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June 26 - July 2, 2009

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A stained-glass butterfly by Logan artist Jen Conger Walker sways in the breeze at the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market last weekend. Walker started Glitzy Glass Stars last summer and has expanded her homegrown business to boutiques from Draper to Park City. Local buyers can find her manning her booth every Saturday selling “jewelry for your windows and art for your body.” Read more on Page 8. Photo by Meegan M. Reid/Herald Journal

Find your inner artist at this weekend’s Art on the Lawn

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From the editor

HATE JUNE BUGS. Every year when summer rolls around my heart starts to beat a little faster, I sweat a little and I lock myself inside the house once the sun goes down. This lasts about a month or so and then they’re gone, leaving me exhausted and a little more than ashamed. I know, I know — they’re just bugs! They can’t hurt me! But I couldn’t care less if they’re dangerous. They’re big and they come hurtling into my backyard like they’re on a suicide mission, bouncing against the sliding glass door or, if I’m unlikely enough to be in the way, smacking into my forehead and eliciting a scream that would make any horror movie producer proud. My husband thinks I’m weird and rolls his eyes at me a lot when I refuse to go

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outside after dark. Sometimes if my cats are outside scratching to come in, and I can see a June bug anywhere in the vicinity, I just wave at them and tell them to have a nice life and wish them luck in their adventures. That usually just makes them mad, of course, so I have to go find my husband and ask him to please let the cats inside while I cower in the corner in the other room. “Why can’t you do it?” he still asks me every time. “June bugs!” is pretty much the only response I can spit out. Then, on his way toward the door he says every time, “You’re so weird.” So I’m a pretty happy camper when July rolls around and these horrific monstrosities seem to disappear. Then I just have to worry abut those gigantic spiders. Have a great weekend, everyone! — Jamie Baer Nielson Cache Magazine editor

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USU’s Science Unwrapped asks: ‘Is Pluto a planet?’

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(Page 5) OLRC opens third play of the season

pet photo of the week

These kittens are available for adoption!

Pets: Twixie (female) and Ziggy (male) From: Cache Humane Society Why they’re so lovable: Twixie (left) and Ziggy are both domestic medium-hair kittens. They are both thought to be good with kids, dogs and cats, and both are up to date with their shots. To meet either of these kittens or to find out more, e-mail michael@cachehumane.org, call 792-3920 or stop by the Cache Humane Society Shelter at 2370 W. 200 North, Logan.

Slow Wave is created from real people’s dreams as drawn by Jesse Reklaw. Ask Jesse to draw your dream! Visit www.slowwave.com to find out how.

Pageant to celebrate history of Corinne

HE HISTORICAL Corinne pageant will be held Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27, at the Corinne city park. Concessions and the pre-show with live music begin at 7 p.m. There will be burgers, hotdogs, popcorn, homemade rootbeer, soft drinks and water with peace cobbler and ice cream served at intermission. The show will begin at dusk. Admission is free, but bring your lawn chairs and blankets. After the pageant on Friday, there will be a dance in the park. In the years 1869-71, amazing things happened in Corinne. Grand speculation and promotion were on the rise and promoters could see that the Union Pacific railroad would build through the Bear River marshes on toward Promontory and eventually meet with the Central Pacific Railroad. They started planning a great American city. A town site was laid out in a bend of the Bear River. By March 1869, 500 frame buildings and tents had been erected, housing a permanent population of 1,500 (not to mention 5,000 railroad laborers living in construction camps nearby). One of the first water systems

in the territory was constructed in Corinne, and the first nonLDS church erected by the Methodists. Other major businesses included a sawmill, a cigar factory, a brickyard, an Epsom salt factory, a flour mill, several large meat-packing

plants, two theaters, department stores, a large expensive hotel covering half of a city block and an opera house. Several banks were opened, there were 28 saloons, two dance halls, assorted gambling dens and 80 or more soiled doves. It also

had the ever-famous Divorce Machine that made freedom attainable for the low price of $2.50, and Utah’s first steamship, which made its way to Salt Lake City with ore and passengers via the Bear River. The historical Corinne pag-

eant brings to life the marshal, who has his work cut out for him trying to keep order in a town full of rowdy cowboys, “soiled doves” and even the elite who have visions of grandeur for Corinne. Gen. Williamson is included as he attempts to make Corinne the capital city of Utah. The pageant also brings to life Brigham Young as he warns of the coming collapse of Corinne. There are historical events highlighted in the pageant and some that could only be imagined. The large cast is made up of people who are local or have ties to Corinne and offer a surprising variety of talent. Watch out for Marshal Ryan, who will be going around with his “Paddy Wagon” arresting any “offenders.” To get bail bond to free these offenders, monies will be collected (which will go toward funding costs of the pageant). During Corinne’s “boom years,” it sported a baseball team that was one of the best around. To commemorate that tradition, there will be an old-time baseball tournament in conjunction with the pageant. It will be on June 19 and 20 and the day of the pageant; the winning team will play a team from Salt Lake.

Craig Jessop tours with Grammy Award-winner Maureen McGovern TAH STATE U University’s Caine School of the Arts will present Grammy

Award winner Maureen McGovern in “An American Tribute” with the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, directed by Craig Jessop, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, in the Kent Concert Hall at USU. Tickets are $20, $15 and $10 and can be purchased through the Caine School of the Arts Box Office at http://csa.usu.edu, by calling 797-8022 or at the door. McGovern and Jessop will continue their tour at the Civic

Auditorium in Idaho Falls on July 2 and at the Sun Valley Pavilion in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 3. The concert is a patriotic salute to America and McGovern the Independence Day holiday. The American Festival Chorus is a community-based choir sponsored by USU’s department of music, and the orchestra includes professional musicians from the region.

McGovern’s career spans recordings, concerts, theater, films, television and radio. On Broadway, she made her debut in “The Pirates of Penzance,” and starred in “Nine” and “The Three Penny Opera” and offBroadway in “Brownstone.” Her film credits include “Airplane,” “Airplane II: The Sequel,” “The Towering Inferno,” “The Cure For Boredom” and the voice of Rachel in DreamWorks’ animated film “Joseph.” McGovern’s recording career began with the Academy Awardwinning gold record “We May

Craig Jessop conducts the American Festival Orchestra. Never Love Like This Again.” She made history in 1975 as the first singer with two Oscar nominations in the same year. In addition to McGovern,

“An American Tribute” will feature Jessie Clark Funk, Daniel Beck and a 100-voice honors choir comprised of students from Cache Valley.

