FEBRUARY 2007
ARTS & LIFE
Art
Books
Hyde
Park author constantly at work, for joy of writing on
fun and faith
If author Bruce Dana could make a living simply by writing
that is what he would do. / By Laura Mecham
JCOM
professor co-authors book with Lost Boy of Sudan
The head of the journalism and communication department
at Utah State University, Mike Sweeney, has joined with
a Lost Boy of Sudan, John Bul Dau, on the book God
Grew Tired of Us, published last month by National
Geographic Press. / By Britt Shepherd
Culture
Getting
chakras realigned painless, and sort of like 'a medieval
rave'
It was sort of like being at the dentist. I was lying
down; a large metal arm was pulled above me. I had the
same, "Maybe I'll just die in my sleep" optimism. But
the lights strobing overhead were not illuminating tooth
scum -- they were eliminating spirit scum. / By
Jen Beasley
Features
95-year-old
from LDS-sanctioned polygamist family 'wouldn't recommend'
the practice
Utahns are used to two things: cold weather
and polygamist jokes. But polygamy isn't funny to Logan
resident Ada Cornad. At 95, she is the last living child
of a polygamist family sanctioned by the LDS church.
/ By Miriah Griffith
Vieja
de 95 años no recomienda poligamia por su vida
en una familia poligamita sancionada por la Iglesia
Mormona
Most
romantic place in Cache Valley? Game players take their
best shot
USU students were tested on their dating know-how Thursday
at the game show "Cupid Takes Aim," sponsored
by the SAVVI office. The game show and dating panel,
held in the TSC Ballroom, were part of Healthy Relationships
and Sexual Responsibility Week. / By Britt Shepherd
Italian
Place lets its customers do the talking
Downtown, half a block from the traffic and noise of
Main Street, sits a sandwich shop across the street
from Caffe Ibis. Opened in the mid-1970s, the Italian
Place is still doing the same thing it did back then,
serving sandwiches and making friends, relying on simple
marketing and business strategies to keep people coming.
/ By Christy Jensen
Best
fries in the valley? Our judges reach into the box and
draw out the name . . .
"Wendy's have the best French fries anywhere."
It came from one of the roommates sitting in the back.
Every eye turned and looked, all munching stopped. /
By Mikaylie Kartchner
Aggies
let their hair down at Mardi Gras
Put on by the ASUSU Student Activities board, the night
was filled with traditional Mardi Gras events as well
as some new twists. / By Britt Sheperd
Workers
needed, neighbors needed . . . everything in short supply
in New Orleans except hope
Two black Labs. Two cats. Black words, spray-painted
on the side of a house in New Orleans, read like the
beginning of a house-pet version of Noah's two-by-two
inventory. The glaring message partially obscures a
brown waterline that is 8 feet above ground. It stands
as a bleak reminder of the foul water that engulfed
the home for three weeks in September and October 2005.
/ By David Sweeney
Marshall
Thompson standing up for truth on his long, winding
road
As lone wolves go, Marshall Thompson may be a bit of
a disappointment. / By Jen Beasley
Richmond's
own Black and White Days to be May 16-20
A tradition dating to 1913 still stands strong today
as the sleepy little town of Richmond continues to host
the upcoming Black and White Days. This year the celebration
will be May 16-20. / By Jena Stout
Music
USU
students' Friday concert for Darfur aims to light one
candle
Friday night, Ben Hibshman is serving double-duty for
Darfur. The president of Utah State's Independent Music
Club will perform with his band, The Shuttles, at a
benefit concert for Darfur for which he is also emceeing.
The concert starts at 7 in the Taggart Student Center
Auditorium. Admission is $4. / By David Sweeney
St.
Boheme parlays its gypsy-rock success to a seat at premier
music event in Austin
For St. Bohème, necessity is the mother of invention
. . . of band names. Two months ago the Logan-based
folk quartet was unknown, limited local exposure aside.
But after winning Showdown to Slammys on Feb. 10 at
the Depot in Salt Lake City, the group has a thousand
bucks and a pass to South
by Southwest in Austin, Texas. / By David Sweeney
USU
Independent Music Club puts on benefit concert for Aggies
for Africa
The USU Independent Music Club (IMC) is putting
on a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Taggart
Student Center auditorium on the USU campus. The event
will cost $4. The benefit is to raise money for the
USU club Aggies for Africa. / By Ben Hibshman
Fundrasier
gets 'hellaciously' funky for the planet
Recycle or die. Is that a threat? "It's actually more
of a promise," said Jay Price, the director of the Aggie
Recyclers at Utah State University. "It's a prophecy."
