Show C8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday February 2 2004 bshh Dia latino on el Por Hdctor Mendlola Estimados lectores esta es una noticia que probablemente caliente un poquito el ambiente de estns dias tan frfos para los que hemos de lugares calientitos para establecemos en nuestro querido Utah: Querido miembro de la comunidad el 6de diciembre de 2003 la primera Reunion Cum- bre de Uderes HispanosLatinos tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de Lago Salado donde un grupo de Ifderes hispanoslatinos representando a mis dc 60 organizaciones de la comunidad se reunieron por primera vez Durante esta cumbre se surgieron muchas ' discusiones sobre la necesidad de mis unidad Como resultado se formd un Comitd de Uderes HispanosLatinos para trabajar en ese esfuerzo El comitf consista de miembros que fueron nominados por esos lideres que asistieron a cumbre Un miembro del comitt propuso la idea de truer a la comunidad HispanaLatina al Capitolio durante una Sesi6n Legislativa y que se encontrari con Ios oficiales electos El primer “Pia Latino en el Capitolio” tuvo lugar el mitrcolcs 28 de enero en la Rotonda del Capitolio Era un evento Cultural y educate vo dirigido a ayudar a construiruna gran relacion entre los lideres electos locales y ' estatales los Ifderes hispanoslatinos y nuestra comunidad El' programa oficial empezd a las 4 pm con las observaciones de la Goberaadora Olene S Walter el Ex Gobemador Gayle F " McKeachnie El vocefo la la Casa Marty Stephens el presidente del Senado Al Mansell el Senador Mike Dmitrich y el Rep Brent Goodfellow — Uderes Dem6cratas de las minorias el Deputy Mayor de la ciudad de Ogden Joe Reyna y el Consejero de la Ciudad de Ogden Jesee Garcfa Siguiendo el programa la Gobernadora Walter y el Ex Gobemador lle-ga- do 1 - - NEW YORK (AP) — On Dec 17 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with several brief flights over the beaches near Kitty Hawk NC- - The brothers took turns piloting that day with Orville helming the first flight of the day which traveled 120 feet and lasted 1 2 seconds Wilbur was the pilot on the best flight of the day whichspannied 852’ feet and lasted 59 seconds " ' " e r "The Wright' Brothers Take Off’’ (Grosset & Dunlap' ’' S599 paperback ages 5-features fun facts about the hrothers including the fact that their favoriletoy as boys was a Chinese flying top : made of cork' bamboo and paper The brothersalso lived most of their lives in their childhood home Wilbur died 8) ' ' there and Orville moved out '' ' s at age 43: In a section on hot air Hal- - loons colorful drawings illusv trate scientific concepts that - intro-ducir-in rtah: Ota Dec 6 the first Utah HispanicLatino Leadership Summit was held in Salt Lake City where a group of HispanicLatino leaders representing over 60 community organizations met together for the first time During this summit ' much discussion revolved around the need for more unity As social y econdmica- a result a HispanicLatimente lo que continuara no Leaders Steering progresando Committee was formed Mientras crece nuestra to work oh this effort comunidad esimpor-tant- e The steering committee A COLUMN FOR SMNKH SPG1KK reconocer la pres- consists of members that encia que se mantiene de were nominated by those latinos en Utah No solo buscamos en acrecen- leaders attending the Summit A member of tar su reconocimiento sino tambitn buscamos Steering Committee proposed the idea to bring las mejores maneras de cdmo colaborar con the HispanicLatino community together at the cada uno y simpatizar con laayuda como nos Capitol during the Legislative Session and esforzamos para resolver las necesidades de meet with elected officials nuestra poblacidn en crecimiento The first “Latino Day at the Capitol" took Durante la institucionalizacidn del Dfa Lati- -: place on Wednesday Jan 28 at the State ho de Utah La Seitora Doha Olene S Walker Capitol Rotunda It was a cultural and educa-- : Gobernadora del estado menciond que juntos tional event aimed to foster a greater relationpodemos reducir las cifras de analfabetismo y ship between local and state elected leaders abandono de escuela de huestros hijos Estas HispanicLatino leadears and our community observaciones deben encaminar nuestros pasos The official program began at 4 pm with para lograrlo con jilbilo £no le parece a usted remarks by Governor Olene S Walker Lt asf apreciable lector? Governor Gayle F McKeachnie Speaker of the House Marty Stephens Senate President Al Hector Mendkta es un mddico y profesor retira-d-o Mansell Senator Mike Dmitrich and Rep viviendo en Logan El is miembro del Consejo Brent Goodfellow — Democratic Minority Asesor Hispano del Gobtemo de Utah Se puede Leaders Ogden City Deputy Mayor Joe Reyna comunicarcondlacenadknowOyahoocom ' : shows the numbers of failures the brothers suffered before achieving their goal and the sacrifices they