May 2000
News
China
Row in Logan Canyon shows the effects of recent runoff and snowmelt
For an update on efforts to regulate the quality of water in Cache
County, see the story below. / Photo by Nancy Williams
Cache
cities, under the EPA gun, pool their expertise on water quality,
flooding
05/30/00
LOGAN -- Ain't no storm taking this town. But the EPA isn't convinced.
Stormwater has poured down city streets at speeds 20 times faster
that ever seen in nature, peeling at times 40 tons of sediment per
acre every year from individual construction sites. Now, Cache County
cities are working together to meet a 2003 deadline to safeguard our
water. / By Jeremiah Stettler
USU
journalism/comm department graduates largest-ever class
05/18/00
The
Journalism/Communication Class of 2000 is twice the size of last year's
graduating class. A total of 99 students were awarded bachelor's degrees
in journalism, and about 78 of them were on hand to walk across the
stage at May ceremonies. / By the USU department of journalism
and communication
Whirling
disease is here, but its impact is less than in nearby states
05/15/00
Tests
of the Logan River and other Cache Valley sites have come up positive
for the trout illness, which does not affect humans but has nearly
wiped out some fish populations in Colorado and Montana. In Utah streams
that have tested positive for the disease, managers have tried to
avoid stocking rainbow trout and using large brown trout where possible.
There has also been a substantial education initiative. / By Eric
Buchanan
USU
President George Emert resigns
05/10/00
Read
the full text of the USU news release on the president's decision
to resign as of Dec. 31, 2000, as well as the full text of his letter
to the chairman of the Utah State Board of Regents. / By USU media
relations & marketing
North
Logan library exceeds forecast as a third of city owns a card
05/09/00
When
North Logan's library opened its doors last November, nobody dreamed
of the progress it would make, or the response it would receive.
/ By Ruth Russell
Depot
to celebrate driving of golden spike
05/05/00
May
10 is the 131st anniversary of the driving of the golden spike in
the Union Pacific Railroad tracks that made East meet West, and Delone
Glover, curator of the Brigham City Historic Train Depot, is ready
to celebrate. / By Sally H.N. Wright
Features
Latin
Americans come to Utah for jobs, stability, but find challenges fitting
in
05/22/00
Claudia
Loucel of El Salvador did not come to Utah for economic survival or
better opportunities as most do, but she has adopted the land and
will stay like most other immigrants. She'll miss some things, of
course. "I miss the fruit," she said with a smile -- mangoes, guavas
and jacotes. / By Heather Fredrickson
Are
you my mother? Some parents, adoptees wrestle with a question of biology
05/22/00
Mark,
a new father in Arizona, says his son will know he is adopted, and
that he will support his son in any search he desires to conduct.
He said his only concern is for the feelings of his son, because his
biological parents have requested they not have contact with their
biological son. This story features links to many adoption information
sites. / By Leah L. Culler
Panama
ecstatic over control of canal, but U.S. experts question whether
it will be run wisely
05/19/00
Panama
specialist and Utah State University Professor Bill Furlong who has
studied the country for 30 years, written a book on the treaties leading
to the change of control, and taught at the University of Panama,
says the question is not whether Panamanians can maintain the canal,
but whether they will. / By Lynnette Hoffman
Millville's
Cherokee craftsman making costumes and making movies
05/18/00
MILLVILLE
-- Between raising three kids, working with the Millville Planning
and Zoning Commission and doing his duty as chief of the Bear River
Band of the Southern Cherokee Nation, Bob Strong Bear Bates hardly
has time for Hollywood. / By Bryce Petersen
'Eureka'
moment leads professor to study of propaganda, and now he sees it
everywhere
05/16/00
You
can call him Professor Cole. Or you can call him Dr. Cole. But undergraduate
students at Utah State University had better watch their step. A first-name
basis is inappropriate, he says. "Especially if the student is female,"
he said. Sound old-fashioned? Maybe. But Robert Cole, who's been teaching
at USU since 1970, insists a distance be maintained. / By Heather
Fredrickson
Petra, in an 1830s
lithograph
To
heck with Indiana Jones, says USU archaeologist
05/15/00
Down
a winding and narrow canyon in Jordan lies Petra -- fabulous ruins
of a city carved right into the rock. Utah State professor and archaeologist
Steven Simms studied in Jordan, close to Petra, but he didn't work
in the ruins. Instead he studied the people of the region, Bedouins.