/ By Jen Beasley
Guitar
mentor passes along the gifts he got when he needed
them the most
In 1984, a young man found himself alone and discouraged,
living hundreds of miles from home in the slums of Los
Angeles. Less than a year earlier, Todd Milovich had
graduated from Utah State with a degree in guitar performance
and decided to go to California to try to make it as
a musician. He was soon amazed and discouraged, however,
by how good his competition was. / By Devin Felix
Wild Art
Photos
of USU's satisfying slam of New Mexico State at the
Spectrum / Photos by Patrick Oden
BUSINESS
10th
Street Grill opens to lines and acclaim
A new restaurant is open in Logan and has become a lunch
break hot-spot. The 10th Street Grill opened its doors
at the beginning of January, and has had a successful
first month and a half. / By Britt Shepherd
Glitz
Biz spreading diverse jewelry throughout the valley
After retiring from a 36-year career in public schools,
Smithfield resident Lois Sorensen said she began making
jewelry to keep her sanity during the long days at home.
/ By Arie Kirk
Latin
American store and reception center opens in Hyrum
There's good news for southern Cache Valley's Hispanic
residents, as well as anyone who likes fresh tortillas:
Azteca Market and Tortilleria, a store specializing
in Latin American products and freshly made tortillas,
opened for business in Hyrum last week. / By Devin
Felix
Tienda
latinoamericana y centro de recepciones abre en Hyrum
Owners
of home-based businesses worry about impact of Hyde
Park ordinance
Home business owners John and Kimberly Cook have found
many benefits in being self-employed but are concerned
how amendments to the Hyde Park city home occupation
ordinance will affect their business. / By Laura
Mecham
Home-grown
shops struggle -- and some die -- as Logan shops at
the big boxes
Matt Monson was intent on changing the way citizens
of Cache Valley dressed and thought when he opened The
Bombshell Exchange in Logan. / By Christy Jensen
NEWS
National & International
News
Radio
inventing new niches, Clear Channel exec says
While many predicted radio’s death with the invention
of television, the vice president and general manager
of Clear Channel Salt Lake said, "[Then] it is
a medium that has been on life support for a long time."
/ By Alison Baugh
Across Bridgerland
New
air quality monitoring system to focus more on cars,
apply throughout the year
As winter winds to an end, Utah's Department of Environmental
Quality has announced the revamping of its old air quality
monitoring system that focused on examining the air
during the cold inversion months. / By Stevie Stewart
Ferry,
others ask for public's trust in supporting House Bill
129
"Don't steal our water" was the cry of citizens
concerned about the future of the Bear River Migratory
Bird Refuge during a meeting regarding House Bill 129
Thursday night. / By Dave Archer
Ferry
y otros le piden la confianza al público en el
apoyar al Proyecto de Ley 129 de la cámara legislatura
Local News
Tremonton
approves home hair, law businesses
Small home-based businesses are growing in Tremonton,
as the City Council approved two more conditional use
permits Tuesday night. / By Jessica Wakley
Citizen
Planning Day lets Nibley residents put in their 2 cents
on town's future
An update to the general city plan is in the works for
Nibley, and residents gave their input at Saturday's
Citizen Planning Day. / By Alison Baugh
Dawn
of another ASUSU campaign season
Students can expect to find themselves once again deluged
by fliers, candy and slogans when ASUSU election campaigning
officially begins Wednesday. / By Devin Felix
A-TV
News broadcast for 02/26/07
In this week's edition of A-TV News, we'll take a look
at student insurance, taxes and what Utah State is doing
to help those in the Darfur region of Sudan. We'll also
look at the forgotten rooms of one of the university's
oldest buildings. / Producer: Paul Garrett. Associate
producer: Ben Gertz. Anchors: Ranae Bangerter, Chad
Giles. Weather: Albert Poulson. Sports: Cena Pope.
ProfNet
founder to speak about MySpace, managing online personas
Dan Forbush, founder and president of ProfNet and one
of America's most influential public relations practitioners,
will speak Tuesday, March 6, at Utah State University
on "Beyond MySpace: The Future of Online Personas."
