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The Herald Journal

SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2011

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September 2-8, 2011

MUSIC 4 Red Desert Ramblers coming to Logan

11 Nashville Tribute Band performing next week

movies 7 ‘The Debt’ gets three stars

theater 4 Local theater auditions coming up

5 Annual Celebrate

America show returns

YOUR STUFF

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10 Two poems featured by local writers

COLUMN 10 Dennis Hinkamp at-

tempts to explain Burning Man

BOOKS 12 See reviews and best sellers

CALENDAR 15 See what’s happening this week

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A group learns Ballroom Dancing at Legends Billiards Club in Nibley Wednesday evening. On the cover: A pool table at Legends Billiards Club (photo by Eli Lucero/Herald Journal).

FROM THE EDITOR

’d been waiting for “The Help” to come out all summer and finally saw it last week. For those of you who read the book by Kathryn Stockett, you probably know it’s been on the New York Times best seller list for a long time, and with good reason. It’s a story that combines the civil rights movement and unlikely friendships with the bravery of a young writer who wants to make a difference in Jackson, Miss. I looked forward to reading reviews

for the film a few weeks ago, and most of them were glowing. What I found more fascinating, however, was the story of Stockett and film director Tate Taylor. A lifelong friend of Stockett, Taylor helped push her along as “The Help” was rejected from dozens of publishing companies. He read her book before it was on shelves, told her to keep trying, and began to see the movie playing in his head. From there, he began writing a script. As a director, Taylor was also struggling to make his dreams come true. In fact, his first big break into the film industry is “The Help” and to the credit of good writing and actors, it’s already a

big success. Friends are great, aren’t they? It’s amazing what we can do when they’re pushing us along and inspiring us. Sometimes they help us reach those big, grand moments in our lives, and other times they’re just there when we are struggling to break through something. My favorite memories lately are long conversations with the people I’m closest to, laughing uncontrollably at the silliest of things, and talking about big ideas outside ourselves. I hope you all have friends by you, too, for the best and worst of life’s moments. — Manette Newbold

“My photographs allow you to feel the subject. My photographs cause you to reflect, ruminate and reminisce about images you have seen before.”

USU showcasing science in a fun, relaxing format

Utah State University’s College of Science announces the new Science Unwrapped series “Modern Scientific Marvels” for fall 2011. The free, monthly presentations, offered in a family friendly format for all ages, focus on varied aspects and disciplines of science. The popular Friday evening gatherings, which paused for a summer break, resume Sept. 2, on USU’s Logan campus. “In our new series, we celebrate scientific discoveries that defy the imagination and spotlight the creativity of science,” says Shane Larson, Science Unwrapped committee chair and assistant professor in USU’s Physics Department. “We’ll explore how these discoveries touch our lives in marvelous ways.” Initiated by the college in February 2009, Science Unwrapped is designed to introduce science in a relaxed, entertaining manner. The presentations begin with a brief lecture, followed by handson activities and refreshments. Previous gatherings have drawn several hundred participants to each event, with attendees ranging from preschoolers to senior citizens. “We want to get people excited about science and get them asking questions,” Larson says. The fall series begins today with “Hearing Empowered: Scientific Developments in a Silent Revolution” with featured speaker Karl White, professor USU Department of Psychology and founding director, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the Emert Auditorium, Room 130, of the Eccles Science Learning Center. Admission is free. For more information, call 435797-3517, visit www.usu.edu/science/unwrapped or view the ‘Science Unwrapped at USU’ page on Facebook.

– David Hash, Gallery Walk featured artist page 12

PET OF THE WEEK Available for adoption

Do your kids like acting? Children’s drama classes begin Tuesday Unicorn Theatre was founded more than 30 years ago with the unique goal of creating theater “for children, by children.” Classes start Sept. 6 and last until Oct. 27. Five new instructors are in place including Dr. Dave Sidwell, who has a Ph.D. in theater education, and Richie Call, who earned an MFA in acting. The class fee is $40 for the eight-week session, and $38 for

every additional child from the same family. To register online, and for more information visit: http://www. centerforthearts.us/ and click on the “Unicorn Theatre” link. Class schedules are as follows:

Wednesdays Instructor: Dr. David Sidwell 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Ages 9 and 10 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Ages 11 and 12

Tuesdays Instructors: Kathy Bateman and Katie Jo Nielson 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Ages 5 and 6

Thursdays Instructors: Richie Call, Felicia Steihmeir and Andy Johnson 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Ages 13 and up

5 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Ages 7 and 8 Pet: Stevie From: Cache Humane Society Why he’s so lovable: Stevie is a super nice dog, and appears to be good with kids of all ages. He is gentle and sweet and loving and takes treats from your hand very gently. Stevie is smart, playful and just a great family dog. He is trained to sit and walks great on a leash. Stevie is a stray so his history is unknown, but he is fixed, had all his shots and is ready for the family smart enough to adopt him.

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ALL MIXED UP

Quotable

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all mixed up Red Desert Ramblers to play at Crumb Brothers The Bridger Folk Music Society presents a concert with the bluegrass band Red Desert Ramblers on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Crumb Brothers Bakery. The Red Desert Ramblers play Bluegrass, Classic Country and Swing music. Combining 170 years of experience, they blend harmonies with smoking instrumental breaks. The Salt Lake Tribune says “when it comes to locally produced bluegrass bands, it’s hard to do better.” They have been honored by the International Bluegrass Music Association by being the first Utah Band (and Sharon Mitchell is the first hammered dulcimer player) to ever be hired for an IBMA performance. They are a regional band with national recognition and the five members hail from Salt Lake, Summit and Cache counties. Steve Hewson is best known as the host of the Rockport Dam Jam, and manager of Rockport State Park. He is from Huntington Beach, Calif., proving that country twang can come from the land of sand and surf. After going electric with the

country band “Desert Skies,” He’s been flatpicking and Steve returns to his first love playing bluegrass ever since. of acoustic music with the Joe is a Utah legend, havRed Desert Ramblers. He ing played with Done Gone, also plays with Detour Utah. Around the Bend, Three on a Joe Farmer became a conString and the Mike Iverson vert to bluegrass back in ’73 Band. when he heard Norman Blake, Rick Martinez is a master Doc Watson, and Dan Crary of the five-string banjo. His at the “Horsepens 40” bluediverse influences range grass festival in Alabama. from hard driving Scruggs

to the melodic tones of Tony Trishka. His clean, precise and dynamic playing reinforces the authentic sound of the band. He headed the extremely popular Rick Martinez Band, and is also a member of the Prairie Dogs. He crosses styles, and is not opposed to musical risks. Sharon Mitchell has played

hammered dulcimer since 1989. In addition to Red Desert Ramblers, she also plays with the Public Domain String Band and The American Irish Duo. Past bands include Last Night’s Fun (Irish), Around the Bend and Lonesome Ridge (bluegrass). She is the roots and branches of the band adding both an old-time flavor, and a unique progressive twist to the band. Dave Bates has been a mainstay in the SLC/Summit county communities for many years. He has been a pilot and a bus driver. When he is not flying, he is a farmer in Wanship. His attention is also focused on mentoring teenagers and youth so they become proficient musicians. Crumb Brothers Bakery is located at 291 S. 300 West in Logan. Tickets are $13 and are available by calling 435757-3468, or take your chances at the door. Seating is very limited, so advance purchase is recommended. The concert is sponsored by Import Auto and Utah Public Radio. For more information, go to www.bridgerfolk.org or reddesertramblers.weebly. com/.

