra will perform show tunes and patriotic favorites, then Cetera and his band will take the stage with the orchestra.

From 1968 to 1986 Cetera was singer, songwriter and bass player for the legendary rock group Chicago. In his time with the band they recorded 18 of the most memorable albums of a generation, with hits such as “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” “Baby What a Big Surprise,” “You’re the Inspiration” and “Stay the Night.”

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Noon Music at the Tabernacle is back!

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he ninth annual Noon Music at the Tabernacle series is in full swing. All concerts are free to the public and begin at noon. Be sure to check Cache Magazine every week for profiles on upcoming performers. (The schedule is always subject to change!)

For more information, visit www.cachecommunityconnections.com.

Jeremy Threlfall (June 4)

touched the lives of all who J truly listen. His love for singing eremy’s unique voice has

started at the age of 5 and has developed into a life of performing, composing, recording, filming and arranging. Jeremy has written and performed songs for many different causes and shows including abuse awareness and prevention, science through music, gospel songs, love songs,

Christmas songs and more. His most recent is an inspirational, fully orchestrated piece written in both Italian and English called “I Am Free.” With a variety of audiences ranging from country to broadway, opera to children and inspirational, Jeremy’s array of musical genres parallels an endless canvas of inspiring paintings that many different viewers can connect with.

Westminster Bell Choir (June 5)

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sing four octaves of English handbells and three octaves of chimes, the Westminster Bell Choirs will fill the tabernacle with the sounds of familiar sacred and secular pieces. The performance — the choirs’ last concert of the season — will feature an ensemble that has been entertaining Cache Valley audiences

since 1998, plus a new ensemble organized last year. Both are interfaith groups sponsored by Logan’s First Presbyterian Church. In this concert they’ll coax a wide variety of sounds from the bells as they ring such favorites as “America,” “Rock-a My Soul,” the melodic “Celtic Farewell” and even a Joplin rag.

Fry Street Quartet (June 8) ensemble playing” (New H York Times), Fry Street Quarailed as “a triumph of

tet has perfected a “blend of technical precision and scorching spontaneity” (Strad). Since securing the Millennium Grand Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2000, Fry Street Quartet has reached audiences from Carnegie Hall to Sarajevo and Jerusalem, exploring the medium of the string quartet and its life-affirming potential with “profound understanding …depth of expression and stunning technical astuteness” (Deseret Morning News). Fry Street Quartet has held the position of faculty quartet-inresidence at the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University since 2002.

Megan Bagley & Leah Adkins (June 9) Megan — Cache Valley native Megan

Bagley has been playing the piano and singing since the age of 6. As a youth she sang with the Cache Children’s Choir, performing in venues such as the LDS Conference Center and the Cathedral of the Madeline in Salt Lake City.

Megan’s love for dance performance found expression at Tueller School of Dance, where she studied and danced for 10 years. Megan is a graduate of Sky View where she was actively involved in cheerleading and performing. She was a member of Sky View’s show choir “Encore” and participated in the high school musicals.

She has also been involved in community productions with Cache Regional Theatre Company. She is performing this summer in her second season with the Pickleville Playhouse in Bear Lake. Megan is attending USU where she is studying elementary education.

Leah — Known for driving around in cir-

cles, singing her songs, telling her stories and knowing the world’s worst jokes, Leah Adkins has lived in Cache Valley since 1970. She attended schools in Logan and Cache County and graduated from Sky View before completing her Bachelor of Arts at USU. She moved to Evanston, Wyo., for about 10 years where she was active in the community, working as a journalist and supporting several causes with her volunteer work. Adkins is the mother of five and became a grandmother last summer, an experience scheduled to be repeated in July. She is active in the Bridgerland Chapter of the Utah Storytellers Guild as vice president, will perform with the American West Heritage Center’s Wild West Shakespeare production “A Whole Lotta Fussin’ Over Nothin’” and will present a vocal recital this fall.

Brianna & Vickie Craw (June 10) Brianna — Brianna Lynn Craw is a

native of Logan and graduated from USU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance. While attending USU she performed several leading roles with the USU Opera Theatre and was also a concerto competition winner. Brianna received her master’s degree in music from the University of Michigan. While in Michigan she performed roles with the University of Michigan Opera Theatre and was the soloist for several oratorio works with the University of Michigan choirs and symphony. In 2007, Brianna was chosen to represent the University of Michigan in a recital at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Recently she performed solos for the African Sanctus in the Mountain West Songfest and the soprano solos for Beethoven’s “9th Symphony” with the American Festival Chorus and symphony.

This spring Brianna won first place in both the

district and regional finals of the 2010 NATSAA Competition.

Vickie — Vickie Elder Craw has been

singing in Cache Valley for more than 40 years. She graduated from Logan High School and many remember her in the role of Anna in “The King and I.” She attended BYU and USU and was a member of the Sounds of Zion LDS Institute show choir. She won first place in both the Cache County and Beaver County talent competitions and performed at the State Fair. She was a soloist in Handel’s Messiah at the Logan LDS Tabernacle, sang for several years with the Northern Utah Choral Society and now sings with American Festival Chorus under the direction of Craig Jessop. Vickie has taught voice lessons for many years and has enjoyed teaching music to her own children. Vickie is married to Scott Craw; they have seven children and nine grandchildren.

