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Did air ' By David Noison staff writer— "T 1 — PageA12 high-tec- h Jf 2004 While the haze may have dissipated over the past week a lingering stigma from PM 2S pollution could keep some Cache Valley residents from breathing easy just yet January’s air quality caught not ' only the attention of local residents who saw smog hang over the valley for three weeks but regional and national media also broke stories that reported record-settin- g pollution : levels from the 2004 winter inver- sion And although some leaders accused federal environmental officials of exaggerating the pollution levels some in Cache Valley who get paid to promote a positive image may continue to deal with air quality issues “We already have a negatri image in the winter” said Maridene Hancock of the Cache Valley Bureau of Tourism of perceived negatives like weather or a treacherous drive through the Sardine Canyon that only apply for a short period of time each year “Now it's cold the air’s bad and the drive is hard I don't know how we combat that It’s a v 8 y ' - ' concern” lowest Already a quiet season for tourism Hancock said it's hard to gauge how the cold and hazy iftonth of January truly affected the number of visitors over the winter She said that in a meeting of local motel managers earlier this week none report-e- d cancellations based on poor air quality — even after widespread ' coverage that hasn’t necessarily cut both ways “They really made a big deal about it on the news” said Hancock ' She noted that PM 23 readings in downtown Logan on Friday were the throughout Utah and the average winter temperatures are only slightly lower than Salt Lake City “They won’t report that so it real- ly is difficult to overcome” Han- cock said While Logan Mayor Doug Thompson remained upbeat during By John Wright staff writer Christensen has been ingravel pits since was 8 hot things have changed a little since then For one no federal agency enforced laws preventing kids from working at such dangerous ' Bret the-fou- n- : said h The school will be one of six high schools in die state for stu- dents whose interests lie in the areas of math science engineering and technology Although all students would be given the option of attending the school Norton id he is sure only students who are serious about the high-tec-h subjects would be high-fec- Herald Journal file Rock is bucked out of interested in attending The vety nature of thie school will attract kids who are focused in those areasi” Norton said: “It will be a bonus to them in other words” Just as Bridgerland Applied Technology Center has partnered with the In response to concerns raised by nearby residents ' Christensen Construction and Gravel Inc has agreed to make some concessions ' concerning die operation of a proposed gravel pit east of Cbve But some ofthe residents still aren't satisfied In a letter to the Cache County Planning and Zon- : Lng Commissioawhich Will consider the company’s application for a condition- permit on Monday Christensen Construction scaled backits proposed ! riage class mar- ed al-u-se Family Pooplo Indox FoNowing are somo of ttw local (C5) Vanice Downs AndratyU (C3) Jared Mangum (C2) Burt WHo (CS9 TanWyri Puraor (C2)' Jed and Paul Ciark (C1 ) LynAm Smith (AS) Floyd Wilson (A8) Deborah: Hobbs (AS) Jon Meide (A8) Amy Lowe (A3) Jim Davis (A3) Maridenef Hancock (A1) Brat Christensen (A1) Indox Croiewonf JC3 Obuariee:At& Entarpriaa--- CS Opinion Mowise m CT7 :A4 Sporta'— — wwwJijnewsxom QilJI 1 v- ' hours of operation for the pit near 2000 E High Creek Road The company also V agreed to move the entrance to the inland donate materi- alfor rebuilding the road if necessary (hie to damage " caused by gravel thicks Christensen Construction made the concessions after numerous residents strongly objected to die proposed pit at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Jan S The commission will consider the company's' modified application at I pm on Monday in the Multipurpose Room of the - - : HeraM Journal map SeeCOVEonA9 See HTS on A9 kidnap Casa Stalls iTerror alBrt unaltered names t tnt hppear in today's Herald Journal: j a Weilsville gravel pit in this photo taken last summer bring concessions See SCHOOL on A12 state-sponsor- mining operations' 25 years ag But the biggest change has the increase in residential develi ' ment near traditional grayel-miing areas Take the area near East High Creek Road in Cove for example where Christensen's company is trying to get a conditional-us- e per: ' mil for a new gravel pit: The foothills there have traditionally been home to gravel mining: But today thescenic gateway to High Creek Canyon is also home to many residents including doctors and attorneys Their houses sit right next to an area fromwhich ' Christensen's company plans to extract 1 million yards of the pre- cious and limited natural resource photo The result of such situations has been a push to tighten regulations on gravel pit operators forcing them to control noise dust and ' truck traffic and toreclaim their ' ' pits when the supply of gravel has been exhausted There's also been 7" an effort to have the state remove ' exemptions for gravel pits from Utah's mining regulations: Chris- -' Jensen Said that for he and others ' in the industry the situation is : somew hat alarming “It makes me nervous about our future” he said “I believe that ’ gravel has been putori the Earth usie us Arc we for to byGod going to have to ship gravel in from other countries because we can’t mine ithereT" ' The gravel1 pit near Cove is one 'yof three that will beconsidered by the Cache County Planningand ' Zoning Commission on Monday Chrjtrnsen Construction and Gravel is also applying for another pit on240 acresne'ar $ 100N : r 1200 East south of Richmond on v I : : See AIRonA12 Gravel operations attract closer scrutiny as Cache Valley grows Discussions have taken place regarding plans for a new high-tec- h high school for students from Logan Cache Rich and Box Elder school districts according to local superin-tendents but there are still a lot of unanswered questions “We are in the very early stages of ' planning” Cache County School District Superintendent Steve Norton said “There’s not much that is r concrete so far except that districts want to partner with USU” Superintendents from the four school districts have met twice to discuss plans for the school Norton said Representatives from the gov- emor’s office 'and Utah State were ‘ also present at the first meeting Norton said the early conversations were positive “Basically I think there is a real feeling that we can pull this off” he A look in on the inversion about citizen efforts to alleviate the pollution he said ' reports that reached a wide audience of potential new residents could haunt the local campus as the air sisdjPbiMah By Horn We staff writer - of the six measuring stations SALT LAKE CITY (AP): Since die March arrest of the homeless couple fv r— charged with abducting Elizabeth Smartthel6-year-d-d since returned to her praetes has stood in the While House Rose Gai sat in interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Katie Couric and bexn featured in lufor-Tmovie tim th hitmp ping trials her alleged abductors have gone ' K - scares said Salt Lake County-Distri- Attorney David' Yocom ' wife Wanda ' ' : a Lj abduction ofthe then 14 year-ol- d girl was found : : Ha i See SMART the United States New iulelligaice indicates that British Airways flights 7 : from Loudon to Wtehiugton : and Air France flights from Paris to an unspecified U city could be terrorist targets U officials said Friday Some of the flights are die sameastbose that drew increased attention when the 7 nation’s terror alert wasraised temporarily to onageor high officials speaking on condi- tion of anooymity stressed there i$ no specific informal tion about what might be plot: ted only that those flights ate possible targets There are no plans to raise die terror deit from die cur-rent yellow or elevated levd because of the latest threat Homeland Security Depart- - ' -- Mitchell's Bairzee8 also charged with aggravated kidiiap- piqg Aggravated sexual ' assault and aggravated bu glaryiulheJune2002 t— held up by iraluslegal just before Christmas Twu WASHINGTON (AP)— The national threat alert level won’t be raised despite : renewed coocernsabout ter rorist threats against British and Frendi flights headed for ' ' V d refusal to assist doctors trying to determine his v mental fitness for trial “We obyiously have to bike one step ui a tune Before wego anywhere ' we've got to get through ua AU hem both sH in i ment! : Roehrkassekaid’:-- V' We remain concerned desire to tarabout get aviation especially inter See FLIGHTS on i ' |