AUDITIONs • Auditions for “A Christtions contact Director Tiffany mas Carol” at The Heritage Stoddard at 614-208-6770. Theatre in Brigham City will be held Sept. 3 at 9 a.m. Call• Old Barn Theatre will be backs to be announced. The holding auditions for “White show runs Mondays, Fridays Christmas” on Thursday, and Saturdays from Nov. 25 Sept. 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 to Dec. 17 with matinees Dec. p.m. All those 18 years and 3 and 10. Come prepared to older are invited to attend. sing 16 bars of a BroadwayThose auditioning should style song. Please bring come prepared to sing 16 accompaniment. For quesmeasures of a Broadway

song. An accompanist and CD player will be provided. You will also be asked to read from the script and possibly sight read a song from the show. There will be a dance portion of the audition for everyone except men auditioning for the part of the General. Please bring tap shoes if possible (If you don’t have tap

shoes, please bring character shoes). You will be learning a tap combination. For questions visit www.oldbarn.org. • Odyssey Dance Theatre is looking for young dancers to participate in “Thriller,” to be performed during the Halloween season in six Utah locations. Auditions will be held Friday, Sept. 9, from 5

to 8 p.m. for ages 9 through 13, and Saturday, Sept. 10, from noon to 3 p.m. for age 14 and older. All auditions will be held at The Pointe Performing Arts Academy in Highland. Cast will perform in Park City, Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City, Logan and St. George. For more information visit www.odysseydance. com.

Returning to the USU Ballroom, the popular annual Big Band Celebrate America Show, “In The Miller Mood,” takes the audience for a musical journey on the Chattanooga Choo Choo to the 1940s, when Glenn Miller and other big bands made a significant contribution to the morale of the country through music. The nation was in the midst of World War II, patriotism soared and the airwaves were filled with tunes that Americans loved to dance and listen to. The first stop in the show is the glamorous Hotel Pennsylvania (where Glenn Miller immortalized with his hit tune, “Pennsylvania 6-5000”). With following stops in Chicago, St. Louis, then back to New York City, the show captures the timeless sound and style of the big band era with songs including “Paper Doll,” “Orange Colored Sky,” “Why

Do They Call a Private a Private,” “He’s 1-A in the Army and He’s A-1 in My

Heart,” “What Do You Do in the Infantry,” and many more. The songs feature the

lush harmonies of the Stardust Singers, the excitement of the Stardust Dancers and

the music of the Larry Smith Orchestra. Drummer Ned Smith returns for his fourth year with the show. Ned is the son of band leader Larry Smith. He’s been a professional drummer for many years on the West Coast. His style is reminiscent of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa and he’s guaranteed to liven up the house with his rendition of “Sing Sing Sing!” The evening also includes a grand buffet dinner. “In The Miller Mood” plays nightly from Sept. 6-10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available with or without dinner and range from $8 to $58. All shows (except the Sept. 6) feature entertainment after the show with dancing. Tickets available at www.celebrateamericashow.com or call Maceys Foods in Logan, 435-753-3301 ext. 0. For more information call 435753-1551.

Get active with your dog at PoochPalooza

On Saturday, Sept. 10, dog lovers of Cache Valley are invited to attend Zoomdog Agility and Sports Club’s first annual PoochPalooza. This free event will be held at the Cache County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The PoochPalooza is geared toward building up the Cache canine community and encourages people to spend more time with family, including the dog, and get together with other local dog owners. The day’s schedule will include low-key agility trials, showcasing many of Zoomdog’s handler/canine teams. Lee Tansock and her dog, Bailey, have been taking agility classes since last summer. Tansock explains that . she is looking forward to the PoochPalooza because, “I am

excited to be able to handle Bailey in a competitive environment and to challenge both myself and my dog in different ways.” Following the trials, local groups will give health and training presentations. Attendees with dogs are welcome to try out some of the agility equipment. Booths and dog-themed carnival games for children (and the young at heart) will be available throughout the morning. Dogs and owners are invited to participate in fun contests such as a look-a-like contest and best trick contest. Zoomdog Agility and Sports Club is an organization that strives to build the bond between people and their dogs. Formerly Logan Dog Agility, established in 2009, Zoomdog offers a vari-

ety of agility classes, provides opportunities for handlers to join their club and promotes friendships between people who love dogs. Zoomdog also offers delectable treats for canines. Zoom-

dog Gourmet is a way for the group to not only raise funds for their club, but to also offer local residents healthy treat varieties for their pooches. Their treats are made with human-grade ingredients and

no preservatives are added. Zoomdog Gourmet offers many fun flavors, such as The Dog’s Revenge, barbeque flavored men, and Double Carob Brownies. Lisa Peterson and her dog Howser love buying Zoomdog Gourmet treats. “Howser’s favorite are definitely the Cheesy Chicken Chews!” says Peterson. The highlight, however, of Zoomdog Gourmet is their mini cupcake line, frosted and handmade especially for man’s best friend. Zoomdog Gourmet’s tasty treats will be available at the PoochPalooza. For more information about upcoming events, how to sign up for agility classes, and the PoochPalooza, please visit Zoomdog Agility and Sports Club’s website at www.zoomdogagility.org or call 801-7101046.