made For several years the brothers worked all year at their Day- ton Ohio bike shop so they could spend the month of September testingtheir invention The frustrating Septembers of 19001901 1902 are shown in comical illustrations: the glider buried in Mowing sandy the brothers eaten by mosqui- toes and stormy weather IS Although Wilbur and Orville Wright will be in the ' history books another Wright family member is the subject of two books “My Brothers' Flying Machine” (Little Brown $1695 ages ) tells the story of the first flight ' from the perspective of younger sister Katharine of whom Orville Wright said “When the world speaks of the Wrights it must iticlude our sister Much of our effort hire been inspired by her” “My Brothers’ Flying Machine” follows the three Wrttton and Muatratad by Jan BuNor and Sum Schada sibling children as they play with a miniature flying ' AP ptWlO machine as older brothers v''-- ' ' Reuchlin and Lorin looked Tbe Wright Btpthere Take Off is one of several children's books down op their “childish activ-marking the dentennial anniversaiy of the Wibur and Onrille Wright’s ity” During Orville land flight on Dec 171903 Wilbur’s many failures in ' North Carolina Katharine It make the contraptions work it’s lighter than cool air The eagerly reads die letters they shows a boy blowing bubbles: text isalso punctuated with sent her almost daily The into a cup of juice and activities for the reader like a book ends with Katharine — explains that bubbles rise paper airplane ever selfless letting other : fhan air exercise' is because lighter have their turn first — taking juice and hot air rises because ' Most importantly the book and Ogden City Councilman Jesse Garcia Following the program Governor Walker and Lt Governor McKeachnie will hold a special meeting with HispanicLatino community leaders by invitation ' Currently there are an estimated 250000 HispanicLatinos living in the State of Utah and this number is rapidly increasing This year several legislative bills will be introduced that will impact our community in the areas of education economic development health and criminal justice In an effort to raise awareness to these issues we brought State leaders and Latino constituents together to acknowledge the contributions that Latinos bring to oUr State in culture social and economics which will continue to progress As our community grows it is important to acknowledge the presence Latinos hold in Utah Not only do we seek to raise awareness but we also seek ways to best collaborate with each other and build a rapport of support as we strive to meet the needs of our growing tion During Latin Day on Jan 28 2004 Mrs Olene S Walker Governor of the state mentioned that united we hope to reduce illiteracy and the dropout rate of our children These observations must direct our steps to achieve it with joy valuable reader doesn't it seem to '' ' you? Hector Mendlola is a retired doctor and professor Ivingin Logan He is a member of the Governor's Council on Hispanic AffairsHe can be reached by email at c8fUKfchowOyahoocom He e is one of a number of writers whose columns appear in The Herald Journal in an effort to expose readers to a variety of community voices He is not an employee of the newspaper free-lanc- ’ ' - full-fledg- ed dream ' ' ! : step-by-st- 5-- 9) OnthaWab: http'VwwwfirstflighLoqy WFA1 BuflidabOSnai' Haln43S7S3-190Dtaur Nfg) Al Snk $4J0 WhMgr (LOGAN ’ARTiCINEMA) 795 NorSi AAoin Cold Mountain hu 700 JO ' T pUBg 333 W I lOO N fWlfanc vao M MitaM I ao SrJO 990 l Mg Fish ' via 030 ' IHSMBMptM' t4 ? IQfU ’ 3fri(slUnau 300 MO ' I OO tomato plains for transplanting in early May Check with local nurseries and garden centers for the best possible times to start your own ' seedlings Remember they all take their Own time Peppers need 4 weeks While tomatoes only need 6 weeks Gera- niums and petunias should be started before the end of February but don’t start1 your zinnias until the end of April See i aa H roa OMloa too ao aoa i : 12-1- pony-pac- 2--16 2450 North Main - : ': whatlmean? While it is still early to start most : van- - veg-etabl- : es Tha Rlnga Of ia iarJO a ao oje-au- N ! eties now is the time to start thinking ' about it arid planning for the weeks ahead And while searching die seed cat-- v alogS over for new and exciting varieties to try remember that most of mose and flowers are available right v here in the valley We’re doing this all for the fon and enjoyment of it not because it’s work— don’t forget to have al good time withiL ' 7 - three-foot-t- all : ‘ : tury designs before getting to the Wright brothers’ flight and the jet age that followed It also features an endnote from ' former NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan the first American woman to walk in '' space Other aviation-theme- d books released this year include: “Fantastic Flights: One Hundred Years of