SEPTEMBER
2008
ARTS & LIFE
Culture
Vilociti
hip-hops into view as USU's newest dance company
For some people, dance is a hobby. For others, it's
a passion. Utah State University students Krissy Smith
and Omar Poole came together to create Vilociti, the
school's newest dance company, which emphasizes hip
hop, break dance, and popping and locking. / By
Melissa Salcedo
Features
Harvest
market gets off to a good start in Richmond
Residents have been given a chance to sell their local
produce within the community now that they have the
Harvest Market. / By Jami Elzinga
From
tiger's tooth to cow's hairball, Hyrum museum has it
all
At 27 years old, the city museum has a new home and
a new look but the same appeal to those who have ties
to Cache Valley. / By Seth Bracken
Meet
Eli Brayley, campus preacher who endorses (good) confrontation
The sky was stormy, threatening to burst -- much like
the crowd that was drawn around Eli Brayley, a born-again
Christian from Canada, who was standing outside the
Taggart Student Center on a recent afternoon. Brayley
was at Utah State for one reason: to preach. / By
Megan Wiseman
It
was a typical happy Father's Day, and then . . .
Where was I? I couldn't see, but I could feel something
warm and wet penetrating the towel covering my face.
My mom was frantically screaming at my dad to drive
faster. I was in the car, but where they taking me?
/ By Kelly Brinkerhoff
Remedy
for life's stresses: dust off your ideals
The older I get, the more consequences seem to loom
over my head. They are no longer something that could
happen -- usually they are an inevitability -- or so
it would seem. / By Cody Littlewood
Customers
are always right -- unless they need Internet help
The majority of the people who call in expect me to
fix their problem by the end of the call no matter what
the problems is . . . even if it has nothing to do with
the company I work for. Customer service has slowly
turned into something else, something far less prestigious
and far more humiliating. / By Bethany Crane
I
love you, you love ... what?
Someone prematurely tells you that they love you, and
then you're left trying to figure out what to say. What
do you do at this point? / By Britta Anderson
Waiting
for salsa: Gardening teaches patience
My wife and I decided we would bottle some salsa this
year. We have never done this before and knew it would
be difficult. / By Ron Wallace
Music
Jason
Reeves just typically chilling with iPod and phone awaiting
USU concert
Portland? Check. Seattle? Check. San Francisco? Check.
These three cities are some of Jason Reeves' favorite
places to perform. When most people think of those three,
they get the laid-back, "chill" vibe. This is also the
vibe I get when talking to Reeves on the phone Thursday
afternoon. / By Whitney Schulte
Jessica
Simpson gives killer concert in Vegas to complement
No. 1 album
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has to put up with
a lot these days. But, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't change
it for the world. "To be my man, you have to put up
with a lot," said Jessica Simpson to a crowd of eager
fans. "I toot under the sheets, I spend a lot of money
and I can belch the ABC's." / By Whitney Schulte
The
Shins' music brought wisdom that changed my life
There's a song adapted from Shakespeare's Twelfth
Night that goes, "If music be the food of love,
sing on, sing on. Sing on 'til I am filled with joy."
I remember thinking about how cheesy this song was as
my soprano voice sang the verses in high school choir.
Who wrote this, anyway? I thought to myself.
/ By Kelly Greenwood
Wild Art
Take
that!: Sideline photos of the Aggies' first victory
of the year, a pounding of Idaho / Photos by Leah Lopshire
Blown
out by the Utes: Sideline photos of a tough loss at
Romney / Photos by Leah Lopshire
A
Slice of Brigham City: Peach Days bring festivities
to town / Photos by Leah Lopshire
Aggies
get a hearty welcome as they return to campus / Photos
by Leah Lopshire
BUSINESS
Biz Features
Fonnesbeck
Greenhouse in Mendon started life as the family's cow
pasture
Residents of Mendon who want to start a garden or need
to do a little touching up before winter don't need
to look far. Fonnesbeck Greenhouse supplies the basics,
from seeds, to fertilizer, to full grown trees. /
By Chari Ingraham
Bep's
in Newton delivers service with a smile
Come to Bep's Country Store on the corner of Center
and Main streets in Newton and you'll leave with more
than a few groceries. You'll also have acquired a smile
and a new friend. / By Rachel Christensen
Bearcreek
Bakery and Cafe might be Hyrum's best-kept secret
It's easy to forget it's there. Many do, and many just
don't know it even exists. But Jan Wurst, owner and
operator of the Bearcreek Bakery and Café, is determined
to make her mark on the Hyrum community. / By Seth
Bracken
NEWS
ATV
News for September 29, 2008 -- click for video
Teenage
girl convinces Hyde Park council to move speed limit
sign
Because of a girl without a license, residents can drive
a bit safer. A 25 mph speed limit sign in front of the
post office will be moved to the east side of the road
after resident Jessica Beddingfield, 15, complained
to the city council Wednesday about its location. /
By Brittny Goodsell Jones
Paradise
puts farmers' market in a new spot -- the Internet
The City Council in an effort to eliminate food waste
has decided to implement a "Farmers' Market," but unlike
traditional markets this one will not be an outdoor
market or even an indoor one. It will be online. /
By Cody Littlewood
Cache
Rendezvous for September 25, 2008 -- click for video
Providence
OKs driving off-highway vehicles on city roads
An approving crowd was present as the City Council unanimously
approved an ordinance Tuesday that will allow children
as young as 8 to drive off-highway vehicles on nearly
all the streets in Providence. / By G. Christopher
Terry
River
Heights council agrees cars on Clover Ridge need to
slow down
A resident asked the City Council Tuesday to consider
lowering the speed limit of a city road. Brandon Mortenson
would like the speed limit of Clover Ridge to be changed
from 25 to 15 mph. The road is at 800 East, between
500 and 600 South across from River Heights Elementary.