Newton
family needs 4 feet to realize its dreams, but learns
rules are rules . . . for now
Bruce and Tauna Gates have found that 4 linear feet,
needed to complete a plan to unify their family, is
big enough to cause problems with a town ordinance.
/ By Lisa Rose
Development
of Logan block determined by City Council
Logan City Council members were faced with tough decisions
regarding down zoning and rezoning some of Logan City's
toughest areas at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
/ By Christy Jensen
Cache
Rendezvous broadcast for 02/22/07
During this edition of Cache Rendezvous we take you
to central Utah for a view of the bald eagles that migrate
to Utah each winter. We also take a closer look at pond
scum fuel research at USU. And finally we show students
how to prepare for the summer and fall semesters by
finding jobs and apartments. / Producer: Albert
Poulson. Associate Producer: Cena Pope. Director: Renae
Bangerter. Hosts: Amanda Wouden and Britt Shepherd
Richmond
creates citizen board to hear 'nuisance' complaints
The Richmond City Council passed a "nuisances" ordinance
appointing a board of citizens to deal with complaints
from the community. / By Jena Stout
Richmond
crea comité de ciudadanos para escuchar quejas
de 'molestias'
Smithfield
resident gets permit to run furniture business from
home
Despite concerns about traffic, noise, storage and waste,
the Smithfield Planning and Zoning Commission granted
a resident's request to run a furniture business out
of his home. / By Arie Kirk
USU
names new College of Science dean
Utah State University Executive Vice President and Provost
Raymond T. Coward announced Wednesday, Feb. 21, the
appointment of Mary S. Hubbard as the new dean of the
university’s College of Science.
Lewiston
warned of county's likely battles over water
As Cache County grows, water availability and storage
could be a major concern, especially with droughts in
the forecast. At Tuesday night's Lewiston City Council
Meeting, County Council Water Representative Evan Olsen
paid a visit to the Lewiston council to seek its input
on possibilities for future water concerns. / By
Stevie Stewart
Lewiston
council debates snow ordinance after member's car nearly
strikes kids
After a council member nearly struck three children
with her car early Tuesday, talk of changing a city
ordinance stirred at Tuesday night's council meeting.
/ By Stevie Stewart
Tremonton
council hails plans for hospital
The new Bear River Valley Hospital is being welcomed
by residents and was enthusiastically reviewed by City
Council members Tuesday. / By Jessica Wakley
A-TV
News broadcast for 02/20/07
Student credit card debt, President's Day, a chili cookoff
and healthy relationships. / Producer: Chad Giles.
Anchors: Albert Poulson and Britt Shepherd. Sports:
Ranae Bangerter
English
professor to give 'Last Lecture'
USU professor of English Patricia Gantt
has been selected as the 2007 Last Lecturer. She will
speak at 12:30 p.m., April 12, in the Taggart Student
Center Ballroom.
Professors
to be honored for work with freshmen
Utah State University will recognize five outstanding
faculty members for efforts in mentoring freshmen students
as part of Utah State's ongoing commitment to supporting
students in their first year of college.
Hyrum
council to let judge decide on whether to change probation
service provider
The City Council discussed contracting with a new company
to provide private probation services at the council
meeting Thursday, but decided to leave the decision
to Hyrum Justice Court Judge Jack Stevens. / By
Devin Felix
El
consejo de Hyrum dejó a juez decidir encendido
si cambiar el abastecedor de servicio de la libertad
condicional
Cache
Rendezvous broadcast for 02/15/07
Cache Rendezvous visits the Chocolate Festival and the
USU Business week Ettiquette dinner, and looks at a
new study program for students with children. /
Producer: Britt Shepherd. Host: Chad Giles. Host: Paul
Garrett
Smithfield
discusses control of water conditions
In efforts to control future water shortages, the Smithfield
City Council is weighing in on the possibility of a
valley wide entity to help regulate water conditions.
/ By Arie Kirk
Grammy-nominated
jazz singer to perform at USU
The Associated Students of Utah State University will
host Grammy- nominated jazz singer and Sony recording
artist Jane Monheit Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the
Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University.
