Friends and locals show support at Noah-palooza

A concert took place 6 p.m. Saturday night at Why Sound in Logan in benefit of Noah Sparks, a high school senior from Preston, Idaho who has recently been severely injured from a car wreck.
Admission was $5 and all the money raised from the show went to the Sparks family to help their financial situation. Michael Sparks, father of Noah Sparks, said he was hoping for a big turnout in regards to moral support.
"Noah's pretty excited about it," he said. "He doesn't think about the money end of it, he's thinking about the social end of it. He likes the idea of all his friends getting together and having a party for him."
Noah Sparks has been hospitalized for the last month with a broken spine and will be in the hospital for at least another two months. He was unable to attend, but he's a music enthusiast and a guitarist himself.
The concert, also known as "Noah-palooza," was arranged by Dayne Teigeler, a local music fan and personal friend of the Sparks family.
"Knowing members in bands and having connections in town with Why Sound, I thought I could throw it together," Teigeler said. "It's not only for a good cause, it's a type of involvement."
"Noah likes the music aspect of it and this is something he's been anticipating," Michael Sparks said. "It's not really a fundraiser, it's an event."
The first band to perform at Noah-palooza was a group of Noah Sparks's friends who have played guitar with him throughout high school. Michael Sparks said this was the first time the group has ever played onstage for an audience.
"It feels good to be able to do something for Noah," said Sage Dursteler, a guitarist from the group. "It's a really good opportunity for us too, because we're getting our work out there."
Local bands Resistor Radio and HilKat Johnson also performed at the concert, by invitation from Teigeler. "Everybody's got their challenges," he said. "We just need to try to work with each other and make each other better."
Teigeler video-recorded parts of the show and sent them to Noah Sparks throughout the evening. There was a poster and a drum head displayed that audience members could sign for Noah Sparks to keep.
Teigeler said there were approximately 30 people in attendance, including about 10 people visiting from the Sparks's hometown. He also said an event like Noah-palooza is likely to happen the same time next year.