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Show National rldlUI ?mC3 BtfJlM PRINGLE Coordination Meteorologist'National Weather Finod safety awareness week is March 19-23 "nan, Prepare and Be Aware.' Governor Jon Jr. has (foriarpri Huuum - March 19-23 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in Utah, in conjunction with National Flood Safety Awareness Week. The Utah Department of Public Pub-lic Safety, Utah Department of Transportation, the four Utah chapters of the American Red r . TTtnh Statp Pnrlrc anH wu Recreation, and the Utah State Board of Education will assist in the campaign effort led by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmo-spheric Administration's (NO-AA's) (NO-AA's) National Weather Service (NWS). Flooding, while a simple word, conjures images to all. To some, it may be a record flood, such as the Santa Clara River flooding in St. George or the flooding which occurred across southeast Utah last fall. To others, oth-ers, it may be a rush of water in a desert wash that almost sweeps their car away. Floods come in all shapes and sizes and can arrive ar-rive without a moment's notice or with a slow creep. They can roll boulders the size of cars, destroy buildings and bridges, and take human lives. Regardless Regard-less of how they come, floods over the long term kill more people in the United States than Board appointments completed for Uintah County : Uintah County Commissioners Commis-sioners appointed Verla Asay :in place of Tom Nordstrom as Jhe Ballard representative and Darlene Burns in place of Mike McKee on the Health Care Special Spe-cial District Board. Hovenweep Castle, Hovenweep National few 1 f - Utah State archaeology office to offer free class How long have people lived in Utah? What is the oldest archaeological archae-ological site in Utah? When did people in Utah first start growing grow-ing corn? Is it true there were once mammoths living in Utah? These are just some of the question ques-tion that will be answered during dur-ing a free one-day course offered by the Utah division of State History - Antiquities Section in vernal. The class, entitled "The Archaeology Ar-chaeology of Utah," will be o Tp1 OPTIMUM MORTGAGE, L.L.C. J Phone: 435.789.7705 'Conventional I 7 Fax: 435.789.7706 FHA . i Purchases (Up to 100) 1 80 North Vernal Avenue State Income Loans Brett Re olds Vernal, Utah 84078 Manufactured Housing mhmmLmb breynoldsoptimumusa.com . Less than Perfect Credit specdfat flood safety week, any other type of severe weather. A flash flood is a rapid (generally within six hours) rise of water Service along a stream or low-lying area after a, heavy rainfall or from the failure of a dam, levee, or ice jam. By definition, flash flooding flood-ing is life-threatening. A flood is defined as water overflowing the confines of a river, stream, or body of water. A flood can also occur when water accumulates in poorly drained, low-lying, or urban areas. Floods, known for producing billions of dollars in damage across the nation each year, are also a significant safety safe-ty hazard. Warnings are issued as flood watches or warnings when conditions con-ditions are favorable for flooding flood-ing or flash flooding, respectively. respective-ly. Watches usually give 12 to 36 hours advance notice of changing chang-ing weather conditions. Flash flood warnings are issued when flash flooding is reported or imminent, im-minent, and people need to take immediate action to protect life and property. Brian Avery, NWS public information officer, said that flood waters "claim more than 140 fatalities each year. Flooding Flood-ing also causes more damage in the United States than any other weather-related event, an average of $4.6 billion a year. In Utah, flooding has accounted for 29 fatalities since 1950. Nearly Near-ly half of aU flash flood fatali- The commissioners also appointed ap-pointed Richard Mountain, James Goodman, Marjorie Goodman, Mary Bernard, George Long, Jean Smith and Janet Cuch to the Historic Preservation Pres-ervation Advisory Board. Steve Monument, Utah. taught by the Assistant State Archaeologist Ron Rood at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Vernal on April 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a lunch break. Archaeology is the study of past human cultures through a study of the artifacts people left behind. Rood will cover the last 11,000 years of Utah' past