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Show Page A6 Thursday, December 4, 1986 Park Record For a Cozy, Merry Christmas For Her: Warm Gowns Comfy Robes, Loungers and more For Him: Warm Nite Shirts Long Terry Robes Novelty Briefs 1st Level Main St. Mall I 649-9373 Homicide task force looking for car at SLC murder scene Witnesses have given police a description of a vehicle they saw leave the scene of a killing of a Salt Lake City woman. Salt Lake City police received inner-department bulletins last month describing a 1972-74 black or dark blue Chevrolet Camaro or Pon-tiac Pon-tiac Firebird. The bulletin asked them to forward information about cars they see of that make and model to the Homicide Task Force, which is investigating murders of several women along the Wasatch Front. Witnesses saw a car matching that description leave the scene of the May 12 shooting death of Lisa Strong, 25, at 807 E. Kensington Ave. ( 1500 South), the bulletin said. Task force detectives have positively linked Strong's death to the slayings of two others along the Wasatch Front. The task force, formed in July, also is investigating slayings of more than a dozen women in the Intermountain West to see if they might be connected to the three women's murders. Little evidence connects the murder, police have said, except in Strong's slaying, the April 25 murder of Carla Maxwell, 20, and the May 16, 1985 slaying of Christine Gallegos. All three were shot in the head from the same large-calliber handgun. han-dgun. Strong was killed about 12:45 a.m. as she walked home from work. Maxwell, Ogden, was murdered about 3:45 a.m. in a Layton 7-Eleven store where she clerked. Gallegos was stabbed, then shot about 3:45 a.m. in a parking lot west of Derks FiHHnt 1300 S. Main St. In Strong's murder, police have speculated that she had been accosted ac-costed by 6omeone and had begun running. Her assailant had fired several rounds from a moving vehicle vehi-cle on a darkened street, hitting the woman once in the side of the head. Task force supervisor Sgt. Steve Diamond described the car's description as a modest development develop-ment in the case. Nevertheless, the two witnesses found early in October were "right there" when a vehicle of that kind left the scene of Strong's murder, he Hearing slated Dec. 8 for sewer fee hike Earlier in the investigation, detective detec-tive Capt. O.J. Peck told reporters that a black or dark blue vehicle with a sloping back window covered by louvred blinds "stuck out like a sore thumb" in the quiet Utah Briefs neighborhood where Strong was slain. Sgt. Diamond said detectives found the witnesses after several months of investigation. "We dug them out of the woodwork," he said. People with possible information about the slayings of the three-women three-women can contact the task force at 535-6503. An anonymous source has offered a $25,000 reward to the person or people who furnish information resulting in the arrest and indictment indict-ment of any or all people who murdered the three women. This is article was submitted by the Utah Council for Crime Prevention and the Utah Department of Public Safety in an effort to create public awareness of the crimes and gain leads to the case.) Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Max O. Vierig 1729 Sidewinder Dr. Prospector Sq. 649-9161 STATE FARM INSURANCE V i See me for car, home, life and health insurance. State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices Bloomington. Illinois r A hike in both user fees and the tax rate for residents in the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District will be the subject of a public hearing hear-ing this Monday, Dec. 8. The sewer district's board of trustees is proposing an increase of $1.50 per month for users which will raise their total to $17.50. Whether or not they are hooked to the sewer, all residents within the boundaries of the district will also experience a tax increase from the present rate of 0.0002 (1 mill) to 0.0005 (2.5 mills) if the board approves the boost. The reason for the increase is the continued construction and operation opera-tion and maintenance costs of the new Silver Creek Wastewater Treatment Treat-ment Plant, said district manager Rex Ausburn. Although the district has known all along that operation and maintenance costs for the new plant would increase the annual budget, they expected hook-up charges for new residential and commercial development to take care of those costs. But, said Ausburn, "we simply do not have the growth to pay for the plant." Although operation and maintenance costs for the new plant are part of the reason for an in- WERE FIGHTING FOR MOURLIFE. 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Funds that are available to Utah are going "almost totally to continue construction of two or three larger plants in the Salt Lake valley," said Ausburn. The Snyderville sewer district took out a low-interest $4 million loan, and $4.9 million in general obligation bonds to build the plant. Again, hook-up costs from new development were expected to help cover repayment, but slower-than-anticipated growth rates have so far resulted in a one mill levy. The hearing will be an educational opportunity, as well as a chance to provide input on the proposed increases, in-creases, said Ausburn. It will start at 7 p.m. at the East Canyon Sewer Plant, 3060 Rasmussen Road in Jeremy Ranch. Test smoke detectors , each month by Park City Fire Service District The Park City Fire Service District reminds you to test your smoke detectors at least once a month. A broken detector provides no protection pro-tection and you can't afford to be without an early warning to a fire. Period checks of detectors should be routine in your home. Most smoke detectors have a "press to test" button. It is also a good idea to test the detector using a candle or cigarette. But be very careful! Hold the candle about six inches under the detector. Keep the candle burning if you have