Show TVO mmi A3 Local state Expressway construction years away Editor’s note: Each week The Herald Journal republishes articles that ran in the newspaper 25 50 75 or 100 years ago Today's Utah Then is from Sept 9 1977 Spelling and grammar appear-i- the story as it' was n originally written and regional news Creativity required to boost rural economy CEDAR CITY (AP) — Surrounded by budding chrysanthemums lilies and other flowering plants government and business leaders got some pointers this week on how to make rural Utah’s economy bloom One example is Milgro Inc The nursery taps thermal water from Newcastle a tiny town west of Cedar Gty to keep its greenhouses at a humid 85 degrees Thai’s the type of creative thinking economists say rural areas need There were plenty more innovative “The first 100 years of this country will be known for its farms the second 100 years for its factories and the third 100 years for its ideas” she told the summit's 22S participants “Look at Starbucks’ new way of offering coffee” she said Globalism is here to stay and the effects of worldwide competition will seep into industries that so far have been comfortably insulated “The comer antique store is now competing with eBay” she said “You can’t put the genie back in its bottle examples cited at Rural Summit 2002 event at Southern Utah a three-da- y that University wrapped up Friday Organized by the Cedar Gty school’s Utah Center for Rural Life the summit brings together officials from a variety of private businesses and government agencies to talk about issues facing rural Utah Mary Jo Waits associate director of die Morrison Institute rtf Public Policy at Arizona State University says fresh Utah’s ideas will shape small-tow- n future An expressway through some portion of Cache Valley is “inevitable but it’s many many yean away” Howard Leatham Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) planning engineer today told Cache County elected officials and citizens attending a meeting of die Utah Transportation Commission “All we’ve done is identify a prob Everybody has to worry about compe- ' ’ tition” Waits said technology will groom the economic playing fields of the next 20 years By then she said today's ' personal computer will be a museum and California’s Silicon piece Valley will be the “Rust Belt” of the new economy “Progress means the old must be replaced by the new” she said “It doesn't matter how fast you climb the ladder if the ladder is against the wrong wall" Valley beekeeping jdb By Kevln Ashby For The Herald Journal IM ©IF wawrb 'ffl B eekeeping for the Newswan-de- r brothers in Preston means keeping track of some 6000 hives that include 60000 to 80000 bees each that will produce 300 barrels of honey this year In the colder months of winter the hives are trucked to California where the bees are rented out to the almond farms to pollinate the trees for a second income in a much warmer climate Bees also have to be fed a supplemental sugar water when they are low on honey and queen bees have to be provided to the hives that either die out or lose their queen when splitting hives On top of this the honeycomb needs to be retrieved heated 'separated and wax cut away before the honey is pumped into barrels to be shipped away for marketing Robert and Roger Newswander started their company in 1970 in Preston Since then they havi' j” grown into the largest honey producing company in the valley They employ up to 15 employees during the busy summer months and only four during the winter months Average production for 6000 hives equals 300 barrels of honey but they are the first to admit that there is no rhyme nor reason to the honey business Over the years they have had good years reach up to 600 barrels and some years they have only sent out 50 barrels It was during these slow times that it became necessary to truck the hives to California Presently the Newswandcrs truck their hives to the Chico and Turlock areas in Northern California where for $45 each almond 55-gall- lem in Logan and note that it’s going to get worse in the future" Leatham said in response to a question about a possible expressway “We know we’lL eventually need an alternate (to US 89-9route but it won’t even enter the planning stages for 10 possibly 15 years All we’ll be doing for the next 5-years is working to the improve present route" er The Transportation Commission held its regular meeting in Logan this morning and following completion of their business agenda at 10:30 am opened the discussion to presentation of local mad and highway concerns Several of tho6c in attendance ! including Sen Charles Bullen asked commissioners about die status of plans to widen portions of US 89 in Logan Canyon “We’re at least a year from even getting environmental clearance on the project” UDOT Engineer Dyke Lefevrc told the group “Because any widening beyood what’s been done would involve fish hatcheries campgrounds aesthetics and die Logan River this is an extremely environmentally sensitive project It requires the signatures of die secretaries of transportation and die interior It also requires a ‘whole project’ approach By that I mean that the approval must be sought for all the pavement between the end of the new pavement and Garden City” Bullen said that he didn’t care if UDOT “never got around to Logan Ouqron” if only they would tfop saying improvements were pending “when it’s obvious they’re not” “We all want to preserve Logan Canyon” Bullen told the commissioners “But we