Show SUM' Local state ta About 30 people showed up Saturday afternoon at Utah State’s “Blue Moon Festival” to check out various projects associated with future space flights and missions The festival celebrated the university’s ties with die space program “The most incredible thing to me is that people don’t realize that we have a pot of gold at the oad of the rainbow right here in Cache Valley as far as space programs are concerned” said Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Todd Mosher Mosher who recently moved to Cache Valley from Los Angeles said the work and projects that evolve at Utah State have a real life impact on the space program and are unique when compared to programs around the nation ' Brent StevensHerald Journal Paul Mueller a Utah State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering assistant professor ignites a miniature hybrid rocket at the Blue Moon Festival on Saturday at USU's Taggart Student Center In “ and regional news Festival celebrates ties between ’glh)® (niD(S(Qm By Holll WMss staff writer A3 USU and NASA space program 66 “People don’t realize we have a pot of gold right here in Cache Valley as far as space programs are cerned” -- con- Todd Mosher associate professor “A lot of schools don’t have efforts that even compare to the space stuff that goes on hoe” he said looking around the room at die various project displays students were setting up for visitors to look at “These aren’t just science fair projects” University students paints and some local elementafyschool students wandered from one display to : the other learning about the various projects before they filed into the Taggart Student Center Ballroom to hear former Utah senator Jake Gam speak of his experience flying on the space shuttle Discovery 18 years ago Woodruff Elementary second-grad-er Dallin Bodreio said he wanted to come to the festival because he is very interested in spaa especially rockets “I like rockets and I wanted to see some real stuff” Dallin said adding that he has even built his own rocket for a science fair project and has shot it off three times Ken Vanhille and his wife Vanes- sa said they came to see the projects and hear Gam speak “A lot of people don’t know how into space USU has been for a long number of years" said Ken who worked at the Space Dynamics Lab before he graduated last December SeeMOONonAU brief Franklin may adapt Lindon waives bills for US reservists junk car ordinance LINDON Utah (AP)— The city is waiving household utility bills for military reservists saving them about $50 a month By Mark Randall staff writer Gty Administrator Ott Dameron said die exemption will be taken by as many as 20 of Iindon’s house- Franklin County Commis- holds sioners will tinker some more Many reservists take a pay cut leaving their civilian jobs mid the utility break shows appreciation in a tangible way councilman Jim Dain with an ordinance cracking down on unsightly junk cars The board last month announced that they would begin enforcing a law prohibiting the storage of more said “We recognize it can be a financial hardship for these families” Dain said “We think it’s a good wpy to show diem we care” n Coundlwoman Lindsay Bayless taid that at first “we were just going send tetter of appreciation But it seemed to do something that could really make's difference" than two unregistered or inoperable vehicles in the county unless they are covered by a fence but it agreed to take another look at possibly raising the number of cars allowed after a handful of residents complained the ordinance was too restrictive Resident Dottie Casperson said the law intrudes on pri- vate property rights and the penalties were too heavy-hande- d sight-obscuri- ng HI Idaho Hi Salmon shortage reported in Idaho Violating the ordinance car- BOISE Idaho (AP) — Fears that there may not be enough hatchery spring Chinook salmon are keeping the Idaho Department of Fish and Game from proposing a fishing season on the upper Clearwater River The Idaho County Commission asked Fish and Game to open a season in the Kooskia-Kamia-h area but fisheries coordinator Bill Horton n said that projections that there are not enough suggest fish in that stretch of the river “Haying a season up there depends on getting enough salmon to fulfill Mitch MascaraHerald Journal r— nil 6QCrC6ll6nt Easier V ld extra Utah ranchers can receive free milk By Mark Randall staff writer the needs of the hatchery program and enough of a surplus above that for a season” Horton said “With another five or six days of information we will have a better picture of the strength of this year’s run” Help is on the way for Utah ranchers hit hard by the drought The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food will be mailing out informa- tion packets and applications to livestock owners this week for a free allotment of government dry milk The state will distribute 89 million pounds of surplus nonfat dry milk to Officials have counted between 3000 and 8000 fish each day cross- ing Bonneville Dam for the last 10 days A total of 1600 hatchery salmon have crossed Lower Granite the last dam before entering Idaho eligible ranchos as part of