The Herald from Jasper, Indiana • 19

THE HERALD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 NATfON WORLD PACE 19 Apple growers set to release SweeTango By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer LAKE CITY, Minn. Tim Byrne picked an apple from the spindly tree, sliced it and popped a chunk into his mouth. He couldn't have been more pleased as he chomped and got a juicy blast of sweet-tart flavor. "This is what's got us excited," Byrne said as he shared samples from a perfectly ripe SweeTango apple, which he and other growers are about to introduce as the successor to the incredibly successful Honeycrisp. Honeycrisp was ajphenomenon in the apple industry because its taste and texture were so good it sold for about $1 more per pound than other varieties.

Those investing in SweeTango are banking on it commanding the same premium price, and they've formed a cooperative to grow and sell it nationwide. SweeTango will start showing up in some Minnesota farmers markets Labor Day weekend and arrive in selected grocery stores around the Twin Cities, Seattle and Rochester, N.Y., a few days later. If all goes according to plan, the apple should be available nationwide in 2011 or 2012, said Byrne, who's president of the cooperative and vice president of sales and marketing for Pepin Heights Orchards in southeastern Minnesota. SweeTango and Honeycrisp were developed at the University of Minnesota. The new apple has Honeycrisp's crispness and juice but kicks up the flavor and adds an intriguing note of fall spice.

It was made by crossing Honeycrisp with another University of Minnesota variety. "It inherited Honeycrisp's texture, and that's a rare commodity, and it actually has more flavor than Honeycrisp," said David Bedford, the university apple breeder who helped develop Honeycrisp and SweeTango. Another asset is SweeTango is ready in early September. "Woefully few" premium apples come out then, when produce managers are eager for something new to start the fall season, Byrne said. The university earned more than $8 million from Honeycrisp, mostly from a $1 per tree royalty paid by licensed nurseries before the patent expired in November.

The school will earn a similar royalty on the SweeT.ingo patent. But it also licensed the SweeTango trademark to Byrne and a group of growers who audaciously named their cooperative the Next Big Thing, in the hope that SweeTango will prove as lucrative as Honeycrisp. The co-op will pay the school 4.5 percent of the apple's net wholesale sales in perpetuity. Bedford said he expects the university to earn as much on the deal as it did from Honeycrisp, with the money supporting more research. But Byrne said he expects the school to do even better.

The arrangement creates a "managed variety," a relatively new concept for U.S. growers but more common abroad. The Jazz apple from New Zealand and Pink Lady from Australia are managed varieties sold in the U.S. Honeycrisp is a managed variety in Europe. The deal gives Next Big Thing control over who can grow SweeTango and where, and how the apple is marketed and shipped.

The co-op has about 72 growers in Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Washington, Wisconsin, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Any Minnesota grower can get licensed through Pepin Heights to grow and sell SweeTango at their farms, farmers markets or to local grocers. Byrne said 87 have signed up. They pay the $1 per tree royalty, but not the 4.5 percent of sales. Growers outside Minnesota must join the co-op to get SweeTango.

The trees likely won't be available to the general public until the patent expires in 2028, Byrne said. FAA will modify airspace rules over Hudson monly used routes that take southbound aircraft down the river's west side and northbound craft up the east side Requiring pilots to announce when they enter the area, report their locations, directions and alti tudes and turn on anti-collision devices and landing lights Requiring controllers at Teterboro to request approval from Newark Liberty Airport before a plane departs for Class airspace over the river. By DAVID PORTER Associated Press Writer NEWARK, N. J. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will change rules for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York City following last month's deadly midair crash of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter.

Under the new rules, aircraft speeds would be restricted and pilots who fly between 1,000 and 1,300 feet the altitude at which the Aug. 8 collision occurred would be required to tune to the same radio frequency as pilots at lower altitudes. The collision, involving a plane from Teterboro Airport, "killed nine people two men and a boy from a Pennsylvania family aboard the plane and five Italian tourists and a pilot aboard the helicopter. It focused attention on the crowded Hudson River corridor, which is used by many small aircraft. The rule changes were developed from a report completed by an FAA task force last week, the FAA said.

They should be in place by Nov. 19. Among the changes: Raising the floor for Class airspace (airspace requiring air traffic control clearance to enter) over the river to 1,300 feet; currently the floor is as low as 1,100 feet in some parts II Requiring aircraft flying between 1,000 and 1,300 feet to use the same radio frequency as aircraft flying below 1,000 feet. Restricting aircraft to speeds of 140 knots or less Making mandatory the com Child slapped STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. Police say a 61-year-otd man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Wa(-mart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler's mother to keep her quiet A police report says after the stranger hit the girl at least four times, he said: "See, I told you I would shut her up." Roger Stephens, of Stone Mountain, is charged with felony cruelty to children.

