Show r i Friday October 24 2003 " ' A4 ' ' ' The Herald Journal Our view A fateful day in ’65 ' c town "We don’t give out phone numbers” the person answering die phone at the city office firmly declared Luckily for both the newspaper and the citizenry it’s not like this in all valley towns In most cases city council members and city officials go out of their way to make them- selves accessible to die community Clay of Logan wrote to The Herald Journal this week to pass on a number of local historical snip- pets Here’s one: "The USU Athletic Department contracted with Eddie Airlines to fly football teams and boosters to the host cities for their football games On four occasions my husband and I traveled with the team on the airline When Eddie Airlines would fly east from the Logan Airport the pilot would fly so low over Logan Canydn we could see the pine cones on the jtrees Sometime in the late ‘60s or early ‘70s an Eddie Airliner with BYU boosters crashed ' shortly after takeoff and all passengers were killed” ' Hungry for more details we did a search on the Internet for informa-tio- n on the crash and found out that an Eddie Airlines DC3 did indeed go V down on Nov 27 1965 near Camp Williams 25 miles south of the Salt Lake City All 13 of the people on board were killed A local man who creates and sells patterns submitted his Internet address for inclusion in The Herald Journal’s weekly front page feature "Web Sightings” We decided not to use it out of concern : that opening up the front page to business promotions might be a treacherous road But gosh it’s a : unique thing Jay Ball is doing and a nice Web site which plugs the North Logan Pumpkin Walk in addition to his wares so here it is: wwwpump-kingIowcopumpkin-carvin- g ’ Your view: m Update from downtown Logan r — And lastly if any readers know what the green flashing light on the side of Mount Logan was on Mon- day night let us know The people in USU’s Atmospheric Science Depart- ment say it was not die ‘green beam’ they aim skyward each night to study die ozone layer Indeed the green beam was visible doing its usual thing in another part of the sky at die time of the Mount Logan v ! I'"’ t ' A Herald Journal reporter hit a stone wall this week when hying to get a phone number for a city council member in a certain Cache Valley : y To the editor Please allow me to use this forum to express die views of the Logan Downtown Alliance especially when it comes to parking in our downtown First on behalf of all the business and property owners I represent we welcome all to our downtown We want you to know that the changes ' you will experience in die next few y years will be staggering! From improvements to the ambiance we already enjoy and the great special- ized retail and personalized service that will increase to the accommodar dons in parking the residents of Cache Valley will soon enjoy an of activity diat will rival others '"'" Editorial rebuttal Parking terrace cost epi-cen- ter I iK "USU Vice president jlj for Administrative Sendees - Xfl'- - ft S- w : l' ' ‘'V V ' recent editorial in The Herald Journal offered some insights into die adequacy — or inadequacy — of parking at Utah State University All told the editorial did a good v: V r pay their own way projects that in - other words receive no appropria-tion- s This is true at the Bookstore ' the University Inn Food Services ' Housing and at the current parking terrace Revenue generated by the users Of the these facilities pays the V 'cost of these operations In the case of the money for the proposed parking terrace there is no money to shift at all because well no money exists yet No state funds will be used to pay for the parking terrace The parking trance will be : nt financed tty state-backrevenue bonds which will be repaid by revenue generated once the terrace is completed The parking terrace is an important component of a comprehensive community at Utah State University The living-learnicommunity concept is part of our long-terstrategy to recruit better students to increase student retention and to put academics first at the university Research across the United States shows that students who participate in learning communities perform significantly better than students who live off campus Livinglearning communities result in higher grade point averages heavier class loads higher retention rates ' improved graduation rates and an enhanced connection to the university Utah State University wants to compete for the best students in the state and the nation we have to be aware about what the competition is offering Students have spoken and they say living accommodations and parking are an important part of their college choice ed up-fro- living-- learning ng and that should be absolutely clear in everyone’s minds Money designated to pay for the proposed parking terrace cannot in any way be used for scholarships computers or faculty raises as suggested in the editorial This idea suggests a misunderstanding about the overall funding mechanisms at Utah State University ' There is not one large pot of state- appropriated money from which we can draw dollars to pay for whatever it is we prioritize — such as staff salaries computers or scholarships Some days we wish it were that sim-pie In reality thfere are many “pots of money" or state appropriations that are individually tied to specific projects or services- Money designated by the Legislature for staff salaries must be used for staff salaries money set aside for a new building must be spent on that build- - m - in the statelyHowever to make this happen it will take adose of growing pains and inconvenience at times That said our communication to you our to parking you must know the facts The county block behind SE Needham Jewelers and The Sports- man now has four rows of parking which is never completely full Beyond that on die same block one can find a prairie of eight-hoparking which also never fills up On the Emporium and theater blocks improvements are being made and more are being considered Street parking went from three hours to two noun why? Because many studies suggest people are tired of walking a minimum of a half a block’s equiva- rt lent to get to a mall or a Our busy lives suggest that we want “inandouL"We want to accommodate your need to makeyour purchases or business with storefront access The Alliance works very closely with die city die Logan City Police r