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Show Tv ! i ij i HEAR YE, HEAR YE, ' o n ri r t.s ACci O' LiOj, gaammns; SSI GATHERING OF THE KINGDOMS A BY JANINE CREAGER ( Upper Correspondent - Ye FARMINGTON ladies1 lords T'was and gentle bul a loitmghl ago that Battle at Woodbind forest took place in the lair kind ol laimington Ihe Order ot the Rose of terra SKa met the Black Wing ol the Kingdom ol Aitennsia to dash swoids and dunk the mead (Uice) ol tnendship In biavery the met Irom the initial Confrontation to the the Cuand Match tlnotigh woods. Irom the Mountain Pass to the linal Castle Battle lo the end did they tight. et whether m victoiv or deleat. the banner ol biotheihood was raised lo most Dae is County resi- It?" 1 L m $ - rv QV . '? IT'7T HANDCRAFTED SWORDS sale. and daggers are displayed for dents. the previous piodama-tio- n would seem out ol place in today's woild But to "The Oidei ol the Rosek such a woodland encounter was the lull illmcnt ol a dieam ITie Order ol the Rose is a gioup of penod i apiei 'fencing lighters, who stme lo reeieate cen-tu- n h the experience ol hie Die gioup is a se palate "household" ol the Society loi Creative Anachionism (SC'A).an mtei national oigam-atio- n dedieated to the xtudv ot the and Middle Ages Hie SCA has the woild divided 17 ehlleient into I 'tali kingdoms. the within being boundaries ol the ol Kingdom Black Aitennsia the Wing, in this recent pie-17t- MEMBERS OF THE Order of the Rose watch the woodland battle of the Grand March. Tie A a'-- Ci IT, chal-lenge- f ; ' CM A. ;vvw A. - j Aj -, Acs - i .rt t. V t eneountei, is "the ollieial lapiei gioup ol the Kingdom ol Aitennsia" woid llie anachionism" is defined as "a person, thing idea, or custom that seems to belong to a different time in Hie memhistory bers ol these oigani-alion- s do some pseudo-tim- e travel- ing when they take on the persona of Renaissance citizens, and dress, act and even speak the part The Order ol the Rose grew out of a lov e lor the art of fencing In the fall ol 1999. Chris iesidents Bountilul Baiher, aka Tenton Monterrro, and Mike Kovacs, aka Damian Auie, weie tnends and students at Viewmont High School Iogether. they diew up plans lor "a military like organization tor Renaissance rapier combat" Word spread last, and The Hey, members who "played outlost" in the initial Confrontation Battle: from left, Alayna Hoffman, aka Bijou of SLC; Chris Fitch, aka Sedos of Bountiful; Robert Kennard, aka Chaos of Farmington (Farmington Junior High student); and Shawn Williams, aka Aoshi, a Viewmont High student from Centerville. ORDER OF THE ROSE SCA AND ORDER of member Erin the Rose Thomas Bountiful gives full of attention to her juggling. Ordei ol the Rose became an official club at Viewmont. and has about SO members Hie oigamation is now open to anyone ov er age 7 WAS an important embellishment for clothing the days before patterned cloth. Brecca Waite embroiders EMBROIDERY in Monthly dues are only $1 oi an extia $2 to boirow tencmg emblems for fellow SCA members. gear "It's a gieat physical naming tool that piepares both vour body and mindT says Barber "and can teach you tools to use in vour every dav lives" "It's the most fun you can have." savs Dan Wheeler, aka Spanish Dan. who traveled Irom Logan for the event for members of the Order of the Rose and the Black Wing. Woodland Paik was the perfect setting to test their fencing skills in mock combat But equally important was the chance lo associate with other now silent, the t loupes Ictt the battle field, the Black Wing with victory on its side Yet as brothers and sisteis. the two groups did meet, to eat. dunk, and be merry at the close of the great encounter But friends or no. the conflict is tar from over Come next May. the rapiers will once again engage in a battle ol friendship, as they meet for Battle II Fathead... No, it's a compliment r t i BY JOSH CHRISTENSEN Spec nil lo the Clipper the yeais lats have a bad rap Tire diets and no-lol the 80s and early 90s were based on this idea II you eat hit vou get fat. so don't eat lat Unfortunately, low lat diets have helped, in pait. to bring about our current health "epidemics" of diabetes and obesity as Americans binged on So get ready lor the skinny on tats The body has three basic building blocks upon which we depend caibohydiates, protein and hits I aeh group is essential in older loi the body to run its piogram ol health. Fats aie needed lor many important processes and struc Over dedicated to the preservation ot the past Foi (Tins Barbel, the Older is less about fencing and mote about Inends "We keep such close ties with eveiyone - good bonds and good li icndship" As for putting on Ins alter-egCaptain Fenton Monterro. Baiher states. "It's our escape tiom reality" And in the end. it really is all about tun With swords and shields individuals tures To begin with. every cell in the body is made of a membrane of fat that sui rounds it and makes it distinct Irom all othei cells Hoimones and other cellular messengers tire made tom lat Certain vitamins can only be absoibed in the piesence of hit Fats can also serve as energy and help to make up many ol our organs and tissues Not all hits are the same Lv cry one has heaid of satuiat-eand unsalurated hits, and in geneial it is tiue that unsaturated hits aie "good" and saturated hits aie "bad" What many people don't know is that theie aie dillerent kinds ol unsatuialed lats and each kind has a dillerent ellect on the body Iwo ol these unsatuialed I d ' Y fats tire called Omega 3 and Omega h I ssential ratty Acids (Tliey aie essential because the body must have them in order to function normally ) Omega 3 fats are found in cold water fish, flax and pumpkin walnuts seeds, and taw Omega b lats are found in peanuts, meat, and daily piod-uct- s. Ideally a person should consume Omega 3 and Omega 6 lats m a ratio. However most Ametican diets contain one Omega 3 lat lor every 20 30 Omega 6 hits The most important need lor hit is in the biain. In lad. the brain is 06 percent lat: and lor better or lor worse, youi brain is made up ot the fats 1 -- vou eat The biain works best when is made of Omega 3 Essential ratty Acids In fact, not having enough Omega 3 fats has been associated with brain diseases like schizophrenia. Alzheimer's. Paikinson's, depiession. learning disabilities. as well as premature bnth and deci eased I O On the other hand, people who eat fish once a week have a 60 percent lower chance of developing Alzheimer's disease compaied to people who do not Another study showed that 53 percent ot depressed people recovered ust bv supplementing their diet with Omega 3s. and this was alter standard diug therapy had it alieady failed1 Tire most important time to get these good lats is horn con ception into eaily childhood Young children who have more Omega 3s in their diet have a higher IQ than those who don't, and this dilfcrcnce lasts into adulthood As the public becomes more educated concerning nutrition, it is my hope that people will consider eating (or taking.) a regular loim oi Essential Tatty Acids, just like taking a multivitamin every morning A gixtd recommendation is to have cold water fish (salmon, mackerel, cod. or halibut) weekly or to consume 14 a cup ol raw walnuts a day People can also choose to supplement their diet with fish oil or flax seed oil A word ol caution' pregnant mothers and those with JOSH CHRISTENSEN Doctor of Chiropractic young children should take gieat caie to ensure that any fish, or fish oils, they consume ate fiee from mercury, which is very damaging to the nervous system |