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Show News about people and their lives n Review Wednesday August 27, 1986 ? IB i Community briefs Greek Festival set 3 days in September H The Greek Festival 86 will be 7 at Hellenic Memorial Cultural Center. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. 279 S. 300 W.. Salt Lake City, from a. m. to p.m. Admission is $1 for adults; children under 12, held Sept. If tk ft 5-- 1 1 free. The purpose is to share and spotlight the Greek ethnic culture I; I of Utah. Greek food, specialty booths, dancing, slide presentations. childrens entertainment, and cooking demonstrations will be included. Call Ellen Furgis. Elias for more informa5S2-39S- Py-lid- is. 8; 966-527- 4; tion. Arthritis Foundation course will sponsor LAYTON The Utah Chap2 ter of the Arthritis Foundation is p sponsoring an arthritis course at Humana Daxis Hospiself-hel- tal in Layton, beginning Sept. 10. p Arthritis courses deal with xarious aspects of the forms of arthritis, including medications, rest, exercise, nutrition and doctorpatient self-hel- t many-differen- relations. A physicians consent is required for course participation. The fee for the class is $ 5 or $10 for members of the Arthritis Foundation. The fee defrays the cost of teaching materials. Class size is limited to 20. so interested individuals should enroll early. For more information on the Layton p course contact Humana Hospital or the 3 Arthritis Foundation at or outside the 1 self-hel- - I Kim x r ' r ifk..mi 5 v-r- 4 .' ' XyX' : & " 8 - ki pw, r,"''':- - J$ $$$ a y A vH? 'S s ' s ! s ' : 486-499- ' s v , ' ' , Satia fe1 " A X i?! Salt Lake calling area. Vocational center sets business classes X Cooper enthusiastically begins a new game by announcing And ... Whack em. KAYSVILLE Typewriting. g calculators, and will be offered as a three-hou- r class on Tuesday afternoons for eight weeks or on' 10-ke- y 6Wbq Saturday And if you succeed? You too, like 27,999 others, will walk away with the spoils a stuffed bear, you claim clown, butterfly, or the grand prize of a stuffed beaver. All in an assortment of colors. But where can such a game be found? At local Pizza Time Theaters, at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and the states own fun spot, moles head. The game with the name is once again its course until a chamrunning a pion is crowned champion. However, as tough as the game sounds, it takes no rodents life, and personal injuries arc at a minimum. Quick, lithe maneuvers are necessary to rival those of other mole hunters playing the amusing and appropriately titled cruel-soundi- ng Wac-a-Mo- le ' .'f :"?! ' ;X i 'VWv A A V X?- Vi-v- XX ixvi &VCJ XXX game. And the strength the game requires can be developed by lifting the last drop of milk from your cereal bowl to your mouth. However, physical characteristics alone cannot carry you to a title, without some plain old good sense. Nevertheless, even with all the intimidating challenges the game has to offer, people still feel propelled to demonstrate their skills against the moles, while others look on in "'l , Wac-a-Mo- Ie amt'. Wac-a-Mo- mesmm .riumwiiiwq Visitors at Lagoon attempt to win at X ' IX X le v o' ''lv V& ' " Wac-a-Mo- le person to whack 10 moles. Five moles strategically on a game board pop out of holes at intervals of second, while the contestant trys foam rubto slam an ber mallet down on their heads. Each direct hit scores 10 points, with the first one to 100 being awarded the prize. There is a guaranteed winner every time, Egan said. Last year we had over 55,000 winners, and gave out over 28,000 stuffed animals; an average of 150 animals per day. And to avoid professionals from dominating the field, park rules limit one up to two grand prize wins ($20 plush animal) per day. Six wins are needed for one grand prize. But the game itself is just starting to take off. pos-tion- one-ha- lf over-size- d YVac-a-Mo- le first Lagoon introduced into the Salt Lake Valley six years ago, and since that time the game has remained one of the parks more popular game attractions, Egan f W' ; hL said. o' ' ' right.) Rodney Wright : v ' .? ?' M above and to the Photos by said the object