Show wm rrmr y vry v J- - r ’ -- X ' 1 '' ' r '' ' ‘f ' ' i f ' I- - ? i A ' ’ -1 ' 1 '' - - ' wkV ' ' V r 4 " v- V i The Herald Journal Logan Utah" I Page 3 Wednesday July 8 1998 rant In brief Home destroyed in suspicious fire and makes them more competitive in toe job market’’ BvUSU Media Relations A vacant home on Main Street in Lewiatonwm heavily damaged by a fire of suqicious origin ibesday night Cache County Assistant Eire Chief Steven McBride said flames were coming through the roof of the home at 590 S Main St when Lewiston firefighters arrived just after 7 pjn Firefighters were at me scene for about an hour and a half he said The fire heavily damaged the interior of the home and destroyed the roof firefighters said The home owned by Sybil Talbot has not been lived in for the past five yean and had been damaged by a suspicious fire once before McBride said There was no damue estimate as of this morning but officials planned to meet with the property owner today Firefighters described the damage as a Utah State University is in the top five in research dollars among all land grant institutions and no other university in the nation generates as much research money per faculty member a USU offi-rial announced this week Peter Gerity USUs vice president for research said research at USU has brought in dose to $90 million each year for the past five years but this year u climbed to $107 million for the first time Exceeding $100 million is a mqjor benchmark for an institution of USUi is a remarkable achievement for size our faculty and will undoubtedly advance our position among other Carnegie 1 research institutions" Gerity It In an era when state funding is so In 1994 the university research dol- able funding tight Gerity said this infusion of dollars reached a previous high of $93 millars elbow room for “Our international research programs provides lion Cuts in defense spending dropped stuhave grown considerably too” he said faculty undergraduate and graduate dents Although this money supplies it to $79 million die next year “Our USAID (US Agency for Internakbout of the university's oper“The gains in contracts and grants tional Development) research had ating budget it is not a substitute for since then have come the dropped to leu than half a million dolRate funding rathe it complements it way" Gerity said lars per year by 1994 but this year it is by providing opportunities for scbolar-ship- s He in much up close to $15 million" said of increase the training research dollars — fellowships and hands-o800 representing Gerity said be hopes to see USU crack — resources that the university could individual contracts — has come from the $100 million mark again next year never afford otherwise Gerity said geographic information systems But in the meantime it's all uphill "These dollars give our graduate and research Other gains have come from “We're in a new fiscal year” he said the national Alzheimer’s disease study undergraduate students more opportunities to be Involved in cutting-edg- e in which USU is the lead institution as “I’m looking again at no money The research" he said "This gives them well as from the university's hip fracture decks are cleared The meter is back to training they could not get otherwise study There is also a new research cen-- zero much-need- one-thi- ed n Caroor consciousness A Cache County Sheriff's Office The Cache County fire investigating chiefs office u ed rd lnfl Jots report said officials suspect someone had entered the home before the fire broke out but the exact cause of the Maze was unknown as of this morning ter in autonomous vehicle design and control which is bringing in consider- Interns get a look at the real world Jacob Santini staff writer By Agondqg The Amnlga Town Cound meeta at pm tonight at the Town Hal 6590 N 2400 West Agenda lame include: Planning Vie July 24th celebration Diacuaaing the tann protection acL Healing reports from cound reomboro and the mayor 730 'The SmMMIold City Cound meets at 7 pm tonight at City Cound Chambers 69 N Main St Agenda items include: Reviewing and approving a two-l- ot Intrablock development at 45 8 200 East tor Sheldon Atwood Discussing the Blue Sox Diamond at Forrester Acrae Tha dty of Logan has scheduled a public hearing for 730 pm Thursday at HBcraat School 960 N 1400 East to gun rancoonra moni wong ptra h I and 1600 filar snt Tha primary Issue addressed at tha mealing wB be placement of atop signs at 1500 East and 1000 North andlOOONorto- - toe two locations Mayor Doug Thompson and rapraesntntores from toe public works and streets dapartmanta wB respond to questions and concerns The hearing la open to toe pubic and anyone Merastod la Inwtoed Tha LogarvCachs Airport Authority Board meeta at 6 