would like to see existing roads made safer and more beautiful too” In response to another question from Bullen Lefevre announced that UDOT had completed a speedy study ofUS 91 from 14th North to 10th North in Logan and had recommended reducing the speed limit from 50 to 40 mph between those streets The reduced speed limit would take effect when signs are posted which is expected in about two weeks he said 1) 10 five-memb- an :V" XwSjJ J T- l-- - VS" ’ ! i S' rti X - Kevin AshbyHerakl Journal a smoldering burlap bag to calm bees so he can work on the hives Roger Newswander apples a at one of 70 locations in the region where his company keeps bees Bottom right Bees come and go from the top of a hive box kept by the Newswander brothers Bottom left A honey comb drips with honey produced by the Newswander brothers' bees smoke sedative from orchard owners can rent the hives About two hives per acre are needed to allow the plants to be pollinated On an average' production year the California contracts bring in about half the Company’s income Honey production is coming to a close for this vear The cooler davs and nights have the bees collecting- pollen rather than nectar Both are needed to sustain them through the winter months of “just hanging around the hive” The Newswander brothers say you have to make sure the bees are well fed or you will lore them Each hive is made up of two brooder boxes where the honey is never removed In September if these boxes don’t weigh close to 100 pounds then sugar water is made available through a feeder system so that the bees have enough for the winter months Over 50000 pounds of sugar water is purchased annually to sustain the bees When the hives are gathered for winter transport it takes 14 semi-truc- k loads to get all the hives to the almond farms The hives sit dormant until the first of February when they are moved into the orchards through the blooming period or until tire end of March They are then trucked buck to the Preston area Here the food supply is checked as well as the hives to make sure there is a healthy queen bee The Newswanders purchase about 1000 queen bees each year at $7 to $10 each to complete their hives ' The hives are distributed out to their summer locations in Mound or Gentile Valley on the north to Bear Lake on the east Corinne and Snowville on the west and Preston on the south in May and June The honey collection boxes are filled by the worker bees as early as July 20 From there the boxes are brought into the plant for processingSee BEES on A6 Agendas J The Cache County Planning Commission will meet at 1 plm Monday in the County Council Chambers 20 N 100 West Agenda items Include: Hearing recommendation to County Council pn clustered subdivision definition Hearing request for conditional use permit for KW Custom Cleaning business to be run from a home local-ed on property In an agricultural zone Hearing request by Beaver Creek Lodge for master plan approval for future developments Hearing request by Quakenbush-Robert- s Therapeutic Programs Inc for a conditional-us- e permit to allow them to operate a rehabilitation faeflity for girls with eating rfisorders in Petersboro See AGENDAS on A6 Review Heritage Theatre’s 'Footloose’ fine fancy free By Bruce Ackerman For The Herald Journal Ren McCormack is our protagotain the energy of this vibrant and nist Young Christopher Hartman impassioned production by its capa- -' ble cast who plays foe leading role has the formidable task of carrying the show kid a foe of big Okay city story who moves to a tiny town with a law on his shoulders and he does so easiagainst dancing is a little cornball — ly Hartman brings a natural innoeven if it is baud on real events But cence to Ren that quickly gets the what musical isn't? And when he is a audience on his side He bis a strong good kid with a perfect mom and a singing yoicq that soars like an eagle deadbeat dad who gets painted as the ' in songs like “Footloose" “I Can’t red devil by the local pastor and the Stand Still” and the popular hit “Almost Paradise” What’s more the powers that be it’s easy to be sym- kid has moves! He effectively builds pathetic Mix in a romantic interest with the pastor’s rebellious daughter a nice believable relationship with the supporting cast and is a pleasure a comical hick sidekick some great music and an ensemble of colorful to watch If there is a fault it’s that characters and you've got a formula he may blend in with his small-tow- n ' for success counterparts a little too well A little j ' Toes were tapping and foe rafters were rocking at Perry’s Heritage ' Theatre on Friday night as the company opened its second offer1 ing of the season “Footloose" adapted from the popular 1984 movie by Dean Pitchford The Heritage stage was almost too small to con ' iKm&etsmm jhh awM' i more city “edge” both in looks and demeanor would have justified the elders’ angst and added to the dra-matic tension “Blond bombshell” Emily Dawn Monson Harkness ably plays Ariel Moore the preacher's daughter around whom much of the drama revolves It was the death of Ariel’s brother and three other “promising” youth in an auto crash that led to the town’s ban on dancing and foe minister's role as moraliTzar has all the allure Harkness ty that a renegade preacher’s daughter ed would She’s attractive sultry ' mm mummnr') m w wwm See FANCY on A6 s 32 ' ' tu ii iMstitiiitminjnimstiMi m it uir i r s zwvj ' a a a a a a a ' a i a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 9 a a |