Show fTT¥ The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday May 2 2000 Page 5 iUJ In brief dry in the north but snow melt expected to stem the drought Cook party official swap charges It’s — With the springtime time sun beating down on lawns and no rain clouds in sight northern Utah residents may be wondering whether there will be enough water this summer to keep the grass green Fear not says Ivan Flint general manager of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District The agency controls seven northern Utah reservoirs and their water stores look fine A drought occurs not when it doesn’t rain but when there isn’t water enough stored up for use “It isn’t as good as we thought it was going to be' Flint said “It’s been a funny different year But you know we think we're going to fill most of our reservoirs" V The Weber and Ogden riven haven’t received as much runoff as they’ve had in the past he said because the ground this winter was not frozen like it normally is in the mountains A lot of the water went into the ground instead of running off Hint said “The runoff has been very gradual and the streams haven't jumped up at all’’ he said The snowpack was as high as 95 percent of normal in late March National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Alder said the Bear River Basin snowpack is now at about 62 percent of normal while the Ogden and Weber Basin snowpacks are at 59 percent of normal Flint said Lost Creek and Pine View reser-- : voirs may not fill this year but that’s not unexpected Lost Creek Reservoir was drained two years ago and is already up to 13000 v OGDEN (AP) of 20000 acre-fe- et The dam at Pineview needs some work so Flint said they would not fill it completely this year anyway The other five reservoirs will be or already are full “We're going to have a good water year no problems at all’’ Flint said SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rep Merrill Cook has threatened to run as a write-i- n will Saturday the top two meet in a June primary candidate if he doesn't get' the The conversation between Cook and Republican nomination according to the Simpson occurred in late March when state party’s executive director Simpson was at the airport to greet “I m not sure (of) the motivation Republican National Committee behind it but the congressman did say Pat Harrison ’I'm not going to let you guys dump me I Cook happened to be on the same flight will run as a write-insaid Scott Simpand Simpson introduced Cook to 1 larrisbn son the party's executive director of a ' before Simpson was pulled aside by discussion he had with Cook at the Salt Cook Simpson says that’s when Cook Lake International Airport about a month threatened his write-i- n candidacy Arlene Ellis the state's Republican 'ago Cook remembers the converNational Commitleewoman was also at sation but insists he never made such a the airport and overheard at least part of the conversation but would not discuss it threat “I absolutely deny that I said anything like that at the airport I don't saying it was something that should he remember precisely what was said but handled within the party that’s not it” Cook said Thursday “I'm Cook alienated Republicans in 1992 going through the convention and I'm when he walked away from the party to going to accept the result of what challenge Republican Goy Norm V Bangertcr Four years later he returned Cook a incumbent is in a running and winning the 2nd District race-abattle with two Republican challengers — a Republican Jeff Wright arid comIf Cook runs a write-i- n campaign it puter company founder Derek Smith — to would be largely symbolic With little' secure the GOP's 2nd District nominachance of winning he would likely strip tion If none of the three candidates can votes from the Republican nominee and gamer 60 percent of the delegate vote on help Democrat Jim Mathcson in a race ' ah hap-pen- s” two-ter- m : r' only as good as they fit Let us fit you right!? iawi: venture-capitali- observers say will he close Cook says he has filed as a Republican atid thinks he will he the party's nominee but will accept the outcome of the nomi- nating process Cook said that when he first met opposition from Republicans he' met with national party leaders and asked if he could run as an independent to get on the ballot without a convention battle then serve as a Republican if he was Lust December