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Noon Music series at the tabernacle under way

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he 2009 Noon Music at the Tabernacle series is in full swing. Concerts start at noon every day (except Sunday). Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, visit www.cachecommunityconnections.com. Be sure to check Cache Magazine every week for profiles on upcoming performers.

Jeanne Westerberg & Kermit Herd (June 26)

eanne Westerberg is an active senior citizen in Logan. She is the mother of three and grandmother of six and has been married to M.L. “Westy” Westerberg for 63 years. Jeanne has been singing since she was a child, graduated with a degree in music and pursued graduate work at the University of Minnesota. She was soprano soloist for the major symphonies in Minneapolis, St. Louis and Fort Smith, Ark. She has appeared as a guest artist in concerts in Tulsa, Norway and Washington State, among others. She has also appeared as a principal in grand operas and major choirs. For many years she was director of music at her home church in Wenatchee, Wash. She developed huge choirs and introduced handbell choirs to the state. Jeanne has had her own radio show and many TV appearances. ★★★★★★★★★

ermit Herd, now retired in Logan after an extended career in musical theater, will sing a variety of his favorite showtunes. Under the stage name of Dane Tyrell, Herd sang on and off Broadway and has had leading roles in shows including “The Fantasticks,” “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “Brigadoon,” “Camelot,” “Paint Your Wagon,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Man of La Mancha” and “My Fair Lady.” For two seasons he was a soloist with the Utah Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also directed numerous theater productions. Herd is a graduate of USU, where he received a master of fine arts degree.

Aaron Muir & Daniel Watts (July 2)

aron Muir grew up playing trumpet, like his father. He entered college on a music scholarship but developed an interest in world affairs and graduated in business instead. He has been studying classic guitar for much of the last two decades, exploring the intrinsically expressive qualities of this beautiful instrument. Now, as a father, he teaches his children that the primary components of music — structure, contrast and balance — are the building blocks of a happy life. As a designer and draftsman, he enjoys utilizing those same fundamentals working with a team to help build the greatest roller coasters on earth for S&S Worldwide Inc.

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aniel Watts has been a self-trained musician since the age of 6. He began on the guitar and has been playing for 25 years. For the last 14 years his focus has mainly been on ethnic music. The styles have ranged from flamenco to Hawaiian slack-key and beyond. In 2001 he picked up a Native flute at a pow-wow and has been training on it ever since. He received recognition two different years for best instrumental in the song-writing contest at Summerfest. Daniel has also been featured at the Cache County Fair and played at The Festival of the American West. He has also volunteered his time at local retirement and nursing homes. Daniel has been developing his compositional skills and has recorded several songs over the years. He plans on continuing his recording and building a career into movie soundtracks and documentary work.

Broadbent Family (June 27)

ichard and Merrilee Broadbent have been singing together since they were engaged to be married. Richard has an employee benefits business in Logan and enjoys performing when he has time. Merrilee has been a conductor and accompanist with the Cache Children’s Choir for many years and has accompanied widely throughout the valley. They have four children. Michelle graduated from USU in vocal performance and choral education. She is currently working on a master’s degree at BYU. Nicole grew up singing with her family as well as in the Cache Children’s Choir. She is currently teaching

sixth grade in Lehi. Christopher, age 9, loves singing with his family. He also loves baseball, basketball, soccer, golf and anything with a ball.

Tumbleweeds (June 30)

he formation of Tumbleweeds was one of those chance happenings that just seemed to click. Steve Fillmore and “Ugly Earl” Bradley have an unlikely combination of comedy and acoustic Western music that is pleasing and fun to listen to. Although both had played in other bands over the years, they found themselves performing together for many functions, and eventually formed Tumbleweeds. Their voices, both strong despite their age, plus Steve’s guitar and Earl’s bass, form a unique sound without any other instruments. Although they later added Earl’s banjo and harmonica, the original sound of their voices and these two instruments

remain the backbone of their music. The title cut for their album is a song written by Steve called “Cool Evenin’ Breeze,” drawn from cowboy experiences in his life.

Lindsey Gray (July 1)

indsey is 17 years old and will be a senior at Logan High School this fall. She is a vocal soprano studying under the direction of Dr. Cindy Dewey, and will be performing a show filled with selections from well-known musical theater productions. A highlight of the show will be a vocal duet with guest tenor Luke Monday as they perform together a moving rendition of “The Prayer.” Lindsey will finish her concert as she joins her sister, Megan Gray, and her mother, Mary Jo Hansen.

OLRC opens third play of season

HE OLD LYRIC Repertory Company in the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University opens its third show with Oscar Wilde’s trivial comedy for serious people, “The Importance of Being Earnest.” The production opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, and continues July 3 at 7:30 p.m. and July 4 with a matinee performance only at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $19-$25; some discounts are available by calling the Caine School of the Arts Box Office at 797-8022 or 752-1500, visiting the box office online (http://boxoffice.usu.edu) or at the door. “The Importance of Being Earnest” is directed by USU Theatre Arts Department faculty member Linda Linford and stars W. Lee Daily as Lady Bracknell. Other actors include Phillip Lowe as Algernon, Casey Allen as Jack, Fred Willecke as the Rev. Canon Chasuble, Aubrey Campbell as Cecily and Felicia Stehmeier as Gwendolen. Willecke appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Wilde’s final and perhaps most recognized play, “Earnest” is, by all accounts, a masterpiece of modern comedy. A century after it was written, it strikes a balance by remaining both a respected and studied piece of literature, as well as a favorite with audiences. “Earnest” tells the tale of Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff. Both

Light wood Duo to wrap up concert series at USU

Duo, a popular guitar-clariTof thehenetLightwood pairing, will provide the final concert “At the Performance Hall” concert

From left, Felicia Stehmeier as Gwendolyn Fairfax, Phillip Lowe as Algernon and W. Lee Daily as Lady Bracknell in the OLRC’s “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

young men have taken to bending the recipe for truth in order to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Jack invents an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull home in the country to frolic in town. Algernon uses the same technique, only in reverse — his imaginary friend, Bunbury, provides a convenient and frequent method of taking adven-

tures in the country. Their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits: Jack of his love Gwendolyn Fairfax, and Algernon of his belle Cecily Cardew. Following its opening, “The Importance of Being Earnest” joins the rotating OLRC calendar with performances July 15, 17, 23, 25 and 28.

