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Show DAILY HERALD Friday, August 24, 2007. this lake (Tibbie Fork) and fill bers riding in the same car. Not everyone agreed with my backpack with cans and the proposed increase. Chuck garbage. Since the fee was impleWiggins of South Jordan refmented in 1997, the canyon erenced bull, er, manure when has been improved with restasked how he felt. rooms and better roads, said "I don't think we should Chris and Cara Pike of Salt have to pay to use our own Lake City. canyon," he said, noting he. '. Mary Henry and Richard , feels the entrance fee is double taxation. The Forest Service Hood from San Francisco were preparing to hike to i has been collecting entrance fees for 10 years, and still TibTimpanogos Cave after visitbie Fork do not have a fish ing the Grand Canyon and Arches National Park. cleaning station, he said. 1 don't think that is Still, "my kids liketo come . , very much in terms of supporting up here so I guess I would pay our national parks, Henry it," he said. said. "I think the entrance fee Paula Ross of Sandy said into the Grand Canyon was ' her family, fishing at Tibbie ' $20, so $6 seems pretty good." Fork on Thursday, had never I( keeps out the people who been to the canyon before; come up here to do drugging - - It's crazy," she said when told of the proposaL It's too and drinking and trashing, said Marsha McBride of .much for a day pass." The family would probably Draper, who took two grand-- ; children to visit the cave. She not return if they had to pay said the canyon would be even $6 to get in, she said, safer and cleaner with the in-- . Marvin Salisbury of Sandy' : creased fee. was reading a book in the shade of a picnic site along , Josh Begin of Salt Lake ' 'American Fork River; He : City was showing Cascade said it was his fir st time in the Springs to his sister, mother and grandparents, visiting canyon in more than 10 years, from Florida, The family had and he probably would not entered the canyon for free return if the fee were doubled. using the grandparents se- - .' But if he lived close enough to nior pass. Begin said it was use the canyon more, "Id pay his fourth trip to the canyon A more, but not when I go out of in five months, and he would :. my way to come here. not mind paying the increased MaryjoMaederofRairk ' fee because the cost could be City took her grandson to see . Cascade Springs. She too had. spread among family mem Canyon Continued from Dl tor recreational vehicles and supplement operating costs of the local forests as they r.dmin-iste- r these areas. Additional revenue collected as a result of an increase in the fees would allow the Forest Service to continue to enhance existing recreation opportunities." ' Campground fees are not part of the increase. The Daily Herald was unable to reach John Logan, acting district ranger dl the Pteas-aGrove Ranger District, "I think ks a good idea," said Gerald Thomson of Riverton, who was with family members to ride above Tibbie Fork Reservoir on Thursday. "This canyon is used so much, if they don't put money into infrastructure it will start to look like garbage. If they warn to raise the annual pass to $45, that is still cheap." , Sean Garrett was in the canyon with his wife, Megan,, to fish. The couple said a $3 increase for a three-da- y pass was necessary because of visitors who litter, forcing canyon, employees to clean up after Only Herald Ale disaster victim Michael Luthy as he screams out In this staged event, Provo High School teamed up with the American Red Cross, Provo Fire Department and EMTs to $ee how well the whole school would react to an earthquake situation. 3 Red Cross .. Continued from v . the road to recovery would be more difficult." In the 2006, V chapter trained 20,750 people in lifesaving .. skills, responded to 505 local V disasters and sent mare than' 260 volunteers to national di-sasters. The Red Gross responds to local and national disasters. but it also checks up on elderly r residents, relays messages to armed services personnel, ediK ' cates the community and gath- ers blood donations. The chapter was started in 1917 during World War I to ,; help with the war effort. It kept growing and raised more than $60,000 for the effort in ' World War II. Over the years, the organs- zation has helped victims of fires, hurricanes, floods and other disasters. Two years ago, it sent volunteers to help Hurricane Katrina victims. Recently, it provided support af--. terthe Crandall Canyon Mine . Mountain VaDay Chap- - tor Rad Cross , . . Day. celebration . Whan: Saturday, Aug, .. 25,2-- 6 p.m. ' Where: Nielsen's Grove Park, 2000 S. Sandhill Road in Orem . . . . Mountain Valley ' Chapter of the American Rod Cross . v 1 914 volunteers . water use based on current conditions up to $100; -- I pressure regulators In Fiscal Year 2006, reached at 443-326- can be or 3 Cwamock6.heraldextra.com. ' I 2,785 training .classes I Responded to 505 disasters and emergenHeld . . cies I Relayed 255 urgent messages 12,903.5 volutv. teerhours military 9 Had . ; encourage people to try different technologies to help them save water," Hardman said. When people invest in a system and get decent equipment ' and it's ieed the way its they can save water " ' .. The rebates. She said, are intended to offset the cost to , individuals for instaDing more Sophisticated, water efficient parts. ' Though theres been abuses of the program and some ap-.plicants have undercut its purpose bypur chasing the most inexpensive parts that may not be water efficient, Hard-- . man said annual tweaks to the program have embed misuse., Andy Wade, assistant manager at sprinkler supply . . ; . ys -- the chapter 50 percent, up to M5; and I low precipitation stream-spra- y nozzles, bubblerS and xeri-spraand drip emitters 50 percent up to $100. ! Hardman cautions horn- eqwners, however, that the smart controller clocks dont conserve water if theyre not attended every few weeks ' and if the times and sched- ules arent regularly adjusted based on weather conditions. To get the rebates, individuals simply purchase and . . . . . .. - company Ewing in Orem, said the company informs customers about the savings they can get by participating in the Central Utah Water Conservancy