Orchestra opens summer ‘pops’ series

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HE CACHE Chamber Orchestra, an all-volunteer community organization now in its 36th season, will present the first of its summer “pops” concerts at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 6, in the Morgan Theatre of the Chase Fine Arts Center at Utah State University. The change in venue is due to renovations being made in the Kent Concert Hall. Admission is free and

everyone is invited.

The orchestra began its summer “pops” series several years ago and has become a favorite for audiences and performers. The repertoire includes an eclectic mix of light classics, themes from stage and screen and local talent as featured soloists. The June 6 concert will feature Anne Francis, cellist for the Fry Street Quartet. She will play two selections: “Song of

the Birds” by Pablo Casals and “Tarantelle” by Popper, a highly spirited dance allowing the cellist to display their virtuosity.

The program will open with Verdi’s “Triumphal March” from “Aida.” This is an exciting and dramatic march that sets a fast pace with extended runs and lyric melodies. For contrast, the orchestra will play “Clair De Lune” by Debussy. Music from the stage is represented

by Broadway Showstoppers and includes themes from such favorites as “Cabaret,” “Mame” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” Representing the screen and a favorite for younger members of the audience is “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” “Cripple Creek,” based on the fiddle tune of the same name, will feature members of the string section.

The Cache Chamber Orchestra is open to community musicians and is sponsored by the department of music at Utah State University. The orchestra rehearses once a week during the academic year and performs three concerts during the school year. Community members desiring additional information about membership in the orchestra should contact director Robert Frost.

along with a number of their own compositions. They make their music with fiddle, guitar, cittern, flute, piccolo, vocals

and the bodhrán (Irish drum).

For more information, visit www.bridgerfolk.org or www. leapinglulu.com.

Leaping Lulu celebrates new album at Crumb Bros. concert Leaping Lulu also played vey Neuber also retired from HE BRIDGER FOLK throughout the Northern Utah/ the band.

T Music Society will presSouthern Idaho region at all The question most often ent the energetic neo-traditional Irish band Leaping Lulu at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at Crumb Brothers Bakery, 291 S. 300 West, Logan. Tickets are $13 and available at the door or by calling 757-3468.

Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended.

Leaping Lulu began in 2001 when Laura Zisette, Harvey Neuber and Sara Law (now Gunnell) began playing music together. Just a few months later, Don Anderson and Rebecca Fuller came on board and the band played regularly for the local contra dance series sponsored by the Cache Valley Folk Dancers and the Bridger Folk Music Society.

sorts of venues.

As is the case with most bands, they’ve lost and gained people over time. The band was fortunate to have Loralyn Staples and Jill Hughes join in 2004 when Sara left for graduate school and Laura retired to focus on her piano pedagogy business. Kent Braddy was brought on board in 2005, and about a year later Loralyn relocated to Arizona. Becky left to focus on her boys’ band, Root Beer Reunion, and Jill retired to teach piano and raise her family. Not long after, Sara finished grad school and rejoined the band, and Liz Fallis was recruited as well. In 2008, founding member Har-

asked is, “Why the name Leaping Lulu?” As guitarist Don Anderson likes to put it: “It was the only name we could all agree on. We agreed we all hated it.” (He’s kidding, of course — some of the group love it!) Leaping Lulu actually came from the name of a jig composed by fiddler Greg Boardman. The music Leaping Lulu plays tends to center around Irish traditional music, but sometimes they jump around the genre slightly, do new songs in an old way, or songs they love from any era, just to suit their needs and make things more interesting.

Leaping Lulu plays traditional dance and Celtic music

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Rhythms

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Film New this week “Get Him to the Greek” Rated R ★★★1⁄2 Finally this summer, a movie that lives up to its hype.

This is a complete blast, a muchneeded breath of fresh air — well, as much fresh air as you can get in crowded clubs, packed rock shows and trashed hotel suites.

But you get the idea. Its energy is what’s so refreshing, its lack of pretension or self-seriousness, especially during a season of bloated, boring blockbusters. Like the 2008 hit “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” which inspired it, and like the other stand-out Judd Apatow productions such as “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up” and “Superbad,” “Get Him to the Greek” is primarily here to offer up a good time, with rapidfire jokes, great pacing and (of course) a litany of clever popculture references. But there’s always that layer of humanity and sweetness that sneaks in, providing some heart along with the raunchiness. Russell Brand’s performance was one of the funniest, most memorable parts of “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” and here he reprises the role of preening British rock star Aldous Snow.

Jonah Hill co-stars as the young record executive who must escort him from London to Los Angeles for a 10th-anniversary concert at the Greek Theatre. Naturally, this does not go as planned. R for strong sexual content and drug use throughout, and pervasive language. 107 min.

“Marmaduke” Rated PG ★1⁄2 Seven-year-olds are the target audience for this talkingdog extravaganza based on the long-running comic strip, and no one else. Adults, meanwhile, will have to endure groaninducing puns, some seriously cheesy green-screen effects and a hokey, feel-good ending.

