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Show ttf 16 Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday January 17, wow wavr Tr-r- 20(6 Me Vidley Fill (Continued from page 15) Barbershop chorus - practice Wedneiday at 8:30 p.m. CEU music building. For details, contact Russ Wilson at at the 637-874- 4. Castle Country Quilt Guild - meets the third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at the senior citizens center. For information, call Pat Scherschel at 472-820- 3. Gastric bypass support group - meets the second Thursday of the month at p.m. at Castleview Hospital. For information, call 8 Wilma Howa at 472-504- ' Central Utah Stock Car Racing Association - meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Helper Civic Auditorium. For information, contact Reed Phillips at 613-828- 8. League of Utah Writers - Price chapter meets the third Mon1 to 3 p.m. For information, call Margaret day of the month from Christensen at 637-077- 2. Masonic Lodges - Regular activities include Carbon Lodge 16, F&AM, first Mondays, 7:30 p.m.; Joppa Lodge 26, F&AM, first days, 7:30 p.m.; Eastern Star, Naomi Chapter 13, first Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Job's Daughters, Bethel 3, second and fourth Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; and York Rite (chapter, council, commandeiy alternating), first Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Utah Eastern Shrine Club. Contact Norman Smith for information. identify the locations where fatal traffic accidents occurred during the period from 1996-200- 0. The map was developed for the Sun Adwcate by the Carbon County information geographic systems office. recently developed map illustrates the section of U.S. Highway 6 as it travels from Moarfc Junction in Utah Valley to Soldiers Summit in Wasatch County. The red triangles indicate the five mile markers along the roadway. The green dots A Bends, curves along highway pose hazard for unwary U.S. 6 travelers: Adoption Crossroads of Utah - meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., in the conference room at CEUs computer business building. For information, call Marlane Tufts at 637-768- 4. Castle Valley Archaeology Society - meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the CEu museum classroom. For 4 information, contact Jeanette Evans at 637-004- through the mountains or follow while continuing east from the freeway where a 75 mile per hour speed limit is posted. Five accidents occurring in the area killed six people from 1997 (Continued from page 1) tractor trailer rigs is in the middle of the Red Narrows. While the majority of fatalities occurring at one spot have not happened here, the curve is dangerous due to motorists ig- to 1998. Then the road reaches a spot noring the warning signs that precede the bend in both directions of travel. where it straightens out and turns into a four-lan- e highway right at the entrance to Covered Bridge Canyon. Until it reaches the base of Billys Mountain, the stretch has claimed a number of lives as people increase speed leaving the lower canyon curves. Once the highway starts to dimb the grade toward the kiosk commemorating the 1983 slide, the road is relatively death free during the five-yeperiod - with the exception of a single fatality at the 18533 mile mark in 1998. But on the way down toward and past the cutoff to Fairview, the death toll mounts considerably, with a large group taking road place where the four-lan- e goes back to a two lane highway about two miles beyond the split The journey through the curves begins at Moark Junction. Lntering the split in the mountains, motorists can see the signs of accidents. Smashed guard rails and run down snow plow poles demonstrate the fact that many people have taken a less than direct route up that highway. But while the signs of mishaps are there, less apparent is the fact that death has occurred often and quickly up this section of the can- ar yon. The first deaths in the canyon can be proper from 1996-200- 0 sited between mile posts 180 and 1K3, a section of the road motorists enter at the end of the trip Friday Night Special Veal Scalloplnl Un Music Friday Evantag: Staph Grundy Pool 1b bits Antiques www.balancerock.com CoM Boor 10:30 am --8pm, Fri& Sal. 8:30 am- - 10pm, Sunday 8:30 Moa-Tt- 148 S. Main St in Historic Helper 472-040- 3 am-8:- pm few years of the 20th century. of U.S. 6 and U.S. 89. Then comes the flat section just before the Red Narrows, where accidents often happen from impatient drivers trying to get around large trucks. Close calls abound at the location. The actual Narrows area has not created that many deaths, but has supplied plenty of close encounters and accidents over the years. Three distinct bends in the area are very dangerous, with Dead Mans Curve seemingly the The road curves back and forth until the highway reaches the overpass that crosses the tracks at milepost 201, where it travels in a straight line until just before flicker where another curve fools many motorists traveling the canyon. As drivers leave the rest stop headed east, the road starts its long climb to Soldiers Summit and turns into four lanes for about two miles, an improvement made three years ago. U.S. 6 then converts back to three lanes with the eastbound traffic having two lanes just past where the rail lines cross under worst. Almost all motorists who have driven the canyon on a regular basis have witnessed at least one accident in the area. Most motorists have personally experienced dose calls with vehicles traveling from the opposite direction and, misjudging speed, crossing the center line. Past the narrows, the road opens up into a flat as it travels