Providence
tongues are wagging over whether to have dogs in parks
After Tuesday night's meeting, the Providence City Council
still did not decide whether to allow animals in city
parks. At the last meeting Jan. 23, the council discussed
passing an ordinance that would ban animals from city
parks. The council discussed in January making parks
specifically for dogs, and resident Linda Goetze volunteered
to do research on other cities' park rules considering
the admission of animals. / By Maddie Wilson
Eight
file for ASUSU presidency
Fifty-two students will participate in the 2007 ASUSU
elections, including eight candidates for president.
/ By Devin Felix
A-TV
News broadcast for 02/12/07
A-TV News will show you a meth house that was condemned
in Logan, budget-friendly Valetine's Day ideas, and
puppies at the Cache Humane Society that need a home.
/ Producer: Ben Gertz. Assistant Prodeucer: Ranae
Bangerter. Anchors: Paul Garrett and Albert Poulsen.
Sports: Britt Shepherd
Providence
will do more than state code requires to keep citizens
aware of public meetings
Changes in Utah State Code do not alter Providence City
Code, as far as posting notices for public meetings
goes. / By Maddie Wilson
North
Logan revising its long-term plans to account for rapid
growth
The city is working on a revision to its general plan
due to the rapid increase in population. According to
the 2000 census, the population of North Logan has nearly
doubled since 1990, increasing from 3,768 to 6,163.
There is a projected population of 9,000 for the year
2010. Along with this, the total number of those in
early working years increased significantly. / By
Emily Redfield
Hyrum
teaching positions getting fewer qualified applicants,
administrators say
The number of qualified applicants for teaching positions
at schools in Hyrum and throughout Cache Valley has
been declining in recent years, according to administrators
at two Hyrum schools. / By Devin Felix
Nibley
mayor foresees costly changes to sewage treatment
Clean water reform in Utah environmental law means Nibley
may be seeing some change in its sewage treatment system
or at least its sewage treatment bills. / By Shannon
K. Johnson
Fire
destroys home in Paradise
Fire destroyed a house at 945 S. 200 West St. around
11:30 p.m. Feb. 2. Paradise Fire Chief Troy Frederickson
said he thought the fire was caused by fumes from a
piece of furniture being lacquered. / By Marilyn
Shelton
Cache
Rendezvous broadcast for 02/08/07
This week's Cache Rendezvous is all about the love.
From top-quality gifts in Logan to date ideas, we've
got it all for you. Even a backup plan in case you need
to escape the wrath of your significant other in case
you do forget Valentine's Day. Plus clues to a treasure
hunt right here in Cache Valley. / Producer: Paul Garrett.
Associate Producer: Chad Giles. Director: Amanda Wouden.
Technical Director: Ben Gertz. Hosts: Albert Poulson
and Britt Shepherd
Neighboring
businesses raise red flags over car repair company on
U.S. 91
Business owners on U.S. 91 are concerned about a car
repair company, Kirk LLC, and the problems it may cause
them if issued a business license in Hyde Park. /
By Laura Mecham
Wellsville
council proposes conservation district to combat water
shortage
Water was the hot topic at the Wellsville
City Council meeting Wednesday night. The biggest discussion
of the night centered on a county-wide water issue that
would try to combat the mounting water shortage problems
by setting up a water conservancy district. / By
Riki Richards
Lewiston
park pavilion to get facelift, thanks to corporate donation
The pavilion of Lewiston City Park will receive a much-needed
facelift after Presto Products Inc. made a contribution
at a recent City Council meeting. / By Stevie Stewart
Workforce
office, Cache planners to share employment data to make
transportation forecasts
The Department of Workforce Services and Cache Technical
Advisory Committee will now be sharing information with
each other after the Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization
approved the agreement Monday evening. / By Miriah
Griffith
Tremonton
council rejects offer to settle for a third of ambulance
bill
City Council members voted 3 to 2 to disapprove a resident's
offer of $600 to settle a $1,749 ambulance ride. /
By Jessica Wakley
ATV
News broadcast for 02/05/07
Math pre-requisites are changing to a one-year shelf-life.
USU journalism professor publishes a book about a Lost
Boy of Sudan. Water levels this winter are lower than
usual. Men's basketball beats San Jose State.