an ionization-type smoke detector, as it responds to an open flame best. Blow the candle out and let the smoke drift up to a photoelectric-type photoelectric-type detector, as it responds faster to smoldering fires. As soon as the alarm sounds, fan the smoke away with a magazine or newspaper. If your detector is battery operated, change the batteries once a year at least. Most smoke detectors detec-tors will sound a "chirping" noise when the battery gets low, but don't wait for that. Always keep fresh batteries bat-teries on hand. You should have at least one smoke detector on each level of your home or apartment. Protect the bedroom areas first, since most fatal home fires happen at night. Train everyone in your family to respond res-pond quickly at the sound of the smoke detector. Seconds count. Practice getting out safely. If your smoke detector is not working work-ing properly or it continues to false alarm, return to the place of purchase pur-chase and get a new one. If you need further information about smoke Comment on mineral rules The Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining announces a public comment period and series of public hearings on rulemaking for mineral (non-coal) rules. The written comment period began on Nov. 15, and concludes Jan. 31, 1987. Public hearings will be conducted after the board meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 4, Jan. 6 from 5 : 30 to 7 : 30 p.m . and after the board meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 22. All three will take place at 3 Triad Center, Suite 301, 355 West North Temple in Salt Lake City. Written comments should be sent to the Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining at the same address, zip code 84180. Call Marjorie Anderson, secretary to the board, at 538-5340 for additional information. in-formation. Food bank at Alpha Beta The Park City Daily Bread food bank, sponsored by four local churches, has established a drop-off site at the Skaggs Alpha Beta store. To donate food, look for the designated cart there. If you have questions, or know someone who needs food, call any of the following: Park City Christian Fellowship (649-8301), St. Luke's Episcopal (649-9377), St. Mary's Catholic (649-9676), Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran (649-2233), Linda Hurd (649-9811 or 649-4689), Bill Lynch (649-4689), Lisa Kraske (645-8369), Dave Krueger (649-8862) or Jean Price (649-5521). Hospital needs holiday items The Utah State Hospital in Provo will sponsor a "Forgotten Patients" program pro-gram this year for the 180 patients who would have no Christmas without the help of the community. Volunteers can help by donating gifts, cash or candy. Individual patients names and gift suggestions are available from the hospital. Items such as men's socks, underclothes, and grooming items are also needed. Hospital volunteers will do the shopping if donors would prefer to send cash. For more information or a patient's name and gift suggestion, call Janina Chilton or Shawna Peterson ay.tahStHpspta?. ;i , - 4jf Hazardous waste talks slated A lecture entitled "In Our Own Backyard" on the history, current status and possible future of some of the major hazardous waste sites in the Salt Lake City Ci-ty area will be presented by Jeff Throckmorton of the Salt Lake City County Health Deptartment Dec. 5 at the University of Utah. The lecture is the third in a six-month series on hazardous waste conducted by the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. Future lectures are slated to include discussions on asbestos, PCBs, and superfund investigations. Lectures are scheduled for Room 218 of the Nursing Building on campus. They are free, but require a reservation. Call 581-5710 for further information. Consider tips to keep Christmas tree green If you don't want to dig your Christmas presents from under a pile of needles Christmas morning, you might consider a few tips from Utah State University Extension on how to keep your tree green and fresh. Fred Baker, USU Extension forester, says the first step is to choose the tree wisely. Bend the needles, he suggests, and if they don't break, the tree usually is fresh. Bounce the stump end of the tree on a firm surface. If needles fall out, the tree may have dried out. However, Baker points out, some needles may collect on the tree branches bran-ches from fall shedding, which is normal for all evergreen trees. If you don't plan to set up the tree right away, keep it in a bucket of water. When you are ready to set it up, make a straight cut on the trunk, removing at least an inch from the bottom and put the tree in fresh water. "Trees are thirsty. They use up to two quarts of water a day," says will form and the tree will stop absorbing ab-sorbing water." Also, the forestry specialist says, putting chemicals in the water is thought to have little benefit. Baker says as long as the tree keeps using water, it will be fire resistant. "But when the needles begin to dry out or drop onto the wrapped gifts below, the tree becomes a fire hazard and should be removed." Set up your tree away from sources of heat such as fireplaces, radiators, television sets and heaters, he adds. Before lights are strung, check each string for cracked or worn insulation. in-sulation. Small or blinking electric lights reduce the tree's demand for water and help keep it from becoming becom-ing a fire hazard. Baker estimates that more than 33 million American families will be buying fresh Christmas trees this year, which means about 40 percent of the homes will have Christmas trees. Thirty-four percent of homes will have artificial trees and the rest The Best Little Fish House in Park City FISH MARKET AND OYSTER BAR We specialize in Fresh Seafood, Local Trout, Choice Beef, 1 BBQ Ribs, Salads and Award-winning Seafood Gumbo. We're not fancy... but if you're looking for good food at a good price - you're looking fdr us. 649-5111, 649-4666 Copperbottom Inn All food also prepared to go |