It was unclear if he had an attorney and a telephone call to his home Wednesday was unanswered. Parole denied CHOWCHILLA, Calif. Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, lost what was likely to be her last bid for freedom Wednesday. Atkins, who suffers from brain cancer, slept through most of the four-hour hearing during which her husband-lawyer pleaded for her release and families of victims of the Sharon Tate-Labianca killings urged that she be kept behind bars until she dies. Parole commissioner Tim O'Hara said that he and the other commissioner who presided over the hearing, Jan Enloe, based their decision heavily on the ''atrocious nature" of the 1969 killings and said that Atkins never fully understood the magnitude of her crimes.

Cycle tribute NEWARK, J. Relatives of the victims of Flight 93 the jetliner that crashed as passengers wrestled with hijackers over Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001 are honoring their loved ones with a cross-coun- try motorcycle tribute ride. The flight originated in New Jersey and was bound for northern California when it was hijacked by members of the al-Qaida terrorist group. The motorcycle caravan will retrace the flight's intended path.

The caravan left from Newark Liberty International Airport thismorning and is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco on the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Woman trapped NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. An 86-year-old woman missing for two days has been found alive in a car that went off the road in western Pennsylvania. Helen McCoy had been partially trapped by the body of her acquaintance, who was driving and died in the crash.

McCoy and 73-year-old Robert Harris disappeared Monday night after visiting a social club in New Brighton, about 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The crashed car was spotted late Wednesday morning by relatives searching a wooded area. McCoy, who lives in New Brighton, was disoriented but largely uninjured. She is recovering at a Pittsburgh hospital. From AP Saturday, September 5th am Dixon's Auction House 8621 SR 37, Tell City, IN POTTERY: Marked Uhl Items: I Gal.

Jug; Two 2 Gal. Jugs; 1 Gal. Crock (jar); 3 Gal. Crock; Two 4 Gal. Crocks; Two 5 Gal.

Crocks; Blue Pitcher; Small Cat Jug; Small Green Vase; Blue Dutch Shoe; Blue Cowboy Boot; Blue Military Boot; Tan Military Boot; Small Saturday, September 12, 2009 9.00 a.m. The Auction Company 475 11th Avenue Jasper, Indiana Directions: From Highway 231 South in Jasper, turn east on 12th Avenue, north on Wernsing Road and east on 11th Avenue. Located behind Bob Luegers Motors. Watch for lead-in signs from Highway 231. Antiques and Collectibles Six and half foot walnut knockdown two door wardrobe, Uhl A Merry Christmas wreath miniature shoulder jug, Vogler Garage rain gauge and key chain, early Coca Cola bottle opener, military brass ammunition, glass wash board, metal wash boards, Fenton bud vase, 1998 Uhl Christmas jug, sewing machine and cabinet, lacework, doilies, electric oil drip light, Corvette mirror, Beams decanters, two Schlitz Beer signs, Kessler mirror, Michelob sign, wooden frame German day bed painted black, eight gallon white crock, Waterfall student desk, Royal typewriter, cast iron Clydesdale hitch, metal milk can, early Franklin sewing machine, desk top crank telephone, five gallon brown and white Uhl shoulder jug, kraut cutter, five gallon brown and white shoulder jug, 1960's chrome dinette set with four chairs, Zenith console radiorecord player, 20 wheat pennies, 20 silver Jefferson nickels, Franklin half dollar, 20 Mercury Dimes, five Morgan Silver Dollars, eleven Peace Silver Dollars, foreign coins and many other items.

Corvette. Household. Tools and Miscellaneous 1971 Corvette mostly restored Ontario Orange in color -automatic transmission 454 engine 110,244 miles (engine completely rebuilt at 89,000 miles) Sells with modest reserve at 11:00 a.m., Frederick Willis regulation size pool table, Troy-Bilt tine tiller, rustic wooden log frame free standing porch swing, Weider model 1120 stationary exercise machine, lawn and garden tools, Mitsubishi 45 inch big screen television, gas cans, oak pedestal table with four chairs, oak china cabinet, electric hedge trimmer, Coleman camp stove, Coleman propane camping light, small hand tools, Black and Decker electric hedge trimmer, soldiering iron, jack stands, extension cords, seven fishing rods and reels, Shakespeare trolling motor, fishing supplies, like new Dewalt chop saw, life jackets, metal shelving, Craftsman scroll saw, Snapper push mower, three and a half ton hydraulic floor jack, metal plants stands, picture and picture frames, four piece oak full size bedroom suit, Curtis Mathis 19 inch color television, Fender Squier SQ100 acoustic pack guitar (new in box), modern blue spongeware cannister set, concrete yard ornaments, outdoor decorative flower pots, concrete bird bath, portable bar with three bar stools, dart board, brass flower pots, Westminster reproduction Grandmother clock, kerosene heater, Marathon treadmill, beige sectional sofa, wooden end tables, wooden coffee table, wooden bookcase, canning jars, Hamilton Beach convection oven (like new), Christmas decorations, granite canner, electric fans, Thermax vacuum, Morrone turkey fryer, cast iron Dutch oven, cookbooks, gas powered leaf blower, Man's Hiawatha 10 speed bike, Kelvinator 18 cu. Ft. side by side refrigerator, Coronadp chest type deep freezer, household pots and pans, pressure cooker, blender, oak end tables, oak coffee table, three piece sage colored living room suit, many knick knacks, luggage, bedding and blankets, towels and many other miscellaneous items.