District program. , They get half off and it .helps them out a bit and gets them to buy products that are .more water saving, he said. Though district officials y wont know for sure exactly how much water the program is saving until after this third season for comparison pur-- . poses, Hardman anticipates data will show at least a 25 .' ... percent water use reduction. "I think it can be dramatic cally more than that, she .said. .; ; Irrigation-Golf-Industri- al . ; -- ' . Edward Hall, who works in the chapter offices and also volunteers at disasters and emergencies, said it is rewarding to be thanked. The organization recently from a 15year-ol- d got an affected by the Crandall Canyon mine tragedy, expressing thanks, as well as interest in getting involved. v. Thats probably the best part, knowing IVe done some good," Han said, , The hardest part of the job for HaU is not being able to do everything. At the mine, Hatt said the mood was painful because families weren't getting good news. "Id loved to have been able to reach down in the mine and putt out the miners safe and Source: Mountain Val- ley Chapter of the Ameri- can Red Cross Annual Report, FY . . . . . City Council candidate Nathan Ochsenhirt was out of ... town. City Council candidate V Continued fromDl Randall Fenn did not attend either event for unknown reaEric Geslak and Donna sons. Attempts by the Daily Burnham, both running for : ' Herald to contact him have City Council, chose not to attend either event. been unsuccessful Council candidate Ryan Ire:. Burnham said of the CCEM land attended both. Mayoral event, "I didn't attend because candidates Richard Culbertson I felt like I was lied to. They . and Wolfgang Franz, and represented themselves as ' d council candidates Bryan ' a group. I want Free, Eleonora McLain, Rob-- . people on all sides of the political arena to feel like they ert Dekorver, Linn St rouse can express their concerns to and Ken Hixon attended the OCEM event. me and I will hear them." Jackson and council can- - . The group of candidates said to have CCF.M support didate Edwin Camacho at-- ; tended the Pioneer Addition Richard Culbertson, Robhomeowner's association ert Dekorver, Linn Strouse and Ken Hixon event. hope to be - Campaigns 2006 . " install the parts (examples of models and brands can be found at www. cuwcd.comrebates or at the Central Utah Gardens in Orem), download and fill out the application form from the Web site, and mail it along with original product receipts to the address on the form. - The total rebate maximum for the program is $250. To receive rebates; eowners consent to providing water use information from March through October to ., program administrators' so they can determine the watersaving effectiveness of the program. The rebate program is cifically designed or hoped to water-efficie- Continued from Dl .. and sendees , 9 Caleb Warriock . . Rebate ; - Catlett, who volunteered at the Crandall Canyon mine ' serving family and friends, likes to help others. You come home very tired from these assignments, but you have a good feeling he aid-- 5 paid staff - 631,860 1 91 cents of every dotlar is spent on programs - . 1 . improvements, Sean Garrett , said. "I could walk around I Serving a population of . ' 1917 ' ; . Organized in . , Beit if they are going to raise the price, there has to be What: Barbecue, prizes, entertainment used a senior pass to get free entrance, but she worried the proposed increase might price out some visitors. "The people that come up to the canyons are usually .. not people with disposable income and you don't want to take away that experience for them, she said. "It's such a beautiful place to see. I would have thought twice if I had to pay $6, because I'm retired. Fee increases have also been proposed for Mirror Lake and Flaming Gorge. AD three areas are part of the Recreation Fee Demonstration project autho-rize- d by Congress in 1996. The fee has not increased since established in 1997, and 95 percent of the revenue is regained at the local level where collected, according to Forest Service officials. - . than. . 84062. UT. -- 1: . . proposed entrance fee increases for American Fork Canyon, write to Pleasant Grove Ranger District 390 North 100 East, Pleasant Grove, . . . .. To comment on the. ... . four-wheele- If you go Dl Get involved . nt Midwfl Markham and ABssa WlUaim left hold mock D3 well, but I couldn't," he said ? Catlett said the hardest part of the job is the physical strain. He works long days on assignment and then sleeps wherever, he can find a place. His first night responding to the Hurricane Katrina disas--. ter, he slept on a cement floor. While helping out at the mine collapse, he slept in the band room at a junior high. "We just kind of set up cots and slept right there because we didn't have anywhere else to sleep," Catlett said. . ... . . non-biase- . elected together, with Gulbert-so- n as mayor and Dekorver, Strouse and Hixon filling the council openings. The group has produced a DVD that they are distributing, which features members of the Co--' alition including the president. Wendy Nabhan. Rumors fueled the decision about which event to. attend for some residents.' At the alternate event, which was held in a nearby. ' park, one resident was there r a neigh-bodespite attempts by discourage attendance. The resident, who wished .; to remain anonymous, said, Two hours before the events I got a phone call explaining .. that these candidates were ; . in John Walden's (founder of Eagle Mountain and major der veloper in City Center) pocket and using HOA money to bribe people in the form of hot dogs to get votes. If you were an uninformed voter, that .. would be really intimidating.. Other residents the torn .. neighborhood were influ- enced by the same rumors, Jennifer Finau chose to attend the CCEM event ex-- : clusively because she was "mad about them using HOA money at the other ime., . Cathy Vanderhoef, who co--. ordinated the alternate event and is an employee of EM Development, said, The food was all donated. The HOA did not pay for any of this. . . I I I SCRATCH mx v; k: priced from $350S500,000 . Located priced from I miles south Single-Lev- a row! 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