/ By Diane Denning
Richmond
wins gold medal for promoting health
Richmond city has earned a gold medal award from the
state health department's "Healthy Community" program.
/ By Jami Elzinga
RAPZ
tax pays for Richmond park's new gazebo
The city park in Richmond is getting a new gazebo. The
18-foot-by-18-foot structure is being built in hopes
that they can have a covered area to have concerts in
the summer in the park, and a social life to the city.
/ By Jami Elzinga
ATV
News for September 22, 2008 -- click for video
Nibley
works on land-use chart, sewage treatment plan
City Council made major progress on the land use chart
as well as reviewed an agreement to control the streets
and new rates for sewage treatment. / By Aubreyann
Hansen
Wall
Street's ill winds not affecting Providence business
so far
An economic crisis of historic proportions is the overriding
concern for Americans today, and nearly every news broadcast
contains some mention of Main Street, as in "how will
this unbelievable turn of economic events effect Americans
who live in towns with Main Streets?" / By Graham
Terry
Adult-oriented
business ordinance a preventative measure in Providence
Councilwoman Kathy Baker would like to make one thing
clear to an anxious populace unnerved by talk of pending
sexually-oriented business ordinance, which will be
the topic of a public hearing at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday:
No one has tried, at any point, to open an adult-oriented
business in Providence. / By Graham Terry
Smithfield
planning commission amends zoning laws
Clarification was the goal for the Smithfield Planning
Commission in regards to yard measurement and temporary
structures. The meeting didn't take long as a unanimous
5-0 vote made the needed amendments. / By Tim Olsen
Millville
council grants building permits
The city council had the privilege of scout troop 27
present the colors at their meeting. The scouts read
the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and then brought
the American flag into the meeting house where they
led the congregation in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
/ By Jake Ipson
Cache
Rendezvous for September 18, 2008 -- click for video
This week's edition of Cache Rendezvous highlights
some great events going on here and around campus. We
take a look at the new student radio station Fusion,
learn how to eat more than 12,000 calories in one meal
in Aggie Kitchen, and how to go green in a new segment
to Rendezvous, Hippie Tips. / Producer:
Rick King. Director: Blair Larson. Hosts: Adam Stevens
and Corinne Smith
Renting
its city building for weekend events brings mixed blessings
to Hyde Park
A few years ago, Mayor Dave Kooyman said he got a problematic
phone call about oregano. The call came from a Hyde
Park city staff member who said a bag of oregano had
been left behind by a group after a party at the city
building. When the mayor went down to investigate, he
got a surprise. / By Brittny Goodsell Jones
River
Heights P&Z sends tree ordinance to council for
approval
The Planning Commission had a public hearing Tuesday
to approve the River Heights city tree ordinance, but
only two people showed up. City council members Doug
Clausen and Kathryn Hadfield were the only ones at the
hearing. / By Diane Denning
ATV
News for September 15, 2008 -- click for video
Check out our coverge of the visit of Antonin
Scalia, and how video cameras were prevented from taping
the talk of a Supreme Court judge on the USU campus.