a USDA program “This is free food” said Larry Lewis spokesman for die Utah Department of Agricultureand Food “It's the government’s way of helping ranchers for several years of drought conditions nine-sta- te dropght-assistan- by April 16 Feds to aid laid-oMicron employees ff lion out-of-ar- ea lx -- “You’re proposing to put people in jail for having an Emma Lawton dies an Easter egg during Baby Animal Day at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville Crowds of peopte turned out at the center to see this year's baby farm animals as wed as take part in Easter egg hunts and other activities Two-year-o- eariy-seaso- BOISE Idaho (AP)— A $6 milUS Department of Labor grant wiU help former Micron Technology workos laid off earlier this year Gov Dirk Kempthorne announced Friday “This is die largest grant ever for the state and will be welcome news for the employees who had their lives turned upside down by the recent layoffs at Micron” Kempthorne said “This grant will help them find jobs and get hack on their feet” The Idaho Department of Labor will use foe money to proved reemployment services such as career counseling job placement assistance and childcare and transportation during job training Money will also be available for job searches and relocation assistance ries a $300 fine possible jail time or both ce USU In conjunction with a student showcase of undergraduate research held Thursday at Utah State Univer- sity eight faculty members received the institution’s first Undergraduate Research Meritor of the Year Awards Nearly 50 students shared their research posters with the campus community from 9 ajn to 3 pjn in the Sunburst Lounge of the Taggart Student Center at an event callednOur Student Showcase: Celebration of Undergraduate Research’’ Each of these students was impacted Thuiy ed instructions because it should not be fed directly to livestock “There are limitations to it” Israelsen said “Producers have to be wise on how it’s fed because if you exceed recommended daily rates then livestock can become sick" Nevertheless ranchers should apply he said “We have operations here that can use this" Israelsen said “We’ve probably got a couple hundred small ones in Cache Valley” Applications will be mailed out beginning Monday and Tuesday and ranchers should receive them in the mail by the end of the week Casper- son said “This strikes me as really excessive” Commissioner Paul Campbell said the move to crack down on junk cars was driven by complaints he has received “When I went around campaigning four years ago that was the biggest complaint I got” Campbell said Junk cars are especially a problem in the Banida and Fairview area and are bringing property values down he said Casperson’s son Craig who collects antique cars said the ordinance could have unintended consequences especially against farmers “How many farmers take the time to haul away their old trucks?” Casperson said "They take them someplace out back far away and park them” high-prote- See MILK on A12 See CARS on A12 honors faculty for mentoring By Arrln Brunson staff writer ‘ that have hurt their herds" Clark Israelsen County Extension Agent said the milk is a good feed additive for drought-weakencattle and livestock herds “One of the major benefits of nonfat dry milk is it’s an excellent protein supplement” Israelsen said “And it’s also a really good energy source It’s about 36 percent protein and total digestible nutrients of 93 percent That’s an unbelievably good feed” The milk will be available in all 29 Utah counties to ranchers with beef cattle buffalo goats or sheep The powdered milk is typically mixed in either si lick tub or made into in cubes or pellets The milk powder requires special feeding four-wheele- r” by USU faculty members who were willing to take the time to mentor students in hands-o- n activities said Joyce Kinkedd vice provost for undergraduate studies and research One faculty member from each college at USU was honored for the willingness to work with undergraduates on research projects which includes helping them disseminate results through professional meetings or publications Information about the following awardees came from a pamphlet available to attendees of the 2003 student showcase Thursday i Jeannette Nortoa professor of plants soils and biometeorology in the College of Agriculture has mentored 12 undergraduate students since 1996 in a variety of projects related to die ecology and molecular biology of nitrifying bacteria in agricultural soils E Bruce Godfrey professor of economics in the College of Business has a number of applied research projects funded by various groups and agencies This funding has allowed him to employ advanced undergraduates so that they have real world experience in using economics in solving problems See MENTORS on A12 Recognized faculty These professors were honored for their efforts mentoring students the following colleges in i Jeannette Norton— Agriculture E Bruce Godfrey— Business Thmora Ferguson — EAication Robert E SpaR — Engineering John Belter — Humanities Arts and Social Sciences MarkBranoon— Natural Resources Dermis Wolkor— Science rechard Etchberger— Extension |