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Show 4 TX.LAKESSDE Thursday, August 27. 1998 Lakeside Review SPEAKING OUT Teen relives Scout camp adventures By MATT! HOWARD TX. correspondent a: III couple of .weeks ago I went to Scout camp. I know Im a little old for that and all, but I justified it. Since I had reached the ripe old age of 9 years old, I was qualified to be a leader. This meant that I had all the perks of going to Scout camp: the free food, the pretty much constant supply of Mountain Dew, the lack of anything really constructive to do with my time, and of course, trading post chicks. 1 All these perks and no responsibility to attend merit badge classes, campfires, or even have to be awake anywhere near the time w hen the sun came up. All right, so there were a few responsibilities that I had to hold up. As a bonafide leader, I had to make sure the little Scouts got to their classes and I had to keep em in line cooking my food and cleaning my dishes. I also had to be a good example and look the other way when they started flinging water balloons at the geek camp down the trail. Anyone whos been to a Scout camp knows about the geek troops. If you have never noticed a geek troop, it was you. These are the guys who actually brought their Scout shirts to camp. They had organized cheers, spotless camps and large Scoutmasters who were apparently unafraid to issue beatings to Scouts who fell out of line. You would hear these guys a mile away chanting and singing campfire songs in perfect rhythm, neckerchiefs always tied exactly so. They even had clean pants. You can imagine how sick it made us Scouts. In my career as a Boy Scout, Ive owned one Scout shirt, and I grew out of it before I even reached the first rank of Tenderfoot. Ever since then Ive forgotten my shirt when we attend Scout camps. The only shirts I seemed to remember to bring along were comfortable, dirty, and had no place on them to pin awards. You probably know who we were. We were the guys who wore bandannas on our heads for the entire week and never changed out of our swimsuits. When it was time to do our cheers, we would break up and pretend to be in the troops that knew what they were doing. free-spirit- ed Everyone loved us the best, you can imagine. Anyhow, this time, with me as one of the leaders, I am proud to say that we whipped our troop into ship-shaorganization. This, of course, is a blatant lie. The truth is, I got in a lot of trouble up there. It was one big misunderstanding. Im always the victim of misunderstandings. It all started innocently. I was actually writing some stuff down for this article. I had a different angle at first. I was going to base it on picking up on the girls working in the trading post. In my whole career as a Scout, I have failed continually at this. In a camp full of guys, these girls look PRE-TTgood. I got the idea to make an application that Scout camp girls could fill out and return. I called it the Application For PNCMOPS (Potential Y al I cant tell you everything that was on this application because it got confiscated. I believe there was a question that said, How would you feel about hanging out with a Makeout-Partners- ). 63" blue-eye- d, certainly meant no harm. No one was really supposed to see this: It was a joke to print in the paper. This is where the story gets interesting. The cute little urchins in my camp got ahold of it and sprinted off to the trading post, making the delivery. The next day I was harassed by a variety of staff members. One took me aside and yelled at me for awhile and forced me to make an apology to the girls who eventually ended up with the From 3 But to enjoy the show even more next time, Id suggest to z anyone: Dont wear sandals, es- - u pecially if the concert happens "j to be in The Canyons. - suffering. I realized that it doesnt matter if you got good seats, or that you had to wait more than an hour to use the restroom, but the fact that you got the opportunity to watch a group of alternative musicians and singers Harmony Brzostek, who will be a junior at Layton High School in the fall, says she enjoys listening to local bands, dancing and writing She welcomes at China- -' 1 mon82(a aol.com. THEY SAID IT Action films in America get a bad name as a result of being empty and surface and void of " substance. This one has a story - not just special effects AFPNCMOPS form. actor thinks his Wesley Snipes on his new film, Blade. The role isn't at all like the typical Hollywood new kickboxing, vampire-huntin- g Snipes whose career has veered from a chilling, streetwise crack boss in New Jack City, to an architect in Jungle Fever, to a said his new movie also represents an paraplegic in The Waterdance important cinematic debut: a black superhero. - shoot-'em-up- s. - z i (i , Planning Your, V1 tea Matt! Howard, a 1997 graduate spectacled, guy with almost imperceptible dimples and cute buns? Another one asked if the applicants tongue was pierced. These were pertinent questions writer-typ- e was well worth all the pain and You paid a great price to listen and hopefully see these very talented female artists, and Id say I got my moneys worth. -- 1 The question that got me in the most trouble went something like this, Hypothetically, if you happened to work at a Boy Scout camp, would there be rules against fraternizing with campers? If there were, how do you think youd get around them? In my opinion, this was an extremely innocent question, and as I pointed out in the beginning, it was strictly hypothetical. Some people just have no sense of humor. Lilith School, says his hobbies are eating and sleeping. He also makes claymation movies. He added the ! to his name about a year at ago. He welcomes scaapcgoadfiaol.com. of Bonneville High BOOKSTORE REVIEW V Wonder where to buy that new best seller? By LORI EGGLESTON . TX correspondent As you to school, or if you