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Celebrate America boasts a toe-tapping show

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movies A brawny B-action picture with a gorgeous, graceful woman wreaking havoc at its center: Yup, this is a Luc Besson movie. The director of “La Femme Nikita” and “The Fifth Element” serves as co-writer and producer here, but this is very much a spinoff of his brand, a continuation of the kind of stereotype- and gravity-defying characters he’s made his name on. “Colombiana” feels more hammy and muscular, though — but knowingly so, and that’s what makes it solid, late-summer escapist fun. Zoe Saldana stars as Cataleya, who saw her parents killed in front of her when she was a 9-year-old schoolgirl living in the slums of Bogota. Fifteen years later, with the help of her Uncle Emilio (Cliff Curtis), she’s transformed herself into a highly efficient professional assassin in the United States, but she still seeks revenge against her parents’ killers. Over-the-top bad guys spew generically menacing lines and hot women parade around in bikinis and lingerie: It’s all big and silly. But Saldana manages to earn our sympathy, as the script (which Besson wrote with frequent collaborator Robert Mark Kamen) allows her to convey a surprising amount of emotion and inner conflict. 108 minutes.

Reviews by The Associated Press

★★ ‘Colombiana’

Director // Olivier Megaton Starring // Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan and Callum Blue Rated // PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, intense sequences of action, sexuality and brief strong language

★ ‘One Day’

Director // Lone Scherfig Starring // Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess Rated // PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse Maybe it was all more resonant, more poignant on the page: the many highs and lows and major life shifts that occur during the decades-spanning friendship/romance between Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess). But here they feel so cursory and rushed, it’s as if we’re watching a filmed version of the CliffsNotes of David Nicholls’ best-seller. The central conceit is this: Em and Dex meet after a long night of post-college graduation partying July 15, 1988. “One Day” keeps coming back to that one day, year after year, and checks in with them as they date other people, forge careers, share awkward dinners and basically wait around until the inevitable July 15 when they’ll be together. Big, weighty moments are thrust before us — and these should be serious hanky moments — but since the emotional groundwork hasn’t been laid for them, we’re not moved. We’re just not there yet. Emma and Dexter feel more like ideas, types, rather than fleshed-out characters, so the supporting players who supposedly play crucial roles for them barely register either. It’s a handsome misfire, though. And it’s all the more curious coming from Danish director Lone Scherfig, whose last film was the excellent “An Education” (2009), which was nominated for three Academy Awards including best picture. 104 minutes.

A class act like this is rare enough in Hollywood. Coming at the tail end of summer blockbuster season, it’s almost unheard of. It’s the sort of film that studios typically save for the holiday prestige season in November or December, when Academy Awards voters start thinking ahead to the films they want to anoint. Come awards time, many of them likely will be thinking of “The Help,” whose remarkable ensemble of women offers enough great performances to practically fill the actress categories at the Oscars. From its roots as a collaboration between lifelong friends Kathryn Stockett, who wrote the best-selling novel, and Tate Taylor, the film’s writerdirector, through the pitch-perfect casting of Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and their co-stars, “The Help” simply seems to be blessed. It’s hard to imagine a better movie coming out of the screen adaptation of Stockett’s tale of friendship and common cause among black maids and an aspiring white writer in Jackson, Miss., in 1963. 146 minutes.

Paul Rudd hops from one sofa to another to another as the title character, and that’s sort of what the film itself does, too. Rudd stars as an amiable, ambling dude named Ned who has no real goals in life; what he does have is a guilelessness that consistently gets him into trouble, both with his family and with the law. He has a knack for always saying or doing the wrong thing, even though he always means well. Director Jesse Peretz, working from a script written by his sister, Evgenia Peretz, and her husband, David Schisgall, follows him as he bumbles his way from one situation to the next with no great momentum or sense of character evolution. Ned grows increasingly irritating to his hippie farmer exgirlfriend (Kathryn Hahn), the three sisters he mooches off

★ ‘Our Idiot Brother’

Director // Jesse Peretz Starring // Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Mortimer and Zooey Deschanel Rated // R for sexual content including nudity, and for language throughout of (Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel) and to us. But then supposedly once they’ve all shunned him for causing so much inadvertent damage, they take him back because they realize what a positive influence he is in their lives. It makes no sense — there’s a gap of logic and emotion that’s hard to overcome. 90 minutes.

★★★ ‘The Help’

Director // Tate Taylor Starring // Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain Rated // PG-13 for thematic material.

By Christy Lemire AP Movie Critic

and emotions, truth and regret. The film’s gray areas are so intriguing that you’ll wish it didn’t rely on a facile love triangle to create further tension — and add yet another layer of history — between these three characters. The needless romance further bogs down the third act, which grows unfortunately messy as it tries to tie up various loose ends and satisfy the audience’s need for justice. Still, the performances are consistently strong, especially from Chastain in a far more grounded, muscular role than we’ve seen from her this year in “The Tree of Life” and “The Help.” Meanwhile, Mirren can do tough-butvulnerable in her sleep; build-up of watching these two are the most them function in high plausible duo of the three. gear. Madden proves As exciting and confident himself surprisingly as Csokas is, it’s hard to adept at crafting this kind believe he’ll morph into of brainy, brawny action Wilkinson eventually, thriller with a mixture of and Worthington-towell-placed silences and Hinds is the most bafvisceral camerawork. fling of all. As it jumps back and Unless maybe we’re forth in time, “The Debt” supposed to believe that explores the conflict all those years of secrets between expectations and lies have really taken and reality, intellect a toll.