Owner: Sylvester Vogler Jr. Auctioneer's Note: An auction full of clean household items in excellent condition. Corvette sells with reserve at 11:00 a.m.. Terms are cash, check or credit card. A 3 Buyer's Premium will be added to all purchases with a 3 discount on those items paid with cash or check.

All items sold as-is. Announcements made at auction take precedence over any and all advertising. Decision of the auctioneer is final. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. the day of auction.

Plenty of seating and great food available in our large auction facility. For more information, call Chip Kugler at (812) 482-1059 or visit the webite at www.the-auction-company.com. Pink Mug; Christmas Canteen (Believe It Or Not); 1937 Christmas Jug; 1942 Christmas Jug; 2006 Mothers' Day Sponge Basket; 2003 Yellow Rabbit; 2008 Christmas Cheer Jug. Unmarked Uhl Items: 152 Rose Vase; 154 Rose Vase; 155 Blue Vase; 155 Clay City Sponge; 156 Brittle Vase; 157 Blue Vase; 157 Yellow Vase; 158 Brittle Vase; 34 Yellow Ewer; 6 Blue Ewer; 6 Purple Ewer; Purple Jug; Yellow Elephant; Rose Cat Jug; Green Cat Jug (1942 Style); Dutch Shoes in Green, Black, 3 White, 2 Rose and 2 Blue; Ten Small Cookie Jar Lids; Rose Crock Impressed "2 LB" on Bottom; Peeing Pooping Dog Set; Pottery other than Uhl: Two 5 Gal. Single Handle Jugs; 8 Gal.

Dbl. Handle Jug (Missing One Handle); 3 Gal. Jug ornate Blue 25 Gal. Crock (Cracked and Wired); Evansville Uhl 10 Gal. Dbl.

Handle Jug Bung Hole; Evansville Uhl 5 Gal. Single Handle Jug; 10 Gal. Dbl. Handle Jug bung Hole; 8 Gal. Dbl Handle Jug; Several Wooden Bung Hole Taps; No: 5 Water Jar wBlue Rings; Shawnee: Cookie Jar, Platter, Casserole, Cup Saucer, Frankoma: Candle Sticks, Ashtray, Squatty Vases, Creamer wEagle No: 555; No: 24 Vase.

Rumrill Dbl Handle Vase Ne: 302, Red Wing Vase No: 305. Stangl Serving Dish, Snail Vase, Bud Vase, Large Gold Vase. VanBriggle Small Green Pitcher, 955 Leaf Vase, 5 Tumblers Signed, Horn Planter Signed, Brown Maple Leaf, Green Maple Leaf, Blue White Vase, Open Compote, No: 37-F Bowl, P-Tulip Pieces, Blue Vase, Tulip Candleholders, Shell. PARTIAL LISTING OF FURNITURE COLLECTIBLES: Miniature Model (Handmade runs on a car battery); Fire Chief Pedal Car; Nice Old Oak General Store Counter (10'L 3'H 26" Deep); Miniature Handmade China Cabinet; Bent Wood Rocker; Oak Parlor Table wBall Claw Feet; Child's Bent Wood Chair; Small Wardrobe With Mirrored Door; Oak Dry Sink; Sofa; Wrapping Paper Roller; Deep Purple Northwood "Blackberry Pattern" Carnival Pitcher; Beautiful Fenton Daffodil Vase; Bavaria Finger Dish; Several RS Germany Berry Bowls; Red Goose Shoes Set; Aero Agate Pieces; Candlewick Sugar Bowl; Three Dozen French Lick Valley Green Soda Water Bottles; Iron Dog Door Stop; Small oak bow front curio cabinet, Several unlisted GUNS: (both rough) 12 Ga. Nitro Hunter; 22 Long Rifle Lever Break Down Ed ft Helen Schaefer Estate of St.

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