February 28, 2003 News Releases
Released 2/27/03
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TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDERS DAY EVENT
LOGAN — Distinguished award recipients will share the
spotlight with their alma mater during Utah State University’s
Founders Day festivities in Salt Lake City. Utah State University’s
Alumni Association will recognize six people with distinguished
alumnus and service awards during a March 7 banquet at the Little
America Hotel.
Distinguished alumnus isn’t the first award 1969 graduate
Kaye Jorgensen has received from her alma mater. Utah State’s
College of Business gave her a professional achievement award
for changing the face of business in Utah. In the late 1970s
she became the first woman manager at O.C. Tanner Company. Today
she is senior vice president for human resources. In 2002 “Utah
Business Magazine” named her one of the state’s
50 most powerful businesswomen. As a member of the College of
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences advisory board, she contributes
fundraising experience from successful drives for the Huntsman
Cancer Institute and Salt Lake Young Women’s Unitarian
Association, among other civic charities.
Utah State’s second distinguished alumnus award recipient,
1961 graduate Lowell Peterson, has served the State of Utah
and Utah State University for almost 25 years. His public service
spans the political and educational realms as former state representative
and senator and county commissioner representing the citizens
of Utah’s Weber County. He has also served as chairman
of his alma mater’s board of trustees. Peterson’s
success in the family cattle ranching business and in land development
is now benefitting the university’s Utah Botanical Center
where he serves on the board.
The first of three distinguished service awards will be given
posthumously to Brady K. Howell, who graduated from USU in 1999.
Like many others who lost their lives on September 11, 2001,
Howell chose a career in public service for humanitarian reasons.
He was serving as a civilian naval intelligence watch officer
at the Pentagon and was killed in the terrorist attack. A highly
competitive presidential management internship in Washington,
D.C. earned him his position with the office of the Chief of
Naval Operations. On the eve of his death, Brady learned that
he had passed the examination that qualified him for another
goal, a career as a foreign service officer. After the Pentagon
attack, Brady received posthumously a Defense of Freedom medal,
the civilian equivalent of the military’s Purple Heart.
Distinguished service award recipients Dr. E. William and Audrey
Jackson have been quietly making the world a better place for
nearly 20 years. After Dr. Jackson retired from private practice
in Ojai, California, the couple founded an international humanitarian
aid organization. The Deseret International Foundation has coordinated
physicians worldwide in the surgical correction of such disabling
disorders as cataracts and cleft lip and palate. The Jacksons
realized the need for this type of medical care while he served
as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in the Philippines. The couple have volunteered all over
the world, earning them the Freedom Foundation Award.
From sweeping floors in Utah State’s Old Main to help
pay for his college classes to bringing one of the first radio
and TV stations to Cache Valley, Ray Somer’s life reads
like a history book. He has spent much of his life preserving
and documenting the history of Cache Valley and his alma mater.
His publication of four local history books since age 66, his
painstaking restoration of the Charles W. Nibley home in Cache
Valley, his donations of historical artifacts to the state historical
society and local libraries, including USU’s Special Collections
and Archives have provided enduring gifts for future generations.
For more information about Utah State Founders Day or about
any award recipients contact Scott Olson, (435) 797-0931.
February 27, 2003
Contact: Scott Olson, USU Alumni Office, 435.797.0931, scott.olson@usu.edu
Writer: Jane Koerner, USU Advancement Office, 435.797.0931
UTAH STATE TO PARTNER WITH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
IN VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
LOGAN — Utah State University’s Special Collections
and Archives has joined the Library of Congress to educate future
generations about America’s veterans. The endeavor, known
as the Veterans History Project, is aimed at gathering wartime
stories and chronicling this information through recorded interviews
and other documents.
“We want to encourage people to participate,” said
Randy Williams, director of the Veterans History Project at
Utah State and Fife Folklore archive curator of Special Collections
and Archives. “If they’re interested in getting
involved, either by sharing their stories or by being willing
to interview and work with those veterans, we would be happy
to work with them.”
The project was created by Congress in October of 2000 to honor
the nation’s war veterans. The legislation was signed
into law by President Bill Clinton the same month.
