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Show Th Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, July 28, 1994 7 Sports Police officer to teach motorcycle tournament safety courses at SLCC slated for August 1st When police officers come across a car accident, it often can be gruesome. When it involves a motorcycle, the chances increase that it could be deadly. One officer, Lt. John Merrick, wants to reduce these odds. Merrick will be teaching motorcycle rider courses this summer and fall at Salt Lake Community "It's traditional to stand up for the national anthem and the flag At our houso. It's traditional to Mama ms for The Salt Lake City Chapter things I didn't do, but I probably dasarvo It." of Executive Women InternaBook of Hag tional will hold its second an- e I went to see Fiddler on the Roof, which is one of my favorites. I like that show as much as I do East High or the 49ers. Tevya was talking about tradition; why his people do things; why they hang on to their culture. Tradition, he says, Ill tell you why we do it I dont know. Anyway, traditions do a lot to control our lives. I remember in junior high, at Cyprus Jr. High, it was traditional for the 9th graders to set the 7th graders on the fountain. They wanted you to look like you had just wet yourself. The first two weeks of school struck terror in the hearts of all die 7th graders. It was a tradition. Cyprus High had the tradition that all sophomores would enter the school by way of the back door. The upper classmen would stand shoulder to shoulder in the front door and make you go around. Most of the guys would keep their place and go to the back. A few .of us decided to test the front door. They wouldnt let us in and to make sure we didnt, they tore our shirts oft and bloodied our,noses. It was a tradition thats all. .. The Pirate school had other traditions, such as carrying the coffin, which was a little bloody. v The coffin tradition went like this: the junior classmen would carry a coffin down the main hall to show the seniors that they ' were taking over the leadership of the school. This show of strength would make the seniors mad and there would be a fight. It was a matter of principle, of pride; a question of ownership. You know, manhood; a Cyprus tradition. I watched one of those coffin carrying episodes once in 1944. It was an exciting tradition, but there were some bloody noses and broken teeth when it ended. Some schools have great tradition, like Taylorsville in baseball and Highland in basketball. There was a time when Tooele won everything in swimming. Then Cyprus got it going in swimming. East High once had great football tradition diming the years that they won 19 state football championships. Utah and BYU have a tradition rivalry. When ffiey play,7 reason goes south. Duke, North Carolina, aiid Kentucky have all-tim- great tradition in college basketball. One of the great traditions of all time is me watching sports on TV. You can find me there for all the big games. I am twice the sports fan that John Sudbury is, although he gets most of the ink. There are other sports traditions that you can always count on. Like me shootinjg 88 in golf and officials being traditionally bad. If you dont understand the deep emotional power of tradition after reading this article, I suggest you go pee Fiddler on the Roof. SIMONS SAYS: It is traditional that all classical music is written by famous dead foreigners. SIMONS SAYS: When I was young, this column was not yet a tradition; we had to play football and baseball, chase girls, and swim in the Kennecott canal. Magna Rodeo July 30 at rodeo grounds The Magna Mountain Riders will sponsor their annual Magna Rodeo on Saturday, July 30, at the Magna Rodeo Arena, 3800 South 8000 West. Rodeo events will begin at 7 p.m. with calf roping, ladies breakaway roping, ladies barrel racing, team roping, bareback and saddle broncs, steer wrestling, and bull riding. Producer is the Circle J. Rodeo Company. Entrant registration is Tuesday, July 26, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Registration fees are $40 for all rough stock; $25 per person for team roping; and $35 for all other events. For further information, call 250-627- Magna Chamber hosts annual Copper Days Golf Tourney Aug. 4 The Magna Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual Copper Days Golf Tournament on Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Copper Club Golf Course in Magna. The tourney is held annually in connection with Magnas super Copper Days celebration, which will be held this year on Aug. 4, 5, and 6. tourGolf tourney chairman Ron Wall said the nament will begin with a shotgun start promptly at 8 a.m. Luncheon will be served and a drawing for several prizes will be held about noon at the course clubhouse. The tourney will be comprised of both men and women scramble format. Players on each with a will be drawn at random so that there will be no stacking of the talent, Wall explained. Fee is $25 per player and will cover the cost of 18 holes of golf, lunch, and chances on the drawing. It will not include cost of an electric cart. For more information, call Wall at 18-ho- four-memb- er 250-742- 1. le nual Scholastic Classic Golf Tournament on August 1 at the Hidden Valley Country Club. Craig Bolerjack will emcee the awards luncheon where many prizes, including a new wincar for the hole-in-o- College. This gives me a chance to give something back to the community and back to ne ner, air travel, cellular motorcycling, phones, and resort lodging will be given away. The proceeds will benefit the scholar- ship and philanthropic projects. Executive Women Interna- tional is an organization which brings together key in- dividuals from diverse businesses for the purpose of promoting members firms, enhancing personal and professional development, and encouraging community involvement. EWI has over 4,000 member firms in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and England. Merrick said. If riders take the course, it may save their life and for other motorists, it increases their awareness. Lt. John Merrick, Salt Lake County Sheriffs DepartAccording to a recent study ment, will teach motorcycle rider courses at Salt Lake by University of Southern Community College this summer and fall. Cfc$ses begin California and the National July 28 and are designed for beginning rideurand tliosd Highway Traffic Safety Adwho are getting back into motorcycling. ministration, 92 percent of motorcycle riders were 1988 and 1992 and upon comor learned from famiThe motorcycle safety antj ly or friends. Motorcycle-ride- r pletion, he decided to become training courses first began a motorcycle safety and in the military, Merrick said. training experience reduces accident involvetraining instructor. List Only recently have nationment and reduces injuries in year, he became certified to wide colleges and universities the event of accidents, Merteach people how to safely began offering them. This is ride their bikes and reduce the initial year for the prorick said. Merrick first learned how common mistakes that could gram at Salt Lake Communito ride a motorcycle, a r become deadly ones. ty College, the first As a nationally certified school in Utah to offer such Harley Davidson, from his motorcycle training instrucNavy buddies around 1970. training. The course, sponHis family, especially his tor, Merrick will begin sored by Salt Lake Communian orthopedic mother teaching the motorcycle rider ty Colleges Law Enforcenurse was not supportive of courses July 28 at Salt Lake ment Academy, is nationally his riding because of witnessCommunity College. The certified by the Motorcycle acwill meet for three classes ing horrible motorcyle Safety Foundation. cidents. After serving in the days, with eight hours in a Education to riding a 10 hours riding to classroom decided and Merrick Navy, motorcycle is a key issue. A : become a Saif pike County Mji a ?closed-rang- e environ-"inentrained rider is a safe rider. Sheriff's officer, "a position he The majority of riders cant The classes are designstill holds. ed for beginning riders and even physically operate their Merrick enrolled in the those who are getting back in-- i controls properly, he said. motorcycle safety courses in to motorcycling. self-taug- ht two-yea- Two-for-o- ne camping offer at selected t. A free night of camping on weeknights is being offered at selected Utah state paries through September 4, by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. To take advantage of the offer campers need to make a camping reservation for two or more nights, beginning and ending Sunday through Thursday, and theyll receive their last night of camping said Courtland Nelson, director of the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. This offer is available by reservation wily and is good free, every until weeknight September 4. 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