Show Herald Kid's display elk art at Hardware Ranch — Cl ’03: USU Women’s Tip-o- ff basketball team reborn — Special section Voi94 No?325Efriday: November 21 f 2003 LoganlUtahX® 20031150 Bridgerland’s Daily Newspaper District asking voters for max tax Veathor Looks like winter might finally arrive By Holli Weiss staff writer — Page A16 Updato J Work patterns don’t explain Patrons of the Cache County School District will be voting in May on whether or not to issue $60 million of bonding authority to the district for facility needs to keep tip with projected growth over the next 10 to 15 years The Cache District Board of Edu- cation approved a motion to ask voters for the maximum amount in bonding authority at Thursday night's meeting “We're trying to be ' If the district does not grow as projected Boardmember Tamara Grange said the plan will be altered “We are asking for bonding authority” Grange said “If the growth doesn't happen none of this will happen” The board is in the process of reviewing the Strategic Facilities' Plan — a proposal outlining needs for the building and maintenance of facilities to accommodate projected grow th in the district The proposal Assistant Supcrinten- dent for Secondary Education Mike’ Liechty said ‘‘We want to he ready for the growth if it happens” Board members said they realize ' that people may be overwhelmed by the amount of the bond Patrons " nepd to understand that the $60 million is meant to fund projects over a 10- - to period of time said Business Administrator Dale pro-activ- e" ' A 15-ye- ar Hansen “We won't sell the bonds all at once” Hansen said “We will sell them as they are needed” U ” “We are asking for bonding authority If the growth doesn’t happen none of this - will happen" : ' - Tamara Grange - boardmember See MAX onA16 men women income gap WASHINGTON (AP) — Women's income is lower on aver- age than that of men in part because they generally wprk less leave the labor force for longer periods and tend to hold jobs that pay less a congressional study found But even after adjustments arc made for those factors women still earned an average of 2Q3 percent less than men in 2000 investigators By David Cordero sports writer - They’re brick After 16 years without a varsity program the Utah ’State's women's basketball team will finally play a Division I basketball game Southern Utah comes to town tonight to play the Aggies at 8in the Spec-tru- : said Thursday m The General Accounting Office conducted the earnings study for Democratic Reps Carolyn Maloney pf New York and John Dingell of Michigan ' The 20 percent gap has been rela- lively unchanged in the past two decades The difference was 96 percent in 1983 The study could hot explain rea- sons for the earnings difference that experts have speculated it could be dire to discrimination or the decision by some women to forgo' career advancement for jobs that offer more Qexibil- ' ity and less stress v “These decisions may have specif-i- c consequenpes for their career advancement or earnings” the stuidy said “However debate exists about ' : 9-- 1 - ' but-note- family-friend- club-hig- h free-thro- three-poi- w nt - ly ' SeeGAPonAM Quick reaid r Go to The Herald Joumal Web site ' Excitement has been building sincethe announce- ment was made more than a year and a half ago ' “We have so many people looking forward to this" said junior Virginia Jennings a transfer from 7 Buffalo who committed 16 USU in June of 2002 SUU went 1 8 a year ago so it appears heatable However one thing the Thunderbirds have on their side is experience They return all five starters ' are led by guard Casey Cooke' who The 149 points and 26 steals per averaged a last also shot 741 percent from season She game line and 434 percent ori the ' attempts both team highs- SUU's other starters include guard Cyrila Vmer (82 points 31 assists) forwards Shaiintej Garrett (93 points 68 rebounds) and Sarah Hutton (7 points 56 rebounds) and center Lacey Yates I (09 ' 7 ( rebounds V points ' The Aggies haven't formally announced their starters yet but probables include Jenniiigs and Christina Zdenek at guard Brittany Hagen and Brit- tany Tressler at forward and Ali Ainl at center Jenniiigs is (heir only player withDiyision I expe- she was rience In two seasonsat Buffalo ( 2000-0- 2 the starting point guard in 50 of 53 games averag- the squad in ing nearly’30 minutes a contest She led ' assists her sophomore year with 45 : Zdenek Hagen and Tressler are freshmen and ' Aijid is a sophomore ' tilts before USU