Classy, solid and wellacted, “The Debt” is a rare bit of meaty, intelligent filmmaking during the ordinarily dreary final days of summer. With a cast that includes Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and a tremendous Jessica Chastain, led by “Shakespeare in Love” director John Madden, it seems it would be hard to go wrong. Matthew Vaughn, the director of “Layer Cake” and “Kick-Ass,” co-wrote the script. It’s smart and tense but also frustrating; it almost feels too safe, too conservative and reserved in the way it hits its notes. Still, everything about it is so respectable, you may feel married couple trying engrossed in the moment, to have a baby in order to get close to an East yet forget about it soon Berlin doctor named afterward. Dieter Vogel (a chilling Director // John Madden A remake of a 2007 Jesper Christensen), a Starring // Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Israeli film of the same Tom Wilkinson name, “The Debt” begins Nazi war criminal known Rated // R for some violence and language in 1997 with three former notoriously during World War II as the Surgeon Mossad agents being of Birkenau. Under the heralded at the launch of exactly go as planned, him back to Israel to leadership of the swaga new book that details and the ways in which stand trial. their most important mis- gering Stephan (Martin the agents fail are more Despite their training sion from 30 years earlier. Csokas), the team is to interesting than the and focus, this does not kidnap Vogel and bring They are Rachel (Mirren), her ex-husband, Stephan (Wilkinson), and their PLAYING SEPT. 2-8 Action! former colleague and MOVIE HOTLINE 435-753-1900 friend, David (Ciaran UNIVERSITY 6 STADIUM 8 1225 N 200 E., BEHIND HOME DEPOT Hinds). The former hus535 W. 100 N. PROVIDENCE MIDNIGHT SHOW FRI/SAT $6.00 2297 N. Main COWBOYS AND ALIENS band and wife are parents THE HELP (PG-13) MOVIE HOTLINE 753-6444 in Digital 12:45 3:35 6:25 9:15 WWW.WALKERCINEMAS.NET of the author, and the DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK ALL SEATS ALL TIMES $3.00 in Digital CARS 2 (G) 12:35 2:50 5:05 OpEN SuN-FRI AT 3:30pM glances they exchange OpEN SAT & MON 11:30AM FOR OuR MATINEES FRIGHT NIGHT (R) 7:20 9:35 SHARK NIGHT in Digital 3D signal that they’re not too APOLLO 18 (PG-13) JOSEPH SMITH VOL. 1: PLATES KuNg Fu pIRATES OF THE comfortable with being 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9:20 OF GOLD in Digital pANdA CARIbbEAN: celebrated as heroes all HARRY POTTER 7 PART 2 in 2D (PG-13) RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE (pg) 4:35 ON STRANgER TIdES APES in Digital Sat & Mon Mat 1:10 3:50 6:30 9:30 these years later. The (pg-13) 9:30 12:15 & 2:30 COLUMBIANA in Digital startling fate that befalls OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R) 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:00 9:00 zOOKEEpER David also provides an WINNIE THE MOVIES STADIUM 5 (pg) 5:15 & 7:25 ONE DAY (PG-13) 2450 NORTH MAIN pOOH (g) early moment of foreSat & Mon Mat 12:30 2:40 4:50 7:00 9:10 CAPTAIN AMERICA in 2D 4:30 & 6:00 12:30 & 2:55 boding. THE HELP THE DEBT (R) Sat & Mon Mat 12:35 4:00 6:45 9:05 Flashback to 1965. 11:50, 1:30 & 3:00 COWBOYS AND ALIENS SupER 8 The exceedingly capable SPY KIDS 4 in 2D (PG) (pg-13) 7:35 & 9:50 SMURFS in 2D 12:40 2:40 4:40 17 MIRACLES (pg) Rachel (Chastain) and CONAN THE BARBARIAN in 2D 30 MINUTES OR LESS (R) 7:40 9:40 4:00, 6:30 & 9:00 TRANSFORMERS 3 4:30 6:40 FRI/SAT 9:00 the strong, stoic David Sat & Mon Mat dARK SIdE OF THE MOON 11:40 & 1:45 GIFT BOOKS AND CARDS AVAILABLE (Sam Worthington) are (pg-13) 6:40 & 9:35 BUY TICKETS ONLINE AT WWW.MOVIESWEST.COM pretending to be a young

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‘The Debt’ a classy, well-made thriller

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pool hall alk into Legends Billiard Club in Nibley, and you just might be treated to an impromptu magic show. Owner Allan Cornia, who opened the establishment a month ago, has been studying the art of magic since his childhood. On Monday night, he gave a few of the club goers a 45-minute show, wowing the onlookers with several tricks. “There are numerous celebrities and statesmen that I’ve performed for,” he said. The list is long: Steve Martin, Chuck Norris, James Garner, Tony Curtis and General Norman Schwarzkopf, among others. Cornia, who grew up in Logan, is also a member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle — a very exclusive private club for magicians. He also has a passion for pool and wants to share it with those who visit the club. “I was in California, and I was playing these major billiard tournaments and doing magic professionally,” Cornia said. “I just really enjoyed the atmosphere of professional pool and professional magic. When I came back up here, I just really wanted to have that type of atmosphere. And that’s where Legends Billiard Club evolved from.” There are seven 3 1/2 by 7 foot pool tables at Legends, as well as an antique 4 1/2 by 9 foot table, reserved for special events and tournaments. Playing pool is free every day from 3 to 7

p.m. and $6 per hour outside of that window. Craig Smith, a Logan resident, said he’s thrilled that the club has come to the area. “It’s offering something that hasn’t been available for couples that want to go out and play a game of pool in a new atmosphere with nice, professional tables,” Smith said. Other activities at Legends include dart leagues and dance instruction. “With dancing, I’ve come to find out that there’s a very, very large community of dancers here in Cache Valley — whether it be American, Latin, salsa — that virtually end up going to Salt Lake every weekend to dance,” said Cornia. Legends, which is open seven days a week and has a bar area, has something going on virtually every night. For example, Monday nights feature dart leagues, with dance instruction on Wednesday evenings. The Cache Valley Pool League will play on Thursday nights, followed by dancing. There is also recorded music and karaoke on Friday nights and live bands on Saturday evenings. Cornia believes the club offers a unique entertainment experience for Cache Valley residents. “I wanted to provide numerous activities for people to enjoy, where they may not have that variety elsewhere,” he added. “What I wanted to create is a place for people to come and ... play pool, socialize, dance, darts, get together with friends — with a social atmosphere that’s pleasing and comfortable.”

by Charles geraci • photos by eli lucero

Clockwise from top left: Allan Cornia entertains people at the bar with a card trick at Legends Billiards Club in Nibley. Doug Cox shoots pool at Legends Billiards Club. Rod Smith plays darts at Legends Billiards Club.

Magic in the

by Charles geraci • photos by eli lucero

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Burning Man: It’s complicated Slightly Off Center

I am supposed to be a writer so it’s frustrating when there are things I can’t explain. You figure if you keep writing and talking about something for 15 years, eventuBy Dennis Hinkamp ally you’ll come up with some words that will stick like snow on the north side of people’s cranial giving. I still take a few pictures cabins. but try to send them back to the But when it comes to Burnpeople in the photos. If you want ing Man words are like protons, to see photos just key “Burning electrons and neutrons whirling Man” into any search engine and around in the vacuum of my head fritter away the better part of a day. trying to form something solid. If you want some real surrealness, We are so trained by the sound bite, key in my name, Burning Man the photo-op, the bumper sticker and the word “clown.” You still and the elevator talk that we actuwon’t really understand it unless ally think we can explain things you go. while waiting in line at Auto Zone. It’s the absurd, natural evolution I give up. Ask me about Burning of the competitive spirit meets Man on any given day and I’ll radical search for meaning. It is give you a different answer each embracing the temporary tempotime. Writers can’t really tell you ral. It is a city of 55,000 people what it is like to be any place or that appears and disappears in the anything. We are all just voyeurs space of two weeks. It’s a campin an extractive business. ground with newspapers, radio staAt some point I started to realize tions, night clubs, performance art, taking photos was distracting from sculpture, pyrotechnics, robotics, actually experiencing things while mutant cars, costumes, a hospital, I was there and that I was counting neon and body paint. on the camera to be my memory It is not about doing anything just like all the people with their you want; it is more about not smart phones have become depen- doing things that are stealing your dent on a machine instead of their life. While at Burning Man I don’t own wits. Taking pictures is also drive, I don’t spend any money, I taking; which is the opposite of am not subjected to any advertis-

