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Show -' U, 3lr Lni c v - gs8S& 641 Ut3f, --- bILt , Lafe i t- - New Kanab Postmaster Rosa Pace Page 11 All-Sta- te Page 13 VOLUME 69 NUMBER 18 Cowboys WEDNESDAY JUNE 28, 2000 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 500 Prevent Zion National Park ole town! Superintendent DonFr ;y retires hottimein July Fourth and Pioneer Day will bring more enjoyment and fewer accidents this year if consumers take safety precautions when handling fireworks. According to the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission and the Utah licensed fireworks industry, most injuries associated with fireworks are principally caused by misuse. To help make this July Fourth and Pioneer Day the safest on record, the licensed Utah fireworks industry offers the following safety rules for people celebrating with fireworks this year:. Buy fireworks in Utah from licensed fireworks stands or retail outlets Select only safe and sane fireworks that are legal for use in Utah Always read directions and then carefully follow them Never experiment with fire- Last Friday was Don Falvey's last day as the Superintendent at Zion National Park. Falvey retired after working for the federal government for 36 years, 28 of those being with the Park Service. His last nine years at Zion were the longest he had spent at any one place. Falvey figures he either worked at or visited twothirds of the parks in the Park Service. Prior to his nine years at Zion, Falvey never worked long in one place. That was one of the detriments of his job, never getting to spend much time in one place. Being transferred from park to park, Falvey rarely got to see projects that he started get finished. The recently completed Zion Shuttle System was an exception. The shuttle system, first proposed in Zion Park's 1977 master plan, went works Ignite outdoors away from through several changes buildings before the current one was malfunctionNever in place. With the help of This digitally enhanced image, "Canyon Spirit was shot at Kanab Point at put ing fireworks assistant secretary of parks Allow enough room for sunrise. Photo by Troy Snow. George Frampton, Falvey was proper functioning able to see the shuttle system Light one at a time Bar-B-- Q completed this spring. Falvey Keep a safe distance away credits the shuttle planning Never give fireworks to small Dixie fire for Brunner the insurance By money. and completion to all the agenchildren Focus The marathon on ofthe was trial the couples pur- cies that helped, along with jury Store in a cool, dry place Carof Dee chase of Utah accelerant versus State an (kerosene) the nearby community of Keep a bucket of water or mileRobert was and Beltran metorhome in Hurricane, penter Springdale. Congressman Jim garden hose ready at all times over on at time to June AZ, Sedona, (the nearly age press couples Hansen and Senator Bob Dispose of properly both of with sides the the and alibi time fire), Bennnet both worked actively during resting The State of Utah Fireworks 26, K. L. Mclff providing ju- and whether personal pictures to help bring the shuttle to Act is a carefully balanced law Judge deliberation rors instructions. had been removed from file walls Zion. which allows Utah citizens to The been have couple charged of the restauranthome before Falvey said park officials use buy and use legal fireworks with the March Marshal thefire. State Fire Chief visitor's comments to seek solu24, 1998, safely and responsibly to cel- arson ofalleged Carpenters property, Investigator Borg said the fire tions to some of the problems. ebrate the Fourth of July and Bar-B-Frontier the and Steak was clearly arson. However, the overwhelming Pioneer Day. Help make these restaurant. conPublic Hummel defender majority ofcomments have been holidays safe and enjoyable to five octhe of tended fire electrical had an Throughout days positive. all. He will also miss the employtestimony, the ten member jury curred, and produced witness have been provided two clearly testimony that the fire started ees at the park. He said they are different theories of what caused in some attic wiring. Hummel and a joy to work said Carpenter and Beltran had with. the fire. Kane County Attorney Colin spent much time and money Falvey and his wife Carole Winchester presented a case of improving the property, and were both involved with many arson, saying the couple started would not have started the fire. civic in organizations re-ign- ite -- Jury out in trial Springdale. They will miss the community but know they are welcome back at any time. Another of Falvey's major accomplishments during his tenure at Zion was obtaining a water rights settlement agreement for the park. The agreement eliminated the potential for constructing dams on the Virgin River. In a land exchange, it also provided the Washington County Water Conservancy District with land for a new reservoir, which is now under construction. Falvey said Utah is being looked at as a model by other states for water agreements. Don and Carole will retire to a home they bought back in 1993 in Marysvale, Utah along Pine Creek. He plans on keeping busy making improvements on his home and working as part of a disaster relief team for UMCOR. The Falveys are active members of the United Church here in Kanab. The Southern Utah News would like to wish Don and Carole the best of luck in their retirement. You'll never meet two nicer people. - Si i Q self-motivat- ed Don Fclvcy |