Science Unwrapped asks: ‘Is Pluto a planet?’

ARK SYKES, astronomer and director of Arizona’s Planetary Science Institute, will present “The Dawn Mission: The Origin of Life and the Great Planet Debate” at 7 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Emert Auditorium, Room 130, of the Eccles Science Learning Center on campus. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Among the scientific classifications under scrutiny is how we define and classify planets. Is Pluto a planet? What about

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the Ceres, the largest object in our solar system’s asteroid belt? Sykes will discuss these questions along with NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which is scheduled to reach Ceres’ orbit in 2015. “The existence of Ceres in the inner solar system raises interesting questions about the origin of life on Earth,” said Sykes. Following Sykes’ presentation, attendees are invited to participate in a scaled planet walk of the solar system

that stretches from the ESLC along the USU Quad and campus. Staffed stations offering information about Earth and each of its neighboring planets will give attendees an idea of the size of our solar system. The walk culminates at the Aggie Ice Cream store (Station: Pluto) on 1200 East, where participants will enjoy a free treat. The presentation is part of Science Unwrapped’s “Windows on the Cosmos” series, which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy and will continue through fall 2009. Presentations are held the last Friday of each month. For more information, call 7973517 or visit www.usu.edu/science/ unwrapped.

series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, at USU’s Manon Caine RussellKathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall. Admission is Nelson $10 and Christiansen all proceeds go to scholarship funds in the music department. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at the Caine School of the Arts Box Office in the Chase Fine Arts Center, Room 139B; at http://box office.usu. edu; or by calling 797-8022. Eric Nelson, clarinet, and Mike Christiansen, guitar, are well-known in music circles in Utah and beyond. The two first began performing together in 1985 with the jazz/rock band Mirage and they formed the Lightwood Duo in 1992.

Chamber orchestra to feature Randall Smith

Caine School of the Arts at Utah State TberheUniversity will present the Cache ChamOrchestra at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, in

the Kent Concert Hall of the Chase Fine Arts Center at USU. Admission is free. The orchestra, under the direction of Robert Frost, completed its 35th concert season during the regular academic year at USU. Summer concerts are a recent addition. Returning as a performer with the Cache Chamber Orchestra for the June 28 concert is vocalist Randall J. Smith, a USU graduate and choir director at Logan High Smith School. Smith has sang lead roles in four operas and operettas. He has also performed as a tenor soloist for Musica Reservata, the Northern Utah Choral Society and as a soloist and musical director for the Festival of the American West’s pageant.

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Film New this week “My Sister’s Keeper” Rated PG-13 ★★1⁄2 A shameless weepy, one of the most manipulative and fundamental of genres, but it also raises some surprisingly difficult and thought-provoking ethical questions. Based on the Jodi Picoult best-seller, “My Sister’s Keeper” focuses on the Fitzgerald family, and the drastic decision they made in medically engineering a child (Abigail Breslin) as a perfect genetic match to help save the life of their older daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva), who has leukemia. For years, little Anna provided blood, bone marrow, whatever Kate needed. Now at 11, with her teenage sister needing a kidney, Anna says no for the first time — and beyond that, she files a lawsuit seeking medical emancipation from her parents. Director Nick Cassavetes, who co-wrote the script with Jeremy Leven (writer of Cassavetes’ “The Notebook”),

Please note that on Wednesday, July 1, two new movies will be released in theaters: “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and “Public Enemies.” This means movie times and locations may change, so be sure to check your local listings before heading out!

traces this conflict through flashbacks from various characters’ perspectives: bulldog matriarch Sara (Cameron Diaz), whose priority is preserving Kate’s life at all costs; father Brian (Jason Patric), who’s patient and supportive no matter what; only son Jesse (Evan Ellingson), who feels lost

in the shuffle; and Kate and Anna themselves. Cassavetes tugs at the heartstrings, which has become a trademark in much of his work, providing opportunities to yank out the hankies early and

often. But he also wisely refrains from demonizing any of these characters for the choices they make and lets us draw our own conclusions. On the flip side, some family members seem

too good to be true. PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking. 103 min. — By The Associated Press

JOYLESS cacophony, an insistent and seemingly endless onslaught, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” director Michael Bay’s follow-up to the 2007 smash “Transformers” plays more like a parody of a Bay movie. You name it, it gets shot up, blown up or otherwise obliterated in a massive fiery ball, from suburban homes and cars to aircraft carriers and even an Egyptian pyramid. Along the way, our sense of sanity and humanity also get destroyed, as we feel as if we are being held captive by these walking, talking, shapeshifting robots — both the good guys and the bad. The Autobots and Decepticons aren’t the only ones assaulting us in their epic battle: Regular people are just as obnoxious — probably more so — with their nonstop yelling and yammering. Everyone is over-caffeinated, everyone screams their lines, perhaps so they can hear each other over the explosions and the thunderous score. Who knows, and more importantly, who cares? It is impossible to become emotionally invested in the Transformers, cool-looking as they may be when the movie settles down for a rare moment (the work of the venerable Industrial Light & Magic), because it’s impossible to tell who’s doing what to whom. It’s all one messy amalgamation of twisted steel and shattered glass, accompanied by generic crunching and shrieking sounds. The only robots with any discernible personality traits, aside from bravery