ing and, best of all; I don’t have to explain what Burning Man is. Okay, I admit that by trying to explain why I can’t explain it, I am sort of explaining it. Why do I keep going back? I found myself in the checkout line at Home Depot buying a 7.2 volt cordless Dremel with an extra attachment set just so I could try to carve stale Twinkies into Easter Island Moai heads. I can’t explain where I got the idea exactly but this is exactly the kind of deep-id flotsam the event engenders. This is what Burning Man is all about; knowing you have gone over the edge into a different, if not better, place. Dennis is actually at Burning Man while you are reading this. He is among a number of freelance writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal as part of an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices. He is not an employee of the newspaper. Feedback can be sent to dennis. hinkamp@ usu.edu.

Learn about African prehistory at Museum of Anthropology Two visiting scholars are guests at the next “Saturdays at the Museum” activity presented by the Museum of Anthropology at Utah State University. Kimball Banks of Metcalf Archaeology, Bismark, N.D. , and Signe Snortland, environmental specialist and archaeologist with the Bureau of Reclamation in North Dakota, are the featured presentation Saturday, Sept. 3. The pair will discuss the investigations of the prehistory and paleoenvironments of northeast Africa that took place in the early 1960s under a program known as the Combined Prehistoric Expedition (CPE), one of the oldest on-going archaeological programs in history. This international consortium of scientists started as a salvage program mitigating impacts to pre-

historic sites from construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River. While most art historians and archaeologists focus on Pharaonic Egypt, the CPE makes major contributions to the understanding of the preceding Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures in Egypt and Sudan and past environmental settings. The guest presentation begins at 1 p.m. at the museum. Community members, as well as Utah State students, can visit the museum during its operating hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about this event, call museum staff at (435) 797-7545 or visit the museum website (anthromuseum.usu.edu).

Your Stuff “When Walking Your Dog Just Walk Your Dog” By Adrian Korpel My dog has Buddha nature and savors each dog-cookie minute of her yippety doodah dog-nose life. She sniffs every peebush happy, a mutt in a merry dog skin, a fun dog in the sunup of this mother-of-pearl morning, as we dreamdawdle our way In the slant rays of dawn. White tail alert! And off the trail she veers to stalk a desert dumbunny, dumbasking in the sun. Now she is a peerless panther, a stealth cat, the queen of cunning. When she crouches for her power leap, her puny prey wakes up, and zigzags for life, hunted heartily by my tallyho hound. Later, far ahead of me, she’s back on the trail again, bunny gone, but bunny dreams alive. When I call ‘come,’ she looks around twirls her wavetail, ups her foxy ears, then goes on walking, just walks her dog.

“Retreating from the Road Less Traveled” By Brian Steiner I followed him into the woods his tracks were sure and steady except at the point of divergence I also paused for a moment and made my decision yet neither the path less traveled nor the road of choice would I discover today but instead turned and stumbled home frightened with both pathways and unfortunately that has made all the difference

Nashville Tribute Band performing at USU Drawing large, enthusiastic crowds throughout the Western states with the release of their new CD “The Work: A Nashville Tribute to the Missionaries,” the Nashville Tribute Band announced it will extend their concert tour and perform Sept. 9 at Utah State University’s Kent Concert Hall. The announcement comes in response to the packed concert venues the band has performed at since the premier of “The Work” on Aug. 4 at the Sandy Amphitheater. The concert at USU’s Kent Concert Hall will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $11 for adults, $9 for students and $9.50 for groups, and can be purchased by going to the NTB website: www.nashvilletributeband.com. Jeremy Barron, director of Artist Management and Event Productions for R Legacy Entertainment, distributor of The Work, said in all of his years of music promotion nationally and internationally, “I’ve never seen anything sell so well. The shows have been well-attended and wellreceived. By popular demand, we’re extending NTB’s

concert tour so students at Utah State University and music fans throughout Cache County can experience this incredible sound.” Lead singer and songwriter Jason Deere has made a career out of writing hit songs and developing hit artists. His song, “Love’s

Lookin’ Good on You,” cowritten with Matt Lopez of Due West for Lady Antebellum, went platinum. He’s also penned memorable tunes for Little Big Town, Leann Rimes, Jessica Simpson, Jim Brickman, SHeDAISY, Be Be Winans, Natalie Grant, Point of Grace, Wanessa

Camargo, Leonardo, Luiza Possi, The Wreckers, James Wesley, Stealing Angels and Due West, and has a lengthy list of film and television credits. Deere assembled an all-star cast of musicians to create NTB including Dan Truman, Grammy-nominated piano

player for Diamond Rio; Emmy-nominated guitarist/ composer Ron Saltmarsh; Katherine Nelson, known for her starring role as Emma in the film “Emma Smith: My Story,” as well as the hot country trio Due West. NTB’s latest musical compilation completes a trilogy of CDs dedicated to significant moments in the LDS Church’s past — from its beginnings to the epic handcart pioneer exodus to Salt Lake. “The Work: A Nashville Tribute to the Missionaries” brings to light the decades-old practice of men and women traveling around the globe to share the message of the church’s doctrine as missionaries. Of his latest CD, Deere said, “I want the world to know what a culture of sending missionaries out into the world, two by two, means to us as a people. Most of these missionaries are 19-20 years old. They are forgetting themselves, learning to love other people and devoting their daily lives to prayer and scripture study. It is a remarkable time in a young person’s life and I felt compelled to

