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Show mm Page Two - The Pyramid - December 3. 1997 Federally designed wilderness could result in loss of resources MMENTAKY There are may issues involved with the question of whether we the statutory should support commitment of our natural resources to the singular purpose of "wilderfederally designated ness". Some speak of loss of the source of both renewable and wealth which are the engines that drive our secondary and tertiary economies, and they are right. Some speak of the loss of freedom for future generations to the will of "omnipotent" central planners and special interest factions, and they are right. Some speak of the unconstitutionality of the central government, presumably bound by the chains of enumerated powers, acting instead as a plenary legislature in all matters whatever including police powers across 67 percent of the state of Utah, and they are right. The public debate, however, wanders inanely, like a pinball bouncing off bumpers, between acreage figures such as 1.7, 2.1 or 5.7 million. Lost in this vacuous rhetorical exercise, orchestrated by wilderness proponents, is any meaningful consideration of the effect of a single federal wilderness on natural resource production capabilities and other legitimate interests in the land. Consider. If there had been no production inside a designated wilderness, there never will be. If there was production in the area before it was designated, that production will never be allowed to increase or change its mode of operation. A hand prospect operation will remain a hand prospect operation. The same holds true for production or potential production outside the designated area. will be Existing production capped. Potential future production will be appealed, litigated, regulated, delayed and ultimately, stifled and abandoned. The singular and overriding purpose of land management decisions outside a designated wilderness will be to protect the designated wilderness from sights and sounds of man that would detract from the UBS9 Merrill Ogden If u:, Tis the season We have officially entered the season called "the holidays." 1 presume that this means Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. This time period is also called "the Christmas season." Its the time of year that were all supposed to be benevolent, loving, friendly and charitable. Of course Sanpeters are albenevolent, loving, ready friendly and charitable. The Christmas season simply brings those attributes out in Sanpete people to a higher degree. Sometimes, unfortunately, the holidays bring stress and pressure into our lives. Some of us have a hard time finding the time to slow down and enjoy this special time of year. As were just starting the season, perhaps we should all attempt to organize ourselves a little more this year and set realistic goals so as to increase our odds of a "feel good" Christmas. For planning purposes here is a list of activities which may give you some ideas for your season. My personal involvement with this list falls into two categories: A) Things I have Done and B) Things Ive thought of that Id like to do sometime r PRINTING II PDQTjTCOPJES II GraphiclDesign ebb ij Publishing ii ',1 ii Full Color Village II II 68 So. L: a" Emilee Cox, daughter of Jim and Kathy Ericksen and Eddie and Lesa Cox, all of Fairview, received her Young Womanhood Recognition Award on Nov. 9 in the Fairview Second LDS Ward. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Irons, Moroni; Mr. and Mrs. McLoyd Ericksen, Ephraim; Hazel Anderson, Fairview and the late Reva Cox. eat 15) Try to be nice (Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men) hope that you have good luck in planning your Christmas season. We just have to remember that we cant do everything; but we can do some things which will bring us joy in this hectic month of December. .. Merrill Faun Shields, daughter of and Bonnie Shields, Fairview, has been called to serve in the New York, New York North LDS Mission. She will speak at 10:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Fairview First LDS Church. Spencer Mouthbreeding fish hold their eggs in their mouths during much of the time before hatching. Mt. :il mu ze QJnailed la Native American Flutes Hand Crafted Locally $120 For info or color brochure COYOTE FLUTES, P.O. Box Mt. Pleasant. UT 84647 eSrjo Many mote! e? 9 aae Office Manager Andrea Lloyd Staff Writer Get your FREE Shop, Stay & Play ldt which includes lodging, shopping and restaurant discounts .. Mkt.Photographer SUBSCRIPTION RATES . (In Advance) per copy $23 per year outside Sanpete County d ' ' - Managing Editor year-5- Matthew's zecent illness. (pte is now at home zecupezating and doing well. QUe love and- appzeciate all o you. en ezzie ? zeen and (jbami possible by the George S and Dolores Dors Eccles Foundation. Internet Part of the Thanksgiving Point Christmas Lights Provo First Night Celebration ) Cheryl Brewer $20 per alt who called oz stopped by duzing o ft o Festival of Lights Publisher Deanna Pate h holiday FUN Christmas Around the World The Forgotten Carols f The Christmas Box 4 Craig Conover QUe wish to thank Monday, December 8, at 8.00 p.m. repeats Friday, December 12, at 800 p.m. that surrounds you in Utah County! 