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or antagonism, are the Autobot twins, Mudflap and Skids. These are shockingly crass and unfortunate black stereotypes, jive-talking fools who can’t read and bumble their way from one mishap to the next. They are Jar Jar Binks in car form. After only an hour, it all feels boring and numbingly repetitive, and one glance and the watch tells you you’ve got another solid hour and a half to go. What’s that, you say? You want to know what the “Transformers” sequel is about? How quaint. Basically, it follows the further adventures of plucky, young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf, seriously straining his likability), who is yet again stuck in the middle of the eternal fight between the noble Autobots and the evil Decepticons. The mythology is much more dense than that, though, as we

learn from several self-serious, expository speeches delivered by Autobot leader Optimus Prime (voiced as always by Peter Cullen), Decepticon leader Megatron (Hugo Weaving) — oh yes, he’s back — and the elderly Brit, Jetfire (Mark Ryan). Something about millennia of history and oppression, and capturing the energy of the sun. (Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman returned to write the script, along with Ehren Kruger, inspired by the Hasbro Transformer toys and the animated ’80s TV show.) Megan Fox is also back as Sam’s impossibly hot girlfriend, Mikaela, with whom he hopes to

maintain a long-distance relationship as he heads off to college. (The first time we see her, it’s from behind in a pair a Daisy Duke shorts as she’s bent over a motorcycle seat; this, and running across the desert while maintaining perfect lip gloss, are all she’s asked to do.) Josh

Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson also provide eye candy as commanders of a secret team that works alongside the Autobots to hunt down any remaining Decepticons; this requires them to look hot in camouflage as they squint pensively into the sunset. Laughs are unusual in this brawny endeavor, but if anyone gets them, it’s John Turturro as a former secret agent who gets hauled back into the fray. You’ll feel as if you’ve been dragged in, too. “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” a DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures release, is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material. Running time: 150 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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‘Transformers’ a mess of noise, nonsense

rtists don’t want their work to become just another trinket on somebody’s shelf. That’s why Jen Conger Walker of Logan puts meaning into each of the items she produces and sells. Walker started Glitzy Glass Stars last summer and has expanded her homegrown business to boutiques from Draper to Park City. But local buyers are still her passion and patrons at the Cache Valley Garden ers’ Market can find her manning her company booth every Saturday, selling

Glitzy Glass Stars artist Jen Conger Walker works on a stained-glass piece while tending her Gardeners’ Market booth in Logan last weekend.

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“jewelry for your windows and art for your body.” Walker uses recycled glass and copper to produce hand-made decorative art that can be worn as a pendant or suspended in front of a window to create beautiful light effects. And Walker says her products are more than art. Glitzy Glass Stars donates 3 percent of each item sold to One Heart Bulgaria, a not-for-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life for Bulgarian Orphans. The company also raised $7,000 for a

Las Vegas institute for children with disabilities by decorating a tree at the city’s Festival of Lights event last winter. To add meaning to her art, Walker personalizes her glass with photos, inscriptions and initials. “I’ve had several people order them for children that have died,” she said. “They put a picture of their baby or they put the initials of the child on the item and it means something to them that they can remember the child by.” Walker says she’s had an eye for design since childhood and is working

toward a degree in interior design. “I would make clothes and jewelry for my mom out of paper,” she said. “I’ve always been involved in designing. I love thinking about the whole process of it and the small things and details.” Some of the company’s most popular items are glass works of dragonflies and the Bluebird of Happiness. “I hope people can find beauty in the pieces of art that I’ve created,” said Walker. “I hope it helps them find happiness.”

Walker says her business is growing and stressed that even though she’s seeing increased sales, her family will always come first. “I definitely put a high priority on being a mom,” she said. “The business is wonderful and great but I’m not about to put my kids in day care. I’m happy that I’ve been able to do this while being a mom and not being interfered by letting things get overwhelming.” Examples of available products can be seen at glitzyglassstars.blogspot. com. Prices range from $5 to $45.

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Find your inner artist at Art on the Lawn

HE FIFTH ANNUAL Art on the Lawn celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at 1491 E. 2300 North in North Logan. Admission is free and there is lots of free parking. Leashed dogs are welcome. For more information and a complete event schedule, visit www.artonthelawn.net or contact Lucy Peterson-Watkins at 752-4749. Art on the Lawn is an annual interactive art event held on the old Crookston Homestead in North Logan and is a fundraiser for the Dean F. and Bessie C. Peterson Foundation for Cache Valley Arts. In the past four years, the foundation has donated more than $30,000 in support of the Alliance for the Varied Arts, The Friends of the North Logan Library, local high school art departments and more. A special event on the lawn this year is a chili cookoff sponsored by Hamilton’s, Angie’s, Chilis, Village Inn, Iggy’s, Southern Blends and El Sol. Logan High ceramic students and Lee Burningham have spent the school year making ceramic bowls to be sold for $10 for the cookoff. Funds raised from this event will go directly to the Logan High arts department and the local food pantry. Bowls will be sold all day and the cookoff will start around 5 p.m. This year’s event will also have more than 40 participating Cache Valley artists and artisans and local high school artists on the lawn and in the old home. Zan Burningham, art director of Sky View High School, will be showing off the work of her prize-winning students. Plein air artists are always invited. Potters’ Field, an interactive ceramic event sponsored by Burningham, has been moved to a larger location. This event has been such a hit that more space was needed to accommodate Burningham’s three pottery wheels and all public

Michael Bingham prepares a canvas for his community paint-out.

participants. Grant Lund, a well-known Cache Valley artist, will be doing ink portraits this year. Michael Bingham will host a community paint-out with huge canvases stretched under the 100-foot pines, so come prepared to paint and wear casual, comfortable clothes. The Daniel Robert Lynch Art Education Scholarship Program will be sponsoring face

painting and ceramic painting this year. These funds are used to provide scholarships for local high school students. This year there will be more quilters and fiber artists including Sue Baddley, Beverly Borchert Lewis and Lucy Peterson-Watkins showing their art on the grounds and in the old home. Art on the Lawn also features some of the best of

Lee Burningham helps a patron work with clay.

