Show 1 : ' I - !'' ' ' ' d ? ! ' '’ 1 i 'i ' i ' i '' ' 'i - ' ' ' A10 v The Herald Journal I si'" - i 4 ' S "J ' : i t V - Troy Hawker formerly of Automotive & Performance and James Hawker formerly of Alta Mufflers have opened A1 Automo- tive & Performance at 6SS North Main in Logan A1 is a full services Automotive repair & performance shop They offer many automotive services as well as exhaust work Troy specializes in wiring engine repairrebui Ids electronic diagnostics and repairs state inspections and many other general automotive repairs and maintenance Troy lives in Wellsville with his wife Brenda and his children Kim- berley and Jayden He has been a certified mechanic in Logan for ' ' tAH I 'v People In business New auto shop '' J Sunday July 14002 & '' ' ' I: VJf m? 'V? U tr- ”-5- - mA' V ‘jf S:-- - vv' C fit - e i jiA h rV s 14 years James specializes in exhaust welding mufflers brakes tune-up-s state inspections and general auto repairs and maintenance James has been a certified mechanic for 13 A years in Logan James lives in Wellsville with his wife Brenda and their 2 boys Clay-to- n and Colton For more information call A1 Automotive & Performance at 752-963-6 or visit us at 655 Ninth Main behind Papa Kelsey’s &Henry Pizza wr- - s- V &Subs Uunthuf Alpttrw1tVWiU1o Attends seminar Snake River Cattle Feeders AgriBeef grosses black Angus with Wagyu cattle to get succulent marbled beef that seels for $50 to $100 Garr Crookston MS with Hearing : 'Zone in Logan recently attended the Beef from Wagyu cattle can fetch $100 a pound “13th International Symposium” a bien- nial symposium on the latest develop- ments in hearing aid technology in Hungary and Austria Sponsored by Siemens Hearing Solutions the world’s largest roanu- " facturer and distributor of hearing aids this exclusive event was held n Budapest Hungary and Vienna Austria from June 24 to July 1 2002 ' There are 28 million Americans who suffer from hearing loss Only ' about 15 percent of people with hearing loss wear hearing aids ' Hearing Care Professionals from around the world gathered to study the latest hearing aid advancements in an effort to improve the lives of ' the hearing impaired Hearing Care Professionals from the United States the United Kingdom Japan Canada and South America came together to share their ideas ' The 3th International Sympo- sium’s educational progrant includ- ' ed updates on the latest hearing aid : 'advancements with focus on the lat- est in directional microphone technology TriMic Oneofthe most common complaints from individu- -: als who wear hearing aids is the ability to hear conversations when other npises are around in the back-- 1 ground Research has proven that directional microphones improve speech understahdihgin many ' types f noisy situations: dircc-- : TriMic is " v tional technology used to maximize '' speech understanding by providing the highest degree of directional ' ' improvement available today-- ' Attendees also participated in By Kelton Hatch Idaho State Journal Fanners and ranchers are hying to diversify tostay competitivein the world market v Many of the exotics’ prices run high at first costing newcomers big bucks as growers supply animals for the breeders’ market But then prices begin to bottom out The only growers making money on the chaigeover from a breeders’ market are those who have found a niche market for their animals : - -- Like Wagyu cattle Imported from the Asiian mainland to Japan they have been raised for beef Making years fra Kobe-styl- e their appearance a few years ago in the United Stags the animals have found a similar market The animals which bear reston-- j ' blance to bison ex' oxen produce meat with a high marblipg ability " dif-fert- ht -- making it both rich and tender Today one of the top bvers in 4he country of Kobe-stybeef is the forte-micropho- ne " “The gold grade basically melts in your mouth” said Stott “It is so rich you’re not going to want to sit down and eat a 10 oz steak at a meal “We have been raising “The gold and black are too cost- ly to market in grocery stores Conthem for several years sumers get fretful when it comes to but they really started buying meat at $100 per pound” to take off in sales just Stott said “How many consumers are going to buy a $100 piece of a few years ago and meat and throw it on the barbecue and chance burning it?” our market is continuThis year die company will be ing to grow" shipping die meat to 11 countries and all the metropolitan markets on — Dan Hammond die East and West Coasts as well as AgriBeef Liu Vegas he said Selling the meat from the Wagyu cattle has been like parting out old American beef in feed lots gain cars getting the most for die differaround diree to four pounds a day 'Falls:-- :' ent cuts of meat The Japanese want Wagyu cattle to Then they are fed much like the a closer to two pounds day Currently the producers have gain other livestock in their feed yard “It costs us about 50 percent more: been selling only die prime cuts of to raise the Wagyu cattle " said Rick meat or die crater cuts of the anijust longer mal for $25 to $100 per pound The Most breeds of cattle in the Snake ' Stott Agri Beefs chief financial River lot will spend 180 to220 days officer ’’Then marketing them is hamburger and trim meat is distrib-uted on the general meat market the hard because niche fattening for market with the of extremely ' Markets for the meat have not market they fit into” Wagyu fine feeding for nearly 500' Z been in is sold diree The meat