am Thursday In foe Cache County Cound Chambers 120 N 100 West Logan Items on the agenda Muds: Hearing an update fcom the acting airport manager Diecutting toe status of now buildings atthoakport Discussing too status of a lawsuit over four paresis of land Discussing Logan's zoning process The North Logan City Cound and Planning and Zoning Commission meet In a Joint workshop at 7 pm Thursday In the Council Chambers 2076 N 1200 East Agenda Items include proposed open apace overlay changes to the d ordtoanco and revisions to a new business ordnance dts A s part of summer most university itiulniti bead Ikmik to their families or are recruited to vacation spots like Jackson Hole Wya But for some summer is a chance to get experience In fori 2£00 students from Utah State University grab the attention of employers each year they work in internships Donna Ctow director of the Co-o-p Education Internship Program at USU said internships provide students with opportunities to take what they have leaned in the classroom and put it into practice It's also a chance far employers to get good workers witoout establishing a long-ter-m relationship with die students she said ' "The fem&pn work ranges from engineering bjonre research or working with IBM or Hewlett Packard to students working for nonprofit organizations liken chamber of commerce Many interns — who are typically entering their senior year — find jobs in other states or big cities But some are able to find work in their field here in Cache Valley One mechamcal engineering student Shawn Hamer started an internship at Innovasive Devices in Logan in May and will continue working until graduation in June 1999 Innovasive Devices is a biomedicine company dutt designs and produces medical equipment to aid healing after surgeqr on joints such as in die knees hips and shoulders "This has been a learning experience entirety" Horner said 1 feel like a sponge Nothing quite compares to a hands-o- n experience It's like being thrown into die pool" Right now Homer is helping the company in testing a newly developed screw that bolds a tom tissue together real-wor- u ttuin The Hynan Planning Commission meets at 730 pm Thursday In the Civic Center 63 W Main St The agenda Inrt lies' Considering Rex Parkinson's request to dMds property Into two lots at 78 8 300 ’ East Considering a request by Mark Humpherys of Creators Cabinets and MB-wor- k By Michaai R Wafcai staff writer The Cache Chamber of Commerce and city of Logan are backing a relief effort this weekend for fire victims in Florida But officials are cautious about toe man who came up with the idea — Steve Bowen Bower who was a mayoral candidate in Logan last year was con- CotnmMee down there" He added that he's not doing this for toe name recognition “it just needs to be dooe" a report on moderate-incom- e The KRtvtite Planning Commission meets at 8 pm Thursday at toe dty offloe 490 300 South Agenda Rems hdudac Addressing Gordon Parker's request for a buikfing petmR for a hay bam at 259 E 300 South Clarifying an assignment of a sound meeting representative Discussing the proposed housing plan report Discussing progress on the mapping : £ projecL The Paradise Planning Commission meets at 7 pm Thursday at the 8 100 WesL Agenda gome Include: Reviewing toe final draft lor toe building permk application process Discussing the definition of home oocupafion onfinance COPY s f rP — f - i ' v Jpfjfi WUdnfl jgfild Shawn Homer teats the pressure of a new suture device at Innovasive Devices in Logan where he is an intern ment in the field" Justin said “So it doesn’t matter if it conies from a junior (intern from a university) or from an engineer that has been around for a providing cushioning in the knee joint The memscal screw has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and its limitations are now being lest-e- d ever students normally receive credits that count toward graduation “It's a fine line” Homer said "What becomes more important the experience or the immediate financial gain?" Crow said students are more marketable after an internship This is toe case when more experience is toe better" she said As part of their internships students prepare written outlines of goals and objectives they warn to accomplish Some of Homer's are to understand the design process in biomedicine understand the submission process to the FDA and learn testing methods while" It's exciting work” Homer said “There is never a dull momenL” According to Dan Justin director of research and development for Innova-siv-e Devices both the company and Homer are benefiting from the internship Homer gets die experience he needs to work in biomedicine and toe company gets an extra set of hands “The bottom line in our field frith