Cache Valley’s entertainers. This year there will be the Kingsman Barbershop Quartet, Leslie Ray, Craig Mortensen (Déjà Vu), Marrianne Sidwell (Sassafras), Juniper Day, Balsam and Blues and will end with Sathom, a bit of the Caribbean (David Coke). The Alliance for the Varied Arts will again host an art show in the historic home

featuring Cache Valley artists. The AVA will also be doing a silent auction. Great local artwork will be available plus donated items by many sponsors of Art on the Lawn, including a six-month family membership to The Rock Haus (climbing wall), 10 nights of dining out in Cache Valley (complete with Imperial Limo ride), quilts and many more unique items.

T’S A CRUEL TRANSMUTATION

that our freedom of speech is making us prisoners in cyberspace. Though I love that I can use Google to find a last-minute recipe for leftover okra, mustard and pig’s knuckles in the rush of a few keystrokes and mouse clicks, those innocent actions never disappear. We are starting to forget that “www” stands for World Wide Web and in an instant everyone in the world thinks I have a thing for okra, mustard and pig’s knuckles. Advanced algorithms start dancing through the Web and soon ads for pig’s knuckles start showing up in the margins of Web sites I frequent. I apply for a job and the interviewer, whom I have never met, says, “So you like mustard-encrusted pig’s knuckles stuffed with okra? I’m not sure you’re the right fit for our company. In fact, I’m not sure you are right in the mind.” “But,” I protest, “it was just a momentary craving; it’s not like it is a lifestyle.” What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what you say on the Internet follows you around forever like an adoring, yet rabid, puppy. This is not just one of my caffeinefueled paranoia rants. This is real. It was big news last week when it was uncovered that the quaint outpost of overpriced housing called Bozeman, Mont., started asking job applicants for social networking identities such as Facebook, MySpace and Google so they could assess the applicants’ moral character. When news of this reached the pasty-faced denizens of the Internet, the cacophonous outburst of whining and blogging caused Bozeman to cease the requirement. The thing is, requiring specifics on a job application or not, just about anyone can find out what you are doing on the Internet whether you give them permission or not. Sure, it used to be possible to sneak into someone’s diary or steam open a suspicious letter, but now all you have to do is search. And it doesn’t stop at unfortunate out-of-context pig’s knuckle recipes — there are photos and videos and purchasing histories. Really, in this age of instant information, I’m wondering if the Catholic Church has noticed a reduced number of people confessing to their priests when they can so easily confess to the world. Or is Vatican City compiling a list of sins and sinner to cross-reference

Slightly Off Center By Dennis Hinkamp

against what people say in confession? This is way scarier than any of the scenarios in the “The Da Vinci Code” or “Angles and Demons” movies. Of course, Santa only has to check your browsing history to find out if you have been naughty or nice. If you don’t know what an IP address is, you should. This will be your inmate identification number you will hold up for your prison mug shot. Every computer has an IP number that can be traced. So if you get a hankering to slander someone on a newspaper comments page thinking nobody can find you because your on-screen name is NinjaBunny49, you are wrong. It’s not all that different than the book “1984,” the Salem Witch Trials or McCarthyism. It’s actually more diabolical because it’s all free and sneaks into the house dressed as a birthday party clown. I guess the only hope we have is some sort of nuclear deterrence in that if you can get some dirt on me, I probably can get some dirt on you. Somehow that is only mildly comforting. Dennis Hinkamp is currently under investigation by the Utah DMV for having van windows that are too darkly tinted. 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 dhinkamp@msn.com.

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Nowhere to hide

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Lisa See a powerful, empathetic author

ECENTLY A prolific regional writer came to my attention when I read her newest novel, “Shanghai Girls,” which I discovered through a Random House newsletter. Are you aware that most publishers have newsletters that will send you current information about your favorite authors? It’s a free service and after reading “Shanghai Girls,” Lisa See will certainly be on my must-read list. She is a powerful wordsmith and empathetic communicator of the human condition; her attention to research and authenticity are above reproach. For some, this may already be a favorite author, since her early books were all national bestsellers: “On Gold Mountain,” “Flower Net,” “The Interior” and “Dragon Bones.” New York Times bestsellers are “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” “Peony in Love,” and “Shanghai Girls.” With a resumé like that, she was a natural for a profile and she graciously took time from her current book tour to do an interview. Writer’s Talk: It seems that all of your books deal with Chinese history. So, let’s start with this: What is your connection with and interest in Chinese history — mainland and U.S.? Lisa See: My great-greatgrandfather came from China to this country to work on the building of the transcontinental railroad. His son, my greatgrandfather, came and stayed. He became the godfather/patriarch of Los Angeles Chinatown. So I have deep links to Los Angeles Chinatown, and I still have family in China. WT: “Shanghai Girls” is about two Chinese sisters who are forced to leave China when the Japanese invade Shanghai. Although the book relates a lot of history, this relationship seems to be the heart of the story — what thoughts do you have beyond what is in the book about this sibling connection? Could Pearl and May be any two sisters?

Writer’s Talk By Charlene Hirschi

LS: Pearl and May absolutely could be any two sisters! I think there are labels in every family: who’s the tall one or the short one, the thin one or the plump one, the smart one or the dumb one, Mom’s favorite or Dad’s favorite. Some of these things are true, but so many of them are purely constructs made up in our own minds. The sibling relationship is typically the longest one we’ll have in our lifetimes. Your sister has known you your entire life, should stand by you and support you no matter what, but it’s also your sister who knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt you the most. WT: I loved Pearl, and it’s obvious she is a good person, but she sees herself as a martyr. Is her destiny self-fulfilled expectations? LS: Can’t you be a good person and a martyr, too? I mean, I think Pearl is a good person. She almost always does the “right” thing, even if it causes her physical or psychological harm. At the same time, she often chooses to do the right thing out of a sense of martyrdom. Although, I don’t know. Is she a martyr or a victim? Perhaps a victim is blameless and a martyr has more choice. Maybe Pearl has a little of both in her. You may recall that the book is divided into three sections:

fate, fortune and destiny. I was curious about what control we have over expectations — selffulfilled or otherwise. WT: I find it interesting that Pearl wanted her daughter Joy to have American privileges, education, etc., but didn’t want her to become Americanized. Can you comment on what that means in the Chinese-American culture? LS: I want to approach your questions from a slightly different angle. I think many immigrant groups, not just Chinese, want their children to become Americans. (That’s part of why people come here.) But we also want to hang on to the traditions and culture of our home countries. That hanging on can be expressed in many forms: religion, food, ideas of marriage, dress. Would we have pizza, tacos or sushi if people didn’t hang on to their home cultures? WT: You have several New York Times bestsellers. I have many readers who are published or want to be published. What do you think there is about your books that people enjoy enough to make them bestsellers? LS: I now have three books that have become New York Times bestsellers. If I knew why or how that had happened, I would have done it for my first four books! What makes a book a bestseller is a total mystery to me. Part of it was timing,

part luck, and maybe part of it was that maybe I wrote a good book. But I also know that there are plenty of great books out there that never make it onto the bestseller lists. I would tell others exactly what I always told myself with my early books: Maybe only 5,000 people will read my book, but they’ll be the right 5,000. I told myself that all the time. I still do. WT: My readers often lament that it is hard to find good books with clean language. “Shanghai Girls” deals with some seamy, real-life issues without being vulgar. I’ve heard from librarians and book sellers that some publishers feel the reading audience wants sex and strong language — what is your reaction to this idea? LS: I didn’t know that the reading audience wants sex and strong language or not, but as a writer all I can do is write a story that is true to the characters and their emotions. I don’t think two young Chinese women from a good family in Shanghai in the 1930s would have used vulgar language. But in other books I’ve written, there’s been plenty of swearing. After all, most FBI agents, for example, are pretty good at cursing. As for sex, what about the rape scene? WT: Before publishing, what was your writing experience? LS: Before being published, I wasn’t a writer. My mom is Car-

olyn See, a novelist and book reviewer. My mom’s father was also a writer. I thought I didn’t want to be a writer. I took two years off from college and traveled around Europe when you could still do that on $5 or less a day. I thought I knew certain things about myself: I didn’t want to get married, I didn’t want to have children, I didn’t want to be a writer and I always wanted to live out of a suitcase. I kept thinking about how I was ever going to support myself. One morning, when I was living in Greece, I woke up and it was like a light bulb went off: Oh, I could be a writer! When I got back to the States, my mom helped me get my first two assignments. Jump ahead 30 years: I’m married, I have children and I’m a writer. I still spend a lot of time living out of a suitcase, though, but I have to say the bloom is definitely off that rose. (Unwittingly) I had long been something like an apprentice to my mom. Beginning when I was 12, she let me read her manuscripts to check for typos, inconsistencies and plot problems. Everything I know about writing I learned from her. WT: It is obvious that you have done a lot of research. How do you approach research? LS: I love research. I’d go so far as to say I’m a research fanatic. In some ways it’s my favorite part of writing a book. Some writers hire people to do research. I could never do that, because I never know what I’m going to find that will completely change the course of a book. I live close to UCLA , and I love to spend time in the Research Library stacks. But the real excitement comes from going places — I go to every place I write about — and from talking to people. Then, when I come across something amazing, I think to myself, “Oh, I’ve got to use this!” I felt that way when I first read about ghost marriages. I felt that way when I first learned that unmarried women in China were left

outside to die. Sometimes a little fact will trigger my imagination. WT: How long did it take to get your first book published? And how did you go about securing an agent? LS: My first book was sold at auction. I had been working on it for about two years before I gave it to my agent. It took another three years for me to finish “On Gold Mountain” and it was published. My agent approached me. I worked for Publishers Weekly for 13 years. During that time, I got to know Sandra Dijkstra. She has a tremendous early 20th-century art collection. Part of “On Gold Mountain” concerned art and artists during that period. She gave me recommendations of people to research and people to meet. She was kind of courting me, but I was courting her, too. She knew I could meet deadlines and that publishers in New York knew me; I was writing about Chinese-American history and she represented Amy Tan. What I’m saying is that we wanted each other and it has been a very happy match. WT: From your acquaintance with other authors and your own experience, what is the hardest part about getting published the first time? And any tips

Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for activities. The buffet dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the show will start at 7. Tickets are $29.50 for adults and $16.50 for children 6-12. Show- or dinner-only tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. Reservations are required at least one day in advance. For tickets or more information, call 245-6050 or visit www.awhc.org.

for those who want to publish or would like to move up to a more mainstream publisher? LS: Getting an agent (is the hardest). My tip is to write 1,000 words a day. Write only what you care about. You need to be absolutely passionate about your characters and their emotions. Remember, writing a book is a bit like getting married. You’d better really be in love with it, because you’re going to live with it for the rest of your life. WT: One last question: How much time do you spend away from your family promoting your books? LS: Too much! Right now I’m on a 6½-week book tour. In the fall, I’m going on a book tour to Europe. Next spring I’ll go out for several weeks for the paperback tour. This is part of why I’m saying that you need to be passionate about the book. Book critic Charlene Hirschi holds her master’s in English from Utah State University. She 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. Authors, readers and editors are invited to visit www. charlenehirschi.com.

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he American West Heritage Center’s weekly Wild West Shakespeare will present “Romeo and Juliet: The Musical Comedy” most Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer starting June 26. The program also includes a gourmet chuckwagon feast, wagon rides and Wild West activities including tomahawk throwing, panning for gold, roping and more.

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Crossword

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“In All Directions” by Sally York and Myles Mellor 1. 6. 9. 13. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 29. 30. 31. 34. 36. 39. 40. 42. 44. 45. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.

