| MARCH
2009
ARTS & LIFE
Features
Home-ec
feminists and Barbie bashing
The Women and Gender Studies club had a retro bake sale
at the TSC patio before spring break to promote Tuesday's
"Reinventing Barbie Bash." / By Ryan Monk
Peanut
sauce, easier than you might think
Thai food is one of my favorite types of food. So, I
decided to take a little bit of the Thai restaurant
and bring it to my ill-equipped college kitchen.
/ By Shannon K. Johnson
Egg
drop soup is inexpensive, tasty and easy
Yes, reader it is time for another recipe that has been
hybridized for those who live without wheat-egg drop
soup. / By Shannon K. Johnson
Federal
Avenue a peaceful (and homegrown) oasis in downtown
Logan
At the mouth of Federal Avenue, halfway between First
and Second North, two buildings serve to block out sound
and sight of the heavily congested Main Street, creating
a veritable nook in the center of the city. Less than
a dozen shops and eateries make up the small conglomerate
of locally owned businesses. / By Benajamin Wood
Got
talent? Special Needs Mutual sure does
The auditorium at Mount Logan Middle School looked more
like a scene from American Idol than a talent
show Thursday night. Special Needs Mutual hosted another
talent show this year with a great turnout. / By
Ty Rogers
What
bugs you? Brigham City arts center gives awards to artists
for telling
A meager crowd didn't hinder lively performances
by local storytellers at the Brigham City Fine Arts
Center's second annual Art-Tell Saturday. / By Rebecca
Hansen
Postsecret
author visits USU campus
The author of the popular PostSecret books, Frank Warren,
will be visiting the USU Wednesday, April 1. The performance
starts at 7 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom,
and will be followed by a book signing.
Reinventing
Barbie: A new kind of doll
Bag lady Barbie, Pregnant Ken and R.N. Joe. Don't be
surprised if you haven't seen commercials for the twisted
versions of these iconic toys flashing across your television
screen. Instead, USU students can see these dolls, along
with 161 others showcased in the basement of the Merrill-Cazier
Library, as part of the Reinventing Barbie Bash sponsored
by the women and gender studies department. / By
Amanda Mears
Don't
let the slow economy ruin your summer
College students have enough trouble paying for groceries
during the school year, having enough money to go on
vacation in the summer can seem impossible. Having been
a college student for four years I have mastered the
art of the cheap summer vacation and decided to share
my experiences so others can enjoy their summer too!
/By Kandice Crompton
Gifted
State Department linguist has the world at his feet
Dean Meservy's passport is a rainbow. Stamped in a dizzying
array of stamps from countries all around the world,
the Providence native has certainly used it more than
most people. And being fluent in about a dozen languages,
nine of which he has mastered on a professional level,
he never feels very lost in whatever country he happens
to find himself in at the moment. /Lisa Christensen
Lessons
learned from spring break
Spring Break's been over for a week, but it's still
on my mind, or at least on my hand. Why's that? Well,
my hand's still suffering from my not-so-typical Spring
Break. You see, there was no lounging by the pool this
year. There were no fancy margaritas and there certainly
wasn't a cruise. Well, I take that back. There was no
cruise-liner but we did cruise—by bike. And after
biking through 250 miles of California Bliss, my "lefty"
is still recovering. It was all worth it, though, for
the Pacific Coast Highway taught this inexperienced
biker a few lessons./ By Jason Sanders
Stringing
beads on the necklace of life
Often Barb Farris doesn't know how her jewelry will
end up; she just likes the challenge, not to mention
the variety of shapes and colors of the beads. Sometimes
her necklaces are bold and rebellious. Other times they
are intricate and delicate. / By Storee Powell
Review:
'Watchmen': Do you remember the Cold War and Lee Iacocca?
Watchmen, the new and fabulous
superhero movie made by Zack Snyder, who brought us
300, is so complex I wonder if the movie's target audience
of young adults will understand the story at all. /
By R.M. Monk
Music
Pop
Evil concert proves band is on the way up
A crowd was lined up in front of the door by 6:30 for
the show, even though the band was not scheduled on
until 9:30. Everything was in place for Pop Evil to
own the night . . . and they grabbed the evening by
the throat. / By Ben Hansen Wild Art
BUSINESS
Bluebird
still doing chocolate the slow, hand-made way
The aroma of melting chocolate floats from the pot in
the rolling room and resides in the brim of your nostrils
causing you to lust after the creamy smell. Your eyes
finally catch up to your nose and you realize you are
standing directly in front of a vast display of chocolates.
/ By Diane Denning
Global
Village: A gift shop that gives twice
Global Village is unlike any other place
in Cache Valley, and not just because of its curb appeal.
It stands as the only place in Logan where fairly traded
handicrafts can be purchased, assisting underpaid artisans
in over 30 countries around the world. / By Kate
Clark
Millville
woman opens Shih Tzu breeding kennel
After four years of studying and preparation, Rael Thompson
is ready to start her own small Shih Tzu breeding program
with the goal of producing healthy, high quality, beautiful
dogs. / By Jessica Allen
Smithfield's
economy slower but still going
A lot of people have been affected by the slow economy.