Utah State joined the Library of Congress by becoming part of
the Veterans History Project, collecting wartime histories from
the surrounding areas, including Cache, Box Elder and Sevier
counties. Williams said the project will involve a summer workshop
in June to train volunteers. Anyone can join the project by
becoming a volunteer, a partner or a youth partner, Williams
said.
According to the Veterans History Project brochure, volunteers
will interview war veterans and transcribe their recordings,
or identify documents to donate. Volunteers may be family members,
fellow veterans, students or other interested citizens who collect
veterans’ histories and donate them to the project.
The brochure describes a partner as a civic organization, veterans
group, government agency or an institution, such as a museum,
library, community college or university. Partners can assist
by developing public programs or events associated with the
project.
The pamphlet defines youth partners as classes of students and
teachers in middle and secondary schools, after-school programs
and youth groups. The youth partners teach and learn the techniques
and educational value of oral history.
According to the Veterans History Project How-to Guide, “The
legislation calls upon the American Folklife Center at the Library
of Congress to collect and preserve audio- and video-taped oral
histories, along with documentary materials such as letters,
diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies of America’s
war veterans and those who served in support of them.”
“Every person’s story is like a quilt,” said
Williams. “Every patch is important, but when you stand
back, you see something really beautiful. Each of these stories
makes the quilt more beautiful and more full, rich and textured.
I really hope that we can get a variety of colors from different
past experiences.”
Williams said there are 1,500 veterans dying each day, and 1,100
of them are World War II veterans. She said the need to document
their history is at an all-time high. Though the urgency is
placed on collecting World War II and Korean War histories,
veterans from the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars are also important,
she added.
As program director, Williams said she will be in charge of
organizing the summer workshop when the department finds out
if a grant is awarded. The event will accommodate approximately
40 volunteers. She said she wants to stress the importance of
the workshop in getting people involved in the project.
For more information, contact Williams at (432) 797-3493. To
visit the Veterans History Project Web site, go to http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/.
February 27, 2003
Writer: Greg Hatch 435-797-1350
Contact: Randy Williams 435-797-3493
EXERCISE PATIENCE WHEN GARDENING BUG HITS
LOGAN — When there is a warm spell in the middle of
what should be winter, people think they should be out plucking
weeds, digging holes or tending to that one plant with a few
buds, said Jerry Goodspeed, Utah State University Extension
horticulturist.
“Gardeners have already called our office and asked if
they can start fertilizing, planting and pruning,” Goodspeed
said. “Don’t they realize they are making those
of us who are sitting on the couch look bad?”
Many people are anxious to fertilize their lawns and perennials.
“Forget that idea,” he said. “Why would you
want to create work for yourself this early in the growing season?
Fertilizers stimulate growth, which, in gardening terms, is
synonymous with work.”
Fertilizing now also stimulates tender herbaceous growth that
can be susceptible to the extreme cold spells bound to come
along in early March. Don’t be conned into encouraging
growth in herbaceous ornamentals before the middle of March,
at the earliest, Goodspeed said.
“With the warm weather we have been having lately, there
are things gardeners can do right now that won’t damage
plants,” he said.
Some fruit and ornamental trees can be fertilized now with a
good nitrogen fertilizer. This is especially beneficial for
fruit trees, he noted. Most ornamental trees actually require
very little extra fertilization. If growth has been suppressed
over the past few years, the trees may require some extra nutrients
this year.
“Many people are also anxious to apply a pre-emergent
to their lawn,” said Goodspeed. “As a general rule,
it is still too early. Most pre-emergents are used to control
annual weeds. If, by chance, they do start emerging now, that
cold, snowy spell we hope is coming should kill them off. However,
if you are the worrying kind, it wouldn’t hurt to throw
a little around the edges of the driveway.”
Bulbs emerging too early have been another concern.
“If bulbs start coming up, don't worry,” he said.
“They can withstand most of whatever Mother Nature throws
at them and still bloom in the spring. Although much of the
green may have started to emerge, the flower bud is still protected.
If it does decide to bloom early, there's nothing you can do,
so just sit back and enjoy the color.”
Although a nice, warm winter day may seem like the ideal time
to transplant perennials and other plants, wait until at least
March, he noted. We are still likely to have freezing nights
and warm days, which can heave transplanted perennials right
out of the ground, exposing the roots and making them vulnerable
to damage.