of is to be the first Lagoon, , by swinging a foam rub- Story by Bryon Saxton Lagoon. Brad Egan, games director for Wac-a-Mo- le ber mallet at a fiberglass mole that randomly pops up out of its hole (photos o , N, ' K'V' ' , ,?,," t , "S' o o 'o v The cost of 50 cents a game is a small amount when taking in- p to consideration the action triggered when the attendant says and ... whack em. However, the length of the game changes with the skill of the participants. Every game varys in length, from to 30 seconds, depending on the skill of the players involved, Egan non-sto- two-minut- I.;.: for eight mornings weeks at the Davis Area Vocational Center in Kaysville. Tues- a.m. day 7 p.m.. Saturday, These are separate classes. ; Both beginning and refresher typewriting will be taught with emphasis on receiving a certificate of proficiency for civil ser4-- FARMINGTON And ... Whack em! The cry is heard and the game begins. Competitors slam the foam rubber mallet down on the fiberglass bookkeep--ing-accountin- said. es The better the players, the less time it takes for the score of 100 to be reached, he said. When asking competitors winwhat skills ners must possess, an assortment of answers were offered. When they (the moles) pop up, you just hit them, said three-tim- e game winner Amy Anderson of Pocatello, Idaho. Other experts from around the globe also offered their expertise on winning at the game of I dont know, I just keep hite ting them, said game winner Sara Archibald of Orem. Explaining how she acquired her skill for hitting the moles, she said, I practice on my older brothers when theyre mean to me. If people are mean to me, I just hit them. When asking her older brother Mike about his sisters talent he replied, Shes lucky. This should be on Ripleys Believe It or Not. Eddie Ford of Twin Falls, Idaho, said You just keep hitting them down. Ford said he has three years of experience under his belt and he has yet to hurt or seriously injure a mole. Wac-a-Mo- Wac-a-Mol- le e. four-tim- Wac-a-Mo- le However, the only local professional to be found at the park was 21 year-old Rick Armstrong of ClearWac-a-Mo- le -- vice employment. Registration is now being accepted at the center for cither the Tuesday or the Saturday classes which start, the first week in September. The Davis Area Vocational Center is located at 550 E 300 So., Kaysville. Phone Wendy at the center at 1 for more details. Fee is $42 which includes all books. The center is open to the general public for educational purposes. 546-244- Davis High planning back-to-scho- lete. e winArmstrong, a ner early in the afternoon confirmed, "more moles will fall later in the day. Other contestants, including Idahos own winner Brad Jensen said he would take time out of his busy schedule to compete in the 1988 Olympics competition, if the game is adopted. five-gam- six-ga- "Wac-a-Mo- le night o! ' KAYSVILLE Back to school night for parents of students at Davis High School will be held Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Parents may visit with their children's teachers at that time to get an outline of course work planned by the teachers and behavior expected of students. Western performers will present concert Area performers will be among those featured at the Golden Spike Country Western Round Up of Bands and Tans. Inc. free summer country western concert. The concert will be held in field. You look in the center of the moles, and look for what pops up, Armstrong said. In boasting of his raw talent Armstrong said he is not a jock, but is an amateur ath- 8-- Og- den's Lester Park on Labor Sunday. Aug. 31, begin- ning at 7 p.m. The stage will be set just behind the Golden Hours center at 25th above Jefferson. The C.J. Five band out of Salt Lake City will make an encore appearance from the July 4th celebration. Also returning will be Michael Cram, from Clearfield, who will sing a special song written for Ogden bv Mrs. Hazel Park. well known musician from Moigan. Robert Peterson, will open the program with a patriotic number and Country Once Over, a band from Clearfield will round out the program. For more information call the Ogden City Recreation Division two-ho- at 399-825- |