past the Sleep Geek cutoff Even in the period from 1996-200- 0 before the road was widened, the death toll in the section was not high. US. 6 was widened from three to four lanes two years ago and other improvements made the section much better. Once past the flat, the curves start again. Some of the winding sections have resulted in deaths as people speed up through the flats and come to the sudden chaqge. Serious injury --fatal traffic accidents occurring between mile-pos- ts 194 and 197 caused considerable misery during the last the highway once again. No fatal crashes occurred on the designated section in the 1996-200- 0 period until the highway reaches the 205 to 208 mile Utah Friends of hleontoiogy - Castle Valley chapter meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., in the CEU museum classroom. For information, contact the museum or Duane Taylor at 613-506- 0. Carbon County Model Railroaders - The group meets Thursday at 7 p.m. For information, call Terry Wheeler at 636-068- 1. Carbon County Historical Society - meets the last Wednesday of every month at 7p.m. at CEU museum. For information, contact Eldon Miller at 472-825- 3. Newborns in Need- - Residents are encouraged to donate baby items for needy infants in Carbon County. For information on volunteering or donating items, contact Teresa Kilcrease at 637-532- 4. American Cancer Society - Local cancer patients may obtain information on receiving help and support by contacting Helen Orr at 637-314- 2. MOPS - The mothers of preschoolers group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Price Chapel. Adult crafts, child care and childrens program included. For information, call Tami Campbell at 637-754- 2. markers, near where the road Castle Country Off Highway Vehicle Association sluffed off in 1997 due to a slide. The part of the toad between 205 to 208 is particularly more dangerous for drivers who take chances than several other areas in the canyon are. In the upper part of the dimb, bends appear in the landscape and, with three lanes of roadway, (CCOHVA) - meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. A club ride and dinner are slated Jan. 19. Meet at Market Express at 8 a.m. Dinner will follow at 4 p.m. at the Carbon senior citizens building. The group posts information on new issues regarding land use ana road closures on its web site at ccohva.com. For information, 5. contact Tony Ross at motorists frequently attempt pass m a curve on the inside lane of oncoming traffic. Finally, another flat looms on the horizon with a small hill and motorists arrive at Soldiers Summit and the Whsatdi County line. Leaving Soldier Summit, a separate set of traffic inddents (Continued from page 2) inched down 0. 1 percent this month, but showed an gain of 3.2 percent December grocery prices, as measured by die food at hone index, decreased 02 percent vriiOe prices paid for food away from home edged up 0.1 percent Compared to last years level, the food at home and away from begin as U.S. 6 heads toward bon County. r : 637-514- Consumer prices decreasing in Utah: over-the-ye- ar Come bowl under aw - ' alTlli Vr.-otf- u.. si V l lights to disco music Thursday Nights 9:30-12:0- 0 CASTLEIAND $8.00 per Person. 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Norths Road, Helper, Utah Coabractow: Row Chsla 7 536 East Mata, Pitta, UT '637-847- 3 394 Sou Caiboa kie. Prica 437-42- ' 00 RO. Box 532 Tile & Marble 472-382- IRE KING 4 Am Sanies Shock & Shuts 396 So. Carbon Ave., Price 10:00-2:0- 0 Balance Rock AWdantiniCommadal ifm aajttec GUARDIAN" v., 109 S Paul Pugliese 535 East Mah. Price Brake M hoc & 801-367-70- 90 a Showroom i -- (435) 6376624 1933 W. 2000 N 15 lb advertise in any of our effective service directories, caUJenni 4 637-07-32 - home indexes have increased 3.0 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively. Alcoholic beverages prices declined 0.3 percent for the month, but measured 1.5 percent higher than a year ago. The recreation index inched down 0.1 percent this month, but measured 13 percent higher than one year ago. Prices declined 0. 1 percent this month for education and communication, but have advanced 2.7 percent since December 2000. Medical care prices moved up 0.4 percent in December, led by a 03 percent increase in medical care services. Prices for medical care, have increased 5.7 percent during the past 12 months. The housing index advanced 0.2 percent in December and rose 5.2 percent over the year. The shelter index, which includes lodging away from home, increased 03 percent since November and advanced 53 percent for thepast 12 months. Within shelter, both rent of primary residence and equivalent rent of home-owne- rs pri-ma- ry residence increased 03 percent in December. Compared to a year ago, the indexes advanced 6.1 and 5.7 percent respectively. The fuels and utilities index increased 0.6 percent over the month. The utility natural gas index rose 13 percent in December following a 5.6 percent jump in November. Tbe western regions electricity index advanced 0.4 percent in December. ' During the past year, the utility natural gas index has fallen 15.9 percent, while electricity prices have increased 263 percent. Prices for household furnishings and operations inched down 0. 1 percent in December, but rose 0.5 percent during the past months. In December, the all items consumer price index for all consumers for the western region registered at 181 J6 12 urban (1982-,84-100- ). . The equation means that, fa order to purchase a market basket of goods and services that CQ6t $100 during the period from 1982 to 1984, consumers residing in the western region would paid $181.60 in December 2001. ' ' ' ' ' t ' |