The James Logan Courier

By David Collins, Courier Opinion Editor

Now I hope that for my regular readers they don’t see the title of this column and turn away from my writings forever, screaming betrayal and bloody murder. In defilement of this holiday, which is the Second Place Trophy holder for the highest suicide rate in a 24-hour time span, I must say, Valentines Day is one of the worst days of the year.

Once a year, every February 14th, people all around the world buy hundreds of thousands of gifts for one another to show how much they love their spouse. Now, in essence, this is a horribly flawed idea. Just think about it this way: You show your love to another under the foundation that material objects are the representatives of love. Therefore, without a romantic dinner, or a bundle of roses, or a hot air-balloon ride over the Italian countryside, love is not present. People measure their compassion for others by how many chocolates they can give out, or how many teddy bears they receive.

By Emily Low, Courier Staff Writer

Blood red roses, their velvety petals falling open in a gentle cascade of fragrance…sparkles of confetti, littered about in glistening shapes of crimson, pink, and silver…smooth chocolates, filled with creamy insides that taste of exotic fruits and rich, deluxe confections…Little handmade cards, with curly handwriting inside inscribing x…o…x…o…

By Rebecca Soltau, Courier Entertainment Editor

Valentine's Day is the one day that I actually dread being tall.

Every year, girls shorter than I am (let's face it, that's just about every one of them) lug around mountains of flowers, piles of candy and bunches of balloons that hide almost their entire bodies from view. And I always seem to get impaled by crinkly, red, heart-shaped balloons, which gives me the intense urge to whip out a pair of scissors and impale every single balloon that comes in my path.

By Vicente Marcelo, Courier Staff Writer

The Colts Varsity Soccer Team played their first game of the NCS Championship last night against the Washington Huskies and beat them.

Washington was one of just two teams to beat Logan this year. The other was East Bay Athletic League's Amador Valley.

Roberto Padilla scored the game-winner on a perfectly placed shot from 25 yards in the 29th minute to give the Colts the only goal they would need, and Jorge Hernandez scored a late goal to cap the win for Logan as they advance to the quarterfinal with a 2-0 win.

By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer

La Villa Restaurant
Bethel Island, CA 94511
(925) 684- 9531
Cuisine: Mexican

Looking for some great mexican food and a pleasing road trip? Make your way up to La Villa, located on the beautiful Bethel Island. La Villa is an authentic Mexican food restaurant with a friendly staff and praiseworthy food.

By Christina La, Courier Editor-in-Chief

“Step Up 2 The Streets” is the follow-up to the smash hit “Step Up,” which was in theaters August 2006. Unlike the original where the main character was a male (Channing Tatum), the sequel stars a teenage girl named Andie (Briana Evigan), who is a member of the 4-1-0, a hip hop dancing crew that is known to be the best in their neighborhood. Having just lost her mom to cancer, Angie refuses to behave, spending too many nights competing in underground dance battles called the Streets.