Show MM A3 Local state Smithfield residents complain that cats are making home in local trailer In brief Smithfield Parents teachers will and regional news Elwood and many of her neigh- bors complained to the Commission that there is a population of feral cats living underneath an abandoned trailer in her neighborhood She said she has spoken to animal control about the problem but wasn’t satis fied with the response “The dog catcher told me that we can trap them and keep them for three days while they try to find a home for them but that's not my By Holll Wolss staff writer meet at SVHS Sky View High School will be holding parentteacher conferences from 4 to 6:30 pm on Sept 3Q and from 8 to 11 am on Oct 1 There will be no school for students on Oct 1 Conferences will be held in the old gym The world is their litterbox and some Smithfield residents say they’ve just about had it “I don’t like them peeing in my kid’s sandbox" Smithfield resident Tina Elwood told the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night “I don't want than running across my car with their muddy paws” responsibility” she said Animal control officer Rocky Taylor said he is aware of the problem in El wood's neighborhood but because of the current ordinance there isn't much he can do about it “The city council is in the process of dealing with this problem ” Taylor said “The problem is it’s expensive for the city to impound cats and put them down” Taylor also said there is always a ' chance that a resident’s cal will be picked up and euthanized because there is no way to know if they are stray or not Pets don't always wear collars or identification tags he said “It's a tough situation ” he said “That's one of the reasons the city is considering requiring licensing” According to city recorder Dean Clegg under the current ordinance See CAT on A10 Utah BYU to host annual family conference Brigham Young University's Division of Continuing Education and School of Family Life will host the third annual “Families Under Fire” conference Oct The conference will take place at the BYU Conference Center located at 770 E University Parkway in Orem Sessions will run on Thursday from 8 am to 5 pm and 9 am to 3 pm on Friday The theme for this year’s conference will be “The Things Which He Suffered” In our schools District honors exciting educator Editor’s note: The following story recognizes the Cache County District’s Teacher of the Year In an upcoming edition we will feature Logan School Districts Teacher of the 3-- Year By Holll Weisa istaff writer s Traffic checkpoint installed at junction An administrativetraffic checkpoint will be held from 3 to 10 pm Friday Oct4 and Friday Oct 18 at the three-wa- y junction of US Forest Service Roads 008 (Temple Canyon Road) 007 (Hardware Ranch Road) and OSS (Sinks Road) The checkpoint is organized by Utah State Parks and Recreation and will be a cooperative effort between Utah State Parks the Rich - j i -- 11 li i '"'II f4 li u fj’-- r j ' k V "- 1 'V’ - M i I' ‘ I sf IVW VW ' rrr M ' j Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol Illegal possession of drugs or alcohol Drivers should be prepared for a short delay and to present necessary documents particularly current OHV registration cards This checkpoint has been authorized by Hon Ross McKinnon of the Rich County Justice Court 'i J:pn i1- - i- - -- v: 4t J ’9 Utah State - Natural Beauty and Environmental Protection: A Symposium on Environmental Aesthetics will be sponsored by the Department of : Languages and Philosophy on Saturday Sept 28 from 10 am to 5 pm in the new Widtsoe Chemistry Building room 046 Speakers will include Baird Calli-co- tt from the University of North Texas who will present “Wetland Gloom Wetland Glory” Allen son bom the University of Alberta who will focus on “Art Institutional Theory and the Aesthetic Appre- ciation of Nature” and Ned Hettinger from the College of Charleston who will present “Carl-- ‘ son’s Environmental Aesthetics and Environmental Protection” Contact for Gordon Steinhoff at more information 797-36- 88 Got a local news tip? 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Call features editor Cindy Tforth 752-21- V discusses environment beauty Ed cyurtbhjnewixoa classroom “Everybody find yourself a bug” said rs Gettman to her at Providence Elementary School “Get your bugs and we' 11 sing our favorite song” The class scrambled to a table in the back of (he room and sorted through an array of plush bugs then stood in a circle singing “We Like Bugs” Following Gettman's lead the students bounced their bugs in the air and danced around the reading carpet to the music “She has a marvelous amount of energy” said Principal Greg Larsen “You can get tired just watching her” Parents agree that Gettman’s genuine love for teaching is evident in her classroom Mary