Paradise
will replace old water meters with new radio-readable
ones
Mayor Leroy Atwood proposed in City Council meeting
to begin replacing the old meters with new ones that
are read by radio waves. / By Cody Littlewood
Bomb
scare at post office causes Friday morning evacuation
The Logan City Police Department reacted quickly to
a call it received Friday morning about a possible bomb
at the Logan Post Office, 75 W. 200 North St. /
By Diane Denning
Cache
Rendezvous for September 11, 2008 -- click for video
Mendon
council resolves to fund sidewalks and bike paths
In a meeting Thursday, Mendon City Council members passed
a resolution to create a Trails, Bike and Pedestrian
Committee to oversee the safety of children, joggers
and bikers on 100 East Street. / By Chari Ingraham
Hyrum
landowner must install sidewalk if she wants to sell
Bonnie Nielsen will be required to pay for a sidewalk
for her own property and for a neighboring plot that
she is trying to sell, said Scot Allgood, Hyrum Planning
and Zoning commissioner Thursday night. The commission
voted unanimously to require the sidewalk, and for two
trees to be planted. / By Seth Bracken
Millville
P&Z decides animal loafing sheds are buildings
"Millville is country living at its finest," according
to Jim Hart, planning commissioner, and that was theme
for the Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting.
The hot topic for the night came up when a city member
who was not present but wanted to know whether a loafing
shed is considered a building. / By Jake Ipson
Peterson
Equipment moving to Hyde Park
After almost 50 years of being in Logan, Peterson Equipment
Co. will move to Hyde Park near the end of the year.
/ By Brittny Goodsell Jones
River
Heights plans winter closure of boulevard
The City Council met Tuesday night and discussed plans
for closing River Heights Boulevard from the first part
of November to the beginning of March. / By Diane
Denning
Richmond
throws a party for city residents
Fun, food and friends were the agenda for the Richmond
City Party last weekend at the city park. / By Jami
Elzinga
ATV
News for September 8, 2008 -- click for video
The inaugural program for the fall semester
Providence
sets public hearing for adult-oriented businesses
The City Planning Commission will have a public hearing
Sept. 24 to consider amending city code by adding a
definition for adult-oriented businesses, and to add
standards to those required for conditional use permits.
Nibley
postpones final approval on 3 subdivisions
Vacation of road, canal piping and vegetation requirements
put a hold on approval of three final plats presented
before the City Council for approval Thursday night.
/ By Aubreyann Hansen
Tremonton
city, health department, meet to resolve relocation
issues
City officials and representatives from the Bear River
Health Department met Wednesday to clarify a few issues
regarding the transfer of city property along 2000 West
to the department. / By Dave Archer
Hyrum
pond tests positive for West Nile virus, councilman
says
A pond tested positive for West Nile virus two to three
weeks ago, said Tom LaBau, Hyrum City Councilman, Thursday
night. / By Seth Bracken
Newton
council approves Griffin property division
Plans to split the Griffin property into two residential
plots, keeping the dairy and an easement on the property,
were approved by City Council Thursday. / By Rachel
Christensen
Council
will decide fate of Richmond's popular haunted house
Several items of debate came before the Richmond City
Council Wednesday night in a meeting that took several
hours. One topic of hot debate was a temporary building
permit for the old Cache Valley Dairy factory, where
Jamie Forbush operates one of the more popular haunted
houses in the area every year. / By Jami Elzinga
Power
line issues postpone Tremonton's health department move
The Bear River Health Department will remain at its
current Tremonton location a bit longer than they had
planned. This comes after the Tremonton City Council
agreed Tuesday night to give the health department a
90-day extension on its current building because of
problems delaying the construction of a new facility.
/ By David Archer
Scalia
to speak Sept. 15 at USU
Justice Antonia Scalia of the United States Supreme
Court is the keynote speaker for Utah State University's
conference "Freedom and the Rule of Law."
He speaks at noon Sept. 15 in the Stevenson Ballroom
of the Taggart Student Center on the USU campus. The
public is invited.
Richmond
preschool's sign approved by P&Z
Tuesday's session of the Richmond Planning and Zoning
Commission meeting was an important one for Candice
Nagata. Her newly permitted preschool that is run out
of her home will get a sign put out in front. "Through
a Child's Eyes Discovery Preschool" is the name of Nagata's
new school. / By Jami Elzinga
OPINION
Immigration
isn't only an issue, it's human beings
You're crouched in the dark watching cars pass you by
on the road to your right, and ahead you see a fence,
barbed and foreboding. Your children are with you and
as you fervently tell them to be quiet you wait for
a gap in the passing cars to try and make your run for
the barrier. / By Bethany Crane
Abortion
should be a woman's choice, without religion or politics
If we let the government decide for us on issues regarding
our bodies and our lives, we will eventually let them
decide on much more. / By Ashley Zarate
Bicyclists
need to know the rules of the road
Two weeks ago when driving to work there were two bike
riders riding on the side of the road. Without signaling
or looking they thought they would just cut me off.