We know we’re in trouble early when Marmaduke (voiced by Owen Wilson) climbs into bed with his owners, Phil (Lee Pace) and Debbie (Judy Greer), and passes gas, prompting one of many exasperated, sitcommy cries of “Marma-DUKE!” Later on, there is the obligatory who-let-the-dogs-out joke. But somewhere in there is a clever nugget of an idea: the dog park as a canine version of high school. Once Marmaduke and his family move from Kansas to Orange County, Calif., for Phil’s new job with an organic petfood company, the 200-pound Great Dane must learn to make friends in a totally different environment. Mazie, a tomboyish Australian shepherd voiced huskily by Emma Stone, becomes Marmaduke’s first friend and explains the various cliques to him. While he falls in with Mazie and the mutts, he dares to have a crush on Jezebel (Fergie), a Collie who happens to be the girlfriend of the leader of the pedigrees (Kiefer Sutherland).

It’s “The Outsiders” with fur. PG for some rude humor and language. 93 min.

“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” Rated PG-13 ★★ As we await the eventual arrival of “Donkey Kong: The Musical!” yet another movie based on a video game, “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” arrives in theaters. As this genre goes, “Prince of Persia” doesn’t have the shoddy appearance of, say, “Alone in the Dark” or “House of the Dead” or any number of films from the infamous German director Uwe Boll. No, this is a Jerry Bruckheimer production, so it looks cheesy in the kind of monster-budget way you can only achieve through copious amounts of computer-generated imagery. There’s nothing terribly memorable about “Prince of Persia”; recalling the plot a half-hour afterward might require some effort. Somewhere beneath all the fake, glossy effects — which in no way suggest anything even remotely resembling a tangible reality — there must be a story and characters and, you know, acting. Jake Gyllenhaal, as our courageous and resourceful hero Dastan, always has an engaging presence about him — those big, blue eyes, that goofy smile — and that sweetness helps keep the mood light when “Prince of Persia” threatens to take itself too seriously. Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina co-star. PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action. 103 min.

— All reviews by The Associated Press

New this week!

“Killers” Rated PG-13 (N/A) A review for “Killers” was not available from The Associated Press. In lieu, please accept this synopsis from www.RottenTomatoes. com: “Trying to recover from a sudden break-up, Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl) believes she’ll never fall in love again. But when she reluctantly joins her parents on a trip to the French Riviera, Jen happens to meet the man of her dreams, the dashing, handsome Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kutcher).

Three years later, her seemingly impossible wish has come true: she and Spencer are newlyweds living the ideal

suburban life — that is, until the morning after Spencer’s 30th birthday when bullets start flying. Literally. It turns out Spencer never bothered to tell Jen he’s also an international super-spy, and now Jen’s perfect world has been turned upside down. Faced with the fact that her husband is a hitman, Jen is determined to discover what other secrets Spencer might be keeping — all the while trying to dodge bullets, keep up neighborly appearances, manage the in-laws … and work out some major trust issues. And you thought suburban life was easy.” PG-13 for violent action, sexual material and language. 100 min.

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HE TRAILERS FOR the upcoming sci-fi horror epic would have you think “Splice” is nothing more than a monster movie with a merciless creature that hunts down and kills its creators. While the third act may indeed be a generic creaturefeature, the first two acts are where “Splice” really shines with originality.

Clive (Adrian Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) are geneticists. They also happen to be married. They’re working on creating a protein that will be beneficial to cattle, keeping them alive longer. The only way this can be achieved is if the two successfully combine different DNA strands from various species, essentially making a new organism that produces said protein. The new organism is blob-like in structure, docile and harmless — or so they thought.

The project is shut down due to an accident with the new organism that needs to be seen, because on one hand it’s oddly hilarious, and on the other hand it’s sort of frightening.

Elsa is crushed the program has been scrapped, but has a plan to keep it going. She secretively creates her own species, this time adding human DNA. Isn’t that how these sorts of movies always begin? Adding human DNA to anything is just a flat-out bad idea.

As the previews for the movie completely give away, the species created by Elsa grows and matures into a humanoid, womanly figure. The rest of the film

The Reel Place

By Aaron Peck

★★ 1/2

“Splice” Rated R

revolves around the philosophical question, “Should we, just because we can?”

It’s an interesting question to ask when it comes to cloning and the infinite possibilities that come along with genetics.

“Jurassic Park” was another film that posed such a question; just because we have, or could possibly have, the technology, should we use it?

“Splice” isn’t so much a gory horror film filled with blood, guts and people running around screaming; rather, it’s a tongue-in-cheek look at the

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world of genetic science and the possibilities that may face us one day. And when we are faced with those options, how will we react?

Much of the movie is spent with Elsa as she nurtures her new creation, which she names Dren, from her infant stage to adulthood. It is true that the third act sort of ruins the first two acts, which were so perfectly constructed trying to answer the philosophical conundrum.

The third act is full of all the blood and gore that was absent from most of the movie, satisfying the hard-core horror fan-

boys that are sure to flock to the movie following the previews shown on TV. Sadly, this movie is being wrongly marketed as a horror movie. I caught it at Sundance this past January knowing nothing about it and came out pleasantly surprised. Word on the street was that this was a creature-feature horror film.

