Show v'' v'J: 'v'iW 'w wsr' ' ' ' V-- rj’ : V‘ ' V1 'a:'' V V-'- ' v-- :!- - V’ ' r TI :T''r ' ‘ ' - '' ''' s'f:Y ''vp "lV e ' 'i f-J-- ' - " ' - ' ' I i 1 tf " ’ft-- 7 ' v' - : oviiwuvr v’-- - ' ' ': ' October 52003 People in business Chosen : i Bart Esplin is Employee of the Month for the City of Logan Paries and Recreation Department Bart has been employed by Logan City since March 2001 He currently worts in the Fairgrounds Division as a facilities maintenance technician His current responsibilities include building maintenance irri-gation system maintenance equip- ment operator vehicle maintenance and working with others to prepare for all of the events held at the LoganCache County Fairgrounds His educational background includes 20 years at the school of hard knocks and experience in construction Bart has been a member of the Cache County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue for 9 years He enjoys camping snowmobiling hunting and being outdoors with his wife Tina and his boys Derek and tyler Anniversary Lawrence Karate Bobby one of the largest professional karate in Utah is celebrating its first year anniversary in Cache Valley and tremendous growth during :: its first year Karate based in Lawrence Bobby Orem Utah is one of the largest professional karate organizations in orga-nizatio- ns DEBT SAVINGS the Intermountain West Bobby Lawrence Karate helps students of all ages to develop greater life skills like leadership goal-settiand greater focus Bobby Lawrence Karate provides a positive experi- ence in a fun safe training facility Bobby Lawrence Karate is located Logan at 880 South Main near Hollywood Video and Firehouse Pizza Franchise owner and lead instructor Adam Smith can be reached at 792- - By ng L ne Zions Bank manager Barbara Tidwell knows exactly what kind of toll financial struggles can take on people After declaring bankruptcy and losing everything her father began suffering from strokes Tidwell is certain they were ' direct result a of the stress he was under A major one eventually inca- pacitated him He lived four more 4777 Selected There is a way to even The City of Logan Employee of the Month for Sep- tember 2003 is Rita Minkler Rita began her employment with the City of Logan in November of 2001' Rita works in the ' out the scales say instructors of a new financial course But if you’re looking for a Facilities Department as the morning receptionist at City Hall Rita’s responsibilities are to answer the switchboard phone to direct those calls to the proper departments and to assist and direct all public visitors She also enters work orders for any maintenance repairs that are requested meters and distributes the mail each morning and assists in keeping the city phone directories up to date Recognized 30 E Auto quick fix this isn’t it : LetterPress Software of North Logan Utah won a top national award this week at the seventh annual Excellence in Awards the nation’s oldest and most prestigious program honoring companies for effective use of new multimedia technologies to improve learning The Excellence in Awards is chaired by Brandon Hall PhD a leading inde- - pendent expert in eLearning LetterPress was one of 101 entries in Custom Content It walked away with one of eight Silver Awards LetterPress won for an interactive simulation program known as PEGS ! - Practice in Effective Guidance Strategies PEGS created for the Developmental Therapy Institute at the University of Georgia helps teachers leant how to promote high levels of appropriate classroom participation from each student The innovative software is available for teachers at three levels early childhood elementary and secondary LetterPress’s award was won specifically for its early childhood pro- -' : son of one of ples an them and a single man seated around a table listened None of them have reached the point of bankruptcy But they say they know well what it's like to wrestle with money and never seem to score a ' point And they’re sick of it That’s why they’re here' “I want to manage money instead of money managing me” Heidi one of the students said class hosted by' The Zions Bank is called Eliminate Needless Debt (END) Trial classes were taught last spring in Salt Lake City and Ogden and the results were impressive to say the least “In the first community class the average family paid off $7 100 and saved $3000 during the three months they attended” Zions Bank retail product manager Don Milne saiu in a recent press release The class is based on Financial Peace University the book and course by financial guru and radio show host Dave Ramsey who should know his' stuff By age 26 he had accumulated $4 million in real estate had a net worth of over $1 million and made $230000 a year By age 30 he had lost it all He had to rebuild his life financially from the ground up He now makes his living advising others in books and sefninan and on his radio show about finances — about not making the mistakes he did Ramsey warns in the introduction video that this is no “get rich quick” scam He says the process can wort but that it absolutely requires ' changes