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Rodeo to kick off the weekend The annual Utah State University Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo will be held at the Logan/Cache County Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. In conjunction with the USU Stampede, a kids day will be offered on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be games, contests and giveaways for the first 100 kids 12 years old and under. For more information, call Cathy Hall at 770-6447.
Alzheimer’s annual fundraiser to be held
The Alzheimer’s Association of Utah will host its annual Memory Walk fundraiser at Logan City Willow Park Saturday at 8 a.m. In addition to raising money for the research of Alzheimer’s disease, the walk is held in celebration of the courage of victims and the devotion and dedication of the families and caregivers. The organization has dedicated nearly $120 million to Alzheimer’s research, making it the largest private funding resource for dementia research in the country. The funds raised this year will help support and expand the organization’s programs and services. All funds raised at this Memory Walk will remain in Utah and be used for the benefit of people in Utah. In Utah alone, over 29,000 families are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. It is the fourth leading cause of death among adults. An estimated four million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s. The theme for this year’s walk is “Taking Steps to End Alzheimer’s.” The Alzheimer’s Association goal is to raise $50,000 to be used for services and scholarships.
USU grad student receives award
A Utah State University graduate student studying rehabilitation counseling received a national award from the American Counseling Association Foundation for an essay titled “Looking to Tomorrow.” Judith Kerens’ essay was selected from 104 entrees across the nation. Kerens currently receives internship credit working as a full-time professional counselor who handles more than 175 cases at the USU Vocational Rehabilitation Center in Brigham City. Along with the award, Kerens was given one year of professional liability, a one-year membership in the American Counseling Association and had her work published in September’s issue of Counseling Today.
Online journalists win top awards
Utah State University journalism students were named among the best in the United States this month at the national convention of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in Forth Worth, Texas. The honors, all in SPJ’s new online news category, elevate the USU students and their “Hard News Cafe” online news website into the top echelon in the fast-growing arena of web-based news delivery. Competing against the best of U.S. collegiate journalism, Ruth Turner, Holli Gunnel Weiss and Leon D’Souza won for their articles that appeared last year on the Hard News Cafe, which was also named one of the top three students news “publications” in the country. “This is an extraordinary achievement for Ruth, Holli and Leon,” said Ted Pease, head of USU’s journalism and communication department. “Our ‘Hard News Cafe’ Web site combines the best of traditional reporting and writing with a vibrant new medium. This success at the national level certainly confirms that USU’s journalism program is on the map.”