It only partly is; there’s something here for everyone. Sci-fi fans will love the science and questions posed, while horror fans will love the blood-filled final act. Whatever your pleasure, you may find something

in “Splice” to satisfy your movie-going appetite.

Film critic Aaron Peck has a bachelor’s degree in English from USU. He also writes for BlogCritics.org and HighDef Digest.com, and is starting up a new movie website called TheReelPlace.com. He lives in Logan. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper.

Feedback at aaronpeck46@ gmail.com.

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Photos, clockwise from bottom left: 1) Saddle-maker Marty Thompson demonstrates the process of stamping leather for saddles. 2) Thompson displays one of his creations at his home workshop in Wellsville on Wednesday.

3) Three-year-old Pace looks on as his dad demonstrates the process of stamping leather for saddles. 4) Thompson shows a couple of stamps used to imprint designs into leather. 5) The saddle-maker’s personal stamp is seen on one of his saddles.

Story by Jay Patrick ——— Photos by Braden Wolfe

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Television

Networks optimistic about next season

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IMMY KIMMEL peered out at a crowd of advertisers and media buyers who had gathered to preview next season’s ABC schedule and let them know he wasn’t keeping their secret.

“We know you have money this year, by the way,” he said.

Broadcast television’s annual meeting of sales pitches last month presented an interesting dichotomy.

Financially, network executives anticipate their tough years are over, that advertisers will be coming back and that their business has a real future.

They sounded confident, talked of swinging for the fences.

Creatively, they couldn’t match the boldness of their words. There was a numbing sameness to many of the new shows presented and nothing to match the genuine excitement created last year at this time by “Modern Family” and “The Good Wife.”

The numbers guys anticipate that billions of dollars in advertising for next year’s shows will be sold over the next few weeks — an improvement from last year. Those expectations come, in part, due to positive signals in their “scatter” market, or ads sold in smaller increments than the purchases made during the annual spring “upfront” season that comes over the next few weeks.

“It’s a total change to what we felt a year ago at this time,” said Rob Tuck, ad sales director at the CW network. “You can clearly see that it’s time. The advertisers know they have to get their messages out there.”

Despite the economy, the number of high definition TVs in American homes has grown rapidly, and people want to use them. Big events such as football games and awards shows jumped in the ratings this year, and the Super Bowl set a record for most-watched television program ever. Broadcasters also realize

A scene from the hit TV show “Modern Family.” the Internet is less a threat to television watching as it is a supplement that keeps people interested in the shows, said Peter Rice, entertainment chairman for the Fox Networks Group.

As a result, he said, “We have invested very heavily in development this year,” although he didn’t quantify it.

NBC, in a sharp turnaround from recent years, also poured money into developing new series. That’s partly symbolic — the network had alienated many in Hollywood and needed to prove it could play well with others — and practical. NBC needs hits. Desperately.

So what did that infusion mean creatively?

Not much, at least according to the brief previews seen at the end of May. “It was underwhelming,” said Don Seaman, analyst at the media buying firm MPG, who makes recommendations where advertisers should place their money.

As they anticipate the retirement of Fox’s “24” and the continued success of CBS’ crime-solving dramas, networks are flooding the market with new cop and legal dramas. Tom Selleck plays a New York City police chief, Jimmy Smits a former U.S. Supreme Court justice, Dana Delany a former neurosurgeon turned medical exam-

iner, Rob Morrow a defense attorney, Kathy Bates a crusty lawyer, Michael Imperioli a Detroit homicide detective.

And those are just some of the shows we know.

Considering Mark Harmon isn’t leaving “NCIS,” David Caruso is staying on “CSI: Miami” and Julianna Margulies will remain a lawyer on “The Good Wife,” TV’s criminal justice system is awfully busy.

“Please, no more medical, cop or lawyer shows,” Seaman said. “Google other careers.”

There is a perceived need for high-octane action with “24” going away. That might backfire.

CBS’ “Hawaii Five-O” remake looks so fast and explosive it may put people on edge instead of enjoying some of the loveliest scenery on Earth. Sometimes action veers toward self-parody: When a clip of NBC’s new “Chase” showed a U.S. marshal jumping off a bridge in pursuit of a bad guy, the tendency was to stifle a laugh.

One bright sign could be the comeback of Friday nights. Networks have essentially given up programming Saturday nights to save money, filling the night with reruns or football games.

That has lately spread to Friday, creating a dumping ground for more reruns.

Next season, networks are

making a better effort on Fridays.

That’s where CBS put Selleck’s drama, and NBC scheduled Smits’ show “Outlaw.” The CW has ditched “America’s Top Model” repeats on Friday to have all original programming on five nights for the first time in its five-year history.

Far from its stodgy image, CBS proved the boldest network last week. The network canceled shows that would probably still make it on other networks, like “New Adventures of Old Christine,” and changed the nights of several of its hits.

“The shows that have moved have very loyal fan bases,” said Kelly Kahl, CBS’ top scheduling executive. “The thinking is these fans are going to follow the shows wherever they go.”

