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Show PANGUITCII • PANGUITCII LAKE • HATCH • BRYCE • TROPIC • ANTIMONY • HKNRIF.MI.LE • CANNONMLLE • ESCALANTE • BOULDER • DICK CREEK Thursday, March 1, 2007 • Issue # 101 HATCH: DTRA LISTENED TO UTAHNS, CANCELED DIVINE STRAKE TEST AVALANCHE DANGER REAL ON FISHLAKE Avalanche danger is high on the Fishlake National Forest due to a combination of Sen. Orrin G Hatch (R-Utah) today expressed his profound relief upon learn- factors beginning with early season snow, followed by extreme cold temperatures ing that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has decided to cancel its and heavier snows. Snowmobilers and backcountry skiers should look for conditions that may indiplans to conduct the Divine Strake test at the Nevada Test Site. "I couldn't be more relieved,'" Hatch said. "Everybody in Utah can rest easier cate the potential for avalanche, while enjoying winter activities on the national fortonight knowing that the government listened. No one's going to be harmed by this est. Telltale conditions include: steep slopes with a cornice at the top, steep slopes test. This decision is a result of so many people standing firm to ensure that we with no trees, and the unmistakable evidence of a previous avalanche in the area. didn't repeat the mistakes of the past. I'm so glad that DTRA did the right thing in Forest officials urge the public to stay on trails and slopes that are less steep. The Fishlake is less likely to see the avalanche activity that is typical of the the end." Wasatch Front, but similar conditions exist on our Forest that can move tons of DTRA had planned a large-scale, open-air conventional explosive detonation snow in a matter of seconds when an avalanche breaks loose. Nearly all avalanche close to previous nuclear weapons tests in Nevada. Upon learning last spring that accidents occur in the backcountry. For this reason, anyone recreating in the the test would send a mushroom cloud 10,000 feet, Hatch partnered with Rep. Jim backcountry should have a beacon, lightweight shovel, and an avalanche probe. Matheson (D-Utah) to press DTRA and the Department of Energy (DOE) - Always be aware of current condithrough letters and meetings in Hatch's office - to provide clear answers explain- tions and be on guard for signs of ^ ^ INTRODUCING ing how a test of that magnitude would be able to contain the spread of radioactive unstable snow. In 90 percent of all ^ ^ particles from earlier tests. avalanche accidents, the slide is trig- ^ R i c K i B f O W I I C K D Because of their efforts, test officials considered alternative locations for the gered by the rccreationist. CERTIFIED KITCHEN DESIGNER • NKBA test, held public briefings in St. George and Salt Escalant*, Garflvld County Lake, and withdrew their initial environmental asmod be Office: 435-826-4709 sessment to conduct additional research on the Fax: 435-826-4709 safety of the test. Each step helped educate offirbrown@nverwoodsmill.com cials on the serious concerns Utahns had about the REPRESENTING test and postponed the test as officials worked to address these concerns. Hatch commended the thousands of Utahns who provided formal comments to DTRA, attended Bmr a whale new modest Karrirsbe lhat VB U can feell public briefings, voiced their concerns at public Rlverwoods Mill, Inc. hearings sponsored by Gov. John Huntsman Jr., and Fine Kitchen & Bath Cabinetry CDnri n rtahl e goi n g austere i n . expressed their opposition through their elected Custom Entry and Interior Doors & Miltwonk 316 £a;f 1400 South. Su.ro Al. St. G c o w . Uio/) 34 TOO (D kfind a pait)1 leafd p and !m1 oul nirr, fou can gel i [ representatives in the Utah State Legislature. www. riverwoodsmilL com WEATHER Thu Mar 1 Ell Mar 2 Siena Pacific Windows Custom Aluminum Clad Wood Windows & Doors Sol Mar 3 www. s ierrapacificwin dows.com I 4O - F pun Mar 4 Portly • Ooudy Won HirS 1 Partly Cloudy 51-/23- 0% Mar 6 1 Partly Cleudy 51-/24* 0% Wed ; Rain / Snow Showers 48V23* 60% lux Mar 7 S1"F 48«F Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. Will Rogers BOXHOLDER l ^ 4 f # W ^ ^ ^ *Murhrnedo snapshot@scinternet.net PRE-SORT STANDARD Fax 435-836-2700 PAID po BOX 472 LOA, UTAH Loa u t a h M 7 4 7 PERMIT No. 5 > THE GARF1ELD COUNTY INSIDER is owned and operated by Snapshot Multimedia and distributed weekly to all of Garfield County . Its purpose is to inform residents about local issues and events. Thank you. . . % " * ' . " • » . . • • ' . • • • _ |