Across Move on all fours Café alternative “Yes, ___” Flowering plants White-collared thrush, var. Bit in a horse’s mouth Pond dweller Greenish yellow that is redder than liqueur green Hard seed coat Substance Huge, frilly hat of long ago Alpine transport All thumbs Appropriate Flight segment “Absolutely!” Move again 2004 nominee Country house Harden “Dear old” guy Comment at racetrack? “Remember the ___!” Electron tube Fond du ___, Wis. À la King “___ say!” Valley in Sussex Anatomical network “La Traviata” mezzo “The Steve Allen Show” regular Broadcast Babes “Ragged Dick” author Hard throw, in baseball Josh 1997 U.S. Open champ

69. Lasting effects? 72. Bit of parsley 75. Not domesticated 78. Company that makes a bunch? 81. Asian capital 82. Book part 83. South African city 84. coral atoll 85. “Come in!” 86. “___ the fields we go” 87. Sen. Hatch 89. Latvian town 91. Saying I do to him and then don’t? 95. Bug 96. Bang-up 97. They deliver 98. Bon ___ 101. Embossing utensil 104. 50’s political monogram 106. Ethereal singer, and namesakes 107. Nitrogen, formerly 109. Loosen, as laces 111. ___-mell 113. Type of ligament 115. Most balanced 117. In base 8 122. Sweater material 123. South American monkey 124. ___ Bulow, Sunny’s husband 125. Kind of concerto 126. Fortune 127. Downhill racer 128. Doc bloc 129. Before the due date Down 1. Bunk 2. Morgue, for one 3. Balaam’s mount 4. All ___

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Does one’s best to ignore gossip Fraternity party attire He met Sally In-flight info, for short Cardinal Redone Obviously surprised Sail supports Beaver’s work What he said to pal after first date Street fleet Arise Beauty pageant wear Mawkish Issued certain document Slope to the sea, to Sean Country singer, West Steamed dish Bit Seconded Draws out Napkin’s place “___ of Fools” Milk dispenser Priest in Maori mythology Adjutant Holly Fill Cries out Jumper Frigid finish Backside Fix, in a way Reel’s partner Least bit Intro Character in TV’s “Futurama” “Dig in!” End to a ban?

70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 87.

Depth charges, in military slang The “A” of ABM Careless Equal One in a million Tongue type? “Beowulf,” e.g. Telugu film Portugese town Violent struggles Condescend “Peace Piece” artist

88. Lyrical poem 90. The “O” in S.R.O. 92. Animal you can smell? 93. Spearhead-shaped 94. Fruit-bearing tree in India 98. Avian chatterbox 99. Kind of layer 100. Island nation east of Fiji 102. Hungers (for) 103. Sammy Kaye’s “___ Tomorrow”

River Heights to host Austin Weyand Band

TAH GUITARIST Austin Weyand and his band will perform as part of the River Heights Concert-in-the-Park series at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Heber Olson Park (shared with Ryan’s Place Park). Drawing from the refinement and elegance of classical music, the visceral experience of blues and classic rock and the swinging dance feel and harmonies of American jazz and folk traditions, Weyand creates a diverse and awe-inspiring experience through the performance of

solo acoustic guitar instrumentals. He is the 2008 champion of the State of Wyoming Fingerstyle Guitar Competition and has been recognized by other notable musicians including National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Chris Proctor. Weyand holds a master’s degree in jazz studies from Northern Illinois University. For undergraduate work he studied guitar at USU. As well as performing solo, Weyand performs with the Aaron Ashton Band and the Weyand and Watkins Guitar Duo.

105. ___ salts 108. Plane, e.g. 110. Bibliographical abbr. 112. 11,000-foot Italian peak 114. Code word 116. Desperate housewife? 118. Cloak-and-dagger org. 119. Rock outcrop 120. Tell-___ memoir 121. Ballad

Answers from last week

Ongoing events

Saturday

swimming and plenty of sightseeing. For more information, call 713-0288.

The Alliance for the Varied Arts is now enrolling children and teenagers for its twoweek summer ceramics course. Tuition is $80, plus a $15 clay fee. Wheel-throwing and hand-building will be taught in all classes. For more information or to sign up, call 753-2970 or contact Beth Calengor at 764-2286.

The Fender Benders will perform as part of Smithfield city’s Concerts-in-the-Park series at 7 p.m. Saturday at Central Park (next to the city offices). Admission is free; bring your lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, concerts will be held in the Youth Center.

Jeremy Threlfall will perform at 7 p.m. Monday on the Richmond City Theatre Stage. Admission is $5 or $10 for four. For more information, visit www.JeremysMusic.com.

Booth applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Novemberfest Arts and Crafts Fair, an annual Christmas craft and entertainment show scheduled to run Nov. 27 and 28 at the Logan Rec Center. For more information, contact Charlene at 512-9745.

Friday Daily Adventures continues all week at The American West Heritage Center with five sites open for hands-on, living history activities: a 1917 farm, pioneer settlement, Shoshone Indian encampment, Mountain Man encampment and Woodwright shop. For more information and a full schedule, visit www.awhc.org. Pioneer Valley Lodge in North Logan will host an ice cream social at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Everyone is invited. If you are descended from John Jenkins of Newton through one of his three wives (Mary Oviatt, Annie Clarke or Ann Maria Jensen), you are invited to a large family reunion Friday and Saturday in Newton. Lots of activities are planned. For more information, visit freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry. com/~johnjenkins/Reunion%202009.html. A new market for fresh fruits, vegetables and bakery products is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays in front of the Historic Cache County Courthouse in downtown Logan. All growers, producers, bakers and consumers are invited. For more information, contact Brad at 7704757 or Richard at 435-890-0215. Three SAFAX Aerobic Certification Classes will be held Friday and Saturday at the Smithfield Recreation Center, 315 E. 600 South. Classes include: “Cut the Core,” 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, $49; “On the Ball,” 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, $49; and “Cycling Essentials,” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, $169. To register, visit SAFAX.com or call 866-526-4581.

The USU’s Museum of Anthropology’s “Saturdays at the Museum” series continues with an exploration of the ways in which a variety of cultures have been influenced by political revolutions. Presentations covering several famous revolutions will start at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and children’s activities will be available throughout the day. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 797-7545 or e-mail anthro.museum@usu.edu. Pioneer Valley Lodge (2351 N. 400 East, North Logan) will host an English High Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $10 per plate; all proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. For more information, call 792-0353. To purchase tickets, contact Melissa at 881-2830; Marva at 760-7951; or Christine at 307-780-6741. Melody will perform with Tyler Forsberg, Adding Machines and Cindy Sluder (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Saturday at Why Sound. Cover charge is $5. Bridgerland Literacy’s Bookcrossing stops at the Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market every Saturday morning. Pick up a traveling book to read then release it for others to find. For more information, call 753-1270. The Cache Valley Gardeners’ Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at Merlin Olsen Park, 200 E. 100 South, Logan. Enjoy live music while shopping for fresh produce and plants, handmade crafts, eggs, bread, cheese and locally raised meats from more than 75 vendors. For more information, visit www.gardenersmarket.org.