Network TV has seen a comedy revival in recent years, with Fox and ABC making it a priority this season. Two new comedies for the fall that most bear watching are CBS’ “(Bleep) My Dad Says” and Fox’s “Running Wilde.” The former has William Shatner playing an Archie Bunker-like character whose words are sent out by his son on a popular Twitter feed. Fox’s show has Will Arnett as a rich playboy pursuing his childhood sweetheart, played by Keri Russell.

The former has a great idea, the latter a great pedigree.

Highlight clips shown to advertisers on both were laugh-deficient, however.

Keep an eye instead on ABC’s sweet, multigenerational “Better Together.”

Help make a difference!

Bring in your homemade or store-bought blankets for donation to Logan Regional Hospital and Primary Children’s Medical Center!

Donations must be made by Dec. 6, 2010! For more information, e-mail HeartCuddles @yahoo.com or call 792-7229.

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Photos by Liz Hunsaker (Taken March 28 along the Logan River Walking Trail)

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Books

Whirlwind tour through the world of beef

By The Associated Press

W

HEN YOU’RE writing an entire book about steak, the opportunities for opening lines are legion. But it’s not likely many of us would have thought of these particular three, offered by Mark Schatzker in the opening pages of his beefsoaked odyssey, “Steak: One Man’s Search for the World’s Tastiest Piece of Beef”: • “No one ever celebrated a big sale by saying, ‘How about chicken?’”

• “Competitive meat judging can start as early as seventh grade.”

• “A marbled steak goads the mouth into joining in the festival of juiciness.”

You may think you don’t need to read a whole volume about one man’s quest for succulent pieces of a cow. Maybe you’re a vegetarian who objects to the very notion of steak. Maybe you think that yet another book about yet another guy’s deep obsession with yet another small corner of human existence is simply too much.

You’d be wrong. “Steak” is well worth reading, and not just for those of us whose mouth is set to watering by a cover that depicts four pieces of perfectly broiled steak skewered on a fork.

What Schatzker has done here, in this trip around the planet by a peripatetic carnivore chasing a meaty McGuffin, is nothing less than offer an impassioned, cogent, even humble defense of why the steak — and, by extension, meat in general — is worth eating.

Railing against “commodity steak” and wringing his hands about grain-fed vs. grass-fed cattle, Schatzker moves flawlessly and fluidly between his personal gastronomic quest and the more sprawling canvas of global steakness.

One minute he’s talking about ancient cave paintings (of cows), the next nutritional information (humanity’s obsession with fat), and then he’s on to social mores (some societies’ women won’t have sex with men who don’t bring home meat). He views the world with a kind of a meat determinism, at one point referring to the Mesozoic asteroid that did in the dinosaurs as the event that “put the world on course for steak.”

We get to join him as he attends a steak tasting that resembles a wine tasting, with gradings for texture (“fibrousness” and “connective tissue”), flavor (“caramel” or nut”) and aftertaste (“wet earth” and, heaven help us, “furniture”).

And we walk alongside him when he offers this kind of hard-broiled prose during his trip to Italy — something that might have been set to paper in the 1930s had Raymond Chandler ever written a cookbook: “The center was red and barely above room temperature, the exterior was nearly black, and infinite points lay in between.”

But Schatzker is sneaky.

Gonzo his writing may be, but there’s a wealth of reporting here, a lot to learn. And as you read “Steak,” a strange thing happens: Through all his vivid descriptions of bull semen, cattle tension and the stench of manure, your outlook on steak begins to mature.

If you’re a member of any

generation born since the mid-1960s, odds are your primary interface with steak has involved foam trays, plastic wrap and supermarket meat cases. We are, most of us, at least a generation removed from the slaughterhouse or even the neighborhood butcher.

But through his passion and intellectual curiosity and sheer power of description, Schatzker builds a narrative that reveals a deep relationship between him and the animal whose flanks and haunches and loins he is so fond of consuming.

So when he tells us that his rib-eye steak was descended from a particularly famous cow who belonged to a venerable breed — one from, say, the 19th century — it forces the contemplation that what we’re eating was a living, breathing creature.

In fact, that’s where Schatzker’s gustatory quest through the beeves of the American heartland, Scotland, Japan, Italy and Argentina eventually leads him — to a cow named Fleurance, whom he purchases, pampers, regales with apples and “finishes” with the intention of making her into a really succulent steak.

It is quite poignant to watch the obvious care that Schatzker offers to his meal-to-be.

He immerses himself in his DIY project, and his attention to Fleurance reveals another, more hidden truth: For most of us, eating the cow you’ve raised — such a common pursuit for so long in human history — is today alien and almost uncomfortably intimate.

Ultimately, though, Schatzker’s entire journey is intimate — in an ecological way.

When he eats steak in “hay sauce” in Europe, he describes the taste as “sweet and resonantly beefy, the distilled essence of the cow and the fields it lived in.” And in fact, his holy grail is, as he puts it, “the idea that you can taste geography.” For him, steak is a way to encounter the world, an entry point to history, culture, even biology and agronomy.

“Steak” is an adept mix of passion, obsession and what Kipling called “satiable curiosity.” It is thought-provoking for everyone from the steak obsessive to the vegetarian, and it is as likely to reinforce carnivorous tendencies as it is to overturn them completely.

Schatzker may be a culinary carnivore, but when it comes to accumulating knowledge, he’s pure omnivore.