with a combination of lecture and a slide-show. Different types of Vernal Flash flood sign warns of danger. ties are vehicle-related. Drivers should remember that two feet of water will cause most vehicles vehi-cles to float Six inches of fast-moving fast-moving water can knock you off your feet." The goals of the campaign are to educate the citizens of Utah on hazards associated with floods and flash floods, as well as what can be done to save lives and protect property. Daily news releases and statements will be issued and broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio during dur-ing the week. Daily topics will be: Tuesday, Terms and Definitions; Defini-tions; Wednesday, Preparedness and Safety; Thursday, Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service; and Friday, Special Needs Preparedness. Pre-paredness. The following websites web-sites will activate throughout the week: http:www.wrh. noaa.govslcwxsafety, http: weather.govgjt, and http: www.des.utah.gov. Hanberg was reappointed to the Weed Board, and too, Louise Sainsbury, Wayne Simper, John Hunting, Brownie Tomlinson, JC Brewer, Tiffany Dofelmire, and Orlan Anderson were appointed ap-pointed to the Public Lands j jr. 4& Wrw" V"l2 fop! artifacts will be displayed and Rood will discuss the paleoindi-an, paleoindi-an, archaic, Fremont and Ana-sazi Ana-sazi cultures. The class is free and open to anyone who wants to attend. at-tend. Children over the age of 10 are welcome, if they are accompanied ac-companied by ab adult Space is limited so you must prereg-ister prereg-ister by contacting Rood at either 801.533.3564 of email at rroodutah.gov. Express Funding issue resolved, board approves hiring new officer By Mary Bernard Express Writer January 2007 marks the date at which the Uintah County animal control Special Services District (SSD) officers became countywide patrol officers. No small feat; lost pets, stray livestock live-stock and feral animals are held sway by just two animal control con-trol officers within this 4,487-square-mile area of coverage. Law enforcement throughout the county does provide support sup-port but the task before them is daunting. Annette Hatch, board spokesperson spokes-person said, "It's part of the joint effort of law enforcement to uphold ordinances and assist special duty officers, such as animal control officers. We have interactive coordination with all peace officers in the county," said Hatch. "If something happens, hap-pens, a peace officer, regardless of the organization, whomever is the closest, will go to the loca- Today's Weather coldwell Banker Asoen Brook Realty Inc. I Thu . I L 322 . r . ., 5631 5934 5934 6033 6332 Occasional showers Partly cloudy. Highs Mix of sun and Showers. Highs in Partly cloudy- Highs possible. Highs in in the upper 50s and clouds. 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"I average 20 hours of overtime," over-time," Rick Bell, Uintah County Animal Control Officer. "That overtime could pay for another officer." With that, the board approved the hiring of another full-time animal control officer Vernsl 5631 irovo 4631 31 Grand Jet, CO Green River Heber City Kanab Logan Moab Mt. Pleasant Ogden Park City Preston, ID T3f 62 35 44 23 52 35 48 30 63 37 47 29 50 32 39 26 44 27 rain rain sn shower rain mixed rain mixed rain sn shower sn shower 80 '63'ptsw 67 51 pt sunny Houston Los Angeles Miami . 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These cages will isolate new impounds from the established animal population until the incoming in-coming animals are evaluated. The board also approved the adoption of the Vernal City purchasing policies and procedures proce-dures and ratified payment for membership with the Utah Local Lo-cal Governments Trust organization. organi-zation. Finally, the Interlocal Cooperative Agreements with Vernal City to provide administrative, admin-istrative, financial and human resources was approved. Moon Phases DO New First Mar 19 Mar 25 r Full Last Apr 2 Apr 10 UV Index Wed 321 " Moderate Thu 322 High Fri 323 High Sat 324 High Sun 325 High The UV Index Is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need tor greater skin pro-tectlonO pro-tectlonO KSEJ 1 1 Price- 2 26 mixed 46 31 rain 49 29 rain 49 25 mixed 48 33 rain 48 33 rain 6344 pt sunny 50 33 rain 56 31 rain 51 33 rain Prove Richfield Roosevelt Salt Lake City. 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