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Show LT' 7 July 26, 2012 DADMIC Above, Airmen 1st Class Jodie Spruill and Amber Roberts walk before the vehicle carrying Col. Frederick Thaden, 75th Air Base Wing, and his wife, Dee Dee, in the Ogden Pioneer Days Parade along Washington Boulevard. In the vehicle are Senior Airman James Izatt and Airman 1st Class Kirk Kirby. KIM COOK/U.S. Air Force Airman Emmanuel Turner, new to the 419th Fighter Wing, waves to parade-goers from a military vehicle during the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City. Among colorful floats, marching bands and horses, 13 Air Force Reservists from the 419th participated in the parade, giving high-fives to children and saluting spectators as they passed. The annual parade commemorates the arrival of more than 60,000 pioneers to Salt Lake City between 1847 and 1869. It is one of the oldest and most attended parades in the nation. SENIOR AIRMAN CRYSTAL CHARRIERE U.S. Air Force Fishing at Soldier Creek event for disabled vets With more than 70 boats there's room for all BY MARY Lou GORNY Hilltop Times editor T he Utah Disabled Vet- erans Fishing Foundation with help from volunteers from the 419th Fighter Wing is coordinating an event on Aug. 4 at the Soldier Creek Marina. The Veterans Administration will shuttle veterans from the Salt Lake VA. So far, Todd Hall, a founding member of the UDVFF says he expects approximately 100 veterans to participate. Veterans in wheelchairs will be accommodated, with pontoon boats out on the wa- ter, just like everybody else. "We have been holding this event for four years," said Hall. "It started back in 2008 with just a handful of volunteers and has grown." Anyone interested in volunteering their watercraft can meet at the Soldier Creek Marina at 7 a.m. A color guard will be held at 7:30 a.m. "I feel so fortunate to have the ability to fish and pursue my hobby in a very passionate way," said Hall. "It's rewarding to give back and see the smiles on the faces of these veterans and give them the chance to catch a few fish and socialize with their comrades." He even has hopes of holding the event two times a year in the future. There are hundreds of volunteers behind the scenes on this event and Hall is especially appreciative to them for their efforts. Hall said it brings him a great sense of satisfaction in seeing the veterans — all of whom have served their country — to see them be able to just let go and have fun on the water, forgetting about their daily lives for one day. Anyone wanting more information about the event can contact Hall at 208-4092564. Review: John Cusack channels Poe in 'Raven' BY STEVE SALLES T Standard-Examiner movie critic gg he Raven" is a mishmash of gothic horror, a strain of Sherlock Holmes and an odd nod to Edgar Allan Poe's writings, with flashes of the melodramatic and all orchestrated by a maniacal John Cusack. By all intents and purposes, I should have hated it. But as hard as I tried, I simply couldn't. Instead of doing a straightup story of Poe's life, the filmmakers decide to make Poe the co-detec- REVIEW tive in solving a series of murders based on his original writings. The initial case features the body of a young woman stuffed in a chimney inside a sealed room. Just minutes before her murder, screams are heard from the fourth floor, police arrive and find the door to the room locked from the inside. Once they gain entrance, See REVIEW I page 9 |