To accomplish so much in the context of steak alone is — begging your forgiveness here — truly rare.

Giffin tackles temptation with wit in ‘Heart of the Matter’

By The Associated Press

MILY GIFFIN E tackles a familiar literary topic — that of temptation — in

her latest novel, “Heart of the Matter.” It comes in the form of a dedicated single mother, Valerie Anderson, whose 6-year-old son is injured in a horrific accident.

Dr. Nick Russo is a caring, virtuous and handsome pediatrician who is so sensitive and nurturing that when he and Valerie become

attracted to one another, it seems natural and inevitable. Nick is married to Tessa, the love of his life, who is a stay-at-home mom to their two adorable children.

Will Nick’s commitment to his family be enough to stop him from succumbing to Valerie’s charms? It’s a well-worn plotline, and the book threatens to be another cheesy, chick-lit weeper.

But Giffin has always been too intelligent to go down that path, and in “Heart of the Matter,” she

again uses her great wit and gift of storytelling to weave a tale that’s nuanced, empathetic and, at times, heartbreaking, without the cliched villains and victims, and unnecessary melodrama. She also does it with her typical humor, and even brings back a few characters from her first novel, “Something Borrowed,” as supporting players.

Valerie and Nick don’t set out to cheat on Tessa, and Tessa doesn’t plan to drive away her

husband. Everyone starts out with good intentions — and everyone knows where that can lead.

Like real life, “Heart of the Matter” doesn’t wrap up neatly: Decisions are made that are both troubling and understandable.

That’s one reason the book is so engaging. Giffin makes readers identify with the characters, even if they don’t agree with their actions. Matters of the heart are always complicated, and Giffin deftly shows you why.

By The Associated Press

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OSE EDELSTEIN is nearly 9 when she bites into the lemon cake with chocolate icing that her mother made for her birthday and discovers she has developed an undesirable skill — she can taste the cook’s emotions in every food she eats.

Rose’s mother is lost and lonely, and her anguish permeates everything she makes, from rosemary chicken to roast beef. Lunches packed by her mother and meals at home become inedible, and Rose spends her childhood scraping together money to buy Doritos and other snacks from vending

machines. One of her favorites is made in a factory where no human hands touch the ingredients or the final product, leaving the chips blessedly blank.

“The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” contains the kind of unconventional and impossible world Aimee Bender introduced in “The Girl in the Flammable Skirt.”

While one friend urges Rose to use her ability to become a kind of superhero, she feels afflicted rather than empowered. In one sad moment, she describes being torn between hungry gratitude and envy when another friend to whom she has confessed her skill begins leaving her “extra”

sandwiches made by the friend’s happy and loving mother.

Gradually, Rose realizes she isn’t the only one in her fam-

ily with an unusual ability. Her brother begins to disappear for short periods and returns looking “like he had been washed and dried in a machine.” When he vanishes completely, Rose is the only one who knows where he has gone, but her grief is such that she can’t explain to anyone, not even her parents. As bad as her skill is, she thinks, her brother’s must be worse.

And if Rose isn’t a superhero, Bender clearly sees her as a heroine. The novel sharply contrasts Rose’s quiet strength with her parents’ weaknesses.

The child helps her mother conceal an affair and reminds her father that by avoiding

his special skill — which he believes has to do with hospitals — he has lost the chance to help others. Throughout the novel, there is a sense of Rose making the best of things and trying to get by while protecting those she loves.

While Rose finds a kind of acceptance and satisfaction in using her skill to help others as she ages into her early 20s, a sense of sadness and loss lingers through the end of “Lemon Cake.” This isn’t a novel to be read lightly or that will brighten a day. But one has to admire Bender’s originality and her ability to produce stories that make one grateful for being ordinary.

Swordboat captain’s return to sea makes good read

By The Associated Press

HAD BEEN A IlawTdecade since Linda Greenfished the deep ocean for

a living. Her days as a swordfish-boat skipper, publicized by Sebastian Junger’s 1997 bestseller, “The Perfect Storm,” were a long-ago memory.

Instead, she’d turned to writing books such as “The Hungry Ocean” and “All Fishermen Are Liars.”

Her life was largely onshore, on a Maine island, sticking with small-boat fishing near land. It was safe and comfortable; she had adopted a teenager. But she yearned for what she called “true, hardy saltwater adventure.”

So when an old friend asked her to be captain of a 63-foot swordfish boat bound for the

Grand Banks off Newfoundland, she jumped at the chance.

And all of us book readers should rejoice. Her chronicle of that seven-week adventure, “Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea,” is fascinating.

Hanging over the tale is a nagging question: Being 48 and out of the business for 10 years, how would Greenlaw and her 5foot-3 frame stand up to the physical and psychological demands of the job?

The answer: beautifully. Her competitive fire still burned as her boat joined others on the water; her age and experience had brought wisdom. Greenlaw’s writing sweeps the reader along not only for the incidents at sea but also for her candid reflections about them.

She does have plenty to tell: her arrest after the fishing gear accidentally drifts into Canadian water, the exploits and personalities of her four crew members, a storm that almost washes one of them overboard, the silly humor that can redeem a bad day at sea.