To Simms, finding relics and breathtaking remnants isn't the point.
/ By Nancy Heiner Austin
American
Legion shrinking as it gets grayer -- except in Utah
05/15/00
American veterans, some of whom battled through dense rifle and artillery
fire at Normandy beach, are now battling to maintain membership in
U.S. veterans organizations. Why is Utah not part of the trend?
/ By Jeremiah Stettler
Tremonton's
'bright, silvery' saucers stand up as one of top-rated UFO sightings
05/11/00
The
date: July 2, 1952. The time: 11 a.m. The place: seven miles out of
Tremonton, Utah. The event: unidentified flying objects. After all
these years, it still is one of the hardest-to-dismiss UFO sightings.
/ By Emily Jensen
Undercover
sociology student researches the end-of-civilization cults of Utah,
Idaho
05/10/00
Kirk
Mauldin of USU covers his inch-long hair with a bandana, slips on
a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses, dresses from head to toe in leather,
hangs handcuffs from the back seat of his bike, straps a knife to
his boot, hops on his motorcycle, and sets out to do a little personal
research. / By Heather Fredrickson
Sheriff's
Office secretary has (most of) the answers
05/09/00
Cache
County Sheriff's Office secretary Marcy Mouritsen has dealt with a
few strange requests over the past seven years. She once had a caller
who wanted to excavate a gravesite. / By Analisa Coats
'Personal
pride' motivates Lewiston's volunteer emergency team
05/08/00
It's
hard to say if Lewiston has the best First Responders/EMT units in
Cache Valley. First Responders President Rod Hammer would like to
think so. / By Aaron Morton
Scrapbook
supply store opens in downtown Lewiston
05/08/00
Scrapbook
Junction, 15 S. Main St., opened its doors April 20 -- a day after
owner and operator Karen Corbridge aquired a business license. Corbridge
says demand is so great in northern Cache County that the business
outgrew her home. / By Aaron Morton
This
is not your father's graduation announcement
05/08/00
USU
student Adam Roundy, who studied public relations and marketing, would
like you to witness the future of graduation announcements.
Sports
Blue
Sox claim Northern Utah tournament with hit after hit
05/30/00 SMITHFIELD
-- Behind 18 base knocks, the Smithfield Blue Sox ousted rival Providence,
14-1, to claim the Northern Utah Preseason Tournament. / By Wade
Denniston
Hello,
slugger! New Preston infielder goes deep in 14-4 defeat of Hyrum
05/25/00 SMITHFIELD
-- In his first game in a Preston uniform, Brett Thompson was a huge
addition to the Aggie lineup as he went 2 for 5, including an RBI
double and a three-run home run, to lead his team to a 14-4 victory
over the Hyrum Hornets in the 2000 Northern Utah Preseason Tournament
at Richard V. Hansen Baseball Park. / By Wade Denniston
WAY
OVER PAR WITH WADE; Ben Lomond short, easy (except for those par-3's)
05/25/00 HARRISVILLE
-- Slow, but relatively simple. That's what it's like to play 18 holes
at the par-72 Ben Lomond Golf Course. A new, occasional feature on
the courses of Northern Utah by a certified golf nut. / By Wade
Denniston
Logan
takes sixth at 4A state softball tourney
05/19/00 Granted,
it's not the No. 1 spot the Grizzlies (15-10 overall) were shooting
for, but it is the best finish in the school's history. / By Wade
Denniston
Aggie
softball team closes out season with loss to Northridge
05/16/00 The
Utah State University softball team ended its season with a 6-4 loss
to California State University, Northridge on Saturday at Johnson
Field in Logan. Despite the setback, though, the Aggies finished the
season at 19-38 (6-18 in Big West Conference play), which is the most
wins for a USU team in the last three seasons. / By Wade Denniston
It's
do, and do again, or die Tuesday for Logan High softball team
05/16/00 The
Grizzlies (14-9 overall) don't have any room for fault in the 4A state
tourney. Now, one more loss and it will be an early summer. First
up is Olympus at 3:15 p.m. at Cottonwood Complex in Salt Lake City.
If they win, they take on the winner of the Box Elder-Payson game.