Roberts whose children ' Mary Kate and Dean have both had Gettman as a teacher in the past said she makes every student feel important and successful “She wants kids to learn and explore” said Roberts "She’s just a happy posi- tive amazing great teacher” Although it has been two years since Mary Kate was in Gettman's class Roberts said her daughter still stops by Gettman's room to say hello and even leaves her little notes every once in awhile “Any extra lime she has she wants to help Mrs Gettman” Said Roberts “Mrs Gettman is just magnetic” Gettman who has taught at Providence Elementary for 29 years received a Dis- trict Teacher of the Year plaque a check arid a round of applause at Tuesday night’s Cache County Board of Education meeting First grade is her favorite to teach said Gettman who has also taught second and third grade throughout the years The best part of being a first grade teacher is seeing the students understand a concept for the first time “When kids jeam their eyes light up” said Gettman “All of a sudden you can tell that they understand and that's the greatest reward of all” first-grade- - County Sheriff’s Office the Divi- sion of Wjldlife Resources the Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands United States Forest Service and Utah Highway Patrol All traffic entering die junction will be stopped to inspect the following: -highway Vehicle (OHV) registration Street vehicle registration Driver’s license Proof of insurance Illegal possession of wildlife Open container of an alcoholic beverage ' -- uzanne Gettman's energy is contano way to avoid the exciteThere's gious ment It's evident in everything from the counting to the reading in the Cache County District Teacher of the Year’s V ? )V sv jtA 4 I EK LuceroHeraW Journal Suzanne Gettman calls on a student in her first-graclass Wednesday morning in Providence Gettman was named the Cache County District Teacher of the Year No felony for diverting airline SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A : man who caused a panic on an American Airlines flight when he ' tried to recharge a AA battery The Attorney with cigarette lighter will proba- ‘ it extremely bly avoid a felony conviction for interfering with a flight crew seriously when a plane Maxim Segalov 22 of Santa land is forced Clara Calif appeared before US Magistrate Ronald Boyce on recharge the batteries to his Thursday He waived his right to a grand portable CD player by heating them with a cigarette lighter and and jury hearing prosecution flame defense i attorneys told the judge He told investigators he learned they were working on a pretrial the unorthodox recharging trick diversion plan The agreement would mean that form friends in Minsk Belarus The technique is apparently prosecutors won’t pursue the frowned upon by domestic flight felony charge any further as long crews A flight attendant seized as Segalov complies with the terms of the agreement Segalov’s lighter ordered another was a passenger to guard Segalov and on Segalov passenger American flight 781 from Chicareported the situation die captain The pilot decided to divert the go io San Francisco on Aug 20 the flight to the nearest airport Salt During flight he tried to kh met the flight and arrested SegaloV “The US Attorney takes it extremely seriously when a plane is fenced to land” said Carlos Esqueda the assistant US Attorney handling the case Segalov is free on bond and staying in California Judge Boyce said Segalov won’t have to return to Utah while the pretrial ' diversion plan is being wqrked US takes to OUti 1 r Probation officers here and in California Were working on a report about Segalov The condi- tions df the pretrial diversion will be based on that report Esqueda said The diversion period would likely last three years The San Jose State University student has no criminal record and meant no harm to the flight crew according to federal public defender Steven Killpack a CO fumes force MTC evacuation I 9 j ' I PROVO (AP) — Carbon monoxide fumes forced the evacuation of 1200 Mormon missionaries from the church’s Missionary (Training Center on Wednesday Twenty-nin- e of the missionaries who reported nhusea or headaches were taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for blood tests early Thursday All were treated l and released medical told “The us the highest level staff of carbon monoxide measured was the equiv- alent of being stuck in a traffic jam in LA” church spokesman Michael Purdy said The exhaust leak was detected about an hour after Brigham Young University turned off power at 10 pm to nuke repairs at an electrical substation triggering emergency generators One of the generators in a dormitory base- ment didn't vent its exhaust sending fumes to the floor above where missionaries were sleeping 1 - j I ' ! i a M IM V 4 1 W |