Hying on the Edge” (Walker & Company 1795) “Tklkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Colenlan” (Scholastic $1695 ages ' “Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright” (National Geographic $1895) y our tomatoes unless you plan on having - - Katharine Wright’s story is but one in the history of flight a vast subject painted in witty broad strokes in “Into the Air: An Illustrated Timeline of Flight” (National Geographic $1695) The timeline begins a million years ago with this scene: “Giant dragonflies zigzagged through steamy SWamps above the heads of lumbering "" reptiles” book goes frorndragon- -' flies to dinosaurs to birds and ' bats even taking a pit stop at the Greek legend of Icarus : who built wings out of wax that enabled hun to fly but sealed his doom when he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted ' “Into the Air” briefly covers the earliest attempts at g machines inducting V Leonardo da Vinci’s lStlncen- fly-in- ep flat of them (unless you have a lot of grateful neighbors)? I prefer to oaly start what I can’t find at any of the local greenhouses (especially hybrid peppers ' Continued from Cl ' cantaloupes and watermelons) because I don’t have the space to accommodate so Timers also work well so that your k many plants Most plants are ' ' the of amount reasonable light seedlings get proper fairly anywrqr But if you 1 that they need every day ( usually have the space why not experiment with hours' daily) Position the lights if possi- varieties that can’t be found elsewhere? ' ble so that they are'3-- 4 inches aboyethe Then all your neighbors will be asking tallest seedling Then stand back and where you found your incredible veg- watch them grdw- and flower plants etable ' ' 5 Water from below If you have ever 7 Don’t start your seeds too early I tried to water hundreds of little containers think this is the biggest mistake that gardeners make each year All of us are you will know that it is a time consuming and tiring process lt is miictveasier to guilty Who can resist just getting thru V water one big tray letting the individual extra two weeks head start oo the grow-in- g season? The problem is the head start pots Soak up what they need than water- 7 ing each individual pot After tiiey draw turns into 3 or 4 weeks before you know it and then you havie plants that are way up what they need discard the excess water so that the seedlings and roofs too large inside before the weather is don't rot in soggy soft cooperative outside I've always felt that 6 Only plant wliat you elm use This small plants transplain better than large should probably be my very first rule' If - ones anyway May 1 7 is our last avenge frost date for the valley so plan accordyou are rally going to plant 3 or 4 tomato plants why start (and care for) a wholeingly Now is not a good time to start her first ride in a plane over Pau France in 1909 “The Wright Sister” (Roaring Brook Ftaess $1895 ages uses photographs to tell Katharine Wright's story A telegram sent home on Dec 7 1903 the family’s Ohio ' home and many photos depicting designs by the Wrights and others make for fascinating visuals Meant for older children the book is a biography of Katharine Wright who sacri- ficed marriage and career ambitions as a young woman to help support her brothers' ' ' 10-1- 4) : ' - cre-cien- do ripidamente Este afio varios proyectos de ley se e impactarin a nuestra comunidad en las areas de educacidn desarrollo econdmico salud y justicia criminal En un esfuerzo para levantar en estas materias trajimos a los Ifderes estatales y los componentes latinos juntos para reconocer las contribuciones que los latinos hari trafdo a nuestro estado en cultura 6-9- ' ed: ' Dear reader this it is news which probably will warm a bit the environment of these days so cold for all of us that have come from warm laces to establish ourselves in our darling E mm seconds? This may not impress youngsters raised in a time when coast- - :' jet travel u commonplace unless they understand the effort it took' to reach that milestone Several children’s books released to mark the "' centennial of the achievement aim to put today's youngsters ' iii the Wright brothers shoes' and to explain the science behind the method of trans- portation many take for grant- -' ' v By Hdctor Mendlola THEiffiSEarr to-co- ' McKeachnie llevaron a cubo una junta especial con los lfderes de la comunidad hispanalatina que fueron invitados Se calcula un total de 250000 hispanoslatinos que viven en el Estado de Utah y este ntimero esti Kids' books commemorate Wright brothers’ fl ight Fifty-nin- ' M3M Capitolio Latino Pay at the capitoi MS SOMETHINGFS QOm GIVE po-i- q r MjtmeesAU Soits Si 00 : Mark Anderson owns a local garden supply stored HW column appears every other Mon-da- y on this FamMy page t' - aaa xio aio-a- hi n By Tha' AIO 3S d KJK 300 iCACHEiVALLE Y3i |