| Show am 11- S3 A - Hh 4 MNN Page 26 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday October 13 1996 Sports fans can lose perspective Happenings American Legion single are welcome Music by the lonlson Comlio will lake place from 9 pm ’Thursday nights from Oel 24 Reading workshop participants must be meeting he Smilhfield American I cgion Post No 5S will meet at 7:3(1 p in Monday at 104 S Main Smithl ield All latgion and Auxiliary members are inv ited lo attend I or moic mlormalion call blank Nilson at I 5ft3-5Kfi- NARFE meeting al Association of Retired Federal Tmployccs will meet at 1:30 pm Monday at the Copper Mill Restaurant lor a luncheon New olliccis will In: installed In Chcr-ri- ll Nelson Distriel Vice President ol the Utah Stale Federation A ( Pro-less- or representative of Blue loss Blue Shield will discuss options available in Ihc approaching oien season on Health Hcnc-l- it Progiams All federal retirees aie we iconic Assertiveness workshop expertise as a first grade teacher ’The public is invited Republican meeting Cache County Republican women arc hosting an evening with Senator Robert F Bennett at 7 pm 'Thursday in the Carousel Room at the Bullen Center 43 S Main Both men and women are welcome at this meeting Sign language registration Registration deadline is Friday it for a community class in basic American Sign Language The class is offered by Utah State University as part of its Deaf Education Program It non-cred- An Assertive Communication Workshop will start Tuesday in Room 33ft ol the Taggart Student Center at Clah State University i ee lor the course is $5 ( all 797-H- i 12 to register through Dee 19 Com is $50 and at least 15 4 for more years old Call information 797-130- The Cache Valley Reading Council's monthly reading and writing workshop is from pm Thursday at the Mount Logan Middle School little theater Utah Stale University John Smith will share his interesting experiences and lie local chapter ol the Nation- I 7-- class Breast-feedin- g A class designed for expectant mothers to learn how to have a experience and get positive g off lo a good start is from 9 pni I tiday in the Education Classrooms at Logan Regional Hospital The class fee is $5 per coupic breast-feedin- 7-- Deadlines explained Happenings are published as a free service in 'The Herald Journal on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays on a space-available basis Concise announcements should be typed or neatly printed and brought or mailed to The Herald Journal Office 75 W 3(X) North I Kigali at least three business days prior to desired publication Submissions can lie sent 2 or to by fax address hj happen" hjncwscom I:or more information call Mered1 ith Purinlun 753-ftft4- By Edison Allen Scripps Howard News Service Krmaoa When I asked a lady if she planned lo attend an unusually iarge sports event in her home city she said “No I’ve never met any of the players” are the Super Bowl or the Win Id Series On the other hand there are nicn and women whose emotions gyrate wildly over the successes thought Michael Jordan was teams or individuals Some may be former students of the college or university whose fortunes concern them But even more become totally honkers over professional teams representing their respective cities The basic human need lo belong is a part of it Fans may erroneously feel that they share in the glory no matter how dimly reflected when their hemes triumph They feel diminished and melancholy over defeats But they wear team colors and an amazing amount of other paraphernalia Iliey belong! The university I attended produces great basketball teams and and failures of their favorite Our talk also revealed that she a singer and dancer This experience showed me and not for the first lime that many Americans care little or nothing about spectator sports 'Iliey cannot understand why millions of their neighbors can become irrationally excited about athletics It is a matter of perspective d There is an story about the football coach who thought his team was too tense before the kickoff lie said to players: “Just relax and have fun And remember that there are 12 billion Chinese who don't even know this game is being played” I suppose there are about 150 ivy-cla- million Americans Commentary pretty good football teams who pay watch all the games attention to no games unless they I can on I tele- become unreasonably vision linppv over victories and sofahly morose over losses Interest in sports is healthy and natural — unless as sometimes happens in Europe and Latin spectators become America riotous and even homicidal over soccer I was in London once when 300(10 very drunken Scots arrived for the England-Scotlan- d match at Wembley Stadium 'They were not allowed on subways because a conductor had been killed and other innocents injured the year before No London cab driver would dure lians-pothem I was in Paris when a Bavarian team (Bayern) came to play 'Thousands of supporters demolished shops and cafes around the Hois de Boulogne Having never met any of the players I did not join them rt Edison Allen is a former Journalist former vice president at two universities and a former business executive in New York and Pittsburgh His retirement base is Atlanta 752-212- six-we- 75TH ANNIVERSARY SALE Men Against Violence The lirst annual Men Against Violei ce project is from 9:30 am to 3:31) pm Tuesday and Wednesday at the Taggart Student Center Patio Utah State University campus This is an opportunity lor men to demonstrate their commitment to a societv f or more information call nt non-viole- 7‘)7-- FROM PFAFF AT WIMMERS 72S 1 Book review Local bear expert Dr Barrie Gilbert will share his knowledge d and experience of bears and review recently-publishe- d books on the subject at 7 pm Tuesday at The Hook Table 29 S Main Ur Gilbert is a senior scientist in the Department of Fish-ciiand Wildlife at USU The public is welcome For more 5 inhumation call ext 6 W 'ARE HERE! first-han- cs 752-305- Disabled Veterans meeting Pioneer No 3 ol the Disabled An ei ican Veterans and Auxiliary will meet at 7 pm Tuesday at the Cache Senior Center 23ft N 100 Last Mike Bailey will present a musical program All interested parties are inv ited to attend he Cache County Safe At Home learn will meet with Utah Attorney General Jan Graham Irom noon to I pm luesday at the Copper Mill Restaurant 55 N Main A senior abuse program " 'Hieuking the Silence" will be featured lor more information call Linda Janes at ft Diabetes Support for 12 months with Pfaff Best Customer credit card Group Diabetes Support Group FINANCING TOO! 4 “J ifsH'j mill Mmuifiutui in$ 47 N Main T Hi' ry- 16 lacaa x im fh mhh ih Im ' 6 I ’an! i Loqan 6 raw ah ita i 4 jwikM1 I T6 753-487i I 16 aid a hdl airliM ’N i Hours: 0 g thv tumi 41 16 f m ii s a rM i ‘mm h ' t hHi i - I 7-- a I c f 1 Logan I he program will he etveii by Carol Simpson Last Parent-teache- r conference North Cache freshman Center r holding its irom 4 “ pm Thursday and Imm x am to mum friday n-ile a i e tor younger children Will be available during the is s parent-teache- J NAME High school play lew lllL'h Ssv Seh-M- i ()! 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