easy for Agri Beef to find : days grades Years of research and a major mar- - ’ ? We give tiiem basically the same black silver: and gold feed our other cattle eat but we add Silver is sold in grocery stores at keting effort have been made to get more roughage to it” says Ham- the meat recognized $25 to $35 per pound Black and mond “The Wagyu cattle tend to sold in are Currendy they are selling about 2 gold grades high mostly million pounds a year overseas with dollar restaurants Black sells for deposit die fat into marbling where the other breeds deposit it as back about a half million pounds of meat $50 to $75 with gold selling for : fat when yoafeed diem for that more than $100 being sold in the United States nt ' States -- 66 Snake River Cattle Feeders Agri Beef in American Falls The compa-nyi- s feeding 7000 head in its feed yard “The breed is actually a descen-deof the large work ox from Asia’s mainland ’’ said Dm Hammond feed yard general manager “We have been raising diem for sev- eral years but they really started to take off in sales just a few years ago and our market is continuing to grow” Agri Beefs animals are not purebred buta WagyuAngus cross iSince they don’t own a cowcalf operation diey contract die growing of calves to weanlings to ranchers from California to Nebraska As weanlings the cattle are shipped to the feed lot in American MERICAN FALLS Idaho --7 ' Over the years such exotic creatures as ostrich emu' alpaca elk buffalo and dozens more have blanketed southern Idaho and many other parts of the United ‘ : le long” : r f"' - hands-o- v care sessions with the'newest n advanced digital hearing aids pit U grammabie hearing aid software v audiologic practice software and ' other related equipment for bearing : v healthcare solutions The 1 3th IntemationalSympo-- : sium offered Hearing Care Profes- -: sionalslthe chance to learn new V techniques in the hearing aid indus- - : " - : it : Associa-the for sympo tipn participating jo' 'i silim ng if1"- - - j 1 'v''-- ’ ‘"V1' ji' fv ’ ’ ‘ ' : )' ( aspen were Rwely CootfmiednaAll rt‘- J ' ' 'I vettn PY - imE treesaremuchSraithanfoose 4 bsMbing water whidi creates tqr-walk-ed pressure within the planL Europe and foe KS new growth this year Tift fourfo ' ’ of time fo fectinigZi for-- ' these two very differrat plants wouldbe much easier to mahage if fbey were separated rather foan f : and oecome stressed trom lack of “t7 "JISSJ good soak: nebds :' cqritatioa during the summer the plant needs additional irrigation Periodically move a hose at low pressure around the driplineof the tree until water has reached a depth of about two feet ' Water deeply throughout die sum-- : mer if no fain fells' and then as the weafoer cods in foe fefl increase rim interval between watering But ’ be sure to have tirater in foe soil ns : the tree goes into winter Becausd j jtergtreestt wmt epeoally important of turf While we water turf about twice a week in foe hot part of foe mtedSatesare traditional- - ‘ of the'"'- quarter for Utah : Staite University' Steve has worked f USU since 1976 l with ie last 712 years as the Business Manager for Universify Extension where hehas financial matters responsibilhyfor ' and Utah neighboring v throughout stafea and has die opportumty to 'C °w ' noticethatmanyoftbequalting ’ Vi r7: ' : f f - tf A tr tiil die l fire danger are prated ( i “endi - Steyeh R Broad- bent is recognized as 'the Professipdal Emptoyee ! transpiration process and roots will ' ' Honored - The first of July marks the begin- rung of really hot weather in Cache Valky for those of us without air : conditioning trips to the baserhent : and die canyon multiply The' past V Fourth of July wfcekend I spent sev- dak days at Tony Grove: The wild- 'flowers were in full Mcjbmaind O’ ' sitting Under the spruce trees next to die lake was marvelous As we the area I couldn't help but - Garr Crookston a certified audi- -' ' ' ' ologist received continuing education credits from the American inches deep As the tree develops : branches above ground roots below ground are brandling and growing through the soil as wdl Most grow: lateri in the top two feet of sdU while asmaller percentage grow' deeper lb adequately water foe tree die water needs to infiltrate into foe soil at least two feet tol ft doesn’t the tree Water is needed to cool the tree through die : try- - : In '1 By Lorallo C Platoro ' ? a pound stressed as those in the forest aress and ve showing simiUr symp-toms Landscape plants suffer more1 from moisture-reute- d problems then flora anyfotyercause Water'u a pri- : mary compooentinthephotosyntbe- sis process and is foe vehicle for nutrient and foo transport within :A Us i ' normal bredoitation this mav be - ers want to enjoy tne snade ot 1 ! fed for the mdicatiobs of moisture “ Ib eMuredteliealftandyigor ofa But we havejo rattn beTthat water applied to the lawn tteejn the landscape s gardraer needi to remember to occasionally genenUyinfilmtes into thesoa ' soak die plant during the heat of foe vVboui 6 back when foe tree was S " summer In early Spring there is usu- newly planted into foelandstiie the Ally suffidenfmoisture in foe soil rootball was probably more than 18 for the trce As temperatures ' increase and wegQ without anypre- U L' ‘‘IIQh needs : ' managers esn iwithy vigorous trees in : thelandscap&aitosdvemostof foe v v v ! - r- Uni-CoraHa Platero is a Utah versity Extanskm SQant specializing In horticulture Sha can ba rpachad by emanidlorallepOextusuedu X v-- ' :: r:f x- : ‘ ?' v- z' ' ' 'f |