will play nine West Schedule on its Conference embarking Big The next home game is DeC: 13 against Northern ' ' Colorado to cast your vote oit today's Survey question See Tuesday's news- paper for results and anew ques- -' ' Mitch MascaroHeraJd Journal V Utah State wombn'sbasketbal! teammembers Ashley Anderson ieft and Anne-Mari- e Torp goafter the bad during practice earlier this season: The new Aggie team will takie the floor tonight for the first women's basketball game at USU since 1987 Sae more coverage on B1 ' tiorr non-leag- ’: ue Important note: This is not a scientific survey Results simply reflerg the opinions Of some of the people visiting the newspaper's Webpage- Tottay’squMtion Are you leaving the valey to Thanksgiving?: oete-brat- e City yes no fUMday’s survey results Have you ever been to Lake Powefl? Answers Dyes no Number 86 104 Total population drive funding amounts By David Notion staff writer Percent 447 553 Responses: 190 Pooplo Indox Fotewing are some of the local names that appear in today's Herald Journal: Rusty Lofthouse (A3) Hope Francis Bill Workman - (A4) (A3) Stacy Benson (A12) Luann Quayle (A12) Rtey Hess (Cl) Chelsea Traveller (Cl) Drew Jenks (B2) Jason Mies (B3) Vbnda Collins (B3) Ingrid Roth (B1) lodas Claraifiadr asking that C6 Obituaries Comics C4 Opinion Movies — Cache Sports — A12 wwwhjnewscom :M B1 Recreation Arts Parks and Zoo or RAPZ tax proceeds Logan city believes that the coun-t- y should take into account popular tion when distributing funds The current recommendations suggest that the County Council review each RAPZ proposal individually regardless of what entity presents it “Whenever there is an expense it's divided by population” said Thompson citing the Eccies Ice Arena and Cache Metropolitan Planning Organization as examples of cooperative projects in the past “We just think that if it's fair to allocate : : ’ Logan Mayor Doug Thompson and the Logan Municipal Council are drafting a letter to the Cache County Couricil that objects to a recommendation by local mayors to change the distribution process for expenses by population it's fair to distribute a portion ofthC revenue by population”: The allocation proposal being debated by the County Council on Tuesdaywill give the county com- missioners or a RAPZ tax advisory committee the ability to evaluate proposals and make recommendations for the allocation of RAPZ funds which come from a 01 percent local sales tax that w as approved in November 2002 Under that proposal 45 percent of the monies collected for RAPZ go and botanical organizations 45 percent are distributed ariiong city and town parks and recreation departments and 1 0 percent goto the Willow Park Zoo Twenty percent of the total after administrative costs would still be dispersed according to population though it would be required to be used by paries and recreation departments Thompson said Logan city the majority of tax funds used for RAPZ with a considerably higher sales tax base than other Cache sup-pli- es SeeTAXonA16 Turkey reels from more attacks Suicide bombers kill 27 at British consulate bank the bombings in Turkey NATO's only ISTANBUL Turkey(AP) — Suspected Muslim member and a close ally of the suicide bombers blew up trucks United States and Israel packed with explosives at the British conbank Thursday 7 British sulate and a London-base- d Roger Short and Hall worthhis Lisa 27 assistant and at least persona wounding people killing were dead the 450 among nearly The twin attacks coincided with PresiBritish Foreign Minister Jack Straw who rushed to Istanbul said he was aware of 13 dent Bush's state visit to Britain The Masts just minutes apart were the deaths at the consulate including one other Briton Istanbul Gov Muammer Guler put wont terrorist bombings in this Muslim the total at 16 nation’s history and marked the second “Once again we are reminded of die evil attacks in Turkey to be blamed on these terrorists pose to people everywhere this week On Saturday bombers struck and to our way of life’' Prime Minister two Istanbul synagogues killing 23 peoTony Blair said in London with President ple Bush by his side “There must be no holdTurkey's security forces were put on alert and die ing back no compromise no hesitation in highest army briefly and die Arab in soldiers streets deployed Sec TURKEY an A7 other world leaders were swift to condemn da Consul-Gener- al - "wiweeo7 AP photo An of an Turtuah ia comforted by harfamay in Turttay on Thursday of Vw London-baae- d HSBC hittia and tea |