Show Sunday February 15 2004 AK The Herald Journal People in business New hire Dr Reed McGregor of Aggie Country Chiropractic is pleased to introduce Dr Jason Haycock a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic to Cache Val- ley Haycock is originally from Bur--' ley Idaho He moved to Logan to attend school at Utah State University where he did his undergraduate work before attending chiropractic college in Iowa Haycock is adjust- ing well to the community and is excited to have his wife two boys and little girl on the way closer to family and to make Cache Valley his home ' Great employee Steven Durant is the Goodtimber Employee of the month He is married with two children ' Steve has his associ- -' ates degree in sci- -' ence and is studying ' wildlife management 'now He lovesclassic cars and has a beautiful 5 1 Chevy he is very proud of He is the employee of the month for the month of February because of his love for the work and his ability to ' follow instructions very well He works hard He is earning his job : ' APptoto- Paradise Foods in Kailua Hawaii shown Wednesday has shelves stocked with specialized foods and cooking products which are essential to diets including Atkins South Beach and the Zone Paradise low-car- t) rb carb-happ- Gail Healy Recreational TherapyMA " has been chosen as the Sunshine Terrace Rehabilitation Center employee of the month for February Gail is always so friendly to all resi- dents visitors and staff Gail has been employed with the Sunshine Terrace since October of - 2000 working as a CNA on Wing L ' Daniel Mace cook has been cho-sen as the Sunshine Terrace Terrace Grove Employee of the month for ' February Daniel began working as ' a dietary aide in November of 2002 and is now working as a cook and fills in as a dietary aide He is very ' accommodating to both staff and ' residents and is a true example of the “team player" Ian Jones office manager has been chosen as the Sunshine Ter- race Adult Day Center employee of : the month for February Ian is a very1 versatile employee one who gets along well with all staff clients and caregivers Ian is working on a ! administration degree in health-car- e so he is focused oh learning as' much as possible about caring Tor those whr have chronic illness issues : - ' ' v : v ' 'Michelle Swenson ! ' expected to generate $30 billion this year nationwide double last year’s figure according to LowCarbiz a weekly online trade newsletter In Hawaii Times Supermarkets has introduced a section at two local stores and has plans for a third and retailers from Long’s Drugs to GNC are giving up shelf space for everything from Atkins maple syrup to Breyers CaibSmait ice cream toRussell Stover’s line of b chocolates And they say sales are strong Love’s Bakery has high hopes for whole-grai- n b the bread it to this year and introduce plans island favorite L&L Drive-In- n isv already reaping benefits from the v introduction of its Hawaiian Atkins V Plate three months ago ' L&L President Eddie Flores said thousands of the lunches have been sold at die chain’s more than 85 out-lets mostly iq Hawaii and on the West Coast many to new customers He’s even considering adding an Atkins breakfast menu item At the Diamond Head Market deli Atkins lunch program diat ' : a has been a tit with for $120 goes customers with 60 to 75 people on the plan at a time Still die b offerings haven’t dampened siales of low-ca- rb low-car- low-car- : " : -r ' : :'APphok)- Brown deO chef at Diamond Head Market del puts the final adjustments on more lhan two dozen Atkins meals of Salmone Almonde d with tomatoes and steamed cauliflower in Honolulu Tuesday Steve : Sun-drie- 66 - Lowcarb products arid services are expected to generate $30 billion this year nationwide double last yeiars figure according to LowCarbiz a weekly online trade newsletter! 15-d- ay low-car- SeeCARBSonAU standing mortgage1 loan production at an annual mortgage NRCS for the Presidents Club' j Award a loan officer must originate ' between $9 and SIS By Clarlilsnielsen ' ti million in residential home loans during ' the year Michelle is a mortgage loan officer ' at the Cache Mort: ' gage office 33 N ' Main St Logan Paul Longhurst was ' recognized at an annu-- al banquet as Bankof Utah's Highest Pro--! ducer of Residential 'Home Loans: Paul' ' ' said Down the road at Riestaurant v Row's Wiki Wiki Drive In worker Winnie Supnet offered a similar statistic — the number of people choosing “all greens” has steadily grown ' Across the islands' the popularity 'of diets heavy on meat eggs and cheese and easy on the bread cereal and Twinkies has fueled changes in hie Awarded : local businesses It’s easy to understand considering low-ca- rb products and services are - - ' recently received (he Bank of UtahCache- Mortgage President’s Club Award for