She tells us the ins and outs of this way of life, like how a newbie crew member nibbled the still-beating heart of a swordfish to avoid bad luck, and the importance of a load of terrific bait: “Four grown men stood behind me and admired the frozen mackerel with oohs

and aahs more appropriate to a bunch of guys looking at a copy of Playboy magazine.”

Her book won’t make many landlubbers jump up and sign on for that kind of adventure.

But they’ll be delighted to have ridden along with her from the safety of their armchairs.

* This week’s New York Times Bestseller List * HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “61 Hours” by Lee Child 2. “Storm Prey” by John Sandford 3. “Dead in the Family” by Charlaine Harris 4. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett 5. “Innocent” by Scott Turow PAPERBACK (TRADE) FICTION 1. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson 2. “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson 3. “Savor the Moment” by Nora Roberts 4. “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave 5. “Best Friends Forever” by Jennifer Weiner PAPERBACK NONFICTION 1. “With the Old Breed” by E.B. Sledge 2. “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert 3. “Helmet for My Pillow” by Robert Leckie 4. “Mennonite in a Little Black Dress” by Rhoda Janzen 5. “Are You There, Vodka? ...” by Chelsea Handler PAPERBACK ADVICE 1. “... When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff 2. “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman 3. “The Belly Fat Cure” by Jorge Cruise 4. “Awkward Family Photos” by Mike Bender 5. “Skinny Italian” by Teresa Giudice

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

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Answers from last week

Friday Stokes Nature Center will host Parent Tot Nature Hour for ages 2 and 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday. Explore animals, plants and nature through music, crafts and games. Cost is $3 ($2.50 for SNC members). To register, call 755-3239.

The Celtic band Leaping Lulu will play from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday at Iron Gate Grill.

There is no cover charge and everyone is invited.

Providence will host its annual Celebrate Providence Events this weekend. Friday events include a movie in the park with free popcorn; Saturday events include a Fun Run, a motorcycle parade and show, inflatables, carnival games, vendor booths, food and kids’ crafts at the park. For more information, call the city office at 752-9441 ext. 22.

Singer/songwriter Sarah Olsen will perform at 6 p.m. and Logan’s News Boys member Skyler Smith will perform at 7 p.m.

Friday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza. Everyone is invited.

“The Music Man” will play at 7:30 p.m.

June 4-26 at the Old Barn Theatre. Matinees will play at 2:30 p.m. June 12 and 19. Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for children and seniors and can be purchased at www.old barn.org or by calling 435-458-BARN (2276).

A special Bridal Tea Party for ages 4 and older will be held in conjunction with “Four Weddings & A Funeral Week” at 2 p.m. Friday at the American West Heritage Center. Reservations are required.

The Hyrum Star Spangled Rodeo Queen contest will be held June 8 in Hyrum. All interested contestants can pick up applications at the Hyrum City Offices. Deadline is Friday.

An opening ceremony for the 2010 Airport Open House will be held at 3 p.m. Friday on the ramp in front of Leading Edge Aviation.

Everyone is invited. Sen. Jake Garn will honor veterans and talk about the history of the airport. For more information, visit usu.edu/avi ation/openhouse2010.html.

Members and friends of the First Presbyterian Church will present “Broadway and Brownies,” featuring an array of musicians and dancers, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the church’s Bruner Hall on the corner of West Center and 200 West, Logan (upstairs).

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to help reduce debt on new construction. Brownies and beverages will be served following the program.

on KSL Channel 5. Contributions can be made during the telethon by calling 1-800-762-7262, or by mail to Primary Children’s Medical Center, P.O. Box 58249, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, or online at www.primarychildrens.org.

The Logan Iris Society will visit iris gardens in bloom in the Ogden area for its annual Iris Society Field Trip this Saturday. Carpooling is available and there is no cost. For more information, contact Bryan at 797-3107 or Charlotte at 752-4441.

Weight Watchers of Logan will host its Walk-It Challenge, a no-frills, all-fun 5K walk, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Willow Park. No registration is necessary but you will need to bring your own water. Meet at the zoo entrance.

Spencer Jensen will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza. Everyone is invited.

The ninth annual Bear River Celebration and Free Fishing Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Logan’s Willow Park West Skylor Pond, 500 W. 700 South.

There will be music, free fishing, booths, activities, giveaways and prizes. Youth are invited with their parents. Pack a water bottle and sunblock. For more information, call 797-2580.

USU’s Museum of Anthropology will feature UPR’s Friend Weller as part of its ongoing “Saturdays at the Museum” series. Weller will give a presentation at 1 p.m. and examine key moments in radio history. Guests can also listen to various radio shows from the 1930s to 1950s; comedies will be offered at 10 a.m., mysteries at 11 a.m., science fiction at 2 p.m. and political speeches at 3 p.m.

Admission is free. For more information, call 797-7545.

Curves of Cache Valley will host a free weight-management class (special topic: blood pressure) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Everyone is invited. To register or for more information, call 755-9203.

A Big D Benefit Rodeo will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Hyrum Rodeo Fairgrounds. All proceeds will benefit Dietrich “Big D” Crosby and his family. For more information, call 801-403-1784 or 208-360-2473.

