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Show W5555SSSSS5SWW?S8f5HP! TUES WED v rain cloudy mostly cloudy 6243 6139 THURS FRI SAT S?e33 rain partly cloudy cloudy 5938 6240 partly cloudy u u wJ HUUU U iVUi-i-- Visit us tr- - - J t i 6442 ci uU ,t.i t . t'-1- u0 i iJ J1- - - Tuesday ' Tuesday, May 12, 1998 Court delays assault case Scofield, Grassy Trail Dams easily fill to capacity State engineer predicts ample water Bv SCOTT PARKER Staffreorte- - The last drought ended in the early nineties, and at least for this year, there are no wor- BvLYNNDA JOHNSON Sun Advocate editor ries about water running short. According to Mark Page, state water engineer, most of the state received enough moisture this winter to last through the summer. Were not in too bad of shape as far as snow pack, some of the sites were low and some were high, said Page. According to the water supply outlook report by the Natural Resources Conservation ld year. mal. Precipitation for recent 1998 months is staying at Last Friday morning, a burst pipeline slowed down and surprised many people traveling on 6 between Helper and Price. The leak was caused simply by too much pressure run through an old pipe. Paul Wheeler of the Price Public Works department estimated mately 60 homes went without water for two hours while the pipe was patched. approxi-Flighwa- y ap- proximately average, but Scofield resevoir in anticipation January reports show almost 110 percent normal precipita- - and even more reported in February with approxi- mately 165 percent. This much moisture with a normal snow.pack provided .. Scofield resevoir with 69 per- cent of its capacity at the be- ginning of April. Capacity of the resevoir has been estimated at 65,800 acre and 45,200 acre feet of were filled. Page reported that crews are currently releasing water from older Martinez was transferred to the University of Utah MediThe 7th District Court has cal Center via Med Air. The vicordered the defendant accused tim died at the Salt Lake City of aggravated assault in an al- medical facility on May 4. Last Thursday, the younger leged domestic violence case to undergo a mental competency Martinez appeared at continued proceedings in district court evaluation. The second degree felony before Judge Bryce K. Bryner. Public defender David Allred charge stems from a purported domestic situation April 25 inrepresented the aggravated asDavid sault suspect in court on May volving Jr. and Martinez the 7, while Strate acted as the state George father. prosecutor at the criminal hearsubjects The incidence resulted in ing. David Angel Martinez being Introducing the felony crimiHosnal to Castleview matter, Strate informed the transported for medical treatment. district judge that Allred inpital A Carbon County Sheriff s tended to file a petition requestOffice report indicates that the ing a court order requiring the victim incurred massive facial defendant to undergo a compelacerations, an extensive tripod tency evaluation. The county attorney pointed fracture and several intracranial hemorrhages in the alter- out that the prosecution would cation. not oppose the action. In addition, Strate indicated Carbon County Attorney Gene Strate screened the evi- that the state planned to review dence and filed a formal crimithe incident reports and deternal complaint charging the mine whether the evidence younger Martinez with one sec- warranted filing additional ond degree felony level aggra- charges against the defendant vated assault count and one due to the victims death. After Allred submitted the class B misdemeanor category intoxication offense. competency petition and sup' The defendant appeared beporting documents, Judge fore the district court on April Bryner called a brief recess to consider the materials in cham29. At the conclusion of the initial criminal proceeding, the bers. When the court reconvened, court fixed bail in the complaint at $10,000 and scheduled a sec- Judge Bryner ruled that the alond hearing in the felony level legations specified in the documents raised valid concerns case on May 7. After receiving emergency on page 2A) ld Service, the snow water equivalent in the snow pack stayed at approximately average up to the end of April this However, the snow water equivalent for May is approximately two inches above nor- treatment at Castleview, the of the large spring runoff. This release will help avoid substan-tio- n tial spillover that could cause damage, For East Carbon and Sunnyside, the Grassy Trail Dam is also very full for this time of year. As spring runoff has started, the dam has already started to utilize the spillover. East Carbon Mayor Paul Clark expects spillover through-feeout the spring and plenty of ter for the summer. New equipment was required to be installed by the state, and t, wa-th- at the engineering work has been year, noted Clark. Its at the Grassy Trail ready full and going