out- - ONOLULU (AP) — Not long ago Elvira Valeira’s lunch order may have shocked tra-ditionalists But more and more thb Hawaiian plate lunch — lots of meat two big scoops of rice and a mound of maca' roni salad —is being ordered as Valeira did with tossed salad in sides place of carbohydrate-loade- d Even here in paradise where starchy foods like poi have been a staple for centuries and rice is served for breakfast the popularity of low- ' carb diets including Atkins South Beach and the Zone is becoming big business' It’s changing lunch orders transforming store shelves and ' adding items to menus At Puuwainani’s Plate Lunches in Kakaako where Valeiro picked up : her lunch owner Marcos Rebibos said fewer than half of his 130 daily customers opt for la plate lunch with its traditional white rice and mac salad sides fit’s not the majority anymore” ' "“V yJ Lowcarb craze hits 50th state turning traditional Polynesian cuisine sinful jfl® Chosen rnaneht residential hone during ? 2003 Paul is a mort- gage loan officer and Farnsworth branch manager at Cache Mortgage Dan Farnsworth recently received the Bank of UtahCache Mortgage President's Club Awaid for loaihs : ' ' serve valuable natural resources ! Jon Hardman USDiA Natural j The days are getting longer and soon spring farm work will begin I know most producers have been v carefully miking cropping plans for die new year We continue to hold : lots of educational meetings in an ' effort to be helpful Some decisions are easier to make than others Utah has received her USDAallo- cations for fiscal year 2004 Specific e projects have been priori- tized by organized work groups Each state zone has also received an ' allocation As always the needs are greater than the available financial ' resources v '!! The North Cache and Blacksmith Fork Soil Conservation boards and other functioning agricultural committees made up of producers and work well in Cache County These groups meet on a regular basis to assess needs! The whole process takes a lot rtf time but significant results continue to be made as we work to protect and pro- - Resource' Conserva- - Continued on All ' water conservation (irrigation improvements) pasture and range improvements roil erosion reduction on dry cropland and nutrient management related to animal feed- -' rates ing operations Cost-share ' turn Service District -- Conserva-' ! $19582320 iii per-- : has info on incentive programs state-wid- ' originated " low-car- : quickly - b Foods is the only market on Oahu that sells pizza pasta and food alternatives but the trend is pancake mixes among other low-cay Hawaii catching on fast even in cost-shari- tionist and Jennifer Hines Information Specialist Utah Association of Consovatioh Districts have provid- ed infonnation that will be of interest to qualifying land andor livestock owners The information applies specifically to MMStanee for the Fnvimnmwital Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) ud Wildlife Habitat Incentives fior gram(WIflP) The Environmental Quality Incentives frogram is a voluntary conservation program that addressee threats to sml water and related natural resources In 2004 eligible projects will include cost-aha- - : re incen-tive-bas- i on the resource concerns i Limited resource and beginning fanners may receive up to 90 per- - V cent assistance ! WHIP is a voiuntary program thar encourages the creation or enhance-- : ment of fish and wildlife habitat on privately owned lands Financial ' and teelwiipal aihmr i for projects in all habitat types including upUhd riparian aquatic and wetland habitats Utah’s priori-ties for WHIP include restoring habitat for species and in areas the state identiinqxoving fied as important habitat for any given species Additional priority will be given to projects tint restore or enhance riparian shrub land wet meadow or isolated wetland habitats The cost-rafor all conserva- - ed ng : at-ri- tion practices is 75 percent Applications for WHIP funds wiD be accepted until Feb 20 The application deadline for EQIP dollan is March 5 Applicants who ' applied for either program last year’ and did not receive funding must submit a new application for 2004 ! : There is always mote interest in program participation than available dollars Therefore all applications wifi be prioritized according to established ranking criteria USDA personnel will complete the i saty irteps after landowners make the necessary initial applkatioa j The NRCS office forCache County is located at the USDA Service Center 1860 North 100 East North Logan (435) cost-sha- re : 753-56- 1 16 sk te Chiik hraaisen is n Cache County ‘ Extanaion agent spadalting in agriculture Ho can be reached by omafi at ' daridOaxLusuedu KKs column appaata every other 8unday on the biuuiM LrvuipnM pop fwomrang wm vmi of Extension Agent LorafiaCoK- |