News about Cache Valley and USU
from the Department of Journalism & Communication
April 9, 2012
All the Local News:
Hyde Park Easter Egg roll, Aggie freshman sings on Leno, radio for Hyrum? Aggie TV News, gowns of plastic milk jugs and tin foil, drug court, wolves, summer session, and an intern remembers the 2012 Legislature . . . and more
GOOD MORNING MOONRISE—A sliver moon rises over Logan and the Bear River Range. (Ted Pease photo)
CACHE VALLEY NEWS
Easter egg hunt is a popular Lions Club project in Hyde Park
April 8th, 2012
Story and photo by Shannon McCleveHYDE PARK- “We serve” is the motto of the Lions Club International. Hyde Park Lions Club takes that motto to heart. The Lions Club held its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday at 9 a.m. Thursday before the event, the Lions Club members got together to bag the candy for the egg hunt. “All but one member was there,” said Mark Hurd, club member and a member of the city council. Robert Christensen, a member for more than 40 years, said it’s a great way to give back to the community.
Sewer connections need more regulation, Wellsville council says
April 7th, 2012
By Jimena Herrero
WELLSVILLE—The City Council amended the sewage system service requirements Wednesday. Under the unamended city ordinance, homeowners were responsible for their sewage and sewage lines until they connected with city lines. “City policy has always been that the owner is responsible for sewer until it gets in the line,” City Manager Don Hartle said. “But we don’t know where some of those lines end. We need to require they be marked.”
Stay tuned, Hyrum—your own radio station is in the works
April 6th, 2012
By Tara Alvey
HYRUM — Getting good radio reception can sometimes be hard in Cache Valley. But on Thursday night, the Hyrum City Council took the first steps in providing a solution to that problem. Friend Weller, who has been in the radio business for more than 30 years, proposed to the council that they approve and support his idea for a low-powered radio station in Hyrum. The station Weller wants approval for would reach not just Hyrum, but most of the south end of Cache Valley.
Soil conditioning plant approved by Richmond planning commission
April 4th, 2012
By Chris Lee
RICHMOND—The Planning and Zoning Commission gave a green light Tuesday to Salam Awada’s soil conditioning facility, but with some conditions. Commission member Monica Merrill said she wanted to make sure Awada, owner of AG Sci Tech, understood he would be responsible if there was any sort of chemical leak. “If there were a problem with the containment, you would be responsible for that,” Merrill said.
1st District Drug Court: Second chance to get clean and sober
April 4th, 2012
By Tara Alvey
LOGAN–Applause isn’t something you’d normally expect to hear in a court of law, but during the 1st District Drug Court session held April 3, applause for defendants and inmates who are striving to remain clean and drug-free was a regular occurrence.
Ski season’s not over yet—Try a hike up and ski down Green Canyon
April 4th, 2012
By Evan Thacker
Aggie BluePrint
NORTH LOGAN—Want to ski some fresh powder but don’t know where to go now that Beaver Mountain’s closed for the season? Still crave winter even when the snow has melted on Old Main Hill? Have you wondered about cross-country skiing places near Cache Valley? Because of my own adventures and experiences, I have been skiing and rating the best backcountry places to ski in Logan. This month, my ski team and I checked out Green Canyon for downhill and cross-country skiing.
USU NEWS
Aggie TV News, April 4—More on the Susan Powell case, the Aggies’ biggest fan, scouts come to campus, Aggie sports, weather and more. Covering the Aggies, the Valley and Northern Utah.
USU freshman serenades Jay Leno on ‘The Tonight Show’
April 7th, 2012
By Kristi OttleyHOLLYWOOD—It was Kinzie Hamilton’s brush with the Big Time, her 15 minutes of fame, her late-night TV debut. The USU freshman from Providence, Utah, appeared on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday, standing right next to Jay Leno in front of her mother and an international audience, singing like the original Snow White. “I had an absolute blast,” she says.
Up Close at the 2012 Utah Legislature: An Intern’s Perspective
April 8th, 2012
By Lis StewartSALT LAKE—It’s amazing how in a mere 45 days the Utah Legislature becomes like family. I miss the amazing people I met there, and now we are all scattered back into the real world. Two weeks after the session ended, I walked onto the Senate floor and was sadly struck by how quiet it is. Some House interns might laugh at this, because the Senate is always comparatively quiet compared to the House. Both sides of the Capitol are nearly empty now, unless lawmakers are called back for another special session. But I won’t count on that. Until next year, dear Legislature. Until next year.
Students proud of research, creative work at symposium showcase
April 8th, 2012
By Rhett Wilkinson
LOGAN—By the time College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senator Erika Norton positioned herself between the rest of the college’s student council at USU’s David B. Haight Alumni Center on campus, ready to make announcements for the top recipients at the college’s first Student Research Symposium, my heart—as I expected—certainly lifted.
Advice from ‘Last Lecture’: connect with others to build civil society
April 6th, 2012
By Allie JeppsonLOGAN—If College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean John C. Allen were to leave campus with only one last lecture, his chosen words to students would be to build a successful community by treating others with respect; community creates the success or failure of a civil society, he says. USU Honors students selected Allen, a rural sociologist, to deliver this year’s 37th annual Last Lecture on Wednesday. “A civil society allows us to begin connecting,” Allen said. “It doesn’t take a PhD to figure that out.”
‘Wolf Wars’ big question: How many wolves will society tolerate?
April 5th, 2012
By Jimena Herrero
LOGAN—Wolf specialist Carter Niemeyer had a powerful message for his audience this week: “The wolf refused to be our friend and we’ve never forgiven him for it.” Niemeyer is a wildlife biologist and author of Wolfer: A Memoir. He’s also one of the biologists involved in the current “wolf wars” controversy. “Do I think they belong here? Absolutely.”
Summer session at USU, when the air is warm and learnin’ is easy
April 5th, 2012
By Kristi Ottley
LOGAN—More class offerings, smaller class sizes, better parking options, inexpensive housing, and great outdoor activities are just a few reasons USU students like summer semester. “It was the best decision I made,” said USU alum Chelsea Amdal. “Taking classes summer semester allowed me to finish my schooling a semester earlier, and ultimately resulted in getting a job I would not have been able to if I hadn’t completed my education early.”
Recycled milkjugs, tinfoil, candy wrappers make fashion statement
April 4th, 2012
Story & Photos by Kristi OttleyLOGAN—Candy wrappers, newspapers, plastic bags, aluminum cans, milk jugs and soda straws. USU Family and Consumer Science Education students redefined recycling as they showed off more than 60 dresses and outfits made completely of recyclable materials on a runway in the TSC Ballroom Monday evening. “The textile industry . . . is one of the most polluting industries in the world,” said Family and Consumer Science Professor Lindsey Shirley. “We have so much choice . . . but we also throw away 60-plus pounds of clothing per year. Most of that doesn’t need to be thrown away, but can be repurposed and reused.”
Military vets, journalists and civilians try to make sense of Iraq war
April 4th, 2012
By Rebecca Holliday
LOGAN—Military veterans, journalists and civilians whose lives were touched by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq came together for the ninth anniversary of the start of the war to observe and try to make sense of its global legacy. Organized by USU journalism professor Matthew LaPlante and Army Maj. Matthew Badell, the Out of Iraq forum featured two panels of veterans and scholars, and an exhibit of the Iraq war photographs of Rick Egan, who covered the conflict for The Salt Lake Tribune.
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