/ By Wade Denniston
Three
Aggies quit basketball team to seek less bench time at other schools
05/16/00 USU
head coach Stew Morrill announced that Brad Willden, Andre Mahorn
and Rashaun Thomas would leave the school in pursuit of more playing
time elsewhere. However, the Aggies have signed a 250-pound power
forward from California. / By Wade Denniston
'One
wrong step . . .' and another female athlete has torn a knee
05/09/00 What
is it about body structure that makes female collegiate athletes 6.3
times more likely to tear an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) than
their male counterparts? The hobbling injury keeps athletes such as
Sarah Gray from competing for a long, long time. / By Lynnette
Hoffman
Want
to run a marathon? Here's what you need to do
05/09/00 Running
a marathon does not have to be a painful and torturing experience.
If you properly train it can be both fun and very rewarding. Here
is a step-by-step guide (no pun intended). / By Leslie Jensen
Aggie
pole vaulter uses gymnastics, sprinter's speed and grit to compete
among nation's best
05/09/00 As
a freshman, Shae Bair picked up a pole for the first time, ran with
it, stuck it in the ground and flew into the air. She let go of the
pole and freely fell to the mat, clearing her very first pole vault.
"I was so excited to clear 7-6," Bair said, laughing. "But I look
back these days and think, 'Wow, that was really bad." She's
not bad anymore. / By Rosanne Radcliffe
Opinion
Media's
failures in presidential campaign: How to play favorites (but deny
it)
05/08/00
They'll
deny it if you ask them, but the mass media play favorites. They'll
tiptoe around the issue, or try to convince you that they are merely
"giving the people what they want." But when you boil it all down
the truth remains the same: they're playing favorites. Political favorites,
that is. And that spells danger for democracy. / By Nicole McLean
Lifestyles
Good
money, yes, but assembly line work has monotony, risk
05/19/00
Kathaleen Fritzler is 23. She takes cheese out of big boxes, slices
it, weighs it and packages it. For 10 hours at a time, with breaks.
It's a sacrifice she makes while her husband studies business information
systems at USU. / By Nancy Heiner Austin
Gotta
get away? Albuquerque is worth the drive
05/15/00
Need a road trip to get your mind right? Consider New Mexico. It's
close, and the mountains, sunshine, baseball and museums are top-notch.
/ By Wade Denniston
Utah's
teen pregnancy rates low, while sex ed is more open than you might
think
05/11/00
This week, Brad Nelson of Logan High School is well into a three-week
course on human development and relationships, familiarly known as
sex education. The boys and girls will be in the same room, and the
lecture will give out much more information about STDs, contraception,
male and female anatomy and teen pregnancy, than when Nelson was a
student in the '70s. / By Brook Cox
Got
booorred kids? Providence's 'Fun in Sun' will keep 'em hopping
05/09/00
The program runs for about two months each summer, and is Monday through
Friday at Zollinger Park. At a rate of $60 for a summer pass, the
program features games, crafts, and water activities in a supervised
environment. Best of all, you don't have to live in Providence to
take advantage of the program. / By Analisa Coats
Migrant
Head Start helps make summer harvest possible
05/09/00
Box Elder County farmers depend on migrant agricultural workers to
make their summer harvest successful, and those workers depend on
federally funded programs such as Migrant Head Start to care for their
children while they are in the fields. / By Sally H.N. Wright
Water
drips from the overhang at the Lower Emerald Pool, inside Zion National
Park, in this file photo from 1999. Bus shuttle service soon will
be the only motorized transportation into the park, a popular destination
for tourists northeast of St. George. / Photo by the USU department
of journalism and communication.
Zion's
mandatory shuttle service a response to a bear-hug of love for national
parks
05/05/00 Tracie
Cayford, communications director of the Utah Travel Council, says
the national parks are facing an imminent problem -- they are being
loved to death. / By Reuben Wadsworth
Arts
Review:
'Mission: Impossible II' will supply your summer action fix
05/26/00
Beautiful scenery, action,
great acting, action, weak story, action, pulsing soundtrack and more
action. Oh, did I mention the action? Mission: Impossible II,
produced by Tom Cruise with partner Paula Wagner and directed by action
maven John Woo (Face/Off, Broken Arrow), this sequel has more
action and beauty than its parent movie. / By Heather Fredrickson
Groovy,
baby, as Cinnamon Brown gives USU a sendoff
05/09/00
Cinnamon Brown added some
special features to the show. USU student Aaron Rice belted out some
fierce yodeling while the band provided background rhythm. Scott Carl,
a USU geology major, laid out a "super groovalistic prostafunctation
rap number." / By Steve Day