“Four Weddings & A Funeral Week” at the American West Heritage Center culminates with four weddings and a funeral at various historic sites throughout the day at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. All weddings are free with admission to Daily Adventures.

The Western singing duo Tumbleweeds will perform from 6 p.m. to closing Saturday at LD’s Cafe in Richmond. Everyone is invited.

The annual Celebrate Providence Fun Run will be held Saturday at Zollinger Park, 61 N. 200 West, Providence. The 5K race begins at 8 a.m. and the 1-mile race starts at 9. Registration is $5 for the 5K and $2 for the mile. Pick up a registration form at the city offices or register from 7 to 7:30 a.m. the day of the event.

For more information, call 752-9441.

The 28th annual KSL/Primary Children’s Miracle Network Telethon begins at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday and continues until 5 p.m. Sunday

The Bridger Folk Music Society will present the neo-traditional Irish band Leaping Lulu at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Crumb Brothers Bakery,

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291 S. 300 West, Logan. Tickets are $13 and available at the door or by calling 757-3468.

Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended.

The annual Cache Valley Macey’s Car Show will be held Saturday. Kids are invited to a “Cars” activity from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. For more information, visit www.maceys.com.

The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park. Come enjoy locally grown produce, handmade crafts, artisan foods and more. This week’s live music will be provided

by Speakeasy. For more information, visit www.gardenersmarket.org or call 755-3950.

Sunday An open house/social for soccer coach and USU professor Robson Chaves, who is leaving after 10 years of service, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Ridge Middle School/Lee’s Park Pavilion, Hyde Park.

For more information, contact call 881-5044.

Members of the Northern Chapter of the American Bikers Aiming Towards Education will host their monthly meeting at noon Sunday at Ruby Tuesday, 43 E. 1400 North, Logan. All interested motorcyclists 18 and older are invited to attend.

The Summer Citizen Group will kick off its Sunday Afternoon Series with Utah Festival Opera director Michael Ballam at 1 p.m.

Sunday on the great lawn adjacent to the Old Main building on the USU campus. Bring your own chairs. In case of rain, the event will be held inside Old Main. For more information, contact Norm Palmer at 787-1406.

Monday Mondays are Family Night at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan.

Up to eight people can skate for $30, including skates, from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. The schedule is subject to change; call 752-1170 or visit www. ecclesice.com for an updated, daily schedule.

For more information, call 787-2288.

MedSource will offer free assistive technology maintenance training and assessments Monday. For more information or to schedule a home visit, call 753-5353 ext. 102.

Tuesday Curves of Cache Valley hosts free Tuesdays. Come in, work out and learn about fitness for women. For hours, call Logan at 755-9293, Smithfield at 563-5657 or Hyrum at 245-4734.

Shauna Flammer will make some crowdpleasing foods perfect for your next family BBQ from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. There is no charge. Seating is limited; call 753-3301 to reserve your spot. For more information, visit www.maceys.com.

The Hyrum Star Spangled Rodeo Queen Contest will be held Tuesday. Riding will be judged at noon in the Hyrum arena, contestants will deliver their speeches and new royalty will be crowned at 6 p.m. at the Hyrum Civic Center.

Wednesday The John Birch Society (JBS) meeting will feature a discussion on current events and legislation at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Book Table. There is no charge and everyone is invited. For more information, call 753-8844.

Jeannie Simmonds, wife of well-known Cache Valley historian A.J. Simmonds, will discuss A.J.’s writings and their significance to the published history of Cache Valley as part of the Cache Valley Historical Society’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the classroom in the northeast corner of the Logan Library building. Admission is free and everyone is invited.

The Women’s Council of Realtors and The United Way of Cache Valley will host their “Eat and Retreat” EXPO fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at 1996 E. 3075 North, North Logan. Vendors and service providers include facials, manicures, shopping boutiques, handwriting analysis and tarot card reading. Cost is $10 in advance or $15 at the door and includes lunch. For more information, contact Amanda Phillips at 232-9917.

Ye Olde Tyme Quilters will meet at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at OPTIONS for Independence, 1095 N. Main, Logan. The group will eat lunch afterwards. Prices will vary. For more information or to schedule free transportation, contact Aimee at 753-5353 ext. 105.

Thursday Two workshops will be presented as part of “How the West Was Worn Week” on Thursday at the American West Heritage Center. Historic clothing expert Mike Young will present “Suspender Buttons: The Bachelor’s Solution” at 10:30 a.m. and “Rivets and Their Application for Tools, Clothing and More” at 1 p.m. Cost is included with admission to Daily Adventures.

Airplanes will perform with Lorelei and Thexpo (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Thursday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave. Cover charge is $5.

For more information, visit www.myspace. com/whysound.

A Half-Time Party fundraiser for Miss Rodeo Idaho Measha Gittins will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Robinson building in Preston, 186 W. Second North. There will be food, entertainment, a raffle and auction (begins at 7 p.m.). Cost per plate is $10 for adults and $6 for kids 12 and younger. The first 100 kids up to sixth grade who show up with an adult will receive a free book.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at noon Thursday at Browse Around Antiques, 180 W. 1200 South, Logan.

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