City Recorder Dean Clegg said in an interview Thursday
that the city's economy has felt some of the effects
of the national economy. / By Blaze Bullock
NEWS
Wellsville
gets new emergency radios from CCSO
Sgt. Jake Petersen with the Cache County Sheriff's Office
met the City Council on Wednesday about the seven new
800 MHz radios that will be supplied to Wellsville's
volunteer fire department and EMS. / By Ty Rogers
War
is over, right? Not so, say peace activists
Six years. That's how long it's been since then-President
George W. Bush sent American combat troops into Iraq
to "liberate a fallen people" and help "win
the war on terror" against an unrepentant Saddam
Hussein and his Ba'ath party. / By Jackson Olsen
Richmond
P&Z recommends rezone
The Planning and Zoning Commission sent a recommendation
Tuesday to the City Council to re-zone the Glenn property.
/ By David Bowman
College
boys can rent until May, North Logan council says
A misunderstanding about when a group of young men were
to leave the house they were renting was resolved when
the City Council met Wednesday night. / By Alice
Bailey
Nibley
hears fire department report, and talks about transportation
funding
Transportation funding and fire department reports were
among many topics discussed at City Council meeting
Thursday night. / By Candice Mattson
Paradise
works on incident management plan
The Paradise Town Council discussed shortening the National
Incident Management System (NIMS) plan during their
council meeting Wednesday evening. / By Aaron Mecham
Hyrum
man sentenced to three years to life in prison
A Hyrum man was sentenced Wednesday to three years to
life in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempted
murder with injury. / By Caresa Alexander
Brigham
city mayor presents awards for community service
Nice guys certainly don't finish last in Brigham City,
as demonstrated when awards were presented to citizens
for outstanding contribution and service in the community.
/ By Rebecca Hansen
Millville
hearing on landscaping and fences draws no public comment
Although no one showed up for the public hearing for
the proposed landscape maintenance and fencing ordinance,
the city Planning Commission discussed and changed the
ordinance for over an hour. / By Jessica Allen
Mendon
council hears budget news: 'Better than most'
A review of the 2008-09 budget took place
at the City Council meeting Thursday, where Mayor Michael
Morgan announced that, although funds are tight, the
city is still in on track to keep a balanced budget.
/ By Greg Boyles
Basement
apartment can be rented in Millville, council says
The City Council approved a conditional use permit for
an accessory dwelling Thursday night, but not without
some resistance. / By Jessica Allen
Single-person
appeal idea gets nowhere with Smithfield council
The City Council didn't even have a motion for a vote
on adopting a single-person appeal authority at Wednesday's
meeting. / By Blaze Bullock
Final
USU budget cut from Legislature is 18 percent
Final numbers are in, and Utah State University will
receive an 18 percent budget cut for fiscal year 2010.
/ By Greg Boyles
El
recorte final al presupuesto de USU es de un 18 por
ciento
Wellsville
residents take time to plan, picture the future
Representatives from Envision Cache Valley hosted a
workshop recently at Wellsville Elementary. This was
one of eight workshops being hosted throughout Cache
Valley. / By Ty Rogers
USU
takes a hit but avoids worst of budget cuts
The 45-day political circus that is Utah's annual legislative
session ended in the midst of Spring Break, and when
the dust settled on Capitol Hill, proponents of higher
education had something to cheer about. / By Jackson
Olsen
Lewiston
could benefit from Neighborhood Watch program, sheriff's
office says
The Cache County Sheriff responded to 286 incidents
in Lewiston in 2008, in which "36 of those incidents
are times when an active Neighborhood Watch program
may have deterred criminal activity," said Erin Kay
Griffeth of the Cache County Sheriff's Office (CCSO).
/ By Natalie Buckley
River
Heights P&Z deals with water worries
Fear of contaminants from surrounding roads
entering Spring Creek via storm water runoff concerned
Planning and Zoning Commission members during Tuesday
night's meeting. / By Patrick Oden
Richmond
declares April child abuse prevention month
The Richmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday
to make April Child Abuse Prevention month. / By
David Bowman
Logan
woman sentenced for drug possession
Julie Gaines was sentenced to 90 days in the Cache County
Jail on Monday by Judge Clint Judkins. / By Mark
Vuong
North
Logan planning commission debates tree ordinance
Consideration of the tree ordinance
created by the Parks and Recreation Board is still underway
by the planning commission as several concerns were
raised at the meeting Thursday night. / By Alice
Bailey
Mendon
may allow home-owners to rent rooms
In a surprisingly
short meeting last night the Planning and Zoning Commission
reviewed a proposed amendment to the city zoning ordinance
that would allow residents to rent sections of their
home to non-family members, something that is currently
prohibited in Mendon. / By Greg Boyles
Hyrum's
share on stimulus money may not be as much as hoped
Thursday evening the planning commission discussed amendments
to city ordinances and plans for the expected stimulus
money. / By Caresa Alexander
Countywide
library plan sees opposition from smaller cities
The idea of a county-wide library is facing opposition
from smaller cities in the valley that say the proposed
plan would not serve them properly, said Cache County
Executive Lynn Lemon in a press conference Friday. /
By Greg Boyles
North
Logan plans to add section to Bonneville trail
The city is planning on adding their part
of the Bonneville Shoreline Trails, which will create
a trail for biking and walking from Provo to Idaho.
