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Show JV takes down Wildcats Page 12 VOLUME 70 NUMBER 5 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 600 Governors initiative a smart idea By Dixie Brunner We hope to hire and train local people for semi, and professional jobs that pay between $10-$2- 0 an hour, explained Ed for Product DeDirector Meyer, for the State of Utahs velopment Smart Site project. Governor Mike Leavitt launched the initiative as a component of the Utah Technology Alliance. The project is designed comto attract technology-base- d panies into rural communities in the.state, many of which are experiencing depressed economies. Smart Sites provide a central location for housing state of the "art tech equipment, and high fines. access Internet speed Economic development consultant Jim Matson, local businessmen Craig The goal of the intiative is to attract or develop companies baird, Dirk Clayson, Matt Brown, and Smart Site representatives Les Peall met last week to discuss the Smart Site plan to lure and Ed Meyer See SMART SITE, Page 3 computer industry jobs to rural Utah. computer- -workstations, (l-- r) Heritage Alliance Wants National Heritage Designation for Highway 89 By Carol Sullivan Monte Bona, Director of the Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance, explained a legislative proposal to designate as a National Heritage Highway the section ofUT 89 from Kanab to Fairview at the Kane Western Legends 2001 Kanab Mayor Karen Alvey looks on approvingly at last year's Western County CommissionMeetingheld August 27, 2001. Bona noted that Legends Round-U-p . The 2001 festival line-u- p includes performances by Don Edwards and Highway 89 is the best example of Baxter Black, as well as a cowboy poetry rodeo and a public dance Friday Mormon pioneer settlement and colonization. There is no National night at State Bank. Monument visitor center contracts awarded , y 5 The Bureau of Land Manage- these visitor centers is the first ment has awarded contracts for step in meeting the Monument construction of the first two visi- Plans decision to locate visitor tor centers in Grand Staircase-Escalant- e centers and visitor contact staNational Monument. tions in local communities surA contract for a visitor center in rounding the Monument. Big Water has been awarded to Ground breaking construction Cal Wadsworth Construction of should begin in September. Salt Lake City and the Cannonville Visitor Center contract was awarded to Bird Construction of Provo. Thebeau Consulting located in Kanab was awarded site inspector for both visitor centers. Construction of 1 , ( m - - fa at 4 4k 4 Watch out fcr the County Sheriff cn Sept 7&S because might be Sc at cut to arrest I ;ycul We are locking up a few ; ; good people v lx o are going to J have to come up with $250 bail before they are released. The money raised will be used for the Kane County Youth Kate Cannon, Monument Recreation Center If you Manager, stated that This is a arent arrested, count your, major step in integrating our Monument management activi- blessings, but if you are called to help bail someone out, ties with the local communities pleasb be generous so we can See CONTRACTS, Page 3 open this center soon. Heritage area designated in Utah. Along with the national designation, the Alliance is asking for one million dollars from the Interior Appropriations Committee. The Alliance is also implementing a plan as part of a kick off for the upcomingOlympicswithagoalfor visitation along the 89 corridor. The Commissioners directed Eric Lind to prepare contracts for Quiet Title Researchers at $9.00 per hour. Also Roger Cornfield was hired part time for building and grounds. The Commissioners amended a motion passed to use county roads for the Great Western Trail in Kane County. With the amendment, county roads are used and private land owners are not obligated. The Great Western Trail begins at the Canadian border, passes through Kane County, and ends at the Mexican border. 00 September 24, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. to approve the amendment adding culinary services and a fire protection district to the SSD. Improvements and requirements have been met for the Duck Creek Pine Subdivision improvement agreement. Therefore a motion to accept the Planning Commission recommendation and release interest in lots held passed unanimously. Three business licenses were issued for Zion Frontier Resort. KANAB WEATHER August September Evan Callister and Corey Child reported that East Zion Special Service District approved a resolution to accept drinking water as a responsibility of the Special Service District. A public hearing is set for Total August Precip: .46 Courtesy: Frank Swapp Family |