Prolific American poet donates collection to USU In the basement of the Merrill-Cazier Library nearly 80 linear feet of untouched correspondence, literary manuscripts, diaries and small press and first edition books of poetry lie waiting for someone to explore their contents and write their history. The collection comprises the works and communications of Charles Potts, a prolific poet from Idaho, with ties to some of the great American writers such as Charles Bukowski and lesser known poets like Charles Foster. Potts donated his collection to Utah State University in fall 2010, aiming to open

the archives to humanities researchers. He will visit USU Sept. 7-9. While on campus, he will present two readings,

co-teach a creative writing course and provide insight about the material to students and faculty. The collection includes broadsides, correspondence, manuscripts, diaries and thousands of literary magazines and books Potts amassed from nearly five decades of writing and publishing poets. For Brad Cole, associate dean for Special Collections and Archives at USU, it adds a regional perspective to the university’s section of Beat poetry as well as a primary source material. “It highlights and augments the collection we have,” he said. “Hopefully, it will attract

scholars to USU. Potts really worked hard to publish a lot of small, unknown poets.” Potts grew up raising Appaloosa horses on a ranch in Mackay and thought he would write novels after reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky. However, while attending Idaho State University he became a protégé of the celebrated American poet Ed Dorn, whose work convinced Potts he no longer wanted to write books. “The brevity, the succinctness and the depth that you can get with poetry — that really appealed to me,” Potts said. “I really feel that if someone has something to say, they should

just spit it out.” And for nearly 50 years he has. Potts’ poetry was first published in the periodical “Wild Dog” in 1963 and he has continued to publish poetry ever since. Potts started the Walla Wall Poetry Party and The Temple School of Poetry where he mentored up-andcoming poets and showcased their work. Potts will read Wednesday, Sept. 7, in room 101 of the Merrill-Cazier Library at 2 p.m., and Thursday at 7 p.m. at Helicon West held at the True Aggie Café , 117 N. Main, downtown Logan.

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FALL GALLERY WALK SEPTEMBER 9 IN DOWNTOWN LOGAN

It’s time for the Fall Gallery Walk! Join the Cache Valley Center for the Arts Downtown on Friday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. More than 13 locations will be hosting a variety of artists for one night only. Just look for the yellow banner at participating locations or visit www.cachearts. org to download a map. Each walk features new artists and venues so visit us online for highlight locations and up-todate details. The fall walk features masterpieces by some of Cache Valley’s favorites and some up and coming artists including: David Hailey, Andy Worrall, Shane Larson, Gen Bor-

rego, Larry Winborg, Jeremy Winborg, David Hash, Mark Smith, and Megan Tullis Niemann. In addition, this walk will feature a few special group shows and artisan showcases. Sunshine Terrace will be highlighting some Cache Valley Legends, Utah Public Radio will be hosting the USU Art Department grad and undergraduate students, and St. John’s Episcopal Church will showcase the Cache Valley Painters featuring the works of Colleen Howe Bleinberger, Scott Bushman, Susan Dunker, Linda Morse, Sue Jelus, April Hay and others. Unusual highlights on Main Street include the

Logan Downtown Alliance’s display of artisancrafted Trollbeads of Denmark at the Cache Chamber of Commerce and short performances by Valley Dance Ensemble. VDE will be performing “Sidewalk Talk,” a 5-minute repertoire, at 6:30, 7, 7:30, and 8 p.m. just outside the Bullen Center on 43 S. Main. Check out www. cachearts.org for more information. You can also call the Cache Valley Center for the Arts at 435-752-0026 for more info or to participate in a future walk, email events@centerforthearts. us or call 435-753-6518 ext. 11.

David Hash photography

“I specialize in black and white photography. Black and white photography elicits emotions that no other medium can replicate. I hope the images I take do for you, what they do for me. I try to magnify the common images we normally take for granted. My photographs allow you to feel the subject. My photographs cause you to reflect, ruminate and reminisce about images you have seen before.” For more information about David Hash call 435-512-1776.

LUCY WATKINS

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Lucy is a graphic artist and photographer who has morphed her art pieces into fabric and fiber art. Lucy has completed well over 400 fabric pieces using freemotion embroidery and quilting techniques using a standard sewing machine. She prints many of her photographs on silk or cotton and then uses dyes, oil paints and ink to achieve the finished design. She has recently started to do traditional silk painting using resist techniques. Lucy will show some of her newest works at the September Art Walk. She does sell some of her art pieces and occasionally creates a consignment piece. She lives in North Logan. Lucy and her husband Cary Watkins host Art on the Lawn each June.

Caffe Ibis Gallery Deli, Caine Lyric Theatre, The Crepery & Citrus and Sage, Fuhriman’s Framing & Fine Art Gallery, Gia’s Italian Restaurant, Global Village Gifts, The Italian Place, S.E. Needham Jewelers, St. John’s Episcopal Church, ThatcherYoung Mansion, Sunshine Terrace, Utah Public Radio, Winborg Masterpieces Art Gallery

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MARK SMITH

S.E. Needham Jewelers Water color artist, Mark Smith, is excited to share his latest works “Fall and Harvest Moon” in this years fall gallery walk. Mark is a Cache Valley native and educator with Logan City School District. He creates all his art pieces with bold colors, stylized designs, and unique flare. He has recently added a greeting card collection of some of his work including his latest series of ocean scenes from Kaua’i, Hawaii. Come let his art work put a smile on your face.

New Pelecanos novel is a war thriller that works By Bruce DeSilva For The Associated Press

At Thrillerfest, a crime writers conference held in Manhattan this summer, dozens of literary agents spent half a day listening to would-be authors pitch their ideas for books about grizzled Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who return to the states to fight crime. To nearly all of them, the agents said thanks, but no thanks. Agents attributed the flood of similar ideas to the success of Lee Child’s novels about Jack Reacher, a war veteran who roams the country righting wrongs and then vanishing like a modern-day Lone Ranger. But what seems like an overused idea can turn into something special in the hands of a master. George Pelecanos, proclaimed our greatest

crime novelist by Stephen King, has proved it with “The Cut,” the first book in his new series featuring Spero Lucas, a 29-year-old Iraq war veteran who returns to his native Washington, D.C., to straddle both sides of the law. Spero, the adopted child of a Greek-American couple, loves his mother and his black adopted brother, and is grieving for his father, who recently passed away. Spero is tough and courageous, and he has a big heart, but like many veterans, he’s having trouble figuring out how to find a place in civilian life. He’s working as an investigator for a Washington criminal lawyer, a job that figures in a compelling subplot. But he also freelances, recovering stolen property in return for a 40 percent cut. And he’ll work for anyone who agrees to pay. One who does is Antwan

Hawkins, a jailed, big-time drug dealer who is still running his illegal business from behind prison walls. Hawkins came up with a clever way to receive drug shipments from his supplier: He has packages of marijuana shipped to houses of people who are on vacation