/ By Alice Bailey
Logan
city to meet Tuesday with county on library issues
The Cache County Council and the Logan Municipal Council
will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the current
status and the future of library service in Cache County.
/ By Gideon Oakes
Smithfield's
electronic sign law will have public hearing
A public hearing to amend the city's electronic sign
law has been set for April 15. Under current law, businesses
are not allowed to have flashing signs or anything close
to it. / By Blaze Bullock
Brigham
City council hears rationale for Little Mountain landfill
The Northern Utah Regional Landfill Authority thinks
a regional landfill at Little Mountain still has value
and can benefit all communities involved. / By Rebecca
Hansen
School
cops: Resource officers provide much more than hall
patrol
School resource officers who are assigned to work in
the Logan School District do much more than just patrolling
the halls to make them safe. / By J.P. Rodriguez
Smithfield
residents concerned about proposed Saddleback connecting
road
The City Council held a public hearing
Wednesday to amend the Land Use Map but never came to
a vote. Some local citizens and council members are
afraid of changing zoning laws that could allow the
construction of a new road going from the corner of
400 West and 400 North to Saddleback Road. /
By Blaze Bullock
Lewiston
lists activities for child abuse prevention month
Mayor Kelli Field signed a proclamation declaring April
2009 to be Child Abuse Prevention Month and "encourages
all citizens to actively help protect our children and
work to create strong families within this community."
/ By Natalie Buckley
Nibley
P&Z discusses land use chart, issues business license
Home occupation permits were the main focus of the land-use
chart discussion on Wednesday night. The commission
also discussed possible amendments to the chart. /
By Candice Mattson
Deputy
sheriff explains recent Providence dog drama to council
Animal control policies that were recently used on residents
with unregistered dogs were explained to citizens and
the City Council Tuesday night. / By Megan Wiseman
River
Heights mayor expects lawsuit over 100 East construction
Litigation may be imminent for the city, as unhappy
residents seek help from the state's ombudsman office
regarding property acquisitions required to complete
the development of 100 East Street where it borders
River Heights. / By Patrick Oden
El
alcalde de River Heights espera el litigio de la construcción
de la calle 100 Este
County
rethinks its four-day work week
The Cache County Council took public input at its regular
meeting Tuesday regarding the four-day work week for
county employees, which has been in effect since last
August. It will make a decision on the policy at its
next regular meeting April 14. / By Gideon Oakes
Nibley
makes counteroffer to zoning administrator
At a special City Council session on Thursday night,
a decision was made to make a counteroffer to Shari
Phippen, the current zoning administrator of Nibley.
/ By Candice Mattson
OPINION
Getting
there on Amtrak is half the fun
The Amtrak train has six stations in Utah, and is best
for travel if you're heading toward California or Chicago.
From California the train goes north or south, and from
Chicago you can explore the East Coast. Riding the train
opens you to people and places you would never have
known existed. / By Kandice Crompton
Driving
to West Valley to get six bucks back: Don't be bullied
by bad parking attendants
Have you ever felt scammed by a parking attendant? I
have, and learned you don't have to put up with it.
/ By R.M. Monk
So
I'm finally graduating . . . now what?!
I've waited and waited for that long-off
day when I would finally be free and off into the real
world. And now it's here and I won't lie, I'm a little
nervous. For some time, many people would tell me just
what I had to do to graduate, and I of course filed
it into some deep, dark recess of my brain. Of course
it's gone now that I need it. So here are a few pointers
I've picked up over the years, and mostly my last few
months of school. / By Michelle Butler
The
five best classes at USU
As graduation approaches, I've
been contemplating my experience inside the classrooms.
And let me tell you, I've had it good at Utah State.
/ By Jason Sanders
SPORTS
And
the clock strikes 12 on the Aggies
One spot separated Utah State and Marquette in the rankings
heading into Friday morning's NCAA tournament opening-round
game, with the Golden Eagles holding that advantage.
/ By Tim Olsen
Wilkinson
bids farewell to fans with a win over San Jose State
The Aggies led by as many as 20 points
early on senior night against San Jose State University
and everything seemed to be going their way until Gary
Wilkinson left the court in agony midway through the
first half. / By Craig Morris
Forget
me not: Nevada reminds Aggies of the significance of
Reno
USU locked up its first outright conference championship
Thursday as a member of the WAC, but Saturday night
the Aggies were reminded by Nevada that the title --
and possibly a slot in the NCAA tournament -- run through
Reno. / By Tim Olsen
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