just want to buy the latest best seller, you may be wondering where the best place to buy books is. Recently, I checked out three n bookstores in the region: Bamcs & Noble and Hastings, both in Layton, and MediaPlay on Riverdale Road, to find out w hich was the friendliest to teens. I rated each store on a scale on the following: 1 ) background music and general atmosphere; 2) sections marked clearly; 3) appearance of displays; 4) functional displays; 5) discounts; 6) helpfulness of clerks; and 7) functional, comfortable places to sit, relax and look at the books you are considering. well-know- -5 Bames & Noble walked through the front door, was blasted with cold air from the air conditioner and an odd mixture of scents from the Bamcs & Noble Cafe. Classical music was softly playing in the background. It was very relaxing ... a good break after a stressful weather. drive in Because of this, B&N received a 5 for atmosphere. I began searching for the first book on my list, Oliver Twist. After easily locating the classics section, it took less than two minutes to find the book, alphabetized by the authors last name. The Great American Bathroom Book was a bit harder to find, because I wasnt As I I sure what category it fit under, but it still took less than five minutes. I gave B&N a 5 again. B&N received a 4 for the appearance of displays because many of their bookends had fallen over, causing a domino-effewith the books. I lowcver, I gave them a 5 for being functional, because I could still tell what the books were. I gave B&N a 4 for discounts. They have at least six shelves of only discounted books, plus their everyday discounts: 10 percent off all hardbacks; 30 percent off New York Times hardback best sellers, and 20 percent offNYT paperback best sellers. For the helpfulness of the sales clerks, B&N received a 4. 1 never actually saw a salesperson go out of their way to help someone, but they did answer questions when asked. Also, it seemed there werent enough employees working at the same time. I only counted three: one at the information desk, one at the register, and one wandering around. B&N received 4.5 for the places to sit category. I based this on whether the store had a nice place for customers to relax and review their selection. They have several places with tables and comfortable armchairs. ct Hastings Hastings was like a slap in the face. Walking in, I felt I had walked into a pre-teebedroom. The store seemed cluttered, irritating music was playing a few notches too high and two clerks were noisily gossiping about the hottest guy they'd ever seen. Hastings atmosphere score was a 1.5, because they finally turned the music off. Although the sections were marked on the shelf, I had to go up and down each and every aisle to find what I was looking for. They did have markers on the end of each aisle, like a supermarket, but they werent easily seen because the shelves were too close together. The score? A generous 2. For appearance and function of displays, I lastings received 3s. As I mentioned, the store seemed cluttered. However, some ambitious employee had set up displays of some of the best sellers. That was the only good point though, because I watched as customers reached for one of the books, then decided not to, and went on their way. I figured they were afraid theyd knock down the whole table if they even breathed on a book. I know I was. Hastings highest score, a 4, was in the discounts section. They had two Bargain Books tables set up as well as 40 percent off hardback best sellers, 30 percent off paperback best sellers, 20 percent off hardbacks except childrens books and 10 percent off all other books. The score for the clerks willingness to help was only saved from the trash can by one service worker w ho stopped what she was doing to help a man find a book for his sons 5th birthday. However, the score plummeted to a 2 when a clerk would not help a woman find a CD she was looking for. The clerk gave her very general directions on where she might find it, and then returned to filing her nails. As far as places to sit in the store, Hastings docs have them. However, they seem to be stuck randomly through the book section of the store as an afterthought. Many are right at the end of an aisle. Sitting in them, you feel like you are in the way, because unless you stick your feet under the chair, you almost completely take up the walkway. Hastings received a 1. MediaPlay My third and final stop was MediaPlay. Like B&N, MP was very relaxing. The atmosphere k was open and cool. music was playing just loud enough to hear it but not loud enough to drive you crazy. 4.5. Again, like B&N, the sections were marked very clearly. I found all six books I was looking for in less than 15 minutes. MP got a 5. The appearance of the store was nice, but not as nice as B&N. They got a 4.5. The displays were and functional, which scored them a 5 in that department. Discounts at MP were outstanding. I counted more than 10 discount tables, on top of their everyday discounts that beat B&N and I lastings: 35 percent off hardback best sellers, 25 percent off paperback best sellers and 10 percent off all others. Another 5.f The salespeople at MP are extremely helpful. If you cant find a book youre looking for, all you have to do is ask and theyll try to find it on the shelf, and then look it up in the computer if they get as lost as you. Yet another 5. MP also has places to sit They are out of the way, comfortable and numerous. Again, they scored a 5. There are many bookstores out there, including the college bookstore, and many discount and used bookstores. But if you n want to go to a store, head to MediaPlay. You'll find the best atmosphere, helpful service and great prices. Lori Eggleston, a recent graduate at Northrulge High School, plays piano and violin. 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