Department and Clancy Parking die ticket guys Clancy Authority incidentally as well as die city or die i 752-21- 61 "W J J" y" iU ft 4h Maroolese'-- Bob Logan downtown manager ' Industrtesv iff Deseret a local blessing the To " " ' ur ng 10-01-- : panting Planned improvements will require store supports the training pays their wages and covers the costs of run- ning the business (Not to mention helping to pay for humanitarian shipments around the world) I was shocked to team how much it costs our Logan DI to sort through and haul off garbage and unusable dona- tions It is astonishing In my opinion the Deseret Indus- - Non Sequitur WfeCPUKW 'NoM‘T KEEP AUPW met UCR£40 1 2CW CFAWIE Ft OMR FUTURE YtUEN WRC PCUPIHC NO CHOICE emu oeuftCDK&uT BCN& IN CPMTOoL KwaufaEFUUoe ON shut VOUCH VOVAE VMJ UPANP ENC IAC THE NKtNC OF K TO PUT N Herald Journal of CARLS Th Opinion pap is intanded to acquaint reactors with a vaiisty of viewpoints on mattsn o( puMc importance and provide members of the community with a forum tor their views Personal columns cartoons and tetters from flaOSfl WWa ili OpoOfll 01 wi6ir WTHofl jHO creators EdNoiials under the haadmaOur View represent die views of the Herald Journal " Ui QQNOHH DOtfQ MtfflMfS 01 Vw MnOiiBI D0STK DARRELL EHRUCKtfy edHor CINDY YURT? iTeatures editor WNtl UtMfttfcCBIN conclusions artmrtlity to tfw A BariowtVvYV editor I have frequented die Deseret Industries stares for more than 10 years It has been a blessing in my life to be able to purchase things at a major discount there that I normally would not be able to afford Sure you can find things occasionally that are overpriced However if you bring it to their agentioq they will uroalty Correct it The feet rsthat there are as manyor more items that areunder- - You never see the collector who two-ho- ur finds a figurine worth $75 and priced at $3 complain that it is priced incor- reedy! The people that usually com- ' plain about the prices are die ones who purchase items and then turn around and resell them at swap meets flea markets or garage sales One man bragged to me once that he : made $50000 last year things he bought at DJ the In the letter dated author mentions shoes priced at $20 Wal-Maand being able to purchase new ones ' Does Wal-Ma- rt for less at Wal-Ma- rt sell Dr Martens Tony Llama boots Sketchers or Bostonians? Most of those brands purchased new would be over $100 1 think $20 fra these brands is great 1 have purchased these braids for my family at Deseret Industries that were hardly wren for $15-$2- 5 and felt great about it! I Prido boot not saved large amounts of money raid police department vate property owners do that We are helped an organization that blesses working with them to be more many lives locally I thought I knew what DL does accommodating to our patrons What is must that know the die scenes until I spent the behind everyone accomplished improvements have day volunteering there What a suralready alleviated parking congestion prise! I found out anyone who has a and relocated employee parking so real need can get items at no charge ' In addition the employees are not using customer priority of the organi- - patience on everyone’s part as wdl as continued compliance with signed areas A Downtown Parking Committee monitors complaints and determines fairness (Hoe’s a hint if you have legal handicapped signage for your vehicle you can park anywhere except next to red curbing for any amount of time and not get a ticket) In closing yes I do consider myself an ambassador of our beloved down- - tries is doing a great job and if you knew how many local people it helps every day you would say the same Remember DL is not out to make a profit it is there to serve the needy while providing our community with a place to buy great things at great prices I think we should be grateful to have a DJ in our area I know people who drive from Wyoming regularly to come here just to shop at 'Deseret Industries They sure they had one in their town town We are working hard for the future And I never allow a complaint to go by without a phone call from y me So shop downtown Logan Enjoy! If something happens that pales die experience give me a call at Most importantly as our y V logo states “Experience What’s New” V' ' BRUCE SMITHpuMaher CHARLES McCOLLUMAnanaglng editor would be annoyed at him Tom was gStheL&Mumdpiat to :- - to much needed revenue to friwilH imw haHly deteriorating infrastructure Tom saw the big pic- ture He realized that some unseen features of Logan were beginning to be like a Hollywood movie set — OK on the surface but not really y operational Le the infrastructure is getting tired in many places He real-ized foist someone had to take responsibility and begin replacing the old and updating those tilings that were beyond normal operational life Without these actions some of the beauty of Logan city that exists now could not continue The repaired infrastructure is crucial to our future We need ' revenue to pay for maintenance and necessary improvements to our sys- to g tems Tom’s taxes went up along with everyone else’s However he sees die bigger picture and refuses to let politics stop him from doing what is necessary and needed He also recognizes that our tax rate is artificially low because some previous city councils have not been willing to make the changes He realized that there would not be much praise from some citizens He knows that these problems cannot fix themselves and he is courageous enough to take action My vote on Nov 4 will be for a 'courageous City Council member who looks at the big picture even though it may be unpopular My vote will be for a man who wants an excellent quality of life in Logan My vote will be for Tom Kerr for the Logan City Council I invite you to join with me Lucille Hansen ' Logan ggj§§£QQ2 The Herald Journal welcomes totters to tfw editor Potential IMous or offensive letters wi not t published however and the edhor reserves the right to edit el letters to conform to the length and style requirements of the newspaper Letters should be: Typewritten and double-space- d No more than 450 words h length Addressed end include daytime phone number tor purposes of verification Signed by the author hdMduals are Imited to one published totter witoin any 3Fday period Address totters to hjMtsrOhjnewscom Guest commentaries are also welcome and are run at theedtor’sdscretioa — WgtLtmXanlAmaiamjurift(l$72rll) : |