over the Dam. spillway. The work that was sched- Having extra water flow uled to be done was completed during the spring and early and we are making weekly summer months flushes rivers readings with the new piezom- - and watershed areas, purging eter wells, said Mayor Clark, silt early in the season. This The new wells provide more "allows for better quality as well as more fre- - ter as time goes by and higher quent measurements of water water flow during the in the dam. mer. We should have some high Later in the summer, the sur- be will which should save some of the dam water vey completed bottom to recalculate the actual water in the resevoir (Scofield) itself, noted Page. We will capacity of the resevoir. water of this have a good water year. Theres plenty te sum-leve- ls Schools to reap benefits of mineral release funds Bv ANN KAY MARSING Staff reporter Commission with its input con- students to a high of 17.2 stu- The original goal of 25 per- cerning the newly allocated dents per class. funds. In an unrelated report, Lee Hunsaker, vice principal at Carbon High School, updated board members on the consultation period currently in place at CHS. Students are allowed to use the time on Monday afternoons to take tests, hand in assignments, talk with individual teachers, access the library and computer lab, etc. The time is also used for parents who wish to consult with their childrens teachers. CHS students who do and special service districts not wish to participate are alwithin Carbon County should lowed to leave school. benefit from the action, said Hunsaker presented figures the commissioner. The bill be- from 1997 which showed stucomes effective July 1. dent usage at different times The board approved drafting in any given quarter. Participaa letter to the Carbon County tion ranged from a low of 8.8 At the regularly scheduled meeting last Wednesday, Carbon County Board of Education members were addressed by Bill Krompel of the Carbon County Commission. Krompel presented a brief history on school trust lands. He told the board that new mineral lease monies will be coming to the county this year as a result of the February pas4 by the Utah sage of Legislature. Both the local school district HB-13- cent student usage has yet to go below 39 percent at Carbon, Hunsaker pointed out. He indicated that the program was viewed to be 95 percent positive by parents and students. Board member Walt Borla of Helper adamantly voiced his disapproval of the program and stated he believes kids should be in school, not running around in cars. Borla stressed he would again make a motion in the near future against the program. Board members also discussed and reviewed its goals for the coming school year which are designed to fit into the districts strategic plan. The six goals are as follows: (Continued on page 2A ) State, federal government endorse historic land swap Gov. Mike Leavitt unveiled a historic land swap with the federal government last Thursday that includes a $50 million cash payment for the school children of Utah, plus additional cash, land, coal and other mineral resources. ,The epic agreement also ensures protection of critical land in national parks, forests, In- dian reservations' and the ;Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This is the largest public land exchange we have been able t&identify anywhere in the I POOR copy! Leavitt said. I am most gratified to be a party to this historic agreement, which dramatically expands funding for the school children of Utah at the same time it protects our spectacular open spaces. The agreement with Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt culminates weeks of delicate negotiations after decades of disagreement. Under the agreement, the state of Utah receives: which have struggled for acres of land in nine counties. Approximately 185 billion cubic feet of coal bed methane. Oil and gas, tar sands and It benefits both parties, de- cades over issues of land ownership patterns, energy development and environmental pro- - J A $50 million check, depos- N J ited to the state School and Institutional Trust Lands, which is a permanent endowment for Utahs schools. Approximately $13 million generated from the sale of unleased coal. Approximately 160 million tons of coal. Approximately 145,000 ni i Reenactment allows modern citizens to experience Residents participate in the reenactment ceremony at the Price Senior Citizens center by viewing the corpses of Butch Cassidy and Joe Walker. A large crowd gathered to enjoy the performance by local actors and actresses. The reenactment began in a makeshift Sheriff's Old West Office with complaints from old time citizens. The Sheriff formed a posse to bring back Walker and Cassidy, a trial was held and then their belongings were auctioned. The event was fol- lowed by a small street festival with entertain- ment by the Oak Creek Band. . |