‘Plugged’ is funny and suspenseful By Jeff Ayers For The Associated Press

Eoin Colfer, primarily known for his children’s books featuring Artemis Fowl, shows he can write a terrific crime novel for adults with “Plugged.” Daniel McEvoy works as a bouncer for a strip club and has feelings for a woman who works there. He’s brash and sarcastic, but his size and military background essentially let him get away with behavior that would land other people in jail. While visiting a seedy doctor for hair plugs, McEvoy is forced to kill a man with mob ties. Shortly after thinking he’s covered his tracks, McEvoy

discovers the woman he likes has been murdered. The police believe he’s guilty of her murder and the boss of the man

he actually killed begins to pressure him to confess to that crime. With the help of some not-so-nice colleagues and a ghost, he tries to get his life back to normal. “Plugged” is that rare book that mixes terrific suspense with laugh-out-loud humor. Colfer wrote a novel “And Another Thing ...” set in the universe of Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Imagine that strong sense of British comedy with sarcasm and terrible jokes flying constantly, but with bullets instead of spaceships. McEvoy and his attitude will appeal to fans of both the crime novels of Elmore Leonard and the wacky characters prevalent in the novels of Carl Hiaasen.

or away on business. A few of his cronies drop by the houses on the days of delivery and snatch the packages from the front steps. It was working fine until someone else caught on and swiped a couple of valuable packages. So Hawkins hires Spero to steal them back. But what seemed to be a simple recovery job quickly turns sour as Spero’s digging uncovers a double-dealing conspiracy. Soon, a pair of street dealers turn up dead, and Spero comes perilously close to joining them. Before it’s over, he has to turn killer in an effort to save an innocent boy. The story is beautifully

told in the lean, muscular prose style that readers of the author’s other fine novels, including “The Way Home” (2009) and “The Night Gardner” (2006), have come to expect. “The Cut” is the 17th novel by Pelecanos, who has also written for two acclaimed HBO television series, “The Wire” and “Treme.” In recent years, he has written mostly standalone crime novels, each with a unique protagonist, but he says he’s not done exploring the possibilities of this new character. Readers are sure to be eager for the next Spero Lucas adventure.

new york times best sellers COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION 1. “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett 2. “Second Son,” by Lee Child 3. “One Day,” by David Nicholls 4. “Sarah’s Key,” by Tatiana de Rosnay 5. “Now You See Her,” by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK NONFICTION 1. “Heaven is For Real,” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent 2. “A Stolen Life,” by Jaycee Dugard 3. “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand 4. “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson 5. “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” by Rebecca Skloot HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Omen Machine,” by Terry Goodkind 2. “A Dance with Dragons,” by George R. R. Martin 3. “Full Black,” by Brad Thor 4. “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett 5. “Cold Vengeance,” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. “A Stolen Life,” by Jaycee Dugard 2. “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand 3. “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson 4. “After America,” by Mark Steyn 5. “1493,” by Charles C. Mann Keep your reading list updated at www.nytimes.com/pages/books/

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CrossworD By Myles Mellor and Sally York Across 1. Military acronym 4. Masseur’s workplace, maybe 7. Outlying farm 13. Punish with an arbitrary penalty 19. Forget 21. ___ pitcher 22. Greybacks 23. Dot-coms 26. Patoises 27. City east of Paris 28. Stumblebum 29. Trident-shaped letter 30. Old clothes 31. Ebonies 33. Revolvers 34. Come across as 35. Word with writing or diving 36. Snub-nosed pooches 37. Hawk’s opposite 38. Start of many Latin American place names 39. 1986 #1 hit for Starship 40. Rabbitlike rodent 43. Chinese cork ___ 44. Dot-coms 52. Banked 53. One way to take medication 54. Amateur video subject, maybe 55. Mincemeat dessert 56. Vociferate 57. Mountain spurs 58. London sights 60. Ancient city on the Nile 63. Lurch, for one 64. “___ Innocent” (Turow novel) 67. Spares the rod? 70. Capitol Hill worker 74. Boric acid target 75. “Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams has one: Abbr. 76. Hamlet et al. 77. Sounds

79. Dot-coms 83. Hart Trophy winner, 1970-72 84. Port on the Loire 85. Pickable 86. Loses it 89. Grimm beast 90. Have the ___ for 91. Kind of fingerprint 94. Manhandles 95. Class of birds 96. Breakfast bowlful 99. Anchorages and cellarages 100. ___ Aquarids (May meteor shower) 101. Like some twins 102. Loose garments for men 103. Sullies 105. Dot-coms 109. Plane, e.g. 110. Pol McCaskill 111. Harness racer 112. Milk curdler 113. Not in this country 114. Cyprinidae family fish 115. Long intro? Down 1. Saccharides 2. Parka 3. Clayey 4. Department of Public Works supply 5. Leaned on 6. “___ Man of Mine” (Shania Twain song) 7. Fare in Oliver Twist’s workhouse 8. Go 1-1 in a second match 9. Some reunion-goers 10. Bills 11. Unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity 12. Foul-smelling discharges 13. Cornea deposit 14. “___ Joe Black” 15. Go out 16. Look into again, as

a cold case 17. Skeleton’s place? 18. Inuit 20. They’re inflatable 24. Peepers 25. Nonpareil 32. Petri dish filler 33. Managed 34. “The Open Window” writer 36. ___ de foie gras 37. Affaires d’honneur 38. Strauss opera 39. They make you stand tall 40. Billion followers 41. No-see-um 42. Gawk at 43. Refuse 44. Stab 45. ___ Willie Winkie 46. Hurting 47. Blasé 48. Portable domed dwellings 49. Busy bee in the spring 50. Drink flavored with cassis 51. Low-___ 57. Crosswise, on deck 58. Oral Roberts University site 59. ___-robber 61. Bodily fluids 62. Hinder 63. Coffins 64. Be worthwhile 65. It’s stranded 66. Old verb ending 67. Excelled 68. Huff and puff 69. Not enough, for some 71. “Rocky ___” 72. John ___ Passos 73. Guinness Book suffix 76. Boris and Alexander 77. Fomenters 78. Fed. agency 80. Error message? 81. Herb genus 82. Monopoly token

86. Mount St. Helens, e.g. 87. Indigenous 88. Come to 89. “Ars amatoria” poet 90. Unwarm welcome 91. Indicate 92. World leader? 93. Give confidence to 95. Forestall 96. Big sheet 97. Ancient assembly area 98. Ran amok 99. Pugilist’s weapon 101. Old blade 102. Lift 104. Straddling 106. What a keeper may keep 107. Priestly wear 108. Bake sale org.