“Though it is too early to transplant most perennials,
it is not too early to cut back any growth that died last fall
and was left over during the winter,” said Goodspeed.
“Now is also a good time to spread compost, mulch or other
organic materials around herbaceous perennials.”
Most fruit trees can be pruned now if a gardener is anxious.
But pruning is also another activity that could be put off for
a month or two.
“Go ahead, enjoy any warm weather Mother Nature decides
to grant us, Goodspeed said. “Pull a weed or two, prune
a tree and enjoy the pansies that are blooming. Then practice
a little patience, and refuse to force anything to grow before
it is time.”
February 27, 2003
Contact: Jerry Goodspeed, 801-399-8201
Writer: Julene Reese, 435-797-1363
ASK A SPECIALIST: DO YOU HAVE HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD
CLEANING TIPS?
Squeegees, vinegar, ice and baking soda are common household
commodities. When put to good use, they can also help make daily
household chores uncommonly simple. Consider these ideas.
• Reduce soap scum buildup in the tub or shower by wiping
the walls with a squeegee after every shower. This also reduces
the potential for mold growth.
• Remove scum from bathroom fixtures by mixing a paste
of automatic dishwashing detergent and warm water. Then clean
fixtures with a soft cloth.
• Toss pillows in the dryer on the air-fluff cycle to
fluff them and remove dust.
• Clean hard water deposits from chrome fixtures and
windows with white household vinegar. Moisten the area with
vinegar, let it sit for 5 minutes, then wipe clean.
• Vacuum carpets and rugs before dusting. Vacuuming suspends
dust, so you'll save time by dusting last.
• Clean and deodorize the microwave by stirring 2 tablespoons
of lemon juice or baking soda in a bowl of water. Boil on high
for 5 minutes, then remove the bowl and wipe the microwave interior.
• Spruce up your pet. If you are unable to bathe your
pet with shampoo and water, try the dry method by rubbing baking
soda into the fur, then brushing.
• Clean fiberglass bathtubs and showers with one part
vinegar and one part water. Then scrub with a light duty scouring
pad made of nylon or polyethylene.
• Clean ball point ink stains with a damp sponge and
rubbing alcohol. If the stain remains, apply dry cleaning fluid
or a spot remover that contains a grease solvent such as petroleum
naphtha or trichlorethylene.
• Clean spilled candle wax by placing ice in a plastic
bag, then place the bag on the wax to harden it. Scrape wax
with a dull knife or spatula. Remove loose pieces, then apply
a dry cleaning solvent, all purpose spot remover or spray spot
remover that contains a grease solvent.
• Remove fresh blood stains by soaking the spot in cold
water and rubbing with liquid dish washing detergent. Rinse
with cold water.
• Remove chewing gum from fabrics by placing ice in a
plastic bag, then place it on the chewing gum to harden. Crunch
the fabric to loosen gum. Scrape excess gum with a dull knife
or spatula. Remove the loose pieces and sponge with lacquer
thinner.
• Remove permanent marker stains by blotting the spot
with a sponge and cool water. Spray the stain with hair spray.
Blot and reapply hair spray until the area is free of color.
Then apply a solution of one part glycerine, one part liquid
hand dish washing detergent, one part water and a few drops
of vinegar. Apply and let stand for 3-4 minutes on the stain.
Blot frequently and reapply solution as necessary. Rinse with
cool water.
• Remove hard water buildup on windows by pouring straight
vinegar on a cloth. Rub windows, then rinse with fresh water.
If buildup remains, clean with one quart warm water and two
tablespoons household ammonia or one quart warm water and three
tablespoons denatured alcohol. Dry the wet surface with newspapers,
paper towels or a chamois.
• Remove water or heat marks from wood by rubbing the
spot with a soft sponge and mineral oil or lemon furniture oil.
Remove excess oil with a soft cloth.
* To see other "Ask A Specialist" columns, visit
http//extension.usu.edu/publica/news/aska/
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Direct column topics to Julene Reese, Utah State University
Extension, Logan, UT 84322-4900; 435-797-1392; julener@sunrem.com
Feb. 27, 2003
Answer by Leona K. Hawks, Utah State University Extension
Housing and Environment Specialist
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