Show Sunday November 16 2003 A13 The Herald Journa Pooplo in business New stylist Swiss Renaissance Salon welcomes Cyn-de- e Ordonez as a new nail technician to their team Cyndce has lived in Cache Valley with her family for 23 years and has been doing nails 'for iwven years She ' is educated in many top of the line nail products and techniques hut ' enjoys learning new techniques every day She has had a home busi- ness for two years before joining Swiss Renaissance Salon She specializes in colored acrylics and nail art To make an appointment with Cyndee call 787-947- 7 ' ' New location The Family Institute of Northern Utah has recently moved to the Riverbend Office Building at 965 South 100 WestSuite 203 Therapists at Family Institute help indi- viduals couples and families who struggle with anxiety depression abuse trauma parenting and who want to improve relationships communication skills or Family Institute has state licensed treatment programs andor contracts' with funding for their Intimate Part- -' ner Violence Children Who Witness Conflict Victims of Physical andor Sexual Assault Workfofce and self-conce- : pt Divorce Education Programs Family Institute is committed to strengthpeople and their relationships ening ' helping families provide safety and nurturing for children arid adujts and developing innovative research-base- d treatment and track- effectiveness outcomes ' ing ' 9-1- 1 money back in their pockets consumers are shopping for the first person on their Christmas lists: themselves ofthe Month Fors- berg had a 354 per- cent increase in her production score and also had an excellent quality rating for the month She increasudlhe production percentagebasconthempstdiffi-- : cult sewing joh and Continues with a67 percent production rate above Company standards on alf other production jobs Forsbcrg is currently ranked number 3 on the company's ' Top 10 Employee list Forsbcrg resides in Smilhfield and stays very busy with her family of 10 She enjoys cooking and outdoor activities 'i self-registri-es Ms-Whit- gift-hunti- es Promoted : : Parson Companies the largest producers of quality sand and rock products ready mix concrete asphalt paving arid construction services in Utah launched a new community program to support local universities and sports teams The company has teamed with uni' versities and teams across Utah and Idaho to design images for mixen that showcase logos athletes and campuses paralleling the feel of the institute “Often times marketing initiatives in the construction industry are perceived as boring or irrelevant to the general puMic” said Scott Pmon VPof Marketing at Staker and Parson Companies “Our ami with this campaign was to design a creative concept that would show our commitment to both education soots ami communities that The design is placed on the dram of e lack B Pmon (JBP) ready- - nto-gif- c - ' launched Program Staker and ' ByLoroltoCox " As a young girl my friends and J loved to play in the dirt Wc would design mud cookies (no pies for us) underground huts and elaborate homes for our night craw lers After studying on a university level I learned to call it soil and developed an increased appreciation for its complexity From education and experience I've come to understand the direct correlation between productive healthy plants and my attentiveness to the soil in which they grow Samples submitted to the soil lab at the univenity indicate that soils in Utah usually contain less than one pereent organic material In comparison rich topsoil aver- ages about five to seven percent organic matter Organic matter in the soil improves the water holding capacity of soil supplies small of major and nucronutri-- 1 structure i the overall soil by increasing life in dre soil and sup- : mid-weste- rn i Leaveygr&ss clippings and kitchen waste are great organic material sources However the ben- efiLs of organic matter added to soil don't occur until simple elements are produced through a dccomposi- tion process of raw materials Com- post is a common product of the decomposition process When the weather turns cold and the ground is covered with snow addition of otganic matter to garden soil is not a high priority But this is a great time to consider creating a low maintenance worm composting system to recycle kitchen scraps This type of composting is a process that uses worms to recycle food scraps and other organic male- -' rials to create a valuable soil amendment called vermicompbst or worm compost Wotms eat nutrient rich fruit and vegetable scraps which become compost as it exits the worms' bodies! The compost or compost tea can then be used to amend and fertilize the soil our plants grow in A few years ago a couple of Cache Valley Master Gardeners made their own worm composting bins and then helped me to make one of my own I'm impressed by the simplicity of making and the brn thronghont the seasons h's easily accessible in winter to produce round : " C3T iyvwr vi 1 ll ll lib II bniis Vuillon trunk Retailers say most people do this' to pcrsonalie iillsl'itr others btiiareKriinglhai ' ! when you gel names imprinted lor somebody else you'il Jx: tempted to do the same lor yourself in oilier words it’s one J'of her and one for me This week for instance!' Rebecca I lari n stein bought two gray monogramnied sweaters at onc emhlazoncd with "S" for her mother Susan The other sports tin "RV for guess vyhd? Same with Jill Relkiri dfEdgc water NJwh(i's already forked over $35) for 'monograniined Ifanukkah gifts forlier female relatives' including' cashmere sweaters arid veiour' sweat ' suits She then spent an additional " ' $350' on the same monogramnied " for herself -- "and also items' threw in a rabbit fur'dri turned bomber jacket She says