I guess they thought the lane was for bicyclers only.
/ By Ron Wallace
Dear
government: Hands off our guns
Basically, advocates want to take away our precious
guns and give them to our government for "safe keeping."
We're not buying it. / By Stephanie Bassett
At
Whit's End: Lucky to survive a plane crash
"Anybody who can survive a plane crash is pretty lucky,"
said Dr.
Fred Mullins of the Joseph M. Still Burn Center.
The doctor was talking about Travis Barker, former drummer
for Blink 182, and Adam Goldstein, aka DJ AM. /
By Whitney Schulte
If
men got pregnant, we'd wear Hefty bags and cry at ball
games
I want to be part of the whole pregnancy process, so
much so that I've even considered checking if there
was some sort of medical procedure that would allow
me to carry the child. If nothing else, it would make
me at least half as cool as Arnold Schwarzenegger. /
By Seth Hawkins
Tell
them the truth: Not everyone can be 'the winner'
I am convinced there is a new epidemic traveling around
America, I like to call it American Idol Syndrome. /
By Debra Hawkins
Shame
on USU for agreeing to Scalia's demand to exclude video
cameras
When I told my students, who produce a Webcast and cablecast
news progam at Utah State, that they would be barred
from covering one of the biggest news stories they would
see in years, they were outraged. Words like "press
rights" and "First Amendment" leaped
to their lips -- but mostly they just asked "WHY?"
/ By Penny Byrne
Is
Superman's message still relevant in today's world?
The summer movie season of 2008 saw unparalleled success
for the superhero film genre, with nearly every film
featuring Spandex-clad fisticuffs emerging with some
measure of critical acclaim or box office prestige.
/ By Mack Perry
One
day to live: What would you do?
I've always wondered what I would do if I found out
I only had one day left to live. I think everything
that seemed important the day before would suddenly
become insignificant. I wouldn't go to class, I wouldn't
go to work, and I wouldn't waste any time. / By
Stephanie Bassett
Thanks,
Dad, for your gift of the San Rafael Swell
Once when I was in fourth grade, my father repaired
my Camping Ken's leg with real surgical steel. It was
then that I knew he was a genius. And like most geniuses,
he is a little crazy. / By Ashley Schiller
Where
are the fairy tales about getting into law school?
If anybody sees me in a field at night dressed in rags
and waiting by a pumpkin, don't suspect anything. I
am not crazy. I am waiting for my fairy godmother. /
By Shannon Johnson
Utah
State's B Parking deserves less than a 'B'
I, like many other students, bought a B Parking pass
this year. I thought parking close to the TSC would
help me be on time to all of my classes, but I was wrong.
If anything, it made it even more impossible to be on
time. / By Craig Morris
My
obsession for recycling gets the last, um, laugh on
me
Only two things can make me barf. These
two things involve running more than my body can handle,
and somewhere between 17 and 18 shots of alcohol. I
don't ever count dry heaving or those times when you
throw up a little bit in your mouth and are forced to
swallow. Since I hate myself, these are also my two
favorite hobbies. / By Ashley Zarate
Coming
out of the closet: 'I'm a Democrat, Dad'
"So, your brother tells me that you're with the Democrats."
My father spat the final word as if he were speaking
a word that could cause disease by just letting it slip
through your lips. / By Seth Bracken
At
Whit's End: Jessica Simpson fans on cloud 9, and with
good reason
The ninth day of the ninth month happens
to be a lucky day for Jessica Simpson. Nine has become
Simpson's lucky number because it is the number her
boyfriend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, wears
on his jersey. She has chosen this particular 9/9 to
release her new record. / By Whitney Schulte
At
Whit's End: Maybe baby
The one thing all celebrity moms have in common isn't
the crazy baby names (hello, Apple Paltrow, Kingston
Rossdale, and Suri Cruise), or the expensive designer
duds they buy in size 0-6 months. It's that they try
to keep their pregnancies a secret from the masses for
so long. / By Whitney Schulte
SPORTS
Millville's
Special Olympian has won 42 medals
Michael Phelps' seven gold medals don't even compare
to 42 medals. That is how many medals Richard Morgan
has won in his competitions. Richard competes in the
Special Olympics. / By Jake Ipson
Smithfield's
Birch Creek golf course a city treasure
Nestled near the base of the Bear River Mountains, the
Birch Creek Golf Course is one of the best kept secrets
in Utah. This 18-hole public course travels through
benches and valleys, revealing ponds, streams and gullies.
/ By Tim Olsen
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