in behavior and is definitely slow and gradual “If you’re looking for a microwave you're in the wrong place” he said “We sell Crock-pots- ” - The class includes Ramsey's Financial Peace University kit: the book the workbook and cassette tapes of each of the 13 lessons It costs $129 per household but that ' cost is a one-tim- e deal If a former student of the class wants a refresh- er course it's free The current class in Logan is going on Thursdays See CLASS on A14 Start now to prepare soil for spring Awarded Submit Items for People In Business to Jeremy Pugh JpughOhjnewscom ' years and died ’The money situation eventually killed him” she said soberly Tidwell shared the story last" Thursday night in a conference room in the 460 N Main Zions Bank in Logan Three married cou- ek 1000 Miller Body North L°gan has been nationally recognized in the current edition of Body Shop Business for being one of the oldest family owned and operated collision repair businesses in the nation They have been providing collision repair since 1896 gram Jasmine Michaelson By Loralie Platero ' ' Although Cache Valley has experienced the first frost of the season gardens are still growing in this warm Indian summer weather Temperatures are ideal to work outside preparing for winter as well as next spring Although gardeners traditionally prepare garden soils in the spring Autumn is the best time of the year to amend and ready the garden for spring planting Growth of healthy productive plants begins with soil Generally soils in the Intermountain West contain adequate levels of most nutrients except nitrogen but are always low in organic material Soil tests performed at the Utah State University soil testing lab indicate that Utah soils tested contain less than 1 percent organic matter Productive soil contains 3 percent organic 3-- matter Annual additions of organic matter are the most reliable way to improve native soils Organic materials include manures sawdust compost wood chips straw and grass to name a few Fallen leaves readily available this time of year are also a valuable source of organic (21- for every one-inc- h layer of organic material in a 100 square fool area About half as much ammoni- would be need-e- d um nitrate (34-0-additions of manure Usually contain enough nitrogen to supply one quart of ammonium sulfate material To create a friable fertile soil organic matter must be added to the garden every year 0-- 0) 0) organisms living in the soil environment work at digesting and decomposing organic materials into simple elements that are utilized by plants These microscopic trash compactors use nitrogen as an energy source As a result when some organic materials are added to the soil-th- e use the available nitrogen and plants are micro-organis- left deficient Not all organic materials will produce a nitrogen deficit in plants Additional nitrogen isn't necessary when “green material” (grass leaf mold green leaves fresh fruit or vegetable scraps) are incorporated into garden soils “Brown materials” including sawdust wood chips straw and dried leaves require extra nitrogen to feed the in the soil and growing plants A general rule of thumb is to add micro-organis- - both plants and However manures may contain weed seed and are high in salt content unless they have been allowed to sit for at least six months Well-agor composed manure may be added to garden soils any time during the vear but dried manure should be incorporated in the fall and allowed to decompose over winter ritonths As trees begin to drop leaves run over them with a mowrj This mulched leaf material can be incorporated into the soil immediately or left over the winter and integrated into the ground next spring The simplest compost pile is produced from chopped leaves piled in a cor-tier of the yard and forgotten In a couple of years the pile turns into leaf mold which is nature’s compost Sawdust and wood chips are a good source of organic matter but are very high in carbon Micro- micro-organis- Micro- ed organisms must work rigorously to digest woody materials using all available nitrogen for fuel Compost wood products first or incorporate them into the garden in the fall along with additional nitrogen Gardeners using or preserving ' vegetables and fruit grown during the Reason may return peelings leaves cores or plant parts not preserved or eaten to garden soils' As a bonus low levels of potassium and phosphorus are contained in produce leftovers Additions of organic matter to soil is always a good idea The addition of fertilizer depends on soil texture organic materials incorporated into the soil and previous fertilization augmentation A soil test performed at the USU Soils Lab costs a minimum of $12 and provides informa lion on soil pH soil texture phosphorous potassium soluble salt levels in soil and will provide gardeners with fertilizer recommends- ' tions Information and instructions for the test are available from the Extension office a Utah State Univer-- ! sity Extension agent specializing In horticulture She can be reached by email at loraliep O extusuedu Loralie Platero le |