biomedicine is to improve the equip ' One drawback for companies hiring interns is they must train a short-teremployee ' “Most enqiloyers know they have to do some training" Grow said “But the students must come with some raw skills It's not like they are craning just out of high school” One drawback is sometimes students can get paid more from a normal summer job than from an internship How a new Children’s College Fund" in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing- She urged people to be cautious when working with Bower Logan Mayor Doug Thompson said toe city should help "any time a citizen of Logan wants to do a humanitarian effort like this" But Thompson acknowledged that the city's support is relatively passive Logan is providing space at Willow Park Zoo's victed of felony theft parking lot the southeast corner of Adams Park and the southwest comer of But Bower insists "This is not about me Lundstrom Park to serve as drop-of- f and collection points Donations win be collected S am to 2 about 10 years ago this is about those people pm Saturday at the three parks Items being sought are food (dry or canned goods including baby food) bedding bottled water furniture and appliances baby items and cash Chamber President Jay CLuk agreed " The cash win be used to defray die cost a" "It's one of those things tout's just of transporting toe items to Florida real good idea and if we get enough peoJoe Vizenor said LW Miller Transple involved in it it really doesn't matter has offered to help ship the portation who came up with it" Clark said Tm not calling it his projecL He’s the one items He said the cost win be determined who threw out the idea and a lot of peo- by the amount of items collected Satur-ds- y ple said 'Yeah I think we can make this “We’ll raise the funds" he said if addiwork" tional money is needed' He said a citizens committee is being The Chamber wiU provide room in its formed to oversee toe projecL Francine Giani director of the Utah basement to store toe hems until they can Division of Consumer Protection said toe be shipped to Florida Vizenor said he hopes to make arrangeproject is natvet registered as required by the' state's Charitable Solicitations AcL ments so checks can be written to toe city She also noted that due to of Logan which would then distribute the the division issued an order to fends Far more information or to volunBower in 1995 to cease and desist charity teer caO Steve Bower at 2 or Joe collections related to the "Oklahoma Vizenor at 1 on 750-653- 752-216- I i 4) m Chamber Logan back fund-rais- for site plan approval for an addMon to Rs buldng at 369 W Main SL Discussing revising the dty code to prohibit home construction In the C-- 1 zone Hearing a report from toe General Plan Town Han 9050 J add-oriente- The Idaho Watar Recourse Boerd meets at 830 am Thursday at the Burley Inn 600 N Overland Ave Burley Idaho The board meeta in a work session and wl hold an executive esssion at 1 pm Hearing housing ld r sw f k - i Red Cross also helping fire victims ' a er f HeraM Journal staff report The American Red Cross is accepting financial contributions for disaster relief efforts Donations can be earauuked for general Red Ctoss disaster relief efforts or specific disasters like toe fires in Florida Liquor store to stay open till 10 pm By Responding to increasing sales officials are Unto alcohol-contrexpanding the business hours for the slate liquor store in Logan “We’ve just been hammered by the public because we don't have ol a store open later than 7 pm between Ogden and Salt Lake City and nothing north of Ogden often more expensive than the worth of the donated items" according to a news release “The Red Cross does not have the manpower to sort and distribute the items nor the buildings for storage at the disaster site" Donations can be mailed to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief 666 N Main Sl Suite 301 um) be calling 8432 1 Donations cm with a credit card by - said Dennis Kellen spokesman for the Utah Alcoholic Beverage Control Depart-mra- L The Red Crocs is not accepting donations of food or clothing “While these items are needed by the victims the cost of shipping is The Associated Press Hours at toe Layton and Tay- lorsville stores will also be expanded The Logan and Taylorsville stores are scheduled to expand operation hours on Aug 1 They now open at 11 un and close at 7 pjn Those two stores have been remodeled and enlarged to handle the increased customer demand and expansion to operations As soon as the Layton store moves to n new site about n half mile north of the existing state store Kellen said the hours of operation win change to 10 un to 10 pm “That should be in mid-t- o late August" Kellen said r |