Sunday W. Lee Dailey of the Old Lyric Theatre will be guest speaker for the summer citizens program at 1 p.m. Sunday on the USU campus just above the amphitheatre. Bring your own chair. For more information, contact Norman Palmer at 787-1406.

Jesse Barrus will perform with Kira Mesa, Katie Lewis and Jacob Bartley Davidson (acoustic) at 8 p.m. Friday at Why Sound, 30 Federal Ave., Logan. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit www. myspace.com/whysound.

The Post-Mormon Community is a nonsectarian organization of individuals and families who have left Mormonism. The Cache Valley chapter meets for dinner and socializing every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at a local restaurant. Newcomers welcome. For more information, visit www.PostMormon.org/logan.

Darrin Johnson and Kelly Anderson will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Caffe Ibis Gallery Deli, 52 Federal Ave., Logan. Admission is free.

Monday

Kerry Christensen, master yodeler, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday as part of the Chesterfield Free Concert Series at the Amusement Hall in Chesterfield, Idaho. Everyone is invited. Admission is free but donations will be accepted to assist with the restoration of historic buildings on the site. For more information, call 208-648-7334.

Take your family ice skating from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. Monday at the Eccles Ice Center, 2825 N. 200 East, North Logan. For a complete schedule, call 787-2288 or visit www. ecclesice.com. Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will lead a destination trip to Grand Teton National Park on Monday. The trip will last four days and will include rafting, hiking,

Tuesday Common Ground Outdoor Adventures will host a cycling event at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Cost is $3. A variety of adaptive cycles are available so people of all abilities are encouraged to participate. For more information, visit www.cgadventures.org. Registered Nurse Sher Anderson will teach a “Nutrition for Pregnancy” class from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Whittier Community Center, 290 N. 400 East, Logan. Guests will learn about what you need to have a healthier, easier pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience for you and your baby. Cost is $2 per person. Quiet children, especially nursing babies, are welcome, as are dads. For more information, e-mail wise.childbearing@gmail. com or call 563-8484.

Wednesday Scott Bradley will lead a “To Preserve a Nation” Constitution class at 7 p.m. Wednesday at The Book Table. Participation is free. For more information, call 753-2930. Stephanie Skewes will teach kids (ages 4 and older) how to make homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker at a free cooking and community class from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Seating is limited; to reserve a spot, call 753-3301. Bridgerland Cruise Nights will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Carl’s Jr., 1390 N. Main, Logan. Bring your street rod, classic car or specialty vehicle, or just come check out the cars and trucks. Everyone is invited. For more information, contact Jerry at 563-6488.

Thursday The Northern Utah Woman’s Council of Realtors will host their Box Luncheon Social at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Ryan’s Place Park in River Heights. Bring a fun lunch in a cute container to trade with someone else. Cost is $13. RSVP to Valerie Hall at 753-5978 ext. 225 or valerie_hall@countrywide.com. The Knotty Knitters meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Senior Citizen Center in Logan. Everyone is invited to work on their crochet, knitting, needlework, cross-stitch projects and more. For more information, contact Cathy at 752-3923.

Next weekend A sand castle building contest will be held July 4 on Bear Lake’s North Beach. Building starts at 11 a.m.; judging starts at 3 p.m. Entry is $5. Register same day or by calling 435-946-8413. First place receives $50 cash; second place gets $25 at The Bear Cave; and third place wins $15 at The Jail House.

The Lake Bonneville Community Symphony will present its annual Fourth of July concert at 4 p.m. in Brigham City’s Pioneer Park. For more information, visit lake bonnsymph.googlepages.com, e-mail lake bonnsymph@gmail.com or call 435-257-2084. A Motorcycle Charity Mini Run for the SKI-HI Institute at USU will take place July 5. The route will start in Logan, travel to Preston, Emigration Canyon, Bear Lake and back to Logan. Register at www.skihi.org before July 5 or at 2 p.m. that day at the Merlin Olsen Park south pavilion. Cost is $15 per biker and $5 for an additional rider. Food, prizes and musical entertainment will be provided after the ride. For more information, call 797-5600.

Upcoming events Bruce Parker — a local mountain climber who is one of only 240 people to have climbed the highest peaks on all seven continents — will present a slideshow and talk about his Mount Everest climb at noon Wednesday, July 8, at The Copper Mill Restaurant. For more information, contact Curtis Roberts at 563-0618. Paradise will host a Farm and Garden Market from 6 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday starting July 8 in the town park. Music, educational classes and artists will join produce vendors and several local business people. The 37th annual Great American Sidewalk Festival returns to downtown Logan on July 9, 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Throughout all three days there will be children’s rides, food and plenty of fun at the Cache County Courthouse. Spend the day shopping, catching live music at the KSM Music booth and then take in a show at the Caine Lyric Theatre, Ellen Eccles Theatre or the tabernacle. Also stop by the Logan Downtown Alliance booth to find out how you can enter to win one of the Downtown Gift Basket giveaways. A Teddy Bear Picnic in honor of National American Teddy Bear Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, in the Providence Macey’s Zone Eatery. Kids are invited to bring their favorite teddy bear and enjoy storytime, coloring and teddy bear treats. There will also be a drop box available to donate money or gently used/new stuffed animals to be given to Child and Family Support Services in Cache Valley. For more information or to sign up, call 753-3301. A Family Fun Triathlon will start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at The Sports Academy. Cost is $15 to $30 depending on the number of participants. To sign up or for more information, call 753-7500. The ninth annual Alterniscapes Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11 starting at Mendon Station, 100 N. Main. Tickets are $5 and include a brochure, plant maps of the properties and plant species lists, as well as other informational handouts. For more information, call 752-6263 or e-mail alterniscapes@saabra.org. Tickets are available at Cache County Extension; at the Gardeners’ Market on Saturdays; or at Mendon Station the day of the event.

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