USU
signs agreement to host additional Dominican students
Delegates from Utah State University signed an agreement
Thursday, Jan. 25, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
with the Dominican Republic government to host an additional
50 Dominican students at Utah State in fall of 2007.
Lewiston
Economic Development Committee has first meeting, is
'champing at the bit'
Over a decade has passed since residents in Lewiston
participated in a survey that said they widely favored
economic development. Today those citizens are finally
getting what survey results indicated they were asking
for. / By Stevie Stewart
Subdivision
to be built across from North Park Elementary
A new subdivision will be built in North Logan along
800 East Street, due to the plans being passed Thursday
at the North Logan City Council meeting. / By Emily
Redfield
Subdivisión
que se construirá a través del parque
del norte elemental
Switch
from farmland to single-family dwellings remaking the
look of Providence
This sleepy little town is on the move and growing fast;
yet controversy seems to surround the general plan of
the city and seems to threaten the way of life for many
who live here. / By Trevor Brasfield
Nibley
leery of regulating size of new homes
The future of housing in Nibley was a main topic of
Thursday night's City Council meeting. Council members
discussed whether they wanted to impose a size requirement
on new houses in order to keep up the current quality
of housing in the community. Most members were opposed
because they felt it is not the city's right to decree
the size of residents' homes. / By Alison Baugh
USU
agriculture facility in Wellsville a year away
The new teaching and research facility for Utah State
University's College of Agriculture remains on schedule
and is expected to be finished by the end of January
2008, said Dale ZoBell, animal science professor and
project coordinator for the new facility. / By Riki
Richards
Paradise
property owner gets 120-day permit for two dwellings
on one lot
A Paradise City planning and zoning meeting Wednesday
concerned the issue of two dwellings on one property
lot -- specifically the lot of Roland Leishman. /
By Marilyn Shelton
Nibley
council approves plan to direct town's growth
Changes are ahead for the citizens of Nibley after the
City Council Wednesday unanimously passed a contract
for a new General Plan for the future districting and
growth. / By Shannon K. Johnson
$10
increase in car registration fees suggested to Cache
advisory committee
Vehicle registration fees may increase $10 in the near
future after a suggestion Wednesday to the Cache Technical
Advisory Committee. / By Miriah Griffith
Smithfield's
Main Street on course for $11 million reconstruction
Smithfield's Main Street may be getting an $11 million
makeover this year. / By Miriah Griffith
Cache
Rendezvous broadcast for 02/01/07
This week features the unveiling of the design for a
new park in River Heights. We'll show you K-9s at their
very best and also just how beautiful Cache Valley really
is. / Producer: Chad Giles. Associate Producer:
Albert Pouslen. Anchors: Cena Pope and Ranae Bangerter.
OPINION
Letter
to the editor: Statement on climate change by the Utah
Climate Center
The massive and growing scientific evidence has convinced
the atmospheric science community that climate change
is occurring, and is the result of human activities,
specifically the release of greenhouse gases. /
By Robert Gillies
Lettra
al Editor: Declaraciones del cambio de Clima del Centro
de Clima de Utah
Want
to end the war? How about a tax attack?
There was something deliberately deceptive about President
Bush's latest call for a bipartisan "special advisory
council" to facilitate an exchange of ideas in the political
war against militant fundamentalism. / By Leon D'Souza
SPORTS AND RECREATION
Curling
in Cache Valley: Fun with ice, brooms and 40-pound stones
A young woman shrieks and sprawls across frozen ground,
sending a 40-pound slab of granite and a wooden broom
skidding off in opposite directions. A middle-aged man
glides nimbly by, gazing intently before him. Two children
shuffle quickly past, vigorously scrubbing the ground
in front of them with brooms. / By Devin Felix
Aggies
happy to escape with 'ugly' win against Hawaii
Despite a season-high 25 turnovers and just 11 points
from leading scorer Jaycee Carroll, the Aggies (19-7,
8-4 WAC) managed to pull out a 58-50 victory over visiting
Hawaii (14-12, 5-8 WAC). / By Dave Archer
Carroll's
hot hand scorches New Mexico State
Shooting slump? What shooting slump? Somebody obviously
forgot to tell Utah State's Jaycee Carroll that he was
in the midst of a slump that has seen him fail to reach
the 20-point plateau over the Aggies' last three games.
/ By Dave Archer
DuCharme
leads the way as Aggies down the Spartans
It wasn't pretty, but they'll take it. The Utah State
Aggies were able to overcome sloppy play that led to
14 turnovers and an off night from the season's leading
scorer, Jaycee Carroll, to pick up a 66-57 victory over
visiting San Jose State Saturday night at the Spectrum.
/ By Dave Archer
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