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Friday Science Unwrapped presents “Hearing Empowered: Scientific Developments in a Scientific Revolution” Friday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium on the USU campus. Featured speaker for the free presentation is Karl White, professor in USU’s Department of Psychology and founding director of the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management. All ages are invited. Refreshments and learning activities follow the lecture. For more information, call 797-3517 or visit www.usu. edu/science/unwrapped. Cache Singles 31 and older will be holding a dance Friday, Sept. 2, at the Willow Park Church, 340 W. 700 South in Logan. Dance instruction will be from 8 to 9 p.m., with the dance following until midnight. Refreshments will be served. Cost is a $3 donation. Amazing sister-brother acoustic duo act Ali and Tom Durrant will perform Friday, Sept. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza. Their fantastic acoustic guitar work combines with excellent vocals to produce a unique sound fusing the best of classic folk with an upbeat, modern acoustic sound. (Try to imagine Ozzy Osbourne or Guns ‘N’ Roses, acoustic!) Hear them at http:// www.reverbnation.com/thehopons. Everyone is invited. Driver Out will perform acoustic music with FALK and Michael Stuart on Friday, Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

SATURDAY Nescience will perform metal with Autostigmatic, Deicidal Carnage and Gravetown on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m.

at Why Sound. Cost is $5. Two of the best acoustic singer/songwriters in the valley will perform Saturday night at Pier 49 San Francisco Style Sourdough Pizza. Katie Jo will do a set at 6 p.m., followed by Austin Mullens at 7 p.m. Don’t sit at home, come and enjoy some great pizza and great music!

SUNDAY Members of the Northern Chapter of the American Bikers Aiming Towards Education (A.B.A.T.E.) will hold their monthly meeting Sunday, Sept. 4, at noon at the Beehive Grill, 255 S. Main St., Logan. All interested motorcyclists over 18 are invited to attend. The Pioneer Valley Lodge is hosting a free Labor Day weekend barbecue rib dinner Sunday, Sept. 4, at 12:30 p.m. for all valley residents 55 years and older. The meal will include BBQ ribs, potato salad, green salad, corn and sherbet for dessert. Our address is 2351 N. 400 East, North Logan. Please RSVP by Sept. 3 at 792-0353.

MONDAY The Wellsville Founders Day 5K, 10K and Kids 1-mile Fun Run will be held Monday, Sept. 5. Registration begins at 6 a.m. East of the Wellsville Tabernacle. Races start at 7 a.m. sharp. Prize drawing will begin at 8 a.m. Cost for the 5K and 10K races is $20 and includes a T-shirt. The kids race is $3 and does not include a T-shirt. For questions contact Juanita Malm at 435-245-7831. Join us for a s’mores social around the campfire Monday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. on the back lawn of Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan. Please come and join us for this free event that is open to the public. For more information please call

792-0353.

TUESDAY Common Ground will be holding a cycling activity Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. Cost is $3. Cache Valley is a gorgeous place to ride your bike, especially in the countryside. We will be heading out there for some fresh air. For more information call 713-0288. Elaine, our professional caterer from the deli department, will share apple recipes with us, including candied apples and crisps! The class is Tuesday, Sept. 6 from 7 to 8 p.m. This is a free cooking and community class offered at Providence Macey’s Little Theater. Chick-Fil-A is hosting free breakfast week from Sept. 6 to 10. You get a free breakfast entree. Visit www.chick-filaforbreakfast.com to make your reservation. During breakfast hours only and you must have your reservation print-out to redeem entree. The Cache Carvers Woodcarving Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6, in the Senior Citizen Center located at 236 N. 100 East in Logan. Public is invited. For information call 435-5636032 or 435-757-3127.

WEDNESDAY Common Ground Outdoor Adventures is holding a canoeing activity Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. Cost is $3. We will be heading to Tony Grove, Porcupine and the Marsh. For more information call 713-0288. Ye Olde Tyme quilters English speaking group will be Sept. 7 at OPTIONS for Independence. For more information or to schedule a ride, call Royella at 435-753-5353. “The Towne Singers,” one of Cache valley’s mixed voice

community choir’s, will be starting their fall season beginning Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dansante building located at 59 S. 100 West, in Logan. They are looking for new members to join them, especially tenors and basses. They are excited to introduce their new director, Gary Poore. If you enjoy singing and would like to be a member of an outstanding valley choir, we want you! If you have any questions, please call David Higbee at 213-3301 or 770-0491. Cache Humane Society is starting a Junior Kids Club. The first meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. where we will discuss some of our social action projects, shelter service projects and humane animal issues that affect our community. The club is for kids ages 8 to 15. Meet at 2370 W. 200 North in Logan. There will be refreshments, talk, laughter and love. Western American Literature, a non-profit academic journal housed in the English Department at USU, is hosting a book sale Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be books of all kinds (biographies, literature, nonfiction, mysteries, children’s books, history, drama, philosophy, photography and art, architecture, etc.). Weather permitting, the sale will take place on the crossroads of the Quad. Bring your friends! All books are priced between $1 and $5. The sale supports a book review fellowship in the English Department at USU. Scott Bradley will teach “To Preserve The Nation,” a free Constitution class, Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Book Table (upstairs). No charge. For more information call 7532930 or 753-8844.

THURSDAY

Mountain West String Academy will be registering students. For those attending Greenville, North Park, Birch Creek and River Heights elementary schools, registration will be held Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. For students at Sunrise, Park, Lewiston and Summit elementary schools, registration will be held Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Sunrise Elementary. For those attending Mountainside, Wellsville, Canyon and Lincoln schools, registration will be held Sept. 14 at Mountainside Elementary. Students at Heritage, Nibley, Millville and Providence schools can register Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at Heritage Elementary. Please bring a parent and student only. Plan on a one-hour presentation of the program and its requirements. Registration is $45 for books and supplies. If you cannot come on the night your school is scheduled, please call 7709189 to inquire about options. Free family history classes will be held this fall from Sept. 8 through Nov. 14 at the Logan Family History Center, 50 N. Main (ground floor of the Tabernacle-East door). All classes are free. For a complete class list go to www.Loganfhc.org, then click “Classes & Handouts.” You can download and print the class handout before coming to the class. Seating is limited. To register: email ut_ cache@ldsmail.net or call the Logan Family History Center at 435-755-5594. A waffle buffet will be served Thursday, Sept. 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Valley Lodge, 2351 N. 400 East in North Logan. Please come and join us for this free event that is open to our valley seniors 55 and older. For more information and to RSVP please call 7920353. Katie Jo will perform acoustic music with Kevin Allred and Dallas & Guy on Thursday, Sept. 8 at Why Sound. Cost is $5.

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