Cook said publicly he would consider a write-i- n hid “If they dump me from the convention ' I’ll do whatever I can to keep the US I louse in Republican control’’ he said- But he said then as he says now that he thinks itc will win the party's nomination and heal- Malheson in November Cook said Simpson may be spreading rumors about him because of his loyalty to Spencer Stokes' his predecessor as executive director who now works for Wriglu? V' Simpson said the state party has been lair with Cook “I think we've been supportive” Simpson said' "We've tried to create a fair process and maintain that" s -- DUCHESNE (AP) — A man' who was wanted by police in Alaska and Utah committed suicide Monday after he was surrounded by sheriff's deputies who had been tracking him and his brother in a remote area about 20 miles west of Duchesne The man was a former West Valley City resident although his name has not been released pending notification of family members Duchesne County Sheriff Ralph Stansfield said the man shot himself minutes after a daylong chase ended at about 4 pm Monday in the Cedar Mountain area Stansfield said deputies were trying to talk the man into giving up his gun when he shot himself Deputies had been searching for the man and his brother Harold Scott Olsen 35 since Thursday when they were spotted in the area after fleeing Roosevelt police during a routine traffic on April 25 stop “ A string of cabin burglaries in the Pinion Ridge area during the weekend led investigators to believe the two were still in the “Your glasses are area not ' - ' 753-528- rs "’ Police chase ends with suicide 165 E 1400 N votc-gcitc- st Polygamist scheduled for court appearance SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With his attorney claiming he has been wrongly singled out admitted polygamist Thomas Green was scheduled for his first court appearance today to face charges that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison ' husband to five Green n women and father of 29 was slated to be in Nephi’s 4th District Court on four bigamy charges a charge of criminal nonsupport and a chil-dre- rape charge for allegedly fathering a child with a whom he later tied-- ' Edwin Firmage a legal scholar arid on of one of Utah's first polygamists Brigham Young agrees that Green has been unfairly targeted with the criminal charges “What it does do is pick for people by happenstance prosecution of a crime that otherwise would go untouched in the courts” says Firmage SAtURMTAPHL Congratulations to our Bucks oecona-uianc- John IL Ifyor of Idaho Mb Rn 1500 Quod won Cab 29 NUMBERS V uravnig winners e 2000 Dodgo If luck 12 14 26 I 35 36 the Samuel D Thurman pro-- 1 fessoT of law at the University of Utah "It is hiigely unfair: damn hugely unfair that a lew people bear the ’burden of these laws It is unciiiiul justice’’ Green’s attorney John Prosecutor David and' Irma 0 to Stulta Bra & Lc BoaV Plflps -- charges against Green because See COURT on Page 10 0 Leavitt-- DENTURES ' filed the charges against Green to the exclusion of hundreds of “From the Lab to You No Dentist Visits Required” other polygamists in Juab ‘V County' REVOLUTIONARY TECHNQUES FOR GUARANTEED COMFORT - “It is a selective prosecu Save Hundndao( Dolan Compared to DenOatePricee NewDentureelnptantBRelnea FaatRapaira so " 14 wwwogdenplonMrdayitoni HARRIS DENTURE DESIGN franklin Id (4SS) 7S2-M- II ROWPIMUNUMBiW 37 SMURMTAPf 29 NUMBERS $200 2 5 8 18 28 WIID CAM DOZEN ROSES ARRANGED ACE OF SPADES MONDAY MAH NUMBERS dj FOR1 Carolee Price Idaho Fals won $2)00 Logan ' - tack ffigby won $3000 Jfl Liytork Donnely won random- because of (Green’s) love of discourse is wrong" Bucher says leavitt has said that he filed at Bucher1 said Juab County 1 Bonnie Anderson tion and making the selection " Meriden won $1500 8 14 20 mriwtMaofttnrMMM mnmt unNwr adman lincnwdrtDaocMCTtfnKnncaamnaai iwiacioiMOionBwewoaLiwiiMioauaHiniturBHHiuwfwniaMnwawnmaiAiniijit FRED’S FLOWERS 41 North Main Logan 752-624- 2 Just like you We cross things off our daily We wonder what we should to-d- o lists make for dinner Vi We stay up late helping kids do homavork A'SSSskv: : k We spoil the dog p We’re your neighbors The things that mutter to you matter to us That’s why we work to treat you the way we would U‘5 - like to be treated — with courtesy professionalism -- JCS ! 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