she's huying for herself because "rmafraid I 'won't gel it from other people' T some degrce thc iiptick in me-- : ' gifting shows the hopes retailers have for the Christmas season as a Bloom-ingdale- 's f Set SHOPon A14 ana maKes compost ine worm turns : s : ‘ Eric Dodson joined the Logan City Environmental Division in May 2002 as an Environmental ' Engineer Because of hi excellent performance Eric was promoted in September to the position of Environmental Permits Manager Eric is always positive in his ' thinking and in his attitude towards work and life Eric supports and motivates his employee and fellow in a way that fosters team spirit Indicators are ripe tor the best Christmas shopping season in years with many shoppers saying they plan to pick up a little something for themselves in the process Marketers as might be expected areencouraging this trend- - buying One of the biggest players in' all this? The diamond industry with ils campaign for "right hand” rings women can select for them-- -' that White js getting an my ': siarl selves on her early Christmas shopping Obviously most holiday shopping ' is still about friends arid family Bui list: The St Louis retailers are looking to get an extra ' attorney has already edge now lhat the economy is' getting picked out a Hairy Pol’' " better and wiih'pctst-9- l I worries v ter DVD a $70 coffee-tabl- e book and a $39 Victoria's Secret sweater wearing off Indeed Target and Mar- shall Field's say business' On their V There’s even a $625 purple vase on ' has doubled in the past the list And the lucky recipient t: herself a $160 mayear fa popular With Christmas 5003 promising to" rtini shaker in gold) Forits part deli ver lhe first big shopping season Amancom is sending out mass e in years retailers are target jng the mailsreminding folks to update their: electronic wish lists which it plugs most important perSitn on your shop-pin- g as a "great way to help yourlist1 you From Neimari Marcus ' friends" And according to aiiAcheri- to Macy's shoppers arc seeing can sweaters from with $130 Express survey there’s a rccep- - everything ' live audience:' One in five itdults say your own initials (in rhinestones no Jess) to ‘’reward yourself" gift certhey "almost always" buy them- ' ' selves tificates to bccfed-u- p wish-li- st prosomething when they're but for mends and relatives like work wedding grams (they "It's ali a ralionalizatipn’says registries for yourself) In its holiday ' catalog Pottery Bam suggests "gifts ' Michael Palladino client-servicfor everyone including yourself" director at Bendef "People feel like while Henri Bcndcl in New York is they’ve: been generous they liecd devilling half a floor tdpcrspnalizcd something trio" Take monogram-min- g which refaijers are offering rin gifts' it thinks may inspirc'douhlc-di- p a fading memory and With theindustryleader in small sports accesr sories is proud to announce Bcckic Forsbcrg as their November Employee : By Lauren Mechling The Wall Street Journal : Great employee iEK Ekcessories h AP photo - car rounds the main circle of the Boulevard at the Cap Center in Lartdover Md Wednesday The half million square foot site where US Air Arena once stood opened Saturday just to time tor the start of the Christmas shopping season A ' ' : - : : main-tami- i ng Night crawlers from the backyard are not used for indoor vermiepm- posting A species of surface dwellers red wigglers are preferred: They are sensitive to temperature 'extremes and need to be placed in an area where they are protected from extreme heat or cold I placed my bin in a basement storage room One Master Gardener kept hers in the ' kitchcrf while the other kept hd ouLside under a tree until the weather turned cold ' The worm bin itself is an gallon plastic Rubbermaid storage tub My old son helped me drill 14 inch holes in a grid pattern on the bottom of the tub Then we drilled a single row of tiny holes along the sides just under the lip The holes are necessary for air circulation and the tiny ones along the upper sides are small enough i that insect don't get in ' Bedding is made of shredded newspaper or leaves Tear new spaper into 1" strips moisten in a sink foil of water then crumple and place in the bottom of the bin after squeezing out excess water The bottom 4 inches of the tub should be covered with moist newspaper before adding about a cup of soiL sand or finely ground eggshells Red worms obtained from a mail order supplier or a friend complete the beginning ingredients Periodi- 10-yie- ar ch : : 3-- cally bury food for the worms in dif-ferent sections of the bin each week The worms will follow the food ' aniiind in the bin and burying the scraps under newspaper strips and keeping the lid tight will kecpthc fruit flics and odor away Acceptable foods for worms arc bread cereal coffee grounds and fil-tfmil grain pasia tea bags and vegetables Never pui dairy products fat meat feces oil or twigs in with the worms Red worms can cat about 3 times their weight in a week When you begin a worm composting bin put in about one pound of worms and feed them ! about 3 pounds of produce a week They mature and reproduce in eight weeks About every 4 months the biomass of the worm bin will double and a feeding schedule wiU need to reflect the change Vermicomposting is an excellent way to recycle food waste and save many trips through the snow to the backyard compost bin Additional' ly you save your hack because cr 3-- worm composting doesn't require turning the pile Additional information about vermicomposting is available on a variety of sites on the internet or from the county Extension office a Utah State Unwersily Extension agent epeciafczing in Lorafca Cox is horti-cuftu- She can be reached at torafcec0ext4jsuedu rs |