49 West Main Street Penny Hamilton ' s Experience the Christmas Spirit Utah, 84647 462-245- thanks What stories lie hidden in the quilts of yesterday? From tales of westward journeys and homestead challenges to legacies of friends and families, the quilts Vi of Utah speak the stories of their makers. Spend a night or a long weekend at one of Utah ' ' Valley's beautiful Inns or Hotels Published Weekly at Mt. Pleasant FAX: Paul L. Young St. George ofi Made Ffaay 0) 462-213- Virtually the entirety of the state, south of a line drawn between Vernal and St. George, will be within sight or sound of Gathered in Time UniversirMall THE PURRmiD Telephone: Utah. PLAY & Provos historic downtown quaint and sophisticated shops Sanpata'i Landing Nawspapar (USPS Also by coincidence of geology, the areas coveted by this wilderness designation lie within that region of the state which former Governor Scott Matheson referred to as "the energy and mineral province of the State of i November 15 - December 31, 1997 111 Phone WWW.ZEROPOINT.COMCOYOTE 365-58- y)- UTAH VALLEY COYOTE FUITE5 -- ed ! ere $80 extra-territori- al I SHOP, STAY 1 We have already lost our Alton coal field merely because it could be seen from Bryce Canyon National Park and wilderness is even more restrictive than a national park. We lost the coal under 10,000 acres of School Trust Land as a consequence of this single bow to the aesthetic interests of a few. We have lost our Kaiparowitz coal fields. We are on the verge of losing our productive capabilities in the Bookcliffs and in the western mineral provinces of Millard, Juab and Tooele counties. Logging was lost on the Kaibab Plateau, just over the border in Arizona, even though the ranger in charge says there are more trees and more trees of every age class today than when the first timber survey was conducted in 1909. Environmentalists claimed that there were "no more trees left to cut." Their claims went unchallenged, the industry went undefended and eventually, it just went. Have we lost our senses? Are we about to let radical special interest factions set the agenda for our future? Are we the generation that will be able to answer the question from our grandchildren, "When did freedom die?" ii IPreSS State Pleasant II le I a ll! during Christmastime (Im not going to tell you which is which) 1) Get involved with a program 2) Send out Christmas cards 3) Send out Christmas cards before Dec. 22nd 4) Send out Christmas cards with a personal handwritten message specific to the recipient 5) Not make fun of the computer generated Christmas letters which give a sickeningly sweet account of a familys year in review 6) Do a "Twelve Days of Christmas" routine for someone who is really in need 7) Throw a fun party which involves "white elephant" gifts 8) Tip the paperboygirl 9) Forgive a debt (like a reformed Ebenezer Scrooge) 10) Help a homebound person with shopping 1 1) Watch the movie "Its a Wonderful Life" 12) Get shopping done earlier than Dec. 24th 13) Read the "Christinas Story" from the Bible as a family 14) Make candy at home and give away more than you at least one and as many as five areas under separate wilderness Coalition Wilderness the Utah of vast The majority proposal. State School Trust Lands also lie within this region. wilderness visitors experience of solitude and spiritual renewal. In a word, land outside designated wilderness will be managed to "optimize" wilderness objectives. Elected representatives and the general public need to understand that concern about federal wilderness lock-u- p of our land is not resolved by arguing over this or that millions of acres. Our concern is, and our debate should center upon the fact that each single one of these1 tracts is, by virtue of management priority, toxic to other interest in the land for miles beyond the designated boundaries. One statutory wilderness area will suppress resource potentials in an perimeter several times its own size. A key question is then, "How many of these areas are we talking about? And where are they located?" One answer is that the Utah Wilderness Coalition demands more than 100 separate areas ranging in size from 5,000 million to more than one-ha- lf acres (the size of Salt Lake Counted Dear Editor: M To request your FREE Stop, Stay & Play kit&om the Utah Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau: Call 0 Email - ucadm.vhitorsstate.ut.us c c Communications Family Exceptional Service Easy Access LOCAL High speed digital access Local call No long distance charges Great Prices: c o CLT sh 40 hours $ti. 200 hours $19.95 a a month month Customer Support 60 hours $14.1)5 a Unlimited $29.95 a month month Enjoy the many benefits of the Internet: Friends & Family, Access Newspapers, On-lin- e Banking, Do Geneaology, Trade Stocks, Explore Countries, Buy Airline Tickets, Quickly Locate Information for Research Papers and Homework to your Professors. Get one month free for every referral! 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